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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-13
Policy of Economy Shown in Working Cut
Details.
Ida NJ. Tarbell in McClure's.)

Ida NJ. Tarbell in Mcclure So
Several months ago the writer visited
the largest of the Standard can factories,
the Devoe, on the East River, Long Is
land City. 1t has a capacity of 10000
FIVE gallon cans a day and is probably the
largest can factory in the world.
The fve-gallon can turned out at the
Devoe is a marvel of evolution. The pres
ent methods of manufacture are almost
entirely the work of Mr.. Herman Miller,
known in Standard circles as the father
of the fivegallon can" The machinery
for making the can has been so developed
that while, in 1865, when Mr.. Miller be-
gan his work, one man and boy sol
dered $50 cans in Il day. in 1880 three men
made 5000 and since 1893 three men have
made $4,000. 1t is an actual fact that n
tin can is made by Miller in just about
the time it takes to walk from the point
in the factory where the sheets Of tin are
unloaded to the point where the finished
article is filed with oil.
And here is a nice point in combination.
Not far away from the canning works,
on Newtown Creek, is an oil refinery. This
oil runs to the canning works, and, as
the new-made cans come down by n chute
from the works above, where they have
Just been finished, they are filled, - AT
time, with the oil made a few miles
away. The cans are placed at once i'll
wooden boxes standing ready, and, after
"a hour wait for discovering leaks, are
| nailed up and carted TO n nearby door.
| This door opens on the river, and there
at anchor by the side of the factory is a
vessel chartered for South America OF
China, or where not-waitins to receive
the cans which a little more than "a hours
before were tin sheets lying in fiat boxes
1t is a marvellous example of economy, not
only in materials but in time and foot
| stems.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-13

The Pima Indians have but vague ideas
of the doings of their fOrefathers, and
whatever accounts may have been handed
down to them have been so changed III
the transmission that they cannot be deem
ed reliable now. Their account of the
creation of the world is confused. dit
ferent parties giving different details there,
of. The story most generally accepted
among them is that the first of all created
beings was a spider, which spun large
web. out of which, in process OF time, the
world was formed. They believe that the
Supreme Being or Creator took nerve
ont of his neck and thereof made man
and q woman.
According to their traditions, the first
human being lived near the Salt River,
in Arizona Territory, near the Mcdowell
Mountain. These people multiplied rap.
idly, and soon populated the valleys OF
the Salt and ella Rivers.
There appears to be a strong probable
ity that the Pima ami Papago Indians.
who speak the same language, and to all
intents belong to the same nation, are the
descendants of the earliest occupants OF
this section of the country. Still, the ac-
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-13
WORLDS BIGGEST PAWNSHOP.
Conducted by the Provident Loan Society of
New York in the Ghetto.
Ieslie's Weekly

Think of a pawnshop with so many
customers that sometimes in the morning
two policemen are needed to keep the yisi-
tors in order; pawnshOp that ministers
to the urgent wants of 500 men and wom-
en- every day, loaning in three months, be-
tween Jan. /. 1903, and April /, more
than 81 100000 to people who are among
the poorest in the United States, and you
have an idea of what is said to be the big
gest single pawnshOp in the whole world.
This remarkable institution is OF the East
Side of New York City, in the district
called the Ghetto. In sums ranging from
n few cents to several thousand dollars.
this shop loaned 10 its customers last year
81. ,OC0. The amount of loans this wear
will probably reach $5.O00,000, as the bust
ness is growing very rapidly. And this re-
markable enterprise was started as a
charity. 1t is onehOf the four branches
of the Provident Loan Society of New
York.
The society lends money on personal
property at the rate of six per cent per
annum for the first two weeks that the
money is used; the rate of interest after
that being u per cent. per annum. The
regular pawnbrOkers usually want three
times this rate. As security the society
takes any form of property that has value
-jewelry, clothing or anything else that
can be handled conveniently. 1t has four
shops where property may be pawned. Its
business in loans and redemptiOns last
year was S11 100000. and this year the
volume of it will probably be 80 per cent
greater. Already this public pawnshop, as
it might be called, has driven many of the
regular pawn-brekers out of business,
threa tening to become q monopoly. BY
far the largest of the four branches is
that in the Jewish tenement district of the
metropolis. That the biggest pawnshop in
the world should be in the heart of one of
the poorest districts in the world, and in
the midst of a people distinguished as a
race for their thrift, is an odd and APP
parently contradictory state of facts.
But the very thrift of the people is re-
sponsible for the great volume of the
pawnshOp's trade. The industrious folks
of the Ghetto use this institution as a
bank. And this discloses some very inter-
esting commercial customs of the East
| Side.
The Jewish push-cart peddler, or keeper
| of tiny, dark, basement store, saves his
pennies assiduously. When he has ac-
cumulated a few dollars he usually buys
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-13
THE MAN OF 81.
BY C. H. MARTIN, BRooKFIELD, M

BY c. II. MARTIN, BROoKFIELD, NO.
He is at rest; his once proud form
AT last has had to yield
To deaths keen blade that he defied
On many a battle field;
His martial tread is heard no more,
His weary march is done.
He sleeps beneath the flag he loved
The man of sixty-one.
The flag hangs union down to-day,
His comrades bow the heads.
As tattoo sounds the last farewell,
The requiem of the dead.
He's fought his fight-his day is past,
And death at last has won
Another hero from the ranks
OF those of siXty-One.
His comrades form in line once more,
And march with solemn tread.
With waiting fife and muffled drum,
To the city of the dead.
Fire one last volley DER his grave, y
Fire one last sunset gun;
Sound taps-lights Out-there's one more
gone
OF those. of sixty-one.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-13
Magnetic Springs.

There are three waters in the State of
Indiana which actually impart magnetic
powers to needles, knife blades, and the
like. One is at Cartersburg Springs, Hen
bricks County: another is derived from a
well driven at Lebanon, while the third is
from well driven at Fort Wayne. These
waters contain large proportions of carbon
dioxide gas, which is slowly released upon
exposure to the air. While the water re-
tains this gas it continues to impart mag
netic properties to the steel, but as soon as
the gas escapes heavy precipitate forms
on the bottom of the container consisting
of magnetic oxide Of iron. Any consider
able quantity of one of these waters will
defect the needle of a cOmpass.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-13

turned to the valley after the departure of
the Spanards. They found all their
wealth destroyed, their towns in ruins,
their fields devastated, their friends and
relatives slain or carried off by the enemy,
and the survivors were in despair. Some
few, hoping to be able to liberate those of
their kindred who had been captured, fol-
lowed the white men toward the south
and finally settled in Sonora, where their
descendants live to this day. The others
remained in the Salt River Valley, increas-
ed in numbers, and again titled the soil.
But the Apaches, always bitter enemies
of the Pimas, took advantage of the stu
alton, and encroached upon their fields to
such an extent that the Pimas finally re-
turned to the ella River Valley, where
they still live. They never regretted the
stately mansions of their forefathers, but,
humbled by defeat, were content to live in
the lOwly huts which are occupied by the
Pimas of the present day. Their women
were virtuous and strong, and in the lapse
of time numerous children were born; the
! tribe increased in numbers, and, not many
years after their defeat hy the Spaniards,
the Pimas We're strong enough to cope
with the Ipaches, against whom they
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-13
c. D. PENNEBAKER. JOHN PAUL JONES
PENNEBAKER & JONES,
d COunSelOrS,

1881 F STREET, WASHINGTON, D. G.
Special attention to adjustment of accounts Of civil
war Volunteer Officers
We think very rev officers were properly paid.
Widows (even If remarried), other heirs ent-
tied. Write for details.
We are especially anxious to communicate with off,
Tor their heirs who o. not paid for recruiting
services for services rendered prior to muster in;
(2) who were denied bounty by reason of promotion;
(3) who dismissed from the SERVICE az who were
denied travel by reason of resignation for personal
reasons or convenience; (5) who were not mustered
and paid because command was below minimum num-
ber and % who lost U. $ pay by of state pay
ment
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-13
Germany's PolygIots.

The advantage of universal language,
rs we have in the United States, to the
business interests of country can hardly
be overestimated. In Germany, 5000, 900
speak Polish and 100000 Danish only,
100000 French, 100000 Dutch. $4,000
Czech and Russian. Wendish, Masurian
Kassubian, Moravian, and other languages
each have considerable number of ad-
herentS.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-13
Not an Unusual Case,

Doctor-"Do / think / can cure your
catarrh? Why, I'm sure of it,
Patient-"So you are very familiar with
the disease?'
Doctor-I shorld say so! I've had it
myself all my life"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-13
Precious Stones in the United States.

The production of precious stones in
this country in 1902 aggregated $31S,3O0
in value, as compared with $2S9,050 in
1901, and with $333,17O in 1900. The to-
tai value of the precious stones imported
into the United States during 1902 was
S25, 412,1I6, which sum was $3.50, 200 more
than that for the previous year, and IL
times the value of the importat;ons in
1866.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-13
The Manned Soldiers. League.

The United States Manned Soldiers
League will meet in San Francisco, We'd
nesday, Aug. 10, from to o'clock p. NJ,
at Temple Hall, III Turk st.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-20

Hall inspired no doubt from a source higher up, that the great Democratic victory in New York city at the State election in November last must be out done in the city election in November Tammany is engaged in the work of or ganizatiOn in every precinct in the city as never before Bird s. Coer. the Dem ocratic nominee for Governor, had ma jority of over 10000 when the votes were counted in Greater New York after the polls closed in November. There Is no doubt that a large per centage of the financial and business element of the Re publican party, in New York city espe- cially, is antagonistic to Roosevelt. The Democratic leaders of the East realize the conditions. and are determined to leave nothing undone that will tend to put the Empire State squarely in the doubtful column before the national election In 1904. A repetition of the Coler majority will accomplish this. so New York city has become the key to the national polt- teal situation and its bearing on the pres identlal election In 1904.
 Frank Campbell Chairman of the Dem ocratic State Committee, made this state ment at the Hoffman House tonight:
 The eyes of the Democratic party of tho country are on New York city. Never before-not even fin the great days of 1881, 1888 and 1892 when this State advanced to supremacy in Democratic national poll fics-have Democratic leaders so closely concentrated their interest on the party affairs of New York as now. The cam paign for the election of a Democratic Mayor in the city will be watched with absorbing interest. and I believe with great hope by Democrats everywhere who believe that the future of the party hangs on its result.
 "pemocrats in the interior of New York State believe that Tammany will certainly win by a very large plurality. Many leading men of the city with whom I have recently talked on the subject have told me that the Democratic ticket
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-20

will win by a plurality of rot less than 75,0o0. Mir. Murphy, the Tammany leader, Is himself confident Of success. Up State VIC remember that MT Murphy prophe- sled a plurality of 1l5,00O last year, and that he rolled up plurality of 122.0oo. We recognize in him a great political leader and we believe that he will make a great record in this years campaign.
 Such victory as the one in prospect will greatly strengthen the State Democ- racy in the presidential campaign next year. There is a feeling all over th4 country that a great success in the city will make the State invlncibie in the ma tional convention. and thus assure the nomination of a man who can carry New York on G platform which will appeal fa- vorabIy to a united Democracy in the country. If the New York city Demo crats win the old equilibrium from which success sprung in 1sS4 and 1892 will ht restored. and we will De in a position t conduct sinning campaign. not only ir this State. but in Connecticut New Jer sey, Maryland and Indiana"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-20
SUMMER EXCURSIONS

The Central of Georgia Railway now has on sale at all of its coupon ticket offices, excursion tickets to Mountain and Lake Resorts in the North, East and West
 To Eastern cities and resorts via sa- vannah and steamship lines.
 To Tybee, the most delightful seashore resort on the South Atlantic Coast
 Quick and convenient schedules through sleeping car service
 Full particulars, rates, schedules. etc. cheerfully furnished upon application to your nearest ticket agent, or r. B. White. Commti cial Agent. Commerce St Montgomery, Ala. ady-tf.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-20
NOT ABLE UTTERANCES OF PRESIDENT
 OF BAR ASSOCIATION IN ANNUAL ADDRESS

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 is % % f . qs b" s % 3 s s @ os ss
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 .sa ormer recurring mortgages will
  In ed sand  The T R o % % Gs ns and 3 the & Ssn ssy., s.n n' es % needy The Pennsylvania libel the bill to
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-20

There is nothing at which a widow is such a success as getting advice about worldly thIngs from a beardltsS boy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-20
NEW YORK DEMocRARcY,

New York Special.
 The word has gone out from Tammsny
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-20


 Tn conversation with a number of New York Democrats I mention this sugges- lion of Mir. Stevenson as the man who could unite the party and perform the almost miraculous feat of making the two wings lap together, and 1t was we'll received A man who has talked with Colonel Dan Lamont said the former Sec retary of War made the comment that 1t WAS A most admirable idea. He is also
 7g mat inasmuch as the nomination of Mir. Cleveland seemed inn nossible. Adlai Stevenson was the next beet candidate. Several New York Demo- crots admitted that a candidate from the v-ost would run better in the Empire State than any New Yorker. This is the on,nion of MT. Murphy, the chief of Tam many. Judge Parker is we'll liked as a nnan but he is generally regarded as be- Inr under the complete domination of Dsvid B. Hill He is everywhere spoken oP as .Hiu's man." and this would be ovainst him. Hill is so cordially hated bv many Democrats here that the romi- nstion of any man wearing his collar wouId be an invitation to the use or knives .,-
 Solely for the purpose of giving the Damocrats something to think about in their search for the man who can put up q creditable fight against the popular president. | report the gossip which Near in New York that Mir. Stevenson fills khe bill
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-29
Death PENALTY GIVEN
Colonel Arthur Lynch Is Adjudgea
entity Of Treason
PROSECUTOR SEVERE
In His Reply to the Defense Solicitor
General Carson Asserted Act OF
Defendant Was of Cove
ardly Character.

London. Jan. 24.-Cclonel Arthur
Lynch was found guilty and sentenced
to death.
Counsel for defense made no attempt
to deny that Colonel Lynch supported
the Beers. but contended that his ma
tudalization was In no way prompted
by reasonable intent, and was solely
for the advantage he would thus Sc
cure for journalistic purposes. subse-
ouently defendant actively supported
the Boer cause in the belief that he was
legally naturalized burgher.
Replying for the prosecution, Solic-
itor General Sir Edward Carson main
tanned that Colonel Lynch Joined the
Boer army as discontinued Irishman'
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-29
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.


Shreveport, La, Jan. 5, 1903.
We beg to inform orr friends and the
public in general 1|5. we have moved
our mule and her les department to
he corner of Travis and Spring streets
one block from Merchants & Farmers
Bank1 where we will keep at all times a
large took of mules and horses on hand
to sui he trade. We now have ample
facilities to do what we have had in con-
temptation for some time, viz, to build
I'D wholesale as well as retail market
in this city.
We especially solicit calls from deal
ers in this section of the state to try us
before going further to buy in carload
lots, as we will carry from Iso to $50
head of all classes in stock, at all times
during the season, thus enabling anyone
wanting as many as carload to buy
close at home, avoiding long trips to
market with attending expense and
risks of long shipments.
We are deeply grateful for generous
favors given us for the past twenty tive
wears and respectfully ask for fan
share of your trade in the future. Re,
specially. COOPER Bk0S.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-29
MARRIED

Miss Camille Giffen and Mr.. R. II.
Hayes.
On Tuesday afternoon Miss Camille
Giffen and Mr.. r. H. Hayes were mar
ried BY Rev ]. H. Spearing at the home
of the brides sister, Mrs !. 2. Flour
nov ii Texarkana Annex. The bride IS
charming and accomplished young
lady whose friends are numbered BY the
score.
The groom is 4 most estimable gen
tIenlan Who is connected with agricul-
tural pursuits and whose residence Is
near Star Point. Red River parish. We
Join the friends of the happy couple IN
hearty congratulations and best wishes
and trust they will realize their fullest
expectations o. happiness and pros
perity.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-29
MARRIED
Miss Addie M. Fetzer and Mr. ". II.
Hoiin.

On Wednesday evening, January 2r,
at go o'clock, Miss Addie N. Fetzer
and Mr.. w. H. Bolin were married by
Rev. Claude L. Jones at the residence
81 the brides parents, Mr. George w.
and Annie Fctzer, on Grand avenue, n
the presence Of gathering Of relatives
and friends.
II was 4 home wedding with all the
pleasing and delightful surroundings
Of open hearted. generous hospitality.
The words spoken By Mr. Jones were
soulful Of sarnestaess and his illusions
to the sacredness Of marriage and the
VOWS which pledge woman and man
for life were most impressive. AT the
close of the ceremony the couple were
congratulated BY those ii attendance
after which they were entertained with
! spread OF chocolate, cakes and deli
cacies and musical selections.
The bride is handsome and accom-
plished and is beloved By all who know
her. Indeed the groom who IS worth,
young man. may well felicitate himself
on his acquisition Of 50 valuable . prize
We join their friends in best wisle.
and trust They win live long and real
ize the fullest measure Of happiness ant
prosperity.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-29

SOAONAAs anAHSAs HA2NS~>s
thereby committing most cowardly
and most serious act of treason. His
naturalization, continued the solicitor
general, was only fiimsy pretext.
Counsel then proceeded to detail the
prisoners alleged acts OF adherence to
his country's enemies.
Lord chief justice summed UP very
briefly. He said that II in war British
subjects Joined the kings enemies,
whatever his purpose, he was guilty OF
unlawful act.
Naturalization during war time af-
forded no excuse whatever for subse-
quent acts.
There was abundant evidence. he
said, of overt acts in aiding the kings
enemies.
The jury, after having been out hall
an hour, returned a, verdict OF guilty
When asked IL he had anything to say
as to why he should not be sentenced
| to death, Colonel Lynch replied
.sThank you; I will say nothing. Sen
tence of death was passed on each Of
| the four counts In the indictment. Tn.
| prisoner then bowed to the court ant
was removed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-29
a STORY

ii subscriber once GOT dun through
the postoffice, and il made him mad. He
went 10 see the editor about i, and the
editor showed hin, few duns Of his
own one Tor paper, one for type, one
for fuel, and several Others : Nov,
said lie editor, i didnt get mad when
these came, because knew that al i
had 10 do was 10 ask several reliable
gentlemen like you to come and help
ne ort, and tllen could settle al Of
thesn When the subscriber saw how It
sas he relented and renewed Moral
Nesex 81 vexed uhen asked y pay
wi,at yfsi osxe ffpz tile ether fellow MAJ
ised sl1s none
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-29
BOARD OF HEALTH.

Report of vital statistics of Shreve-
port for week ending January "a, Ioo3
MARRIAGES.
White: II. Fl. Thoms and Mrs. R. A.
Browning; R. II. Hays and Miss Cor
nelia Griffin; w. H. Bolin and AIDA
May Fetzer; w. G. Howell and Mrs.
E. S. Alexander; L. R. Wilson and Mrs.
M. A. Watkins; Vim. H. Cohen and
theresa Danbinski
Colored: W. Renfro and Henrietta
Johnson: Geo. Adams and Mahala VIM
ston; Geo. Reed and Urma Zeno; Alez
White and Eliza Jones.
BIRTHS.
White: J. Rogers and wife, boy; F.
w. Fox and wife, boy; ]. H. Carlton
and wife. girl; A. Bell and wife, boy.
Colored: A. Warren and wife, girl !;
Geo. Ferle and wife, boy; Ches. Young
and wife, boy; Charles High and wife,
Girl; Roy Ware and wife, boy.
STILL BIRTHS.
Child of Ben Elmo and wife, colored,
boy
DEATHS.
White: Francis Allioso, e years.
Colored Harriet Anderson, 20 years
Nonresident deaths--White: Mrs. Z
Ii. Barnes, 20 years; Mrs. M. P. Mil
| Ter, 20 years; Mrs. S. A. Rutherford
80 years Mrs. Otto Paul, 22 years. Col
ored: John Jackson, 22 years; Saral
Mason, Is years.
Charity hospital, nonresident death
White: F. P. Graza, 90 years. Col
!, ored: P. Moseley, so years; Rober
I Boores.
i CAUSES. OF DEATH.
Burn, bronchitis, puerperal septicae
mia, pulmonary tuberculosis, senility
. child birth, pulmonary hemorrhage, mi
trail insuhiciency, consumption 2. gen
eral debility.
SUMMARY OF DEATHS.
Deaths fromtall causes 2, white I, col
ored L, female 2Aover 60 years of age
/ under 5 years o.
Of the above 3 died at Charity Ho:
: pital and I was certified to by the col
D oner.
= ]. C. EGAN, Health Officer
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-29
NEGRO KILLED AND BURNED

NEGRO KILLED AND BURNED.
Monday afternoon citizens at Luling,
La, killed John Thomas, negro des-
perado who had murdered Sheriff Louis
S. Curry of st. Charles parish. After
shooting the negro the body was burned.
Before being shot he had resisted ar
rest and had fired into the crowd of citi-
zens who had attempted to take him
alive