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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

No West Virginia woman need hive with
her husband if he is habitual drunkard,
for the Supreme Court of the State has
decided that, if, after marriage, the hus-
band becomes a drunkard the wife is justi'
fed in deserting him. For this cause, fur
thermore, the wife is entitled to her dover
although at the time of his death she be
living apart from him. The decision of the
court is reported in the case of Neeley VS.
Neeley, from Doddridge County In his
opinion Judge Dent says: mo woman is
compelled to live with the worst of all
brutes-a drunken brute-to the peril of
her health and life, but she has right to
leave him and live apart from him until
he furnishes her indubitable evidence Of
reformation"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

The people of French Indo-China
are physically so weak that scientists
have been looking for the cause in the
various conditions of climate, diet,
etc. The conclusion is that the abb
sence of phosphates in the rice diet is
responsible for the physical weak
ness, SO the French governorgeneral
las ordered cargo of phosphate to
be introduced into the Indo-Chinese
rlce fields.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

According to the Pennsylvania BIZ.
reau of Railways, the street railroads
in the Keystone State carried during
the fiscal year ending June 30th
$50, 654 ,629 passengers, and only one
person was killed for every 100000
persons carried OF the Ill killed
during the year ii were employees oil
the corporations.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

The Dublin Gazette contains the an
nouncement that no fewer than six
prisons have been wholly closed. Of
late years the number of Irish prisons
has been considerably reduced Two
convict prisons, namely, Spike Island
in Cork Harbor, and the Harold's
Cross Prison, Dublin, in which Daniel
O'Connell was imprisoned, and from
escaped in 1S65-are now used as mill
tary barracks.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

The rock-salt mine near Lyons,
Kan, bids fair some day to rival the
wonderful mines of Wielickza- Bocl,-
MIA. in Austria. The Austrian mines
contain so miles of streets, with many
large halls, and skill and ingenuity
have wrought out architectural d..
signs and sculptured images. The
Kansas mine has been worked only Il
few years, but many streets have al
ready been cut and the product is
nearly 100000 barrels year.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

1t would have greatly amused or
greatly worried such men as Benz.
Franklin to know that time would
come in the history of the United
States when a mans private income
would be discussed as affecting his
ability to meet the social obligations
of a cabinet office.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

Italy is fighting her battle Of the
sweets most royalty and it now ap-
pears almost certain that within n
very few years she will be, instead
Of sugar importing country, an ex
porting one.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

It has been computed that in the
whole of the United States there is a
total of 2842 electric lighting stations,
representing a capital of nearly $780,
100000. The largest number of sep
arate electric light stations in any
state is in Illinois, while the largest
capital invested is in Pennsylvania
which also possesses the second larg-
est number of stations.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

An estimate that wireless telegraph
messages will cost only one cent
word has been made public, in spite Of
the danger that the old fashioned tele-
graph company may be tempted to get
as much ahead of the game as possi-
BILE in the mean time.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

The Boston Herald remarks that
there is growing evidence Of the fact
that the dawn of industrial peace be-
tween labor and capital is no optical
illusion on the distant horizon.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

France is beginning to realize the
value of canals. A French economist
has figured out that as compared with
France, the lower freight rates in
Germany effect an annual saving to
the German industries of $40,000,000.
Frances great need, he thinks, is
more canals.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20
Need of "A Physicjan.

We know of many men addicted tc
strong drink who have, in their sober mo
ments, prayed long and faithfully that the
drink devil might be cast out from them,
but their habit has become disease, and
they cannot heal themselves, even by
means of prayer
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20
Helm Needed.

To tell man to cure himself of drunk.
enness portrays a large quantity Of ignor
ance upon the subject and a small amoun,
of human sympathy 1t sounds lik~ advis
ina man to 60 into cage of wild animal
without providing him with weapons o
defense.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

if any imagine that no problems OF
vital Importance remain unsolved
they greatly err, observes the Sun.
The foremost in all lines of thought
find them constantly before them. But
nothing is so costly as a new fact
and nothing so rare as a new idea.
Who, ten years ago, would have
dreamed of telegraphing without
wire? Who, a hundred years ago,
would have dreamed of telegraphing
at all? Who. so years ago, would have
dreamed of talking with his friend a
thousand miles away? What new
wonders are possible in this single
department of endeavor? We do not
know. The story of human progress
is story of individual struggle, and,
for the most part, of individual fall
ures, often avoidable by adequate
means. The dream of the idealist
in education is to provide the means
discover the me!l, equip them for
their work and profit by their achieve
ment
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

OF the immigrants from southern
write. Those who come from northern
Italy SO percent can neither read nor
Italy are more intelligent, there being
only II percent of illiterateS. The
rate of illiteracy among the Portu.
among the Scandinavians. The Scan
dinavians nearly all become land
holders. The Poles, Portuguese and
Italians mainly add to the army of un.
skilled labor.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

The Insurance Press makes tha
staggering statement that during the
past 25 years property of the value
Of $2,S00,000,OO0 has been destroyed
by fire in the United States.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

Japan Is to give China instructions
IN the art Of war. This looks as If
China intended to get civilized in
earnest.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

There is a popular impression that
Imprisonment for debt has been abol-
ished in Great Britain. The County
Court returns for 1900, which are
Just published, show that 1862 debtors
were imprisoned during that year.
Technically they were imprisoned for
contempt of court in failing to pay af-
ter the judge Of the County Court had
ordered them to do so, but the non
payment of debts was the real offence.
The system apparently had good
effect in the case of the majority of
the debtors, as the returns show that
of 129,044 against whom commitment
warrants were issued 124,352 paid up
when they came face to face with the
alternative of going to prison.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

The war of the languages is being
waged with great determination on
one side and with desperate courage
on the other in Prussan Poland. The
attempt of the Prussian authorities
in Posen to compel the Polish children
to read the catechism in German in
stead of in their mother tongue has
proven ineffective so far, through the
refusal of the children to obey the in,
structions of their schoolmasters. IN
spite of loggings and other forms of
physical punishment. The Prussan
government, in explaining it's severi
ties, asserts that it is acting under
the pressure of political necessity
The Poles, in the Reichstag and out of
it, have developed a national political
activity which has proven at times
very troublesome to the government.
Now the authorities of Posen are try,
ing to obliterate the racial tendencies
of the Poles by relegating the Polish
language to secondary place in their
campaign, SO far, however, has had
the effect of reviving Polish national
sentiment wherever that sentiment
may have been lukewarm, and of unit
ing the Polish race upon a specific
.ssIe
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

Kaskaskia, founded by French set
tiers in the seventeenth century, and
after our acquisition of the territory
the first capital of Illinois has been
wiped off the official map by an order
of the Postmaster-General, abolishing
the postoffice of the place at the be-
ginning of the year. Lafayette visit
ed Kaskaskia in 1925. 1t was once a
prosperous town, but the relentless
Mississippi river, with its floods and
snaky shiftings of channel, destroyed
the bright prospects of Kaskaskia.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

Sir Robert Ball says the earth is
moving slower. but 1t is still going
fast enough for most Of us.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

In the forward step that is marking
the advancement of womankind in
many countries today, Chinese women
are seeking the emancipation which
means, first of all, the liberation cf
their feet This important news comes
from Madam WI Ting-fang, who re-
Gently returned from a visit to her ma.
tive land. Small feet are no longer
in fashion," she says. when l went
to China, found that the rigid bind
ing and forcing back of the growth of
the feet by my countrywomen is being
rapidly abandoned China has begun
to recognize the custom as barba
rous." AS there are about 200,000,
600 women in China, whose feet will
in course of time, be enlarged by this
innovation, it may be we'll to call at
tention to prospective new outlet
for western hides.-States Success.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

During the recent maneuvers of the
Swedish navy this year experiments
were made with wireless telegraphy
which were so successful that the
government has decided to erect an eX-
tensive system of coast signal sta
tons. With these in operation the
government will be able to communi-
cate direct from Stockholm with any
of it's vessels among the islands of the
coast at distance of 2S miles. Swed-
ish engineers are said to have made
several inventions, which increase the
efficiency of wireless communication.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-20

The Odessa correspondent of the
London Standard takes rather
gloomy view of the prospects of the
Siberian Railway. He says the cost
and time of the overland transit of
merchandise from European Russia
and from Western Europe generally
will seriously initiate against the
commercial success of the line. AS
far as Russia is concerned, cargo can
be transported by steamer from the
Black Sea to the Far East in from
40 to As days at a cheaper freight
than the Siberian Railway can afford
to accept, and the present rates Of
oversee freight will bear a considera-
BILE reduction and still give fair
profit.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13

Creasary Statement.
Washington. April 12-Availsble cash balances
Sis. 40. 3l2; gold sN, DIG. f34.
Bar Silver.
New York. April 12-Bar silver 53Sc per ounce.
London dull at "a 11-1sd per ounce.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13
NEW YORK CURB MARKET.
United Railways Preferred Sell at
So 1-2-HOuston Oil Mt 20 Id.

of the Can Issues, the market for curb securities
was stronger, In sympathy with the ma ket on
the board. Trading was rather more active than
the average Saturday, and transactions We're dis
tributed quite generally throughout the list The
good steadiness and some frmness. To. ! trades
were estimated as being below 1000 shares.
sold at 2lt.. Northern Securities was strong,
with 800 shares selling at 1903. Houston on COM
mon sold at 2oI for sW shares. United States
Stee, new 81 sold at IS New. York Central
rights were quoted 1T a. d6. Ore hundred United
Railways of St. Louis preferred sold for S3k.
Rachele Carnaghe 500 Chodteau
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.
Surplus Shows an Increase OF ST.
922,2I5 for the Week.

New York, April 1e-The statement of the as
ISOLATED banks FOR the week ending t0-uas
Loans 500. asl. 500. decrease s6,S4l 500:
Deposits ssal,S6 400. decrease ~ sv-
Legal tenders .Il.s.6;aN. nc. ease 'asSs'4'.
Reserves S2+S, ~. 40. increase Slus,vG.
Reserve required $50. OH. 80. decrease sl,sI4'-@'
surplus SOD, 7ou. increase sl.9-213.
The New York FfnacIer this week says:
The otIictal statement of the New 1oIk Assr
Siatei BANKS ioT last week saoS nov Ssc a ei sc ST.
25s, 40 and legal tenders Increased Sl.s66, tv; LIS
Which was ssssiniaIed on the basis ., the ,rass:
able movements Of money during me Seek, IN
The comparatively slight difference Of 81 T. 4oO be-
tween the estimated and the Official gam may pc
aTecied the interbank movement and the gold ex.
ports to Europe. The loans saowed a dserease
caused by efforts to rectity their Position as ne
plus of the banks as shown by the statement <S OK
April April : i,s wa bsn 5ns , iSSss ies s'n n se SGsse,9e q, s. ssls iSss.
Doubtless it was OWING to this fact that me
e osh iSsns ss to restore sG Tesarves. for. had thee been
an expansion in this Item. the loss of gold. wnich
WAS WAS r 1Gissaaff IN the e4 redkuct t1sa OF si.sss,a 10 specie
shown by the statement. would mssi iikeiy nave
per cent OF reserve to deposits:
There was a decrease OF s7.ge.sO in deposits
in this Item, the diaeFenes Of $3.50 may be Re,
redut ed to 81. sli. 25 Consequently the net gain of
SOS. 900 in cash caused an increase in reserve OF
s.. 90. 225. This item now stands at s4.S,l,,V1,
against 81. s3S. 200 at the corresponding period a
of this city. which will be made during the cur,
at the same time they will diminish the drain of
money into the Suhtreasury. these demo its beng
made through the diversion from the Subtreasurv
into the banks Of current collections of internal
revenue. Nine OF the larger banks last week
showed a net decrease Of 81. 10. Gn1 In loans. or
the nine institutions four made reductions In this
item OF 50. 10000, and one Increased loans by u
on mn, Five bank. indicated n net gain Of g.
7Dn. no in specie. two OF these banks showed an
increase Of s.. 2o. 100 and one a decrease OF g.
900. 900.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13
Beaumont OIL stock Sales.

Beaumont. Tex. April i2.-The following oil
stocks were sold to-day: 90 Manhattan at 52c.
800 Cascade at 4ikc, 1900 Independence at SIC,
1900 AnGlo-Ar1e:ican at 2tzc: 10000 Dividend at
at 1Oc. 500 G~erman-Americsn at 13c. s.lT2 Lone
Star and Crescent pfd. at soc. 600 Lucky Dime
at &C. 500 do. at sac, 10. 20 NJ. X & T. at 10c.
200 Victor at 2nc, I.co do. at 2lEc. $50 Driilers at
5ibc.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13

balances s5S0.W7. For the week-Clearings &c.,
1se. l0l: balances 3.626. 5sl. Money 5 per cent.
philadelphia. Pa. April 12.-C1earings 81. ss4,-
403: balances S~l,7.4.4ls. For the week-Clearings
cent.
Chicago. April I2.-C1earings SOS. 100. $50: bal
Hnces S.355. 259: posted exchange si.s6; so DAYS
si:ssH on demand: New York exchange Soc pre-
MUM,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13
Chicago Stock Market.
New York Stock Quotations.

St Louis. Saturday. April Il. 1919.
The following table shows the opening. highest,
lowest and closing quotations on the New York
Stock Exchange YESTERDAY. Corrected daily for
The Republic by Francis. Bro. g. Co., bonds and
stocks. No. ga North Fourth street,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13

New York. April 12.-Cose-Money on call
steady az 4 per cent: closed offered at 1: prime
mercantile paper i,sa5A per cent. Sterling e1;
bills at S.s7% for demand and at "a. s5d4 .s5N for
g days: posted rate: q IS and -. ST.; commercial
bonds strong.
Cincinnati. O.. April 1z.-Money 46s Der cent;
New York exchalge par: clearinGs g. So. 6n.
New Yors April 1z-Exchanges 4-17, Oh. n: bal
Bcst.n, April 11-Exchanses c417l1ss: balances
Baltimore. Nd. Aprtl n-Ceartngs t7sA lo7;
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13
Houston OIL Stock Sales.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
OF interest to-day in oil stocks. and active trad
ing marked the session. The undertons Is firm
any stock at concessions. Sales: 5000 Anglo
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13

American at eslsc, l I Bayou city at $40. 500 GLADYS
100 Independence at 3ac. 500 Paragon at 27sc.
2O Silver Dime at ilNc, coo International at sAc.
at 2lsc. 1000 Victor new at 2Sc. 1.15o Gladys
OF Beaumont at &c. Loo Lone Star and Crescent
loo Enterprise at Sc. 2 Higgins at sol.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13

LOSS OF MANLY VIGOR

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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13

Railways OF Georgia. all OF which made new high
records and also In Mexican Central issues. Other
features included Atchison generals. Colorado
Fuel convertibles. Kansas and Texas 2s. st. Louis
southwestern Is. Wabash "a and Union Pacific
isSueS.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13

Reported by the New York Commercial Adver-
tiser through Francis. Bro. s. Co.. No. IA North
Fourth street:
Foreign-London was a buyer in this market to-
nationals.
Early FeaturesLThe market was trreGular 1T
the opening. but soon displayed q generally
strong tendency. Various speciaIdes became nc.
I'VE ana strorg and numerous ISSUES 900 at new
high record figures. The weak exceptions Wers
A. c. p. and Metropolitan.
BondsILThe bond market to-day yas setiys md
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13

CINCINNATI CLUB BANQUET-The
fifth annua banquet of the Cincinnati Club
TOOK place last night at Faust's. Speeches
W r'"ie by Messrs. F. F Gottschalk,
Philip Wagner, A. E. Reton. John Bermel
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13

and merchandise at the port of New York for
this week were valued al slo, SIS, s1s,, Exports Of
specie from this port to all countries for the
aggregate S4s. 1.3 silver and s.. $50, $50 gold.
Imports OF specie this week were Sill. 10 sold
and 81. 002 silver.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13

| On Saturday, May 3d. pm.
The Mercantile Trust Company will
auction off $50 choice and improved
building lots on Kings Highway
Terrace, West St. Louis, junction
Kings Highway Boulevard, Clay
ton, Papin, Chouteau and Gibson
Avenues.
The lots are on high, level ground
and front Forest Park and COM
mand a view of the surrounding
country.
Three car lines run direct to this
property. The Suburban Line also
passes but a few blocks away.
Kings Highway, which runs in
front Of this property, is destined
| to be the handsomest Boulevard in
| St. Louis, or in the West. 1t will
connect Forest Park, Tower Grove
| Park and Carondelet Park, will be a
popular and picturesque drive, caus-
ing thousands to pass this property.
| The completion of this boulevard
should double in value every lot in
this subdivision.
The present agitation in favor of
making the boulevard practically as
sures the completion of this future
great street.
The Worlds Fair grounds are To-
Gated only a short distance away and
it will undoubtedly enhance the value
of these lots-by 1904. No better
| property can be found anywhere in
the United States-that has a better
prospect for rapid advance in value
than these lots, and at the low price
they will be sold and the terms of
sale are so favorable that any one can
afford to buy as a matter of specula-
ton, whether they want to build a
home or not, for the location is such
that it will surely increase in value
within a few months.
Buy a lot for your boy. Make first
installment Of l0% cash and let him
keep up the $40 per month terms of
! paynlent-it's a good way to train
him to be thrifty. Deferred payments
| bear only 60 interest No taxes to
pay until December, 1903, for the
present will pay taxes for.
1902. Titles are PARLIAMENTARY
deed given. Only s25 earnest money
required on day of sale, balance in
fifteen days.
Take our word for it, that
this is a bargain sale, and you will
never have such an opportunity to
purchase "such" again. Must sell in
order to close up the affairs of an es.
tate, so will knock down. to the
highest bidder:
For further particulars call or
write for p1ats and our illustrated
booklet, mo. 81" Address
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-05
American League Meeting.

Detroit, Mich, March 5.-To-
day the eyes of the baseball world
are turned to Detroit where the
magnates of the American
leagues have gathered for a
meeting which promises to have
important results for the future
of the national game. While the
meeting is ostensibly the regular
spring meeting for the ratifica-
ton of the schedule and the
transaction of lother business re-
lating to the coming season, there
are several matters other than
routine to receive attention. 1t
is the general belief that before
adjourning, the meeting will have
detinately decided to put club
ia New york City, thus bringing
the warfare against the older
league to "a climax. With Chi
cago, St. Louis, New York and
Boston in the circuit the Ameri-
can league will be in a position to
contest the supremacy with the
national league and with a good
chance of emerging from the
on top.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-05
Police Jury in Session.

The police jury met Tuesday
morning pursuant to adjourn
ment, with all the members in
their seats, and Hon. j. G. Lebleu
presiding.
Clerk Toomer read the minutes
of last meeting, which after cor.
rection were duly adopted.
A communication from J. H
Lee, secretary of the state board
of agriculture, requesting the
body to send a representative tc
the meetingeof the board in Yin
ton, La, on the 18th. 10Th and
18th of April was read by the
clerk and the com munication was
laid over until next meeting
Hon G. F.. Taylor, from the
Tenth ward then read the report
of the road com mission from that
ward. Two citizens, between
whom a controversy has arisen
as to the location of the roads by
the mission laid out, were
then heard, and the matter was
left to com mittee of members.
Messrs. Chaumopunt, Miller aud
Bloch, for adjustm ent.
The evening session was large
ly occupied with the reading of
road com missioners' reports.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-05
Fresh fruits ut Walkers. 53t
Prince Views Niagara.

Buffalo, N. Y, March 5.-The
special train bearing Prince Hen
ry and his party reached Buffalo
shortly before two o'clock this
afternoon. The visitors were
greeted at the station by Mayor
Knight and a citizens reception
committee. The formalities were
brief, occupying not more than
fifteen minutes, and at the con
clusion the royal party left at
once for Niagara Falls, where the
remainder of the afternoon was
spent in Sightseeing. AT six
o'clock the party resumed it's
journey to Bost ton, being SEIZED
uled to make but two stops, at
Rochester and Syracuse, before
reaching the Hub City.