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Daily camera., 1901-07-29

Mrs Mary Mathews. wife OF James
Mathews OF Lafayette, died at that place
Sunday night. following her infant child
to the grave by bu, week. A husband
and three children survive.
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Our great anniversary sale will end
Tuesday night. Attend the last days
and procure the marvellous bargains we
offer. The PEOPLES STORE.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29
Charles Snyder and wife have return.
ed from their trip through the east

A little daughter of Ezra Teagarden,
who lives east Of town, is very i'll with
typhoid fever.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

Persons having rooms to let for
nights lodging will accommodate the
Ousr,o Centennial committee by leaving
their names with Secretary E. J. Morath.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

Restaurant keepers. hotel men, ci,i
zsns-all should load their pantries we'll.
Only bad weather will prevent laIg;
crowds from coming to Boulder this
Daily camera., 1901-07-29
Cheap Rates to Utah

Via the Colorado & Southern during the
summer season. Ask your local agen,
about the selling dates. rates, etc.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

can Army Wife," charming story by
Captain Charles King. begins in this
issue. 1t is worth reading.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

WANTED-Two coed, active dining
room help, either male or female: also
good strong man or woman to help in
kitchen, Good wages. Apply immedi.
ately at Bowen hotel. 2o.f
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

Mrs Taylor and daughter. guests OF the
Gilbert brothers, have left for their
home in St. Louis.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

Miss Charlotte Collcy. who recently
had an operation for tumor at the state
hospital here, is recovering finely.
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CLASSIFIED COLUMN

WANTED-Girl for general work. New
York hotel, 18th and Spruce streets.
Wages IS per week.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

Major J. L. Moorhead was selected
Saturday as marshal of the day by the
Ouarto Centennial committee.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

The event Of the scason-mi!i,ary ball
a. Armory Angus, ist.
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Fresh fruit OF all kinds every day at
Strawn & Esgar's.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

Do you want. 1890 Winchester tor
25 cents1 It's at 1910 i2.h street. Call
b.,wecn ? a. m. and IL p. m. 70 81,
Daily camera., 1901-07-29
LOCAL NEWS.
Superior cosl At Roberts Z Cobb.

The military ball during encampmens
be the finest of the season.
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MONEY!!

Loaned on household goods. pianos,
horses or any good security: no charge
for drawing papers; no removal OF goods;
may be paid any time TO suit borrower
Business confidential. Lowest rates.
NELSON LEWIS,
Cor. 18th and Pearl. Over S;rezmer's.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

Mrs Worden leaves this week for
Adams Center, N. Y, to spend the
balance Of the summer.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

For FRUIT JARS and JELLY
GLASSES call at THE HUB.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

Hundreds have visited the Peoples
store during the great sale now going on
and every one was pleased.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

Berry set. in large variety at THE
HUB. 236t
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

Secretary ]. w. Freeman of the Chau'
tauaua visited the grounds Sunday.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

Judge B. F. Webber. Of New Ulm,
Mimi. is visiting friends in this city.
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We are still at it, selling groceries
STRAWN & OSCAR.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

Louis Poquette, the cattle man, is down
from North Park.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

A SQUARE DEAL and up to date
SHOOTING GALLERY at 1910 r7th
street. Free concert night and day.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

The family Of Sheriff Sipple have re-
turned from Stanley Crossing. above
Ward,
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

Tourists supplies may be found a.
THE HUB.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

John D. Meriinger. Of Philadelphia,
who has been CUES, of MIR and Mrs Phillip
Anderson, has returned east.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29
Superior coal At Roberts I Cobb.

A fine orchestra will furnish music for
the grand ball August Ist.
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Three mining prospects for sale for
less than cost. Mill runs from $40 TO $50
per ton. Compelled to sell on accoun,
OF bad health. Call or address ,o4
Water street, Boulder. 27I,t
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

We sell ice cream soda.
w. w. POTTER & Co.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

For SALE-Nice garden tract. cheap.
Call on or address WALTER CHANDLER,
North 10Th street. 2aS,
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

For the choices. building lots in Boul.
der see J. W. Richardson. corner I2th
and Spruce streets.
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

Parties desiring 10 have rooming and
boarding houses placed upon the unver.
sity list for the coming year, should pro-
cure blanks from the secretary. Mr. Gar.
wood. Call him by phone at the uni.
versity. ATT
Daily camera., 1901-07-29

week.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-06-01
When Women May Govern.

Many people have been confused by
 the various laws of succession which prevail in Europe. There are three diff ferent systems, the most general being that known as the Salic system, under which women are completely excluded. This is the rule in Belgium, Sweden and Norway, Italy, Denmark and Ger many. That there is the German Dutch system, under which males of all degrees of relationship take prece- dence of females, the throne passing to the female line only in case of the ex- tlnction of all the male lines, however remote. This is the rule in Holland from which it takes it's name-Russia, and some of the minor German states. The third system is that prevailing in Great Britain, under which females are excluded when there are males in the same degree of relationship. but take precedence of males whose degree of relationship is not so close as their own. Thus an elder daughter of the ruling sovereign of Great Britain give way to all her younger brothers and their issue, but takes precedence of q male cousin or nephew. This system is the rule in Spain and Portugal as well as in England.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-06-01

sugar estates are provided with steam
 vacuum machinery for making sugar, ! and nearly one-haif of the cane-grinding
 machines are worked by oxen. The
 hurricane of Aug. s, 1899, damaged the sugar mills considerably, and the tinan- cial straits of the planters have made it impossible to restore the plants. Larger plantations or colonies, i'm proved methods of cultivation, and cen tral mills with improved machinery will in time no doubt add enormously to the output of sugar.
 Several varieties of the tobacco plant are cultivated in the country-that called Guacharo, which is believed to be a native of Venezuela, the Virginia blanca, the CoraZon de Vaca, the 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 a 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.
 Chased with agricultural industries is stock raising, which is an important and remunerative industry. In 1897 the island had 67,751 horses, valued at $2,- 100000; 4,467 mules. worth about SEA- 900, and 303,612 cattle, valued at S6.- 100000. The swine and sheep statistics were insignificant. There are G0953 landed holdings, or estates" in Porto Rico, comprising about 5,200,OOO acres. Among the great drawbacks to agricuI- 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 $1 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 i'm passable for vehicles. The total length of all railroads is about 159 miles, all tracks being narrowgauge, and the rolling stock, roadbeds, etc. very in- ferior
 Coffee is the main product of the island, and Al per cent of the cultivated land is given over to the crop. Sugar cane occupies 15 per cent and bananas II per cent of the land.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-06-01

When John Hunters father, Robert Hunter, who was a nephew of the Colo nial Governor of that name, and a man of wealth, came to this country, he brought with him among his baggage an old iron strong box, which he kept ill the State street home. At his death, his son, John Hunter, knowing nothing about it, and considering it too clumsy an article to be given house room any longer, packed it off to a storage ware house with a lot of other stuff. It lay there for years forgotten, till finally the stOrage-keeper, taking a fancy to it, asked MT. Hunter if he might have It. MT. Hunter consented, but decided to have a look inside of it first The key to it was not forthcoming, and lock- smith was sent for to force it open. Within were rows of canvas bags MT. Hunter picked up one of them; it fell to pieces, and Spanish silver dollars rolled over the floor. The chest was full of silver pieces. MT. Hunter sent them to a silversmith and had them made into the service that is still to-day one of the finest in the country. There was a plateau for the middle of the table seven feet long, and every guest seated about it was served exclusively from silver dishes.-New York Com- merciaI Advertiser.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-06-01
PORTO RICAN WEALTH
ATTACHMENTS IN AGRICULTURE
 AND CATTLE RAISING.
Government Reports Facts Encourag-
 ing to Investors-Cultivatio of Sugar Cane and Tobacco Insures Handsome

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. r. Sanger, who has s-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. It 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 rains equalize the seasons so that not even 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 1 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 |
The St. Johns herald., 1901-06-01

It is perhaps a sufficient indication of the true greatness of some of Benja-
 min HarrisOn's qualities that his stat
 ure seems to have grown rather than diminished since his retirement from l office. Never a man of strongly mag
 netic personality, his career as a pOli- tician entrusted strikingly with that
 of some of his contemporaries. No ora
 tor would have thought of dubbing
 him ''plumed knight" If his char
 acter was as firm as that of Cleveland,
 1t was with a kind of ascetic firmnesS
 which did not arouse enthusiasm.
 While he was elected as a 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 enthusias- 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 un- 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- cauta1 4ha commission +o tol-o y1or+ ;v, the Venezuela settlement, but it was less on account of these qualities than for his poise, 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 hall of the Senate. Had some try ing crisis arisen during his occupation of the Presidency there is little reason 10 doubt that he would have been equal to it. Possibly it is because there was no such crisis that he went out of of fee credited with a 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 a 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 his position as private citizen he might yet have performed a service of great value and importance
The St. Johns herald., 1901-06-01
A Heroic Remedy.

There is a little boy in Colorado Springs who, according to Facts, likes to help entertain his mothers visitors, and eagerly listens to the conversation. Tommy also has an aunt of whom he is very fond and who has a bad cold, causing him much anxiety. A few days ago, while his mother was comparing notes on housekeeping with a friend, Tommy thought he heard something which would cure Aunt Susie'S cold. About supper time he disappeared, which, however, did not excite any comment. The family sat down to supper and one by one the dishes were tasted and set aside until each mem- ber began to wonder what Giled the cook. Tommy's expression convinced them that he could throw some light on the subject, and when cornered had to admit that he had put red pepper into every dish while the cook was out, because Mrs. - said red pepper was good for the ants, and he wanted to cure Aunt Susie
The St. Johns herald., 1901-06-01
The Honorable Htghwarman.

Sam RawsOn occasionally said a good thing. and one of those occasions chanced to be the town meeting. The people of Sam'S village could not un- derstand how the money appropriated for the roads had vanished with such poor results.
 X stretch of road, running past Sam's house, was in nOtOriouSIy poor cOndi- ton, although sam declared that he had paid liberally to have it put in good order, and there was general in terest when sam rose to make his statement before the selectmen.
 I'd just like to say one thing" he drawled. needless of the fact that he had interrupted an indignant neigbbor T don't want to make any fuss, but I'd just like to ask the honorable board of highwaymen-'
 That was as far as he could get. A roar of laughter swept over the town meeting and showed it's effects in the red faces of the 'highwaymen."
The St. Johns herald., 1901-06-01

ciples of the "scientists'' seem to be
 known, according to the Medical Rec
 ord, for among the South Sea-Islanders
 no man falls sick or dies from natural
 causes. They would argue, if called upon to analyZe their belief, that health
 is the natural condition, and that every | departure from it must be caused by | supernatural agency, and since disease
 is an evil, you must look for it's agents
 among those who wish you evil.
 Thus far they are at one with many good people in Europe, who take con- fort in the thought that every visita- ton of sickness is a divine judgment for their sins, but savages push their logic further. Their gods do no mis- chief for mischiefs sake, and since all men have enemies, and are all free to invoke the unseen powers for either good or evil, the sick man has only to make his choice among the number of his lll-WiSherS and charge his heirs to avenge him.
 Every skilled craft tends to Speciali- zatiOn. A few successes in causing ill., ness by spells gave a man a reputation as an expert. The unsuccessful found him ready to remove their enemies for a consideration, he took to the business as a profession, handing his secret | down to his son, and his sons son, un- til the trade became hereditary. A | family that once acquired it took good | care not to lose it by bungling, as the wise women sometimes did, for the art of killing by Witchcraft had this de cided advantage over the art of heal ing, that if the spell failed there were other ways-a dose of something in the kava cup or a club stroke on a dark night Thus among some of the Mel anesians tribes it is not too much to say that the population is divided be- tween the companies of those that caused disease and those that healed it."
The St. Johns herald., 1901-06-01

elevation of 1,50O 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-
 CT owing to the climate or to the soil,
 which may be unsuitable, where grow
 only some shrubs in thickets and some
 worthless herbs, it is true that after 500
 meters have been passed the coffee is
 not seen, and all attempts to grow it
 at 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 a grove of thick treeS, as for exam pie, the hucares, guaba, jObo, guama, 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 it rains becomes as slippery as soap, and transit at such times is dangerous. It has a red color when moist, and when squeezed through the fingers resembles in its color and smoothneSs tue oxide of iron paint, but when dry it becomes very hard.
 There are small plantations where the cultivation is both intelligent and intense, which produce thirty quin- tals 5000 pounds) and more per hectare two and one-half acres), but this is exceptional, for there are lands in the same region which scarcely pro- duce one quintal GOO 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 inteE Iigent 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 q good, sound tree. The cost of one cuerda (about one acrel of good coffee up to the date of pro- duction will average $1SO, 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 OIayaguoz)
The St. Johns herald., 1901-06-01

as Las Marias and Marfcoa, the pro
 duce of one cuerda (acre) will range
 from 2OO to 1,200 pounds. A fair aver
 age Will give for every cuerda 4OC pounds. The typographical conditions or the cofee-growing districts are such. ana lne hills so steep, that the only agricultural implement that can be
 useu Wl'h effect is the common liachete' or chopping knife. It is used TOT cieanlnS the ground and for mak- ing the holes.
 'otal cost of hundredweight of ] coilee ready for market. including ex- penseS lOf cultivation, is from $1O to @I[, rorto Rican money, equal to SC to @,'-o united States currency. (This is "Dout what Rio coffee sells for on the WnarI at New York; The produce is SnIpped ln bags, containing each from So to 100 kilograms.
 He quality of the Porto Rican coffee ,S excellent, and the principal markets nav, nave been Cuba and Spain, but very iltUie having been imported into the ohited States. where it is not we'll hno"h. Under favorable conditions 'he coffee crop of Porto Rico is easily "ofth from $6,00O,OOO to $1OOOO,OOO.
 helng protected by the good climate, tHe forto Rican sugar cane industry IS an important one. Coast lands, cleared, which receive rains or irriga- Ion and retain humidity some time without becoming swamped, are good LOT the sugar plant; these lands not sit uated nigh above the level of the sea, near the coasts, which are flooded by large rivers in extraordinary freshets, put 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 culti- Vauon of sugar cane everywhere. These lands in general are alluvial lands, and are very rich in fertilizing elements.
 cultivation of Sugar Cane.
 sugar cane may be produced in Porto Rlco, where the soil is sandy and loose, at S24.59 (American mOney) per acre. Cutting the cane will cost $40 an acre more. To manufacture a 1,2OO-pound | hogshead of sugar from the cane costs st. Besides these there are various other items of expense, such as terminal charges, transportation, and shrinkage. | This latter is an important item, rang Ing rom per cent on steam vessels to 10 or F per cent on sailing craft. In 1897 Porto Rico produced 12G,S27,472 pounds of sugar, for which the planters received $3,7S2, ,465, or a fraction less than cents a pound.
 As in Cuba. the tendency is toward large plantations, with central mills for grinding. Comparatively few of the