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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12
IN THE SOUTH SEA

mates to bountiful stores of food. A
month later the government steamer
Hinemoa, stopping at the island on it's
annual trip, brought the Is Robinson
Crusoes to New Zealand.
The saving of the lives of these sail
ors was accomplished through the
agency of peculiar system of char
ity which is kept up in that region of
almost perpetual billiards on various
islands lying from 200 to 700 miles
south of New Zealand and only a
few hundred miles north of
perpetual ice. On those remote
shores, rocky, sterile storm
bound, has been established a chain
of food Sheds" as the sailors call
them, from which a stranded, starv-
! ing crew may obtain provisions to
prolong life until they can be taken
aboard passing ship. in galvanized
iron houses, about Is feet wide and
20 feet long, are stored timed meat,
biscuits, cocoa, tea, -four matches,
candles, lamps, kerosene axes, fish
ing tackle, blankets clothing, cloth,
likely to prove of service to a ship
wrecked crew In each one of these
sheds may also be found good, sea-
worthy, decked boat, fitted with sails,
oars. compass and chart, giving the
course to the Bluff Lighthouse, the
nearest point on the New Zealand
coast. The islands which are now sup.
piled with these relief depots are the
Antipodes, Auckland, Enderby and
Campbell islands, which belong to
New Zealand and the Macquaries, be-
longing to Tasmania.
The New Zealand government erect
ed these storehouses and keeps them
stocked. Once each year the govern
ment steamer Hinemoa visits the
islands to repair the sheds in case
they should have been damaged by
storm and TO overhaul the stores of
provisions. And on almost every
cruise the Hinemoa rescues some
stranded crew.
Before relief depots were estab.
lished on these far distant islands
many luckless mariner persisted on
their inhospitable shores. On Ender.
by Island may be found a cemetery
where the castaways of a half dozen
vessels are buried Several of the
headboards bear this significant in
scription: Died of starvation"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12

are powerless to sell them. The com
mission will recommend that congress
be asked to permit negotiations for
the purchase of the lands by the
state.
ut will become necessary, in all
probability" the report will say, FOR
the state to issue bonds, and as the
question as to the issuance of bonds
must be submitted to the people at q
general election, and as there will be
no general election after this year
untA 1910, and as no great deal OF
progress can be made meantime until
it is known whether the bonds for
the purchase of the lands will be Is
sued, your commission recommends
that the proposition be, by the legis-
lature, submitted to the people at the
next general election, providing for
the issuance of bonds in an amount
not to exceed $10000,000, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, to be
used for the purchase of these lands,
providing they can be purchased at
reasonable rate"
The vaule of the surface lands is
estimated at not to exceed So an acre,
and possibly less. In estimating the
value of the coal deposits, the COM
mission made no explorations of its
own, and relied mainly on public
documents and the testimony of such
coal operators as could be induced to
attend its hearings.
One estimate of the deposits was
1000, 100000 tons, which, at the pres
ent rate, would require several hun
bred years of mining to be put on the
market. Carl Scholz, manager of the
mining properties of the Rock Island
Railroad Company, fixed the coal val
ues at $5,500000, and the value of the
surface lands at $3,600,000, making a
total of approximately $9,OOO,00O.
Charles d. Walcott, director of the
United States geological survey, was
quoted as saying that the lands were
worth anywhere between IS and sac
an acre.
If these coal resources were con
troled by the state the price of coal
would be reduced one-third. the com
mission believes. This would increase
the demand for coal. The commission
has reliable information that the cost
of mining coal in the Indian Terri
tory district is from $125 to not ex
ceeding 81 ton, and that state owner
ship would put the best quality of coal
on the home market at not more than
So a ton. Because of the present mo
nopoly the price is as high as SO s
ton.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12
FILIPINO DELEGATES COME TO
REPRESENT ISLANDS.
Interesting Personalities Of the Two
Men Chosen by the Native
Assembly as Represent
atives at Washington.

Naturally Americans will be much
interested In the two Filipinos who
have Just come to this country as
representatives of the Philippine is
lands in the congress Of the United
States. Benito Legarda and Pablo
Ocampo de Leon were duly elected del
egates by the island assembly which
Secretary Taft was instrumental In
opening on his recent visit to Manila,
and their appearance at Washington
marks the beginning of actual partici-
patton by Filipinos in the administra-
ton of the United States government.
1t happens that there is considerable
similarity in the lives of Seniors Le-
garda and Ocampo. Both were born
in the same year, 1853, in the district
of Manila; both were educated in the
University of Santo Tomas; both
studied law and received degree; In
time both espoused the cause of the
Filipino people against the oppression
of Spain. and participated in the So
called Tagalog rebellion, which pre-
ceded the Spanish-American war. and
which brought Emilio Auginaldo into
prominence; both were members OF
the so-called Philippine republic, and
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12
The Divorce Mill is Profitable.

$1,000, the state of South Dakota last
year took in $4S0,O00 for granting the
800 divorces to nonresidents.
While 1907 was decidedly bearish In
the divorce trade, owing to the agita-
ton in the state for repeal Of the law, II
the income for the last year is taken as
an average, South Dakota has realized
$5,O00000 from her divorce mill in the
last decade.
This really is a low estimate, for
most of those who come to South Da-
kota to be freed of chatting matrimon-
ial ties are liberal spenders of money.
Merchants send special orders for
high-grade goods in anticipation OF the
divorce patronage, hotels fit up whole
suites of rooms in the best of trap
pings to make the sojourn pleasant,
while it is regular business to fur
nish houses and rent them to unhappy
wives for from SIS to 500 a month.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12
Smokes" for Ruler of England Made
of Finest Tobacco.

New York.-The king of England
has placed with a New York firm of
tobacco brokers an order for 500
cigars, which. in point of price, will be
slightly ahead of what the royal
smoker paid two years ago, when his
bill for 1000 cigars was $4,000. For
the 500 which are to be shipped from
Havana in time to reach England at
the beginning of the Easter holidays,
the price will be $1,000.
There is no exaggeration as to the
price or the expense incurred" said a
manager of local company.
The cost of the first 1000 cigars
was actually $4,000, and the margin of
profit was exceedingly small. because
the manufacturer was eager to gain
the prestige of having served royalty.
The cigars were eight inches in length
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12
KINGS CIGARS ARE EXPENSIVE

and at the thickest part, in the middle,
one inch in diameter. They were
made of the finest Vuelta Abajo tobac-
co. Each leaf passed through the
hands of two solicitors and it required
the examination of thousands of leaves
to obtain those that were uniform in
color, uniform in size and free from
large veins.
When the cigars were finished the
workmen received So cents for each
cigar. The names of the guests were
lettered in gold leaf on the body of
these high-class smokes and each was
incased In q silken envelope. The
thousand were packed in Theoretically
sealed cedar boxes and shipped to
England.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12
.CFN0R PABLO OcAf1PO 0kLEOW

ever before the rupture occurred Lee
garda became dissatisfied with the at
titude of the more radical members
of the congress, and returned to Ma
Mia, where he apparently resumed
his former affairs. Here he became
now the object of strong suspicion on
the part of the American authorities,
but he succeeded In gaining the con-
fidence of Gen. Otis, who frequently
consulted him.
Senior Ocampo has had more pic
turesque career. Although now
classed with the conservative element,
he remained with the insurrection as
recorder of the Republican congress
until convinced that further armed re,
sistance was useless. He was cap
tured by the American forces, brought
to Manila, and released on parole by
the military authorities, who were
then trying to conciliate by kindness
and consideration the leaders of the
insurrecto movement. Ocampo was
however, too strong a partisan and OF
too bold disposition to remain silent
under such circumstances. He assist
ed in editing a newspaper, La Patria
which adopted a critical attitude
toward the American regime. This
conduct finally led to his arrest and
deportation to Guam. in company with
other leading Filipinos. After the, es
tablishment of the civil government
he was permitted to return to Manila
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12

Several of these headboards bear the
painful inscription.
"Ded from Starvation"
a crew of 81, went to pieces on the
rocks off Disappointment Island, about
200 miles south of New Zealand, on
March 7, 1907. Twelve were lost, and
the 15 survivors sustained themselves
Cor eight months and through a severe
winter, buoyed up with the hope of
reaching Auckland Island only five
miles distant, where they knew that
ample supplies of food and a seawor-
thy boat stored.
In the meantime they managed to
subsist on mollyhawks and seal meat,
cooked over a fire which they never
allowed to go out, as fewer matches
than men had been saved. When
spring came determined efforts were
made to reach Auckland Island In
roughly constructed boats. Two OF
these frail craft were smashed, but q
third attempt was successful in land
Ing small party, who found the re,
lief depot and the boat, by means OF
which they were able to convey their
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12
Swamp swallows TrestIe.

Winsted, Conn.-When workmen
employed by c. W. Blakeslee & Son
on trolley line from Woodbury., this
county, to Waterbury, arrived at a
swamp in Middlebury the other morn
ing, where they had quit operations
the night before, they found a tempo
rary trestle, with the tracks upon it,
missing, and trees on either side of
where the structure once stood lean
ing as If they would fall at any mo-
mebt.
Investigation disclosed the fact that
the heavy timbers and everything that
rested upon them had been swallowed
up in the night. Ten thousand cubic
feet of fill which had been dumped into
the swamp had also disappeared.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12
sTARvEs AMID HIS GOLD.
Rich Ohio Hermit Is Taken Away to
Madhouse.

Youngstown, O.--With thousands of
dollars hid away. his granaries filled
to the bursting point, and his little
dugout house well stocked with
smoked hams, preserves, and many
other good things to eat, Lewis Sadler,
miser and hermit, starved himself into
insanity. He Is now In the state hos
pital in Massillon.
The other day his chattels were sold
on his farm near New Buffalo, this
county The story that Sadler had
hidden away some $4,000 in gold coin
on his farm took hundreds Of people
to the scene of the auction sale con-
Quoted by county officers.
Charles Whitmore of Garfield pur-
chased bag of grain, paying for 1t
ten cents. No one bid against him.
He shook the bag and there was a
mysterious jingle inside. Hastily II
was opened and three glass jars which
were found to contain Salts in gold
were discovered. He at once turned
the money over to Sadler's guardian,
who conducted the sale. This is a
part of the hidden fortune. The rest
OF the money is supposed to be
buried some place about the farm,
and it may never be found, as there
are no hopes of Sadler recovering his
mind.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12
Business Has Brought $5,ooo,ooo to
South Dakota.
Copyright by Walden Fawcett-

Pierre. S. DIN the annual report
of the bureau of vital statistics is
made plain the reason why South Da-
kota does not want to give up the di.
vorce business.
The bureaus report shows that dur
ing the year 1907 a total of $50 d.
vorces were granted in the state, of
which 800 were to nonresidents. and it
was a dull year in the divorce mar
ket. too
The average spent by seekers for d.
vorce during their six months resi-.
dence in South Dakota is not less than
5000 month and probably much high
er, but estimating the average cost OF
Dakota divorce, including the ex.
penses of setting up residence, pay.
ment of attorney and court costs at
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12
STATE is AFTER MINES.

asaw segregated coal and asphalt
lands will be recommended in the
report of the commission named by
the constitutional convention to in
vestigate the lands. This report is al
most ready to be filed with the gov
ernor.
The lands, amounting to 100000
acres, have been withdrawn from sale
by congress and without congression-
al sanction the tribal governments
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12
Careful of Her FeeIlnos.

See here" said the lady, you told
me that work would only cost me 10
shillings, and here you've sent me a
bill for Ia shillings."
"Yes'm," replied the carpenter;
you see, when | came to think the
thing over afterwards | was afraid
maybe you'd be superstitious about
that 49,"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12
PLACE IN CONGRESS

different opinions about many impor'
tant matters.
After the American occupation OF
Manila and during the interim which
preceded hostilities between the
United States and the so-called Phil
ippine republic, Senior Legarda was
member of the insurgent congress
which sat at Malolos. Some time. how
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12
PROVISION WHICH is MADE FOR
CREWS OF WRECKED SHIPS.
"Food Sheds" Which Have Been
/, Placed on Remote Islands and
How They Have Saved Many
Helpless Mariner.

The recent rescue of Is castaways
from the wrecked barkentine Dundon-
aid illustrates anew the value of the
relief depots maintained in the far
southern seas for the benefit of ma
rooned mariners. The Dundonald, with
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12

To suffer much is to learn many
languages. SO as to understand every
body and be understood by ALMA
dam Swetchine.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12
OKLAHOMA PLAN TO ACQUIRE
COAL AND ASPHALT TRACTS.
Commission Is to Recommend Pur.
chase of 100000 Acres Of Land
from the Choctaw and Chick
asaW Indians.
asaw Indians.

Guthrie, Okla.-The purchase by the
Aew state of the Choctaw and Chick
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12
What's the matter 0
with ID A H 0 i

j Thousands OF acres Of landa
been reclaimed to cultivatiolI
irrigation in that State dun
the past 10 years. Thou'i''
more will be- reclaimed VII
the next 10 years. This nsl
an opening for many thouin
of homes.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-12
HORSE INFIRMAR1

fAt the old Oran Lewis corner, on Sptiil
vile road. Spanish Fork, Utah. = Solid
Bone Spavins and Pipes Of Festala r.usv'
or no pay. &c Crippled and lame hard
specially. e All finals examined fal
charge. Look well to your horses tssa3
from them come many diseases. "Liw5
let live" is my motto. J. A. BRoE
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-05-27
REPRESENTATION At
TUBERCULOSIS
CONGRESS
NEW MEXICO URGED TO
TAKE PART IN GREAT WORK
Interesting Letter to Governor
Curry From Famous Auth
GRITTY Outlining IncaIcuIabIe
Importance of the Congress,

Governor curry u moving o''''e'9
10 secure iull ana representative at
tendance from New Mexico at the In
,arootionol Congress on tuberculosis
~. a., Il, VIZ,
winch 40 49,.
ington' eohVeh'ls y" 9eP'eilper @lS'
The governor has received yolnmln-
ms corresnondence from the manager
,... monaco and i'm takinp stems
..,'.
10 secure "ue4ua'' ''P' eS' ''''
from this territory is not only CIV
ing recognition to a work OF meal
1ahlo in,nortance but is in line with
...,..., - z,,,au,, 90 A.. Lawn
''' '"'
er eastern states VINO are taxing
vigorous and actiVe interest III the
same direction
Governor Hughes, of New York;
Governor Warheld' "I MaTyIaha' an"
others have acted to insure large
representation from th'lf respective
states and to arouse pubic interest
generally in the congress
Governor curry desires that PROBES
sional men ana others Wh" are es-
l.
peciallY Interested IN inc work OF the
International congress ana VINO may
desire to be appointed upon the Ne"
Mexico aeIesatloh' hotl'N nun "' o',e
IN oruer lhal ms ''''o" may ""' -
delayed
onlilhes Purpose Oh '"hS''SS.
The aims Of the international Con
gfesS on IupeFcuioS'S ana '"r s's"H
ne work 1t mas III nahu are d"''l' Ivy
outlined III the lo"""I"s '.l'F Ju9'
received by Governor curry from IT.
Lawrence +. fHch' I'l' eminent a"
jhorIty on tuberculosis anu one o. tlI'
leaders o. lho movement I"' ""'I"
wide organized ellpIt IN committing Nle
disease.
Tho international congress on luOeT-
rnI"sls' washington - 80 HeP''''
per 2l-Octoper ~ I7o"'
May >, lSoS.
To His HXceH'hcy' George curry
Governor or Ne" Mexico
Dear Governor. lh' lhlrTna''"''"
Congress on TubercuIoSlS VIII De heIu
in the United states inns year. As
the most extraordinary event o. our
day it merits your attention ana war
rants my writing you inns Iollef'
Thc international cong e9S on
horcuIoSis was organized IN runs III
1898. 1t met In Naples III 1879 ~
Berlin in 1901. IN LONDON III l'ol
and again IN PARIS IN I9U'. IL Is ''!'
logical outgroWth OF the ne" KNOW
edge of tuberculosis ana Represents
the international 'mpoalhent Oh '"'
The daily tribune., 1908-08-11
MISSOURI FARMERS oRGANIzl
TEXAS DEMOCRATS.

Houston, Tex, Aug. II Bot h the
Democrats and Republicans of Texas
will hold conventions today, the for
mer meeting in San Antonio and the
latter in Dallas. The San Antonio
convention promises to be highly
interesting, owing TO the attempt that
will probably be made to inject the
prohibition issue into the delibera.
tions. The recent. primary in which
the, question of ate-wide prohi-
btiou election was an issue, was not
decisive. Owing to divers ent inter-
pretations of the law governing the
primary. both the ''wets" and
'drys" claim victory
The daily tribune., 1908-08-11
LIMERICK centennial.

Limerick, Me-, Aug. li-One hun.
dred years ago the Rev. Edmund
Eastman walked more than 100 miles
to Boston to present to the legisla-
turc Of Massachusetts, petition for n
charter for an academy Mt Limerick.
In the province of Maine The pc.
titon WAS granted and today the old
institution is celebrating It's centen.
NAL. Many distinguished mon. are
graduates of Limerick and will iaRe
part in the. program OF the next three
days. A boulder and bronze talbot,
marking the site Of tho first aca-
DENY building. will be dedicated to-
morrow.
The daily tribune., 1908-08-11
ABOUT YOUR NEIOhBORs
AND YOURSELVES

H. Houston WAS in Canon on
business yesterday.
George M Deibert and sons are
spending the day on Beaver creek.
-H. r. Caldwell is moving from
his ranch OH Brush Hollow to town.
M. A. Mouser returned yesterday
from Pueblo where he was spending
his vacation.
Dan Hall has returned from Den
YER aud says Fremont county is good
enough for lin.
Henry Thomas and family arc
moving today from Third street into
the Blunt terrace.
Winfield Wilson is up from the
eastern part of the sta to and will re-
main about one week.
John Roberts, bookkeeper at the
First National bank, is OH the sick
list and is Off from duty.
Lee Sherley of Bolton. S. O. has
arrived in the city for his health and
will remain here indefinitely.
D. Il. Fay and family of Okla
homa are In the city visiting w. l.
Crippen and wife and will remain
here.
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Newton
Large for some time, leaves for her
home tomorrow.
Mary Jacobs has returned from
her vacation trip which was spent in
Wyoming cities. She reports most
delightful time.
%. P. Gaylord, superintendent
deputy for the A. o. o. p. and wife
left today for Pueblo, after securing
large number of new members for
the order.
-Ludwick Graves, son of Judge
Graves Of the Missouri supreme court,
Is in the city visiting Waller Fletch.
or, The Misses Ludwick aud Gus Lud-
wick who are his relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Branson of
Kansas City are the guests of ]. S.
Van Law and family. Mr.. Branson
Ia mail clerk on Missouri Pacific
train out of Kansas City and they are
here touring this state
The daily tribune., 1908-08-11
Jas. Burns and Family.
A BIG DANCE-The Portland Or

A BIG DANCE-The Portland Co.
operative association will give a big
dance In Portland tomorrow night.
The Florence orchestra has been se /.
cured and good floor and fine time
IL guaranteed. An invitation has
been extended to the dancers Of Flor
ence. II they care to go to the CO.
ment town carly in the evening, they
can do NO by taking tho early Rio
Grande or Santa Fe trains and on re-
turning can leave Portland Mt one
minute before twelve at night The
moon will shine tomorrow night and
will make pleasant drive. Refresh
ments and lemonade will be served.
The daily tribune., 1908-08-11
Self.ConscIousness,

Next to a lack of faith In the
efficacy Of what we can do comes
the blighting dread of exposing ouI
weakness and our littleness to others
Sad as it may be, It is yet true that
many worthy souls shrink not only
from their simplest, plainest duties,
but their highest, noblest opportuni'
ties, from the mere dread of being
laughed at.-Jenkin Lloyd Jones.
The daily tribune., 1908-08-11
NOTICE

We take this means Of thanking
the knights of Columbia and the Elks.
also Senator and Mrs. Johnston. Mrs
X. b. August, Mrs. f. IL. Sheafer,
Mrs. Philip Griffith, Father Edmund,
Mrs. L. ]. Morrissey, Mrs. O'Brien
and Mrs. O. A. Thomas for their
kindness aud liberality to us during
the recent flood.
Jas Burns and Family.
The daily tribune., 1908-08-11
Tall EnQlish Women.

much the daughters of the gods might
be admired, our modern women left
us no cause to desire anything more
OF them In the way of height. AL
ready they are stretched out to a
length which has created the fear
that Englishmen will soon be no
where" beside their elongated sisters
London Lady's Pictorial.
The daily tribune., 1908-08-11
A Subject for Oslerizino,

"Yes, indeed" said Miss Oldgirl, II
reciting the story of the family's ter
rible experience with burglars, eth,
wretches came to my room first an
what do you think? They chloroformed
me in my sleep" Il guess" remarked
the unfeeling listener. they thought
you looked the part"