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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-06-03
INDIAN PROVERBS.

The coward shoots with shut eyes.
Small things talk loud to the Indians
eye.
The paleface's arm is longer than his
word
When fox walks lame, the old rab.
bit jumps.
A squaw's tongue runs faster than
the winds legs.
There is nothing 50 eloquent as a
rattlesnake'S tail.
The Indian scalps his enemy. The
paleface skins his friends.
Two men will live together in quiet
and friendship, but two squaws never
When man prays one day and
steals six, the Great Spirit thunders
and the evil one laughs.
There are three things it takes Il
strong man to hold-a young warrior,
wild horse and a handsome squaw.--
Scrap Book
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-06-03
Saturday, July 3, 1909.

The United States civil Service
Commission announces that on the
date named above an examination
will be held at Laporte, Pa, for the
position of fourth class postmaster
of class (b) at Nordmont. Pennsyl-
vania. The compensation for the
postmaster at this Office was 1913 for
the last fiscial year.
Age Ii United, q years and over on
the date of examination, with the
exception that in state where wo-
men are declared by statue to be of
tull age for all purposes at IS years,
of age on the date of examination
will be admitted.
Applicants must reside within
the territory supplied by the post
Office named above.
The examination is open to all
citizens of the United States who
can comply with the requirements
Application forms and full inform
alton concerning the requirements
of the examination can be secured
at Nordmont postoffice or from U. S.
Civil Service Commission, Washing
ton ID. G.
Applications should he properly
executed and filed with the Commits
sion at Washington within days
before the date of the examination,
otherwise it may be impracticable to
examine the applicants.
U. S. Civil Service COmmissi ion.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-06-03
4 Case Where Attempted Punishment
Proved a Hopeless Failure.

Ordinary punishments answered very
well for Susy. She was thinker and
would reason out the purpose of theEl.
apply the lesson and achieve the re-
form required. But it was much less
easy to devise punishments that would
reform Clara. This was because she
was philosopher who was always
turning her attention to finding some
thing good and satisfactory and enter
tanning in everything that came her
way. Consequently it was sometimes
pretty discouraginS to the troubled
mother to find that after all her pains
and thought in inventing what she
meant to be il severe and reform com
pelling punishment the child had en-
tirely missed the seventies through her
native disposition to get interest and
pleasure out of them as novelties. The
mother, in her anxiety to find a pen
atty that would take sharp hold ana
do its york effectively, ut last resorted.
witlh sore heart and with reproach-
full conscience, to that punishment
which the incorrigible criminal in the
penitentiarv breads above all the other
punitive miseries which the warden in
fiicts upon him for his good-solitary
confinement in the dark chamber. The
grieved and worried mother shut Clara
up in very small clothes closet and
went away and left her theTe-for fif-
teen minutes. 1t was all that the moth
er heart could endure. Then she came
softly back and listened--listened for
the sobs, but there weren't any; there
were muflled and inarticuate sounds,
but they could not be construed into
sobs. The mother waited half an hour
longer. BY that time she was suffering
so intensely with sorrow and compass
sion for the little prisoner that she was
not able to wait any longer for the dis
tressed sounds which she had counted
upon to inform her when there had
been punishment enough and the re-
form accomplished. She opened the
closet to set the prisoner free and take
her back into her loving favor and for
giveness, but the result was not the
one expected. The captive had manu-
factured a fairy cavern out of the
closet, and friendly fairies out Of the
clothes hanging from the hooks and
was having most sinful and unre
pentant good time and requested per-
mission to spend the rest of the day
there.-From Mark Twain's Autobiog
raphy in North American Review.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-06-03
Taft to Present Gold Medals.

Washington, May 31.-The wright
Brothers will arrive in Washington
on June 10 when President Taft will
present them with medals obtained
through public subscription by the
Aero Club of America.
Their new Aeroplane will be de-
livered at Fort Myer on the same
day and the .wrights may make
flight over the army aero
drome following the presentation at
the White House.
Earlier in the day the Wrights
will be entertained at lunch by the
Aero Club, of Washington. Repre-
sentative Parsons of New York will
make the presentation address for
tho Aero Club of America, at the
White House and large delegation
from the New York organization
will attend.
Without delay Orvllle Wright,
who has made no aeroplane flights
since he was injured i'm the Fort
Myer accident last fall, will ,om-
plete the trials before the Board of
Signal Corps officers necessary before
the Government pays the $4,000
stipulated in the contract. 1t is ex-
pected that he will finish the tria,
before June II when the cily of Day-
ton will begin two days celebra-
ton in honor of the inventors. Or
lille Wright will make fight of
2hours without landing in which he
must be accompanied by one passen-
ger. He must also make a speed
trial of five miles across country and
back to fort Myer, during which he
must maintain an average speed
OF forty miles an hour. If he attains
a greater speed, he will receive a
bonus on the contract price and if he
falls below that average slight de-
duction will be made.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-06-03
Hurt His FEELINGS,

81 told you that poor young widow"
began Mrs. Nuritch, that you'd give
her boy work it,
'Well. 1 won't" interrupted Nuritch.
"She sent him today with a note that
said. 4 must find employment for my
son, even If he works for mere pit
tance.' The nerve Of her calm me "a
mere pittance.' philadelphia Press.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-06-03
Business Going Upward.

Business conditions in the country
are continuing to improve. All the
reports say that the most encourag
ing conditions in sight are those con-
nected with the industrial situation.
The iron trade shows steady i'm
provement every branch of the latter
feeling the influence of recuperatior.
the volume of business being almost
up to previous years. Some consider
able new compacity remains unim-
ployed, yet the tendencies are to-
wards further betterment, aud prices
are rising.
Railroads have placed large orders
for rails, structural material, cars
and engines. The building trade con-
tinues excellent and is also source
of much new business, shrewd and
wealthy operators having recognized
that the present is more desirable
opportunity in which to place their
orders before further advances are es-
tablished.
The copper industry is also feel
ing the effects of industrial improve
ment consumers are placing increas-
ed orders, and prices,have been firm,
although production is still in ex-
cess of consumption and supplies on
hand remain excessive. In the tex
tile industries there is considerable
activity, especially in cotton goods;
and the dry goods market generally
is in an exceptionally sound con
dition.
Judge Tanning on Tuesday of this
week, made deree in the case of
the Lehigh Valley Railroad COM
pany We. the county of Bradford, an
action started by the Lehigh to re-
strain the county and the borough of
Sayre and the Sayre School district
from collecting taxes levied on the
system shops at Sayre. The court
decides the case in favor of the plant
itf company practically by the with
drawal of the defense of all parties
after an investigation.
The temporary injunction granted
by the court several months ago is
made perpetual and county commits
sioners, their successors in office
and all others are restrained perpet-
ually from collecting taxes from the
Lehigh Valley railroad company,
or from any of its property or ef-
fects and all taxes as alleged in the
bill assessed and levied in the year
of 1905.
This ends the most important
cases to come into the Bradford
county courts in long time, the
sum Involved being $50, 900 and $40,
900. The county, Sayle borough
and Sayre School district tried
to collect taxes from the Lehigh al
leging that a manufacturing business
was being.carried on at the system
shops at Sayre.
New York, May 26.-Games of
chance lotteries at church fairs and
entertainments We're condemned by
Bishop Fredrick Burgess of the dio-
cese Of Long Island in an address at
the opening of the convention of the
III Mt h. IA Il Alr,l .,ff tho
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-06-03


again and the Reading times, always
an exponent of out door exercise,
appropriately suggests that 1t be-
hooves all to go out and enjoy the
sunshine and breathe the pure coun-
try air. Let us cut out too much
meat, medicine and melancholy, and
breathe deeper and eat vegetables
and satisfy our olfactory nerves with
the odor of trees and flowers and
gladen our ears with The songs of
birds. All the organs of the human
body need change of environment
more than they need rest and recre-
alton combined.
The human body requires seasons
OF excitement to increase circulation
and cause deeper and fuller breath
ing. DR.. Engersoll, of "a Colorado
town once remarked that it was
worth $40, to every citizen of a
country town to have a, circus visit
the place, with its cheerful bands of
music and gilded cages of animals
and steam caiiope and the summer
sauits of the clown. 1t broke the
monotony and gave the mind fresh
food to digest.
Well next to a circus for the town
people, is a trip out in the country
If you can't afford carriage walk.
After all walking is the heathiest
exercise of ALL Walk with vim,
breathe deep and let your mind rest
on hopeful things. If you are tired
when you get back home, lie down
and take sleep. don't take a stimu-
liant or you will kill all the good eff
fects of your walk.
You will get up refreshed in mind
and body. New thoughts will take
the place of old worries. While
you are walking the long winding
country roads will come back and
thread through your memory, dot
ted with pretty fields and farm
houses on every side, with rounded
hilltops in the distance and green
trees down in the pasture fields and
soft clouds floating over head like
visible dreams of hope. Enjoy the
sunshine while it is here, for Winter
will he back again in less than seven
months.
Bradford county is again to be the
scene of active gas and oil operation.
The Natural Gas and Oil company,
of Plttsburg, a corporation capital
lied at half a million dollars through
its representative, Mr.. Worthington,
has leased over 1000 acres of land
in Monroe, Albany and Barclay
Townships. Recently he was at
New Albany, and investigated the
field farther South of the present
leased territory.
The leases are liberal instead of
binding. The company obtaining
same must commence operations
within one year. In case they do
not, if the lease is continued, they
must pay rental for the land. If
oil or gas is found the land owners
will profit greatly. Mr.. Worthing-
ton expects that active operations
will be commenced within six
months.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-06-03
Prosperity Cause for More Accidents

Chicago, May, 29.-Return of pros
perity is bringing return of higher
death rate by railway train accident
than reported for 1908. Business de-
preston and its lessened pressure be-
ing credited largely for the improv-
ed showing made in 1903. This is
confirmed by the statement of the
Chicago statistican for the Railways
"that feverish rush Of prosperity"
had much to do with the high death
rate in train accidents. Meanwhile
however the death rate of trespas-
sers' children and people who "did-
mt see the train coming" maintains
its normal, grisly record, over 5000
men, women and children each year.
Blame for this great annual holocaust
is lsid both upon the railways and
upon the public officials who fail
notoriously in the United States to
guard railway tracks and crossings
in the United States as they do
abroad-particularly in England.
The railways under compulsion are
spending many millions to elevate
their tracks in large cities. In Chi
cago the cost to date having been
about $50, 100000 with 100000, 900
more to be done. The states and
cities have been criminally negligent
in failure to police the rights of way
of steam railways and to provide
laws and warnings which will deter
children and adults from trespassing
or taking such risks that would sub
ject persons to prompt arrest in Eng
land," declares Bulletin issued by
a league of public safety which has
begun agitation for better public'pro-
lection. "The steam railways last
year killed $3.50 'trespassers' and
$40 who were not trespassing-I6
times as many as We're killed in the
train accidents about which so much
is heard. Adequate steps have not
been taken to keep people away
from this juggernaut, 100000 miles
long"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-06-03

The twenty-third animal Conven-
ventiOn of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held in
the NJ. E. Church at East Forks
Wednesday June 9th. 1909.
Morning Session begins at II
O'Clock. Afternoon Session at 1:3C
p. M. Evening Session at 1880.
Mrs. Azuba Jones, State Evange-
list is expected to be present at all
the sessions and will give the even.
ing address.
Delegates and visitors are request.
ed to provide themselves with lunch,
Come and enjoy the Convention
and help to make it a success.
Sarah A Huckle, Pres,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-06-03

New York, May 26.-Games of
chance lotteries at church fairs and
entertainments We're condemned by
Bishop Friedrich Burgess of the dio-
cese Of Long Island in an address at
the opening of the convention of the
diocese at the Cathedral of the incar-
nation, Garden City.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-06-03
Ladies' Tailored Suits.

WASW SKIRTS, Push their way to the
front for comfort. There is nothing
like washable skirt. We have them in
white and colored, for
81 90 to $4.00
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-05-08
PUNGENT
PARAGRAPHS
Protests Aganss Sending Negro Soldiers to Fort Logan
Colorado Sunshine. The Strike Ended.

prosperity reacts ON all lines of
business, and already the merchant
and tradesman begins to feel the
effects of it. in the increased de-
mands for goods. We are greatly
pleased with the reports received
from various parts of the state
touching the colored people who
have settled in the smaller towns
and on farms. There is plenty of
work for them and they are 60
ing about it with a hearty good
will. They are manifesting the
kind of energy that wins. In the
larger cities our people can well
take lessons of them Industry,
honesty and frugality win out.
These elements know no race. They
belong to humanity. They are
yours to SOW and cultivate bring
you harvest of prosperity an hun
dred fold. We need to be more in
dustrious. We need to be more
frugal. We need to be more hon
est with ourselves and everyone
else. Keep in this glorious Colo
RADIO sunshine. Keep your friends
posted on the opening resources of
our great state, and you will be
happy and grow rich.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-05-08

Probably there is no small city
in Maryland where the Negro is
doing better than in Cambridge.
This little city has a population of
5000, one third of whom are color
ed people in the town, there is ev,
cry indication that they are away
ahead of their brethren in many
business enterprises. They have
fourteen well stocked grocery
stores, two physicians, one pho
tographer, one oyster packing
house, one lawyer, a merchant
tailoring establishment, a beef
dealer, carpenter and builder and
a general store where furniture,
carpets, clothing and other mer-
chandise are sold.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-05-08
THE STRIKE ENDED

Last week we called attention to
the possible strike. From reports
received we believe all questions to
have been peacefully settled and
the labor conditions in Denver will
remain quiet. This is good thing
for our people. Now let us adopt
the motto Fmake good" and in
what ever capacity we are employed
or in whatever business we are EN-
gagged, let us strive to make
good" This is a golden opportun-
ity. If we can make good openings
for Negroes will multiply. Let us
not work for the night is coming,
but work that the bright morning
of greater things is coming to us.
There will be no strike, so "make
good.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-05-08

Louisville, Ky.-It is authorita-
lively stated that Mrs. Maggie
Walker, who is the president of
the st. Luke's Bank at Richmond,
Va, and who has the distinction
of being the first woman president
of a bank in the United States,
has given $4,000 to the Woman's
Training School which is located
at Washington, d. c., and which
was founded by Miss Mamie Fl.
Burroughs, Corresponding Secre-
tary of the Woman's Convention,
Auxiliary to the National Baptist
Convention. In lieu of this fact
Miss Burroughs is putting forth
an effort to raise $4,000. She has
scheduled national rally for the
first and second Sundays in May,
asking the friends to send at least
81 90. The woman's training
school idea was born in the brain
of Miss Burroughs.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-05-08
NEGRO SOLDIER AND DENVER

A few month ago, THE COLO
RADO STATESMAN had a few
words to say about a protest filed
by the WHITE citizens of South
Denver against the placing OF the
Negro soldiers Of the Twenty-fifth
infantry at Fort Logan. The sill
ence of the War Department
CAUSED us to believe the incident
was closed. Now comes one of our
local journals with its usual gusto
to announce that the Negro soldier
would be located elsewhere to salts
fy the protest of some of our good
citizens. Its a real pleasure to read
the comment of "The Miners
Magazine a Denver publication.
In its comment is-pointed out the
uses and abuses of the Negro sol
dier. The Negro soldier it says,
"When he was ordered to Cuba
and made himself a breastworks
to protect the petted darlings OF
Teddy the Great from the fire OF
the Spaniards at San Juan Hill;
and "When he bears the weapon
of murder to slaughter labor when
on a strike" This is the sad story
of the Negro soldier. His blood
leaves trail on every battlefield
from the days of Crispus Attucks
to San Juan Hill. He has won a
place in American history and
should have a place in the hearts
of American people. The protest
of the South Denverites will not
effect the placing of Negro soldiers
at Fort Logan. The protest Is
puerile and futile, and stamps the
signers as narrow prejudiced per-
sons who feed their infinitesimal
brains on poisonous preJudices dis
titled from an ignorant and lurld
imagination. 1t does not stand to
reason that the President and the
War Department will be influenced
by such dismal croakings.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-05-08
COLORADO SUNSHINE

The sun now shines in Colorado
and the voice of the turtle is heard
in the land. Spring has come in
earnest and the entire state is wax
ing to the great business revival
which comes with it. This great
business revival needs no evangelist
to call the people from the leath-
arov of winter slumber. Everyone
is reused to sense of this golden
opportunity. With more than the
usual snowfall in the mountains
and yallies the outlook both for IT.
rigated and dry farming is bright
Rv means of the 'smudge pot
the fruit crop has been saved. Inc
promising out look for agricultural
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-05-08

New York, April 29.-Among
the passengers on the Cunarder
Lusitania which sailed yesterday
for Liverpool, was William H.
Reynolds, Brooklyn millionaire,
and four Negro musicians. Mr..
Reynolds explained that he was
taking the quartet with him SO
that they could entertain him and
his guests on board the ship and
in a tour through Europe.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-05-08

The white man. Carr, now in
Jail in Dayton, charged by his par
amour, among numerous other
crimes. with numbering while
blacked up, two little white girls
about the fsrt of the year, and
which nearly precipitated a race
riot, only helps to prove that cul-
ture and responsibility among
many white men are a veneer, as
thin as a minstrel's cork, which
only needs to be scratched to re-
veal the brute. A slumbering pub
lie will yet wake up to find the Ne
gro more sinned against than sin
ming.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-05-08

Rochester, N. Y, April 81
For the first time in the history of
this city Negro was foreman OF
Supreme Court jury. James A.
Ross is the one to gain such dis
tinction having been foreman in
Justice Pounds court. The case
at issue was brought by the sons
of the late Charles Newman to
break the will of the testator.
The jury, however, sustained the
will.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-05-08
NEGRESS ATTRACTS MOB OF
CURIOUS IN BERLIN.

Berlin, May, Lula Coving-
ton, a young and comely American
Negress, has been the sensation of
Berlin this week, when she pro-
vided the same excitement for the
crowds accustomed to promenade
Inter den Linden that is usually
derived from watching the kaiser
flash by in one of his high power
automobiles.
Lula is paying her first visit to
Germany as the nursemaid in the
family of David III. March, New
Orleans merchant. When the Me-
gress who is almost inky black,
emerged for the first time from
the Hotel Bristol last Sunday with
little Miss March the promenading
throng was transfxed with won.
der.
There are 100 colored men in
Berlin, but colored woman is a
novelty only seen once or twice on
the vaudeville stage. One had
never before been out of captivity
on the public streets, and Lula
therefore was destined to be the
object of frst-class curiosity.
Crowds en- the sidewalk backed
away and formed a wide path for
her and the baby while they ran
the gantlet of hundreds of awe
struck eyes. Then a possession
of gaping spectators follows in her
train, and when she reached the
Brandenburg gate, two blocks
from the hotel, she found herself
at the head of a regular cavalcade.
Lula is good tempered, and
smiled through the ordeal, but
when she observed that her con-
iHucu PioSieSS IuedGcueu W OD-
struct traffic, she decided to re-
turn.
The next day Mr.. and Mrs.
March drove to one of the big
shops in the Leipzigerstrasse,
leaving the nursemaid and the
baby in their automobile cab out
side. When the parents returned
they found the auto surrounded by
throng of what Lula termed
German white taash," and the
services of two crossing policemen
had to be requisitioned before the
party could move off.