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Both the owner and his officers are
native Costa Ricans.
A look around the place revealed con-
siderable that interested US. There IL
a cart shop, with a blacksmith shop
connected, whore the native carts are
made, of which at times two or three
hundred are kept busy hauling logs; a
tailor shop, in which Is manufactured
the overals shirts, etc, used by the
$50 worknen; a bakery which consumes
100 lbs of -four per day, and / don't
know how much corn for tortillas The
bread Is made by a Jamaica negro cook
and Is OF first class quality Cheese is
manufactured In considerable quant-
ties, and lastly there Is a meat shop
which consumes three hogs and one
beef per week, and store that does a
business Of d hundred dollars per day.
The whole place is well organized. /
could not learn the total revenues, per-
haps no one but the owner knows the
amount, but II must be immense as the
outlay is but slight.
From La Palma the country becomes
more mountainous. the roads less given
20 mud. and the whole aspect was more
beautiful The streams Of water are
al clear as those OF our own mountains
and run as swiftly over stony bottoms.
The forest along the river banks con-
tains immense trees. and the ever
present monkey looks down from a
dozen limbs. AT every few miles we
pass little ranch house, or hut, for
these houses are often mere sheds with
a few sticks stood around upright for
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life of the Greatest of All FngHShmen


Sir Walter Besants posihumous
story Of King Alfred" will be pub
lished by the Appletons next week.
II IL a direct. simple and vivid ac-
count Of one whom Sir Walter calls the
greatest Of all Englishmen. and. in
England at least. It may achieve the
authors pet ambition would rath-
err" he says. write a book for the peo-
pie than anything else the world can
offer" Alfred IL the one great charac-
ter In early English history who stili
lives in the popular memory He died
exactly one thousand years ago, but
his name is familiar 10 many who. per-
haps. do not know the name OF any
other king or other worthy before the
Norman conquest He has a special in.
terest in this A. ID. 1901.
The life Of Alfred" as Sir Walter
reminds us, has been OF late very
much spoken Of by the press; Il vii,
be spoken Of much more when, In thu
autumn of this yearthe great millenary
celebration OF the king Is held In his
venerable capital Of Winchester"
This book Is written with a view I,
the right understanding Of the celebra.
ton and OF him celebrated. II tells
what manner Of man Alfred was. yha,
Kind OF world he lived In, what he aid
In suceinet but breezy narrative IL r.
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Is Cane or Beet Sugar the Sweeter
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Several years since we entered into
a long discussion relating to the COM
parative value Of cane and beet sugar.
We then pointed out that the two
sugars were identical from both
chemical and physical standpoint. We
stated also that upon general principles
Il might be admitted that II there was
a difference 1t was due mainly to the
fact that one Of these sugars was gen.
orally alkaline, and the other acid,
which might form a preliminary me-
thod Of distinguishing between the two.
We suggested that series OF expert
ments be made with lemon Juice and
water, and that a certain number Of
persons were TO taste lemonades sweet
ened with a given amount Of both
sugars. We have since then made
the experiments and are more than ever
convinced that the two sugars, from
sweetening point of view, are iden-
teal. The reason that raw cane sugar
is sweeter than raw beet sugar is that
the former contains a smaller percent
age OF salts than the latter. these salts.
however. conveying. in the case Of
cane molasses. a sensation OF sweet
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ness that even white sugar does not
possess. The reason Is explained by
the stimulation caused by the salts
upon the organ Of taste, the transmits
sion TO the brain then being more rapid
than II Is in the case of refined white
sugar that must first melt in the mouth
before we realize that 1t is sweet The
Louisiana Planters and Sugar Manu-
facturers' association has been discuss
ing the question Of cane and beet sugar,
and says that a well known professor
declares himself i'm favor Of the blind
folding method with various sugar So
buttons, and taking an average Of the
Judgment as 10 any apparent sweet
ness. We beg TO state In this writing,
as we have previously done. that such
tests should be made side by side, not
only with two sugars of the same polar
ization, but having been refined by
identical modes. II this factor is not
taken into consideration the results
obtained would be very misleading.
There remains a wohle field open for
a series Of investigations to show Just
within what limits refining processes OF
various countries influence the sweet
ening power Of given weight OF sugar,
The question. TO our knowledge. has
never been discussed in the leading
textbooks.
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veals as at once captain, law-giyer,
saint. and scholar. alike the deliyerer
the ruler and the teacher OF his peo-
pie. II shows him fighting as a boy
and man almost continuously for thirt,
years and more. nearly the whole Of his
active life; tells how his kingdom was
overrun, his people murdered. his lans
devastated. his churches and schools
swept away: how religion. liberty,
learning. the arts were all destroyed.
only one thing remained TO the unfor-
tunate country, the tenaoity the cour-
age, the faith Of the king. He
triumphed over his enemies. He laid
the foundations in everything OF the
England that was TO grow out Of his
little kingdom Of Wessex.
DO not call him the creator or the
founder Of anything: he renewed the
foundations; he made the growth and
development Of England possible: ne
gave US our fleet. our army, our instr
tutions. our religion. our arts and our
trade. Not that he invented. created a
founded these things; his brother had
a heet there were English armies be-
fore his time, there was a score Of laws
before his own. there was a foreign
trade; there were arts before Alfred
lived. But everything had been de-
and Alfred, in restoring and
rebuilding. renewed the foundations,
and made things stable which before
were unstable: placed on the solid rock
y religion what had previously rested on
The shifting sands OF uA6itions
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could not become an American citizen.
HIS business kept him at home.
RICHEST PLANTATION IN COSTA
RIGA.
In perfect deluge OF rain, we reached
the hacienda la Palma, and being in
vited by the superintendent and book.
Keeper TO stay all night we made
camp.
This Is said to be the richest and
largest hacienda In CcsN Rica. II has
fifty miles of sea coast and runs inland
for several miles. At present II Is
stocked with 5000 head Of cattle, and
300 head of pigs, besides 800 horses and
mules. but the chief Industry at pres
ent Is I'm valuable woods In the eX-
porting Of which five ships are kept
constantly busy. At present there are
eight ship loads OF logs at the wharfs
reay for shipment The potraros
are immense and are still
being enlarged preparatory TO
the increasing Of the number Of stock.
Senior S. II. Niniegra, 0 young man Of
not more than 90 years, Is the sole own
er. But he lives In San Jose, paying a
visit TO the hacienda only once a year,
and then only for a few DAYS. The main
responsibility rests on the manager,
Senior Francisco Nalla, a young man OF
&c years. and the bookkeeper, Senior
Edward Marohena. The latter has
worked on the place for'ten years. They
are both young men of education and
business capacity, both speak English
quite well, and both showed a hospit-
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ranches better adapted for fattening.
and the greater part of the thirty
thousand acres will be changed from a
wood land into a meadow, or pasture
land. At present one thousand acres
are into grass, the Para grass being
used, but the clearing and planting are
going on as rapidly as possible.
The ranch is located on the east bank
Of the Pasohondo river and lies prnci-
pally in the rich alluval bottoms The
soil Is twenty feet deep, and capable
OF producing almost anything or every
thing, On the farm and within a mile
OF the house, the river is sufficiently
deep TO admit the passage Of coast
steamers OF light draft, and one runs
regularly 10 Punt Arenas once a week.
From here trains run to San Jose
While this is a large ranch, and win
no doubt in few years pay big re-
turns on the investments, and while
there are many others just as large
and Just as rich. and valuable. lying
idle, that could be bought for from a
doller to two dollars per acre, | am
constantly surprised 10 find so much
valuable land unoccupied, land as vail
liable as any In the world, with a eli
mate better In many respects than that
In the United States, because not sub
ject TO such extremes of heat and cold.
and yet there are 50 many people In
Europe and the United states eking
out living on a rented. farm, owning
no land at ALL who might make here
comfortable homes.
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Observation-Disclosures OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES nnnnnr,

road was good for mile or two. but
we soon made the acquaintance of
Costa Rlca mud. We came to a soft
blue clay into which the horses sank
as they would In snow, but when once
down found II almost impossible TO
get their feet again. The little bur
ros, of which we have two, labored and
tugged for a few hours, but finally gave
IT up and sank down In despair. But
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IBERIA was a point of interest," nj resi-
lSL' Or two reasons. 1t was
% " s,.t town in Costa Rlca'
.. :, was the place where the
'pu had been or was raging
altered in a rain STORM
ILL.,, these downpours are DC,
'u' ,,ag 50 frequent Of late tna'
' = attract much at'ent'on
:" We found that there haa
y ,.,s Of fever, but that 'ne
.,1tas "a. no" lifted and ''''S'
uart ahead OF the party 10
I, !, corn. the boys were run In py
!" 4, they entered the village
~ .,., more was wanted than our
o nI a statement Of our busln IS
" lln l When informed what
BIZ PSolng the taptdin eXplaiheu,
FL 4" ,sst will be good i-r US, !. wv u
Wv .ouptry know In The north
" continued we obtained per-
'. ~ comp for noon in the quar-
" sur horses were turned for ua
vD grass in the plaza
IA, /. Ike the generality of Mex
,,5 Central America towns inc
wv w ugIy and unlnyitlng on tho
y. and beautiful, set on win
.sd shrubs Of the patio, on the
| The streets are wide and cross
| .,,sr Al right angles, There are
/ !. VANS 10 speak Of. Each house
| "a decide what width and what
N gIye the little walk 1t has, and
| ,,irsouently there win be q st L
m step up too high for an or
n bslng to make. But what there
H. walk is usually nicely paved.
a. some well stocked stores, and
many foreign articles fer sale.
IA or town Of be ween three
La and four thousand inhabi-
Ethsd a decided business appear
I h 4 the capital Of the depart
ared here the Province, OF Qua
"A, and was founded by the Span
lAut one hundred years ago. Its |
IN are chief" woods, which are
,d to Europe. Among the mo I
,slnt are the cedar and mahogany |
IeFe are others including the Bra
10 and Mora for dye-woods. In
/ acao, yam, rice, sarsaparilla.
III balsam, rubber, epicaca, cot
ba1s andc0rn are raised In abund-
1 u some form very important
ia 4 commerce.
B n eity and province are located
xlM soldiers, and 1872 officers. But
amber Is greater in proportion
\ found in other provinces as
), % the frontier.
lig Ont two leagues from Liberia,
lgrd good feed and camped for the
and on Saturday were on the
arly as we had rivers to cross,
b during this season Of the year,
4 very uncertain depth.
country through which we trav-
% saturday was rich and beau
though but little cultivated, ex-
isar the little town OF Bagaces,
We noticed corn In the tassel
tahs almost ready fer use.
'lees Is noted for the manufacture
csshn leggings much used during
II season. The country abounds
q and the people seem to have
tiiof way Of tanning the hides, at
nat Is their reputation.
eng through the town, we went
couple Of hours, or until the
y afternoon storm set In. then
an empty ranch house we OBJ
permission TO camp In II. And
7 700 Tor the afternoon rain con-
su night all day Sunday and
ny sunday night, clearing off
Monday morning.
COSTA RIGA MUD.
we're on the road early and the
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able spirit equal to that Of our own
countrymen. The Superintendent re-
marked after we we're thoroughly set,
tied, Now, gnetlemen. you are at
home. Please make yourselves as free
around here as II you were in your own
house" But II was with the bookkeep-
er that We had the most to do, and he
looked after our wants as carefully as
though we were some special friends.
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walls; almost as often there are no
walls at all
With the closing OF the afternoon we
reached a good camping place, and
making satisfactory arrangements
turned In for the night and for the
Sundays rest, three days from San
Jose. BENZ. CLUFF JR.
Hacienda Mico. Costa Rica, June 20,
1901.
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THE TEXAS OIL BELT

speculetIons to It's Extent and Durauon=The True
CALDER OF the Beaumont Petroleum Deposits Yet I'm
denned-The Attitude Of the Standard OIL Companv
Toward the New Field
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GIT
COSTA RICAN SCENERY.
i. If the Brigham Young Academy Exploring
IT," Expedition in Central America.

rvnerience With Costa RIGA Mud-Rtch Hacl-
1hr"" Ascending to Gigantic United Fruit Company
s"0 like the Americans = Visit to the Richest
o.oation in Costa Rica'
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LIKE THE AMERICANS.

The people, as rule, in Nicaragua
and Costa Rica like the Americans.
Not unfrequently We have been spoken
Of as the brave Americans" The
young men aspire 20 talk English, and
one man, the owner OF the wealthy ha-
cienda OF Santa Clara. expressed him
self that his only regret was that he
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-05-31
BIG MINING COMPANY.
CONTINUED from Page One.

as was the original news story, says
the Cleveland Leader. ~
At that time the statement was made
that options had been taken on all the
mines in the Massillon district. j. j.
Phillips was credited with having. pro-
cured the options. AS the details con
cerning the matter continued to appear
IL was seen that the transaction was
one of the most far-reaching and eff
feetive ever attempted in the Ohio coal
fields. The control Of practically all
the mines in the district gives NJ. A.
Hanna & Co. a monopoly on the house
coal most commonly used.
Coal men declare the promoters of
the transaction knew perfectly well
what they were buying when they OBJ
tanned the options on the mines. IL
is claimed that they knew just how
many tons of coal were in sight and
approximately how many tons remain
ed to be developed. One coal dealer
said to a reporter that II the output
was kept down to 100000 TONS of
coal per year the mines would not be
exhausted for about ID years.
The price to be paid for the property.
In round figures. is $2,000,o00 A CON-
Portable sun has already been al.
vanced as a guarantee. In addition to
the capital of S1,000000 there will be
a bond issue of $i.0O0,00G.
II is the intention of the company
to completely reorganize the work of
mining the property, and great atten-
tion will be paid to detail. In this way
waste in production will be eliminated.
The developed property will be mined
first. One new mine will be opened
at time so that the work oil production
will not cease until all the rninest have
become exhausted.
Promoters of the company deny that
there is any intention on their part to
boost the prices of MassillOn coal.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-05-31
THE PENNSY
IN CONTROL
Fourth Vice President Of
Pennsylvania Co.
AT HEAD Of B. g. 0.
George L. Potter to Be General
Manager--Change Means
Much for Canton's
interests.

New York, May 30.--At the meeting
of the board of directors OF the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad to-day John X.
Cowen rendered his resignation as
president, to take effect June 1, and
l.. F. Loree, now fourth vice president
of The Pennsylvania railroad, was elect
ed as Mr.. Cowens successor. Mr..
Loree will enter upon his duties June
I, and it is understood he will appoint
George, l.. Potter, now general manager
of the Pennsylvania lines west of
Pittsburg, to the same position in the
Baltimore & Ohio.
The Pennsylvania interests, while
desiring to have a man of their own
training at the head of the active man
agement of the company, have been
most desirOus Of availing themselves
Of Mr.. Governs intimate kniwledge of
Baltimore e. Ohio affairs. and accord
ingly he has been elected to the direc-
tory, Mr.. Rea of the Pennsylvania
withdrawing therefrom and being
elected general counsel, succeeding the
New York firm of Guthrie, Cravath c
Henderson, that firm being retained
as special counsel.
Mr.. Cowen, on being asked what the
changes meant, replied he thought the
action Of the board spoke for itself He
had resigned the presidency, and would
continue as general counsel Of the COM
pany. 1t is understood Mr.. Cowen is
also to act as consulting or special
counsel for the Pennsylvania system.
The published report that William
Saloman's resignation as chairman Of
the board of directors of the Baltimore
& Ohio was presented and accepted at
the meeting to-day is denied.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-05-31
WERE GENUINE.
Handwriting Expert So Testi-
fled In the Fleming
Case.

Mansfield, o.. May 30.-Some very
strong testimony for the defense was
brought out at the Wednesday after
noon session of the late Mae Fleming
forgery case in common pleas court,
when II. d. Could, of Cleveland, It
handwriting expert, who was one Of
the witnesses in the Dr. Glass will case
here last year, testified that the sgnl-
lures to the order on the sanitary
board are all genuine, notwithstanding
the fact that the members of the board
and the secretary testified that they
did not sign the order. MIR. Could
explained at great length tie proce S
by which he arrived at his conclusions
the measurements, the nerve tremors,
etc. The prosecution endeavored TO in
troduce testimony regarding tie pgc-
vious life of the accused in New York
and Edward o. lockwood OF the Col
umbus Phonograph Co, New York, WIS
put on the stand, but his testimony WIS
ruled out. The other witnesses to-day
were: Secretary George Clugston, Of
ficer Madden and Judge Brucker.
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bottom Of the many plans that have
been made for the Improvement of the
system. One who is cOnversant with
the situation stated to a News Demo-
crat reporter that the election of Mr..
Lorce as president and the appointment
Of Mr. Potter as general manager means
complete change in the managerial
department of the road.
The many changes contemplated,
some of which are already being car
ried out, will be pushed to speedy
conclusion. This includes the short
line from some point on the river, pos
sibly East Liverpool, through Minerva,
Canton and Massillon. thence to War
wick which completes the line west
to Chicago, making the shortest line
between Pittsburg and the great west
ern city.
1t is probable that the southern ex-
tension OF the Valley will be made. 1t
has already been surveyed and located,
as the Pennsylvania has no other outlet
from the Ohio river valley directly to
the lakes the Importance Of this limo
can be seen at glance.
With the building of this main line
through Canton, thus placing the city
on second important trunk line, and
the extension Of the Valley, Canton
cannot but benefit by the changes and
improvements.
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Notice to Contractors,

Sealed bids will be received by the Com.
missioners of Stark County, Ohio, at the
Auditors 0flice. until eleven o'clock A. NJ,
June 2gth, 1901, for furnishing the material
and labor for constructing a stone brick arch
bridge to be built across the Nimishillen
Creek at the foot OF Graham Hin ON the
Canton and Akron Road.
Plans and speciiications for same can be
Heen at the Auditors Oftice In Stark County,
Ohio. Bids for same will be received either
by the perch or for the structure complete.
The present iron bridge will be removed
by, and ~ 10 remain the property OF the
County, All stone In present abutments,
not rejected by the Commissioners, will be
the property OF the Contractor, and may be
accompanied by " certified check for eiO0000,
payable TO the County Comm missioners, and
Conditioned that said amount shall be con.
sidsred liquiaeted damages upon failure ot
the successnll bidder 10 enter into y contract
with said Com missioners Tor the construc-
ti0n II said work, y thin ten dAys nom the
y ID; s'sS; ts%a';s's&T:,nur,rup,' NJ, 4, 3D.
.,Hssl,A a. A'ss. 81 pspss'sS;' VIZ
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a Vacation In coIorad d o.

Do you realize that Colorado, with its
grand mountain scenery. is the most
attractive health and pleasure resort II,
the world, and that by using the
Burlington Route fast Denver trains
from Chicago or st. Louis, 1t axes only
one night on the road to get there.
The Colorado air is so delightful. the
water so pure, and the nights SO refresh
ingly cool. Then the hotels are excel
lent and the cost II a few weeks there
Is very moderate.
We publish a book about Colorado,
most interesting and Informative. II
Is beautifully illustrated and has val
liable map. Price &c In postage. Send
for 1t today before you forget.
Address p. S. EUSTIS, General Pas
senger Agent G. b. C Q. r. r., Chicago,
Ill.
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that the deal will so through without
a hitch"
The options on the properties were
procured by j. j. Phillips, OF Cleveland.
About two years ago Mr.. Phillips took
options on the same plants with the
idea of forming syndicate for the op.
Grafton of the mines, but the project
was abandoned at that time, because, it
is said. most of the options were at a
prohibitory figure. A few months ago.
however, he set to work again. having
in the meantime gained valuable infor-
nation as to the condition of the mines.
There Is much speculation as to tho
effect OF the change on the industry.
The chief aim of the syndicate will,
of course, be to cheaper the cost of
production and to enlarge the market
for the coal. Whether this will entail
the closing of some of the mines is a
matter for conjecture. The miners are
much interested. They, think 1t means
steadier work for them.