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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-12-26
MININs OF PHosPHATEs.
Where the Deposits Are Found and How
TheyA Made Marketable.

The Florida phosphate deposits are
of great Importance, yet their exist
ence was discovered so recently, and
their extent is still so uncertain that
few perpns not engaged in the sale
OF fer ng materials have much
knowledge of the large industry which
has spring up in the peninsular state.
1t has practically created new city,
Ocata, which had a population of but
a few hundred in 1870, but is now
thriving business center with modern
improvements, banking facilities and
ample railway and transportation ia
cilities. Engineering, the leading en-
CHEERING burnal, makes the following
STATEMENTS concerning the region,
VI Aich are of considerable interest as
coming from an unbiased source:
''There is no phosphate region in the
world known to-day that possesses SO
many advantages for successful min
ing as the florida deposits. The grade
of material is the highest average that
is being worked anywhere. The facil-
tiles for moving the products to points
for distribution are good. The aver
nge distance from mines to ports for
shipment is about $50 miles. The dis
tributing stations for the hard rock
districts are Port Tampa, Fernandina,
BrppsMiclsA Seyannah, the largest
tonnage being loved from Fernan-
dina, where storage bins are located
20 oil
Tampa, the terminus of the Plant sys-
TEN of railroads, is constantly adding
facilities for prompt handling of car
goes of phosphate, and at present very
nearly equals Fernandina in the
amount of its shipments. Railroads
are numerous and cheaply constructed
when necessary to extend them into
new sections. The machinery needed
to mine and prepare the material is
simple and inexpensive compared with
that generally used in other mining
operations, and the cost of n plant
with sufficient land to work upon is
within the reach of small investors
The working days at the mines are
about $50 during the year. The climate
is healthful, laborers readily obtained
at fair compensation and skilled oper-
atives are at hand who are becoming
familiar with the business. The min
ing camps are generally well regulated
and proprietors and employees can re-
side at the mines with safety and with
little Inconvenience, as supplies of all
kinds can be readily obtained at the
towns located in the near vicinity OF
all the large mining fields. Telegraph
and mail facilities are within easy ac-
cess of nearly every mining camp in
the state. Florida phosphates are
mostly shipped to European ports
and are manufactured into fertilizers
in England, Ireland, Germany France
md quite recently shipments have
been made to the Sandwich islands
Foreign agents of consumers and
dealers in phosphates have their offices
near the center of production, and
contracts for delivery and prices are
commonly fixed at points of shipment
the material. being sold at price pei
unit of It's contents of phosphate OF
lime. The Florida phosphates are al
used in the manufacture of commercial
fertilizers and superphosphate. Dos
ton Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-12-26
One Way of Finding a Scotsman.

1t is related of a successful Glasgow
merchant that, sight seeing in Paris
once, he lost his way. For considera-
BILE time he wandered about trying to
get back to his hotel The hours went
by. He never could speak French, and
his Glasgow English only brought a
smile and shake of the head. "Oh for
u body via guild Scotch tongue in his
head!" he sighed. Then came happy
thought. By signs he bought basket,
measure and berries of trim French
woman, and. shouldering his stock.
went along the street shouting: Fine
grossets, a bawbee the pine; fine gros-
sets, bawbee the pine" The crowd
laughed at the mad Briton, but the IA
miliar cry soon brought some Scotsmen
on the scene, and the merchant was
able to retire from busir SIS and smoke
his pipe in the bosom of his family,
thankful that he had found real Scots
men in his hour of need.-Tit-Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-12-26
Telling Fortunes with Armies.

There are three fortunes to be told
with an apple. Peel the fruit without
breaking the skin, and, holding the
long spiral skin daintily by the end,
swing it three times around the head
and let it fall to the ground; whatever
letter the skin then forms is the initial
of the sweetheart or friend who loyeG
you hest. Then, before eating your APP
pie, have some one name it," as they
say, and after you have saved all the
seeds begin to count them, thus:
One love- two love- three love say;
Four l love with all my heart
And five I cast away.
Six she loves; seven, he loves; eight, both
love.
Nine, he comes; ten, he tarries.
Eleven, he couits, and twelve. he marries
a more amusing fortune is that of
placing a fresh apple seed on each eye
lid and naming each. The one which
remains there longest is the truest and
best. Afamous custom consists of pour
ing a very little molten lead into tub
of cold water; there follows a splash
ing and kissing as the lead cools sudden
ly, and the shape of the lead reveals the
future. Just as in all oracles ever since
the days of Delphi, and Diana, of the
Ephesians, the scientific work lies in
reading the doubtful forecasts Alright
Louise Willis Snead, in st. Nicholas
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-12-26
An Irishman's Brilliant Idea.

Some Irishmen are naturally stupid,
but their mistakes at times are so hui
morous as to provoke a laugh, which
makes one forget the more serious part
of the error. Recently son of Ireland
went out rowing on the lake at a IA
nous summer resort. A stiff northwest
wind came up, and, not being skillful
with the oars, in a short time his boat
shipped considerable water a brilliant
idea then seized him, and, taking the
butt end of the oar, he battered away at
the planks in the bottom of the boat,
finally knocking hole in them. For
tunately for him steam launch with
a pleasure party aboard came along and
rescued him as his boat sank. Upon be-
ing asked why on earth he drove hole
through the boat he replied: An
phwat else would yez do? Sure the
boat was half full of water, an so
knocked hole in the bottom to let it
out; but, yez see, there was so much
more water i'll the lake that the little
bit of stream in my boat had no
chance to get out. "-Harper's Round
Table
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-12-26

pudding Sauce.-Four tablespoons
of fine, white sugar, two tablespoons OF
butter, one tablespoon of -four, stir
them together to a cream, beat the
white of an egg to stiff froth and add
it, then pour into the dish gill of boil
Ing water, stirring very fast; flavor
with lemon or vanilla.-Boston Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-12-26

81 gave you that parrot as a bir'
present, did l not, Matilda?" he as
"Ies, but surely, Albert you
going to speak of your gifts as
at was young and speeches
time?"
YES" with increasing wond,
it has never been out of this
There are no other young Ii
this house?"
mo, there are not"
"Then why, when 1 kissed your pic,
ture in yonder album, while waiting
for you. did that wretched bird assume
your voice and say: Don't do that,
Charlie, please don't London Tell
egraph.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-12-26
THE UNTURNED TRUMP.
BY BARNES MACGREGGOR.
HE ferry-boat,

HE ferry-boat,
"R a p pahan-
mock" had an
{ perience i'll
the winter of
1873 that will
never be for
gotten by any
of her passen-
gers.
During one
of her regular
trips between
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-12-26

Joinny-Papa. what is mileage?
Papa Mileage is what we pay con-
gre.smeir for travelling ON passes.-'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-12-26

1t is said that posts planted in the
earth upper end down will last longer
than those which are set in the natural
position in which the tree grew.
The morning times., 1895-10-28

Do you want boarders? Put Want
.ad in The Times and want no more.
The morning times., 1895-10-28
HAVE FINED THE DATE.
July TO I3 Named for the Conven'
tion of 90,

j uly y TO ID Na meU LOT IDe COnSen-
tion of 90.
In a letter received Saturday by Chair
man W. H. H. Smith, of the committee of
90. from Mr.. John Willis Baer, general
secretary of the Society of Christian En-
deavor, he says:
'Our committee was able to decide this
morning that the dates for the convention
will be July to 13. We believe that
all things considered, these will be the
best dates, and we are influenced in this
decision largely by what your committee
has had to say
Mr. Baer also says in this letter thae
he expects to be in Washington this week
Mr.. Smith has write ninviting him to dine
with the committee of 90, and il is likely
that this can be arranged.
The committee of '96 Will hold a meet
ing this evening, and important matters
with reference to the convention Will be
acted upoa.
Gunton Temple Memorial Presbyterian
Church. in which the hope is expressed
that the church will have the honor of
entertaining a delegation of 500 persons.
They make requests of the committee OF
90, that at this convention Sunday SER
vices be provided with good, live speakers;
that one of the opening meetings and one
or more of the early morning prayer
meetings be held in the church. They also
offer the use of the church for a denomina-
tional rally or committee conference.
The letter is signed by Mr.. F. C. Warman,
Rev. c. r. Patch, aud Mr.. A. G. NJ. Provost,
representing respectively the Christian
Endeavor Society, the congregation, and
the board OF trustees.
Letters which are being received daily
from officers of State Christian Endeavor
Union indicate that very large delegations
may be expected from all quarters at the
convention next July.
The morning times., 1895-10-28
One YEAR OF NOBLE WORK
tAnti-Saloon League Celebrated Its
Educational Anniversary.
Grand Union MasS-Meeting Held at
Waugh Church and Speakers
Praise the Movement.

! The Anti-saloon League closed the first
year of its WORK OF pubic temperance edu-
cation last evening with a union mass
meeting at Waugh NJ. E. Church, corner of
Aand Third streets northeast. The audience
was the largest that had ever attended any
of the meetings and was composed of mem
bers of Metropolitan, Presbyterian. and
Waugh churches, and the friends of tenn
perance in general
The meeting was called to order by
Mr. j. s. Blackford, who briefly stated its
object, and asked Capt. James l.. Ewin,
first vice president of the Anti-salooD
League, TO take charge. In the pulpit with
the pastor, Rev o. L. Eldridge, was Rev.
DR.. Luccock, pastor of the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church, and within the chancel
rail were Major S. II. Walker, eX-president
of the Anti saloon League; S. w. Russell,
A. n. Garfield, Mrs. NJ. E. Griffith, ex-
president of the District W. c. 7. U.
The meeting was opened with congrega-
tional singing, Miss Minnie bailey, of the
. Metropolitan Church choir, presiding at
the organ, followed by prayer by the Rev.
DR.. Luccock, aTter which Rev. DR.. Eldridge
extended a cordial welcome to the Anti
saloon League and its friends to Waugh
Church.
On taking the chair Vice President Ewin
congratulated the league on the large at
sAoNlhS tudb IL W tS
which the members should feel personal
pride, for it was an unnlistakable evidence
of the growing Influence and popularity of
the organization.
The first speaker of the evening was Mr.
r. s. Russell, grand superintendent of the
Juvenile Temple of Good Templars. He
was followed by Maj. S. H. Walker, who
spoke of his connection with the league
at the time of its organization. In con
clusion he paid a high tribute TO Presiding
Elder Rev. Luther B. Wilson, the present
chief officer of the league
The next speaker was Mrs. NJ. E. Griffin
ex-president OF the District W. c. T. U.
Mrs. Griffin WILL within the next few
days, leave here for Cleveland, Ohio,
where she will make her future home. and
her address was in a measure farewell
to her temperance co-workers in the d is
trict.
Rev. DR.. Luccock, in short talk, advised
the people to stop ''resoluting' SO much
and to act.
During the evening "The Holy City"
was very sweetly rendered by Miss Ger
trade Dana
The morning times., 1895-10-28
METHODISTS TO MEET.
Columbia Association VIII Conven
in Brookland November IS.

Columbia Association VIII Convene
in Brookland November IS.
The announcement was made in several
Baptist Churches yesterday that the Co
lumbia Association will meet in an
nual session this year with the Queens
town Church at Brookland on Monday, No
of delegates who have been appointed
from the churches were increased. The as
sociation includes all the churches in the
district which represent membership of
about 5000 and annual disbursements
of more than 100000.
The annual sermon, which constitutes
the opening of the meeting, will be preach
ed by Rev. s. H. Green, of Calvary Church,
at 7:30 p. m, November 1S.
A number OF interesting things will be
reported in the church letters of the oc-
casion. One of the churches, the Met
ropolitan, will report the loss of its pastor,
the late Gen. Green Clay Smith, during
the year and possibly the choice of a new
leader.
Rev. Granville S. Williams, who preach
ed there twice yesterday, impressed the
congregation Very favorably. His name
and those of Rev. Frank Folsom. of Brook
Iyn; Rev. Henry Wolf of Watertown Conn :;
Rev. Mr.. Palmer, of Pennsylvania, and
Rev. A. j. Ramsey, of Paris, KY, will
probably be considered at a meeting of
the deacons, trustees, and committee on
the selection Of a pastor, TO be held next
Thursday or Sunday. 1t is not likely that
final action will be taken at that time,
but feeling has arisen that it is time
for action in the matter and it is likely
it will be settled before the association
meets.
The morning times., 1895-10-28
WAR BEHIND The SCENES
Pretty Miss Dalton, of the goth
Century Girls, Had a Grievance.
and the Little Singer Threw Up
Her Engagement aud Quit.

Miss Maud Dalton, late of the twentieth
Century GiFis,'' is in distress. Maud is a
little petulant, or as some of the other
twentieth Century Giris" told The Times,
"scrappy."
Maud was at dinner Saturday night at
Cobb's Hotel, and had just ordered pie Tor
the third time when She began to prate
on the subject of cowhiding managers, horse
whipping everything in sight, tieing up the
box receipts, stopping the show, discharg-
ing the troupe, making the opera house
dark, and threatening TO do other dread
ful things. Some of the other members of
the company were saying rats" but
Maud would not be quelled. The young
lady had just absorbed one more slice of
pie when The Times approached her tim
idly for statement of her grievance, and
got the answer mo, sir, wont be inter-
viewed; no, sir, not on your life.'
1t seems that Miss Maud, who sings in the
chorus has not been able to sustain amicable
relations with another of the chorus girls,
Miss Moreland. OF late their relations
have become very much strained, and
rupture took place behind the scenes on
Thursday. The young ladies, it is said, eX-
changed compliments of an exceedingly
violentdescriptiun, and theambuance would
have been summoned but for the interven-
ton of other members of the company.
As they broke away Miss Morcland Missed
several insinuations against Miss Maud,
at which the latter young lady took grave
offense. She became so enraged that she
refused to appear in the same chorus OF ON
the same stage, or in the same theater,
with Miss Moreland.
Things looked so equally that one city
seemed almost too small to hold both girls.
Manager Hallan was called on, but 1t was
in vain that he sought to grease the
trou bled waters. He commanded Miss
Maud to go on with her engagement. Miss
Maud declined. She left by the stage
entrance, went around to the box office,
bought q front seat and marched down the
center aisle. II is suggested that she almost
evinced disposition to hiss Miss Moreland
when that lady came on. 1t was then that
Manager Balla0 dismissed her.
Her agreement with the company, 1t is
said. was that she should give two weeks
notice before leaving, but she didn't give
two minutes notice. She made for Manager
Hallan and demanded her salary. The
manager was steadfast. Brilliant flushes
of wrath crimsoEed the cheeks of the
singer. 1t seemed imminent that she would
do up the whole company, including the
manager. Then she threatened to levy on
the box receipts for her salary. She was
making ready to put this threat into ex-
ecution when the manager settled with
her. He gave her n check for SO for that
was with this in her hand that she came
down to dinner.
She did not then seem wholly appeased,
and was engaged in a warm controversy
with several of the members OF the troupe
when she extinguished The Times with the
remark: NO, sir; / won't be interviewed.
No, sir; not on your life"
The morning times., 1895-10-28
PELTED HIM WITH FRUIT.
Arab ard Chinaman Fought While
Street Bows Reaped Harvest.


There was a lively and rather comical en-
counter bet ween a fruit dealer and a
Chinese laundrymaD at the corner of Ninth
and E streets northwest, last evening.
Lee Wah is the name of the Chinaman.
He was passing the fruit stand of Samuel
Judge, an Arab, at the above corner. when
an Arabian youth, who had been left in
charge of the fruit business, struck the re-
ceding form of the Celestial with rotten
apple.
The Chinaman muttered a Mongolian oath
and seizing a brick started for the tricky
Arab. The latter fled up Ninth street.
Lee Wah then took possession of the stand
and threw a fun bushel of apples oranges,
and pears at his tormentor. Not satisfied
with this he dumped the remainder of the
fruit into the gutter and then continued his
journey down E street, wearing broad
smile of 81 tisfaction.
The street gamin enjoyed the novel battle
and incidentally filled their pockets with
the juicy fruit, which was strewn about
the street.
The morning times., 1895-10-28

EXTRA DEEP EXTRA HEAVY BLOCK
TIN DISHPANS.
S-quart, regular price 25c, at. :. ..12c
10-auart, regular price 35c, at. ..15c
14-duart regular price 45c, at. ..20c
17-Quart, regular price 5Sc, at. ..23c
The morning times., 1895-10-28
Only wnste Paner,

Smoke in the rear of noceupied house No.
e2S street northwest caused Mr.. Carl
Ratman, who lives in the adjoining resi-
dence, to turn in an alarm of fire at $50
o'clock last evening from the box at
Ford's old theater. The fire department
responded and found the flames confined
to large pile of waste paper in the yard
Of No. 92s. No damage.
The morning times., 1895-10-28
81. Hnndred Men IdIe

Akron, Ohio, Oct. 27-The works of the
Falls Rivet and Machine Company, at
Cuyahoga Falls, were partially destroyed
by fire last evening. Loss, $50 900; fully
insured. Six hundred men are thrown out
Of employment.
The morning times., 1895-10-28
ART HELD NO FAvORS.
Miss Cotton Commits Suicide for Fail
ing to Pass Examination.

Nyack, N. Y, Oct. 27.-Miss Estelle
Cotton, daughter of DR.. Cotton. the we'll
known dentist of Brooklyn, committed
suicide at Piermont last night. Miss Cotton
was in the habit of visiting E. T. COPELAND
and family. near Permont, and came up
on late train yesterday afternoon.
Instead of going to Mr.. copland's resi-
deHee as usual, however, she walked in the
evening around mountain below Pier
mont and jumped into creek, where her
body was afterward found.
Near by was a satchel which contained a
letter telling of her intention to take her
life. She had become Respondent through
failing to pass in an art school which
she had been attending.
The morning times., 1895-10-28
POLICE and FIRE LADS
Next Years Fund for Support Of
These Two Departments.
ASKED FOR EACH

for Police Force, $7IO,-
I5S-One Hund red and Twenty-Five
Patrolmen, Three Drivers and One
Lieutenant Added-Pay of Firemen
ced-Teiegraph Service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-19
CORDOvA,

CORDovA, Dec. 19.-Ira Karr, OF
Rock Island, visited relatives here
last week.
Several from here spent Sunday at
Rock Island.
The Ladies' Aid society fair held
Tuesday evening was we'll attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Simpson are
visiting Mrs. Simpsons parents at
Milan.
The dance at Marshall's hall Fri
day evening was largely attended.
Fifty-three numbers were sold.
Monday, Dec. 16, the business of
the firm Of Marshall Bros. passed
into the hands of Edgar Humphry.
Messrs. Harry Tavenner and Clyde
Marshall and Misses Altha Case and
Clare Nelson visited with friends at
Moline Saturday.
Early Monday morning fire de-
stroved two barns on d. +. Pinneo's
farm south OF town, destroying all
his farming implements and most OF
his grain. The estimated loss il
ST. OO. and partly covered by insur.
auce,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-19

In the discussion on road work at
the Whiteside county Farmers insti-
tute In Morrison last week it was
generally admitted that changed cir
cumstances demanded better road
methods than those adapted to the
earlier day. The point was made
that In many localities where good
road material 10 apparently scarce.
there isgood hidden material at hand
II they only search for it and uncover
1t. There was . desire to learn by
the mistakes ~ we'll rs successes In
what has 90 far been done on hard
roads. Many were in favor Of plac-
ing the permanent roadbed on one
side Of the highway. SO As to give
plenty Of room for the natural or
dirt roadbed in dry weather, which
Is generally good track then.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-19
SOUTH HEIGHTS.

SOUTH HEIGHTS, Dec. 19.-Miss
Stafford left Saturday to spend the
holidays with her parents at Green
River.
Miss Name Silvis is visiting rela-
tives and friends at Colona and
Green River this week.
The prayer meeting will be held
this evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walker. The new song books
will be used.
Mrs. Emma Smith, who has been
very low for the past week, was re-
ported no better Wednesday.
School will close Friday for two
weeks vacation. Exercises will be
held In the afternoon and . cordial
invitation 10 extended to parents and
friends to attend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-19

From . letter written by Rev. j.
Gunderman, of Dimondale. Mich, we
are permitted to make this extract:
II have no hesitation in recommend
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery, as the
results are almost marvellous in the
case of my wife. While was pastor
of the Baptist church at Rives juno.
ton she was brought down with
pneumonia succeeding Ia grippe.
Terrible paroxysms Of coughing
would last hours with little Interrupt
ton, and it seemed as if she c6ufd
not survive them. A friend recon.
mended DR.. Kings New Discovery;
it was quick in its work and highly
satisfactory in results" Trial bot.
ties free at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store. Regular size SOC and 81.