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The Ravalli Republican., 1898-03-09
An eccentric statistician calculates

An eccentric statistician calculates
that woman's tongue travels S $780,
900 Yards before she is 70. The wife
Of a man devoted to such sums prob
ably has to travel out to the wood
pile to keep up the fires, and it is
unfair to omit this from the COM
putation.-St. Louis Globe Demo-
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-03-09
"Thc Anti-Kissing league Of At

HThc Antl-klSslnB league OF At-
lanta, Ga, had things apparently all
it's own way until doctor demon
strated that "llissing is one OF the
best aids to Digestion" and now the
whole town is complaining Of -''indi,
gcstion." Twas ever thus; in the
end science triumphs.- Ocean
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-03-09
'Thn first FnUliSh newspaper wa

The first English newspaper was
the English Mercury. pamphlet
shaped. issued in Queen Elizabclh's
reign. The Gazette of Venice was
the original model Of. the modern
newspaper. The Acta Diurna Days
Doin4s) published in the later days
of Tie Roman empire, was the tlrsG
newspaper the world eyer had.
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-03-09
Gaelic the Language Of Edo

The Scottish IIighlandcrs have
ALWAYS been firmly convinced that
Adam and Eve used sta Gaelic: :" and
it is gratifying to find that philolo-
giSts: as they grow wiser. are com
ING round to the same opinion. II
is true that they have made made nc
express admission to this effect as
vet, but there is evidence that VIC
arc on tue eve of the acknoWcdgg-
mcnt that Gaelic was the original
language of the human race.
The latest dclivcrancc on the sub
icct. if it does not altogether silence
those skeptics and scoilcrs who dc
ridcd this article on Highland faith
ought to at least make them gIV'
pause. DR.. Lcitncr, IL distinguished
German Oricntalst and phiiolo9iSt
has declared Gaelic to be a "contcm
porarv or dcrivatiyc Of the PTakit
closely allied to the spoken language
out Of which, SanSkrit became
written language" He even goes Sc
far as to assert that there seem TO b'
in the Gaelic ''ccrtain suryivals OF
prehistoric languagc.'
Clearly this points in the direction
of the Highland contention, and tn
present acknowledgment, therefore
although tardy, and not perhap
quite so full as might be desired
will no doubt be welcome.
But Gaelic has another distinction
1t is, as even the Sasscnach knows
tho language to swear in. The ols
tinction, however, is one That doc
not quite harmoniZc with the thcor
of it's paradisaical origin.-Scott'sl
American.
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-03-09

Don't annoy others by your cough
ing and risk your life by ncglccting
q cold, One minute Cough Cure
cures coughs, colds, Group, grippe,
and all throat and lung troubles, j.
u. Sii>cr & Co,
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-03-09

Educate Your Bowels With Cascnrets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
l0c, 25c. tic. c. G. fail, druggists refund money
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-03-09

Every time Billy Mason lcavcs in
sight Senator Hale hastily drops his
torpedo net.-PeUria Herald.
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-03-09
AVERAGE DAILY RECEIPTS.


Statement showing comparative re-
ccipts under the Wilson and Dinglcy
laws in the first seven months Of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
ROOsEvELT's RESIDENCE.

Colonel Roosevelt wishes TO be the next
4 Governor of New York. He has PlatPs
permission. Besides, he is very popular
with the Republican masses: but the In
kcumbent of the gubernatorial Office is
. making kick-several of them. in fact.
Blacks friends are now asserting that
Roosevelt is ineligible for election. be-
i cause he has not resided" in the State
spontaneously for the five years last past.
In proof of this they produce an affidavit
that Roosevelt made when he was assess
ed Tor the payment of certain personal
property taxes I'm New York city
In that affidavit. Roosevelt swears that
pc Is not liable for those taxes, because
MS residence" was then in Washington
1T seems. however. that Roosevelt nri-
vately claims his residence at OYSTER Raw
N. Y, and that when his attorney I'm
New York called his attention 70 ,be
fa't that the aforesaid affidavit misnt
cause him to lose his vote at Oyster Bay,
Roosevelt instructed his attorney to pav
the taxes, rather than subject him 10
that calamity.
still, that, payment has never been
made. and the Black-Payn Republicans
have consulted ex-Judge Countryman
who is clearly of the opinion that Roose
welt is Ineligible. Per contra, the Roose-
Welt faction will produce the opinion Of
several big wigs to the effect that Roose-
welt is certainly all right.
They rely largely upon the letters that
Roosevelt wrote his counsel in New York.
and which, ii is said, show his intention.
beyond question-to wit. that he didn't
purpose abandoning his residence and
voting privileges in the State of New
York.
And so II goes. 1t Is quarrel between
Republicans; but we fancy the Democrats
sympathize with the Black-Payn crowd.
rather than with the Platt- Roosevelt
rough riders.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
The Best Cooks

everywhere all claim that thew
can make the daintiest dishes.
with the least amount of trouble
when using our pure foods. Our
Baking Powders, Teas, Coffees,
Spices, Olive Oil, Creamery But
ter, and Cream Cheese are abso-
lutely pure and fresh, and all our
alimentary foods are high grade
and of finest quality. We are
making a speciality this week Of
Mountain Roll Butter, 15c.
pound.
Cream Cheese, 12tc. pound.
Kingan's Best Hams, lOc.
pound.
North Carolina Roe Herrings,
1Sc. dozen.
Smithfeld Hams, 12Ic. pound.
Lemon Crackers, sc. pound.
Vermont Maple Syrup, 1Oc.
bottle.
Worcester Sauce, sc. bottle.
Our Creamery Butter at l5c. is
as good as you pay 25c. elsewhere
for.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
WANTED, SOLDIERS.

The high and mighty funetionaries of
the army are OF the opinion that our
Standing army will have TO be raised to
one hundred thousand men. They be-
lieye that a less number could not do
the service expected OF them in this coun-
try and in our Colonies. They are not far
wrong IL the policy Of the expansionists
IS to materialize.
But the question is. Where are the
hundred thousand TO come from? During
war We could safely count upon raising
half a million OF volunteers, but Ameri-
can men do not take to the regular army
In great numbers in time of peace. For
the matter OF that they do not much like
u in war times; but If there were no
volunteer organizations for them to 20
into We presume they would enlist with
the regulars.
II Is safe 20 say. too. that II the volun-
teers now in service had their choice they
would rather return home than do garrl-
son duty in this country or In the Colo
n'es. The truth is. our men do not like
the restraints and bossism that are in
separable from army life. When the
country Is at war they submit to them.
bu' no sooner is peace declared than
most OF them wish to be at liberty
soeh being the notorious conditions IN
tn's country. how are We going 10 raise
. standing army Of one hundred thou
SAND mem We know Of but two WAYS
'nai would be tolerated by our peopIe
sifst' TO raise the pay OF enlisted men
90 figure that would secure as man
as are needed. This would involve a eos,
o. untold miliipus. The pay once ra,sed
few congressman would ever vote 90 a..
Il down. su'
Second. after We have go,,on
many as possible OF our country
sen 70 enlist then to form regiments
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25

Charlotte On. c. Obseryer)
Concluding a tenderly sympathetic edi-
torial upon the death of Miss Winnie
Davis, the Richmond Dispatch says:
Whatever may have been the hostili-
ty of the Northern press to President
Davis-and il was Creative have yet TO
see anything from it anent this death
that is not tender and sympathetic; that
does not show a sense Of kinship with
the fine young woman who lies dead and
with the venerable mother who has had
so many trials, and now is called upon
to bury her youngest child; her CHEER
full baby" whom she carried in her arms
for five miles, through darkness and mud,
when the presidential party, having aban-
doned Charlotte. n. c., was trying to
make its way TO the TranS-Mississippi
Department. Some day some artist will
give to the world a precious possession in
a picture representing that scene on the
road"
This Is a touching picture as the Dis
patch paints it, without brush, but with
pen and ink
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
KHARTOUM TO sUAKIM,

The smashing Of the Khalifa at Omdur-
man by the Anglo-Egyptian forces under
General Kitchener has revived the
scheme for connecting the Nile with the
Red Sea by a railway having it's deep
water terminus at Suakim. But the road
now being discussed involves much
greater undertaking than the line from
Suakim to Berber, which was planned
some years ago. The present suggestion
is for Suakim, Kassala, and Khartoum
railway. From Suakim to Kassala about
200 miles, It would be possible, 1t is said,
to make a railway through what once
was, and might soon be again. a rich
and fourishing country-a country. for
the most part. full of water, with an
excellent climate, and crossing ground so
high as TO afford an excellent sanatoriuIn
for army officers, soldiers. and officials.
From Kassala 10 Khartoum (also about
800 miles,, or some place on the Blue Nile
above Khrtoum, it would also be posi-
bic TO make a railway. Thus, by means
OF railway, running for the major part
through good land, it would be practical
ble TO keep the capital Of the Soudan in
touch with the sea.
The fact that English papers are urging
the building of such a road, although
there is a Nile Valley road already con-
structed. which runs from the Delta a
thousand miles into the heart of the
desert, may be taken as another evidence
that the British people are thoroughly
in earnest in warning France to "hands
off, in the Upper Nile Valley.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25

OF native troops--that Is. of Cubans, Porto
Rlcans. Philippines. Hawaiians, etc.
The latter plan is that adopted by Great
Britain. They have negro troops In the
West Indies; Indian troops In India;
Egyptian troops in Egypt, etc. The ma
tive races. besides serving at low pay.
have the advantage. of course. of being
fully acclimated.
But our trouble is, that we do not as
yat know how far we could trust the ma
tivcs OF our Colonies. That is question
that we shall have to leave to the test of
time. Certainly, for good while to come
we shall have to rely entirely upon our
own troops. In short, we shall have to
experiment cautiously.
The experience Of England is. that II Is
well 10 employ natives In the public ser
vice where they are found worthy. II
may be that we shall find like policy
wise for u.s. but we should hasten slowly.
We are a very inexperienced people IN
matters OF this sort and 1t is our custom
to experiment for ourselves rather than
follow precedents OF others.
AS 10 the volunteers now in service. II
seems clear that most OF them wish TO go
home. 1t might be that If the War ONCE
would arrange so that exchanges could
be made from those regiments that are
TO be mustered out to those that are to
stay in service, the government would
have enough troops for the present SER
vice; but If II does not do that we shall
see our army dwindling and dwindling
until Congress takes steps to add to 1t.
We have already outlined what choice
we think our country has In the matter.
AS for resorting TO conscrlption we have |
not discussed 1t at all, because we do not |
think 1t is TO be considered for moment. |
Except during a war our people will not |
consent TO be drafted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25

The final awards for the torpedo-boats
and torpedo boat-destroyers have been
made by the Navy Department, and It Is
definitely settled that Mr.. William X
Trigg and his associates, OF this city,
are TO build five of the new engines OF
destruction--three of the former and two
OF the latter This means vast deal for
Richmond. 1t means the establishment
| OF another big Industrial plant here. the
giving of employment to an additional
large number of wage-workers. including
10th skilled mechanics and laborers. and
| great increase in the amount OF money
distributed In our city on pay-days. II
also means the stimulation of various
minor industries. the products OF which
enter into ship-buildlng In fact, every
| interest In the community will profit di-
| rectly or indirectly by the success OF
| Mr.. Trigg and his associates in this mat
| ter.
But the benefits to the community
reed not be confined to the specific results
10 which we have referred. Or, TO
phrase 1t differently, they need not be
restricted to such results as will flow
Immediately from the establishment and
operations of the new plant. And they
Will not be, II our people will follow up.
as they should, the recognition OF Rich
mond's claims as an industrial centre
II at the award OF the contract carries.
Richmond has never had higher recog-
milton in this respect. Moreover, the dis
putes and bitches that arose in connec-
ton with the question OF building the
boats have advertised widely Richmonds
advantages as manufacturing commu-
nifty, and had marked effect in attract
ing to the city the attention Of capital.
They have had the effect of pushing
Richmond's Industrial capabilities and
possibilities more prominently into the
view Of the country at large than was
ever the case before.
And the lesson to our people Of all
this is obvious. II is that we take up
the matter OF putting Richmond to the
front, where the Navy Department and
the Washington correspondents left off
1t is that We devote ourselves to the
Nulh anu the uuly Oh keeping our CldINS,
our advantages, oar capabilities, and our
possibilities permanently to the fore.
We must not be content with Rich
mond's having secured the contract In |
question. Whenever and wherever oppor-
tunity offers We must exploit what |
our new plant signifies for Richmond IN |
itself and what it suggests as an In |
ducement to capital to embark in other
Industrial enterprises here. We must |
make it, along with our other industries,
and our advantages as a trade centre
a leading topic in talking up Richmond"
We must accept the good fortune Of Mr.
Trigg and his associates as fresh in
spiration to such individual and con-
certed effort in behalf of Richmond as
shall eventuate in Richmond's industrial
development in various other directions.
and a consequent great expansion of both
her wholesale and her retail trade. The
award could not have been made at a
more propitious moment for Richmond,
provided our people turn it to the full
account it is in their power to turn it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
AWFUL SKIN DISEASE
Suffered Untold Agony Two Years.
itching .and Burning Terrible.
Had to Give up Work Entirely.
Instant ReIlefin First Application
OF CUTICURA REMEDIES.
AtWork, Fully Cured in months.

was afflicted with terrible malignant break.
ing out all over the upper part OF my body.
was treated by some of the very best physicians
who pronounced II contagious blood poison,
through who's spent hundreds OF dollars trying
10 get relief, butt seemed 70 get worse. All tho
time was suffering untold agony, and finally
had to give up work entirely. Igrasped atevery-
thing saw advertised, and listened 10 every sug'
gestion from friends, but nothing seemed to reach
my case. The burning. itching tx was In seemed
TO be aggravated by every effort to relieve myself;
but, thank God. relief came 10 me at last. CUTl
cURA REMEDIES were suggested to me, and L
Immediately procured the CUTIcURA tolntment),
CUTIcuRA SOAP, and CuTIcURA RssoLvESr.
From the first, experienced soothing relief.
notwithstanding my intense pain. The warm
bath, with CUTIcURA SOAP, the amounting with
CuTIcuRA, and the dose OF CuTIcURA REsoI-
VENT, seemed to start the good work from the
FIRST. / improved right along, and IN less than
t,co months I toas able TO be up ana at pork,
and continued to improve daily till at last ioas
entirely cured, sound aud well. NOT a sign on my
body axychere indicating that anything had ever
been the matter with me. II is now over two
years since have been entirely cured, and not a
slgn or a symptom has ever returned. l Will
gladly answer any and all letters with reference
10 nv case. NJ. b. BASTIEN.
I56 w Hunter St., Atlanta. Ga.
Witness j. @. AHERN.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
RIVAL SUGAR REFINERS.

Some comment has been excited in New
York by the fact that Arbuckle Brothers
have been offering some grades Of soft
sugars" at lie cent under the current
quotation. In view Of the threatened new
competition in the trade, this concession
in price is considered as significant. The
Arbuckles, however. deny that they mean
to bring on a fight. The concession in
question, they say. was made so that they
may reduce the stock that has accumu-
lated upon their hands. Nevertheless, the
trade are watching the sugar market with
interest. 1t is believed that unless an
agreement is soon reached between the
Trust and the Arbuckles a war will be
inevitable. The Arbuckles claim to be able
to make refined sugar cheaper than the
Trust can.
Consumers will, of course, be on the
lookout for lower prices. but they cannot
hope to profit long by any competition
that may ensue. One firm will run the
other firm off, or there will be an agree
ment reached as to prices and production,
or one concern will buy the other out.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
A Dead Gray Mule.

A Centre (Ala) dispatch to the Mont
gomery Advertis says: THE saying has
been abroad in tie land during the ages
past that no one ever say a dead gray
mule. but one died in Cherokee recently
full of years. honor (mule honor and gray
hairs. Vic was the property of j. b. Chap
man, OF Kinks Grove. and first saw the
light May IL, 1862, died September Z. 1898
aged So years. 3 months. and 26 days. Vie
was a faithful servant all these years. al
ways came TO the scratch at plow time,
and never showed any desire to go on the
pension roll till after the present years
crop was planted. She was never affiict-
ed with a mortgage or other muie-killing
ailments"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
SUNDAY. ...SEPTEMBER %, 1898.

Friends Of the Dispatch would do us
"a favor by informing us promptly of any
failure on the part of newsdealers, o.
Enewsboys on railroad trains, to meet the
public demand for copies of this paper
jlnformation is also desired by us Of the
delinquency OF any carrier of ours in
'Richmond. Manchester or elsewhere.
Mail subscribers are likewise invited
ito report to us whenever their papers
come late or irregularly.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
A Poor Memory.

Raddle: What's the matter with you
you in such a brown study. Any trouble
on your mind?
Addle: should say there was. brought
matters to climax with Miss Bonbon
last evening-proposed to her. you know
and falling to make a note Of her an
swer at the time, I'm blessed IL can re-
call now whether she accepted me or not.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
The BARBER ut Play.

AS the barber walked from side to side
Of the billiard table. as II to study the
angles for his next shot, his friend inter-
rupted him with:
What do you say to a sandwich with
this next order?"
mo, thank you" returned the Knight
Of the razor, II have a feast IN hand
nova whole barberque, so to speak"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25

Colonel William +. Cody, better known
to the showgoing public as Buffalo
BILL" is now seriously Ill with typhoid
fever, and has been removed from his
private car TO a hospital in Kansas CITY.
The Colonel is taken by foreigners as rep
resentative Of the typical American, and
perhaps no other citizen of our nation is
more widely known in Europe than he is.
Indeed. his great show has appeared in
nearly all the cities Of the Continent,
while In London he mas for years enter
tanned the public at Intervals. 1t does
the eyes of our countrymen good, on en-
tering the immense English capital, to
see the town placarded with his posters.
These startling pictures, though telling
of things of which we are a'most as ig-
norant as our foreign brethren, are never
theless deliciously suggestive Of home and
our native land.
We have even heard that the Parisians
have named a street after buffalo BILL"
and all sources OF information tell us that
he is a great favorite with the French.
In the eyes of the American small boy,
Cody is nothing less than a hero, and his
accomplishments as a ,uarksman and
rider. coupled with his picturesque and
manly appearance, inspire them with an
awe which no other could create.
And it may be said, in Justice TO the
great Snowman, that he fully deserves the
success and admiration which he has won.
Though he has for years appeared before
the world as a seeker after dollars, his
past record is a most credtable enc, and
military officers and others who have
known him on his native heath assert
that he is a fine generous fellow. In
fashion. he has been a public educator.
for when he first started his show on the
road he transplanted a portion OF the
Wild West so TO speak. beneath his ca
paclous canvas. and taught the .eople Of
the East things of which they. had not
dreamed.
In recent years. however, Buffalo Bills
have lost many of their
American features. and foreign perform
ers. such as Arabs, Chinese, Tartars, &C.,
have been largely introduced.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
Slightly Cruel.

Folliman and his girl were out mush-
room hunting. AS she piloted him from a
vine-broidered laneway into a pasture
open, he remarked: II always get bewil-
dered in these painless wilds. don't you
know. 1t was only yesterday hat was
in this neighborhood. and 1
lost my head"
Shopping TO pick mammoth puff-ball,
she roguishly inquired: us this it?''
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
Requisite TO Independence.

Jester: l see that Meekman has recent
ly come into possession Of a Hundred
thousand dollars.
Quester: Yes. and I'm glad OF It, too.
1t will make him independent
Jester: Not exactly; there is just one
more prerequisite to that condition.
Quester: What is that?
lester. a divorce
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25

China's new ideas came to II 10th too
soon and too late. probably-too soon FOR
1t TO grasp them in their full signihcance
and too late 10 prevent practical II not
actual, partition OF the empire among
the European Powers now at Its doors
and hungry for the spoils OF trade and
commerce and internal improvement that
the Flowery Kingdom offers. Not even
the Empress Dowager. with the potent
aid OF Ii Hung Chang, will be able to
avert the inevitable. we suppose.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
A Climatic Response.

81 call for a division of the House"
exclaimed member of the Colorado
Legislature.
At that very moment cyclone happen
ed along, and the division was promptly
and completely accomplished.