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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10
MANILA'S EXoRBITANT RENTS.
Even n Small Cottage Is Beyond the
Means of the Average
wage-Earner.

Rent rates in Manila continue to
soar skyward. Even a small cottage is
now beyond the reach of the average
American wage-earner in the city.
When one thinks of the rare opportun-
tiles of the Manila lessor his moderation
becomes matter of wonderment, says
the Manila Times. He asketh all things,
eXpecteth all things and he getteth all
things. His gall is immeasurably,
boundlessly great; it is beyond all
whooping. After the first year of Amer
lean occupation the lessor promptly
doubled the rents, and he has religious
ly adhered to this system of geometrical
progression ever since For example,
house that rented in 1899 for 10 pesos
per month was worth in 1900 20 pesos;
1901 brought the value up to 40 pesos;
the following year 80 was the limit; the
present time finds the landlord demand
ing l6O. This progression will continue
as long as we stand it, as there seems
TO be no limit to landlords grasping
demands other than the victims salary.
Illustrations of the truth of these
statements regarding the unreasonable
and usurious rent rates are to be found
on all sides. For instance. a certain
house on Gale San Marcelino. renting
for 500 gold per month, cost not more
than $4,000 gold; $4,000 would be an
exorbitant estimate for house and lot.
This gives the owner an annual interest
of So per cent on his investment 1t is
safe to affirm that after the owner has
received his original capital in rent the
value of the house will not be depreciat-
ed two per cent. by reason of its having
been occupied. We do not know what
relation the assessed valuation of such
property bears to the amount of rent
charged, but the probability is that if
the estimate were made on the basis of
rent rates the prayers to the board of
equalization would deluge that body by
the time of its first session.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10
FILIPINO WASHINGTON.
Plans and Ideas of AguinaIdO While
mt the Head of the Insur-
rectiOnists.

Speaking of Aguinaldo's limitations
reminds me of what an officer told me
not long ago, writes Arthur Stanley
Riggs, in Atlantic. He had been in the
party that met Gen, then Col,
Funston, when returning with the cap
tured President" Capt. was
among the first to go through the in
surgent's papers. Among them he
found the diary kept by Aguinaldo,
which showed what the mans ideas
were regarding the responsibilities
resting upon the leader of the new re-
public he so fondly imagined could be
established. He, Aguinaldo, his chief
adviser and confidant, with their re-
spective wives and proper suite, in
tended to make a tour of Europe that
should last at the very least a year
Other entries in the diary showed the
discussions the four had had about the
trip, what they should see, and how the
vast moneys they counted upon should
be spent. This book was begun not
long after the famous Malolos congress,
and during the most critical period Of
the Indicative republic, the most keen
ly anxious moments of the ex-washer-
mans career Aguinaldo, though most
people, even in the islands, do not know
it, was in 1896 common washerman
in the Cavite arsenal's laundry, and
had so poor knowledge of Spanish that
the Castilians themselves declared that
he spoke it de cOcina or kitchen-faShiO
Like a good many other tauos, he was
an adept at lightning political changes,
and so, when he jumped from the party
with which he had been connected to a
new one, some time after this, and was
made capitano municipal in the same
year, it occasioned no one any great
surprise.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10
A NEW FOOD PLANT.
Curious Growth of Uganda Recently
Discovered by Coffee
Grower.

There have recently been imported
into England specimens of the "glycine
subterTanea,' plant which is in some
respects the most curious in the world,
reports a London paper. MIR. Balland,
who has reported on it, says that its
roots contain every principle necessary
for human food. The plant was dis
covered by coffee grower in Uganda.
It's bulb is shaped like an egg, and is
of a dark red hue with black stripes.
1t is ground into a flour which tastes
like chestnuts. Two pounds of this
flour Is sufficient to keep a man for
day ana will supply the place of bread,
meat. butter and vegetables. Unfor-
tunately, the glycine will not flourish
in cold climates. 1t is, however, to be
introduced in India and Brazil. where
it should prove an enormous addition
to the food plants there available. No
doubt it's finder will make very good
thing OF his discovery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10
ONE ON THE GROCER.
How Little Johnny Smartnleck
Forged His Way Ahead in the
Arithmetic Class.

He walked into the grocery store with
a slip of paper In his hand, and the gro
Ger at once produced his pencil and order
book, for the boys mother was good
customer.
Good morning" said the boy, whose
curly head scarcely reached to the coun-
ter. 81 want three and half pounds
of sugar. It's six cents a pound, ain t
it? And rice is eight? want two and
a quarter pounds of that. And quar-
ter pound of your 7O-cent tea, and two
and a fifth pounds of your 35-cent coffee,
and three pints of milk That's eight
cents a quart, amt it? And please give
me the BILL" he ended breathlessly,
'for have to get to school,"
The grocer made out the bill, Won
dering at the queerness of the order,
and handed it to the boy, asking as he did
so:
Did your mother send the money, or
does she want the goods charged?"
The boy seized the bill and said with
a sign of satisfaction:
MA didn't send me at all, It's my
arithmetic lesson, and l had to get it
done somehow
And as he ran out the grocer opened
the cigar case and handed out smokes
to the men who were there
TITS on me" he said Say, there's
more than one way to skin an eel, isn't
therein Y. Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10

nTHATLL do now, Babe" said
the animal trainer, eXtricat-
ing himself from the serpen-
tine embrace of a great black trunk
She's very playful, Babe is" he
added, somewhat breathlessly, which
was natural, for Babe and her mate
had been playing ball with him, throw
ing him from one to the other and
catching him beautifully in manner
calculated to inspire a baseball rooter.
She's a good deal friskier than Basil
You see, she's only half as old as Basil,
who is 60 this year"
Babe was stamping her foot, just
like an infant, and demanding more
play Frank Healey, the trainer, pat
ted her on the trunk and said: Il guess
she won't be contented now till Evan
comes around. He's my son, you know,
and he can do more with these two fell
lows than | can"
So he sailed forth to find Evan, and
his visitors went with him, expecting
TO see big. husky animal trainer like
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10

his father. But all they saw was a
yellow head full of curls peering shyly
from behind a tree and vanishing as
soon as the strangers approached
Dragged forth finally by the arm,
with his face turned bashfully away,
behold Evan, aged four years and II
months, master of the elephants.
In the doorway of the elephant house
the parental grasp relaxed and with a
dive Evan got between the mighty
wrinkled pillars that supported Babe.
That playful young creature had her
vast ears thrust forward like immense
banners. Her piggy eyes were all
a-twinkle. She gurgled deep down in
her caverns, like mountain full of
sizzling hot water.
Gently, ever so gently, her big trunk
with its pink orifice reached out and
seized the little chap. Slowly she
rocked him to and fro while he sat,
holding to the trunk as calmly as other
children would hold to the ropes of a
swing But Basil wanted a bit of it,
too. She reached and pranced and
trumpeted until Babe swung Evan over
to her. A toss, and a catch, and Basil
had the boy. Back and forth they
swung him like ball, but with a care
and gentleness that seemed impossi-
BILE in creatures so huge.
A muttered word from Healey and
Basil lifted the little golden-haired
trainer up, up, until she held him ten
feet above the ground. Then the trunk
curved backwards and set him as softly
as if he were bisQue on her big back.
He sat there a few moments, slapping
the leathery skin down the sloping
back to the tail, swung from it as if
it were a rope, and let himself drop to
the ground while Basil and Babe
trumpeted and wagged their ears,
watching for him to appear between
their legs again.
"Safe?" said Mr.. Healey. why, of
course I'd rather have Evan play with
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10

was mortgaged and the foreclosure
was coming. He had no near relatives
to whom to make an appeal even had
not his pride forbade it, At IS years
the feeble and poverty-stricken have
few friends.
Hezekiah Edgars took a key from
the purse and, STOPPING down, removed
the heavy paddock of the trunk and
threw back the lid. The trunk was
full of letters. They were time-stained
and those showing at the top of the
mass bore traces of broken seals. The
letters had been written long before
the days of envelopes. Hezekiah Ed
gars picked up one of the stained let
tiers and spread it open. His still keen
eye ran rapidly down the lines. What
a story is here" he muttered.
He glanced quickly up at the face in
the frame above him, and in his mag
ination he seemed to see in the stern
features a questioning look.
The door leading into the room
opened softly and a rough looking
man, but one in whose face there was
something of kindness, though it had
been brutalized by drink, entered. The
stranger saw the open trunk and the
letter in the old mans hand, and steal
ing quietly forward looked eagerly
over the shoulder of the stopping fig
ure at the written page. Then he
stepped back few steps and spoke.
Good morning, Mr.. Edgars."
The old man started violently, fold
ed the letter with nervous haste. thrust
it back into the trunk, closed the lid
and snapped the paddock
you startled me, JIM" he said. 81
did not know you were here. You're
welcome though, Jim. You're about
the only friend 1 have, and | must
leave you soon"
so I've heard, Mr.. Edgars, but per-
haps it won't be SO bad as you think.
Haven't you got some rich ones, even
though they amt near kin, that you
can write to? Folks don't like to hear
of relatives, even though they're only
ninth cousins, goin' to the poorhouse."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10
SAVED BY HIS DOG.
Bruno Brought Relief to His Master
who Was Buried Under
Load of Wood.

Frank Mullen, wood hauler, of Jop-
lin, Kan, has his faithful dog to thank
for his life.1He was hauling wood from
Shoal creek, near Joplin, one day last
month, when his wagon partially broke
down under big load. He had to crawl
under the wagon to make repairs. He
knew it was dangerous, but he took the
risk. While he was working the wagon
completely gave way, and Mullen was
buried under a pile of cordwood. He
was not hurt, but was imprisoned so
he could not escape. He was in a Sc
cluded part of the wood, and his chances
seemed good for starving to death.
Finally he bethought himself of his dog.
Calling him-"Go home, Brunei" he
commanded. The dog obeyed, and the
morning after the accident occurred
Mrs. Mullen, who had worried all night
about her husbands absence, was at
tracted to the door by the dogs scratch
ing and bowling. When she opened the
door she noticed he had a bad cut on
one of his shoulders He had been hit
there W d SllCh IL OIl the ldlllllS lOdu.
Mrs Mullen, who had worried all night
and, ordering the dog 30 return to his
master, set out, following him. The
dog led her directly to where Mullen
was, several miles distant, and, with
the aid of the man who accompanied
her, Mrs. Mullen was able to extricate
her husband. He was half starved, but
unhurt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10
Out Of the Past
BY
EDWARD B. CLARK

EZEKIAH EDGARS sat before the
freless CRATE with dull despair
depicted in his face. The poorhouse. !"
he murmured. God, what a horror"
The room in which the old man sat
was bare of furniture save for a bed,
a chair and an old horsehair trunk,
brass nailed and padlocked at the
hasp. On the wall was a portrait in
oil, dim with age for the most part,
yet with the stern set face of the old
Puritan preacher, Jonathan Edgars,
looking out with eyes untouched by
time.
The old man rose unsteadily from
the chair and, walking to the window,
looked out upon the gray day. Then,
shivering, he turned away Gold
without and Within" he said to him
self. "The whole world is chill for
him who is Old
Hezekiah Edgars took a worn purse
from the pocket of his threadbare
coat and, opening it, looked within
Fife dollars" he muttered, "and
when that is gone, the poorhouse
The house in which he stood had
been his and his ancestors. Now it
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10
FOUR O'CLOCKS.

The shade by the barn is widening still.
And by the trough where the willows
grow;
One by one over Burberry Hill
The billowy clouds go drifting slow.
Down from the bed by the old white gate
There steals subtle and spiced perfume
AS the long, sweet afternoon grows late;
The four-o' clocks are beginning to bloom.
Thin blue wreaths from the chimney Irvine
As some one kindles the fire for tea;
Scent of the burning willow and pine
Blends with the garden spicery.
The sun sinks lower along the lane,
Where seven poplars stand tall and
straight,
And the eddying fragrance watts again
From the four-o clocks by the old white
gate.
Purple and snowy and pink and red.
They fling their sweetness up to the sun,
A challenge gay from the garden bed
Just as the long, bright day is done.
The cows walk soberly down the lane,
The workers back from the meadows
come,
And the four-o' clocks breathe their greet
ing again
Welcome, and evening, and rest, and
home"
Friendly posies to love and pet.
Flowers of homeliest, humblest cheer,
They lure and bind with a magic yet
Stranger and stronger year by year.
Mystical dreams of worlds remote,
Poetry, passion, glow of the west
All in their fragrant greeting float
welcome, and evening, and home, and
rest"
Mabel Earle, in Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10
PORTO RICO'S COASTS.
Curious Discovery as to the Position
of Its North and south
Shores.

The fact is not generally known that
on maps of the largest scale the north
ern and southern coasts of Porto Rico
are not shown in quite the position in
which they were formerly represented.
The difference is 50 slight, however,
that it is not appreciate on the small
maps most generally in use, says the
New York Sun.
For some years the coast and geodetic
survey has been giving considerable
time to a survey of all the coasts of
Porto Rico. 1t has found in the course
of this work several good harbors that
had hitherto been unknown to the
photographer.
One other very interesting discovery
has been made as a result of which the
north shore of the island has bean
moved on the map a half mile to the
mile to the north.
DR.. Tittmann, the director of the
survey, in a recent address briefly eX-
planned the cause of this unusual pro-
ceeding He said that the visible island
of Porto Rico is really the summit of
a mountain whose slopes extend to
great depths beneath the adjacent seas.
1t was found that the observations for
ATTITUDES made on the north and south
sides of this summit of the mountain
rising above the sea were considerably
affected by the local attraction of the
l., al,
ton of the plumb line. 1t was therefore
necessary to take this detection into
account in charting the island.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10
The Question Ansrered.

Estll Springs, Team, Aug. 24th.-Many
questions are being asked OF Mr. c. ID Holt
OF this place in regard to his wonderful re-
covery. For two years he mas been down with
his back. He was so very bad that he could
not even lace his shoes, and from this con-
dition he suddenly appeared well and strong
as ever.
1t Is no wonder therefore that his friends
are asking him How did you do it,
He tells them all: "Dodd's Kidney Pills
did it," and adds This remedy is genuine
good medicine and one that | can heartily
recommend to everybody.
Everyone around here knows how very
bad | was. | was so weak in my back that
| couldn't do anything that needed stoop-
ing or bending over, and three boxes of
Dodd's Kidney Pills made me as you see, as
well as ever | was"
They certainly had a wonderful effect on
my case"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10
Empire State Express in Foot Ball.

The New York Centrars Empire State
Express is recognized as the swiftest and
surest train operated by Americas greatest
railroad, and considered the very best means
to cover the ground in the time required. 1t
is for this reason that the Harvard Uni
versity football team named their best and
surestplay of the season of 1902 the Empire
State Express" for they believed it to be
the most reliable play in their programme.
1t was successful throughout the season
until it met Yales Tooth Century Limited"
play, which was just as swift, safe and sure,
buthad longer endurance and was ''limIted"
only by the size of the field. The names of
the rival teams very correctly describe the
difference in the famous trains, the Empire
State" running only from New York to
Buffalo, while the ''20th Century Limited"
makes the $50 miles between New York and
Chicago in twenty hours every day of the
year. Great is the New York Central and
great are the trains it operates-swift, safe
and reliable.-FrOm the Brooklyn Standard
Union.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10
An Historic Old railroad Engine.

The Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Railway is distributing free of charge an
attractive little booklet entitled The Story
of the General, which contains an ex-
ceedingly interesting account of the raid of
Capt James j. Andrews and men during the
Civil War. 1t is profusely illustrated.
nooga, Tenn, by the r., C. -" { St. L. La r. r.
and is there to remain permanently. 1t can
be seen at any time by travellers passing
through Chattanooga over this railway.
Write to w. L. DANLEY, G. P. A, n, c.
& St. L. Ry., Nashville, Tenn. Mentioning
this paper
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10

Crusty Old Gent Ito tramp What!
Begging again? Didn't l give you a
dime yesterday for a meal?
Tramp (sarcastically)-Yes l know,
gov'nor, but l overate, and l want to
get some medicine for it.-Columbia
Jester
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10

Nothing is more refreshing or invigor-
ating in summer than a daily bath Use
soft, tepid water and good soap. Ivory
soap is ideal for the BATH it is pure.
fathers quickly and leaves the skin soft
and white. The bath should be taken
early in the morning, or just before retr-
ing at night. ELEANOR r. PARKER.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10
There's Something Doing

on the line of the NJ, X. & T. R'y, and we
shall be glad to send you attractive pamph-
lets which convey to you the possibilities
for money-making, on receipt of two-cent
stamp for postage. Address, KATY" Suite
c, st, Louis, Mo.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10

People who tell you they would be great
readers if they had the time are not lying
about it. They are simply mistaken.-Wash-
ington la Democrat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10
Law Against Prairie Dogs.

A law for the determination of prairie
dogs has been passed by the Texas legis-
lature.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10

Jack told me that l was not ike other
girls That's what he tells all of us He's
read somewhere that all women are differ
emit louisville Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10

Nothing in the world is more naughty
than man of moderate capacity when
once raised to power.-Wessenburg.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10

One cannot always be a hero, but one
can always be a man.-Goethe
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10
Onion Juice Beat. Paste.

Paper may be securely gummed to
metal by the aid of onion juice.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10

The mind that is much elevated and inso-
versity, is generally ahiect and base-Epi-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10

Good manners and good morals are
sworn friends and fast, allies.-Bartol
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10

Opium and Liquor Habits Cured.
Book free. B. M. Woolley, NJ D., Atlanta, Ga.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10

The shade by the barn is widening still.
And by the trough where the willows
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-07-24
Russian and Japan to War.

Pekin, July 22.-According to diplo-
mats here the greatest factor in the
eastern situation is the increasing
danger of war between Russia and
Japan. They believe it is becoming
plain that Russia is willing to fight
Japan if convinced that no other pow.
ers will assist her. The Russians are
confident of their ability to easily de-
feat Japan, and are said to be anxious
to settle definitely her position to OPP
pose Russia's progress in Manchuria.
The belief is attributed to the jap
anese that the Russian policy is to
attempt to placate Great Britain and
America and provoke Japan into be-
ginning hostilities. They regard Rus
sia's consent to open ports in Man
churia, the cars promised visit to
England and the occupation of the
Korean border as parts of that policy.
Russia's activity on the Yalu river is
more Irritating to Japan than the re-
tention of Manchuria and all Japanese
officials in China speak Of war as a
probability"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-07-24
OREGON NOTES.

Sixty-two cents, as against IS cents,
which was the opening bid last season,
was paid for the first wheat Of this
season at Pendleton.
The convention of the Eastern Ore
gon Medical association next year will
be held at Union.
G. s. Scott, a Seattle sheep buyer,
shipped IL cars Of sheep out of Pen
dleton for Seattle last week.
The La Grande school board has
purchased rs tons Of coal at $5.75 per
ton. Wood prices are prohibitive, SO
the board decided to use the other fuel.
Fred Hewett, postmaster at Ukiah,
has been arraigned before the federal
court on charge of padding his stamp
sale reports.
The year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren was shot accidentally
last week and died few hours later.
The members of the family were en-
route from Palouse country to Rogue
river valley and were preparing to
camp. In lifting the bedding out Of
the wagon revolver was thrown
onto the tongue and exploded, the bull
let passing through the little ones
body.
Governor Odell of New York, Gen.
Greene and ex-senator T. e. Ellsworth
of New York visited in Portland last
week.
The war between buyers and cattle
owners begins to look serious for the
latter.
Governor Chamberlain, in view Of
the recent robberies of street cars in
the suburbs Of Portland, has issued a
proclamation offering reward of $500
for the conviction of any person COM
hitting such a crime.