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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-03-08
How one Firm struck Oil.

A peculiar accident near Six Points
Ohio, recently gave an Oll-producing
firm visions OF limitless wealth.
This firm drilled a well on the Wake
field farm. near the village. All OF the
nltroglycerin shells were lowered safe
" into the well except the last one,
which lodged within twenty-five feet
OF the surface. and was exploded in the
efforts Of the shooter 10 dislodge it..
This was considered unfortunate, but
to the amazement Of the men the oil be-
gan to gush forth in manner which
promised to make 1t the biggest well
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-03-08

Of them drink to excess, and few have
any thought beyond this one crop. The
result is that the failure Of crop means
partial starvation.
The city Of Rosario is the Chicago Of
South America. 1t is the chief wheat
market OF the Argentine Republic. 1t
ships thousands OF tons Of wheat. corn
and linseed every week. Rosario is sit
uated on the Parana river about 200
miles by land from BuenOs Ayres. 1t is
500 miles by water from that city and
about as far inland from the Atlantic
ocean as Pittsburg. Ocean steamers sail
for 200 miles up the Rio de la Plata past
Buenos Ayres into the mouth OF the Pa
rama. and then for about 300 miles up
the river to Rosario. Rosario itself is
one Of the thriving towns Of the Argen-
tine. Il was founded about 1T5 years
ago. but wheat raising in the Argentine
gave it a great boom. and within the last
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-03-08

national apathy in regard to modern
methods Of transit and manufacture.
But our American immigrants are not
SO successful as they should be, consid-
ering the advantages they possess.
Take the men who tried TO capture our
bicycle industry as an example. We
were the real pioneers Of the cycle
trade. Then you came along with an
equally good bicycle, made by the thou
sand by automatic machinery. You
could easily undersen our handmade
article.
But you suffered at first by sending
us machine unsuited to our national
roads and our national prejudices.
When | heard your statesmen trying TO
force goods we did not want at the
cycle exhibits. l could not but be struck
by your similarity OF mind to ours. We
lose all the time by telling customers
what they ought to have. while the Ger
man gives them what they want.
We'll. after a time your bicycle men
got wiser. But what happened? The
makers of all kinds of American BIZ
cycles, good and bad. mostly bad. who
had got caught in the slump. dumped
down their stocks in England and killed
the American bicycle from that mo-
ment.
This continued Mr.. Harmsworth,
lis not the only American industry
abroad that is being killed by the
snide' manufacturer. You have big
chance now with automobiles; the
American shoe. too. is making great
progress. We shall shortly be spending
! $500. 100000 converting our horse car
services to electric; you can get most OF
that. We must put up two or three
( times that amount for new suburban
surface car systems for our big city
Much of that will 90 TO the Immigrant
from America.
In the newspaper business your I'm
migrants have already captured much
OF the rotary press trade aud nearly al
the typesetting ana typemaking. anC
the best and fastest papermaking ma
chinery comes from your side. Our pa
per will be supplied 10y our own people
in Canada. who viii supply you. too
unless | am mistaken. The American
immigrant is selling us much of on
farm machinery. and the rest Of tina
we import we get from Canada.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-03-08

in the history OF the oil business. The
flow was so strong that the derrick was
almost instantly deluged from top 10
bottom. and it soon caught FIRE from
the boiler and was burned to the
ground.
The Buckeye Pipe Line Company's
eight-inch line through which 500
barrels Of oil pass each day. suddenly
shut down. The company stopped its
pumps and started TO make an inves-
LEGATION. Before many hours the shut
OF had been traced to this we'll They
discovered that the well had been
drilled almost on the line. which had
been broken by the shot. and the oil
which seemed TO come from the well
was coming from the pipe line. This
Investigation ended the career OF the
greatest spOuter in Northwestern Ohio.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-03-08

and be has to rely upon the railroads fol
getting It 70 the markets The wheat j.
carried to the cars from such farms as
are far from the railroad in bullock carts.
the wheels Of which are about eight feet
high. A load weighing several tons is
balanced between a couple Of these
wheels. and from a dozen 10 sixteen bull
locks are harnessed in front OF ii. In
some few Of the large farms modern ma
chinery is used. and the threShing IS com
monty done with European OF American
thFeshers.
The Argentine IS subject to drougnts.
and the c=op rises and falls according to
the weather. The worst thing. however.
that the farmers have 10 cOntend with
IS the locusts. The pests that infest
the Argentine are fully as bad as the ic-
Gust plague with which the Lord afflicted
Pharaoh The only difference was that
Pharaoh had his locusts FOR a few days,
but the Argentine seems to be having
theirs as a regular thing. The locusfs
are produced By the millions every year.
and a swarm thinks nothing o. a light o.
500 miles from its breeding ground
through the heart Of the wheat country.
The loeusts appear in great swarns.
which often darkeu the sun II they iiy be-
tween you and IT, They tight on every
thing green and begin eating The
branches Of the trees bend down with
their weight and you can hear the snap
ping OF their jaws as they crunch the
leaves. They win clean the crops from
the fields. eating the grain down 10 the
ground. Sometimes they viii take the
green wheat from one side Of the road
and pass by that on the other. and they
sometimes fly on and on for days over
rich fields to feed on those beyond. The
next swarm may eat that which IS left.
This pest Of the locust has been 81
great that the Argentine government has
been spending large sums Of money Il
get rid OF them. The methods for ex
/ terminating them are many and costly
I Thousands OF dollars are spent ever
year TO kill them. They are caught il
traps OF corrugated iron. They are scoop
ed up with scrapers and killed. poisont
are used. and the grass. plants and weed
are spFinkied with arsenic. kerosene an'
creosote. They are caught in bags. driv
en- into bitches and are killed in all sort
Of ways. In 1896 il is estimated tina
$50. O0O. 900 worth Of wheat was destroy
ed by locusts in two states OF the Argen
tine. This impoverished the farmers O
those states. and the national government
spent S1OOOO.OOO that year in givin
them seed wheat II the locusts are {
come every year it viii be a long tam
before the Argentine can have a serious
permanent effect upon the wheat marks
Of the world.
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or many years ago wise men said
that grain could never be grown

~ 7 or many years ago wise men said
that grain could never be grown
l. to any extent in the Argentine
Republic. The country was then import
ing millions Of dollars worth OF wheat
every year. and the farmers who were
pasturing stock on what are now the
principal wheat fields were eating -four
shipped from the United States and
Chill. To-day the Argentine has to a
large extent the wheat trade OF South
America. and is shipping wheat to Eu-
rope 1t plants millions Of acres every
year and it produces from thirty to eighty
million bushels season according to the
weather and to the invasions Of the To-
Gusts When the Argentine has a good
crop the prices OF wheat in the European
markets are affected and our farmers
often get less for their wheat in conse-
quence. IN the past year or so -four
mills have been springing mp and the Ar
gcntine has now more than 500 -four
mills. many VI which use machinery i'm
ported from the United States The
gran-producing area Of the Argentine in
ercases every year.
In the United States the average yield
OF wheat per acre. taking the whole coun-
try, is from twelve to thirteen bsshels.
That Of the Argentine is not over ten.
In England. where the soil is more care
fully studied and cared for. the average
is twenty nine bushels per acre. in Hol-
land twenty-five bushels and in France
eighteen. The most Of the wheat of the
Argentine is raised by. Italian immi-
grants. many Of whom farm the land on
shares. They do their work in the rough.
est and most slovenly way. Much Of the
wheat is sowed on the ground as it is
first plowed, the grain being dropped
among the clods Other farmers drag
brush over the field and some of the bet.
ter farmers use the harrow The plow-
ing is done with bullocks, who drag the
plOws through the burrows by means OF
yoke attached to their horns. The onl,
Idea of the man seems to be to get th,
wheat into the ground and then sit dowr
and wait for the crop. The farmers d,
not seem to care for anything but theil
wheat crop. Most Of them have no gar
dens. They run their accounts at tn,
nearest grocery and make annual settle
ments when they sell their wheat. Mos
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-03-08

a. = Il II no 'i' ~ London Daily Mail.
has the largest circulation in the world
-1.25O,O0O copies.
Speaking of American Immigrants TO
England Mr.. HarmswOrth says: You
ask why the British empire. with its
population Of 3SS.OOOOO0. needs immi-
grants. and | answer that we don't
want them in the bulk, as you do. but
that we obviously offer unique oppor-
tunities to certain special skilled brain
workers. Take Mr.. Yerkes. for exam
ple. He will make more money in a
day in transporting the densely packed
millions of London in his electric tubes
than he does in a week in Chicago. We
have lots of room and money for all
your experts in electrical transit. The
brains you have given to these matters
we have devoted to shipping and gold
mining.
I'VE own and run under our own flag
1000 600 of tons Of shipping. with ,
100000 under other tags, as against
less than 100000 Of tons owned by the
United States, and we also own most
of the best gold fields Of the world. with
the control of the diamond industry
thrown in. But We know practically
nothing about electricity. and your
people can make all the money they
want selling us the wonderful products
of American Invention and Industry
Money is more easily made in our coun
fr, than In yours
I'VE have in that small section or Inc
empire known as Great Brian at leas
40,OOOOOO OF people, and though we do
not produce Rockefellers and Astors 4
except. Of course, my cOmpatrioL Mr
w. W., of that ilkl. we have mu>h tn
richest and quite the worst educated o
modern peoples. our American lmm'
grants are profting by this lack OF eau
cation to seize industries right and lef'
I'VE shall learn their methods slowly
and meanwhile they are making TOT
tunes while we are paying the price o
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-03-08
China Rich in coal peposits.

China contains some OF the richest
coal deposits in the world. Last fall
Professor Drake. OF Tien-tSin. visited
Ine coal fields in the province OF Shan
81, which We're examined by Baron Won
Richthofen in 1870. and found that they
are OF Immense extent. The coal area
is said to be greater than that OF Penn
sylvania and the anthracite coal alone
contained in these fields has been esti-
mated at 630.OOO.OO0 tons. The Shansl
coal beds are so thick and lie so uni
formly In a horizontal position that the
practicabllity has been suggested Of
running long lines Of railroad tunnels
through the beds so that the cars can
be loaded IN the mines all ready Tor
distant transportation.
Some men acquire that tired feeling
from looking for an easy job.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-03-08

ed and will be
equally beneficial
to both peOp-e.
Mr.. HarmswOrth
should be an intel
ligentautbOrity. He
is the proprietor of
% publications in
England. including
four daily papers,
one of which. the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-03-08
PREYEp on eRITIsA sAIPs.

Schooner Polly, Oldest Vessel Ahoat'
Mas a Privateer in 1912.
The recent storm on the Atlantic
coast in which so many staunch yes
sells were lost. calls attention to the IA
nous old schooner Polly, which was
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-03-08
AMERICAN cHANcEslNENeLAND

Many Millions There Awaiting Immi-
grants of TIL Right Kind.
American immigration to Great Brit
ain sounds strange. Yet according to
Alfred c. Harmsworth it is much need
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-03-08

Some men acquire that tired feeling
from looking for an easy job.
The colored American., 1901-03-30

this being the first that an Afrc-Amer'-
can has been go hOnCred.
BRADDOCK AND McKEEsPORT DOTS.
Braddock has two col0red churches.
Rev. Oung looks after the spiritual
welfare of the worshtppers Of the A. M
&. church, while the Rev. J. L. Wau-
zer prcsides over the Baptist edifce.
Mr.. r. n. Jones, prosperous Afro
American and proprietor of the Hazel
House and Cafe, is one Of Braddock's
popular citizens.
Tuesday evening, April End, there
will be a grand concert for the benefit
Of MIR. William B0Iden, at Blue Ri6-
bon Hall, and the home talent will be
assisted tue Lone Star Qnartette OF
Homestead, together with Messrs. Tir-
oney White, Joseph Bill, and Daniel
Charleston, who will give an unique
impersonstiOu of the Williams and
Walker cake walk.
JAS. AIKENS.
The colored American., 1901-03-30

,,o~nfstegd, Pa Spec'a - Uo Ho
ubatber 1t Will actually come to
ADo bu+ recent events seem to p0InttO
E'7,' .,-onoent for the gradual disfau-
cement go of the Afro American in the
CD-5L -,born Stats upward. The d's'rau-
.ni.ipg fever has now reached Mary
80 ord we IN the commonwealth Of
p.nnsvIvapia, who enjoy the blessings
~ ,r+rsrdmeled suffrage, look with
-..z,r,ant at the startling tactics Of
a. cormanltes. The Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Go one OF the most Influential and
,.,aortsr+ newspapers Of Western Penn
.--r -T-onia IN speaking of the special ses-
;an ~ the May land Legislature TO act
~ tba election amendment, says edi-
tOriany:
nTbe MaryIsnd Legislature assem-
Nod Yesterday in special session for
tbe purpose Of meeting the alleged ur'
n,rt necessity Of immediate legisl alton
rahrming manifest and great abususes
IN the eIsctiou laws. This is the way
.bo nam ooratic Governor of the State
rorded his call for the extra sessiC n,
INIT what he really meant was that lfg
},I.Hon was desired to be enacted
which would disfraucbise about nine
tsn.bs NJ the $1,000 cOIOred voters Of
tbe State by which act it is hoped the
Damocrats W II be able to maiutsin an
prbroken hold upon the government of
MARYLAND. The amendment which
will he proposed to the cleo ottOn laws
will be ostensibIy directed against the
HIiterate voter, but it will depart from
an similar legislation IN the Southern
States if it isnOt so wOrded as to make
if most difficult for even a well-educat-
ed c2ored man to vote while it permits
the most ignorant white man to cast a
bs1t. A measure which would be
impartisl as between the races and die-
franchise ignorance, whether enthrOr-
ed In white Democrat or a cClOred
Republican, after a certain period had
been SLOWED existing voters to qualify
themsel yes, would not be Objectionable
but it is doubtful if any such measure
would meet e approval of the Demo
cratic leaders Of Mary land.
Their object is to retain their OWL
party strength and deplete that OF tbs
Republicans and in doing so they pro
pose to discriminate in an unlawfU
manner against the rights Of the grea
bu)z Of the cOlored voters of Maryland
Ihfte is no excuse for this. Maryl laD'
hin no danger whatever from Negr
domination, the cry which is used il
States farther south. The best interest
Of all Its citizens are in far more dan
Ger from the Continued dominance @
the G)rmsn crowd, and the efforts c
the latter to entrench themselves
power by illegal means should be noe
by the use of every constitution
mesIs that can be invoked by the be'
citizens Of the State regardless Of the
pstty atilatiOns."
Every Afro American reader Of tt
l)lOrsd American in Maryland sbouI
keep tab and note every republics
who lends his aid to perpetrate tn
lasting stigma upon the suffrage righ
Of Msrylaud's black citizens, VINO
highest ambition is only to enjoy Il
benefits Of political suffrage ss defin'
The colored American., 1901-03-30

were bn0 "DETAILS OF the process adopted
by the inhumRn contractors. South
Carolina has Outdone itseIfin abridg'Dg
the rights of it's colOred citizens, and
there is no way for the State to recover
its lost prestige other than by s thor
Ough investigation Of it's stOckade sys-
teO, and to mete out the most dras tic
punishment to the guiIsv parties
Whether she will do this is an open
question,
Mrs. J. Payne, and son John, of Un-
iOntOwn, Pa, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Newton Higgins, of Ann street. Rev
Bower Of the 1O.h Avenue A. M. r..
church is preparing to have a concert,
at which some excellent talent will
lend their assistance. Mr.. Edwards,
ali energetic young Afro American, is
taking a course of journalism at the
Sprague School Of Corr 9s pOndence, OF
Detroit, Mich.
One Of the most horrible accidents
that has happened at the steel works
lately, occurred last week. when Chas.
Coleman, of Pittsburgh, who was en-
ployed at open hesrth mill no 1, fell iD
to a pot Of molten metal and was liter
ally cooked to death. g >leman was 81
years Cl1, and leaves a wife and several
small children.
The G. Ilred Americans representa-
tive is Mr.. las. Aikens Of this city, and
any items Of news for the paper can be
addressed to him at the Homestead
p0st=office, or box S84, Munbau, Pa.
Communications can also be left at Mr.
McGOrely's stationery store on 9Th ave.
where The ColOred American is for So l.
e8ch week. Mr.. Aikens is fortified with
the proper credentials from the Home
office, and any business he conducts for
the paper will be readily recognized.
Mrs. Newton Huggins of Ann street,
is very i'll with heart trouble. On last
Sunday Mr.. Jas. DickersOn, and Jonn
Lee were ordained deacOns OF the Bap
tist church by the Rev. g s. Ssmuels.
Rev. @. Sally of Duquesne, made the
ordinstiOn prayer, while the pastor
Rev. TaultOn preached the ordination
sermon. A very large congregation
witnessed the ceremonies.
Services at the A. Nj. E. church were
very we'll attended, and at two in tbs
afternoon the remains of Mr. Coleman
the Afro American who met such
horrible death at the mills on Friday
we're brought to the church, and Rev
BOwser preached q funeral discOuTs
from the text, "W no is it among yOl
that shall not see death One sad re
minder of the terrible accident was til
absence of re1atiVes. The pastor dweI
finally on the uncertainty Of life, an
exhor ed his hearers to be prepared fO
the inevitable summOper-death. A
the evening service Rev. BOwser's tex
was. Wisdom cryeth out in til
streets" with the context: she alor
is wise that saveth his own soul" TT
church ia a very fair cOnd tion, fourtee
conversion were rerOrted from the r
vival, with twenty-fOur accesstOns
the church during the conference yea
The WOmen's Mite Missionary Soc
, etv is doing excellent, and preparir
, to give an entertainment. They all
expect to go to the convention wi
The colored American., 1901-03-30
THE KEYSTONE STATE.

m pttshuvg Times on Maryland's Eiec-
I'M - amendments Greatest Danger
r.u.i,,ance OF German Domination
-Negro Rule Buga0oo'
The colored American., 1901-03-30
FREE FOR ONE DAYS WORK.

4 C4ENTT EMAN'S watch vita the bH9s s4
n Hoa Frederick Douglass on the case. Ne
havo secured for or friends the most 1S sSEy1css
and stom settlers, having Al the meosEA -
nIiancea known to the W9tchmaksfF ART TnS
eases are nickel silver; Tney HEs sSs ms1S = tSts
A net small clock commonly called WASo14
hat a highly jeweled, nickel movements, H&2S
by one sf the celebfsted wstSS -
mzTanfeed ky the manufacturers, and IL nee
found exactly As represented tA1s EuArAnSoS 4
to- aSo wsuId have cost so If they could have
been produced, but the fact L. ~ c0nLAtns e.
T,IIauoea then unknown. Eacn WatCA n&a
kA~n nrepArIY adjusted and will Do seat II Y22s
MAG order. Its characters They have q
Ie~SsaI Balance wheel. The casee are
nIckeI silver. Are stem winding and
stem setting. They have duplex
no@vsWaent. Free t. any enc esnA~
Ina "a fer tvNe yearly subsoTIptkSnSs
Az Al fer enc yearly and i~s3 IN ALE
TnIa watch and The CeIsrod An1sFss
can. enc year fer 90. The watch - .
gveessl IAaussmszt. PsztPAia. - AAy s@e s@=AS
ing e2.26.
Il wiu ks seen therefore xrSH the ebove ehAs
ns enc need be without watch squsL fos E@Ss
keeping to any Ia the netghboThoo@s En9Is
IA xIopxeP Indeed it viii not take DAY Isx
sn Sns 20 get = small club Of subscribers fOs
The COlored American the -nanonA ASNss -
1apsE Of the race and the newsisst ana esss
fSS ydoUrseH kc@ easy it Is 70 set this watch
and tN get only TIVE subscribers foE Tns GCAs E
oTe6 Americas DcA't lose time bat aftenc %
this asssr Is s.Ss sSHa p Psst onss Money ods
! TSHTs~S OTdeT. 8Aak CASak. q kAg1s6EsA
| I1sstsz. A&&ssss- .
THRacoLORED AMERICAN
AsAAAGA AA
The colored American., 1901-03-30

this being the first that an Afrc-AmerE-
can has been go hOnCred.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13

Vienna correspondence Of The London Stand
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
ENrEruIN1rING rHE HoNkErs.
From The London News.

From The London News.
An Official statement which has just been
made 10 the effect that during the last year
there WAS an increase Of nearly t6WD in the
value Of The monkey skins exported from th-
Gold Coast shows CHritezs a correspondent that
the warnings issued 10y past Colonial Cover
noTs hake been unheeded. although for "A time
there certainly was slight relaxation in the
lndlscTlnlnate slaughter of these animals. To
Hhat an extent This is carried on. even i'm many
cases 10 the point Of determination. may be
gath rcd from the fact that in lS!Hi il was re
ported that during the six previous years no
fewer Than NNi,tG skins had been exported. to
the value oi Il!Ab.3$t ana iuaSmuch as only skins
in good condition and with few shot holes
are capable Of being disposed of il is esti-
mated that during the period in question
many "A million of these much prosecuted
creatures must have been massacrcd in the
Gold Coast district alone. Indeed. the slaugh-
ter urly showed any signs IF decreasing when the
traders having depoDulatrd one district had
to 90 further into the interior. which many of
them were indispOsed To do Thus i'm 1894 as
many as los i0I skins valued at E4l 600 were
exported. while two years later the number fell
10 "a $50 the value of which fsGti2.