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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29
Rear ADMIRAL DEWEYS
SWORD OF HONOR.

OF all the presentation swords
which the United States Gov overnment
has given in times past to it's heroes
pf the army and navy, none equals in
artistic beauty and skillful design the
sword of honor soon to be Civ Rear
Admiral George Dewey.
The cost of the sword will not be far
from $40, 900, which was appropriated
by Congress last May to defray the
expense, also, Of manufacturing set
of bronze medals for the officers and
men of the Asiatic Squadron.
With the exception of the steel
blade and the body metal of the scab-
bard the sword will be made entirely
pf pure gold, of twenty-five carats
Hne; the grip will be covered with fine
sharkskin bound with gold wire and
inlaid with gold stars. Above the
sharkskin the handle terminates in
richly carved and enameled gold
collar and knot. A narrow band Of
pax leaves unites the sharkskin to the
pollar. Then come the arms of the
Admiral's native State, Vermont, with
the motto, Freedom and Unity"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29
Captain Sigsbee's Lost Dinner.

Somebody aboard the auxiliary
cruiser st. Paul got fine dinner that
wasn't intended for him, and Captain.
Sigsbee was the loser, says the Phila-;
delphia Record. While the st. Paul
was making the run from Montauk.
Point to New York, the captains s.
cook prepared for him fine pair Of
mallard ducks, of which Captain Sigs-i
bee is especially fond. Orders had
been given to the cook to be par;
ticularly careful in the roasting of the,
birds, and he brought them forth from
the oven nicely Drowned. The cap-l
tain, upon the. bridge, had had his
mouth set for them all morning, and
occasionally fancied he could smell;
them cooking. just a few minute.
before dinner time, while the cooks
back was turned, somebody whisked
those two luscious birds out of the
galley, and disappeared with them.
The st. Paul is big ship, and the
thief had ample opportunity to hide
himself while he got on the outside
of the roast duck. At any rate, he
was never caught, nor was there any
clew to identity. Captain Sigsbee was
obliged to contert himself with can
of sardines.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29

of water on yoke stick across their
shoulders down the burrows and sprink.
ling the vegetables on either side. In
marketing his produce the Chinamar
seeks no middleman, but yokes him
self with his shoulder stick, with a
basket on each end loaded with vege
tables, and with quick, swinging trot
goes from house to house and delivers
his produce to the cook-house. Fresh
vegetables are cheap and always abun.
dant, and owing to the equable eli
mate one crop ripens after the other
all the year around. The same is true
of most of the fruits. 1t is no unusual
sight to find fruit blossoms, ripe fruit
and the intermediate stages all to.
gether on one tree. The Chinese are
the household servants, almost with.
out exception, and are highly priced,
and also highly priced.
Living, on the whole, is rather dear
in Honolulu, and there is large de.
pendence on canned goods, both for
meats and for fruits and vegetables,
such as are not successfully produced
in the islands. The Honolulu fish
market is one of the sights of the
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29
How to Prevent a Cough.

A physician who is connected with
an institution in which there are many
children says: ''There is nothing
more irritable to cough than cough
ing. For some L have been so fully
assured of this that determined for
one minute at least to lessen the num-
ber of coughs heard in certain ward
in hospital of the institution. By
the promise of rewards and pun
ishments L succeeded in inducing
them simply to hold their breath when
tempted to cough, and in little while
was myself surprised to see how
some of the children entirely recovered
from the disease.
Constant coughing is precisely like
scratching a wound on the outside of
the body; so long as it is done the
wound will not heal Let a person
when tempted to cough draw long
breath and hold it until it warns and
soothes every air cell, and somc benefit
will soon be received from this proc
ess. The nitrogen which is thus re-
fined acts as an anodyne to the mucous
membrane, allaying the desire to
cough and giving the throat and lungs
a chance to heal. At the same time a
suitable medicine will aid nature in
her efforts to recuperate. New York
Examiner.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29
kO"uA'
e(o.~u
HoSoulh snolokai
l.n"SS\~u
kaaooNhf I
HAWAIIAN p
ISLANDS ~

have thus far proved themselves as
quiet, contented and law-abiding as
had the Chinese, who comprised the
largest part of the male population
after the growth of the sugar industry
J ad invited the use of their labor.
II But it is surprising how little effect
all of these alien elements have in
changing the prevailing Anglo-Saxon
character of the little country's insti-
tutions. All matters, industrial, COM
mercial, social and political, centre in
Honolulu. And Honolulu is New
England town transplanted into the
tropics and embowered in palms in
stead of elms. The selection of the
site of Honolulu was not merely for
tuitous. The deep bay, with the en-
trance locked by.a coral reef, opening
away from the prevailing trade winds,
makes it the one secure harbor in the
group, as it did when the New England
whalers first made it their rendezvous
for their annual expeditions. Even
Pearl River Harbor itself, which is
counted so valuable as naval coaling
station for the United States, offers its
promise to the skilled eye of the en-
gineer rather than to the heart of
mariner seeking refuge from imme-
diate storm. Honolulu alone boasts
of finished wharves, to which seagoing
craft can come and unload and load
their cargoes. The so-called "esplan-
ade" in Honolulu presents scene of
hustle and activity at any time, with
fair showing of sailing vessels tied up
to its wharves. The shipping and
commission houses are the most power
full element in the business of the ISL
ands. The majority of them are Amer
ican, but there are some strong British
and German houses as we'll. Many of
the plantations are owned and financed
by such Honolulu houses, who may be
also in the import business and own
the bottoms in which they import dry
goods, lumber and supplies of all kinds
and export sugar. There are vessels
thus owned which come out from Bos-
ton or from Liverpool and go on to
China and India as traders. The
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

The sea covers nearly three-fourths
OF the earth's surface.
Air presses on the body of every
man with weight of 80, ZOO pounds.
The waters of the Grand Falls of
Labrador have excavated a chasm
thirty miles long.
The molecule of ozone differs from
that of oxygen in being composed OF a
triad of oxygen atoms instead OF
merely two.
The natives of some tropical coun-
tries chew the fibres of green cocoa
nuts as a remedy for fever. They
contain much tannic acid, and are
reputed as effective as quinine.
It is we'll known that ants are fond
of the sugary excretions of the aphids,
or plant-lice, and that they watch over
the herds of these insects, and, when
the latter are in danger, carry them
away to a place of safety.
A German biologist has calculated
that the human brain contains 300,-
o., 600 nerve cells, 5000, 900 of which
die and are succeeded by new ones
every day. At this rate we get an
entirely new brain every sixty days.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29
White Men in the Tropics.

White men do not colonize well in
the tropics, and those who do become
in the second generation like unto the
natives in easy-going ways, and the
third generation is as indolent as one
could expect. In Jamaica, which has
been an English colony for centuries,
there are, all told, officials and SOL
diers and colonists, only IA, 900 Euro
peans The total population is 633, 900.
In British Guiana, where the popula-
tion is 280, 900, there are but 2533
Europeans. In Tonquin and Cochin
China, annexed by France, there are
fully ten million people, and outside
of the French civil and military
officers and troops not over forty
French planters! The hot regions
continue to be the home of the brown
and black races, and one famous stu
dent of ethnology, an Englishman,
predicts that these races will some day
dominate in the world fairs. In
British India the p la1e people are
but minute fracJ = of the popula-
tion, and we do not believe that there
will ever be large American popula-
ton, that is, of white Americans, in
Cuba or Porto Rico should those is
lands come under the stars and stripes.
Mexican Herald.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29
His Substitute for a Bathtub.

Anyway" said man who is not
always where all the conveniences for
bathing are to be found, cas- between
washing my face and combing my
hair 1 should comb my hair. 1 don't
know why this is. but know that the
Strengthening out of the hair and the
incidental scratching of the scalp with
the teeth Of the comb wake me up and
straighten me out more than washing
does, and so, one might say, l carry
a bathtub with me in the shape of
pocketcomb. New York Sun.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29
Strange Behavior of Snakes.

A curious incident has happened in
Mike village, which is at distance
of about four miles from Arrah, In
dia. A boy named Umed Sahai,
nephew of Ajadha Pande, was picking
mango fruits in his garden when a
monkey, which was sitting on the
branch of mango tree just over the
boys head, began to beat him by
throwing mangoes at the boy, who
looked round, but not finding any one
began to cry. The monkey came
down and placed two mango fruits at
the boys feet and bowed down his
head. When people came around the
monkey it ran away.
In Burhvitta village in April last a
son was born to one Sonaton. The
mother one day left the room for a
short time, and, on returning, saw
three snakes there. One was holding
it's hood over the baby, while the
other two were lying down, one on
each side of the baby. At her sight
the snakes left the ROOM The father
of the baby, however, struck one with
lathe, severing the tail off; yet, the
same three made their appearance a
little while after, and were seen as be-
fore. The spectacle is being repeated
from day to day for these three
months. The snakes, however, leave
the room at the approach of any hui
man being. No harm has hitherto
been done to the baby, which is splen-
did in appearance. ce.-Amrita Bazaar
Patrika.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29
FARM WAGON BY TROLLEY.
A Special Truck to Garry 1t When Rails
Are Reached.

A Special Truck to Garry 1t When Ratls
Are Reached.
A great many different schemes have
been proposed. and some of them have
been tried, for lessening the work oi
carting farm produce into town. The
traction engine is used for that pur
pose to considerable extent in Eng
land, although in America very little
hauling is done Herewith. Then
again there has been good deal oi
talk of laying broad, guttered rails on
the common highway for the wheels
of the ordinary wagon to run in.
In some parts of the United States
there are trolley lines reaching through
the rural regions and carrying not
only passengers, but also mail and ex'
press matter.
A Toledo man, named Bonner, has
devised special truck which is de.
signed to run on street railway and
to carry farm OF express wagon. In.
asmuch as the ordinary vehicle would
not fit the truck, Mr.. Bonner thinks
it better to have his own wagon as
we'll as his railway truck, He has OBJ
tanned a franchise from the city oi
Toledo for running his wagons through
the streets.
After the city service is fairly started
Mr.. Bonner will endeavor to secure
rural patronage. OF course, it will be
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29

and above this, and spreading toward
the top, is the great ssal of the United
States, with the blue field OF the
shield in enamel; the shield in the
arms Of Vermont is also onsmeled.
! The collar is surmountod with q
closely woven wreath OF oak leaves,
The standard decoration for rank, and
the intervening spaces between the
decoration are studded with stars.
On the pommel is carved the name
Of the cruiser Olympia, and the
Eodiacal sign for the month of De-
cember, when Dewey was born.
The guard is composed of conven
tional eagle, terminating in q claw
clasping the top, tie outspread wings
forming the gusrd proper. The ex-
preston of the eagle is one of cool de-
termination, and, while firm, still
bearing a message of peace in the
laurel wreath held in the beak. The
wreath serves as protection, cover
Ing the point of the besk, and at the
same time preserves the proper out
lines of the guard.
The scabbard will be of thin steel,
damacened in gold, with sprays of
rose marinus, signifying fidelity, con-
stancy and remembrance. The sprays
are interlaced in the form of series
of cartouches, with star in the GEN.
tire of each, while dolphins fill the
outer spaces. Sprays of oak leaves
and acorns secure the rings and trap
pings of the scabbord; above these, on
the front of the scabbord, is raised
monogram in brilliants entwining the
letters sc. d." and Immediately un-
der them are the letters gu. s. NJ"
surrounded by the sprays of rose
marinus. The ferrule, or lower end
of the scabbard, terminates in en-
twined gold dolphins.
The sword blade is damascened
with the inscription:
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29

Fong's principal business connections
are in China. and he does large i'm.
port trade from there.
Small groceries and bakeshops in
Honolulu are largely in the hands Of
Cinnamon, and their little provision
stores are dotted all over the island.
They are also the purveyors of fruits
and vegetables for the Honolulu house.
holders. The country about Honolulu
is much taken up with their immacu.
lately kept gardens. A pocket hand.
kerchief would more than cover any
neglected or unfruitful portion of these
gardens. They labor in them minutely
and assiduously, crowned with broad.
pagoda-like hats, carrying huge cans
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29

necessary for such farmers as wish t
take advantage of his plan to have the
right sort of wagons and to haul them
by horse power near enough to town
to reach the trolley tracks. But in
Ohio there are numerous trolley roads
extending from one town to anothe,
and attaining length of ten, fifteen
and even twenty. five miles. If o
farmer only lives along one of these
routes he will not need to haul his
Wagons more than few rods. Indeed
if he has switch and sidetrack and
loads his wagons while they stand on
the latter he will have On easy task
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29

an aboriginal state OF simplicity and
heathenism. There is much pictur-
esque material in the native life and
customs. which invites the descrip-
tive writer to turn aside and dwell
upon it. 1t thus receives undue
prominence. AS matter Of fact, the
native element is constantly dwind-
ling influence, not only by reason of
the decrease in numbers of the race,
but also of the increasing ratio of the
foreign population and commercial
and industrial improvements. With
total population in oil the islands of
much less than 100000, it is easily
seen that small change in the
absolute numbers may work vast
changes in proportions. Thus, the
introduction in the last few years of
only few thousand Japanese laborers
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29

young men of the islands consider
themselves fortunate to secure bust
ne,a positions with these powerful
b lulu houses, and the young Amer
ica.Is, Englishmen and Germans who
have this connection make up an i'm
portant element in the life of the town.
One of the influential figures in the
business life of the islands is All Fong,
the well-known Chinese merchant. All
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29

ST was very sorry to hear that you
had failed, JONES'" said his next-door
neighbor.
SIT was slander, sir. I did not
fail. 1t was my plans that failed, sir.
Had they succeeded I could have paid
every dollar I owe and had q hand
some fortune left. Detroit Free
Press.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29
| HAWA|IS development.
Our New Territory by No Means a
Wilderness Sheltering Savages.

People are beginning to ask prac-
tical questions about the nations new
domain in the Hawaiian Islands.
There is widespread inquiry as to
opportunities presented in the islands
for fortune getting. Many of these
inquiries betray the supposition that
Hawaii is nearly an untrod wilderness,
given over to half-naked savages in
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29
Food in the Ladrone Islands.

The chief food products of the Lad
rones are bread fruit and cocoanuts,
which grow spontaneously in every
part of the islands. One cocoanut
tree will feed man.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29

has awakened
grave fears of
a n e W pre-
d o m i n ating
influence i n
the affairs of
the islands.
But the little
brown m a n
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29

During the first seven months in
1898 the gold produced in Victoria,
Queensland and West Australia
amounted to 1867. 401 ounces.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29
What Dusty Rhodes Did.
Letter Carriers in India.

Each letter carrier in India has o
run of six miles, and at the end of il
is relieved by another carrier, who al
once begins his run. Thus the mail
is conveyed over unpopulous sections
in comparatively quick time. -Cleve
land Leader.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29

The combined area of the Philip.
pines, the Hawaiian Islands, Cuba
and Porto Rico, is 247, 7A3 square
miles, or little less then thst OF
Texas.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29
The Gift of the Nation to Rear
Admiral George Dewey, U. S.
n, in Memory OF the Victory
at Manila Bay, May 1, 1898.

The letters are of an ornamental
character, and sufficiently large to be
dignified. The Ph9nician galley,
representing the first craft Of the
worlds navies, supplies the rest of
the ornament on this side of the
blade. On the other side of the
blade is shown the flight of the eagles
of victory. bearing festoons Of laurel
to the four quarters of the earth.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29

before him. The rapid development
of trolley lines through the rural dis
tricts nowadays makes Mr.. Bonner's
idea an interesting one. There is nc
telling how far it is likely to become
serviceable to American farmers.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29

Three women are members of the
Board of Aldermen at Lincoln, Neb.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-30
SINGULAR STATEMENT.
From Mrs. Rank to Mrs. Pinkham.

The following letter to Mrs. Pink
ham from Mrs. NJ. RANK, No. 2.354
East Susquehanna Ave, Philadelphia,
Pa, is remarkable statement of re-
lief from utter disbursement. She
says:
never can find words with which
TO thank you for what Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
for me.
Some years agoI had womb trouble
and doctored for long time, not see
ing any Improvement. At times I
would feel well enough, and other
times was miserable. So it went on
until last October, l felt something
terrible creeping over me, knew not
what, but kept getting worse. l can
hardly explain my feelings, at that
time. l was so depressed in spirits
that did not wish to live, although I
had everything to live for. Had hvs-
terra, was very nervous; could not
sleep and was not safe to be left
alone.
Indeed, l thought would lose nv
mind. No one knows what I endured
l continued this way until the last
OF February, when I saw in paper a
testimonial of lady whose case was
similar to mine, and who had been
cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
ole Compound. determined to try it.
and felt better after the first dose. I
continued taking it, and to-day am a
well woman, and can say from nv
heart, Thank God for such a medi-
cine ,"
Mrs. Pinkham invites all suffering
women to write to her at Lynn, Mass. !,
for advice. All such letters are seen
and answered by women only.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-30
YELLOW FEVER SUMMARY.
Percentage of Mortality Compared
with Cases Said to BE Low.

Percentage of Mortality Compared
with Cases Said to BE Low.
Washington, Sept. 29.-The marine hos
pital service to-day prepared summary
of all yellow fever cases and deaths up to
date in this country so far as reported TO
the authorities here. 1t is as follows: Lou
isiana Baton Rouge, Sept. 25, one case;
Franklin to Sept. "a, 1OS cases, 5 deaths;
Harvey's Canal to Sept. "a, 6 Gases; Houma
to Sept. %, one case; Houma on Sept. "a,
one death; jefferson parish, Sept 20, cas-
es: New Orleans, to Sept. 2S. IL cases, 2
deaths; Wilson, Sept. 20, - cases.
Mississippi Edwards vicinity, Sept u,
1 case; Jackson, to Sept. 27, 8 cases, 2
deaths; Orwood to Sept. q, 81 cases, 3
deaths; Oxford to Sept. q, 10 cases, 4
deaths; Taylors, TO Sept. q, 50 cases, s
deaths; Waterford, Sept. 8, case; Water
Valley, Sept 2S, l case.
The percentage Of mortality compared
with the number Of cases is said to be low.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-30
CAPER HAD MONEY TO BURN.
A New York LOchinvar Thought to
Have Been Absconder Moore.

A New York LOchinvar Thought to
Have Been Absconder Moore.
Cincinnati. Sept. 29-Dispatches have
been published from Marietta, O., stating
that Hans Caper of New York and New
Orleans, who eloped from Atlantic City
last week with Agnes Perry of Philadel-
phia, might be Frederick T. Moore who is
wanted in Boston for absconding with $780,
600 while assistant teller of the National
Bank of Commerce.
MIR. and Mrs. Caper are spending their
honeymoon in Cincinnati, and have GER
tainly established their identity. The trou-
BILE arose over the unfortunate resem-
blance of Mr.. Caper to Moore and the
suspicion was strengthened at Marietta
by Caper's extravaganza. The clipping
couple were married at Marietta last Sat
urday and tho bridegroom had more
money than the average applicant at
Marietta for marriage license. He was
lavish with his money there as he is here
al the St Claire Hotel
Since their arrival here Mrs. Caper
has written her mother al Philadelphia
and told her she was married and happy.
The bride has also written her father, vino
is a surgeon in the army, stationed at
Knoxville, Tenn. The bridge is only 16
years old and pretty Mr.. Caper is the
son of a wealthy planter at New Orleans
with a residence in New York
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-30
THE CHAPLAIN,s COURT MARTIAL.
Prosecution Closed It's Case Against
Chaplain Mcintyre Yesterday.

Prosecution Closed It's Case Again st
Chaplain Mcintyre Yesterday.
Denver Col, Sept. 29.-The prosecution
closed it's case to-day in the court martial
trial of Rev. Joseph P. Mcintyre, chaplain
of the battleship Oregon, who is accused
OF criticising his superior officers. The
only witness examined to-day by the pros
ecution was Henry NJ. Courier. He prac-
tically reiterated the testimony of pre-
vious witnesses that Chaplain Mcintyre,
in his lecture ON Aug. 8, charged Admiral
Sampson with reporting himself within
the four-mile limit at the time of the cap
ture of the Spanish Colon, when he was in
reality eight or ten miles distant. He
also corroborated statements of other wit
nesses regarding the alleged contemptuous
illusions of the chaplain 10 Capt. Robley
D. Evans of the Iowa, md the statement
that the Oregon was the only battleship
that was honestly built, contracts for all
Eastern built vessels being showed through
political pulls"
a number of witnesses were examined
for the defense. Their testimony in the
main contradicted the evidence of the
prosecutions witnesses in that Chaplain
Mcintyre used disrespectful language to-
ward his superiors and made accusation
rejecting on the honesty of the govern
ment in the matter of Eastern built ships.