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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-22
Army of Ceesas Now Awaiting Spit and Pan
Below Stairs Amondeyed All Sings Have Many Recommends
tons and Some Drawbacks in Solving the Master and Man
Problem; They Never Hurry, and Thereby Hangs a

THE Chinese are invading the
American kitchen. In Califor-
MIA the invasion is an accom-
plished fact, but here in the East
the idea is new and somewhat start
ling.
on the Pacific Coast the employ
ment of Celestials as house servants
was the only solution possible of the
vexed servant girl question. A few
generations back ireland and Sweden
were much further removed from the
Golden Gate than they are to-day,
hence cook and second maid were
given to All Lung and Sid Wong. who
'nade good" and became fixtures in
the California home.
Once Boy, Always Boy.
or the 100000 Eastern people who
visit California every winter there
must have been many women in years
past who carried hearts sorely trou-
bled over the servant question. From
the ranks of this army some have
stepped forth. and. casting Eastern
conventions to the winds. have hired
Chinese servants. Every city in the
East now boasts Of many establish
ments whose domestic affairs are in
the hands of China boys.
A Chinaman sixty years old who
does Homework is stin called boy"
But as a matter Of fact. the most Of
them are young men. Not few came
TO this country to engage in the laun-
dry business or TO do any other
manual labor they could find. and
having arrived and learned Of the
stringency I'm the domestic help
market, they have been quick to take
advantage of it. Most OF the China
men now acting as servants come
from Hong Kong or Canton. They
are more intelligent and acquire
Western ideas more readily than the
up-country Cinnamon.
One Family's Trials.
In Swampscott, Mass, lives a woman
who declares that she would make no
effort 70 keep house without her China
boy. Sam Long. She is the wife Of a
physician. DR.. Horace Chase. and one
of the joint heirs Of the Phillips estate,
valued at about $1,000 900.
For many Winters this woman has
been spending her Winters in Cali
fornia, and while there she became
impressed with the value OF Chinese
house servants. She was sorely
tempted to take them into her en-
ploy, but the conventions Of the East
restrained her. In the meantime her
brother Mr.. Charles Phillips, a mil
lionaire bachelor, whose country
house is also in Swampscott. had
wrestled with the servant problem
10 his satisfaction. and had ordered
every girl out Of his house, filling
their places with the Chinese. When
IT came TO hiring his servants. how
ever. he secured Boston Chinatown.
and finally found four 10 his liking
They have been in MS employ twelve
years. He now cannot conceive what
life would be without them.
The Capture of Sam Long.
Mrs. Chase at last, following her
brothers example. visited Chinatown
alone ard asked the first man she
met II he knew a boy who wanted a
position in an American family. He
said ne had a cousin who wanted
such q job. ard in a rev u-inutes the
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deal was completed. and she, went
home, bearing Sam Long a captive
Mrs. Chase says that he did the
work Of three female servants. and
did it easily and uncomplainingly.
When DR.. Chase was taken i'll the
boy nursed him with the gentIeness
Of woman and the skill of trained
nurse. Occasionally the work was
fully three times greater than any
one person should have done. When
ever that happened there was no pro-
test coming from Sam Long. so it is
said.
A glance at the daily duties OF this
boy may serve as an illustration of
what is claimed Of Chinese servants
in general He rises with the rising
of the sun and attends to the furnace
and the range. The Chases use auto
mobiles only. so there is no horse TO
take care of. II there were, Long
would squeeze in plenty OF time to do
it. There are birds and cats, how
ever, and they claim his attention
early in the morning. Having salts
fed their wants he turns to putting
the lower house in order.
White Gloves and Pots.
In the meantime breakfast is cook
ing on the range. BY the time the
morning meal is served every room
downstairs has been swept and dust
ed During the morning meal he waits
on table with all the savoir faire of
5000 butler The breakfast dishes
out OF the way. he goes upstairs and
puts the chambers in order. II il is
washing day ne is TO be found early
in the laundry, and by the middle Of
the forenoon he has the family wash
ing on the line. The noon day lunch
next claims his attention. And so on
throughout the day.
There is a striking popularity about
Chinese servants-they never seem to
be working hard. no matter how much
work they are turning out. Sam Long
might be preparing a banquet on his
two ranges and no one would be the
wiser.
There are never any dirty dishes
lying about. As soon as a dish. is
soiled il is washed and put away.
Everything is kept scrupulously clean.
When Sam Long cooked for eight
Iieutenants aboard the United States
steamship Marietta the inspecting
officer was I'm the habit Of rubbing his
white-gloved hand over the pots and
kettles. II the least particle OF SCOT
or grease showed on the glove Sam
Long secured his II ues and pots un-
til the officers white gloves could
ulate Wilderness.
Hard Luck in Butte.
II was in the navy that Sam Long
learned neatness. although to do him
and his race justice it should be said
that cleanliness and neatness are
their natural heritage.
A year or two ago a well known
New York promoter and miner went
broken in Butte. Mont. He had made
several fortunes and had spent them.
During his last period Of prosperity
he mad hired a Chinese servant and
had become quite attached TO him.
Nevertheless, when hard luck de-
seconded upon him the first thing he
did was TO discharge his Chinaman.
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The Capture Of Sam Long.

Mrs. Chase at last, following her
brothers example. visited Chinatown
alone ard asked the first man she
met II he knew a boy who wanted a
position in an American family. He
said ne had a cousin who wanted
such a job. ard in a rev u-inutes the
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-30

that there would not be room for two pub
lie bodies in the city and that, II the
Chamber proved a success, the Board
would drop out of existence. At all events
the articles were made broad enough to
cover the general purposes OF q city pro-
motion body should the necessity or de-
sire for such enterprise arise. AS II
turned out, however. the Chamber never
took up these functions. further than to
publish reports of the general trade com
merce and resources Of the city. At, first
these reports were issued jointly with the
Board Of Trade but after time the Board
ceased to take a part in them. And as the
Chamber grew it developed a very con-
servative policy, devoting itself almost ex-
clusively to the interests of the grain and
milling trade and being very slow to. take
any action with reference to the general
affairs of the city. se #t.yss
Under the charter provision the first
officers of the Chamber of Commerce
were President, HI. G. Harrison; first
vice president, A. D.. Milford; second vice
president. A. B. Taylor; secretary, 6.
d. Rogers; treasurer. T. j. Buxton; di-
rectors, II. 6. Harrison, A. D. Mulford;t
T. j. Buxton, James A. Lovejoy, r. p
Russell, F. L. Morse. w. F. Meader, John
Durham. S. w. Serl, D. Syme D, r. 4 Nc
Mullen, A. B. Taylor and John {coyken-
dahl #. 81 VS.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-30

Z, Temporary quarters were secured in; q
room in the basement Of the building at
the corner OF Third street and Hennepin
avenue. now occupied by the Western
Union Telegraph, company. Here the first
meeting under the charter was held and
here the memb beTship was increased by the
election Of twenty one men. who included
practically AZ the grain dealers then s in
the city. These new members were f..
A. Bishop. DC. Moak,4 G. Nv. ~ ohnson.
Albert Hoppin Oliver Merton, u. Il. Rog-
ers, C. g. HeIlman, Louis Dlensing; w.
e. Steele A. NJ. Woodward. - O.9 "A. Pray,
r.. A. Walkley, w. M. Cochran, "A. c.
Loring. sG. D. Rogers Francis Hinkle,
e. F. Dodge, Samuel 8? Linton, Joseph
Clark, William Griffith and Thomas
Wright. ss 81 s$ $3 e sasS&# z;:
Although these men were elected but
twenty -one years ago very few Of them
are now identified with the Chamber of
Comm .:zz t5t
After this new members came in rap
idly On Nov.s1S, Theo. A. Sammis and
Samuel Morse were elected At the meet
ing of Dec s, the following list. was
passed upon favorab bly,: IT, s.. King, .C..sG.
EDaggett, ED. Bowen, d. H Wright,
fC. f. !. ReigaB E. w. Batcheldor, John T.
West. Ed Ma Clement. w. "a. liver, G.
W. TRACY, w W.s w Is, Hunt gton, John Z.
Byers. G. s. Hubert, II. CrossWelL
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-30

ter was spent In working out rules for
the management Of the chamber. anl the
wise legislation Of this period has been
felt during the whole history Of the cham
ber. The earliest and strongest Efforts
of the leading; sptrits4 were for theSdetai
lishnent Of fairs and stable graded and
strict rules for the conduct of business.
Repeated meetings were held by tie adf-
rectors, commit and the whole {ham-
Der and a valuable code of sbyrlaWf was
thus formulate ss5s5 II 81 Ia VI .:5
Within two months OF the formal organ
izations the chamber removed from tie I'M :
suitable basement quarters at Third street
and Hennepin avenue to the third story
OF the old johnson, Smith g. irrison
building, at the corner OF Third street
and First avenue. s. It did not tale long,
however, to demonstrate the need az more
accessible rooms, and quarters on the hrst
floor OF the same ,build ding was SION SEE
cured This room faced Third strae stand
was the scene OF soneEof the most
able periods IN the care er OF q trading or
ganization. Here 1T was that the grain trade
Of Minneapolis really had Its birth where
it grew from almost thing to dimen-
sions which put toF shame a score pf older
znarkets-where tile chamber null tiplied
its mem nberships by hund dredsz Were the
plans for building were formuldt ed and
SUCCESSFULLY carried out. #
Tosrealizes fully he ondttions so4 this Pc
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-30

1882, committee was formally authorized
and appointed. This committee consisted
of Thomas Wright, A. D. Mulford, r. P,
Russell, John Durham, r. McMullen, 8.
s. Linton, Z. A. Sammis. G. M. Loring.
George A. Bracket and T. J. Buxton: and
r. s. Hinkle, A. B. Taylor and J. fl. Clarke
were subsequently added. This commit
tee evidently had the spirit of the organ
.izatfon In it's veins. for, notwithstanding
the difficulty Of its position, it reported
in less than four months, recomm mending
the adoption of site at Third street and
Fourth avenue S. which had been offered
free of cost by property owners. Two
days later this choice was ratified by the
chamber and plans were at once arranged
for and bids for a building asked So
quickly did matters move along that the
foundations Of the new building were In
place before the, close Of the year. Oper-
atfons were renewed in the following
spring and the building was occupied early
in 1884. It was indeed a wonderful rec
ord Of development writing OF the prog
ress of the chamber, the secretary said:
I'm two and one-half years from the date
Of its organization it has grown from a
weak corporation with but score OF
members and few hundred dollars in
its treasury, to the strongest commercial
Organization in the northwest, with a
membership Of over 50O embracing the
business men and capitalists OF the city,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-30
THE NEW MINNEAPOLIS cHAMBER OF coMnERcE BUILDING.

to the city. Men OF experience from Chi
cago and other cities foresaw the wonder
ful future Of Minneapolis and her grain
market and l1astened to establish them
selves here. They came SO rapidly that
they could not always he identified trnrne-
|diately. a. At the fourth regular meeting Of
the chamber, on Dec 8, 1881, the name
lof James Marshall (noW president Of the
was proposed for membership.
With; a number OF others. But no one pres
ent knew James Marshall. As he had
been proposed by William Griffith, secre-.
tafy Rogers telephoned Mr.. Griffith ask
ing for informant ionst Il 5#s
s..Hello, Mr.. Griffit ith, he said. who is
/ James Marshall and is he all right ~
IS The answer came back over the wire:
flames Marshall has Just come to town
and is now my partner; and he wouldn't
be that IL he wasn't all right.
| Mr. Marshall was elected. &,
! Grain firms null He'd rapidly and
helped swell tn membership p but nearly
every business man Of consequence in the
city wanted to join the chamber. Within
| q few weeks it was evident that the mem
Sbership would grow too large unless the
lice then $26wa advanced and 1t was
agreed to raise the amount to $3.50 on
March Ii 1882. But before that date $40
applications had been received. Member
| ship was limited to $50 and the chamber
decided to- hold the IL remaining member
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-30

riod, one must remember that in 1880 Min
neapolis had but $4,000 population and re-
ceived but 100000 bushels OF wheat, al
most all Of which was consumed by the
mills. The grain commission business was
practically unknown in the young city;
and the city Itself was not recognized
among the markets of the world. Three
years later saw wheat receipts Of $4,000, 900
bushels a., Chamber of Commerce with
over 500 members. (and a membership fee
|of S250), numerous grain commission
Arms In business, q $175,OOO building al
"a veritable boom under way, but a
boom founded upon the most solid and
reliable Of all bases-the production and
marketing Of the worlds staple-wheat
During the first winter of the life of the
Minneapolis chamber grain men focked
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-30

James Marshall, j. C. Joslyn, Oscar. Abb
salon, w. s. Embody, y. Cooley, Henry
W. Holmes, M. w, Yerxa; r. II. eHankin
son. Charle. p. Lowell, 3 Louis hfuldah1,
Williams, M, B. Rollins. IA
From its inception the Minneapolis
.Chambe of Commerce, was a live or
ganization. The work OF formulating de-
tails for the management Of a trading
body went forward with the greatest OF
dispatch and within month the cham
ber was holding daily sessions and buy
ing and selling wheat At first the daily
riod which proved insufficient after a
time and was lengthe1ned as required un-
til the chamber now meets from $3.50 to
1:15 p. m.
Much of the time during the first win
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-30

ships in the treasury This at once gave
a market value to the membership held
by individuals which gradually advanced
with the prestige of the chamber. The
fee was raised by the board to $500 some
time later and subsequently to $1,000 and
when the market price reached this lg-
tlre the IL memberships We're taken. Later
sales were made by transfer at as high as
$4,000 and it is, predicted that the market
price will touch an even higher figure
In the future.
The founders Of the chamber looked
forward from the beginning to a perma-
nent building for the organization, but
none of them could foresee that the de-
mand for home would come as soon
as it did. But within Ave months Of or
ganization the subject was proposed at a
meeting in the chamber, and on April 5,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-12

adornos de las habitsciones, El
del tocador corresponds, como "a
sc sabe, q un adorno del marco
del retrato: en- Ell salon Sc perdfa
entire uno de los pliegoes de Ia
tapicerfa y en- la habitaci6n de Ia
nodriza Sc ocultaba entire los COR
tinsjes de Ia CANA.
A este dltimo aguiero fu6 al que
Rocambole hiZo que Sc asomase la
gitana.
--lMiral = Ia diio sefialando IN
rayo luminoso que 1ba quebran'
tarse en las paroles del escondite.
Eo ell cuarto de la nodriza Sc ofan
murmullCs y voces shogadas, y
Carmen, poni endose q mirar por Ell
aguierito, vi6 10 siguiente:
La nodriza estsba sentada en- Ia
CANA. y Ell negro habfa colocado d
sus pies dos maletss, en- las cuales
iba metiendo en- des6rden ropas de
hombre y de mujer; en- una pala-
bra, todas las que eran suyas.
Aquella precipitation en- ell arreglo
de equipaie llam6 Ia atenci6n Ia
gitans.
- No estabas muy segura de Ia
adhesion del carifio de tn nodr1
zaP-diio Rocambole al ofdo de
Carmen.
-Hasta Ell presente la cref fels -
respCndi6 BALTIC Carmen.
-1Y Ell negroP
-Tambien.
~-Pues bieu enterate ahora de
su conciencia-d dijo sonrieudo ma
lignamente Ell de Ia polonesa,-y te
cOnvenceras.
Carmen Sc puso escuchar por Ell
mismo sguiero por ell que antes
miraba, , oy6 10 que decfan ell ne
gro y In viejs con ese ceceo y ese
lenguaie que emplea Ell pueblo ba-
10 en- Granada y en- Ell resto de An
dalucfa.
sSabes, Narciso, ~-decfa Ia no.
drizs, que Sc me apriets Ell cora
z6n NADIA mas que pensandClof lPo-
bre Carmen
-lBahi El anna es ioven.~-res-
pondio FL negro. ~ vale m6s morlr
sisndo joven que vleJa.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-12

-iMorirl,-pens6 Carmen, que
hjzo I'm brusco movimiento.
Escucha. hija mia, escuchal
-fliio Roca bole en- la sombra.
Mientras Narciso sigui6 dfcien-
do, sin dejar de arreglar sus male
tas
-,Cuando sc es hermoss como
tu ANA, vale mas morir 1oven.
-iY porquef-pregunto La no.
driza secandose los ojos completa-
mente eniutos, en- los que no se
vefa nj una lagrima.
-PoIque Sc tiene mucho carifo
d Ia hermosurs, y muriendo ioven
no Sc pasa por ell dolor de sobrevi-
virla y verla desaparecer con las
arrugas y ell pelo cano.
-Hablas como IN libro, Narciso,
-diio Ia nodriza, que. deminada
por ell negro, Sc puso 6 ayudar q
este & llenar las maletas.
Con Ell dinero que nos dara don
Jose nos volveremos q Espafia
pero no permaneceremos mucho
tiempo allf porque los hermanos
del anna podrfan saber Ia verdad
cualouier dia.
-iY d6nde iremosf
"A Lisboa. nos casaremos J
seremos ricos.
La nodriza hizo un gesto de asen-
timiento.
-sOogiste las alhajssp
-Todo 10 qCe encontre en- el ga
lon pero no me atrevf entrar
en- ell tocador, porque ell anna esta
adm despierta Sc We luz por deba-
10 de Ia puerta.
-Esta bien "a las cogere yos
pues puedes estar SECURE de que
no Sc olVidara NADIA.
y Ic6mo vamos hacerloa
Me llevar6 las maletas por el
corredor que da la casa de la ca
lie de Rocher. La brUflidora no
esta, pues ys ssbes que los sabados
no vuelve nunca.
-sY yof
-Bsjarzs M POGO mas tarde por
In escalera principal, y en- ID 60.
nuina de Id eslle encontraxas aa
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-12

Cogi6 Rocambole ell paf1uelo'
apart6 las cortinas del lecho, le.
vant6 las ropss de este, que ests,
ban llenas de ssngre, = empap6 e
pafiuelo.
@Ahora, diio 81 oegro; - ST
quieres vivir. ST no quieres que SO
te persiga, ir&s llevsr este pafiue-
10 don jose y le diras que ell gol'
pc va esta dado, y en- seguida hui
ras. Pero item cuidadoi ST no
hsces al pie de la letra 10 que tie
mando, ST dices una palabra mas
de las que te ordeno que repitas,
te envfo al csdalso.
Obedecer9, -balbuce6 Ell negro
trastornsdo por Ell terror.
Sc encerr6 Rocambole con Ia
gitsna y la dijo:
-Vfstete y recoge todas tus al.
hsias 10 que tengas aquf de Valor.
IA d6nde me llevaisP
-Mas sdelante 10 sabrSs :.
Ahora ven..
A los diex minutes de ocurrir
este, abandonaban Carmen su
misterioso protector, Ia casa de Ia
calle de Rocher.
Al mismo tempo que este suce-
dia, fbase Ell negro en- busca de
Tampa. al que halo en- la esquina
de la plaza de Laborae.
LIE entrego el paf1uelo y lie diio
Ell golpe esta dado.
z hugo echando q correr.
SQue fue de Carmen y de don
jose? Esto es 10 que narraremos
mas adelante en- el episodio La
C0ndesG de Artof.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-12
t7e

-SQuteres vivirP-diio Rocam-
bole, spret6 con mas fuerza.
Isl! lOompssi6nl iPerdonad
mei-aull0 Ell asesino.
AEntouCes hsbla y Of la verdad.
-Lo dire TODD, murmur6 Ell
negro, que era tan feroz como CO.
barde.
-IQuien te psg6 para que ase-
sinsses q tn amaP
Don Jose.
-iLo ssegurarfas delsnte de Ia
iusticia ST Sc tie prometfa salvarte
Ia vidaP
-Sf. 10 jurare.
va 10 Dyes, dijo Rocsmbole
volViendose hacia Carmen, que es-
cuchabs muda de dolor y de ira.
-SNo te do don Jose un paf1ue-
lo?-pregunt6 Rocambole.
ST.
-3En d6nde esta?
Ri negro 10 sac6 del bolsillo y Sc
10 DID & Rocambole, que di1o q
Carmen:
-Enciende esa luz. pues hay
que yer bien este.
Obedecio la gitana.
Rocambole le ensefi6 IN precioso
paf1uelo de bstista bordado, y en-
una de cuyas puntas Sc vefa IN
escudo.
Mira. la dijo, es Ell pafiuelo
de tn rival.
Quiso Carmen spoderarse de el
Y hacerlo pedazos: pero Rocambole
sc 10 imptdi6 y pregunto al negro:
-SQue querfss hacer con este
pafiuelo3
-Moiarlo On sangre y llevarselo
6 don Jose.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-12
PRlJEBA GRATIS
NOTA DEL EDITOR

%@aD4Tw
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
Family Reunion.

Last Saturday and Sunday, October
II and IS, a very pleasant event took
place at the home of Mr., and Mrs,
n. II. Yocum of Blairstown. Iowa.
The occasion was the celebration of
the Macy family reunion, just preyi-
Gus to the departure Of O. w. Macy
and family of Vinton, Iowa, for their
new home in Cuba.
Saturday an elegant dinner, for
which Mrs. Yocum is famous, was
served to thirty relatives, all being
seated at one time. There being sew
eral photographers present, the af-
ternoon was spent in making pictures
of groups. The evening was spent in
music, games, and the telling of old
time "reminiscences.
Sunday afternoon, carriages were
procured and the entire family drove
out to the old homestead near Day
ton, visiting the cemetery and making
views of the old places so familiar
forty-five years ago.
Among those present were the fol
lOWluS. W. W. MdSy anu ldHlly Vi
Vinton, Iowa; /. M. Macy, Norfolk,
Nebr.; Horace Macy, Galena, S. D.;
Mrs. E. Dorman, Perry, Iowa; Mr.,
and Mrs. G. S. Tinker, Carl, Dortha,
and May Tinker, Mrs. Agnes Collum,
Belle Plaine; Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. Yo-
sum, Ross Yocum, of Blairstown; Lee
and Ralph Yocum and Lucy E. Macy,
Cedar Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. ]. NJ.
Furnas, Guthrie, Okla; Oliver Dor
man, BerthOnd, Colo.
o. w. Macy and family, with the
exception of Miss Frayda, will sail
from New York in two weeks for La
Gloria, Cuba, where their new home
will be. Miss Frayda will visit for a
a month in Philadelphia and New
York. Altogether it was a pleasant
and profitable occasion.-BelleP Plaine,
Iowa, Every Other Daily Union.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-10-30
KNOX COUNTY PROSPERS
Located in the Heart Of a Most
Productive Belt.
WEALTHY IN STORE OF CATTLE.

It Now Enjoys That Quality of Pros
perty Which Is Self Made and Self
Supportng-ls a Diamond in the
Rough, With Future.
From the standpoint of enterprise
and agricultural importance, the
county of Knox rightly feels that it
need not take a back seat for any i'm
Nebraska. Located in the heart of
the most productive agricultural por-
tion of the state with great cattle
ranches on it's borders to serve a fit.
ting back ground, Knox county is
particularly fortunate. Here is the
SOIL the climate and the water, which
is indispensable to farming Commu-
nifty, and there are the broad eXpanses
q the finest pasture lands for the fat
tcning of vast herds of stock
The railroads are at hand to carry
the products to a larger market than
the county can provide, but much OF
the store which nature provides with
lavish hands is consumed by the home
IldIhtI. WIN JlltSt advantages IL Is
a small wonder that Knox county can
afford to be independent, for it en-
joys that rare quality of prosperity
which is self made and self support
ing. There is no bad land in Knox
county, it is all good, and is at the
present time yielding as fine a crop
of corn as the most optimistic pioneer
could have dreamed of.
Enclosing the farming belt in
wide circle, are the cattle ranches of
the wealthy stock raisers. Here
great herds are fattened for the mar
ket. The towns of Knox county show
their prosperity in the buildings and
their general neat appearance. they
are built up with fine substantial brick
blocks.
Knox county is yet a diamond in
the rough, but its quality of soil, the
high moral standing of its citizens,
it's religion and it's educational facil-
tiles, have that true sparkle that will
make for it name, and that will be
as true gold to those who cast their
lot within it's borders.-Creighton
Courier.