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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
July 11, IBOV
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BEAUTY CE KOXOPOLY
aaa tJae trl Cel Will gw
aOallar a Tea '
Wtshirgton. D. C. July 6. There
lto Mt general advance In the price
tf coal which will carry It to over a
a too core than the prices
hica prevailed fire jeers ago. Coal
cjtM to fee as cheap as dirt. It does
n't cost aa average of 50 cents a ton
to mine 1L. With the machinery now
la s4 it is as easy to break down and
run and get out a ton of coal as It is
year cellar.
' All diTerenee in price is swal
lowed tip In ground royalties, extor
tionate railroad rates and middle
men s profits. Mgures la the posses
sion of the interstate commerce com
mission show that coal can be hauled
a thousand mil- on any trunk rail
road or its tranches lor 40 cents a
ton.
So the public can see how much the
gouge is. Coal lands which sold a
few years ago far thirty or forty dol
lars aa acre are today held at from
!id to UM'O an sen?.
Practically all the steel billets in
the United States are now made by
the United States Steel corporation,
otherwise known as the steel trust.
There is a tariff of 1 7.SI a ton on steel
billets. Steel billets in England are
worth tl a ton. To sell them in the
American market then DritUh bi lifts
would LaYe to bring $;3.M a ton plus
freight and handling charges or some
thing in excess of forty dollars a ton.
The steel trust charges its American
esstcierm at Pittsburg 123 a ton. It
delivers them to its customers In
Birmingham. England, at exactly the
same price.
It becomes therefore very plain, first,
that the tariff is entirely unnecessary
for the protection of the American
producer and second that the American
cosf-umer of seel billets is absolutely
Cc?riTed of all sdtantage over his
British competitor in obtaining steel
billets, because of the monopoly pow
er of the steel trust in fixing prices.
This is but one of a hundred in
stances in which the old theory of a
tariJf for protection has been absolute
ly wiped off the slste by the actual
conditions of trade and manufacture
which prevail. The republicans of
the middle west are beginning to real
ise that they hare got to do something
beside talk about prosperity In the
face of trust-made conditions which
are transferring all the profits of pros
perity into the pockets of a handful of
trcrt magnates.
liaTlcg provided for raising suffic
ient local taxes the Porto Rican as
sembly now petitions for free trade
under the provisions of the Foraker
act, " and President McKinley will
therefore Issue the necessary proclam
ation within a few weeks. Since this
gives Porto Rico access to the biggest
smgar market in the world the island
should now enjoy the greatest prosper
ity in its tistcry. As a matter of fact,
the native Porto R leans will not see
very much of the prosperity. It will
be almost entirely transferred to the
pockets cf the ground landlords of
Porto Rico, who own over three
fourths cf the islaad and live in lux
ury on their rent roils In Paris and
Madrid.
If the Porto Ricans were wise enough
to tax the landlords instead of tax
ing the tenants they would be able to
induce some of the profits of their la
bor to stay la Porto Rico and be ex
pended for their own benefit. -
The Luge sums of money which are
spent abroad in luxurious living by
American millionaires and their fam
ilies are In the same way a drain upon
the American producers. It is esti
mated that tlOO.C-oo.000 are thus spent
abroad and it takes that amount of the
Huge balance cf trade which the re
publican press points to with so much
pride to settle the bilL As a matter
lit fact the real balance is against us
as is evidenced by the fact that this
country shipped abroad f 30.000.000 in
gold during the last six months to even
ep aeeoents.
A paper eiril government was Inaug
urated in the Philippines on the Fourth
of July. Rut It is a paper government
with the bayonets of the soldiers still
in evidence for its support. The back
bone of the Insurrection. It is true. Is
broken, yet outside of the fortified
towcf the natives do as they please.
It will be a .generation before the Isl
ands can be pacified, and since the
Philippines have had a revolution ev
ery ten years for the last three cen
turies, there Is nothing very encour
aging la the outlook.
The same mar be ssld of the Chinese
situation, The foreign troops have
been nearly all withdrawn, the In
demnity question seems as far from
settlement as ever, and the same ele
ments which brought on the boxer
troubles are still supreme. What Is
we, the excesses, thefts, slaughter
and rapine of the allied forces have
forever damned white civilization In
the eyes of the native Chinese.
Chronic Constipation Cured
Ifce most important discovery of
recent Tears is the rwtcittv
J - w ff" r ,V
for constipation. Cascarets Candy
Cathartic. Cure guaranteed. Genu
ine tiblcts stamped C C C Never
aoia in itug. umggists, ioc
Mi Kccssakers
(Continued from last week.)
Another crop successfully grown Is
hops. Tests made have established
the fact that hops grown la Idaho are
superior in quality to those of the
famous hop districts of Washington.
The laaeet pests common In other dis
tricts are unknown here and owing to
the dry warm atmosphere, mold, rust
and blight are not met with. Rye,
Cax, tobacco, broomcorn. sorghum,
sweet potatoes and all kinds of vege
tables are successfully grown.
Fruits cf all kinds, adapted to the
latitude, are raised and form one of
the remunerative occupations of the
state. There are more than 30.000
acres of orchards in Idaho of which
la round numbers 10.0CQ acres are In
apples. 12.000 in prunes, 3.000 In pears.
2.0d In peaches. 1,000 In cherries, 1.000
ia apricots, nectarines tnd almonds,
ZQ0 la grapes and 700 acres in small
fruit. Irrigation Is applied and fail
ure of crops Is unknown. The Idaho
state horticultural inspector cays:
"The average proflt3 of an Idaho orch
ard, if properly cared for, la from 200
to i3&0 per acre when in full bearing.
The success in fruit growing in Idaho
is limited only by the orchardist's In
telligence and willingness to work.
There Is no place in the United States
where careful, intelligent labor Is so
amply rewarded.
One of the large Industries of Idaho
Is stock raising. The nutritious grass
es fatten thousands of cattle and
sheep. There are many different kinds
of nutritious grasses - which retain
their .vitality throughout the winter,
and often continue growing late into
September. The sheep Industry is al
ready extensive. Sheep raising Is
what may be termed the poor man's
Industry. With sufficient free range,
timber at hand for corrals and shade,
little capital required to running ex
penses and but a small amount to
start a flock. Or, as is often the case,
a Cock is leased for a term of five
years, giving the owner one-half of
the increase and wool and returning
the original number at the end of
the period. Many a poor man has be
come wealthy by starting in this man
ner. Owing to climatic conditions,
disease among sheep is rare. Flocks
comprising as high as 100,000 head are
met with while more, of course, con
sist of smaller numbers.
The available land of Idaho is fast
being taken up in smaller holdings.
Thousands of new settlers have gone
in this spring and bought homes and
from all you hear satisfactory reports.
Some government land can yet be se
cured, but here as elsewhere the best
is taken up and to find suitable hold
ings one would be compelled to go
into remote districts. To do this in
volves many hardships and privations
which are not encountered where ; a
large body of people settle in the same
community at the same time. Public
Improvements are undertaken at once;
homes must be built; business houses
erected, all affording employment to
a large number of people. Schools
and churches will at once be at hand
and all conveniences of a modern com
munity can be enjoyed practically from
the very start. The location we have
selected Is not far removed from rail
road facilities and with small outlay
will be connected by a branch line.
The soil is of. the richest In the state
and the water supply will be inex
haustible. We will not be required to
buy as large a tract as contemplated
unless our membership should exceed
the number anticipate! In the plan,
in which event we are in a position to
extend the holdings from adjoining
lands.
By our plan of co-operation it is pos
our members will receive land that
will be worth four times the value of
any other lands not milted for irri
gation and wholly dependent on rain
fall. It Is safe to say that the first
crop raised on the ground will more
than return the cost of the allottment
to the member.
By our plan of co-operation is is pos
sible to secure this large body of land
at a price very far below what Indi
viduals would be compelled to pay.
In this case it is necessary to take the
entire tract in order to secure same
and no small farms can be bought
lrom the present holders. When the
canals are completed, which will be
during this summer, this body of land
will have a system of irrigation unex
celled anywhere in the country and
will represent an enormous expendi
ture of money. The toil is of great
richness and will produce everything
adapted to the latitude. The water is
pure and clear as crystal and does not
contain any foreign matter injurious
to man or beast. The climate is mild
and healthy. Large grazing ranges
lie adjacent and will fall to the free
use of our members.
Our membership, while already
large, ought to be filled now in a short
time. The time of the year is now at
hand when the farmer can pretty near
ly estimate the result of his year's
toil and can safely conclude the
amount of location stock he can sub
scribe for. There is no reason for
anyone to hold off and wait for a later
date, such delay may prevent him se
curing location stock. When the
membership Is once filled we will close
the books and those coming later will
simply have to take chances of being
provided for. Wre want everyone who
contemplates becoming a member to
at once communicate with the secre
tary of the company at Lincoln, Neb.,
and provision will be made to secure
the desired allottment for him.
In reply to - numerous inquiries we
desire to state that the Homemakers
Company Is not in a . position to ex
change allottments in the Home
Makers Settlement for lands else
where. Such unusually fine induce
ments are offered to members at prices
so low that it lies within the power of
almost everyone to avail themselves
of its benefits. To accomplish this
grand undertaking it is absolutely
necessary to have the ready money
and thereby secure the concession in
land prices necessary to enable us to
live up to our agreement with the
members. We regret that we cannot
help every worthy person to a home.
but we are unable to do a thing that
is impossiDie. we v.iii give every
member exactly what he subscribes for
clear of Incumbrance, out of which he
will be able to make a comfortable
home, where his crop3 will not fail,
and where every condition is favor
able to increase the value of his hold
ings very perceptibly in a short time.
As is plainly stated in the prospectus,
our Interests and. that of the members
are so closely interwoven that what ia
to the interest of one is of the same
interest to the other.
There are always those who procras
tinate and of course never secure the
benefits of an opportunity that pre
sents itself. It is the intelligent and
wide-awake who reap the golden fruit.
Co-operation can accomplish what
would meet with failure if attempted
individually, and to provide an oppor
tunity for those who possess only
moderate means to secure homes, not
otherwise possible for them, the Inde
pendent Home Makers Company per
fected a plan by which this can be ac
complished, and has thrown such safe
guards around every feature con
cted with the organization that its
numbers are absolutely secured and
protected and in no event can be de-
UBSTITUTE FOR fi VACATIOra.
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ii saw ar
Prof. Wm. C. Webster, Principal of
Webster's Music School, 600 Stciriway
Hall, 17 East Van Burcn street, Chicago,
111., in a recent letter, says :
" I hare used your medicine and cannot
say too much for it. I will recommend
it to anybody. I keep it in my school
in case of need."
A New Man. ;
N. C. May, Oak Ridge Station, Pa.,
writes:
"Mr. L. P. Bailey, whose health
was Impaired and who always felt
tired and haggard, by my per
suasion, began to use Peruna
about a month ago, and now he
looks like a different man. He
says he feels 100 per cent, bet
ter." N. a May.
Those desiring a free book on the cause
of nerve weakness, anaemia and other
devitalizing diseases should address
The Peruna Medicine
Ohio.
Co., Columbus,
Mr. Char lea
Newman, 174
Loomis street,
Chicago, 111., writes the fol
lowing in regard to Peruna.
Mr. Newman says:
? I took one bottle of your wonderful
medicine and hare so improved that I
feel like a new person. I am very thank
ful that I got hold of your wonderful
remedy. I cannot say too much in your
behalf. I had doctored for two years
until I felt there was no relief.
"My wife has taken one bottle of your
grand medicine and it has helped her so
much. I find it has improved her health
so much that I will recommend it to
anyone cheerfully." ,
Yours gratefully,
- Charles Newman.
Nervous Depression.
The month of July is peculiarly the
month of nervous diseases especially
nervous prostration and other depressed
states of the nervous system. People
who are at all inclined to be nervous or
suffer from weak nerves find this month
especially . trying. Sultry heat . and
electrical disturbances of the atmos
phere is probably the cause of this.
Invalids need to be particularly care
ful "during the month of July to" fortify
the nervous system by the use of Peruna.
prlved of their rights. Every dollar .
paid is secured under bond until the
member receives his allottment. No
co-operation gives its members the
security given by the Home - Makers
Company.
In every part of the country mem
bers are being added, in some locali
ties clubs have been formed with the
view of being located in the same
neighborhood of the Settlement, which
of course will be done. In the semi-
arid sections much interest is mani
fested and large additions are made.
In the more congested localities of
some of the eastern states, renters
are swelling the number of our mem
bership. Those who desire becoming
members and do not fully understand
the plan should send for the printed
matter on the subject, to the secre
tary of the' Company at Lincoln, Neb.
It is highly desirable that the mem
bership be filled at the earliest date.
Much work will have to be done after
the required number are secured to
prepare the . nds and get ready to
receive the members.
FRANK L. MARY, President.
How to Sleep.
People woo sleep; they call sleep
fickle or inconstant and in various
ways abuse it. They make ridiculous
proverbs which Imply that there is
something virtuous in shortxnights, as
If sleep were to be kept at bay. All
this is wrong. Sleep is the restoration
of life call it, if you please, the gov
ernor of the engine. With the right
sleep and enough of it the body comes
up to its work every morning new
born. In the first half of life it comes
up to its work a little better able to
do its duty than the morning before.
But this is not so if the sleep has not
been sound and steady.
Every one will find out how much
sleep is good for him. Then he will
make it his duty or business to take
that amount regularly.
The rules as I have found them are
simple. They are well laid down in
more than one book. Dr. Hammond s
is as good as any.
1. Do not work the brain for six
hours before you go to bed. Business
men, so-called, are apt to violate this
rule. The agents of banks and other
great financial trusts think they must
give daylight to their employers and
then spend their evenings in 'memo
randa and calculations about their own
personal affairs. All this is wrong.
You may get out of bed as early as you
please and work your brain then. But
you are safest if after 3 or 4 in the af
ternoon you give it no hard work at
all. Are there not the children to play
with and novels to read and Joe Jef
ferson at the theatre and the sofa to
lie upon , while Marion and Hugh play
a duet on the piano? Do not work
this poor old brain, then, which has
stood by you so loyally since you got
out of bed in the morning.
2. Remember always what the bed
Is for and why you are in it. . You are
there to sleep. Not to add up figures
In your head. Not to think out a let
ter to your lawyer. Not to work out
the best way of putting your house lots
on the market. Simply you are there
to sleep.
3. If you ' have been working the
poor old brain too late, or if you have
been eating a Welsh rarebit just be
fore you undressed yourself, . and if
your head burns so that it almost sets
the pillow on fire, crawl out of bed
and sponge your head with cold water.
At the worst soak the feet in as hot
water as they will bear. You want to
draw away the extra blood from he
brain. In ah natural sleep there is
less blood on the brain than when
you are awake. I have at my bedpost a
long cord with a child's flat-iron at
tached to it. When my head Is too
hot I hold the smooth, cold surface of
the iron against the forehead to drive
the blood away.
4. People tell you to -think of
sheep jumping oyer a wall, to repro
duce familiar strains of music, to hold
the eyes open and fixed on some ob
ject opposite in the room. Recall the
last ridiculous vision you had before
waking., B Jt - do not engage while in
bed in any,such serious matter which
will again exhaust and exasperate the
brain. Edward Everett "Hale in Phil
adelphia PressLr
Washington's Wealth.
In these 'days when millions are
counted ' as nothing and millionaires
are - fduml; in almost f every city, it
seems strange that the property of
George Washington, the . richest man
in the United States at the time of
his death';' inventoried only $489,135 22.
He owned4 1,523 acres of land, lying in
Virginia,, Kentucky, Maryland, Penn
sylvania, Ohio and New York, with
city lots In New York, .Philadelphia,
Washington, Alexandria, Winchester
and Berkley Springs... :
Lord Fairfax, who owned 6,000,000
acres of Jand ; stretching back Into
Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Tennes
see, gave Washington tracts of wild
land as compensation for his services
as surveyor. ; Washington inherited
even more from 'his brother, and his
wife, she that was Martha Dandridge
and afterward the -Widow Custis, was
a rich woman for her time. The judg
ment of ''Washington , about town
sites, however, was not good. In 1765
he laid, out the , town of Berkley
Springs, which was christened in hon
or of the,, governor of Virginia, and
was intended and expected to be a
great metropolis. ..Washington was so
confident of Its future prominence as
a city that he bought a large num
ber of lots In addition to those which
he received as compensation for his
services, and was greatly' disappointed
because the town did not develop.
Washington expected and desired the
capital of the United States to be lo
cated farther west than its present site
and although he took no conspicuous
part In the contest, which was bitter
and prolonged, he '. nevertheless at
tempted to manipulate matters so as to
accomplish his. design. -In the adver
tisements of land which he offered tor
sale in. West Virginia,, where he had
25,000 acres, he stated that it "was of
great value on account, of contiguity
to the seat of government, which it is
more probable will be fixed at the
mouth of the great Kanawha river."
These lands were Washington's share
of 200,000 acres donated by the . state
of Virginia to the officers and soldiers
who served in the Indian war.
Washington also had 5,000 acres in
Green county, ' Kentucky. . He .visited
that region at an early date, and set
tled some of his poor relations there.
It is an interesting fact that Wash
ington owned the first natural gas
well in this country. On his land near
the Kanawha the gas issued from the
cracks in the rock at the bottom, and
forced its way through the water of
what was known , as Burning Spring
creek. ". It was a common amusement
for Washington , and his fellow sur
veyors to light the gas which came
through and would burn on the sur
face of the .water. W. E. Curtis. In
Chicago Times-Herald.
CUBA OF THE FUTURE.
Ability . of Cubans to Qercra
. Thcratelvei Questioned;
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Colrrll Favers Deliberate Deal
tmm aal Hot Cattlaa Loose at One.
Harlng- expected from the flrot that
the Cubans would eventually accept
the Piatt amendment as It was offered,
the administration Is not elated or sur
prised at the news from Cuba of the
unconditional acceptance of the stipu
lations required by the United States
to assure the permanency of Cuba's in
dependence after It shall hare been
fully acquired. While there is no sug
gestion heard from .anybody, speaking;
for the administration that the United
States will net In good faith carry out
Its promises to Cuba and in good sea
son leave it to govern itself, there Is
some doubt felt and sometimes ex
pressed, according to a Washington
dispatch to the New York Times, as to
the ability of the Cubans to do all that
they have undertaken to do after they
have been released.
There will be no precipitate haste on
the part of the war department to
withdraw the troops remaining In Cu
ba, and when they are recalled It will
be gradually, so that, until it is evident
that the precautions adopted by Cuba
to maintain the. peace within her bor
ders have been sufficient to Justify cut
ting loose, the nucleus of a force from
the United States will be kept in the
island as much for the sake of the
business men as to assure the admin
istration that at the first opportunity
for revolution the Island shall not be
come the scene of disorder and destruc
tion. : It" Is believed that it will take some
months to organize the Cuban "govern
ment, the law for the conduct of the
election having still to be completed.
The election Itself,' it is believed, will
be conducted without serious disorder,
but the preservation of order may be
attributed to the continued presence of
the authority and forces of the United
States.
The anxiety of Cuba's friends in
Washington Is as to what may happen
after a Cuban army has been raised
and given control of such matters as
are now regulated by the military
forces of the United States. The army,
it is feared, may be used by the faction
In power In a mischievous way and
without those conservative restraints
that have come'to be characteristic of
the use of the army by the United
States. '
Representative Hepburn- of Iowa ex
pressed gratification at the action of
the Cuban constitutional convention.
but be has grave doubts about the suc
cess of the people In undertaking-to
govern themselves.
"I should like to see every political
tie between the United States and
Cuba severed." he said, "but I realize
that we will be obliged to exercise
some sort of supervision over the is
land. In my opinion the Cubans are
not capable of self government, and
my prediction is that in 12 months the
Cubans will be at each other's throats.
Then, perhaps, we will be forced to in
tervene. .
"I should regard it as a great mis
fortune If the United States should
ever annex . the island, with Its tur
bulent people. Guerrilla warfare against
our authority would go on in the is
land, and it would cost us much in
hlood and treasure to suppress it. , I
remember that the United States en
listed 31,000 men to put down the In
dians In Florida, .and, when they were
finally rounded up, there were exactly
71 of them. The situation in the Phil
ippines is different. We can take con
trol of all the larger cities and towns ;
and let the natives learn gradually,
with the lapse of years, that obedience
to our authority is to their interest.
m "'To go back to Cuba, we must bear
In mind that those people we have been
dealing with are children, and I am
afraid they are pretty bad children,
Just as little qualified to govern them
selves as so many youngsters."
Senator CockreH says that Cuba
must be dealt with deliberately and not
cut loose until prepared to stand alone.
"I believe that things will run along
smoothly now,", said the senator.. "The
Cubans did the right thing in accepting .
the amendment, and this government
will deal fairly with them. All that
was needed was a thorough under
standing, and that has been reached,
with the result that they have accepted
our terms. Of course we cannot im
mediately withdraw from the Island.
No reasonable. person expects that, for
there is no authority to whom we could
turn over the government. ,
"The next step, and one which 4t Is
absolutely necessary to take. Is for the
convention to pass election laws, fixing
a date for the election of a president
and other officers of the government, as
provided for in their constitution. Un
der, this law the military government .
will call an election, and when all of
the machinery of government is organ- i
Ized we will turn over affairs to them,
but not until then. This will require
some time, how long I cannot sa y.
but It will, I believe, be done within
reasonable limitations."
Senator Burrows was pleased at the
action of the Cuban constitutional con
vention in accepting the Piatt amend
ment. : .
"This action," be said, "ought to lead
to speedy and desirable results. It
ought to be fallowed by Cuban iade-
eSSenee bb4 A feesaft- ireTOrBffinrt.
herJ Will xm be bothlug in the way
ot the . entabUshiiient of a republic la
OutaU and I expect to see that aeeom
plished and troops withdrawn. The re
ptfbHe ef Cuba will shortly be one. of
tli nattons of the earth. Wo are now
fulfilling our promises to Cuba and to
the nations of the world,' . 1
Bpeaklag of Cuba, Senator Elkins
said: "I always believed the Cubans
would accept. . They have simply been
playing and dickering: for the best
terms they could get. What they have
done ii the best thing that could have
happened to Cuba. - Jo people' have
ever obtained their Independence . be
fore at such a small cost of blood and
money.. This government has dealt
most liberally .with Cuba more .liber
ally than any other government , would
have done.": . . ,
SOUTH CAROLINA FAIR.
'. " -.-' -
Department! Getting? to Worb-Exlii
bltlon Grounds and Bnlldlnve. . ;
The managers of the South Carolina
Interstate and West Indian exposition
have issued a circular telling of the se
lection of A. W. Love, general superin
tendent of the South Carolina Agricul
tural and Mechanical society, to be .su
perintendent of the South . Carolina
state exhibit and giving an outline of
the plans for, the exposition grounds
and buildings. The grounds will con
tain 160 acres, 22 of which have been
set apart f or the Midway attractions,
says the New York Post The main
buildings of the exposition will number
11 the cotton and 'commerce palaces,
the palace of agriculture, 'the minerals
and forestry building, administration
building, auditorium, woman's, art, ne
gro, transportation and machinery
buildings. The great court of the pal
aces contains .1,650,000 square feet a
larger area than that contained in the
grand court of the Omaha, Paris, Chi
cago or Pan-American exposition.
The woman's department of the ex
position is already at work. Mrs. Sa
rah Calhoun SImonds, a member of the
historic family of , Calhoun, is at the
head of this department. The art build
ing will stand in the natural park. This
building will be a permanent one of
fireproof construction. The negro build
ing will stand also in this section of the
grounds.. The negro department Is pre
sided over by Booker T. Washington.
Here, too. will be erected the building
for the exhibits which have been pronJ
Ised by the various departments of the
government at Washington. The ex
hibit of (fisb and fisheries will be espe
cially fine, and the agricultural depart
ment will make a remarkable display.
The exhibit made by Cuba at the Pan
American exposition and that of many
foreign countries ..will be transferred
from Buffalo to Charleston.
OUR SHIPYARDS PRAISED
German Bxperfa Views -oa
Proffrciii In Their VWork, t
X IZIOST PE0HI3ING INDUSTX.
TROLLEY CARS FOR ATHENS
They Will Ran From the Parthenon
to Pireena.
Trolley cars built in the United States
and propelled by 'machinery construct
ed in New Jersey will soon go whizzing
and clanging from Athens to the Pirae
us, while conductors who don't look
particularly classic will be growling,
"Step lively there!" and "All aboard!"
or "You can't . fool me; that child's
more than 41" in modern Greek.
The contract for constructing the line
has been let. . The equipment .will be
supplied by the General- Electric' com
pany. Imported painters will be em
ployed to correctly letter such signs on
the cars as "Demosthenes avenue,"
"North Hadrian street" and "Parthe
non," says the New York World. - In a
general way they will resemble i the
cars used In Brooklyn. V - ; " " ;
The Piraeus, which is the port of Ath
ens, was ' famous once as - being. "the
place to which, heroes repaired to gaze
at the sea and sigh for more worlds to
conquer. It Is now the Coney Island of
Athens, and It is purposed to establish
there merry go rounds, hit the nigger's
head and you get a good cigar outfits
and all the other watering place necessities."-
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The electric boom has struck' Greece
so forcibly that electric light plants are
being manufactured here to illuminate
Calamata. Lyra and Patras. the latter
the most important seaport In the king
dom and the export point for large
shipments of currants. The electric
contracts, which will foot up about
$1,000,000, will nearly all go to the Gen
eral Electric company.- ,.
LIZARD LEADS TO GOLD VEIN
Rich Mine Accidentally Discovered
In Hills of Arliona.
A few days ago Daniel Johnson and
William Edgerton accidentally discov
ered a gold mine in . the . hills close to
the old .Vulture mine, says a Phenix
(A. T.) dispatch to :the Philadelphia
Times. They, were sitting under a tree
when suddenly a lizard dropped on
Johnson's back and then darted into a
hole in the ground. Opening the hole
with a pick. Johnson drew out a small
stone speckled with gold. "
Since then the m- men have worked
steadily and have struck a vein so rich
that It has produced gold assayed at
$1,200 per ton. They have refused
$40,000 for the claim.
American Capaoltr :Por -Balllng
lrm Veeeela Declared to Be Iir
Yelone ItoTT One Yards Compars
trtth the British and German -A
FredlotloaConoernlna- Germany;
Dr. Ernest ron Halle, who Is con
nected with the .University of Berlin
and who .has Just completed a tour of
all the large shipyards on the Atlantic
coast and the great lakes In company
with Naval Constructor Schwari of
the German navy, spoke recently In a
most enthusiastic strain of the great
progress In shipbuilding made by th
Americans In the last ten years, says
the New' York Post. While Dr. ron
Halle ,1s pretty well acquainted with
the United States, having spent coneld
erable time here in the investigation) ,
of social and economic conditions. Lis
recent trip, he says, has opened his eyes
more rthan ever to the possibilities . In
the way : of American shipping and
commercial expansion generally. ,
Speaking particularly of our . ship
yards, he predicted that the day waa
not far distant when Germany would
have to come to the United States for
some of her merchant ships, as her
own yards, though the best In tlie
world in many respects, will not e
able to turn out enough vessels to
meet the home demand, which ha
been stimulated greatly bj ita1 trpe
ship policy. Though labor as -a rule
costs more here, he regards the highest
wages as cheapest in the end, in. that
they give an Impetus to the invention
of labor saving machinery, which has
contributed : so much to,the lowering
of thet cost of American ships. Of the
yards in the United States, be found
about ten that ; could build warships,
with more companies making prepara
tions to equip plants for this work,
a fact, which he regarded as rather
puzzling,; taken in connection with the
peace policy that has so long rule-1
In the United States.
Dr. von Halle, was much Impressed
by the rapidity with which American
yards were constructed. In England
and Germany the great plants wcro
evolutions from very small beginnings,
but in the United States, he said, they
sprang up almost in a night. -It Is cot
a process of evolution here, but one of
complete creation, contracts being inadt
for the largest sized vessels while et
the plants are under construction. . T
most notable Instance of this be found
at New -. London. Conn., where a. nev,
company Is building two ."i'aooo toi
steamships, the largest ever produced
In the. United States, at a yard which
bad no existence a year or so ago. tht
present monsters constituting its first
contract.' . Such a thing would not b-
dreamed of abroad. The plant of the
New; York ; Shipbuilding company at
Camden, ' near, Philadelphia, Is also a
maiden yard, the creation within the
Inst six months of a company with mil
lions of capital back of it. The con
struction of this plant, too. Is going
along at the same time great thlps are
In process of building..
Comparing American, German and
British yards of the first class, the first
named be found to be, the most numer
ous and in light machinery and tools
better equipped, while the British had
made greater advancement In the heavy
machinery used in connection with ship
building. Cranes and hoists have reach
ed a high state of perfection In the
United States, Dr. von Halle thinks,
and .there has also been a ma rked de
velopment In pneumatic machinery, but
Germany is now making rapid strides
in this latter "direction while In elec
trical science as applied to the construc
tion as well as the operation of ships
the Germans are still faf ahead. In
England he saw only three thoroughly
modern yards, the others being more
or less old fashioned, while the United
States and his own country could each
boast of six modern plants. Altogether
Dr. von Halle looked upon shipbuilding
as one of the most promising of this
nation's industries.
Kataer Bar- Our Ship Ttmher.
Probably no place oh earth will aver
age acre for acre the timber that the
Pnget sound region can furnish, says
World's Work. It la fir, cedar, spruce,
hemlock and alder, as well as maple
and other woods. Its Douglas fir. the
most common variety, has been found
superior :to . yellow pine and other
woods heretofore used for ear building.
It la now claimed that government
testa show, that It Is better for shipbuilding.-,
having greater horlaontal
strength than oak or Georgia pine and
superior lasting qualities. One big firm
!s now making heavy shipments of this
fir to Gertnacy for use In the warships
of the kaiser's new navy.
Th Heat Cv Fifty-three.
Bill Huckins threw his lanky leg- over cracker
... box, . .
Emptied out his old 'T. D." with a couple ef
' ' ringing knocks,
Then filled it np and took a pull and iitroked hU
' wrinkled jaws
And started In to iell the folks what "reel" hot
weather wss. . ' .
Ho was the oldest , lesident that ths ; .Qomers"
. there could bonst;
His memory always kept him cool 'when, other
folks would roast.
Said he: "Yew fellers call this hot .Waal, mow.
yew ughter see '
TV scorch ia dsys we sweltered ia , July. fifty.
. three." "'---
"It warn't so much thet dogs went mad a hossea .
. .. tumbled down . s . '
Es thet Dan Jones' ca ttle shrunk one-hi'i l got a
r tertowe,.,. ;vn
But th mere'ry la th' glass kep osWllus risia
higher ., 1 ..
Till th' boilln water in th' pond set th' log
. erflre. . . ' ' ..
Twaa then Ike 8wett'soy cum erlooi;; I aerer
shall ferget '.
How 'propriate they named him, with jest nlala
Oliver Swett. .
It seemed es if er firebrand her seared each field
"a tree
la th' hottest Bummer ever known, war back ia
,x -'..'fifty-three.' -'''.'.' . " . " "
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All th' rivers round erhout dried up jest like
boeea, ''
N fishes by th' million were sisaled on th' scoots.
Th sawn house got erflre, "n evrybody know
They'd put it out, but 'twas so hot thev couldn't
. held tV hoes. v
Tatars baked right ia th ground. a cnu vara
; aay aset. . v '
AU th' corns en Jlra Gray's toes peped
through his shoes. - '
Tew tellers want t.r git ar ehOlr Jest aet dowa
here wtth ana v
N let ase tell yew bent th heat we' had In fiftr
: three," . . ,,.'...
"Wtn Dwnttey ta Bestea Herald.
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