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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

1t has been recently suggested thai
advantage should be taken of this in.
ternational brush to attempt practi.
cal solution of the tramp question,
says the Washington Star. The prop.
osition is that these wandering ne'er'
do-wells be drafted into the service oi
the United States, uniformed, drilled,
armed, and sent to Cuba to form part,
at least,o the first army of invasion.
It is urged that those tramps who
seek to shirk this unpleasant duty
will naturally ''take to the woods"
thus completely ridding the commun.
tiles that they have infested of seri.
Gus nuisance. The military demands
of the government, however, are toe
serious to permit the assembling of Q
corps of unframed, unmilitary, un.
ambitious, and possibly unpatriotic
men to be relied upon for dangerous
duties. The best fighters are those
taken by their country from the ranks
of the producers, the men with a con.
scientious desire to serve the nation,
who are energetic both in times OF
peace and war. The greatest econo.
my in warfare lies in producing q
maximum of results with minimum
of men. The mere aggregation Of
people into ranks is not generalship.
The tramp problem lies deeper than
this. 1t is not to be solved by gen.
eral conscription, unless it be intend
ed to enter upon virtual scheme OF
determination, which is so utterly for
eign to American doctrine, and so an.
tagonistic to the principles upon which
the war of intervention is being waged
against Spain. If the solution lies in
the line of employment let the tramps
be drafted to work on the roads.
Good roads are needed. Labor must
be had to build them. While the wal
is in progress the stay-at-home
tourists of the highways might profit.
bly, be set at work putting their favor.
ite lines of travel in fine modern cor.
dition.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

The recall of Japanese troops from
Wei-hai.Wei has followed the final
payment of the Chinese indemnity.
The harbor, with it's forts, now passes
under lease to Great Britain. As the
place is o much better rendezvous
than Port Arthur of Talienwan and of
stategic value, the Russians have not
gained any such advantage over their
rivals as was indicated in the first an
uouncements,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
IN THE DAYS OF THE REVOLUTION.
A POSSESSIONS
INVADED A BRITISH
HUSBAND.
by Everett T. Tomlinson.

One warm morning in the spring of
1880 Mrs. Slocumb was sitting on the
broad piazza about her home on a
large plantation in South Carolina.
Her husband and many of his neigh
bors were with Sumter, fighting for
the struggling colonies, but on this
beautiful morning there were almost
no signs of war to be seen. As yet
this plantation had not been mo-
Tested, and as Mrs. Slocumb glanced
at her little child playing near her, or
spoke to her sister, who was her COM
panion, or addressed a word to the
servants, there was no alarm mani
fest. But in q moment the entire
scene was changed.
"Thore come the soldiers" said
her sister, pointing toward an officer
and twenty troopers, who turned out
of the highway and entered the yard.
Mrs. Slocumb made no reply, al
though her face became pale, and
there was tightening of the lips as
she watched the men. Her fears were
not allayed when she became satisfied
that the leader was none other than
the hated Colonel Tarleton. That
short, thick-set body, dressed in
gorgeous scarlet uniform, the horid
face and cruel expression, proclaimed
the approaching officer only too we'll.
But the mistress gave no sign of fear
as she arose. to listen to the words of
the leader. who soon drew his horse
to a halt before her.
Raising his cap and bowling to his
horses neck, he said: 'Have 1 the
pleasure of addressing the mistress Of
this plantation?"
"Iti is nv husbands"
"And is he here?'
''He is lot."
"He is no rebel, is hep"
''No, sir. He is soldier in the
army Of his country and fighting her
invaders.
''He must be rebel and no friend
of his country if he fights against his
king"
"Only slaves have masters here"
replied the undaunted woman.
Tarleton's face flushed, but he
made no reply, and, turning to one of
his companions, gave orders for a
camp to be made in the orchard near
by. Soon the HOO men in his COM
mand had pitched their tents, and the
peaceful plantation took on the garb
of war;
Returning to the piazza and again
bowing low the British colonel said:
Necessity compels his majesty's
troops to occupy your place for a
time, and I will have to make my
quarters in your house; that is, if it
will not be too great an Inconvenience
to you."
'sMy family consists at present of
only myself, my child and sister, be-
sides the servants, and we must obey
your orders"
In less than an hour the entire
place was transformed. The white
tents covered the lawn. horses were
tied to the high rail fences, soldiers in
bright uniforms were moving here
and there. Before entering the house
the British colonel called some of his
officers and gave sharp orders for
securing the country within the
neighborhood of ten or fifteen miles,
This sharp command was not lost
upon Mrs. Slocumb, nor was she slow
to act upon it herself, as we soon shall
see. But for the present, trying to
stitie her fears, she determined to
make the best of the situation and
avert all the danger possible by pro-
viding for the comfort of Tarleton and
his men, and accordingly she had q
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

There are some questions which,
like the poor, we have always with us.
One of them is the perennial and
well-worn query as whether women
have sense of humor, remarks the
Philadelphia Bulletin editorially. A
New York newspaper prints letters on
the subject from half a dozen women
prominent in various walks of life, in
cluding Maud Adams, Emma Thursby
and the president of the New York
State Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, which declare that women
have humor, though they point out
that, owing to the conventional re-
strictioas upon their behavior, their
sense of the humorous finds less free
expression than that of man. The
New York Post says that these women
are right, and that it is as foolish to
ask if women have humor as it would
be to ask if they have a sense of
pathos or a knowledge of right and
wrong. As normal human creatures,
with faculties, perceptions and emo
tions of the race of which they consti'
tute one-half, they possess humor just
rs they possess other attributes OF
humanity. The old theory that women
were in some peculiar and mysterious
degree essentially different from the
masculine portion of mankind is no
longer dominant among intelligent
people. The enlightened modern
tendency is to consider woman as
neither queen to be worshipped nor
as slave to be driven, but as thor
oughly responsible, fully equipped
human being, who should be held to
the same degree of accountability as
man. 1t is true that there have been
no great women humorists entitled to
rank with Cervantes, or even with
Mark Twain; but this proves nothing.
Woman's humor is likely to be of q
finer, less robust character than that
of man, and she is seldom able to ap-
preciate joke against herself. But
any man who declares that women do
not possess both wit and humor is
bleld to some of the most obvious
facts of life.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
original Declaration of independence.

The original Declaration of Inde-
pendence is in so dilapidated condi-
tion that nowadays it is rarely if ever
exposed to public view. Exposure to
light and the process of making
duplicate copy of the declaration have
faded the ink in the historic document,
but it is still legible. Some of the
signatures are nearly faded out. John
Hancock, however, seems to have
used an imperishable ink, for his name
stanks black and bold on the parch-
ment, which is now kept in steel
safe, out of the sunlight and out OF
public view.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

horse suddenly stop and swerve to
one side. What was the cause?
Sambo, the slave whom Mrs Slo-
cumb had dispatched, as soon as
Tarleton had come, to warn her hus-
band, had started promptly on his er-
rand, but the bright coats of the
British had so charmed him that he
had fingered about the place, and
when the sound of the guns was
heard Sambo had gone only as far as
the hedgerow that lined the avenue.
Discretion became the better part of
valor then, and the fellow in his fear
had crawled beneath it for shelter:
but when his frightened face beheld
his master approaching he had mus
tered enough courage to crawl forth
from his hiding place and startle the
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

cleared the fences they had gained the
shelter of the woods beyond and were
safe.
The chagrin of the British Tarleton
was as great as the relief of Mrs. Slo-
cumb, and when on the following day
the troops moved on, the cordial adieu
OF the hostess led the colonel to say:
'The British arenot robbers, madam.
We shall pay you for all we have
taEen.''
~ am so rejoiced at what you have
not taken that shall not complain if
l do not hear from you again"
And she neither heard nor COM
planned.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

Cricket in Australia is suffering
from the rooters in Australian "bar-
rackers," bleacheries. Mr.. Stoddard,
whose English team has returned
home after a series of defeats by the
Australians, complains that at every
match portion of the public hooted
the players, Englishmen and Austral-
ians alike.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
Hard to Choose.

Doctor, do you think it possible
for a healthy ten year-old boy to get
nervous prostration from mental
strain?'
"You are referring to your own boy.
I presume?"
Certainly"
"What are the circumstances"
"Why I offered him his choice be-
tween $40 worth of fireworks and
new racing wheel. p Indianapolis
Journal
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

According to the American consul
at Sydney, Australia, American trade
has been the means of emancipating
the Australians from the time honored
Ayranny of the silk hat"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
horses as they passed.
!! Hol' onl" he


"Hol' on, massa! Hop onl" he
shouted.
Recognizing the voice, Slocumb and
his followers for the first time stopped
and glanced about them. on to their
left were O thousand men within pls-
tol shot. AS they wheeled their
horses they saw a body of horsemen
leaping the hedge and already in
their rear. Quickly wheeling again,
they started directly for the house
near which the guard had been sta
toned. On they swept, and, on
leaping the fence of lath about the
garden patch, amid shower of bull
let's, they started through the open
lots. Another shower of bullets fell
about them as their horses leaped the
broad brook, or canal, as it was called.
and then almost before the guard had
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

The Philippines produce the finest
indigo in the world, but it isn't so
blue as the feeling that the American
squadron has produced there.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

1t is told without shame in Maine
that an amateur photographer of
Waterville took snap shot at friend
who had lost his balance and fallen
into a lake, before going to the rescue.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
For Change.

Bobby-"say, did you ever tie
pack of firecrackers to dogs taii"
Percy-"No, sir, didn't. MY NAM
mas taught me to be kind to ami
mails" Bobby Huh! What fun
did YOU have then?" Percy-"Oh, l
just set mine off behind girls. =
Truth
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

Ex-Premier Crispi of Italy is re.
ported as saying that ''great danger
is threatening the principles and in.
stitutions of the Latin peoples"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

There are in England and Wales
200, 600 children so defective in men,
tai power that they are incapable of
fighting the battles of life if left to
themselves.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

Majors and captains will be as COM
mon in this country at the close of
the present war as admirals in Spain
and colonels in the Blue Grass region.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

The resignation of Spain's secretary
of the colonies may have been caused
by the fact that the near future prom
ises to make the position compare
tive sinecure.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

Go to paImist when You are blue,
and you'll come away . happier man,
says writer. Anyhow, you'll make
the palmist happier.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

England confers the title of second
Nelson on Dewey. To the world he
is the first Dewey. That title will
stand to the end of time.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

Each Tree man knows his States br1gE
star
Shines in Old Glory's folds,
And whether he be near or far
Allegiance ever holds.
And II for men you shout or call
In millions they'll reply;
For that old flag, which floats for all,
'Twould be their pride to die.
Then rally round the flag once morel
East, West and North and Southl
Fight as our fathers fought of yore
Fen to the cannon's mouth!
Fling out the Stars and Stripes on high,
And when we deal with Spain
Let these words be our battle cry:
Remember, boys, the Mainel'
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

From the North and South and East an
West
From city farm and plain
Loud comes cry-will never rest
For vengeance unto Spain.
The call knows never stop nor pause
Throughout the mighty land;
But rising for a common cause
Rings out the chorus grand.
With yankee D oodle' Dixie" swells
With no discordant notes,
And Northern cheers and Southern yells
Come from ten million throats.
The Eastern man forgets to boast,
The Westerner to brag,
But one cry's heard from coast to coast
'Tis "Rally round the flag!"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
DeMOLF
Hopper.

General Fegel. Consul-General StOckinger. DR..
L. Weber, Professor Morris Loeb. ex-Register
Ferdinand Levy. Louis WindmGller. Emil Boas
James Loeb, Paul Goepal. Herman Rdder Ed
ward Benneche and jain Weimann. Various
suggestions were made. but 1t was finally decided
to give a benefit programme for Mr. Conried
at his own theatre on that evening. and to
make MIN present commemorative OF his serv-
ices The committee took all the boxes and
seats in the theatre. and so great has been the
demand for them among the directors friends
and admirers that most Of them have been sold
already. The performance on that evening will
be Of unusual interest. Mr.. Conried will appear
as an actor in "Grngoire," as stage manager
In the Forum scene from Julius Caesar" and
as director in the presentation of scene from
Die Fledermaus" The III members of Mr..
Conried's four comprehensive operate and
two dramatic-wl be on the stage in the course
OF the evening having asked to be allowed 70
appear as "supe.s" on that evening to show
their esteem for their director.
Mr. Conried was born in Belitz. Silesia
where his father the proprietor OF large
yarn factory. After enjoying 4 thorough class-
cal education. he decided upon theatrical ca
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

This success called the attention OF AdoaI
Neuendorf. then manager Of the Germgal
Theatre. OF this city, to Mr.. Conried and III
engaged him as chief stage manager. This VI
In 1873 In addition TO his other duties be al
peared also in number OF character parts I'll
next year or two he starred in various cts
Of the country. becoming in ISL artistic mr
aser OF the Thalia Theatre, and in lsS2 jaaI
manager with Mr.. Hermann. In the same veg
receiving a fiatterng offer from the New.Ysa|
Concert Company. he became artistic GireaSl
OF the Casino. Under his stage managens.
there "Nanon." "Amorita," The GYPSY Bsru.'
Poor Jonathan" and Apollo" were produced
In 1893 Mr.. Conried took charge Of Ambey,
Theatre, which had then been losing ventus
for some time. He applied all his energy .,
building it up, changing its name TO the l,ya9
Place Theatre and adopting the plan OF hsya
a star only at the end Of the season. engaea
however an excellent ensemble .or the yer
In this effort he has been extremely surcss|
full In the first season he presented seyespI
one plays forty-six Of which were nc, slta
Up to the present time Mr. Conried has pn'
duced more than go plays al this theatr. d
few of those which he considers the most nsSj
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

reer. and secured place at the famou, D..
Theatre. in Vienna, in 1873. Later he va.
gagged in Berlin. Leipsic and Bremen :, :
latter city he had his first experience As !.
rector. The manager failed and the lsa -.
hers Of the dramatic and operate compa,i..
lected Mr. Conried. who was then not r.
one years old. to take his place. He mad. -
a success Of the theatre that the Bremen !,
ate passed resolution thanking him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
HEINRICH CONRIED's ANNIVERSARY


THIS WEEK he ENDS HIS TWENTY FIFTH YEAR
AS AN ACTOR AND MANAGER.
The German-Americans Of New-York are TAX
ing deep interest in the coming jubilee Of Helm
rich COnried the director Of the Irving Place
Theatre. on next Wednesday. February %,
he will celebrate the twenty-ffth anniversary
Of his entrance into the heatrcal profession.
Recognizing the high value Of Mr.. Conred's ser
vices to art in this country. committee Of
prominent German citizens was formed several
weeks ago to give proper public recognition to
his work and accomplishments in his chosen
field. Among the members Of the committee are
oswald Ottendorfer. Jacob H. Schin, Consul
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
PLAYHOUSE AFFAIRS.
LOCAL ATTRACTIONS OF THE WEhh'

AN ANNIVERSARY AT THE IRVING Pi-Ac@-
ERNST VAN DYcK's oPEnATIc CAREER-IL-
Illustrated LECTURES AT DAIY's.
9he changes Of bill among the local theatres
this week will not be many. or. for the most
part, Of great Importance. One new musica1
piece will be heard in Broadway and an older
one will return. A farce already known Will also
return and. outside the combination theatres,
there will be no other change Of consequence.
De Wolf Hopper will appear at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre this week in John Philip Sousa and
Charles Klens operetta. Eel Captain The
work is too familiar here to require introduction
or comment Mrs. Edna Wallace Hopper is still
q member of the company. and so Is Miss Bertha
Waltzinger. The important members OF the
company are, in fact, all the same, with one ex-
ception. as when the piece was first presented
at the Broadway Theatre The 18th Regiment
Band will assist In the fnales. Mr.. Hoppers
engagement is for only two weeks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

Contrary TO custom. there will be no change at
the American Theatre this week. 1t has been
decided To continue the double bill Of "Cavaeria
Rustcana" and II. NJ. 5. Pinafore" for another
week. This will give the the proper
average 1t Is the principle OF the Castle
Square Opera Company to perform one opera a
week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

"Oh! Susannah" is making It's way. after
farces Of its kind. at Hoyts Theatre. Its re-
ception thus far has been favorable and the
audiences have been much diverted by Miss
Josephine Halls performance Of the part Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

Another attraction which finds its way back
70 Broadway after an absence is What Hap
pened to Jones" This farce. by George H.
Broadhurst. began its New-York season at the
Manhattan Theatre. and afterward moved to the
Bijou. where 1t will be played again tomorrow
night. This opening performance is announced
as the one-hundredth in New York. that the
new engagement will begin with souvenir
night. The company is a new one. the farce
being cast follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

servant Aurora. on which the effect Of the play
largely depends
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

The new operetta of the week is "A Normandy
Wedding" which will be presented at the Her
aid Square Theatre by the Whitney Opera Com
'pany. 1t is free adaptation OF French work
entitled The Goose Girl" The present oper-
eta began its season as Papa Gougou." but
since then it has been pretty thoroughly over
hauled and a good many changes have been
made in it. 1t has been on the road for many
weeks. The cast shows several familiar names
follows:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-07-18
NEWS NOTES FROM MAUI.
NEWS RECEIVED
IN THE EARLY MORNING.
Large Stocks of Flags, Bunting and
Fireworks were Provided-A Book
Club Established at Paa.
Maui, July 16.


Maui got the news of annexation
this morning 1t came in early and at
4:30 o'clock in the morning Superin-
tendent f. b. Carley was sending it
over the telephone wires to all parts
of the Island. There was the great
est excitement and satisfaction i'm
mediately. But the news found Maui
ready to celebrate. Bunting and flags
had been generally provided, and
holiday will be taken all around. Hon.
II. p. Baldwin yesterday got up
supply of fire works, and thirty foot
star spangled banner, to greet the It'd
ings with.
The whole Island has blossomed out
i'm the new national colors. Every
town and plantation is to have a cell
ebration. Tonight Spreckelsville cell
ebrates with band concert and fire
works. Hamakuapoko will celebrate
Tuesday night.
The dead body of a Chinaman, AS
in by name. coffee planter, work
ing for w. f. Pogue, was found in his
cabin. above Piholo, Makawao, on
Tuesday last He had been dead
some days, as the body bore evidence.
He was last seen on July 4th, and as
he had been sick for some time past,
his death was undoubtedly from nat
ural causes.
Messrs. A. Hooking, II. p. Baldwin
and w. p. Pogue. are at present At
Nahiku. looking into the feasibility
of establishing a sugar plantation
! there. As a general rule. holders of
| land hope the scheme will go through.
NI,1- 1,,l toI,
! lished a library of its old books at
Paia, of which Miss Ethel Smith is lii
charge. Hereafter a fee of cents II
week. or 80 cents for the year, will
be charged for the privilege of TAX
ing out books.
The Nicoll-Fleming wedding will
occur on Thursday, the 18th of Au-
gust
The first rubber tired vehicle seen
on Maui is Hon. II. p. Baldwin's car
riage.
"Idlewild," at Olinda, is soon to be
occupied by Mrs. Albert j. Derby,
and party of ladies from Honolulu.
during the summer months.
The schooner Otillie Fiord sailed on
July 18th with a full cargo of Spreck-
elsville sugar.
Miss Paulding of Kawaiahao Semi.
nary, Mrs. Wolfender of Kamehame-
ha and Miss Lewa Iokia, are guests
at Maunaolu Seminary. The latter
who has recently graduated from Ka
mehameha Normal school, will soor
go to the Chicago Normal school.
Miss NJ Il. Nape, teacher at the
Hila Boarding school, is visiting ir
Wailuku.
Principal Charles King is showing
dozen of his pupils the historical
places of lao valley. 1t is his inten
ton during the vacation to visit as
many as possible of the scenes of tn,
early battles.
Lahainaluna boys gave several con
certs in Makawao district last week