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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-07-10

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14
SEEN IN PORTO RICO
The Only Masonic Temple Ever Built il
Spanish America.
How the Civil Guard Was Organize
The Richest Young Man
On the Island.

The Masonic Temple at Yauco. Porto
Rico, which stands alongside the road be-
tween the town and the railroad station, is
the only structure ever built by the order in
all Spanish America. Yauco is in the heart
of the coffee belt, twenty miles from Ponce.
The temple was begun in 1880 and finished
in 1898. The ground plan is nearly square.
L. is built of brick and masonry in Porto
Rico style, and has little to give it distinc-
ton save the Masonic emblems to be seen
over the main entrance. 1t was never oc-
cupied as Masonic meeting place prior to
American occupation, however, because of
the intense prejudice against Free Masonry
on the part of the authorities. Indeed in
Porto Rico. as elsewhere in the Spanish
West Indies, the Masonic order had pretty
hard time to get along at all before 1888. 1t
was not only forbidden the Masons to build,
but their meetings We're virtually pro-
scribed. In consequence hardly a lodge,
either in Porto Rico or Cuba, had a regular
meeting place or was able to meet at reg
ular intervals. In Havana lodge meetings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14

the number of samples analysed of oleo-
Margarine reported as having been made
since January l, 1900 is 107 A number
OF samples are in the hands of the chemists
awaiting analysis
The department has been embarrassed
IN It's dealing with the oleOmargarne cues
tion owing to contest in the courts over
the color cause of the late law This pro-
vision has been contested both in Pitts
purs and Philadelphia. and cases were
brought in each city to test It's constitutions
aity- Decisions by the lower courts sus-
aiming the law Were rendered in Decem-
Der, 1893. and IN January, 1890 These
cases were appealed to the superior court
ana one Philadelphia case was argued In
March and a decision is expected in the
course of week or two, when the court
c"nvenes Every effort has been made to
push these cases, and the courts at the
request of our attorneys, have advanced
them on the Hst.
VT a favorable decision is handed down
the way will then be clear for a more
vigorous enforcement of the law and pend
ing this decision the department is collect
ing evidence and is all ready to bring addi-
tlona prosecutions as soon as The law is
declared to be constitutional"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14
WAR on Bogus BUTTER.
GOV. Stone Tells What PENNSYLVANIA
Has Done

Governor Stone of Pennsylvania has made
public letter addressed to him by Secre-
tary OF Agriculture Hamilton in answer to
request for information relating to the
enforcement of the oleomargarine laws
The report shows that during year ending
December 81. 1899. io2 suspected samples
OF oleomargartpe were taken and analysed,
Seventy-five of these were found to be pure
butter. twenty-seven renovated butter and
@H' were o,eomargarine. Continuing the
report says:
During the year 256 prosecutions for
selling oleomargarine were brought OF
these, Ito cases were brought to a terminal
ton either by magistrates or in the courts,
seventy-six were dismissed by the magis-
trates or ignored by grand juries; eighty
cases We're pending December 81 1899
Since January 1, 1900. AT licenses to sell
oleomargarine have been issued. and one
license has been taken out for the manu-
facture of oleomargarine-
The chemists report are not all In, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14
STRIKE OF TELEGRAPHERS.
No InTayorabIe Reports Received by
Railway officials.

General Manager Cannon of the Southern
railway said yesterday that no unfavorable
reports had been received in regard 10 the
telegruphers strike on the Southern system.
''Ye :"rday'' he said. trains were delayed
in several Instances. but today everything Is
running smoothly Three night offices were
closed in the Charlotte division. and some
trouble has been experienced at Selma, In
the Norfolk division. Twelve operators
went out in the Washington division. but
10 difficulty has beeH experienced in filling
Their places without going outside the ser
vice for assistance
Reports received by Mr.. Cannon to IL
O'Clock yesterday showed that in all 1J2
Op,rat1rs had quit work. Many OF them il
Wa stated had returned To their keys.
About LOO telegraphers in all en-
Pl1yci by the Southern Railroad Company.
TEc places of those who have not resumed
work have been Hlled, in part, at least, Mr..
Cannon said. by men from the clerical
force. WhO formerly worked at the key. but
had been promoted to higher positions
Mr.. Cannon characterized as absurd the
reports coming from the headquarters of
the strikers declaring the strike to be a
complete success and asserting that the
business on the southern road was par
ally Zrd. Only in one instance, he said. had
there been any great delay to the service.
and that was in the case of = train which
reached a station named Alto, 100 miles
north Of Atlanta, just after the strike had
occurred. This caused a delay of about
four hours and incidentally prevented the
prompt movement OF other trains whose
arrivals and departures from various sta
tons were secondary to or effected by it
Other delays less serious in consequence
had been occasioned by the strike and also
by the failure of connections from other
railroads to arrive on time.
PICKING up some memorandum sheets on
his desk containing reports from the rail-
road officials Mr.. Cannon said that on the
Anniston division of $50 miles, employing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14

ninety-seven men. only seventeen had
struck: on the Memphis. the North Alaba-
ma and the Danviile divisions none had
deserted on the Richmond division one had
gone out: on the Norfolk division of COO
miles. employing 49, men. thirty had left
their places, and on the Washington diyi-
sion twelve men had quit. some of whom
had returned. Those who had gone out he
declared, included employees at relay offices,
whose services Were not missed so greatly
as they would have been had they occurred
at other points
Mr. Cannon sent the following general
! message addressed to all the telegraph
operators in the employ of the COMPANY:
our experience yesterday and today con-
firms our confidence in our telegraph de-
par.ment. Your demonstration of loyalty
and devotion to duty is specially gratifying
and will not be lost sight of. You will be
pleased to know that the total number that
went out Is less than 10 per cent of the tel
egraph force"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14
JAPANESE SWORDS.
intricate Process Through which
They Get Their Temper.

From the Scientific American.
Mr.. Gilbertson gives some interesting de-
tails as to the process of manufacture of
the celebrated japanese sabers, The blades
of these sabers are formed of a metal pre-
pared from magnetic iron ores and ferru-
ginous sand. The steel is produced in the
form Of thin laminae, and the workman
commences by liking one of these to the end
OF an iron rod which serves as a handle.
10 this are soldered other sheets until the
mass has a length of six to eight inches. a
width of two inches aud thickness Of IA
TO - inch This bar, brought TO a white
heat, is doubled upon itself and hammered
until it has taken its original dimensions
This process is repeated fifteen times. Four
similar bars are then soldered together.
doubled upon themselves, resoldered and
heated, this operation being repeated five
times. By this process the superposed Law
ers OF metal becomes SO thin that a saber
is estimated to contain at least 1N1pU
sheets of metal. Sometimes alternate layers
OF iron and steel are soldered together. and
thus the blade presents a veined appear-
ance. When the blade is finished the sur
race Is scraped and the end formed to re-
ceive the handle: it is then ground to shape.
10 nnlsh the blade, ii is covered with a
mixture OF clay. fine sand and powdered
charcoal Formerly the clay was taken
from Mount mari. and the workmen first
went through a form of iuvoCatio to the
tutelary divinity, to ask permission to take
the necessary material. When the layer is
nearly dry. an ornamental design is traced
by short strokes which penetrate to the
SURFACE of the metal 1t is then heated over
IRE arranged for the purpose and when
the proper temperature is reached which
can only be determined by long experience
the blade Is plunged into a bath of water
or OIL. The saber is then sharpened. ana
for those of the best quality this operation
is said to require fifty days work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14

a dispatch from Chicago yesterday says:
Admiral Dewey and William Jennings
Bryan will meet Tuesday evening, May 1,
for the first time since the hero of Manila
announced he was a presidential candidate
All doubt as to Mr.. Bryan's presence was
dispelied today when Max Riese of the
Lakeside Club received a telegram from
him. saying that he would cancel previous
engagements in order to be present at that
organizations celebration. which is a mart
of the general program.
Both the distinguished guests are aware
of the prospective meeting The officials NJ
the club did not arrange that they should be
present at the same even until each had
been consulted. Mr.. Bryan and the admiral
replied that. SO far from being objection
able. the meeting would give them great
pleasure o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14
The Sprinq Medicine

The wisest men ON earth devote Them
selves to keeping and saving lives of
others.
MANS sublim1est study is man.
The greatest wisdom Inexperienced men,
The most valuable vegetable remedies,
The best skill of modern times,
The most approved methods of the
present day-are all, ALL combined i'm
Hoods Sarsaparilla. These facts should
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14

would be considered a well-dressed man in
any American city.
Senior Para and all his friends We're very
friendly to the Americans at the beginning
of the occupation. and were prominent In
the movement for the general study Of the
English language which was speedily inau-
Surated. The first ciass organized for that
purpose N Ponce WAS made UP OF young
society women.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14

prove sufficient, yet more can truly be said:
1T has stood the severest tests of any
medicine ever made by mortal man. 1t has
been more largely sold, more widely used.
and has accomplished more wonderful
cures of scrofula, catarrl1, ETC., than amy
other.
Therefore it is the plain trutF1-Hood's
Sarsaparilla is the best that money can
buy. Try it this Spring it TODAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14

uehed hospitals doctors. trusses. electricity and
all else Merely send your name and address and
the Tree trial will he sent without any cost to you
whatever X. W. Gourex well-known CONNER
cial traveller was ruptured ten years tried every
truss Oh the market. partly made up his mind to
undergo the danger of operation, when by the
greatest of good luck. he tied the DR. Rice method
He is cured.
Mr.. houreA says: II tried DIR. Rice's method
and it cured me. l did not lose a day on the road
Hundreds of merchants and friends in Illinois
Wisconsin. Minnesota ard Iowa know the wonder
ful fact that this remarkable method cured me
and certainly feel thankfGl enough to tell other
ruptured people bow they may proit by my ex-
perience." Mr.. fourex travels for Gnodhart Hart
man Co.. and his address is ass Prairie ave
Chicago
Every ruptured person ought to send ut uncc and
make trial OF this method that cures without
pain danger, operation hours loss If lime
Begin now and by spring you will meyer know
you had heen ruptured- Writs today. sure
ap14,21&2s,3t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14
The Conclusion.


The results of the examinations would
seem TO prove that the instruction in the
! lower grades of the District schools does
not teach the average pupil to use the
English language correctly and huently nor
does 1t give him good training in arith-
metic. In 80 far English is concerned,
the testimony given before the subcommt-
tee went to show that written exercises
were seldom resorted to: that such exer-
ci&es were not corrected by the teachers and
returned to the pupils to be rewritten. The
spelling book has been discarded, and the
pupil has nothing in its place. Moreover,
there would seem to be no uniform tests
for advancement from grade to grade and
for entrance to the High School.
Startling the results of these exami-
| nations are. similar results would be OBJ
| tanned probably in the majority of cities
East and West. 1t is only within the past
few years that the colleges. by concerted
action, have undertaken to insist bet
! ter instruction in English. The method
adopted to secure the result is a demand
that frequent written exercises be required
| OF pupils and that every such exercise
whether in history-in physics, or in trans
lations from modern or from ancient lam
Enages-shaii be written in correct English.
"Again there IS widespread revolt
demand that the ftF4damentals of education
shall be learned as a task-that the pupil
shail have definite work for which he is to
be heid responsibility He is to be taught
l y
and the high value Of definite attainment in
knowledge. Kindergarten methods and the
| amusement of the child are not to be car
| ried through the grades, but definite drill
ard precise definition are to be insisted
upon x3
Starting Studies.
The report reviews the ages at which pu-,
pills in the public schools in this city take
| up various studies. History is begun In
the third grade with the study Of the lives
or Washington and Capt. John Smith, and
| In the sixth grade, when the child is twelve
years of age, the hardest work. is done
The trustees report for 1900 is quoted to
show that pupils in the fifth grade begin
TO study percentage, and in the fifth sixth
and seventh grades they study English
Clvl government is taken up in the first
grade, when the child is six years old,
The Examinations.
The examinations that were held under
the direction of the subcommittee which
investigated the schools were based on ques-
lions prepared under the direction of the
chief examiner of the civil service commits
sion. and they were submitted to the super
CONTINUED on Thirteenth Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14
Free to the
Ruptured.
DIR. W s. RICE. THE wELI-KSOwN Az
THORITf. SENDS 4 TRIAL OF HIS
FAMOUS METHOD FREE TO ALL

Dr. W y. Rice. 4SS W. Main St. Adams Y Y.
VIII send free 10 any one who is ruptured or
Knows Of any person ruptured. whether man.
woman child, a free trial Of his lannon's h,me
cure. 1t is marvellous method, curing cases that
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-08-15
Death of an Excellent Woman.

A gloom is cast over our community
by The unexpected death of Mrs. MAJ
gle Major, the beloved wife of Mr.. Joe.
w. Major. She had been in bad health
for some time, but was not confined to
the bed but about five days, when heart
failure supervened and she passed
away from earth to heaven Mt d. M.
on the 18th. She was buried Monday
at Sandy Springs, amid q concOursc of
sorrOwing friends. Rev. II. L. Stack
house, her pastor, conducted tho fun
eral services. She was about fifty
years old, and leaves % husband and
tive children, one of whom is Mrs.
John Pruitt, of Rock Mills, to mourn
their irreparble loss. She had been
for many years q member Of the Meth
Odlst Church, and was q noble Chris
tian woman, whom to know was to
love. All are ready to proclaim how
we'll she filled her duties in life as wife,
mother and neighbor. She spoke i'll of
no one, and no one spoke any ill of her.
The example of her sweet, gentle life
has left its impress OH many, and the
world js better for her having lived in
it. The sympathy Of many friends
goes out to the husband and children
and only sister, Mrs. William McWhor-
ter, who are 80 deeply beleaved by her
the touch of vanished hand, and the
sound OF o voice that is STILL" May the
heavenly Father comfort them.
Denver, Aug. Il, 1860. 1906
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-08-15

born and reared on the Cherry farm,
on Seneca river. For 23 years he re-
sided in Anderson County, but 4 wears
ago nc moved back to his native Coun-
ty. He leaves 8 children to mourn his
DEATH Ud!hdlla Courier.
At the State campaign meeting held
here last Friday, OK soldiers Of Co. &C"
1st ). Z. ", of this section, remem-
bered their friend, Col. Jas. ii. Tillman.
who is n candidate for Lieutenant.
Governor with a beautiful bouquet
of flowers, which was declared by all
the candidates the finest given to any
The flowers were sewed on o large fan,
which was completely hidden from
view, and the handle of the fan was
wrapped in narrow ribbon of red, white
and blue. with long pieces of the ma
tiOnal cOlors hanging from the handle
of the fan. Colonel 'rillman sent the
flowers by express to his wife in
Edgcield.
Last Saturday night Robert Donald
son, and on Sunday his brother, Will.
Donaldson, were lodged in Jail, charg-
Ell with passing counterfeit money.
Both are young negroes, and confessed
that they had been given the counter
felt dollars by their uncle, Charlie
Cunningham, who has recently com
pletcd term of two years imprison-
ment in the penitcntiary for counter
feiting. Yesterday Messrs. j. B. Nc
Adams, Frank SHELTON and Gilmel
Todd brought in Cunningham. having
arrested him in Abbcvillc County. Oh
his person they found some babbit
metal and several counterfeit dollars
anu at his home more Of them were Sc
cured: No molds or tools were found
Cunningham is sharp rascal, with a
fair education, and no doubt will get q
long term in the penitcntiary this time
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-08-15

Denver, Aug. Il, 1866. 1906
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-01-25

An editor prints his paper to give his
patrons the news of the day and for
the money there is in it. He is pre-
sumed to know of what he writes, and
he generally does. When he writes as
he does in the Leader Courier, Osceola
Mills, Pa, without fee or hope of re-
ward, that "Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy acts m~agically, and we have
found none better in our household. If
you have a cough try it," it may be
accepted al an honest expression,
worthy of crede CO. For sale by
M. e. Robinson & Bro, and
Goldsboro Drug Co. In Goldsboro, and
J.R. Smith, MI. Olive N. @.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-01-25

and as everybody bas a cause and
knows a remedy I thought would
write and tell your readers what l
think is the cause.
"We buy more than we pro-
duce. There is too much -four and
bacon shipped here every year.
The things we ought to make at
home we are buying. VIZ let our
timber rot and buy u pillow
stocks, singletrees, axe handles,
hoe handles and fencing. We throw
away u ashes and buy soap and
axle grease. We give away our
beef hides and buy hame-strlhgs
and shoe strings. We waste our
manure and buy guano. We buy
garden seed in the spring and cab
bage in the winter. We let our
lands grow up in weeds and buy
our brooms. We waste the wax
out of u pine and gum trees and
buy chewing gum for our children.
We build school houses and hire
teachers aud then send our chill
dren off to be educated. We land
a five cent fish with a four dollar
fishing rpd. We send a fifteen cent
boy out with a twenty dollar gun
and a four dollar dog to kill birds.
We raise dogs and buy wool, and
about the only thing IN this coun-
try that there is overproduction of
is politics."
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-01-25
RAMBLES OF THE RAMBLER
BREEZY NEWS, VIE VS. AND
COMMENTS.
What He Sees and Hears While
Roaming the Streets.

It is evident that the Rambler's
friends in the country appreciate
his efforts to do as little harm in
the community as possible. for
we have just received on invitation
to address a Sunday School at the
forks of the road on the third
Sunday after the last Sunday in
January. We wish to thank the
superintendent for this honor. and
comt liment him on his good taste
in selecting a subject which is
1.-The Appetites of the Human
Family" The Rambler is we'll
posted on this subject. He has
plenty of appetite, but very little
to satisfy it with.
**
While the Rambler was on an
excursion down the road the other
day trying to get the benefit of his
Stree pass before the expiration
Of the time limit, he spent all the
money he had saved up since
Christmas and borrowed all he
could get on subscription. "What
fools these mortals be-" A man
will spend five dollars just to get
one free. This reminds US of the
time when We wore a boy. We
used to walk out of town three or
four miles just to get a chance to
ride back with somebody, and
sometimes we had to walk back
home.
Little Johnny, whom every
body knows as the 13-year old,
golden-haired, frecklesfaced son
of his parents, ran into a shade
tree on John street to-day with
his bicycle and bruised his face
and skinned his "shins,' but never
hurt the tree Or the bicycle, either.
OF course when such accidents
happen something or somebody is
going to get hurt, and it looks as
if, by being careful:about running
into trees with bicycles, the tree
or the bicycle, n or the other,
or both, might get hurt, instead of
the boy.
Some two or three Mormon ell
ders have been canvassing the
town Of late trying to sell theil
literature Judging from what we
hear, if they don't have any Other
source of revenue except from the
sale of their books, they will miss
many meals before the season fol
boneysuckles and huckleberrie!
comes on. These people must b.
utterly void of good common
sense, or else they think the pub
lie mighty big fools. In the face
of all the adverse criticism from
press and pulpit all over thi
country, in connection with th'
Roberts case now before Congress
they start out TO sell literature OF
Mormonism, which is founded OF
the most preposterous ideas tina
ever entered the brain of man
With the cloak of religion thrown
about them they come in the guis
of a saint and poison the domestl
felicity Of every home that offer
them shelter. Shun them as yor
would an adder, listen to them n
longer than you would the primo
of devils, for they are his agents
and turn them from your door a
often as they come.
The paragraph in this eolum.
IN raforopoo RI bou1pr q hor1 Tin,
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-01-25

Only a short time ago there
were many days of cold, clear,
sunIlt weather in this valley, but
they have given place to what is
practically Maytime. Warmth took
the place of cold; rain fell, aud
the frozen earth melted. 1t is of
much interest, this change from
disagreeable cold to disagreeable
warmth. One wonders whence
came the transformation. This
wondering is vain, however much
the official weather reporter tells
us about the rising and falling ba-
rometer. Last night and the night
before the shadows fell. The dull
gray after-rain clouds hid the in
consistent moon. There was peace
that was not peace. The winds
blow and Walnut street has been
immersed, but not by the street
sprinkler.