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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-04
THE SUBSIDY BILL.
A Possible Obstacle 40 the Passage
of rhe Hunna-Pny Measure

A possible bar 10 the passage OF the
Hanna-P Payne bill in its present form has
been brought to light in the discovery
that under the treaty with Japan its cit
liens may demand participation in the
bounties provided by the bill. One OF the
articles Of the treaty provides that the
citizens or subjects OF each OF the high
contracting parties shall enjoy perfect
equality of treatment with native citizens
or subjects in all that relates TO ware
housing. bounties, and drawback faclil-
ties"
The question has been submitted IN
writing TO Chairman Hit Of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee by the Repub-
lean members OF the Merchant Marine
Committee. who are not satisfied with the
Shipping bill in its present form. They
have also asked Mr.. Hits for an opinion
as to whether or not the construction oi
the word bounty" as used in the pro-
posed bill will extend the privileges so
that the provisions OF the bill Will apply
in all cases where there are existing
treaties containing what Is known as the
most favored nation clause.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-04
EXPERIMENTS IN BOTANY.
French Scientists Discover New
source of Gutta PerchR.

PARIS. Feb. s-I1st July the Government
granted several acres at Nogent-s'ir Marine for the
formation Of a Colonial Garden. which had for
its object the study and cultivation Of plants ior
the beneficial development '0t the colonies- Inc
institution was supported by voluntary eontn-
buttons from the colonies.
C,f.c nuiuuuina. and all slimsrtary pants
wsy. carefully reared in tropical houses, and the
choicest results were sent to China, the sndan'
am rurisia, with instructions as 10 how 10 ob-
tain the best results.
Much valuable work has already been .sc-
compish.,l under the direction Of Prof. Dybo~sky
especially in tile case of the exotic plant kassu
which was found 70 contain wonderful prophyiae-
tic curative properties in eases u dysentery.
IL has also been discovered that the euecnia
ulrnoides which has hitherto been considered
worthless plant is really an inexhanstibie sources
of gutta percha, Of which ii contains p per cent
A paper was recently read on this plant IN the
Academy OF Sciences. with the result that Prof.
Dybowskv was inundated with letters from Rus
sis Italy, and elsewhere. requesting specimens
OF tine plant. which is very plentiful in some OF
the English colonies, though it has never been
used hitherto.
Moreover. only line leaves and sprigs OF
e,outcbouc bav. been utilized. the berry being
thrown away Prof. Dybowsky. in experiment.
ing with the berry, discovered that it eontaised
) per cent more caoutch1uc than the twigs and
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-04
a New Efectus shoe Plant with an
Output of 1900 Pairs Per Day.

WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. 3-Final negotia-
tons were completed yesterday fer the location
in this city Of the plant OF the Electus shoe Com
pany of Philadelphia, which recently chartered
under the laws OF this state with s 900 600 capital
The machinery for the plant has been ship
ped to this city. and the john c. Baker morocco
factory on Fifth Street. between Spruce and
Church. has been purchased by the company for
plant.
This is the largtst industry which has located
here since the Diamond State Steel Company was
started and means to the city than would
be supposed az first thought. The company was
organized Oy capitalists OF New York. Phila-
delpbia. and Baltimore for the purpose Of manu-
iscmring electus shoes. which will be sold direct
from the factory to the consumer in various
throughout the country. The shoe is distinguish
ed from other shoes by the patent fastener used.
being similar 10 the fastener on gloves. OF the
capital stock OF the company allowed under its
charter. 81. 600, 600 has already been paid in.
As the business branches throughout the country
established for the sale % slectus Shoes, the
above daily output will naturally be increased
from time to time. until the factory becomes one
Of the largest in the country. Z. L. TINS.
we'll known business man OF Baltimore. is the
president OF the company. snd the other inter
ested in it equally well known. J. b. Finster.
the general manager. is a gentlemsn OF rare bust
ness qualities. and hustling representative q
the company.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-04
THE BASEBALL MIDDLE.
A New Proposition Made to the Amer
lean Associations.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. $50 far as tho local
end is concerned. the proposed American As-
ISOLATION is no nearer an accomplished Tact than
il has been az any time since its delegates CON
yened here on Tuesday last. The promoters 20.
day struck lead which should amount 10 some
thing. President Charles A. Porter. Of the Wood
side Park Exhibition Company. announced that he
would let the local hackers Of the association
have the extensive grounds attached to his park.
and that, furthermore. he would cndcavor to
arrange with the board Of directors a scheme by
which the prospective spectators Of the games
to be played by the neg club would not lave 10
pay the cariare.
The fact that the grounds may be secured prac-
tically free ot cost should simplify the problem
Of capitalization with which the promoters have
been confronted all the week. II the promoters
Of the local club fail to get any more substantial
backing than is now in evidence there is not
the slightest reason why they should not accept
this proposition.
Whether Mr.. George Roger will identity himself
with this movement is doubtful. He thinks the
location too remote to attract the great army
OF cranks
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compensating advantages secured in the
corresponding extension Of our markets
and otherwise.
So far as coffee is concerned. no such OBJ
lection is tenable, the committee says LOT
thar is already admitted free Of duty. Inc
oDly other products worthy of consideration
in this connections, it is said, are tobacco
and sugar.
The committee. although disregardins
these objections. have thought ii best, IN
Wow of The urgent necessity for q revenue
for Porto Rico. to impose on all dutiab!e
articles imported into Porto Rico from tne
United States IS per cent Of the tarln
duties provided by the law Of July -, 1881,
and also TO impose a similar duty on all
articles dutiable under that act which may
be imported from there into The United
states. which. together with all Internal
revenue taxes that may be levied. snail De
collected for the use and beneht OF me
Treasury OF Porto Rico for the support OF
tho local government.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-04
MARcoNI,s WORK IN THE WAR.
He Succeeds i'm Establishing Com
munIcations for the british.

LONDON. Feb AIN Tea lecture before
the Royal Institution, siguor Msrconi de-
tailed the use OF HIS wireless telegraphy
apparatus In South f.irics. He said that
when he reached lie Aar there We're no
poles, and he therefore flew kites, TO
which wires were attached. Success was
erratc, owing to the variability OF the
wind, a kite soaring at one station when
there was no wind at another. When poles
were rugged he achieved II record, connect
ing De Aar and Modder River, which are
seventy miles apart. The story of the iron
in the hills interfering With the messages
was nonsense.
Two men volunteered to attempt TO
dodge the Beers. and take the apparatus
10 Kimberley. but General Methuen re-
fused TO allow the men TO 20. The War
Office had been impressed by the success
OF the system. and Was granting facilities
that it was indisposed at first TO grant
1t was sending out numbers of small. bal
looms 10 carry wires, enabling portable In
stallatiOnS
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-04
A POWDER MILL EXPLOSION.
One Man Killed. Others Injured. and
10000 Plant Destroyed.

SCRANTON. Pa, Feb. S.-The entire
works OF the COnsumers' Powder Compa-
ny, at Stores Junction, ON the Moosic
Mountains. nine miles north OF Scranton,
were destroyed by an explosion that origi-
mated in the Corning Mil. The ,oncussion
started a series of explosions in the other
buildings until the whole concern was in
ruins.
One man was instantly killed. being torn
into sbreds, auother fatally injured, and
others hurt, but TO what extent is not yet
known, nor are the names given. The ex-
piosion happened just before the men be
gan work and few Of The employees were on
hand. The loss will reach upwards OF t20.
GOO.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-04
AN ALABAMA FEUD RENEWED.
One Farmer Killed and Further
Trouble Looked For.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Feb. 2.-Daniel
Patrick. planter Of Madison county. was
shot and instantly killed today by Bob
Downing, another farmer. near Hazel
Green. The cause OF the shooting was a
Dependency caused Ray Martell. TWEEN
ty-two years OF age, 10 attempt 10 end her
life at the home of Lille Young 30I Thir-
teen-and half Street northwest about
o'clock this morning. The woman, when
she retired 10 her room. took morphine.
turned ON the gas and waited FOR death.
Mrs. Young had occasion 10 20 to the
room of the Respondent woman about
feud. which had been standing for years
between the families OF the men. They
met on the highway and both were arInc l.
AT last accounts Downing had not been ar
rested. ahd the excitement around Hazel
Green is intense. More killing may follow.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-04

and agree on what they wanted. 1t seemed
10 him TO be case of dog eat dog" He
said he recognized the necessity for a gem
eral insurance law for the District.
The gentlemen who addressed the COM
mittee were Informed that they could sub
nit any views in writing their desired.
In the mean time, no further action will
be taken.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-04
AN EXCUSE TO INTERVENE.
Paris Newspapers Trying 10 Reopen
the Egyptian Question.

are apparently making strong efforts to
reopen the Egyptian question in connec-
ton with the present war in South Africa
and the alleged INSTRUMENTATION of the
British troops at omdurTnan.
The "Matin' AYERS that England is
sending soldiers from the Egyptian army
to South Africa. The paper says that If
this proves TO be true it will induce Euro
pean interference In South Africa. The
Figaro" says the reported insubordina-
lion of the Soudanese troops at ondurman
amounts TO nothing.
The 'Eelair' declares that IL England
is incapable OF maintaining order in the
Soudan 81 is Europe's duty to assure q
maintenance OF the peace in Egypt.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-04
The ranther.s scream.


One Of the time h0nored attributes Of the
PANTHER is his scream. One could not take $1,000.
100 and herewith disabuse the American public OF
its fond heliet in the womIut,kc wall OF the
panther Yet many scientists today affirm That
The panther is a mute animal AMI docs not scream
a. all "Od BIZ Hamilton. one OF the few re-
liable and genuine old timers Of the Rocky Noun
tsins, SAYS that the Eote OF the panther ~ 4
sort Of hoarSe. roaring noise, anil he compares
il rather 10 the roaring howl Of the grey wolf han
the voice Of any other wild animal. He laughs
at the "womanlike vail notion.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-04
o build a bridge across Twelve Mile

10 build bridge across Twelve Nile
Bayou.
Transaction OF public business was sus-
pended at . o'clock to enable the House TO
pay tribute to the memory Of the late
Daniel Ermentrout. a Representative from
the Ninth district OF Pennsylvania.
Addresses were delivered by Messrs.
Green. Brosius. Ryan. and Ziegler OF Penn
sylvana. De Almond Of Missouri. Gaines
Of Tennessee. Daily of New Jersey. and
Maddox of Georgia.
At the conclusion Of the memorial ser
vices the House adjourned until temor-
row.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-04
rhe pr.tric, MunIcipxi Building.

Tomorrow Representative Mercer will in
troduce in the House bill authorizing
the construction of municipal building
for Washington TO be used exclusively
by the District Government The building
Is TO be located on the south side of Penn
sylvanla Avenue. Mr. Mercer ieels con-
fident that the bill will receive favorable
consideration al this session OF Congress
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-04
The Proposed Hal, Of Records.

Representative Norton Of Ohio intro
duced in the House yesterday 5ill 10
purchase the site and buildings thereon At
the corner of Fifteenth and II Streets
northwest for a Hall Of Records.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-04
4 norn.o nc.ei Reported KILLED.

LONDON, Feb. Alt is reported that
Mat Salleh. the leader of the Tagas reb-
els in British North Borneo, has been
Killed and his followers dispersed.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-04

The report OF The Building Inspector for
the month ending January 81 shows that
during that month ninety buildings were
erected IN the District at cost Of s222.-
POI The improvements ID buildings cost
/ Sf.p &C.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01

II seems at most a day or two ago
Since older mothers. spectacled and wise,
Watched all my busy hurryng to and fro
with half-indulsent. half-rebuking eyes:
And chided me. in kindy-worded phrase.
For breaking into every hours employ.
And clipping into fragments all the days
To hold sweet converse with my little
boy.
And. though I answered with respectful
air.
fear have not any wiser grown:
! so regret the gentle hindering care.
Now that sit within my house alone.
And am glad that through those precious
years
] gave my time. ungruGging. to my son:
Joyed in his pleasures. soothed his April
tears,
TIL. day by day. we grew so nearly one
That now. when meeting him in crowded
ways.
Or in his home that peace and love en-
shrine.
read within his dark eyes steadfast
gaze.
Through all the changes, still my boy is
mine
Margaret Holmes Bates. In Housewife
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
NV First Sweetheart,

] must have been six when ] met her.
And she was sweet miss OF five:
I stumbled across where they'd set her,
To walt for the nurse to arrive.
With modesty thought unpleasant.
The lady could not be induced
To deign to take note | was present.
Until Ihad been introduced.
But, one minute after. between us
Acquaintance was ripened so fast
That could you who read this have seen US.
You'd said we'd been friends for years
past.
And not alone friends. nay. but lovers;
My heart went at onee-to Bo-Peep;
And half an hour after our "muvers"
Discovered us. arms clasped. asleep!
Then age came, and with II new faces:
As grown-ups, we drifted apart:
found in new sweethearts new graces;
She gave another her heart.
The Bo-Peep OF childhood is welded.
Her children may now read this rhyme:
But firm on my mind is imbedded
Her picture-first sweetheart Of mine.
philadelphia North American.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
POINTERS FOR WASH DAY.

A very hot iron should never ne
used for flannels or woolens.
Clotheslnes are made much more
durable by boiling for ten minutes be-
fore they are used.
Table linen should be ironed when
quite damp and ironed with hot and
very heavy iron.
Embroideries should be ironed on a
thin, smooth surface over thick flannel
and only on the wrong side.
Irons should not be allowed to be-
come red-hot, as they will never retain
the heat properly afterwards.
Linen may be made beautifully
white by the use of little refined bo-
raX IN the water instead of using n
washing fluid.
Wash fabrics that are inclined 10
fade should be soaked and rinsed IN
very salt water to set the color be-
fore washing in the suds.
Sillen fabrics, especially white silk
handkerchiefs, should not be damp
cned. but ironed with a moderately
warm iron when taken from the line.
journal of Health.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
$lOO REWARD 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been at 10 to cure in all its stages,
and that is catarrh. Hall, Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, re.
quires n constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the mu
cous surfaces of the system, thereby
destroying the foundation of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing It's work.
The proprietors have so much faith
in its curative powers, that they Of
fer One Hundred Dollars for any
case hat it fails to cure. Send for
testimonials Address,
F.J.CHENEY q CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the beat.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
TIE LAW LAID DOWN.

Garnishment of city for money in
its hands due to nonresident con
tractor is upheld in Portsmouth Gas
company versus Sanford (Na.), As l.. II,
A. 246, where the city itself made no
objection.
False representation by man that he
is unmarried, on the faith of which he
procures money or property is held, in
Lef1ler versus state Und), As l.. Il. A.
424, to constitute an indictable false
pretense.
An ordinance making it misdemeanor
to drive faster than an ordinary gait
many street of the city is heidi Kan
sas City versus Mcdonald (Kansas) As
L. II. A. 429. to be unreasonable and
void, when applied to the fire depart
ment in driving to fire.
Threats to arrest a man for embez-
element unless his wife will execute
mortgage are held, in Mack versus
Prang (Wis.), As L. Il. A. 407, sufficient
to constitute a duress which will avoid
a mortgage made by her, If the threats
were sufficient to control her will, and
the case also holds that the defense of
duress in case of negotiable paper is cut
off by transfer to a bona fide holder.
Mere temporary use of machine for
thrashing grain for few hours on the
premises where insured property is To-
Gated is held in Adair versus Southern
Mutual Insurance company (Ga.), As
L. r. A. 2O4, to be insufficient, per Sc, to
cause a forfeiture or suspension of the
policy, under a provision that it shall
be forfeited by any change which in
creases the degree of the risk, as the
court construes this to apply to
changes of n permanent nature.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
vERsRs-GRAvR AND GAY.
An Ultsrior Object.

An Interior ObJect.
\ youth I lately met upon the street.
A youth TO me well known-I love him
Not overmuch. at least: yet !. full sweet
And courtly. smiled on him. He said he'd
got
A story-something new. which he'd re-
"A gleesome Jest. T. faith! A merry lapel"
So said he. smirking idiot-lke Il hate
His sappy. witless leer) Ere ] could
'scape
He told his tale-a very senseless yarn.
A sorry. antiquated anecdote
That cen In childhood was not worth a
From sense and wit and worth alike re,
mote.
But I. with hollow laughter. roared amain
And held my straining sides and smote
y my thigh
And wiped my eyes and whooped and
laughed again.
Chuckled and sniggered. tittering Joy.
ously.
Protesting, cachinnating. twas a gem.
The best one ] have heard for many
moons.
A pure lalapaloosa and a stem
Winder. b'gosh. and other things Eft
soons
I left him. Would you ask the reason wLy
I counterfeited this excessive glee?
His father views me with a baleful eye.
His sister. she is all the world to me.
Chicago Daily Record.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
LEAVING GERMANY.

Emigrants leaving Germany have
fallen off in the last few years and the
number is steadily decreasing. In 1898
there were only 2O,9G0 who left the ia
therland, which is the least since the
existence of the empire.
Last year the 10000 and more who
left Germany divided when it came to
settling in new lands. The United
States got 1882 of the seekers for
new fortunes; other parts of America,
1904; Brazil, 7s5: Canada, 20s; Afri.
ca, 1902; Asia, 223: Australia, 1853.
There were 3s emigrants for every
thousand persons in Germany last
year. against 43 In 1897 and 232 in 1891.
Bremen and Hamburg furnished most
of, these.
II is interesting to see just how rap
idly the emigration of Germans has
fallen of. In 1881 there were 220,9O0
cmigrants from Germany; in 1887
there were l04, ,7s0; in 1891. 10000; in
1895. a7.4o0; in 1896. $3.50; in 1897,
1855, ,Aand tsos. 10000.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
POPULAR SCIENCE.

1t is supposed that the average depth
of sand in the deserts of Africa is from
30 to 40 feet.
Humus is the name applied to the
partially decomposed organic (animal
and yegetable) matter of the soil. 1t is
the principal source of nitrogen in the
soil.
Oyster outlets will soon be on the
menu Of the Pacific states. Fifty bar
rels OF the famous Yezo oysters OF
Japan. which grow TO the length OF
foot. will be planted in the tidewater
of Washington and Oregon.
Two French physicians, Sappeller
and Thebault. think they have found a
specific serum against alcoholism. The
serum is derived from horse, which
has been "primarily rendered alcoholic
by artificial means" and gives to the
dipsomaniac lasting distaste for alco-
holic drink.
People struck by new car fender
cannot roll under the wheels, the fender
being held in vertical position in
front of the car, and pivoted in such
a manner that n blow on its face
causes ii to fall backward and assume =
horizontal position, with the front edge
raised to hold the person.
Birds can be colored, according to
DR.. Sauermaun, an Austrian, by sup
plying them with food dyed with ami
line. lie obtained pigeons ofa beautiful
red with Observation-Disclosures,
and others of a fine blue with mcthyl vi
ulct, which is Il mixture of the hydro
chlorides Of pcutamcthylpararosani-
line and hcNamethylpararosauilinc.
Canares can bc clad in rainbow culurS.
a pair of elephant tusts, the largest
on record, was found recently in the
Kilmandiaro district in Africa and
bought for an American museum for
$1,jUO. The larger tusk measures 10
feet 4 inches along the outer curve and
weighs 23j pounds: the other is II triilc
shorter, and weighs ten pounds less.
The record tusk before these was Q feet
inches long and is now in England.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
TO-Dny's POssibiiities.

! may not. when the sun goes down.
Have added to my store
or worldly goods or gained renown
Through gallantry or lore.
] may not. while ] strive to-day,
Move onward to the goal
The cleaning goal so fa- away
On which I've set my .oo'
Bpt ! can show a kindness to
Some one who stands without.
And | can praise some totler who
Is toiing on In doubt
And when the sun goes down still
May be better man
No matter what the fates may will
Than when the day began.
S. Z. Kiser. In Chicago Times-Herald