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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19
Race rack and
Stable Gossip

The close of the racing season is so
near at hand that to all intents and
purposes it has ended in the East In
many respects it has been a notable
one, and particularly in the support
which has been accorded the racing as
sociations by the public. 1t is doubtful
if the receipts have been so uniformly
large any other year during the past
decade. This condition of affairs was
largely due to the general prosperity OF
the country and the stable condition of
the turf under the supervision Of the
Jockey club. However, the season has
by no means been as satisfactory one
as 1t should have been on the surface.
for toward its close particularly there
was a strong undercurrent of unrest
and dissatisfaction at what seemed
lethargy on the part Of those who are
expected to guard zealously the inter-
ests of the sport and to mete out swift
and severe punishment to offenders
against turf discipline.
An idea of the prominent part which
American race horses have played in
England during the past two seasons
may be gained from the following edi-
torial clipped from Land and Water Of
Nov. II:
Only a few years ago racing in Eng
land, with the exception of the Derby,
interested but few or the American pup
lie, but since such an immigration has
been made into this country by horses
Of American breeding, it has become an
everyday topic. If I were to say that
80 American-bred horses started III
England in 1898 the public would be
very incredulous; still such was the
case, and those SO thoroughbreds start
ed 537 times, winning 81 races, being
second SIS times and Sc times finishing
third. The total amount won in purses
! was $126.020. The most money won by
one horse was s15,714, which amount
was captured by Pierre Lorillards =
year-old Caiman, by Locohatchee-Hap
by Day. Golden Bridge, better known
to Americans by his former name OF
Bridegroom H., won $14O55, while
Myakka had $4,000 to his credit at the
end of the racing season. The win
nings of the American-bred horses this
year have been even greater, and the
season is not vet over. Democrat, by
Sensa ton Equality, Lord William
Beresford's 2-year-old, is now favorite
for next years Derby. He has won
number of rich stakes, including the
Middle Park plate, which last year was
won by Caiman. In the Imperial Pro
duce stakes Democrat was beaten
head by Forfarshire. He carried 1873
| pounds, so his defeat does not cast any
| discredit on the youngster, for he was
| ridden by Sloan, who had earlier In the
| day met with an accident which came
very near permanently disabling Amer
| ica's premier jockey.
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monds. watches and fine jewelry were
damaged by smoke and water. These
goods will be sold at from 80 to so cents
on the dollar. Sale commences Tues
day, December 10, at 10 a. m. Harry
Blumkin, North Main street, Butte.
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BUTTE News.
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1899
Butler 00d Coos !.

You'll always find the freshest
eggs and the finest butter here.
we are very particular about
these two articles.
STRICTLY FRESH EGGS, per
dozen ....'....... .........' AoS
OUR DELICIOUS BUTTER,
none quite so good, 8 pounds
81, pounds. 100
MUENSTER AND BRICK
CHEESE, pound ..........2Oc
DOUBLE CREAM CHEESE,
rich and mild, pound. Poe
FULL CREAM CHEESE, per
pound .......... ..........l7 &C
GROUND SAGE, rs cent can
1or .............. ........... lVc
FRESH COCOANUTS, each. 1Oc
FANCY LEMONS, dozen. ..15c
FINE NAVEL ORANGES, two
dozen .......... zoe
EXTRA FINE JERSEY SWEET
POTATOES, pound .........5c
CRANBERRIDS quarts. .25c
WALTER BAKER & CO.'S
CHOCOLATE, the original and
genuine, pound ............45c
GHERADELLTS PREMIUM
CHOCOLATE, extra fine quail
1ty, pound ..................4 Oc
FINEST LEMON OR CITRoN
PEEL, pound zoe
FANCY SEEDED RAIsINS. two
POUNDS ........... ..........25C
IMPORTED RECLEANED CUR
RANTS, two pounds. .25c
NEW COMB HONEY, 2 for. 35c
NEW MEATY WHITE WAL
NUTS, three pounds. SOC
NEW MIXED NUTS, no pea
nuts, pound ................I 5c
NEW LAYER FIGS, most stores
ask rs cents package, our
price ............. ........ 12ac
KENNEDY'S ENGLISH FRUIT
CAKE, pound package zoe, s.
pound round tin. ..S1,35
, RICHELIEU PLUM PUDDING,
: 35c size for 25c; Csc size
For extra canned fruits and
vegetables, order the "Riche-
lieu" brand; they never disap-
, point.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-12
PHILIPPINE AGRICULTURE.
Observations bya Government
Explorer Among Sugar
and Rice Fields.
THE PRIMITIVE METHODS
A San Fernando Sugar Mandatory
Which Is Owned BY a
Chinaman.

Six Months Work on One Crop of tame
Climatic Conditions Exceedingly Favor
able to the Production OF sugar and
Rice-Hard Conditions of Agricultural
Labor-Rice ON Irrigated Lands.
At the present time it is somewhat
difficult to ascertain the value of the
Philippine Islands under normal in
dustrial conditions. In the first place,
all the industries are disturbed. and
only such as are absolutely necessary
are conducted with any vigor.
In Manila the distribution of money
by the American army and navy
causes considerable activity in some
lines, but the usual trade is dull. The
whole country is waiting for some
thing to turn up"
After my arrival at Manila, says Dr.
S. \. Knapp. l determined to pene-
trate the insurgent lines and travel as
far as they would permit. Mr.. Cad
well, formerly of Iowa. joined me,
and, with Il Filipino for interpreter, we
took the train for San Fernando, about
Seventy-fivc miles 10y rail The section
Of country through which we passed
was quite level and interSectcd by
streams. There Were few fields of
sugar cane, but most of the land was
planted to rice. Occasionally tract
was irrigated, but the larger portion
depended upon rainfall, and showed
generally light crop.
The harvest had just begun. Men
and women We're in the fields with
their sickles, cutting and binding tiny
bundles-two handlulS. Each bundle
Is then stood up-heads upon the
ground and butts in the air After
standing this way about twenty four
hours it is removed and piled in small
ricks on the leveeS which separate
the rice fields. Each rick is about
three feet wide by three high, and
from fifty to one hundred feet long.
The heads of the rice form the sides
Of the rick When sufficiently dry the
grain is removed by drawing the straw
through a hatchel.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-12

According TO the London Young
Woman, Princess Victoria of Wales is
one of the few royal women who
rides herself on the fact that she has
learned a regular profession. At a re-
cent industrial exhibition il London
t. ere was specially interesting book
BINDERS exhibit there being contribu-
tons from the best-known binderies
ir Great Britain. Among them there
" are several artistically executed book
covers which gained universal admira-
ton, and whose maker was a certain
Miss Matthews, to whom several
prizes were awarded.
Some time afterward the identity of
Miss Matthews became known, and
great was the surprise when it was
found she was Princess Victoria Of
Wales, who sent her work under an
assumed name in order that it might
gel impartial criticism without con-
silrration for her rank.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-12
Iobes al the Brain.

Some of the more advanced Of the
psychologists now claim that the
back lobcs OF the brain are the
seat Of the highest intellectual
faculties. thevry which is in
direct opposition To that Of the phrcn
olOgistS and to popular opinions as
well. the latter being that high fore
head is proof Of superior intelligence.
To the large hind head has been attri-
buted an unusual degree of animalism
pr c. Clapham, an anthropologist Of
high rrpute throughout Europe. has
given arguments in favor Of the
poStcrior lobeS in Il recently published
paper which shows that man, Of all
creatures. has the mostly highly devcl-
oped poSterior lobes, and that the
ablest men aud races have them in the
highest perfection. Idiots and con
firmed lunatics, according to his in
vestigationS, have these impcrfectly
developed or in a very bad state.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-12
TOBACCO BALING

compared with the pay of farm hands
In the United States. Those employed
the year around receive from SO to
$50 and their keep" per month. Those
employed during harvest receive about
S1.50 per day. 1t requires the atten-
ton of one man to produce 1000
pounds of tobacco, and it is said that
an apprenticeship of fully five years
must be served before one really I'M
derStands the science of tobacco grow
ing. The best men come from the
Canary Islands, though Cuban ncgros.
when not too lazy, make excellent
plantation hands.
In many ways tobacco raising is the
most attractive agricultural industry
In Cuba. Sugar growing is more prof
table, or has been, but it requires a
greater capital and the product can.
not be so easily converted into cash.
Then, too, sugar cane is of much slow
er growth and requires almost as
much attention. Tobacco produces a
crop the first year, though the quality
of the leaf is not the best until the
land has been under cultivation sey
eral seasons.
Since its first Introduction to the civ
llized world tobacco has been IN
weighed against by teachers Of rclin
Ion in all parts of the earth, Scientists
have laugh; thai its use is injurious To
man, Pope and ro'entatc have forbid
den it, yet its hold upon humaidty has
increased year after year
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-12
PROVINCE OF MATANZAS.
1t Is One of the Wealthi-st of the Island
of CuEa.

1t Is One of the Wealthi-st of the Island
of CuEA.
There is but one safe ground to take
with reference to any statistics re-
garding the island of Cuba, that is to
accept nothing as more than fairly ap-
proXimate. The province of Matanzas
is the smallest of the six provincial
districts of Cuba. 1t is given as COW
ering $500 square miles, an area a lit
tie less than that of the island of Por-
to Rico, and something under the half
OF the area of the State of New .Jer-
sey On the map Matanzas province
appears larger than Havana province,
but the area of the latter is increased
by the inclusion of the Isle of Pines.
At the beginning of the Cuban war the
population of MatanZas province was
probably a little over 27O.OO0. 1t is
now estimated at about 100000. Near
ly onc-third of its people have died
within the past four years The death
rate has included an abnormal per-
centagc of adult males
In lN!ll the province WAS said to con-
tain, in round figures. 3OO.000 head of
cattle ana 100000 head OF horses. To-
day the cattle are estimated mt 10000
and the horses nj 1000 The chief in
duStry of the district is sugar raising
1t includes some of the best sugar
lands ON the island In 1894 there were
los sugar mills. To-day there are
ffty-iivc. of which forty-two are in OPP
Grafton. In 1891 the province exported
something over 100000 tons of sugar,
or about one third of the entire output
of the island. still using rough.
though approximate estimates, that
amount would represent Il value of
nearly S2Ou00.O0O. The sugar output
for the entire island for 1899 will but
little. if at all, exceed that sum.
As far as the province of MatanZaS
Is concerned there is no visible reason
why it should not. in any case. come
out winner. Except under an almost
impossible recurrence of McylcriSm
the province could hardly he in worse
plight than it has been. The need of
the province, and the same applies
with almost equal force to the whole
island. is not so much government as
honest administration The province
Is rich: the island is rich. Its income
from the custom house and very linn
tied internal revenue. combined with
wholly reasonable taxation of mu-
inequalities for municipal purposes,
will furnish Il sum which is more than
adequate for all requirements.
The problem of Cuba is one of the
utmost simplicity. 1t consists in an
honest and economical expenditure of
an ample revenue which is obtained
by n taxation. direct and Indirect
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-12
NAN|LA'S QUEER CUSTOMS
The Street Car Service Which
Is Conducted in a Sur
prising Manner.
THE HOUSEHOLD PETS.
Bull and Tiger Fights Which At
tract Large Audiences Are
Usually Tame Affairs.

N here Everybody Smokes and the Cigars
and Cigarettes Are Surprisingly Cheap
smallpox the Most Fatal Disease But
the Natives Are Opposed to Vaccination
The Manila Newspaper.
Speaking Of life in Manila, a gentle
man who spent several years in the
citv says: 1.-THE tram car service is
slow, but it is pretty good. The car is
thing by itself, as is the one lean
pouy that pulls it. The usual notice,
smoking allowed on the three rear
seats only is absent. Everybody
smokes, even to the conductor. Every
car has seats for twelve persons, and
eight are allowed to stand on each
platform, where they are requested to
distribute themselves so as to prevent
derailment. When the car has gath
ered in its quota of passengers the
driver hangs out the sign, "Lleno,"
fulD and doesn't stop even for the
Archbishop. The Archbishop is a far
more powerful and influential person
age than the Governor-General.
"The rooster is TIE household pet in
nll the Philippines. He is cuddled and
petted and becomes quite intelligent.
He is kept for cock fighting, which,
next to a combat in which the bull is
concerned, is the most popular sport
b. and around Manila. In case of fire
the rooster is the first thing rescued,
for habieS-common luXuries in the
Philppines-are secondary considera-
lions md more easily duplicated than
BIZ felthered biped. But the greatest
sport of all is the struggle between
b III beasts, which consists of a Span
lsA 1ull being pitted against a Bengal
bier, or the bull maGe to fight a couple
3f panthers. These encounters seem
lO one who takes an interest in college
Football games to be very tame affairs.
Pr one occasion after trying in vain to
pake bull and Bengal tiger STAY
bach other the latter was dragged
lway and two panthers were looSed in
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-12
Por.n Klcn,s E-nI>nown Flora

Flora of Porto Rico are next to I'M
known. The Spanards never had en-
ergy enough to undertake study of
Porto Rico flora, and they diStrusted
foreign scientists. who, they thought.
might be harboring revolutionary de-
signs under the guise of the Swans.
Two German botanists, however, by a
liberal bribery Of the Spanish off
Gals, did succeed in making a limited
survey and collection of the flora One
of them was Herr Schwaeneke who
visited Porto Rico in 1870: the other.
Herr Sintcrnis. who went partially
over the islands about twenty years
ago The studies of these two men
comprise about all that is known of
Porto Rico flora. 1t is believed that
some of the rarest orchids in the world
are growing unknown in the interior
of Porto Rico. There are luxuriant
tree palms one hundred feet in height.
rich ferns, gorgeous flowers of all de
scriptions, banana, orange, lemon and
other plants.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-12

AS we approached san Fernando the
lands became dryer and more sandy,
and We're generally planted to sugar
cane. We walked out to the southern
border of the city to looN at a sugar
manUfactory owned by a Chnaman.
He gave us permission to examine the
premises.
1t was large factory, but more
primitive than any in the United
States. The cane was ground in Il
three-roller OX-mill gCared to small
engine. For boiling the juice there
were eight kettles with cast-iron bot.
toms and wooden sides. The juice was
run into these kettles. lined and
boiled; no filtering ana little skimming.
When sufficiently boiled it was poured
into earthcn jars shaped like an in
verted haystack, and holding about
one hundred and thirty-three pounds
of sugar. In the bottom was an ori-
fee two inches in diameter, overwhich
n straw filter was placed before the
syrup was poured in. These jars are
called Phones, and they rest upon an
earthen crock holding twelve quarts,
which receives the mOlaSSeS.
phones for some weeks il is emptied
onto mats and divided into three parts,
according to color depending on drain
age The top third is fairly light, the
middle third is quite dark and the bot
tom third looks like tar. The top and
middle thirds are sun dried and
packed in mats for shipping; the lower
third is stored in mat and redrained
Such sugars are worth from ~ to 2E
cents pound, according to grade.
The molasses is sold to be manufac-
tured into rum. While we were there
they were emptying the molasses into
an immense tank in boat, to be
transported to the distillery. With
such primitive methods it would not
be possible to do much in the United
States, but here they can work at n
crop of cane for six months. The cane
Is twelve to eighteen months old when
grinding begins, and is very rich in
saccharine matter.
AS rule, only one crop of cane is
obtained from Il planting. This APP
peared so contrary to our knowledge
of cane in the United States and Cuba
that | made careful inquiry among
owners of sugar estates in Manila, and
the statement was confirmed, except
upon new and rich land, where the
cane is allowed to ration for several
years.
Climatic conditions in the Philip
pines are exceedingly favorable to the
production of sugar and rice. The en-
ormous and uniform rainfall during
the spring. summer and fall and the
comparatively dry weather during the
winter, when the cane is harvested.
are considerations of the utmost i'm
portance to the sugar producer. Some
may be disappointed by the fact that
only one crop is made from each
planting but it must be borne in mind
that these lands have been crop1c1l
for hundreds of years without fe>tinz
alton and without the use of any rene
waiting processes. With deeper p.ov-
inc, better tillage and improved metb-
DDS of extraction the sugar production
On these islands will become a profit
able and important industry.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-12
Novel Way to Clean n Chimney.

An easy way to clean n chimney of
SCOT has been discovered by Maine
man. Instead Of going to the top of
the chimney and probing with rods. he
begins at the bottom. There an open
ing is made. and he fires upward a re-
volver charged with blank cartridge.
The concussion, it is said will clean
out the SCOT. He also claims that the
burning of piece of zinc in stove
will clear the stove and its funnel of
SCOT.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-12

A writer in Cosmos, NJ. Emile Mason,
argues that the East Indian dugong or
lamatin is the natural foundation for
the myths of sirens, nereids, and tri-
tons. A female dungong recently cap
tured in the Red Sea has a head and
bust which, when seen at some little
distance, might be taken for mer-
maid The lamatin has also vibrant
voice, and these two combined make a
good base for the theory which the
writer has advanced with a good deal
of elaboration.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-12

German dentists are now making
fuse teeth out of paper in place of
porcelain or mineral composition. They
are said to be very satisfactory, as
they do not chip or break and are not
sensitive to heat or cold. Best Of all,
they are very cheap.
The idea of paper teeth. however,
does not sound very allurirg and is
rattle. suggestive of a menu composed
IL
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-12
l'c"d ~ - ~ uYorod.

An experiment station has found
that when corn meal has a fcediNg
value of 100 per cent. when bran has
s. per cent. where mi6dlng from 100
to 40 per cent. according to quality.
gluten meal 152 per cent old process
linsccd meal 133 per cent ana cotton
seed meal, 1852 per cent. For example,
when corn is worth % cents n huShcl.
ton of corn is worth 50. and Il tom Of
colnmeal. counting in the expense of
grinding. would he worth $40. When a
ton OF cornmoal is worth $40 wheat
is worth $3.50. gluten meal. $1j.20; old
process oil mtal, $3.50, and cotton
seed oil, $3.50
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-12
EmbrnideTN ia Rack.

A very pretty little hanging rack,
made of silver wire in ornamental fill
cree shape, with little hooks of the
benz wire, closely resembling hat
rack in miniature. But this is not a
doll arrangement for hats, only a
Cainty adjunct to the embroidery table.
On each little hook hangs still another
silver wire arrangement, bent into a
fcur-leaved rosette and Intended to
told embroidery silks.
The silks to be used in an one spe-
cal design may be wound upon these
silk holders and hung on the rack con-
ven'ently near the embroidery frame.
I his smooth silver wire may not be
as elaborate as the heavily chased or
ell fiigree silk holders, but they are
letter for the silk, do not fray them,
aud the pretty little rack keeps them
teacher and free from the dirt the silk
holders might pick up if left lying
about the table
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-12

Just as the people are beginning to
discuss the commercial possibility of
the recently discovered and exploited
NcrnSt electric light in Germany and
England, comes the claim that the
material for the production of Just
such a light ami an almost identical
theory as to its use were not only in
vented by a Brooklyn man. Lewis ].
Jones, but We're patented by him in
this country in $50 NernSt's lamp is
simply one Whose luminous conductor
IS free from carbon or other com
bustible materials, in brief rcfrac-
tory oxide which will stand any tenn
perature short Of its own fusion
and requiring no vacuum globe. The
chief trouble witt The lamp is that the
llluminant body or filamcnt has first to
be heated with a match, spirit lamp
or platinum coil. before it would be
come available as an illuminlnt
through the application of the electric
al current. Mr. fOneS'S invention de
scrihed materia which was intended
to take the place Of the carbon pencils
Or filamentS. of a mixture of non-con-
Quoting oxide, thereby including the
Nernst idea. TIE combined oxides
from a body which is a conductor
when cold, and therefore needs no pre-
lminary heating IS in the case of the
Nernst tilament o. pencil. The Jones
luminant was Il N Nture of 80 per cent
of oxide of magnesium and 10 per cent
of oxide of iron. but this has since
been improved upon by the use of the
more refractory materials which are
used in the WelShach mantclS thoria,
Eirconia. and ceria. The Brooklyn in
yentor expects to produce lamp more
economical than any now in use, and
which is self-lighting.