THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. 189a
CARBQNDALE
lTh Carbondale correspondence of Tha
Tribune has been placed In the hands or
Mr. J. M. Forbes. All oomplalnts as to lr
regular delivery, etc.. olso news Items,
should be addressed to Hcbcrts & llty
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STRUCK BY A 'XRAIN.
An Aged Man Struck by a Gravity
Train Last Night.
The gravity passenger train which
arrives In this city shortly before 7
o'clock run down John Duffy, of the
South Side, last night just this sldu
of No. 1. coal schutes. Mr. Duffy is
a man nearly sixty years old and his
hearing is slightly defective. He was
enroute to the central city and was
walking the tracks when the train
boro down upon him. On account of
the darkness he could not sec It ap
proaching and being deaf he did not
hear It until It was almost upon him.
lie made a move to got out of the
tracks and was party successful. How
ever, the front car struck him and
threw him some distance.
He was picked up unconscious with
his skull crushed and one of his limbs
broken. The train hands placed him
on board a car and he was taken to
the Seventh avenue station, from
where he was conveyed to the hospital.
It was Impossible to tell last night
Just how serious his injuries were,
but his recovery Is) hoped for.
BASE BALL AT FARVIEW.
The "Hobson Choice" base ball team
of this city ran up against the Way
mart Deweys ut Karvlew yesterday af
ternoon and sustained a defeat of 6 to
2. Tho game was hii Interesting one
throughout and abounded in brilliant
plays by the local outllcldcrs. The
locals were rather weak with the stick
and it is probably due to this that they
lost the game. Tho features of the
game was Buss' twirling and Cnnnoi's
phenomenal catch of a fly ball at centie
field.
LAID AT REST.
The remains of the late George A.
Honey were laid In their last resting
place in th" Urooksidp ccmettry yes
terday afternoon. The services were
held at the family homo on Helmnnt
street at two o'clock, Itev. G. A. Place,
of the M. K. church ofllciating. Muny
pretty floral offerings were luid on the
bier "of the deccabed young man by his
sorrowing friends. The cortege wns a
largo one, many persons from out of
town being in nttondunee.
THE SOLDIER BOYS.
The membcrn of tho Thirteenth, fit
which there are about a dozen In the
city at present, will leave this morning
for their camp, so that they will be in
at this evening's roll call. They have
been in the city for ten days now. and
unless they report tonight they will be
considered deseiters. The boys are all
well known and their many friends
will be borry to see them leaving this
morning.
A GREAT IMPROVEMENT.
A force of men tinder Street Fore
man Kllleen are engaged in crowning
and ditching Brooklyn street in tho
vicinity of the Ontario and Western
bridge and have laid out what lr. a
short time will be a fine road. At pres
ent the ashes which were put on the
roadbed arc not packed, but after sev
eral rain storms it will have become
perfectly hard and an excellent road
will be the result.
OPERATED UPON.
The eight-year-old daughter of II.
Stanton, of Spring street, was. operated
upon for recurrent nppcndicltls by Dr.
S. S. Shields, assisted by Dr. Miles and
Dr. Mark Bailey. The child's case was
a very serious one and the operation
was considered the only means of sav
ing her life. A quick recovery is hoped
for.
REMOVED TO THE HOSPITAL.
Frank Williams, whose Injury was
mentioned In this paper yesterday
morning, has been removed to the
Emergency hospital. It Is feared that
the middle finger on the right hand is
crushed so badly as to make amputa
tion imperative. However, every effort
will be made to save It by Dr. D. L.
Bailey, tho attending physician.
THE CITY SUED.
Patrick Clark. James J. Campbell and
John Waterlleld, three owners of prop
erty bordering on the Lackawanna
river on Eighth avenue, have begun
proceedings to recover J3,fl00 damages
from the city. They claim that the
sewerage Is deposited on the bank and
in the bed of the river where the water
is shallow and thiF causes a stench
dangerous to the good health of the
community.
THE SPOONERS.
Packed houses continue to greet the
popular Spooners, who are playing at
the Grand this week. They produced
"Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde" last night
to a large audience, which was notable
for its enthusiasm. The play was ex
ceptionally well staged, and the actors
carried their parts out well. The
matinees continue n popular featuie.
The specialties are exceptionally clev
erly executed. Tonight "Tho Hero of
the Merrimac" will be produced.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Private Wcstgate, of the Eleventh
United Stats Infantry, who is on a
furlough at his home In Forest City,
was a visitor In this place yesterday.
C. N. Slllson is In Brooklyn. N, Y.,
In the employ of the navy yard.
A subscription dance will be given
Jn Burke's hall on Friday evening of
next week.
Miss Ida Scull, of Wayne street, Is
visiting relatives in Waymart.
John W. JoncB, has returned from
a two wcekb' vacation spent at Al
bany. N. -Y.
Louis B. Abbott arrived home from
Shamokin yesterday. He will leave
shortly for Lehigh university to re
sume his studies.
Miss Elizabeth Ayers, of Dundaff
Mreat, is visiting relatives in Scran
ton. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Chase left yes
terday for Paterson, N. J., where they
Nervous Women,
Horiford't Acid Phosphate
ulels the nerves, and Induces 8
Si
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&
Sold onlf In bottles.
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- - Wif.ft f.iifc.r li-tiii i,.,iy'' ' ' i
will remain the next two weeks ns tho
guests of their daughter, Mrs. W. M,
La thro p.
Rev. acorgo R. Merrill, of Bethany,
is visiting relatives In tills city.
Miss Mary McDonald, of Forest City,
spent yesterday with friends In town.
Miss Jcnnlo Brcnnnn, of Scranton,
Is spending a short time with her moth
er, on South Main street.
John Nolan left yesterday to resume
his studies at Lehigh university.
Miss Mltinln Moylan, of Wayiuart.
Is the guest of frlcnd3 In this city.
Fred Kasc, of Philadelphia, Is the
gust ut his classmate ut Untvcislty of
Pennsylvania, Mr. B. L. Slnser, of
South Main street.
llevs. J, J. Cumin, of Wllkes-Barre,
and J. Malonc, of Susciuchanna, vis
ited this city yesterday.
George H. Paul has resumed his
duties at the Miners' and Mechanics'
Saving bank after being absent on a
two weeks' vacation.
A. II. Hulbert, of Waymart, called
on Carbondale friends yesterdaj.
Mrs. J. S. Calllston and pon, of Phil
adelphia, arc guests at the home of
G. A. Kelly, on Lincoln avenue.
James Stafford, of Philadelphia, is
the guest of Joseph Isgar, on Salem
avenue.
Mrs. Hannnh Whipple, of Harlem
avenue, Is visiting her biother, Nelson
Phlillps.of Elk Hill.
TAYLOR NEWS.
To Celebrate an Anniversary Will
ing Workers' Pair Largely Attend
ed Fcisonal News.
The local lodge Mlnooka Tribe, No.
217. Impioved Order of Ited Men, rind
Daughters of Pocahontas, No. 64, are
making airangemenls for the celebra
tion of their nnnlvcisary, which oc
curs tomorrow evening. The grand
state ofllcors und several orutors are
expected hero for the occasion. A
street parade will take place during
the day. headed by the Taylor Silver
cornet band.
Tho Williams Division, Sons of Temp
erance, of tho Archbald, nre prepar
ing to hold an entertainment and so
cial for the benefit of their sick broth
er, Itlchard Langan, who has been
ccntlncd to his home this last two
years. The social will be held in the
church basement. All nre Invited.
Mrs. John Urllllths, of Hyde Park,
was the guest of her parents, on Union
street, on Wednesday.
There was a good attendance at the
opening of the Willing Workers' fall
last evening ut Weber's link und all
were more than pleased with the pro
gramme and with the beautiful ar
ticles on sale. Tonight there will be
an entile change In the programme,
with the exception of the ribbon drill,
which will bo repeated by request.
There will bo a faice entitled "A Love
of a Bonnet;" n piano solo by Miss
Gruman; selections, by the Watklns
family, and a mandolin solo, by Lulu
Janes. I'teful and fancy articles, can
dy, Ice ci earn, coffee and cake will bo
on sale. On Katuiday evening oysters
will bo served.
Invincible coinmandery, No. :.",:,
Knights of Malta, will meet this eve
ning in Heche's hall.
Mr. John Price, of Prlccburg, was
the guest of ft lends in this place on
Monday.
Miss Henrietta Mulhctln, of Hyde
Park, was the guest of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mulherln, of
Main street yesteiday.
Miss Alice Shepherd, of Pino Brook,
was the guest of relatives in this place
yesterday.
Mrs. Nicholas Lagan, of Hyde Park,
was the guest of her parents, on Depot
street, on Tuesday.
The social under the auspices of the
Young People's society on the Welsh
Baptist church on Wednesday evening
on the church lawn was well patron
ized. Mr. R. W. Luce, of Hyde Park, was
a business visitor in this place on
Wednesday.
The night school session will soon
commence, and n number of our young
people nro only waiting for the chance
to uttend.
Master Eugene Reese is confined to
his home on Union street, by sickness.
Great preparations are being made
for the social of the I. C. B. L'. at Web
er's rink on Sept. 21. A waltz con
test for $10 will be decided.
Mr. Clarence Wade, of Hyde Paik,
was the guest of friends In this place
yesterday.
For the benefit of the people deslr
lous of accompanying tho Young Men's
Institute excursion to Lake Ariel Tues
day, Sept. 20, the train will leave the
Delaware and Hudson depot at Ml
nooka at 8.20 a. m.
Mrs. Thomas Evans, of Edwards
vllle, was the guest of Mrs. James
Morris, jr., of High street, yesterday.
Professor John R. Francis, of this
place, visited friend In Hyde Park
on Wednesday evening.
The borough counril will meet In tho
council chambers this evening. Busi
ness of much importance will be trans
ucted. A reception was tendered Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Maugh nt their home, on
High street, on Tuesday evening. De
licious refreshments were served.
Rev. Dr. If. H. Harrir Is home from
Clifford, where he was In attendance
at the Ablngton Baptist association.
Miss Delia Knapp, of Greenwood, left
on Monday for Ransom, where she will
teach school during the teini.
The new block of Contractor J. F,
Taylor, on Main street. Is nearly com
pleted. It Is being beautified with a
coat of paint. Whc.i finished it will
be one of the neatest buildings in this
town.
JEBMYN AND MAYPIELD.
Thursday evening about nlno o'clock
lire wixi discovered in the stairway
leading from the bastiment of the
dwelling homo of Mrs. Wegman, on
Third street. An attempt was made
to ring an alarm, but the electric fire
alarm would not work. In the mean
time the neighbors came to the rcscuo
and quenched tho flro with buckets of
water. Tho blase wns In a lot of re
fuse matter in the htuirway. At about
twelvo o'clock the flro alarm sounded
and the Centals and tho Arteslans
both responded promptly and the Cry
stals soon had a stream on the build
ing but It was too far sone to bs saved,
and was totally consumed. Tho houao
was the same one that the flro was In
earlier In tho evening. The property
was insured with F. O. Robinson for
5S0.V
Mls3 Llszle BaCcer, of Conklln, N.
Y.. Is visiting her brother, AV. S. Bad
ger, on Cemetery struct.
Mabel Oshornu left yesterday to re
sume her studies at Drew Seminary,
in Now Jarsey.
Charles Potter, who for several years
was connected with Nelson Morris &
Co., han tented tho meat market of
George Walters, and yesterday opened
a cash meat market.
Attorney II. D. Carey was In White
Haven y3tcMay on legal business.
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LAKE ARIEL.
The Hotel Pines has closed for tho
season.
S. C, Bortrco Is Buffering from two
broken rlba, ruusetl by a fall.
"Mike" Jones Is laid up with a bul
let In his arm. He was accidentally
allot while otne of the boys were try
ing to get his picture In a "western
hanging scene."
Somo of the cottagers have left for
the city and by next week all will
have moved.
A heavy fog on the lake yesterday
morning reminded ono of New York
harbor, being so dense that a person
could not sco from tho station to tho
lake.
New peats nro being placed In tho
upper J'uom of the high school whero
Prof. Golden will Instruct in the high
er grades,
Floyd Bortree and Harry Samson are
now full fledged camera (lends, having
purchased a line snap shot camera.
Harry Jones' sail boat has proved to
be the fastest boat on the lake. Har
ry is Justly proud of her.
Election of delegates for representa
tives will be held Saturday night from C
to 8 o'clock at tho school house.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown leave this
afternoon for Oxford, New Jersey,
where they expect to reside.
Dr. Ely has decided not to run for
representative this year. Al. Bishop,
of Hawicy, and E. M. Curtis are spok
en of as candidates.
MOSCOW.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Post and children,
of Scranton, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Post's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Sayer. '
William Brick, of Glenburn, Is visit
ing friends In town.
Mr. and Mrs. 1. S. Tlce, of Scranton,
were the guests of Mrs. Tlce's mother,
Mrs. Emily Travis, Wednesday.
Claude, the little son of S. W. Travis,
is quite sick.
Mr. Benjamin Ellis, of New York,
and Miss Jennie Carman were united
in marriage by Rev. S. Guy Snowden
Wednesday morning at nine o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Kills left for New York
on the 10.30 train.
John Simons, of Sterling, spent Mon
day with his uunt, Mrs. C. II. Cluse.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lovelund wero
In Scranton on Tuesday.
Miss Ruth Gardner spent tho fore
nart of the week with friends at Cros
co. PECKVILLE.
The "Wilson Hose company will hold
a social and clam bake on their
grounds next Saturday evening.
Mr. und Mis. C. t White attended
the funeral of the late Frederick Tyr
rell, at Wllkes-Barre, yesterday.
Mrs. Herbert Frear will leave in a
few days for New York city to pur
chase a full new line of full and win
ter millinery stock for Mrs. William
Kestell.
Robert Tiffany, of Lenoxvlllc, Is vis
iting his son, George Tiffany.
The Young People's society of the
Peckvlllo Presbyterian church will hold
a dime social In the church parlors
Tuesday evening, Sept. 20.
' PRICEBURG.
Thursday the town was overjoyed
by the visit of Mr. Archie Jones, a most
highly respected young man, and the
only soldier from this place who Is now
homo on a fui lough from Camp Black.
A large number of young people ten
dered him a party at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Jones,
of Lincoln street. Flash-light pictures
of the group were taken by Mr. B. F.
Golden, of Olyphant.
OUR COMING BIG NAVY.
Its Armor Plato and Projectiles to
Be Pennsylvania-Made.
Colonel W. A. Str ne at Pittsburg.
It must gratify every patriotic citi
zen of Pennsylvania to contemplate
the upbultdlng of a navy which shall
be second to none in the world. Tho
lato war with Spain has demonstrated
the superior capacity and seamanship
of the American sailors. They have
covered themselves with gloiy. Here
after nothing can Impede tho progress
and growth of our Ameilcan navy.
Our great length of sea coast, our
large seaport cities, demand for our
own protection an increased navy. The
war with Spain foreshadows great re
sults for this nation. Our exports will
largely Increase. Our markets In for
eign countries will take tho surplus
products of our own. We are now in
lino to be rated as the foremost nation
of the world. As we were followed by
gieat prosperity at the close of tho
Civil war, so there will come great
prosperity to us as a nation from the
results of our war with' Spain. Wo
have forced tho nations of the world to
recognize us as a great military and
naval power.
It was wise, thoughtful and proper
that tho Republican party of this statu
in Its last convention should declare
for an increased nnvy. Let our ships
multiply upon the seas, armored with
the best armor, provided with the best
guns; let their olhcers and crews oo
composed of fearless American hearts,
proud of their recoid in tho past and
confident of victory In the future, and
let us show to the world that our re
publican form of government is super
ior to any other because it has for its
bulwark the confidence and support of
the people of this country. We, us
Pennsylvanlans must reflect with pride
that every projectile that was fired at
Spanish ships was made in rnnsyl
vanla, and every pound of armor plate
that shielded our ships from Spanish
guns was made In Pennsylvania.
slealth is Wealth.
DR. S. C. WEST'S
NERVE AND, BRAIN TREATMENT
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box; eii for f3;wuti written caarantco to
enro or rerunii money. Harople pack
uje, conulnlnz tiro U' treatment, with fell
LnstrvctloEt, ?5 cents. Onci aamnloonlr told to
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THE VALUE OF OUR
YEARLY 001) SUPPLY
COST OF FEEDING AMERICAN
PEOPLE ANNUALLY.
Tho United States Leads tho World
In Production Tho Amount of
Efttnhlos Required to Peed Our
Own Citizens What We Export.
Some Interesting Pleurcs.
From the New Tork Sun.
If the strength of a country bo meas
ured by the nbundanco and nutritive
value of its food, then the United
States stands easily at tho head of tho
dominant nations of tho world. Not
only can the farms, the meadovs, and
the orchards supply tho needs of our
own citizens, but there Is left an Im
mense surplus to be Bhlppcd to other
countrifs. During tho past ten years
the nation's wheat crop has averaged
about 165,000,000 bushels, ranging from
less than 400,000.000 bushels In 1893 to
more than 600,000,000 two years earlier.
The average yearly exports of this
wheat for the same decade were 140,
000,000 bushels, leaving 323,000,000 for
home consumption.
Excluding tho wheat used for seed
and for purposes other than human
food, the present consumption la esti
mated to be a littlo less than one bar
rel of flour per capita, or 70,000,000 bar
rels for the nearly 7C,000,000 popula
tion. That means an nnnual consump
tion of 14,000,000,001 pounds of flour a
bulk which, put Into n single recepta
cle, would require a barrel twice the
height of Washington monument and
correspondingly big In circumference.
Were all this flour made Into bread It
would yield 20,000,000,000 pound loaves,
reversing the metaphor of the Sermon
on the Mount and "giving bread for a
stone," these loaves would pave a
roadway ?6 feet wide and extending
around the world. If bikcry wagons
were loaded each with a thousand of
the loaves, 20,000,000 would be needed
to move the bread. They would mako
a procession over 60,000 miles long of
eighteen abreast from ocean to ocean.
Of course, not all the flour Is made Into
bread, since millions of pies, cakes and
other products of tho cook's art como
from these 70,000,000 flour barrels.
WHEAT YIELD.
Last year the farms of the country
raised wheat sufficient to supply this
ernormous demand at homo besides
sending 143,000,000 bushels to other
countries. Of this export two-thirds
went to Great Ihitnln and less than
a tenth to the lest of Europe. Six
bushels to a hundred wont to our
neighbors in the north and nlno to
the other American countries. Aus
ttalla and Asia took 10,000,000 bushels
and Africa 4,000,000 bushels, nut unless
the nation's farms yield a larger wheat
crop less will be exported In the future.
At the present rate of consumption
the Increased population will demand
the entire product In another decade.
Wheat, however, Is far from being
the only grain used for food by tho
American people. Tho corn crop is
about four times as large as that of
wheat, and some seventeen hundred
millions of bushels remain for con
sumption In our own country. Rut only
a fraction of this reaches the stomach
of man direct. For tho most part It
Is taken In tho pork, beef, milk, butter,
eggs, and other products of animals
that fatten on Its substance. In recent
years, apparently, tho direct use of
corn for man's food Is increasing with
the "mixed" flour, the patent food pre
parations, the brown brpad, corn dod
gers and like cookery. Whole regions
of the south use corn almost exclu
sively in preference to the wheat flour.
OAT CROP.
Then there is the oat crop, averag
ing 700,000,000 bushels, most of which
remains In this country. Americans
are rapidly following the Scotch In
the use of oats as a table food, still
only a small fraction of tho total crop
Is consumed in tho home. The aver
age barley cron is 70.ononnn in,ci,ni0
all but 5,000,000 bushels of which re
mains within the country. Tho usual
yield of rye Is 2S.000.ooo hnsiinia v
little of which Is exported. But the
barley and rye are reduced largely to
fluid form before the American con
sents to take them into his stomach.
Some 15,000,000 bushels of buckwheat
enter each year into the composition
of our pancakes.
The exact amount of these various
grains used directly for human food
cannot be determined, but probably
another 6,000,000,000 pounds must be
added to the wheat flour, making a
total of 20,000,000,000 pounds used each
yoar as food. Large as this seems, in
the agerecate. It Is less ihrm v,ra..
quarters of a pound a day to each per
sonnot a very ample meal in itself,
but fully sufficient when taken with
the abundant varieties of other foods.
Another favorite food of tho Amuri.
cans is tho potato. Its average crop In
icceni years nas Been about 223,000,000
bushels. The export and import trade
in this vegetable is insignificant. To
supply his family with the average
quantity the' head of the house needs
to purchase for each member about
half a pound a day, or three bushels a
year. Sweet potatoes are also a favor
ite food, some 45,000,000 bushels being
needed for tho annual consumption.
The yield of peas is 6,000,000 bushels, ot
beans 3,000.000, and of onions 2,(100,000
bushels. More than half a million
bushols of onions are Imported, most
of which are of choice Spanish and
Bermuda varieties. Three hundred mil
lion pounds of rice are used during the
year, one-half of which comes from
other countries. This Is only about four
pounds a year to each person, against
ten pounds in Grent Britain, fourteen
In Italy, .",00 In Japan, and CI7 In tho
Indian province of Bombay.
USE OF SUGAR.
America's sweet tooth is said to bo
abnormally developed. The consump
tion of sugar reaches the astonishing
total of 5,500,000,000 pounds; but only
one-clghth uf this Is raised at home.
Last year nearly a third of tho supply
camo from Germany, nnd 8 per cent,
mora from the rest of 'Europe. Tho
West Indies sent 21 per cunt, and the
East Indies 14 per int. Fully half the
sugar Imported camo from countries no
better able to produce It than is the
United States herself. Last year wo
raised 125.000,000 pounds of beet sugar.
There are those who prophesy that In
another decado the entire amount of
sugur needed for homo consumption
will bo produced within our own bor
ders. Tho present average Is about 73
pounds a year each, or a pound a day
per family of five.
Tho dairy produces another Impott
ant purt of tho food supply. With tho
butter, cheese, milk and like products,
the total value to tho consumer Is es
timated to be not less than (600,000,000
a year. To spread the bread, muke tho
pies und concoct othcrappetlzlng daint
ies requires an annual supply of not
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JONAS LONQ'S SONS.
Our Stores Will Be Closed
Saturday Until 5.30 0'Clock Open Saturday Evening.
All Day Friday and Saturday Evening
Wo Will Offer Our Patrons Some of the World's Choicest Bargains in Men's
and Women's Furnishings, and Women's, Men's, Boys' and Misses' Shoes.
Hen's Goods
Mori's Fan-'
cy huoe.cx-
SV"VV
t r a line
cunce, newest colorings, in
cross stripes. The choicest thing ,
ol the day. You pay 25c tor
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ers. Our price is I VC
Special lot of Men's Shirts all
day Friday and Saturday even
ing, consisting ol shirts with
colored bosoms, negligee shirts
with laundered collars and men's
soft bodied negligee shirts; price
has been 50c rriclay
ill Art IMl Ci f I If"? 1t
evening 29C
Men's Black Satin and Silk
Band Bows; regular value 13c.
ing OC
Women's
Fine Hosiery
One hun
dred doz
en pairs of
Women s
Fine Hosiery for all day Friday
and Saturday evening. The lot
consists of women's fine guage
plain black, also with maw feet,
Jonas
less than 1,330,000,000 pounds of huttcr
Besides, wo export nhout 23,000,000
pounds. Cheese Is used to the extent
of 230,000,000 pounds annually. Made
Into one KlBantlc cheese It would meas
ure 4D0 feet In diameter nnd half at
many feet in height. More striklnR
still Is the use of the raw milk, which
amounts to no less than 7,000,000,000
quarts annually. Yet this Is only a
half pint a day to each person. Of
this supply Chicago takes 46,000.000
quarts. Greater Roston 98,000,000, Phila
delphia 96,000,000, and Greater New
York 634,000,000 quarts.
Then thero arc the cbks, of which
850,000,000 dozens arc used during the
year. Placed end to end thev would
Bird the world twelve times at the
equator. Yet this use Is not excessive,
since It allows loss than three cbbs a
week to each person.
THE MEAT AVE EAT.
Probably no people in the world eat
as much meat ns tho Americans. The
secretaryof agriculture places the an
nual meat bill at not less than $900,
000,000. Figures can bo only approxi
mate, yet a fair estimate would place
the beef consumed at 5,000.000,000
pounds, pork at 4,000,000,000, and mut
ton at 800.000,000 pounds. With the
poultry and game the total meat eaten
annually cannot be less than 10,000,000,
000 pounds, which is nearly two pounds
a day for each family of five persons.
At the same time the export of this
product Is enormous. Of beef 488,000,
000 pounds went out last year, seven
eighths of which was consumed in
Great Britain. Exports ot pork pro
ducts reached no less than 1,302,000,000
pounds. Germany took 15 per cent, and
Great Britain 56 per cent. To tho meat
supply must he added tho products of
the rivers, lakes and oceans, aggregat
ing probably some 800,000,000 pounds of
various kinds of fish. The canned sal
mon alone Is placed at 60,000,000 pounds.
Americans are drinkers as well as
eaters. Last year they used 725,000,000
pounds of coffee and 110,000,000 pounds
of tea. At tho average strength the
coffee In the cups would measure 1,
200,000,000 gallons and the tea 1,100,000,
000 gallons. To these must he added
beer, 1,200.000,000 gallons, wines 25,000,
000, and distilled spirits such as whis
key brandy and turn 90,000,000 gallons.
This gives a total of over 3,600,000,000
gallons or about 43 gallons for each
man, woman and child. If we add the
cocoa, "soft" drinks, mineral waters,
etc., the total, not Including plain
water used for drinking purposes, is
easily swelled to 4,000,000,000 gallons, or
more than a gallon a person per week
of liquids other than clear wuter. On
the average a poison drinks his own
weight of these drinks every three
months.
TOTAL SOLIDS.
All told, the consumption of solid
fr.od by tills one nation during tho year
amounts In its raw state to some 90,
000,000,000 pounds, or a little more than
three pounds, a day for each person.
This means that the people eat their
own weight of food about once each
month. The total cost must be placed
at not Jess than $3,500,000,000 a year, to
which must he added another $1,000,
000,000 for drinks, making the total for
food and drink more than could ha
purchased by tho entire gold supply
of the world. Of this expenditure,
roughl.v, $1,000,009,000 goes for meat and
fish, $700,000,000 for es?s and dairy
products, $300,000,000 for wheat and
other grains, an equal amount for
fruits and nugar, and $300,000,000 for
vegetables.
The 90,000.000,000 pounds of food con
sumed Is about 1,200 pounds a year for
each person. Physiologists tay that
tho grown man needs about 1,000
pounds, the grown woman 1,200 nnd the
child from 500 to 1,000 pounds, so that
on a fair averago tho Americans may
he considered a well-fed people. As to
whether this food Is of tho proper pro
portions to clvn well nourished bodies
Is another question. Careful analysed
show that this bulk contains 47,000,000,
000 pounds, or more than half the en
tire mateilal, of nothing more HUbwtun
tlal than water. That liquid la essen
tial to the body, but may bo more
cheaply supplied In fluid form. Nearly
another 1,000,000,000 pounds Is compos
ed of mineral water, much of which
Is needed In hone making.
Of the 42.000,000,000 pounds that re
main, fi.000,000,000 pounds aro what the
chemists call protein, which goes to
form muscle and to enrich the blood.
Another 30,000,000.000 pounds aro carbo
hydrates, such as sugar and starch.
In tho digestive processes these aro
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IK ONE COULD SEE IT.
The statement in billions of pounds
of the food consumed by tho nation is
Impressive, but far less so than If wo
could actually t,ee these enormous
quantities. As an aid In measuring
one day's food of the American people,
imagine that u giant 2,000 feet tall
were to land on this continent from
a distant planet. Larger by far than
the famous giants found by Gulliver
In the land of Brobdlnnag, this monster
would tower four times as high as
Washington monument. Taking a seat
on the Palisades overlooking the Amer
ican metropolis, supposo he were to
all ui on til'.- nation to supply him
with food. He would need an amount
mini to that :en!umed by the entire
75 011001 pffple.
Set his dally supply before him and
doe what It would be. On a bread plate
half as large as a city block would rest
a loaf of bread 300 feet long and half
as tall. Beside It would stand a pie
as largo around ns a gasholder. From
a saucer the slzo of a ferryboat ho
would sip his oatmeal with a spoon
whoso bowl could hold a trolley car.
A smoking piece of beefsteak would
bo 25 feet thick and extend over
an area equal to ten city lots; a sov
ered dish contains three mammoth
white potatoes and a sweet potato,
each one hundred feet long. His pat
of butter would measure one hundred
feet In diameter. By his side is a glass
of milk as large as a water service tow
er, an egg one bundled feet long, an
applo of equal height, and a six hun
dred foot cube of sugar, making up
most of the day's food.
But the giant does not forget to ask
for drink. Besides two or three glasses
of water, each the height of a modern
office building, he drinks half tho beer
from a bottle which towers above a
twenty-story building, takes a sip ot
wine and two (giant) fingers of whlsey.
A mammoth cup of coffee and another
nearly as large of tea aro disposed of
dining the day. Yet all this food and
drink repiesonts only tho quantities
of these articles that disappear down
tho throats of the American people
every twenty-four hours.
SAMPSON AND DEWEY.
A Little Incident Illustrating tha
Difference Between the Two.
From the San FionclFco Chrcnlcle.
A letter recently received from Aug
ust II. Runge, an apprentice bdy on
the Colorado in the sixties, but now
asblstant chief engineer of the Min
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In point. I glvo it here as Illustrative
of the difference between Hear-Ad-mlral
George Dewey and Commodore
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handle men:
Wo were off Palermo, Sicily. Tho
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executive officer and to the pride the
men took under him In perfecting their
work by continuous painstaking drills.
At sunset on the day in question tho
vatch below was called un for boat
drill. Mr. Sampson had the deck.
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When the word was passed to hoist
away on the falls Sampson was very,
much displease! with the HstlcssncBd
of the crow.
"Look alive thero, you menl You
trail along like n lo: of lubberly mourn
ers blred to follow a Hindoo funeral!"'
None of the buys knew how Hindoo
lubbers trailed at funerals; indeed, I
have an Idea that Mr. SamDSon was
equally Ignorant, but nil the same tho
boys were mad and showed it by slack
ening up.
Mr. Sampson was beside himself with
anger. Three times were tho boats
lowered to the water. Just before ho
gave the word tho last time to holBt
away he shouted:
"I'll blacklist every mother's son of
you from liberty on shore If there is
any more ot this hang-dog work. Hoist
away there, now!"
Tho men were now on their mettle.
Liberty ashore Is ono grand prize o
tho man-o-war's man, but Jacky is
not going to buy it. With one accord
the long lino started on a slow-man'a
race up tho quarter deck, noisily,
tramping to the time of tho Dead
March In "Saul." Mr. Sampson looked
as If he was about to jump off tho
bridge and lay nbout him with his
trumpet. Fortunately at that moment,
Mr. Dewey came up the after hatch
way, attracted by tho unusual noise.
Taking in the situation at a glance,
he sprang up tho steps leading to tha
bridge.
"I'll take thr- derk, sir," he said.
Mr. Sampson handed over the speak
ing trumpet and retired to the other5
end of tho brldgo with a very sullen
look.
"Belay that, you men!" Mr. Dewey
called out In a short, firm tone. Tho
hoys halted and looked up. Mr. Dewey
looked down the line for a moment,
cool, quiet and smilingly confident.
Thero was at once a veiy porceptlhla
change in the moral temperature.
Tho boats were again lorered to tho
waiter.
"Man tho falls, my men'"
The long linos were grasped with a
hearty grip, the men nodding to one
another approvingly.
Hoist away, there!"
With a cheery stride themen walked
away with tho falls with such good
will that tho four cutters camo Hying
up the davits with a celerity that
threatened to send them Inboard.
"Belay all. Pipe down the watch be
low, boatswain!"
The boys scampered off to the fore
castle to eet tholr usual evening
smoke, while Mr. Dewey, after a few
words In an undertone to Mr. Samp
son, wont below, leaving that o'llcer
a wiser and possibly a better man.
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