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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
Penalty of Curiosity

Among the infections of higher
civilization that have been introduced
into one of the native battalions of
the Egyptian army is brass band.
1t was required recently at the funer-
al of a comrade, and it took leave of
the departed one to the inexpressibly
touching anthem of 1--WE drew his club
money this morning."
Some years ago Queen Victoria was
at buckingham Palace and. as Is its
merry wont. the guards band solaced
Her Majesty with a matutinal dose of
dreamy melody. One tune especially
pleased the aged monarch, and she
asked 1t be played again, and after
ward requested its name for future
use. Sir Henry Ponsonby was gone a
long time. and when he returned wore
somewhat prepleXed countenance.
His royal mistress fretfully remarked.
''Surely they knew what they were
playing" and ST. Henry deferentially
coughed behind his hand and replied.
at Is entitled Come Where the-er-
Booze Is Cheaper"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
some PECULIAR ANIMALS.
The Philippine Islands Will
Add New Beasts to To-
ological Gardens.
A REMARKABLE BUFFALO
Tunnels Pathways Through Thick
Bamboo Underground h-Hunted
on Hands and Knees.

Philippine Squirrel Another Odd (rca.
turs About the SiEs of ~ A1uuss-A wild
Pig Dignifsd With Latin Nnms-A
Monster Fruit Eating lsat-Aa Much-
Priced Alligator.
One freak beast which will excite
curiosity in our geological gardens is
the tamarau, q dwarf buffalo found in
the forests of Mindoro of the Philip
pine group. 1t is n stunted form OF
the Old World buffalo, not Of the
American bison. 1t sometimes occurs
high up in the mountains. 1t tunnels
pathways through the thick bamboo
underground covering the mountain
sides above 5000 feet. Hunters must
go upon hands and knees to follow
these trails. The aborigines never
hunt this little beast, being deadly
afraid of it.
The midget Philippine squirrel is an
other odd creature. 1t Is about the size
of mouse, has legs longer in proper.
ton than those of the ordinary squir.
rel, large eyes and rounded ears. a
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
Philippine Hemp.

1t is worth noting in regard to the
famous hemp produced exclusively in
the Philippines that the plant yields
in fact two qualities. with important
industrial or commercial adaptations
in each case. From the bast or fibrous
outer leaf, comes the coarse, strong
fibre which is the best material used
for sailcloths and cordage, it being
particularly recommended by the fact
that it is not easily rotted by salt wat
er. The fibre yielded by the inner stalks
is fine and weak, and from it are
woven textile fabrics superior in soft
ness and lightness to those made Of
the best Russian hemp. these fabrics,
however, being seldom exported, as
they are bought by Chinese merchants
at Manila for local consumption. 1t is
found that, under the best conditions,
Manila hemp produces the very large
quantity of 5000 pounds of fibre to
the acre, and. though between 5,O00,-
600 and 6,OO0,000 bales have been eX
ported in the last ten years the indus
try is admitted to be still in it's in
fancy.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
New Vehicle Wheel.

The success Of the bicycle and the
automobile has led many inventors to
attempt resilient vehicle wheel. SIM
pier than those in use. A promising
Improvement is described in an Eng
lsh journal 1t consists essentially Of
two concentric shells at the hub, con-
nected by radial webs which extend
the breadth Of the hub. Between each
two webs is inserted a piece Of India
rubber. exactly fitting the sector
shaped space. The outer and inner
sides of the hub are covered by circu-
lar plates, into the centre Of which Is
fitted the axle bearing. Bolts pass
from the outer plate to the inner plate
through the India rubber sectors. The
sectors. therefore, are interposed be-
tween the carriage, supported on the
axle. and the wheel, and all vibration
is effectually prevented.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
Polly at the 'PhOne.

One West Madison street druggist
lost customer on Monday through
his fondness for pets, says the Chicago
News. He has n large green parrot
and the cage is hung near the tele-
phone, with the result that Polly
has become quite proficient in ''tele-
phone talk" and furnishes much
amusement to the customers who have
the time to stop and listen.
On Monday stylishly dressed young
lady came rustling into the store and
asked permission to use the phone.
The druggist pointed to the rear of the
store and she started in that direction.
The store was rather dark, and when
she heard someone apparently talking
into the receiver she seated herself on
a chair to wait.
'IIello. central-hello. hello-yes,
give me four-double-eight express.
Yes, hello; who is that? Oh. yes;
what, yes; hello, say; no: I didn't get
that; is that so; well, goodby: ring off;
hello, central hello, hello; give me-
and so on, and so ON through several
repetitons.
Then she rose and advanced with q
stately air to the clerk and asked if he
thought that ''person" intended to use
the telephone all day.
'Why that's only the parrot. he''-
But the front door had slammed be-
fore he could finish his sentence.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
Origin of a Damage Suit

Mrs. Francois Fraciniques, a well-to-
do widow of New Orleans, who is
highly respected in the French quar-
tci' las made the defendant in a suit,
+ -" of which has never before
corded in Louisiana court.
s. X sued by Baptiste Melun for
S..5,,o that sum being claimed as
damages for slap in the face dealt
petitioner by defendant during the
progress of ball given by the Cor
pheon Franchise" Melun's petition
recites that while he was acting as
the chairman of the floor committee he
was set upon by Mrs. Franciniques
and his face was violently slapped by
her without cause or provocation.
"The assault was made" reads the
petition, ''in the presence of a large
number of persons, causing petitioner
great humiliation" He assesses the
humiliation at $1,000.
Mrs. Franciniques stated that she
slapped Melun because he laughed
when her daughter fell.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
Beds.

In England the old four-poster bed
stead is still the pride of the nation,
says the Sanitarian, but the iron or
brass bedstead is beating it out of the
field. The English beds are the largest
beds in the world. A peculiarity Of
the German is it's shortness; besides
that it consists frequently in part of a
large down pillow or upper mattress.
which spreads over the person and
usually answers the purpose Of all the
other ordinary bedclothing combined.
In the tropics men sleep in hammocks
or upon mats or grass. The East In
dian unrolls his light. portable char
poy or mattress. which, in the early
morning, is again rolled together and
carried away by him. The Japanese
lie upon mating, with stiff, uncom-
Portable wooden neck rest. The Chi
nese use low bedsteads often elaborate
iy carved and supporting only mats or
coverlids. The ancient Greeks and
Romans had their beds supported on
frames, but not fiat, like ours. The
Egyptians had couch of peculiar
shape, more like an old-fashioned easy
chair, with hollow back and seat
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
Good Snake Shooting.

Snake shooting is novel sport Of re-
cent Introduction ut Williamsport, Nd,
and which is becoming quite popular.
There are an unusual number of
snakes along the streams and in the
country hereabout, and many of them
are copperheads, Il poisonous reptile
and much feared. Rifles, as Il rule,
are used by persons who indulge in
snake shooting. A favorite place for
the sport is along the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal. where water and black
snakes and copperheads abound in
great numbers.
Within the past few weeks the rep
tile population along the canal has
been seriously depleted. A Hagers-
town man who spent his Sundays
shooting snakes killed over n hundred
in two days. In one day he shot with
a rifle thirty water snakes besides a
number of others. William Stake
killed monster copperhead snake on
the towpath. just below town. 1t meas
urcd four feet.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
Overrun BY Big Snails.

Snails Of strange variety have
made their appearance at Osgood, and
it is supposed they are brought from
some Eastern conservatory in flowers.
They are very long, some measuring
six inches in length. They have null
tiplied until there are thousands of
them. A number of wells and cisterns
have ben destroyed and some persons
now keep ring of salt around their
wells to preserve them from their raw
ages. They are now trying to EXTERN
mate the snails. and snail hunts take
place nightly, one person often catch
ing from 800 to 400. Where the snails
crawl over the grass they leave phos-
phOrescent glow, by which they can be
traced, says the Indianapolis Seminal.
When found they sprinkle salt on
them, which kills them almost instant
w.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
A COMPARISON
American and European Industrie.
Compared to the Credit Of Former.

American and European Industries
Compared to the Credit Of Former
Those who are interested in compar1,
sons between the vast industrial eAtAbI
lishments Of America on the one hand
and of Europe on the other Will Hhd
no cause for disparagement in the Case
Of the latter, in view Of facts officially
published In recent London Trades
Review. From this it appears that
the largest number Of blast furnaces
possessed by single concern in the
world is owned by the Alpine Montan
Gesellschaft Of Vienna and Syria,
which has total Of thirty-two fur
naces; but as most of these are Of old
plans and methods, worked with char
coal fuel, the fact is more important
that Of the modern class of furnaces
the largest number owned by single
firm is twenty-siX, owned by the
Boards of Glasgow, who own the
works of Gartslaerrie, Eglinton, Lugar
and Muirkirk Of Scotland, these being
equal to a total output of 100000 tons
n year, or about one-third of the total
pig-iron production Of that country.
Next to this firm is that of Bokkow.
Vaughn & Co. of Mlddlesborough, with
a total Of twenty-four furnaces, equal
TO an annual output of 100000 tons Of
pig-iron if all We're in blast. The ca
pacity in both these cases is below
that of some American firms. although
the number of furnaces is larger.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
PALM TREE BoHlo.

large brown rat, gray underneath and
with Il squirrel-like head and eyes, but
black, cord-like tail, is of still greater
interest from an evolutionary point Of
view. 1t Is discovered to be the last
link long needed to complete the chain
of relationship between the true rat
and the water rats. A wild pig, digni-
fed by the name of "Sus celebensis
Philippiness," is found throughout
the whole Philippine group. 1t Is ex-
ceedingly exclusive during the day,
when it hides in the forests, but sallies
gaily forth during the night into the
native maize and rice fields, where 1t
does much damage. The natives call
this badly beloved pig 'Babui."
The Philippines will also contribute
a giant fruit-eating bat. All Ameri-
can bats, Of course, subsist entirely up
on insects, and are provided with sharp
teeth with which to nip them. The
fruit-eating bat of these islands is
larger than rat. has n long head and
blunt teeth. 1t makes nightly inroads
upon the banana plantations and other
fruit preserves. During the day 1t
sleeps hanging head downward from n
tree.
In Bataan, of the Philippine group,
is found chevretain, or mouse
deer" q tiny little pigmy as cunning as
a fox, and which when shared feigns
death until freed, when it leaps up like
lightning flash and takes to the forest,
leaving the inexperienced trapper in
great surprise. The Philippines also
contain civets, wildcats, porcupines,
lizards, snakes and alligators. The
"chacon," one variety of alligator, Is
priced by the natives as affording i'm
munity against earthquake shock.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
cosMlc-l HEoRY.
Original NebulB Became Condensed
by Gravity Into a Globe.

The cosmical theory, which may be
said to be the most generally accept
ed by scientists at the present time, Is
substantially as follows: That the or
iginal nebulae in vast space of time
became condensed by gravity and rad
iatiOn into a semi-gaseous and semi
liquid globe, and. cooling, caused a
solid crust to form upon the surface;
steam and other gases which had been
thrown off from the seething mass was
precipitated in the form of water con-
tanning immense quantities of solids in
solution, these solids falling to the bot
tom of the liquid covering Of the globe,
and thus in ages becoming solid shell
of primmordial rock, internal fires, still
burning, heaved the weaker portion of
that shell into stupendous mountains
by the later actions of the waves and
glaciers. Following this, as an newt
able sequence, forms of vegetable life,
which could cling to rock and derive
their food from the air, grew upon the
barren land thus created, and higher
vegetable objects grew out of their
lower predecessors; after which came
higher vegetable life that fed, lived
and developed upon the life which pre-
ceded it.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
Goldfish From City Waters.

Men from the Aquarium recently
dragged the pond at Fifty-ninth
street and the lake in Central Park,
New York, for gold fish and silver fish
and other small. fishes wherewith to
stock some of the city's fountains and
for specimens for the Aquarium
There were found many handsome
goldfish, some of them foot in length.
The large fountain by the lake in Cen
trail Park, ut the foot of the terrace,
was stocked with goldfish and silver
fish. as was also the basin of the foun-
tain in City Hall Park, in which there
were also placed a number of white
perch and sunfish. At the request of
the Department of Highways there
were also stocked with goldfish the
two fountains in Broadway at Sew
entysecond street. For the Aquarium
a number of roach and sunfish and
white and yellow perch We're taken.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
Illness Made Him Grow.

Among the hospital patients of DR..
Lucas Championniere in London is
a man seven feet four inches high. He
Is twenty-seven years old and is still
growing. He takes after his father.
who was seven feet eight. whereas his
mother was short. At the age of
eighteen he was youth below middle
height, but after an Hines he grew
four inches in few days. A second
illness produced another rapid increase
of his height. After this he had sew
eral successive attacks of a debilitat-
ing complaint. On recovery he inva-
riably found he had grown several
inches, till when at twenty one he
went to serve in the army he had
reached seven feet. He was the
youngest of twelve children. and is
the tallest of them all by Il foot or so.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
A Strange Collision.

A peculiar motor accident occurred
on ST. Clair street at the corner of
Johns street in Glenville, o. George
Beall was passenger on the Paines-
Vile car which passed about that time.
Tom Brooks, colored was standing be-
side the track. AS the car passed him,
Beall, in some unaccountable manner.
fell from the car, and the men collided
with great force.
Both men were rendered unconscious
by the blow, and when picked up they
were found to be seriously injured.
Two of the ribs on Bealrs riel side
had been broken, he had received a
cash in his face and internal injuries.
At the hospital it was stated that his
back had also been broken. Brooks
received gashes over the right eye and
on the right cheek, and his right
shoulder was dislocated.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
Japanese Coppcr Wire.

The Japanese are preparing to con-
vert their copper ore into wire for do
nestle and foreign USE instead of ship
ping 1t out of the country as before.
The Furakawa Smelling Works have
for some time employed electrolytic
refining, producing in the past year
$50 tons, but they are now to be en-
larged to four times their present size,
and it is said that when the enlarge
ment is completed their output will so
far exceed the domestic demand as to
permit n considerable export. AS the
Government uses several hundred
tons of wire a year. it may be inferred
that the new works will have large
capacity.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
Queer Nomenclature.

The British navy draws upon the
animal world for many of it's names,
and the following list is compiled from
the last navy list, issued by the Ad-
miralty: Barracouta, Buzzard, Cock
atrice, Basilisk. Dragon, Fox, Gold
finch. Griffon, Lapwing, Linnet. Mag
pie. Mosquito. Peacock, Penguin,
Pheasant, Phoenix, Pigeon. Plover,
Porpoise. Quail, Raccoon, Rattlesnake,
Redbreast, Redpole, Ringdove, Sala-
mander, Sparrow, Sparrowhawk,
Sphinx Stork, Swallow, Thrush, Whit
ing Widgeon, Albacore, Eagle, Shell
drake. Triton. Unicorn, Beagle. Their
navy list is also rich in names taken
from mythology, many of them, how
ever being repetitions of names
brought from early historical times in
the British navy.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
BROKE UP The MEETING
An Amateur Orator Receives Unex
pected Answer to His Question:

In the recent political campaign in
Baltimore the campaign was particu-
larly hot in the Sixth Ward. In that
ward, though no longer fashionable
section, there dwell many substantial
citizens, the younger members OF
whose families may have married and
moved to more desirable sections of
the city, but the parents remain in the
old homestead. A mass meeting was
called in Market House Hall, in this
ward, and a special committee was ap.
pointed to wait upon the oldest resi-
dents and invite them to a place of
honor upon the platform, and to in.
duce some of them to say word or
two as to the great blessings to be en-
jOyed under our form of government,
most of which were ascribed to the
party holding the meeting, and ito give
a little advice to the younger men to
vote early, if not often.
The hall was crowded, and great en-
thusiasm prevailed. The old citizens
of the ward were prominently in evil
dence and filed the platform. The old
est, the wealthiest, and, as it was
maintained by many, the meanest man
of the number, was n retired hog
drover and land owner. He was intro
duced with great flourish by the
chairman, bowed profoundly when the
applause had ceased, and said in brok-
en- English:
"My Fellow Citizens-SiXty years
ago l came to dis country a poor poy-
what am 1 now?"
In the pause that followed a deep
bass voice in the rear of the hall called
out:
"a damned mean old hog!'
That closed the amateur Oratory of
the evening, and the meeting broke up
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
Man Knocked Out by "a screech Owl

John Young Mayes of Springfield,
Ky, tells Il story of Il remarkable en-
counter which he had recently that
would tax the credulity of his friends
in believing were it not for his good
reputation for truth and veracity and
the fact that he bears the sears of bat
tie in evidence. Mr.. Mayes says that
while passing under some trees in his
yard. his attention was attracted by a
couple of screech owls that flew at
him in threatening manner. He,
however, paid little attention to them,
thinking they could do him no harm,
when suddenly one of them flew at
him and struck him full in the face.
The blow was SO sudden and came
with so much force that he was knock
ed down and partially stunned. The
owls continued the attack until Mr..
Mayes made his escape into the house.
He now exhibits bruised eye and
several scratches about his eyes and
nose,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
Too Vastly Different.

A member Of an athletic club. after
swimming the length Of the large tank
in the basement Of the institution. came
out putting and blowing. apparently
exhausted, says the Youths Compan-
ion.
You don't manage your breathing
right" said the swimming instructor.
"It ought not to tire you so. AS to the
upper part of your body. including
your arms, you use exactly the same
muscles, and in very much the same
way. in swimming as in saving
wood"
''No. sir!' gasped the swimmer.
"When 1t comes to saving wood l use
the muscles of some other man."
How Champagne Is Made
" making champagne the grapes
- s,ncez"d six times, each pressure
n,a'iny wine Of different quality.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
Education Among FiIlpinos.

The Review of Reviews translates
from Spanish book some informa.
ton in regard to the extent Of edu-
cation among the Filipinos that will
be startling to most American readers.
The author is Senor Juan Caro- y Mora,
who for some years was editor of a
Spanish newspaper in Manila. His
book was written before the war be-
tween the United States and Spain,
but while the Filipino insurrection un-
der RiZal was in progress. 1t was in
tended for the enlightment of the
Spanish people, the evident purpose
being to show that the native Filipinos
We're worthy of 4 more generous sys-
tenn of government than the arbitrary
rule by which Spain had goaded them
to revolt Senor Caro- Mora says:
1.-The indigenous Filipino possesses
fundamental, rudimentary instruction
(what we agree in calling primary in
struction) in. perhaps. as much or
greater perfection than any other
people in the world. He shows him
self desirous of learning. and in the
immense majority of the natives can
read. write and figure. He knows the
rudiments of reliaion and morality,
and shows a happy disposition to ac-
quire that general tint of superficial
culture which is all that the great
mass of laboring people can aspire to
anywhere in the world. On this point
statistics furnish us eloquent and IT.
REPUTABLE data. The number who can
not write is very small. including the
women, and the number is much less
of those who have not learned to read,
while those who lack at least the most
fundamental and necessary religious
and moral instructions are very rare
indeed The correctness Of this OBJ
servation may be proved IL the first
native one meets. even in the most re-
mote sections, should be questioned,
or. what would be still easier. by ex-
amlning recruits in the army. who are
drawn usually from the poorest
masses of the people"