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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26
A PHILIPPINE RAILROAD.
The Only One in Our New Asiatic
Possessions.
From the Scientific American.

From the Scientific American.
The single railroad line of our new ORR
entail colony traverses some of the finest
country to be found in all these islands
For probably ninety miles it runs diagonal
ly across a continuous level or slightly
rolling area separated from the sea and
hemmed in by mountain ranges which in
places rise to the hight of 5000 feet. The
northwestern corner of the valley opens
on the shallow gulf of Lingayen, wherein
is situated Dagupan, the terminus of the
road. On the southern end this ideal val
ley region is bounded by Manila bay. the
Pasig river and Lake Bal, the most i'm
portant lake in these islands, In this val
ley region and the bordering mountain re-
gion is included all of the six provinces
wherein was begun the Spanish subjuga-
ton of these Islands, and to-day thew are
Inc most important part of Luzon. These
are Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac.
Nueva Ecya and Pangasnan, all of which
are traversed by the Manila and Dagupan
road.
The scenery along the line of this rail-
road is most picturesque. For fifteen miles
out of Manila the land rises in irregular,
long, slopjng hills, scarcely half a hundred
feet in hight. On one hand is a succession
of rice field, and on the other the hillsides
are terraced with queer native bamboo
huts At Caloocan are seen the first real
signs of civilization. Twenty-Five miles
from Manila is Malolos, the capital of the
so-called Filipino republic. Like many 9th
er native towns, 1t is stretched out for
considerable distance among the bamboos
and ponds. Between Malolos and Calum-
pit, a distance of nine miles, there are
twelve bridges across streams of suffi Gent
volume to be called rivers. Ten miles from
Calumpit is San Fernando, and ere we
reach this place we have left behind the
bordering hills of Manila bay. Twenty
miles beyond San Fernando we pass
through a cut about 800 yards long and
thirty feet deep, the only one of any conse-
quence on the road. and here at Bamban
we have reached the mountains Beyond
Bamban the landscape changes, and cocoa
nut groves begin to suppant the bamboo
flats. Tarlac is one of the most important
towns on the road. 1t is located in the
province of Tarlac.
The remaining forty-fve miles of the
road to Dagupan runs through fiat land.
well drained, and there is a succession of
rice fields, cane fields and cocoanut groves.
The only important town on this part Of
the road is Bayambang on the River Aguo.
The English firm of Smith, Bell & Co. have
large rice mill there, and at Calasias. the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26

ticles, so that the average smoker takes
into his system something like $40, 900 00O,-
900 particles every day of his life, Sunday
included. Is 1t surprising that many smok-
ers suffer from indigestion The wonder is
that there are any smokers alive.
Now, multiply those SO ETC., particles by
365 and you will get the total for a year
bearing leap year. Then get the particles
together and measure them in the con-
crete with yard measure and you will
find that moderate user of tobacco will
smoke street of houses in twelve months 4!
These statements are based on figures
supplied by a scientist, who it is hardly
necessary to add, is not a smoker He
gives some other facts
The cake in the bowl of pipe is 1t ap-
pears, composed of real COAL as good as
any that is mined. IT is formed by the
juices oozing under the high temperature
from the burning tobacco, and would burn
If subjected to sufficient heat
HygienicaIly. strong tobacco is better
than mild, for in smoke from the mild
varieties the tiny particles are far more
numerous and tend to dry up the blood
by absorbing large quantities of moisture
from the mouth and lungs.
1t has often been quoted that a grain of
nicotine administered all at once would kill
the strongest dog, and from this have been
argued its terrible effects on the body of a
human being.
While this statement is undoubtedly
true, 1t is somewhat misleading. In order
to commit suicide by smoking the dog
would have to consume over 400 strong ci-
gars, one right after the other. He could
put himself out of the world much easier
by eating the boxes.
a great deal of misapprehension exists
as to what nicotine really is. 1t is popular
ly supposed that nicotine is the brown
fluid which may be sometimes seen in the
stem Of the pipe, or the deposit which can
be left on handkerchief by blowing a
mouthful of smoke through it. -
Nicotine is nothing of the sort. It is per
fectly white in color, and fortunately for
smokers ID takes many pipefuls to pro-
duce sufficient to cover a dime,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26

Africa late in the "thirties," and, describ-
ing the game on a tract near the Vaal
river. in The orange Free State, he says:
The number of wild animals on this
swampy fiat almost realized fable the
roads made by their incessant tramp re-
sembling 80 many well-traveled highways.
Al every step incredible herds of bonte-
bucks, blesbucks and springbucks with
troops of gnus and squadrons of the COM
mon or stripeless quagga, were performing
their complicated evolutions; and not in
frequently a knot of ostriches, decked in
their white plumes, played the part of
general officer and staff with such strict
DropFiety as further to remind the specta-
tor Of a cavalry review" The blesbuck is
now so scarce that it can be hardly reck-
oned a beast of chase; and Mr.: Dryden
says that the scant remnants of the once
innumerable herds are living on a few
farms IN the Orange Free State and the
Transvaal. under the care of Boer farmers
The experiment is an extremely interesting
one-and others of the same kind are be-
ing carried on. MIR. Dryden points out that
within the next few years we shall know
whether this antelope is to be rescued
from utter extinction, or is doomed TO van
ish miserably from the face of the earth.
The bOntebuck is, perhaps, worse off as
regards numbers, for there remains but
single herd living, strictly preserved, In
the south of Cape Colony. The numbers
OF the spingbuck have, indeed, diminished,
but it may still be said to be fairly abund-
ant In South Africa. thanks to the protec-
ton afforded it In Cape Colony. the Orange
Free State and the Transvaal
Whlte-tailed gnus are rapidly reaching
vanishing point, though one writer on
popular natural history recently declar-
ed in print that they wander about In
herds of from eight or ten TO forty" and
that hunters find out their lairs and shoot
them in order to eat their flesh, which is
dried and made into what the Beers call
biltong." Nevertheless, IL is safer to ac-
cept the account given of this antelope
by Mr.. Dryden, that it is probably ex-
tinct in a wild condition. but preserved
in the Orange Free State, where some
six or seven hundred head are living on
the lands of Dutch farmers.
The true hartebeest is practically ex-
terminated In the Orange Free State and
In the Transvaal though 1t is abundant
in Bechuanaland; and 1t is from this fine
antelope that the Chief Khama takes his
name. The Gland, the largest and finest
of the antelopes, lives on, but in great
ly diminished numbers. When Lord
Derby imported his herd into England in
1910, great things were hoped, In the way
of providing a new meat from the ac-
climatization of this animal The hopes
have been disappointed, but it certainly
ought to be possible to domesticate this
animal in Africa. The giraffe is rapidly
approaching determination south of the
Zambesi.
The quagga, the most horselke of the
striped asses is "as absolutely extinct as
the dodo,". The last specimen was ex-
hibited alive In England was presented
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26

the Indiana oil field as a very caves,
shooter, had loaded his glycerine wagon a.
Fhe magazine near Geneva. t9king On
quarts OF the explosive. On arriving ar the
OIL well he had driven close to the dsr-
rick and unhitched his team from hi,
wagon. He had lowered the fist shell con
tanning twenty quarts, to the bottom ~
the we'll and was preparing to fill the sac.
ond shell. He was assisted bv Tborns-,
Inc two men hardly had time to set down
thelr cans of glycerine after entering tba,
derrick when there was a terrible evnlos.
lon' completely demolishing the derrick and
SO terribly mangling the two men that ma
senolance of human form remainAl
Ihompson's body was found, headless ard
dlsmembered, 800 feet away. and of Conf.
wlns remain only few tattered shreds
of flesh were found.
The force of the explosion was ca oraot
that heavy pieces of the derrick were
found hundreds of feet from the cite n
the explosion, and the defamation wss
heard miles away. The wagon, containing
lou quarts of nitroglycerine, stood only
twenty Feet from the spot where the OK.
piosloh occurred, and although the wagon
was DadIy splintered, the terrible load it
Callleu remained intact thus saving the
HveS OF the spectators standing near.
AlilS Is one of the most remarkable nap-
pehlhgs IN the history of nitroglyceripe ex.
Pioslohs,for the compound has always been
Ai-o"h as one of the most sensitive Of the
Hlgh explosives, and the twinkle of an
Irlshman's eye is commonly said to be
enough to set off the composition. The
cause OF the explosion will always remain
mystery as will the fact that the 100
quarts IN the wagon did not explode
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26
SEVENTH FOR HIS LIFE.
wildcat Smith Beat His Comanche
Captor at the Game.

Captor at the Game.
Caldwell CTex) correspondence of the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat
Old Wildcat Smith is just about the
last living one of that famous band of pio-
neers who drove the Indians to the noun
tains, killed the panthers and bears, and
blazed the tracks through the trackless
wilderness. He does not look like lawyer
but he has, nevertheless. sat upon a camp
stool and decided cases of the greatest
importance. He does not bear any very
marked resemblance TO a general but he
has commanded a considerable force in
battle and. while military critics might
have complained that he was deficient in
strategic ability, none ever charged him
with lack of valor. Few people would dis
cover in his face or manner any of those
traits that distinguish a duelist, but he has
demonstrated that he possesses them ALI in
an eminent degree by ordering pistols and
coffee for two" more than once. Upon one
occasion he had the audacity to invite
Gen. Houston, who was at that period
President of the Republic 10 come out and
exchange shots" with him. He says that
the old warrior "fioored him by coolly MAX
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26

to the Geological Gardens in 1858. Just
a century ago Barrow, in his Travels
gave a glowing description OF its GOOD
qualities, which should have insured les
preservation. He wrote of 1t as well
shaped and strong limbed, not in the
least vicious, but, on the contrary soon
rendered by domestication mild and
tractable. He goes on 10 speak of the
abundance of quaggas, yet few, ne says,
have given themselves the trouble OF
turning them to any kind OF use. ms
Is the more TO be regretted since the
quagga was fully as strong as, and In
finitely more beautiful than, the mule.
as easily supported on almost any Kind
of food. and never out of flesh. In the
early part of this century pair of i'm
ported quaggas were driven about Lon
don by Mr. Sheriff Parkins. and hybrids
bred In the Geological Gardens between
the uuagga and the ass used to draw
light tandem, in which vegetables were
brought from Convent garden to the me-
nagerles at Regents Park.
The mountain zebra is rapidly approach
ing extinction like the white-tailed gnu,
ft scarcely exists as a wild species. The
few that are left live under partial pro-
lection in the wilder mountain ranges of
Cape Colony. 1t does not seem well adapt
ed for domestcation; nevertheless, 1t has
been broken to saddle, and Mrs. Hayes
rode one that had been for some time
in a travelling menagerie in India. Bur
chelrs zebra-the species usually seen In
menageries-is still pretty plentiful, and il
would be well II something could be done
In the way Of DEMONSTRATING it, for his
would to some extent solve the difficult
question of transport through the fly coun-
try.
Birds have not suffered to anything like
the same extent as beasts. The ostrich
has been .domesticated and the secretary
bird is said to be protected In Cape Colony,
though some sportsmen doubt whether ii
deserves protection, declaring 1t to be on
enemy to the young of all feathered game
and to the young of the smaller antelopes
and hares.
1t will be seen that in the case of many
their protection have already been taken.
Mr.. Rhodes. too, has done something in
the way of setting apart reserve. and the
East Africa protectorate has declared the
Kenia district a sanctuary for big game
which ivory hunters and sportsmen gen
orally are prohibited from entering for
shooting purposes. There is also a pro-
posal to establish a reserve in Rhodesia
to be conducted on commercial principles
So that something has been done to stay
the work of determination. But 1t is good
to know that the attention of the imperial
Parliament is about to be called to the
matter, and in dealing with 1t they may
be sure they will have the hearty support
Of sportsmen like Selous and Dryden, and
practical naturalists such as Sir Harry
Johnston.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26
MYSTERIES OF N1TRoGLYCER1NE.
A Queer Experience In Shooting a
Well in Indiana.
From the Chicago.

The leading topic among the Indiana oil
producers is the explosion of nitroglycerine
which occurred Monday morning at Rice
& Emerson's well on the Moor farm
southwest of Geneva. g. Goodwin. thA
shooter" and James Thompson. a drill
er. who was assisting Goodwin, were kill
cd, but the miraculous escape of the spec.
tators near the oil we'll at the time of the
explosion will form the foundation of an
additional tale with reference to the
treachery of this explosive and its MANY
peculiarities.
Goodwin, who had long been known In
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26
PARTICLES SMOKERS INHALE.
Millions of Atoms of Tobacco Taken
Into the Lungs.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
Let every smoker digest these figures-if
he can:
Every mouthful Of smoke from cigar
contains 2,OOO,OOO,O 900 particles; from pipe,
1900 goo. 900 and from a cigarette 100000
900. A few hundred millions of these par
ticles remain in the mouth and other odd
thousand millions or so are swallowed.
OF course they are very small particles.
You couldn't get so many millions down
if they were any considerable size. Sup
pose a man smokes ten pipes Of tobacco
day-a very moderate allowance-and that
he takes, say thirty whiffs at each pipe.
That makes 800 whiffs.
In each Whit there turk 10000 900 par
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26

next station to Dagupan, are made the fin
est of the Manila hats. Such are the scenes
along the only railroad line in the Philip
pines, and in spite of its insignifcance this
road has done much toward improving the
country through which 1t passes. Ere long
American energy and capital will begin the
grand work of development so long de
layed through Spanish misruIe, and the
toot of the American locomotive, echoing
through the bamboo jungles and cocoanut
groves. will soon awaken these oppressed
Islands from their long sleep.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-06

With periodical regularity clearly
marked, occurring year after year with
the autumnal season bank credits.
checks and rafts-instruments of en-
change are proved to be inefficient for
the service then required. The crops
are TO be harvested and labor cost
paid. The grain and cattle are TO
be marketed. The western bankers and
merchants who have funds or credits
at rest With bankers in the financial
centers find that checks and drafts are
not suited to the purposes now in ques-
ton. The bank credit is all right per
Sc, but the form in which that credit
is evidenced is not convenient. What
they need for these uses is form of
credit instrument easily recognized by
the people. one convenient as to de-
nomination and one which will pass
from hand TO hand without being
questioned. In short, their need is for
paper money or hard cash. Now, sub
ject to one iinitation-that of safety 10
the note holder, a qualification never to
be- disregarded-it is impossible for
anyone 10 name a good reason Why the
indebtedness of the banker in this field
of the exchanges should not be ex-
pressed as freely in his notes of hand,
of convenient size, as in one consol-
dated entry to the credit of his dealer
upon his books OF account. 1t is pre-
eiselyat this point that difficulties, en-
barrassment and loss are oceasioneti.
What would be natural. economical
and effective operation is by the inii-
.bitlons and restrictions Of law now
made impossible. In state of free
dom the extraordinary wants of the
country at harvest time would be
largely # not wholly. met by the con-
Version Of bank balances. not available
for these general purposes. into bank
notes or paper money. These. per-
forming their function, would again re-
turn when their service was ended, to
be again Transformed into balances in
bank where, through the medium OF
checks and drafts. the larger CONNER
cial uses would be the better served.
Without making specific recommen-
iatlens the secretary commended thu
subject 10 the thoughtful attention of
fss.,l frr.5sc
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-06
WAS SRAN SNUBB[D!
The Governors Admirers Angered
at Action Of the Iowa Con.
gressional Delegation.
Presentation of the Gavel to Hender-
son Made Before Shaw Arrived
at Washington,
Whittier He Went for Express Pur-
pose of Taking Part in
Ceremony.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-06
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
nator Hayward. OF Davenport,
Discusses HIS Proposed New Law

senator HAYWARD of Davenport
Discusses his Proposed New Law.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-06
Gilman.
Special TO Times Republican.

Special 70 Times Republican,
Gilman, Dec. 6. The old folks con-
cert on Friday evening at the opera
house attracted a good-sized audience
and was received with quite general
satisfaction. Every number received
hearty applause The old songs which
Were so popular forty and fifty years
ago have evidently not lost their hold
upon the popular heart The quaint
costumes Of a past generation were re-
produced in many Instances. and the
ancient fireplace with candles burning
on the nantei. the spinning wheel IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-06
THE GRINNELL NEWS.
society omccrs Electcd-Local News

Society Officers Electcd-Local News
Notes.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Dec. 6.-The various socie-
ties have elected officers for the COM
ing year. Among them is Fidelity En-
;campment, which elected the follow
ing: l.. G. Lyman, chief priest; w. r.
Kepcke, high priest; \. G. Coutts. SEN
Tor warden; r. II. Buchanan, junior,
warden, Sam Nelson treasurer ID. w.
Brainard. scribe. The knights of Pyth-
las elected c. II. Baird G. c.; a. NJ
Burton. Y. G.; Il. ~. Fellows, p: NJ.
w. swisher. NJ. of W.; r. Works NJ of
A., c. =. Roe. X. of II. and S.; w. S.
lRobie. NJ. of r.: G. a Swisher. NJ of e. :;
trustees, j. c. Manly, G.. w. Cowden
and w. Il. Moyle. HARDY Camp Mod
crn Woodmen elected the following:
w. III. Altzweig. consul; George Mart
adviser, II. o. Wallace, banker; w. I'll.
Day, clerk; Judscn Laughlin, physi
clam; NJ. j. Garirgan,s escort, John b.
Hardness, watchman; John B. Lucas,
sentry; A. C. Norris, manager
Mrs. A. +. Thayer has gone to Colum-
bus, O., to visit a sister who resides
there.
Dan f. White has moved back into
his old house: that is. old compared to
one he built this season on part of DIR.
sCravath's ground. He found the dis
tance too great for his daughters to
travel to school and college, and he also
town for his own convenience. He
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-06
CONCERNING DINING CARS.
Iowa Central Route Has the Pioneer
/ Srrxirc ANcsf mud North From Pc.

service West and North From Pes
oria.
In this day and age journey on rail-
Ways for any considerable distance is
not complete unless the line over which
the trip is made provides the Traveller
With means OF procuring meals en-
route. This fact has been recognized by
nl;sny of the railroads Of the country,
and among them the Iowa Central Rail
way Company. which has the distinc
ton of being the first north and west
bound line out of Peoria to inaugurate
a dining car service on all its passenger
trains in and out of that city.
This service is under the supervision
of the company and the car is under
personal direction of a dining car super
intendent of many years experience as
a caterer, thus assuring the patrons of
the road first-class service. The car Is
spacious. easy riding and is attended by
courteous walters, while the menu is as
hotels of the country. The meals are
other words, you pay for what you or
der ana al rates DIS fedsoidpie az ehpse
of any first.class cafe.
The time Of this service on trains in
and out of Peoria is as follows: On train
No. 4, arriving at Peoria at 1915 a. IN.
daily. breakfast is served from f:Oo a.
M. To $40 n. m, between keithsburg,
H.. and London Mills. on train NO.
!, north. and west boun. from Peoria,
dinner is served from Monmouth, ILL.,. to
Brighton. la, between the hours of 1920
a. IN. and rs p. m. On train No. 9, ar
irving at Peoria al 6:35 p. M, dinner is
served from lis to p. M, between
Brighton, Ia. and Keithsburg, H., and
supper between Keithsburg, ILL.,, and
Pennington. Ill, from 3:05 to 5:35 p. m.
on train No. 3. Omaha, Minneapolis and
ST. Paul express. supper is served from
5:35 to S p. M, between Pennington, H.,
and keithsburg, Ill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-06
$4,000 for Parsons college.

Fairfield, Dec. 6.-By the will of the
late Calvin Ballard, of Winterset, Ia
a trustee of Parsons College, the sum
of $4,000 has been left to that insttu-
ton. For many years Mr.. Ballard was
an ardent supporter Of the college and
the above amount is an exceedingly
liberal gift in view of the total value of
the estate. The donation is left without
any restrictions whatever and 1T has
not yet been determined whether the
money will be used as nucleus of a
fund for building or for the partial
endowment of a chair.