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Cañon City record., 1900-11-22

age stand upon 1t of 1880 feet per acre.
Nearly all Of this area was in the east
ern states. The stand OF timber aver
aged by states ranged from 5000 up
to 41.000 feet per acre. the latter stand
being in the state Of California. The
erage stand in the southern states, in
cluding pine and hardwood. was 5000
feet. and in New England $500 feet.
These figures of average stand. how
ever are misleading. since they repre-
sent not the average OF the timber
land of the country. but the best OF
1t, quality having largely determined
the selection of lands. 1t would, there
fore, be unsafe to accept these figures
OF stand as the average. even for the
lands which are covered with mer-
chantable timber. The average stand
of the wooded regions of the eastern
country must be far below these fig
ures. Indeed, estimates of the stand
of southern pine show the much low
er average Of about 5000 feet per acre
for the entire region. Judging by the
above facts and numerous other
straws of evidence which II would be
tedious to enumerate here. have
come to the conclusion that the aver
age stand upon the wooded lands in
the east probably does not exceed 500
feet The area of woodland in this
part of the country is a little less
than half billion acres. The stand
of timber upon 1t, therefore, may be
in the neighborhood OF $50 900, 900 900
feet (B. M. With that estimate in
the west. 10000, 100000. the total
stand in the country would appear to
be. approximately, 1,3s0.000, 100000
feet (B. M. In 1890 the cut was about
25.000, 100000 feet, and since then the
annual cut has somewhat increased.
The present stand would therefore
supply the present rate of consump
tion for about fifty years. AS ram
dom statement, then, 1t may be said
that we have timber In stock sufficient
to last the present demands of our in
dustries for nearly two generations.
Some species, however, which are ap-
plicable to certain purposes, such as
the southern pine, the redwood, and
the red fir. will last longer than
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22

John L. French of st. Louis is the
first man to make trip from st.
Louis to Chicago on an automobile.
He made the distance of 450 miles in
thirty-six hours. Notwithstanding the
fact that he encountered bad roads
and was frequently retarded by fol-
lowing wrong directions. He Travelled
without a chart, and did not try to
use the most direct route. He made
the journey to prove that the horse
less carriage could be used satisfac-
torily on dirt roads of the country
and that it could be depended on to
climb hills and to wheel through deep
mud.
The automobile in which the long
drive was made is of phaeton pattern
and weights 1000 pounds. 1t consum-
eG eighteen gallons of gasoline at a
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22

they give the young white man who
marries Into their tribe all OF the
rights OF fuli-blood Indian. In tho
act they invite the white men to make
their home with them. The Seminole
Nation has one of the finest sections
of land In the West. There are about
5000 Indians In that tribe. aud they
are nearly all full-bloods. Lately they
have had numerous medicine dances.
and the medicine men told them that
unless the white men were persuaded
to marry Into the tribe the Indians
would soon be attacked with an awful
plague.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22
,Sbe Plays
billiards

Cornwall Landing IN. W Spe. to
Thila. Times: One of the latest femi-
nine aspirants for honors in the sport
ing line is Mrs. Frances Hoppe OF this
city. who claims the distinction Of be-
lag the worlds champion amateur bill
Gardist OF her sex. Although Mrs.
Hoppe is strictly an amateur and only
indulges in the sport for recreation.
she is. nevertheless. wonderfully pro-
ficient and can make even talented
masculine experts look to their laurels
She is equally clever at all styles of
the game and can hold her own at
either balk line or straight rail. As
proof of her ability 1t may be men
toned that she frequently averages
twenty points at fourteen-inch balk
line and has to her credit an unfin-
ished run of 81. In order to establish
her superiority beyond all peradven-
ture of doubt Mrs. Hoppe has in con-
temptation an extended tour OF the
country. in which she will meet all
comers OF her own sex and will not
even dodge matches with masculine
experts. Speaking of her career and
projected tour Mrs. Hoppe said: II
cannot see why there should be any
thing remarkable about a woman's
gaining skill as billiardist. Why
should not woman have the ability
to perform the various strokes essen
tial to success? She has naturally the
lightness of touch which is such an
imperative requisite, the keen eye
sight. the tact and GOODNESS SO indis-
pensable to good performer. 1t will
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22
ASCENT OF MOUNT ARAHAr.
Resting Place of Noah's Ark IL Very Dim
cult to Reach.

Resting Place of Noah's Ark IL Very Dim
cult To Reach.
The Ararat mountains In Armenia
comprise two peaks situated seven
miles apart They are known ns Great
and Little Ararat and are respectively
II go and 1I.32o feet above the plain.
They partially belong TO three coun-
tries-Itussla. Turkey and Persia The
mountains are covered ON the top with
perpetual snow. Ice and glaciers. The
summit of Great Ararat was reached
In 1870 by Professor Parrot. and on
September 2. 1900. n member OF the
Russian Geographical Society named
Peoggenpohl arcendcd the peak with
considerable party. The difficulties
OF the ascent are very great and hts
successful expedition will be welcome
news in geographical circles. Ascenfs
are rare. having been made In 1894.
1S43. 1915. 1880 and 1886. Little Ara
rat is even more difficult TO climb. ns
Its decllvities are greater and sleeper.
its form being almost conicnl- II Is
believed to he the spot where the are
rested. bur there Ii tradition that
Mount Judi. In southern Armenia. was
the top OF the mountain Is OF yalcnnic
origin and was In eruption In 17S5. and
In 1910 there was vast discharge or
sulphurous vapoTs from Its sides and n
tremendous earthquake shook the sur
rounding country. There IL consider
able literature devoted TO the noun
tain.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22
Feminine -Ispi-onf
For Aonorr in
Sporting Lifs. -

be remembered that thirty years ago
two women, Madame GARNER and
Miss Bessunger. wero ranked among
the worlds greatest players. male or
female. They met and defeated all
comers. even the greatest OF the stern
er sex, and that being the case see
no reason why we Of today should not
be able to do the same. Ny billiard
istic tendencies come to me naturally.
On each side of the family there have
been many excellent players. Ny hus-
band is an expert and my son is Willie
Hoppe. the boy champion. who. though
only II years old. has defeated such
players as Sutton, Schaefer, Taylor.
etc. I have now been playing 1--WE
years and have yet to meet defeat
from a player OF my own sex. My
husband keeps billiard table at his
hotel and 1t was here that first mas
tered the mysteries OF caroms. draws.
etc, / learned quickly and soon found
myself able to more than hold my
own with even the best OF the guests.
Since / first developed championship
aspirations l have practiced assidu-
ously first as a pupil OF my husband
and later with my son. / am strong
cxemplar of legitimate billiards and
do not believe In fancy shots or fam
tastic strokes. no matter how brilliant.
/ think that 1t is good. steady. careful
playing which is bound to win in the
long run. and SO I shall leave the fancy
chance shots to others and content
myself with the less striking, but
surer run-producing methods"
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22
COLLECTS BEER STEMS.
A Comedian Who Il Making . Coiiss
ttx,r - r,,... v....,.

Comedian Who Il Making Colisc-
tion of These Vessels.
George Schiller, the well known
comedian. who has been touring re-
Gently as the German soldier In "The
Cadet GIRL" has fad of collecting
beer stems and has one OF the rarest
and most valuable collections In this
country. They aggregate now nearly
ESQ. and In his new home. which he is
building at squantum on Quincy bay.
Just outside of Boston. an entire room
is to be devoted to the collection.
When Mr.. Schiller was In Europe
with THE Belle Of New York" he add
cd many of the oldest and rarest
stems to be found there. The collec-
ton includes the plainest and the most
fancy. the cheapest and the most ex-
pensive mugs manufactured. In value
the collection Is worth a snug sum-
Among the most priced stems In the
collection is set presented to him by
Dan DAILY, another handsome and mas.
sive one given him by Nat Goodwin.
and an extremely grotesque one sent
him by William c. Cameron. On each
mug Is engraved the name OF the per-
son who presented 1t. and the date Of
the presentation.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22
On. sign Told IN. rru,h.

A countryman on visit to Glasgow.
while walking along Argyle street.
reading the sign boards and the tickets
in the shop windows. said to his COM
panion: Hoo can a thae ham shops
be the best and cheapest? Every yin
O. them says that and the same WI the
clothes shops tae; they are list lot
O. leears." They continued along the
street until. coming opposite a plumb
er's shop with a big bill In the win
dow with the words, "Cast-iron Sinks"
printed In large letters on 1t. he ex-
claimed: well. Jock, here's yin that
tells the truth at ony rate: but any
DANCED fool kens that castiron wad
sink"
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22
Mrs. Roosevelt's Personality

Writing of The Personality OF
Mrs. Roosevelt in the Ladies' Home
Journal. Edward Box asserts that 'it
Is high time some Of our women should
learn that a woman may be respected
and loved for the things she does not
do. as often as she Is for the things
she does do. Hundreds OF thousands
OF men and women respect Mrs. Theo-
dore Roosevelt today because she has
chosen to keep her personality In the
background. and refused to stand In
the glare OF publicity. She has no place
there and she knows IT. BY her atti-
tude she has won warm place in the
affections of American women. and In
the respect of American men. Yet she
might shine. instead OF keeping in re-
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22

cost OF 81 for the trip. The average
speed was twelve miles and half an
hour, and the only accident was the
puncturing of a tire.
when left st. Louis / decided to
take the roads as they came" said
Mr.. French, when seen after his ar
rival In Chicago. "The farmer may
understand all about the highways
and byways of Illinois. but found the
roads perfect labyrinth. The per-
sons whom / met on the journey, and
from whom humbly inquired the best
route to Chicago SO often misdirected
me that l lost much time. Owing to
the section divisions, the roads are
short and l found that had to turn
corner every ten minutes. AS the
speed of the automobile had to be de-
creased in order to make each turn.
/ could not cover as great distance as
IL 1 had been on a straight road.
/ am sure that l could make the trip
in much better time II were to re-
peat it, as know the route now.
Leaving st. Louis at 8 o'clock in
the morning, / spent the night at Di-
vernon, eighty-hve miles away. l ran
125 miles during the day, but lost fif-
ty miles by going out of my way-ac-
cording to directions given me by per-
sons of whom asked information. l
took luncheon at Staunton. Near
Litchfield one of the tires was pune
tured and l had bad time until 1
reached Divernon. The country peo-
tpv 1a nd
my machine created a great deal of
excitement. Men, women and child
rem rushed out of the houses to look
at the horseless carriage. l was sur
prised when / saw the astonishment
with which the automobile was exam
ined. Even the horses were amazed,
and many times l was compelled to
stop my vehicle in order to prevent
runaways. The dogs barked at me,
but they fled in terror when the ma
chine whizzed by them.
"At Divernon / patched the pune
tured tire with rope and went on to
Springfield. After leaving Divernon
the roads were much improved for a
long distance. In Springfield l had the
tire mended, and then / decided to
come to Chicago. came through
Sherman, Middleton. San Jose and
Delaven. From Middleton to San
Jose the roads were good. At Pekin
/ wheeled into deep sand as far as
Chillicothe. Near Peoria ! was COM
PEELED to get out and push my ma
chine.
From Chillicothe to Henry the
roads were fine. l spent the night in
Henry. The next morning l had a
splendid drive to Seneca. ran into a
heavy storm at Minoka, and the trip
for the remainder Of the way into Chi
cago was through mud, In some places
six inches deep. My brother Joined me
at Joliet, and the additional weight
made little difference with the speed
of the automobile"
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22
LUCKY PREACHER
sGakss . Fortune in Mining Stocks and
Pays on Church Mortgage.

Makes . Fortune In Mining Stocks and
Pays on Church Mortgage.
Shrewd Investment In Arizona min
ing properties has raised Rev. Larkin
A. Rockwell, pastor of the West Pull
man M. E. church, from his position
as a struggling minister on small
salary to man Of affluence. Several
years ago he began buying stock in
the Azurite, Twine Beauties and other
old mines In Arizona. His Investments
turned out SO profitably that short
time ago he was able to announce to
his congregation that he himself would
pay on the mortgage Of $500 which
rested over the little church whore he
presided as pastor. At tho same time
he resigned his salary. as he said his
own income was adequate for the sup
port Of his family. Rev. Mr.. Rock
we'll was formerly pastor of the Sec
ond Methodist church at EnElewood.
When he accepted the call to West
Pullman he found that church incum-
bered by mortgage and the congre-
cation hardly more than able to keep
up the interest. The mining invest
ments Of Mr.. Rockwell are reputed to
have made him worth 100000. He is
at present in Arizona looking after
his Investments. He has in View other
charitable diapensations on his return.
Chicago Times Herald.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22

tircmcnt. is she SO chose. as every ono
who knows her will at once concede.
She has simply chosen to be a wife. .
mother and a woman. and not n pub
licist. She has elected to give the ben
eft OF her talents and gifts to her hus-
band. her children and her friends
rather than to society in Its promiscu-
ous sense. She has her work to do In
the world. but she does not believe
that work to be of public nature.
She Is content to leave that to her
husband. She remains in the home,
and one need only to hear Theodore
Roosevelt speak of that home to dis
cern at once how strong upon him has
been the influence which has radiated
therefrom.'
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22
Chance For White Men

Wichita (Kan.) Special to New York
Journal: The Seminole Indian tribe Is
Offering reward for white men to
marry the girls of that nation. With
every Seminole girl will be given 200
acres Of land and $500 in cash. The
girls are warranted to be civilized.
kind and true. They are a little dark.
but that does not count for much.
think the officials OF the Seminole Ma
tion. All of the other tribes have
placed ban on their young women
marrying white men by disfranchising
all intermarried citizens. but the Sem
Inoles have Just passed an act in which
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22
noyal Pair. Common plr.ha.y.

Not many couples. and especially
royal ores, celebrate their birthday
on the same date. but that is what
the king and queen of Portugal do.
Recently they celebrated their day of
days. the king having been born in
1868 and the queen two years later.
Her majesty is daughter Of the late
comte de Paris and she is evidently
of an energetic disposition. Some
years ago she rescued several children
from drowning In the Tagus and as a
result holds life-saving medal.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22
c,...e. =, Home .ra Abroad.

There are but four classes at home" I"
said nm Engii-hman. after a five years
residence In the United States. '.thc
peernge. the gentry. the trades people
and working folk There are 800 classes
In America. In yondcr biz shop where
! am the owner il looked up TO as n
sovereign by his clerks. the saleswo-
men speak 10 floor walker with bated
breath. the drivers, the messengers,
the cash boys. the portcrr each form
n different social rank. Nobody thinks
OF equality. In every alley In New
York there H. an exclusive nristocrntic
set to which other sets nrc working
up. struggling so enter. My head
swims. have made up my mind to 20
home. where the footing Of every man
In secure
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22

Nearly two months have passed
since the hurricane which reduced
Galveston to ruins, but the need of the
survivors has not yet passed out OF
mind. nor have contributions to the
relief fund ceased. The promptness,
liberality and diverse character OF
these contributions make one of the
most impressive incidents of modern
times. Money. food. clothing, tents
medicines and disinfectants poured in
upon the stricken city. Even before
the bridges were restored whole train
loads of provisions were waiting close
at hand. and locomotives, which had
hurried their charitable burden half
across the continent, were fretting at
the delay, almost within sight of the
sufferers.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22

at Breslau recently. An American and
his wife took charge OF the largest
shoe factory in Germany. which en-
ploys 450 hands. When the Americans
were engaged. the factory produced
142 pairs of shoes day. Eleven days
later It was turning out 462 pairs, U.S.
ing the same machinery and the same
number of hands. Organization did It
The power that had gone to waists
when work was done unsystematically
was capable Of making Just so many
moro shoes.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22

Lack of tact, or imagination, is q
handicap even to people of the bes,
intentions. One cannot help feeling
a little sorry for the company Of kind.
hearted young folks who visited Z
Boston hospital the other day for ths
purpose of cheering the poor patients
with little music, and chose for theil
first selection:
Break the news to mother.
I'm not coming home"
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22

The last official report gives 141 pub
lie schools in Hawaii. employing 344
teachers and having 11,436 pupils.
These are supplemented by large and
excellent private schools-48 in num-
ber. employing 200 teachers, with A.
054 pupils enrolled. or these, $4,000
and more students. about 5000 are Ha-
waiians and nearly 5000 fractional
Hawaiians. The Portuguese come
next. with nearly 1000, and then the
Chinese and Japanese. with over 1000
each. Then come the American chill
dren, 600 strong. Nine nationalities
are tabulated. and the stragglers from
all corners of the world are placed un-
der the heading "other foreigners"
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22
TIMBER GROWING SCARCE.

About Fifty Years.
In the manufacturing investigations
of the eleventh census. made in 1890.
lumbermen and mill owners were ask
ed how much timber land was owned
by them, and what was the stand of
timber upon it. These questions were
quite generally answered, and the re-
plies showed that total area Of 27.-
664.626 acres, or about 43,2oO square
miles. was reported upon, with an ave-
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22
p.il-Room. for Apartment pulrdln...

Bali-Rooms for Apartment Buildings.
Convenience of apartment life in
New York has been yearly Increased,
and there seemed to be no detail in
which 1t could be Improved until the
enterprising builder Of an upper west
side block thought of a feature which
has hitherto been lacking even In the
most expensive houses. Only half a
dozen New York apartment houses are
so built that 1t is possible to entertain
In them on any but modest scale.
Large gatherings are, as a rule. out OF
the question. Now an architect has
planned building which is to be sup
piled with large ball room sufficient
ly spacious TO accommodate several
hundred guests. and there are also
rooms Of smaller size for less elaborate
entertainments. The builder who ret
asids 20 much space for this purpose
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22

The old Avalon College at Trenton
Mo-, has changed its name. and hence
forth will be known as Ruskin Col
1ege. 1t will be conducted on the plan
OF Ruskin Hall at Oxford, England
which was organized by Walter vroo-
man. formerly of st. Louis. The Rus
kin Hall movement was started in
England for the benefit of workingmen
and succeeded from the. first The
scheme does not stop with the estab-
lishment of the college at Trenton,
Mo-. but contemplates the opening OF
other colleges in different cities of the
country and the organization of clubs
for home study.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22
THE ROUTE FROM ST. LOUIS TO CHICAGO

be the only one made up of working
women that holds annual congresses.
held Its seventh annual congress at
Woolwich in August. The guild has
a membership Of 12.s09 and has 273
branches. Its delegates represent all
parts of the kingdom. Subjects debat-
ed were "The housing problem" Fac
tory legislation" Women and local
government" etc. ~.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22

James jackson, farmer of Linn
county. Kas., has placed signboard
at his gate on the road. On this board
is painted his name, the name of his
farm. jackson Farm" and the direc-
ton and distance to Chantilly, his
postofice. Below this he has black
board on which he may write what he
has for sale. He says that he has sold
one horse and two cows and calves
since the erection of his signboard
and he thinks the quick sales were the
results OF this advertising.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22
p.por Shingles In Japan.

Psper shingles have been introduced
into Japan by an enterprising Toxic
firm as a substitute for the wooden
article. The new idea is a Stag of
thicl-tarred pasteboard. more easily
managed than ordinary shingles, and
costing only half as much.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22

Emperor William of Germany has
taken to himself an automobile. He
has always been noted for nimbleness
of movement, although no monarch
ever stood more stoutlly on his dig
nifty.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22

Many a woman is loved without
knowing it, and many woman thinks
she is loved when she is not. The lat
ter discover their mistake few weeks
after marriage.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22
BLOW A. Albap1. An.trall..

DioW ~ AiDnny, Austh"hs-
The change of the port to call Of
mail steamers from Albany. Australia.
to Fremantle practically ruins Albany
and changes what has been the mail
port of the colony to a little side port
for boats of light tonnage. as 1t also
much reduces the traffic of the great
Southern railway, owned and operated
by the government. At least 81 .500, 900
of loss to railway revenue will result
from the change. A heavy fight is be-
ing made against the government
Poor little Albany does not want to
pay part of her own burial expenses.
but will have to do it through the
customs until that department is
handed over to the federal govern
ment.-James v. James in Chicago
Record.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22
A Trip to Chicago from ST.
Louis Made in SO Hours

vestment, as the increased rent Of the
apartments is expected to pay for the
loss of practically the space needed for
an entire apartment.-NewY York Sun.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22
Long Drive on Automobile

others, and some species. like the
black walnut and the white pine, are
already very nearly exhausted.-Hen-
ry Gannett In Forum.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22

Bishop Coleman, of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of Delaware, takes
his annual vacation in peculiar man
ner In order to get entirely out OF
reach of the engagements of a very
busy life. he puts on rough clothes for
two weeks in the autumn of each year.
and with stan of heavy wood and a
change of outfit strapped in KNAPP
sack, tramps through the mountains
of Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
His journeys are full of interesting ex-
periences. although they involve what
most vacationists would regard as
''harL work"
Cañon City record., 1900-11-22

Sixteen st. Louis mothers agreed tc
decide by ballot which of them had the
handsomest baby. Each baby got one
vote.