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

Ostracized by Society Gruesome Crafts
men Intermarry and Fraternize.
The marriage of the son of NJ. Deb
lier, the public executioner of France,
took place recently before the mayor of
the Sixteenth ACCOMPLISHMENT, Paris.
The ceremony was purely civil in char
acter, only thirteen witnesses being
present NJ. Deblier, or, as he is more
familiarly known, Monsieur de Paris,
not only the most aged official execu-
toner in the world, but likewise the
one person who had probably put
more human beings out of existence
than any other living man. There is
sort of gruesome atmosphere of a
forbidding character which seems to
surround the public executioners of
Europe. They are usually men of
fine self-culture and education, retir-
ing in disposition and plainly respect
able bourgeois in their domestic rela-
tions. Being denied the privilege of
the society around them by the char
acter of their profession, they have q
society of their own which is as ex-
elusive as that of royalties, for they
visit each other in ceremonious fashion
and intermarry. Thus NJ DebIier is
second cousin by marriage of the
headsman of Prussia, and his wife was
the daughter of the executioner of
Algiers, descendant of the famous
Samson who guilotined Marie An
toinette and her royal spouse, Louis
XVI. But the son of the present
Monsieur de Paris, Joseph Francois
Deblier, has made, as it were, NOR
ganatic marriage by seeking his wife
Rosalie Roges-outside the families of
the executioners. She was formerly a
cigarmaker in one of the government
factories. She is twenty-one and her
husband is thirty-tive. According to
the marriage settlement, M. Deblier
gives as dowry to his wife the sum
of $4,000. He will probably sue
ceed his father before long. For the
last ten years he has been the old
eentleman's assistant in all executions
Of note.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
Girls Blouse Reefer.

The combination of REFER collar and
blouse jacket shown in the large illus
tration is both novel and stylish. As
here given the material is covert cloth
banded with braid, and the garment is
designed for general wear with any
gown, but all suiting materials, as
we'll as cloth Of various sorts, can be
treated in similar manner.
The seamless back and pouched
fronts are joined by shoulder and un-
der-arm seams, the basque portion
being separate and scanned to the
jacket at the waist-line. The right
front laps we'll over the left, where the
closing is effected by means of buttons
and buttonholes, an additional row of
buttons being added to give the
double breasted effect. The neck is
slightly open at the front and is fin
ished with deep collar that is square
at the back and is finished with rows
of braid. The sleeves are two-seamed
and fit snugly. The garment is lined
throughout with changeable taffeta
blue and green.
To make this blouse for girl of
eight years of age one and a half yards
of material tifty-four inches wide will
be required.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
THE cALlsoNs OF SPAIN.

King Philip had vaunted his claims:
He had sworn for year he would SACK
us;
With ar lrmy OF heathenish names
He was coming to fagot and stack us;
Like the thieves OF the sea he would track
us,
And shatter our ships on the main;
But we had bold Neptune to back US
And where are the galleons OF Spain?
His carackes were christened Of danes
To the kirtles whereof he would tack us;
With his saints and his gilded stern-frames
He had thought like AN egg she'll to crack
US;
Now Howard may get to his Flaccus,
And Drake to his Devon again.
And Hawkins bowl rubbers to Bacchus-
For where are the galleons of Spain?
Let his Majesty hing to st. James
The axe that he whetted to hack us:
He must play at some lustier games
Or at cea he can hope to out-thwack US;
To his mines Of Peru he would pack US
To >ug at his bullet and chain;
Alas! that his greatness should lack US
But where are the galleons of Spain?
ENVOY.
Goriana-the don may attack us
Whenever his stomach be fain;
He must reach US before he can rack US
And where are the galleons OF Spain?
Austin Dobson.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
> Growth of Telephone Business.

Twenty years ago the telephone was
practically unknown to mankind,
while today there are said to be about
1,500, 900 telephone subscribers in the
world, of whom the larger part are in
the United States. Recent figures
put the details of this total as follows:
The United States leads the list with
about 600, 900; then comes Germany
with 140, 900; Great Britain with 75,-
900: Switzerland, 81, 900; France, 35,-
600; Austria, 10000, Russia, Is, 900;
Sweden and Norway $4,000; Bavaria,
$4,000; Denmark, IL, 900; Italy, IL, 900;
Holland $4,000; Spain II, 900; Bel
gium, II, 900; Hungary. 10000; Wurt-
temburg, 1000; Finland 5000; Japan,
$500; Cuba, $500; Luxembourg, 1000;
Portugal, 2OO0; and Australia 1000.
The remainder are divided among the
smaller countries, from Roumania with
400, down to Senegambia with 100. i
The Manufacturer.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

all in soft cream white without figures
of any sort. But all plain colors, as
we'll as lowered designs, and the
whole range of thin silks, muslins
and organdies, are equally we'll suited
to the style, which is especially to be
commended to the tall, thin sister
hood to whom folds and frills are
both welcome and becoming.
The foundation is fitted lining
which closes at the centre front. On
it are mounted the full back and
fronts which are puffed to yoke
depth and which close at the left
shoulder and side beneath the full
scarf. The latter is simply straight
and full. The two sections are scanned
to the arm's-eyes and are brought
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
THE DUTY OF MOTHERS,
Daughters Should be Carefully
Guided in Early Womanhood.

What suffering frequently results
from mothers ignorance; or more
frequently from mothers neglect to
properly instruct her daughter!
Tradition says woman must suffer,
and young women are so taught.
There is a little truth and a great deal
of exaggeration in this. IT young
woman suffers severely She needs
treatment and her mother should see
thatshe gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to physician for examina-
ton; but no mother need hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge. Mrs. Pinkham's address is
Lynn, Mass.
The following letter from Miss MARIE
r. JOHNSON, Centralia, Pa, shows what
NEGLECT will do, and tells how Mrs.
Pinkham helped her:
"My health became SO poor that !
had to leave school. Twas tired all the
time, and had dreadful pains in my
side and back. / was also troubled
with irregularity of menses. l was
very weak, and lost SO much flesh that
nv friends became alarmed. My
mother, who is firm believer in your
remedies from experience, thought per-
hans they might benefit me, and wrote
ro,, for advice. I followed the advice
YOU gave, and used Lydia p. Pinkham $
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills as
yo,, directed, and am now as well as
ever was. have gained flesh and have
a good color. am completely cured OF
irregularity."
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
Wrap For Wee F olks.

No wrap for wee folks wear is more
popular or more becoming than the
long coat made with yoke. The
mould given is of bengaline, in de-
licious shade of pink, and is trimmed
with ruches and bands of ribbon, but
the pattern is equally we'll suited to
light weight woods and to both pique
and linen crash. The foundation is a
short body lining to which the yoke is
faced, and to which the pleated skirt
is attached. The fanciful collaris cut
in squares, and adds greatly to the
effect, at the same time that it con-
ceals the joining of skirt and yoke.
The sleeves are two-seamed and in
coat shape. At the neck is rollover
collar. AS illustrated the skirt is lined
with India silk, but in the case of
washable materials should be simply
hemmed. The closing is effected in
visibly at the rentre-front by means
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
Hoods SarsaparilIa
Hoods Pills cure biliousness, indigestion.


It does not often fall to the lot of
navigator nowadays to discover a new
island, but such a distinction is
claimed by Captain Pande of the Nor
wegian ship Prince Edward, which re-
Gently discharged at Girard Point
piers a cargo of manganese ore from
Cariizal, Chill. The Captain was on
his way to Philadelphia from that dis
tant port when, on March 8, in the
South Atlantic Ocean, he discovered
new and unknown island in latitude
forty-two degrees south and longitude
thirtytive degrees and thirty eight
minutes west.
The island is not very large, only
500 feet long and forty feet wide, but
Captain Pande thinks it big enough
to bear name, and he is thinking of
naming it Dewey Island, in honor of
the distinguished Admiral. The new
land, which is undoubtedly of volcanic
origin, lies in the track of all vessels
rounding Cape Horn outward or home,
ward bound. The water in its viclni-
ty was found to be very warm. The
sea broke over it with great force,
and the waters had disturbed ap
pearance. There was also an entire
absence of the well-defined currents
known to all navigate ors.
Soundings in the vicinity, made at
Captain Pande's orders, showed the
water to be 1000 feet deep all around
the island. At long distance the
new land appears to be well defined,
but at night it might easily cause the
loss of any vessel striking it, as there
is nothing to warn mariners of i'm
pending danger. Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

down to the waist line, where they
cross and are passed round to the
back, at the centre of which they are
caught in knot. The sleeves are
full and arranged in three groups Of
narrow puffs, with full soft puff at
each shoulder, over which fall the
frills which form epaulettes. At the
neck is soft draped collar of the
silk, which terminates in rosette un-
der the chin.
To cut this waist for a lady of me-
dunn size four and one-half yards of
material twenty-five inches wide will
be required.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
A Prehistoric Mine.

In the southeast corner of San Ber-
nardino county, Cal, an expedition
from San Francisco has recently dis
covered rich turquoise mine appar-
en-ly worked many centuries ago by
rehistoric people. The mine is 60
miles from Manville, in mountainous
country, and had been partially oblit-
Grated by volcanic disturbances. Stone
hammers and other implements were
found in numerous old pits.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
Fungus Carvings.

Ornaments of variety of fungus
found in the Adirondacks are in de-
mand. Pictures are carved upon
them, the dark coating surface of the
fungus forming the back ground and
the figures appearing in white. The
dark surface is cut away to form the
drawing. Touched with knife the
coloring of the fungus becomes a
darker brown, so that all depths OF
shading are possible. Trenton MI
Am arican-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
A Pretty Scarf.

The Roman scarf. with plain or
fripged ends, especially the patriotic
variety, when the bars are red, white
and blue, with slight predominance
of the red, is very much in vogue.
Besides its old use as an article of
neckwear, It is used'as sash, belt,
> hat ban6s and hat trimming.
Patriotic girlsstie the narrow ones to
psrasol tips, walking &sticks, bicycle
handles, baby oarrias and the har-
hess of family horses The brilliancy
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
ALFONSO xIIrS EDUCATION.
The Boy King an Apt SchOlar-His Lin
guistic Attainm ents

The Boy King an Apt SchOlar-His Lin
guistic Attachments
Alfonso XIII must begin to feel
quite big boy. He has now passed
his first examination and obtained the
small green and white paper diploma
which allows the average Spanish
youngster tofenter university. The
examination took pla'e last week, in
one of the saloons of ihe palace. The
Queen-Regent was present, and so
was the Princess of the \ sturias, while
a goodly number of cour. hangers-on
danced attendance upon the royal
ladies. The Infanta Isabella came in
and went out from time to time, aud
smiled encouragingly at her nephew.
Not that he wanted much encourage
ment.
His mother watched the proceed
ings with eager interest, smiled at the
boy, and nodded approval at some of
his quick answers. The Princess of
the Asturias was, possibly, even more
profuse in her display of admiration.
In addition to the usual subjects, he
has passed in elementary algebra,
geometry, physics, chemistry, botany,
zoology, mineralogy, ethics, psychology,
Latin, Greek, French and agriculture.
French, in his case, was purely mat
ter of form, because, like his sisters,
he speaks French, English and Ger.
man with ease and correctness.
The English lady WHO was, until a
recent date, his govsrhess for oul
vernacular, received about $4,000 pei
annum and free quarters in the palace.
In glaring distinction to this comes
the report on Spanish schoolmasters,
published in the official Gazette, the
other morning. From the document
it appears that the sums due to these
long suffering people for arrears o.
pay extending over several years
amounts to the enormous figure o
So, 900, 900. If we were indebted fol-
elementary education to the same ex
tent our liabilities would reach into
the millions in round figures. Of tn,
forty mine provinces into which Spail
is divided only seven are quite fire,
from debt in this respect. -Londoi
| Society.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
slippers For the Bedside.

Leather bedside slippers can very
easily be made at home. The leather
is of any color that is desired, and it
is often very gay one, and is mount
ed over the toe of lambs wool in
sole. A bit of fur finishes the edge,
and thus is evolved comfortable toe
slipper. A comparatively small piece
of the skin makes two OF three pairs,
and the expense of both money and
effort is very trifiing.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

their officers made desperate fght,
but it was evidently losing game.
The schooner had her sweeps out and
in few minutes would board the brig
with crowd of fresh assailants.
Fortunately the Enterprise was not
more than twelve miles away, in the
southwest. The watch had been
changed and the new lookout had
just gone aloft when he called out:
s'Deck ahoy! There goes q gun right
nor east off the starboard bow"
In minute all was commotion.
One of the officers sprang into the rig
ging with night glass and hailed:
''There it goes again; hear Che
BOOM"
The commander was on deck.
''Thank fortune, here comes the wind
from the west. Make all sail, Mr..
Hamilton. Well run down and see
what it is. That's heavy gun. The
Toridor has only eithteen- FOUNDERS.
They would not make fash light like
that. Beat to quarters and cast oft
the starboard battery. Ram in a
round shot over grape!"
The breeze had freshened and the
Enterprise fairly walked. The flash
of guns was now seen from the deck,
and the lookout hailed that he saw q
mast headlight.
"The Spanish brig is in trouble. !
hope nothing will happen to my friend
Hermann" said the officer. A tropic
dawn is something to remember.
Long before the sun rises there comes
beautiful rosy light, making the
sea sheet of gold, and thus every
thing was made plain to the Enter
prise and her crew. The Spanish
brig was enveloped in smoke and the
noise of the conflict was plainly
heard. The schooner was sweeping
up to board her deck alive with men.
The American was 200 yards away,
right across her bows, and then came
the order, "Give her two divisions
rake her fore and aft.
The effect was tremendous. A
chorus of yells and screams
from the pirate and down came her
foremast and maintopmast. ''Give it
to 'em again." and her decks were
clear. Backing her mainsail in a
minute more the bowspirit of the
Enterprise was forking over the bow
of the Toridor and the cry was,
"Boarders away" The mano wars
men made short work of the pirates
in the waists, and, all escaping, got
into their boats and pulled for shore.
Priming a carronade with a pistol
cartridge, the Yankee sailors dis
charged it, cutting one boat in two,
and il moment the water was alive
with sharks, taking care of the crew.
The schooner was at once boarded
by three boat crews. The decks were
deserted, but all at once there came
deadly volley of musketry from the
cabin, killing three men, and then a
rush, headed by Pinto, tall, grizzled
African, powerfully built. He shot
Lieutenant Hamilton through the
body and was attacked by the ward
room steward of the Enterprise, a
giant mulatto from Baltimore. He,
too, got bullet, but struck Pinto's
right arm off with cutlass stroke,
and the villain was taken alive, the
only survivor of his crew.
In the waist of the Toridor lay sixty
two dead men over forty being of her
crew, and Captain Hermann admitted
that in an hour more the pirates would
have owned his brig.-Philadelphis
Times.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
A Woman Physician in China.

A Woman Physician in China.
DIR. Ida NJ. Stevenson, Methodist
missionary physician in Tientsin,
China, sometimes has $50 patients to
treat in single day. The strain on
the strength, the sympathies and the
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

skill of medical missionary,
brought into contact day by day with
dreadful cases of poverty, suffering,
vice and degradation, cannot be
imagined.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

In 1894 the number of cattle in
Venezuela was estimated at 5000, 900
head, while now the total number is
not fewer than 10, 900, 600 head, and it
is expected the number will be doubled
in the next four years.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

Holland" is said to be an abbreviation
Of "hollow land"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

Gall Powder that heals while horse works,
ooc. per can. MOORE BRos.,V. s.. Albany. NY.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
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Commended to the Tall. Thin Sister hood
No material is at once more soft.
lustrous and durable than genuine
Liberty silk. The full waist shown
in this illustration by May Manton is
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

Educate Your bowels With Cascarets.
l0c. 26c II G. G. c. fail, druggists refund money
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

Iron Eorseshoes have been found dating
back to the year 43l.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

After physicians had given me up. was
saved by Piso's Cure.-.RALPH ERIEG, viii
Transport, Pa, Nov. ~, 1893.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

Illinois was admitted as State OF the
Union December 8, 1913.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

The explosive force OF dynamite is about
eight times that OF gunpowder
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

Bicycle Convenience For Wheelwomen
The cycling woman who does not
care to carry bundles and bags on her
wheel has up-to-date handles. They
are made for bars one inch in diame-
ter and outwardly are indistinguish-
able from ordinary cork and celluloid
handles; on unscrewing the ends one
discovers little transparent celluloid
oiler in one, and in the other a COM
plete tire repairing outfit. Thus
equipped the wheelwoman can be as
Independent as she pleases.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

It is not clear what has or will be-
come of the red, white and blue art
icles of feminine clothing and orna.
ments shown 80 lavishly in the stores.
Belts, hat bands, neckties and pocket.
books are conspicuously displayed for
sale. But so rarely are they worn now
that promenaders feel privileged to
right-about-face and stare frankly at a
woman who has chosen one or another
Of them as essential to her costume.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
National Colors Little Worn.

of their coloring makes them very ap-
propriate in the summer.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

To euro Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. iOc or 2Sa
II O. @. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07
Gets Damages for Seduction.

Jefferson City, Mo, April IN
division No. l of the Supreme court
to-day Judge Marshall filed an opin
ion in tn. case Of Liese vs. Meyer,
brought to the Supreme court frsn
Lafayette county. This is a case of
seduction under promise of marriage.
Mary Litse sued John Meyer FIR
$4,000. She Won the case in the
lower court and the judgment is
affirmed here. Judge Marshall says
that the measure of damages in cases
of this character is the injury TO the
plaintiffs feelings, affections ind
wounded pride, as well as the loss
of marriage aud the seduction may
be given in evidence to aggravate
the damages.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07
Jonah" Number.

New York. March 31-A German
statistical scientist calls attention to
the remarkable attributes Of the
year 1898. No man in the present
generation has lived or will live
under such peculiar circumstances, q
condition that has not appeared
since 1861, and will not appear agsin
until the year 2119. People imbued
with supers.itious belief and mtm-
bers of thirteen clubs ought 10 watch
closely The events OF this remarkable
year.
As o starter the NUN raj 1898 can
be divided by - AID the four fig
ures added gives 26, which can .!so
be divided by Is
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear,
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is BY constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infamed con-
dition OF the mucous lining OF the
eustachian tube. When this tube gets
infiamed YOU have rumbling sound OF
imperfect hetring, and when it is entire
" closed deafness is the result, and un
less the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube be restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out OF ten are caused BY
catarrh, which is nothing but an inham
ed condition of the mucous surfaces
We will give one hundred dollars tor
any case or deafness Caused By catarrhl
that cannot be cured by Halls Gatarrh
Cure. Send for circulars tree.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c-