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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-10-13


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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-18
The Christmas Dinner.

In spite of the fact that the word
dyspepsia means literally bad cook,
it will not be fair for many to lay
the blame on the cook if they begin
the Christmas dinner with little ap-
petite and end it with distress or
nausea. 1t may not be fair for any
to do that-let us hope so for the
sake of the cook! The disease dys-
pepsia indicates a bad stomach, that
is a weak stomach, rather than a
bad cook. and for a weak stomach
there is nothing else equal to Hoods
1t gives the stomach
vigor and tone, cures dyspepsia,
creates appetite. and makes eating
the pleasure it should be-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-18

ARE MUCH
TO BLAME

i Washington, Dec. 1S.-The use of
improper explosives, or the improper
use of the safer explosives, are re-
sponsible for a considerable number
of deaths in the coal mines, many
of which are often credited to other
sources.
This is the assertion of Director
of the Geological Survey George
Otis Smith, made after the results
of the work of that branch of the
Survey which has had charge of the
work of experimentation in an effort
to reduce the number of fatalities in
American coal mines.
Vigorous objection is made to the
use of black powder in any mine
where there is danger of a gas or
coal dust explosion. In such mines,
the operators and miners are urged
to use the explosives that have been
tested at the Mine Accident Station.
at Pittsburg, Pa, as being much
less dangerous in their action. In
vestigations at this station have
proved that the flame from the ex-
plosion of black powder lasts from
/, 200 to 1000 times as long as the
flame from the newer explosives and
is therefore more likely to ignite the
dust or gas in these mines. "The
use of explosives is increasing both
in quantity and in the variety Of
purposes to which they are applied,
said Mr. Smith today "They are
now made at 150 plants in different
parts of the country and the product
of single year now approaches
100000, 600 pounds. OF all this ma
terial, there is no such thing as 4
safe or safety explosive when in the
hands of careless or ignorant per-
son, This statement is true wheth-
er considered i'm connection with the
transportation or use of these eX-
plosives i'm mining. In addition to
the large losses of life and property
resulting from an improper use OF
explosives in mining, the recent
statistics of the Railway Bureau for
the Safe transportation of Explo-
sives have shown more than 400 per-
sons killed and injured and over
$S,O00,000 worth of property de-
stroyed from accidents from this
source. The fact that through CO.
operative effort under the wise SUI
pervision of this bureau during the
three years of its existence these
losses have been reduced TO almost
nothing, should encourage the hope
that similar cooperative effort may
likewise greatly reduce losses of life
and property from the use OF eX-
plosives in mining.
The large death-roll of American
mines Is an oft recurring appeal 10
the miner and the management that
they cD-onAratQ i'm aVerV nOssibla Of
fort for greater safety. II may
never be possible under conditions
such as exist today to prevent mina
accidents. Little may be accom-
plished I'm that direction by either
the operators or miners working
alone, but experience in all countries |
shows that through hearty, deter
mined cooperation of the two, !
these accidents may be greatly re- |
duoed. This will require wise laws |
and regulations based on fact and !
experience, and the striotest posi-.
Bile discipline"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-18
Brogan Hotel Rules.
Board: Fifty cents square foot.
Breakfast at five, dinner at six,
sunner at seven

Board: Fifty cents square foot.
Breakfast at five, dinner at six,
supper at seven.
Guests are requested not to
speak to the dumb waiter.
= Guests wishing to rise early in
the morning can have either self
rising flour or yeast for supper.
If the room is too warm open the
window, see the fire escape.
If you wish to practice baseball,
you'll find pitcher on the stand.
If your lamp goes out and you
want a light, take feather out of
your pillow, that is light enough.
Separate tables for lunatics, rub
Der necks, and mothers-in-law.
If there is no clock in the room
you can hear the bed tick.
If you are troubled with the night
mare you will find a rope on the
bedpost
Guests are requested to eat their
sOuD with a fork.
No lady will chew tobacco in
first class hotel.
There will be a dog fight and a
murder for the entertainment of our
guests every Saturday night.
Don't be afraid of burglars in
your room, the clock will strike one.
Should you find a part of a dog
collar in the sausage, kindly return
it to the proprietor.
Don't be worried about your
board bill, the hotel is supported by
It's foundations.
If you are thirsty and want
drink of water, you will find
spring in the bed
The hotel is not haunted, al !
though on the paper hangs a |
boarder
A gentleman now residing in the
says he would like to stop |
with us again.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-18

there is coffee, they pour that in
too. on top of the other food.
When the weather is good the
children who, during the winter, re-
side at the school, are allowed to go
home for a vacation after the din
ner. If they are kept in school,
close watch is maintained, for of
all things these children love their
ponies, of all places their hills, and
Of all games, hockey" In this
their parents aid them by hitching
a pony near the school yard. Sud-
denly a pupil is missing. He has
galloped off and weeks hunt will
be needed to locate the truant.
The Indians are fond Of present
giving. At the Tongus River reser-
vation in Montana, at one time, a
sister to Sitting Bull was the guest
Of honor DESTROYS of showing their
appreciation the Indians, after many
fine speeches, brought in her present.
1t was a dog That evening she
entertained them at dinner, and
they all said they greatly relished
the canine stew.
In Phoenix, Arizona, there is
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very different from the Montana
school Lining up on Christmas
they march solemnly into
a big room with walls covered with
palms, pepper tree branches and the
thorn, a prototype of the
plant in Palestine. In the center
stands mesquite or perhaps a palo |
verde tree whose natural beauty Of |
green leaves and red berries is en-
lanced with ribbons, pop corn, |
,andy canes and presents. At din !
ner the children are divided into ta
Dles of ten, eight little ones and two |
big ones, to restrain the youngsters |
% as few squeals of ecsttacy as is |
possible even for little Indians at |
christmas dinner.
After the dinner come foot races
With prizes and ring games for the
wee ones. Then the big event, of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-18
VALENTINE
INDIANS
SANTACLAUS

Washington, Dec. 1S.--Several
thousand indian children throughout
this country are awaiting the com
ing of Christmas day with just as
much eagerness and anticipation as
the average American youngster.
For there is really a Santa Claus
that brings joy to their hearts. The
Indian children believe in Kris
Kringle, but they do not know that
he lives at the North Pole. They
think he lives in Washington, that
he is, in short, Commissioner of In
dian Affairs Valentine. And Com
missioner Valentine does his best to
live up the reputation, backed up by
a paternal government that wants
the children of Poor 10 to have all
the advantages of civilization.
At all the Indian Reservations,
Christmas Day is observed faithful
ly. There is always a big holiday
dinner to which the grown-ups are
invited as well as the children. The
invitations are supplemented with
cake of soap. In this topsy turvy
land it is the parents who eat with
their fingers and the children who |
are well behaved so that the young
sters eat first and their seniors wait |
for second table. Some of them,
preferring TO eat at home, bring |
sacks into which they dump turkey,
cranberry, rice and dessert. II ]
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-18
when First Called william.

William Collier, who has Just
made a new ten strike in "A Lucky
Star" says that he is not used to
the name William" He doubts If
he ever will be. If he goes into the
club and someone calls William,
he pays no attention He thinks the
waiter is meant. Before he changed
his name from willie" to William"
for stage reasons, he says that he
can only remember being called
William once and that was by Au-
gustin Daily. "I was call boy when
l was fourteen for Mr.. Daily and one
of my duties was to ring down the
last curtain. One beautiful autumn
afternoon there was a game between
the New Yorks and the Chicagos to
decide the championship, and on
that same fair day Ada Rehan and
John Drew played a matinee of she
Would and She Wouldn't l took a
chance and went to part of the
game. At the exact moment that
the last act came to an end l was
hurriedly approaching the stage
door. Mr. Drew looked at Miss Re
han and Miss Rehan looked
at Mr.. Drew, and both looked
at the audience and wondered
why in heavens name the cur
tain didn't come down I am told
it was very embarrassing. At last
somebody rang down but too late. |
l got back just as Mr.. Daily was in |
Where. is William? |
he asked. That was the first time |
| was ever called anything but will |
he,' and my full name has never |
quite lost it's unpleasant associa- |
tions"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-18

the day, the rabbit hunt All the
boys spread out over the desert in
circle. Stealthily they close in until
one spies a rabbit. Then it is pell-
NELL, dash and scamper for the rab-
bit must be caught in the hands. If
Bre'r Bunny is run down; he forms
the piece de resistance of the even
ing supper.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-18

Served as coffee. the new coffee
substitute known to groeers every
whore as Or. Shoops Health Coffee,
viii trick even a coffee expert Not
a grain OF real coffee In Il either.
Pure, healthful toasted grains. malt
nuts, etc, have been so eleverly blend,
ed as 60 give a wonderfully satisfy
ing coffee taste and flavor. Aud Il
"a made In a minute" too. No te-
dious "a 20 so minute boiling. ], w.
Harritt.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-18

Oregon City school census shows
nearly 600O people.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-28
Uncle Sam Looks Up Turkish Cigarettes

bite the tongue and have small dark
leaves. The most aromatic sorts are
what are called Marden and Dere.
The country where the best Turkish
tobacco is grown Is low mountain
Gus region bordering the south shore
of the Black sea. The tobacco is
grown, like the grapes. on the slopes
of the hills, and the climate is always
humid. A clear sky and bright sun
are extremely rare. The methods Of
tobacco culture are primitive. and
much is left to chance and nature;
no systematic rotation of crops is
practiced, no scientific fertilizing and
there is little cultivation
In TrebiZond the average yield is
about 500 pounds Of tobacco per acre
The leaves are put on strings. each
quality by itself. and hung on poles in
the open air. Then, when dry, they are
put into a sweathOuse A good deal of
the Turkish tobacco is made up in
Hungary for the American cigarette
trade. In one factory in Fsune. Hun
gary. in the last year. 81 ,000. 900 Gig.
arettes were manufactured Some of
the tobacco came from Brazil. Java
and Sumatra.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-28

WASHINGTON. - President Taft,
w the summer bachelor of the
White House, is sharing the fate of
many other government officials and
Washington residents whose families
have gone away to mountains or sea-
shore. The president is taking the
situation philosophically. doesn't seem
to mind the hot weather and is read
ing daily with great delight letters
from Beverly which tell of the rapid
improvement In Mrs. Taft's health.
Living bachelor fashion at the
White House Is not fraught with the
same discomforts that beset the mere
man who has his home CLOSED up on
him." when his wife goes away and Is
compelled to seek food and lodging as
best he may. The president and Mrs.
Taft divided the White House help"
when the occupancy of the Beverly
cottage was begun, so the president
is well taken care of and domestic
affairs at the White House run on
much the same.
The president. however. allowed
Mrs. Taft to take the first cook" to
Beverly. while he is served by the
second cook" who Is a legacy from
the Roosevelt administration. She is
negro girl named Mary, who halls
from Old Virginia and whose sway
over the White House kitchens now is
complete.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-28

JUDGING from many reports of new
y business ventures on the part Of
the new junior senator from Illinois
which are floating into Washington.
be is soon to be known as
Wealthy William" Lorimer in
stead of plain Mister" and Sen
ator." Besides continuing at the
head of successful brick manufacture
ing company and one or two other
concerns in Chicago. Mr.. Lorimer soon
is to participate in a steamboat bust
ness on the Mississippi and to help
operate a railroad in Colorado.
His membership in a concern which
is to operate steamboats, of light draft
between St. Paul and St. Louis and
furnish wheat cargoes to ships at
New Orleans connecting with the lead
ing rail line, was announced recently.
News now has come from Colorado
that the San Luis Valley & Southern
Railway Company has been projected.
with Senator Lorimer of Illinois and
Congressman Weeks of Massachusetts,
prominent among IT'S incorpOrators.
Connected with the project Is
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-28
Illinois Senator Is Railroad Magnat

scheme to exploit what is known as
the Costilla land grant. The Costilla
State Development Company. the Cos
tilla Power Company, and the Costilla
Irrigation Company all have been
launched with the railroad. and Sena-
tor Lorimer and Congressman Weeks
have shares in each.
The president of the new railway
company happens to be Franklin T.
Brooks. who a few years ago bly, rep
resented the state OF Colorado at
Washington as represen alive at large.
Therein lies the story of how Messrs-
LOrimer and Weeks were allowed to
participate in the good thing out in
Colorado. The most important house
committee on which Mr.. Brooks
served while in congress was the COM
mittee on agriculture. Mr.. LOrimer
They sat side by side in many i'm
rortant meetings Of the committee
during the packing house inquiry and
the discussion of the pure food bill.
they all became fast friends,
and accordingly when Mr.. Brooks re-
turned to private life and visited the
east in search of capital for his new
projects he sought them ont and won
their approval and financial support.
Thus il was through his member
ship on the committee on agriculture
that Mr.. Lorimer las been afforded
the opportunity Of becoming a rail
Way magnate.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-28

L OR the benefit of people who have
j developed great fondness for the
so-called Turkish and Egyptian ciga-
rettes. the state department at Wash
ington has made an investic alton of
the tobacco industries of the east.
Practically all of the Turkish tobacco
comes from Samsoun, in the district
of Trebizond.
Large quantities of tie Trebizond
tobacco are sold by the Turkish grow
ers to Egypt, where it is used to
brighten the tobacco obtained from
other parts of Turkey. The Trebizond
tobacco, according to the United States
consular agents. is weak, has very lit
tie aroma and large. very light col
ored leaves which do not keep well.
The Ssmsoun and Bafra tobaccos are
stronger, have more aroma. do not
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-28
Taft as Bachelor In the White House

The president has happily solved
the problem Of disposing Of the long
evenings by taking long autmobile
rides about the city and suburbs. He
usually starts out on these trips about
$50 O'Clock. returning to the White.
House at IL or afterward. Capt. Arch
ibald Butt. the presidents aide. is al
ways his companion on these jour
neys and usually the president tele-
phones an invitation to some cabinet
officer, senator or representative. and
stops at the guests house or club to
pick him up. The evening rides often
extend out into the beautiful Rock
Creek park. which stretches for miles
along the little waterway whose name
it bears. At other times Mr. Taft has
his chauffeur drive about the city or
on the Potomac park driveways.
which skirt the river back of the White
House and the monument grounds.
Arising at about seven o'clock the
president gives nearly an hour to
dumb-bells. pulley weights and other
forms Of exercise prescribed for him.
He breakfasts slowly and usually
alone. During his morning meal and
for half an hour or so afterward. the
president reads the newspapers. Be-
tween $50 and 10 he begins his busy
day in the executive Offices. At 1880
comes luncheon at the White House
always with some invited guest for
company. The afternoon is devoted
to golf, for the president hopes to
play every afternoon tina, he remains
in Washington. Dinner always finds
guests assembled and usually 1t Is
an informal and delightful meal.
which begins a little after seven
o'clock and sometimes continues for
an hour ard a half.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-28

REPRESENTATIVE TAWNEY, who
N is chairman of the house apprO-
priations committee and lives in Wi
mona, Mimi, read in the morning pa
pers the other day the itinerary OF
Mr.. Taft's western trip, and it did not
mention Winona. Mr.. Tawney is the
man who engineered the $4,000 ap-
propriation for the presidents travel
ing expenses, and he called to find out
about that Winona omission The
president agreed to put Winona on
his travelling map. not. as he ex-
planned, on account OF the appropria-
ton. but because he remembered a
story President Roosevelt had told.
President Roosevelt was touring
the west when he came to Minnesota.
In his itinerary, too. Winona was
omitted. MIR. Tawney boarded the
train up the line and asked for a
quarter-hour stop and speech in his
town. Secretary Loeb said it would
be impossible. as they were going
somewhere else and had to hurry or
they would be late. Then Mr.. Tawney
looked up the district passenger agent
of the road, who was on the train
For some reason. not yet entirely ex-
planned. the engine got out of order
when Winona was reached, and 1t
took the engineer 90 minutes to find
the fault and fix 1t.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-28
The Heron.

A heron. bird of long beak and tall
legs. was going along river He
saw any quantity of carp and pike
tthe heron is grea, eater of fish
and he could easily have caugh, them;
but he wasn't hungry; this was a very
good reason. A few moments later
his appetite came back 10 him; he re-
turned to the edge of the water 10 find
to eat. But the pike and
the carp were no longer there: it was
a great loss for him. He saw some
but this did not please him:
he wanted something more solid.
ME eat tenches." he exclaimed.
What do they take me for?'
At last he found some gudgeons-
"Gudgeons, Did anyone ever see
a heron eat such small fry? What,
Open my beak for so little"
Hunger overlook him, and in his ex-
treme want, not being able to find
else. he was glad enough TO
run across snail.
Disdain nothing, and don't be so
difficult to please. Often, IN being
willing to gain too much, We run the
risk of losing everything.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-28
Hartman Gets Good Land,

New York.-The long contested title
OF A. X. Van Deventer. treasurer of
the Southern Pacific company, repre-
senting the interests of e. H. Harri-
man to valuable land created at Rock.
away Point. L. l.. by the wind. waves
and tides, has just been confirmed by
Judge Chatfield in the United States
circuit court The present worth of
the point. considerable in itself. is of
minor importance when compared
with its potential worth as the base
of the great railroad and shipping ter.
minals which It is to be.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-28
TARIFF men CLASH
ALDRIcH AND PAYNE EXCHANGE
BITTER WORDS.
QUARREL IS over HIDE RATE
Payne Backs President 1aft's Demand
for Abolition Of Duty on This
Western Product.

MISUNDERSTANDING WOrOS between
Sanator Aldrich and Representative
Payne just before the close of an
hours session of the tariff conferees
following three hours session. are
reported to have followed an attempt
on the part of the former to compel
a vote on a motion to make hides
dutiable at w per cent. half of the
existing rate
The session was adjourned until at
2:3O. with the hide and leather tariff
still unsettled. From the variety of
reports concerning the incident, none
of which can be confirmed, it appears
that the senate leader was angered by
frequent statements made by the
house leader that the country and the
president were in sympathy with the
action of the house in putting hides on
the free list. and that he does not
propose to be governed by what q
majority of the conferees thought
about the question.
A formal motion fixing ~ per cent
as the rate to be fixed on hides was
made. At that time Mr.. Payne is re-
ported to have said that he could not
consent to the taking of vote. He
asserted that the sentiment of the
country was in favor of free hides and
referred to the expressions of the
president on the subject. The motion
was not pressed, but it was pending
Saturday. During the forenoon ses-
sion. the conferees discussed the par
liamentary situation. but at night the
motion was renewed. Mr.. Payne is
said to have reiterated his position
with increased emphasis.
Mr.. Aldrich is reported to have up
braided Mr.. Payne for his ''obstinacy"
and to hove said he was tired of die
:atorial" methods to defeat the will of
majority of the conferees. Mr.
Payne was unrelenting. When 1t was
seen that nothing could be done, Mr.
Payne's signature being necessary for
the pairing of a report, the conference
adjourned.
The intense feeling exhibited leaked
out through condolences gwen by con-
ferees to other members of congress.
After the adjournment of the confer
ence the house members continued in
session. and it was decided that a can
vass should be made to ascertain the
sentiment in the house concerning
rule of that character.
While the house conferees were in
session another conference attended
by Senators Warren and Clark of
Wyoming. Sutherland. Borah and Dick
was held. Earlier in the day Senators
Smoot and Carter had met with their
western associates. These senators
decided that they would insist upon
the shoe men fulfilling their agree
ment to permit leather goods to 60 on
the free list in return for the treat
ment of hides.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-28
Lower Rates on PuIlmans.

The state railway commission is
about to secure a reduction in Pull
man rates in Nebraska on its own
initiative without waiting for a formal
complaint The commission compiled
a schedule Of rates and then sent for
representatives of the company to see
what they thought about it. H. 3.
Clement, general ticket agent. and G.
S. Fernald, assistant general solicitor
of Chicago, conferred with the CON-
mission and agreed to send schedule
shortly containing reduction along the
lines suggested by the commission.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-28
rawney Gets Taft to Stop at Winona

In the meantime Mr.. Tawney had
introduced Mr.. Roosevelt 70 a large
crowd of his admiring townsmen. and
the president had made speech. Mr..
Taft said he was convinced he would
have to stop at Winona anyhow. and
he might as well promise TO do so
now.