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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-24
Uncle sa,n.s Helpful Little Books.

Uncle Sans Helpful Little Books.
Uncle Sam has large, growing fam
lily to look after-S0, ,000,0 or 90,000,-
900 people of all colors, spread over
half of the world-and some of the
ways he has of looking after its best
interests are most practical and help
full. For one thing, he firmly believes
in study and investigation, for he
keeps some dozens of our calculating
friends, the scientists, at work or him
all the time-botanists, biologists,
statisticians, weather experts, chem
lists, pomologists, entomologists, an
thropologists and others with exceed
ingly hard names, who are continually
busy with the hard problems that rise
every year in his family economy.
When one of them succeeds in solving
a knotty question or finds a new way
in which the great household can be
improved he writes little book about
it and Uncle Sam prints it for free dis
tribution These books are issued by
the agricultural department and are
called farmers bulletins" but they
really cover many subjects that are of
interest to people who do not live on
farms. Breadmaking, ways of reduc-
ing swarms of house flies, new methods
of cooking, insects that attack shade
trees-these are matters of interest to
thousands of folk who live in cities.
and Uncle Sam knows it and sends
them free to all who apply.
One of the most recent of the book
lets gives list of weeds that are good
for food-weeds that very few people
would ever think of eating. Charlock
is one of them, weed of the mustard
variety that grows in wheatfields and
is very troublesome until pulled up,
put in the pot and boiled. Then it be-
comes sayory and nutritious. Black
mustard, a sort of wheatfield brother
to charlock, is another common weed
that cooks up into delicious green's
Pigweed, pokeweed, dock, purslane
marsh marigold kale chicory and a
weed called orach, hailing from the
steppes of Asia, are some of the field
pests which Uncle Sans botanist has
put upon the list of new foods. The
little book contains illustrations OF
these candidates for table honors, tells
how to identify them from poisonous
varieties and urges everybody to give
them a trial.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-24
Funny Economics.

Some Of the economics Of well-to-do
women are very funny. Take twine.
for instance. In the minds of many
opulent housewives 1t is a sign of
wicked waste to cut the string of a
parcel, and they will carefully and la
boriously unite every knot of a pack
age, however intricate, and then, at
the cost of much time and patience,
they will do it up in neat little rolls.
which are carefully put away, as If
they We're valuable possessions. Every
time that string is needed in the house
hold they produce one of these prec-
ious rolls from their hoard, with a
glow of satisfaction over their thrift.
Now, large ball of twine costs about
six cents, and contains enough cord
to do up all the packages of the house
for year at least, and yet not one
housekeeper in hundred. it is safe to
say. will ever buy a ball of twine
Rubber bands, too, are felt to be in
valuable, and are put by religiously.
for the idea of buying comfortable
box of assorted bands ready for use
would never be thought of. although
the cost would be infinitesimal. Yet
these very women will squanders hun
dreds of dollars in useless fineries and
overlook wastes in their kitchens that
would, if stopped, reduce their butch
ers' and grocers' books considerably
New York Tribune.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-24
watching tho Wasps.

Among nay favorite insects, writes
Charles B. Bennett in ST. Nicholas,
are the common social wasps, especial
ly those that do not make any cover
ings over their nests. One reason is
because l like to study insects in their
wild state, and the social wasps are
almost the only active insects that can
be kept, and yet remain entirely free.
By carefully bringing nest, with all
the wasps on it, to a good place for OBJ
servation, as just outside of window
which is seldom opened, the habits CT
the wasps can be easily watched with
out confining these insects at all. And
there we may watch them without any
danger of getting stung. The wasps
that do not make any covering over
their nests are preferable to those that
do, because then we can see so much
more of their habits; then, in fact, all
of their domestic habits can be easily
seen. which is not the case with most
insects.
Wasps also have the advantage of
not being rare, so that generally it is
not hard to procure nest of some
kind; and if it should not happen to
be just the kind spoken of here, it will
be all the more interesting for differ
ent ones to tell about the history of
the different wasps when it comes to
next autumn.
And if anyone should fall in love
with these bold and truly very inter-
esting little neighbors of ours, it may
be satisfaction for him to know that
these little insects are our helpers,
even if they do like to taste fruits. for
every year the different kinds of wasps
make deadly war on the troublesome
flies and on the destructive caterpil-
lars, besides on many other insects
that annoy the farmers, and gardeners,
and us
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-24
their heaks touch the ground.

their beaks touch the ground. They
remain for some time in this posture.
giving utterance all the while to a
low, rhythmical murmur. This ends
the dance and the visitor goes back
to his home, to receive there visitor
in turn.
This dance of the lapwings is unique
among bird habits, and, though + may
be considered as purely play, no one
has yet suggested reasonable explana-
ton of it's remarkable resemblance to
an act of human beings.-Chicago
Record.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-24
Odd Privileges.

Some OF the privileges Of members OF
foreign legislative bodies are unique
Danish NJ. P's can have a free seat In
the Royal theatre at Copenhagen when
ever they like The lawmakers of Nor
way receive free medical attention and
nursing II they fall III during the ses-
sion. The NJ. P's have extended their
privilege 10 include courses Of gymnas.
ties. massage, baths, drawing and
stopping teeth-all gratis. london
Egpresa.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-24

In one day recently sixty prairie
schooners, making a string about n
nile long passed Guthrie. Okla, on
heir way to the Kiowa and Comanche
country. They were mostly from Kan
sas and Missouri.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-24
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Company Manners.

Company Manners.
When we have company to tea,
l am as good as l can be.
l never 'zactly understood
Just why l am so very good.
l think it's mostly mothers SAKE
But partly plums and citron cake.
Christian Register.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-24

A cent changes hands 125,000 times
in the course of lifetime.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-24
Different in Their Methods.

When Il man describes the appear
ance of another, he tells what he
looks like. When woman describes
the appearance of another. she tells
what she had n.'-Indianapolis Sun
New-York tribune., 1901-04-30
DEPARTURE FROM WASHINGTON.
THE PRESIDENTS TRAIN STARTS EXACTLY ON
SCHEDULE TINE.

Washington. April 29.-The train which is IN
carry President and Mrs Mckinley and their
party on their long excursion across the CONT
nent and back started precisely on schedule time
to-day over the Southern road. Before 10 o'clock
many people had assembled about the station
and when the President and Mrs. Mckinley ar
rived at about 1920 o'clock, the building was
thronged There was cheer as the Presidents
party drove up to the station. and a general
demonstration of affectionate regard as the
head of the nation and his wife made their way
through the crowd TO the train. Mrs. Mckinley
leaned on the arm of DIR. Rixey. and she and the
President smiled in response to the greetings
which met them at every step. They We're ac-
companied to the train by numerous friends. The
party included Secretary Gage. Secretary Root.
Senator Hanna. Justice NcKenna General Miles.
General Corbin General Sternberg Henry
White. secretary of the American Embassy in
London; Pension Commissioner Evans. Con-
troller Dawes. General Bates. Assistant Post
master General Shallenberger, Congressman
Livingston. Of Georgia, and many women of the
Cabinet circle.
Mrs. Mckinley found the drawing room of the
private car which she and the President are to
occupy beautifully decorated with roses and
other flowers. She spoke gratefully of the
thoughtful care of her friends. and. seating her
self beside window facing the crowd. con-
tinued to smile and bow TO aCquaintanCeS until
the train moved out. The President took his
position the platform of the Olympia
beside Secretary Hitchcock, hat in hand,
carnation in his buttonhole and smile on his
face. Just as the minute hand of the big clock
in the station indicated 1870 O'Clock the train
started on its long journey. The crowd cheered
enthusiastically and waved goodby- The demon
stratiOn continued until the train left the
environs of Washington. the crowd extending
we'll 10 the city limits
New-York tribune., 1901-04-30
MORE RECORDS ATEXCHANGE
CROWDED STOCK BROKERS DEAL IN
2,160,OOO SHARES FIRST DAY IN
NEW QUARTERS.

Turbulence at the Stock Exchange began yes
terday the moment Chairman Kennedy with his
gavel raped in the first day of business in the
quarters of the Exchange in the south end
of the Produce Exchange. In the first hour
100000 shares dealt in which is the largest
total for hour recorded. BY - o'clock
the amount had climbed to / 1880 shares At
the end Of the trading it was found that $780,
600 shares had changed hands. which established
new record.
The previous high record was ., $50, 545 made
a week ago yesterday. On April the total sales
were . 155,225; January . 2.1O9417 shares
changed hands
Half an hour before business began yesterday
many brokers could be seen getting acquainted
with their new quarters, so that they would be
prepared for immediate action when 10 o'clock
the opening hour, arrived. The chairman of the
Exchange. looked dubiously at his rostrum
perched high on the wall of the Whitehall-st.
side like a swallows nest on a cliff. The fore
bodings of the brokers that something would go
wrong found ample realization before ten min
utes of trading had passed. They found them
selves crowded and cramped, and they grumbIed
at the clerks from the arbitrage houses who had
no way to reach their quarters except by cross
ing the floor. Now and then wires crossed, and
annunciators often declined to work The room
the ticker service men made mistakes and so
worried faces. Beyond the low partition
which separates the two exchanges the shouting
of the wheat and corn brokers increased the
babel, and the amused galleries lkened il 10
the cheerings at a seasons end football game.
The volume of trading refuted the fears of old
brokers that the inconvenience of their present
quarters would result in a decrease of business
Several members made the trips from their
offices to the Exchange in automobiles.
PdclnC
tional stock of the day touching 120 and closing
at llSti, net gain of l points. Northern Pacific
common leaped sympathetcally and closed at
1l9. net advance of 1OI. Other railroad
stocks followed in their wake gaining as fol-
lows: St Paul preferred, t; Great Northern pre-
ferred, pa; Kansas City Southern common, 31s:
New York Central. 37s and Louisville and
Nashville, 2l2.
In the industrials Colorado Fuel common made
a net gain of 612; National Tube, g. and United
States Steel common, 31a. Many of these are
record quotations A few stocks reacted toward
the close. but they had only a slight effect on
the tremendous bull movement of the day
New-York tribune., 1901-04-30
PRICE THREE CENTS.
OFF FOR PACIFIC COAST.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY STARTS ON HIS
LONG JOURNEY
THE FIRST DAY SPENT IN AN HISTORIC SEC
TION OF vIRGINIA-ENTHUSIAST
RECEPTION OF THE PARTY

Bristol Tenn April 29-The first day OF ths
Presidents long trip to the Pacific Coast lay
through an historic section in Virginia across
the valleys of the Rapidan and the James. in
sight of the homes of Madison and Jefferson, up
past the peaks of Otter. into the picturesque
Blue Ridge Mountains. The Tennessee line was
reached at 1855 o'clock tonight with the ar
rival of the train at Bristol The route as far
as Lynchburg was over the Southern Railway.
There the train shifted to the tracks of the
Norfolk and Western for short cut to Bristol.
where il resumed its flight over the Southern
road
The Presidents party met a fattering recep
ton from the time the train left Washington
Large crowds assembled at every station. and
the countryside and crossroads had their little
groups of waving watchers straining their eyes
to catch a glimpse Of the Chief Magistrate
the train whisked by. At Charlottesville the
students of the University Of Virginia turned
out, at Lynchburg Senator Daniel made a speech
greeting the President. and at Roanoke two
bands crashed out their welcome. AT each OF
these places the President responded 10 the loud
calls made on him. and spoke briefly from the
! rear platform Of his car.
If to-day's reception through Virginia Is an
indication CT what is to occur throughout the
rest Of the trip the Presidents tour across the
continent will be triumphal one. Some Of
the people. in their eagerness to grasp the
Presidents hand clambered up the railing
rounding the platform. The President received
these demonstrations good naturedly, and never
failed smilingly TO grasp the hands extended to
him. Mrs. Mckinley. sitting at the window in
tne observation car, smiling and waving her
handkerchief in response to the greetings OF
the multitude. created no less enthusiasm than
the President
New-York tribune., 1901-04-30

the departure of Mr.. Moss and the others con-
cerning the escape of Hart, said that he had
never heard of any man named Hart and dld
not believe any man had escaped. He said he
had told Frank Moss that he was liar When
ne had said that had escaped. Captain
Moynlhan practically charged that Justice Je-
rorne's threat to Donohue that he would be ar
rested If he did not produce Hart was an IN
ventlon on the part of Mr.. Moss. He declared
that no one else had heard the Justice say
anything of the kind
captain MOynihan said that Mr.. Moss had
asked that his men be permitted TO search the
station. but that he had refused because men
were asleep at the time.
sergeant Tins. Moynihan's subordinate, early
thls morning fatty contradicted Moynihan. He
acknowledged that Justice Jerome had made the
threat to DonohCe before the many persons who
were in the station the tina.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-30
THE NEW-YORK CONES IN.
REPREsENTATIvE FROM THE VATICAN
BEARING MARTINELLTS RED HAT,
WILL LAND THIS MORNING

The partly disabled steamer New-York passed
Fire Island at 1915 o'clock last night She is
coming in under propeller, her port shaft
having been broken early in the voyage. The
accident first reported by the Campania
upon her arrival in Europe last Friday night.
The steamer Minnehaha. which arrived yester-
day, reported passing the New-York on last
Thursday evening.
One of the disabled steamers passengers is
Count Stanislaus Colacichi. who is bringing from
the Vatican the red hat to Cardinal Martinelli.
When the New-York reaches her dock this
morning the member of the Noble Guard from
the Vatican will be met by the Rev. DR.. Rocker.
secretary of the Apostolic Delegation, who will
escort him TO Washington. 1t is expected that
some of the Catholic clergy will also be on hand
to greet Count Colacichi
New-York tribune., 1901-04-30
d. B. HILL NOT A CANDIDATE.
DENIES INTENTION TO RUN FOR PRESI-
DENT AT NEXT ELECTION

Albany, April 29.-Ex-Senator David B. Hill
to-day gave out the following statement:
My attention has been called to the story
which is going the rounds of the press that
am expecting to make a political trip through
the West and South either this year or next.
desire TO state that 1 do not contemplate any
such trip.
When recently advised that invitation was
being prepared in the State of Washington and
elsewhere requesting me to make such visit, l
Immediately replied that it would be impossible,
and requested an abandonment of the proposed
invitation.
1 will state further that L not a candi-
date for the Democratic Presidential nomina-
ton in 1904. / neither seeking the nominal
tion expecting il. I regard all sugges-
tions of candidates at this time premature
and inadvsable.. No one can now tell what
can or ought to be done in 1904.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-30
ELEVATOR KILLS; WOVEN FAINT
MAN STANDING ON ONE CAR STRUCK BY
ANOTHER CONTAINING PASSENGERS
AS II DESCENDS.

Erik Carlsen, of No. 276 st. Mark'save..
BROOKLYN was crushed to death by an elevator
in the Bank of America Building No. 46 Wall
St. late yesterday afternoon
Carsen was cleaning the elevator shafts, and
had reached the seventh floor He was on top
of the elevator, which had come to standstill
between the sixth and seventh floors when he
incautiously put his head and shoulders over
the side to look below. Without warning the
elevator in the next shaft, separated by only
few inches from the other. and operated by
Arthur j. Perrotet, rapidly descended and
pinned him between the two.
Perrotet's car was stopped Not knowing
the cause, he brought it back to the seventh
floor When Carlsen's body discovered
several typewriter girls who were in Perrotets
tainted the sight
Policeman Archibald, of the Broadway Squad,
arrested Perrotet who locked up In the Old
Slip Station a charge of criminal negligence.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-30
GETS NO FAVOR THOUGH A PRINCE
HENRI DE CRoY GOES TO FREE HIS VALET
AND BUTTS INTO RED TAPE.


Prince Henri de Croy was angry when he
made his appearance on Ellis Island yesterday
for the purpose OF obtaining the release OF his
valet who has been held up by the immigration
authorities under the provisions OF the contract
Labor law. The valet was allowed TO remain
on the steamship on Sunday night, but early
yesterday morning he was taken TO the ihiiiii-
grant Depot on Ellis Island.
The Prince made his way to.the Battery yes
terday forenoon and applied for passage TO Ellis
Island. He had fight his way through
crowd of Italians who were anxious TO get thelr
friends released from the Immigrant Depot, ana
as the police showed favoritism at the poal
landing he was compelled to fall In line.
Prince Henri stamped his feet. his race WAS
flushed and he very uneasy, as SLOWLY ne
edged his way to the gate. He was ignorant Oh
the fact that ticket was required Ior the ,eiiS
boat John c. Carlisle, and when he explained
that he was anxious to get his valet 1ree' put
was minus the card board, he expected 10 De le.
through. He found TO his chagrin that without
a ticket he could not get across. AFTER Setuiis
the pass ne had again to fall into line, ana
afterward allowed 10 cross the upper haS
As Prince Henri reached the immigrant station
questions satisfactorily, and had exhibited big
roll Of greenbacks Just In the act of leaving for
the city. Upon landing the pair hired cab
and drove away.
An effort was made to fnd Prince Henri in
the city last night, but II proved fruitless AT
places where he has been accustomed TO stay
" was said that he had gone to washington
New-York tribune., 1901-04-30
FIVE KILLED BY MINE EXPLOSION.
GAS IGNIrED IN INDIAN TERRITORY coLLIERY
CAUSED ACCIDENT.

South McAlester, Ind. T. April 29.-An explosion
gas occurred to-day in the mine Of the McAlester
Coal Company. at Anderson, by which five men
lost their lives, injured and another
is reported missing. The killed three colored
men, Emanuel Taylor and Wiley Clark and his
brother and two Italians, Andrew Pescol and
Dominco wesoluty. Joe Petrovitch is missing.
The explosion occurred at about Gas O'Clock this
morning About one hundred and twenty-five men
were at work I'm the mine at the time. 1t is
known how the gas tgnited but II is probable that
some of the fired shot that the shot hrers
had not off The shot frers enter the mine In
the evening after the miners go away ana hre all
the shots or blasts that the miners have prepared
Sometimes shots are not well prepared, and the
shot hrers refuse fire them Occasionally. IN
these cases. the afterward fire the shot them
selves, although this Is against the rules or the
mine 1t is thought this was done this morning by
some of the men who afterward killed or in
jured by the explosion. The dead were all asphyxi-
ated The explosion not severe, as other men
working In other parts of the mine did not hear
II and the engineer the shaft mouth heard no
noise but saw smoke arise. No damage was done
TO the mine.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-30
HIGHW4YNEN SHOOT AND KUN

THEIR VICTIM RECEIVES BULLET WOUND
IN THE FOOT
Iuiei Alfonso. forty years old. Of No. 163
crand-st a drygoods pedler. was passing over
Tavlor's Bridge in Morris-ave.. The Bronx at
o'clock last night when three men sprang out
and held him up with revolvers.
He began to yell and one of the men fired a
shot into the pedler's foot. That made him
veil all the louder. The highwaymen became
alarmed and fed. Alfonso kept up his cries
until helm arrived, when he sent to the
Fordham Hospital The wound may cause the
amputation OF his foot. The Bronx Park sta
tion police are working on the case Alfonso
carried S125 in money. besides his pack of goods
and notions
New-York tribune., 1901-04-30
THE GOOD TINES N A SM4SHUP.

WHIP OF THE WALDROF-ASTORIA COACH
THROWN FROM HIS SEAT AND BRUISED
The coach Good Times, which makes trips
from the Waldorf Astoria to Hudson River
points, had a collision with a light wagon last
night in the East Drive. near the Eighty sixth
ST. entrance Central Park The coach on
its home trip. The wagon driven by G.
W. Bell. of No. 312 Fifth-ave Mr.. Mattison
driving the Good Times
Mr.. Mattison was thrown from his seat to the
gravel drive, and considerably bruised
Mr.. Bell and his coachman were thrown out
Their horse ran TO Eighty-fourth-st where it
was stopped by Mounted Policeman Sheehan
The wagon was wrecked. Mr.. Bell received a
scalp wound. DIR. Sewell, of the Murray Hill
Hotel, attended TO the injured men. After a
little delay the coach resumed its trip.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-30
OIL IN NORTHERN OHIO.
| MUCH EXCITEMENT CAUSED BY STRIKE AT
JEFFERSON.

JEFFERSON.
Ashtabula, Ohio. April 20 (SpecaD-There is
wild excitement near Jefferson, this county, over
the striking of a splendid vein of oil For
months the drill has been busy in this region
and it was prophesed several weeks ago that
some pay dirt would be reached This vein was
struck at a depth of about 9. 100 feet. Gas was
found with the oil, but salt water.
When the strike made at the van puseh
we'll the gas caught fire. and 1T looked FOR
time as though the rigging would pc destroSeu-
1t was necessary to extngush the names oy
means of steam The oil is light amber ana
perfectly clear. The output was at first put at
four barrels an hour. All day men have oeen
at work putting in pumping apparatus. by
pumping instead of shooting the weiL at TINS
stage the output, it is thought, can De IN
creased. =. H.
At the Mullen well. two and half mlies
northwest of the village, oil has also been
raacbad OH men from several parts OF the
country are already here in goodly numbers
New-York tribune., 1901-04-30
SEAT IN STOCK EXCHANGE FOR S6s 600.
A RECORD ALSO MADE BY SALE OF
PRODUCE EXCHANGE MEMBERSHIP.

Sixtysix thousand dollars was paid for a
Stock Exchange seat yesterday This was an
increase of $1,000 on the prices paid five days
ago by G. T. Bonner and c. Fl. Huestis. and
$4,000 above the market value of seats two
years ago. The name of yesterdays purchaser
could not be learned The report that $4,000
was bid for a membership yesterday Off
cially denied. the rumor that Produce
Exchange seat sold for 81 600. The price bid
fer the latter $50, a record.
The following have been elected members Of
the Stock Exchange: H. Eugene Eckstein, Mon
Morris. William ]. Woods. William P.
Quentell, Samuel G. Wood and Robert C.
Nicholas