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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07
CH|LDREM's COLUMN.
The BOY OF tho Family.

The Boy OF the Family.
Now, II anyone has an easy time
In this world OF push and pull,
It Is not the boy OF the family,
For his hands are always full.
I'd like to ask who fills the stove?
Where is the girl that couldl
Who brings In water, who lights the fire!
And splits the kindliug wood?
And who Is It that cleans the walks,
After hours OF showing!
In summer, who keeps down the weeds
By diligently hoeing!
And who must harness the faithful horse,
When the girls would ride about?
And who must clean the carriageI
The boy, you'll own, no doubt.
And who does the many other things
Too numerous to mention!
The boy ia the ''general utility man."
And really deserves y pension.
Friends, Just praise this boy sometimes,
When he does his very best
And don't always want the easy chair
When he's taking little rest.
Don't let him aiwavs be the last,
To see the new magazine:
And sometimes let the boy be heard,
As we'll as TO be seen.
That boys are far from perfect.
Is understood bv all;
But they have hearts, remember.
For ''men are boys grown tall"
And when a bov has been working
His level best for days.
1t does him good, tell you.
To have some hearty praise.
He's not merely n combination
OF muddy boots and noise,
And he likes to hs looked upon
AS one Of the family joys.
The Gem
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07
Listening for Noises.

There had been noisy bedtime
romp aud the Homekeeper was just
wondering how to quiet her little
Lodgers for sleep, when Four Years
solved the problem for her by sud-
denly suggesting, "Let's listen for
noises.
The windows were open to let in
the sweet air of the summer evening,
and the Lodgers all settled themselves
into comfortable positions to prevent
any rustling. The Transient also
settled herself with an air of expect
ancy to see what was coming When
all were ready, the Homekeeper gave
the word, "Now" and the mystified
Transient sat for three or four long
minutes in what seemed to her total
silence, wondering if some spell had
been cast over the Lodgers and put
them all to sleep.
The silence was broken at last by
the Homekeeper asking, 'How
many!" and the quick answers showed
that something else than sleep had
kept the Lodgers quiet.
''Seven" 'Four!' "Nine" "Six"
were the various answers given, and
the Transient was astonished at the
list of sounds heard when she had
heard nothing The ticking of the
clock. the night call of bird, the
chirp of cricket, the distant barking
of dog, the far-away rumble of an
electric car, long breath from Four
Years, who had found it hard to keep
quite still so long. the far-off rattle OF
a wagon, the shutting OF door in the
next house and the rustic of the
Transient's dress were all noted.
The advantages OF this simple game
are obvious.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07
running together across the plain
through the Winderboom Poort.

running together across the plain
through the Winderboom Poort.
Both river and railway pass under
the guns of large fort 81, ZOO feet
from the center of Pretoria. The
westernmost fort is on the range Of
hills behind Pretoria, and lies at q
distance of 81, 900 feet from the city's
center. There is q powerful redoubt
to the southwest on the range Of hills
through which the transport road to
johannesburg passes. This COM
pletes, with various earth batteries,
the circle of the larger works defend.
ing the Boer capital. Behind the
great redoubt are the principal maga-
zines. one excavated out of the solid
rock, with bombproof roof, and the
other built into the kloop, also bomb
proof. Communication between the
redoubt and the aforementioned maga-
zine is by means of covered way.
Roads connect all these forts with the
capital, and they have pipes laid for
water, as we'll as Ell, c .ric lights for the
search lights.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07

toria does not and has not encouraged
the presence of Englishmen, but Ger
mans and Frenchmen are welcomed.
The streets are broad and clean, the
water supply fine and ample.
In spite of its bloody war with Great
Britain the South African Republic
had time to plan and complete build
ing at the Paris Exposition and to
make it ready for the Transvaal ex-
hibit. Every visitor to the great ex-
position will be specially interested in
this display. The chief feature of tae
exhibit is collection of native min
erals, including the gold ores Of the
Rand and uncut diamonds. The ex-
hibit also contains specimens Of the
agricultural industry of the Transvaal,
such as fruits and cereals. A collec-
tion of hunting trophies, including
the skins of lions, leopards and other
wild animals, shows what the Beers
have had to encounter in their marches
north through the wilderness. The
building has two stories, with GEN.
trail tower and cupolas on the corners.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07
THE RAAD HOUSE, PRETORIA.

precipitous banks of Aapies River,
the narrow gorges-so few in number
the innumerable "spion" or lookout
kopjes that seem literally to leap from
the bosom of the plain and suddenly,
silently oppose access to the capital
city.
You look up to the mountain fronts
as your train struggles to find its way
into Pretoria and wherever the eye
rests there appears to be the lines of
fort, redoubt, the front Of masked
batteries or the domes of bomp. proof
rifle and cannon pits. To the north,
east, west and south these engirdle
the city. They command the few
very few-narrow entrances to Pre-
toria. They watch like great dogs
the dusty, sun-rotted-veldt over which
any English troops coming from the
south must pass. They blink at the
ore railroad to JohanIesburg''a the
cne to Lorenzo Marques. Theyf ce
the north at Winderboom and guard
the ways to Beersheba, Hebron and
Poionia. Their location has been
with purpose. Captain Schiel, now
as English prisoner, constructed the
one at Daspoort from plans obtained
in Berlin. He brought special assist
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07
FILIPINO POLICE.
Under American Supervision Natives Keep
Order In Manila.

Order In Manila.
Native police were an experiment
once in Manila. Now they are fix
ture. They carry their revolvers and
swing their clubs in an independent
manner, hold their heads Ligh and
wear yellow shoes with all the dignity
of one to the manner born. Colonel
Williston, the Provost Marshal, hesi-
tated long time before he would per-
NIT the natives to carry arms. But
at last Major Tiernan, who belongs to
the First Artillery by rights, and who
is Chief of Police by virtue of his ap-
pointment and ability, persuaded the
Colonel to select small number Of
the natives to patrol the streets that
were not as prominent rs the Escoita
or rs public as the Luneta.
Kahki, in different shade from
that worn by the soldier, was chosen
as the uniform. At first there was a
question as to how they should carry
something to enforce the laws of the
highway and the city. So they were
given clubs. Now, club is effective
so long as it is within reach of the
evil-doer. but as there was more or
less robbery going on among the ma
tives it became necessity to arm the
police with something that would
shoot. That is how it came about
that the native police were armed with
revolvers as large as those carried by
the American soldiers.
Each policeman wears a cap, and
that gives him military air. His
uniform is tailor made and fits him
perfectly. The trousers are long
enough to reach below the tops of
yellow shoes and sometimes are
stuffed inside the lacings. On the
breast is a silver badge showing a
number and precinct. The officers
are designated much as they are in
the army, either by stripes on the
sleeves or straps on the shoulders.
They travel out of their stations in
twos, one walking along each side of
the street.
One thing these uniformed men do
is to keep the streets clean of all dirt
and refuse. A garbage wagon daily
comes along every street, the native
driver rings bell and the householder
is supposed to send servant out
with the days accumulation from the
kitchen and the stable. 1t is one of
the duties of the police to see that
the caraboa cart is not kept waiting
too long at the door.
The men composing the force are
brave. They have been compelled to
rush into houses where robbers were
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07
The Tater Baby.
are obviou

There was once little girl named
Ruth who had great many dolls.
One day her father brought her new
one, the funniest of them all.
1t was big potato that had head,
q neck and body. In the head were
two eyes, and little hump between
for nose.
Wasn't Ruth delighted? She be-
gan right away TO dress her ''tater
baby" First she stuck in sticks Tor
arms; then she put on blue check
dress, and tied on blue knit cape
and blue bonnet.
She found shoe box, and brother
Ned helped her make a carriage out of
it. He tied a string to it and put
spools underneath. Then the new
dolly went to ride.
Every night Ruth put her baby into
the closet in her bedroom.
Sometimes she put it out on the
piazza roof to get an airing and tied
the string to blind SO that the car
riage could not slip down.
Once she forgot and left her baby
out on the roof all night. When
morning came she went to the window
and looked out but there was no car
riage, and no dolly.
Then she ran downstairs and out
of-doors as quickly as she could.
There, on the ground, lay the poor
baby, but its head was broker qai.e
oil.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07

at work. More than one has been
carried away to the hospital badly
wounded in the fights which have fol-
lowed. Besides this they have the
confidence of the natives and have
been able to inform the officials of dam
gerous plots or the presence Of insur-
gent agents.
All this has resulted in the appoint
ment of more native policemen and
the establishment of more stations.
Colonel Williston is satisfied that the
experiment has proved q success.
Among other things it shows that the
work of reconstruction will be made
easy, for there is growing confidence
in the ability of the native to admin
lister his own affairs.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07

Ruth caught it up and ran in cry
ing. She did not stop crying untN
Ned stuck the head on with stick,
and tied it with string to hold it Oh
tight. Then ''the tater baby" looked
almost as good as new.
But one day still worse thing hap
pened. Ruth was taken sick, and the
new dolly was put into the closet and
left there long, long time. When
Ruth got better she thought of her
baby, and went to get it.
Her mother heard loud scream
and hurried upstairs to soc what was
the matter. There stood Ruth, sob
bing as il her heart would break.
''What has happened, my child?"
said her mother.
ooh. oh, sobbed Ruth, "Ned has
spoiled my baby!"
Where is it? And what has he
done?"
''ln the closet He stuck sticks all
over it, and it is spoiled?"
Her mother went to the closet, took
up the dolly, and at the funny sight
that met her eyes, she could not help
laughing.
Ruth looked at her in wonder, and
stopped crying.
"Why, Ruthie, Ned has not touched
your dolly! 1t has sprouted." said
her mother.
And sure enough it had. There
was long sprout' on the end OF its
nose, and two coming out of the eyes.
They were sticking out of the holes i'll
the bonnet and the cape, and hanging
down below The dress.
Ruth did not like it at all. She de-
clared that she did not want dolly
that would do like that, SO one day
"the 'tater baby" was taken out-o.-
doors and pat into the ground, where
it grew, and in time became big
green potato plant. The Favorite.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07

sea level, but 1100 feet lower than the
site of johannesburg to the south.
On the fourth side-the south and
facing the approach from Johannes
burg-the range fattens away to a
vast and level plateau, treeless, DESC
late, exposed at every point to the
sweep of any guns that may command
it. The town is 1880 miles from
Capetown, fifty from johannesburg.
On the map it seems as easy of ap-
proach as a prairie village in Ne
braska. But the map topographer
fails to present the lofty, barren hills
that face the south plateau, the
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07
Where Tommy Atkins Gets His Name.

Every British reader should know
the origin of the sobriquet '"Tommy
Atkins" Tommy Atkins was the
name of sentry who. when the Euro
peans in Lucknow were flying for tie
Residency, from the mutineers, re-
fused to leave his post, and SO per-
ished. After that it became the fash
ion to speak of a conspicuously heroic
soldier in the fights with the rebels
as "a regular Tommy Atkins. Lon
don Daily News.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
! Pretoria and
! Her Seven Forts
How the Capital Of the Beers Has
Been Fortified.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Pretoria, capital of the Transvaal,
is country town, asleep back of
mountain walls and the frowning
guns of seven modern forts. Here,
unless all present indications fail and
the war ends earlier than men expect,
the Beers will make their last stand
against the English and endure pos
sibly lengthy and bloody siege before
capitulation.
On three sides of Pretoria the
mountain ranges rise to elevations OF
1000 and 1000 feet above the streets OF
the city, which itself is $500 feet above
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07

SCISSOR of some of the best and most
profitable live stock in the kingdom.
The accompanying illustration shows
her famous Hereford steer, which has
won prize after prize at different cat
tie shows and has just been success.
full in carrying off the blue ribbon at
the Birmingham cattle show. Queen
Victoria is said to take great per-
sonal pride in the handsome animal,
which las brought her in many hum
dred pounds of rrize mouev
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07
Queen victorin,s Famous. Steer.

Although many people are aware of
the fact tnat the Queen of England is
very fond of all kinds of live stock, it
is not generally known that she goes
in for stock raising as very serious
business, and adds very materially to
the royal income by so doing. Such,
however, is fact, for the Queen has
long been known to be the happy pos
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07
Drinking Water For Engineers.

To provide drinking water on loco.
motives Southern man has designed
tank to fit in one side of the large
water tank on the tender, the body of
the small tank being surrounded by
the water in tho large tank to keep
the drinking water cool.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07

OF the plain on which Pretoria is
situated, through the Daspoort or de-
file in the range of hills behind the
city. Through this also runs the
Aapios Riyer the railway and river
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07
PRESIDENT KRUaERs HOUSE, PRETORIA.

ants from Berlin to aid him in the
work. Amsterdam engineers built
others of tho dsfcnses. After them
came French engineers, and then
those OF ITALY. sO that The completed
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07
Fundansnt

Fundamental Principles.
She-Yes, woman's first duty is tc
hsr husband.
He-Whn.'s mans first duty?
She--Why, to become the husband
OF some nice girl, Of course.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-06-07

No one just knows-or will admit
knowing-thc inward mechanisms of
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-02
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN

The Springfield Republica: says:
Bryan is OF the opinion that if the
Bacon 1esolu ion. defeated by the
casting vote of the Eice-President,
had been adopted, not drop Of blood
would have been shed at Manila.
His present platform is to carry out
the provisions Of that resolutions:
'Hostilities can be terminated at any
moment by a declaration Of this ma
tons purpose: First, to establish q
stable government: second, to give
the FIlipinos their independence;
third, to give them Yrotection- from
outside interference while they work
out their destiny. Such declaration
would be in harmony with American
principles, American traditions and
American interests. Such protection
would be valuable to the Filipinos
and inexpensive to us, just as pro.
lection to the South American re.
publics has been Of vital importance
to them, while it has imposed NJ
burden upon US, The Bates treaty
negotiated by the administration las
summer, provides that the Unites
States shall protect the Sultan Q
Sulu from foreign interference. l
ought to be as easy to protect re
public as to stand sponsor Tor a des
pot.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-02

by resolution;
SATURDAY. AUGUST %, 1900.
Was designated for the holding of prl-
maries. or otherwise selecting the dele
gates from the different counties. 1t was
Furthermore ordered, that wherever teas-
able and practicable. the election of dele
gates should be by primaries. When
not 50 considered by the democratic
County Central Committees, such com
mttees should name the delegates from
their respective counties. and in such
counties as have no Democratic Central
Committees. the local members OF the
Democratic State Central Committee
shall either call primaries or themselves
select the delegates from their respective
counties.
TEST
The test for voters at the primaries
and for delegates Is as follows:
Il favor the free and unlimited coinage
of gold and silver at the ratio of IL to /
and pledge myself to vote for the nom
inees Of the Democratic State tonVen
/ ton
CHAS. GULLISti, Chairman.
JOHN H. bESN1>, Secretary.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-02
Notice to Water Consumers

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT CAR
SON WATER COMPANY
CARSON CITY, NEVADA, July 13, 1900.
AS a protection against fire, the
hours for irrigation of lawns and gar
deps must be strictly observed. These
hours are from a. m. to s p. m. It
is absolutely necessary that this rule
should be strictly enforced as the
supply of water is very short.
Inspectors will be employed by the
! Company from this date, whose duty it
will be to ascertain and report any
violation of the above rule,
! No further notice will be given. Any
parties discovered using water for the
purposes above mentioned during hour:
not named above will be cut off and no
be turned on again.
T.. ). DAuGHERTT.
Superintendent,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-02

After working several hours to lib
crate his foot from an iron pipe into
which he had thrust it, west Side
boy jerked the member free when his
sister reached in and tickled it with a
straw If the remedy is a sovereign
one Ii Hung Chang might get some
bcdy to tickle him out of the tigh'
place in which he finds himself OBJ
serves the Chicago Record
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-02

IN THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
! Court of the State Of Nevada, Ormsby
County.
In the matter Of the estate
Robt NJ. Clarke, deceased.
Order to show cause why order OF sale Of
real and personal property should not
be made.
Itappearng to this Court by the petit
ton this day presented aud filed by Ida
X. Clarke, Administrators of the estate OF
| H,obt. NJ. Clarke, deceased, that it is
necessary to sell the whole Of the real and
personal property of said estate to pay
the debts of said decedent and the ex-
penses and charges of administration.
1t is therefore ordered by this Court
that all persons interested III the estate of
said deceased appear before the First Ju-
| dicial District Court OF the State of Ne
vada, Ormsby County, on the 18th day OF
August 1900, at the hour of 10 O'Clock
A. NJ. of said day at the court room of
. said court, at the court house. Carson,
Ormsby County, Nevada, to show cause
why an order should not be granted to
said administrators to sell all Of said real
! and personal property of said estate, and
| that a copy of this order he published in
! the Carson Daily APPEAL, newspaper
printed and published in said county,
until the date of the order herein made.
GEO. w. COMING,
til Clerk
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-02
DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION

PURSUANT TO RESOLUTIONS AD~
opted by the Democratic State Central
Committee April IA. 1900, a democratic
State Convention was called to meet at
Virginia City. New. on
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1900.
At O'Clock p. NJ. for the purpose ofnom-
mating three Presidential Electors; three
alternates; one Member of Congress: one
Supreme Judge and two Regents Of the
State University. Under the standard OF
apportionment apopted by the state
Central Committee. the different Coun
ties are entitled to delegates as follows
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-02

George L. Wellington, the senior
Republican United States Senator
from Maryland, has definitely an
nounced his determination to oppose
the reelection of President Mckinley
but has not yet made up his mind in
what manner he will do it. He op-
posed Mckinley on the ground that
the latter is deceitful and double.
faced.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-02

About the only news that is re-
ceived FROM the Philippines is the
weekly death list. 1t is always
enough to show that the job of paci-
flying the Filipinos costs money and
life. The last victim is Lieutenant
Spurgeon, who died at Manila last
week
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-02

The people of Porto Rico had a
bigger celebration over Spanish
holiday than they had at the Fourth
Of July. They made the denlonstra-
tion about ten times as big The
people of Spain must have a quiet
laugh over this sort of thing.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-02

TIL + SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER
a. d. 1900.
AT II O'CLOCK NJ. OF THAT DAY.
For the purpose of nominating a State
Ticket to be voted for at the next gen
eral election. viz:
Three Presidential Electors.
Member Of Congress.
One Judge of the SUPP me Court.
Two Members of the Board of Regents
Of the State University.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-02

The New York Journal of the 27th
publishes good picture of Nance
Caroline Miskel Hoyt."
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-02
TEST

The following test will be required of
all voters at said Primary Election:
Il will support the nominees of the
Silver Party Convention and l will not
support any candidate for President or
Vice President OF the nited States. who
does not stand on a free coinage platform
at the ratio of Is to l.
The election officers Of the different
precincts are hereby instructed to make
full returns Of said Primary Election to
EDMUND JaMES.
Chairman Of the Silver Party County
Central Committee of ormsby County.
Nevada.
\. w. NORRIS,
Secretary.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-02
>CESTHIS STRIKE YOU?

l.njdy compilations, Nauseating breath come
frCm chronic consultation. karl's Clover Root
Tea is an absolute cure and has been sold for fifty
years absolute guarantee Price 25 Its.
and so cts
For sale at Nevada Drug Store.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-02

Judge Cheney paid the city a viatt
yesterday.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-02

The 1900 iron workers employed by
Spang, Chalfant & Co., Pittsburg,
got good red hot reduction Of from
5 to 20 per cent July 10th. Getting
What they voted for, you see.