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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

1t has been predicted that Africa
would be the theater of the great strug-
gle between European powers in the
next century, as America was in the
last two centuries. Bishop Hartell OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, after
Il close observation of the situation, in
dorses the opinion. There are already
signs of the coming trouble. Germany
Is watching British progress in Africa
with a jealous eye and only wants a
preteXt to interfere in order To stop
that progress. The French are cOntin-
ually encroaching on the sphere of Brit
iSh influence, and though the French
Government disowns the acts of over
jealous French officers, still the Gov
eminent holds whatever they acquire.
Africa is a rich prize and English, Ger
mans and French, to say nothing of
Italians. will all seek to gain as large Il
slice of the continent rs possible. 1t re-
quircS no prophetic powers 10 predict
that England will outstrip all her rivals
in the race. She has firm fOOthold
now both in Egypt and South Africa
and every year Is acquiring additional
territory. England is the great col
Oni2cr Of the age, and her great naval
power will give her an immense adj
vantage in the coming struggle.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

der is supplied with a roll instead of a
sheet of paper. The roll steadily re-
wolves, and the paper is attached by Il
series of small punches that drive holes
through it. After having passed the
punches it is rolled up on another cylin-
der.
After the operator has finished, the
perforated roll is removed and attached
to the casting machine, or monotype
proper. a lever is turned and the ma
chine suddenly becomes thing of life.
Almost instantly a glistening type-let-
ter marches out of IA door in the ma
chine, Immediately followed by anOth-
or and another and another. They
march along at right angles to what
may be called an ordinary printers gal
ley. Nobody is near. When the line of
type is as long as the width of the gal
ley, it gravely steps forward, aided by
a metal arm, and takes its place in the
galley ready for business. 1t seems
magical, and the gravity with which
the metal letters march along is ire
sistibly comic; each one seems living
DelnS-a Nell-uFllled SOlulef uOlnS Il
march pastp-~
That is the whole matter; the one ma
chine, aided by the operator punches
the paper. the other machine produces
and sets mp the type aided by no man,
and sets it up in such fashion that
you could take your stereO or print from
it at once. The type which energies
from the machine was, One-third of a
second ere it started, part of simple
molten metal in a pot. When the per
foratiOn in the ribbon of paper reaches
particular spot IA portion Of that mott
en- metal is forced into a mott then
nodded into type. cooled, picked out,
and set on its legs, or rather, leg. And
the operation is repeated about three
times in the second.
No new principle of science is involv-
ed. no startling development of electri-
city. AS matter of fact, the machine
is driven by electricity, but any other
force would serve as well. The actual
casting and setting is done by means of
compressed air. The machine works as
fast as three compositors, and. since it
produces new type each ime, the ques-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

The scheme of autonomy proposed
for Cuba by the new Liberal ministry
goes farther than previous projects Of
the kind. If 1t were carried out, Cuba
would have its own legislature, chosen
directly by the people; and this legisla-
ture would have control over taxation.
the tariff, public instruction and all
matters of internal administration.
There would be ministry, appointed
by the Governor General from this
legislature, and responsible to it. The
Governor General, appointed. by Spain,
would have veto upon legislation.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01
How Boston Struck Him.

Here is a not too tiattering notice or
old Boston, written by LOndoner in
1900: ION the southwest side of Mas
sachusetts Baye is Boston; whose
Name is taken from a Town in Lin
colnshire. The Houses in some parts
ioyn as in London. The Buildings,
like their Women, being Neat and
Handsome. And their Streets, like the
Hearts of the Male Inhabitants, are
Paved with Pebble"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01
ALL AROUND MARKET REPORT
Wheat Quotations. Wool Figures
and the Price of Produce.

Spokane, Dee 2S.--Following are whole
sale prices, unless otherwise quoted:
Wheat at the warehouse - Country
points: Club, bulk 5S1c, sacked Gle; blue
stem, bulk 6l5c, sacked, 64c. At Spokane:
Club, bulk 59lc, sacked &c; bluestem.
bulk 62Ic, sacked 65c.
Oats-At Spokane, f. o. b., $lG@l7 per
ton.
Barley - Country points, 60@62c per
cWt.
Rye-Country points, 70@75c per cwt
Produce-Creamery butter, 40 and 60
ID tubs, 29c per lb; 5, 10 and 20-lb tubs,
30c per lb; prints, 30c per lb; eastern but
ter, 25@2Gc per ID; country butter, in
rolls, 20@25c per lb; cooking butter, l6c
per Id; cheese, twin, full cream, l3@l4c;
cheese, twins, skim milk, 9@l0c; eastern
eggs, $6@6.25 per case; ranch eggs, $S0
$50; honey, white comb 1870 l4c, fancy
l5c per h.
Vegetables Turnips, 81 per cwt; beets,
81 per cwt; onions, $l,40@ so per cwt:
beans, l30Q2c per ID; potatoes, 35@40c per
cwt; MERGED sweet potatoes, $3.50 per
cwt; cabbage lc per lb squash, $50 per
doZ.
Fruit-Californi lemons, $3.50@.4 per
box; navel oranges, fancy 81 per box,
choice $685. seedlings, $3.35@3.50; cook
ing apples, 90@$l.l0 per box; eating ap-
plies, $ll5@l25; pears, 90c@$l; Concord
grades, 25c per basket; California, 1925
| @l.30; cranberries, $9.50@l0 per barrel;
bananas, $l75@2.25.
Poultry-Old chickens, live weight,
s@9c per lb; dressed, l0c per Id; spring
chickens, $30O@3.50 per doz; dressed,
lOc per ID; spring turkeys, live, l-z@
lOc per Id; dressed, l1@l2c; ducks S5.oo
@4 live; dressed, l0c per ID; geese 9@
lOc live, dressed, ll@l2c per Id.
Meats - Beef cows, live, $2@225 per
cwt; dressed. $4@4.75; steers, live, $2.5O@
275. dressed, $5@525; hogs, live, $3.40@
$50: dressed, $5@5.l0; mutton, live
WEIGHT. 4l-4@4 lie; dressed, 83-4@9c
per lib; dressed lambs, &c; dressed veal, D
/ 07c.
Tacoma, Dec. 2S-Wheat: No. l club
! Use. No bluestem 7Sc.
: Colfax, Dec 2S--The wheat market il
dull The price quoted at Palouse coun-
/ try points is from 60 to 62 cents sacked in
the warehouse.
Oakesdale, Dec 2S.-The price of wheat
is variously quoted from 81 TO 60 cents
according to grade.
Garfield, Dec 2S.--Wheat is worth from
go to 62 cents in warehouse, with little
being sold
Walla Walla, Dec. 2S.-Wheat: Club
Csc, bluestem Csc; zoe bushel is quoted
for bluestem for milling purposes.
Metals.
Bar silver SIC.
Mexican dollars 45sc,
Lake copper quiet at $l0.S5@ 1905.
Lead $3.70@375.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

The Chilians. the yankees of South
America" are moving in the matter of
railways. ana the CHILEAN government
is considering an offer from Il German
syndicate Of S35. 900. 900 at Az per cent.
to he expended in building lines. The
offer Is n stroke of enterprise not mere
ly as an Investment, but because of
the foothold it will give Germany in
South American Industries. In a
mountainous country like Chill $50, 0OO,-
900 will not build many miles of road,
especially since the first effort will
probably be TO scale the Andes and es-
tablish communication with the Allan
tic States, but it will build so much
that more must be had in order to make
the first available In the end. it is
most probable the sum will amount to
S10O,0O0000. or more. besides which
many other millions will have to be in
vested in equipment and Germany
will be in n favorable position to fur
nish all that is required. If properly
conducted the movement will be profit
able to both Germany and Chill, and
though the United States may regret
to see such an alliance between a
South American State and a foreign
nation the United States will have
nothing to say in contravention of it.
The Monroe doctrine does not cover
such Il case.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

1he indispensable Turk" it appears.
has taken his medicine" in the case
of the Asia Minor officials whose dis
misSal was demanded by the Austrian
Government for outrages perpetrated
against Austrian subjects. The result
shows that the Sultan knows how 10
come down gracefully when circum-
stances over which he has no control
require-and in this instance he seems
TO have had no control over the Aus
trian Government. The latter is en-
titled to great credit for solving a prob
lem which has puzzled European cab
inets and diplomatists alike in the
past. Why cannot the powers" use
the hint contained in this little incident
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01
Killed by His Hired Man.

Rockford ILL.,, Dee 27.--Fred Halstead
a prominent young farmer of Creston
was murdered Saturday by Edward
Brown, a former hired man, who threw
the body in the hog-pen and then walked
to Rochelle and gave himself up. He said
he murdered lIalstead in self-defense
Brown was removed to the Oregon jail
for safe-kccping, as the neighborhood is
greatly excited
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

to advantage when their requests are
insolently disregarded by the Sultan
in future? Action on this line a year
or two ago might have saved Great
Britain, France, and Russia from the
charge of virtual completely in the
Armenian masSacres.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01
MACHINE SETS TYPE.
Familiar Mechanical Principles APP
InIied L., N Mnrtrnnr.

aHAiidE "eCnhnlCal ITluClpies Ap-
piled in Novel Manner.
A British syndicate is putting on the
market machine called the monotype,
the object of which is to automatically
cast and set type in lines suitable to be
arranged into pages for printing. The
part of the mechanism that determines
the order in which the letters or other
characters shall appear is perforated
strip of paper, that is to be prepared by
the author or copyist of the matter that
Is to appear in print. This preliminary
work Is accomplished on an auxiliary
machine like typewriter.
The author or copyist sits at his aux
iliary machine and operates it exactly
as he would typewriter. The cylin-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

in Photographic characters each family
in the band by its name and numbers.
Thus Fig. , denotes a man shooting at
yer skin; No. 8, the sun; No. II, an
eagle; No -, snake; No. 10, a buffa-
10. and so on. The marks in each di-
vision indicate the number of persons
in each family.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

According to the annual report OF
the commissioner of the general land
office at Washington, the United States
government still owns nearly 100000
600 acres of land, in addition to the
800, 100000 acres embraced in Alaska.
This land is in twenty-five States and
Territories. Montana stands at the
head of the list with 100000 acres.
There are still 100000 acres Of public
land in Kansas. 100000 acres in Mis-
souri, and 10,500000 acres in Nebras-
ka. The greater part of the govern
ment's possessions consists of arid
lands and mountainous districts, which
are unfit for agricultural uses. Though
without much value at the present
time. many million acres of this great
public domain is destined at some fu-
ture time to support large population,
by means of cultivation with the aid
of irrigation and the present growing
sentiment in favor of experiments in
government operation of industries
will probably result, before many
years, in the construction of vast irri-
CATION systems in the arid regions, by
the United States government. There
is an excellent opportunity there TO
test some of the popular Socialisic
theories without a disturbance Of the
existing industrial and social condi-
tons, and without any chance of Sc
riouS loss to the government. There
are many people in the United States
,,,>1
many features of the single tax idea,
for example, but who are too cOnser-
vative to advocate an application OF
the theory to lands already controlled
by individuals. Such persons would
welcome some experiments with the
theory in the regions now owned by
the government. which can be made
arabic by irrigation, and ii is not at al
unlikely that a well considered plan for
developing these lands and putting
them into use. with the government as
a great landed proprietor and the peo
pie as leSSeeS, or renters may be adopt
! ed by Congress before many years. In
! times these lands will be source OF
| great wealth to someone, and as they
| are now owned by the government and
| there is a strong sentiment In favor OF
! launching the nation into an expert
| ment of that sort, there seems to be nc
| good reason why the government
! should not undertake, by irrigation, tC
put large bodies of arid lands in cOndi
ton to yield the treasury a substantial
| revenue, and at the same time make q
test of the effects of such an enter
prise on the social conditions, the in
dustry and the enterprise of people
who are anxious TO take part in such
an experiment.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01
INDIAN CENSUS PAPER.

How the Chippewa Enumeration Re-
ported His Band.
This symbolical census paper of an
Indian band was drawn and given in
to an agent by NagO-nabc, Il Chippewa
Indian, during the progress of the am
nuity payment in 1919. 1t represents
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

Science and sanitation not only ought
to drive yellow fever out of the United
States. but 1t ought to drive out all
other filth diseases. We talk about
the dirt of the Digger Indians, and yet
We are dying by the thousands all the
time from dirt. The objectionable sin
of civilization is its daily death rate
from dirt.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

That the Prince of Wales Is So years
ole of course lessons his possible period
rs king. However, he's supposed 10
have had royal time as it is.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

Germany's foolish hostility to Eng
land, as voiced through her monarch,
naturally gives offense to Austrian and
Italian statesmen, and to that extent
weakens the tie between the three ma
tons. Thus far the net result of the
Kasier's freaks in his efforts to Isolate
England has been the creation of dis
trust toward himself among his friends
which may, If his pranks are persisted
in, isolate Germany.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

New England farmers have organ
lied cooperative hog killing clubs. Tn
til a national organization is establish
ed. however, the person who spraWls
over two seats in crowded railroad
ear need feel no uneaSiness.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

A Boston asylum advertises for ''gra-
tuitous contributions of perused litera-
ture for eleemosynary distribution.
The Bostonese have such charming
way of putting things
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

The British lion is now maintaining
two wars against unciviliZed tribes
Both are being waged by the tribes III
an attempt to maintain or regain indie
pendence, of which Great Britain has
robbed or is seeking to rob them. The
sun never sets upon the British empire,
and it never runs its daily course but it
sees blood spilled by British bayonets.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

Miss Augusta Main, of New Berlin,
Conn charged with an assault with
intent to kill declared in court that
there were two things in the world she
hated, and they were men and dogs.
r never see either" she said, but
Ehat l ache to kill them How I'M
Womanly in her not to love dogs.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

Mrs. Mckinley, mother of the Prcsi-
dent has been informed that she is
one of the heirs to the rich estate of II
relative who has just died in Scotland.
With the Presidency of the United
States and a fortune in Scotland things
are breaking nicely for William Nc
kinley and his venerable mother.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

New York has sent sixty women IN
boomers ito civillze the Klondike re
glons." If they reach their destination
mt all it is pretty safe to wager that
they will be civilized by the miners.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

When you see a young man cleaning
a girls bicycle they are engaged; when
YOU see the operation reversed they are
married.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

A New Jersey training school for
nurses has refused diploma 10 n
young woman who writes poetry. This
is rather rough on the young woman,
bur just think how unpleasant she
would make things for an invalid.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01
YvEVVsYVEAr
: Timely Topics. &
S9HsAgABABAHAbbAAAAAhhN

III there is one real failure possible
In life, 1t is the failure to be true 10
the best one knows.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

A Paris dispatch says: IN. Sauverin
was scratched in a duel fought early
this morning" Heavens. The women
have begun it now.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

Pride is never so effectually put to
The blush as when 1t finds itself con
trasted with an easy but dignitied hui
mility.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

A New York physician says he can
uiye directions for living n hundred
years." Well, anyone can do that.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

The reason a woman is in no hurry
10 die is that she wishes to sweep INTO
heaven after everybody else is seated.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01
Iacemakine Machine,

The problem of making by machin-
cry lace which cannot possibly be dis
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01

A long pedigree doesn't prevent a
horse from being the last Of his race.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-01-06
A VISIT TO the PEN
The New Mexico Penal Institution as
Managed by col Il. III .Bergmann.
To the Editor OF the Optic.

To the Editor OF the Optic.
SANTA FE, January 4.-While on .
visit to the Territorial ~penitentiary to-
day, In company with some Las Vegas
friends, / picked up q few notes that
may interest OPTIC readers. Our party
was courteously received and shown
over the spacious grounds and through
the great buildings and work shops by
the obliging Assistant Superintendent
Merrill.
The institution 10 in itself a regular
industrial bee hive The 200 inmates
| appeared to be cheerful and %contented,
all being busy at some useful occupa
lion, such as ~stone-cntting, cabinet
making blacksmithing. tailoring. shoe
making and a dozen other things-but
what most attracted our attention was
he work in the iron and brass depart
ment which Supt Bergman has lately
added to the industrial features of the
institution. Here The force at work has
inst fnished 1U4 IRON doors for ihr
new south wing of the p%enitentiary
and the finished product is as 90 d as
could be turned out by any iouodry in
the country, while the cost to the Ter
ritory is less than one-fourth what
would have TO be paid a foundry ; cast.
iDgs for the hinges are now being
turned nut and 104 Big brass locks are
also being made right on the ground
Ia the brass fundries of the east these
locks cast $l1 each, but here they are
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-01-06

being made Of scrap brass, at a
cost 10 The Territory Of less than ~. 75
each.
Only a master hand can conceive
.nd OK cute such economic enterprises
- we saw going on here to-day, hence
ur party unanimously voted Mr.
3ergmann "the right man Ia the
,ght pIace"-at least so FAR as the
.xpayers Of New Mexico are con
;erueu.
l was kindly permitted to examins
the fficiaI ..sturekeeper's RI port" and
COPIED lherefrom the following, whict
conveys a pretty fair idea Of the busl
ness-llke manner Ia which the aft arr
OF this Territorial Institution are con
Quoted:
s.Fur the month of November, 1897
Amount Of funds allowed by law
81. DIG IL; actually Issued, 1915 %
returpeu to commissury S24o % extrl
Issue, $3.50 81; actual saving, $l2O Al
average Cost, one mau per Guy
so 1880; average, one man per mouth
~. 80
'.For month OF December, 1897.
Allowed by law, 81, OS5. 80; acluali
issued, $724 ~; u 70 comm
sary, $55o.yO; tx ra issue, $l06 10
acsual saving, 1882 rs; average Cost
one nan per day, $V.l1 6; average
n man per month, $3.50"
VISITOR.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-01-06

GOVERNOR LowNDSs. Of Maryland,
would like to be senator rom tina
state, and he believed that be could
be elected to that Office, il he should
use the patronage a. his command, as
governor, to further his own election.
But he declined to do this. Believing
that the ~governorship had been CON-
mitted to him as a trust for the benefit
OF the people, and not as a means for
his own personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, b,
refused to u.o his position to further
his personal desires. The memory O
this Governor Lowndes should be EN-
balmed with that Of Washington and
other fathers of this country. Alas!
1t will have no companionship from
other men OF this day and generation.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-01-06
NO FAITH CURE,
ABOUT sruARr,s DYSPEPSIA TABLETS

They Cure Stomach Troubles and indignation
anyway. Whether You Have Path In
Them or Not.
All physicians agree that the element
OF faith has q great deal to do In the
cure OF disease.
Firm belief and confidence IN a
family physician or the same c"ni-
dence aud fAitn in a patent medicine,
have produced remarkable cures IN all
ages.
This is especially true In nervous
troubles aud no field I ffsrs SO prolific
a harvest for the quack and charistan,
as the diseases arising from q weak OF
run down nervous system.
Nevertheless, the most common OF
all diseases, Indigestion and stomach
~roubles, which IN turn cause nerv' u;
diseases, heart troub es, consumption
and los OF q 'sh, requires something
besides faith 10 cure.
Mere faith will mol digest your food
for you, Will not give you an appetite,
will not increase your d sh and
strengthen your nerves and heart, bu'
Ssuaft's Dyspepsia Tablets will dc
these things, because they are com
posed OF the elements OF digestion,
he contain the Juices, acids aud pep
tones necessary to The digestion acc
assimilation II wholesome food.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will di
gest food If placed IN a ar or bottle II
water heated 10 % negrres, and the,
will do 1t much more effectively wher
taken int" ths 8 Omacn after meals
whether you have faith that they vii
or not.
l. They invigorate the stomach, max
pure blood and strong nerve, IN tn
only way that nature can do IL, AM
that is, from plenty OF Wholesale foot
we'll digested. L is not what we eat
but what we digest that does us good
Sluart's Dyspepsia tablets are soil
by druggists al 80 cent for full -seiza'
package.
Lutte book on cause and cure @
stomach troubles mailed free by ad
dressi z Stuart Co Marshall, Mich.
48-3 p. O. d..