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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-06

conditions have grown harder during the
last year. and that the Rev. J. Parsons
of Salem. Ore, who viii have charge Of
the work during the next twelve months.
will need all of the eucOura cement that
can be given him. 1t was finally decided
to lend Alaska 800 for every 500 it raises
The following appropriations were
made the first column showing the
amount the conference must raise to en-
title il to the loan set down in the sec
Ond column:
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cally impossible to tell that the struc-
ture was on the move. Nine hundred
jack screws were used to push the
building up. Then supports and roll
ers were placed beneath in order to eff
feet the movement. Jack screws acting
horizontally, were now braced against
the pavement, each one being arranged
as to push the end of one of the great
beams upon which the theater was
resting. At each jack stood man, and
these operators, in obedience to whis-
tie, gave the screw twist The move
ment at each twist was imperceptible,
but it was none the less sure, and
2,496 tons, was pushed into its new
position % feet from its original site.
When the opera house had come into
place over it's new foundation, it was
not lowered again, but the masonry
was carried up to meet the brick work
of the wall The steel supporting
beams were then carefully removed
and the openings were closed. The
cost of the undertaking was over a
quarter of a million dollars. Forty
seven men were engaged on the job
day and night
The moving of this building serves
to recall several feats of the same kind
that have been remarkable from an en-
gineering standpoint. One of these in
which unusual methods were employed
was the moving of the Beach hotel, at
Coney Island. The building was an
enormous structure of wood construc-
ton, and the difficulties which con-
fronted the engineers were more mat
ter of size than of weight. To move
it without injury every portion must
move at the same time, and to accom-
plish this the entire building was
raised and placed on tracks. Strong
cables were then placed about it, and
these were fastened to half oozen 10
comotives. When all was ready these
locomotives started simultaneously and
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BIC BUILDINGS MOVED
Some Peculiar Methods Adopted to
Fit Different Conditions.
The Pittsburg Opera House the Lat
est Giant to Change Its Location
How 1t and Similar Feats
Were Accomplished.

The moving of large buildings has
become a science. and one to which
many trained engineers are giving
their attention.
One of the recent occurrences in this
line was the removal of the Pittsburg
opera house. This immense building
was lifted from it's foundations and
moved intact and without any compar-
ative damage a distance of % feet.
The theater, which is the largest in
Pittsburg and is the home of one Of
the best stock companies in America,
covers a site measuring 12S feet by 80
feet, and weighs approximately 2,496
tons, yet the building was transferred
to it's new position without the slight
est injury to it's contents.
About four weeks were occupied in
preparing the building for removal
but the actual transference was only a
matter of hours, and so smoothly was
the feat performed that it was practi-
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ON BEAUTIFUL CAPRI
The Charming Little Island in the
Gulf of Naples.
1t Is One of the Picturesque Spots OF
Europe Much Sought After by
TOurists-SOme of It's
Attractions.

Few tourists doing Europe pass
beautiful Capri by. The little island
lying at the mouth of the Gulf of Ma
pies offers more than its share of natu-
raj beauty and romance to the searcher
after that which is interesting and pic
turesque. Capri has, in times past, been
favorite winter resort for a select
few, but in recent years it's attractions
have been so advertised that it is now
overrun with tourists, much to the dis
satisfaction of the old-timers.
Among these old-timers is a consid-
cradle Germany colony, of which Herr
Krupp was a distinguished member
previous to his death, and to this col
ony, and more especially to its leader,
Herr Krupp, is the world indebted for
the many paths and pleasant driveways
that have brought the beauties of the
island and it's romantic spots within
easy access. To the increasing popu-
lardty may also be attributed the in
crease in accommodations for travellers
But few years ago the tourist who
included Capri in his list of places to
visit found there but the scantest ac-
commodations, and these of but poor
quality Now, however, thanks to the
increased number of visitors, the ho-
tells are commodious and comfortable,
afsording attractive stopping places for
either few days or a considerable
time at but small expense.
Because of the comparative cheap
ness of living at Capri a considerable
number of Americans of the kind who
travel for pleasure rather than because
it is fashionable, find it an inviting
place to spend winter. Neatly fur
nished cottages may be had for from
$25 to $50 per month, or for those who
prefer it hotel rates are so low as to
make housekeeping unnecessary as a
matter of economy. These low rates
make the island society rather cosmo-
politan, a feature not despised by the
pleasure seeker
To describe the loveliness of this
enchanting spot would indeed be to
paint the lily fair. Its rocky and pic
turesque outline, it's towering precipi-
tous cliffs, it's white-walled, palm
shaded villages, and its seemingly
magical grottoes justly entitle it to the
name of "the loveliest pearl in Naples
crown" Few travellers to that city
omit to pay at least flying visit to
Capri.
The sights of Capri are more nu-
merous than one would expect in such
y limited area The most celebrated
is, of course, the marvellous Blue Grot-
to, which has so often been described
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A NEW FOOD SUPPLY
Argentine Republic Is Coming to
the Front as a Producer.
Magnificent Agricultural Area Along
the River Platte-WOnderfuI De-
velOpment of Thirty Years
What of the Future?

There is being opened up in the terri
tory of the river Platte a magnificent
agricultural area. The farmer and the
boards of trade of the United States
have their eyes upon the Argentine Re-
public, for that country is making rapid
strides toward becoming one of the fore
most food suppliers of the world. Agents
OF big grain handing companies of this
country are being sent yearly to Argen-
tina to study the agricultural conditions
there, andthey never return without big
ger stories than ever of the agricultural
possibilities of the country.
Thirty years ago the people of Argen-
tina had to buy flour from the United
States, and in the whole country there
were only 500 miles of railway. But to-
day the 500 miles of railroad have grown
to over 10000 and more are in rapid con-
struction, and when it is remembered
that the republic has an area of l 200 900
square miles, the extent to which this
development may go may be but fainty
imagined. And all this railroad develop
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ment is to accommodate the tremendous
increase in the production of farm pro-
ducts. To-day the export of breadstuffs
amounts to something like 100000, 600,
and the meat alive and dead, with its
hides, wool and other by-products, is
worth over $1OO,OOO,OOO. 49,,
Argentina began to awaken to her
agricultural possibilities during the
Paraguayan war, when she found good
market for her products. When the war
was over it was discovered that the sup
ply was sufficient to satisfy the demand
of the whole region of the river Plate.
This condition of affairs lasted for about
ten years, at the end of which time the
country began to export considerable
quantities of cereals to Europe, till in
1891 the exports of wheat amounted to
448,000 tons, those of maize to 100000
tons, those Of linseed to 10000 tons, and
those of hay to 10000 tons. In 1892 there
were under cultivation 100000 acres of
land, which is only 81 per cent of the
total area of the republic. The soil which
has not yet lost much of it's natural
PhS5kA0cS51 SShOAoiAy ylCAOo oDuhuuAI
crops, especially if the rains have neith-
er been scarce nor excessive. The fol-
lowing figures show the average yield of
the soil per acre: Wheat, $50 pounds;
maize, thrashed, 2,70O; linseed, 72O; rice,
unthrashed, 2,70O; rice, thrashed, 1850;
potatoes, 10000; tobacco, 765; sugar
cane, 40,500; dry lucerne, 22,5O0; vetch,
1880; haricots, 1,080; chick-peas, 1,O8O.
The date of sowing the seed and secur-
ing the harvest varies in the different
provinces and territories, owing to the
variation of their climates; brought
about by their geographical situation
and physical configuration. In the most
noted agricultural provinces-Buenos
Ayres, Entire Rios and Santa Fe-the
wheat, barley and oats are sown from
May to July, the maize from September
to November, the lucerne in April, May,
September and October The wheat, oats
and barley crops in February and April,
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A WOODcHUCK STORY
Joys and Sorrows in the Life of the
Little Animal.
Her History from the Coming of
Spring to the Closing Chapter
of Life in the Late
Summer.

Very early last spring, a woodchuck
poked her black nose from the mouth
of the burrow in which she had spent
the winter, and blinked her little
round black eyes in the sunlight. Then
she came out, and lay basking on the
mound of hard earth before her door
way. She looked very weak, and she
was certainly dreadfully thin. Her
grizzled pelt hung loosely on her bony
frame, and when she moved it was
with languor not usually observed
in wootchucks. The fact is that she
had but just awakened from an all
winter sleep, and as she had tasted
since the previous October, she was
not only drowsy but famished. Soon
she found strength to go off in search
of some food.
One morning, after the little rodent
had had her morning meal of clover,
and she was taking sun-bath on the
mound of earth in front of her door
way, some small object struck the
mould about six inches in front of her
face, and threw a pinch of the dirt
sharply in her eyes. She did not know
what the trouble was, and she did not
stop to find out, but pitched headfirst
into the burrow and stayed there. AS
she disappeared, small boy, brand
ishing a Flobert rifle and followed by
little yellow dog, jumped from be-
hind hillock, and ran up to see how
near he had come to the chuck. He
pulled grimace when he saw where
his bullet had pitted the earth, reload
ed his weapon and went back to his
hiding place. But the woodchuck, not
being quite fool, remained where she
was safe until the boy became tired of
waiting and came back to the hole,
the yellow dog still at his heels. The
boy now picked up the dog and put its
nose to the mouth of the burrow, and
after a few words of encouragement
the cur, which had more assurance
than wisdom, plunged into the black
hole. The boy sat down on the mound
of earth and yelled "Sic 'em, Prince!"
and for about a minute no doubt
Prince was doing as he was bid. After
that, it seems that the woodchuck did
most of the Sticking" for the dog
backed out of the burrow with two
terrible cuts on his head, and bowling
in most unprincely manner. Then,
tucking his tail as far between his
legs as he could get it, he made for
home by short cut, and at his very
best pace.
Not long after, the woodchuck ap-
peared at the mouth of the burrow
with family of five little ones. They
had been born some time before, but
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THE ISLAND OF GUAM
Some Information About Our Little
Pacific Possession.
In q Report to the War Department
Gen. Wheeler Describes It's
Peculiaritfes and
Resources.

While Old Glory has f1oated from the
Flagstaff of Guam since 1898 the peo-
pie of this country have received but
scant information regarding this little
island possession for the reason that
but little was known. Guam, how
ever, is not without interest and this
fact is impressed upon us by study of
the report of Gen. Joseph w. Wheeler,
recently made to the war department,
formation about the island, together
with the first accurate map of it ever
published in this country, the work of
government surveyors. The map is
reproduced with this article. We
will give in terse way some of
the information which this report con-
tains:
In rough way the island may be
said to resemble in form the sole Of a
shoe. 1t is only 29 miles long and from
three to ten miles wide, with an area of
about $50 square miles, or seven times
as large as Manhattan Island
1t is the most southern of the chain
of the Ladrone or Marianne islands,
which stretches 42O miles north and
south. All the other islands belong to
Germany, but they are very small, and
Guam is the largest and most impor-
taIt of the group. 1t is four days
Steaming to the east of the Philippines.
We observe on the map great pau
city of information about the interior
of the island. The reason is that the
jungle which covers it is so dense that
not even the natives have penetrated
far into it, except in two or three
places where paths extend from coast
to coast.
The low mountain called st. Rosa
peak in the north is easily reached,
and fine view of the northern third
of the island is obtained from its sum-
NIT Everybody lives along the coasts,
and most of the population along the
west coast. The natives have cleared
away a narrow strip of the jungle bor-
dering the sea for their plantations.
AS vessels approach the highland
from the south or west chain of low
mountains scarcely over 1000 feet
high is seen stretching along the south
west and south coasts some ten or II
miles in the interior. Covered with
verdure to the tops, they give a pleas
ing and picturesque aspect to the is
land. But none of the mountains has
been ascended except st. Rosa Peak.
Guam has some peculiarities. The
northern half of it consists almost
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and the lucerne crop from November
to April The time of planting the SUI
gar cane, which is grown in Santiago,
Tucuman, Salta Jujuy and the territorial
governments of Ell Chaco, Formosa and
Misiones, is from July to October, and
of the harvesting from June to October
of the following year. Rice is sown in
September and October, and is gathered
from March to May. The mandioca is
sown in June and gathered in April and
May.
The typical Argentine farmer is
nomadic in his habits. He commonly
contracts with the owner to undertake
all the expense connected with sowing
and harvesting the crop, and instead of
rent gives a percentage on the results,
while the owner only gives the bareland
fenced, thought in most instances he will
advance working animals and provi-
sions and generally guarantee the colo
nist's credit until harvest.
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the great building was transferred
without mishap.
An even more remarkable case than
this was the removal of the courthouse
from Hemingford, Neb., to Alliance.
The settlement of a county seat diff
Guilty made the change in the location
of the court house necessary. The dis
tance was 10 miles, and some out-of-
the-ordinary method had to be devised
to accomplish it. After considering a
number the engineers in charge con-
ceived the idea of attaching a locomo-
tive to it and hauling it to the new 10
cation along the line of railway. This
feat was accomplished without mishap,
and created considerable sensation in
engineering circles 'atSthat time.
In Bangor, Me-, it was found neces-
sary to move building to a new To-
cation several blocks distant. The
road led up one hill and down another,
but the trick was ACCOMPLISHED sue
cessfully, end without injury to the
building.
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wholly of coral rock, which is very
porous, so that the rain sinks immedi-
ately into it and makes it's way by un-
derground channels to the sea, so that
there are no springs or rivers in the
northern part of the island
Near the middle in the peighborhood
of Agana, the capital, is large spring
that yields copious supply of water.
1t oozes through a swamp and finds it's
way into the sea by means of a river
which has been artificially heightened
and turned for mile parallel to the
coast for the convenience of the ma
tives.
This is one of the reasons why two
thirds of the population is centered at
Agana. The southern part of Guam
has number of streams, some of
which lose themselves beneath the sur
face for time and then reappear from
caverns.
Another popularity of Guam is that
nearly all the inhabitants, though farm
ers, live in the towns and go out to
their ranches to raise their crops. Some
of them have rude houses on their
ranchos, where their families spend
part of the time.
Nearly the entire population of about
5000 distributed among six towns, Ag-
ana containing 6,400 inhabitants; Su-
mai, 900; Ynarajan, $50; Agate, 400;
Merizo, 300, and Umata, 200 A number
of hamlets, each containing a few huts
are distributed along the shores.
Both the Spanish and the natives re-
garded plenty of good water as more
necessary than good harbors. So il
happens that Agana, the metropolis OF
| the island, has achieved it's preemi-
nence by reason of it's abundant water
supply, although there is only road
stead in front of it with unsafe an
chorage.
San Luis d'Apra is the largest har.
Dor of the island, with number oi
little towns along its extensive shores
Port Tarafofo, on the southeast coast
is the only harbor next to San Luis
which will receive vessels at all sea.
sons of the year. Port Ynarajan and
Agfayan bay have also good anchorage
and are of some Importance in the CO
| pra trade.
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this was their first appearance in the
open. They were pretty, dark-eyed,
soft-coated little fellows, ready to top
pie back again out of sight at a sign
from their mother.
Every morning now, the whole fam
lily might have been seen moving
through the grass to the spots where
the clover grew the thickest. For a
short time they lived in peace, but one
evening they made themselves a pow
erful enemy by journeying into the
next field and eating off, close to the
ground, three long rows of young peas.
The owner of the peas said very little,
but he drove to town and brought back
a stick of dynamite, which he thrust
far into the burrow. A minute later
there was a muff1ed boom, and the
farmer went off, satisfied that he would
not be bothered again by that family
of woodchucks. But in the evening a
cautious gray head was thrust from
the mouth of the hole, and soon our
old woodchuck crawled from her home
and made off slowly across the field.
The dynamite had killed the young
ones, but their mother had only been
stunned. She went directly to an OLD
burrow which she had occupied two
years before, and next morning the1e e
was large heap of fresh earth in
front of it. She lived there quietly un-
til the latter part of the summer,
when, returning after an absence some
what longer than usual, she found the
entrance to her home barred by a
snarling black head, with a white
stripe down the front. The premises
had been seized by skunk, and the
woodchuck was obliged to seek a resi-
dence elsewhere. She started to dig a
fresh tunnel on the other side of the
field and for hours she threw out the
soil with her strong claws. The follow
ing afternoon she was still at work,
when the figure of man, in brown
overalls, crept under the brow of the
hill, and lay down behind a rock at
the top. For half an hour the wood
chuck worked on, and at last she ap-
peared at the doorway for a breathing
spell. A little curl of white smoke
leaped from behind the rock, there
was sharp report, and the wood
chuck dropped back into newly.
made grave.
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNEs.
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that we need do no more than refer to
it here. AS is the case with most is
lands, the finest scenery is the coast
line itself, and no one should fail to
make the tour of the island in a row.
boat, which takes about four hours and
costs about ten francs. This trip will
include visits to the Blue Grotto and to
the less known but almost equally
beautiful grotte Verde and Rosa. 9th
er fine objects of natural interest are
the Arco Naturale, the Grotto Nitro
mania, and the magnificent cliff, sur
mounted by the ruins of the villa in
which Emperor Tfberius passed his
declining years, and from which he is
said to have cast his victims into the
waves below. This villa should also
be visited on foot if only for the unsur-
passed view which it affords of the
CULTS of Naples and Salerno and of the
snow-clad Apennines beyond. There
is fine old ruined castle, named after
Barbarossa, which deserves a visit;
and another fine view is to be obtained
from the summit of Monte Solaro, the
highest point of the island.
The Gowns" consist of the pictur-
esque oriental-looking villages of Ca
pri and Anacapri Visitors from Ma
Piles are landed at the Marina, where
the picturesquely got-up natives are al
ways ready to dance the tarantella,
dive for coins, or turn an honest penny
in any way that may please the travel
er's fancy. The people are, however,
really interesting race, noted for their
fine Greek features, and appear to the
best advantage, from the spectacular
point of view, on the occasion of one
of their numerous festivals, particular
ly that of San Costanzo, the patron
saint of the island. The Capriotes are
said to be becoming less and less sim
pie and unsophisticated every year, but
the scenic glories of this Mediterran-
can fairyland can never depart, and
after a single VISIT one can understand
the fascination which they exercised
over the English artist who left Naples
one morning, intending to spend the
afternoon in Capri, and has remained
there ever since. And that morning
was seven years ago.
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Nine. Takahira, wife of the Japan.
ese minister to the United States, pre-.
fers American costumes to those of
her sisters in the East. Madame is
the only Oriental woman presiding
over legation at Washington. She is
a dainty little lady, with the exquisite
ly delicate molding of the Japanese.
She is scarcely five feet high, but
graceful in her carriage and move.
ments. She has learned to speak Eng.
lish fluently since her arrival in this
country three years ago.
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Recent excavations on the site Of an.
cient Naucratis, on the delta of the
Nile. have brought to light, among
other things, possible relic of Hero
dotus, to whose description of the luxu-
rious Greek settlement we owe much
of our knowledge of it. He visited the
city in the latter part of the fifth cen.
tury B. C. The relic in question is
the base of a painted vase inscribed
"Herodotou" This vase was found
within the Hellenic precinct.
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the national championship. Mrs. Horne,
since engaging in matrimony, has an
nounced that she will not defend her
title next year. She has been the win
ner of 16 open tournaments, and has
collection of some AZ cups, medals, fobs
and other prizes. Her string of victories
far surpass that of any other golfer west
of the Alleghenies and probably very
closely approaches the number of hon
ors that any one golfer in the country
can lay claim to. Mrs. Horne began
playing golf in 1899, and though she did
not devote much attention to her game
until 1900, she was able to play very cley-
erly after about four months practice.
In 1900, however, she spent much of her
time on the. links, and before the year
was out succeeded in performing the
remarkable feat of winning the gov
ernor's cup at Onwentsia, which was
considered the western championship.
Her play the past year was but repeti-
tion of her work of the two previous sea-
sons. Consistency always was Miss An
thongs long suit, and it was indeed very
seldom tnat Sne was OH her game. She
was not inclined to be erratic and was
probably the coolest woman player on a
western course. One of her finest char
acteristics as golfer was her nerve.
On more than one occasion when her
match was all but finished and defeat
seemed evident, she buckled down and
did what had to be done in order to win
namely, play better golf than her op-
ponent. Miss Anthony's nerve was usu-
ally the strongest on the last few holes
of her matches, where most other golf
ers are generally shy. Not a few
matches and honors were won by the re-
markable nerve that the champion was
able to muster in the most trying stage
of match, and this is probably one rea-
son why she annexed SO many tourna-
ments.