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corporations bought patents for in- provements and suppressed their man. ufacture.
 The public" said the message, never receives the benefit of such in- ventions during the life of the patent"
 The President referred to the patent laws of other nations and wrote:
 Tt is worthy of careful considera- ton whether or not Legislation on some such lines should be enacted to prevent our patent laws from being made the basis of unjust monopoly extending be- yond the legitimate protection to in- yentors required to promote science and the useful arts or the means of stifing improvement and the progress of the arts.
 The President urged that procedure under the patent laws be simplified and that the burden of proving the invalid ity should be placed upon him who would infringe upon it.
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FederaIs Retake City

Mexico City. Mex, May 10.-Cuatrrc Cienegas. west of Monclova. coahuila was re-taken by the federals on May s The rebels have been dispersed and ars fleeing toward Sierra Mojada, pursued b, Colonel Guajardo and a force of stat, guards. Gen. sTrucy Aubert. with tn, bulk of his forces. is at Cuatrro CIenegas The rout of the rebels was accomplished after three encounters in which they los 600 killed and wounded. The above. is the substance of information imparted al the office of the president tonight.
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Texas Situation Complex

pallas. Tex May 1o.-Under Texas law and Texas political party usage the state conventions, democratic at Houston ane republican at Fort Worth both to take place on May 2s, may claim the power to pass on the district delegates, 32 of whom are to be elected by each party in addition to the eight delegates at large chosen by the state conventions
 Will the state conventions claim this power to ratify or reject and will the claim be enforced Is the questions asked. The conditions are answered by the lead CTS These seem to make It certain that Gov. Woodrow Wilson will go into the national convention with 40 delegates from Texas.
 On the face of the returns from county conventions, the delegates from which the whole has been selected, there is belief that they are equal 10 certain eXigencles. Others believe Wilson's delegates have strengthened their following.
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Wilson Claims Iowa

Des Mones la, May f0-Earl Bronson. Iowa campaign manager for Governor woodrow Wilson. today issued q state ment claiming 24o delegates 10 the Bur lington convention May IS. Champ Clark is conceded the majority There will be 1032 delegates to the state convention. and all but two counties have had conventions. Both sides claim the uninstrncted dele gates. "We were unable yesterday 10 instruct the Jasper county delegates for Wilson. but succeeded in voting down a motion to delay instructions for Bryan. - Bronson said
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Baton Rouge Excited

Baton Rouge, La, May 10.-with q wind attaining almost the proportions of hurricane driving the water of the Mississippi river over the levee for the distance of two city blocks, washing away all the earth that had been piled against the sacks and run hing over in streams. Baton Rouge this afternoon had another period of ex- citcment. Rain fell in torrents, while hundreds of men worked hard to re- pair the damage. The situation here tonight Is more critical than ever.
 At o'clock rain was still coming down hard. the levee has been weak cred in several places by the elements and all the good work accomplished during the past four days of sunshine has been undone. There are many here who doubt that the desperate fight made against the flood for four weeks will be won.
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Alabama Nominations

Washington. May 10.--(Special.)- The following nominations for post raster in Alabama were sent to the Senate by the President today: w E. I,osworth. Lafayette; Robert |. Wilson. Stevenson.
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ports received from the United States engineering depot at General Hood street state that no serious trouble developed tonight in the stretch of levee across the river at Amesvle.
 Reports to the United States engineers say the situation has become srather seri- ous at Fishers Mill, about 20 miles north of New Orleans, and tomorrow Junior Engineer Sequera. with force of 15O men, will be put to work there.
 A telephone message was received in vicksburg tonight from Morganza deny ing the reported break in the levee north of that town.
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Republican Result Doubtful

The republican result, on the other hand Is greatly in doubt. Returns do not at thls time show a majority for either candi- date. Congressional delegates numbering g among the republicans are to be elected May lb. The same custom as to ratif1ca- tion by the state convention exists as prevails in democratic party affairs.
 Returns up to now show: Democratic Wilson's state convention majority 90 to @ votes. 12 districts assured to Wilson, one for Harmon, one for Clark, one unin- structed. and one divided by courtesy be- cause the state convention in the Eighth meets at Houston; republicans instructed for Roosevelt 80, for Taft 49, uninstructed not determined because of lack of returns from many counties and failure in many others to hold county conventions. but enough to control balance of power.
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Plaouemine Panic Stricken

Plaquemne. La. May 1o.-In the midst O. the wind. hail. rain and electrical storm here tonight the inhabitants became all most panic stricken, hundreds leaving tEeir frame dwellings to take refuge in trick business buildings. The storm was the worst ever experienced since Sep tember. 1910 Two brick buildings which stood back of the levee for 25 years were almost totally destroyed and others were badly damaged. The back portion of the town is under from IS inches to two feet of water Hundreds of prominent citi- zens lined the levees and a desperate fight against the flood is tonight under way. Water poured over the Plaque mine locks like a cascade. the high wind blowing it in sheets over the levees. The situation Is desperate.
 Hateae May i9.-Efforts to close the Ef t9rH in f1,e fal!Avay embankment near Ft11tiH i1 Hiun protected Vidalia from
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Georgia to Have Contests

Atlenta. May io-Republican county conventions called by Roosevelt sup poiters, will he held throughout the state tomorrow 10 instruct delegates "a tho state and district conventions to be held next week. The state conven- tipn will be held in this city next Fri
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'orrential Rains and High inds Again Render Flood
 Situation Desperate
loudburst and Terrific Windstorn Sweep Mississippi Valley Doing
 Terrible Damage To
 Weakened LeUees
LL WORK DONE DURING DAYS
 OF SUNSHINE IS DESTROYED

Records for Rains New Orleans BrokenFght to Hold ,aon Rouge Levee Hopeless Many Reported Breaks Not Confirmed-One Drowned at New Orleans-New
 Orleans Declared to Be in No Danger
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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-20
N.ver. Never. Never,

Never, never, never.
A woman Is never as old as the
women who are jealous Of her thins
she looks.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-20
INDICTMENTS AGAINST
BAYLESS AND HAMLIN
Potter County Grand Jury
Returns True Bill in Austin
Dam Case

Coudersport, Pa, Sept. l4.-An
echo of the Austin disaster was
again heard this week when the
Potter county grand jury returned
true bills in two cases against
George c. Bayless, F. N. Hamlin
and NJ. c. Bailey, charging them
with voluntary mansIaughter. Two
other cases, in which the same
charge is made, are now awaiting
trial in the Tioga county court,
having been transferred from Pot
ter county by order of the Supreme
court ON petition of the defendants.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-20
Artificial Rubber Factory.

A factory to produce artihclal rub
Der has been established at Yumiden,
the port at the mouth of the North
Sea canal. 1t is said that the com
pany instituting this factory has sue
ceeded in producing substance hav-
ing the qualities of rubber and also
certain special advantages over gen
uine rubber. The process is secret
but the principal ingredient of the
product is said to be fresh sea fish.
which are brought to Ymuiden in vast
quantities by the Dutch fishing fleets
According to report IS to 16 per cent
of natural rubber is added to the fish,
and the result Is a substance as t1eX-
ible and elastic as rubber but much
cheaper-about as 1.25 to s in price,
compared with real rubber. The low
price Of this product will be caused
partly by the by-products which are
possible, for 1t is said that much al
bumen will be made from the fish and
that half of the factory is arranged for
the manufacture of guano. 1t is stat
eG that this artificial rubber can be
vulcanized in a short time; that 1t is
benzine proof and can resist the effect
of heat At first sight the substance
much resembles real rubber. A slight
ly fishy smell betrays the chief ingre-
dent, but 1t is explained that this will
be prevented by extracting the fat of
the fish.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-20
Panther Throws Suburb of
Altoona in State of Terror

Altoona, Pa, Sept. People
living in the vicinity of Eidorado.
a suburb, have been in a state OF
terror for the last week, because OF
the presence of panther.
Charles Clair and Harry Lynn
and Emory Richern, boys, were
returning from Il visit to the Luther
farm along Sugar run and were fol
lowed for over a mile by the ami
NAL. When it came within "A few
yards of them they took TO their
heels.
Some of the farmers are afraid
to venture out at night. Local |
hunters are organizing party to
make a search for the creature.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-20
American Architecture,

There is an American architec-
ture." said the traveller, "but not
many Americans will believe it until
they have taken a course in moving
picture shows in foreign countries.
That was what convinced me- Owing
to ignorance of foreign languages we
sought most of our dramatic enter
tainment in Europe from the cinema
tograph. No matter where we went
one-half the pictures were American
Sometimes they were so labeled. some
times not, but whether they were or
not we soon learned to tell American
pictures by the architecture. Sky
scrapers, of course, were the chief
distinguishing mark, but highstooped
stone houses and frame cottages with
two or three wooden steps leading up
to porch were just as Enthusiastically
American. All the way from Inver.
ness to Cairo the minute We set eyes
on one of those houses we knew we
were looking at something that
couldn't be duplicated outside the
United States, and all the rest Of the
audience knew 1t. too"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-20
Predicted 1912 as "BIack Year."

Astrology is the pseudo science
which essays to foretell future events
by studying the position of the stars
and ascertaining what their influence
may be on human destiny. The Chi
nese, the Egyptians, the Chaldeans, the
Romans, and most other ancient ma
tions were implicit believers in astrol-
ogy, as were the later Jews, the
Arams, with other Mohammedan races,
and the Christians in medieval Eu-
rope. SO we see that the science has
a long and honorable record behind 1t.
Young Moore" the British astrologer,
predicted long ago the social and po-
litical troubles of recent days. He
wrote Of 1912 as the "black year." and
tells us how 1t is done. He says:
Genuine astrological horoscopes and
forecasts are based exclusively upon
exact astronomical and mathematic
calculations, and the trained scien-
tif1c astrologer will calculate the past
or future of any person by the same
methods that the astronomer employs
to calculate the return of comet,
the new and full moon, eclipses, high
and low tides, weather changes, and
other natural phenomena"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-20

cKill the onion and you leave a gap
in the universe XIII anything else
and there Is substitute. The potato
is akin to the cereals, squash and cab
bage and turnips and cauliflowers are
of the same family, beans are elong-
ated peas, the lemon is a pessismistic
orange, beef reincarnated grass, wa
termelons just the survivor Of a very
fit cucumber, and SO on. But the onion
is sui generis, alone, unique, trium-
phant. 1t Is special creation to
tempt the palate Of weary world.
1t proves the futility of mans wisdom.
He might have guessed at everything
else under the sun, but he would have
never guessed an onion. Science may
deduce new star before it becomes
visible, or radium before it's discov-
cry, but this succulent, fragrant, star
ry vegetable would have gone unin-
vented forever had not its own insin-
uating, yet not bashful qualities forced
themselves into tear-brimmed eyes
and liquescent anticipatory lips. With
what a mixture of gratitude and awe
should we view the spectacle of ma
ture turning her enrgies to the trans
muting of mere clay into vegetable
with an artistic temperament.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-20
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
First National Bank Of LaDorte

of Laporte, in the State of Pennsylvania
at the close of business Sept 4, 1912
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-20
LESSON OF INTEREST
FIGURES THAT ARE CALCULATED
TO STAGGER IMAGINATION.
What Old King Midas Might Have Ac-
cumulated Starting With the Mod
est Saving of Ten Cents
Week.

Why didn't King Midas, the gold
lover, try to save ten cents week?
says the Chicago Tribune. He could
have given the world a wonderful ex
ample of the value Of the saving hab-
it, Besides, he would have left money
for the members of his family alive
today. Midas was one of the kings
of Phrygia. AS the Phrygian line was
wiped out by the Cimmerians about
$40 B. c., we may assume he lived
about 500 B. c., or at least 2,711 years
ago.
If King Midas had started in saw
ing ten cents week he would have
saved a dime, therefore, on each of
the 140,S70 weeks. This would make
him the neat little sum of $14,097.20.
Although not fortune in these days,
$14,09720 is quite a fair sum to save
by giving up one cigar a week. But
there is more to follow.
In those days of political upheaval
and commercial uncertainty, capital
was entitled to bigger return on
it's investment than it would be today.
The risk was much greater. Though
we have no actual records OF Phryg-
ian rates of usury, it is fair to assume
that the Midas account drew ten per
cent. interest compounded annually
for at least the first 1000 years, or un-
til the commercial world had reached
q comparatively recent stage of de-
velopment.
Beginning, therefore, 500 years be-
fore Christ, Midas put into his savings
ten cents every week. At the end
of the first ten weeks he had dollar.
The interest on one dollar for one
year is not great, even at ten per
cent, but it adds another dime to the
ten already saved. AT the end of the
second year there is something more
than two dimes to be added.
At the end of the first hundred
years the accumulation on the first
dollar, at ten per cent compounded,
would be $13,7S0.66. Thus Midas, in
the year 700 B. c. would have had
$13,7S0.66, resulting from his first ten
weeks savings. The compounding
goes on through the next century so
that at the end of 200 years, in the
year 600 B. c., Midas would have had
$189,906, $1,000 from his first dollar.
At the end of the next hundred
years, or in 800 b. c., the results from
those first ten dimes put away would
be $2,619, 9,03S, ,149, ,10033. Continuing
this compounding through the follow
ing 2,411 years it is not complicated
mathematical problem to arrive at the
sum Midas would have today from his
first one dollar saved.
Remember moreover, this sum,
which would be up among the un-
countable trillions of dollars, would
represent the increment of only one
dollar put away by Midas. Midas him
self, busily saving dimes. would have
started a new series of dollar pyra-
mids every ten weeks. At the end of
the first years saving he would have
started five. and a half of these stu
pendous fortunes. To compare any
one of these with the $14,09720 he
would have saved if he had received
no interest, certainly represents the
interest habit in a favorable light.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-20
MADE HIM EARN CHERRY PIE.
ResourcefuI and Independent Daush-
ter Gave Old Eph just the Lesson
He Needed.

Eph Wasson did not believe in the
sweat of the brow--at least, not by
the sweat of his own brow. So Mandy.
his wife, like many another industri-
Gus colored woman, not only took in
washing to pay for the groceries, but
chopped her own wood, built the fires,
and waited on Eph besides.
But there was a change when their
daughter Clarissa came home. "Clar,"
who was an expert cook, had gone
to school and become a teacher, and
had acquired an Independent spirit.
She quickly took in the domestic sit
uation.
Now all the spring Eph had watch
ed the cherry tree in his back yard
with a watering mouth. If there was
one thing that Eph liked more than
another it was cherry pie; and Clar
was famous for her cherry pie. AS
good luck would have it, she had come
home just as the cherries were ripe.
"Clar, honey said Eph, in a wheed-
ling tone, the morning after her ar
rival. won't you cook yo' ole daddy
cherry pie?'
VERY WELL" said Clar, and Eph shut
fed off happily to his usual loafing
place.
Law honey" said Mandy, when
Clar started to make the pie, 'dar
amt enough wood. Yo' mammyll have
to get some"
Not stick!" ordered Clar, en-
phatically.
Moreover, there was no sugar, and
only a half-cup of flour. However,
that did not disturb Clar. She pick
ed a pint of cherries, put them in a
pan, and poured over them the pint
of -four stirred in water This mix
ture she put in the oven and lighted
the only two sticks Of wood in the
house.
At noon Eph came in with eager
anticipation, and sitting down at the
table, called for his pie. Clar set it
before him. He rolled his eyes at
the mess in astonishment. 1t was a
queer-looking pie; still Clar was al
ways learning something new. He cut
llllO IL anu lbOh u DiS iiiC"thi'i.
Why" he exclaimed, Syou done for
got to put the sugar in!"
NO" said the daughter. "You for
got to get it."
"'Tain't half done!" he grumbled,
with the sour clammy mixture stick
ing to his teeth.
1T cooked as long as the wood last
ed" said Clar, unconcernedly.
And / amt had cherry pie for
moren two years." Eph said, pushing
the plate back and shaking his head
mournfully.
when you get something to make
it with and something to cook it with.
I'll bake you a cherry pie" said Clar.
"Huh!" grumbled Eph3 in disgust.
IF Is got to work for cherry pie,
I'd ruther have green's"
"All right" said Clar. "The green's
are out in the pasture; go eat EN-.
But the next day there were wood
and -four and sugar in the house in
time for a cherry pie. After missing
three regular meals, Eph had conclud-
ed that victuals of any sort were worth
working for-if he could not get them
in any other way.-Youth's Compan-
ion.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-20
SYDNA ALLEN ARRESTED
FOR COURTROOM
MURDER
Intercepted Letters to Virginia
Sweetheart Results in His
Apprehension

Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 14-Sydna
Allen, wanted for shooting the
judge, sheriff and others in the
Virginia courthouse murder, was
captured here to-day at noon and
the police expect to apprehend
Wesley Edwards here in a few
hours, as he is working near here
on a grading gang. The arrest was
accomplished by intercepting letters
from Sydna Allen to his Virginia
sweetheart. The courthouse murd-
er shocked the whole country and
police officers all over the country
have hunted for the Aliens for
months.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-02-02
WHERE is HULETT's s2soo.
Drawn from Bank Saturday aad DIsap
peared That Night-owner III and I'm
able to Recall the Facts.

What has become of the $500 which
it is said Fred c. Hulett of Church
place drew from a local bank last Sat
urday and of which no trace can be
found? This is a question that is both
ering Hulett's friends. Hulett cannot
tell, as he is i'll in his home on Church
place and under the care of a physician
and is in such a condition that no def
mite answer can be gotten from him as
to what has become of the money.
Eleven weeks ago Mrs. Hulett went to
Boston to live and last Saturday friends
say he went to the bank in which his
money was deposited and withdrew it.
That evening he was in w. r. Gaige's
room in the same building when IL
caught fire, and he had presence of mind
enough to call the fire department be-
fore the flames gained much headway.
After notifying fire headquarters of the
blaze he left the room and early this
week DR.. C. r. Aldrich was called to at
tend him. He appeared to be in a dazed
condition, and during the week has not
improved
Two weeks ago Hulett was taken by
Chief Police George Wilson to the Of
flee of States Attorney f. E. Barber
and questioned as to where he had got
ten liquor which, it was claimed, was in
his possession, but he would not tell
where he obtained it although given a
gruelling examination by the states at
torney and the chief-of- police. He was
seen Monday evening by persons who are
intimately acquainted with him and they
noted that his physical condition was
peculiar. His face was pale and he ap-
peared to be dazed. He was taken Ill
Tuesday and the doctor was summoned,
and although efforts have been made to
have him tell what has become of the
S2S00 they have been unavailing. 1t is
known that he has been friendly with
persons of unfavorable regulations in po-
lice circles, but it is not known whether
they knew that he had withdrawn the
money. Because of his illness he is un-
able, apparently. to tell where the mon
ey is.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-02-02
CANDlEMAS DAY.

The second day of February is techni
cally known as "Candemas Day." it
being a day observed by the Roman
fication of the Virgin Mary, as recorded
in the second chapter of Luke, and they
carry lighted candles in a procession on
that day. manuscript is in the pos
session of the Society of Antiquaries in
London, which belongs to the time of
Henry VIII, which says "On Candlemas
Daye it shall be declared that the bear
of Christie, the spiritual lights whom
Simeon dyd prophecye GA light to tighten
the Gentiles), as it's redde in the churche
that daye"
1t is popularity known, however, as the
mid winter day, it being nearly equidis-
tant between Dec. 81, the shortest day.
and March 81, the vernal equinox Hence
the proverb:
Just half your wood and half your
hay
Should be remaining on Candlemas
Day"
And superstitious people used to think
that the weather on Candlemas day in
dicated the character of the remainder
of the winter. Thus:
IF Candlemas Day be fair and
bright,
Winter will have another flight;
But if Candlemas Day be clouds and
Winter is gone, and will not come
again"