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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
ICE AT THE EQUATOR
1t Is to Be Seen if One Will Risk the
Ascent of Mountains.


1t must be almost inconceivable,
even to many people who have been
to the equator, that within the swell
tering barbarism of the tropics there
are places where there is any guam
tity of ice and snow. Natural ice,
moreover, and not the dirty apology
for it which is manufactured. and re-
garded now as a necessity by the
white people, who are gradually crowd
ing into the languid warmth perennial
ly filling the equa torial portions of the
earth.
Right on the equator there are both
ice and snow covering wide districts,
where, as in an English January mid
night, 1.-The air bites shrewdly and II
is very cold" The law that as we
ascend the air gets cooler and cooler
about a degree for every hundred feet
holds good in the tropics as we'll as in
temperate climates and thus it Is
merely a question of the existence Of
sufficient high land anywhere to insure
the presence Of both frost and snow.
AS a matter of act, If we look at a
spherical map Of the earth, or globe,
the line where snow lies perpetually
rises in a great curve, which begins at
the sea level within the arctic circles
and rises and rises over the equator
to a height of between 1900 and H.
600 feet. In the British Isles this line
passes but n few hundred feet above
the tops of the Scotch Mountains, and
it strikes the Alps about 1000 feet
above the sea.
The Alps and the Caucasus, the
Pyrenees and the Himalayas and the
desolate arctic wastes are always Gov
cred with ice and snow above certain
heights and above certain attitudes
but all In these extra tropical regions
the snow and the ice shrink and ex
pand as the seasons wax and wane
the snow of the arctic extending the
winters over wide areas In the TEN
perate regions, while from the higf
mountains the snow fields Invade the
deep forests and the cultivated areas
in the valleys every time the winter
sets in--Pearson's Magazine.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
The Personal EQUATION.

Mr.. Ames entered with his nose I'M
equivocally turned up. Those people
in the fiat below are cooking onions
again." said he. Mrs. Ames lowered
one of the windows before she replied.
Il wish you wouldn't say those peo-
ple.'" she said. Their name is Wat
son."
"Phewr said Mr.. Ames, lowering
another window.
Il don't think the odor is so very dis
agreeable" she said, cheerfully.
Mr.. Ames looked at her amazed.
"Why, thought you couldn't bear the
smell of onionsr'
Il don't really like 1t, of course, but
it is such a little thing to be dis
turbed over"
Mr.. Ames looked indignant and in
jured, and felt so; he could not I'M
derstand his wife's attitude. 81 wish
you had felt that way sooner" he said,
dryly. Last week you made me tell
the janitor that if those people didn't
stop cooking onions every night we
should move"
| les, ulu, Sdlu MIS-. AlneS. can-
didly; "but that was before L knew
Mrs. Watson. We have exchanged calls
this week, and 1 like her very much"
Mr.. Ames made curious noise
which his wife was able to interpret
Il expected you'd take it that way
she said. But even you must adj
nit that there's a great difference be-
tween the smell of a friends onions
and those of people we don't know"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
Lemon Jelly.

Cover a half-box Of geiatin with
cold water and soak for two hours.
Then add cup and half of granu-
lated sugar, and three cups of boiling
water and put in saucepan over the
fire. Stir until the gelatin and sugar
are dissolved; stir in three-quarters Of
a cupful of lemon juice and the grated
rind of three lemons, with a dash Of
cinnamon. Bring to a boil; strain
through a flannel bag into mold wet
with cold water, and set in the ice to
form.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
A DEMAND FOR MILkMAIDS.

A big dairy farmer was talking
about a Polish farm hand who had
been in this country only three months
and had proved himself to be far
above the average laborer at nearly
every kind of work on the farm. II
never saw better man In the field"
he said, than Stanislaus. hear he
has done a mans work on the farm
since he was twelve years DID, but
he has never MIXED cow" The New
York Sun gives the farmers views in
regard to the Importance of milking:
In his country milking is work for
the women to do. If Polish peas
ant man is seen milking he is asked if
he has forgotten to put on his petit
coat. Stanislaus says he Is perfectly
willing to learn, but don't know that
he will make good mixer, willing as
ne is.
Many American farmers seem to
think that almost anybody can milk,
but our dairymen are beginning to
learn better. A mixer must be clean,
and he must be quiet and gentle. An
expert mixer must have one other
very important qualification. He must
be quick. The quicker the milking,
the Alcher the milk, If the work is done
well and completely.
l am inclined to think that it might
be better for our American dairy inter
ests If milking were part of WON
ans work, as it is in many European
countries. The dairymen of England
are doing everything they can to per.
petuate the custom of employing WON
en- instead of men as mixers, and tc
maintain the efficiency of milkmaids.
We never hear Of dairy show in
England nowadays without its popular
milking contest. in which the milk
maids contest with one another These
contests are the talk of the British
dairy districts, and are proving to b'
very useful. l shall not be surprised
If, in the course of. the next ten years
the milkmalds of America become very
much more numerous. Perhaps a 10
of the prize-winning maids of Eng
land should be imported to arouse tn
emulation of their American sisters.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
Whole Wheat Bread.

Mix a cup each Of boiling water and
hot milk. Add tablespoonful of but
ter and one Of sugar. When the milk
is warm stir in a yeast cake dissolved
in a gill of bloodwarm milk; work in
cup Of white flour and three cups Of
whole wheat flour, or enough to mako
a soft dough. Knead it for. ten min
utes, then set to rise until twice its
original size. Make into small loaves,
set to rise for an hour, or until light,
and bake.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23

Put a quart Of gooseberries into a
pan with enough water to scald them
and then, with a spoon, force the pulp
through. a sieve; while hot add small
lump of butter, one-quarter pound
sugar, beat three eggs, mix with the
pulp stir the whole again over a mod
crate fire for a few minutes; when ii
begins to cool add the juice of half a
lemon, stirring it we'll; serve il
glasses
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
Crxatn1 PnInce Pn1ding.

Three parts FIJI a mould with layers
Of sponge cake, chopped almonds anG
jam Of some kind. Make a custard
with a pint of milk and the yolks Of
four eggs, with sugar to taste. Dis
solve one-half ounce of gelatine in n
little milk, and add to the custar1
with few drops of almond favoring
Pour this over the cakes in the mould
and leave till next day, when it will
turn out
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23

Tommy-Ohl that's new fence over
there, amt it?
Mother-No, there's merely a new
coat of paint on it.
Tommy-Oh, is that coat? 1t looks
more like a sweater. 1t amt got any
buttons on it.-Philadelphia Press.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23

She stared from him to me. crept
beneath the couch, but 1 kept my cara
open.
"Yes," she murmured- But"
The words were never said, for with
a sudden exclamation he threw him
self on his knees by her side, and took
her to his arms.-St. Louis Star.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23

Two eggs, teaspoonful Of baking
powder, two and one-half ounces Of
castor sugar, two and one-half ounces
of butter four ounces Of flour. little
grated lemon rind. Cream butter and
sugar together, add grated lemon rind,
beat the eggs thoroughly, add by de-
grees slfted flour, also baking powder.
Bake in a moderate oven forty min
utes.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
Chocolate Waters.

One cupful of brown sugar. one cup
full of granulated sugar, one cupful Of
butter, one egg, one cupful of grated
chocolate, one teaspoonful Of vanilla
extract and sifted flour to make stiff
about one and half cupfuls. Roll
very thin, cut with little square cut
ter, and bake very quickly. They
should only be in the oven a few min
utes.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
NEGROES OWN TOWN.
Go1dsboro, Fla, with Three Hundred
Souls, Has No White Person.

Go1dsboro, Fla, with Three Hundred
Souls, Has No White Person.
Society folk from the Northern and
Western cities who have visited Flor
ida during the past season have dis
played a keen interest in the Florida
negro, writes a correspondent for the
New York Telegram.
A unique town in Florida is Colds
boro a place peopled entirely by ne
groes. Goldsboro is 127 miles from
Jacksonville on the Atlantic Coast
Line railway, between the Florida
metropolis and Tampa. Within its
precincts no white person nor men,
Der of any other nationality is found
and a negro mayor and negro council
dictate the destinies of the commun-
ity. negro postmaster appointed
under a democratic administration has
charge of the mail service and dark
skinned night watchmen look after
the stores and shops between sun and
sun.
The school system is, of course,
operated under the regular guidance
of the public school laws of the state
and applicants for positions as peda-
gogues are examined by the Orange
county school board.
Withal Goldsboro, which has 300
population, is well governed. There
are few radical discords The town
| Jail is in great disrepute and the pop
ulation pays it's taxes about on an
average with the ratio of whites in
other Florida communities. With only
few exceptions negroes own every
foot of land in Goldsboro, and that
which they do not own they are pur-
chasing on the installment plan from
white people who hold deeds for the
properties.
The town is ten years old from the
point of incorporation and there have
never been any riots or unusual dis
orders to mar its records.
The community is very religious and
has three churches with rapidly grow
ing membership rolls. A unique spec
tacle on Sundays during the spring
and summer of each year is to see
the devotional exercises attendant
upon the administration of the rites
of baptism, which is not conducted
without loud and fervent crescendos
of thankfulness.
Goldsboro, however, has its sinners
1t has one chronic sinner who belongs
to no church in particular and it is
reported among his own people that
Uncle Abe professed religion twenty
one different times in one spring and
summer-and was baptized that num-
Der of times, or seven times by each
church in the settlement-each time
falling back in the mire of the wicked.
, The negro municipality is the home
of the Independent voter Each in
dividual votes as his conscience die
tates. The absence of white citizens
has removed the source that frequent
| ly cOntaminates the negro voter, al
t though it is told that upon one oc-
cason an aldermanic election was
bought through the influence of a
t barrel of whisky.
The relations between the town OF
t Goldsboro and the neighboring town
of Sanford, two miles distant, PEG
pied mainly by whites are friendly
/ and there is an interchange of bust
, ness between the two municipalities
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
A Good GnrgIe.

Salt and water makes an excellent
gargle for weak threats, if used be-
fore going to bed at night. Public
speakers, singers, and those who have
to read aloud will find it very effec'
tive
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
Still in Doubt.

How did that fellow Spendthrift
strike you when you met him the first
timer"
That's what I've been asking my
self every day since then. The hard
luck story he told caused me to lend
him a fve."-Cincinnat Times-Star.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
Dreaded Liver.

Slice the liver thin, pour boiling
water over and let stand five minutes.
Wipe perfectly dry, dip first in egg,
then in crumbs, and fry in hot grease,
seasoning to taste with salt and pep
per. Calls liver is always best, but
when not procurable the beef liver can
be substituted as above.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
AN OPTIMIST.

Shall I, by LIES close commonplace hedged,
Misrate the casual sunbeam, or, austere
Regard the wild flower pale chancerooted here,
Scoring the song bird this dull thicket fedged?
NayI Hearts ease, Fortune have pledged,
hostage for thy favor all too dear.
All, Heavens light downshineth strangely near
When outward view hath long been casement-edged.
Though grim mschance with evil hour conspire,
The balanced soul they shall not oversway,
Nor circumstance abash failure bar
They me not, the lamps of old desire,
Unlighted in the bare of to-day
Somewhere the morning waits Meanwhile star
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
For Collections

Towne-Are you still in the hands
of DR.. Price-Price?
Brown-Oh, no; I'm past that stage.
Towne-Convalesce
Browne-No, I'm nthe hands of his
lawyer now.-Philadelphia Press.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23

It is not generally known that can
dies, as well as soap, last much long
err by being exposed to the air fol
some time to harden before using.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23

Chop two cups Of ham very fine,
removing all fat. Boil six eggs hard
and chop, then mix with the ham.
Bring to boil a cup and a half of
cream and a half-cup Of milk, thick
en- with a roux of butter and flour and
the yolks of two beaten eggs, and
when you have a smooth sauce, stir in
the ham and eggs and season to taste.
Turn into a deep pudding dish, sprin-
kle with cracker crumbs, dot with bits
of butter and bake for twenty min
utes, covering for the first ten min
utes.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
Matrimonial.

did she have any money when he
married her?'
mo; he took her at her face value"
Detroit Free Press.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23

No man need hope to pass through
the pearly gates on the strength of the
epitaph on his tombstone.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
Salt Risin0 Bread.

Salt Rising Bread,
Dissolve Tablespoonful Of salt
In pint Of scalding water and stir in
enough -four to make a soft dough.
Beat for ten minutes, cover and set
In very warm place for eight hours
Now stir teaspoonful Of salt into a
pint Of warm milk and add enough
into the risen dough. Mix well, re-
cover and set again in a warm place
until very light. Turn out and knead
in enough flour to make like ordinary
bread dough. Make into leaves, set
these to rise and bake.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26
HURD HAD LEFT
HOME SOME TIME
DIR. Keller Received Letter From
Relative of Suicide.

DIR. Keller Received Letter From
Relative of Suicide.
DR.. ]. G. Keller, the coroner, has re-
ceived a letter from DIR. Edward f.
Hurd of New York in regard to c. A.
Hurd, who killed himself at the w. c.
T. u. Home here a week ago by as
phyxiation. DR.. Hurd writes that Mr..
Hurd had disappeared from home some
time before and that the family had
been searching for him with the as
sistance of the authorities.
He left home on Sept. 3, DR.. Hurd
writes, and did not state that he in
tended to do different from usual. As
he did not return the family became
alarmed and instituted a search. No
trace of him was found and the tele-
gram from DR.. Keller informing the
family of his suicide here was the first
information received as to his where
abouts.
DIR. Hurd thanks the coroner for his
kindness in the matter and requests
that the pictures and letters found on
him be forwarded. This has been done
The family seems to be as much in
the dark as any one else as to the
cause of the suicide, and DR.. Hurd
requests the coroner to furnish him
with any information that he may
have. No letter or note was left by
Hurd, however, and any cause that
may be assigned is necessarily specu-
lative.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26
WRONG IDENTIFICATION
CAUSED NEGROES ARREST
Is Charged with Being An Access
sorry to Two FOrgeries.

Is Charged with Being An Access
sorry to Two FOrgeries.
For Identifying Willie Virgins as
Isaac Washington that he might col
lect money from Hayward & Co., John
Elliott, negro, was arrested yester-
day by Detective Nose Davis.
Virgins was arrested by the same
officer several days ago and remand
ed to the Superior Court on two
charges of forgery. He signed Wash
ingtons name to receipts for the
money which he collected.
John Elliott is now held at the po-
lice station as a suspicious character
and Detective Davis is in doubt as to
what to charge him with. He will
probably be charged with being an
accessory to the forgeries committed
by Virgins. Elliott admitted to De-
tective Davis, il is alleged, that he
knew Virgins as Virgins and not as
Washington.
Washington Is a farmer near Coosa-
hatchie, S. c. He shipped several
bales Of cotton to Hayward & Co. in
this city. Virgins. who had been
working with Washington, came to
Savannah. represented himself 10 be
Washington and collected S35 from
Hayward & Co. on account.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26

Southern Railway announces autumn
tours to the beautiful Sapphire Coun-
try" Tickets to be sold Sept. 10, IT
and "a, with limit nine days from date
of sale. at rate of $34.60 from Savan-
nan, including railroad transportation,
seven days board at one or more of
the modern hotels of the Toxaway
Company and hack ride from Lake
Toxaway to Sapphire Inn or Fairfield
Inn and return. A weeks outing at
Franklin Inn, Brevard; Toxaway Inn,
Lake Toxaway; Fairfield Inn, Lake
Fairfield, or Sapphire Inn, Lake Sap
phire. A region of unsurpassed love-
illness, offering good boating, fishing,
riding and driving; Astounding in pic
turesque lake and mountain scenery;
an altitude of $500 feet and climate
most delightful. Excellent train serv-
ice and convenient schedules. Com
plete information gladly furnished by
r. G. Thomson, G. P. and T. A., 141
Bull street. Phones S50-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26
SWORE TO MAKE WAY
WITH A WHITE MAN
And Then Negro stabbed n Sailor
with n Big Butcher Knife.

with n Big Butcher Knife.
With an oath that he was going to
make way with one white man. Sam
Hamilton, a negro, is alleged to have
rushed upon Erik Svensson, a sailor.
in front of the Red Light saloon on
Reynolds street at an early hour yes
terday morning and stabbed him i'll
the back with a big butcher knife, as
he turned to run.
There appears to have been abso-
lutely no reason for the attack. Ac-
cording to information in the possess
sion of the police, Svensson was walk
ing along with two other sailors when
the negro made for the three, shout
ing his warning that he was going to
make way with a white man. Though
the wound is a very painful one, there
is no danger of it's resulting fatally.
Svensson was carried to St Josephs
Hospital, where he is now confined.
Hamilton was arrested several hours
after the stabbing by Patrolmen Laird
and Farrell. He denied knowing any
thing about the stabbing, but the po
lice have witnesses to testify that
Hamilton is the man. There was a
rock battle between a crowd of ne
groes about five minutes before the
stabbing and this was at first thought
to have been i'm some way connected
with the matter. Five negroes We're
arrested for enga ging in the battle and
the information as to who did the
stabbing was obtained from some of
these prisoners.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26
STABBING AFFRAY IN
NEGRO DANCE HALL.

James Johnson, a negro better known
to the police as "Shut-eye," was badly
cut by Willie Wells, also colored, in the
dance hall run by G. B. Captain at
Bay and Farm streets at an early hour
yesterday morning.
The firing of a pistol i'm the dance
hall by negro, who has not yet been
arrested. started the row. which re-
suited in the cutting scrape. Johnson
was badly wounded, but will probably
recover. Wells was arrested by Detec-
tive Murphy. He was later released
on a 5000 cash bond. He will be given
a hearing before Acting Recorder Dix
on this morning.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26
SOUTH CAROLINA VETERAN
SENT TO HOSPITAL HERE.
With Three Little Girls He Was OBJ
ject of Pity at Union station.

with Three Little Girls He Was oh
ject of Pity at Union station.
William Benton, an aged Confederate
veteran, with three little children, ar
rived from South Carolina yesterday
morning and was an object of pity at
the Union Station during the day. The
old man was i'll and could not stand
alone, and none of the little girls were
old enough to aid him.
DR.. Keller. the coroner, who visited
the Union Station during the AFTER
noon, sent the old man to the Savan-
nah Hospital. The three little girls
were sent to police headquarters for
the night. They will be sent to some
orphan home to-day if admission can
be secured. The old man said the chill
dren are his and that their mother Is
dead.
Usually people from out of town
without means are not taken at the
hospitals, but the old man was help
less and appealed to the sympathies
of those who saw him. He came from
near WATERFORD. S. c. He was in Sa-
vannah last winter for a time, begging
on the streets. He said he came here
to try to get medical attention.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26
AUTOMOBILE AND CAR
COLLIDED WITH FORCE.
Went Together at Bolton and Aber-
corn Streets and Car Won.

Went Together at Bolton and Aber-
corn Streets and Car Won.
A southbound A. and b. belt car and
an automobile owned by Mr.. Harvey
Granger collided at the intersection of
Bolton and Abercorn streets late yes
terday afternoon. F. T. Wylly, who
is employed by Mr.. r. V. Connerat,
was the only occupant of the machine
at the time of the accident.
The automobile and the car were
both running at a rather lively rate.
The machine was carried about fifteen
feet before the car could be stopped.
Wylly was thrown out of the automo-
bile, but was not hurt. The machine
was badly damaged. 1t will probably
cost over $500 to put it in order. The
front of the car bears the marks of the
collision also.
The machine was being carried from
Mr.. Granger's home to Mr.. Connerats
automobile establishment. 1t was &c
ing down Bolton street, across Aber-
corn, when it was struck.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26
BETHESDA BOYS HEARD
TALK ON INDIA MISSIONS.
Mr.Benjamin Aitken Much Impressed
with Appearance of Home.

Mr.Benjamin AitI1en Much Impressed
With Appearance of Home.
The boys at the Bethesda Orphanage
yesterday morning listened to a talk
from Mr.. Benjamin Aitkin of India.
on the subject, India and India Mis-
sions." Mr.. Aitken rode out with Mr..
r. B. Reppard in an automobile.
More than hundred bright locking
boys gave the closest attention as the
visitor, from personal observation, de-
scribed the work being done in his own
country for the extension of the gos-
pei.
What struck me most was the mar
velous order maintained at the home,'
said Mr.. Aitken afterward. 1.-THE dis
cipline is certainly admirable. The
boys looked we'll and healthy. It was
a pleasure to be with them.
''Supt. Chaplin told me some inter-
esting stories of the after life of some
of the boys. He said the boys were in
great demand in active life, all of
which was very gratifying to me, for
l rejoice to see the boys making such
men of themselves
In the afternoon Mr.. Aitken spoke in
the Sunday-school rooms of the Wes-
ley Monumental Church to a large
congregation of children and older
persons on the subject of the Fiji Is
lands, showing the great TRANSITIONAL
ton which has been accomplished
there within the last sixty years. His
talk was given the closest attention.
Mr.. Aitken will sail to-day for New
York on his way to England. He is
making his third trip around the
world. He is gathering material for
series of newspaper articles.