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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-30
THE FIRST RAILWAY
BUILT
FATHER OF A. GREENFIELD OF
THIS CITY HELPED BUILD IT
IN STATE OF NEW YORK
INTERESTING STORY.

There was an interesting story
published recently by Mark X. Maule
in the st. Nicholas Magazine relating
to the first railway built in the Unit
ed States. This was of particular in
terest to A. Greenfield of this city,
whose father helped build this rail-
way. A Greenfield is personally
acquainted with Stephen Smith Du-
bois, the hero of the foregoing story:
There is a boy in New York who
but wait a minute, he isn't a boy
any more, come to think of it, he is
ninety-fOur years old, and that is
hardly boy. is it?
But he was boy once, and a lively
healthy. hustling boy he was. too.
away back in the early '30s, and he
did something that no boy had ever
done before, and that no boy will
ever do again-for he was the first
boy that rode on the first train in
America.
"His name was Stephen Smith Du-
bois, and he was just as fond of fun
and excitement and of going to places
and seeing things, as boys are today.
III IHS dut uluu vi 1901 dLtcE CEOpS
were harvested, and he had In his
pocket the money he had earned as
farm hand, he thought he would
give himself great treat. So he put
his little bundle on a stick over his
shoulder and started to walk all the
way from Providence. Saratoga cOun-
ty, up to Albany to visit his uncle
He was fifteen years old then, and a
fOrty-mile walk was nothing to his
active young limbs.
He had been living on farm and
the sights Of Albany kept him at a
fever heat of interest for a week, at
which time he felt that he woul i
have to start on his return journey.
He did not in the least mind the
prospect of the long walk, but when
he was told that if he would remain
little longer his uncle would take
him on the trial trip of the new rail-
road then being built, and which was
the greatest experiment that had ever
been undertaken in that part of the
country
What boy could possibly resist
the opportunity to ride in brand
new invention that was the talk of
the whole country, and which. more
over, it was predicted, would run
away, or blow up, or go over into
a ditch at the first trial.
''The name of the engine was the
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-30
MIR. ROOsevelt's Impressions of the
African Game Country,

African Game Country. ..
Next morning we werein the game
country. and as we sat on the seat
over the cowcatcher it was literally
like passing through vast geological
garden. Indeed no such railway
journey can be taken on any other
line in any other land. At one time
we passed herd Of a dozen or so of
great giraffes, cows and calves, can
tering along through the woods a
couple of hundred yards to the right
of the train. Again, still closer, four
waterbuck cows, their big ears thrown
forward, stared at us without moving
until we had passed. Hartebeests were
everywhere; one herd was on the
track, and when the engine whistled
they bucked and sprang with ungain-
ly agility and galloped clear of the
danger. A long-tailed straw-colored
monkey ran from one tree to another.
Huge black Ostriches appeared from
time to time. Once a troop of i'm
palla, close by the track, took fright;
and as the beautiful creatures fled
we saw now one and now another
bound clear over the high bushes. A
herd of zebra clatterei across a cut
ting of the line not hundred yards
ahead of the train; the whistle hur-
hied their progress, but only for
moment, and as we passed they were
already turning around to gaze The
wild creatures were in their sanctuary
and they knew it. Some of the settlers
have at times grumbled at this game
preserve being kept of such size; but
surely it is one of the most valuable
The lack of water in parts, the preva-
lence In other parts of diseases harm
full to both civilized man and dOmes-
tic cattle, render this great tract of
country the home of all homes for the
wild creatures of the waste The
protection given these wild creatures
is genuine, not nominal they are
preserved, not for the pleasure of the
few, but for the good of all who
choose to see this strange and attract
i've spectacle; and from this nursery
and breeding ground the overflow
keeps up the stock of game in the
adjacent land. to the benefit of the
settler to whom the game gives fresh
meat, and to the benefit of the whole
country because of the attraction it
furnishes to all who desire to visit
veritable happy hunting ground
From african Game Trails" by
Theodore Roosevelt in the October
Scribner.
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Launch of the Neptune.

Portsmouth. England, Sept 30
The Neptune. the ''super-Drea1-
naught" which is designed to be the
most powerful battleship afloat, was
launched successfully here today An
enormous crowd gathered to see the
vessel take the water. She was chris
tened by the Duchess Of Albany.
The Neptune is of 20,250 tons dis
placement, and is both longer and
wider than the Dreadnaught. The
admiralty has observed it's usual re-
ticence with regard to the details of
the design and construction of the
vessel, but from the figures given out
it is manifest that the experience
gained from the construction of St.
Vincent and other battleships of the
Dreadnaught type has been utilized
in this vessel. The cost of the Nep-
tune is estimated at over $1O,OOO.OOO.
Mrs. Lee of Seattle is here visiting
Mrs Hattie Bartlett,
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DE Witt Clinton but somebody call
ed it the Brother Jonathan and 1t
was afterward known as the Yam
kee,' l suppose on account of the
English engine being called the John
Bull
1T was a pretty funny looking
contraption compared to what loco
motives are now. 1t stood high and
spindling, had a straight smokestack
and the boiler was about as big as
a kerosene barrel. Behind the engine
there was a tender, just a sort of a
platform on truck. and on this were
two barrels Of water, a couple of bas-
kets of fagots and an armful OF wood.
Behind the tender were the coaches,
hooked together with three links.
Did you ever see an Old-fashiOned
stage coach? Well, these coaches
were made just like them. Regular
stage coach bodies, places on trucks
and supported by thoroughbraces,
with boot at each end for bag
gage-and four seats inside, each
holding three people-two seats in
the middle and one on each end.
There were five coaches that day.
and all of them were packed full
when the train finally got started,
so there must have Leen something
like seventy-five people aboard.
"All the big bugs and dignitaries
of the whole state were there.
reckon no boy ever rode in more dis
tinguished company. Most of them
were directors of the road, senator's,
governors, mayors, high-cons1ables,
editors and all sorts of celebrities
Many of them were old men, even
then, and most of them were middle
aged or over, while | was the only
boy on the excursion and 1 was only
fifteen. That's why say that I know
that I am the only person now living
son on its first trip with passengers
over the road.
well. as | said, we had a terrible
time getting started, but at last we
got off. and then it did seem to me
as if we fairly flew. l had never felt
anything like it. There were big
white stone mile posts all along the
road, and it seemed to me that I no
sooner would get through lodging
one than another one would come by.
Oh, it was grand riding, l tell you.
"a man by the name of Jervis-
John B. Jervis, I think it was-was
chief engineer; John HampsOn was
the fireman. and John Clark, the fell
low they called resident engineer,
acted as conductor. They didn't have
regular conductor. remember
that they filled up the boiler when
We starter, but at what they called
the halfway house we had to stop
at tank and take on water to
carry us through.
by the time we'dleft the halfway
house she was getting right down to
her work. and it looked to me as If
we were going at terrible speed, al
though / guess about eighteen miles
an hour was the best time We made.
Il saw some of the passengers turn
pale and clutch their seats like grim
death when we rounded the curves ::
and others of them, solemn old fell
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lows, looked at each other and shook
their heads, as If they knew that go
ing at such a rate as that was al
most wicked, and that they surely
were tempting fate. But 1 wasn't a
bit scared. The faster we went the
better I liked it. The engine couldn' t
go too fast to suit me.
People all along the way ran out
to look after the train as dumbfound-
ed as if it had been an airship or a
comet, and the horses and COWS and
pigs and chickens took to the hills,
bawling and squawking as If they
thought the very fiends were after
them"
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Massachusetts Democrats.

Boston, Mass, Sept. 30.-Demo-
Gratis Of Massachusetts met in state
convention in Faneuil hall today and
nominated a ticket to be voted for
at the state election in November.
James H. Valley of Watertown,
member of the state senate. was
named for governor. Senator Valley
was the democratic candidate last
year and was defeated by Gen. Eben
S. Draper, the republican nominee.
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Better Not Get
Dyspepsia
If you can help it. Kodol prevents Dyspepsia, by
effectualy helping Nature to Relieve Indigestion.
But don't trifle with Indigestion.

a partial digester-and physics are
not digesters at all.
Kodol is perfect digester. II
you could see Kodol digesting every
particle Of food, of all kinds, in the
glass test-tubes in our laboratories,
you would know this just as well
as we do.
Nature and Kodol will always
cure sick stomach-but in order
to be cured, the stomach must rest.
That is what Kodol does-rests the
stomach, while the stomach gets
well. Just as simple as A. B. C..
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90 to your druggist today and get dol.
lar bottle. Then after you have used the
entire contents of the bottle If you can
honestly say, that it has not done you any
good, return the bottle to the druggist and
ne Will refund your money without ques-
ton or delay. We will then pay the drug
gist for the bottle. Don't hesitate, all
druggists know that our guarantee is good.
This offer applies to the large bottle only
aud to but one in a family. The large bot
tie contains 21a times as much as the fifty
cent bottle.
Kodol is prepared at the laborar
tories of E. C. Dewitt G. Co., Chicago.
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Mary Johnson, an accomplished
Swedish servant girl, is looking for
position. She wants a home where
Folger's Golden Gate Coffee is used.
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We have dry batteries. Our tires
stay patched. Get your supplies Of U.s.
]. ]. Eyer. IA N. Mission. sss
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Steinway Miniature Grand Piano
for sale, or will exchange for We
natchee valley property.
MURPHY & HILL,
Columbia Valley Bank Bldg.
The sun., 1909-06-27
COLLEGE PIPE OF PEACE.
Colby Graduates May This Year Revive
an Old Custom.
From me Leuiston journal.

From the Leuiston Journal
When the class OF 1852 left Colby they in
troduced a custom which lasted until 1908
with all the succeeding classes.
This custom was that OF smoking on COM
mencement day a pipe. which was kept at
the college for this purpose. and on this
eventful day in the lives OF the graduates
they all took smoke from the pipe whether
they had ever smoked before or not. The
so-called pipe Of peace was an immense
pipe with stem two feet long and a bowl
with human face engraved upon IL in the
front. while around the sides were found
many other profles.
This wonderful pipe remained at the
college for fotty-odd years and was smoke ed
by every man who graduated during that
time, but in 1903 IL mysterously disappeared
and was not heard from until the past week.
when IL was returned to the college. With
the disappearance OF the pipe the custom
disappeared and thus the classes since 1903
have not had the privilege Of smoking q
pipe of peace.
Now. however, that the pipe is safely back
at the college and Is being watched over by
DR.. Hall at the library il ia very probable
that the old custom will again be taken up
and that the class Of 1900 will on commence
ment day Of this year be seen putting away
At this valuable old relic.
The sun., 1909-06-27
Far Eastern Notes.

nbre congress ana exhibition are TO be held
at Sourabays, Java, l.. October. lglo. Medals
diplomas and money prizes will be offered for
machinery exhibits. II Is Intended to demon.
s,ratc the extraction, preparation for market
and packing OF all kinds OF nbres, AS well as their
proper cultivation. This Is important TO us, as
we import nearly sso,ooo,ooo yearly In unmanu.
fscturcd Nhres. Address Netherlands Fast Ia.
dian Agricultural Syndicate, Sourabaya, Java.
American ploushs from Baltimore and har.
vcsters from Chicago were seen al the nrst ma.
tionai exhibition OF Slam rice. which was opcned
on March II. 1904, by the Crown Prince of Sisr,,
10 the Temple Of Siddharta, orc OF the best speci.
mens Of Slamcse ecclesiastical architecture.
There were nearly 5000 exhibits from the various
parts Of slam. The exhibition viii be held an
nualy and AFFORDS IN cScclier, opportunity for
exhibiting American machinery TO the rice cul.
ivAton and rico millers OF Slam.
InAisS foreign trade for the ten months ended
The sun., 1909-06-27
An Alaska Editors { onfessIon.
From the Ke,ehlkan Dalv Miner.


Our wife is gone, Gone to visit our mother.
in law. Gone back 10 the old home and the real
cream. Back 10 the old oaken bucket and the
mud pies OF memory We are not saying this
TO make other men cnvious whose wives arc not
gone But It is sort OF whistle 10 keep our cour.
ace up For long time the opportunity TO hang
out all night and make a monkey of ourselves has
looked good. Now, with no restraint on our con.
duct no fearful wife waiting to throw her hooks
into our hair. no one 10 lie to. nobody TO paclfy
with Artful inventions. no person TO care a whoop
whether we go to the bughousc or not, now that
the very hour and momcn, is pregnant with
wi,chery and our horoscope Is psychologIcaliy
correct fot rlotous period OF debauchery, we
get sleepy al $40 and NOPE on to bed like mol.
lusk.
lis enough to drive an ostent ntatious drunkard
10 the keeicy Institute. Solo has lost It's charms
and highbAs are a mockery. We do not want
to play poker or lick up suds or do any OF the
hundred ulsreputaplo things that a few days ago
seemed so enhancing. II things had panneI out
as anticipated we would be an actor In the jolN.
ncstion drama instead Of Its playwright ~
The sun., 1909-06-27
MIGRATION OF RATS.
Marches OF Rodents That Have Been OBJ
served In various Countries.
From Bioioaeai Surrey Bulietin Is.

From Biological StrcfV BuhfHn d.
In nearly all countries a seasonal move
ment OF rats from houses and barns to the
open fields occurs In spring. and the return
movement takes place as cold weather
approaches. The movement IL noticeable
even in large cities.
More general movements OF rats often
occur In 1908 multitude of migrat-
ing rats spread over several counties OF
western Illinois. They were noticed es-
pecially In Mercer and Rock Island coun-
ties. For several years prior TO this inVa-
sion no abnormal numbers were seen, ana
their coming was remarkably sudden. An
eyewitness to the phenomenon informed
the writer that as he was returning to his
home by moonlight he heard general
rustling In the field near by, and soon
vast army OF rats crossed the road In front
OF him. all going in one direction. Inc
mass stretched away as far as could be seen
In the dim light. These animals remained
on the farms and in the villages Of the sur
and summer Of 1904 were a veritable, piague.
local newspaper stated that between
March 20 and April iO i'et srr.r e. eonay M9ht
killed 3, ,43j rats on his farm. He caught
most Of them in traps.
In 1877 Il similar.imigration occurred tnto
parts Of Saline and Lafayette counties. Mo-,
obseryatioe in Kansas River Val ley, This
valley Tor the most part was Hooueu oy the
great freshet of June. 1908. and for about
ten days, was covered with several ieet OF
water. II is certa in that most OF the rats
in the valley perished in this Hood 10 the
fall OF 1903 much OF TIE dsl riet was Sni S,stea
the winter, and. by the following spring
had SO increased 10 numbers that serious
losses Of grain and poultry resulted.
40 doubt the majority OF the so-called
mlgrations OF rodents are 70 % reahty IN
forced migration owing TO lack OF 1000.
In England general movement OF rats
This is closely connected with the closing
Of the herring season. During the fishing
the rodents swarm TO the coast. attracted
and an wi when This food W supply falls they hasten
back to the farms and villages.
In South America periodic plaques Of
rats have taken place in Parana. Brazil.
Chile at Intervals Of from ifteen to twenty;
Ave years. These plaques in the cultivated
lands follow the ripenns and decay OF the
dominant species OF bamboo In each coun-
for two or more years a favorite food for
rats in the forests, where the animals multi
ply greatly; when this food falls they are
sistence. In 1878 almost the entire crops
Of corn. rice and mandioca in the state OF
Parana were destroyed by rats. causing
serious famine.
Islands occurred atolt the year 1873 In
alarmineiy that none OF the islands was
free from them. The rodents deyonred
plants. and even trees.-so that Tor two
years the people were destitute OF bread.
A law was passed requiring every man ln
the islands TO Sc. twelve traps; in ,, snite OF
finally disappeared with Il suddenness which
could have resulted only from pestilence
The sun., 1909-06-27
East Wildwood.

Wood Harmon x Co. sold last week at
East Wildwood l0l lots valued at si2g 5s5.
Including previous sales to builders and
investors some T50 lots have been sold on
The Flatbush district is developing into
Oh q OF the best residential seCtions of Brook
lyn with a type OF house const ruction all
it's own. East Wildwood is the only remain
Flatbush. IL stretches from the Long
Island Railroad, north Of Avenue I. to a
point just below Avenue NJ, and from Ocean
street. The abutting properties include
some of the finest developments in Fiatbush
-Fiske Terrace. Manhattan Terrace and
South Mid dwood-while Ditrnas Park. Mid
wood Manor, Kenwood and other fine resi-
dental sections south Of Prospect Park
are close by. To maintain the exclusive
character OF the neiRhborhood. East Mid
wood has been carefully restricted to a
single type Of building detached dwellings,
costing from IS 600 TO $l5 900.
The sun., 1909-06-27
FOR A UNIFORM APPRAISAL
NOVEL PLAN TO STANDARDIZE
ADJEDGED VALUES. ,
Given the Front Foot Value OF an inside
Lot, Lawson Purdy Asks, what Are
the Relative values OF Adjoining Par
GELS and Of the Corner Frontaees?

the Relative Values OF Adjoining Par
GELS and OF the Corner Frontaees?
A novel plan for securing a uniform
system Of appraisal among real estate
men in this city has been formulated by
Lswson i-urdy, Commissioner Of the Tax
Department, and is now being tried out
with pronounced success. Briefly the
plan calls for the circulation OF diagrams
OF typical business thoroughfares among
realty appraisers who are asked to mark
out on various plots their estimated
value, using as basis for calculation
the value Of the key lot. al inside site OF
standard dimensions.
The diagrams. with the blanks filled
In. are then returned TO the Tax Depart
ment. where they are compared with
similar returns from other experts In
this way the Commissioner acoomplishes
several things, First of all he becomes
acquainted with the systems and the
processes Of reasoning by means OF which
individual appraisers arrive at their
decisions. If these systems are anti
quated OF the reasoning faulty the ap-
praisers are sent personal letters in which
their errors arc pointed out TO thein.
Thus inexperienoe or inefficient ap-
praisers are given valuable information
as to the proper methods of determining
the value Of land.
On the other hand individual appraisers
may have special knowledge or may make
use of particular system with which the
Tax Departments experts are unac-
quainted Thus the plan benefits the city
as we'll as the real estate men.
Finally, when all the returns have been
received and all the errors corrected
standard system OF appraisal will have
been established which will be adopted
by the Commissioner OF Taxes and AS
sessments and by all appraisers. Then
there will be less ground for differences
Of opinion between various appraisers
and less discrepancy between assessable
and actual values.
One OF the most important objects
hoped to be accomplished is to establish
q definite ratio of values between inside
lots, corner lots and lots adjoining cor
ners. The four diagrams reproduced be-
low illustrate admirably these points.
The key lots-for example, c in the first
diagram-are 5Ox1OO feet in size and are
located in the interior Of the block-that
is they do not occupy OF adjoin corner
They are assumed to be situated in dis
trict suitable for business or office build
ings in a street where real estate has
predetermined front foot value.
STREET.
,nnf -
The sun., 1909-06-27
ReyengefuI Bullsnake.
lAt - vesey Street,
MONDAY, JUNE 3.

From the Descrd Errninp Neus.
NJ. r. Mckinney, a rancher Of Artesia,
Cal. killed a bullsnake yesterday which
he AYERS had been following him for four
days bent on avenging the death OF its
mate, which Mckinney killed one day last
week. Yesterday Mckinney started to
drive TO town, and as he passed through
gate the snake glided out Of a hedge and
wrapped itself about one of the buggy
wheels.
As the wheel revolved and brought the rep
tilc to A level with the seat IL struck at the
rancho. It did this four times before
Mckinney could get In a fatal hlow.
The sun., 1909-06-27
Bath for the Complexion. .

A clear, fresh complexion gives a look OF
cleanliness to the person possessing IL. and
the practice Of cleanliness will best accom-
plish this result as there Is no beautiner
equal to the ally tepid bath But any
water will not do. and hard water is almost
should be made so with ammonia or borax.
That wonderful old Indy Diana OF Foitiers,
who persisted in being beautiful at such an
unreasonable age, is said to have used no
This is a wonderful preserver and freshene er
OF the complexion handful OF bran to
basin Of water has q very cleansing and
good
The sun., 1909-06-27
Breadleis Folk.
From the Bakers Weekly,

From fhf BLEcff WctEIV
Baked loavcs OF bread arc practically unknown
In many parts OF south Austria and Italy as well
as the agricultural districts OF Rumanla. In the
villages OF the obersteiermsrk, not very many
miles from vienna, bread Is seldom seen. the sta
nc foo OF the people beug sterl, a kind OF por-
ridge made from ground beech nuts. which Is
taken at breaktas, with fresh or curdled milk. at
dinner with broth or fried In lard. and with milk
again al supper. This sterI Is also known as
hciden. and takes the place OF bread not only IN
Stcicrmark but In Carynthla and In many parts
OF the Tyrol.
In the north OF Italy the peasantry live chieny
on poiena, porridge made OF boiled maize
The polenta however, Is not allowed to rranu
late like Scotch porridce. or like the Austrian
sterz, but Is boiled into solid pudding. which
Is cut UP and portioned out with a string. II IA