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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-03

No New England fair on Old Or
chard's kite track, but DR.. Simpson
will take his usual collection at the
campground.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-03

Tuesday mornings exit of the hot
wave was a highly spectacular and
bOisterous performance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-03

The Fourth comes not long after
the circus, and then Gentry's dog and
pony show will soon be here. All this.
young America with an ecstatic bliss
that later life will never know.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-03

Beginning with July I, no HOLSTERS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-03

Not n great many big celebrations
are planned for the Fourth in Maine.
this year. Among the places to cele-
brate are Lewiston. Pennington, No.
Vassalboro. Passport and RumfOrd
Falls. There will be races at Exeter
and Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-03

A daily mail route to Monhegan,
this summer. Capt. Humphrey who
was the first mail carrier when the
bi-weekly route was established in
1889, will take the letters and papers
over from Boothbay Harbor. And thus
the picturesque island whose chief
charm has been that being near the
world it has been far out of it, is
brought closer to the mainland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-03

Only few towns have Fourth of
one of them. A merchant of that
place has issued the following notice:
Every good boy and girl under IL
years of age who will call at the office
of Homers Express at ! o'clock Fourth
Of July morning will receive one bunch
Of elegant fire crackers free" This is
Mr. HOmer'S annual custom. 1t will
be a good time to correct the Bucks
port census.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-03

Report from the sardine towns in
dictate that the herring are beginning
To come. and Il busy and prosperous
season is hoped for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-03

Rumford is to have another post
office making eight in town. The
latest is named Littlefield. in honor of
the I'd district congressman.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-14

The first process in the manufacture
of records takes place in the melting
room, where the proper constituents to
form the special grade OF WAX en-
ployed in making the records are
brought together and melted in several
large watts, each of which contains
about 1000 pounds. .Ihere are three
MEETINGS in all, and between each the
tluid is carefully strained to remove
any hard or gritty impurities which it
might contain; for it is evident that
the presence of foreign substances,
even a few particles of fine dust,
might easily produce fatal irregulari
ties in the grooves of the record. The
first two MEETINGS take pl ce in the
melting room. On entering this room
the most conspicuous feature is several
large, circular, rotating tables, set
around the periphery Of which is a
number of round iron pins which
torn the core of the mold Concentri-
cally around each of these pins is
placed brass sleeve. The wax is
taken from the melting watts in can
and poured into the molds irF the
manner shown in our illustration. The
tables are constantly rotated, thus
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-14

The c.f,nders are cast with an inter
ior Epiral thread, which adds some
what to the strength Of the cylinder:
and forms the bearing surface
when the wax cylinder is placed
on the mandrel of the phono
graph. After they have coo.ed, the
cylinders are first reamed out to gage
then edged and rough-turneC, and
finally given finishing cut, the finish
turning being done with fine sap
phire knife.
One Of the upper floors of large
building in the record department is
divided into a number of rooms, in
which the specialists are kept steadily
at work speaking, playing or singing
into the recording machines. One of
our Illustrations shows the methods
adopted in producing solo records.
instrumental or vocal. In this
case the violinist stands with his in
strument Immediately and closely in
front of three converging horns. each
of which connects with recording
The only difference be.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-14
MAKING BAND RECORDS.

tween q recording and a producing
photograph is in the nature of the lit
tie sapphire tool by which the dia-
phragm rests upon the wax ,cord. In
making the record, the recording sty-
lus" is used, and in reproducing the
record the reproducing balp' is sub
stituted The difference between the
stylus and the ball is that the point
of the stylus is cup-shapcd and ground
to a fine cutting edge, which, as 1t
travels over the surface of the wax
cylinder, is driven more or less deeply
into the material. and turns off n shay
ing which varies in thickness, accord.
ing to the quality of the sound waves
which fall upon the diaphragm. One
of tie first things that strikes visi-
tor to the record room is the rapidity
with which the artists sing, the speed
being much greater than that to which
one is accustomed in a music hall or
opera house. Moreover, the songs are
sung with the full power which would
be used before public audience. AS
soon as the record is made, it is taken
off the mandrel and placed in a phono-
graph and reproduced to test its quail
Iy. If there is the slightest defect, it
is, of course, rejected
Among the most popular records are
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-14

trusted to perform any complex action
calling for coolness and discretion. The
commonest blunder is to double load a
rifie-that is, to attempt to convey a
cartridge into the firing chamber before
it's predecessor has been got rid Of.
With the new extractor this will be i'm
possible. The cartridge in the firing
chamber, whether fired or unfired,
gripped by the claws of the extractor.
moves backward with it. Thus it is
impossible to double load.
"As far as actual shooting goes. the
new model does not differ much from
the model it supersedes. The range
is about the same, and the weight and
composition of the bullet and charge
are almost identical. But in the sight
ing great change for the better has
been made.
"In view of the opinions expressed
in some quarters in disparagement Of
the bayonet as an effective weapon. 1t
is interesting to note that the Ger
man army administrators have re-
stored thi~ arm to it's former imposing
dimensions. In place of the eXaggerat-
ed knife that the German soldier has
carried since 1871, he will in future
have a handsome and truly formida-
BILE looking sword bayonet, twenty-six
inches in length.
Taking the new model as whole.
it cannot be denied that those respon-
sible for It's production have done their
work thoroughly and well. It's authors
claim-and apparently with fair
amount of justification-that by its in
PRODUCTION the German soldier has
been armed with the best military rifle
that modern science has as yet pro.
duced ~
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-14
ssrJ Observation-Disclosures
3 Germapy'S New Rifle 8
s Finest Ever Made s
Observation-Disclosures ca

Formidable as the Emperor VIII
liam's army is as fighting machine.
it will be even more formidable when
equipped with its new magazine rifle.
which in many respects is doubtless
the finest ever made. In :. recent num-
Der, the London Daily Graphic, which
has several naval and military experts
among it's contributors, gave an inter-
esting description of the new weapon,
the product of three " ,rs' work by an
imperial commission, and known as
Model '9S The writer says:
"There is about the new model moth.
ing of that clumsy appearance so char
acteristic of earlier magazine rifles. 1t
is as neat and as compact as a single
loader. The projecting magazine of
the model of 1888 has gone, and its
place has been taken by much han
dier contrivance, in which the cart
ridges are packed zig-zag fashion.
three on the left and two on the right.
The clip or box formerly used to carry
the cartridges has been replaced by
Charger" consisting of n strip of
thin steel, the edges of which fit into
the extractor groove at the base of
the cartridge. In loading the maga-
zine slight pressure of the thumb is
all that is necessary to force the cart
ridge into the desired position. and as
the bolt is pushed forward the empty
charger is dropped.
''The extractor is larger and more
powerful than the one formerly used,
and, like other parts of the rifle, has
been designed to save the soldier from
the cons aquence of his mistakes, or,
rather. to put it absolutely out of his
power to make mistake. The Ger
man experts declare that man labor
ing under excitement cannot be safely
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-14

years has caused the inventor to de.
sign number of devices to prevent
the pests from crawling up the tree
trunk and depositing eggs in the
branches as well as eating the leaves.
Hitherto the guards have consisted Of
bands of loose fabric, cotton wadding,
etc. being generally treated with a
chemical and bound tightly on the tree
trunk. His invention, which we show
herewith, however is a radical depar.
ture from former ideas, inasmuch as
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-14
The King and queen Of sarawaE, Born.o

A certain adventurous Englishman
about sixty-two years ago procured
yacht and sailed for Borneo, where he
ingratiated himself into the favor of
the Sultan to such an extent that the
latter made him a present of the entire
province { Sarawsk, some 5000 miles
in extent, with the sole prOviso that he
should col quer the people. They were
such troublesome .slhjects that the
Sultan could do nothing with them at
all, but Mr.. Charles Johnson Brooke
not only brought them under subjec-
ton, but set up little kingdom for
himself, over which he reigned during
the rest of his natural life. and after
him his nephew, the pr" mt monarch
of Sarawak.
The kingdom of Sarawak now COM
prises about $4,000 miles of territory.
with a coast line of 400 miles, rich coal
mines, vast resources and an annual
income of several million dollars. Its
king is Sir Charles Johnson Brooke.
nephew and successor of the original
rajah, and it's Queen is Lady Brooke.
who together. rule this semi-cannibal
country of 100000 Asian subjects and
are the nearest civilized neighbors to
the south of the Philippines.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-14

those of band music, and for making
these the company maintains full in
strumental band, which is occupied
steadily, under the baton of conduc-
tor, in playing popular airs. marches,
waltZes, etc
The testing of the phonograph rec
ords is done in a separate room by
corps of experts, who are careful to
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-14

the chemical is in liquid form and
Is contained in a circular pocket sur.
rounding the tree, with a layer of
packing beneath the guard and the
bark to form tight joint. The circu-
lar gutter is provided with two separ-
ate circles of liquid to insure the death
of those insects which might possibly
survive single bath in the poisonous
fluid. Roland Forrest. Of this city, Is
the inventor.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-14

throw out every record that gives the
slightest suggestion of defect. Long
training in this work has made them
sensitive to Irregularities in tone and
quality which would scarcely be no.
tlced by the average listener.-Scien.
tifc American. -.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-14

bringing the molds, which cool very
rapidly, round to the workers ON the
o. posite side of the table, where the
ing table brings the empty molds
back to the starting point, where they
are again filed from the pouring can.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-14

to mention the cylinder of wax upon
which the waves of sound are cut by
the dainty little sapphire turning-tooi
known rs the stylus.
The great growth in popularity OF
the phonograph, and the necessity for
keeping the owners supplied with fresh
literature" has caused the mere work
of manufacturing the records to as
sumo truly enormous proportions.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-14
Manufacturing
Phonugraph
Records.
T HE phonograph has become
such a familiar object in our
modern home life, and its

e meCnIHIS11, III SPIte oI ftS
marvellous ingenuity, is so straightfor-
ward and easily understood, that it is
difficult, in giving description of this
prince of toys, to tell the multitu
dinous possessors of them anything
that they did not know before. If one
were asked to name the particular part
of the phonograph which possesses the
greatest interest and which is the most
essential to its success, he would have
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-14

The number of horses killed in Span.
ish bull fights during 1900 was $3.50.
More than 100 bulls We're slain during
the same period.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-14

During the past century American
commerce increased from less than
5000, 100000 to over $4,000, 100000.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-14

The population of Zurich, Switzer-
land, consists Of 70,012 females and
71,216 males.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-14

Liquid Insect Catcher and Tree Guard.
The increased destruction of city
trees by insects during the past few
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-10-03
PALLAS NEWS.

The Harvest Home service held
here was we'll attended, the church
being beautifully decorated with
choice ripe fruit most of which were
donated to the minister after the
service.
John Minium has returned from
Buffalo and reports a grand time.
Geo. Straub, Miss May Hoffman
and Edith Brown were the welcome
guests of Miss Gertrude Straub
Sunday.
Master Maxwell Straub of Hern-
don is visiting his grandparents, A.
H. Straub and wife until his par
ents return from Buffalo.
Rev. G. Z. Miller, wife and son
took dinner Sunday at A. H.
Straub's.
Jacob Shirk and Frank Glass OF
Freeburg passed through here Fri
day morning with a load of spout
ing for the barns of John Teats and
John kreitzer.
Last Saturday preparatory SER
vices were held at Grubb's. church
and Sunday the Lords Supper.
Henry Tharp came home from
Watsontown. where he worked the
past summer.
Mrs. Mary Bailey lost a flock of
turkeys (an old hen and from II tc
II young turkeys Some red anc
brown. Old hen mixed with bronze
Anyone to whom they have strayet
will be well rewarded by informing
Mrs. Bailey at once.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-10-03
LUcBAN DID ut, SAYS OTIS =,
Disaster Does Not Mean There 10
Widespread Revolt.

Chicago, Sept 30.-General ElweIl S.
Otis, in command of the department Of
the lakes, said last night that the
slaughtering OF members of Company
c, OF the Ninth infantry in Samar did
not mean that there is anything like
widespread revolt in that province.
Concerning the disaster General Otis
said: "Samar is in the department OF
Visaya, over which Brigadcr General
Hughes has command. This depart
ment includes all the central islands of
the Philippine Archipelago. During the
last month our soldiers have been 40
tive in an attempt TO subdue rebellion,
which is confined to the boundaries OF
that island. The insurgent leader.
Luckban. heads the natives. and he and
his Tagalo followers have been instru-
mental in keeping alive the spirit OF
opposition to this governments au-
thority there.
THE location OF the ambuscade Ia In
southern Samar, Of which the inhabi-
tants are ignorant and barbarious
Probably Lucban got party of bolo-
men together and surprised the
American soldiers while at breakfast.
think Lucban knows something
about the attack, at any rate.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-10-03

Some of our people are taking of
going to the Milton fair this week.
David Hoover aud sons, Howard
and Daniel were to Hooycr's Island
to hunt last Saturday.
Henry Harding and w. II.
Wendt and wife spent last week at
Sunbury.
Merchant Rine of 3eavertown
was noticed in town Saturday.
Rev. Shatier, the Reformed min
lister, preache in st. Johns church
Sunday afternoon.
j. A. Shadle was doing some re-
pairing for Il. s. Meiser at his house
in town few days last week.
Hiram Schnee, who was formerly
working at Seven Points, has been
working in our vicinity for the
last few weeks.
w. II. Wendt and wife spent
part of last Sunday at Aline.
j. p. Shade clerked for Henry
Harding last week.
F. G.. Lands and Hiram Schnec
were to Richfeld Sunday.
II. s. Meiser and wife were cal
lers in town Friday.
Mabel Harding visited VIM.
Reichenbach's near Summit Sunday.
Mrs. j. l. Yerger went to Michi-
gan last week to visit some of her
friends in some parts of the state.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-10-03

Revival meeting was commenced
by Rev. S. Aurand at Grace church
Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Shambach of Port
Treverton visited friends here over
Sunday.
Prof: o. W. Reichly was home
over Sunday.
Quite number of people attend
ed the Lewisburg fair last week and
good many contemplate going to
the Milton fair.
A. A. Bingaman intends moving
to Monroe twp. where he is teaching
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. SeiveI, Rev.
Aurand's son-in-law are visiting in
town.
Zachariah Bowcrsox and two sons
visited Cyrus Bowersox's Sunday.
John Duck and wife from near
Hassinger's church passed through
our burg Saturday enroute for
Union county.
Ammon Meyer and wife are th,
happy recipients of a baby boy.
VIM. Sampsell, James Kline and
VIM. Stelneling left for West Vir-
ginia where they expect to work in
the timber belt the ensuing winter,
Mrs. T. II. Spigelmyer and chill
dren left Tuesday for Painterville,
thence she expects to leave for
Pittsburg where her husband is
working at telegraphy.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-10-03
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s'sssss,s ss.ss ss: Of &fz2zza<
PORT TREVORTON

Geo. Houser and Miss Hahey
visited friends in Selinsgrove and
Freeburg during the week.
Mary Boyer left Wednesday to
spend week in Sunbury with G.
Clarence Faust and wife.
Mrs. N. +. Shambach and Master
Dale attended the X. L. G. f. con-
vention at Paxtonville last week,
and are visiting friends and rela-
tives this week in Lewisburg, Mif-
tlinburg, Centreville and Middle
burg.
e. w. Knights attended the
State Convention of County Com
missioners at Bellefsnte; took a peep
at the Lewisburg fair and transacted
business at Shamokin during the
week.
During a game of ball last Fri
day, Clayton Hoover was badly
hurt by being struck with bat.
E. G. Schaffer, our own Ed, of
Sunbury was in town last week.
j. c. Neitz, who was home a
week on account of his sick wife,
returned to his work in Duncannon.
Mrs. Mary Meiser of near South
Bend, Ind, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. A. H. Troutman.
"Over the hillsto thepoor-house"
is now a reality to our poor, for the
first time in the history of our
township.
The, people who spent Sunday
here are as follows: : Peter Dauber:
and wife, Elmer Daubrt and wife,
Clarence Lenig of Milton, Clarence
Faust and wife, Adam Aucker Of
sunbury, Jerre Bogar, Jr. Of Sham
okin Dam, Jerre Bogsr, ST., of
Millersburg, Geo. Rine and wife OF
Kantz, n. NJ. Enders of York, AMI
Richard Foltz of Duncannon.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-10-03
The United States Gov
ernment Report shows
ROYAL Baking Powder to
be stronger, purer and
better than any other.
During the past summer a battalion
of tho Ninth was sant IN Sapnnr

During the past summer battalion
of the Ninth was sent to Samar.
General Corbin expresses the belief
that many Of those who are now re-
ported as killed will turn up in q
few days" This is frequent expert.
ence in Philippine campaisn'ng. The
missing often have to secretc them
selves for time before risklng an
attempt to get back TO their friends
But as the report now stands this Is
the worst single loss that our forces
have suffered in the entire Philippine
disturbance.
1t will be recalled that about week
ago General A. s. Burt, of the Twenty
fifth Infantry, who had recently re
turned from the Philippines. gave out
an interview. in which he took eXcep-
tion TO the successive views OF Gen.
erals Otis and Macarthur that the war
was over, saying that the Island Ui
Samar was still unsubducd and was
giving General Hughes some hard
lighting. He added that he believed
che troubles in the Philippines would
not cease during the lifetiue Of he
present generation. The officials OF
the department here rejected this
gloomy view, particularly in regard to
Samar. on account of its small popula'
tion, although acknowledging that its
people were putting up a very vigor-
GUS fight. Spain is said to have never
subdued the island or to have derived
any revenue therefrom; its coasts and
waters are treacherous, and its noun
tain Businesses offer great opportuni.
ties for retreat.
Our forces had been in the Philip.
pines long time before they made
any attempt at its occupation, a de.
tachment of the Forty-third Infantry,
under Colonel Arthur Murray, made
the first landing on January u, 1900.
as a result Of General kobbes direc-
tions. The impression prevails In
some quarters that our first occupa.
ton was only about three months ago.
an error due to the fact that the isl.
and was transferred on May last
from the department of southern Lu-
zon to the department of the Visay.
ans. Then the Third Squadron Of the
Ninth Cavalry, the Second Squadron
Of the Tenth. the entire First lnfan.
try and the Second Battalion of the
Ninth Infantry were assigned for serv.
ice there. -..
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-10-03
N. r. Dundore il having the ont

N. T. Dundore is paying the out
side price for butter and eggs.
Our Overseers of the Poor are
moving slow but sure and the tax
payers are pleased with the result.
Our township will show up well
at court next week.
Sweet corn is delicious during
this month.
Winter apples are not plenty
and quality inferior.
There are two vacant houses in
one of the suburbs of this town.
j. A. Wise is supplying coal for
our poor house.
Frequent lains is retarding the
progress Of seeding.
The constable of Chapman town.
ship is transacting business in Union
township.
Some of our farmers are to The
Milton fair this week.
H. G. Hoover and wife were to
Centre Go. on visit.
I,aas Burkey of Verdilla was IN
town.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-10-03
uUNDORE.

Continued prosperity everywhere
md in everything.
Buckwheat is bought up by a
party at satisfactory prices.
Potatoes are a paying crop this
Year.
The corn crop this season is a
|ecord breaker.
Squire Sechrist and Sadie Ram
~ were delegates to the Sunday
|Shool Convention at Paxtonville.
d. X. Scholl picked thirty bush
rs Of winter apples from one tree.
7. 7. Dundore of San Diego, Cal.
staying. with his brother, our
nerchant.
Our coal diggers are making a
aecess of their business.
George Campbell is convalescent.
John P. Wise is improving and
Poets to return home in few
kks.