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Crittenden press., 1901-08-29
DEATH DISTRIBUTES MONEY.
Great Fortunes seldom Remain In
One Line for Many Gem
erations.

Whether there is any law in the mat
ter or not, il sometimes looks a. IL
great worldly wealth. like great iu-
tellectual treasures. fails of direct iu-
heritance. The number Of cases where
those who have been especially pre-
eminent in any line Of human achieve
ment have transmitted their abilities
unimpaired TO their offspring are com.
paratively rare. says the Philadelphia
Times. In the majority Of instances,
il there are descendants at all, they
are seldom reminiscent of the brill
lance Of their forebears. Washington
had no children. Napoleon, son was
OF his race. and that was all. The son
of the duke Of Wellington looked like
and is said II have had the ability
TO make a fair green grocer. The son
of Humboldt, the great naturalist,
spent the best part of his life in bed.
And similar cases will occur 10 the
general reader throughout the whole
list Of recorded greatness in every de-
partment of result.
Something Of the same kind may be
said OF a great fortune. The second
generation-if there is a second gen
eration-seldom maintains the char
acter Of its founder. Girard had no di-
rect heir. The locomotive builder.
Rogers, who has just died in New Jer-
scy, lived unmarried. Peabody's heirs
were the people. Carnegie has one
child, a little daughter Stewart died
childlesS. The Pullman millions will
hardly realize in the hands Of their
present possessor their giant possi-
blities, and while the Goulds and
Nanderbilts and DreXels may show no
halt in accumulation, thi, may fairly
be considered a much due 10 the inn
pulse given by the original possessors
aS arising from any phenomenal abil-
ity on the part of their present CON
troll. Outside OF landed estates, then,
a : abroad il might be considered
fair assumption that through one in
huence or another great fortunes sell
dom remain in the one line for many
generations.
Crittenden press., 1901-08-29

have become exhausted, and sunk
deeper, can the theory be settled.
There is luck in drilling wells, as
in mining. The driller of the first
well here had gone 1876 feet beyond
the oil stratum, and an accident 10
the drill is the cause Of the discovery
of oil which made his fortune. He with
drew the drill and discovered indica-
tions of oil. In explanation il may be
stated that in drilling the thick earth
en- formation and water often prevent
the oil from coming to the surface.
and unless one be an experienced
driller he is likely TO pass the oil
stratum and not know il, as was the
case with the first gusher, which has
made Beaumont famous, and caused
it TO develop into the greatest oil field
in the world. II is curious fact
that some of the drillers when near
ing the distance at which oil may be
encountered, usually 1000 feet has
ten work, or progress slowly, as the
case may be, so as 10 strike the oil
bearing sand on Friday. They super
stitiously think that Friday VIII
Crittenden press., 1901-08-29

bring them luck IN drilling FOR oil,
| but will not begin drilling a well on
| Friday
Drilling for oil is more hazardous
/ than sinking shafts for gold or sill
YER The formation of the earth in
dicatcs the possible existence OF
these metals, and TO the miner there
are indications that they exist But,
with the oil driller, there are no in
dications on the surface of what ex-
lists beneath, and he must be guided
only by his theories of the forma'
ton of the country, and he reasons
from those theories that oil should
exist there. Accordingly, he drills .
well, and after he has gone 100 feet,
the indications are no more assuring
than on the surface He is in the
dark until ne strikes oil, or aban-
donS the we'll as "duSter. lie
NAV have Just missed the oil stream
by a few feet. The man whom luck
seems to follow persistently sinks a
we'll near by and strikes it rich. In
mining, ore of an inferior grade is
usually found as the shaft progresses,
and some OF ii at least is pay ore
and thus the miner is encouraged by
good indications. and frequently by
the finding of good ore that partly
recompenses his great losses. But the
oil driller has no encouragement, and
finds nothing until he reaches q
"gusher." if at all. Thus many for
tunes are lost, and only few are
made. or the IS gushers in the Beau
mont oil field the reading public hears
a great deal, but nothing is said OF
the 100 busters. They will be heard
Of only when they strike oil. Nor
does one hear of the miner who sinks
his fortune in the earth. But the
bonanza king is heard Of, and thou
sands rush 10 the mining camp or oil
field under the impression that II is
$50 easy" to make a fortune. The oil
fever is as delusive as a mirage.
Rice culture is another industry that
contains a large element Of chance,
but not so much as mining or drilling
oil wells. nor is there as much chance
to swindle the planter. However, his
plantation may be "salted and is, fire.
quently. This proves detrimental to
his crop. The fat. marshy lands Of tho
gulf coast are specially adapted TO
rice culture, and being so near the
gulf is the cause of danger 10 the
growing crops. Rice must have water,
and plenty of ii. and the trouble is that
Crittenden press., 1901-08-29

the brackish or salt waters OF the gulf
back up into the fresh water streams
from which the rice plantations are
irrigated. This prevents the rice from
ripening. or kills il. Within the past
few years about 10000 farmers have
come 10 this section Of country, main
~ from Illinois and Missouri, and are
engaged in rice culture and truck
farming. Their experience has accom-
plished wonders in the Development
of the prairie lands of this section.
They have put in large pumping plants,
run hundreds Of miles of irrigating
canals, and introduced the latest and
most improved harvesting machinery.
This immigration has added millions
of dollars of taxable property 10 the
states Of Louisiana and Texas, and,
in consequence, there are many VIII
lagos and thrifty towns scattered over
the country where a few years ago
cattle ranged and the land was consid-
cred almost worthless. When the salt
water runs into the bayouS, the planter
must dig wells from which to irrigate
his rice fields, and as this is almost a
yearly occurrence it VIII be seen that
rice culture is attended with more
chances for failure than perhaps any
other crop. The rice farmer cannot
replant, for the water j. too high. and
long remains SO. Lands i'm the rice
belt that sold for - and - cents an
acre ten years ago, when the Illinois
and Missouri farmers began coming,
are now selling at $50 and $25 an acre.
It has required energy. persever-
ance and experienced farming TO bring
about this wonderful change
forming marshy prairie lands into
waving rice fields, and country OF
wild grass into one of prosperity and
wealth. Immi grafton agents are at
work in Iowa, Kansas. Illinois and
Missouri, securing farmers for the
Louisiana and Texas coast country.
Experience has shown that they are
more desirable farmers than from
most other states, as they seem TO un-
derstand better the cultivation Of
prairie lands. Colonies Of japanese
and Chinese are also being brought
here, as they are much better field
hands than the negro.
The Chinese are not quarrelsome.
neither do they drink Intoxicating
liquors. They will smoke opium, how
ever, bat hat Injuries only themselves.
and. unlike whisky, so stupefies the
victim to the habit that he is power
less for crime; consequently he is Of
no expense to the community. SO far,
the importation OF Chinese has been
in small colonies, but, like the Ber-
muda grass, when he once gets a foot
hold he is hard TO uproot. They are
favorab.y received, however, the peo-
pie looking at the matter as one Of ex-
pediency want the labor and do
not care for the color or nationality Of
the man-machine that performs il.
Chinese are quick witted and learn
readily. M sCANLANU.
Crittenden press., 1901-08-29

the box they will apply 10 other
men. So it will not be necessary
for all of us To spend even "a small
part Of our time in boxes. By these
practical experiments they dispose
of many queer popular notions about
food. II Is generally imagined and
frequently said that an egg contains
as much uutrimcut as a pound OF
lean hccfStcak As q matter of fact
il has 40 per cent less OF nutriment
pound for pound. Beef sirloln ~
only IS per cent. ns nutritious as
beans and peas. Chicken and turkey
are ahead of beans and peas In tl3s
respect. being the most nutritious
food known, Shad and mackcrcl are
as nutritious as sirlom steak Lean
beef is nearly three.fourths water
Prof Atwatcr has invented a new
Crittenden press., 1901-08-29
Indian Gains

The Indian famines have afforded
coin collectors many opportunities
10 acquire rare and old coins, which
have lain buried for great number
of years. The native has always
shown "A very grave suspicion of
banks, and has usually preferred to
bury coins in what was considered "A
safe spot. Those hiding places are
revealed by father 10 son, and the ac-
cumulations sometimes go on for
generations. In dire extremity the
hoard has TO be trespassed on; coins
which have long since become ex-
ceedingly rare are thus brought 10
light, and are eagerly snapped up by
collectors. Many Of them are being
sold in London at the present time
London Chronicle.
Crittenden press., 1901-08-29

on these false pretenses. There are
also experts who profess to be able TO
tell where oil exists by surface indi-
cations. and also TO tell how deep it
lies under the surface.
None of these experts have. how
ever, taken advantage of their in
sight and sunk a well on their own
account. Their theories of the eX-
tent of the field and the depth Of the
pool. or lake, are as varied as those
regarding the cause of the existence
of oil, which is no nearer solution
than it was ages ago. Some of the
local theorists hold that there are
several strata of oil bearing sands in
the Beaumont field just as in the
Russian fields, but as the wells here
have not gone beyond the first STRAIT
um, or oil flow. their theories are
mere guesses. Only when these wells
Crittenden press., 1901-08-29
POPULARITY OF TINY PIPES.
pTodart Of n LtttIs Ta~a IN HOLLAND
which - Now Ia IiiKh
EaNor

There are mo- pipes in the world al
present as popular as those which are
manufactured at Gouda. little town
boz Holland. They are very small and
there are three kinds OF them. ono
Kind being formed Of red. another of
black and "a thIrd % white earth
They are all. however. 90 the same
shape and of the same dimension.
The stem is five crutIm~frrs boo length.
miIIImrtre and a half iu diameter
outside and thrcr.quarirrs Of miI.
lim,frc inside Tho bowl is ten mil.
limrtrr. iu height. ii, greatest in-
terror diameter Be- siN mi.limrtrrs and
it- interior is -Four milIimrirrs Tho
total weight - the pipe is only hal
o grammc and the quantity OF tobacco
which it holds amouata 10 only a few
grains. which barrel, suffice. for
single pun. says the New York Her.
ald.
The Chinese" saws NJ Drnuucy.
writer. smoke what are called Boo.
Simultaneous plpes. since the tobacco
In them B.. consumed after two or
three pulls The Gouda pipes c,I.
IDENTIFY would not satisfy thrm, 49, one
pun ,ui'iccs 20 empty them. .,cith,r
would they satisfy the Bocrs. who are
accustomed 90 keep their pipe. f'r.
ever boo their mouths
This. however. i, an age iu vhloh
little things are popular The ancient
races liked large things. as the p1r.
mids and the buildings at NIurt,1
and Babylon show. ard Wr. boo turn.
prefer small things. In other word.
mrgnlomauia has given place Co m..
croWauia. The Chinese are very fond
of little thnrs, and apparently vr
have acquired the taste from them
Whenever distinguished tourist, rlN
OF the factory boz Gouda they are rrr.
scented with tiny pipes. and are boar'
tu admire both the skill ~ the work
men and the superior quality of 'h'
earth employed Boz the mnnufacturr
The stems of these pipes are orHa.
mcutrd with arabesqucs on nH''
sides and almost nlorg their entire
length Each bowl also i- bcautfH'
decorated with an oval frame formed
of small pearls. within which arr ''
riou. devices, such a- garland OFF
flowers. "a child playing with q -h'
ping rope and n portrait Of the young
queen Of Holland
Naturally. these dainty thinr- Hr
extremely fragile. and "thrrr'"r'
says W. Delaney. "it {. halard"u- ''
handle them often. and much better
to keep them in "a box which Be- .nrI
with cotton"
Crittenden press., 1901-08-29
SPOUTERS ARE RARE.
But Suckers Are Plentiful in the
Texas Oil Country.
How GulIIbIe Fortune seekers Are
Robbed by Greedy AdNcntur-
ers-The Rice Fields of
the Gulf Coast.
Especial Beaumont cTex) Letterl

a NEWLY discovered oil field, like
~ a mining camp, attracts three
classes of people: The capital
ist, the business man and the adven-
turcr. or shark, who comes without
any particular object in view, but re-
lying upon his natural shrewdness 10
take advantage of the many who are
seeking opportunities for inye tments.
Seized with the idea that a fortune
awaits whoever may come, many leave
good positions for an uncertainty.
They may have no capital, but they
have a vague idea that all they have to
do is 10 come where there is plenty of
money and things are "lively." II is
this class that furnishes the dark side
to a prosperous new oil field or min
ing camp. Nor does the capitalist al
ways fare well. He is game for the
shark and the adventurer. Even the
most experienced are sometimes De-
frauded by them. There are oil eN-
perts as well as mining experts. and
there is also a way of sailing" an oil
well. or rather a well where there is
supposed 10 be oil. Oil may be mixed
with the water in the drill. and on
these "indications" a "duster" may be
sold to the wise capitalist for a
"spouter." A story is told of shark
who recently "salted" his "duster"
with cotton seed oil. The capitalist
knew nothing about the various kinds
of oil, neither did his expert. whose
knowledge was limited to a few weeks
work in the fields. The buyer has since
been studying up on the difference
between cotton seed oil and Grade pc
troleum. The shark drills a well mere
ly to sell. and resorts to tricks similar
10 those of the mining fakir. One Of
his tricks is 10 withdraw the drill. cap
the well and maintain a mysterious
silence. but throw out hint in certain
directions that oil has been encoun-
tered. Sometimes he sells his 'duster"
Crittenden press., 1901-08-29

"Well," asked the professor ."..
you attend our commencement '.'
meet our graduates"
"No," answered the editor, 81 dom
attend, but I've met them all, ru'''''
How many young men did YOU ri'''
uate this year?"
Two hundred and twelve. "N
swcred the professor. ...
"Thcn one OF them must h' Do"
said the editor. up to date, 2ll '''. ..
been around TO strike me for Jo'
indianapolis Sun.
Crittenden press., 1901-08-29

contrivancc for measuring the encr.
~ produced hy various foods. The
food selected for triala definite
quantity Of IL is burned in a vessel
surrounded bN water. \ thermom-
ctrr OF extraordinary dclcacy reg.
istcrs the rise la the temperature ot
the water, the quantity Of which is
known. Then an equal amount of
the same food g., burned ia the hu-
man body Of course. all food di-
gested undcrgoes a p-ocrss OF chem
ical combustion.
Sir Henry Thompson. a celebrated
English phN stefan. is quoted as having
said: More mischief ina the form %
disease aud shortened lie is caused by
bad habits - preparing and eating
food than bY bad habits In the use ~
alcohol" Although people might re-.
gard that as uu extreme statement.
in fact. an ,Naggeraiiou-. men ~
science say that 10 is only an asccr-
tanned truth which ought to be widely
disseminated The same authority as.
serts that fully our-halfo OF the prevalent
Gy ,pep,ia is due 60 -emi-star,atiuu.
because the victims cannot digest bad
Is pre- pared food. He believes that
any shrewd saloon keeper might ob-
tain considerable profit by selling prop.
crly made strong beef soup from she
heads, pa,atrs aud wcll.clcanrd hoofs
Of beef cattle. or leutil broth from
lenti's. u would cost him less than
his whisky and beer cost. and II pui
ON tap alongside Of either would sell
freely iu place - The liquor. because
more than ha.f % the craving for stim-
u,ant, IS due to want of well cooked
food. The great secret 81 good cook
ing is slow cooking. The New England
clam bake furnishes an example. 1t
represents a method adopted by the
Indians FOR ccnturir, before Columbus
landed. when tribes from the interior
visited the coast for periodical fes.
tivals. The whites have simply imi.
tatcd the process
At modern clam bake platform
is made Of Hat stones gathered on the
shore. aud hese are heated with wood
"''' ID, 'N"'' are 'P'
'"h' ana a 'aS'r "i Wet s'a"erd "r
Z o'N"''n pun "n' on ms IaNer ot
cams 'h'n Aho,h ''ltr "t s'a"red'
'h'h sweet corn 'h me n''Ik' men more
S'""''u' 'hen some hsh ana I"hsicrS'
more N''"','' more cams hna'l.
d" 10" pans lh'''" p"1d'ng'' made ot
cor" meal anu ih''as''Ni 'heh last
.r... D o.
covering OF St'"tea' ana 'hr whole
CIV '' '''' ~" N"'' com ne h'''
S..'' '' ~ '''h''E' N'.nF me
N'''.' '., '''' ON MAINE '' ''"r'sa
s,'"' P'''s "' '", "' marx 'n' P'''''
"'' ,r, r1'''"' '"' IAN cam '"A', were
''' ~ name '' 'o''"'l .h Mas. a.
'i''" "" '''' '' mean
~. P'''' TOT '''I" ''N''
Temperance ln eating Is taught boy
'he department. IL "eln2 held that pco-
PIE ear TOO mu'hi eat Tor the pleasure
OF eaiug' rather than Tor renewing
phls''a energies. Too much coal
ana wood are used in cooking. The
kitchen range VIII be abolished when
science Pre'aI's on all Of the people.
cooking must De done with oil or with
gas Inc department has list 81
dletarlcs, show ing how people can i've
Crittenden press., 1901-08-29
4 Difference.

Great Scott, Bjones, you look as
though you had swallowed a hay
stack"
"Nope. Not exactly. But you see
its the style nowadays TO appear in
tellectuaL"
"Humph. If that's the case you
ought not look as if you had Swal-
lowed anything,"-Denyer Times.
Crittenden press., 1901-08-29
The People Are Hard 10 salt

If widower marrics too soon ''.'
say he might have shown some ',,
spect for his first wife. II he does"
marry at all they say: "Aha' j., p,
enough Of it the FIRST time. Wash
ingtOn GaD Democrat.
Crittenden press., 1901-08-29
No Sign of FriendshIp.

Just because you have gone WI.
a fellows sister is no sign yo" '
his Observation-Disclosures (la'J p'"
crat.
Crittenden press., 1901-08-29
You Bet II Does.

Everything comes to him who
notwithstanding despair and decay.
The Dickinson press., 1901-01-19
Tho Twen,leth Century.

We now stand at the threshold of the
twentieth century, and the nineteenth is
a thing of the past. 1t will, however,
always be known as the century Of in
vention and discovery, and among some
of the greatest of these we can truthful
ly mention Hostctter's Stomach Bilters
the celebrated remedy for all ailments
arising from a disordercd stomach, such
as dyspepsia, indigestion, Aatulency, con-
stipation, nervousness and biliousness.
1t has been one Of the greatest blessings
to mankind during the past fifty years as
a health builder. Many prominent ply
sicians recommend it. Take their advice
try a bottle and be convinced, but be
sure to get the genuine, with our private
revenue stamp owe the neck of the bot
tlA
The Dickinson press., 1901-01-19
Death of Mrs. [. D. ohrmann.

Died, Saturday, Jan. IL, after an illness
of three days, Mrs. L. D. Dohrmann, aged
60 years, ii months and 7 days.
Deceased was born in Germany Feb. 5
l84o, and in the year of 1861 was mar
ried to L. D. Dohrmann, residing in Ger
many IL years before coming to America
in 1873
Mr.. and Mrs. Dohrmann resided in ILL
nois for year, moving to Iowa in 1874
Ten years later they came to Taylor, N
D., where they have since resided.
Deceased was the kind and affectionate
mother of IL children-5 boys and !
girls-two boys and two girls having
died white young. -Four of the Older
children have married, while Fred, EN-
ma, Lizzie and Willie remain at home tc
comfort their aged father.
Mrs Dohrmann was taken sick with
asthma last spring but had partially re
covered and was able to be around unit
her last illness.
Deceased was a christian lady, kline
and charitable and loved by all.
Services we're held from the home
Wednesday forenoon at II o'clock, Rev
A. Debus officiating:
The Dickinson press., 1901-01-19
M~erry-Burnett Wedding.

The marriage of Miss Jessie Merry to
William Fulton Burnett took place a
the home otsthe brides parents, Mi. and
Mrs. c. H. Merry, Van Norden street.
Wednesday evening, January is. at 8
O'Clock. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. S. M. Roadhouse, the Episcopal
service being used.
The wedding party descended the
stair case to the strains of Lohengrin
played by Miss, Grace Crowl. The
Merry Twins,"Charles and Edward, led
carrying a white satin cushion which they
placed under the bridal arch. The bride
was accompanied by Miss Frances Bur-
nett and the groom by Robert Neil. The
wedding grown was an elegant white
satin with white and gold embroidered
bolero and the bride carried bride
roses. The bridesmaid wore a becom-
ing gown of pink with carnations and
roses.
The groom is we'll known to the PEG.
pie of Dickinson and this county as a
straight forward young man. He served
with Co, K, North Dakota volunteers, in
the Philippines. MIR. Burnett enlisted
as 4 private and came out of the service
as FIRST sergeant, with a record that was
gratifying to his friends. Last fall the
people of Stark county elected him to
the responsible Office Of register of deeds.
The bride is an estimable Young lady
who has grown to uomanhood in this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnett will have rooms
at the Merry residence for the winter
and board.
The happy couple were the recipients
Of many costly and useful presents.
The Press joins with a large circle of
friends in extending congratulations.