davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-24
This gives the average cost Of pro

This gives the average cost OF pro
visioning the feet as sc 2-3 cents .
mile. With the express steamers OF
the Atlantic the cost is very much
greater
Thirteen years ago the cost of pro-
visioning the st. Louis for a trip to
Southampton was $4,000. The cost
of provisioning the Kronprinzessen Ce-
ellie, with her increased tonnage and
the big advances in the cost of sup
plies since 1895, would probably be
nearer $4,000.
or fresh, smoked and timed meats,
excluding from the calculation poultry,
fish and game. 100000 pounds were
eaten on the German Lloyds last year.
1t would require line of freight cars
extending from Central park to the
battery, or 21 trains of 30 cars each
to carry such quantity. These
steamers carried last year 661 ,258 pas
sengers, which would reduce the av-
erage cost of feeding passenger, cal
culating the expense at 66 2-3 cents
per mile, to about $6.30k.
The 661,258 passengers put away
6,547 1923 eggs, which. If packed 30
dozen in case and 100 cases to the
car, would require 119 40-foot cars. or
more than five trains to transport.
During 1907 nearly 100000 more
eggs were eaten than in 1906. Ex-
elusive of poultry. 100000 pieces OF
game were ordered at table. OF
capons and chickens, 100000 pounds
was found necessary. OF Blue Point
oysters the number amounted to 1S2,-
$40 Little Necks, 455,190, crabs and
Holsters, S2,633, of fresh turtle for
soup, 13,407 pounds
The bakers used more than 1000 900
pounds of -four, of which 6,77O.000 was
wheat, 1920 rye for pumpernickel
and 1851 buckwheat. Babies drank
76,623 bottles of sterilized milk and
10000 pounds of sugar was consumed.
OF vegetables 346,231 bushels OF
"spuds" were peeled, or 10000, 600
pounds; 24.956.S93 pounds Of ice. 770.-
900 pounds of peas and beans. 521, 1,O52
pounds of coffee, 40,976 pounds Of tea
65,267 pounds of chocolate and cocoa,
POS, ,964 pounds of butter and $12,724
pounds of salt.
More than 100000 lemons and
nearly 100000 oranges and mandarins
were peeled, nearly six carloads OF
grapes eaten and 100000 was paid for
fresh fruits, not mentioning grapes.
oranges, mandarins, apples, pears.
pineapples, bananas. etc. For fresh
vegetables not otherwise specified
$lOS.S43 was spent. OF raisins alone
sc, 900 pounds were bought.
During 1907 2,327.225 cigars and
packages of cigarets were sold. to-
gether with 81 1888 bottles of cham
payne and 250,0O0 bottles of claret
and moselle. and 511, ,492 bottles OF
beer, or about Sc of gallon per cap
ita. Each passenger drank about a
gallon of mineral water.
The storehouses and wine cellars at
Bremen are said to be among the
most complete in the world. Many Of
these supplies. including the ice-cream.
are bought in America.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-24
The ALBANY'S
ITALIAN GARDEN
An Attractive Feature Recently Added
to Denvers Noted HosteIry,

Denver is noted for its hotels
especially for the Albany, which is
so progressive and up-to-date in its
management that new features are con-
stantly being added to please its guests
and increase its facilities for caring
for them. Despite it's constant crowds,
there is always an air of spaciousness
and comfort about it,
The latest thing at the Albany, in
which mine hosts" Sam F. Dutton
and Mr.. Eppstein, take particular pride.
is remodeled and rechristened dining
room, 1.-THE Italian Garden" near the
Seventeenth street entrance, just back
of the office.
Among the attractions of this beau
tiful room are it's high ceilings. its
walls covered with profusely blossomed
English Rambler rose vines and its
wealth of ferns, palms and shrubs in
ornamental vases. Among its shrubs
are English box trees, imported from
Belgium. and rare species of ever
green from northern Russia. Large
columns are draped with vines and
ornamented with foliage plants. Hang
ing baskets decorate the windows.
In the center of the Italian Garden
is a brilliant electric fountain, sur
mounted by beautiful female statue.
In its basin mountain trout disport
themselves as if in their native stream.
A delightfully."- airy effect is pro-
duced by great number of song birds
suspended from the ceiling by Invisible
threads and swaying with every move
ment of the air, as If in the act of fly
ing. The illusion is greatly increased
by several mechanical singing birds
whose notes are very close to nature.
The furniture of the room, its Ia
bles, chairs and settees, of rosewood
decorations, the tables along the walls
with settees for four being charmingly
cosy.
The Italian Garden is lighted, day
and night by beautiful chandeliers, and
the effect, when the tables are all set
with silver and cut glass, is luxurious
in the extreme.
In the dining rooms and halls Of the
Albany grape vines and rose vines
are used with the utmost profusion,
making them all bowers of greenery.
but perhaps the crowning touch is
given in the Italian Garden, which
vies in it's attractions with the best
rooms in the country and is nowhere
surpassed in the originality, good taste
and effectiveness of it's decorations. 1t
is things like these that make the AL
bany one Of the most talked-about ho-
guests to come and come again and
bring their friends.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-24
Sweepings are a City Asset.

also obtained from the ashes of the
garbage incinerator. These ashes are
sifted by private firm for fertilizer.
and the city receives a percentage OF
the amount realized by its sale Not
only is the city paid for the fertilizer,
but the ashes. after being sifted. are
carted away free of expense. The
amount earned and saved has been a
little more than $50 monthly. but now
that dead horses are being incinerated
with the garbage the amount is large.
ly increased.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-24
very Temptinu,

A man was brought before Justice
of the peace charged with the offense
of kissing young woman "by force
and violence, and against her will"
The young lady, who was very
handsome, gave her testimony in
modest and straightforward manner.
after which his honor gave the follow
ing decision:
THE court in this case sympathizes
with the defendant, and will therefore
discharge him without fine, imprison-
ment or reprimand, because the court,
while this case has been in progress.
has been obliged to hold on to both
arms of his chair to keep from kissing
the complainant himself"
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-24
THE "woLF OF sAoENocH."
Interesting Discovery OF Bones at
Ounkeld Cathedral.

Edinburgh.-While excavating the
other day beneath the old floor of the
cathedral of Dunkeld, which is being
restored. workmen found the remains
of Bishop Sinclair. who helped build
the edifice. and those of the Wolf of
Badenoch," the notorious Alexander.
earl of Buchan. who died about 1892.
On account of his cruelty to the clergy.
il was thought the body could not be
his. But Lord Tullibardine. after com
pairing descriptions in old charters
with the bulldog shape of the jaw
bones, asserts that the remains are
really those of the Wolf"
The earl Of Buchan was a younger
son of Robert ii. of Scotland. Dur
ing the closing years of his reign. his
sons, the earls of Fife and Buchan.
held the reins of government in their
hands. Even while Robert ILL.,. an
amiable but weak prince. was on the
throne, this rule was continued. The
earl of Buchan ruled over northern
Scotland. He has been described as
scarcely better than a savage-cruel.
ferocious. relentless. He led the COM
pany that destroyed the cathedral OF
Elgin. He carried off the chalices and
vestments. polluted the shrines with
blood. and finally set fire to the edi-
flee, the houses of the canons. and the
town itself He also laid waste a
large part of the country. Whenever
he could. the Wolf of Badenoch"
showed his hatred of the clergy by
plundering, their churches and other
cruel means.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-09
. Carolina = Canning Ouef;,,

9 ne handsoMess line IN Anaginn -.
kafmeE snd act as agent. Fer ,salnpass Mt.
GhARP HARDWARE o AGRsG. CO. ~, 81 100 q
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-09
MERIT IN cHIeoH
u, @, Government Interest@ ID N Ii
Use of the Root.


II long ago was discovered THAT the M
dition Of a small proportion OF chicory Il
coffee gave the combination the safns
taste and aayor as are ITasa sa " the most
several dollars per pouEd- rms fact haa
been recognized for many years in Eus
rope, but only recently mas this faet
been recognized by American consumasg
New the government is interested ana
has Conducted a searching inquiry ifsia
the merits and uses OF chlcory. Recently
in Bulletin 10. 2. 3. Department Of Agzis
'sWith the exception Of only one casa
ff was found that small quantity 81
chicory added TO good coffee improved thel
eject eject Of the coffee. It is supposed in Inc
single exception referred TO- an inferiOr
grade of coffee was sold for the high
grade. In all these trials the purity Of The
chicory was undoubted, 1t having been
sent by a prominent chicory firm for am
alysis and experiment.
IAnaIysis of both the raw and the prs.
pared product have so far tailed to reveal.
substance Neither the National nor the.
u. s, Dispensatories condemn its use
'Chicory,' says the former, is thought 10
increased the appetite, promote the diges-
ton and stimulate the liver.
'tIn France and Germany use is made
of chicory as an aperient for infants and
young children, mothers preferring It to
ordinary medicine ON account of its be-
ing agreeable in favor and harmless IN
effect. Since no evil effects are apparent
when q mixture of chicory and coffee Is
used, and since remarkable symptoms fol-
low the excessive use of straight coffee.
it appears that the use of chicory In mod.
GRAFTON is not fraught with greater evil
than the use of coffee. Either beyeraga
affects different temperaments in differ-
ent ways and it should be left to the indi-
vidual himself to choose chtccry, coffee or
q mixture. The very general use Of chic
ory for the last one hundred and fifty
years, and the proportions which its Gull
fIvation have assumed, indicates that Il
is beneficial and agreeable to at least
some constitutions
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-09

tons" and "the security of the high
seas" he descended by degrees to the
crime of barratry-or, in palmer Eng
fish, the theft of ships. He looked at
barratry from every side, and the
more he looked the less he seemed to
like it. 1t was the cradle Of piracy;
it destroyed the confidence of owners;
barratry, if frequently repeated. would
shake the whole commercial structure.
A person who committed barratry
would commit anything. In this man.
ner he went on and on, reviewing the
evidence of the case, destroying the
whole fabric of the defense, dwelling
at length on the enormity of the en-
tire transaction. The James H. Pea
body had been deliberately seized.
The prisoner had lawlessly converted
her, the property of another, to his
own base uses. He had broken into
the cargo and shamelessly sold 1t as
his own. He could plead neither the
extenuation Of youth, nor ignorance,
nor the urging of others. He had con-
ceived the crime, and had carried it
out single-handed. The court could
not accept the contention that All
Foy, the Chinaman, had been In any
sense confederate or an accomplice.
The court dismissed the charge
against All Foy. But, after mature
deliberation, it's unanimous Judgment
was that John Forster, alias Satterlee,
was guilty. The court sentenced John
Forster, alias Satterlee, to ten years
penal servitude.
Purdy popped up with some Ques-
ton as to the scale of court fees.
Thatcher winked at Dillon, and began
to roll up his papers. Skiddy de-
scended from the dais and became an
ordinary human being again. The
captain, leaning forward In his chair,
gazed absently out to see. The Scan.
Ion brothers appeared, obviously
wanting to know what they were to
do next, Skiddy was unable to tell
them, except that they were to stay
by the prisoner until he could consult
with the authorities. He put on his
hat, Lit cigar and forthwith departed.
The president was kind, the chief
justice urbane. The income Of the
kingdom barely sufaced for their two
salaries and they Judged it incumbent
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In less time than it takes to write
Alfred Scanlon was appointed Uni
ted States marshal, Charles Scanlon
an assistant United States marshal,
and the arrangement was made with
them to take full charge Of Capt Sat
terlee during his trial. He was to
live in their cottage, have his. meals
served from the International hotel
and, while carefully guarded night
and day, was to be treated first
class" throughout.
"The law of the United States"
doomed out little Sk1ddy, assumes
that prisoner is innocent until he is
actually convicted. want both Of
you to remember that"
The Scanlons didn't understand a
word Of what he said, but they saluted
and looked very much impressed.
When you bought a Scanlon you got
q lot for your money, including a pro-
found gravity when you addressed
him. 1t was the Scaplon way of rec
ognizing that you were paying, and
the Scanlon receiving, two dollars and
fifty cents day!
At the head OF his two satellites,
who kept pace respectfully behind
him, Skiddy next directed himself to
find Dillon. Dillon was q variety of
white Scanlon, though OF an infinitely
lower human type, who kept q tiny
store and cobbled shoes near the Null
vac bridge, and who. from some as
sumed knowledge OF legal procedure,
invariably acted as clerk Of the court
any court-AmeEieen, English or
the Samoan high. You associated his
heavy, bloated, grog- blossomed face
and black-dyed whiskers az an inevi-
table part Of the course OF justice. It
was his custom to take longhaud
notes Of all court proceedings, as, of
course, stenographers were unknown
in Apia, and at times 1t would seem
as though all Samoan justice boiled
down to debating to Dillon. AS wit
ness you never looked at the Judge:
you looked at Dillon, and wondered
whether he was taking you down
right. A careful witness always went
slowly, and used the words that Dill
Ion was likely to understand.
What stir was made in the little
town as the news went round! Sat.
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terlee, the cherished, the entertained,
the eagerly sought after-Satterlee,
had been discovered to be a pirate!
The Southern Belle was no Southern
Belle at all, but the James H. Pea
body! He had shipped as supercargo,
putting in thousand dollars of his
own to lull Mr.. Crawford's suspicious,
and then had maroened the captain
and mate on Ebon island and levanted
with the ship! Heavens! What
cackle, what excitement, what a furi-
Gus flow of beer in every saloon along
the beach! 1t was rumored that the
great bargain day sales might be can
celed; that the goods might have to
be returned; that not penny of COM
pensation would be paid to the I'M
lucky purchasers. Then what a rub
bing off of marks took place, what a
breaking up of tell-tale cases, what d
soaking off of tags! The whole 80
tons disappeared like magic, and you
could not find a soul who would even
confess to a packet of pins!
The trial took place in the large
room of the consulate. The big front
doors stood open to the sea, where
mile away the breakers tossed and
tumbled on the barrier reef. The
back door was kept shut to keep out
the meaner noises of domesticitiy, but
at intervals in the course of the trial
you could hear the deliberate grinding
of the consular coffee; the chasing of
consular chickens; the counting of
the consular wash; shrill arguments
over the price of fish-a grotesque
juxtaposition that seemed to make q
mock of the whole proceedings.
On the reassembling of the court on
the morning of the third day little
Skiddy, from the majesty of the dais,
up the case at length. 1t
covered nine sheets of foolseap and
had cost him hours of agonizing toll
Beginning with a general rhetorical
statement about the policy of ma
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-09

senfko, his towering cox, standing
square behind him.
John Forster" he said, "alias Sat
terlee, arrest you in the name OF the
United States, on the charge of hav-
ing committed the crime of barratry,
and warn you that anything you say
now may be hereafter used against
you"
1t was horrible thing to say-to
be forced to say-and no sense Of
public duty could make it less than
detestable. Skiddy almost whispered
out the words. The brutality of them
appalled, him. Remember, this was
his friend, his hero, the man whose
intimacy an hour before had been
everything to him. Satterlee gave
him a quick, blank, panicky look, and
then, with a pitiful bravado, took a
step forward with an attempted re-
turn to his usual confident air. He
professed to be dumfounded at the &C
cusation; he was the victim of
dreadful mistake; he tried, with a
minion, calling Skiddy "old man" and
"old chap" III shaky, fawning voice,
and wanting to take him below ito
talk it over" But the little consul
was adamantine. The law must take
it's course. He was sorry, terribly
sorry, but as an officer of the United
States he had to do his duty.
Satterlee preceded him into the
boat. The consul followed and took
the yoke lines. They were both de-
jected, and neither dared to meet the
others eyes. 1t was a mournful pull
ashore, and tragic in the retrospect A
silence lay between them as heavy as
lead. The crew, conscious of the cap
tain's humiliation, though they knew
not the cause, felt also constrained to
deep solemnity. Yes, funereal pull,
and it was relief to everyone when
at last they grounded in the shingle
off the consulate,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-09

tiny that brought in the mail cutter
two days ahead of schedule! Thrice
unlucky popularity that found thee
basking in the sunshine Of woman's
favor instead of on thy four-inch
deck! The pilot signaled the mail;
Skiddy put forth in his consular boat
intercepting the cutter in the pass and
receiving ION his head) his own espe
cial government bag. The proximity
Of the Southern Belle and the likeli
hood of Satterlee being at home
caused Skiddy to board the ship and
open the bag on her quarterback. One
stout, blue and important-lookin let
ter at once caught his eye. He opened
the stout, blue and important-looking
letter and
There were no white men in the
crew Of the Southern Belle. They
were all Rotumah boys, with the ex.
ception of All Foy, the Chinese cook.
This amiable individual was singing
over his pots and pans when he was
suddenly startled by the apparition
of Skiddy at the gally door, The lit
tie consul was deathly pale and there
was something fierce and authorita-
tive in his look.
"Come out of here" he said abrupt.
Iy, Il want to talk to you!"
The Chinaman followed him aft. He
had a pretty good idea of what was
coming. That was why he was sewn
up with 5000 In hard cash together
with a twenty-dollar bill under his
left heel. He began to cry and In five
minutes had blurted out the whole
thing Self-preservation is the first
law, and he had, besides, some dim
conception Of states evidence. Skiddy
made the conception clearer and
promised him immunity il he would
make clean breast Of It.. This the
Chinaman forthwith did In his labori-
GUS pigeon. A good part Of it was in
comprehensive, but he established
certain main facts and confirmed the
stout, blue, important looking letter.
AS Satterlee came OF on shore boat,
pulling like mad, and then darted up
the ladder in sweat of apprehension,
he was met at the top by Skiddy-not
Skiddy bis friend. but Skiddy the arm
of the law, Skiddy the retributive,
Skiddy she worlds ayenger, with
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-09
Consul Skiddy' S
Dilemma
BY LLOYD OSBOURNE
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
BY LLOYD OSBOURNE

four dollars; turkey-red cotton at six
cents yard; square face at 80 cents
bottle, and similar cuts in all the
standard commodities. There was no
custom house in those days and you
were free to carry everything ashore
unchallenged. A matter of 80 tons
must have been landed all round the
beach; and the pandemonium at the
gangway, the crush and jostle in the
trade room, and the steady hosting
out of fresh merchandise from the
main hold made very passable
South Sea imitation of a New York
department store. At any rate there
was the same loss of temper, the
same harassed expression on the
faces of the purchasers, and the same
difficulty in getting change. AS like
as not you had to take 1.-THE change
in the form of Jews harps, screw
eyes, or anything small and handy
that happened to be near by. It was
the most lightning performance Apia
had ever witnessed, and the captain
carried it off in brisk, smiling way,
as though it was the best joke in the
world and he was only doing it all for
fun.
Unfortunate captain! Unhappy das-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-09

even to uncles and second cousins.
You would have taken him for
patriarch in the bosom Of family Of
which he was the joy and pride. he
received the best half-caste society on
his front porch and dispensed Scanlon
hospitality with a lavish hand. THESE
untutored souls had no proper con-
ception of barratry. They couldn I
see any crime in running away with
a schooner. They pitied the captain
as a bold spirit who had met with I'M
deserved misfortunes. The Samoan
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-09
SHOCK.
George-something is preying on
Mrs. Sharp-Ah, Something" mere
ly wanted a light lunch. presume.

Hicks Capudine Cures Nervousness,
Whether tired out worried, sleepless or
what not 1t quiets and refreshes brain
and nerves. It's liquid and pleasant to
take. Trial bottle 10c-regular size 25c and
Soc at druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-09
MAc4 Well ynur PART "

The question: why we exist has
no answer. AS we happen to be here
it Is a part OF the scheme ito act well
your part and do your best"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-09

During the last year the exports of
this country have grown greatest in
the items of cars, carriages and auto
mobiles.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-09

Garfield Tea, the herb medicine, in
sures a healthy action of liver, kidneys,
patton and sick-headache Write Garfield
Tea Co., Brooklyn, N. Y, for free samples.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-09
Change in Oh Adana-

Money makes the mare CO." says
the Philosopher of Folly, but 1t takes
a fortune Tor an automobile
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-09

Political Mass Meetings Forbidden.
China strictly prohibits the holding
of mass meetings for political purposes
In all parts of the empire.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-29

in his belt. He also had on his per-
son s6.51 in money and bank book
of the National Bank of Spartanburg,
showing that he had deposits in that
institution. Lowe was a notorious
gambler and the negroes of Columbia
regarded him as desperate and
dangerous man. He has only recently
been discharged from the penitentiary,
where he served four years for killing
a constable in Laurens county At
the penitentiary he was for long
time ''trusty."
The woman whom he went to New
Brookland to inquire about was Lille
Davis, the daughter of Berry Gillian.
Her husband is in Tampa, Fla: and
it is said that she has been living with
Lowe since he got out of the peniten-
Hary. Saturday it is said that they
had failing out'' and he proceeded
to look her up and it was in the home
Of this woman's brother that he met
his death.-The State, 9th.