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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-02-09

Taking the vote on the aati-1ota ry
resolution. teire Il o fuil voting Fow' 2
of Drnshy county. = , hasj- I believe
it is fair tx Vre>;;a. lhat Il ii had been
arranged to lorat- the lottery in Reno,
tbo scheme wpulu have received SIX
votes instead Of three. Quei4 uetoio.in
Courier.
Thursday evening the Wood .ne1 Of
the World held lively M cling.
Eleven applications for membership
wee received. The lodge IS growing
AND promises to have the larece: mem
bars&i2s Of any !4te.ual order il th;s
city. Org2nizer Trernble, who has
, hoen visiting in this city has proved I.
, :. stler.
/ Liniug free si.i. 4uiy ,ungths of dress
goods from zoe a yard ~ At Pasch
Broa winding up sale of the F. ".
Day stock.
A chance FOR few days 10 buy Oil
Sbttt Is a. ctC YAK SE.sl t. L ACF btE I3Si
assessa BILE and pay dividend Of 2 per
cent per mouth. Banks pay less than
4 per cent per annun, this stock pays
p per cent per year. A good invest
mont.
c. .. Cushman Opposite Postof1ice.
More bargains at the winding up sale
Of the +. W. Day bankrupt stock
Ladies kid gloves 81 - and 81 so value
at 90 cents. Abou: 100 par. to be
closed out.
For good. clean, well cooked mea
go 10 the Capitol lunch counter Only
white la Dor employed.
There's a tiger loose IN town. A
"snap shot may be seen and full par
ticulars learned by calling at San
COINS.
A large stock of men and boys hail
to be closed out at less than half prize
, at the winding up sale of the F. W
Day stock.
: New goods Of all description at TIA
Wilson grocery.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-02-09
Information Wanted.

The heirs OF Archie Turner. form
cry Of DoIeviIIp, Nevada, viii hear
responding with j. Z. Roberts, Carson
City, New. There is abou. 81. 500 due
from the government III Washing ton.
J. D Roberts.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-02-09
Wood for Sale.

D. Cirre oftic"s for sale we'll esasoued
yellow pine cord wood, four foot; has
never been hume2. yellow pine 81 per
cord t"livrrrd Al,o 80 cords willow and
ai4eg 1t 81 yer cori delivered. Quantity
to emit i'atruns. Leave orders at Carson
Ex hang. tt
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-02-09
DON'T Make Any Mistake.

" hen you want d good relia bic
article. in boots. shoes or ruhhers, step
into Ed Burlingtons's shoe store, he is
having special sale OF ioolwear, ana
you can save money on every purchase.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-02-09
Valentines.

Oar 1901 valentines, sll the lates,
and choicest have been received and
are nov On exhibition. Get the hes,
by calling early.
Davis Il kirman.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-02-09

A large crowd OF Conlstochers atterc-
ed the Y. L. l. dance Thursday evening
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-02-09

DR.. Lee departed If san Francisco last
evening her, he wus r.Iicj " The IL
mes, Of his s0a Adeih r.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-02-09

Trib cures bruises and sprains.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

the cultivation Is both intelligent and
intense. which produce thirty qun-
tails 5000 pounds and more per
hectare two and one-kalf acres), but
this Is exceptional for there are lands
in the same region which scarcely pro-
duce one quintal 200 pounds). As an
average crop. taken from the different
classes Of land and taking into account
also the variations that occur from year
to year. a production of from ten to
fourteen quinals per hectare may be
counted on as the result of fairly intel
ligent cultivation"
The coffee tree is completely devel-
oped and producing after seven years
If the conditions under which the
growth has been perfected have been
favorable. Otherwise it will need ten
years, and the product will never com
pete with that of a good, sound tree.
The cost of one cuerda about one acre.
Of good coffee up to the date of pro-
ductiOn will average $3.50, United
States currency.
When the tree is four years old it will
not produce sufficient to cover ex-
penses, and If the soil is not of the best
quality the conditions will be the same
after five or six years. In such dis
tricts of this department (Mayaguoz)
as Las Marias and Maricoa, the pro
duce of one cue:da (acre) will range
from 200 to 1,20O pounds. A fair aver
age will give for every cuerda 40C
pounds. The typographical conditions
of the coffeegrowing districts are such
and the hills so steep, that the only
agricultural implement that can be
used with effect is the common
machete, CO chopping knife. 1t is used
for cleaning the ground and for max
ing the holes.
The total cost of hundredweight OF
coffee ready for market including ex
penses for cultivation, is from $40 tC
$40, Porto Rican money, equal to Sc tC
$7.20 United States currency. CThis is
about what Rio coffee sells for on the
wharf at New York; The produce /,
shipped in bags, containing each from
So to 100 Kilograms.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

proved methods OF cultivation. and CEN
trail mills with improved machinery VIII
in time no doubt add enormously to the
output of sugar.
Several varieties of the tobacco plant
are cultivated in the cOuntry-that
c9lled Guacharo, which is believed to be-
native OF Venezuela, the Virginia
blanca, the Corazon de Vaca, tie Gu
bano, and others. AS yet the selection
Of the variety best suited for the pur-
poses of the manufacturer has not been
made. He prefers leaf with color,
elasticity, large intercOstal spaces, and
small ribs, which are the best for the
manufacture of the different kinds of
cigars which the consumer demands
essential qualities which oblige the
maker to seek the locality productive Of
good tobacco, indeed the only selection
that is now made.
Classed with agricultural industries is
stock raising, which is an important
and remuneratve industry. In 1897 the
island had 81 ,751 horses, valued at 81
OOO,OO0 4,461 mules. worth about $l34,-
GOO, and 3O3612 cattle, valued at So
100000. The swine and sheep statistics
were insignificant There are 6O,933
landed holdings, or estates" in Porto
Rico. comprising about 100000 acres.
Among the great drawbacks to agricul-
ture are the lack Of highways and rail
roads, and the inferior agricultural i'm
plements in use. General Davis, the
military Governor, is trying to remedy
the lack of highways, and has expend-
ed over 81 100000 in the repair and con-
struction of roads. Even roads in the
immediate vicinity of the cities are in
poor condition, and during the rainy
season nearly all of them are almost inn
passable for vehicles The total length
of all railroads is about 159 miles, all
tracks being narTowgauge, and the
rolling stock, roadbeds, ETC., very in
feriOr.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

The quality of the Porto Rican coffee
is excellent, and the principal markets
have been Cuba and Spain, but very
little having been imported into the
United States, where it is not well
known. Under favorable conditions
the coffee crop of Porto Rico is easily
worth from $6OO0,O0O to $1O,OOO,OOO.
Being protected by the good climate,
the Porto Rican sugar cane industry
is an important one. Coast lands
cleared, which receive rains or irriga-
ton and retain humidity some time
without becoming swamped, are good
for the sugar plant; these lands not sit
uated high above the level of the sea,
near the coasts, which are flooded by
large rivers in extraordinary freshets,
but which on account of their natural
location and great depth are quickly
drained, receive the name of tierras de
vega, and are those used for the cult
walton of sugar cane everywhere.
These lands in general are alluvial
lands, and are very rich in fertilizing
elements.
Cultivation of suEar Cane.
Sugar cane may be produced in Porto
Rico. where the soil is sandy and loose,
at $24.59 american money! per acre.
Cutting the cane win cost $40 an acre
more. To manufacture a 1,2OO-pound
hOgshead of sugar from the cane costs
Sc Besides these there are various
other items Of expense, such as terminal
charges, transportation, and shrinkage.
This latter is an important item, rang
ing from 6 per cent on steam vessels to
10 or II per cent on sailing craft. In
1897 Porto Rico produced 1862 Az
pounds of sugar, for which the planters
received $3,7S2, 465, or a fraction less
than 3 cents a pound.
As in Cuba, the tendency is toward
large plantations, with central mills fol
grinding Comparatively few of the
sugar estates are provided with steam
vacuum machinery for making sugar
and nearly one-hair of tine cane-grindina
machines are worked by oxen. The
hurricane of Aug. s, 1899, damaged the
sugar mills considerably, and the finan
cial straits of the planters have mad,
it impossible to restore the plants
Larger plantations or colonies, i'm
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

In times Of drought does the vegetation
suffer as occurs on the southern coast
Of the island. nor during the rainy sea-
son are the rains so heavy as on the
north coast. Owing to these favorable
climatic conditions and to the fact that
the coffee groves are situated in valleys
sheltered from the strong winds, and
the soil. of which we will presently
speak in detail. is due the enviable rep
utation of the coffee Of the country.
Altitude Affects Coffee Growth.
"In the central range of Porto Rico
is the Sierra Luquilla, which has an
elevation of 1000 meters above the
level of the sea, and it is observed that
above the middle height of this noun
tain coffee groves do not exist. Wheth-
er owing to the climate or to the soil,
which may be unsuitable, where grow
only some shrubs in thlckets and some
worthless herbs. ii is true that after 500
meters have been passed the coffee is
not seen, and all attempts to grow it
ut that altitude have been without re-
suits.
Coffee growers modify the climate
by employing shade-that is, they plant
their coffee groves beneath the shade
of Il grove of thick trees, as for exam
pie, the hucares, guaba. jobO, guiana,
mango. etc. and under the banana
trees when the coffee groves are young.
THE coffee grows on hills Of low
elevation, associated with many other
trees. which afford shade, modify the
temperature. and protect the coffee
from hurricanes and torrential rains
The composition of these coffee soils is
variable. but in all of them sand pre-
dominates. and on the surface there is
an abundant covering. the product OF
the decayed vegetation of the forest
The land which produces the renowned
coffee of Porto Rico. as to its physical
appearance, seems to be a very fine
clay. and when 1t rains becomes as
slippery as soap. and transit at sucl
times is dangerous. 1t has a red color
when moist. and when squeezed
/ through the fingers resembles in it.
color and smoothness the oxide of iror
paint. but when dry It becomes very
hard
There are small plantations wher'
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31
PORTO RICAN WEALTH
INDUCEMENTS IN AGRICULTURE
AND CATTLE RAISING.
Government Reports Facts Encourage
ing to Observation-Disclosures of SugA
Cane aud tobacco Insures Hand some
Profits-RaiIway and Roads Needle 4.

People in search Of reliable informa-
ton about Porto Rico will find lot Of
valuable statistics in the official report
of the census of the island, issued by
the United States War Department.
The census was taken under the direc-
ton of Lieutenant Colonel j. =. Sanger.
who has made his report a document
of unusual interest
While agriculture is now the prin-
cipal source of wealth to Porto Rico,
says Colonel Sanger, the early settlers
were for many years engaged in cattle
raising, and this is still an important
industry, the rich and luxuriant pas
lures and many streams providing all
that is necessary for this purpose. 1t
may be said that all fruits and vegeta-
bles adapted to a tropical climate will
yield abundantly in Porto Rico, and
this is especially true of the coffee tree,
the sugar cane, and the tobacco plant,
the three staples of most Importance in
the order named, and grown widely
over the island.
In Porto Rico the select and re-
nOwned coffee is produced between
200 and 800 meters above the sea level
At this elevation are found the towns
of Yauco, Lares, Maricao, Utuado
Cayey, etc. which form the produc
tive region of the renowned coffee OF
Porto Rico. This region, which in
cludes something more than the south
west quadrant of the island, is charac
terized by a climate of perpetual
spring. The constant breeze refreshes
the atmosphere and the frequent rain:
equalize the seasons so that not ever
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

Andrew Carnegie is building a monu-
ment. Just how high it will be no man
can tell. for who can name the num-
Der of Carnegies days? There are
many millionaires in America. They
give. They do more or less good, ac-
cording to their lights, but most Of
them are quietly resting In their collins
when the world is told that they de-
sired to benefit humanity. Carnegie is
shoveling his money out and getting all
the enjoyment possible from the opera
ton. He wants to see every stone that
goes into his monument. He likes to
give, and gratities his passion. The
other day he celebrated his retirement
from business by handing over Sc, OOO,-
GOO, under conditions, to those of his
old employees who feel the need of it
most. That Is "A great deal of money.
A century ago few men possessed so
much. 1t was fabulous fortune then,
and it Is n big fortune now. Measured
in muscle it means years of toll for an
army of men. Measured in the Car
negie treasure chest, it Is drop, for it
Is money that he did not need. And
here Is the peculiar part of the whole
transaction: Mr.. Carnegie did not at
tempt to play the philanthropist. He
plainly told the men who contributed to
his millions, who made him the rich
man that he is, that he knows all about
1t, and that they are entitled to the
money. He told them that labor and
capital were twin brothers, and that
neither took precedence. He also said
that whoever came between them was
the enemy of both. He knew that cir
cumstances. better brains, keen eyes
to recognize opportunity, and the cour-
age to seize it, had taken him from the
ranks Of men who toll for others and
made him master dependent on the
toilers. I've only just begun giving
said the rich man, as he sailed away
to his castle in Scotland We can all
wish his IA long life. Those of us who
are selfish can base the wish on purely
mercenary grOunds-a desire to see q
great fortune returned to the people
while those of us who see big heart
throbbing with good impulses in IA mil
lionaire's breast can ask that he be
spared many years to purchase more
happiness with the money he has made
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

The hostility to machinery which
prevails to so great an extent in even
the most progressive European coun-
tries was manifested in no uncertain
manner in several of the textile factor
les of Spain this week The operatives
struck because 1t was proposed to mod
ernize portions of the plants, and in one
center they wrecked the quarters of a
manufacturers club besides several
private houses. The employers closed
their plants. some $4,000 workpeople
being locked out
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31
In Time of Peace.

An article by Charles Frederick
Stansbury, in the Illustrated American.
shows that the Maine was not the first
United States ship of war to meet de-
struction by explosion in time of pence.
On June 4. 1929. the Demalogos. which
was also known as Fulton H.. WAS de-
stroyed by an explosion in the harbo.
Of New York. Twenty-four persons
were killed and nineteen wounded. The
mystery of the explosion was never
cleared up. The DemalogOs was infer
esting as being the first steam war
vessel ever constructed. She was tn
have been used in the war of 1872. Int
was not completed in time. Somewhat
later in the century the United States
warship Wasp put to sea ana was never
heard of. Her fate can only be con
jectured.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

been nearly fifty years a railroader.
and has figures to show that he has
covered over three million miles, and
he wants to round out at least another
million before he makes his last run.
"Do all things In moderation; don't
spend money foollshly, and keep your
mind on your business" That is his
theory Of life He is living proof that
there Is good in that theory, for he is
hale and hearty, and, above all else,
happy, at a time when most men are
thinking of dying.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

A man committed suicide in Texas
after sending his wife this telegram:
"Thlrty-tive to-day; failure" This
was to abandon the struggle very early;
and n man who could be thus discour-
aged when there were before him so
many opportunities to retrieve mis-
takes, was not The sort Of man who
ever could have made any Independent
achievement In life. For such. how
ever, there is always the recourse Of
giving themselves over to the routine
service Of others more capable and
more daring; and life lived in the faith
ful performance Of this kind Of labor
cannot be accounted failure.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

Some men simply refuse to grow old.
They work and work. They wear out.
but there is no rust In their joint. They
are hustling at 60, and active at 20, and
Death has to search for them in their
places Of business. That is kind of
existence that brings its own reward
and its own pleasures, FOR the man who
finds happiness in his work is always
cheerful. Happiness generally means
long life. The more happiness the
more years and the more capacity for
enjoyment. Every day when the hands
Of the clock reach 1920 a long train on
the Big Four pulls out of the Grand
Central depot in Cincinnati On the
platform is a smiling old man in uni
fOrm-that is, you would call him Old.
and he would Indignantly tell you that
h. IS only a boy, as yet. That little old
man has been conductor of that train
for thirty-four years. He was running
a train ten years before that. He has
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

Club, in London, the other night, has
twice been defeated. and hardly comes
up to the requirements of a champion
compared with others who have held
the title. He hasn't got the punch. al
though as clever as boxer as ever drew
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

A man has had his stomach cut out,
fixed up and put back again. The doe
tors called it gastroenterotomy and con
sidered 1t most interesting operation
The person who underwent the ordeal
has not yet expressed his opinion of it,
but he Is still living.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

A Boston man, who is being sued for
breach Of promise, in one of his letters
to the girl called her my darling my
darling, my life, my soul, my every
thing. my Anna" And it is commonly
supposed that Boston people are cold.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

A Brooklyn woman was not angry
because her husband shot at her, and
missed her, but she wanted him prop
erly punished for shooting the nose Off
her lovely teapot" Every woman can
understand her feelings.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

A doctor told wOman's club that
22,OOO,OOO American women are afllict-
ed with floating kidneys because of bad
sOrsets. What's loose kidney or two
compared with the pleasure of being
neatly and extensively gowned
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

William Waldorf Astor has directed
that his new book shall not be publish
ed or sold in this country. Knowing
how While Wally feels toward us, this
consideration upon his part was hardly
to have been expected.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

The Governor of Guam denies that
he hid in n cellar at the time of the big
hurricane last fall, and adds that there
are no cellars in Guam. The alibi
seems to be established.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

Mrs. Frank Leslie paid $4,000 for her
new title and was not compelled to
take new husband with it. Here Is
a pointer for other ambitious Ameri-
can women with the title craze.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

A Georgia colonel had "A man arrested
for looking mean" at him. The man
was fined s. for rubbering with intent
TO scare
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

The absinthe habit is growing in
America. 1t is drug that makes the
man who drinks it a deadlier idiot than
he was before.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31
HARRY HARRIS.

on the stuffed mitts. Steve Flanagan.
now dead, and Clarence Forbes were
the American boxers who took Harris
measure before he dreamed Of crossing
the big pond to conquer the old hstic
world.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

If some men were offered President
Schwab's salary of $1,O00O0O year,
they would work couple of months
or so and then quite for life.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

1t is estimated that one-third of the
inhabitants Of the earth are habitual
users Of tobacco, and in most cases
bad tobacco at that.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

Andrew Carnegles monument has
already been erected, and 1t is visible
from any point of view.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

1t is perhaps a sufficient indication OF
the true greatness of some of Benia-
min HarrlsOn's qualities that his stat
ure seems to have grown rather than
diminished since his retirement from
office. Never u man of strongly mag
netic personality, his career as a poll
tician cOntrasted strikingly with that
OF some of his contemporaries. No ora
tor would have thought of clubbing
him "plumed knight" If his char
acter was as firm as that of Cleveland.
it was with kind of ascetic firmness
which did not arouse enthusiasm.
While he was elected as representa-
tive of the principle of tariff protection,
he was not the creator of that issue in
the sense that Cleveland or Mckinley
was, and his memory is not insepara-
bly, linked with that of any enthusiasts
tic campaign war cry. His administra-
ton, seen in the light of the most re-
cent events in American history, seems
to have been singularly placid and I'M
eventful. His figure, nevertheless, has
not been lost to view, and although in
the eight years following his retire
ment he has kept silence most of the
time the public was significantly ready
to listen whenever he opened his lips
The country had reason to appreciate
the value of his legal learning, his tact
and his keen penetration when he ac-
cepted the commission to take part in
the Venezuela settlement, but it was
less on account of these qualities than
for his pose. stability and capacity
for original Judgment that the public
seems to have remembered him. He
was able with the kind of ability that
turns itself to good purpose in what
ever general or special lines it may be
directed. winning distinction for him
as lawyer and as soldier. and again in
the hail of the Senate Had some try
| Ing crisis arisen during his occupation
of the Presidency there is little reason
to doubt that he would have been equal
to it, Possibly it is because there was
/ no such crisis that he went out of Of
flee credited with n safe" and cOnser-
vative administration, but without the
promise of an exceptional fame in the
line Of Presidents. Had MIR. Harrison
been spared. his influence must have
been factor of increasing importance
in leading the public to a sense Of the
real needs of the nation. His death
will call forth the tributes inevitably
due to an eX-President who has ac
quilted himself with honor, but the re
gret will be accentuated by the feeling
that even in hi6 position as n private
s7tizen he might yet have performed q
service Of great value and Importance
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-31

The humorlst who called It the "Aus-
trian rlot-stag' was very fortunate in
his choice of pronunciation.