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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
PEARS oE THOUGHT.

Vain hope to make people happy by
politics Carlyle.
The good mans life is like the spark
that is brightest at the close.
Difficulties OF thought, acceptance
of what is without full comprehension,
belong to every system of thinking
When interest is at variance with
conscience, any pretence that seems
to reconcile them satisfies the hollow
hearted.
Idleness is craven's goal. No
man of worth wants to be free from
work. Without work life is not worth
the living.
If you want knowledge, You must
toll for it; if food, you must toll for
it; and if pleasure, you must toll for
it; toll is the law.
To let man know that You recog-
nize and Iejoice in some good quality
of his, is to bless him with new
heart and stimulus.
Courtesy is the passport to success.
We double the power of our life when
we add to its gifts unfailing courtesy.
The world always begrudges room to
boor.
The habit of blaming others when
things go wrong is All insidious and
dangerous one. Far more il il to the
purpose to inquire within whether the
fault, or much of it, may not lie at
home.
Benefcence should never be exer-
cised at random, nor upon irrational
impulse, but should be the outcome
and expression of disposition trained
and nourished in the atmosphere of
human friendship.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
THE "FIRE BOSSS" OFFICE COAL NINE


in dirty villages, with narrow streets,
their houses blacken by coal smoke.
In many mining districts the houses
belong to the company owning the
mines, and the miners pay rent for
them. so that when strike occurs and
they are out of money they are given
orders to leave. Many of the houses
have nothing more than two rooms
and kitchen, and in some places the
only stores at which the miners can
trade are the company's stores. With
all this the American miners are far
better off than the miners of other
countries.
Have you ever been down in coal
mine? If so, you can appreciate some
of the dangers of mining. A coal mine
is like great catacomb. 1t is a city
underground, the walls of which in
many cases are upheld by timbers.
Now and then you come to rooms out
of which the coal has been cut. The
coal is taken down with blasting pow
der, and there is danger of the wall
falling and of the miners being
crushed.
There is also danger from fire damp,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
Japanese Women Divers.

Over one hundred Japanese women,
following the hazardous profession of
divers, are found along the coast Of
the peninsula. They are divided into
four patches, and their ages range
from seventeen to thirty. They come
almost exclusively from Shima, Mi
ye ken, noted fishery centre in ia
pan. Their earnings are, of course,
not uniform, as they are paid accord
ing to the amount of their work, which
consists in diving for agar-agar sea-
weed, sea-ear, sea-cucumber and SO
forth. Japanese Weekly NeTs.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11

at short ranges into dead bodies and
results thus obtained are always un-
satisfactory.
A similar charge against Great
Britain has been made in Holland
ever since the Transvaal war started,
and there are few continental papers
which have not referred to the subject
in one way or another. Many expert
ments have also been made as to the
effect of nickel coated bullets with
Objectionable cavities, but, as British
experts pertinently point out, these
experiments have been made on dead
animals, and the conclusions drawn
therefrom are of little value.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
A Marriage Made In Heaven.

At recent wedding all went mer-
rily until the bridegroom was called
upon to produce the wedding-ring.
In vain he felt in his newly creased
trousers pocket for the indispensable
trife. Nothing could be found except
a hole through which the ring had
evidently fallen. What was he to do?
Suddenly happy thought struck the
parson.
"Take your shoe off," he said.
The suspense and silence was pain
full. The organist, at the clergyman's
bidding, sti uck up voluntary.
The young man removed his shoe.
The ring was found, also hole in his
stocking, and the worthy minister re-
marked, evidently with more than the
delay of the ceremony on his mind:
"Young man, it's high time you
were married.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
swiss Schools of Agriculture.

Switzerland was the home of the
philanthropist and educator Fellen-
burg. His school, established in Ho-
pyl in 1906, was philanthropy in aid
of the peasantry, concerning whom
he said that, possessing nothing but
bodies and minds, the cultivation of
these was the only antidote for their
poverty. At least three thousand pu-
pills received their education in agri-
culture here. The Federal Polytech-
mic School at Zurich is the nations
pIde. Out of six courses of superior
training which it provides for its one
thousand students, forestry and agri-
culture count as two. Five universi-
ties and numerous special schools
furnish aid to agricultural education.
w. E. De Rlemer, in Appletons'
Popular Science Monthly.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
Ono Saloon q Menace.

munity can be perfectly happy and pros
porous throughout all its borders while u
single d rinking place remains within its
confines. One saloon argues the presence
of an evil and harmful thing; 1t is dark
and baleful spot in the life of a community;
1t means misery and unhappiness for some
one. The saloon can only live and thrive
as 1t develops and feeds on the vices Of
men. Its presence Is inconcevable in
community where every home is r home
indeed and in truth, and where purity and
virtue make up the life conduct OF every
man and woman.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
One Cause of Poverty.

In order to learn some definite facts
which would bear upon the question as to
what causes poverty, one Of the agents Of
the Municipal Reform League OF New York
was stationed to watch an entrance OF IL
tenement on lower Broadway one evening
from seven to eleven o'clock. He saw nine
teen men go In with buckets of beer four
teen women with buckets of beer and seven
girls from ten to twelve years OF age with
buckets OF beer; three women also carried
in bottles of whisky. Forty buckets Of beer
and three bottles OF whisky in one evening
carried into Il building In which the aver
age weekly earnings per family will not
exceed three dollars seems to furnish u
suggestion Of the cause of poverty. On
the evening OF the 10th the same agent took
observation on tenement OF a better
class. Between half-past seven and ten
O'Clock he saw ten boys from eight to four
teen years old carry In buckets Of beer.
The better class tenement had fewer buckle
Of beer. The more beer the worse home.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11

The amount of alcohol given to-day is
not one-tepth of that prescribed forty
years ago. In private and hospital prac.
tice its use is steadily declining.
When it is considered that among the
ruling classes in Chile it Is usual to drink
seventeen whisky cocktails before break
fast lit Is not to be wondered at that cock
fighting is one OF the principal amusements.
Railroad companies turn cold shoulder
to all applicants for positions when the
faintest suggestion OF whisky is detected.
knowing, to their sorrow, thut even mod
crate indulgence in alcohol clouds the
brain and places leaden hand upon
muscular power.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
proS:iic ofO,lernIty.

Romance and chivalry are not what
they were, alas Once, the hero.
having rescued tho maiden from the
tower, paused in his flight to excaim:
''Hark The hoof-beats of pur-
sucrsn
But now
''Smell! Tho odor OF my fathers
automot iler'
1t is terrible, this sordid utilitarian-
ism Detroit Journal,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11

Long Island Sound, under the super
vision OF the United States Lighthouse
Board. The apparatus consists in
brief of an immense megaphone,
mounted on circular table. By
changing the position of the phone
toward each of the principal points of
the compass in turn, and by blowing
a different signal at each point, the
compass bearing is given to passing
vessels.
The apparatus works automatically,
a three-horse power gas engine being
sufficient to pump all the air required
for blowing the signals and to turn
the worm gear that revolves the mega
phone.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11

sey carries about five million tons of
anthracite coal every year. More coal
is handled at New York than at any
other place in the world except Lon
don, more than fifteen million stons
being used or transshipped at that
point annually.
The coal miners live as poorly as
any other class of workmen in the
country. For the most part they are
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11

or the union of the gases of the mine
brought together by the light from a
lamp or candle. This causes a great
explosion. 1t comes like stroke of
and with clap OF thunder.
AS the explosion occurs a roaring
whirlwind of flame goes through the
tunnels, pulling down the timbers and
caving in the walls. It burns every-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
DON'T LIKE BRITISH BULLETS.
New English Missile Said to BE Quite a.
had as the DUN Dunn.

had as the Dunn ID uin.
It is asserted in Franz that the
British are violating one of the pro.
visions of The Hague conference by
their use in the Transvaal of bullet
almost, if not quite, as bar barously
destructive as the famous dunn dunn
bullet. The conference decreed that
only those bullets should be used
which are completely covered by a
hard envelope or case. the objection
able feature about the DUN dunn bull
let being it's jagged nickel envelope.
The new British bullet has copper
socket, which contains a charge of
smokeless powder, and at the end is
lead ball inclosed in q nickel envelope.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
THE GREAT DESTROYER.
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF iNTEMPsRANcE.

Como Away From tho Rye-The Impor.
tance of Improving the Dwellings of
the Poor as a Counteractive to the In.
fiuences of the Saloon.
II a body's always drinking,
Everything's awry.
Should n body get to thinking
Sure he'd stop and sigh.
All such bodies think teetotal
Very hard and dry,
But ERE they say they could not keep 1t
Ought they not to try?
National Temperance Advocate.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
It Iniures the Memory.

OAr-indulgence in spirits injuries the
memory to an incredible degree. In years
gone by no person who was known to be
OF incorporate habits was permitted toap-
pear us "a witness In the Spanish courts OF
Justice, the authorities maintaining that
alcoholism was so prejudiciai to the brain
that 1t was unsafe to accept the testimony
of an inebrIate.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
A Sad Lnck of Thrift.

In n recently published book, "Shall We
Drink Wine?" written by Doctor john
Madden, 1t is proved that the American
Iaboring man pays about twenty times as
much for the food he obtains in his beer
and beer is shown to be the most nutritiye
OF alcoholic drinks-as for that he obtains
in his breati
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
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'LIFE IN A COAL MINE.
How Our Black Diamonds Are Dug
From the Earth. {
.HE accompanying illustrations
give a fair idea of the method
of living and working in q

of living and working in
Pennsylvania coal mine,
thousand of feet from pure air and
sunshine. The human workers at
least get small share of both these
requisites. but the mine mules have
no such breathing spells. The ami
nal shown in one of the illustrations
not been in the open air for five
and he has not been prisoner
long as many of his fellows.
eof coal miner has improved
recent years. Many OF the
,at used to shorten his life
it one of extreme hazard
eliminated, or at least greatly
danger. The air Is purer,
r of that greatest of terrors
,p-has been reduced to
through more intelligent
an those of former days
production of improved ma
81 j, the greatest factor in the
v .rkman's safety being the non-ex-
plosive Davy lamp, with which miner
may fearlessly enter pocket full of
explosive gas.
But with all these new safeguards
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11

thing within reach. Miners are
blinded, scorched and sometimes
burned to cinders. Hundreds have
often been killed at a time bv such
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11

There are thousand vessels which
cross the Atlantic Ocean. regularly
every month, some of them twice o
month.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11

Pennsylvania Railroad employs more
than seventy thousand cars for the
movement of it's coal and coke trade,
and the Central Railroad of New Jer-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
Better Homes For the Poor.

Some very wise and practical suggestions
are contained in the report presented to
the Presbytery OF New York by its Com.
mittee on Temperance. The report dwells
on the Importance of improving the homes
OF the poor as counteractive to the in.
huences OF the saloons. It says:
The liquor traffic makes unceasing and
deadly war upon the home. The saloon il
the stronghold OF this trade. 1t supplles
the weapons and pays for the campaign.
It entreps the breadwlnner OF the house
hold and robs him OF his wages, his
strength, his character and his enjoyment.
1t robs the wife OF the love and protection
pledged to her at the altar. 1t tnkes from
the children the care and affection OF
father. 1t steals from every member
name.
To exterminate the saloon is, then, the
way to save the home; tut this may often
be done most effectively by making the
home more attractive than the saloon
Laws have been enacted, sermons
preached, public meetings held, pledges
obtained, reformatories established, lee.
ture halls, coffee houses and other subst!-
tutes tried--and all have done good In a
greater or less degree-but why should
not effort, intelligent, comprehensive,
liberal, persistent self-sacriflcing effort,
so back to the original source; why should
not the chief soicitude center around the
home?
What can missions and churches among
the poor accomplish unless the homes from
which the congregations come are auxili-
aries OF such asenciesf
Philanthropists, sanitary reformers,
shrewd investors and public officials have
done not little to improve the dwelling
places OF the lower classes; but is there
nothing the churches can do in their or
ganized capacity and individual activities?
Doubtless the accepted policy of most
missionary operations has had this general
end In view. Saloons, however, still oc-
cupy every available corner, and sometimes
half the stores on the block.
II the law cannot close them, the loss OF
patronage will-but patrons will crowd tho
saloon door until some other door, more
inviting and with more behind it, shall be-
opened.
This should be, and we believe can be
the door of each mans own home, even il
that homo consists OF only one or two
rooms.
No attempt at concerted action by The
churches OF any one denomination or OF
the entire city would probably effect large
results; but IL each particular church in
its own immediate sphere, and with such
resources as it can command, Will practi-
cally, patiently and resolutely undertake.
to improve the actual living places of tue
poor, something might be hoped for.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11

The United States Senate Committee on
Manufactures has been investigating adul-
terated matt liquors, and examing chemists
and other expert witnesses. Their testi-
mony shows that salicylic acid is used iu
beer-particuarly imported European
beers. European Governments have way
OF benevolently prohibiting udulteratou In
hone-consumed beers, but bfandly permit
ting aduiteration in beers made for foreign
consumption. That is the kind we get.
However,a las beer is possibly the worst drink
that human beings can put into their stom-
nchs-except champagne-beer drinkers
probably deserve their penalties. There are
certain acute forms OF kidney disease
waXy, cirrhotic types-found only among
oeer-drlnkers. Life insurance companies
will not insure brewery workmen. Rich
brewers and all their families have been
known to die OF kidney disease. This is
from beer presu mably pure, for probably
brewers drink their best beer. What hap
pens to those who drink the worst, heaven
alone can tell.-San Fran cisco Argonaut.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-05-03
Church Services

On Sunday next, 1t. being communion
Sunday at the M. K. church this service
wil1>be held at o'clock In the afternoon,
instead of Immediately following the
morning service as has been the custom
Christian Science church services on
Sunday morning, May 6, at 10.45. Sub
| ject: .Mortals and immortals". cir
cu1ating library of Christian Science
literature, free to all, at the audience
rooms, 20 Water st.
The subject at the Congregational
| church, Sunday morning, will be "Fire-
proof Character. There will be special
music and Mr.. j. Francis MacNichol
will sing "Fear Not Ye, Oh Israel" by
Dudley Buck. On account of the union
services to be held 10 the evening, the
communion will be postponed one week.
Beginning Sunday evening all the
churches of the town will unite In a
series of addresses by Mr.. ]. B. Koehne
to be given In the Methodist church.
The services, Sunday evening, will begin
at z o'clock. The other services through
out the week will begin at 8. These adj
dresses are free but silver offering will
be taken. The subject of the address
will be; "The Preparations for Chris
tianity through the Gentle Religions"
For the other subjects see last week 8
REPORTER and look for announcements.
AT the First Baptist Church on Sun
day, preaching by the pastor at 1915
in the morning. Sunday school at
II O'Clock. Young peoples meeting at
o'clock. Evening praise service omit
ted in view of the first in the series of
lectures on Christianity to be given in
the Methodist church, beginning Sunday
evening and continuing through the
week. Tomorrow (Friday) evening,
there will be held parish gathering and
social to which all the members of the
church and congregation are earnestly
requested to be present. Supper will be
furnished by the ladies of the church
from to s. Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock conference meeting in the vestry
led by the pastor.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-05-03

The name, Howard Scott Webb,
appears among the new professors in the
University of Maine as professor OF
electrical engineering. Prof. Webb is a
son of the late Hon. L. Fl. Webb, form.
erly clerk of courts of Somerset. He has
been an Instructor and assistant in the
institution since his graduation, there.
from, and now receives the promotion
he richly deserves.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-05-03

May night, Tuesday evening last, was
selected by the G. G. G. G. as the date of
their annual "Gentleman's Night and
as usual the occasion proved a most de-
lightful time to the fortunate ones who
were hidden to the banquet of this most
popular club. Supper was served short
ly after o'clock, and after two hours
or more were given over to thorough
enjoyment of this portion of the program
the entertainment was turned to some
cleft. handed tests In which all assem-
bled participated. The first was the
writing Of names on blackboard In
which Mr.. E. X. Vail and Miss Gertrude
Weston we're awarded prizes for eff
cheney the second was the throwing of
rings over pole set at some distance, in
which E. G. Butler and Mrs. Edith
s. Shepherd were given prizes for ac-
curacy. Before the party broke up each
guest angled at an improvised fish pond
filled with small packages, all securing
in this manner, dainty and pleasing
souvenirs of the clubs annual.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-05-03

Last call on Nutmeg Zinc Mines Co.'S.
stock at 40c. The price positively ad-
vances to 6Oc, May 18th, 1900. To get
in at 40c applications for stock must be
dated not later than May 18th, and adj
dressed to E. F. FAIRBROTHER,
owls LOG Water Street.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-05-03

L. W. Chase, who has the reputation
of being the largest carriage dealer in
Somerset county, says he has the largest
and most varied assortment of new and
up-to date carriages that will be shown
10 Skowhegan this season, and at prices
that defy competition. Everything as
represented or money refunded. Hotel
Eoburn Stables.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-05-03
NEW DRESSMAKING ROOMS.
led by the pastor.

After stay in Boston Of some weeks where
have been making study of Dress Cutting
and Making / have returned to Skowhegan
and opened Dressmsking Rooms in Room g.
Milburn Block, and am prepared to do every
thing that relates to this line of business.
When in need OF such services l should be
gretified to receive call, aud will use my
best efforts in your behalf l2tf
MISS l.. b. CURRIER.
Skowhegan, March 10, 1900.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-05-03
VIEW ADVERTISEMENTS

wsnted-E. p. Viles.
seeds-E T. Goodrich.
Iost-Mrs. A. L. Mason.
Ice-Skowhegan Ice Co.
Tbe Lead Dow Carter.
rnr Stakeholder futile.
Notice-Somerset Railway.
long Smoke-H. p. Merwin.
aheriff's Sale-F. p. Pennell.
Probate Notice.. =. Danforth.
small Percentage-W. P. Ordway.
Special Reduc ion d. F. Judkins.
petitions for Discharge-A. H. Davis.
bankruptcy Notice-Albion P. Mace.
Insurance Agents-Dins more & Bickford.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-03
A Blessing In Disguise.

1t almost seems that the invasion OF
the state of Massachusetts by the
gypsy moth some years ago has proved
to be a real blessing rather than a
curse. In waging a vehement warfare
against this destroyer of the trees the
whole subject of arboriculture has
been brought prominently into public
mind and nothing more was necessary
to awaken a realizing sense Of the
beauty and value Of trees, and the COM
bat against one of their enemies has
resulted in victories over many others
In the aggregate much more dangerous
and destructive. Whether this theory
be fanciful or otherwise the fact re-
mains that all over Massachusetts
trees are getting a more thoughtful
and intelligent care than they received
before the moths began their ravages.
and the expenditure OF both money and
energy In this direction is steadily
increasing. In 1896 the Massachusetts,
legislature passed law permitting
any town that chose to do so to elect
paid tree warden, whose duty II
should be to see that such trees as his
town possessed were protected and
such additions to their number made as
were practicable and desirable. The
law In its permissive form worked SO
well that in 1899 1t was made manda'
tory, and In this shape 1t goes into
effect at the approaching spring cleo
tions. The Massachusetts Forestry as,
sociation has just issued a circular let
ter calling attention to the provisions
of the law and appealing for the selec.
ton Of competent men to ill the posi-
ton of warden. 1t Is not necessary,
the circular says, that these officers
should be trained and scientific arbori'
culturists. Where such persons can be
secured-and paid-of course 1t Is well
to get them. but good intentions. help
ed out by ordinary intelligence. Will
accomplish wonders, and technica
knowledge is soon added to them as
the warden goes about doing his bench
cent work. The legislatures Of othel
states might wisely follow the example
of the Bay State In this respect