The Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, February 10, 1898, Image 5

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0DD MEN IK COKfiESS
SOME ARE MADE CONSPICUOUS
BY PECULIARITIES
Aiuoiij the Members of the Two Houses
HpraKue Is the Richest Kccd the Bitf
cst Sulloivay the Tallest Cockrcll
tlie Homeliest Pciitobc Handsomest
Kitreracs in ConKrcSH
Washington correspondence
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ire probably more
rich members than in
any of its predecess
ors from the btKiii
ning of the Govern
ment Pennsylvania
New York and par
ticularly Massachu
setts are sending
wealthy men to Con
gress nowadays the
poor men come from
the South and West
nJlWlWIif C Charles F Sprague
IVTKnf f Massachusetts
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fi 11 xocrais ne married
a Miss AItl of Boston who brought him
almut 13000000 Some say it was only
-10000000 but even the latter sum may
be considered a fairly decent dower Mr
Sprjigue is a new man in Congress and is
only -10 years old Another very rich man
from Massachusetts is William C Lov
ering who is likewise serving his first
term in Congress lie made his money
in the manufacture of cotton goods 1
I L5el den of New
York is worth four
r live millions in
vested in hotels
iind all sorts of en
terprises Ilitt of
Illinois is probably
as rich as Belden
he got his money
with his wife
Over at the Sen
ate end of the Cap
itol is to be found
quite a bunch of kikixs
millionaires of course Turner the new
Senator from Washington is appraised at
about 4000000 invested in gold mines
Wet more of Khode Island now serving
bis first term inherited 3000000 El
kins of West Virginia may be put down
conservatively at 3000000 he owns coal
mines and vast tracts of land in that
State Eugene Hale of Maine who mar
ried the daughter of Zach Chandler is
if fit Wyviffiz
supposed to possess
3000000 or 0
000000 Proctor
of Vermont has
000000 invested
iu marble quarries
Jam Smith of New
- Jersey is credited
with 2000000
earned by the man
ufacture of patent
leather
The oldest mem
ber of the House
of Representatives
is Galusha A
PUOPTOK Grow of Pennsyl
vania He has passed his 75th birthday
Harmer also of Pennsylvania has seen
the longest service having been elected
to thirteen Congresses The fattest and
heaviest member is Tom Reed the Speak
er The talk st is Cy Suiloway of New
Hampshire He measures four inches
over six feet in his socks and his beard
and hair are long and black It is not
certain who is the shortest representa
tive but George B Mc
Clellan seems to have a
fair claim to that dis
tinction The baldest
is Cooper of Wisconsin
unquestionably Over
on the Senate side Gal
linger of New Hamp
shire boasts me least
hair The Santa Claus
of Congress now as for VXV
manv years past is
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Stewart of Colorado GArriXGicn
With his silvery hair and beard he is the
very picture of Kriss Kringle There has
never been any dispute as to the identity
of the homeliest man in Congress since
Cockrell of Missouri was elected to the
Senate There is no malice in saying this
for iie himself takes pride in the fact
Even Pelt us the new Senator- from Ala
bama makes no attempt to dispute Cock
lcll for the distinction Except for
reil however Pettus
would be an easy win
ner in this regard
The homeliest man in
the lower house is Ed
dy of Minnesota and
like Cockrell he
prides himself on it
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r0m1Ic dnssps liktJ a
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ianiiiar in u gray
r which looks so soiled
gkow liat it does not show
dirl His mustache is always just about
four days old and his whiskers have a
growth of two days How he keeps them
so is a mystery but he has never been
seen clean shaved Withal he is a quaint
humorist and a man of considerable
ability
Better to Xook Cpon
The handsomest member of the House
in his own judgment is Barrett of Mas
sachusetts He -wears a neat Van Dyke
beard and gold bowed glasses and he is
always very well
dressed Every
body else thinks
that Bailey of
Texas easily bears
off the palm for
good looks in that
legislative body
The ladies are all
of that opinion
and they ought to
Know i sailey is
a big man smooth
shaved uil with a
strong face full
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LODGE
red lips and a youthful Iook His atllro
is spick and span and his broad brimmed
slouch hat gives him a look that is not of
the effete East
The handsomest man in the Senate to
day is Penrose of Pennsylvania He is
only 37 years old and though much ad
mired by women he remains obstinately
a bachelor He is very tall and broad but
he carries himself badly being somewhat
bunched about the shoulders Henry Ca
bot Lodge of Nahant Mass is the swell
ed looking man in the upper house
fough now 47 years of age he has re
tained the youthful look of earlier days to
a remarkable degree Allison of Iowa if
the most distinguished looking Senator
and a handsome man at that
The dude of the Senate par excellence
is Edward Oliver Wolcott who is said
to possess seventy five suits of clothes
and he never wears a pair of trousers
more than three times His clothes ai
always of the most fashionable cut and
it is even alleged that he changes his cos
tume two or three times during a long
days session at the Capitol keeping a
small wardrobe in his committee room for
that purpose Allison McMillan Gorman
and Wetmore are all well dressed men
Cockrell is the worst dressed Senator it
has been said of him that his trousers bag
at the ankles
Vcll Drc3sccl Representatives
The best dressed man in the House is
beyond question Harry Bingham who
carries the Republican parly of Philadel
phia in the palm of his hand Though
H7 years old and with a record of service
in ten Congresses he has all the air and
activity of a youthful beau His ea rnesr
rival is a Cincinnati member Jacob H
Bromwell It may be declared without
any reserve that the worst dressed man
in the House is Romulus Z Imney of
North Carolina For some reason he ap
pears in a very much dresse up condi
tion on rare occasions but the phenome
non is purely spasmodic and immediately
he relapses into his accustomed disorder
ly aspect Customarily he looks as if he
had on his wedding suit of Q years ear
liershiny and buttoned awry Neverthe
less he is a brilliant orator in the old time
llorid style impetuous and earnest
Speaking of oratory it is surprising to
find that there are no great orators in the
House of Representatives to day no men
to take the place of Crisp and Bourke
Cockran Such orators as there aVe sit
among the Republicans and the only
three of any note as such are all of them
Iowa men oddly enough There is Hen
derson of Iowa fervid and impressive
Dolliver of Iowa smooth and mellifluous
and Cousins of Iowa who has a fine voice
and prepares his speeches carefully All
three are eloquent men and Dolliver is
a wit of the first water
On the Democratic side no man is to be
considered seriously as an orator unless
Bailey be so termed The Republicans
have a rising man iu Moody from the old
Essex district of Massachusetts but
among the leaders of the House at pres
ent there is remarkably little oratorical
ability
At the Senate end of the Capitol Frye
and Wolcott are the best orators Wol
cott is the wittiest man in the upper
house and is always sure of attention
when he talks Aldich of Rhode Island
is the most expert debater Stewart of
the silver tongue and silver hair talks
the most
MILLIONS TO PAY OLD CLAIMS
Bills Reported to the Senate for Ap
propriation of 9765253
Senator Teller chairman of the Senate
Committee on Claims introduced two
bills in the Senate embodying the results
of the committees investigation under the
provision of the general deficiency act of
last session authorizing that committee
to investigate and report upon meritorious
claims against the Government which are
before the committee
One of the bills refers numerous claims
to the Court of Claims and the other
is an omnibus measure providing appro
priations under general heads as fol
lows
Court of claims cases mostly under
the Bowman act 1S400G3
French spoliation claims 1043117
Under naval contracts 712500
On account of churches and
schools 3Go974
Claims of state 4603128
Miscellaneous claims S97204
For adjustment and settlement in
part 130339
LOtl v t 0tf
All but about 2000 of the claims of
States allowed are for the refunding of
moneys advanced for raising troops dur
ing the war of the rebellion by California
Oregon and Nevada Provision is made
for the investigation by competent tribu
nals of the claims of Florida and Tennes
see against the United States and the
counter claims of the general Government
against those States Both these conten
tions are of long standing
Provision is also made for the adjust
ment of claims of fifteen other States
amounting in the aggregate to 193250
which are the results of expenditures
made by the various States in equipping
troops during the war of the rebellion
GEORGE E ROBERTS
The New Director of the Mint Is an
Iowa Newspaper Man
George E Roberts nominated to be di
rector of the mint lives at Fort Dodge
Iowa is a noted writer on economic top-
GHOKGE E KOrEKTS
ics and a warm advocate of the gold
standard Mr Roberts began his careov
as a printer in the otlice of the Fort Dodge
Messenger and before he had arrived at
his majority he was part owner of the
plant and a few years afterward its sole
owner Mr Roberts won a reputation
during the last presidential campaign by
his reply to Harveys Coins Financial
School and more than 150000 conies of
his book were bought by the people He i
has occupied prominent public positions in
Iowa and has been a political leader for
several years
Henry Goettel a young German baker
after making a confession to the Sheriff
at St Augustine to the effect that Her
man Breets and himself wrecked a pas
senger train near Rivera on the Florida
East coast committed suicide by hang
ing himself with a towel in the jail
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LATTIMER TRIAL BEGINS
Case Auainst Sheriff Martin for Shoot
injr Miners in Pennsylvania
The trial of Tames Martin high sheriff
of Luzerne County Pa and his eighty
deputies on charges of murder and felo
nious -wounding was begun in the county
court house at Wilkes Barre Tuesday
Sept 10 a collision took place at Latti
mer between Sheriff Martin and his arm-
WvSSHf
SIIEIIFF MART1X
od deputies and a body of striking miners
Twenty miners were killed and fifty
wounded Subjects of Australia Italy
and Germany were among the killed and
these countries are awaiting the outcome
of the trial to make claims for janiages
upon the United States The defendants
al come from Hazelton and vicinity and
are all men of considerable standing and
good reputation
TALMAGES SECRET MARRIAGE
The Announcement Thereof Created a
Sensation Among His Friends
The recent marriage of Rev Dr T De
Witt Talmage was a great surprise to his
friends and relatives even to his son
Mrs Charles Collier whom he married
s a handsome widow of 30 and one of
the most charming women in the society
of Pittsburgs twin city Last summer
she visited New York being one of a
party of friends who spent several weeks
MRS T 1E WITT TALMAGE
with Rev Dr Paxou Another of the
guests was Dr Talmage It was the first
time the renowned divine and the woman
who is to share his joys and sorrows met
and it was a case where Cupd conquered
immediately When the guests parted
there was an understanding between the
preacher and the widow Correspondence
was continued hut no one suspected any
thing Saturday Dr Talmage went to
Allegheny where preparations for a quiet
secret marriage had been made After
the ceremony the announcement was giv
en out and it created a sensation This is
Dr Talmages third venture on the mat
rimonial sea His second wife died two
vears ago
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Students held an anti Zola demonstra
tion m Paris
The carnival festivities have begun at
Monte Carlo
Sir Henry Irving will soon present a
new play at his London theater
The anniversary of the execution of
Charles I was celebrated in London
Serious riots against the plague meas
ures were reported from Sinnar India
Lord Nevill was held for trial in Lon
don England on a charge of forgery bail
being refused
The French chamber adopted the bill
for razing the Paris fortifications between
Point Dujour and Pantin
French newspapers have advised their
Government to be watchful of Ger
manys actions in the East
It was reported that Russia would com
pel Turkey to accept Prince George of
Greece as Governor of Crete
The approach of the parliamentary sea
son has been indicated in London lately
by the additional auimation of the streets
The German reichstag adopted the
measure increasing the salary of Prince
Hohenlohe the imperial chancellor to
100000 marks
The engineering works throughout Eng
land reopened owing to settlement of the
strike About 35 per cent of the men
were employed
A conspiracy has been discovered at
Teheran Persia to murder the Shah
Muzaffer ed Din and install a younger
brother in his place
The wife of ex Prime Minister Crispi of
Italy has introduced a fad among Italian
ladies of having calves as pets following
them around in the streets
The minister of foreign affairs announc
ed in the Italian parliament that no offi
cial or agent of the Italian Government
had any relations with Dreyfus the con
vict French captain
The council of foreign bondholders an
nounced in London that it had been un
able to obtain the installment due- Jan
20 by Venezuela for the service of the
external debt of 1SS1
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The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was before the House on Saturday
but the day Avas spent in political debate
The controverted question as to whether
prosperity had arrived attracted the most
attention and interest and testimony pro
and con was offered throughout the day
At times considerable acrimony was dis
played but as a rule the debate was good
natured both sides seeming to recognize
that it was merely a struggle to score
political advantage The Senate was not
iu session
In the Senate on Monday two of the
general appropriation bills that for the
army carrying 23243402 and that for
the legislative judicial and executive de
partments carrying 21GlSu20 were
passed the latter consisting of 121 pages
occupying the attention of the Senate dur
ing the greater part of the session After
a brief executive session the Senate ad
journed In the nouse all day was spent
in debate on the Teller silver resolution
3ft was defeated by a vote of 132 to 182
The feature of the short session of the
Senate on Tuesday was a statement made
by Mr Clark Rep Wyo as a matter
of personal privilege concerning his vote
in favor of the Teller resolution no
maintained that his vote was in no way
inconsistent with his Republicanism and
declared he would not permit anybody to
fcead him out of the party as he was
satisfied the masses of the party would
not convict him of political heresy The
House devoted most of the session to the
District of Columbia appropriation bill
but had not completed it at the time of
adjournment Some politics was injected
into the debate just at the close the fea
ture of which was a bitter denunciation
of W A Stone of Pennsylvania by Mr
Mahany Rep N Y for the formers
position in favor of the immigration biii
Mr Stone did not see fit to reply Before
the district bill was taken up several bills
and resolutions of minor importano were
passed
After three days spent on the District
of Columbia appropriation bill mostly in
political discussion the House passed the
measure on Wednesday and then took
up the bill to provide for fortifications and
coast defenses Several Democrats nota
bly Mr McClellan of New York criticised
the measure because it cut down appro
priations for these works below what
has been appropriated in recent years
Beyond the reading of the agricultural ap
propriation bill and agreeing to the amend
ments proposed by the committee the
Senate transacted no business of import
ance in open session The greater part
of the afternoon was passed in execu
tive session the discussion being upon
the Hawaiian annexation treaty
Thursday in the House was spent os
tensibly in considering the fortifications
appropriation bill In reality the major
portion of the time was consumed in the
discussion of political topics The exist
ence of prosperity in the country was
again the main question of dispute All
attempts to increase the appropriations in
the fortifications appropriation bill or to
amend it in any respect were voted down
One of the features of Thursdays session
of the Senate was a speech by Mr Caf
fery of Louisiana in support of the reso
lution reported by the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections declaring that Henry
W Corbett is not entitled to a seat in the
Senate from the State of Oregon Mr
Corbett was appointed as Senator by the
Governor of Oregon after the failure of
the Legislature to elect a Senator to suc
ceed Senator Mitchell Mr Caffery main
tained that the Governor of a State had
no authority to appoint to fill an original
vacancy a vacancy beginning with a new
term after the Legislature had had an
opportunity to elect and had failed to do
so The agricultural appropriation bill
was under consideration during the great
er part of the afternoon and was finally
passed After a brief executive session
the Senate adjourned
Friday was private bill day in the
House but by systematic filibustering the
private calendar containing the bills re
ported by the Committee on Claims was
not reached the whole day and evening
being consumed in passing thirty seven
private pension bills favorably acted upon
by the House at the session last Friday
night During the consideration of one
of the bills an interesting discussion of
the sale of the Kansas Pacific Road was
precipitated by Mr Fleming Dem of
Georgia who with his Democratic col
leagues desired legislation to require the
President to bid the full amount of the
debt principal and interest Mr Powers
chairman of the Pacific Railroad Com
mittee contended that the real purpose of
the opposition was to compel the Govern
ment to take the road aiuL operate it He
said he thought the administration which
had secured every dollar owing from the
Union Pacific could be safely trusted to
protect the Governments interest at the
sale of the Kansas Pacific In the Sen
ate no business of importance was trans
acted in the brief open session After
the executive session of three hours the
Senate adjourned until Mondav
A Musical Mousetrap
Acting upon the idea that mice are
very sensitive to music a Belgian man
ufacturer has substituted a musical
mousetrap for the commou trap In
stead of baiting the apparatus with a
bit of cheese or bread the inventor has
hidden in a double bottom a small mu
sic box which plays automatically
various popular airs of the country
The mice he insists are drawn irre
sistibly toward the music box aud in
order to hear better they step into the
trap and find themselves prisoners
Her Pace Often Soiled
Lady to bouse girlj You should take
a lessou from the cook You are slov
mly whereas she washes her face three
or four times a day
House Girl No wonder The fellow
who comes here to court her is a chim
ney sweep
The Erk of the Ostrich
The largest egg is that of the ostrich
It weighs three pounds and is consid
ered equal in amount to twenty four
hens eggs
0UE BOYS AND GIRLS
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT Or
THE PAPER
Quaint Sayinjjs and Cute Doings of the
Xittle Folks Everywhere Gathered
end Printed Here for All Other Lit
Sle Gaca io Itcad
A Brave Little Girl
Just one more kiss for good night
mamma
Just one more kiss for good night
And then you may go to my dear papa
And yes you may put out the light
For Ill promise you truly 1 wont be
afraid
As I was last night youll see
Cause Im going to be papas brave little
maid
As he told me I ought to be
But the shadows wont seem so dark
mamma
If youll kiss me a little bit more
Aud you know I can listen and hear
where you are
If you only wont shut the otor
For if I can hear you talking I think
It will make me so sleepy maybe
That Ill go to sleep just as quick as a
wink
And forget to to cry like a baby
You neednt be laughing my mamma
dear
While youre hugging me up so tight
You think I am crying to keep you here
You and I guess the light
Please kiss me good night once more
mamma
I could scarcely my promise keep
If youd only stay with me just as you
are
And kiss me till I go to sleep
Harpers Round Table
Dr Junkers Escape
Dr Junker the Russian explorer who
did not see a white person for years
while he was studying the natives and
natural history of the Upper Mobangi
Makua River made use of an ingenious
expedient to get to the coast on bis way
home in 1880 He could not descend
the Nile for tlie Malidists blocked the
way He could not follow the beaten
road by way of Victoria Nyanza for
the Waganda and other tribes bad been
killing whites and if they did not mur
der Junker they would at least detain
liim as a prisoner Arab traders would
not take him in their caravans for fear
they would lose the friendship of the
native chiefs along the road At last
the doctor went to one of the traders
with this proposal
You cannot take me with you as a
friend he said but you can take me
as a slave Look at this And Dr
Junker showed the trader an order
written in Arabic and signed by a well
known firm in Zanzibar authorizing
the doctor to make any arrangements
he desired with the Arabs of Central
Africa and the firm would honor his
drafts
Now continued Dr Junker I have
written out a contract and if you Avill
sign it with me I shall reach the coast
It provides that when you deliver me
alive at Zanzibar the sum of 1500
Austrian thalers will be paid to you
by this firm You cannot take me with
you as a traveler or a friend and you
must therefore take me as a slave
The bargain was made on this basis
In passing through the hostile tribes
the white man was represented to be a
slave -who had been purchased from a
negro tribe further north As a slave
he passed muster even at the court of
ruel King Mwanga and was allowed
to pass on in peace with his supposed
master Harpers Round Table
in Africa
So Big
How big is my baby
So big So big is baby
Lift your little arms to show
O my baby how you grow
io big So big is baby
How big is my baby
So big So big is baby
Stretching up his rosy hands
Tall and straight my baby stands
So big So big is baby
Kindergarten Review
Wrong Tinie for Dust
Cobby had been to church and Avas
very much impressed by the minister
saying that man was made of dust
Mamma he exclaimed after a
thoughtful silence was I made of
dust too Yes Bobby she replied
Well said the youngster I dont
see how it happened My birthday
comes in January and there aint no
dust then Chicago News
One Use for Rats
One day not long ago a San Francis
co hardware company received an order
from a great wine owning company
worded like this
Send without delayfifty rats to the
Ltica mine
There was consternation at once
What could it mean Was it a joke
If it wasnt how Avas a hardware com
pany to get fifty rats
But it -was a serious order and that
night a dozen or more men went into
the basement of the store and prepared
a rat banquet of cheese and bacon in
one of the rooms When the rats big
and little came Inside the door wass
quietly closed and the rats were
trapped Then they were boxed np and
sent away
Rats are needed in the mines to eat
up refuse food or other matter that
would decompose and the great Utictu
mines previous colony was suffocated
at a recent fire That is why the San
Francisco firm received its queer order
and promptly filled it
Impatient
Tommy said a mother to her six-year-old
hopeful you must not in
terrupt me when I am talking to tho
ladies it isnt good manners You
must wait till we get through and then
you can talk But mamma re
torted the youthful observer 3 011
never get through and mj tall wont
keep
The Mugwumps
Little four-year-old Maggies father
had the mumps Avhen one of her little
playmates came in to visit her Why
Maggie exclaimed the little miss
whats the matter -with your papas
face Taint jist no matter tall
replied Maggie Hes only dot tho
mugwumps in his jaAvses
An Unfair Deal
A little boy Avas fishing and drawing
in bis line found that the bait bad been
taken off Avithout result Avhereupon he
burst into tears and said Its eheat t
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CYCLISTS DARING RIDE
Kentucky Girl Risked Her Life Riding
Across u High Bridge
Miss Motle Coffman 13 years of age
of Nicholasville Ky has earned the
reputation of being the most daring
feminine cyclist in the old Blue Grass
State When she pedaled over and back
across the famous railroad bridge
which spans the Kentucky River be
tween Jessamine and Mercer Counties
Kentucky she performed a feat that
for reckless daring has no equal in thu
history of the State The bridge on
account of its being the highest strut
ture of its kind in the Avorld Is known
as High bridge The structure and tho
surrounding scenery are among the
greatest marvels of the South Trains
pass over it hourly day and night
There is a railroad station and a litthj
village at the north end of the bridge
It is a typical railroad bridge there
being no railings on the sides and tha
only floor is that formed by the regiw
lation railroad cross tics which are six
inches apart
Being a single track bridge it is only
fifteen feet wide Thus bad Miss Coffc
man lost coutrol of her Avheel or had
she not guided it in a direct line she
would in all probability haA e been
thrown off and have fallen 300 feet
forthat is the height of the bridge from
the water But this Aas not the only
danger for a train Avas liable to conjfi
along at any moment and while it is
true that there is barely room for a
man to stand and let a train pass ther
are very very few Avho dare take such
a risk The narrow railroad bridge ia
800 feet high and 1161 feet long and
on account of its dizzy height but few
people dare walk out on it a dozen
steps
Miss Coffman is the youngest daugh
ter of Mrs Sallie Coffman She is ex
ceedingly modest and childlike in hen
ways Why she ventured on such
perilous ride she herself cannot fully
explaiu She says it just occurred to
her to ride across and she neveT took
into consideration that there would be
any danger
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The Drying Process for Vegetables
Among the new and important indus
tries Avhich have been developed in Cal
ifornia may now be numbered the dry
ing of vegetables Vegetables like po
tatoes and caiTots are poured into the
hopper of the cutting machine Avheru
rotating knife blades cut them up into
slices a quarter of an inch thick After
being sliced the tubers are slightly
phured in a Avooden chamber Here
great discrimination must be used If
they are sulphured too much the pota
toes will taste of the fumes if too lit
tle they will not contain enough anti
septic property and bacteria attracted
by the starch Avill develop A littles
sulphuring is absolutely necessary to
preserve the color of the vegetables to
some extent and to prevent decay
The next transition of the fruit is to
the evaporator a sort of small Ferris
wheel consisting of a brick oven with
glass Avindows This is revolved close
to hot pipes for a few hours Wheni
this stage is passed the potatoes resem l
ble dry chips and it takes G or 7 pounds
of the fresh to make one pound of thej
dried Onions are so pungent that bac
teria do not take kindly to them They
are therefore only slightly sulphured
before drying The drying process
shriAels them so much that it takes
twenty parts of fresh onions to makej
one of the dried The sight of the tearsf
of the employes whose eyes are smart I
ing from the fumes of the onions un j
der preparation is almost pathetic Car i
rots dry in the ratio of one part of
dried to nine parts of fresh vegetable
The industo has proved very prolita t
ble as the dried fruit is in demand all
over the country and especially in the
mining districts It is not unlikely
that further imprpvements may soom
be made in the dryng process It has
been suggested that steam be
In such case tlie starch in the po
tatoes Avould be partly cooked and axer l -
and after this the tubers could
be evaporated as before In this vrav
the potatoes could be rid of sulphur
well dried and yet be capable of beingij
quickly soaked and there Avould be no
chance for bacteria to develop
Value of C nban Coins
The silver peso of Cuba is
92 cents of United States moneyamj1
the gold doubloon is equal to 3017
We see no reason -why the spirit off
mortal should be proud unless he ownsj
a coal mine
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