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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-01-10

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and shrieked for help, but no other
sound broke the stiffness save the low,
dreadful laugh of the robber, who had
followed me.
''Stop that noise2' he growled.
You're wasting breath, you know.
She's drugged, and won't wake till Pm
safe out o this. 1 want that money.
Give it to me and l promise to leave
you in peace; refuse, and"
thought of Frank and our future.
IL never willl' l cried, as bravely as
could. Again, that horrible, mock
ing laugh. He sprang forward and
seized my arm; one hand passed around
my waist and held me tightly, the
other prepared to close about my throat.
Just at that moment my eyes fell upon
the huge brick oven; something un-
known in these days, Bessie; an i'm
mense structure occupying one side of
tho kitchen. l noticed that the wide
door had been left open, and sudden
thought-an spiration-darted into
my mind. 1t was worth ing at all
events.
The Williams hand was pressing closer
about my slender throat; l felt dread
full, choking sensation. was sure that
1 should die. Now-or never-I
thrust one hand, quickly, into the
bosom of my dress, and snatching the
pocket book therefrom with a quick,
sudden movement, threw it into the
oven-away in-I could hear it fall
upon the bottom, with heavy thud,
for most of the money was in gold.
With horrible imprecation the wretch
released his hold, and, darting forward,
sprang into the oven. l darted toward
the huge door. l seized it in both
hands; with superhuman efforts l
pushed it shut and slid the heavy bolt
into its place. / was saved Then |
sank upon the floor i'll blissful inscnsi-
bility.
was aroused by the pressure of lips
upon my own; and felt my head
pillowed in somebody sarms. Iopened
my eyes. Frank was holding me close
to his heart, his face pale and anxious.
He had returned unexpectedly; and see
ing light burning in the house-an
unusual occurrence at so late an hour,
for it was midnight-and fearing that
was ill-he had ventured to stop.
told him the whole story; and, old as
am, have never forgotten the look on
his face as he clasped me to his heart.
1t did not take him long to ride to the
nearest town and summon the sheriff
with posse of men. The oven was
opened and the wretch within, insen-
sible and half dead, was dragged forth
and away to justice. He was proven to
be an old offender, and soon received a
long sentence.
was quite the heroine of the country
for long time aftcrward; but
heroics were not In my line, and | never
wished for repetition of that nights
experience.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-01-10
HOW TO GET RICH.

A wealthy lady who had once been
poor girl obliged to work for a living
went into large dry goods establish.
ment not long ago to make small pur-
chase.
She was quietly dressed and attracted
no particular attention as she sat pa
tiently waiting while the careless sales
girl chewed her gum, related her last
evenings adventure with ''him" to an
other gum chewing companion, aud at
the same time pulled down boxes and
slammed them before the customer
without paying proper attention to her
wishes and requests.
Finally, after tedious half hour of
wasted time and irritated patience, the
girl threw the lady large parcel and
roll of money.
"This is not my parcel or change"
said the lady.
"Oh, yes, it is" replied the girl,
looking over her shoulder and contnu-
ing her story about chow he laughed,
and ] says to him"--
"But tell you it is not" interrupted
the indignant lady. Il purchased
small piece of lace and had only 81. so
in change coming to me, and you have
given me nearly four dollars"
"Why, must have given that there
lady going down the aisle your parcel,
and y on have hers. Cash, Cash, run
after that there lady in the wine colored
cloak and tell her to come back.
wonder how made such mistake"
''You had better run after her your
SELF" suggested the lady. "She is al
most out of the door now"
After another half hours delay the
exchange was effected and each custo-
mer was put in possession of her money
and her purchase.
81 don't see how made such mis-
take" said the girl, as her customer
was about to leave.
81 will tell you then," responded
the lady, as she turned to go. "You
made the mistake which has cost three
of us half an hour valuable time by not
paying attention to the business you are
paid to do. You will always be poor
and obligel to work for Others In con-
sequence. | was once a poor girl, but
| never waited on customers as badly as
you have done. attended to my busi-
ness promptly, and was proud to do my
work WE'LL and so I rose out of my
poverty to higher places and better pay.
If had been as careless, indifferent
and slow as you are 1 would still be
poor workingwoman, instead of the
wealthy lady am"
Upon her next visit to this establish
ment the lady received the most
courteous and prompt attention from
the salesgirl, who had seemingly
protited by the sharp rcbukc.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-01-10
WHY CHARLEY LOST HIS PLACE.


Charley was whis tling merry tune
as he came down the road, with his
hands in his pockets, his cap pushed
back on his head, and general air of
good fellowship with the world
lie was on his way to apply for a po-
sition in q statoner's store that he was
very anxious to obtain, and in his pock-
ct were the best of references concern
ing his character for willingness and
honesty. He felt sure that there would
not be much doubt of his obtaining the
the place when he presented these ere
dentials.
A few drops of rain fell, as the bright
sky was overcast with clouds, and he
began to wish that he had brought an
umbrella. From house just little
way before him two little children were
starting out for school, aa1 the mother
stood in the door smiling approval as
the boy raised the umbrella and took
the little sister under its shelter in quito
manly fashion.
Charley was great tease, and like
most boys who indulge in teasing or
rough practical jokes, he always took
care to select for his victim some one
weaker or younger than himself.
'Tll have some fun with the chill
dren, he said to himself; and before
they had gone very far down the road
he crept up behind them. and snatched
the umbrella out of the boy hand
In vain the little fellow pleaded with
him to return it. Charley took mali
cious delight in pretending that he was
going to break it over the fence; and as
the rain had stopped he amused him
self in this way for some distance.
making the children run after him and
plead with him tearfully for their UNI
brella.
Tired of this sport at last, he relin-
pushed the umbrella as carriage ap.
preached, and, leaving the children to
dry their tears, went ON towards the
store.
MIR. Mercer was not in, so Charley sat
down on the steps to wait for him. An
old gray cat was basking in the sun, and
Charley amused himself by pinching the
poor animals tail till she mewed pitt
fully and struggled to escape.
While he was enjoying his sport, Mr..
Mercer drove up in his carriage, and
passed Charley on his way into the
store. The boy released the cat, and,
following the gentleman in, respectfully
presented his references.
"These do very WELL" Mr. Mercer
said, returning the pa pers to Charley.
"If l had not seen some of your other
references might have engaged you"
''Other references2 What do you
mean, sira" asked Charley, in astonish-
ment.
Il drove past you this morning when
You were on your way here, and saw
you diverting yourself by teasing two
little children. A little later dog
passed you, and you cut him with
switch you had in your hand. You
SHE'D stone at bird, and just now
you were delighting yourself in tor
menting another defenceless animal.
These are the references that have de-
cided me to have nothing to do with
you. Idon't want cruel boy about
me"
As Charley turned away, crestfallen
over his disappointment, he deter mined
that wanton cruelty, even though it
seemed to him to be only "fun,"
should not cost him another good place.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-01-10
LAPORTE. PA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10. 1890

the mechanical parceling out of ques-
tions and answers makes it seem as if
the queen were putting Bible class
through its cate chism. E ch one waits
for his turn to come next, and in the
embarrassment the "answers" are often
of the most stupid kind.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-01-10

A Salem County On. j. J farmer, John
r R)beson, caught strange bird re-
Gently. 1t is said to have a face like
monkey, is about the size OF a grown
fow, and has plumage of wondrJuslY
varied hue.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-01-10
The Narrow Way.

The Narrow Way.
Tell me, We saints
And kings of old,
Where shall we find
The land ofgold?
The heavenly land,
With joys untolI?
Hear what the Spirit
Hath to say:
"It lies beyond
The gates of day
Just at the end
OF the narrow way.
''They who shall choose
To walk therein,
Must bear the cross,
And cast out sin;
And life eternal
They then shall win"
There are sharpest thorns
In this narrow way;
There are blacklist clouds
To hide the day;
But hear what the Spirit
Hath to say:
"Cheer up! cheer upI
Oh, heart of gloomi
For every thorn
Shall roses bloom
In the garden of God,
Where there is room.
"a crown for him
Who day by day,
With patient feet
That never stray,
Beareth his cross
In the narrow way"
Mrs. II. 4. hidder in the Ledqer.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-01-10

A hen is conscientious. Her chief
object in life is to fill the bill.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-22
THE COURTS.
Doings i'm the Halls ofJustiCe.

The GiIdca ease concluded the criminal
docket of the federal cOnrt for his term
and this morning the civil docket which
contains some thirty cases Several eases
were hrourht nm and nostnonpd
This morning John Williams. ronvirtnd
of sending nm ahuSiyo LETTER thrnuTL The
mail: Jesus Ramos. convicted of counter
telling and IrnaciO.Rarrpra. convicted Of
smuggling. were brought into CONT and
sentenced Williams ont Siv mnnthS
Ramos. four wears and Rarrrra rirhtnrr
inouth,
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was lIl"lf ,'H I'll -, III h!NrI pool, En-
Si|,nI' - ,nl ms PrC.IuH nv Hl!lr> thdI III
L Jpof "oiv"niI ooH 'tlr'i IVY ImdanI GIl
Wi, "n' diI. o,',l ~ ,Ih" any Nv
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PdHd ieaN viz III, WE 10 support LeINcIi.
IN 'alG ieEoLuCr coGrL GlltLe were seven
v">'o %'G rrI H,iGt I,'u ~" us
I'll y r ,lO i ~ n 1890 ~ 20
man was dismissed from the ciargo If
uSinr ahuSiyn Ianruarp
Rem Lamar was fined ton dollars and
costs f0rmSing inSuIting lanrnaTn
OTTO Andrea WAS fined s. and costs for
assault and battery. ~ vi
Rnf0 % .InSticn Hnrron nOthing bu+ civil
bnSinesS came m va ''0''''''7 '''' u u
BEFORE The countv commissioners Moth
inc was done I'M to annrnvn tho cbopTo
in The Goiiad road and Pannoinf = imr,, = :
view, Notice Of apDpai Of pronGrty own.
nrS waS given
In the n ,obate coprt tha foIIowipg or-
dnrs wpra tai;an ms VI
Estate 0chSe minors. final account of
JnIia II Fmrtner as Guardian evamined
and annroyed and 9nordian diSchargod
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-22

Mr.. Ollie Caldwell formerly well
known in this city, as messenger for Wells
Fargo X Co. SeXprGSS, has been promoted
to the agency of the company at ROSen
burg.
One half of the crossing on Houston
street, on the east side of North Flores
street. has not been replaced yet. Since
the West End street railway men took it
up in laying their track months ago.
There are not near enough brick lay
CrS or stone maSOnS in this city to supply
the demand, and the contractors are
aSSiduOuSly advertising in other cities for
more help.
See our elegant light flannel coats and
vests and coats and pants.
30 If JOHN X. RERETTA Il Co.
For nice styles in summer clothing try
John X. Beretta * Co, - If
Very low prices on ladies slippers. at
522 If JOHN X. BERETTA X Co.'S
For Van Dyke ruching. laceS, and
embrOideries go to John X. Beretta &
Cos. ) - If
New lot of pretty embroidered tlOunc-
ingS. at John X. Beretta Il Co.'S.
Don't fail to read Alderman Bottoms
bOmbShell in today'S paper.
Our lady readers are recommended TO
read the new story begun in tOday'S
issue.
Ed. H. Hartman, private of Co. F,
23d infantry, died in the Military Post
hospital Yesterday, after short illness.
The remains were inferred this morning
with the hUnOrS of war.
The Military Headquarters and
grounds in this city, hitherto lighted with
oil, will now be lighted with gas and cleo
tricty.
Ex-Governor John Ireland, of Seguin.
arrived in town last night and registered
at the Maverick.
A fine new chile restaurant has been
opened in the Washington Theatre build
ing.
President Weiss of the San Antonio
Railway company, left for Laredo yes
terday.
"A ccntipede was captured in the
French building yesterday. 1t evidently
came in on load of hides.
The San Antonio Garten Vercin will
picnic at Braden'S park next Sunday, and
have favored the LIGHT with a bid.
The FrOhSinn Singing society have
secured GambrinuS hall for regular Tues
day night rehearSalS, while the new con-
ventiOn hall on Houston and Flores
streets is being built.
Desire KoOg and Elizabeth Billand
have a license TO marry.
The Mission Hose Company will have
a drill and special meeting tonight. The
meeting is relative to Decoration Day.
"A surprise party was given last night
at the residence or the Misses LerOuX.
King William street.
The train on the |. and e.. n. railway
today is four hours and thirty minutes
behind time.
-DrS. Graves and Cross are erecting a
fine imtrmary of p beds, at "A cost of $1,000.
out on prospect Hill. DR.. Cross will be
the attending physician.
The board of Pharmaceutical exam
liners. composed of MeSSrs. AdOlph DreiSS,
John /. BOdcnmamu and II. A. Blair. met
this morning at DrrSS, Thompson Il Co,
and organized. clectng Mr.. Blair a reg
iStrar
A Chinaman'S vegetable wagon team
ran away on Houston street this morning.
John was thrown ont. Mr.. otto Book.
clerk of the Mahnckc hotel, very heroic
ally caught and stopped the team.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-22

i IDS " tSilN6TJnOEu6-II6
druggists. 1l-17-ly.
For cheap property. GO to +. q
Graves land Office. PIP +. Houston street
-tiOnd Phar1On for sale. taI! at Mrs.
MadaraSz on Rock Quarry road II
If money IS any object to YOU lh"h
Kahn Is your hrN @oohN NIoI''
Ten dozen Black l.cghornS just re-
crtv"d. 81 each. at BEN M"kE : 81
Fin" harness. Cameron. Acrp4uIa.
buggy tops madr and mrudrd. Cam
crou. i-5o-lm
Harness repaired promptly. am'r"h'
Mayer Il SrhmeIter'~ fine CoSna".
-Maypr&Schmcltrr'S Duff Gordon Sherry.
Trash strawberries bv the can. for
preserving. Bavlv Bros.
T,.,o,- San Pedro prrrinrt,V were Iiyr!y
=. i:',IT '''' ''''
,.,,,na,.,,,i,r. ,.,.rn,vnII ,trnnd.i in
va NV ~ 49, -, ''''' ~ 80
inc "'"''l' '""' H. '"'' " ''''-'
For Rent Ih" Fest li"1ri on SCUM
Flores street. Apply 10 Simon rest. Ji.
cali ON Olsen Bros. to have your fur
uirIr,. repaired or packed and slipped. /?
H"''ua" street. -,
For bargains IN new ANA >rconI hahG
furniture -" Olsen Bros. ON N"lrd2d
S"'III a,,.r 4, S,I,u,oItar,. Tarrororo PARIS
mayer " .o'''''I''' ''7",'', u.s.
aver ~ 9cIlI"'I,e' ; ! n."i' coz TIC i'9''
,t.,. I,,,,, ,,,;,,, W,i,,,,
Mayer " "c'l''leI'el I'M l".'''' '''''
Work has begun on tn" Protestant
Orphan lioh" al west Eh".
New line of dress buckles just received
at Ben MOKr'S.
Dress bur>Ir< new variety. inst re-
cnf,rd nj Rem Nukr's
II,,,I.,,,,,,, lin, Of d,.,,.. b,,,.l.r,. .II
Wv, ~, W d., M'I. '' gu
49, I,.,i,,,.f,,r,
cl 81 Pl''''o at
corner P">'"'''', '-".'
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SIHy'i.I; t'' ''' ~ III ''''
"tNO Nou'''''i -
fonti6nS If thn tbroat and limos at DR.
CIifTord's office : 1tf
vo,,uoI,.ia rto,,r,o,i.,r ,,o,t h,,rrs
wounds etc, use Salvation Oil. Price 25
cents a bottle.
MAYER & Schmelter'S Metropolitan OPS.
Mayer Schmelter's California Wines.
Mayer SchmelterS nne Liquors only.
Mayer u SchmelterS hne Imp. Cigars
Soda water fountain and apparatus
for sale cheap. Hewitt, 3 and 5 West
Commerce. 4241m
-LephOrn Hats at greatly reduced
DricnS at Misses Kirchners' 235 West Com
merce street. If
The largest assortment OF artlhclai
flowers In the city at Misses hlrchnerS
235 West commerce street. u
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-22
DO YOU WANT

DO YOU WANT
the best refrigerator made? If SO,
don't buy before you have seen our
f-Ventilators."
Do YOU WANT to enjoy cooking
these hot summer days? Get
Monarch Vapor stove.
Do YOU WANT the best ice cream
freezer? Get the White Mountain.
:For other seasonable goods as bath
tubs, fiy-traps, fruit jars, milk shak-
ers, beer coolers, beer pumps, ETC.,
cali on WAGNER & CHABOT'S.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-22
MCDONALD BROS.
Mill Bridge and Houston St. Markets
REFRIGERATED MEATS

Six delivery wagons. Houston ST..
Market open all day. 4-23-3m
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-22
CITY LOCAL NEWS.

Tips q Observation-Disclosures
DRUGGISTS, 1l-17-ly.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-23

Gallant one legged Sheriff Gen. Daniel
E. Sickles, of New York, has declared
his intention of wiping out the bribery
and corruption that have beensa poison
GUS blight on the shrievalty Of. that city
for more than half d century. The at
mosphere of rottenness that hung around
it was enough to make man hold his
nose when he came within five miles, of
it. Sheriffs, sheriff's deputies and mes
sengers and dirty prison keepers bled the
unfortunte victims Of the law like YAM
pires and fattened on them. Now what
the New York sheriff's Office was. other
sheriff's offices are in cities and many
counties. Can Sheriff Sickles, cut out
the putrefaction? Can he fill his depart
ment with honest menu? If he can, then
there is hope that any sheriff's Office in
America can be made clean and decent.
Sheriff Sickles, the eyes of. your sellow
countrymen are upon you.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-23
Forest Destruction and: Flood.

The tornado cloud that devastated four
states was seen by many persons as it
approached. It had a purplish hue, and
was funnel shaped. The air Of such a
cloud is sucked upward with terrific,
whirling motion. AS. it whirls upward,
it tears loose and sucks. up. with it what
ever movable object comes in it's track
at the earth's surface. That, in brief, is
practically the most that is known of
these terrors. There are persons who
claim that they saw in the body of the
tornado cloud, high in the air, sheep,
pigs and other small animals.
Be that as it may, it will readily be
seen that whatever would impede the
progress of the whirling wind and tangle
fury. For this purpose nothing can be
SO good as large, firmly rooted trees. It
is we'll known that the most destructive
tornadoes, in this country occur on the
wind swept, treeless plains of the west,
where nothing breaks their force.
If trees can break even partly such
storms as devastated Louisville, then let
us plant trees, plant them quickly, be-
ginning this spring. Let every man who
lives in the country plant belt Of trees
every year the rest of his life. Let us
have trees wherever they can be planted.
1t is claimed by many that these fright
full tornadoes were unknown in the older
parts of the Union before the woods were
cut away.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-23
The United States is not the on

The United States is not the only
country in which race prejudice rears it's
head. 1t is as bad in Europe, and there
between white races The hatred of
Jews is so intense in Russia, Austria and
Prussia that it is subject to periodical
outbreaks. In the upper house of the
Prussian landtag resolution has actu-
ally been passed that has for its humane
and enlightened object the exclusion of
Jewish pupils from the higher grades Of
schools The mover of the measure said
that the large number Of Jewish pupils
in these schools was a social danger.
How he made that out is not clear, since
higher education is not usually a source
Of danger of any kind. But the motion
was fine tribute to the intellectual
power of the Jew. It is just so in Amer
lea. Jewish boys and girls are always
among the brightest ornaments Of our
higher schools, but here we do not grudge
it to them. On the contrary the more
brilliant scholars we can have in the
country the better we shall like it. Good
scholars make good citizens.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-23
Davitt and the Strikers.

It was Michael Davitt, the Irish lead
er, who at length settled and ended the
strike of the Liverpool dockmen, and set
the wheels of commerce in motion again.
Our readers will recall something of the
history of the man who has rendered this
important service to England and to coM-
MERGE.
He was born in Ireland, and put to
work in a factory when a child. There
he lost his arm. He took up the cause of
home rule in Ireland as soon as he was
old enough to understand it, and. advo-
Gated it with such enthusiasm that when
he was Is years old this one armed fac
tory 'shand" was arrested in London as a
suspect and sentenced to fifteen years
Imprisonment at hard labor. He could
not perform the labor, owing to his
manned condition. and he was in conse-
quence severely punished frequently.
After serving seven years of his term
he was released on ticket of leave for
good behavior. But he advocated home
rule publicly and persistently, and was
in consequence again arrested and i'm
prisoned in 1880. We note. however,
that it Is not now crime to advocate
home rule for Ireland.
In 1879 Davitt organized the Irish Ma
tional Land league. He is a man of
warm sympathy and magnetic presence,
ard greatly admired speaker. This is
the man, imprisoned twice, by its order
subjected to harsh treatment, that noH
steps forward and helps the British. ma
ton out Of serious trouble.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-23

such circulating notes, which bonds
shall be assigned to the bank in the
manner specified in the nineteenth sec.
tion of the national bank act; and
the outstanding notes of said associ-
alton, to an amount equal to the
legal-tender notes deposited, shall be
redeemed at the Treasury of the
United States, and destroyed as now
provided by law: Provided, That the
amount OF the bonds on deposits fer
circulation shall not be reduced below
fifty thousand dollars.
The repeal of these two sections
gives to the banks all the benefits
arising from the lost and DESTROYED
national bank currency. This is
a clear steal of more than $4,000
600, and virtually repeats part of
section 6, act OF July -, 1882,
which provides that "any gain that
may arise from the failure to present
such circulating notes for redemp-
ton shall insure to the benefit OF, the
United States" The banks have
been at work to obtain the profit of
this lost currency for many wears,
and have put up numerous schemes
for that purpose. The Treasury De-
partment has been willing all the
time, but it could not be covered up
sufficiently to escape detection.
With the present desperate condition
OF their affairs, and the full. knowl-
edge that their lease OF power is rap
idly nearing the end, the banks are
willing to take the chances, and
hence this rider is attached to the
silver bill in hopes that the necessity
for the one will pull the other
through.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-23

The'most sensitive conscience il, Amer,
lea has just been brought to light. The,
United States treasurer at Washington
has received $1.18, which the sender
wrote was principal and interest Of sum
of money taken from the mint in. Philae
delphia in 1885, After all, the sender has
not discharged his obligations to the gov
ernment. Evidently he took one dollar.
on which he calculates interest at per
cent. He has not compounded the I'M
paid interest, and he has not counted in
the quarter year of 1890. He is,short in
his accounts with the government one
cent, seven mills and half,