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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-11-21
OUR SOIL RICH IN GEMS.
Where American Precious Stones
Have Been Found by Miners.

The report of the geological survey
just compiled for 1901, shows that
during that year there were mined in
the United States precious stones to
the value of about 100000. When
talking about rare and beautiful gems
ones thoughts naturally revert to
South Africa or the orient or the
mountains of Asia or Europe, or per-
haps to South America, but one Is not
likely to think of our own land yield
ing them; but the fact is, that no in
significant value in gems is taken
from the soil right here at home. The
report of the geological survey shows
that during that year we mined in
the United States precious stones to
the value of about 100000.
Diamonds represent only 800 of
this amount, but the fact that they are
found at all gives encouragement to
the hope that paying fields of them
may some time be found. Last year
one diamond was found in Lee county,
Georgia, where diamonds were not be-
fore known to exist. New Mexico
furnished S11S,000 in turquoises, and
these have been placed on the market.
Montana gave us $4,000 in sapphires,
which come next. They come fom
Fergus county. Granite county is now
being explored for fancy colored sap
phires, that give evidence of being
there in paying quantities. Fine and
extensive rhodolite garnet deposits are
found in Macon county, North Caro-
lima. Many dark green, blue and vel
low beryls. as we'll as amethysts and
emeralds. we're found in that state.
There is hardly a state of the Union
in which there Is not some trace q
precious stones and 1t appears not at
all unlikely that before many years
we may be competing with the old
world in furnishing gems.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-11-21
CHAPTER XIII.
Clarence Berry and the Metlakaht

Clarence Berry and the MetIakaht-
lans.
Clarence Berry and his brave little
wife Ethel continued to heap up their
golden treasure day by day, but they
had not forgotten their unfortunate
friend, Paul Miller. One evening, as
they sat in their shanty, before the
great, blazing fire, they received the
usual visitors, Long Dick and Gid
Myers.
Say, eff we want t. see d. worst old
geesers We ever clapped yer lamps
upon, We want t go down d camp" be-
gan Dick.
dun know, but it looks mighty t.
me like it was some starved-out Egyp-
tian mummies az had been resurrect-
ed from de pyramids"
where are they from?'
"Metlakahtla.
where is that?"
AN island far away across the
mountains"
Clarence opened his book again,
and, casting a casual glance over the
pages, remarked that he did not see
what they had to do with the peace of
the miners of the Klondyke. Gid was
about to speak when his friend began:
That's where yer off yer trolley,
Clarence. They come without recon-
mendation, but they spin mighty
strange yarns, and old Glum he put
this thing and that thing together
and say they got some information"
Ito be continued.)
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-11-21

The old idea that the newspaper man Is
united for business is not confirmed by
the facts. There are a large number OF
former newspaper men now holding high
nositions in wall street. Among them Is
Joseph c. Hendrix, president of the Bank
Of Commerce, who was formerly report
or on the Sun. James Il. Dn', the corpor-
atom LAWYER. who holds the record for
The organization OF new companies. was
once a reporter on the Tribune. Daniel S.
Lamont, vice president OF the Northern
Pacific railroad. was in the newspaper
business before he became Grover Cleve-
lands secretary. Vice President Wander
lin OF the National City was a few years
ago financial editor OF the Chicago Trib-
une. {. A. Conant. treasurer OF the Nor
ton Trust company. was year age
washington correspondent OF the Journal
OF Commerce. c. s. Gleed. one OF the d.
rectors OF the AtchisOn system, had news
naner training Col. George Harvey, for
n,eriv managing editor Of the World and
now head Of Harpcr's. has been closely
Identified with \ number Of Mr.. Whitney's
business enterprises. ". r. Corwine.
formerly Of the World. Is trust officer 81
the Eastern Trust company. Mr.. Steiner.
one OF the largest custom house brokers.
vas once connected with the Herald.
Numerous other instances might be given
OF newspaper men who have made a sue
cess IN business. The late Henry Willard
VAS early In his career a Washington cor
respondent.-New York Letter 60 the Phil
adtlphia L--a~er.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-11-21

H6 AIRY Mal<ridoff, the reindeer queen
n of Alaska, is queening it all by
MI herself now, for Sinrock Charlie
WI Augensook is dead, says the San
IVt Francisco Call.
II u Giprools Charlia WAS buS-
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-06-26
Remedy For Cherry Rot.

George t. Powell, director Of the
School of Practical Agriculture and
Horticulture at Brlarcliffe Manor, N.
Y, a noted fruit grower, says that he
saved his crop of cherries this year by
persistent spraying with the simple
solution of copper sulphate, three to
four ounces to fifty gallons Of water.
The applications were made daily dur
ing the period Of rot attack, about
ten days. The rot specked specimens
dropped off, and the clean ones re-
manned free from attack, SO that he
saved quite crop, that brought him
twenty cents a pound. He also sprayed
his peach trees, for the purpose Of pro-
tecting the fruit from rot, but with
a slightly weaker solution, namely
three ounces Of copper sulphate to
fifty gallons Of water.-lndiana
Farmer. .
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-06-26

Of late years to resurrect these old
time favorites among perennials, but
they have displayed the one objection
peculiar to many perennials-that Of
single, short period of blooom each
season. The ANIMALS, on the contrary,
are In the majority of cases perpetual
bloomers throughout the summer, and
accordingly an annual Delphinium is
greatly to be desired.
That is what an enterprising florist
hes produced during mis- experiments
with seedlings-an entirely new an
nual, Delphinium." 1t is considered
by experts to be rare novelty, and is
coming to be known as "the blue but
tertiy." 1t not only bears the same
large, snowy blossoms peculiar to the
perennial Delphinium, but It bears
them constantly during the entire sum-
mer, like any other annual; and the
exquisite shade of blue found in the
flowers may be depended upon to re-
main strictly blue without changes to
lavender or violet. Planted late in
the season, pots Of the profuse blue
boomers may be enjoyed throughout
the winter. Planted early in the spring,
the seeds will produce thrifty plants
for early summer blooming. -PhiIadel.
phla Record
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-06-26
snccese with Potatoes.

My greatest success in potato grow
ing was this past season ON land that
was fortified with barnyard manure
and ashes. The ashes were applied
during the latter part Of the previous
summer, and later, during November
and December, the manure, fresh
from the stable, was applied. The
ground was literally covered with ma
nure, as l was determined to raise a
good crop. In the spring plowed to
the depth of eight inches, narrowed
well and scored out to the depth Of six
inches. The rows were two and half
feet apart and the potatoes, cut to one
and two eyes, were planted one foot
apart in the rows,
The land was kept clear Of weeds
and the bugs kept well under control.
The result, Notwithstanding the ex.
IRENE drouth, was the best crop have
ever raised. They were altogether free
from scab, and but very few were
worm eaten.-James B. Stephens, II
New England Homestead.
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Plant Fruit Trees.

Plant a tree. Yes, plant an orchard
1t will be growing while you sleep,
and If intelligently done and properly
cared for, 1t will produce fruit foryeara
after you are laid away to rest. II
will produce fruit for your children
and for your children's children, and
they will eat thereof and bless the
planter. A few days devoted to plant
ing fruit trees each spring will, If the
trees are properly cared for, add many
a dollar in value to your fars1, and
much pleasure to yourself and family.
Buy good small trees of goood vari-
cites, and always buy from some good
nursery. Buy small trees, and IL pos
sible, plant them in rows close together
ON good rich land, and let them remain
for one year; then dig them and plant
at once where they are to stand. You
will find this plan far better than
planting them out in the orchard i'm.
mediately after a long journey. AL
ways buy trees and plants as near
home as possible. would rather have
100 good strawberry plants taken from
my own beds and planted as fast as
dug, than 1000 plants brought 100
miles by express, even when packed
in the best manner possible.-A. A.
Halliday, in The BpItomist.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-06-26
NEWSY CLEANINCS.

A light visible thirty miles will bt
put on the dreaded Hatteras shoals,
An automobile stage line will shortly
begin operations between Redkey and
Dunkirk, Ind.
Two hundred furniture manufac-
turers have formed a pool at Chicago
to regulate prices.
Cambrldgeshlre England fruit grow
ers are paying children a halfpenny
for every wasp they capture.
Argentina has ordered two lronclads
superior in strength to those recently
ordered by Chile from England.
An official report gives the estimated
additional cost necessary to complete
Siberian railroads as $36,050,00O.
The Supreme Court Of South Dakota
has been called upon to decide case
growing out Of the ownership Of q
cat.
Watch dogs are to be purchased and
trained to accompany the police on
their nightly rounds at Schaerbecz,
near Brussels,
Kingston on-the-Thames, England,
has just celebrated the mlllennial Of
the coronation of King Edward the
Elder, son and successor of Alfred the
Great.
On the summit of Mount Lofty, near
Adelaide, South Australia, n white
mOnolith has been erected and named
Cylinders ColHmn," In honor Of the In
trepid navigator who named the peak
a century ago.
The United States Government is
planning to secure the ground and
tomb Of William Henry Harrison, at
North Bend, Ohio, overlooking the Ohio
River, and transform =: into a burial
place, BETTING that of an ex-President
Df this country.
Isidore Newman, OF New Orleans,
La, has just contributed a big sum of
money for the erection of a training
ichool for the boys and girls Of that
'ity. Mr.. Newman win also give an
mple sum for the equipment and per.
lament endowment Of the Institution.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-06-26
Methods with sitting Hens.

When the hens are set / use a COM
mon powder blower and fill the hens
feathers with insect powder. 1 give
each hen as many eggs as she will
cover-from eleven to fifteen-and use
cheap boxes for nests knock off the
top and half the front and nail them
up against the wall OF the chicken
house. Use Stat cover to keep off
the laying hens. | make nests for both
laying and sitting hens Of pine needles.
They do not wear out as quickly as
straw, and IL the bottom OF the nest
boxes are made of Stats, all dirt from
the hens feet will sift through and the
nests will keep sweet and clean for a
long time.
take the sitting hens of their nests
every day, and II the days are warm,
twice a day, when the other hens are
fed. When the eggs hatch 1 put the
hens aud chicks in cOops give them a
little water, after having used the
powder blower on each hen and chick.
Do not feed until the chicks begin to
call for food, then give stale bread or
johnnycake for four or five days. Az
ter that feed whole wheat several times
day Give the hens and chicks free
range when the weather is dry after
the first ten days.-Americnn Agricul-
turist.
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Sorghum as Cattle Food.

Many years ago our fathers tried
sorghum, sowing it broadcast as was
the custom then, and as a green food
or cured and fed dry it did not give
satisfaction. 1t was not as good as
corn slower when dry, and when fed
green the corn fodder seemed the bet
ter. This prejudiced us against 1t, and
we have not tried 1t since. But we
know now that corn sown broadcast
does not make the best of fodder, either
green or cured, and we have begun to
wonder If sorghum sown in drills and
cultivated as ensilage or fodder corn
would be, might not be equally as good
MS q forage crop, green or dried. We
have not investigated the matter
enough TO have any decided opinion,
but think 1t worthy of study by stock.
keepers. As the sorghum has more
sugar than the coTnstalk, or is supposed
to have, II should be more fattening,
but there Is another matter to be taken
Into consideration. From the sugar
growing countries comes report that
too much sugar fed to animals ia a
cause of barrenness, which may We
true, and II It is so would be an obiec.
ton to sorghum or to sweet corn as an
ensilage plant for the dairy herd, or,
at least. a reason for using other corn,
that will produce larger crops, not as
Ttch in sugar.--American Cultivator-
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-06-26
BILL WAS THERE.

Bill was Just a common sort
Never dreamed of wealth ~.
Plodded on and didn't trv "O' l'ne
Schemes TO set the world aasu.
Kept a-going all the time.
Busy here and everywhere.
When a task turned up to do
Bill was therel Il
Didn't congregate around
Evenings at old Perkins stor,
Where the other BOYS would saH
All they ever did-and mora ~"
He Just rose at morning light
Weather stormy, weather fo;r.
Always work on hand to DO
Bill was there!
Never heard him whine arour,
Cause things didn't 20 inst 81.
In the joy he whistled loud w
In the pain he whistled low
Took things as they came.
Smiling IL twas JOY or care
Never faltered; when things c0u,
41Ail Wds lutIts
So he didn't make no stir.
Lived a quiet busy life;
Lived a life that didn't have
Room for petty thought and strI,
He had simple'work to do W y
Want no call to do nor dare.
Just a constant watch, you know
Bill was there!
Such a man as Bill drops cut
And the world goes Just the sam,
Doesn't hear death speak the wo%
When he calls him by the name
just the common, plodding sort
Bill has certain gone to where
They'll remember how and when
Bill was there
Hartford Tin
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-06-26

Really. the dark" or bulls eye
tern, which perhaps is most geu'',
associated In the mind WIZ
stealthy burglar wearing nan "
before his eyes, is put to various p l'Isl
full and legitimate uses, ana sOp'
CLEANS upon scenes Of hilarlty'
dark" lantern is a common s'V.,
ticle of trade, which may DC WI
in any store where tinware
and all manufacturers Of uH
make 1t. M
The lanterns are made in 'nlss MI IN
and there has been very niue WI a
in them in many years except - L,
details Of operation and IN lns x
better lenses. The dark Lantern
throw a bright light about Wa
feet, covering at that distance 4.
Gle WIN radius Of four 20 y, MA
DARK lanterps are sometimes and 4
the country for carriage lamps ' ass
lighting ones way afoot across NJ 4.
roads. Lanterns Of the san9 ~
without slides. and red ana y Z,
lenses instead Of white. are w., y,
extent used on small yachts ~
lights. but with al these uses ,,n = [.
that tpe sale of'&le historic r.
is DECREASING.
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can suffer and be strong. It looks like
the motherhood Of ten children would
wear a woman out, but they seem to
thrive on it, and late in life they take
on flesh and round up all the corners.
But they never stop work. My wife
has made over five thousand little gar
nents and is still making them, for
the little grandchildren keep coming
on. Her reputation for nice needle
work and making butto1noles has been
long established, and she is proud Of
it. She never stops sewing until she
loses her spectacles, and then she bor-
rows mine. No, she is not old. James
Russell Lowell said Of Julia Ward
Howe, on her seventeen birthday that
It was better to be seventy years
younger than forty years old. 1t is
this endurance, this cheerfulness in ad'
versity that makes the women outlive
the men. There are three times as
many widows in this community as
widowers. There are seventeen In our
little Presbyterian church and only
four widowers, and the war was not
the cause Of IL. Maternal love is pre-
servative OF health. II is a tonic, a
promoter Of digestion, a panacea,
whereas a man will pursue money UNI
I'll he loses mis- oIgesuon. ~. PauI
said that THE love Of money is the
root of all evil" but he had no thought
of applying 1t to women, for she has
no love for money. II she gets any she
is not happy until she spends it, The
girls said their mother wanted a new
bonnet, so they bought one for her
birthday, and all had to do was to
pay for 1t. She always lets me do that,
She is a free trader and will keep me
in decent clothes whether want them
or not. She always was free trader.
was a merchant before we were mar.
ried and she was my best customer.
She never asked the price Of anything,
but just bought what she wanted and
trusted me to tote fair and deal justly.
Good gracious! What a long time
ago that was, and how trim and beauti.
full she was to me. She wore No. 2
shoes and stepped like a fawn and
flashed her Pocahontas eyes bewitch.
ingly when she said goodby. She can
flash them yet, Seventy years old and
gwine on 71-trying to catch up. May.
be she will when | am dead, but not
till then. I remember when | was
twice as old as she was, for | was ~
and she was 6, but she keeps gaining
on me. l remember when she was in
her early teens and wore short dresses
and pantalets and rode a fast pacing
horse while her long black Indian hair
hung in tresses down her back. She
was a daisy then, and she is daisy
yet, sometimes. But she can't climb
'simmon trees any more. She is 10
the mother Of ten children and twenty
grandchildren, and they are scattered
from New York to the halls of the
Montezumas, She is troubled now
about her baby boy, who lives under
the dark shadows Of Popocatopetl, in
Mexico, which means the smoking
mountain and is smoking now and
maybe will burst forth in these vol
canic times and destroy the people as
at Martinique. Two weeks from today
will be my birthday and she will give
me something, know not-not a bon
net, but perhaps a summer hat from
Porto Rico. A bird in the air whis
pered that to me.--Bill Arp, in Atlanta
Constitution.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-06-26

The soil should be cleaned around
the trunks of trees. Piles Of rubbish
dead grass, stones or other accumula-
tions afford harboring places for in
sects. Washing the trees with strong
soapsuds and giving them thick coats
of whitewash not only adds to the APP
pearance of an orchard, but also bene-
fits the trees. 1t may be done several
times during the year.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-06-26
| Form Topics
nInninr the Menn nor lice.

When the weat her becomes warm II
becomes necessary to dip the hens in
strong soapsuds in order to clear them
Of lice. Carbolic acid soap or whale
oil soap should be used, and the water
should be warm and very soapy. Dip
the hens under, rub the suds well into
the feathers and turn the hens into n
warm place, where they will be secure
from winds until well dried. Do not
rinse them In clear water, as 1t will be
more effectual to allow the suds to re-
main on them.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-06-26

The old-fashioned perennlals Of our
grandmothers' gardens were considered
very choice boomers, with their tall,
stately growing spikes of snowy how-
ers in various shades Of mauve, Law
ender and pale, medium and deep dark
blues. 1t has been quite the fashion
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-06-26

to its end, as shown. The iron has Its
ends turned in and drawn to a point
so that it can be driven into the stake,
when the latter can be pulled up with
ease. IL the stake is large, the arms
can easily be sprung apart so that the
points can be driven in on each side
American Agriculturist. .....
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-06-26

whats the purpose Of bacteroIou \
anyway" We'll, it reduces WON
ing to a positive science, for N
thing."-Life.
Gladys-'"They say Harold is an
pert in the art Of self.deima
Evelyn-"Nonsensel Edith made n,
propose in just one week!-TtBt
OH the chief end Of man
It's difficult feat
Is to see il we can
Make both ends meet.
Philadelphia Record
The New Maid-"And the mstlA
cooks some, herself, does sheT
Cook-"Oh, yis! But there's naWth
wasted-I makes 1t over into IN
stews."-Puck.
"Was he a philanthroplstT 'I
he did not leave behind enough mon
to be called that. He was merely \
extraordinarily charitable mann
timore Herald.
Misunderstanding agaln3 Why1
good little boy wouldn't hurt a d
of another boys head Johnll
"well, 1 didn't! just punched
nose."-Tlt- Bits,
"Jabez is gettin' used to pol
speakin,' amt hep "0h yes n
member when you could hardly 4
him to stand up, an now you
hardly get, him to sit down"-Pui
The man who never makes mistafal
Must forfeit much delight,
He cannot feel the sweet surprise
OF sometimes being right,
Washington Sidl
Artist-"Yes, I've given thG pGn
Of a pretty young widow sort OIL y
ticultural name" Friend-"lndeA
What did you call it," Artist
Daisy Beneath the Weeds,"-Chlcl
News.
Mr.. Goops-"Wasn't there some "
of a hitch about the wedding o.
Spooneigh and Miss Mooney
Whoop-"No; the groom did not sa y.
up, so there wasn't any hitch alAn'
Baltimore American, l
Its an Al display" said MI y
at the dog show. Its a tirst'clas
hibition," replied Mr.. Penn !.
you've got the wrong number ,1I
sol" Instead Of Al it is XII"
burg Chronicle Telegraph
Hes got a great scheme % ~
inmate mosquitoes" what lshi
idea about petroleum. 1Nol NJ
His scheme is to cross them X
lightning bugs so you'll know " y,
they're coming."-Chicago Ai'V'''
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-06-26
A Stake Fuller.

The illustration shows a simple, ef-
fective and very convenient implement
for pulling up stakes, when removing
an old fence. A stout pry has two
round iron arms attached by staples
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-23
ancient traditions to avoid the complca-
tons Of colonial government.
The Senate then, at $50 P. NJ, took a
recess until o'clock.
eighteen LIVES Lost
IN A BURNING Hotel
Continued from First Page.)

floor on ledge directly over the portico
and main entrance Of the hotel. Mrs.
Bennett, evidently thinking that no one
was going to rescue her, struggling from
her husbands grasp, shouted that she
was going to jump. The fremen gath
cIed in a circle below and stretched out
their arms. She broke away from her
husband and flung herself from the WIN
dow While the flames had almost envel-
oped her. She was killed. Her husband
rushed into the hail and made his es-
cape, though he was slightly burned and
almost overcome by smoke. :.
HORRIBLE DEATH.
Colonel Burdett, after making q des-
perate attempt to save his life, met death
in shocking manner. His skull was
split open and he was found shortly after
6 o'clock lying in the courtyard within
the hotel. He had fallen six stories.
Colonel Burdett was a guest on the
fifth floor Of the hotel. Soon after the
alarm Of fire reached him all escape was
cut off. He dragged the mattress from
his bed and dropped it to the roof OF
an extension over the hotel dninS-room,
three stories below. Then by tying the
sheets together he made rope and Sc
III S.1 y " lile N!lluo". Ills ODJeSt was
to land on the mattress and thus break
his fall. He misca1culated the distance
and fell to the court
One Of the saddest incidents Of the
fire was the death of Mrs. Salome Foster,
the 'Tombs Angel who for fifteen years
has been in service in. behalf of female
prisoners in the Tombs and other city
prisons Mrs. Fostor was the widow OF
John w Foster. and had lived for the
last five years at the Park-Avenue Hotel.
Her income. which was at one time con-
sidered large. was for the most part ex-
pended upon the deserving poor.