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The world., 1899-01-04
MAINTENANCE OF ROADS.

The state engineer and surveyor of
New York, E. A. Bond, has prepared
for general distribution pamphlet on
the maintenance of good roads. He
recommends the macadam road, but in
sists on the Importance of constant
watchfulness to keep even road of
this sort in good order. He says in
this regard:
1t should be borne in mind that
sooner or later as the good roads in
crease, some system of maintenance
must be devised, and that even at the
present time the few stretches that
have been completed must have the
same jealous care, as if a certain net
work of roads were completed. There
fore a caretaker should be appointed at
once, as soon as the completed road has
been delivered over to the supervisors.
The question also arises whether the
cost of maintenance of stone road is
greater or less than the amount used
on the same unimproved road The
general answer is that the balance will
be in favor of the stone road, but this
will have to be proved and this can on
ly be done by keeping a careful ac-
count of all expenditures, from the
very outset.
It seems advisable to say some few
words on the subject of wide tires on
vehicles. 20 be used on these improved
roads Laws have been passed in this
and other states, but have failed to
reach the desired result. The better
way is to appeal to the intelligent
farmer showing him the advantage of
the use of wide tires in connection
with the improved roads. He will
soon grasp the situation and will order
wide tires when new vehicles are or
dertl and if there are still some few
ma.uutents who will not be convinced
unde. any circumstances, let law be
pas~.5 compelling these few to adopt
them Many tests have been made to
establish the claims in favor of wide
tires as against the narrow ones. In
Utah. at the experiment station, it was
shown that a given load on 11a-inch
tire pulled 40 per cent heavier than
when .a three-inch tire, the tests be-
ing m- be on srass sod. On a moist,
but ha.a road, the percentage was 12.7
IN favor of the three-inch tire. In
ONO o wide-tire test was made at the
stat" Hlrersity. An ordinary wagon
with @ new three-inch tire was loaded
with two IONS or 4480 pounds, and the
ufai Haasured by a dynamometer.
on an r1inary earth road, in good
condition and hard, the draft was 254
pounds On a newly plowed field it
Was d. pounds. AS $50 pounds is the
0'ait '' an ordinary horse OF 1000
pound -To horses could draw this
"ad VII. case on an ordinary road and
ION a.1 one-half on a grass sod;
while .l a narrow tire one-half as
"1'h. "r a single ton, is full load far
~u"." .eam. Besides this, the broad
u'es roll and level a road so that the
L'0Ie J.'F are used ,he better the road
'7'oAes. .aile narrow tires cut it into
'''s If d.. IS at all soft.
The world., 1899-01-04
THE eoER BEHIND THE ROCK.

(From the Galveston Daily NewsD
The methods and fighting qualities
of the Beers are now surprising the
world. Why should this be so? They
come from fighting stock. 1t has been
only a few years since the BOer be-
hind the rock did just what the Boer
is doing over again to-day.
The war between Briton and Boer
of 1880 began with the battle of Bronx
horst Spruit. The British loss was
$50 officers and men out of 246 en-
gagged. The rest surrendered. The
loss of the other side was very small.
Gen. Sir George Colley decided to
avenge this insult and restore conf
dence without delay. On Jan. 2S, 81,
he went out with 1000 men and artil-
lery. and fought the battle of Laing's
Mex. The British loss was 174. Col.
Deane and almost all the other officers
were killed. AS history shows, the
5Sth Regiment (English) retreated to
its camp in command of a Lieutenant,
Ten days later the Beers moved to
flank Colley's position. British loss,
$50 of 27O; Boer loss, killed, in
iured. 1t was three weeks later
when Sir George Colley with 400 men
climbed Majuba Hill. British loss,
226 of 400; Boer loss, l killed, and 5
wounded. In the four battles the
British lost 700 men; the Beers 23.
In spite of the sad experience of
Gen. Colley, DR.. Jameson, only a few
years later, expressed the opinion that
the Beers would turn tail at the first
beat of the drum" He asserted, as
shown by the testimony introduced at
his trial, that he could kick the per-
sons of the Beers all around the
He was routed in short
order at Krugersdorp, losing 1873 men
Of $50.
While the Beers may be overwhelm-
ed in the end, there is at present no
reason to doubt that even If victory
comes to England, it will come as
President Kruger predicted, at cost
hat will shock mankind.
The world., 1899-01-04
BIG PROFIT ON LUMBER.

An official in the employ of the
Northern Pacific Railroad tells of a
new industry followed by certain per-
sons living near the line of the rail-
way. This is the systematic stealing
of lumber belonging to the company.
Owing to thee many improvements be-
ing made by the road, large quantities
of lumber have been deposited along
side the track at various points, and
when a gang of workmen arrive to use
it in improvement and construction
work-the lumber is gone. Hitherto
eminently respectable people" have
carted it away for their own private
use. Many new houses have been
constructed out of lumber belonging
to the company. Enough has been
stolen from the Northern Pacific this
year to build a town." says one of the
detectives employed to ferrit out the
thieves.
There is q man whom the officers
have every reason to believe has built
a house out of the Northern Pacific
lumber. This much is known. He has
taken lumber from two points along
The world., 1899-01-04
THE BRITIsH-eoER WAR.

Seattle takes lively interest in the
war in South Africa. The interest is
so marked that a councIiman-Mr.
McArdle,-proposed that the city en-
ter into diplomatic relations with Mr..
Kruger But the proposal was laugh
ed to scorn by the British influences
in the council. and the city still main
tains it's attitude of cold neutrality,
and hence we need not fear an imme-
date visit from British warships.
The misadventures of the British in
South Africa is a constant surprise
party The British for many years
have won such easy victories over
nude savages in the Dark Continent,
that they had come to underestimate
the fighting qualities of any African
force that might be brought against
them. 1t is noteworthy that when
the famed British troops have con-
fronted really valorous fighters like
the American revolutionists of 1776
1884 and the Beers of the present day,
they have not particularly distinguish
ed themselves. Great Britain in 1875
1884 decided that the game was not
worth the candle; and if the Beers
wipe out few more regiments of the
flower of the British troops a similar
decision may be reached regarding
the rich gold mines of the Transvaal
The Saturday Evening Post recently
pointed out the golden opportunity
that now exists in South Africa for
Dutch Napoleon. A really masterful
general could organize all the Dutch
of the South African States; the vast
output of the Transvaal mines would
be ample to hire whole armies of the
most desperate fighters from all quar-
ters of the world, and the result would
be the expulsion of the invader. The
entire southern half of the continent
could then be nodded into a homege-
neous Dutch republic, whose power
might easily be made absolute. Is
Kruger or any of his generals this mil
itary Messiah? The recent occur
rences in South Africa would indicate
that it is possible.
The world., 1899-01-04
BEET SUGAR LEADS.

1t is said on what should be excel
lent authority, that fully two-thirds of
the worlds supply of sugar now comes
from the beet Certain it Is that the
production of this necessity is no long
er confined to tropic regions, but is
found profitable by dwellers in tenn
perate zones, notably those of our own
continent.
Some idea of the development of the
beet sugar industry of the world may
be seen by comparison of statistics re-
garding this product. Belore the 70s
it is doubtful whether the production
of the whole world in this line reached
100000 tons yearly. For the present
season the beet sugar output is estimat-
ed at $4,000 tons-fgures which put
the statistics of the yield of cane sugar
once so important-qnite in the
shade.
Clearly, sugar is likely to have a
keen interest for people-particularly
American people-fOr many long
year to come.
The world., 1899-01-04
AMERICANS WELCOME IN LUzoN.
New York Sun,


We hope rather than expect that the
anti-imperialists in Congress who are
now rehearsing to their mirrors NOV
ing speeches on the war of brutal ag-
gression in the Philippines will pom
der this passage sent from Vigan by
Gen. Young to Gen. Otis last Friday:
Inhabitants of own accord join troops
repairing trail and carrying subsistence"
With such ingratitude are the heroic
Aguinaldo's efforts to free Luzon from
American despotism received!
AS General Otis shows in his report
the American forces in the Philippines
are the only guarantee of order, the
only protection of the peaceably dis
posed inhabitants against the bands of
looters organized by the Aguinaldians.
Freedom to plunder is the freedom of
which Aguinaldo is the apostle. The
American troops free the inhabitants
from reign of violence and black
mail. They bring relief to a popula-
ton terrorized by bandits and bush
whackers.
The world., 1899-01-04

which he wishes employment. In my
case 1t was yard work, and l applied
to the general yardmaster The Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy, on which
he was employed, was hiring men al
most every day, and l thought my
chance was good. was given the usu-
al application to fill out, in which
am supposed to give my entire rail
road career, tell of every railroad
ever worked for, and the reasons of
my leaving their employ. l must give
age, height, weight, color of hair and
eyes, and ii l have ever sustained any
injury, it must be described in full.
| In addition to this | must attach
'clearness' covering the last five years.
from the railroads l may have worked
Tor during that time. 1t is useless to
attempt to lie in any of these applica-
tions, as it is traced out by correspond
ence, and any untruth means dis
charge"
The old railroad man passed success
| fully through this examination, but
when he came to the severe test for
visual acuteness" he failed, and his
application for a position was refused.
while | was yet in the Office another
man from another division came in for
a trial. He was young: not more than
| %, and he finally wriggled through the
eye tests and was led into the rear Of
flee for the physical examination which
/ 7 noc poTpoiftod tn Uitnpcc
"He was apparently an almost per-
| fec. man when stripped, and he was
reaping a harvest of POS the perfect
mark, until the doctor picked up a
stethoscope. Only second blasted
that young mans hopes of getting a
JOB on that railroad. The old surgeon
laid down the instrument, and, looking
his man in the eye, said:
"I'm very sorry, but l can't pass
you. You have heart trouble, and if
you were perfection in every other
way, l would be obliged to refuse you
on that ground alone
while the young man was dressing,
| talked with the surgeon in the Office.
He said that about one in four failed
to pass his tests, and when one thinks
for moment of the great number that
are turned down by the yardmaster
because of palpable unfitness or on ac-
count of previous bad record, you can
see about how hard it is to get job
braking or switching.
Hardly a railroad in the country
will hire you if you have even a
finger gone, and on most of the roads
the age limit for new employees is 80
years.
Il have never been in a railroad Of
flee applying for work where absolute
fairness in examination was not used.
In fact, almost any surgeon is willing
to- give an applicant the benefit of a
little doubt, but, then, on some things
there must be no doubt, and eyesight
and a stout heart are the chief, for on
the perfect work of these organs often
hangs the safety of hundreds of human
| lives and thousands of dollars worth
of property
The world., 1899-01-04
THE CLEARWATER TRUCE.

Commenting on the the truce patch
ed up between the Northern Pacific
and o. R. & N. Railway Companies in
the Clearwater country, a Lewiston
correspondent of the Minneapolis Jour
nal says.
"It would seem that certain proposed
trackage arrangements made between
the two railroads were entirely out of
reason. There is no precedent where
rival railways used the same track
for any great distance in hauling COM
petitive traffic. Rattlesnakes, prairie
dogs and owls may use the same hole
in the ground for habitation, but
railroad companies have never shown
such domestic felicity"
The history of the truce between the
o. r. & N. and the Northern Pacific is
related by the correspondent, who then
writes, in part, as follows:
president Hill, by his arrangement
with the Japanese steamship line, has
been enabled to divert some heavy
traffic from the Northern Pacific. The
prospective trade with the Orient has
put all transportation lines on their
mettle. The Great Northern has in
sidiously been capturing the business,
and this Las forced the Northern Pa
cific to strenuous effort at shortening
the line, because an increase in speed
is costly subterfuge. 1t is plain to
be seen that most of the building Oper-
ations of the Northern Pacific in Idaho
have been directed toward the one
great object of shortening the distance
to be Travelled, as we'll as reducing the
grades"
The world., 1899-01-04
TROLLEY LINE TO REPUBLIC.

1t is believed that an electric road
will shortly be built from Kettle river
to the Republic mining district. The
SpOkesmGn-ReVieto recently published
an interview with a man who has 'in-
side knowledge" and who does not per-
NIT his name to be used. According
to his statement the road will be con-
structed by eastern capitalists with the
cooperation of the Great Northern
company. He says:
You remember that short time
ago there was a change,-a sudden
change,-in the plans of President ].
]. Hill concerning a railroad to Re
public Know why? Briefly, electric
ity is cheaper than steam. President
Hill became conversant with the plans
of ex-senator Miller, and not only ap-
proved them, but when the road is
built it will w. found that the Great
Northern is as friendly to it as If it
were part of it's own system. Great
.orthern engineers told Mr.. Hill that
the route of the proposed electric rail-
way from Kettle Falls to Republic is
lCdolDICJ anu tudI POWOA 40
abundant not only at the falls, but
along the way. The Great Northern
realizes that it can control the trade of
Republic and hold it effectually by
means of this electric line, which will
reach the camp in the fewest number
o. miles tha. 1t can be reached from
any railway point.
There is power in the Kettle falls
for any such line, but, in addition,
there is abundant water power which
can bedeveloped along the road on both
sides of the summit, for mountain
streams run by the roadside which can
be harnessed and made to pull the cars
along. The company will have far
reaching plans. 1t will run its cars all
over Republic camp, providing a belt
lire system much like that in use at
Cripple Creek. Whatever there is to
haul into the camp or away from it
lis electric line can carry cheaper
than any steam train could possibly do
it, To me the proposition is one of
much merit and it promises big things
for Republic. 1t will send the camp to
the front as no other thing could do.
The syndicate means business and will
have in its control, besides this electric
line, some of the best mines in the
camp"
The world., 1899-01-04
GREAT NORTHERN EXTENSIONS.

The Great northern has begun i'm
provement work on its lines in the
eastern part of the state. Chief En-
gineer Stevens started the work few
days ago. Several gangs of men are
now employed. That portion OF the
work west of Spokane and through the
mountains is the most difficult and will
take a long time to complete. The
work east of Spokane will be begun at
once and, it is stated, will be complete
by March 1st next. The total cost OF
the work, exclusive of buildings, will
be about 100000. The extension east
of the river will be, it is said, very ex-
pensive and will require long time tc
complete. Orders for timbers and
steel have recently been sent in.
The world., 1899-01-04
SINROCK DISTRICT.

heavy shipping contract was con-
summated yesterday by the Seattle
Cape Nome Mining & Commercial. Co.
The contract provides for the transpor-
tatiOn of ESQ tons of general merchan-
disc, 10000 feet of lumber and thirty
men to Sinrock City. This is a mining
town in the Sinrock district, on Bering
sea, between Cape Nome and Cape
York. Several hundred claims were
located in the district last summer,
and it is believed that rich beach dig
gings will be found there. The outfit
above mentioned is to be shipped north
on the Alaska & Pacific Steamship
Company steamer Robert Dollar which
will sail from Seattle May 10th.
One of the biggest strikes of the year
is reported to have been made just
above Whites bar and between the
forks of Rock creek, B. c., on the Day
ton claim, where a ten-foot lead assay
ing as high as 5000 to the ton in gold,
five ounces silver and one per cent lead
is said to have been opened up.
The world., 1899-01-04
NORTHERN PACIFIC EARNINGS.

1t is reported that the net earnings
of the Northern Pacific for October
we're far in excess of the showing of
that road during any similar period In
its history. 1t is stated further, that
the showing for the month in question
is in the vicinity of $4,000, 900. Never
before has the system been able to
point to such a splendid balance. The
company contemplates declaring a div
idend of 2 per cent. at the February
meeting of the directors and thinks,
too, of strengthening it by further de-
claration of a l per cent. dividend
during each of the remaining months
of next year.
The world., 1899-01-04
STEEL PIER FOR PORT ORCHARD.

Plans and specifications for the pro-
posed steel pier for the Port Orchard
naval station are being completed at
Washington and Capt. Coghlan is in
momentary expectation of receiving
instructions from the chief of the bu-
reau of yards and docks to proceed
with the work and to let the contract
for the construction of the pier. 1t
has been about two years since cong
ress, in the general appropriations act
made provision for the construction
of steel pier $50 feet long for the
Puget Sound dry dock. The sum ap-
propriated for the purpose was $780,
900, but owing to delays in the Office
of Chief Endicott, no provision was
made for the expenditure of this sum
until short time ago.
The world., 1899-01-04
Legitimate industries, which /

Legitimate industries, which have
made this country great and prosper
Gus, have never contributed to any
panic; but they have been made to
suffer the blighting effects Of dishon-
est speculation and get-rich-quick
schemes, which, while they did not re-
duce the amount of currency in hand,
diverted it from its proper business
without support. 1t is unfortunate
that industry, which is the foundation
of every country's greatness, should
suffer when the faulty superstructure
of speculation tumbles.-EUening Star.
The world., 1899-01-04

the line, and perhaps more. The
house is nearing completion, and
while small quantity of the lumber
used may have been purchased, the
greater portion of it has come from
along the line. You would be sur
prised to know the number of cases
that have been reported where hog
pens and small houses have been built
with Northern Pacific lumber. 1t
will take some time to complete our
investigations. but when we are done
they will be interesting"
The world., 1899-01-04
he BOER WAR.

'f'u" ,he Richmond Times.)
'S IL a..gcrher certain that England
T T@s uon" lie wise thing in sending
,.- ,.u Roberts to the supreme COM
~snd in South Africa?
n. ,"I L..i Roberts has been one of
,n' "'Sl soldiers of the age is probably
ya. an. that if he were 20 years
r. "'stf D. would be the man to send
Uo ''''lCd also probably true. But
n,.. - % 'ars old, and it will be sur
tbo ing il man 81 years old will show
no., III and vigor which will be
SorM aSo'| ..E managing this difficult
nun T A.u.H campaign.
"e truth is, this whole business is
The world., 1899-01-04

An ancient verse, quoted by Con-
gresham Taylor, perhaps did Roberts
cause as much damage as hours of ora
tory, says the Tacoma Ledger. 1t
reads as if built for the occasion, with
the exception that some other animal
would more fifty represent the Utah
polygamist
Il hear lion in the lobby roar;
Say, Mr.. Speaker, shall we shut the
door,
And keep him there, or shall we let
him in,
To try If we can turn him out again?"
The world., 1899-01-04
~ po,lingbam Bay & Eastern Rail-

The Bellingham Bay & Eastern Rail
road company can not find laborers
enough to work on road construction
at 20 cents an hour, and is getting in
some Japs for that purpose. The Jap
labor is not so satisfactory as white
lapor but enough of the latter can not
be secured.
The world., 1899-01-04

Goebel wishes to be governor Of
Kentucky without the consent of the
governed, says the Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph. Here is case that should
receive the attention of Mr.. Edward
Atkinson.
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-22
HITS WITH THE LONG BOW.

The famous William of Cloudsley
could split a hazel wand with his shaft
from distance of 200 yards.
Toximus mentions an archer, named
Menalus, who could discharge three ar
rows at once and hit each of three OBJ
jects be aimed at.
An archer named Aster, seeing Philip
of Macedon among his troops, is said to
have written on an arrow: "Aster sends
Philip deadly shaft" and hit the king
with it in the eye.
The wicked Emperor Commodus
boasted that he never missed his aim
or failed to kill the wild beast that he
shot at with a single arrow. With ar
rows, the heads of which were semi
circular, he would sever the necks OF os-
triches while at full fight.
1t is said that Domitian would place
bows in the circus at a considera be dis
tance from him, and as they held up
their hands, with their fingers out
spread, he would send his arrows be-
tween them with such hicety and ac-
curacy of aim that he never inflicted .
wound
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-22
KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES.
George J. slegcl, of Buffalo, suc-
ceeds "Father BOynton" as Su-
preme Record-keeper.

Port Huron, Mich, July 20.-The
fight for supremacy and offices in the
supreme tent, Knights of the Macca-
bees, is over. Maj. Boynton withdrew
his candidacy for reelection as SUI
preme record keeper, and George j.
Siegel, of Buffalo, n. Y, was elected
to that office. d, p. Markey was re-
elected supreme commander. Maj.
Boynton will hereafter be chairman
of the committee on appeals on the
board of trustees, with title of past
commander. This, it is believed, will
give Father Boynton" as much power
in the management of the affairs OF
the organization as before. The major
would rather have been reelected to
his old office, and he refused, up to
the time the convention was called to
order, to withdraw. The fight was ths
most bitter in the history of the or
der. and the differences between
Messrs. Markey and Boynton upon
questions of policy entered into the
dispute. Michigan men have hitherto
held the best of the Maccabee Offices.
DIR. Ransom f. Moss, of this city, an
old friend of Maj. Boynton, was re-
elected supreme medical examiner by
n vote of 40 to AZ, defeating DR.. d. e.
Wolff, of PENNSYLVANIA.