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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-27

president or the United Mine work
ers)
the big politicians. Another casue
assigned for it is that 1t is a scheme
between the leaders on both sides OF
the controversy to raise the price OF
coal and wages at the same time.
Whether or not there Is an element
OF truth In any OF these rumors re-
mains to be seen.
The following accounts Of the de-
velopment of the strike come from
newspaper correspondents In the re-
gions affected.
Number of Men Ont.
The anthracite coal miners strike
has started in the four great districts
which supply practically all the hard
coal Of the world. President John
Mitchell asserts that he has reports
showing 10000 men are out. and that
more will join the strikers ranks
within few days.
The operators, on the other hand,
declare that while many men are out,
the United Mine Workers union has
not made the showing 1t promised,
and that the miners cannot hold out
long for lack Of funds and because
they cannot stop all operations.
The hard coal region Is divided into
four great districts-the Lackawanna,
Wyoming, Lehigh and Schuylkill re-
gions. In the first two, representing
nearly 10000 men, the tie-up is prac-
tically complete. Only one mine EN-
ploying a few hundred men Is being
operated, and this the strikers say
they hope to close soon.
In Lehigh Region.
In the Lehigh region the situation Is
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-27

believe always did" I wiped her
eyes.
Il sha'n't," she said. "So-you will
like her again now, won't your"
hesitated. My affection for Lucy died
natural death. 1t had never been
very deep; neither, fancied, had hers
for me-
/ frowned "You have not told her
about the letter." She shook her
head.
But you will be good to her? You
will make it up, won't you? You need
not tell her about me-only say that
you are sorry and want to be friends.
Then you can be engaged again; and
-and-some day" Her lips quiv-
cred.
Marry herr" She nodded. "But if
l no longer care for her? If l know
that l can never love her as I could
love? My dear little playfellow and
friend, / am not half SO fond of Lucy
as l am of you"
Ali she looked at me with big,
deep eyes. II am only child, dear
Fred" The wistful affection in the
child's face touched me to the heart,
and kissed her frail hands.
Lucy met me at the bottom of the
stairs.
''Maisie told me that she never gave
you the letter, Lucy; that all the
blame was hers
"She told you-that-just to-screen
me-" she said, brokenly.
do not trouble about it any more"
I do not care for you after ALL"
There was nothing more to say. SO
/ turned to go; but there was knock
at the front door and heard some one
say, THE DOCTOR" So waited to hear
what he pronounced.
After a few minutes he came down
the stairs talking to Mrs. Dormer
1T is natural Sleep" he said. 1.-THE
pulse is steadier and the temperature
more normal. The odds are still
against her, but there is hope
The tears came to my eyes at last
and Lucy came and put her hand on
my shoulder.
you can win her back to life
Fred" she said, "our little girl. Stay
till she wakes" had already resolved
to stay.
l went upstairs and sat with my ell
bow on her bed and my face on my
hand, watching my little favorite
Presently her mother came and kneli
beside me.
Lucy has told me all, Fred" she
whispered. "You-you will not tell the
others?"
Il will not" I promised.
When my little girl awoke she was
not looking toward me.
Better dear?" asked her mother.
why yes" she laughed feebly. al
must be Fred. Do you know, l believe
he would make me grow we'll if he
were often here with me-"
He will be, little sweetheart" said
softly. She turned to me with happy
cry, and 1 whispered in her ear what
knew, and other things that were only
for her and me. They were the things
that won her back to life, she says
when we talk of such matters.-Chi.
cago American.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-27
A MINERS COTTAGE.

Markle.& Co.-All places working.
Calvin Pardee-All places working
Colerain colliery-Working.
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal COM
pany-Audeneci colliery, idle.
Lehigh Valley Coal company
Springbrook colliery, idle; Spring
Mountain, idle; Hazleton No / work
ing
c. NJ. Dodson & Co.-Beaver Brook
idle.
Silverbrook Coal Company-Idle.
Lackawanna region: Pennsylvania
Coal company-Al collierles idle.
d.. l.. and Wall collieries idle.
d. and Hone place reported
working.
Wyoming region: West End Coal
company Mocanaqua colliery, work
ing.
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal CONF
pany-The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre
Coal company reports the following
collieries working with reduced
force: Hollenback, South Wilkes
barre, Stanton, Sugar Notch, Lance
Nottingham and Wanamie.
Reynolds No. 16 and Maxwell-Idle-f
Susquehanna Coal company-Nanti-
coke, idle: Glen Lyon, idle.
All other collieries in the Wyoming
region are reported idle.
At st. Louis anthracite coal jumped
fifty cents higher In the st. Louis
market, making n total advance OF
fifty cents per ton since the strike be-
gan. The price there is now $7.75 per
ton. Local dealers say the price OF
coal has been advanced to them by the
eastern mine operators and that they
are compelled to raise the prices.
At New York coal jumped to $3.50 a.
ton. How much higher 1t Will go no
operator or dealer was willing to VEN
ture prediction.
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Coal Goes Vp TO 81 a Ton.

Hard coal went up during the week
to 81 ton, at Chicago. Local coal
dealers expect anthracite to jump
to 50 or 50 and perhaps higher next
week If the present large demand con-
tinues.
II expect to see hard coal advance
to IS ton before the end OF next
week." said o. s. Richardson of the
Arm of o. s. Richardson & Co. "Coal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-27

ers claim seventy-five per cent of the
men in the above districts did not re-
port for work last Monday. The op-
orators had no figures to give out.
The reports that come from Shenan-
doah, Ashland, Girardville and Miners
vile indicate that all the collieries in
this vicnty are at work with a full
complement of hands.
With the exception of Morea, which
Is operated by Dodson & Co., of Beth
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-27

dealers had to advance the price to
81 in self-defense. The demand for
coal at 81 is extensive. 1t is astonish-
ing what a call there Is for anthracite
at the higher figure. II this demand
keeps up the price will go still high
err. There is no present need for THIS
coal, but people have become frighten-
ed and are storing 1t in their cellars.
"The yards will be depleted in a
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-27
The Iie- Vp at Sbamokfn.

The colleries operated by the Min
eral, Union, Philadelphia, and Read
ing Coal and Iron companies and by
individual operators in the suburbs Of
shamokin and employing between
$500 and 10000 men and boys were
completely tied up. In the Mount Car
mel and Locust Gap districts 1t is as
yet impossible to give the exact num-
Der OF men on strike. At the United
Mine Workers headquarters the lead
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-27
THE COAL MINERS STRIKE.

the collieries Of the Reading company
In the Mahanoy region are working.
Lehigh Valley Coal company-All
collieries in Mahanoy region working
Mill Creek Coal company-Mill
Creek, all collieries working.
Lentz, Lilly & Co.-Park Place
colliery, working.
Lehigh region: Coke Bros & Co..
All collieries of Coke Bros. & Co..
working.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-27

lehem, Buck Mountain and Mahanoy
City are reported shorthanded, but
this. it is said, is not due to strike,
but to a Polish wedding which oc-
Cured yesterday.
The Continental, Logan and Cen
tralia collieries at Centralia were COM
PEELED to shut down after working a.
few hours.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-27

short time If the orders continue to
come in. There is every probability
of hard coal going above $40 a ton il
this strike Is prolonged.
people will have to burn soft coal.
1t may Inconvenience many. but that
will be their only resource unless tina
labor trouble Is settled"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-27
To Investigate Gun Powders.

Lord Rayleigh has been appointed
by the British government chairman
of a committee which is to investi-
gate gunpowders and designs of guns
with which they may be used to the
best advantage.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-27

a standoff, about 5000 Of the 10000
mine employees having quit work.
Principally because the union has COM
paratively little strength in the
Schuylkill region, the workmeR there
have no decided grievance, as in other
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-27

Philadelphia and Reading coal re-
gion: All the collieries of the Read
ing company in the Schuylkill region
are working.
Mahanoy region: Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron company-All
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-27

Reports say 100000 men are out.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-27

Loss of daily wages is SITS, 900.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-27

The most fiery author-Burns.
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Of the steeplechase races in England,
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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-11-03
JERUSALEM ARTICEOKE.
It Will Thrive and Album.
dainty on Soils Too Poor for
Many Other Crops.

The Jerusalem artichoke (Helian-
thus tuberosus) is a yellow-fowered
perennial plant, reaching C height Of
eight to ten feet and closely resem-
bling a wild sunfower. One writer
says hat the term Jerusalem. as APP
Piled to this plant, is a corruption Of
the Italian name for the sunfower-
girasole-and the name artichoke was
applied to it because of the similarity
of flavor OF the tubers to that of the
true artichoke known as the globe or
French artichoke (Cynara Scolymus).
which is a thistle-like plant in no way
resembling the Jerusalem artichoke.
OF the globe artichoke the flower buds
are the edible portion, while the Jeru-
salem artichoke is grown almost ex-
elusively for the underground tubers
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-11-03
WATER FOR
Unless II II Absolutely Pure Disease
Il Sure to Invade the Herd
or Flock.

We feel that we cannot mention this
subject too often c. write too strong
ly on it, says the American C%ultivator.
The pond of stangnant water or the
sluggish brook draining from a
swamp full of decaying vegetable mat
ter or even decomposing animals, OF
the more rapid stream which receives
the wash of the hillsides where fer
tilizer is spread or the cattle are pas
for either man or beast, but it is
often much worse than appears from
the above description. 1t may be con-
taminated by disease from animals
that have access to it. The hog chol-
era has been known to follow the
course of a stream downward from
the field where it first appeared to
infect every herd for miles below
that had access to it and through
them to other herds near by. The
contamination of water by horses
that have the CHAMBERS is well known,
and there is little doubt but that
tuberculosis germs may be conveyed
in the same way. 1t is also known
that fever germs are thus carried in
the water supply to the human race,
and it is claimed hat they may be
taken up by the cow and transmit
ted in her milk possibly without seri-
ously affecting the health of the ami
NAL through which they pass. A
deep-driven well or a pure spring to
water conveyed by pipes to a trough
which has an overflow at the top to
carry off such impurities, usually
lighter than the water, are the best
safeguards, and even then the trough
should be occasionally emptied and
cleaned out.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-11-03
PRESIDENT KRUGER.
Visits to the Various Eu-
rOpean Capitals.

Paris, Oct. 31.-The foreign office OF
ficials believe former President Kru-
ger will travel incognito during his
visit to the European capitals, e
linquishing it is each city only long
enough to permit m exchange of WIS.,
its between Mr.. Kruger and the head
of the nation. His stay in Paris will
not exceed As hours, and possibly only
"a. The French government will not
offer Mr.. Kruger any formal func-
ton, though it is expected the city
will tender him a demonstration
which will be a scene of enthusiasm.
The government will not take part in
the reception, but will not, however,
put any obstacles in the way of pri-
vate plans of welcome. In short, the
government will not take any step
likely to be construed as an offense
to Great Britain, though it is certain
President Loubet and Mr.. Kruger will
exchange visits. The same proceed
ing, it is believed. will be followed at
each EuropeaB capital visited.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-11-03
FILIPINO TARIFF MEASURE.
Much Care to be Taken i'm it's Pre-
pnration by the Taft Com
mission.

Washington, Oct. 31.-Dispatches
from Manila announcing the de-
termination to submit the proposed
new Filipino tariff to consideration
by the war department here before
it is promulgated, are confirmed. The
tariff was prepared by a board of
army officers connected with the Gus
toms services in the Philippines. While
it was under consideration all COM
paints concerning it and suggestions
of those interested, were forwarded
TO the board. AfterHvard, it was sent
to the Taft commission, in whose
hands it has been for some time. The
tariff is now to be sent TO the war
department, and will be public to all
interested for 60 days, during which
the department will endeavor to as
certain the views of persons in this
country rs to any changes needed.
Finally. it will be reviewed by the
commission and proclaimed by the
Ear department.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-11-03
C o TREES.

The orange tree is very fruitful; q
single tree will produce 20, 200 oranges
fit for use. A good lemon tree will pro-
duce 5000 lemons.
The eucalyptus trees in Australia
penetrate from $50 to 300 feet into the
soil with their roots, which absorb a.
moisture within a radius of 80 to 60
feet.
At the birth of "a japanese baby a
tree is planted. which must remain I'M
touched until the marriage day of the
child. When the nuptial hour arrives
the tree is cut down, and a skillful cab
met maker transforms the wood into
furniture. which is considered by the
young people as the most beautiful!
of all ornaments of the house.
A Glasgow man has in his garden
what he calls a stree cock" Fir trees
are planted in such positions that one
of them Will shade a portion of the
house at every hour of sunlight. For
example, at nine o'clock in the morn
ing the mine o'clock t~ree"shades the
III oOlu. "AilO as II ~
changes the 'ten o'clock tree" shades
the room above or adjoining it. and SO
IN through the day. On a sunny day
this tree cock" insures a succession
of shady places round the house.
Two logs of African mahogany were
sold by Messrs. Edward Chaloner& Co.,
in Liverpool. for no less than s1.536.
They formed one tree. and were bought
for the purpose of being cut into
veneers for the decoration Of palatial
residences of some of the merchant
princes of the United States. The
veneers are used instead of wall papers.
and, being beautifully figured, give a
rich effect. The prices realized for the
two logs were respectively ten shil-
lings three pence and seven shillings
three pence per superficial foot, which
is a record for African mahogany logs
in the rough state, as imported.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-11-03
FRENCHMEN AND SPORT.
(From London Truth.)
". Theirs hated game shooting.

M. Theirs hated game shooting.
Grevy shot like a Jura peasant, and
before he rose to the presidency of the
republic liked to bring back a full bag
to his cook.
MacMahon's manner of shooting was
manly and unaffected. He hated bat.
tues, which he looked upon as massa.
cres. One just fired straight forward
without taking aim, and the game fell
on the ground.
Carnot, a mathematician and a man
of etiquette liked the battues. They
left nothing to chance and little to per.
sonal skill. Given the number of birds
and fowling pieces, one could always
tell the amount that would figure in the
tableaux. The tableaux is the French
word descriptive of the show of birds
laid out by the ga~mekeepers in a clear.
ing of the forest at the end of the day.
Sometimes it includes f%our-footed a,
well as feathered game, and is quite 9
picture.
N. Felix Faure was a great slaughter.
er of game. His master of the game
preserves was Maj. Lagarenne (Anglice.
Northumberland no misnomer).
President Faure boosted the last year
of his life that in the shooting season
that had just ended he fired 1000 shots.
The shooting in presidential reserves.
goes on in parallel alleys, in which
game is driven by beaters. The sports.
men blaze away. Things are arranged
to enable the chief guest to kill the
greatest number. When there is nc
guest of mark at a presidential chase
the president does the greatest execu.
ton. The late emperor's gun was a:
ways first in the Compiegne preserves,
unless when another crowned head
was with him.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-11-03

Where is the farm machinery that
will not be used until next season? II
you have more machinery than stor-
age room, see if some plan cannot be
made whereby a neighbor who has
plenty of barn or shed room a let
you have oom for storing it. Do some
thing. Don't let the storms, sun and
wind destroy such property; you sim
ply can't afford it. 1t is such neglect
that leads farmers to declare that
farming doesn't pay. 1t was a pleasure
recently to hear a farmer, whose tool
house is in good order, tell how long a
hoe handle had been used. His farm
everywhere shows the same thrift. A
neglected pile of farm machinery a.
ways tells its own story and likewise
that Of its owner.-Rural World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-11-03
THEY FAILED TO REALIZE.
DISASTROUS ATTEMPT, by Four Italians, to
Rob . Pay Car Wagon in
Pennsylvanta.

Pittsburgh, Pa. Oct. 31.-Four Ital.
ian miners attempted to rob Pay
Clerk William Hosler, of the South
west Connellsville Coke Co.. while
making his trip yesterday between
this city and Alverton with the paw
roll of the Alverton and Tarr works,
amounting to $4,000.
Mr.. Hosler is dead, his companion,
Harry Burgess, messenger of the COM
pany, is wounded; two of the Italians
are dead: 4 third fatally wounded and
the fourth in jail.
Hosler ard Burgess left this city at
one O'Clock with the safe containing
the money to pay off the men ut the
Alverton and Tarr works. When they
reached the Summit of Long hill,
above Morewood, just below which
lies Aiverton, a large coke town, with
out a seconds warning. four Italians
fired a volley from their hiding place,
and sprang forward, firing as they adj
vanced. Mr.. Hosler fell dead at .-.e
first volley; young Burgess, though
wounded, a able to return uneir
fire with effect. and one OF the num-
Der at the horses heads fell dead. A
second later he fired his revolver in
the face of another, and as he IeIl MS
two remaining companions became
terrified, and, leaving the dead one,
fled over the the hill to the south.
the Durstine farm.
Burgess managed to drive on into
Alverton with the body of Mr.. Hosler
and the safe, where he gave the alarm.
Mount Pleasant and vicinity, with the
clerical force of the coke company,
turned out, 500 strong, headed by
Lieut.. John G. Thompson. OF Company
z, and soon corralled the two, who
had concealed themselves in a he'd on
the Durstine farm.
A summons to surrender was an
swered by 4 volley, in which one of
the posse received a slight wound in
the chest. The outlaws, from their
fortified position, made a nerce stand
for a few minutes, until one of the
posse succeeded in getting in their
rear. He shot one through the head,
killing him. The other surrendered.
In the meantime another division of
the posse ~overhauled the third would
be robber. who had received a ghastl.y
wound. The ball, entering his mouth,
penetrated his head and came out at
the back of his neck. He is not ex-
pected to recover.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-11-03

that It produces. These tubers are, az
a rule, pear-shaped and somewhat
fattened, resembling potatoes to some
extent, but not so smooth. There are
white, yellow, red and purple varie-
ties. The white and red Brazilian va
rieties have generally given best re-
suits. The tubers were formerly used
to a considerable extent as a veg
etable, especially before potatoes were
so extensively grown, but they are
now grown in this country principal
~ for stock food, particularly for hogs.
In Europe, however, the tubers are
eaten as a vegetable, fed to all kinds
of stock, and used for the manufac-
ture of alcohol. The green leaves and
stems have been used to some ex-
tent, also, as a coarse fodder, and
the dried stalks for fuel. The plant
will grow on almost any well-drained
soil. 1t will thrive and produce album
dainty on light, sandy Or g-avelly
soils too poor for many other crops.
The main requirement seems to be q
dry soil. If the soil is wet the tu.
bers rot. 1t Is drought resistant, and,
as a rule, remarkably free from fun
gous diseases and insect pests, al
though there are a number of dis
eases hat have been known to attack
it. and in some cases to do seriously
injury. The plant, p~ropagated like
the potato. by means of tubers, re-
quires space than the potato
Farmers Review.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-11-03
Fate of His Ligaments.

"Yes," said Mrs. Brown, "my son Thorn
as 8 has had an awful time PLAYING football;
about it. He said the professor at his col
lege told him he had only three ligyments
in his leg. Them three ligyments are what
hold the foot INTO the leg. Well, Tom says
that a year ago he bruk his first ligyment,
that's the outside one, in playin' tibet game
with Purdoo. Then in playing the Sham
pain university he broke the second ligy-
ment right short off. And jest last week
in p,ayin' with some college from Indiana
he bruk the third ligyment, and now there
amt anything on airth holdin' that foot on
except skin. Chicago Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-11-03
To Mothers Of Large Families.

In this workaday world few women
are SO placed that physical exertion
is not constantly demanded of them
in their daily life.
Mrs. Pinkham makes a special appeal
to mothers Of large families whose
work is never done, and many of
whom suffer, and suffer for lack of
intelligent aid.
To women. young or old, rich or
poor, Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass,
extends her invitation of free advice.
Oh, women! do not let your lives be
sacrificed when a word from Mrs.
Pinkham, at the first approach of
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-11-03
PRESIDENT T. SIMON SAM.
gnconfirmed Report of the Death of
President L. Simon sam of the
HaytieE Republic.

New York, Oct. 31.-A private cable
dispatch received at Kingston. ia
maica, according to a Herald dispatch,
reports the sudden death of President
I. Simon Sam OF Hayti. The news,
which has not yet been confirmed,
has greatly excited and rejoiced the
Haytien eNileS at Kingston.