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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-03-16
Minnesota Taxes.

ST. PAUL, March 12.-A statement
prepared by State Auditor Dunn shows
that the 1899 assessed valuation of Min
nesota property was $685., 03S, 1928, of
which S92,SoS, 154 was personal. The
average rate Of taxation throughout the
state was. 24.85 mills, as against 1919 for
1898. The total tax levied is $l4. $780,
1851, slightly more than for the three
preceding years, and slightly less than
in 1894 and in 1896. Hennepin leads
the list with $3,411, 1893. OF, and Ramsey
raises $4,000, 1858. Is. Of the total sum
s., 000, 900 goes to education. b.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-03-16
NATIONAL WATCHMAN.
What william j. Bryan Saws.
WASHINGTON, d. G.

APRIL 8, 1899
EDITOR NATIONAL WArcHMAN:
congratulateyou upon the splendid work the
National Waterman is doing. 1t is an honest.
earnest, able, and fearless exponent of Jeffer-
sonian democracy and deserves cordial sup
port. hope that your circulation will increase
until yon have readers in every precinct in the
United States The~people should support the
papers that SIGHT the battle Of the people.
Yours t-ulY. W. !. BRYAN.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-03-16

CA41oV A0CAOA 1AoeA I1PloCOpdI CuuiCu, Oul-
cago, has celebrated the 10th anniver-
sary Of his pastorate.'
Addison G. Rand, president of the
Rand Drill company and treasurer of
the Latin 6 Rand Powder company, is
dead at New York, aged So years.
Miss Ellen Terry has almost entirely
recovered from her illness and will leave
Toronto for New York to rejoin Sir
Henry Irving at the end of this week.
King Leopold of Belgium, before
whom Signor Marconi has recently
made experiments in wireless telegraphv.
promises to introduce the system into
the army.
Tuesday, March 13.
The British war loan has been sub.
scribed 20 times over.
Swift Il Co., the Chicago packers.
have bought the American holdings Of
the Eastman company Of New York for
$3,000,000.
Senator Foraker proposes to amend
the Porto Rico bill by making the island
a full-tiedged territory and granting it
free trade.
. Judge Knowles of the federal court at
Butte, Mon., enjoins labor organiza-
tions from boycotting Chinese laborers
or. their employees.
The argument in the case of Senator
Clark of Montana before the committee
on privileges and elections has been
postponed from the 10th to the Goth of
the present month.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-03-16
THE FARAAER'S GARDEN.

Scientists make tie start
ling assertion that lung
and kidney ailments are
rapidly increasing among
the Farmers Of America,
and assign as one of the
principle reasons the lack
OF vegetable food in SUI
fCieut variety.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-03-16
r.: he Best
THE SYRACUSE
" EASY" IMPROVED

Does not wear, fret or tear
the goods it washes. You can
wash tub full with the Syracuse
in the same time that it takes to
wash one shirt on the board half
bent over the tub, with your,
hands parboiling in the sucs. Sim
pie, sure, ahead of all other wash
ers.
Can be seen in operation at
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-10
DEATH or MRS. CHR

nlo ner % MIss Vlfn uoht Wi,e
Uf %. u u,hi. dioi ut ~, rofld,ncc "
captain aud uis s1nlo church street
Loo miInilht Uu Monday after g shuf,
Hiuua About three wD..a aFo Q htui
Uua nu.u fn Mu uohi and shortly I'd.
JrruaiI lhc mother Wus attacked with
tower which hvf system was unable
10 combat Two weeks ago she has i'm.
proved sufficiently to admit Of Mr. uehr
leaving Tor Honolulu. but few days
later her condition grew worse and the
Kaiulani was chartered TO 40 to the
capital and return with him. After he
returned Mrs. Gehr seemed to be re;
covering. hut on Saturday last she be-
gan sinking and on Monday night she
died
Deceased was born at Northport,
wis. twenty-seven years ago and was
the daughter OF Il. n. Miller OF that
place. She received her education In
Chicago and In November of last year
was married to Herbert u. Gehr, presi.
dent OF the Kohala-Hilo railway.
shortly after the wedding Mr.. and Mrs
Gehr came to Hilo. She was lady
of rare social attainments, beloved by
every one who had the honor of her
acquaintance and by them her death
will be keenly regretted.
Funeral services were held at the
First Foreign church at 4 y. m. Tues
/ day and burial took place in Church
cemetery, Rev J. A. Cruzan officiating.
The church was well filed with friends
of the family and floral offerings were
numerous. The pail breares were Judge
Little. II. +. Guard +. NJ. Wakefield
w. r. Balding. NJ. G. Goss and Pau
Soule. The arrangements were under
the direction of George w. Lockington
Mr. Gehr has decided to take the
baby to his mother who resides in Chi.
cago. Mrs G.. W. Patty, who attended
Mrs. Gehr during her illness, will ac'
company him. They will probably re-
turn to Hilo January l9.-Herald.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-10
Elston and Ross
Win Ont Nicely

TH.. uBaH t.It rlHI 1If.udaH.. 90
.HU UBuUm.up iwnIa match uu 'u'
counts loft tho ra.iNU rannlt club Eafui
IBy afternoon IDa was served b, lal'
nl,uia ut the g. T. g boys and ihis.
added to thr exciting play " the aft'i b.
noon. made the occasion an enjoyable
one fot the enthusiasts.
The Brock and Adams w. Elston aud
Ross was the FIRST match slated. u viii
be remembered that these players won
set apiece on the day preceding when
darkness set In and II became Necessary
10 postpone the balance Of the match
until the next day.
The FIRST set In the match was per
haps the hardest fought OF the after
NJ Brock and Adams succeeded In
winning 81. The second set went 20
Ross and Elston by the equally close
score of 10. These players Kept up
their swift play and won the deciding
match by score Of 6-3.
Cooke and Atherton, the champions
of the last tournament. now came for
ward to defend their title. They were
perfectly fresh, while Elston and Ross
were tired out by their stubborn con.
test with Brock and Adams, to win
which. It was necessary TO play three
sets. However, the two players grittel
their teeth and went into the fray with
determination to win.
Cooke and Atherton seemed cont.
dent, but at the end of the first two
sets, they found they had something
like stone wall to buck up against
for Elston and Ross had won both, Sh'
scores being ca, 6-3. II was at th'
beginning of the third set that Cook
and Atherton played a net game witt
such good results that they fouu,
themselves winners in the second tw,
sets, the score being 60. G-3.
The spectators held their breatf
while the champions took their posi-
tions for the deciding set Elston an,
Ross looked as II they had played al
they possibly could but they had .e
served store of enegry for the fina
struggle and now this was summoned
They went at their opponents hammer
and tongs. rushing up to the net ana
retreatlng at just the proper periods
Then came glory. They had beato.
the champions of the last tournament
to the tune Of 60, thus wrestling fruf'
| them the championship.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-10
RACING AT THE PARK.

There was a very successful meet OF
the Honolulu Driving Association at
Kapiolani Park Saturday afternoon
Tho results were as follows:
Pacing race-Won by Waldo J. over
w. w. Woods in two straight heats
Time, 2:22k and 2:l6. Purse, $500.
Six rurlongs match--Won by Aggra-
walton over Waterfall in 1:21h.
Inter Island sweepstakes-Won by
Frank S. over Sir Cassimir and Venus
in .jOla.
Three-eighths mile match-Won by
Abbey over BLY, in $50.
Following were the officers of the
day Judges. J. W. Mcdonald Captain
Soule. Dr. Shaw; starter, DR.. Monsar-
rat; tlmekeepers, Charles Belllna and
c. II. Durfee; clerk of the course, II
NJ. Ayres; clerk of the scales, Al Moore
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-10
ENGLAND FEARS AMERICA

New York, Nov. ga cable to the
sun from London says: The alarm,
not to say panic, which prevails in sew
eral important branches OF British in
dustry on account of the enormous
growth of American competition now
occupies the foremost place in public
attention. 1t is discussed on ali plat
forms by leaders of opinion and Is the
chief topic in the serious press. There
Is not the slightest doubt that a
thorough awakening of manufacturers
in nearly all lines has already taken
place, but the contrary Is the case
among the rank and file of worker J.,
who really control the situation. The
sharp rise of the cost of living is i'm
polling the latter to increase their de-
mands, to the still further embarrass-
ment of employers.
The situation would be radically
changed ii labor's request for high
wages was accompanied by an offer Of
greater effort and increased Outpdt
during working hours. This, however,
has in no case been suggested. On the
other hand, 1t will be strenuously re-
sisted, and the policy of minimum
work for standard pay will be persist
ed in, according to the present outlook
until disaster to British trade has been
irTetrievably accomplished.
Lord Roseberry delivered strong
warning last week. and yesterday Hor'
bert Asquith member of Parliament
told the heads of the Chamber OF Com
merce what to expect. He admitted
the present prosperity of Great Britain
was enormous and unprecedented, bu
he pointed out that England was no
holding her own. Germany and tn
United States had stepped from the
rear to the front ranks. Instead of En-
gland enjoying supremacy in trade, IA
was confidently predicted half cen
fury ago, she was now fighting fol
every inch of ground with all her avail
able strength ia every international
market.
There are some obvious reasons TO
this" said Asquith, mot due 20 short
comings on our part. We have lonI
ceased to enjoy re'Ctiye superiority il
the natural advantages with which W
started upon the race. Look across III
Atlantic and what do you see? A ia
iton which in point of numbers is al
most If not quite double our own m
ton, sprung to large extent from tn
same stock, nurtured among the sam
free traditions, endowed in at least a
full measure as We with facility in in
vention and the spirit of ENTERPRISE, &C
cupying country unrivaled in eXten
and diversity Of natural resources, an
enjoying throughout the whole of tina
= vast territory the incalculable bool
of internal free trade. Can we wonde
that such a nation, under such circun
stances and conditions, is the most fol
y midable of our industrial Competitors ?
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-10

Hugh Pearson always spoke of Dean
Stanley as the most absent-minded
man in the world, He was once driving
with him into Palermo; he complained
of feeling cold, and as Stanley had his
travelling bag with him, he advised him
to put something extra on. He did so,
and both resumed their papers. A loud
laugh from some soys suddenly caused
Pearson to the realization that Stanley
was driving through the streets in his
nightshirt, which he had put on over
his coat In pure absence of mind
London News.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-10
-Established 1855
BISHOP sc 90
BANKERS.
Transact q General Banking

Transact q General BANKING
and Exchange Business.
Commercial and Travellers
Letters of Credit issued, avail
able in all the principal cities
of the world.
Interest allowed after July
l, 1898, on fixed deposits I
day notice 2 per cent, (this
form will not bear interest
unless it remains undis-
tqrbed for ono mOnth), 8
months 3 per cent, 6 months
81 per cent, IL months 4
per cent.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-10

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II II
fails to cure. E. W. Groves signature
is on each box. % cents.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-10
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.

Ordinary and Term Deposits received
and Interest allowed in accordance
with rules and conditions printed In
psssbooks. copies Of which may be had
on application.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-15
NUBs OF KNOWLEDGE.

A gnnmaker In Metz is said to have invented
a remarkable new cartridge for small arms o
all kinds. The case is composed of a transpar
ent celluloid material and the contents car
therefore easily he examined from the outside
1t is also gas-tight and causes no recoil. som,
astonishing results were obtained at some recen
trials, and the military authorities are giving tn,
matter their attention
Fruit has been found in Zanzibar, East Africa
whose juice yields substance closely resembling
gutta percha. The fruit looks like a'peach, hui
is as large as n cantaloupe. 1t Is unfit for foot
and it was learned by accident that the milk.
Juice would coaguate in boiling water and woult
harden on cooling into any shape desired. Test
are being made with this substance in London tc
see if it can be used as a substitute for quits
percha.
There is a new dstiline process which wa,
shown recently at the Paris exhibition Thi.
process depends upon the employment Of mi.
crobe which will convert starch first into sugar
and next into alcohol. The whole operation /.
carried in closed vats, every material being
sterized. so that there can be microbes pres
ent' except those specially bred in the laboratory
for the purpose. These microbes were first found
in Chinese yeast and have been taken to Europe
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-15

a good grade of tea can be grown and
put on the market in bulk at a cost
not exceeding Is cents per pound. I'm
der average conditions an acre will
yield 400 pounds Of marketable tea, and
this, at is cents per pound, would make
the expense OF growing 1t $50 per acre.
The tea should sell in bulk for at least
30 cents per pound, and the profit on
this basis would be 100 per cent. Be-
sides the cost of marketing, however,
there are other expenses to be consid-
cred, namely, the salary Of n superin-
tendent and the interest of the money
invested in the plant. which would, Of
course, cut down the profits"
The great difficulty in the way Of
upbuilding a large home tea industry
is the expense of curing the tea leaves
so as to retain the green color. The
purest tea and the best from a hy-
glenic standpoint Is the black tea,
which is the leaf as dried naturally.
But the public will not drink black tea;
1t insists upon having the green shade.
Hence the next problem with which
Secretary Wilson proposes to wrestle Is
how to produce green tea without cop
peras or prohibitive hand labor cost.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-15
HoME-FoLKs.

t'IIome- Folks forms the Introductory poem
in James Whitcomb Riey's latest volume o
poems. published and copyrighted by the Bowen
Merrill company, of indianapolis. 1t is re
produced below by the publishers permission
Home -Folks,-woll that-air name, to ne,
Sounds js the same as poetry
That is, ef poetry is lis
As sweet as I've hearn tell it isl
-Folks-they're jis the same as kin
All brung up, same we have bin,
Without no overpowerin' sense
OF their onccmmon consequence
They've bin to school. but not to git
The habit fastened on 'em yit
So as to interfere
With other work ats watin' here:
lTome-Folks has crops to plant and plow,
Err lives in towns and keeps n COW;
But whether country -iakes err town
They know when eggs is up er down!
La! can't you spot 'cn-whcn you meet
En- anywhcres--in field er street?
And can't you see their faces, bright
As circus-day, heave into sight?
And can't you hear their "Howdy!" clear
As a brooks chuckle to the car,
And alus find their lauGhin' eyes
As fresh and clear as morning skies?
And can't you-when they've gone away
.Jis feel EN- shaking hands, all day?
And feel, too, you've been higher raised
BY sich a meetin'-God be praised!
Oh, Homc-Folks! you're the best OF all
AT ranges this terestchul ball.
But nor er south. er east er west,
It's home is where you're at your best
It's home--t's home your faces shine,
In-nunder your own fig and vine
Your family and your neiehbers bout
Ye, and the latchstring hangin' out.
Home-Foks-at home,--I know O. one
Old feler now at haint got nonc,-
Invite him-he may hold back some
But you invite him, and he'll come.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-15
Weekly Letter on
Municipal affairs
XXvIII.--PARKS.

New York, Dec. Is.
nY THE END of the first quarter Of the next
k century the United States will lead the
- world in fine park systems. The rast de-
cade has witnessed an advance in park
acreage and establishment that is remarkable.
Despite this fact tho present situation is far
behind that found in the leading cities Of Eng
land and Europe. But, then, they have been
longer at it. There is need Of shame, but
simply an excuse for greater activity in this
great aesthetic and humanitarian field for public
advancement. A glance at the activities in the
field Of park improvement is sufficient to show
American ability fully equal to the need.
Although Louisville has nearly 1,400 acres OF
park land it has just passed an ordinance for
the expenditure of i275,OOO for addition to its
parks. Memphis, which has long been tagging
in the matter of improvements in this line, has
Just authorized tax levy for S25o,0OO for the
purchase of large tract of land for park pur-
poses Other cities. large and small, are an
nually increasing their park acreage. Tree plant
ing association are becoming very popular as
city organizations, and they already found
in many municipalities. These work wholly in
dependent of the state laws, which set aside one
day in the year to be celebrated by public
schools as Arbor Day. Arbor Day laws are
found in nearly every state in the union.
Vast sums of money are invested in park sys-
tcms--far more than the general public will
realize As usual the city OF Greater New
yor, leads in its amount of park assets The
actual amount invested in land. buildings, ap-
paratus, ETC.. amounts to $206,sIl ,79l. This is
more than the entire amount invested in tie
thirty-sevcn other cities in the country of more
than 100, 600 population, for the same purposes.
II costs ncorlv 81 800 900 annually for maintc-
nance. In the matter of values Chicago comes
ncxt with more than sss. 600, 600 invested: while
Boston follows. with an investment of more than
s53 600 600 and PHILADELPHIA stands fourth in
the list with about S23, 600 600 placed TO its
credit in park values. The three principal parks
OF chicago are, south washington ana i.incoin,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-15
Those Vacancies in Councils.

"HE WAY to get good govern
ment is TO put the right kind
Il of activity into politics, be-
ginning at the bottom, which
is the party primary. Mere street cor
nor talking will not avail, neither will
fault finding which leads to nothing
practical in the way of correcting the
abuses complained of. When the citi-
Hens who want improved government
go to the primaries of their respective
parties and say so. they will get it if
they constitute a majority: and IL they
don't constitute a majority there is no
other way than for them to keep peg
ging away until they do.
BY saying that they want good gov
ernment we mean that they must say
so practically. If ten men are running
at a primary for one Office and one of
the ten suits the substantial taX-pay-
Ing population of the ward a little bet
ter than the other nine. steps should be
taken before the primary opens to CEN
tralize on that one. Otherwise, the
substantial vote will split among a
variety of candidates and the inferior
candidate, with a minority following
compactly organized will win out.
All the reform talk from now until
doomsday will not improve municipal
conditions unless it makes itself felt in
a practical way at the party primaries
under recognition and acceptance of the
conditions which exist. This is the
thought which voters should take with
them when proposing today to fill the
existing vacancies in councils.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-15

present accomplished secre-
~ tary of agriculture is to es-
tabliSh on a permanent and
general scale an American tea indus
try. He is convinced that a goodly
share of the tea used in this country
can be grown here and in his recent
annual report he presents evidence in
support of his belief.
For a number of years DR.. Charles
U. Shepard of Summerville, S. c., has
been experimenting with domestic tea
lem involved by gathering together a
number of negro children, whom he
teaches part of the day and utilizes
in his tea garden the remaining part,
paying for all work done liberal
rate per hour. Secretary Wilson has
co-operated with DR.. Shepard in the
work and the experiments so far con-
Quoted have shown that tea may be
produced in the United States in two
ways: % BY families in their gardens,
and, (2) on the commercial scale, after
the manner followed by the British
East Indian tea establishments and the
beet-sugar industry.
"rhe work at Somervlle was start
ed" says Secretary Wilson, with a
view of ascertaining whether under ia =
vorable conditions tea plantations
could be made to yield as much as the
average oriental production, and
whether the crop could be marketed at
fair profit. The results obtained
have been affirmative, the crop Of 1900
although not so large as expected early
in the season, exceeding that of any
previous year by at least 12 per cent.
and the entire product being sold be-
fore 1t was all gathered to a promin-
ent Northern distributing house at a
price that gave a fair profit. AS fur
ther evidence that tea can be profitabIy
grown in the United States, capitalists
are already making preparations to
begin the work in certain parts of the
South on more or less extensive
scale. A company with q capital Of
$50, 900 is being organized. and will en-
deavor to secure a location having
soil and climatic conditions adapted to
the growth Of tea, and where labor
such as Dr. Shepard utilizes. can be
secured. From what has already been
accomplished. 1t has been shown that
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-15

the American people shows
Il no signs Of exhaustion is
fully established by the rec
ords Of the patent office, some of which
are embodied in the recent report of
the secretary Of the interior.
Last year the applications for me-
chanical patents, designs, reissues
trademarks, labels, prints and caveats
numbered 1920 in all, or 1853 more
than the average annual total for the
past ten years. 1t was more than
double the number of patents expiring
by limitation. To run the patent office
cost uncle Sam s1,247,S27.5S. but mas
much as his receipts were $110, ,400.77 in
excess of this sum the financial show
ing of the enterprise must be reckoned
as satisfactory
One weak spot in our patent laws Is
pointed out in the commissioners re-
port. Under the present statutes an ap-
plication for patent can be kept alive
in the patent office for an indefinite
number of years, although there is no
good reason why at least 80 per cent. OF
all patents should not be issued within
one year after filing applications there
for The practice Of keeping applica-
tions pending in the patent Office is, in
his opinion. reprehensible, as it cer-
tainly does not promote the progress of
invention, but rather tends to stihe It,.
If an application does not become in
volved in an interference, it should not
be permitted to remain in the patent
office more than three years without
abridgng it's life of seventeen years.
To meet any case of unusual hardship,
discretion might be lodged with the
commissioner to extend the proposed
limit of three years.