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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-28
FACTS ABOUT ASPHALT.
Its Origin, Where 1t Is Obtained and
Its Commercial Use.

From the New lorh Tribune
The dispute between two rival Amer
lean corporations over the possession
of an asphalt lake in Venezuela has
caused especial interest in what an
asphalt lake is like and how asphalt
is mined and shipped to market. Asph-
alt or asphaltum, is the solid form of
bitumen. Btumcn is generic term
which is applied to a variety of sub
stances, ranging from natural gas,
naptha, petroleum and mineral tar to
asphalt The asphalts OF different To-
calities vary greatly in composition,
as is shown by their chemical reac-
tions. Nearly all are amorphous and
have the general appearance of pitch,
melting at about the temperature of
boiling water. Asphalt, it Is thought by
scientists, has resulted from the hard
ening Of the maltha and petroleum cle-
ments, through oNygenation and erap-
Grafton.
One of the most interesting asphalt
beds in the world is the pitch lake in
the state OF lIermudez, Venezuela. This
valuable deposit was unknown to
American capitalists until 1883, when
an American engineer, Ambrose How
iIh Nulltl' lftelktu "A tue To the
property from the Venezuelan govern
ment, This hn sold to the New York
and BcrmudcH compass, which Il
closely allied 10 the sO-Called asphalt
trust, OF which General f. V. Greene
Is president The several square miles
which are included in the concession
obtained have, in the last thirteen
years, been steadily improved. The
company has cleared the Maturin river
tn navigation, so that deep sea craft
from all quarters of the globe can run
in from the Caribbean sea. past the
British possession of Trinidad Island,
and inland 10 the docks of the COM
pany al Guanoco.
The town of GudnocO Is the river
terminus Of the Bermudez company's
railroad. Here are hundreds of native
Nenezuelans, working under the eye of
an American superintendent The raw
asphalt is brought from the lake, FIVE
mile distant. ON Hat cars, and shoveled
into the holds of the vessals, At Guam
oco this operation is much simpler
than at Trinidad, where lighters are
necessary because Of the long, shelv-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-28

United States, are England and Ger
many; Yet they now sustain, on a COM
bined area less than that of Texas, u
population greater than that of the en-
tire United States and twenty-five
times az great as that which Texas
now supports,
With great railway system stretch
ing from Patagonia To Alaska, and
connecting across Berlng Strait with
an Asiatic railway system with WIRE
less telegraphy enabling instantaneous
communication from city 10 city, and
telephones so developed that man may
speak from continent TO continent;
with the art of ocean navigation much
more highly developed. and perhaps
the navigation of the air as completely
mastered as that Of the ocean is to-
day, the United States. with its power
TO interchange it's products, will be i'm
touch with those Of other lands, and
It's power 10 sustain a population of
800, 900, ,000-yes, even billion-will he
greater than that by which the pros
porous nations Of Europe sustain their
present population.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-28
POPULATION, 100000, 900.
The United States Fully Able to Sus-
tain This Number.

o. +. Austin in the Forum.
Belgium had in 1897 a population of
SO per square mile, with 2,SG7 miles OF
railway, 5.7i3 miles of public roads,
and 1870 miles of navigable waters and
canals; the area Is less Than that Of
Maryland but the population sustained
is six times as great. Netherlands In
1895 had n population OF i0l per square
mile. with about 1000 miles OF rail-
way, 5000 miles of navigable water,
exclusive of canals, and 1907 miles of
canals, in an area about equal TO that
OF Massachusetts ana Connecticut COM
blned, but population 80 per cent.
greater than that Of those densely
populated states. England and Wales
had in 1891 II population of 49S per
square mile, with 10000 miles of rail-
way, 2,2OS miles of canals, and an ad-
mirable highway system, the area be-
Ing about equal to that of the state of
Georgia; and the present population
twelve times as great.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-28
HIGH ELECTRICAL PREssUREs
A New California Plant Which Will
Employ 10000 Volts.

'''' WV N'N 'SAh ilA'bNt.
Until very recently it was NOT deemed
safe to transmit power in the form of
electricity at a greater pressure than
10000 or l5,O00 volts. Between NiagMa
and Buffalo a voltage of II, 900 Is now
employed, but this will be doubled be-
fore many weeks. The pressure on the
Folsom Sacramento line in California
is 1900 volts, \ line in Colorado
which operates machinery In mines
near Canyon City transmits it's current
at 10000 volts. The two most remark
able transmission plants in This coun-
try, and probably in the world, in point
Of voltages, are those at Telluride, col.
and the line from san Bernardino To
Los Angeles, Cal, The former is short,
but carries the current at 10000 volts.
This pressure was adopted as a regu-
lar thing after q series of tests i'm
which voltage of $4,000 was success
fully sustained for thirty-sevcn con-
secutive days, The San Bernardlno
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-28

morning. IL began with the
bacon. and not even a canon is
u impervious to the chill of bacon
which has outgrown its hot
youth. Then there We're other things.
The canon had a conscience and that
conscience was pricking him for hav-
ing stayed so late at a dinner party
the night before that he had no time
before going TO bed to revise the notes
for his speech AT the meeting of the
Peace association, aud a dinner party
in a cathedral city at which one stays
later than one had intended leaves Its
mark upon the mornings temper, even
though one be a canon. However,
Canon Becltford reflected that between
Bristol and London he would have two
clear hours in which to revise his
notes. SO having. we will say, prayed
for the bacon's happiness in another
world he ate 1t and turned to his let
tcrs.
1t was just his luck. on the very
morning when he wished TO preserve
calm and equable mind. he must be
bothered with that boy Reggie and his
preposterous proposals. You must ad-
nit that the canon had reason for his
annoyance. The eldest son of duke
can afford to marry n chorus girl. or
indeed, commit any social enormity he
pleaSos short of marrying two. But
the eldest son of a canon has no right
10 kick over the traces. Now Reggie,
who was articlcd to- n solicitor in Linz
coins Inn Fields, had stated his intcn-
tion of marrying young woman
whose namc--as IL appeared on the
play billS--was Cissie Morrison. The
canon WINGED rs IL occurred to him.
He WINGED again as he reflected upon
the career of her parent, who had driv-
on u cab in Bristol until drink had
landed him i'm the prison iniirmary.
The canon WAS old-fashioned and OBJ
iccted to the miHture of the classes.
He was oldfashioned enough to write
To Reggie and threaten to cut him off
with a shilling if he persisted in his
riCldulous course OF action. And here
was Reggic'S ultimaturm, Il definite
declaration OC independcnCc. The
canon forgot the bacon, forgot his
forthcoming speech, and stamped up
and down the dining room in uncanon-
ical rage. until faithful wife remind
ed him that Il hanson awaited him at
the' door, He threw his notes into a
bag. aud plunged into the hanson.
Good gracious. he murnured as
he caught sight of the driver 'To
ihink that and such a man might be
co-equal grandfathers"'
That Is why the canon was nearly
late for the train. He was known in
Bristol society as the Smooth Bore"
being a canon much given to Suave
"ommOnplaCes. But il was very diff
fprcnt kind of "A canon who raced. her
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-28
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STORIES tending to bring out the romance and Legendary
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connection with the valley there of
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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
ARTIFICIAL wILTED FLOWERS
The Latest and Supreme Triumph of
the ImitatOrs of Ma
ture.

Dame Nature must spare no effort
next spring if she hopes to Guido Dame
Art in the production of flowers of the
field and the garden. says fashion au-
thority. The velvet geraniums, pelar-
goniums, roses, peoples, fuchsias,
chrysanthemums, mar9 uerites, tulips,
ETC., that make up the floral display in
the shops just now are marvels of love
illness in grace and color. Every wom-
an dressmaker is loading the evening
gowns with garIands of rich blossoms,
and so strong is the influence of the
flowers that the gowns are given the
names of the posies they exploit.
One orders, for example, an orchid
dinner dress, or geranium ball toilet,
or an iris opera frock. and the whole
color scheme of the costume is laid
down with a view to harmonizing with
the tufts and festoons of brilliant
blooms. Enormous shoulder knots of
velvet roses or big pastel tinted peonies
ornament every black dress, and, not
content with garlanding the gowns,
women pin mighty nosegays on their
evening wraps, on their ostrich feath-
ers and chenille boas and on their
chiffon and ermine muffs.
To render the flowers even more tri-
umphantIy conspicuous by gaslight,
they are spangled, or glitter with sill
yer dust along the edges of their vel
vet and silk muslin petals. This very
frankly announces the floral gar
nitures as artificial, but does not de-
tract from their beauty, though one
of the oldest and most interesting spe-
cies of this false flora is the charming
wilted blooms that one artistic and en-
terprising manufacturer has produced.
His wilted flowers are made of lib
erty silk and are so amazingly natural
in appearance that only by actual
touch and close inspection can the de-
ception be discovered. a chiffon gown
trimmed entirely with pale yellow and
pink wilted roses was voted the first
prize by the women at fashionable
ball in New York. where no less than
a couple of bushel baskets of artificial
blossoms were used in the Ornamental
ton Of the costumes.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
NApP-oLEoNG's STORY.
Tells What His Brother Joe Got
Through Catching the
Early Worm.

M'sieu Provancher was just fixing the
feed bags on the nose of his horses,
says the Cincinnati Enquirer.
'Oui." said he, 81 ban hire wit dat
odder man what amt M'si Joe Jack
use leeve-dey dom leeve dar now.
Ba gar! 1 ban forget dat mans name.
Dis be two day 1 work for she. Her fus'
FRAT man, too. Good man. Wan dem
kim wat geet up var airly and deeg
in heem toenails all day. He say to me
fus' day dat work for heem: 'Nappo-
leong de man what geet up hearty dat
man he ban de wan to geet de doillaire.
P'rap yo' DON know bout dat hearty
bird dat catch dat wan. Hey?"
'Hah-h-h!' says I, 'hah, yo' bat ma
life was know bout dat ting. don't
fink DAT ban ire all tam bout what
nice ting dat be to be hearty bird.
Now wan tam my broder Joe he
geet up hearty wan mornin' to GO to
bees work. He work on de Webster
mill and cot de slab. Wal, when he ban
walk along de rod all to once, hah, he
see nice. greet, beeg, fat wan. Wal, he
say: 'Prap I'm pratt looky ris mornin'
Ell! When hearty bird ban catch de
VAIN he's ban looky to go feesh. Ba
CARL I gass 1 go feesh for de fon. Yo'
bat ma life I don work when ban so
looky.'
g SO he got back to de house and he
geet hees feesh hook and feesh line
and hees feesh pole and he go out dat
Tayleur Pom, and he taxi dat nice,
greet beeg, fat VAIN and he heetch
10 L. L L
he feesh. An fus' ting he know bout
he have wan greet bite. Now he was
ban stan on sleepery log and when he
geet dat bite he jomp and ah, ba gar!
down he go sloppo. All, dat poor broder
Joe, he geet drown. Dat r-rat! He
was drown.
Wal, yo' see what he los. He was
yong man-only twenty-t-ree. So he
los wan half his life. He los heem dat
won feesh line, dat wan feesh hook, at
feesh pole. He los heem dat beeg feesh
dat weigh for poun'. He los heem wan
pair robber boot. He los his job on de
Webster mill for cot de slab, He los
wan days pay which ban wan dollar
feefty cent. He los hees wife, for he
ban go geet married mex wiki
"tMy moder she los ma broder Joe
and I hat loaf two day for gon hees
un'ral'
Dat wat my broder Joe geet ba
catch dat hearty VAIN. Ba gar! say
to M'sieu-w'at de sacre be dat fell
laire's nam'-wal. eet max no def
anyway I say to heem dat drive hees
boss and I cot hees wood and 1 do de
chore. but. by GRIPPE, no go out to
catch dat hearty VAIN eef he gift me
25 cent more on wan day"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

Health Officer Fisher has ordered
the public schools closed and has
notified the citizens Of the city that
no public meetings of any kind will
be permitted until the small pOx
scare is over. To a great many I'M
thinking people these extreme meas
ures seem harsh and unnecessary, in
asmuch as no cases have made their
appearance in this city as yet, but
when we remember that we are sur
rounded by a dangerous and lOathe-
some contagious disease it will readily
be seen that prompt measures are
necessary to protect the community
and prevent further spread Of the
infection, and the action of the health
officer should receive the hearty APP
proval of our citizens. Had the fact
that there were several cases in the
county been reported to him as soon
as it was discovered, the epidemic
would, no doubt, have been stamped
out in it's incipiency, instead of spread
ing all over the eastern part of the
county. desperate cases require
desperate remedies" and our people
should commend the prompt action Of
the authorities in this matter instead
of condemning them as some are
doing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

1t really seems as if every man has
something OF the 'dOg-in-the-manger"
in him. Although Kansas needs at
least three more normal schools for
the proper training of her teachers.
President Taylor and his associates
have for years lobbied at their own
private expense to prevent the eStab-
liShment of other schools. 1t is an
admitted fact that other normal
schools would not injure the one at
EmpOria, financially or otherwise, yet
they oppose it, apparently for no 9th
er reason than a desire to be the
"whole thing" Now that there is
talk of establishing another agricul-
tural college on the sight Of the old
Fit. Hays military reservation, up hobs
President Nichols OF the Manhattan
institution and opposes the plan. 1t
is not argued that the boys and girls
of Western Kansas do not need a col
lege closer to their homes and with
surroundings Of climate and soil sim
liar to their home farms, but it must
not be established lest, fOrSOoth, an
other agricultural college might de
tract somewhat from the prestige"
of a little coterie Of teacher-pOlitician
at Manhattan.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

There is man IN Washington
named Austin, who is paid large
salary as a statistician, but whose
business is to s'cook' figures in the
interest of the republican party and
give them out to newspapers as official
government reports. This s'Statis-
tician" calls attention to the increase
in our export trade to the Philippines
to the sum of So, 500, 900 during the
past fiscal year as an evidence of the
trade possibilities of the island,
growing out of our sovereignty. Out
side the government supplies sent
them our soldiers in the Philippines
have a purchasing power of many
millions a year, and if the men were
at home, where they belong, they
would purchase far more than the
beggarly sum above mentioned, which
amounts to $50 per each soldier per
anuum, and the money with which
they made their purchases would not.
be drawn by taxation from the pOck
cts of the people. 1t would do Stats
tician Austin good to have his head
ducked in a trough of cold water
Advocate.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
OscuIatOry Artiflce.

Kansas for gush, geyserS and gall!
t'Gov. Stanley took the oath of office
and kissed his wife, " says a recent To
peka press dispatch. How beautiful,
how affectionate! Ralph Burton re-
Gently delivered his speech of accept
ance of the caucus nomination for
United States senator, sin the pres
ence of his wife" The wife is the
better half, if this were not mathe-
matically correct, computation of the
value of integer would be an impoSsi-
bility.
There is the husband, for instance.
of Mrs. John Q. Royce; and, Charley,
the spouse of Mollie E. Lease who has
ceased seeking a release. Reeder has
sister, "bOrn in the wrong time of
the moon," but we don't know a
burned thing about Reeder's wife. He
may be bach 1t is supposed that
Dan Dyer has wife, but information
is lacking whether, when Dan got to
be assistant sergeant at arms, he kiss
ed his wife, or not-the special solicit
frequently absent from the bosom OF
his family. If he neglected this i'm
portant courtesy to his better half it
was in very bad form. Nothing but
intervening distance can contribute
to an acceptable excuse. Abe Ellis,
doubtless, before he assumed the judi
cial ermine, initiated the example of
his creator and attended to this very
important detail of official knight err
rantry. Let the good work go on
Goodland Republic.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

The politicians are telling story
on ]. r. Burton to illustrate his van
ity and self esteem. In company with
his manager, Frank Grimes, says the
Kansas Chief, he dined at Kansas
City hotel. land say, Mr.. Clark,
give us table to OurSelve; that table
over there" remarked Burton. 81
am ]. r. Burton, candidate for sena-
tor from Kansas, and this is my man
ager, State Treasurer Grimes" Seer
talnly," responded the obliging clerk.
But in the meantime travelling man
and his son had seated themselves at
this particular table, and the clerk
was obliged to explain to the travel
ing man, "theSe gentlemen want this
table and l will be obliged to seat
you at another table. You see this is
J. r. Burton, of Kansas, candidate
for United States, and this is his
manager, Frank Grimes, now state
treasurer. Certainly, certainly,
said the travelling man, bowling rev
erently. ''Before l leave allow me to
introduce myself. am God Almighty,
and this" pointing to his boy, is my
son, Jesus Christ. Parsons Eclipse.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
Subsidize Farmers.

We want ship subsidies to benefit
farm owners, it is said. All right,
then give US farm subsidies to benefit
ship owners! It's a poor rule that
won't work both comm. and goin'.
Ship subsidies are to benefit farmers
by giving facilities for getting farm
products to foreign markets cheaper;
that's plain. Ship owners will make
more money in proportion as they
have more farm products to trans
port.> Substituting farm productions
will increase the products that ship
owners will carry, see? The principle
is sound. Farmers are everlastingly
being benefited (?) by substituting
and protecting somebody else. Let
us begin to substitute and protect ship
owners and manufacturers the same
way! Sauce for the farm goose ought
to be sauce for the ocean and factory
gspderl-Farm; Stock and Home.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
The Philippine Trade.

a government report of ten months
trade with the Philippine islands was
recently made. The total imports
were $18, 165, 2O6, of which 81, 1873, 1876
were from the United States. Total
exports ST, OBS, 314, of which So, 284, 300
came to the United States; So, O96, 295
of this was manila fiber. The total
trade of the United States with the
Philippines for ten months was So, 49,
778, or S446, TT month. This trad
ing is done by private citizens, and
probably at net proit Of 10 per cent,
or less than $40, 600 a month. But
call the profit 100000 and see how
the audit stands. Our operations in
the Philippines are costing the gen.
eraI government S1O,OOO,OOO a month,
at least. That is, the people are pay
ing ten million dollars that d few in
diViduaIS may make possible $780,,
900. IniS is proposition that in
private business affairs would be
called idiotic, but being governmental
in it's patriotism, loyalty, progress and
several other desirable and glorious
things! If it is true that trade fol-
lows the flag" it must be the nag that
waves in peace that is followed. At
least, it is such flags in the Philippines
that are getting the trade there
Farm, Stock and Home.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

The democrats of the Missouri legis-
lature were strong enough to turn
down ex-bandit Frank James who was
a candidate for the subordinate posi-
tion of doorkeeper of the House. The
democrats were not ready to acknow-
ledge that he needed reward because
he had reformed" and was now liv-
ing the life of a good citizen. This
action is in striking contrast to that
about to be taken by the Kansas legis-
lature in the matter of electing ''re-
formed" man to the United States
senate. Russell Reformer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
Old People Made Young.

@ Sherman, the veteran editor OF
the Vermontvllle (Mich) Echo has
discovered the remarkable secret of
keeping old people young. For
years he has avoided nervousness,
sleepIeSness, Indigestion, heart trouble
constipation and rheumatism, by US
ing Electric Bitters, and he writes:
cit can't be praised too highly. 1t
greatly stimulates the kidneys, tones
the stomach, aids digestion, add gives
a splendid appetite. 1t has worked
wonders for my wife and me. It's a
marvel Gus remedy for old peoples COM
plaints.' Only SOC at Geo James &
Co.'S Drug store.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

The brewers and liquor dealers seem
to have had better stand-in with
the president than they did with con-
gress, as the latter has just voted to
compel the president to enforce the
law abolishing the canteen.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

Mr.. Clark, of Montana, will again
present himself for admission to the
United States senate backed by a
certificate of election. Time, money
and persistence sometimes accomplish
wonders, especially in politics.-State
Journal.
Time, persiStency and Indebtedness
won without the money, in this state.