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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10
GIANT FLASHLIGHT.
1t Was Erected by German Govern
ment mt HeIigOIand and Is
Visible 40 Miles,

OF special interest to the commercial
world is the new flashlight which has
been erected by the German govern
ment on the island of Heligoland, in
the North sea.
The light is not only the largest in
the world, but also the oldest, for
Germans declare that it never had n
model. The technicians employed on
the work maintained that the German
reflector, with its exactly parabolic
ground work glass mirror, or specu-
lum, would prove superior to every
other device which has hitherto been
used for this purpose, and the great
success of the Heligoland fast flash
ing lights shows that they were right
Experiments were then made in MI
remberg and proved far more success
full than had been deemed possible
The revolving reflector of the German
apparatus was fully equal to the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10
CAPPS IS PROMOTED.
Appointed Chief Constructor Of Navy
by the President.
Youngest Officer who Ever Held That
Rank in the Seryice-RRised the
Spanish Ships Sunk by
Dewey.

Rear Admiral w. L. Caps, the new
chief of the bureau of construction and
repair, is the youngest officer who ever
held that rank in the navy of the Unit
ed States. He entered upon the dis
charge of the duties of that Office at the
navy department a few days ago.
He was born near Norfolk, Va, in
January, 1864, and will not reach the age
of 40 until January next. He entered
the naval academy in October, $780, be-
ing one of class of 25 cadet engineers
selected by competitive examination
from about 200 applicants from all parts
Of the country. The age limits for adj
mission at that time were from 16 to 20,
and young Caps was the youngest
cadet in his class.
After graduating with high honors at
the naval academy in 1884 he cruised at
sea for two years, when he was pro-
NOTED to rank of ensign, and soon there
after was selected to take a course Of
instruction abroad for the purpose of
entering the construction corps. After
three years at the University Of Class
gov, where he graduated with high hon
ors, he returned to this country as an
assistant naval constructor. and since
then the work he has done has been
probably the most varied and DIVERSE
fed of any member of the corps, covering
all branches of his profession.
His first duty after returning from
abroad was at the New York navy yard.
in the department of construction and
repair. In 1892 he came to Washington
and served several years as assistant to
the chief constructor in the bureau of
construction and repair In 1896 he was
ordered to the Union iron works, in San
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10
Birds Guided by stars.

Do you ever venture any conjecture
as to how migratory birds manage to
keep up their flight in a due north di-
rectiOn after night? 1t has been proven
that on clear nights they often wing
their northern flight" in the rarified
atmosphere three miles above the
earth's surface. This being true, it is
clear that guidance by the topography
of the country is out of the question;
how. then, are they able to keep their
beaks pointing toward the north pole?
The scientific ornithologist comes to
the rescue with the declaration that
they are guided by the stars, and in
support of his opinion cites as evidence
the facts that when the stars are OBJ
scured by the clouds the birds become
bewildered and seek the ground-St
Louis Republic
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10

One result of meteorological research
is the distinction between infective and
intoxicative diseases. In the former
the general multiplication of micro
organisms in the body of the patient
is the salient feature, while in the lat
ter poisoning is the cause of the mala-
dy. Thus, DR.. Allan Macfayden says,
the dead bodies of typhoid bacilli, al
though destitute of all infective prop
critics, are yet toxic when introduced
into animals in virtue of the tntra-
cellular poisons that they contain.
Accordingly, in the case of many dis
eases formerly regarded as purely in
fective, it has now become apparent
that, in addition to the infective, the
poisonous properties of the invading
bacterial cells have to be taken into ac-
count
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10
The War Against Malaria.

The war against malaria and mos
uuitoes is to be fought out in tropical
Africa. Dr. Dutton, in a report to the
Liverpool school of tropical medicine,
states that eight per cent. of the ma
tive children examined in British
Gambia showed the malaria parasite
in the blood. and that the liability of
infection by Europeans continues dur
ing the rainy season, the time of mos
uuitoes. The breeding places of the
insects include wells, canoes, boats,
lighters, barrels, tubs and various dis
used household utensils and grass
clogged street trenches. Bathurst. the
capital of the colony, offers an unusual
field for test of determination plans,
as the land to be dealt with has an
area of only a square mile, and is iso-
lated by a broad eXpanse of sea water,
while rain occurs in only four months
of the year The removal of breed
ing places, now several months in
progress, is aided by grant of e 200
q year
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10

REPUBLIC OF PANAMA.
New Isthmian State, Just Recognized
by Our Government, Has Aren
of BE- $50 Miles.

The new republic of Panama comprises
the isthmus of Panama with many
islands. 1t has an area of 81, $50 square
miles. 1t is therefore nearly the size
of the state of Maine, which has an area
of 33,O40 square miles, and is somewhat
larger than Indian Territory, which has
an area of 81 400 square miles, and South
Carolina, which has 30,57O square miles.
1t is larger than New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
Connecticut, which cover 81 1865 square
miles. 1t is about as large as West Vir-
ginia and New Jersey, which combined
have an area of 32605 square miles. Its
population is about 285 900.
The capital of Panama is the city Of
Panama, which has a population of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10

counting. But a little patience will
easily overcome such difficulties.
When one has the average number
of chirps per minute, take one-fourth
of that number, and add 40 to that; the
result will be the temperature within
a degree or two of the actual tempera-
ture as read from a thermometer hung
out of doors.
Another experiment is to capture a
cricket and take him into the house
and see how much faster he ehirps
when he is warm.
To count the chirps per minute, TAX
ing one-fourth of that number and add
ing 40 to it may seem little compli-
cated-but it is really very simple, and
is like the game, Think of a number.
and double it," put to an interesting
purpose.-St. Nicholas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10

The clam seems to be sharing the
fate of the lobster. II is fast disap-
pearing-so fast. indeed, that the
United States fish commission is en-
deavoring to propagate the mollusk by
artificial culture. The fish commission
has confined its attention to the soft
or long clam. The state of New York
on the other hand. Is studying the
round or hard clam. Both researches
seem promising from the results thus
far obtained
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10
SIR EDWARD GREY.
Be Next Leader of Liberal Party
in Great Britain.

Sir Edward Grey, baronet, who is be-
ing discussed as the coming leader of
the liberal party in England, has repre-
sented Berwick-onTweed in parliament
since 1856. He is famous as an athlete,
and in 1862 captured two coveted tennis
prizes. He was educated at Winchester
and at Balliol college, Oxford, and sue
ceeded to the title on the death of his
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10

grandfather in 1882. He was born in
1862. Sir Edwards realty property il
Great Britain is about 1000 acres. He
is recognized authority on foreign mat
tiers; was under secretary for foreign af-
fairs from 1892 to 1895 in the Rosebery
cabinet and conducted himself in an ex-
cellent manner. In a general way he is
regarded as man of infinite possibilities
in the future from a political point of
view
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10

The total power generated and used
by the St. Louis exhibition will be in
the neighborhood of $4,000 horsepower
Over 80 per cent. of the electric energy
will be in 6,600-volt, three-phase, %
cycle current. The largest unit will be
an s, 000-horsepower steam turbine, and
the next largest a 5,O00-horsepower
compound horizontal and vertical
reciprocating steam engine. The larg-
est steam engine in the Paris exposi-
ton of 1900 was rated al 1000 horse
MOWER
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10

about $4,000. 1t is bishops see and has
a handsome cathedral and five other
churches. charity hospital and nor
NAL and several private schools sus-
tanned by government. One newspaper
is published daily in Spanish and Eng
fish. The surrounding country is fertile,
but the city has but little trade. The
city of Panama is situated on a tongue
of land which extends some distance out
to sea. The harbor is safe for small yes
sells; large vessels cannot approach
nearer than three miles from shore, and
are unloaded by lighters. Colon, form
erly Aspinwall is at the Atlantic ocean
end of the Panama railroad.
Colon is 1000 miles from New York.
and nearly equidistant from San Fran
cisco and Valparaiso being about $500
miles from each place. The railroad
running to Panama, AZ miles distant,
was opened February II, 1855 A large
station has been built near the center of
the town. The track runs to the wharf,
at which the steamers land their passen-
gers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10
Gambling Fever in Frnnce.

Statistics published concerning Paris
mutuals shows that the betting transac-
tons during the last II years on race
courses of France amount to 2,402 ,914, O0G
francs, about $3.50, 500 900, and the rec
ord year was 1899 when bets made
reached 255 100000 frapcs, about $751;
100000
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10
Status of the Mummy.

An Egyptian mummy that passed
through Swiss custom house recent
ly was classed as dried meat" AS
everybody knows, says the Chicago
Record Herald, the average custom
house official is can amoosln' cuss."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10

Most people would succeed in small
things if they were not troubled with
great mbitions.-LongfelloW
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10
Hair Turns White in Dream.

Lee Bird, young man of Hamilton,
O., has suffered premature whiteness of
the hair, as the result of a dream.
Six weeks ago his hair was jet black.
One night he had a vivid dream, in
which he imagined that he was dead
and surrounded by the torments of the
lost. So great was the shock that his
hair was shot with gray when he
awoke. Now it is rapidly whitening.
Bird himself is sponsor for the story.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10
THE FLAG OF PANAMA.

(The first upper square, to the left. is blue;
first lower square. to the left is white,
with a blue star in its center. The second
upper square is white with red star in
its center, and the second lower square
is red)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-10

she-What did you marry me for,
anyway?
He-For better or for worss-and I
lost. Town Topics.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-23
DER WALD's" COMPOSER.
Miss Ethel Smyth and Her Remark
able Achievement.

able Achievement.
An interesting event of the musical
season Of 1903 has been the perform
ance for the first time in America Of
Miss Ethel NJ. Smvths opera. Der
VALID C'The Forest"). Thus it cannot
be longer said that no woman has ever
composed Il successful opera. ,3ore-
over. distinguished musical critic said
Of it after its first night in New York,
ITO the operas credit. IL can be said
that discussion Of it may proceed upon
tie broad plane of contemporary mu
sic without reference to sex or nation,
atty
This is very good. considering it was
written by L man concerning Wom-
ans musical composition, which goner-
ally receives more SncerS than pats on
the back from masculine critics. In
deed. even in this case the critic, like
q man. iUVoluntarii! claims what is
best in the opera-tlat is the style Of
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-23
ONE TYPE.

has to earn her living. But do you sup
pose would stay bending over desk
all day if | found it was running my
health and brains and preventing me
from making friends. from seeing ire
cramping my whole future? No, In
deed! If l could not persuade my su-
periors that fresh ideas and brain
constantly receiving new impressions
are worth more than certain number
of musty office hours day. would
work nights. Sundays, every spare
minute, to put myself in a position
where / could both live and do my best
work and where by improving all the
time could put myself beyond the
possibility of being thrown away some
,1ay like a sucked orange when had
finally reached my limit. 1t isn't work
nat makes a woman old. hopeless and
worn: its selfish idieness or narrow
life or work under adverse: circum-
STANCES. Even sorrow doesn't ruin a
woman's existence if she still keeps her
hand on the pulse of life. If she stu
moves and has a part in the world
about her. il she does not allow hefsef
to become q shut Ii.
MAUD ROBINSON.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-23

But Ilere are
many small things in which woman is
most extravaganza
She will wear her best tailor made
out in the rain. thereby impairing its
freshness forever and a day, and this
simply to make an impression on some
woman she doesn't really care two cents
about. She will likewise hold up her
umbrella in Il rainstorm using hand
incased in white glove. She might
at least remove the glove, for one spot
of water absolutely ruins it.
She will buy dozen wells at one
time, wear each once Or twice and then
throw it in a little heap in the bottom
of a drawer. If the veil had been roll
ed lengthwise. it would have lasted
four times as long. and why use so
many at once?
Then size will put rough bindings on
the bottom of her skirts and ruin her
expensive boots. or. worse still. put Oh
no binding at all. which ruins the skirt.
Yes, and she will waste money for
neck ribbons which are mussy and
don't look half as well or last as long
as a regular collar and buy fancy belts
and novelties. which 60 out almost as
soon as they are in and which eat
up her money so wonderfully that she
wonders why she has none left to pur-
chase the important pieces.
On the whole, | am sorry to say
women are apt to be penny wise and
pound foolish. HELEN CLIFTON.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-23
THE DAIRYwOMAN AND HER PETS.

one which became popular SO suddenly
that it amounts to fad. The fad will
die q natural death by and by. but
while it lasts hundreds of quiet domes-
tic women are getting good money out
Of the homemade rug business. There
are braided and sewed rugs, crocheted
rugs, knitted ones and those woven by
hand in a way similar to that whereby
the most expensive Persian and orien-
tai rugs are manufactured. All over
the Union women are catering to the
popular fad. learning from aged moth
ers and grandmothers how these made
rugs half a century ago, except that
the grandmothers made the rugs for
sturdy farm boots to tread upon, and
that right heavily. while the grand
daughters make theirs for dainty la
dies to show off in parlors and even in
some cases to hang up for draperies.
The rug foundation can be painted or
stained with the outline of a colored
figure or scene and the rag or wool fill
ing be worked in to correspond. 50 that
the outer surface represents sort Of
tapestry picture. To produce the thing
quite perfect all the dyes used must
also be the unfading homemade ones
used by the grandmothers. A young
lady in New York city is actually max
ing a fortune from the manufacture
and sale of these rugs. She occupies
all the floors eff one house.
ALICE WHITAKER.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-23

Half mourning is not now SO rigidly
insisted upon. but white wolfe with
black silk null trimmings or with chif-
fon ruchings and other garniture are
allowable. When such gown is to be
worn with a hat. the latter should he
trimmed with mauve tulle mingled
with white and with punches of white
violets. Mauve is used now instead of
the unbecoming lavender. Few people
put their children into mourning now
except for the funeral and for church
for few weeks. as it is thought too de,
pressing for young minds
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-23
Many Women
Eorn Money
At Ho m e

wN every country neighborhood, In
M any town small or large, women
"a who are in earnest and set theil
heads to it may originate ways OF
bringing in money while at the same
time they attend to their daily house
hold duties. At a meeting OF the Mln-
neSota Dairymcn's association several
ladies reported their success in ''H"
keeping. One woman. Mrs. Holmes.
was fond of COWS and had money to
buy one. That was some years ago.
Mrs Holmes now has Il farm OF 80
acres IL small grains and pasture. lac
grain lands gave 4 phenomenal Yield
to tie acre. tie men farmers said Wl.Hn
they heard the average was nearly If
II Bushels Mrs. Holmes has now
tWpnty-siX COWS, which gave her nearly
81 800 worth of butter last year. For
a furlnpr that is not d bad income.
Mrs. Holmes wisely uses all the prod
uct of her LAM! to feed her stock On.
A Maine woman, Mrs. Florence Cum
mings. who likewise plays the piano,
devot2s her farm to poultry. hay and
dairyinS. She does all her own house
work and sells twenty pounds of butter
week. Country women around ROS-
ton have taken up market gardening
with enthusiasm. and several CT them
are in receipt Of incomes lr0I.! Ills
source that many professional lIcn and
women might envy. In New England
it is becoming common to employ ltal-
ian WOiuen to do the work in market
gardening. and they make excellent
help. They do not get drunk or quar-
rel II the west and southwest, Of
course. however. it is left for women
to conduct farms OH q grand scale. In
California Mrs Buckinghan of Naca-
Vile lon@ since showed what woman
can do in the agricultural field: so did
the ingenious woman who raised PAM
pas plunes and created a demand for
them. In the Panhandle of Texas Mrs.
Pauline Whitman owns and operates a
ranch of 100000 acres, on which she
raises $1,000 cattle a year.
In another field of home industry
may be mentioned Mrs. Kidd. the lady
who began making delicious pickles ac-
cording to a recipe that had been in her
family for generations. Year after
year she took premiums for her wares
at southern state fairs before she ever
thought of pickle making as rcmu-
nerative industry. Finally it occurred
| to her that. since her pickles were so
very good she might get some spend
ing money by selling them. She Of
| fered some of them at q famous south
ern hotel At once they met with ia
| vor Then another and another hotel
manager wanted them till trade be-
| gan that was widened out to include
railway dining cars and great ocean
| steamer lines. Like Mrs. Macready of
| Buffalo. Mrs. Kidd first made her deli
| eacies in her own kitchen AS was the
case with Mrs. Macready's husband
also. ere long Mrs. Kidd's husband had
| to give up his own work and help his
wife with the industry she had found
ed. A large factory has been built in
| the rear of the old southern home in
which Mrs Kidd lived. and scores Of
helpers are now employed regularly.
Among the most interesting and lu-
crative home Industries for women is
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-23
,IRGED TO ATTACK.

II Tetuan. Morocco, Is Said t" he
10 a Critical Condition.
Madrid. April "a dispatch from
J r.s.,, Morocco, represents Port Te,
-, Morocco, as being in very crit,
|..., ,csition, the pretender being Urged
..tek Tetuan. the capture Of which
: !. .onsidered easy. European and Jew
s. rasidents of the place are unallf
y lave except by sea and have re.
dussted steamer be sent to sent e
ss xssl Them The Spaniards have de,
. AM protection of the Spanish gov,
s~snent. A steamer from New Io.'r
/ q arrived at Mellila with 500 cases d
ammunition and a number Of rife:
n the sultan of Morocco
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-23
Cyclone In Georgia,

Columbus, Ca, April pa cyclone
zassed through the northern part oil
earris county. doing considerable dam
1se sweeping everything before it
4lle negro was badly hurt on Green
Aadersons farm by being struck y
{ piece OF flying debris. Oouthouses
y me farm OF cameron Murray, a we'll
kaown farmer. were blown down and
~ the farm of Green Anderson not a
1lasle house was left standing. i
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-23
cavED BY A DOG.

lizard canine Rescues a Boy s'' SKI:
~ g Eve of Drowning.
81 York, April 22.-Manor Tucker
8 ss' rord dog. whose weight. i:
= pounds. and who is z.s said to ODE. be tbs
aid boy from drowning in q
slA in Second river betEe: y
asss aald and Watsessing. The boy
lhsraraT companions was p!ay;ne
vlaa hank of the stream when tie
en W &c way and he was pElvlpltai, (;
gahs .rater, He could not swim AID
u - ,rr,ghfened companions ran e"-2T
c!s l aas saw the boy struggling in to
Y es snd dashing into the pool se}z !
s - II the collar and brought h'H
IL ssfsly to shore,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-23

Nashville, Tenn, April 22.-Henry
Ssruggs, colored, of Franklin, Tenn.
fharged with numbering Simon Jones,
annther negro, near Franklin Saturday
night, had a narrow escape from a mob
d bis own rate Monday night Sheriff
Tucker Of Williamson learned on Mon
dsy afternoon that a mob was rapidly
turning for the purpose of lynchine
Sauggs. He had the negro secretly
leHofed Monday night to Jail in Nash
Vile The murder of Jones is said to
have been a most brutal one.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-23

two shades of the same color, the up
per section being lighter than the low
er. as rule.
The dividing line is concealed by a
shelf which runs around the room and
etc.
The illustration shows just such a
treatment of a wall. The color srheme
Is in two shades of blue. harmOniZing
prettily with the white woodwork and
the blue and white china.
r. DE LA BAUME.