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The Florence tribune., 1900-05-12

Branch Yards Long Beach, Compton, and Whittier,
 California.
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NoTE.-Avoid baking powders made fror alum They look like pure powders ard may raise the cakes, but alur is a poison and no one can eat foo mixed with it without injury to healtf
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.NEC.ESSAR

"You must be lonely, Smith, while
your folks are away in the country"
81 have no time; J. must hustle to pay
the bills. "-Boston Courier
First Pedestrian--Say you jabbed me
in the eve with your umbrella.
Second Pedestrian-Oh, no, l didn't
This is a borrowed observation-disclosures
News.
PA, what is a political croaker?"
well he's man who believes the
country will so to the dogs if he doesn
soon get into q good, fat office. DE"
trot Free Press.
He Had Heard So..-First Chinaman-
These Christians favor such widely diff
ferent doctrines. Second Chinaman-
SO l believe Some favor the open door
and other spheres of n1uence.-Puck.
'That little Tommy Mugler is mean,
disobligin' boy What did he do?'
"Why, me an him was olayin David
an Collar, an he wouldn't play Collar
just cause he's hitler than mel
Cleveland Plain Dealer,
This talk about the father who pun
ishes his wayward boy with trunk
strap is all nonsense. Everybody who
ever started to go away on vacation
knows that the trunk strap is always
lost.--Somerville Journal.
That Summer Feelng.-He-Are you
sure you will never love any one else?
She-You wouldn't want me to be like
that! why not?" "Why, it's the feel
ing that I might fall in love with an
other man at any time that makes me
love you all the more. Life.
Its Reason for Being.-"But why"
asked the amateur Anarchist, for the
twentieth time, "why do we need any
law az all?" Law" said the flippant
person, lis necessary for the conserva-
ton of our own property and other peo-
pies morals. indianapolis Press,
Bulk for Bulk.-"But you Majesty"
feebly protested one of his confidential
advisers, will not that be a large prov
ince to seize in retaliation for the muir
der Of one missionary" mot at al"
sternly answered the Emperor William.
He was an unusually large-sized mis-
sionary. "-Chicago Tribune.
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o he criticised his country
And the way affairs were run;
He upbraided those in office
For the bad things they had done;
He swung his arms, declaring
That the ship of state was doomed,
And he tore his hair and frettcd
And be clawed the air and fumed
1--WE are going down and backward,
Ho announced i'll wrathful tones;
1--WE are robbed and we are plundered,
We are starved to skin and bones.
We have lost our noble birthright,
We are only toiling slaves,
Weak and meek and mean and trembling,
Going down to shameful graves
Then he sailed away to Europe,
Where he heard a scolfcr say:
"NNhat a spectacle your country
Is before the world to-day!
How mlsgoverned, how besottcd!
What q wretched, ruined land
Whereupon the noble Yankee
Licked him till he couldn't stand.
S. L. Kiser.
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EARLY BASEBALL.
What is Known as to the Genesis of the
So-Called National Sport.

| What is Known as to the Genesis of the
So-Called National Sport.
Somewhere about 1S45 the FIRST re-
lcorded match was played by club just
organized in New York city and called
| the Knickerbockers. Baseball OF
! base" or FOUNDERS" had been played
before by boys of all ages, but this
club, formed because of the growing
interest in the sport, is undoubtedly
the first organization which really made
the game study and carried on regu-
lar practices and arranged regular
matches.
| The game in New York was in many
| respects different from the one played
in Boston, but our present "old cat" is
| the basis of both. Boys had played
| 'old cat' all over the country for forty
years before the Knickerbockers ever
| thought of forming themselves into a
club and making rules for the sport.
! In New York there were usually
nine on side" but one good sports
man-full of the joy of the game he
must have been, too-says that in Bos-
ton they usually played with six or
eight to eide Then he goes on to
say that "the 'picthing' CT tossing Of
ball toward the batsman is never
practised Tin New England) except by
the most Juvenile players; and he who
would occupy the post of honor as
catcher must be able to catch expertly
q swiftly delivered ball CT he will be
admonished Of his expertloss by re-
quest Of some player to batter his fin.
gers.
In New York at this time the ball
had to be pitched and could not be
thrown and so the Bostonians not only
put the New Workers. to contempt, but
really anticipated the present rule on
that point
And Il seems also that the catcher
stood at from three to ten PAGES behind
the striker" as the batsman was call
ed although there are some daring eX-
amples on record of catchers who stood
as near the striker as they could with
out coming within the radius of the
swinging bat, usually welded with one
hand.
This bat, by the way, was interest
ing in its self. 1t was most likely to
be the stout handle of rake or Of
pitchfork, cut to a length Of from three
to three and one-half feet The ball
with which the Boston men played was
from five and one-half to three and
one-quarter inches in diameter. 1t was
made Of yarn, tightly wound round
lump of cork or India rubber and COW
cred with smooth calfskin in quarters
Gas we quarter an orange, 'the seams
closed snugly and not raised, lest they
blister the hands Of the catcher and
thrower."
more or less similar in New York and
Boston, the two centers of the sport,
and of course it should be borne in
Continued ON Fifth Page.)
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to Finland d trace of the autonomy that
was assured the little country by the
reiterated promises OF the Russian en-
perors throughout the century, tnclud-
ing the present ruler himself.
Perhaps the world couldn't do much
for Finland If it tried to. 1t would per
haps be politely told by Russia 70 IL ind
it's own business. And yet the Firms
have been so badly treated that they
deserve help if any can be given them.
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JUST BACK FROM SAHARA.

Mr.. swingle Found the Days Hotter
and the Nights Cooler Than Here,
! A traveller from the hot sands of tbs
Sahara has just returned to the de-
partment Of agriculture with some val
liable collections, and what is more II
the point for this story, an interesting
account of his Experiences in the desert
The long journey was made to bring tc
| this country for transpanting In Ari-
iona. some &C the finest species of date
palms. Dates are now grown in Ari-
ona in small quantities. The early set
tiers planted seeds, and from these a
few trees which bear fruit have sprung
up under very adverse conditions. 1t
was thought that by securing some
offshoots of the date trees-for the
Arabs never raise from the saed-excel-
lent results might be obtained in Ari-
ona, as the climatic conditions are all
right Mr.. Walter T. Swingle of the
department of Agriculture was sent ia
the desert of Sahara, in the French
province Of Algeria, on an exploring ex-
petition in search of the finest kinds of
date palms He brought back with
him 450 young plants, safely packed in
moss, which he took from Franco for
the purpose, which will be planted in
Arizona.
Mr. Swingle landed at Algiers and
took o train for Tskra, $50 miles south,
and 30 miles within the Sahara. This
is q famous Sahara winter resort, and
although he reached there in May, it
was still comfortable. He then started
from Biskra and travelled in carriages
out into The Sahara a distance of 160
miles. The journey was made over the
French military road which Is q we'll
kept thoroughfare and free from sand
or stones At distances of about forty
five miles apart there are fortified
posts, maintained by the French army
for the pacifcation Of the country.
There is we'll at each post the first
essential of travel in the desert The
American explorer, however, did not
depend upon the native supply of wa
ter, but carried the precious fluid in
bottles The water of the wells in the
desert is said 20 be strongly alkaline
and very distasteful to the ordinary
mans stomach The natives carry
uf1DklDS water III BUdl ShlflS, ana Wn1lS
this method cools the water, it does not
add 20 its daliciousness.
The Journey down was rather monot-
onous, just the SANG stretch Of desert,
blaze of sun and intolerable heat in
the middle Of the day. The roaG was
good, however. and fair time was
made. 1t is a mistake to suppose that
the Sahara is all sand In most
places it is said to be good, loamy soil
which, if irrigated is as fertile as an
Illinois prairie. In some sections there
are immense sand dunes, higher than
the Washington city postoffice and in
others there are stretches of "hamada,"
the rocky desert. which Is said to be
the most fearful of all
The people of the desert live mainly
on 'cous cous,'' which is kind of tapi-
oca, steamed and served with meat
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MEXICO'S RARGdIN.

The treaty of commerce which hat
Just been made between Mexico ant
China says that in order to facilitate
friendly relations between the two coun.
tries, the president of the United Mexi-
can States may appoint a diplomatic
agent to the court of Pekin and His
Majesty the Emperor Of China, may
likewise, appoint a diplomatic agent
near the Mexican government and that
the diplomatic agents of each Of tho
high contracting parties may reside per
manently or temporarily in the capital
of the other, with their families and
members of their suite, and enjoy, in
the countries of their respective resi-
dence, the same prerogatives, exemp-
tions, immunities and privileges grant
ed to the agents of the same rank of
the most favored nation.
In view of what has been and is going
on In Pekin, Mexico has reason to CUES
ton the value OF the privilege of send
ing a diplomatic agent to the court of
Pekin. 1.-THE most favored nation" has
MT had anything to brag of there lately
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Elaborate plans for the invasion OF
India have Ions been published by q
Russian officer of the grenaders of the
imperial guard, accompanied by the
statement that their publication is au-
thorized by the censor. The first step
recommended by this officer is the ex-
tension of the Trans Caspian railroad
toward Herat, which he thinks should
be the first objective. Since his article
was written a branch line has been
opened from Douchak, on the main line,
to Kusk, or within less than sixty miles
Of Herat. At kusk the Russians have
a garrison of several thousand men. AT
the proper time Herat could be seized
with the greatest possible secrecy and
the greatest possible celebrity. For this
required, with reserve of $4,000 men
and fifty-four guns, Next should follow
the seizure of Afghanistan, or an al
lance with the ameer, permitting the
passage Of Russian troops through his
donlinions. For this favor the ameer is
to receive q money indemnity, the ex-
tension of his frontier to the Indus, and
guaranty of independence, the alter
native being the loss of his throne. The
apparent purpose in the publication of
this censored article Is to put England
on her good behavior toward Russia
by showing how open she is to attack.
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OPPRESSION IN FINLAND.
The world has been so busy lately Il

The world has been 80 busy lately that
1t hasn't had time to notice what Rus
STA has been doing to Finland Fin aish
freedom is no more. The Russian press
censorship has been extended to Fiji
land. The result is that several Fin
nish newspapers have been suspende ]
or suppressed for violation Of the CEN
sors rules, and that as a protest a
number of the leading journals have
ceased publication voluntarily, realiz-
ing that their function and purpose
were gone if they were to be denied lib
erty of expression on matters concern
ing their country's welfare. Evidently
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RROKEN.

After "the heated term" in this region
had broken some backbones and weak
ened many its own backbone was broll-
en- yesterday, and a large sigh of relief
went up to the clouded and cooling
skies. A drop of fifteen or twenty de-
grees amounts to something when the
drop is from 100 or so. 1t surely has
been hot enough, etc, etc., ETC., and
many now living will be older If not
really old inhabitants before they see
the like again. Now that the change
has come 1t is encouraging to think
that the sun can still heat the world,
and that there is good weather for corn.
Let us press cheerfully onward to the
time when we can complain that it Is
too cold.
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PLACING RESPONSIBILITY.

If the present rulers of China are not
too ignorant or too wicked to care what
1.-THE outside nations think of their
performances they must be having
some solemn moments. They have been
notified by the English government
that if anything happens to the minis
ters who are in Pekin they will be held
responsible, and they have received a
vigorous note from France in reply to
their complaint of "the hardness of the
foreign ministers in Pekin in replying
to the offer of the Chinese government
to conduct them under escort This
note is right to the point. 1t tells the
Chinese head woman and head men
that no order to leave Pekin will be
given the French minister while the
route is unsafe. 1t points out that if
it be true that the Chinese government
has great difficulty in defending the
ministers and defending itself against
rebels it should order It's troops to stand
aside before the allies, and that if a
casualty occurs the responsibility will
be entirely with the Chinese govern
ment.
This is business-like, and SO plain
that even the willy Chinese can find no
excuse for misunderstanding it. They
may not really care much for the lives
of the foreign ministers, but they have
notification that their own precious
heads are in danger may lead them to
revise some of their notions.
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making this gun and its ammunition
under the circumstances surrounding a
beleaguered town was the work of an
American-George Labram-who was
killed few days before the relief of the
town.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations. Wants, Rents, and other small
advertisements One Cent Word each III
gertion. Five Cents a Word for fun WeeN
(seven timcs).
Display advertisements, per inch' one m
gertion, $780, each subsequent incer'ioh' ~
cents; one week, $500; one month, slV' one
\ year, $40 -
Obituary Notices. in prose or verse; Id
cents Der line. Notices of Births, Marfi-
ages. Deaths, and Funerals, so cents each.
Local Notices, Is cents per line.
Yearly advertisers are limited to their
nwn ,mmedjate business (all matter TO be
unohiectionabe) and their contracts 40 hoe
include Wants, TO Let, For Sale. ETC.
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NOMINATIONS .
lREPUBLICAN

A nurse who was visiting her patients
In Cape Town hospital ward founu
her fayorite soldier fast asleep pinned
TO his coverlet was scrap OF paper on
which he had laboriously scrawled, TO
I'll to be nussed to-day respectfully D..
M,
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When Kimberley was besieged by the
Beers the mechanics Of the Dc Beers
Mining company succeeded in con-
structing siege gun, much more
powerful than any possessed by the
garrison defending the town. 1t was
ten feet long and had Il 4-inch bore.
Just before the siege billet of steel
10 feet long and 1914 inches in diameter
had been shipped into Kimberley for
use as shafting. There was also some
steel there in the shape of bars 6X2 IL
inches in sections. From these mater
ials the gun was made. The shattlng
was turned down. bored and rifled
Rings were made from the heavy bar
steel and after being machined to size
were shrunk on. In twenty-four days
of continuous work the gun was COM
spleted and at once christened Long
Cecil" In all 255 shells We're fired from
it, the shells being also home made.
They weighed 20 pounds each and were
very destructive They were loaded
with sporting powder and primed with
ordinary shotgun percussion caps The
really brilliant engineering feat OF
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It isn't all corn and wheat out west.
THE Haseltines, the big Southwest MIS-
souri, apple growers, have just sold their
forty Thousand barrel crop to frn Oh
fruit dealers in Manchester, England, at
the rate of sixty-five and forty-HVe
cents bushel, respectively, for the IN
Gram and the Ben Davis varieties. AS
the lot will bring an average price OF
s1.5O a barrel, the Haseltines will be able
to bank the snug sum of 100000 as the
result of their orchards yield for the
season
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of his horse, but negleots the faithful
camel which is turned out to browse
upon thistles or anything he can pick
up.-WaShington Evening Star.
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The defeat of Quay's candidacy for
" the Senate is finally assured, according
n to the Philadelphia Times. In the
primary contests for members Of the
next legislature thus far held the old
time boss is steadily running behind ms
record of two years ago, when he final
Iy lacked u republican votes to elect
him to the Senate. The people OF the
\ counties are becoming tired of him, and
His recent reverses have brought the
small politicians, who followed him so
3 long, to realize that 1T wont pay them
spk.ck to him any longer.
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The University of Chicago has given
Substantial aid to the movement for
small parks in Chicago to be used by
children who have no Fairgrounds other
than the streets. The university has
lust arranged to give playground to
the Small Parks Commission, the gift
being especially timely because there
was danger that the money allowance
to the Commission from the city would
be cut down this year.. Efforts are MAX
ing to induce two public-spirited prop
erty owners to give another piece of
land for the sake Of the children. The
Civic Federation has interested itself in
the development of the small park sys-
tenn, and has asked that single board
be chosen to control all the small parks,
SO that when the uniflcation of the en-
tire park system of the city is secured,
the small parks may more readily be in
cluded.
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The woods of the islands will In ten
years repay the purchase price of $40
GOO, 900, declared st. Louis man, just
( back from the Philippines, in recent
AAFifiterview. There are more than forty
] varieties of hard woods, suitable for
cabinet purposes, and many others that
are valuable in other ways. Some OF
these woods are entirely unknown In
the West. They take on the most beau
tiful finish imaginable, rivaling mahog-
any in beauty and luster. The forests
are practically untouched, and in value
are worth many millions of dollars.
There are possibilities of development
along many other lines, but the woods
strike the visitor most forcibly, because
they are apparent to all who have eyes
with which to see.'
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Continued on Fifth, Page.)
New Ulm review., 1900-10-31

t
In looking over the county for man
to fill the Office Of County Superintend-
ent of school, the universal opinion was
expressed that John Cutting of Home
would be the most efficient. capable and
best qualified of any. Pr,vr'us to the
convention 1t was known That Mr.. Cut
tiag would be the nominee and in this
the Republicans agreed that with Mr..
Cutting as candidate no one else would
have any show for al election on the Re-
publican ticket. 1t has been unfortu.
nate for that office that in years gone by
men of other b"sintss or profession. were
elected. Not but that in some instances
they were qualified, but that other bust
ness nr profession Was first and the du-
ties "f county superintendent were sec
ond. The people of Brown county do
New Ulm review., 1900-10-31

May 20th, 1897 Mr. Nc ClearY vot
ed to another . resolution declaring tha,
beiligerent rights were due to, the peo
pie Of Cuba. Inmy humble judgment
had belllgerent rights been accorded th.
people Of Cuba by the Congress Of the
United States it would have enabled
them to procure arms and provisions BY
which means they would have easily
secured their Independence without in.
tervention by the United States and
would have been spared the terrible and
expensive war. -, Ss@ Z.
March 3rd, 1898. Mr.. Nc .Cleary
lodged on the motion to lay on the
table the Loud Bill in regard to postage
on second class mail matter. Doubtless
every voter understands that motion
to lay on the table means the side.track-
ing or destruction of a pending Bill. The
bill was tiEally buried and we hope for
ever. Why did not Mr.. Nc Cleary show
his colors when every vote was needed
to defeat this bill? 1t was clearly one
in the interests Of monopoly as every
,book-dealer and country news paperman
will testify and MIR. Nc Cleary knew
that his constituents were in favor of
defeatinu this hill --- -,.,E ..
March 30th, 1898: He voted aye on
a resolution of Mr.. Bailey declaring that
state OF war il Cuba and on whicl, a
motion was made to lay on the table.
The resolution asked Congress to declare
that a state of war existed in Cuba and
Mr.. Nc Cleary. voted yes: on IL motion
to lay on the table. Or, IN other words,
he voted that state of did not war exlst :
in Cuba when the Cubans were winning
battle after battle in their struggle for
independence. The people Of the Sec.
ond Congressional District almors un-
animously ,lelieve that IL state Of war
diu exist in Cuba ut the time. ts~ <'s<
April 18Th, 1898: He Judged TN a
vote. ON the substitute offered by Mr..
Bury directing the President to extend
reliefe to the people of Cuba.
April 18th, 1928: Mr.. Nc Cleary
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voted Nay on !" motlon .o refer orig inal
resolution back to the Committee on
Foreign Relations and directing them to
report the following amendment: "That
the United States do hereby recognize
the Independence of the Republic Of
Cuba" II the reader will notice the
date Of dods,ng the vote to extend re-.
lief and the date on which he voted
against recognizing the Independence Of
the people Of Cubs are the same, Apr,l
18th, 1898. e. .s..-z.s. e..
December 9th, 1899: H. voted to-
cut of debate on the financial hill. This
measure permitted a majority to force
through Congress, virtually without dis
cdssion the most iniqultous financial leg-
isla,ion since 1873. This is the measure.
which eventually passed Congress estal-s
fishing the trust of all trusts, or the
Bank Trust, providing for the retire
ment Of the Greenbacks and giving to
the banks monopoly on the issue Of
Paper Money.
Was It right or fair for Mr.. McC Cleary.
to vote to muggle discussion on smea-
sure Of such great Importance to the
people Of this District and 8! this ma
tion2
March Gath, 1900: He voted 10 ac-.
cept the Conference Report on. the Por..
to Rican bill, thus consumating the con-
spiracy against the suffering people Of
that island. I
Feb. 2nd, 1906: Mr.. Nc Cleary vas,
absent without leave. On this date lie
lodged roll call four times.