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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-11-30
BartIesvilIe Cutoff.

Bartlesville, Okla, Nov. 30.-For the
second time this fall the Caney river
has overflowed here and inundated a
number Of farms. Railroad communi-
cation with Bartlesville is suspended.
River Rises Twenty Feet.
Muskogee, Okla, Nov. 30.-After
thirty hours of continuous rainfall the
Arkansas river rose twenty feet here
last night. Many bridges were washed
away.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-11-30
Conditions at Tulsa.

Tulsa, Okla, Nov. 30-A food, the
third here this year, is doing much
damage in the vicinity of Tulsa, the
Arkansas river being higher than ever
before. Other streams have all risen.
Houses, bridges and fences have been
swept eway. No deaths are reported.
The town of jerks is partly under
water.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-12-21
We Eat Half Our Weight
In Sugar Every Year
BuTean OF Statistics Announces That the American Sugar
Bill Amounts TO 81, ,OOO 900 Per Day.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Figures gath
cred by the bureau of statistics show
that the average American citizen
consumes half his own weight In sugar
every year, and Uncle Sans sugar bill
averages $1.OOO,OOO a day.
The total consumption of sugar in
the United States in 1907, which is the
latest year for which statistics are
available reaches 1858, ,6s7 ,975 pounds
Calculating this enormous total at
the average retail price of 51s cents a
pound" the report states. I'VE get a
total Of $372,OOO 600 as it's cost to the
consumer. or more than 81 ,OOO, 900 for
each of the 365 days Of the year"
The statement shows that 213 per
cent, or 1911 100000 pounds of the su-
gar consumption of the country, was
of home production; TIT per cent or
], ,254 900 pounds was brought from our
insular possessions, and the remaining
81 per cent. or 4,367 100000 pounds
came from foreign countries. Forty
three million pounds was the aggre-
gate of the expectation of sugar from
this country.
Record Made in 1907.
The United States sugar record for
1907 was unique in that the quantity
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-12-21

Thirty-six samples from ponds or lakes
were examined and twenty-four were
found good, five bad and seven were
receiving pollution, but not in suffi-
cient quantity to cause condemnation.
The report shows that the deep-well
supply, commonly thought absolute
ly pure is not always pure. Two hun
dred and eighty eight samples of wa
ter from deep wells were examined
and go were found good, forty-seven
SO polluted as to be called bad, and
twenty-one doubtful. OF the 419 sam
pies from shallow wells, 300. were un-
qualifiedly bad. Shallow wells come
in for condemnation without reserva-
tion at the hands of the commissioner,
who says:
The constant use of shallow wells
by city and town dwellers is a re-
proach upon our intelligence. The
use of such wells should be forbidden
by city authorities, and connection
with the mains Of public water supplies
forced, If need be. 1t is as necessary
to protect the people from typhoid fe-
yer as to protect their homes from fire
or their property from the thief. Over
60 per cent. of the water taken from
shallow wells Is unfit for drinking
purposes"
Cistern water used extensively for
drinking purposes in the belief that it
is pure, was found bad by the COM
missioner in about one-half of the sam
Piles examined. This is due, the de-
partment judges, to the fact that cis-
terms from which these samples were
! taken, are not properly constructed
and permit the entrance of impurities
from the surrounding soil.
These facts will be presented fully
to the legislative committee Of the In
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-12-21

of that product imported from foreign
countries was larger than ever before;
the quantity brought from our island
possessions was larger than in any
previous year; the quantity produced
at home exceeded that of any other
year; the quantity exported was larger
than in any year of the last decade and
the per capita consumption was the
largest ever recorded, an average of
S2.6 pounds for each man. woman and
child of continental United States.
An equally interesting feature of this
record year of 1907 was the fact that
the production of beet sugar for the
first time exceeded the production of
cane sugar, the product of the year
being: Cane sugar, 544,OOO,Oo0 pounds;
beet sugar 967 100000 pounds.
The worlds production practically
has doubled in the last twenty years,
having grown from 100000, 600
pounds in 1887 to $4,000, ,000, 900
pounds in 1907, and, while the United
States consumed about 1S per cent OF
the total worlds production Of 1887,
it consumed % per cent OF the greatly
increased production of 1907 Beets
now supply one-half of the grand to-
tai produced, while twenty years ago
they supplied but about one-third of
the total product.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-12-21

diana Sanitary and Water Supply as
sociation, to be used in argument be-
fore the legislature in the interests of
legislation to insure a better water
supply throughout the state. Most
of the water from streams shown to
be unfit for use as sources of water
supply is shown in the examination to
be affected by pollution from an agen-
cy outside the stream bed, and is or
dinarily preventable.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-12-21
IMPURE WATER
IS DENOUNCED
State Food and Drug Commits
sioner Protests Against
Polluted Streams.
SHALLOW WELLS SCORED.
BARNARD STATES USE OF SUCH
FOR DRINKING PURPOSES Is A
CONSTANT REPRoAcH ON OUR
INTELLIGENCE.
Special Service.

Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 21.-The use
of water from shallow wells and from
streams that are polluted will be de-
nounced in strong terms by H. E. Bar
nard, state food and drug commission
er, in his annual report which has
just gone to the printer.
During the year samples Of water
from thirty-three streams in Indiana
were examined, all samples being of
water used for drinking purposes,
either filtered or otherwise. Twenty
five stream supplies were found to be
good, seven bad and one doubtful.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-12-21
NOTICE.

The person who took customers
muff containing a Christmas package
from the Boston Store counter on
Saturday evening will please return
same to Boston Store desk or Palla.
dunn office and save trouble.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-12-21
NOTICE TO POST OFFICE
PATRONS.

By means of auxiliary automobile
and substitute letter carrier service,
the Richmond Post Office will endeav-
or to deliver every parcel and pack
age on Christmas Day. Patrons can
assist us greatly by coming to the door
on whistle signal Of postman and re-
lieving him quickly as possible.
J. A. Spekenhier, Postmaster.
22-3t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-12-21
ATTENTION OWLS!

There will be nomination and cleo
ton OF officers and other special busi-
ness Monday, Dec. 21st. Be sure and
attend.
Chas III. Schafer, Pres.
Jas. G. Braxton, Sec.y.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-12-21
CITY IN BRIEF

Have your old hat retrimmed at
Mrs. C. A. Brehm's for 25c. 21-1t
When you buy Candies from
the Greek Candy Store you
will always get the freshest
and finest candies made. The
Greek Candy Store.
Have your Xmas packages delivered
by American District Telegraph Co.
Phone PILL" 21-4t
The large poppies and roses at Mrs.
c. A. Brehm's will brighten up your
old hat Gilt
Polo, City League, Wednes-
day Evening, 8 O'clock. 21,'t
Last Thursday and Satur-
day we sold all our special
priced candies and by Wed
nesday, Dec. 23, we will have
made another lot which we
will sell at a special price of
10c and 15c per pound. The
Greek Candy Store.
Every hat one-half price at Mrs. c.
A. Brehm's big reduction sale. 21-1t
Special Sale of Candies,
Wednesday, Dec. 23rd. We
will have between seven and
eight hundred pounds of
French mixed candies, all our
own make, 1Oc per pound.
The Greek Candy Store.
Have your Xmas packages deliv-
cred by American District Telegraph
Co. Phone 2111. 21-4t
Polo, City League, Wednes-
day Evening, 8 O'clock. a1-st
From ten to fifteen hundred
handmade Chocolate and
Cream Bonbons, special sale
Wednesday, Dec. 23rd. Price
15c per pound. The Greek
Candy Store.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-12-21

Order Gold Medal Flour asxt time.
T8LIcITY.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-29
NO DANGER.

Don't be afraid to give Chamberlalns
Cough remedy to your children. 1t Is
intended especially for coughs, colds,
Group and whooping cough, and it is
the best medicine made for these dis
eases. What makes it safe is that it
contains no opium. Children like 1t.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-29
To TAKE RICHES
FROM SOUTH SEA
AMERICAN CONSUL TELLS OF
NEW INDUSTRY ON ISLAND or
THE SOCIETY GROUP.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 17.-Dr
Julius d. Dreher United States Consul
at Papeete, who has been on visit to
his home in Scranton, Pa, will sail to-
day on the Mariposa for his post of
duty. During his two years residence
in the islands DR.. Dreher has gathered
volumes of interesting information
about the commercial and industrial
advantages to be found in the unde-
veloped resources of the Society and
other groups in the South Pacific.
While in San Francisco the Consul
and Mrs. Dreher have been guests OF
Eli T. Sheppard of 1854 Taylor street,
an old friend, who has been much in
| terested in insular affairs.
Before his appointment to the Con-
/ sular Service by President Roosevelt,
DR.. Dreher was president of Roanoke
College, Virginia, for twenty-five
years. His experience and familiarity
with higher branches of learning have
made him an invaluable officer of the
Government and his reports made to
! the Department of State are as ac-
curate as text books.
The coming industry of the islands,
he says, will be the development Of
phosphate deposits, new beds of which
are being constantly discovered. On
the island of Makatea alone it is es-
timated that there are 100000 tons.
An English company has been orga-
nized to mine this island, but is ex-
periencing some difficulty on account
of the adverse claim of a French COM
pany. AS soon as this dispute is ad-
justed the work will be vigorously
pushed forward. On Ocean island and
Pleasant island outlying atolls of the
! Gilbert group, the deposit of phos-
| pilates is estimated at $4,000, 900 tons.
The Consul prophesies that the Unite1
States will share in the development OF
this industry.
At present Papeete is cut off from
Geographic communication with the
world, but with the advent of a wIre-
less system this disadvantage will be
+ overcome. A movement is now on foot
! to connect Australia and New Zealand
with the Cook, New Hebrides, Fiji,
Solomon and Society groups. =
The Consulate OF Tahiti" said Dr.
Dreher, was established about seven
ty years ago. 1t embraces not only the
Society islands, but the Marquesas,
/ Tuamoto, Gambler and Austral groups,
/ 100 in all, scattered over an area or
the South Seas, extending 1900 miles
from north to south and 1900 miles
from east to west"
DR.. Dreher is particularly proud OF
the new Consulate erected last year BY
the Government, and one of the few
buildings built on foreign soil which
is owned by Uncle Sam.
1T is a beautiful frame building or
two Stories" he said, with eight
rooms of good size and five smaller
ones. 1t is regarded as the best and
handsomest building in Tahiti, and
has most of the modern conveniences.
1t is near the business part of the
town, the Government buildings ana
the Post Office, and within 100 feet
of the bay of Papeete.
-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-29
NOT QUITE SURE.

"Mr. Hankinson," said the mother of
the young woman to the youth whom
she suspected of an ambition to be-
come a member of the family, have
you ever been baptized?"
Once, l think" he answered hest
atingly-Chicago Tribune.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-29
LAND BARON M'CANDLESS,
HIS GETTINGS AND HOLDINGS

While Link the
promising
to the Hawaans he has steadily kuleanas
baony
had their holdings speciality
getting his the natives desires
s acquisitions:
MEMORANDUM OF CONVEYANCES L. L. McCANDLESS
RECORDS, REGISTRY OFFICE HONOLULU T. H.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-29
OFFICERS and DIRECTORS.
SUGAR FACTORS
AND
COMISSION MERCHANTS
AGENTS FOR
J. P. COOKE, Manager.

Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Con
Rany.
Haiku Sugar Company.
Paia Plantation.
Maui Agricultural Company.
Kihei Plantation Company.
Hawaiian Sugar Company.
Kahuku Plantation Company.
Kahului Railroad Company.
Halsakala Ranch Company.
HonolUA Ranch.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-29

For sale by all dealers, Benson, Smith
& Co., agents for Hawaii.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-02-17
WAS ACCUSED OF ExTORTION
Newcastle (Pa.) Alderman Ends Life
by Shooting.

Newcastle, Pa, Feb. 1T. p. Will
Jams, for many years an alderman in
this city and a candidate for re-elec,
tion, committed suicide at his home
here by firing bullet through his
right temple, Williams was arrested
few days ago charged with extor
tion and had given bail for court
This and the failure last month of a
brick manufacturing company In
which he was largely interested, 1t is
said, wore heavily on his mind.
II cannot stand the nervous strain.
! have done no wrong" were the
words he scribbled in a volume of
Thomas Carlyle's works just before
he shot himself He was a man of
musical ability and scholarly attain
ments and was widely known through
out the country as a conductor of
Welsh Eisteddfods. His wife and
family and all of his property were
swept away in the great Johnstown
Hood and he then came here and
started life anew
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-02-17
MRS. HETTY GREEN.

this foreigner the control of the Van.
derbilt system of railways will pass
out of the family's hands.
"A good many things contributed to
the loss of confidence Roosevelt is
partly to blame, but not wholly. There
Is no real need of any legitimate bust.
ness enterprise suffering, except as
they have become involved through
the panic among the stock gamblers
and high flnanciers. The country still
contains all the elements of prosperity
and it will come back when condi.
tions are right.
II saw this financial situation devel-
oping three years ago and am on
record as predicting It, ! said then
that the rich were approaching the
brink and that panic was inevita.
ble
"All this talk about Taft being the
nominee of the Republican party is
moonshine The real leaders under
stand the true situation. The scheme
is to pose Taft before the country as
the presidents choice He will get
all the delegates he can, but he cannot
get enough to nominate him. He
knows it and everybody else on the
inside knows it. When 1t becomes
apparent that he can't carry the con.
vention Taft will get up and proclaim
that Theodore Roosevelt is demanded
by the country, or. if he don't, some
one else will"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-02-17

SECOND MRS. CHADWICK.
Rich Pittsbureers Alleged Victims Of
"Woman in Black"

Pittsburg, Feb. 17-Francis T.
Lovejoy, former partner of Andrew
! Carnegie and who secured almost
s16,000,000 when the United States
Steel corporation was formed. was
taken in by the smooth talk of a wo-
man and gave mortgage for $780, 900
on his $750,000 home here For this
mortgage he secured the sum of ST.
"hand money" Nothing more.
The woman to whom he gave the
mortgage is mysteriously missing ana
with her departure comes out a story
of remarkable career which places
her as the worthy rival of Cassie
Chadwick.
She got inip the good graces Of
Pittsburg busi5ess men through let
ters she presented signed by Bourke
Cochran of New York; Ellis H. Rob
erts, former treasurer of the United
States; Hetty Green; Dolphin M. Del
mas of San Francisco; the late JUS
tice John J. Wickham of the superior
court of Pennsylvania and a dozen
prominent judges. She is known to
Pittsburg financiers as the woman In
black" Just how much money she
secured from wealthy Pittsburgers is
unknown, but the amount is believed
to be enormous
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-02-17
Deafness can not be Cnred

by local applications, as they canno,
reach the deceased portion Of the cal
There is only one to cure deafness, anc
that is by constitutional remedies. deaf
ness is caused by inflamed condition
Of the mucous lining of the Eustachiar
tube. When this tube is inflamed you
have rumbling noise or imperfect hear
ing and wnen it is entirely closed deaf
ness is the result and unless the inflem,
alton can be taken out and this tube re.
stored to its normal condition hearing
will be destroyed forever nine cases out
Of ten are caused by Catarrh, which il
nothing but an inflamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
we will give One Hundred dollars fol
any case of deafnesstcaused by Catarrh
that cannot be cured with Halls Catarrh
Cure Send for circulars Free, Sold by
druggists. Toe. f. j. CHENEY & co.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-02-17
DECIDES TO GIVE HEARINGS
Senate Committee Takes Up La Fol.
lette Liability Bill.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE senate
committee on education and labor has
decided to give public hearings Fri
lette employers liability bill Repre-
sentatives of railroad organizations
will be heard first In support of the
measure. The Knox bill on the same
subject was referred to the committee
on interstate commerce. Although in
troduced in the senate ON the day
following the decision by the supreme
court of the United States declaring
the old law unconstitutional the Knox
bill has not been considered. The in
dications are that the La Toilette bill
will be the first to reach the senate
calendar.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-02-17
RICH ORE IN CULEBRA CUT
Gold, Silver and Copper Found il
Samples Assayed.

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 17.-Ores con
tanning gold, silver and copper have
been found in the Culebra cut of the
Panama canal. This has been ascer
tanned by chemical investigation al
the laboratory of Colonel Fl. G. Dem
ming, consulting state geologist, in
this city. Three lots of the ore were
sent here for determination and in
every one of them the three metals
were found, one of the samples being
considerably richer in the precious
metals than the others.
Larger quantities are to be shipped
to ascertain what the profits will be
when ores are properly worked up in
bulk. The belief here is that all the
returns of the rich find will inure to
the United States government.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-02-17
POLICE FINALLY END 1T.
st. Louis Colored Church Scene of
Bloody Fiuht.

st. Louis, Feb. 1.-THE New Hope
Colored Baptist church was the scene
of fight in which razors were used
and chairs were welded until the po-
lice interfered. Mrs. Sam Lewis, wife
of Deacon Lewis, was arrested. Dea-
con Alfred Shannon was cut three
times in the face and the collar of
his coat was slashed into ribbons.
The pastor, Rev. Frank Harris, was
laid out by blow from chair. Dea-
con Shannon and Rev. Harris were
taken to the hospital. Rev. Harris
condition is serious.
1t Is said the trouble arose over an
unpaid gas bill, but Deacon Shannon
declares tie whole matter was simply
a plot among disgruntled ones to do
up the pastah."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-02-17
RAN FORGERY SCHOOL.
Man Caught and Convicted in New
York Given Ten Years.

New York, Feb. 17.-Convicted for
the third time of forgery Vincent J.
Verral has been sentenced to ten
years in prison. He is said to come
from Boston and has been known by
the name of Thomas Latham In ask
ing the court to pass severe sentence
on Verrall the assistant district at.
torney who convicted him told the
court that the prisoner had been for
some time conducting what amounted
to school for teaching forgery, A
forged check for SGT caused the pres,
ent conviction.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-02-17
RICH ARE PENN|LESS
Hetty Green Says Wealthy New
Workers Have No Money.
MAKES POLITICAL FORECAST
Declares Talk of Nominating Taft Is
All Moonshine and Asserts That
When the Proper Time Arrives
Roosevelt Will Bob Up.

Boston, Feb. 17.-In an interview
given here Mrs. Hetty Green said:
When the financial crash came |
had money and was one of the few
who really had it. The others had
their inflated securities. They came
to me in droves for money. ] loaned
some of them and some of them I
rejected. Six per cent was what
charged them, although | might have
had 40 per cent.
The rich in New York have no
money. They are on the verge of
poverty. | loaned Harry Payne Whit
ney $1,000,000; l loaned money to the
New York Central, but when the Van
derbilt family applied l refused them.
They offered me the famous Wander.
bilt Jewels as security. ! do not deal
in diamonds.
They say Mrs. Cornelius Wander.
bilt is going to marry a Hungarian
count. She ought to have a guardian
instead. If Mrs Vanderbilt marries
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-02-17
A Hard Debf 10 Paw

II owe a 1ebt of gratitude that can
never be paid off" writes G. s. Clark
OF Westfield, Iowa, for my rescue from
death, DIR. Kings \ sw Discovery. Both
lungs were so seri ously affected that
death seemed imn inent, when / com.
menced taking New Discovery. The dry
ominous, hacking ,ugh quit before the
first bottle was used, and two more bot
ties made complete cure" nothing has
ever equaled New Discovery for coughs
colds and all throat and lung complaints
Guaranteed by Schultz & Ketcham drug.
gists SOC and Sl.00. Trial bottle free. -.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-02-17
DU: TO HEAVY RAINS
Rivers at PittsbHrg and Vicinity
Out of Their Banks.
k0WLANDS UNDER WATER

Thousands of Families Compelled to
Move Their Belongings to Places of
Safety-Ice Gorees Threaten Great
Damage to Property.
Pittsburg, Feb. 17-With a stage of
l9 feet and rapidly rising at the rate
OF foot an hour the Allegheny, Mo
nongahela, Ohio, Youghiogheny and
Kiskiminetes rivers are slowly spread
ing over the lowlands of Pittsburg
and Western Pennsylvania points
Rain continues to fall.
The damage to river craft and prop
erty located near the rivers is already
heavy. Large ice gorges in the Allie
gheny and Youghiogheny rivers above
this city are momentarily expected to
break, wrecking and demolishing
craft in its path. Some alarm is also
felt for a number of bridges
At points here the high water has
risen to the ground floors of business
houses and dwellings. Throughout
the night hundreds of people were
actively engaged removing their
household goods to places of safety.
All the small streams in towns sur
rounding Pittsburg are beyond their
banks and the water is rapidly rising.
Thousands of families at Sharpsburg,
Etna, Aspinwall, Charleroi, Oakdale
and numerous other places have been
compelled to remove their household
effects to the upper floors. In some
or the towns skiffs are being used as
means of transportation to many
homes.
The rainfall is especially heavy at
the headwaters of the Allegheny river.
Colder weather is expected and should
1t occur 1t is thought the record of
last years great flood will not be
reached.
Conditions here and in the sur
rounding territory are rapidly becom-
ing serious. Thousands of families
have been compelled to move to the
second floor of their homes; trolley
cars in some sections are out of
commission; several railroad lines
have been abandoned in part; cellars
are filled with water; pavements in
the lower portion of the city have
collapsed; several towboats and
barges have sunk; telegraph COM
munication interrupted; thousands of
men thrown out of employment in the
mines and manufacturing plants along
the river banks and at Springdale,
near here, two valuable government
dams are in danger of demolition from
heavy ice gorges.