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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
A Ducks Suicide.

Sportsmen who hunt ducks on in>
land streams and lakes have frequently
known them to dive when wounded
and fail to appear again.
A professional guide who has shot
ducks for many years along the upper
Hudson says he has solved the mystic
ry. He shot a wood duck that fell
wounded and dived in still water. 1t
did not reappear, and when he came
to look for it under water he could see
the bird hanging with its bill to root.
1t was quite dead, and considerable
force was necessary to loosen its hold.
The hunter firmly believes that the
duck committed suicide by drowning
to keep from falling into the hands Of
it's mortal enemy-man.-New York
Times.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
Cold Storage Bait.

DR.. Kendall, NJ. =. for Cape Breton,
who assisted in forming fsherman's
bait associations in the Maritime
Provinces, says three freezers Were in
operation last year, two in Prince Ed
ward Island and one In Antigonish
County, n S. This year nearly twenty
bait freezers have been in operation
capable of storing 500 tons of frozen
bait. The fishermen of the different
localities visited have borne testimony
to the value of the system of bait
cold storage by the interest taken in
the meetings and the efforts made by
them to form associations. The Leg
islatures of Nova Scotia and Prince
Edward Island have passed special
acts for the free incorporation Of fish
ermen's bait associations, and it is an
ticipated that similar legislation will
be enacted by the Legislatures of the
provinces of New Brunswick and Que
bec.-Toronto Mail and Empire.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
Tr.iu.nen bothered By a spooL.

Engineer Gene Smith, of the Color
ado Midland. doesn't believe in ghosts.
and that's what troubles him. He was
rounding deep cut near King station
one day this week when he saw the
figure Of woman dressed in white
lying across the track. ut was too
late to apply the brakes" he said to
a group Of trainmen to-day. II gave
the whistle. 1t was an echo of the
despairing wall that rose from my
heart. closed my eyes, but we
struck nothing. Looking out from my
engine moment later 1 saw before
me floating up and with the hand way
Ing mockingly at me, the figure which
/ had just seen lying PROSTATE on the
tracks"
]. d. Crowley, who runs another
train over the same route, confirms
Smiths story. Both are men of un-
questioned veracity. There is much ap-
prehension among trainmen over that
branch, and it is said there Is a strong
demand for rabbits feet and other
talismans.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
A 1Iother'S Sacrifice.

Martha Russell, aged 40, died last
night from starvation. The woman
was assisted by the township for
more than two years, and six months
ago was threatened with being sep
arated from her four small children
and sent to the poor farm if she called
for assistance again.
She never called and nothing was
heard from her until last night, when
the county doctor was called. She
was removed to the hospital, but was
beyond all medical aid. A post-mor-
TEN examination was made this morn
ing and it was revealed that starva-
ton was the cause Of her death.
The children are all in good condi-
ton. One of the little ones said that
their mother would work all day and
then spend the money for something
to eat, which she would give to them
and so without herself.-Anderson
Qnd). Correspondence, Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
WHEN MONEY is SHIPPED.
Methods Used by a Big Express { IN an,
a Guard

Methods Used by Big Express { IN any
to Guard 1t.
The recent mysterious disappear
ance of trunk containing jewelry
valued at $13 900, between Providence
and this city, caused an inquiry to be
made of one of the large express COM
panies as to the methods employed
for the protection of large sums of
money while in transit between two
cities. An official, who did not care
to have his name used, was willing to
explain some of the ways in which
his company protected the property
intrusted to it for shipment.
For instance" he said, suppose
certain banks in one city want large
sum of money sent TO them from some
city hundreds of miles away. In the
first place, we use as much secrecy
as possible, never allowing our mes
sengers to know until the last minute
that large amount of cash is to be
intrusted to their care. The entire
amount is not sent on the train, as
there are just as bad men in the
East as in the West, and were it
to become known that on certain
date and by some particular train
100000 was to be shipped out of Bos-
ton there are plenty of desperate men
who would not hesitate to wreck a
train here in New England as quickly
as in the West. So We send the money
by different routes and divide it into
several PACKAGES.
"Of course each messenger is
armed, and oftentimes another man
rides in the car, ostensibly as a pas
senger, through the courtesy of the
company, but in reality another guard
for the money, also armed to the
teeth and unknown as company
employe to the regular messenger.
When the money arrives at its desti.
nation other men, also unknown to
the messenger, are there awaiting the
train, and the messenger is followed
and watched very closely until the
money is actually delivered to the
bank to which it is consigned, and a
receipt is taken for it.
While, of course, a messenger oc-
casionally goes wrong and runs
away with a large amount of money,
this seldom happens. Most of the
men seem to take pride in theiI
hazardous line of work, and consider
ing the enormous sums OF money and
valuable packages which are constant.
ly being shipped by express, few go
astray. y."-Boston Transcript.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
Snake Swallowing Young.

Forest and Stream contains
an article in which one OF IL
party of Missouri sports tells a snake
story, in which he says he saw 80
little cottonmouth snakes run from the
mouth OF an old one he had killed
Now, l take it that this is meant for
joke, but | can tell true snake story
in which this kind of thing did actu-
ally occur. During my boyhood days
| attended school at the old Crawford
schoolhouse, near my home, on the
west fork of White river, near where
Brentwood now is on the st. Louis &,
San Francisco railroad. One day was
going down hill to the creek, when
some 80 feet from the waters edge
| saw lying in the sun on ledge of
large rocks snake, and around it
were quite a number of small ones. |
picked up stone and threw it at the
large snake, when, to my utter aston
ishment, the small snakes began to
run into the mouth of the large one,
and soon were all gone. | called some
other boys, and we killed the large
snake and cut it into two pieces, when
the small ones, II in number, rolled
out on the ground, and we killed them.
They were about six inches long, Of d
dark brown color, the same as the
large one, which was a rusty black or
brown, and between four and five feet
long
My father once killed rattlesnake
in log near the same place, and
found it filled with small snakes, which
were as lively as they could be; but
he did not see them enter the snake.
But | saw the ones / killed crawl into
the mouth of the large snake and killed
them all. ! have told this to number
of people, who looked at me in the
most incIedulous manner and refused
to believe my snake story, but it is
true in every acknowledgements
ence in Forest and Stream.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16

that is often effective. The police pa
troll sergeant, the lieutenant, the cap
tain, and the plain clothes men wear
soft hats when not in uniform. So,
If a citizen who Is not on the police
force, can affect the regulation swag'
ger, and can afford a soft hat, not
many hold-up men will venture close
enough to ask for his money without
having to shout for it.
William Buchanan, colored hold
up man, who, on account OF the deN.
terity with which he used to operate.
is now reposing in a penitentiary cell,
made favorite stamping ground of
Washington park. Other lights that
are lesser by many candle power also
affect the parks, because at night
they are provided with so many OBJ
scure paths. The trees and the shrub
berry make good alleys to escape, and
it is never a safe plan to walk too
close to the outlines of a park.
Confessions of hold-up men show
that they are often as frightened as
the men they are holding up. They
have their revolver under the nose Of
the man from whom they are getting
rich quick, and with the other hand
they are going through the pockets
Some OF them believe in tackling some
pockets, others believe in others. Not
one Of them has time to go into their
victims shoes for money, and the rib
bon of hat is another safe hiding
- ,I,
but the question of the hold-up mans
sincerity is such a delicate one that
it is best to believe that he will
shoot II he says so, and then one is
on the safe side. But if there is a
policeman in sight it is always safe,
the police say, to resist. No hold-up
man will kill policeman unless there
is absolutely no other chance of es-
cape. Everybody familiar with the
police department knows that when
an outlaw has killed an officer that
outlaw will fell dead just as soon as 4
policeman gets his revolver in his
hand and the hold-up man within
range, it is way the police have of
proving that they possess that which
in other surroundings would be the
spirit of the corps"
The best authorities agree that
while the energy and ability of the
average hold-up man is greatly exag-
gerated it is always better before be-
ginning dark journey home at night
to leave the watch in some safe place
down town and to secrete money in
the shoe or an out of the way pocket.
Then If the hold-up man is met all
that can pass between the honest citi-
zen and him is a greeting. AS long as
no money changes hands the hold-up
industry has none of the best of the
transaction.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16

There is knack in doing every-
thing" is an old saying, and the
truthfulness of it was brought to mind
yesterday by a gang of men engaged
in wrapping and packing apples. Each
man had a full box of apples, pile
of thin paper cut into wrappers and an
empty box. An apple was taken from
the full box, a wrapper put around
it and it was put into the other box 1t
is not an easy thing to pick up wrap
per of thin paper from pile without
missing one occasionally, and in doing
this the men adopted different schemes.
A new hand wet his thumb on his
tongue for every wrapper. One who
had been longer in the business and
found that it was unwholesome to be
wetting his thumb on his tongue, had
a slice of lemon beside his pile of wrap
pers, and moistened his thumb in the
lemon before picking up a wrapper.
The scheme worked well but he did
not know whether the acid of the
lemon would make his thumb sore or
not. A third man had a thin rubber
thumb stall on his thumb and could
pick up wrappers all day long and
never make a miss. He was an old
hand a the business. Ore
gonian.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
After the Children Left.

Every one had gone to bed and the
lights were out. A few dying Goals,
the remains of the cheerful sitting
room fire still glowed in TIE CRATE and
threw dark shadows of the furniture
into corners. Philips little rocking
chair lay where he had thrown it,
face down, on the rug in front of the
fire, for mamma had fancy that
Philip would pick it up in the morn
ing
But presently the little rocking chair
rolled over and regained it's upright
position.
"Hullo, there!" it called to NAM
mas sewing chair, which stood by the
table. Don't you think it's a shame
for little fellow to be treated so?"
The rocking chair gave gentle
little rocking motion and said indul-
gently:
"Oh, well, you have good fun with
Philip sometimes and he ran off in q
hurry"
I'VE do have sport, that's fact"
chuckled the small chair. Sometimes
I'm a horse and l have to gallon lust
like this" he rocked furiously. "and
sometimes I'm a locomotive and | 90
ahead OF whole train of chairs. And
sometimes Pm cradle and Daisy
rocks her doll to sleep in me. But she's
a nice little girl so | don't mind it.
very much. l prefer being a horne
though
THE children have funny fancies."
said the sewing chair, rocking gently.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
a Fancy College Crow.

There is a gentleman who is beyond
his school days who is interested in
chickens. Recently he learned that
there was an institution OF learning
where a course of instruction was CIV
en- in chickenology and duckology, or
in those branches designated by scien-
tific names. The fowl fancier thought
the matter over-was he too old? He
decided to consult his friends.
Il don't mind the schoolroom," he
said with a frown, but it is the
thought Of the other class meetings.
Just as ike as not we will all wear
goose quilts in our hats and have
college yell something like this:
'Quack, quacll, quack. Cock-a-doodle-
do! Roasters, broilers, 1907 Alba
ny Journal.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
Clinching a Bargain in China.

When you engage a servant or make
q bargain in China it is not considered
binding until the Fastening penny"
has been paid. Although his bad faith
Is notorious in some matters, yet, to
do him justice, when once this coin has
been paid by you the Chinaman, coolie
or shopman, will generally stick to
his bargain, even if the result to him
be loss
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16

Brooklyn, NY, Nov 90 Garfield Headache
Powders are sold here in large quantities; this
shows that people realize the value of remedy
at once harmless and effective The Powders
are OF undoubted value in curing headaches Of
all kinds and in building up the nervous sys-
tenn. Investigate every grade of remedies Of
fered for the cure Of Headaches and the Gar
field Headache Powders will be found to hold
first place. Write Garfield Tea Co. for samples.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16

The Southern Railway, the direct route to
the winter resorts of Florida, Georgia. tho
Carolinas and the South and Southwest, an
nouuces excursion tickets will be placed on
sale October 18th to April 30th, with final
limit May 81, 1902 Perfect Dining and Pull
man Service on all through trains. For full
particulars regarding rate, descriptive matter,
call on or address New York Office, 271 and
l1S5 Broadway, or Alex. S. Thweatt, Eastern
Pass. Agent, 11S5 Broadway.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16

The United States has the highest
proportion Of children at schools:
Eighteen per cent. of her population
are at school, seventeen per cent. of
Germany's and fifteen per cent. of
England's.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
A Happy Day.

Two little girls, in gowns of blue;
Two little boys, with blouses new;
-Four little spades, to dig the sand;
One little pail, for each right hand.
Now if you put all these together.
And add blue skies and sunny weather,
The yellow sand and tho ripping sea.
What do they make? Pray tell to me.
All, you need not count. That's not the way
To find out the sum of u happy day.
e. NJ. Norris. in Youth S Companion.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
Best For the Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache to
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. CAscARErs help nature,
cure You without gripe or pain. produce
easy natural movements, cost you just ID
cents to start getting your health ba,k CAS-
oARrTs Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, every tablet has G. G. G.
stamped on it. Beware OF limitations.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use OF DIR. Klne's Great
Nerve Restorer S2trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. r. H. KLINE, Ltd, 93l Arch St., Phila Pa
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16

The man who always expects the unex-
pected to happen is proof against disap-
pointment.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16

1t isn't because people are fond of mu-
sic that they blow their own horns
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16

Iamsure Piso's Cure for Consumption savel
my life three years ago.-MRs. THOMAS Rob-
BINS, Maple St., Norwich, NY, Feb. IT, 1900.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
Winter Tourlst Kn,es-season 1ao1-1aoe.

We refer to the men as small potatoes
who don't get to the top of the heap.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16
Capsicum Vaselins
Put I'D In Collapsible Tubes.

Substitute for and Superior to Mustard ~ Wv
other plaster. and will not blister the most iec,.s
skin. The pain all ayinr and curative qualities x
this arti lie 1erful. 1t will stop thu )otha;As
ftonce, and relieve headache and sriatica.
Werecom,nen1 it as the best an safes. axtar1h
counter-trrtant known, also as an externNl renely
for pains tho chest and mach ald ali chsumatlc,
neuralgic AMI eouty complaints.
trial will prove what we claim 'o- t., orl't Wilt
tefound to be invaluable in the household. M1n7
people say 'T is the best OF all your prepritions."
Price, ) cents, at all drug ssts othec lie hsrs,
orby sending this amount to US IN postage ss.no,
wewill send you a tube by mail.
No article should be accepted by the public ullss,
the same carries our lao.l. otherwise = ~;
genuine.
CHEESERR0IJGH MANUFACTURING CO
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16

A tombstone inscription is often grave
error.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-16

It's when woman is dressed to kill
that she cuts her less fortunate sister dead
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-06
BLACKS ON WARPATH
Negroes Band Together With the
Intention of ReSCuing
Colored Men.

Birmingham, Ala, March 5.-A special
to the Age-Herald from Marion, Ala
says:
An organized mob of negroes is march
ing toward this town with the intention
OF attacking the county jail and releaS-
ing two negro murderers, one of whom is
Luke Sanders under sentence to be
hanged tomorrow.
Citizen soldieTy is being organized, and
at o'clock fifty men were under arms
ready TO meet the marching negroes
Pickets have been thrown out on every
road leading to the town, and if the mob
appears a serious conflict is feared. Early
in the night leading citizens held a con-
ference. and IL was decided not to ask
the governor for aid, as they believed it
10 be the duty of the people to enforce
law and order.
When the reports We're first received
little credence was placed in them. Sew
erai hours later COurierS reported that
real danger existed, and the citizens
posse was Immediately organized.
Luke Sanders and John Sanders. the
prisoners, are charged with the murder
Of Road OVerseer Melvin. seven months
aSo. Luke Sanders was sentenced to be
hanged. and the supreme court refused a
new hearing. but recommended cOmmUta-
ton Of sentence by the governor The
matter was sent to the state pardoninE
ton he refused TO interfere with the
lower courts sentence. When news of
this action reached Marion, the negroes
or Perry county were inCenSed and de
cided to organize and release both men.
Perry county is one of the black belt
counties and large ajOTity of the
population Is composed Of negroes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-06
AMERICAN PRINCIPLE is
ADVOCATED FOR THE IRISH

london. March Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman, liberal leader in the house Of
commons. i'm speaking in London tonight
before the National Liberal club. made a
strong plea for liberal union Without
extending the olive branch 60 Lord Rose
berry I'm such fashion as to prcsage a
coalition Of the two forces. Sir Henry
began comparing Lord Rosebery's new
league TO an excellent army equipped with
a general staff, but without recruits
He said ne true friend Of liberalism
would introduce diseoTdant factions into
the party and thus paralyze efficient ac-
ton Under certain circumstances. he
said, their duty would be to fight such
section with all power and energy Sir
Henry said that he had been assured.
however. and .hat he was ready 10 be-
heVe, that this new section Of the party
was working on d parallel lire and for
identical objects
But il this were so why I'm the name
Of common sense, Sir Henry asked, did il
not work with the liberal party? Sir
Henry denied that any personal differ
enCeS were responsible for the split in
tie parry.
Iu referring 20 South Africa. the speak
er said the war was only transient in
tcrlude and that after the war the great
question would come Sir Henry con-
Guided by declaring that the only solu-
ton of the South African and Irish Ques-
lions would be government By the assent
of the governed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-06
INSTRUCTION BREAKS
OUT ANEW IN M0RONG
AND MANY JOIN REBELS

Manila, March 5.-SenoT Ampil, pres
idente of the town of Cantai, province
of MorOng, LuzOn, who is we'll known
as an American sympathizer and who
was recently captured by the insur-
gents, together with some of the native
consta bulary who disappeared March
after an engagement with the rebels,
has been rescued from his CaptOTs and
returned to Cantai.
Senior Ampil says that the insurgent
force which took him prisoner is an
entirely new OrganiZa ton, commanded
by Colonel SimmOtte of Passic, and
was organized in the province of Rial.
It consists of fifty-five uniformed men,
armed with rifles. all of whom wear
police badges.
Since the capture of Senior Ampil and
the engagement of the c0nstabulary
March 3, the province of MOrong has
been in ferment. The unrest has
grown with Senior AmpiIs return and
the spreading of his reports of new
organizations The excitement is now
intense and many of the inhabitants
To the United States authorities are
leaving their houses and emigrating in
the hope of saving their lives.
General Chaffee viii leave Manila on
March for APART. northern LuzOn,
on tour of inspection. Acting Gov
ernor Wright and Major Henry Allen,
chief of the native constabulaTy. will
leave Manila on March 10 for a two
weeks tour of inspection through the
southern archipelago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-06
KEARNS DECLARES THE
MENTION OF MCCORMICK
WAS QUITE PREMATURE
Especial to The Herald

Washington. March 81 am for
Utah. said Senator Kearns today, in
discussing the probability of the selec-
ton of W. S. Mccormick as successor
Of the present secretary Of the interior
IF Utah is to get this position, /
am satisfied that Mr.. Mccormick is one
Of the best men IN the state TO fill it.
While there has been some talk of a
change in the head of the interior de-
partment there is nothing definite. and
l think the friends of Mr.. Mccormick
were decidedly premature in announc-
ing his candidacy. 7 should like very
much to see the appointment go to my
state. however. and Mr. Mccormick is
one Of the best known banking men in
the west and would make an ideal cab
met officer