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Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-02-20
BUYING A LARGE ESTATE

Ssverai Capitalists Are Now Engaged In
That Occupation.
The starting OF a new great country
estate is always a matter of interest.
says Harper's Weekly. The tendency
in rich city men toward that sort of en-
largement is OF recent growth, and it
is natural that there should be ex-
amples of it in increasing numbers
near New York. E. II. Hartman, rail-
way glant-the same enterprising man
who carried ship load of scientists to
Alaska in lS99-has bought himself
10000 acres of land in Orange and
Rockland counties, New York, to the
west and north of Tuxedo and edging
over toward Goshen. Orange county is
still famous for its butter and Mr..
Hartman doubtless intends to keen a
COW. His further intentions have not
as yet transpired except as shown by
considerable investments in roads.
Much of the fun in owning a farm two
miles square lies doubtless in planning
what to do with it. Mr.. Carnegie, whose
commodious dwelling on upper Fifth
avenue is already the biggest house in
town, is building himself another in
Westminster county near the St. An
drew's golf links, but has not yet given
evidence of an acute attack of land
hunger. Mr. Whitney has 1000 acres
en- Long Island, nearly twice as many
on October mountain and a big tract
in the North woods, and there are
many other estates of from 500 to {, 200
acres on Long island and near The
Hudson. DR.. Webb has elbow room at
Shelbourne and leg room in the Adj
ronda, ks, but the greatest and most in
teresting of American estates seems
still to be MI. Vanderbilt's Biltmore in
North Carolina. There will be grea,
sights in architecture, horticulture. ag-
riculture. Horticulture and all the allied
industries and arts to be seen in this
country fifty years from now if the
steel business and railroad business
continue to flourish and government
continues stable.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-02-20
----------------
i!c Had Paid For II.

An American had quite an amusing
experience recently While on trip
through Switzerland. While standing
up in moving train his foot slipped,
and he fell against the window, which
caused il 10 break. without the pieces
falling out The conductor Immediate.
ly went TO him and demanded the usv-
al fine of 49, francs GO cpnts,. which
was paid. receipt being given.
A few stations beyond where the &C.
cident occurred the crow was changed,
but the American went on as far rs
Basic. When he arrived at this term.
nus. he waited until most Of the peop!e
had left the car and then he threw his
dress suit case with all his force
through the broken window He was
at once surrounded by the station mas
ter. his assistants and everybody OF au-
thOrity within the station. but as he
claimed not to understand them there
was much geStculation and talk until.
Just as the American was about to he
arrested. an interpreter was found, to
whom he showed his receipt. to the as
constituent of the authorities and the
amusement of the bysiandcrs.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-02-20
a SHIPS NEGRO CAPTAIN.


...o.cd Man Who 70 Succes,fuI on the
Ocean.
\ colored man has been made cap
ain of the British schooner Sarah E.
Douglass. now in port with cargo OF
ineappies from the West Indies. He
IS Captain Robert G. Sawyer, of Saw
snnah Sound. Eleuthera Island, BAHIA
mas. Captain Sawyer was born in the
West Indies. In .boyhood he followed
the life Of most coloTed boys in the
Bahamas, which consists in diving for
conch shells, spongas and fishes, and
owing to the geography of the country,
they spend the best part of their lives
in small boats, crossing the rivers,
bays and sounds which honeycombed
the island. Eighteen years ago the
captain went to sea in deep-sea yes
sells. He educated himself and mas
tered mathematics so that he could
solve the intricate problems of naviga-
ton. He then became navigator,
and was seen here in the West In
dian schooners Brothers and Sarah E.
Douglass as navigator of these yes
sells between the West Indies and Bal
timore in the pineapple season. When
the Douglass entered the pineapple
trade this season Captain Sawyer was
appointed master by ]. w. Culmer Of
Nassau, who owns the vessel. Captain
Sawyer is man Of powerful physique.
He is about 6 feet inches tall and
weighs 214 pounds, every ounce Of
which seems to be muscle and bone.
He is built like a Roman wrestler,
speaks English fluently and has ex-
cellent manners He has dark brown
skin. He wears a natty blue yacht
ing suit and cap.-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-02-20
Loading Cannon with Corn,

Congressman Joe" Cannon, OF I'LL
nois, is man of strong likes and dis
likes, and never does anything b..
halves. In the list Of his likngs. 81
far as culinary matters are concerned
his fondness for green corn TAX frs
rank, and on this score he tells good
story at his own expense After a
long sojourn in Washington he re
turned home and started out to look
after his political fences in his dis
trict At small village hotel. where
he stopped for dinner, a scanty plate
of fine roasting ears was placed b. 10 g
him as a side dish. Immed -a.or he
abandoned the main bill-of-f.lo an
applied himself exclusively to thu
green corn. When the plate was de
pleted he called for more roastinr cars
and continued his feast until lie had
made his entire meal from tha stape
product of the Illinois prairies. Tn
hotelkecper noticed the array of co5s
stacked upon the plate Of the tai poll
tician. whose identity was unknown to
him, and said: "Ssy, stranger, what
in thunder do you want to boa:d at a
hotel for? The place for you to nat I'D
at is livery stable. Don't ~. know
green fclGer is a dun sight CHEAPER in
barn taan in house?" Du the
renl-irtar OF the campaign { ;. IS
man { on retailod this ST. his
consft:' ts-and turned j, -ood
acr -,nCng the corn gre at
II" ivy Post
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-02-20
Esprr.msnt. y IL Marine Torch.

Exio. .444ents A4ge uuen carried out
on the Thames by the Thames con-
servancy board with the marine torch
with conspicuous success The tubes
containing the calcium carbide ignited
Immediately the substance came into
contact with the water. casting bril-
liant light. which was visible for q
considerable distance. There is every
probability OF this torch being requisi-
toned for the illumination Of certain
'-'-~ Of the river by night for the
~ "a Of vessels, etc. The existent
"a. ITS are inadequate and very
a ~" y, whereas the aco,v!ene
glazing pure whit hit.
wide area
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-08

on the stand and testified that the con-
demned land was worth 100000 for SUI
gar purposes.
A. Ahrens, manager of Oahu Planta-
ton, placed an estimate of S275,000 upon
the Ieasehold interest in the condemn
ed land His estimate was based on
the superstition that the land was sim
liar to that of the Oahu Sugar Co., was
we'll situated and could be adapted for
the raising of sugar. 1t took into con-
sideration also the fact that the lease
hold was for thirty-ni years, seven
of which had been paid, and the re-
naming thirty-twc years was to be eS-
timated at an annual rental of three
and a half per cent of the sugar pro-
duced upon the land. The extent of
the land which can be used for cane
raising is given as $40 acres, and all
the estimates so far given do not take
into consideration the remaining por-
tons or it's adaptability for wharfage
purposes. On croSS-eXamination Mr.
AhrenS said that he had accompanied
the party of plantation managers and
attorneys on their visit to the con-
demned land.
MIR. Low was then recalled and testi-
fed that there was no necessity for
pumping water on this land. The ques-
ton as to the cost of ditch was ruled
out, as were also questions relative to
some other consideration in the lease
aside from the s20,OO0 paid to the Dow
sett estate for the first seven years in
tereSt.
Court adjourned at this point to $50
o'clock this morning. There are a
number of plantation managers to be
called today and also several experts in
sugar values. The case may possibly
go to the jury before the end OF the
week.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-08
ASSOCIATION OF
MASTER BUILDERS
annual Election of Officers-A
Builders Exchange to be
Established.

| AT the annual election OF the Maste,
yesterday. the following officers were
elected:
| President, T. F. Osborne, manager OF
, the Concrete Construction Co., Ltd
James F. Langston of the firm of Nc
Donald & Langston; Treasurer, w. Z.
Barry. manager of the Pacific Mill Co.,
Ltu.; Auditor, Julius Asch of. J. A.
J. Amweg, manager of the Hawaiian
Engineering and Construction Co.; F.
w. Beardslee of Beardslee & Page; j.
III. Craig; Victor Hoffman of the firm
Of Hoffman & Riley, and John Ouder-
kirk. The Executive Committee yes
terday elected F. W. Beardslee Chair
man and j. II. Craig Secretary.
The new President is eminently fitted
for the position, having been President
of the Board of Trade of Portland, Or
egon, for four years prior to coming to
Hawai-. This is the second year Of
the Association, John Ouderkirk hay-
ing been President during the first
year.
During the evening an amendment to
the Constitution was adopted by which
ANY person having business dealings
with master builders" may become
special members of the association"
That is, the association will hereafter
be conducted in the nature of Build
ers' Exchange. similar to the Elk
changes in Chicago. San Francisco and
other large cities on the mainland. All
the iron, lumber, paint, tin. hardware.
brick and wall paper men, and all the
architects and mem
bers of other allied professions and
trades will be brought in. and during
the noon hour there will be a change
any one wishing to find con-
tractors will get in touch with them at
the association headquarters, which at
present are located in the Elite building
on Hotel street.
This action of the association will be
Of great benefit to the general public.
for Of all the men hard to find it is d
busy extractor with a dozen jobs in as
many parts of the city.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-08

The postage to the States or Canada
on the New Years edition Of the Ad-
vertiser is cents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-08
OTHER TESTIMONY.

In the afternoon W. A Goodale, man
aser OF Waialua Plantation. was pu.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-13

foregoing was held by a firm of tailors
and dressmakers. Their belief Is that
the rumor has absolutely no foundh
tion in fact. Their models, fresh from
Paris, are still fully trained: indeed,
at the sides, are longer than ever, ana
their picturesque three-quarter tall
coats set off by flowing skirts. The
effect of the rumor will probably be
this, for the present at least - that
those who want to wear short skirts
will wear them, and help incidentally
a great cause, the cause of health,
while others wiz cling to their trailing
draperies for many month to come.
The boot and shoe makers are certain
to watch the course of this fashion
with keen and feeling interest for di-
rectly short skirts arrive pretty foot
gear will be more than ever required.
Quite certainly ought small toques
and hats to accompany the shortened
skirt, Should large specimens of pic.
ture headgear continue to please. a
dreadful repetition of the day when
women were all head may be expected.
Yet, SO deft is fashion, and so clever.
that even were this monstrosity to be
introduced, not few among us would
forthwith fall in love with it.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-13
A Victim of the sultan's Terror.

A single example will give sufficient
idea of the unknown dramas Of
Yildiz:
One day the Sultan, having to leave
his study for moment, forgot on his
desk one of the miniature revolvers
which he is never long without. Re-
turning soon after to the room he
found Il little girl twelve years old,
a little slave in the harem, who had
wandered by accident into the room,
handling curiously the little weapon,
thinking doubtless, in her childish
innocence. that it was some pretty
toy. AbdulHamid's morbid fancy at
once made him think some attempt
against his life was intended. Seeing
his terrified expression the child burst
into tears, and her emotion convinced
the despot that it was a confession
of guilt. He had her seized and "ques-
Toned" which, at the Yildiz, means
tortured in the most abominable man
ner Though they thrust red-hot blades
under the child's finger nails they got
nothing from her but screams and
sobs, and the investigation finally
proved that she had nothing to confess.
Then only ceased the punishment Of
the little martyr. whose pitiful story
is probably forgotten already in the
imperial harem.-The Argonaut.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-13

heart, she had assured her sister on her
death bed that they should never want
| for anything.
The two oldest, a boy and a girl,
We're put to work at once. By means
Of their meager wages and her own
gleanings she managed to keep the
family together" and in ten years had
raised" all but one of them, the
youngest girl, whom typhoid fever had
carried away. In the course Of that
time they had been sick and she had
been sick, but she seldom failed to be
cheerful. If there was nothing in the
larder she went out to seek food for
her little ones like a mother bird. If
she happened to leave them all in bed,
with the measles. perhaps-why, she
felt comfortable like, KNOWN they
was indoors and safe"
A typical incident occurred one
Christmas eve, the year after her Sis
ter's death, when they were living in
the suburb. Mary had to appeal to an
old friend for help. She had not in
tended to beg, but the woman for
whom her niece worked had not been
able to pay her. For once Mary was
dsheartened. She had got up from a
sick bed to come. She had less than
'the price of the ride I'M when she
started, but she had "infooence' with
the conductor and was illegally furn-
ished at some point with an extra
transfer.
"It's twanty-sivin years that I've
been in this country" she said. land
not a bit Of supper have l had to-
night"
When that oversight in providential
arrangements had been corrected she
told her sad story. She had been sick
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-13

and the children had not been paid
and a 'sorry Christmas" it would be
for them, unless her friend helped them
out. OF course her friend did. The
Christmas things We're all about, and
it was easy to make up bundle from
the store. The bundle would prob
ably have been sent before, but Mary
never left her address anywhere. IL
can't tell ye jist this minute what it
is" she would say. IT'S niver let
ter the postman brings me but when
me mother died in the old counthry."
, She did not care to receive letters or
bundles at her own home. She pre-
ferred to put on q clean blue checked
apron and call on her friends. The
apron was always part of her calling
costume. 1t served double purpose
to cover any delnquencies beneath and
to carry off whatever gifts might fall
from heaven during her stay.
This time she stopped the gift-giving
herself. Il won't take no more m"
she said. when Il PERSONS got
enough why, they've got enough, and
As she put on her shawl to go she
added, IAN to think | hadn't the price
OF their dinner two hours ago. 1t took
the heart out O. me all day. Now l
can get 'em q nice chicken and some
potatoes and have something left for
Il pair Of shoes for the little boy. Did l
tell you, IN, how he washed out his
/ little sthockns hisself and wrenched
'em and hanged 'em over the oven door
to dhry, for to have EN- ready for San
ia Claus? Now, thanks to yez, I'll be
able to fill 'em. He's only nine ye
know IN. Il little feller. 1t 'ud been
n pity. 1 wish We Merry Christmas
/ yerslf ma'am," she said. She never
called down upon her benefactors the
| limitless and perpetual blessings at the
disposal of the ordinary recipient of
, charity.
Finally with bill, "the price of the
j dinner" firmly grasped in her hand
she had no handkerchief to tie it in,
much less purse-and her apron hard
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-13
People who Arc Liable to Colds.

1t is especially people whose circula-
tions are easily disturbed that are
most liable to colds. Delicate indi-
viduais of all classes, above all the
very young and the very old, are the
most affected. 1t is not hard to under
stand why. Cold drives the blood from
the surface of the body, that is to
say, to prevent the loss Of too much
heat nature shuts up the little blood
vessels in the skin. This it is that
gives the sensation of chilliness. The
nerve-endings in the skin do not OBJ
tain sufficient nutrition, and their de-
mand for it produces discomfort.
The blood that is usually contained
in the little vessels of the skin
amounts to one-fourth Of that in the
entire body. If any large quantity Of
this is driven inward, it can easily
be understood how much it will ham,
per the action of internal organs. 1t
is in the blood vessels Of the mucous
membranes that it is easiest for such
diverted blood to find resting place.
The lungs especially present a favor
able opportunity for the collection of
superabundant blood, because they are
made Of very spongy tissue. This is
the reason why colds in the lungs are
so much more frequent than in other
parts of the body.-New York Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-13
The Superior American Women.

After many happy weeks spent in
the States l am not in the least sur
prised that Englishmen should marry
American women. They show their
good taste-I should do the same were
l a man. Nor am l surprised that
American women should prefer Eng
lishmen-for the same remark applies.
There is delightful freedom, an air
of comradeship coupled with pleasant
manners and pretty looks in the Amer
lean woman which are most attrac-
tive. Her hospitality is unbounded,
her generosity thoughtful, and she is
In every way an all-round good sort.
The American woman is an excel
lent speaker. 1t is surprising to hear
her oratory at one of her large club
luncheons, such as the Sorosis in New
York. The club woman is young and
handsome, well dressed and pleasing,
and she stands up and addresses u
couple of hundred women just as east
ly as she would begin a tete-a-tete
across a luncheon table. She is not
shy, or If she is she hides it oleverly.
There is no doubt about it the Amer
lean dame is great personality; but
either she will have to educate her
sons to her own level or descend from
the pedestal on which she now reigns.
Which will it be?-Mrs. Alec-Tweedie,
In the London Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-13

to do. She did it so poorly, however,
that finally no one employed her but
the sympathetic druggist at the corn
er. She had few friends whom she
had known in her better days and Oh
whom she called in direst need. They
helped her willingly when she told
them of the temporary stringency in
her finances, and she preserved her
dignity and wiped out the Indebtedness
days with some gaudy piece of en-
broidery, provided, of course, that the
birthdays happened to fall at u good
time with her.
Poor as she was, she was not with
out influence. Even those more for
tunate than she went TO her for com
fort and aid, and seldom failed 10 re-
ceive it. In the hospitals especially she
was in good standing. She visited
them often herself, and in her own
pain and trouble showed her sterling
worth. Many Il sick friend had she
succeeded in getting into the Pros
batherian" Hospital, as she called it.
VI lDt llOille Ol Tie AleAlInun' DfOtn-
ers. A good Catholic in her religious
views, in the matter of hospitals Mary
was an eclectic.
On the other hand, she received
much herself-but always as a kindly
gift, never as a servile aims. Some
kind-hearted landlord generally gave
her a house, rent free. She made
friends with the coal man, and the only
woman in the neighborhood who had
cow shared the milk evenly with
her.
Her life was never monOtonous.
Things went up and down with her.
AT one time when they We're looking
rather bright her sister died. The S75
life insurance was enough to bury her
and set them up in one of the suburbs.
OF course Mary assumed the care of
the children. The thought of ''them
bein' parceled out and CROWN up not
to know each other" was horror to
her. Forgetful of her own empty pock-
ct and prompted only by her warn
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-13

During the Hungarian elections lie.
grad, chief editor of a well-known pa
per, was defeated few days ago by
a simple peasant named Mattai who
appeared upon the hustings in leather
breeches and thick worsted stockings.
Legrady is entrusted by the govern.
ment with the printing of the tax
notice books, and his name conse.
quently appears in small letters upon
the cover. Natal was put forward
by Hungarian Count who had lost
the previous election through Legrady.
Mattai's electioneering agents said to
the simple peasants. You will never
be so foolish as to elect man who i'm
poses fresh taxes upon you. Here
Is his name upon upon the cover"
BY this trick Legrady lost the seat.
but the election will be disputed