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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09

Fancy Lace Becoming Popular.
There is a great and growing de-
mand for fancy lace and embroidered
goods.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09

ions. They are made in plain flannel
tn all light shades, and also in the
polka-dotted flannel. The very pref
test are blue with tiny polka dot of
pink or red, while the red and blue
with black polka dots are always
smart. This is by no means an eco
nomical fashion, as the waists soils
very quickly; but it is very pretty
one, and there is much more warmth
in the flannel waists than in the silk
ones. One style of flannel waist is
little more elaborate and really more
useful; it is made of plain flannel, red
or blue. is cut out in square at the
neck, and has chemisette and stock
collar of black satin; and on the
sleeves, that are in coat shape, are
small turned-over cuffs of black satin.
These are pretty waists, and are fash
ionable with any skirt.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09

of the manufacturer creation. The
wings, very pointed in most cases,
will be smartest when backed with
some bright or soft color contrast, and
it appears that their most fashionable
position on the hat or toque will be
with the points turned downward.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09
! NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Designs For Costumes That Have Be-
come Popular in the Metropolis.

New YORK CRY (SpeciaD. Some
fascinating flannel waists are to take
the place of the silk and cambria
shirt-waist; they are almost invariably
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09
THREE UP-ToDATE WALKING

carried is made entirely of Persian
coins.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09

HRS PINKHAM says that rrtablity indicates disease
IVI Women who and snappish are to be
AVA pitied Their homes uncomfortable their dis
positions grow constantly Such need the
sci and treatment who understands the peculiar
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09
Walking Gowns That Are Up to Date.

Walking Gowns That Are Up to Date.
The large engraving shows three OF
the swellest early winter gowns. That
on the left is tailor importation from
Paris. Green broadcloth in two
shades is the material, with appliques
Of yellow lace. The jacket is very
stunning, with elaborate stitchings
and strapped seams. It falls away
from the shoulders with peculiar
effect, showing the yoke and its lace
embroidery.
The gown in the centre is strictly
English. 1t is made in one of the lat
est gray checked suitings, severely
plain, with strappings of the same
material. A vivid scarlet girdle and
collar give desired bit of color.
The gown on the right is dainty
brown satin foulard banded with coral
moire. The bodice is made plainly,
with tucked vest of creamy chiffon.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09

made of French flannel, and are un-
lined. They are regular shirt-walsts
with yoke in the back, or plain back
and with just little fulness in front,
and are fastened with small gilt but
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09

troubles OF her sex.
MRS. ANNA E. HALL, of Mill
dale, Conn, was all run down in
health and had completely lost
control of her nerves. She wrote
to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn. Mass.
for advice. Now she writes:
ct wish RI THANH Won for what
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09
EVERYDAY
TALKS WITH
WOMEN

vow Vegetable for 1t has helped
more than ANYTHING suffered for long time with
vousness pains and limbs and falling of the womb;
aso had neuralgia in my and could sleep told
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
d noave Wou EVer Seen a Mun>ar nncubator!=
T HAVE seen a human incubator.

Y HAVE seen a human incubator.
discovered II in the full tide OF
successful and glorious operation
in g nipa hut hidden in bamboo
thicket near Kalibuyo Towers. beyond
La Carload, and 1 kept careful daily
watch of it until, its tale Of days being
numbered, It delivered to the world over
two dozen of the prettiest and flufiest
and brightest-eyed little chicks imag1n-
able.
The day that I first beheld this-to
me-novel application Of human forces
to distinctively gallinaceous ends was
a notably hot one even for Luzon. The
Sky itself seemed almost like the radi-
ating roof OF a superheated furnace,
and no one save a somewhat foolhardy
and extremely adventurous American
soldier would have even thought OF
stirring out from under the grateful
shadow Of roof or awning or protect
ing tent.
AS, however, it was far too hot to
expect to be even partly comfortable
anywhere, and the monotony Of camp
life had become almost unbearable
Lieutenant George n. Wolf, ordnance
officer Of the Oregon regiment, deter
mined, together with myself, to take
seven-mile ride under those blazing
heavens on an errand partly explora-
tive and partly OF practical charity.
We had heard the day previous
through one Of the native boys that
there was great suffering among the
fisher people down by the Towers be-
cause since the Spanish had been driven
away there had been little or no sale
for their only stock in trade. Even had
they possessed their usual small means
It would have been difficult If not i'm
possible for them to have procured suf-
ficient quantities Of really nourishing
food to supply their demand, since all
the caraboa, or water buffaloes-the
mainstay Of the islands IN the way Of
low-priced meat-had been secured for
the use OF the Ftlipino army, and chick
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

ton through the fact that having been
because Of their dire poverty restricted
almost exclusively to a fish diet. the
beach people had become afflicted with
most painful cutaneous eruptions which
had developed in many cases into
general disease affecting the whole
physical structure.
Loading ourselves with a number of
cans of beef and a half-dozen large
pasteboard boxes of bareback, the lieu
tenant and I started on our torrid jour
ney, resting for brief time at La Carl
dad, which seemed utterly deserted I'M
der that scorching sun, every one hav-
ing fed to cover, there to remain until
cooler eventide, and then pushed on
through a bamboo thicket to the beach
skirting that portion of Manila Bay.
Alone on the sands we found one old
woman digging In the sand with her
clawlike fingers for shell fish, which she
eagerly deVoured as soon as found. The
voracity with which she disposed or
cracker which we experimentally threw
to her showed that anything made OF
-four was heavenly luxury in her es-
timation. We gave her as many as we
thought 1t would be prudent for her to
eat, and she disposed Of every crumb OF
them without a word or even q gesture
of thanks; but before she shuffied out
uttered a singular cry, which brought
around US as by magic a small army OF
Filipino children.
Half clothed and far moro than half
starved they all were. yellow IN color
and sunken of cheeks, with sticklike
arms and legs, gnarled Jumps Of knees
and elbows, and abnormally large alb
domens Boys there were wearing
nothing but breech-oloths, girls clad
with a fiutter of rags as "saisa," and
little bony toddlers clad only with the
sunshine. There were luminous eyes
cleaning all around us-wolfish-looking
eyes that glared at US out Of scores OF
wan little faces breaking in their
pathos Of childish and unmerited mis-
cry.
My friend and I stood back to back
and threw handfuls Of pieces Of cracker
into the famished crowd, being obliged,
however, to interfere occasionally, and
often with considerable force, to pre-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

by the waters of the lake, is a warm
spring Of fresh water, rising from the
bottom 1t affords delightful spot for
bathing, for If one goes into the
water Of the lake he will be covered
with a crust Of soda If he does not
rinse off in fresh water lafterward.
Copious springs Of sulphur water rise
from little fiat on the side of the ISL
and. They have a petroleum flavor and
are undoubtedly medicinal. Both ISL
ands look as If only recently elevated
above the lake. They seem to occupy
the center Of the volcanic action of the
region. We felt while on them nearer
to the Internal regions than at any
other time of our lives.
With easier communication across the
Sierras, this isolated but most remark
able lake would prove for the tourist q
most attractive feature of our State.
Even now, almost inaccessible as it IS,
it will abundantly repay the effort nec-
essary to reach 1t.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

million tons of sulphate of soda and ten
million tons Of chloride Of potassium.
With the water so rich in these de-
structive salts it is strange that any
thing can live in it, but nevertheless
it does support several kinds Of animal
life. There is a little crustacean, half
an inch long, and resembling a shrimp,
with which the water is so filled that as
they swim about here and there they
make the water seem almost alive.
There is a fly also which seems to be
unaffected by the water even if sub
merged in it. The countless numbers
of these insects fairly blacken the
sand in many places. There is also an
insect which In the early summer lays
its eggs in the water, and toward fall
they hatch out in immense numbers.
These worm-like creatures wash up on
the shore in great windrows, and If left
soon decay and pollute the air. How
ever, this seldom happens, for the In
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

her usefulness in other Wuys, bad bee

and in her still luxuriant but wildly dis
heveled hair, were nearly three dozen
hens eggs. The poor old woman, hav-
ing outlived her usefulness in other
ways, had been metamorphosed into an
incubator, and most conscientiously
was she performing her arduous duties.
She lay perfectly motionless as her
young grandchild-who had acted the
part of Elijahs ravens-stood on tiptoe
beside her and fed her slowly with
fragments of meat and cracker; and
she seemed almost afraid to speak, or
even chew, lest she should break the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

fragile treasures committed to her
charge.
From that day George and I made
this living incubator our special charge
and saw to it that neither she nor her
young attendant lacked for food We
made frequent visits to the solitary hut
and kept close watch not only of the
condition of the old woman but of the
eggs, concerning which we felt a special
and solicitous curiosity. 1t was our
good fortune to be present when the
Matching time arrived, and the odd
sight 1t was to see the tiny chickens
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

ens-the other chief dependence Of the
peOple-were simply not TO be thought
of at all by persons who were not able
and willing to pay at least 81 for even
the scrawniest kind of an underfed hen.
1t was not that chickens were not plen-
tiful enough to be more easily secured,
but a few enterprising and hard
hearted natives had managed to corner
the supply, with the result that their
poorer countrymen were reduced to
most desperate straits through their in
strumentality. A special element Of
wretchednes5 was added to the situa-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
oor old WomoD, having outIved her u:

most like shadows. One little girl,
timid creature with pair of the most
mournful eyes that 1 ever saw, had
particularly attracted our attention by
the fact that although she had fought
valantly with her small comrades to
secure even rather more than her share
of the provisions we had brought, she
had eaten not even a crumb of it all,
but had stored it in her salsa" 1t
seemed certain that she was intending
to share her treasure with some one, or
else intended to enjoy a much too large
meal at her leisure and in peace. To
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scrambling out Of their shells all around
and over their foster-mother I shall not
soon forget.
Later 1 was informed that II is
quite the custom among the Filipinos
to utilize the disabled and the aged IN
this manner, though this special in
stance is the only one Of which I have
had personal cognizance. With hens
at 81 apiece the enterprise Is certainly
a remunerative one, though II would
scarcely find favor in moro civilized
communities.
PIERRE N. BOERINGER-
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vent the comparatively strong from
triumphing over and defrauding their
weaker companions. AS our store of
bareback grew lower ] opened some of
the cans of beef and, cutting their con-
tents into small pieces. distributed
them, one to each of the little ones, tell
ing them at the same time that this
was the end of their days feast and
that their clamorous presence was no
longer desirable to US.
They disappeared as magically as
they had burst upon our vision, melt
ing into the wall of green behind US al
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

see which was the case the lieutenant
and l quietly followed her as she sadly
wandered away. and discovered that
her destination was hut sheltered by
the tall bamboo.
Inside the hut there was absolutely
nothing save few rude Implements
used for cooking. probably, in happier
days, and at one side a sort of raised
platform of bamboo upon which lay
gaunt old woman, packed, apparently,
in very dirty cotton batting Cozily
nestled in this soft material, close
against and between her arms and body
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
STRANGE FEATURES OF THE MOST REMARKABLE LAKE IN CALIFORNIA

glacial period. There are two large
islands in the lake and upon them the
foot of man is seldom planted, for
though the Indians gather about the
shores they cannot be persuaded to
cross the water and no canoe ever ruff
fled its surface. A little scow. leaky
and hard to row, was the only avail
able kind of boat and, choosing a quiet
morning, for fear it would not stand
the fierce afternoon winds, we ventured
out to the islands in it. Strange islands
indeed we found them to be. One is dark
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

and forbidding and formed entirely of
lava, which looks as if 1t had but yes
terday been lifted above the water.
Jagged lava surrounds black volcanic
cone of very recent origin. On the older
lava there are a few bushes and
small flock Of goats manage to exc out
an existence.
The larger island is partly volcanic
and partly formed of clay beds Its
surface is light in color and almost free
from vegetation. On the south side of
this island, which is called by the In
dams Paoha, is considerable area
permeated by the heat of the subter-
ranean fires which still smolder there.
The rocks are hot under foot and from
crevices here and there issue Jets of
steam or hot vapors. On a cold morn
ing a column of steam can be distinct
ly seen from the mainland six miles
away.
Just out from the shore, and covered
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

float hither and thither over the water.
There are other strange features about
the lake. There are springs scattered
over its bottom, and many Of these,
which contain lime in solution. have
built up fantastic towers, some of
which extend above the water. From
one the water flows like the stream
from a circular fountain running out
over the edges of the basin.
High above the present level Of the
water may be seen the shores of the
old lake which existed here during the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

dams since time immortal have known
the food value Of these larval insects
and come from far and near to gather
them. They are collected in the great
baskets which the squaws carry on
their backs, are dried and then stored
for winter
On morning after a storm the white
foam may be seen in great masses
floating upon the water, reminding one
forcibly of the icebergs of the north.
Should a light breeze arise they pre-
sent a most striking spectacle as they
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
BY H. w. FAIRBANK.

- y the eastern side of the Sierras
and extending close up under
/ them is the most remarka BILE
~ lake in California. While on the
east the snowy peaks tower
above 1t, on the northwest and south it
IS bounded by the desert sands of the
Basin area.
Year after year the mountain streams
pour into the lake and although it has
no outlet it never rises or falls more
than a few feet. 1t is intensely aka
line and saline. Though only about
twelve miles in its greatest dimension
the water contains enough salts of
various kinds to supply the world for
generations. For instance, there are
ninety-two million tons Of soda. eigh-
ty-six million tons of salt, forty-sever
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-10
THAT MAN OTIS.
he's SLOW 10 Act, but Nhsn Started He Never
0ulis-tn Ircdsnt.

II have had some experience with
Gen. Otis, obscryed well known club
man 90 Washington star reporter,
Md | Was not much surprised when
saw that he read the riot act 20 the
Filipinos and cleaned them out. Gen.
otis Is one OF the most careful and con-
scryatve officials that l have ever
met. He makes up his mind wonder
fully slow, but when he does arrive 1T
a conclusion II IS for keeps, as the III
lpinos have learned. and may again
learn before he gets through with them.
lie is never i'm a hurry, and Is the mild
est-mannered man that you ever saw,
but when he gets a-going ne does not
hunt out a stopping place, preferring 60
keep on going. / had a half dozen op-
portunities of observing that out I'm
Omaha. where he was in command for
long time. and a rather notable one
In Savannah last winter.
Gen. Otis was the president OF the
court martial which tried Capt. O. NJ.
carter on charges OF conspiracy, em-
bezzlement. defalcation and other
things too numerous to mention. Among
the many persons who We're called to
testify was fellow who had once been
"A clerk for Capt Carter, but who had
afterWard gone into the railroad busl-
ness and then studied law. lie ma u
been the counsel for party VINO had
sued the government for some lana
which had been taken in connection
with the improvement of the savannah
river. but the suit had been compfom-
ised, and Col. Barr. the judge advocate
| OF the court martial, wanted 10 pflhs
the facts out so that some or the mo-
( tiVes leading TO the compromises could
| bc understood. The witness decllhed '3
/ answer the questions put To hlm anu
! became quite saucy about 1T. Gen. Olls,
/ as well as the other members or the
! court martial knew that they could
not legally compel AN answer from an
| unwilling civilian witness, and, on ms
/ declinatiOn 10 answer, informed nm
\ that he would be excused, The telloW
made no attempt 10 leave the witness
! chair, and started out 20 give ms ldeas
! ON professional ethics ana an eNplaiu
! ton for his refusal.
lie had told some OF his friends that
! he intended TO have some fun out 81
| the court, but ne had not gotten nNe
words out OF his mouth when Gen. Gus
! fell on him like a thousand OF brick,
! saying: You are In contempt OF this
court. sir. and until YOU purge yourseli
| of this contempt you have no riSht
| here. Leave the chair Immediately.
! The witness saw that his mad was uI
| and he got out Of the court room i'm less
time that 1t takes TO say II. forgetting
| all about his intention TO have some
| fun out of the court. Ii was the way
the thing was said that produced the
sensation. The witness will never FOR
get II. nor will any of those who heard
1 IT, and il still alarms him when he IL
told that Gen. Otis is about
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-10
WHICH is THE HAPPIEsT Tinep


l wish those whose business II Is TO
question, Were you happier as child
or as "A grown-ups" / dlstrust the vul-
gar ana easy assumption that childhood
Is the happiest stage OF life. II ought To
b., perhaps: but on the question of fact
l find the friends 1 ask by 10 means
unanimous, and IL seems TO me that the
balance OF honest opinion would be
worth taking. We are misled by mid
dle-aged sentimentality; by the ] re-
member, I remember business, and that
regret for lost innocence which sur
wives as last sign of grace in the
most materially minded. But innocence
and happiness, though they subscribe
10 each others support--earn preca-
riOus livelihood, so TO speak, by taxing
i'm each others washng--are by no
means convertible terms. Distinguished
mOralists have a bad habit OF confus-
ing them. The wise John Earle, Tor
example, assures US that the child rs
purely happy because he knows no
cvil, nor hath made means by sin TO be
acquainted with misery" / fancy the
National Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children could say some
thing TO that. His father hath writ
him as his own little story, wherein he
reads those days of his life that he can
not remember and sighs 60 see what IN
nOccnce he hath outliVcd.' How nice
of papa! And what a blessing, per
haps, that he cannot remember! How
fond we all are of innocencc-in other
people, BE innocent my child and you
will be happy" But father, dear. l
am innocent; only by the merest accl-
dent / knocked over n vase, and you
clouted me upon the head for IL. 1t
will teach YOU To be more careful next
time" NO doubt; but the point Is that.
though innocent, L am not happy
"BOsh. my son, you must be. Is II not
i'm your copy-book? Take 1t down, and
inscribe this in your best handwriting.
The child who begins by knocking over
a vase may go on to upset syllogium."
Pail Mall Magazine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-10
A GIRLS POCKET.MONEY.

An up-to-date education points 10
self-reliance and individuality The girl
OF the past could be gentle. clinging,
dependent; the girl of the future must
be strong, capable and fearless. Hence,
she chafes when, as so often happens.
she is placed in a position OF utter ire
sponsiblity with regard TO money mat
ters She dislikes the fact that she
must ask for every penny that she
spends. She has no peasure in giving
for she can make no sacrifices.
In this very discomfort may be found
one of the answers TO the question
which so many parents are asking
why do our daughters go out from
homes where they are needed To accept
positions in the business world-often
uncongenial?" The girls answer Is,
usually, II must be independent and
il you will look closely into her life and
study her problems you Will find that
the independence for which she longs
is not license to do that which Is un-
conventional. nor does IL always include
ambitious visions of career, but is
rather the sense of freedom which an
assured income, however small, gives.
II IL Is not too late begin when she is
little this daughter or yours, and give
her something. IL il is but ten cents a
week for her very own. Let IL be under
stood that II is all her spending money.
If spent on Monday no goodies until the
next Monday. Let her have her own
pocketbook, and, II she Will, give her
tiny mite to Sunday school or pet char
ity. Increase the amount as she grows
older including gradually small arti-
cles of dress. When, however. she be-
comes young woman her allowance
should. if possible, cover all her needs
III she can start bank account you
will be surprised TO find the interest
she will display in saving.
Do not think il will make her penuri-
Gus. There is no generosity in giving
that which costs the giver nothing. Ar
allowance will add to the happiness, the
self respect and self-poise of your
daughter. Can you afford TO withhold
itp