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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21
MCKINLEY TARIFF TOO LOW.
Won't Afford Protection Against
Competition From the Orient.

Won't Afford Protection Against
Competition From the Orient.
Those who havo expressed the opin-
ion that the Mckinley tariff rates OF
duties were too high, and would never
be restored, arc evidently not alive to
tho economic and industrial develop
ments that are now occurring in DIT
ferent parts of the world, most partl-.
cularly IN Asia. Instead of their being
too high, we believe that, within very
few years, it will be found that the
Mckinley tariff rates are far too low to
afford protection to American labor
and to American industries in such
lines us may be brought into direct
competition with tho products OF the
labor or India, China or Japan.
The United States will not stand
alone in this respect. Goods made by
Or. entail labor will find their way into
every market in Europe aud Australia.
They will supplant tho European and
our own goods in South American
markets. The great hive OF European
industry will be removed to Asia un-
less some effective international COM
hination may be brought about that
can check the movement that has al
ready originatedinth the Orient. Instead
of any tendency to lower tariffs hera
or in Europe, we see before us indlca-
tions of tho necessity for distinctly
higher tariffs, in some respects, than
have ever yet been enacted in this
or any other country of the civilized
world.
The general tendency of the masses
of our people is not ia diligent fore
thought. There are some among us,
however, who recognize the impend-
ing industrial revolution and are pre-.
pairing for it by the establishment OF
factories in the Orient. While the
capital there invested will be Ameri-
can capital, it will be subject to tho
laws OF other countries and will DO
utilized IN furnishing employment fos
the cheapest kind of foreign labor.
not American labor. The product of
such factories must be kept ont OF the
Uuited States unless upon the pay
ment of such tariff as will make Its
cost equal to that OF the American
product made at home by American
iabor.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21
HIS sTEPCHILDREN,

Like Napoleon, Washington had two
stepchildren, a BOY and a girl, and, as
in Napoleon's case, the love between
him and them was as close and warm
as ii he had been their father in the
flesh.
As Eugene de Beauharnais became
Napoleon's aid, Young John Parke
Custis served Washington in like ca
pacity. At the siege of Yorktown
young Custis contracted camp fever,
and died of it, at the age of twenty
seven. Young as he was, he left a
widow, Eleanor Calvert, descendant
of Lord Baltimore; son.. George
Washington Parke Custis. baby
daughter, Nellie. who, with the boy,
was adopted by Washington, and two
elder daughters, Eliza and Martha,
who became the wives of Thomas Law
and Thomas Peter. Four children by
father of twenty-seven was not an
extraordinary record in those days.
Washington's other stepchild died
even younger than the young Custis.
whose death at Yorktown saddened
the hour of victory. She was named
Martha for her mother, and died
young, in 1773.
1t thus happened that, after the
wars close left some opportunity for
domestic life, Washington had about
him no young people except his adopt
ed grandchildren, G. w. P. and Nelly
Gusts. And the girl was easily his
fav orite.
Nelly Custis was a girl of singular
grace and beauty, and would not have
needed the high position of her family
to support her position as belle
in Virginia. Her face was mobile and
expressive rather than regular. and,
alone among the ladies of her day, her
portraits show her as a girl like those
of to day. She was thoroughly mol
ern in appearance. She married Law
renee Lewis, Washington's favorite
nephew.
1t may be noted, as a rather odd
fact, that Martha Custis, Mrs, Wash
ington's granddaughter. named her
three daughters Columbia. America
and Britannia Wellington.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21
WASHINGTON'S CABIN HOME.
His Humble Abode While Surveying
the Wilderness for Lord Fairfax.

HIS Humble ABODE While surveying
the Wilderness for Lord Fairfax.
Sunshine aud storm have been at
work upon it for generations, and yet
there are few buildings that attract
the admirers of Washington that have
more of interest in them than the de-
caying cabin, which stands alone in an
old pasture field half mile from
BerIyville, in the beautiful Shenan-
doah Valley Of Virginia.
The old cabin was the home of
Washington when he was surveyor.
He came here direct from the mater.
nal roof to begin the arduous and, at
that time, dangerous work of survey
ing the lands of Thomas, Lord Fair
fax, who owned all the northern part
of Virginia under the Kings patent |;
the work was arduous because of the
physical aspect of the country, then q
dense wilderness, and dangerous be.
cause OF the character of the inhabi-
tants, who were principally Indians or
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21

found some OF Washington's love let
tiers, and these have been kept unpub-
lished ever since.
Until the war, however, Mrs. Sally
and her husband continued to live in
the Colonies. Five years after Wash
ington's courtship of her, when he had
become famous in frontier warfare,
he met at Mr.. Chamberlayne's house
on the Pamunkey River, the Widow
Custis, whom he afterward married.
OF course, the Belvoir ladies saw a
great deal of the mistress of Mount
Vernon, and Virginia gossip, which
takes the harmless form of tradition,
has it that Mistress Martha Washing
ton never forgave Mistress Sally Fair
fax for having been her husbands first
sweetheart. She was intensely human,
was Mistress Martha.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21
Promises. Not Per:Orman, ,es.

II you want fair play oil round,
economy ut the White House AMI in
.he halls OF Congress ani general
prosperity everywhere, then you want
what We believe the Democrats as u
party are trying to attain. Y.
Herald. juno 2S, 1892.
Judging by published reports OF
Mr.. Cleve.and's wealth. there may
have been "economy at the White
House." Bat how did "lhs Demo-
Gratis as party" succeed in ".rying to
attain general prosperity"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21
HIS CURIOUS FALSE TEETH.

The peculiarly square and clumsy
look of Washington's jaw in the Stuart
portrait and other late pictures OF him
makes him look very unlike the slight
faced and rather handsome man shown
in his earlier portraits.
This curious appearance was due to
his false teeth.
The science OF dentistry ID only q
hundred years old, and at the first
false teeth were not only very expen-
sive but extremely imperfect. The
first dentist who ever practiced in
America was LIE Mair, a visitor with
the French army in the Revolution.
though before that time jewelers. had
made few sets Of false teeth, and, of
course, physicians had extracted mol
ars whose usefulness was outlived.
Washington's teeth were made by
John Greenwood, of New York, the
first American dentist, who carved o
complete set of teeth out of sea. horse
ivory In 179o. The work of making
the teeth occupied long time, and
they we're fastened into the mouth,
not by the familiar principle OF sue.
tion, but by a complicated and ingeni-
GUS arrangement Of springs and bands
OF steel, which partly filed the mouth
and made the lips bulge out. particu-
larly the lower one.
The processes OF dentistry improv-
ing somewhat, Greenwood made an
other set of teeth for Washington in
1795, and the portraits OF him painted
after that year show rather less OF tho
grim appearance about the lips which
characterizes the most familiar por.
trait Of the first President, though in
some OF his portraits he is represent.
cd as he looked-with no teeth at all
in his mouth.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21
Conyrsssmia llar.man,s Idea.

Tho Repablicin policy is, aud al.
ways has been. TO make the Govern.
ment seli.sustainlng by lcvying sde-
quate tariff duties to produce suiil.
eient revenue. aud at the same time
to protect American industries aud
American labor. Hon. Charles =.
Hartman. ". c.. OF Montana.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21
FEBRUARY rwEuIl-sEcoND.

Pale is the February sky,
And brief the day-time's sunny hours;
The wind-swept forest seems to sigh
For the sweet months Of birds aud flowers.
Yet hath no month u prouder day,
Not even when the summer broois
Ger meadows in their fresh array
Or autumn tints the glowing woods.
For this chill season now again
Brings. in its annual round. the morn,
When, greatest OF the sons OF men,
The immortal Washington was born.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21
MANUFACTURING FAILURES.

An increase Of So, sos, 29S in the
liabilities of manufacturing concerns
that failed last year does not permit
us to pooh pooh disaster, especially
when we recollect that the Democrats
wiped out all the weak concerns in
1898, Immediately after they assumed
control of the Administration. That
was their first job and they did it to
the queens taste. Now they are going
for the larger and more solid concerns.
This is all that is left for them to work
upon.
1t is the big Republican States that
they are after now. "1n seven States
the increase in manufacturing failures
for the year was SIS, $40, ,5S6, or 62.6
per cent, says Dun's Review. Note
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21
AS A COLONEL.

In 1760 Captain George Mercer
wrote to friend description of tho
personal appearance of "Colonel
George Washington, late Commander
of the Virginia Provincial troops"
which ran as follows: "5e may be
described as being straight as an
Indian, measuring six feet two inches
in his stockings, and weighing 175
pounds. His frame is padded with
we'll developed muscles, indicating
great strength. His bones and Joints
are large, as are his feet and hands.
He is wide shouldered, but has not
deep or round chest; is neat wasted,
but is broad across the hips, and has
rather long legs and arms. His head
is well shaped, though not large, but
is gracefully poised on q superb neck.
A large and straight, rather than
prominent nose, blue-gray penetrating
eyes, which are widely separated, and
overhung by heavy brow. His face
is long rather than broad, with high,
round cheek bones, and terminates in
q good firm chin. He has clear
though rather colorless pale skin,
which burns with the sun. A pleasing,
benevolent though commanding
countenance, dark brown hair, which
he wears in a queue. His mouth is
large and generally firmly closed, but
which from time to time discloses
some defective teeth. His features
are regular and placed with all the
muscles of his face under perfect con.
troll, though flexible. and expressive
of deep feeling when moved by
emotions. In conversation he looks
you full in the face, is deliberate,
deferential and engaging. His voice
Is agreeable rather than strong. His
demeanor at all times composed and
dignified. His movements and
gestures are graceful, his walk ma.
estic, and he is splendid horseman.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21
WASHINGTON ANA.
Episodes In the Life of the Father of
His Country.
ALMOST A BRITISH JACK TAR


The Washington family held the
theories of primogeniture, which the
Virginian gentry had brought from
old England, and George as younger
son had his own way to make in the
world.
At fourteen George was shy and
awkward, but big and strong. People
began life early in those days, and the
Widow Washington suggested to
Laurence, her stepson and the head of
the house, to see if his father-in-law,
Colonel Fairfax, couldn't suggest some-
thing for George.
Fairfax and Laurence Washington
agreed that the British Navy was the
place for strong lad with the mill
tary instinct, and to the British Navy
he might have gone, and become the
enemy rather than the deliverer of his
country.
just about this time Tom Fairfax,
Colonel Fairfax's son, fell on 3. NJ. s.
Harwich. during fight with a French
squadron commanded by NJ. de Bour-
donaye on the coast of India This
was 1745, the year of the "risiDg" in
Scotland.
Tom Fairfax was only twenty one,
and the pet OF the Washington and
Fairfax families. Mrs. Washington
then began to think that the navy was
not quite the place for her George.
Her brother, Joseph Ball, also wrote
to dissuade her, saying that the boy
would better be apprenticed to trade
than sent before the mast, where he
might be "pressed" from one ship to
another, ''cut and beaten like
negro" and where promotion could
only be obtained by influence.
1t was at this juncture that the sixth
Lord Fairfax, whether crossed in love
or for whatever reason, came to live
in Virginia, and, as a distant relative
OF the family, took an interest in
George and solved the question of his
future by making the boy his sur
veyor, friend and companion.
The pleasure shown by the old cour-
tier in the young lad's society bids
one think that George must have had
an old head OH young shoulders.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21
] that the large cold

i that the large gold
lg several thousands of
Bingham County, Virginia,
tly been Investigated by ex.
that the average of the ores
much better percentage fgold
either the South African or Grip
Creek districts.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21
LAPORTE. Pa, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1896.

which burned out the headquarters OF
the lodge in 1911, including q number
of historic flags. several portraits and
the bier and military saddle OF Wash.
ington, which were either burned or
stolen.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21
Five million dollars are spent each
year in England on the game OF foot
ball.

Since the MannlicLer gun came into
use the ratio is four killed to one
woundei-just the opposite to what it
formerly was.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21
More Ground Tor EulOyy.

All hail to great George Washington;
Let's follow In his track.
He never was nor couldn be-
An angie.manlae.
Washington Star.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21

zen Victoria for the last year or
manifested an inclination to
affairs of her own Govern
,h to the disgust of her
ster.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21

remarks the New Orleans
t the New York specula-
gh ont of British bond
ate war scare to pay
expenses of the
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21

at having had the effrontery to pose
as masters in the art of falsifying. But
Democratic editors were unknown
then.
Pooh, Pooh, Disaster? Not yet. Not
till next November. Then, with the
certainty OF Republican Administra-
ton, will business men be confident
that their interests are secure"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21

WEALTHY MAN.
II is rsmetimes said that Washing.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-21
.ns'Club has de-

.ns'Club has de-
/ charity means q
oart OF some peo-
lie should help the
.Ae doctors generally
4 of the stick.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-03
HoHENLoHE's SUCCESSOR.
Speculation In Berlin, and Everybody Il
Deeply Interested.

London. Feb. 2.-The correspondent
of the Times at Berlin says: As con-
firming the intrigue against Chancellor
Won Hohenlohe there appears the fol-
lowing semi official statement: THE
emperor's speech of Jan. is has been
used by the agrarians bimetallists and
Bismarckians as the starting point for
an intrigue to compass Chancellor Won
Hohenlohe's fall. The names Of Gener-
al Count Won Walsersee and Won Tar
tensleben are advanced as possible sue
cessors, because il is feared the pre-
mature disclosure of the real candi-
dates name would Jeopardize the sue
cess of the scheme. There is not the
slightest indication that Chancellor Won
Hohenlohe's position is shaken, but
these hopes are based on the emperor's
desire for a larger navy. which the
chancellor disfavors."
The Times correspondent adds that
the name of the secret candidate above
referred to is believed TO be Count
Herbert Won Bismarck: but IL may be
that his name is advanced only as a
means to defeat the intrigue by con-
Meeting with II the name of a person
age distasteful to the emperor. De-
spite the assertion that Chancellor Won
Hohenlohe's position is unshaken, says
the Times dispatch, the admission that
he opposes the emperor on naval af-
fairs looks threatening for his position
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IN VsNE zUELA.

There IL Trouble Down There Over a
Railroad TrsnspOrta Ion Agreement.
New York. Feb. "A dlspacoh 10 tno
World from Caracas, Venezuela, says:
The trouble over the English ro1lroad
between Guarua and BA-Noelona rslreat-
ems to bring scout a serious ineerna-
tlonal comulScation.
Superintendent wnsae, who suspended
the service. refused TO obey the orders
OF the minister OF public works 10 re-
sums. and says he viii await tnstruc-
tons from Dondon. The rn1naster has
imposed a fine OF 500 a day Until trans
SHAH be run. and alts complication has
provoked btcoer Comments here against
Engl!shmen The press says the Britt
ish acton regarding concessions IN
weaker countries - always unjust ana
arrogant: that Great Britain is quick 20
claim damages and TO enforce them
with warships when resistance Is I'm
possible. and - never VIKING TO comply
with the law.
The press urges the government 10
pay the railroad nothing until the guar
antee. which provides that the road
must transport 300 tons OF coal from
the mines at Guanta before payment.
begins. At The time the railway ceased
operations 300 tons OF coal had 6~en
moved The spirit OF the contract. IL
- held. however. demands thar trane-
portaitiOn shall be CONTINUOUS The ac-
gs9n OF The government imposing me
800 daily hne has given great sacsfac-
tlon here President Crespo has re-
turned TO Caracas and VII remain here
several days
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-03

Washington. Feb. Administer De LONE
OF Spain has receivd the following tele-
gram from Cuba:
Havana. Feb. "A detachment OF
Espana's battalion was attacked in Blu
ena Ventura. province of Havana, by the
enemy. who were repulsed with loss OF
six men. Early in the morning OF yester-
day the column of Colonel Vicuna. I'm tho
Cariota plantation at Jovellanos. defeat
ed part of the band OF Lacret. killing FIVE
men and capturing eight horses with
their saddles and some ammunition. A
detachment employed In repairing the
railroad I'm Quintana, near Cardenss. In
the province Of Matanzas defeated a
band OF 40 men. killing one and wounding
three. The troops had three men seri-
ously wounded. The advance guard OF
the commander-in-chief's column. on its
way from Quvicam 10 Guira de Mclena
exchanged shots with tho scouts OF the
enemy. killing one and taking one pris-
oner ans one horse. General Marin sup
poses that Maxine Gomez is 10 the south
OF his forces. detained there by the com
mander-in-chiers operations.
(''Signed) Suarez Valdez.
Acting Governor General"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-03
The Nicaragua Canal.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The special
substitute committee on the Nicara-
guam canal of the house committee on
commerce, which has been delaying
for some weeks the beginning OF its
work that President Cleveland might
furnish congress the report of the COM
mission which visited the isthmus last
summer. has concluded TO wait no
longer, and tomorrow will begin TO
draft a bill. Chairman Hepburn of the
commerce committee selected seven
members TO compose the sub commit
tee about three weeks ago. These
gentlemen desired to have in hand all
possible information upon the project
before they recommended any plan TO
the house for constructing the canal;
moreover, they thought their action
might be construed into discourtesy to-
ward the president if they should pro-
ceed Independently of the views of the
commission or should seem TO ignore
the committee. 1t is understood how
ever, that President Cleveland has
been unable to find any time for
studying the various phases. interna-
tional, engineering and financial.
which the canal project involves. be-
cause Of the other matters Of dominant
Importance, notably the Venezuelan
boupdary and the maintenance OF the
gold reserve. which have been con-
stantly before him since this con-
gress met. This is the report brought
from the white house by members
who have spoken with the president
urging him 10 use his influence in aid
ing the movement for government
control of the canal.
In view OF The probability that con-
gress will reach an early adjourn
ment. about the first Of June. the
committee Gears 10 delay its uudertak-
ings longer NJ forecasts OF the prob
able lines Of the canal bill can be had
from the seven members OF the COM
mittee. as ,ney say there has been no
discussion Yet except ct a tentative
SOFT. but they believe that the plans
which were laid before the last con-
gress can be improved upon. They be-
lieve that they viii be able 10 report a
plan 10 the house within 4 month.
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ON A NEW CONTINENT
An Expedition to Go to the South
Pole at Once.
GREATER THAN ALL EUROPE
Years Ago Sir James Clarke Ross
- ook Possession of the Main
land In the Name OF the
Queen OF England.

New York. Feb. &C T. Borshgre-
wink. the Norwegian explorer. arrived
here on the Cmbrla to-day. Borsh-
grevink has taught the world pretty
much all IL knows about the great
continent which lies In southern polar
seas. and IL his plans. as now ar
ranged. are carried out he viii be able
10 tell much more after he gets back
from an expedition which he Is to un-
dertake next winter. The scheme that
the explorer has in hand IL TO travel
over l60 miles inland on snowshoes and
sledges. with three Norwegian com
panions.
Speaking OF the proposed expedition.
he said: Eleven scientists are to go
with the expedition. We have char
tered the auxiliary steamer Jason.
the whaler which took Dr. Nansen into
the arctic regions We will sail right
for Cape Adare. which is on the new
continent. We expect TO get there this
spring. We will have another 7i-ton
steamer and a naphtha launch with US.
The two steamers viii leave us and re-
turn 10 Melbourne after whaling for
"A time.
with three Norwegian friends. all
~ III - " III -il1fN Hllttns 4 VIII HA4Ak
inland from Cape Adare and traverse
"a country that was never entered by
human being far as we know. We
VIII go from Cape Adare TO Couluan
island. a distance OF 60 miles, over a
plateau of ice and snow on sledges. We
want 10 locate the south magnetic
pole"
DO you think there is great con
tinent there. or merely an islands" Mr.
BorshFrevink was asked.
Il am quite sure IL Is n continent
and one probably three times as large
as all Europe" he answered positively.
ITO whom dos Il beiylgg
We'll. England claims d." he replied.
When Captain SIR James Clarke Ross
landed on Possession island. which -
or the coast OF the new land. more ma n
half n century ago. from her majesty =
Snip Eredus and Terror. he took pos
session OF TIRE mainland. which he never
stepped upon. IN the name OF tns
queen"
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Railroad shop strike.

Lebanon. Ind, Feb. 2.-The entire
forces of the Chicago & Southeastern
railroad shops struck yesterday for
back pay they declare due them. Early
to-day the shops were found on fire
and saved only with great difficulty, a
number Of freight cars and the freight
and passenger stations being destroy
ed. The strikers deny any hand in
the conlagration. and in mass meet
ing passed resolutions condemning the
violence. 1t is rumored tonight the
trainmen will join the strikers unless
a settlement is reached within the next
% hours