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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-19
GAGGED AND UNCONSCIOUS
Miss Watson Found in Room by
University Students

Lincoln, Neb., May 1S.-Miss Lettuce Wat
son, teacher of elocution in Cotner UNIVERSE
ty was found by students late last night
bound, gagged and unconscious in a room
of the university building. Cotner is the
seat of the Christion church denomfna-
tionaI college, six miles from Lincoln
According to the story of Miss Watson
she was alone I'M a class room in the fourth
floor of the building and overheard two
men plotting to burn the university. She
surprised them, when they knocked her
down and bound, gagged and locked heF in
a room. She was not badly injured. No
arrests have been made.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-19
Plant VIII ba Enlarged

Pittsburg, May 1s-The Pressed Steel Car
company will commence at once additions
to the recently acquired Fox pressed plant
at Joliet 1t will be enlarged to four times
it's resent capacity at an expenditure et
$780, 08 and VIII give employment to 1000
men. This move will give the Pressed
Steel company a capacity of more than 100
steel cars a day.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-19
VISIT WILL CLOSE
President will Return to Washington
Tonight.

Hot Springs, Va, May 1S.-The presidents
visit here viii close tomorrow night The
return to Washington will be made via
Staunten and the Shenandoah valley.
1t is the intention to run the train slowly
through this section, without stops how
ever in order that the party may see tho
battlefields of Winchester and Cedar
Creek. points OF interest to the president
in connection with his service. The train
will reach the capital in the evening
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-19
Purchase contaminated

Shelby O., May 1S-The Shelby Steel Tube
company, originally of this city, this week
consunmated the purchase of the AL
bany Qnd) Tube works and the Pope
Tube works of Hartford, Conn. This gives
the company thirteen tube plants and a
complete monopoly of every seamless tnbe
mill in the United States. The names Shell
by Steel Tube company, will be con-
tinued.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-19

San Antonio, Tex, May 1S.-"Doc' J. W.
Hamilton, aged GO, one of the oldest and
hest-known bookmakers and turfmen in
the United States, having sold pools on
every race track in the country, died to-
day of dropsy.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-19
IN SESSION AT RICHMOND
Presbyterians and Episcopalians Hold
Interesting Meetings.

Richmond, Va, May 1s.-The general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church Of the
south met in the First church in this city
this morning. DIR. JOHN f. Cannon of
Missouri, was elected moderator. The
session outside of this did little beyond
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-19
Lihhex comnanx. Nof AnsarI.e.f

Toledo, o., May B.-The Libbey Glass
company Of this city is not absorbed in the
lamp chimney combine announced today,
but the Toledo company involved Is the
American Lamp Chimney company.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-19
Mayor Goes to BIount Springs

Mayor Drennen, who has been unweH for
some time, left yesterday afternoon for
Btount Springs, where he will remain for
several days in an effort to regain his
health. During his absence Alderman r.
IA. Kerr will hold down the mayors Office.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-19

Cleveland, o., May 1S.-The tug owners Of
the ,.reat Lakes are about to form trust.
The organization will include ALI the tugs
except those on Lake Ontario.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-19
wiz LOOK into WHISKY Trust

Washington, May B.-The whisky trust
will be the subject of investigation by the
Industrial commission Tomorrow.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-16
A. 7. ARMSTRONG,
SONESTOWN, PA.
DEALER IN
Flour Feed and Groceries

l3s pounds Of pure Lard for $l.OO
Baking molasses, 25 to SOC.
s pounds Rolled Oats for 25c.
I pounds of Corn Starch tor 25c.
pounds Of Laundry Starch for 25c.
2 pounds of Rio Coffee for 25c.
8 bars OF Lenox Soap for Csc.
No. | mackerel per pound Sc.
Best Sugar Coated Hams 9llc per ID.
Buckwheat Flour 25 pound sack soc.
Buckwheat Flour 100 pounds, $l.9O.
Yellow Corn per 100 pounds 75c.
Corn Meal or Cracked Corn SOC.
Corn, Oats and Barley Chop s5c.
Wheat Bran 200 pounds $3.50
Flour middlings, l4O pound sack $l.4O.
Fine middlings 200 pounds $l.6O.
Flour per sack $l.20.
Winter Roller per sack $l.l5.
Good Flour 90c.
Rye Flour 25 pounds, SOC.
Graham Flour l2l pounds soc.
Common Fine Salt per barrel $1.2O.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-16
Work That the Heart Does.

The work of the heart is the circu-
ation of the lifegiving blood through
out the body. With each stroke or
beat of the heart it projects something
like six ounces of blood into the bodily
conduits. throwing it for a distance nt
nine feet. This it does 60 times each
minute. 4,140 times each hour, 99,36O
times in day. 36,266,400 times in a
year, and 2,540. .337 ,120 times in a life
time of seventy years Including leap
years. The blood is propelled by the
heart nine feet each beat, 207 yards
each minute. seven miles in an hour,
169 miles in day, 61,S17 miles IN
a year and 4,330,063 miles in the 20
years. The total force eXerted by the
heart every "a hours has been calcn-
lated to be equal TO 124 foot tons-that
is. if the whole force expended by the
heart in "a hours were gathered into
one huge stroke, such IA power would
lift 124 tons one foot off the ground.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-16

When members of the queens fam
lily or any wandering German relatives
of high degree visit London and occu-
py apartments in Buckingham palace,
by invitation they pay their board
just like common folks in a first-class
hotel This prevents the sovereign
lady from having too much company
and makes things very pleasant for
the palace servants. The independence
1t gives some of the royal guests is not
wholly appreciated by them, but, as the
queen early in her reign determined
on this economical course, her subjects
cannot justly complain of her extrava-
gance. 1t is very expensive piece of
pleasure, being guest of royalty, and
even the queens own children must
pay their way out Of their allowances,
when not directly under mammals roof.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-16

For good quality of underware at res.
sonable prices go to j. w. Bucks store.
For gum boots and rubbsrs go to j. w.
Buck, Sonestown.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-16
speaking Clocks.

In Switzerland they have commenc-
ed making Photographic clocks and
watches which, it appears, leave any
thing heretofore accomplished far i'll
The shade. BY merely pressing the but
ton of the new timepiece, it pronounces
the hour distinctly. The alarms call
TO the sleeper, Its six o'clock; get up
There are some which even add the
words. Now. don't go to sleep again.
The form can be changed to suit the
buyer and make the warning more OK
less emphatic. This application of the
photographic principle is due to Il
French matchmaker settled at Geneva.
He introduces into clocks and watches
little slabs of vulcanized rubber, on
which the desired words are traced in
grooves corresponding to the hours
and fractions of hours.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-16
worlds biggest Crop.

The average man if asked what is the
most important crop of the world
would unhesitatingly say. wheat
This is true in the United States. but
far from the case in the world as Il
whole The first place must be given
the potato. or all the staple crops OF
the world the potato takes the first
place, the annual crop being more than
4,OOO.OO0O0O bushels. against 2,5O0,'
100000 bushels of wheat and. 2,600,.
0OO,O bushels of corn. or the total
potatoe crop Europe produces fully
seven-eights, and one-half times as
much as her wheat. and all the cereals
together are but so per cent more.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-16
The Diving Spider.

There is nothing new in the diving
bell Long before man thought he in
vented it, the water spider knew all
about it,
The water spider shins down reed.
dragging his diving bell with him, and
anchors it under water on level keel,
so that the air it contains keeps the
water out
When this air becomes foul, the
spider swims to the top. captures 4
bubble with fiirt of its tail and car
ries it down to the bell for future ref
erence.
There the spider lives in snug COM
fort and no storm disturbes his lowly
home.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-16
Is One of the Largest and Most Important
of Industries.

Is One of the Largest and Most Important
of Industries.
The manufacture of matches, trivial
as it may seem, is one of the largest
and most important existing. So large
an amount of money is invested in
their manufacture that in France it is
Government monopoly and consid-
cradle portion of the revenue of the
State is derived from this source. The
yearly value of the matches made in
England alone is said to amount to
nearly $10,000000 each year, and that
the numbers that the makers turn out
daily exceed 300,000,000. In France
the Government monopoly is let to a
company for a minimum annual pay
ment of over S5,000,000, with a great
increase If a certain number is ex-
ceeded. Among the largest factories
In Europe are those of the Scandinav
ian peninsula and England. In Ger
many, however, there are between 200
and 800 factories. OF the dangerous
material phosphorus, which is employ
ed in the manufacture, between 1000
and 1000 tons are annually consumed.
The general character of phosphorus
is that of an exceedingly infiammable
substance, burning slowly in the open
air and shining with luminous ap-
pearance in the dark. In this state it
is one of the most poisonous sub
stances known, less than two grains
having been known to cause the death
or an adult human being, and, innu-
merable cases have occurred of chill
dren being poisoned by sucking the
ends of a few matches.
On the other hand, heated without
exposure to the air for some short time
the phosphorus changes into a red
powder, which is perfectly insoluble
in water, not combustible and not in
the slightest degree poisonous. In
this latter state it is mixed with other
substances and placed on the outside
OF the boxes of what are termed safety
matches. These matches consist of
non-poisonous chemical materials that
will not ignite when struck on any or
dinary surface, but are Immediately
SSN va NV os iuuDIuS OH the lux,
which is covered with a preparation of
innocuous red phosphorus.
But, unfortunately, the public at
large prefers matches which will ignite
when struck on any surface and the
manufacture of these is necessarily at
tended with risk to the workers, the
people who are most seriously affected
ha,, l, x.x
matches in the boxes in which they are
sold. BY practice their dexterity be-
comes so great that they almost invari-
ably take up in one hand the exact
number required.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-16
To Inquire About a wife's Welfare Ii q
Gross ImDertnence.

Social etiquette among the Arabs is
n factor in life to be considered SER
iously, if you wish to live among them
without friction. Its obligations are
not to be completely mastered in few
months. Sometimes when | have had
companions with me presumably
thoroughly an fait with all things
Mohammedan, the harmony of the oc-
caSion has been seriously endangered
by some thoughtlessness or ignorance
on their part, which to the Moslem
could appear only as u contemptuous
want of consideration.
No greater insult could be offered to
an Arab than Il friendly inquiry as to
the welfare of his wife--to us nat
ural civility. but to him Il gross i'm
pertinence bitterly resented. On one
occasion | nearly made Il similar
blunder. | was invited by a neighbor-
ing sheik TO go to see him, and was ON
the point of riding up TO his tent door
and dismounting there. Fortunately,
however | recollec1ed in time that ETH
luette demanded that | should haltfifty
yards off. and call in Il loud voice:
Have l your permission to approach =
This gives time to bundle off any of
their womenkind who may be about,
preparatory to the admission of
stranger.
1t is curious also TO notice that, in
spite of the real effection existing be-
tween father ana son, the sense or
respect dominates all other feelings,
ana the sons will never sit at meat
with their father in the presence of a
guest. but will wait upon both until
the father. rising. allows them the op-
portunity of breaking bread with their
visitor
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-16
A Famous School
In q Famous Place.

The EAST STROUDsBURG, PA, NOR
NAL offers superior educational
advantages.
Healthful and Picturesque Location
in the resort region of the state.
Buildings neU and modern.
Students Room furnished with brus-
sells Carpet. No other school pro-
vides such luxurious home comforts.
The Best Boarding. The Most
Reasonable Rates. The first Normal
in the state to introduce Plain and
Fancy Sewing.
College Preparatory, Music and Elo-
cutionary Departments.
Write at once for catalogue, free.
StWINTER TERM OPENS JAN. 9, ,99.
Addres GEO. p. BIBLE, A. NJ,
Principal.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-16
Nav. But Good.

Nickel is modern metal 1t was not
in use nor known till 1715. 1t has
now largely taken the place of silver
in plated ware, and as an alloy with
steel it is superior to any other metal
for il is not only non -corrodibie it.
self. but it transfers the same quality
to .~eel; even when combined as low
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-16
Williamsport & North Branch R.R
TIME TABLE,
In Effect Tuesday Sept. IS. 1893.
Northward.


All trains daily except Sunday; f" ,g
stations.
Connections with the Philadelphia Reading
at Halls, for all points north and south, and the
Fall Brook and Beech Creek railroads. At
Satterfeld for all points on the Lehigh Valley
railroad. At Sonestown with the Eagles Mere
railroad.
r E. EAyENSON, General Manager.
Hughesville, Pa.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-16
License Notices.

Notice is hereby given that the follow.
ing Applications for Licenses. have been
filed in my office, and that tile same will
be presented to the Court of Quarter Ses
sions of the Peace Of Sullivan County, on
o'clock p. m.
CHERRY TOWNSHIP:
John c. Schaad, Tavern License.
Frank F. Schaad, Distillers g
John Gross, Tavern License.
Henry Baldwin, :.
William Collins,
Ernestina Seeman, "
James Connor. :.
John Daley, :.
Patrick ,McGee, I"
Charles +. Jackson, :.
Leonard Hilbert, Brewers License
COLLEY TOWNSHIP:
I1 Il. W. MgKibbsns, Gk5 Tavern .a License.
Manning Chilson. g
Julia Jackson, g
William Allen, f"
w. Z. Steafather, Restaurant License.
John II. Yonkin, "
DUSHORE BOROUGH:
Middendorf Il Cook. Tavern License.
Dennis Keefe, :"
Joseph Carpenter. g
Henry Obert, g
Lawrence Finan, Wholesale License.
William O'Neil
Patrick Daley, Restaurant License.
Margaret Connor, 9
Robert McGee, 4"
jeremiah Deegan.
DAVIDSON TWP.
Daniel II. Lorah, Tavern License.
Cyrus B. Hess, "
George w. Myers,
Ellis Swank, "
j. William Moran,
j. William Moran, Restaurant License.
EAGLESMERE BOROUGH:
VIM. II. Van Buskerk Tavern License.
FORKSVILLE BOROUGH;
Charles H. Seely, Tavern License.
HILLSGROVE TWP.
james H. Keeie, Tavern License
George f. Walker, +"
LAPORTE BORO:
nos. n. henneuN, Tavern License.
Thos. w. Beahen, .
Frank W.Gallagher, %
LAPORTE TWP.
Philip Peterman, Tavern License
Moses C. Miller, :!
SHREWSBURY TWP.
j. III. Stackhouse, Tavern License.
WM. j. LAWRENCE, Clerk.
Clerk Office, Laporte, Pa, Jan. 80. 99.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-02-16
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
COlntv of Sullivan aa.


We the undersigned, Auditors OF Sullivan
County, do hereby certify: That in pursuance oi
the various duties imposed upon us by the several
ments thereto, we did meet at the office OF the
County Commissioners, in the Court House, in the
Borough of Laporte, on Monday, the I'd day OF
January, A. d. 1899 (it being the first Monday OF
january and did commence to audit adjust and
settle the several accounts OF the County Treas
urer County Commissioners and all such as are
so required of us by law, for the year 1898, and
did continue so to audit. adjust and settle the
said various and several accounts subject to our
adjournments,u until this date, when We completed
this, our annual report And We further sertify
that we did audit and adjust the said several ac
counts correctly, to the best of our knowledge
ability, information and belief as the came ap
pear audited and settled, and fully set forth and
itemized, in this foregoing report.
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set ouI
hands and seal, this 2:st day OF January, A. d. go
CHR CASEMAN,
Q ALBERT f. HEESS, Go. Auditors
DELBERT L. BROWN,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-27

of its shores bounded with white cliffs In which
are numberless grottoes or caves where from a map
recently published by the department there are
large eaverns marked positively unknown" Other
parts of Mona island good for grazing, and
small part of it is wooded.
Mona island once contained large deposits of phos-
pilates which were mined and sent to Hamburg One
OF the men interested In the industry was the same
Porto Rieans who now owns half the phosphates of
the Gaia de, MuertOs 1t may be that re-explera-
ton of Mona island will result in additional dis
coyeies Of fertilizers The island easily reach
ed by small boats from Mayaguez. although at pres
ent it is inhabited only by stray fisherman or SO
who come for time and then go back Porto Rico.
FORTUNES IN PHOSPHATES.
This fnatter of phesphates Is that will pay
careful Investigation. l told that nearly ali OF
the numerous small islands about Porto Rico have
phosphate deposits. The of them have not been
worked and many have not been prospected. Every
now and then L hear of place containing
phosphates One of the most remarkable stories is
concerning island which lies eleven miles south
of Guayama, and some distance east of the Gaia de
Muertos. This island has about 400 acres which Is
underlaid with phosphate rock. The rock lies In
veins, Ike the phosphate rock of South Carolina.
When analysed 1t shows GA per cent of phosphate Of
me per cent of water and per cent of clay. 1t Is
easily mined, but a small dock and tunnel will have
to be made before it be gotten cut to the ships
One Of the army officials who is interested In this
property tells me that the company expects to ship
the product to Hamburg. This same says that
he knows of another place where there are 100000
tons of phosphate in sight which. when in Ham
burg, will sell for SIT ton.
believe that there also valuable fertilizers
the mainland Of Porto Rico. Some parts of it con-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-27

tain ph9sphates, and in my rides the mountains
have passed square miles of stone which seems to
be almost pure lime, They have here some kinds Of
limestone which are as solid as marble The marble
crops out in different places all the island It
is ragged top. but further down it lies In solid
blocks and could be made into fine building material
Another kind of limestone is very soft All you need
to do is to put it into and fire it, and you
have excellent lime.
There is cement which might be of value which
is found in many parts of Porto Rico. 1t crops out
much like limestone, and when crushed it looks
unlike Portland cement 1t has great adhesive power
and in the houses where it has been used for build
ing it stands up In ridges after the bricks have worn
away. This is especially so In the pavements when
cemented with it. 1 asked the secretary of state
of Porto Rico about it. He tells that it is fairly
good. but not good foreign cement.
THE CAVES OF PORTO RICO.
Porto Rceiis full Of natural wonders Nearly all
of the islands (which have described this letter
have caves which worth exploration There are
wonderful caves in Porto Rico proper. On the north
coast about seNen miles southeast of Arecbe there
Is rock oEer three hundred feet high which Is al
most perpendicular About onethird the way UP from
the bottomJis AZ grOttO, which has number of
and arches has stalctites and other curiosi
ties which, are said to equal the famous caves of
Luray In Virginia. The entrance to these caves Is
HYe 1eet llgn ana Dlne 1eet In WIDTH 1t
covered with brambles.
Another remarkable cave is not far from the
center of the island. Aguas Buenas have not
visited this cave, but some soldiers who have been
there describe it of the wonders of the world
1t may, indeed. be called 1.-The mammoth cave" of the
West Indies. You go through narrow passage about
300 feet long and fifteen feet high, when you enter
series of large chambers which fairly alive with
bats. 1t is necessary to use torches to dspel the
darkness. and the bats fly in myrads this way and
that. striking you in the face and making a
rushing noise that is terrifying in the darkness Now
and then you come to a deep hole, in which you can
cast stone and hear it thump, thump. thump as it
goes downward to unknown depths
These caverns go and on opening into an
other, for a long distance They FORM In fact nat
ural catacomb. only part of which has ever been
explored Enough is known however, sure that
they one of the greatest of natural wonders and
we'll worthy Of survey by government scientists
Frank G. Carpenter
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-27

cottages with galvanized iron roofs. The
another at right angles. The streets shaded
beautifully by great trees. Many of the homes have
pretty gardens about them. There are benches on
the sides OF the front deors and altogether every
thing looks thrifty and clean. In the center of the
town there is plaza with public cistern for the
poor.
The people of Vieques number all told about g.
coo. They not like the Porto RicaHs. The island
during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries be-
longed to the English and French and although for
the past 100 years it has been under Spanish rule it
still has English and French among its people 1t
has many negroes who speak English most of whom
have from the island of St Thomas to labor OH
the plantations. The richest of the planters are
French and the French language is largely used
throughout the island.
CATTLE AND HORSES
Xieques has several large horse ranches The
The is good and grain is required 1t is the
same with the Vieques CATTLE which are raised for
export to Porto Rico and Cuba. Those which [ have
much larger than the ordinary run of cattle
in the United States. Many of the twoyearold steers
will weigh 1,100 1200 pounds The prices of cattle
are lower than with us, fairly good animal costing
about $18 The Yeques stock growers are more en-
terprising than those Of Porto Rico They have some
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-27
RAILROAD STATIONERY.

railroad official in a recent lecture stated that
1t cost his road each year about 81 900 pins So 600
for rubber bands. $1,000 for ink, $1,000 for lead
pencils also that nearly much for stationary
to carry on the business for iron.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-27
AGE OF WHALES.

Whales from 800 to 400 years old are sometimes
met with Tie age is ascertained by the size and
number of layers of the whalebone which increase
yearly
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-27
"a NEaRo TOWN.

community in Alabama. containing 400 negroes
and but white persons is about to be incorporat
ed The negroes propose to have strict negro town.
All the officials will be negroes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-27
Our Unknoun Is1ands.
Through Spain.

French ana English POpuIation-Its Fine Cattle
and Horses-Fhe Gaia de Muertes, or ss0end
Mans Chest" and other Isiets Which Have For
tunes I'm PhOsDhates-A Look Mona Island