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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28
IVORY FROM SIBERIA
Found Buried in Mud of Rivers and
In Great Northern Swamps.

Discussing the production of ivory,
Vladimir Fedoreff of ST. Petersburg,
Russia, said Siberia furnishes a large
quantity of ivory to the markets of
the world but that the production of
it belongs to another age and to a
species of animal that does not now
exist.
The ivory is cut from the tusks of
m2stodons whose skeletons are found
frozen in masses of ice or buried in
the mud of Siberian rivers and
swamps. The northern portion of the
oountry abounds in extensive bogs
which are called urmans. In these
are found the tusks of the mastodon,
from which it is inferred these ami
mails lost their lives venturing upon
surface that would not bear their
eight.
Even to wild animals urmans are
forbidden ground. The nimble step
ping, broad hoofed reindeer can some
lin cs cross them safely in the sum-
Il cr time, but most other large ami
mails attempting to do so would
quickly be engulfed, and this may be
a partial explanation of the remains
Of the mammoth and the rhinoceros
which are so abundant and so widely
fused through these northern marsh
lands of Siberia.
IN the museum at Tobolsk are
iuu eTous specimens of mammoth
nd throughout that region they are
by 10 means rare. When an ice pack
breaks down river bank or floods
ears up frozen marsh or the sum-
or thaw penetrates a little more
!toply than usual into the ground
of these ante-diluvian monsters
&c likely to be exposed.
IN many cases the remains are so
G. and we'll preserved, with their
Xix shaggy hair and underwood of
yldish brown, their tufted ears and
'ol :. curved tusks, that all the abort
guCs and even some of the Russian
etters persist in the belief that they
are specimens of animals which still
I've, burrowing underground like
COS and dying the instant they are
&G-itted to the light.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Wholesale Prices Of Farm Products
Quoted for the Week.

Wholesale Prices Of Farm Products
Quoted for the Week.
MILK-Per quart, 4Ac.
Western extra, 35@36c.;
state dairy, 26@29c.
CHEESE State Full cream, special.
171a @18c.
EGGS-State. Fair to choice, $40
40c.; do, western firsts, 30@33c.
APPLES-Table sorts, bbl., $2.25@
40.
DRESSED Chickens, per
h., 15@23c. Cocks, per lb., 13 Rc.;
Squads, per dozen, $1.50@5.00.
HAY-Prime, per 100 lbs, $1.15.
STRAW-Long Rye, per 100 lbs, 500
soc.
POTATOES State, per bbl., $1.5o@
115
ONIONS White, per crate, 25@50c.
FIOuR-Winter patents, $5.50@6.00;
Spring patents, $5.50@6.S5.
WHEAT-No 2, red. $1.30; No. 1,
Northern Duluth, $1.22h.
CORN-No. 2, 72&74c.
OATS Natural white, 53h @55hc.:
Clipped white, 54@5Sc.
BEEVES-City Dressed, S@11kc.
CALVES City Dressed, 1O@16c.
SHEEP-Per 100 lbs, $4.25@5.75.
LAMBS Per 100 lbs, $S.65@9.25.
HOGS-Live, per 100 h., $9.05;
Country Dressed. per lb.. 1Oh0
1o1nn
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28
COTTON GOODS GO UPWARD
Philadelphia Learns Of "Gentlemen's
Agreement" Made Here.

Philadelphia, Jan. 24.-With the
price of cotton hosiery and underwear
already so per cent. higher than 1t
was year ago, the manufacturers OF
tie country have decided to add an
Other 25 per cent. in order that. as
they say, they may "get some profit
ont of the business"
Not only does the so per cent. in
crease apply to these two textile pro-
ducts, but it will apply to cotton goods
of al sorts. A "gentlemens agree
n,cnt" to make these advances effec-
tive it Is learned here, was put
through in New York. at conference
between representatives of the Ma
tinnal Association of Hosiery and I'm
drrwear Manufacturers and the
Wholesale Drygoods Association.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28
Why She Lensthens Their Ropes.

Once upon time a Girl who had a
Good job and a Big Salary, and no
one Bat herself to Spend 1t On, Got
married to a Tight Wad. She never
ouplained to her Friends, being
'foud and Reserved, But it is Noticed
hat whenever She sees Cow or a
a'f tied in a Field with Short Rope,
vi.h The Grass eaten off as far as
ctr Mouths can Reach, she Sheds a
ent Tear OF sympathy, and then
cl gthens their Ropes. Atchison
GIuse.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28
CROSSING CONTINENT BY BOAT.
Canoe May Traverse South America
from Ocean to Ocean.

An official of the Geological Survey
at Washington, in describing the gold
fields of Western Colombia. has Incl
dentally pointed out a route by which,
In the wet season. a man might go in
q canoe from the Atlantic to the Paci-
fic across the northwestern part of
South America.
The proposed route follows the riv-
er Atrato to the divide, which lies in
q series of swamps, and then, by way
OF one or two smaller streams. reaches
the river San Juan. which empties
into the Pacific
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28
A TREASURE TRUNK
Tonkers Man, Heir to Farm, Finds
$4,000 on Premises.

Reading. Pa, Jan. "a 24-William Siey-
fried, of Yonkers. N. Y, heir to tie
Radenbach estate. at Bernvlle, near
here. while examining the old farm
house discovered chest containing
$4,000 in cash.
The greater part of the money was
in coin. There were boxes filed with
quarters and halves, and other boxes
contained gold pieces ranging from 81
to 500. Besides, there were piles of
500 bills. 1t was never suspected that
there was money in the house, and it
is thought there may be more hidden
about the premises.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28
MISS GOULD ENGAGED
To Wed Anthony DrexeI, Jr., Of PhiIs.
delphia.

New York, N. Y, Jan. 24.-.th-
uouncement of the engagement Of
Marjorie Gould, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George J. Gould, to Anthony j..
Drexel, Jr., of Philadelphia, was ma e
last night at dance given in t e
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gould at 10
S57 Fifth avenue. Miss Gould is the
first of the Gould children to beco re
engaged She made her debut in Jan
uary year ago at dance at the
plaza. Young Drexel is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony ]. Drexel, of
Philadelphia. In recent years the
Drexels have spent much of the.r
time abroad.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28

There is a prominent clergyman iii
Richmond. Va. who has happy way
of enjoying his own disadvantages
Never a handsome man. Mr.. c.
was severely battered in railroad
wreck, in which he suffered the loss
of foot.
Soon after marrying a beautiful
woman the ill-used minister met an
old friend on the street, who ban
teringly asked: C, how in the
world did such pretty girl come to
marry you?"
"Oh, ladies like remnants!" was
the cheerful reply.-The Circle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28
SATURDAY
NIGHT TALKS
BY REV. F. E. DAWSON
Rutland, VT
LAWS OF THE KINGDOM.

Government is
founded upon
| a W. b V er y
earthly kingdom
has it's written
constitution and
its statute law
for the orderly
administration Of
its affairs. We
naturally look,
therefore, for the
King of the spir-
itual kingdom to
organize his peo-
pie by laying
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28

Washington, Jan. 25.-Manoeuvrei
are not the only activities of the bat
tleship feet now at Guantanamo. A
regiment of seamen and battalion
Of marines encamped ashore for a rorl-
night for small arm target practice
and drill and 1000 men who cannot
swim are being instructed,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28
Joseph A. Graham Dead.

Salisbury, Md, Jan. 25.-Joseph A.
Graham, widely known editor and
author, died at his home here today.
He was at different times connected
with the Kansas City Times, the St.
Louis Republic the Philadelphia
North American and Public Ledger,
the st. Paul Dispatch and the OMAHA
Bee
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28
u Children In 8 Years.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 25.-Two
girls and two boys arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Wilson,
in this city, yesterday. making twelve
children born to them In nine yea 8.
They were married twenty-five
years ago. Two sets of triplets and
one pair of twins have previous been
oorn to the couple.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28
Exceptions.

"You don't have to be enthusiastic
to succeed in some things" said the
boarding house philosopher; 81 once
saw man achieve speed of mile
a minute sliding down mountain
side, without the slightest effort on
his part and without having had any
ambition to do it.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28
Bishop Foss Paralyzed.

Philadelphia, Jan 20.-Bishop Cy.
rus d. Foss of the Methodist Epis O
pal Church, who has been honored by
every Protestant denomination, WIS
stricken with paralysis while he was
riding in 4 trolley car, and is in q
critical condition in the Hahnemann
Hospital.
The distinguished churchman was
" years old on Monday.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28
Ezra Kendall Dead.

Cleveland Ohio, Jan. 25.-Ezra F..
Kendall, one of the best known come
dians of the country, who has been
starring in "The Vinegar Buyer" for
several years, died suddenly at sani
tarium in Martinsville, Ind. Apoplexy
was the immediate cause of his death
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28
Shooting Stars.

The popular term shooting star"
covers a number of phenomena that
are very similar. like meteors. fire
balls and aerolites. Meteors and
aerolites actually strike the earth
very often. Luminous meteors or ac-
tual shooting stars do not come near
er than fifty miles from the earth.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28
coNFEssEs GIRLS MURDER.
James K. Hall Admits He Killed Anna
Schumacher In Rochester.

Portsmouth, N. H., Jan. 25.-James
X. Hall, sailor now imprisoned on
Il e United States prisonship Southery.
confessed to the brutal murder of An
IN Schumacher, young girl Of Roch-
,e.er, N. Y. She was strangled to
ceath last August in Holy Sepulchre
Cemetery, near that city, where she
had gone to place flowers on her
brothers. grave.
Hall, who Is of Swedish descent and
halls from Minnesota, did not spare
..lmself in his confession. The brutal
ity OF his words matched the brutality
Of his crime.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28
SMALLPOX KILLS 1000.
Record Of One Chinese City for 4
Week.

Annoy, China, Jan. 25.-Native re-
ports estimate that thousand deaths
from smallpox, principally among
children, have occurred at Chang
Chow, one Of the largest cities of
China, during the last week.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28
Chanue Of Evils,

Fond Parent t-"Children are such
resing in the home" You bet they
ase. Why, since we're had two chill
{ en my wife has scarcely any time
to play the piano."
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-28
A GIFT OF 100000
Left by Alaskan Mine Owner for
FriendIess Children. =.

FriendIess Children. =.
Chicago, Jan. PA s2.000,000
home for friendless children in Chica-
20 is provided for in the will of Henry
Curtiss Elliott, mine owner who was
killed by a snow slide in Alaska on
January 4. The will was filed for pro-
bate to-day. No definite time for the
erection of the home Is fixed.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28

feeble CLEAN barely reached the corners of the inn
mense dining room. The taperng flames were re-
fected points of light in the long framed looking
glasses that adorned the paneed walls, extending
from oak floor to carved ceiling black with smoke.
Between these great mirrors portraits oil figures
OF men and women attire that back five hundred
years. The robe of Cardinal f1ared dull red in the
ncbulouS light; the ar1nOr of a warrior cleaned fear
sOmely.
he Captain Of Hussars stretched out Stitfly
his hard couch and his sghtlcss eycbals stared up at
the grmy ceiling in a fixed and terrible frown.
The tenants OF the chateau had quilted it III a great
hurry, which, after all, had not been justified The
report that the German advance guard, after the de
feat OF Marshal AacAlahon, turning that way had
no truth in IT. but the mistress of the chateau fled with
her children.
Midnight was not far away The poplar trees east of
the house roaring in the wind wind that had the
chill of DEATH which whistled the frozen meadows
through the lcaes hedges and turned iron the stand
ing pools of the fiat country. The disk of the full moon
had climbed above the low lying mists and its purified
orb gloWcd as white flame. 1t sent a slantng beam
through of the tail windows of the dining room and
ilumined a splendid fireplace of white marble.
The fingers of the ltussr Captain cenched the hlt of
his saber which his comrades had placed his breast
The cry Of the night wind did not pierce his dued
a solitary Shout Of laughter sounded in an adjoining
room. 1t was hushed instantly and followed by a
Of voices. The shaft of moonlight wheeled slowly
descrtng the great fireplace with lis open hearth made
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28
A BIZARRE NOCTURNE
By L. J. Beeston
Drawing by Armand Both

for huge logs of wood and it Shone upon a glass
cabinet filled with old ivory.
The candles burned lower and lower. Imagine their
tiny spires OF flame IN the eyes of the upon the
table, His tall, lean figure clad in the full glory
OF HuSsar uniform The last shred of his tunc had
dropped from him he and his comrades scrambled
through frozen thicket, five DAYS after Sedan with
thirty Uhlans at their heels His breast was covered
with ragged remnants of a peasants blouse which he
had picked up somewhere other. Two fragments of
potato sack tied round his legs He had on his
lett foot the yellow kneebOOt of a Spah whom he had
found in ditch sleeping everlasting slumber The
other foot bare His face SCARED and sunken
showed in its repose the spirit that had tenanted it.
Heaven knows how many lives of PruSSianS this man
had taken.
Suddenly there another laugh. and this time it
was not hushcd. glass smashed Then high waver-
ing voice began sing air that had taken Paris bv
storm before the broke. 1t loudly applaufed
There came the sound of 4 champagne cork leapins
from bottle. The odor of cigars stole into the dining
room.
The candles burned very low. In few minutes they
must expire. The untrimmed wcks hared smokilv
At that moment human face appeared outside. the
window through which the palid moonsheen drifted.
surmountcd by a spiked helmet The ewes of this
countenance became fixed upon the figure of the Captain
of Iussas, upon the gutteng candles dropping grease
That face of a German dragoOn vanished as swiftly
1t had come
One by the candles gave up their brief lives
Only the pale moonlight sufused the long room.
THE six French soldiers in the next room were in the
condition of who have been starving for three.
DAYS and perishing with cold, and abruptly find plenty,
with good wine to wash 1t down and an enormous tire
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28
Difficulties in Yosemite

DUT it was in the Yosemite National Park California
u that this man, who had been dragging telegraph
wire after the President day and night confronted
with a real difficulty. From the evening of October
until the morning of October TO- the presidential party
was coaching in the park covering more than one hun
dred miles and changing base every night
''This,' sighed the correspondents IS where the
great blow-of hits We might as we'll be buried
No chance to get anything out of this place.
They noted some telephone wires running through
the park; but Taft had known of them before their
arrival. He called in Electrical Engineer Hooper, OF
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company, and a
corps of assistants and converted those telephone wires
into composite circuits, that they could be used
for telegraphng well teephoning. The result
that full fedged, though temporary telegraph offices
were set up night the three stopping places of the
party in the park FL Portal, Wawona, and Sentinel,
and from these almost magically constructed offices
than twenty-five thousand words were to the
outer world.
But this not all of the woe that struck Taft amid
the beauties and wonders of the park The night of
October the President decided to stop at Glacier
Point, that from the top of the canon he might
the sunrise The telegraph line terminates Sentinel
which is four miles from Glacier Point by the short
trail, and there is only telephone wire a military
line between the two places
When the correspondents took in the situation they
began pay their customary tributes the operators
directors officials and stockholders of the telegraph
companies of the world in general and this country in
particular.
We'll" remarked Taft urbanely, 'f you gentlemen
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28

that night Taft did not sleep enough to hurt nim
Another big job loomed up at Montrose Colorado. on
the night of September % From Montrose narro"
gage railroad extends to Gunnson, where the headgate
to the great Gunnison tunnel reclamation project was
opened by the President The correspondents returned
to Montrose and hammered out on typeWr1ters or
wrote bv hand total of twenty thousand words de-
scrbing the project and what the President had done
and said Ordinarily this office is run by a woman
OPERATOR but the vgilant Taft had called IN corps OF
Tnert onerators from Denver and had made of the
railroad wires in addition regular commercial lines
so that the stories got out in good order
At North Yakima, Washington, where practically no
file at all was expected more than fifteen thousand
words was produced by the Presidents meeting an old
sweetheart This was one of the times when aft had
TO throw off his coat, loosen his collar roll up his
sleeves and get down to the telegraph instrument him
self
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28

in delicious present In the corner u- The rooi' y
the door SIN chISSepotS were stacked 18th,
Poor Baudcmout We shall have q. ..oN Y's
find better fellow III the army. He te-e--g- zen -
As much as he loved pretty woman. -1- ',1- : -
whole duty OF man-of Frenchmau. ID. any 40"
Baudemont, good speed 70 your soul. h,
All drank the health proposed by Cu"01rdl'
had been a vinegrower before the campaign ,e
Name OF dog, If the army had hda d r1'l's--3t
PruSSlan caters should be looking Tor pr-,Jy Sl~
Berlin by nowi' cried Gujlard, Corpo-a- sf&
n hundred, protested Ro>Seliu. am .i.ls''
ing his glass Of golden wine before one o- the ''-
SconCcS. IN
Rest easy, my friends. | Will give hrn p,,,[,
my next novel, where he viii live forever. gum
Raphael de Chcrrt. m,
Shall we ever forget how he fought the blues %. NE
roof OF the inn at La Rjvet?' demanded A~Ie'S b,s,
Shopkeeper. When the began did n'- l,iiI IL
leaving my silks and cottons; but-deucI tNe ~ and
10 have known such 4 isis To have I'eI- b-
Aarettc swore in 4 fashion unknown TO hin WIZ
hind his counter. ss
AT dawn viii bury him. summed up Isi,-5a Ii,"5 5a
musician Il do not know how feel, iIlS t
with our Captain gone teeI-I feel his head as
forward sccpilv. and ever knew the preI9'
OF his sentiments. lie
AT any rate he chose the dramatic moment % L
cried the author. when was it, three hours aso bil
seems like three etcrntes How long had We 3fSl
ing i'm that a,cu-gi uua-ry' Ncvg- r."- we qt
not trouble out brains With question. 1-t-
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28
Bottles and Pals as Messengers

THERE was where he had his famous bottle inSpna
ton. At one OF the stops he passed the word 20 al
boats that at Greenville. Mississippi, he would l5
standing by IN launch and that message ieSpatc1
could be thrown to him in sealed bottle which he l1
had placed on the boats. When, in the lrenOon -1e
fleet was opposite GreenvIle. steam launch covered
from water line up with huge Western J--1n paea1s
put out from shore, and in it stood Tan Glowing -
dear life something like this:
Throw over the bottlesl | can send hem TO an
part of the world in an hour The Wes--l Unions Oh
the job"
As the steamers went by there were IN INTO t-5
water from each of them several OF The -ed bot,5.
containing newspaper stories and person and oinc-
messages Taft had his launch running md IN c1rcla
but he didn t overlook bottle. The P--lIent SIoc-
on deck and watched him fish up the containing
dispatches to members of the Cablne- IL " aSn1ngol
In one of these bottles was deSpatcE &. New fo.A
newspaper dated Steamboat Oleants- by 0o.-5
thrown overheard" The paper later IN tay qua7e-
Taft as to the accuracy of this statement arls ,ls
irnpOssibility OF believing that the Nrotei- &
ever thrown bottle overheard.
Taffs laCOnc reply was, Bottle c--- -- 4nTO"-
overheard because empty.
On the following day, October %, no s % vas >cae-
uled period OF twelve hours. ans. - ---Ne -l-s
worse. it was evident that the fleet. --0ntrlg PEI
siStently behind time, would not rJ-.. -In Kous'
louisiana until too late for COrrcSpo- .~ OF NON
ing papers to get their copy of. ,lereop'-
decided that the stuff must be filed tr- mt ns-
up the river BAYOU Sara, Louisiana J. -dTA VIE
Bayou Sara reached, and 1t wOu-. .e been "e-
nigh impossible for him to have found bottles L
the brown waters of the river after uig-... tie ~~
had the foresight TO deal with this. and & put ls
shiny tin pail each of the steamers ng lSlI-
Corarss1 g1gy .5
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR AUGUST 2s. 1910

saved That was when he went into the -ow5oat azi
steam launch business in earnest He got boats wh
nobody else had been able to find them He would coz
lure up craft from hidden places, take -ong running
lump and land on his feet in them, getting good star
toward the approaching fleet
But the question was How was he TO get hold Of -a5
despatches after ne had come within haIlr distance
the boats?
He did not mind having cross and reC-IsS the ver
His rides by day and night in railroad trains beating
out the fleet and often retracing part OF the way
buggies did not bother him; but he COu not exacr
see the advantage of going so close bis -er steam
in a rowboat or a small launch that the wash from M
steamer would capsize his craft.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28

To draw -. -roSt o~'
their bone.
That Is -- say ~
FrcuChUs-r -t not g..
rr.,~ in -r.- -eadS; bc-
wEnrry ..- .~-able p
thrir S-o~..s with ,a'.
past Surfer- I,u-e ".
Isbr4 --.- .,.r ula1''
ami ba.fy Ind soul givsa
,n ,,,,'- - H. most teigh,-a-
ease, q ry.N- N0-'
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28

will have your dispatches written early in the morning.
they will be put the wire
The next morning before dawn, relay Of nesserl-
gers appeared at Glacier Point and after another
they took the copy it written and hurried down
the mountainside along the short trail to Sentinel,
where Taft had special operators waiting to transmit
the matter Before the party had descended the noun
tain most of the dispatches in the offices OF East
EN- newspapers for the early afternoons
In the Yosemite during Mr.. Taft stay corps of
seven telegraph and telephone electricians and teeg
raphers always the job arranging wires or send
ing messages. There always detachment OF
these men ahead of the President that when he
made stop everything in readiness tor the tele
graph work In addition this, the wires in the park
were constantly patrolled and guarded by lnemen
mounted and equipped in cowboy fashion IN order to
prevent any interruption of the service to make
quick repairs when needed.
"Taffs messengers came to be well known long be-
fore the Pacific Coast had been left behind. He always
had the uniformed youngsters the platform awaiting
the train At small town in Texas, where the tram
made stop of two minutes, bright little boy went
the brass rail of the Presidents observation plat
form and found Mr. Taft sitting there.
We'll, young man. asked the President, have you
a despatch for me-"
mo, sir" replied the boy, quick shot Have
you got for me-?
Taft got during the few quiet days Taft spent
his brothers ranch at Gregory, Texas but after that
the old round of waiting up half the night for trains and
riding in baggage cars began all over again.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28

nN the table in the
~ center of the room
the long table of black
oak, hard as iron and
almost as heavy, and 50
highly polished that its
uncovered surface re-
fected the candles light
like a mirror-lay the
Captain of Hussars, dead.
The candles were ct
his head and feet. Their