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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

900 bushels of buckWheat enter each
wear into the composition of American
pancakes. The exact amount of these
various grains used directly for human
food cannot be determined, but proba-
bly, another 100000 pounds must be
added to the wheat flour, making total
of 10000, 100000 pounds used each year
as food. Large as this seems in the ag-
gregate, it is less than three-quarterS
of a pound a day to each person-not a
very ample meal in itself, but quite sut-
ficient when taken with the abundant
varieties of other foods.
Look at the enormous quantity of 9th
er fayorite American food products.
The average potato crop in recent years
has been about 225,000,O00 bushels
Some 45,0OO,0OO bushels of sweet pota-
toes are raised for the annual consump-
ton. The yield of peas is 100000
bushels. of beans 100000, and of
onions 100000. More than 100000
bushels of Spanish and Bermuda onions
are imported each year. Half Of the
100000, 900 pounds of rice used during
the wear comes from other countries.
The consumption of sugar reaches the
astonishing total of 5000, 100000
pounds, but only One-eighth of this is
raised at home. Dairy products play "A
most important part in the food supply.
70 spread the bread. make the pies and
concoct other appetizng dainties re,
uuircs an annual supply of not less than
800, 900 600 pounds Of butter. Cheese
is used to the extent of 23O0OO.OO
pounds yearly. Made into one gigantic
cheese it would measure 100 feet in Iii
ameter and half as many feet in height.
The milk supply amounts To no less
than 7,OO0,O 100000 quarts annually, yet
this is only half Il pint day to each
person or this supply Of milk Chicago
takes 100000 quarts aud greater New
York GA. OOO,OO0 quarts. Then there are
the eggs, Of which S5O,OOO,OOO dozen
are used each year. Placed end to end
they would girdle the world twelve
times ut the equator. But the egg sup
ply is not excessive. since it allows less
than three eggs week to each person.
No people in the world eat as much
meat as the Americans. The Secretary
of Agriculture places the annual meat
bill at $500, 100000 Figures can only
be approximate, yet n fair estimate
places the beef consumed at J,0OO,0O0,-
900 pounds, pork mt 4,000,OOOO0O and
mutton at S0OO00,OO0 pounds. With
poultry and game the total meat eaten
ANNUALLY cannot be less than 10,O0O.OO0,-
900 pounds. which is nearly two pounds
day for each family of five persons.
The exports of meat products are enOr-
| nous.
Then there is the drink question. Last
wear Americans drank 1,200,00O00O gal
Ions of coffee and 1,lOO,OOO.0O0 gallons
of tea. TO these must be added beer,
/ ,2OO, 100000 gallons. wines 2500O, 900.
and distilled spirits, such as whisky,
brandy and rum, 9O,00O0O0 gallons.
This gives a grand total of over $500.
DOC, 900 gallons, or about forty eight gal
Ions for each man. woman and child.
| If you add the cocoa, soft drinks. min,
eral waters, etc, the total, not including
plain water used for drinking purposes,
/ is easily swelled to 1000, 100000 gallons.
or more than gallon person per week
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

Sir Henry Bessemer's great inven-
ton was hailed as probably the limit
in the direction of steel production, and
the knighted inventor probably died
in that conviction. But within the last
year what has come to be recognized
as almost a complete revolution has
taken place in the steel industry, due
TO what is known as the Siemens pro-
cess. The open-hearth method of steel
production invented by Siemens was
nrst used in this country, and has al
ready enabled those who have adopted
TO make more and better steel than
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03
-. -. Point Il.

Study of local peculiarities Is one Of
the first conditions Of trade success. 1t
is said that German pins and needles in
China have completely displaced those
Of better quality made in England, be-
cause the English persist in putting
theirs up in black paper, which to the
Chinese stands for i'll luck, while the
Germans, understanding this, put
theirs up in red paper, which has a
more cheerful omen.-Boston Journal
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03
& Z the strength of country be

= the strength of a country be
measured by the abundance ana
4 nutritive value gifts food, then the
United States stands ,asily at the head
of the dominant natbns of the world
Not only can the farmers. the meadows
and the orchards supply the needs or
our own citizens, bu there is left an
immense surplus to be shipped to other
countries.
Take wheat, for example, one or the
leading staples. During the past ten
years the nations wheat crop has av-
eraged about 495, 100000 bushels, rang
ing from less than Zoo, 100000 bushels
in 1893 to over GOg000,O00 two years
earlier. The average yearly exports or
this wheat for the same decade were
40, 100000 bushels, leaving 325,OOO,OOO
for home consumption. Excluding the
wheat used for seed and for purposes
other than human food the present con
sumption is estimated to be little less
than one barrel of -four per capita, or
100000 barrels for the nearly 10000
900 population. That means an annual
consumption of 1900, 100000 pounds of
tlour-a bulk which. put into single
receptacle, would require barrel twice
the height of Washington monument
and correspondingIy big in circumfer-
ence. Were all this flour made into
bread 1t would yield 20,0OO,O 100000
pound loaves. Reversing the metaphor
of the sermon on the mount and giving
bread for stone" these loaves would
pave a roadway SO feet wide and eX-
tending around the world. If bakery
wagons were loaded each with LOCO or
the loaves, 10000 900 would be needed
to move the bread. They would make
a procession over G0,0OO miles long OF
Is abreast from ocean to ocean. or
course, not all the flour is made into
bread since millions of pies, cakes and
other products of the cooks art come
from these 7O,0O0,00O flour barrels.
Last wear the farms of the country
raised wheat sufficient to supply this
enormous demand at home, besides
sending 143,000,000 bushels to other
countries. OF this export two-thirds
wc,+ to Great Britain and less than II
tenth 10 luc rest VI A@ulApC' tNlA buNH-
els in 100 went to our neighbOr on the
north and nine more to the other Amer
lean countries. Australia and Asia took
100000 bushels and Africa 100000
bushels. But unless the nations farms
yield a larger wheat crop less will be
exported in the future. At the present
rate Of consumption the increased pOpu-
lation will demand the entire product
in another decade.
The American Corn Crop.
But, while wheat is the staple, Ameri-
cans do not live by bread alone. The
| corn crop is about four times as large
as that of wheat, and about 100000
| 600 bushels remain for consumption in
our own country. But only fraction
! of this reaches the stomach OF man dl-
! rect. For the most part it is taken in
the pork. beef, milk, butter, eggs and
other products of animals that fatten
on It's substance. In recent years, APP
parently the direct use Of corn for
mans food is increasing in the form OF
mixed flour, patent food preparations,
brown bread. corn dodgers and like
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03
AMERICA ALONE CAN PREVENT THE WORLD FROM STARVING

of liquids other than clear water. On
the average Il person drinks his own
weight of these drinks every three
months.
Vast Food Consumption.
All told. the consumption of solid food
by this one nation during the year
amounts in its raw state to some 90.
600 100000 pounds, or little more than
three pounds Il day for each person.
This means that the people eat their
own weight of food about once in each
month. The total cost must be placed
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

The Chicago Board of Education IS
thinking of putting in a number Of new
fire escapes in the shape of spiral me-
tallic chutes. In the future, while
teaching the young idea how to shoot
Chicago teachers may have to teach
him how to shoot the chutes.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

SO far as we can see the Pillager In
dians have given the first serious set
back 10 the disarmament proposition
of Nicholas ROmanoff.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

All of the American troops destined
for Manila were yaccinated before
starting. 50 every fellow had something
to take before saying good-by.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03
BRA n Worthy of HIM.

Prince Bismarck's brain, according
10 the fatterng estimate of the an
thropologist Otto Ammon, was propa.
bly, the heaviest known to anatomleai
science.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

DR.. Cinel, of Paris. says that cutting
off a mans head does not Immediately
affect the brain OF course, in the long
run evil effects will result.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

When a married man gets SICK MS
mother is an exception among WON'T"
II she doesn't lay it TO her daughter-ln'
laws cooking.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03
Observation-Disclosures M
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Observation-Disclosures

England and Russia may yet succeed
in Matching 4 disturbance from that
China egg.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

4 debating society down in Tennes-
see has decided unanimously that 'Je-
whillikins" is swearing. Great Scott
provided that isn't also swearing!
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

A dutiful and loving daughter shot
her mother the other night in Pitts
burg lin order to put an end to her
worry" There is a remedy which
would cure almost anything if rightly
applied.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

More than 100000 worth of guns
have been recovered from the sunken
ships of Celvera's squadron. 1t pays
TO 90 cunning for guns.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

There are 1--WE systems of law in use
I'm Germany, exclusive of the Kaiser 5
will, which is equal to about five more.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

There is good reason to believe that
many of the emotional young women
who persist in promiscuous public os-
culation rs part of their hero worship
mistake notoriety for fame.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

Charlotte Smith is after the bachelors
again, bur he bachelors are not after
Charlotte Smith.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

A scientific exchange says: I'm a
square inch of the human scalp the
hairs number about 1000 This ought
to be encouraging to a bald-headed
man.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

President Mckinley is now doctor.
Spain is ready to make oath that III
treating an enemy in the field he
doesn't administer homeopathic doses.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

Lots of people are curious to see
whether future congresses Of those adj
vocating women's rights will point to
Chinas Empress and her doings as a
glorious example.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

The Somerviue Journals funny man
says: "A girl who knows how to whis-
tie is generally popular with the young
men of her acquaintance" Yes, the re
sembance between girl who Fuckers
her lips to whistle and the girl who
Fuckers them to be kissed is striking.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

use corn almost exclusively in prefer
ence to wheat -four.
Of the other grains which are partly
used for food there is the oat crop, aver,
aging 700,000,000 bushels, most of
which remains in this country. Then
there is the barley crop of some 10000
600 bushels. And the usual yield of rye
yearly is 100000 bushels, very little of
which is exported. But barley and rye
are largely reduced to fluid form be-
fore the American consents to take
them into his stomach. Some 10000
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

Birthdays Celebrated in Egypt.
The custom of keeping birthdays Is
many thousand years old. Pharaoh's
birthday festivities are mentioned "
the Pentateuch.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

A Boston paper prints the advertise
ment of society devoted to the culture
of mushrooms, which ends with the
significant advice Come and be iden-
titled with us" If one intends to in
dulge promiscuously in eating mush-
rooms, however it probably would be
just as we'll to carry an identification
card in the pocket.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

Some men become crooked In trying
60 make both eads meet.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

Men still living, and not yet old, re-
member when Livingstone surprised
and enlightened the world with his
great discoveries in the basin of the
Zambesi then an entirely savage will
derness. Now, near the banks of those
lakes, Shirwa and Nyassa, which he
was the first white man to see, there is
held an Inluge. an agricultural and in
dustrial exhibition comparable with
our State and county fairs. with fat
oxen, fast horses, big pumpkins, and all
the customary appurtenances of such
an occasion. So swiftly has civilization
made its way under the strong leader
ship of the Anglo Saxon race.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

A New York woman learned in two
seconds what her husband has been
trying to teach her for five years, viz,
that ii is unsafe to wear watch upon
her breast when she goes down town
shopping Now the husband is so glad
that he publishes a card thanking the
thief for yindicating his assertions,
and he declares he will make no effort
to recover the trinket Sensible man.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-11-15
WILL SCALP NO MORE TICKETS.

Murray Escapes Punishment by Promis-
ing to Leave New Jersey.
The sentencing yesterday at Mays
Landing N. j., of Stephen Murray,
of Atlantic City, for scalping railroad
tickets is another instance of the in
exorableness of Jersey justice and the
futility of hoping to tamper with rail-
road tickets with impunity.
On the evening Of August 5, Muir
ray was arrested in Atlantic City for
scalping Pennsylvania and other tick
cts. He pleaded "not guilty" but was
committed to Jail in default Of $500
bail. He was brought into court yes
terday under four distinct indict-
ments, and Unexpectedly pleaded
guilty under all. He was sentenced
under one Indictment to imprison-
ment for sixty days from the days
from the date of his incarceration and
to pay fine Of $50 and costs. He al
so promised to leave the state and
never to engage in ticket scalping
again. The other three indictments
were held over his head as further
insurance of good conduct.
The prosecution in this case was
founded on information furnished by
the Pennsylvania railroad company.
This company has been instrumental
In bringing other violators Of the
ticket scalping law to justice, owing
to the deceptions practiced on their
patrons and the annoyances and In.
convenienoes which they are conse.
quently put to.
The practice of scalping railroad
tickets is a hefarious one, and 1t Is to
be hoped that the Pennsylvania rail-
road will continue its good work un.
I'll the insiduoIs and palpable evil
Is entirely eradicated. .-~Philedelphia
Record, September a.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-11-15

they do not fight in open field and
never will make an attack unless they
have the enemy in a swamp. When
we got aboard the St. Paul to be TAX
en- to our new place we stayed in the
bay over Sunday and were then towed
up the River Pasig, on the north
bank of which we are now quartered
in what used to be fine residence.
The fall of Manila and Cavite is In no
way due to the cooperation of insurg-
ents, but to lack Of Spanish troops,
| preparation on their part and the
misuse of what ammunition they had.
Especially Is this true of the latter,
where the canon balls, explosive shells
and grape shot are scattered in nearly
every building and our boys became
so accustomed to walking among dam
gerous explosives that they began
storing loaded shells for relics until
one man of Company G had the mis-
fortune to get his thumb and the
first three fingers torn off by the
she'll lie handled. From the appear
ance of things the Spaniards must
have had great faith in their fleet and
neglected their ammunition on land,
which is going to waste. The canons
on the beach were spiked at Cavite
and cannot be used without repair.
The old walls at Cavite are not bad
ly damaged and can be easily put in
shape in case Of danger. If Uncle
Sam had held them instead of Spain
they never could have been taken;
that Is, the islands.
The natives are far behind the Ha-
waiians in civilization and should
they gain independence l doubt if
they could govern themselves, as they
say that farther inland they are but
little better than cannibals. They do
not seem to be very industrious, but
spend most of the time smoking in
the shade. Their soldiers do not ex-
ceed five feet in height and find it
hard to handle their guns, which are
as large as our Springfields. The ma
tives are very simple minded and it is
bad reflection on Spanish govern
ment for not educating them. What
would be most beneficial to these peo-
pie is at least fifteen years of our gov
ernment. In that time, l dare say,
the natives would make considerab BILE
progress and real good government
would be the result. With very little
care the city of Manila could be trans
formed into a Garden of Eden, as
fine vegetation grows here with no
cultivation at all. II l had my choice
/ would rather live among the Philip
pinos than the Chinese, who are de-
spised by the natives even. But there
is no danger. The United States be-
comes dearer and dearer to us every
day and If orders were given us to
start for home not one would stay
that l know Of, although the climate
is milder and fruit plentiful.
Perhaps you have heard more about
the Philippines than l have written
before this reaches the states; yet,
had / written sooner / would not have
had much to say. AS it is, we are, like
Micawber, waiting for something to
turn up. Have you received a COM
pany picture? Please let me know, I
instructed the photographers at San
Francisco to send you one. Please
write soon. We are short of news.
II. WAsNUK.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-11-15

The Porto Ricans use $1,0O0,00
worth Of shoes each year. American
dealers will have to get special forms
to fit the natives who have short feet.
But that will be an easy matter and
our shoemen will increase the trade.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-11-15

1t is conceded that Governor An.
drew E. Lee has been reelected, and
there Is still chance that one or two
others on the populist state ticket may
pull through.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-11-15

klhgsbury county hay gone Hepub.
lican for the frat time In many years.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-11-15

Kansas went Republican,
Arizona republican., 1898-01-05
THE YAVAPAI BOND CASE. sfContinued From Sixth Page.)

the taxpayers of said county, repre- senting, in a conspicuous degree the conservative sentiment, the intell.- gence and the wealth of said coun.y, on the 18th day of November, 1885, furnished to the then holders of these bonds a writing, over their sigma tuj Ain which, in the most solemn rand pal way, CD they promised to purel e bonds of the face. value of at least seventy-five thousand dollars; (2) and not in any wise to obstruct the issuance by the board of super visors of said bonds; (S) and they add ed to that paper an affidavit that they were respectively worth twice the amount of said bonds which they promised to purchase; (D and caused to he added certified copy of their respective assessments; (5) and added thereto a letter of the then governor pf the territory in which he statss that they G. g. these bonds) were is sued as directed by law and subse- quently approved by congress. We be- lieve them to be pre-emine1tly good Yavapai county is one of our oldest, best and, most prosperous counties, with abundance of taxable property to make. good both principal and in- terest of all her obligations, and I know egal restraints now ex- istfng5 after liable to exist, to impede ing so.'
 (6)E And this paper these citizens (used this strong and suggestive lan- guage:
 ''That we will, by our moral suasfon and personal influence, at all times, uphold and maintain the said bonds issued under said act, and the legal ity thereof, and of their issuance, and of the right of the railroad company to have and receive the same" Armed with this unqualified en-
Arizona republican., 1898-01-05

dorsement by the community which
 ultimately would have to pay these
 bonds, they were taken east and sold for a valuable consideration, and with
 the money thus procured said rail-
 road was built between the teImni
 above stated.
 The territorial legislature in 1887
 passed it's funding act. The congress
 of the United States, on the 18th of
 June, 1890, subject to the future lEgis-
 lation of the territory, approved said
 funding act, and in August, 1894,
 amended and extended the provis-
 ions of it's act.
 Soon thereafter the case of Lewis
 vs. Pima county, wherein it was
 sought to have determined the legality
 of certain bonds issued tc aid in the
 construction of a railroad in Pima
 county, was submitted to the supreme
 court of the United States on the 17th of October, 1894, and decided on the 18th of October, 1894, in which case the supreme court of the United States said, that those bonds having been
 issued for other purposes than those permitted by the act of 1878, to-wit,
 not for the administration of the in- ternal affairs of the territory, were therefore vod
 In this way, there having then arisen some question as to the power of the legislature to authorize veriOus | counties of the territory to incur cer- 1 tain indebtedness, and, among others, | the indebte dness evidenced by these bonds, large number of the citizens of Yavapai county, again represent 1 ing it's intelligence, conservative sen I timent and taxpaying capacity, peti- tioned the Eighteenth legislative as semb1y of said territory to memorial | ize congress to pass such curative 1 legislation as in it's judgment might 1 be necessary to cure any possible de- | feet in the previous territorial legis- l lation, and to put beyond question 1 the validity of any obligations of any
 of the counties of said territory there
 tofore hereunder issued, and in that petition said citizens used this sug- gestive language:
 And whereas, We believe that such repudiation, based as 1t would be on purely technical grounds, will most seriously affect the credit and stand ing of the people of the territory, and
 bring us into disrepute at home and abroad, and, at the same time, will WOrk great wrong and hardship upon the present innocent holders of said
 bonds.
 Now, therefore, we most respect fully request that your honorable bodies memorialize congress to pass
 such curative and remedial legisla- tion as will protect the holders of all
 such bonds issued in good faith, and the validity of which has heretofore been acknowledged and unquestioned, and that they may so further legis- late as to protect all innocent parties who have been induced to invest mon ey in enterprises within the territory through tn friehtia trough rdert afte through their faith and confidence in the faithful carrying out of the prom ises made by the territory in numer-
 ous acts of the legislative assembly, That is to say; that we, the citi- zens of and taxpayers of Arizona, through your honorable body wish to be heard in congress to the end that they may assist us, by legislative en- actment, in maintaining the good
 name the territory now enjoys for fair