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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13
The Saloon Cursed Town.

Localities might be pointed out in the
Northwest which were originally entered
by sturdy and industrious band of pio-
neers That their settlements should, in
the course of time, become the richest
gardens of the Northwest, there seemed
to be every reason to expect. Yet such
has not been the case.
One Of the fertile sources of this curse
upon the community was the saloon. 1t
was built near the church Saloon and
church formed the nucleus of village
which eventually had other saloons.
The saloon became a pleasant rendez,
vous for the young men. Here they could
meet a friend whenever they went to the
postoffice or to the blacksmith's shop, 1t
was frequented during most of their ieis'
ure hours and crowded upon election days
ard Sundays Habits, associations, tone
of conversation ideas about men and al
fairs, ambition and purposes of life were
formed and nodded in the saloon.
Water will never rise higher than ITS
source A generation will seldom exceed
the level of the influences by which 1t Ii
surrounded, and where the saloon IS the
high school of the community, we cannot
expect the children to discredit their edu
cation.-Catholic Citizen.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13
The Crusade in Brief.

The mills of God grind slowly; the liquo
traffic mangles horribly.
Health is the root OF all good; stron
drink is health's rooted evil.
It is a fact worth mentioning in thes
days of social wine drinking that not
drop of wine was served at the wedding c
John d. Rockefeller, Jr.
In Toledo. Ohio, with its 647 license
saloons. there were 367 arrests for. DRUM
enness during the past year, or three
every 1000 inhabitants. In New 4or
there were thirteen, in Philadelnhia thirt
four arrests to every 1000
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

The British Museum library contains
over 100000 volumes. acquired partly
under the provisions of the copyright
act, which gives the museum right
to a copy of every book published in
the United Kingdom, partly by pur-
chase, and partly by donation OF be-
quest. 1t also appears that in the mu-
scum there are over 10000 volumes of
London newspapers, more than $4,000
volumes of provincial newspapers from
England and Wales, about 10000 vol
umes of Scottish newspapers, and some
5000 volumes from Ireland, figures
which go to support the demand for
increased accommodation.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

A year ago philanthropic Partisan
matron of wealth and position hap
pened to discover a nurse girl in one
of the public parks whose ineXperi-
ence brought her into sore distress in
the care of her infant charge After
relieving the girl, this philanthropic
woman conceived the idea of estab-
lishing a school for servant girls. The
institution was started and is now in
a fourishing condition. Girls are
taught washing, dressing and properly
handling a life-size porcelain infant
and all sorts of domestic work, and
when armed with credentials of eff
tiency from the institution, are eagerly
employed by housekeepers. 1t is said
that not complaint from the mis-
tresses who have given the graduates
employment has yet been lodged with
the management. Practical philan-
thropy of this kind is always valuable.
as in teaching the recipient of it's
favors how to care for others it teaches
.hem how to provide for themselves
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

Statistics issued by the British IN
dian department of revenue show that
the mineral production of the British
Indian empire is not very promising.
Of salt about 100000 tons is annually
produced; of saltpetre, about 10000
tons, and coal to The extent of 5000, 600
tons, while the gold was valued at
about $40 100000, mostly from Mysore.
Burma and Assam have yielded 49,
600 900 gallons of petroleum.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

In the competition for coronation
honors in England it has been decided
that no knight in armor shall throw
down the gage of battle as champion of
the king against his enemies, that the
ancient Office of herb strewer shall be
tude, and the bearing of the royal bows
and arrows in solemn state may be
pretermitted. But even with these old
time features of display lacking it cam
not fail to be a memorable and Won
derful pageant
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

Before 1898 there had been no rub
ber planting in Nicaragua beyond a
few fruitless experiments on the At
lantic coast of Nicaragua. In 1898 the
work began on what may be called a
large scale, and each year since the
number of planters has increased. 1t
is safe to say that in this vicinity
$4,000 in gold value is now being ex-
pended yearly in growing rubber eX-
clusively.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

A new incident in the American in.
vasion is reported from Egypt. An
American engineer has just completed
a new system of suspended bridge
tramways for unloading coal from
steamers in Alexandria, The present
apparatus is the first that has been in
stalled in Africa, but the Egyptian
railway administration has decided to
adopt the system, which will undoubt-
edly meet with further success. The
work is done automatically, and only
occupies one-fourth of the time neces-
STATED by manual labor and steam
winches; 212O tons of coal in ten hours
is the unloading capacity of these
holsters, two or three ships can be
worked at time, and there is great
diminution of waste and small" The
saving of labor is also one of the grea+
advantages Of this system.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

Criminals are very expensive mem-
bers of the community. They cost the
people of the country about $1,000, ,000,-
600 year. If their increase could be
prevented it would be paying in
vestment to give each of the 250,000
accepted criminals monthly pension
of $500, on the condition that he take
a life vacation from the strenuous de-
mands of his profession.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

The st. Louis Republic remarks that
Emperor William of Germany will un-
questionably be amply repaid in prac-
teal knowledge for the close and
searching study of American naval de-
velopments to which he is now devot-
ing so much of his time and angus
attention. In all probability the Ger,
man kaiser is witnessing the building
of the greatest navy yet known in the
worlds history. The supreme teach
ing of world politics is that the pres
tige of a nation depends upon that
nations sea power.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

Because pert telephone girl in
Seattle, Wash, refused to connect a
subscriber with the fire department
when he wanted to give notice of a
fire loss of $4,000 was incurred, and
now the telephone company is being
sued for damages by the person thus
served and by the insurance company
which suffered the loss.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

Every country is disposed to put the
that suits its interests. 1t should be
remembered, however, that no inter-
probation is valid unlli it receives the
Endorsement of the United States.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

Some manuscripts of Richard Wag-
ner are said to have been discovered in
use as coverings for Jam pots. The
story was probably started by French
writer as an insidious and cruel method
of shocking Germany'S musiclanly
pride
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

The experts at the United States
fish commission are reported to be
puzzled over the question, DO fish
sleep?" We are not experts, but that
they do sleep is probably the cause OF
lots of fishermen's hard luck" stories.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

The swamping of the submarine boat
Fulton at her wharf in New York City
does not necessarily reflect upon her
qualities as a diver She went under
because a workman negligently lett a
hatch open while her stern was being
hoisted out of water for repairs. Nat
urally the water entered the hole and
the craft foundered. The carelessness
of an individual has spoiled many an
elaborate scheme before now. One
mans inattention to orders brought
two trains into a head-on collision the
other day in Michigan, and caused the
death of many people. Yet the rail-
road is not to be condemned as a
worthless institution. The Royal
George was lost because somebody
blundered, and yet she was the finest
vessel of her type afoat at the time
When some ingenious fellow invents a
device which will be proof against
human carelessness or error. he will
have scored the greatest of all sue
resses.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

In 1880 there were seven pulp and
IL paper mills in Maine, having a cap
ital invested of about $2,500Q00. AT
the present there are 80 pulp mills
and 2S paper mills, with a daily capac-
ity of about 2165 tons of pulp and
paper. The amount of capital invested
in the business is not far from $50 0,000,-
600. These mills consume about $780,
COO, 900 feet of lumber each year.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

An idea Of the enormous passenger
traffic Of London will be obtained from
the following figures: Thirty EIGHT ON
nibus routes converge at Charing
Cross. About 700 omnibuses pass
there every hour, carrying 5000 pas
sengers. AT Hyde Park corner there
are 20 omnibus routes, 800 omnibuses
per hour, with an hourly passenger
average Of over 5000. At High street.
Kensington, there are four omnibus
routes, with 112 omnibuses and 1900
passengers per hour. AT Piccadilly
Circus there are 35 routes. $50 cmni-
buses and $500 passengers while along
the Strand there are 26 routes, 445 ON
nibuses per hour and $500 passengers
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

The tests made on the German mill.
tary electric railroad between Berlin
and Zozzen have already produced
speeds exceeding 100 miles an hour, and
that within the limit of apparent abso-
lutte safety in the opinion of railway
engineers.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

There is the usual hope that the date
of Inauguration will be changed, so
that the barbarous practice OF submit
ting man to the chance of contract
ing pneumonia will not be included
among the tests of his fitness for Of
fee, observes the Washington Star
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

Carefully compare statistics of the
lished by trade paper, bring out the
rather startling fact that out of pop
lation of nearly 00,000000 about 49,
$4,000, or less than one-eighth, are OF
British birth or descent, nearly 4000-
600 are non-British white men, and the
colored races number 343,000,000.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

The Zuricher Tagblatt published the
following advertisement: "A Swiss
family, Protestant. wants money 10
purchase a grocery shop. In case the
help is Forthcoming the family will
baptize their three children, aged l to
10 years."
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

On Pitcairn Island in the South Pa
cific ocean mail is delivered only once
year. That must be pleasant place
for the man whose bills come by the
post.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13
The Crusade in Brief.

The alcoholic psvchopath. who is susp
cious, gloomy and irritable, with sens
perversions, should come under medica
care at once He is dangerous to himsel
and to the community.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

Perry made an effort to rise, but fell
back in a spasm of pain.
''She loves-my God. mani" he cried
vehemently, are you an IDIOT She
loves-you!''-The Ladies' Word.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13
Their Romance.

Lets see; wasn't there a romance
connected with their courtship?"
"Yes. The one he told her about
his vast wealth. Francisco Bull
letin.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Comparatively few horses attain to
II hands. but Kansas boasts of one
that measures 20 hands and weighs
2412 pounds. This big creature is
owned by a man named Stout, who
lives in Doniphan county, Kan.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13
China has itself been for centuries
one of the most exclusive of nations.

Andrew Carnegie proposes to give
10000 600 to help educate American
people up to something little better
than the so-called historical novel.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

Between telephones in use in railway
trains and also on the tables in res
taurants we have no cause to fear that
our native land is slowing down it's
gait.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

The goose market is one of the prir>
cipal institutions peculiar to Berlin.
Geese furnish one of the staple arti-
cles of diet to the German people. and
the total value of geese consumed in
Berlin in year is said to exceed
$3,500,0U0.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

Three friends OF a Russian living at
Marienburg gave him 100 marks to
shave off his beard. But his wife in
terfered with public notice to the ef-
feet that she claimed part proprietor
ship. The three friends are now su-
ing the husband for non-performance
of his contract.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-13

The ancient city of Babylon seems to
have been protected from floods by
high brick embankments on both sides
of the Euphrates, while an immense
reservoir was constructed into which
the whole river might be turned
through an artificial canal. This great
reservoir, used for irrigation in times
of drought, held sufficient water to ir-
rigate over 100000 acres.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07
JOHN GRANT MOST 60
President Demands His Resignation
az United States Marshal.
THECAUSE OF ACTION
N Il Said He Used His Influence t.
Obtain United States Depository
fer \ Beaumont Bank Con.
trsry to Administration.

Washington, May Tit is announc-
cd that the president has demanded
the resignation of DR. John Grant
United States marshal for the Eastern
district OF Texas
Some weeks ago complaint against
Dr. Grant we're fled with the president
and since that time the matter has
been under investigation. The com
plant was that be had used his in-
fiusaee to have Beaumont bank mads
a United States depository. In tbs
opinion OF the president this was quite
smptoper. Or GRAFT uahesitauagly al.
United that be had strongly urged tbs
Beaumont bank as government ar.
pository, but Rbe president though,
thai United States officials should not
uae tAeir laaneHee for such purposes
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ADMIRAL SAMPSON DEAD.


re Faas@a Away - waAhanssop with .
aemsrrbsRs u she BTasn.
Washington. bag I. Rear AdmiTa
William + sampson. retired. died n
his home In this city late Tuesday
afternoon. The immediate cause 81
death was severe cerebral hemor
rhage. He had been In q semi-c0n
scious state for several days and
Tuesday suffered severe cerebra
hemorrhage. At the bedside when tbs
admiral breathed his last we're Mrs
Sampson, Mrs. Lieutenant Cluverius
the admirars married daughter. Ad
miral Simpsons two young sons
Ralph and Harold Sampson. DR.. DIX
or. the attending physician. ant
nurses and attendants.
William T. Sampson was born II
Palmyra. " Y. Feb. .. 1s49. He wa
educated by bis own endeayors II
1857 he was appointed midshipmar
In the United States navy. graduating
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MEAN AltaIhAia 1SAA1frtp4Ns
frst in the class after four years a
Annap clis. His conduct as master or
the frigate Potomac won him promo
tion 10 the rank Of second iieutenan
In the summer of 1862 While holding
this commission he served on the Johf
Adams, on the Patapsco OF the Nortt
Atlantic squadron sad on the steam
frigate Colorado. fiagahips of the Fla
ropean squadron on Jan le. 1866
his ship entered Charleston harbor. 4
sunken mine destroyed tbs Patapsee
and Sampson was blown loo feet if
the air The young oflcer was rescued
bat 70 of bis men met their deaths #
che sankRn lfonciad He was promo
ted % lieutenant commander Ia 1866
waa al the naval academy trom 1856
20 1871 and ON the Congress in 1873
u. In 1874 be was made q command
er and assigned TO the Alert, and from
early IN 1876 20 the end Of 1873 he was
again at the naval academy In 1875
he Was In CAlna. commanding the
Swalara. The Iowa was arst com
mandea by hisn and the San Francisco
was once bis charge. HIS lectures
won for him a great reputation and
his inventions placed him in the froni
rank He was chief Of the bureau oi
ordnance from 1888 to 1897 and
assisted la the construction of the
mammoth gun factory az the Washing
ton navy yard His services 10 the
Spanish.Amerlgan war was as CON
mander OF the feet. known as tht
North American squadron.
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7 washington. May T.--Slnce Dallas
swaa made q reserve city, the four IA"
fsoual hanks OF that city have bean
made reverse agents for 300 national
- ~ located "a Texas. Louisiana. Nov
Mexico, Oklahoma. Arkansas and the
amaaan Territory Il Ia said that full
IL 500 hanks are located In the terri.
angy trabasary 20 Dailas
Dursng the month Of April elk ma"
tsonai hanks we're organized in TsxAs.
making total since March IA. 1900, Of
les. with a combined capital OF sI4.-
els, 600. The amount of bonds deposit
Cd was sl,S22. 500. Texas stiii leads
I'm nusnber of banks organized since
eAe new Law went iAto effect
The total for Oklahoma 10 date Ii
Anyone hanks. with a combined capt.
al OF 81. SAC, 900; bonds deposited S4s2.
CSC. For the Indian Territory forty
awo banks, with a combined capital Of
s1,3s5, 600, bonds deposited Ss6S.s0o.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07
A NOVEL PARDON.


0~~srmar Davis Frees N~gre " ae WIN
90 &c Massachusetts IA Live.
Little Rock. May T.--fIovernor JEFF
ferson Davis pardoued Andrew Thomp
son. a negro, on condition that Thomp
son 80 20 Massachusetts, within next
thirty days with the intention of be.
coming a citizen of that state. Thomp
son wAs convicted In Prairie county of
assault with intent TO kill and sen
fenced TO three years In the penitenti.
AIRY. The governor makes the follow.
ing endorsement on the application
for pardon:
Having returned from the north
and having heard many expressions of
sympathy by the citizens of Massa.
chusstts tor what they were pleased
to call the poor oppressed negro OF
tina south. and desiring that they shall
have an opportunity 20 reform q Ger
tain portion Of the negro population
of our state;
There. |. jefferson Davis, Governor
OF the state of Arkansas. By vtrtne OF
the constitution and authority vested
In me by the constitution and laws OF
Arkansas, do grant unto Andrew
Thompson. a negro. q full and free
pardon on condition that he become
within the next thirty days a citizen
of Massachusetts"
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saea Hlnssil 90 psaah.

Ell Paso. Tex. May IA. II. Soho
field. half brother OF former Lieutenant
General Schoaeld. committed cufcids
here by shooting himself In the mouth
with large caliber revolver. Soho.
field was q man OF family. secretary of
the Baptist church. and bookkeeper
for the CapfeS Lamber company. He
a.5 himself behind large pie of lum.
Der at the lumber yard. and put buI-
let through his brain. A note ad.
dressed TO his wife was found beside
MIN. but in 1t he gave no cause for
taking his own life. The coroDer's
verdict was suicide. Schofieid came
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07

Washington. May THE cases of
alleged assault against Senator Money
Of Miseiasippi. o. II. Shaner, a street
car conductor and James e. Hooper.
truck fireman, in the fire depart
nent. all growing out OF q street car
alteration about ten days ago. were
nolle pressed and formally abandoned
ID the police court Tuesday after .
vigorous contest between counsel.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07
DEFEAT ADMITTED.


ms@aaAx b a@stss r1sh weusa S@s Th~ss
rsa pf&s. Knocked oaI
Eos Angeles, Gal. May 7~~TuesGay
nay be ehronlcl@d as tbs day when
MaAsar husafss club women saw at
their psf plaus. fer which they havs
beer isghtsng two years, 60 down be-
fore tbs vote of the convention.
Tlnal defeat was given 20 the ad-
sntsaaon Of coiored womsnS clubs, ct
forts to down the Individual club a4
q atsp toward reorganization through
state declarations only failed. and the
pIAn 10 reduce the per capital tar
from Toe 10 Sc WAS rejected.
TIE free issues were defeated II
sha midst of intense excitement on
both sides But the struggle laft nc
fs@asag Of bitterness and the union OF
The south and north. aA far as the
woman'a clubs are concerned, proEnis
o. % remain arm for some time.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07

Longvlew. Tex. May IA quarrel
between Tom Powell and hia. wife,
Livey Powell, coiored. which began
With their separation about year ago,
eliminated In LAvay Powell being shot
twice and instantly killed at the home
OF her couain. Tom Jones. Who lives at
EIaeryilIe. about ten miles from here.
Layey Powell was sleeping on . pallet
on the front porch and dIiTaag the
night was dragged from the poFcn-ama
ahot.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07
SIX LIVES LOST.


Result af CIeadbarst That swept g
Perttea OF Oklahoma
Oklahoma City. @. r., May lit Il
now known that six lives were lost
tn the clondhurst al Foss. on the Choc
taS and Oklahoma railroad. Fifteer
houses we're carried away and choc
taw passenger train had a thrilling
race ~ escape the food that follow ed
The dead
Mrs. Fsutteraeid and grand daughter
Mira. Hutchinson
Mrs. Morgan and son.
Man, name unknown.
Foss Is q town OF 800 people, II was
built mostly on high ground, but ax
seaaoa into the valley The cloud
burst struck Turkey creek some dis
tsnce from F'Uss at o'clock in the
afternoon. raising the waters OF that
stream and the washi,a river To q
depth Of nearly ten feet The food
reached FsssB At 8 80 o'clock. eontnF
with such suddsnneas that thu peopls
In the valley could not reach higt
ground
From Eik City 20 Foss. the Choctaw
railway folioas Turkey creek for .
distance Of is ailes Below Foas tbs
creek crosses under the Choctaw track
and eFnpties into the WaAhlta which
the ChocsAw crosses further east. The
train erew aaw the waii Of water de-
sgeudiHK che srsak ard began raca
for the bridge across the Washita
TIE train barely got into Foss ir
tlaas before ike bridge over Turkey
creek waa swept away Thg srain
EnattY reashed 9Ssathsrford. after %
eouateFing nnsnarous bad places La tbs
srasa and was compelled TO remain
tbs a. tsseam@e al vemahuuta ahead
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f3Ffs
ELLIS COUNTY INDEPENDENT TELEPHoNE @.

appear
their Offices Williams
placing
mpracabe publish the
telephone possible and where not In conhicion with
party lines subscribers viii be their old numbers
win be cheeuy Of employees
W. AZ PORTER Manager.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07

Washington. May Tho president
rs nranted pardons in the cases OF
William II. weber, John Haddow. Tom
Hra1ny. cass BraIey and David Ciarks~
mea, II ~ united Nine Workers. sen
sannad 10 5aa by United States Dastfscs
Tuags Mcdowell Of the Western as
krA& 0f Virgins for contempt Of court
C. Violating court orders.