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Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18
The Pationt American.

After fifty years otfaithful a bsten-
ton from such "deseci alton of the
Sabbath" as is involved IN running
Sunday trains, the famous Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western
road has decided 10 make a change.
Hereafter the public will be al
lowed to use the road to a limited
extent tor the ordinary purposes
OF Sunday travel.
The remarkable circumstance in
the transaction is that it is some
thing about which the public has
nothing whatever to say. When
Sunday trains were barred it was
not because the public objected,
but because the directors objected.
II Sunday trains are to be run 1t is
not in response to the public need,
but because it suits the new man
agement to run them.
Are not the Americans the most
patient and long suffering people
on the face Of the earth7 Can we
imagine such a thing in any other
country as a railroad corporation
deciding for itself whether it should
run Sunday trains or not7
1t is hardly necessary to add
that New Jersey is not the only
State in which the franchise using
corporation decides Tor itself lust
how far 1t will consent to accommo
date the public.
Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18

Fnsttnsertion, one inch, 81. so; second
inse tion, rs cents Liberal deductions
made for annual advertisements. Special
notices IS cents line.
Advertisement to insure inSeruon
sho li be handed in not later than IL
o. '-lock noon on Thursday.
Office: No. So4 Street, N. W.,
w ashington, d, G,
Sample copies mailed upon appica-
ton. Address LOUIS SCHADE, wash
ngton, y. c.
Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18
NO SO

/ 1t is this latter useful purpose, served
! by inland waterways, which is perhaps
| accountable for many of the apparent
Inconsistencies OF rail tarifs-the fact
that canal completes for traffic between
two towns frequently inducing or com.
pelling the railway company to reduce
the rate below the average charge for
such distance. In England and Wales,
there are 5.S miles Of canals, &C., for
every 100 square miles of area, and as
miles OF railway. In France, to the
same area, there are lilo miles of rail,
and 3.73 miles of canals, or canalized
rivers Belgium has, to every 100 square
miles of her surface, I8 "a miles OF rail,
and 8 9 Of canal; while Germany has
I3 90 miles of rail, and o3 miles of
canals and navigable rivers for every 100
square miles other surface. From these
figures 1t will be seen that Englan' is
tolersbly well supplied with both + I
ways and canals. Many OF tfie latte
however, require undermining if tn
are to be real factors in cheapening thA
cost Of inland carriage. The boats or
barges employed are small, in TACT,
very small, and usually horse luggage is
the motive power. The wastefulness
and cOstliness of this system of motion
has been practically instanced in several
cases in which it was decided to go in
for steam power. Such change as this
was urged upon the management OF the
Bridgews ter Canal, by the persuasive
fact that out of $50 horses employed no
fewer than $50 had to be destroyed
through being attacked by glanders.
To replace the horses some IS steam
tugs were procured, capable OF progress
ing with their tows at the rate Of 2 Z or
miles per hour, The success Of the
departure was such that the change was
at once held to be more than warranted,
for actual practice showed a reduction
in the working expenses of not less than
40 per cent, a diminutiou ofoutlay which
rendered il possible to pay a handsome
dividend. What is wanted to render
canal trade more efficacious is a system
OF inclined planes or hydraulic lifts,
which will provide speedy communica.
lAOH DclWCGn one wafer leVel ana the
next Such an improvement, too. would
render possible the wider use of bigger
boats, factor the necessity of which
has been lost sight of on many OF our
internal waterways. For bulky goods
canals should be powerful competitors
with the railways; in fact, the latter
should be quite out OF the running in
catering for the transit Of such classes Of
merchandise The merchandise carried
along them in a single year totals 34,-
10000 tons, against 10000, 900 tons
conveyed by rail And of this huge
traffic along our artificial waterways
great part is concentrated on the
much used canals ofthe Midands, South
Lancashire, and Yorkshire. In fact,
though the total yearly traffic along the
) $50 miles oi canals is close upon 3s,-
Ooo,ooo tons, 73,Soo coo tons of that
traffic is confined to GA miles of canals.
found in those districts already alluded
to. Such condition of things should
surety suggest a big possibility for
waterways, were the systems
but extended.
Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18

Herr Won Bulow made statement in
the Budget Committee OF the Reichstag
concerning the existing relations
between Great Britain and Germany.
He stated that the agreement concluded
last autumn between the two govern
ments was to be kepC secret for the
present
Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18

&ArEs OF ADvEF Using:

"a per wear tor single copy sent by
m All TO subscribers, payable in advance.
Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18
BRITISH TRADERS AND Sou rH AMERICA,
Consular Journal.

Consular Journal.
1t is gratifying sign OF the greater
vigilance Of the British merchant that he
is paying greater attention to South
American markets than he did formerly.
II there is one continent on the face OF
the earth which should be market for
British goods, it is South America; for
there British capital, largely assisted by
British supervisional labor, is reponsible
for many of the Improvements and
Developments which have marked the
recent onward march of these South
American Republics. Generally speak.
ing, the average Englishman loses sight
of the potentialIties and possibilities Of
America south of Panama. We have
heard much OF the wrongs, grievances
and disabilities OF the Ultlanders Of the
Transvaal, but compared with the con-
dition of the Englishman domiciled in
trazl, Argentina or Chilli, their griev-
ances shrink into comparative nothing
ness. And yet, though such should be
the case, British capitalists, both large
and small, are content to invest their
moneys and devote their energies to the
development ofterritories in which they
can have no political stake. Railways,
trans, sewage and water schemes, cleo
trio lighting, &c, &c, are all subsidized
with English capital, and yet the Eng
ishman there resident puts up quietly
and pacidly with all his electoral
a. De. s- -. -.
note that Englishmen in South America
are content to play the game Of waiting,
there is not the slightest reason why the
BritishEmeTchant at home should be
conts mt to indulge in the same policy.
In no country, perhaps, is foreign com.
petition hitting harder al British dealers
and British methods. Germany and
America are to the fore by almost
ubiquitous representation, and the
English trader finds It more than ever
harder to hold his own. OF course, IN
the great industrial revival which is
permeating the United States. it is only
to be expected that new outlets should
be found for the produce of the mine,
the foundry and the factory Germany.
too, has of late displayed a more than
normal portion Of energy in exploiting
South American markets. This is
hardly a reassuring situation. Those
who have inquired into the matter or
German success in South America tell
us that the Merchandise Marks Acts is
largely responsible for the cloud under
which the British trader rests Prior to
the operation OF the Act. the English
merchant bought in whatsoever market
he pleased those particular kinds OF
goc ds which he thought would please
his customers and meet their require
meuts. Then came the Howard Vincent
agitation, anil all goods shipped from
British ports we're marked with the
country Of origin. What has been the
result in South America .iimp,y that
the local native dealers. seeing the
articles they buy marked MADE an
Germany" or elsewhere, have preferred
to deal direct with the producers.
rather than engage the services OF the
British merchant as middleman. Thus
Germany has been doomed by British
legislation aud the willy Teuton has
taken full advantage OF the opportunity
presented to him
Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18
VOL. XVI.

UGlasblngton Sentinel,
Published and Edited by
LOUIS ScHADE.
Fred sohade, Business manager
APPEARS EVERY SATURDAY.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-27
II Grew ON sunday.

In country town not far from New
York an old-fashioned preacher had ex-
horted his flock one Sunday not to read
the Sunday newspapers. On the follow
ing Monday he was strolling through
the market place when he spied some
unusually fine asparagus, a vegetable
of which he was almost gluttonously
fond, in the stall of one of his parish
toner's.
'Alr. Smith," said the parson, II will
buy some of your asparagus, if it is not
too dear"
Now, Smith was confirmed reader
of his Sunday newspaper, and the ser.
man had not pleased him at all. He de-
cided to play a joke on his pastor. More
over, he had sold his asparagus already,
though he said not word about that.
II am sorry, DOCTOR said the crafty
Smith, "but 1 would not like to have it
on my conscience that l sold such grass
as that"
"What is the matter with it?" ex-
claimed the preacher in surprise. Il
never saw fner.'
"Oh, it's all right that way" said
Smith, ''but, you see, picked it only
early this morning. 1t sprang up and
grew on Sunday."-N. y. Tribune.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-27
IYNcHED.
aeb at Tallaaa. MISS, Hangs rive
Slcllians Suspected 81 C0nsplr.
tag - Commit Murder.

New Orleans, July 22.-Five Sicilians
were hanged Friday by mob at Tallu-
Ia, town of several hundred inhab.
itants in Madison parish, IL miles from
the river. The dead are: Joe Defatta,
Charles Defatta, Frank Defatta, Sy
Deferroch, Joe Cereno. The five vic.
Tins weresstrung up to trees for sup
posed connection with a plot to murder
DIR. Hodges, prominent physician of
the place, who on Thursday was shot
and fatally wounded by one OF the
Sicilians. In addition to this several
acts of lawlessness that have occurred
in the neighborhood recently were at
tributed to the gang. Several of the
men are believed to have families in Eu-
rope. Quiet was restored Immediately
after the lynching, and the grand jury
began an investigation of the affair, but
because of the feeling against the men
it is doubtful if action is taken against
any member Of the mob.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-27
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS



The Northern Pacific has won over
one million acres Of land in the s,,;t OF
the government to declare void the
land grant Of that road that was bnsed
on the question whether the terminus
of that road was 1t Duluth or at Ash.
land. The decision of the United
States circuit court Of appeals was
handed down and it 10 in favor Of the
company's contention that Ashland is
the terminus.
By an opinion handed down Ivy Judge
Sanborn the controversy over the title
to l. 2SO, 900 acres Of land in North Da-
kota is settled in favor of The Northern
Pacific road IS against the government.
The suit was brought two years ago by
the railroad and the government land
Office and Judge Lochren Of the United
States circuit court Of the Minnesota
district, decided In favor Of the rail-
road company. It was taken to the
United States circuit court Of appeals
and there heard by the full bench.
Judge Sanborn wrote the opinion,
which is concurred in by Judge Thayer
and Judge Caldwell. Although the
suit was brought to settle the title to
certain tract of land Of few acres
the entire question is settled by the
decision.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-27
Christian Charity.

The committee on library in the Sun.
day school of a church in one of Port.
lands suburban villages recently de.
termined that some of the books in the
library were not exactly proper for Sun
day-school books, and took it upon
themselves to expurgate the library
The books in question were of high
class from literary standpoint, and
the objection to them was that they did
not teach religion, as Sunday-school
books should. The committee went
over the library carefully and picked
out the volumes which did not meet
their ideas of what the Sunday-school
standard should be, having previously
determined that they should be burned
When they had been laid aside, how.
ever, it was decided that it was too bad
to burn them, and the matter WA
finally compromised by voting to pre-
sent them to the library of the other
church in Observation-Disclosures (Me.l
Journal
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-27
A DESPERATE BATTLE.
American. and Filipino. Fight at
Bobong, Island Of Panay-Enemy
Loses Heavily.

Manila, July 21.-News has been re.
ceived here from Gen. Smith at Iloilo,
Island of Panay, of a severe fight on
Wednesday at Bobong between Capt.
Byrne, of the Sixteenth infantry. with
20 men, and force of $50 Babaylones,
who surprised the American troops.
One hundred and fifteen of the enemy
were killed, as is shown by actual
count, many were wounded and one
was taken prisoner The American
loss was one man killed and one wound-
ed. The fighting was mostly at close
quarters, with bayonets and dubbed
QunS.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-27

mense hood over the drivers seat. and
back of it another case Of handsomely
polished wood, which is used for the
supplementary mails.
"Affixed to the dashboard is large
gong, which gives a clear note Of
warning as the motorman steers his
wagon in and out among the great
mass of vehicles of all sorts that are al
ways to be found on a London street.
1.-THE seat is the entire width of the
cart, which is, of course, four-wheeled.
and the motorman supplies or with
draws the power by means of a small
lever not unlike the levers on the troll
leys in Greater New York. He works
this with his right hand and brake
with his left.
1.-THE front wheels Of the wagon are
small enough to swing under the body
Of the vehicle. They work on pivot
and the wagon can be turned almost in
its own length. 1t is the facility with
| which these wagons can be sent around
corner or worked through winding
lane between lines of other wagons and
drays that makes the new motor car
valuable.
ut is believed their use will greatly
increase the efficiency of the London
city delivery"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-27
SEEKING QUIET.
MRS. Billtops knows where she
Would Like to Go to Spend
the summeF.

''Ezra," said Mrs. Billtops, 'are sani-
tariums quiet?"
''Well, guess, Elizabeth" said Mr..
Billtops, that that depends good deal
on the sanitarium; some are quiet and
some are not"
"Well, Ezra" said Mrs. Billtops. Elf
you can find some quiet sanitarium
where can go this summer want to go
there instead of to the seashore.''
And this was all on account of the
children. The hour was 8: 80 p. M, and
the smaller children had just gone to
bed after day of unbroken and unflag-
cling uproar and activity. The noise Of
q planning mill would have been rs the
buzzing of lazy bees in summer gar
den compared with the noise the
children had been making all day long.
The silence fell now, cool and grateful,
after the turmoil of the day, but the
reaction had left Mrs. Billtops little
limp.
cit isn't rest want, Ezra" said Mrs.
Billtops; Its quiet"
II know it, Elizabeth" Mr.. Billtops
said; II know it, and I wouldn't object
to little quiet myself now and then.
should like it if we could have quiet in
the house after dinner; if could smoke
my cigar in peace and tranquility; but
somehow the meal that makes me calm-
ly happy seems to fill the children with
boisterousness and make them noiser
than at any other part of the day. Am
L ,,sc E1s1o hath ~
"You are" said Mrs. Billtops, ''but
hear it all day long,"
II know it, Elizabeth; know IT,"
said Mr.. Billtops, land have never
heard you speak of it before. 1 don't
see how you can possibly stand it, and
I'll look for some good quiet sanitari-
UNI, sure"
And then they settled down on either
side of the table and read, very COM
Portable, both, and both thankful in
their hearts for the children that had
been given to them, and who were now
sleeping quietly.-N. Y. Sun.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-27
A MODEL OF VIRTUE.
That Is What His Friends Call
william S. Taylor.
A Kentucky Politician who Does Not
Drlnk. swear. Play Poker OF
Attend Horse Races-His
Political Record.

Il Is automatically recorded to the
credit of William Sylvester Taylor, the
republican nominee for governor of
Kentucky, that he is q ''strict member
of the Presbyterian church, never uses
liquor in any form, smokes moderate
~. never uses anything but the purest
Language, tells no questionable stories.
nor does he enjoy them; plays no
poker, has no social aspirations further
than being with his family after BUSH
ness hours, and attending to his church
duties; has no pleasure other than
those Of domestic character, does not
hunt or fish, never visits health re-
sorts, seldom attends theaters, has no
love for games of any kind; probably
never saw horse race, and was never
seen to enter saloon"
Whether these manifest virtues will
elect him to the chief position in the
state is, Of course, a matter of specula-
ton. Certainly, his rise into promi-
hence in his party has been more rapid,
his advancement along straight lines,
and his devotion to his party more
pronounced than any other politician
of recent years. At no time has he
been in any sense trimmer" He
has supported the party's nominees.
although they may have been his per-
sonal opponents, and he has never fol-
lowed his warmest friends when they
strayed from the republican fold. He
is one of the few prominent men in the
party who has never at some time in
his career been carried off his balance.
Although Gov. Bradley opposed his
nomination SO bitterly that he refused to
come to the convention Mr.. Taylor M.s
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-27
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Pearls are sometimes found In musoal
shells.
Indian bats measure six feet aeroao
the wings.
The sun yields 100000 times the light
Of the moon.
A male child when born weighs one
sixth more than female.
There are "a ports in the island Of
Cuba, but only Is are open to the worlds
commerce.
The first post Office was opened in
Paris in 1912, in England in 1881, in
America in ITO.
Even radishes are adulterated now in
Berlin. They are dipped into aniline
dye to make them look fresh and pink.
In Jewish marriages the woman is al
ways placed to the right of her mate.
With every other nation of the world
her place in the ceremony is to the
left.
Water colors by Dante Gabriel Ros-
setti brought these prices in London:
"Beata Beatrix," s525; 1.-THE Loving
Cup" $1,440; Lady in Blue Dress
1905; LADY in White Dress" s1,6so;
'.Venus Verticordia," $1,470.
A variation on the ordinary game Of
chess was recently played by four
young Hungarians. The board was q
billiard table marked off into the requi-
site number of squares, and the pieces
were represented by bottles of different
kinds of wine, according to their inn
portance. The king was represented by
a bottle of champagne. When one Of
the pieces was taken, it was drunk.
The players were also drunk in a very
short time, and the game was not fin
ished.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-27
retire to Mexico.

Manila, July 22.-The Filipinos have
withdrawn from their trenches in the
vicinity of San Fernando, retiring to
Mexico, ten miles to the northeast OF
San Fernando, leaving few troops on
outpost duty in front of the Ameri'
can lines. Seventy-six hours of con.
tinuous heavy rain has sent all the
streams out of their banks, so that
San Fernando is practically surround
ed by water, and many miles of the
country are flooded to depth of three
or four feet.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-27
RAIN MADE TO ORDER.
An Experiment That Failed in Texa.
Has Proved Successful In the
Austrian Alps.

The failure of American rainmakers
has been followed by unqualified sue
cess in the Austrian Alps. There the
problem was not the same as in Texas,
for instance, where out of cloudless
sky an attempt was made to extract
rain. In this section of the Alps there
are always plenty of clouds, but I'M
fortunately for those living here the
rain freezes and comes down in the
shape of hail, causing great damage.
The problem then was merely to split
the clouds as they formed and before
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-27
News in Brief.

The grading for the Sykeston extern
sion of the Northern Pacific is practi-
cally completed, although no iron has
been laid. About the only strip of
grading remaining to be done is that
on some rs acres of ground, for the
right of way of which the owner de-
mands $50 per acre.
The Northern Pacific has settled it's
back taxes in every county but Kidder,
where the tax cas-. is in the courts.
President j. j. Hill of the Great
Northern, has given President Sim
mons, of the Fargo college, check for
81, 900. The college is operated under
the auspices of the Congregationalists.
The Farmers and Merchants bank
will open for business at jamestown
about Aug. 1. The bank has $50, 900 in
capital stock.
Adiutant General Miller has re-
ceived request from General Corbin
for a history of the North Dakota vol
unteers-the state militia organization,
authorized and organized strength, and
the number of milstia officers appoint
ed, and those from civil life. The mat.
ter is desired for the compilation of
army records and statistics.
Lee Thomas, IL years old, of James
town, walked off a train going go miles
an hour. He was asleep at the time
and the bump had no other effect than
to wake him up and compel him to
walk two miles to the station.
Northern Pacific EMPLOYEES at work
in the gravel pit at Sanborn made a
pruesome find. At quite depth a
coffin was unearthed. At one time it
had covered all that was mortal of a
child.
A prisoner in the state penitentiarv
from Walsh county has been granted a
parole. He secured work at Bismarck,
at which place his family will retu, p
70 him.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-27
proeenitor Of All Royalty.

If the subject could be accurately fol-
lowed up it might be possible to prove
that most of us are of royal descent in
some more or less remote degree. 1T is
said that all the sovereigns of Europe.
the sultan of Turken alone excepted,
have descended from one of the two
daughters of Duke Ludwig Rudolf Of
Brunswick Wolfenbuttel, who -four.
.shed century and half ago
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-27
The Widow wins.

In the case of Mrs. Georgia Bennett
of Sanhorn VS.. The Modern Woodmen
of America, the jury brought in ver-
dict for the plaintiff of $4,000 and in
terest, amounting in all to $2,oso. The
jury was out but an hour. Three
doctors testified that it was their opin-
ion that Mrs. Benefits husband died
from because of an overdose of NOR
phine administered by the physician
in attendance at the time, and that, in
their opinion, the deceased did not die
Of commissions, as the aforesaid physi-
clan stated in his certificate of death.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-27
Twelve DEAD i'm Alaska.

Seattle, Wash, July 19.-The loss, Of
IL members of the steamer Elk expedi.
ton to Kotzebue sound is reported from
St. Michael by the steamer Roanoke.
Twelve men persisted at various points
along the trail between the Selawick
and Koyukuk rivers. Scurvy fell first
upon them, then starvation and frost.
Mrs. w. H. Bens, of Bay City, Mich.
was the only survivor.