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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05
v. THE DETECTIVES STORY.

A dispatch was received at headquar-
ters last evening from R, requesting
the department to send man down to
the station and arrest a young woman
who was on the 10:40 express from the
East. was detailed for the work.
waited around the station until near
iy train time, and then heard rumor
that there had been wreck down the
road. l investigated and found that
such was the case; in fact the accident
had occurred to the very train l was
waiting for. obtained permission to go
on the relief train, and when we arrived
at the scene of the wreck / commenced
to look around for the young woman.
As could find no one who answered
to the description sent, made inquiries
of the conductor and learned that the per-
son | was after had gone up to c.. on
the engine that brought the news of the
accident to the city. 1t was after three
A. NJ. before / got back and made my
report, and they decided not to do any
thing more about the matter until they
heard again from R.
The accident was costly one for the
railroad company, but lucky one for
tho young woman. Had IL not occurred
she would have spent the night in the
station house.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05
Advices from Florida to the Allan

Advices from Florida to the Atlanta
Constitution state that the excitement in
the phosphate fields is intense. There is
much dissatisfaction over the news from
Washington that all the phosphate lands
will be classed as mineral lands, and that
those who have taken homesteads must
give them up. Many persons have been
stalking out claims, and when the proper
papers come from Washington there will
be greater upheaval than Oklahoma
ever saw. Lawyers and business men
have been stalking out claims, and at least
5000 cjectment suits have already been
filed. The value of the property involved
is at least SIG, 900, 900, and the home.
steaders will not yield to the Government
without stubborn fight.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05
WILLAMETTE.

The rose must die, tho love says Mol
The flower was thine the words were mine
Among the mists of long ago.
We watched the dying afterglow;
The winds sighed softly thro' the pine
The rose must die, tho love says No!
We pledged our love thro' veal or woe,
My lips to thine-thy hand in mine,
Among the mists of long ago.
The waves, with restless surge and flow,
Intoned with harmony divine
The rose must die, tho love says No!
We both have suffered-even SO;
And mem'ry sighs by loves cold shrine.
The rose must die, tho love says No!
Among the mists of long ago.
--Sdnborn Gore Tenncy, u, Belford.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05
"It's q ShOp. Siri"

l had an experience all my own in
Lock & Co.'S hat store, in st. james
street, writes Julian Ralph in an article
on London, published by Hayper's
Weekly. The aged proprietor displays
ancient bonnets and caps in his window,
which is kept scrupulously dusty. Not
ing this, l said, "This must be very
old store indeed"
"Store2" said the man. ''It's no
store at all; it's shop, sir. 1 call a
store place for the sale of miscellane-
Gus lot Of goods; but this is shop, sir.
You ought to be more careful in your
use of terms"
If that was rudeness-and l do not
know how great he considered his prov
ocation-it was the only rudeness / ex-
perienced from any shopkeepcr. But l
learned from that incident not to say
store. And before left England had
swelled my index expurgatorius to the
extent that l seldom used the following
words: Guess; yes, sir; glass (for
tumbler); railroad; horse car; cents; fix;
store; or pad of paper. "Block of pa
per-" they said, when at last got them
to understand that l wanted pad.
"Guess" and "fix" are pure American
isms, and are to be used or not as you
want to attract curious attention or to
avoid it; but the most difficult thing for
many Americans in England was to
avoid saying "sir" to q stranger who
who addressed them or to an old gentle
man. "Yes, SIR" and mo, sir" over
there are the verbal insignia of SER
want.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05
A Grateful Pickpocket.

When John Murphy was arraigned at
the bar in the Court of General Sessions
recently he had no money with which to
pay lawyer. The charge was grand
larceny-he had stolen watch. Law
yer Costello was assigned by the court
to defend him. Mr.. Costello did his
best for the man, and succeeded in pro-
curing short sentence of two years aud
nine months for him.
AS he was led away Murphy turned to
the lawyer and said: 81 thank you for
what you have done for me. cannot
do anything for you now, but just as
soon as / get out of prison you shall have
the first yellow clock get" The yellow
clock is, in the parlance of thieves, q
watch, and Murphy is professional
pickpocket. -New York Times.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05
A COMPOSITE ROMANCE.
7. THE LETTER-cARR1ER's STORY

I. THE LETTER-CARRIER' STORY.
There is one family on my route that
gives me more trouble than all of the
Others put together. Not that they ever
complain of me or compel me to walk to
the top of a five story building, but l
can't make them out. l don't usually
bother my head about the people to whom
/ deliver mail; there is something so sin
gular about this one family, however,
that can't help taking particular notice
of them.
They live in an elegant stone house on
Kenyon avenue, and consist of middle
aged gentleman, John Godfrey by name,
his maiden sister and his daughter, girl
of seventeen.
Mr.. Godfrey, who is wealthy rail-
road man, has hard, stern look, and his
sister doesn't appear to be any too
amiable, but the daughter has fairly won
my old heart. She is as handsome as a
picture and she always had smile for
me when she came to the door (the
maiden aunt answers my ring now, and
how her face would light up when |
handed her letter addressed in round,
manly hand to Miss Nena Godfrey, and
postmarked c.
At first, when she and the servants
stopped coming to the door, couldn't
understand it, but l have arrived Mt the
conclusion that the maiden aunt always
takes the mail in order to prevent Miss
Nena from getting her letters. During
the time Miss Nena came herself /
brought her letter postmarked c.
nearly every day. Since then have de-
livcred only two for her, and the maiden
aunts face has worn such a satisfied look
as she took them, that I am sure the
letters are from some young man Miss
Nena is in love with, and her father and
aunt are trying to break off the match.
met her on the street one day a short
distance from the house, and she stopped
as though to speak to me. She changed
her mind, however, and passed on with
a pleasant "Good morning" but noticed
that her lips quivcred as she spoke. l
think she wanted to ask me something
about her letters. Poor girl! wonder
how it will end2
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05
A statement of the debt extineuisl

A statement of the debt extinguish-
ment of our country since the war never
ceases t@be impressive. 1t reflects not
only the growth, but, exclaims the Bos-
ton Adcertiser, the patriotism and pros
perity of our people as no other statisti-
cal exhibit does. The mere fact is start
ling that twenty-five years ago, less than
a generation, the public debt was
$2,756, 900, 900, entailing an annual in
terest charge of S151, 900, 900, and it is
now only 1921, 900, 900, and the interest
charge is but s29, 500, 900.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05
A Farm Without a Whip.

There is beautiful farm just back of
Ocean Springs, Miss, owned by Mr..
Parker Earle, who, very wisely, allows
no no man on the place to use whip
on any Of the stock. 1t is said that there
is but one old whip ON the farm, prob
ably relic of some other owner, but
the old whip is not used, and the farm
does we'll and the animals work with a
will and never feel the lash. Kindness
can run anything, evsna farm. .--Nse
Orleans Piearuns.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05

Says the Detroit Free Press: "Soldiers
will drink and soldiers will play cards.
After fighting the idea for a hundred
years Uncle Sam has at last recognized
the fact and opened 'canteens within the
posts. The soldier can now get his beer
at cost, and cards are furnished him to
play with. He is also to have pool and
billiard tables, and will have no excuse
for visiting saloons"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05
VI. THE pocroR,s STORY.

For the last three weeks l have been
tending an old schoolmate of mine. His
name is Will Holbrook and he has been
very low with brain fever. He was at
one time quite well off, but lost every
thing by an unlucky speculation, and
was forced to accept a clerkship with
one of the firms with which he had for
merly done business. A too steady
application to his duties, coupled with
great depression of mind, brought on
his illness, which has threatened to ter
inmate fatally more than once.
noticed just before he gave up how
badly he was looking, and one evening
when he called at my Office he confided
everything to me. The loss of every
thing he possessed was naturally heavy
blow to him, but it was nothing in CON-
parison to what it had brought with it
the breaking of of his engagement
with the woman he loved.
Her name was Nena Godfrey, and they
had been engaged for about year. AS
soon as her father heard of the change
in Wills affairs, he wrote to him, giving
him to understand that he could no
longer regard him as future son-in-
law. On learning, however, that Miss
Godfrey's heart was unchanged toward
him, Will determined not to give her
up, and to make every effort in his power
to regain his lost fortune as quickly as
possible.
When he was taken sick I had him
brought to my house, and during his de-
lirium, he would keep asking for Nena;
then he would imagine that she was
with him, and would implore her not to
leave him. Late yesterday afternoon he
became so much worse, and begged SO
piteously for her to come to him that
sent Miss Godfrey telegram, and about
eleven o'clock in the morning was in
formed that she was waiting for me in
the Office. / went to her at once.
She attempted to rise as entered the
room, but sank back on her chair as
though completely exhausted. at
tributed this to perturbation, and hast
ened to quiet her fears about Will.
She insisted upon seeing him without
delay.
Will seemed to be conscious of her
presence the moment she knelt by his
bedside and took his hand. He became
more composed, and at last sank into a
doze, still holding her hand. This lasted
until midnight, and then he. opened his
eyes and saw that he would live. He
spoke her name in whisper, and tried
to raise her hand to his lips. She made
no sound, but gave him look of love
and tenderness that he understood at
once, and he closed his eyes again as
though her mere presence was all he
asked. After he had lost himself, Miss
Godfrey looked up at me, and the ex-
preston on my face told her the glad
truth. The next instant she had tainted.
carried her into the adjoining room
and called my wife. She came to my as
sistance at once, and, after we had
worked over Miss Godfrey for few mo-
ments, she opened her eyes and said,
with faint smile:
~ am sorry to make you so much
trouble, but think my arm is hurt, and
that is what made me faint. The train
on which left R met with an acci-
dent, and guess that have not escaped
nninimrad."
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05
HEART'S-EASE.

Heart's-ease is better than wealth, you know,
Or than fame or culture; SO let us go
To find the nights where heart's-ease must
grow,
Since we crave it so.
Then we wandered through many pleasant
land;
The journey was sweet, hand clasped in
hand;
But we found not the hearts-ease we had
planned
On those nights SO grand.
And asked Of one whom saw below,
Had he seen the flower? He answered mo;
But should think heart's-ease ought to grow
In the heart, you know"
So looked down into my heart; behold!
1t was full of hearts-ease. yellow as gold;
As much as the happy heart could hold;
So my love told.
And into his heart he looked to see
1t was full to the brm as full could be
OF purple hearts-ease in blooA sah, me!
How dull were we!
''But don't like yellow" l murmured low;
81 like purple better; don't you" o, no!
II do like yellow" he said; and SO
We exchanged, you know.
carry his hearts-ease in my hand;
He carries mine; do you understand?
Each is safer; better than we had planned
Is heart's-ease land.
And this is the moral I've pointed so;
If the sweetest of hearts-ease you would
sow,
In somebody else's heart let it grow,
If you'd like to know.
Alice w. Rollins, in Independent.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05
Bismarck Caps Won Moltke's Sentiment

A young lady one day requested Moltke
and Bismarck to write u few words in
her album. The Marshal took up the
pen first and wrote: s'Falsehood passes
away; truth remains. s.-- Won Moltke,
Field Marshall" After reading what
Moltke had written, Bismarck took the
pen and added the following: 'I know
very we'll that truth prevails in the next
world, but in the meantime Field Mar
shall himself would be powerless against
falsehood in this world. d.-Von Bismarck,
Chancellor of the Empire. ."-New York
World.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05

The Detroit Tree Press boasts that in
case of war with foreign nation this
government could raise five men to ev-
cry one she had in the Civil War, and that,
probably, without resorting to the draft.
Fiuanciers say that she could also raise
$50 now easier than she could raise a
dollar in 1860.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05

Financier Henry Willard predicts that
in five years there will not be a steam
locomotive on any railway in the United
States, and that all kinds of machinery
will be driven by electricity He says
that great discoveries arc at hand, and
speaks so positively that he is supposed
to know just what the discoveries are.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05

At the meeting of the National Coun-
Gil of Education one of the speakers said
that not twenty-five years hence he ex-
pected to see boys and young men knock
ing for admission into Vassar and other
young ladies' seminaries.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05
II. THE MESSENGER BOYS STORY.


Las night bout z o'clock had ter
take message up on Kenyon avenue. 1t
was fer Miss Nena Godfrey, an wen /
rung tn bell a young lady coined to tn
door. / axed her if ther' was a answer
an she tole me to come in an she would
see. She then went inter the parlor an
tore open the message, an wen she read
it she turned as white as sheet, an l
thought she was goin' to faint. Jes'
then the boss came inter th' room an he
said to her, awful stern:
'W'at's the matterl Who's the tele-
gram from!"
She didn't answer an he said: "Let
me see it., but she turned quicker'n a
flash an threw it into the CRATE we're a
fire was burnin', an it blazed up in a
second.
Th old gent started for her, lookin'
awful mad. Jes' then he seed me an he
axed what was / waitin' fer. l told him
tn answer. He said ther' wasn't nun
an fer me TO clear out. I didn't wait
fer him to tell me twice. I'll bet,
though, he talked mighty sharp to his
daughter after I'd gone.
sees a good many funny things
carryin' round messages, but never seed
anythin' like that before.
III. THE TELEGRAPH OPERATORS STORY.
Something rather out of the common
happened at our office last evening. The
following message was sent from c.:
Miss Nena Godfrey. 1913 Kenyon, avenues:
Come at once If possible. Willis very low.
Dr. OTToSCHMIDT.
The message was delivered to Miss
Godfrey, and about 8 o'clock the lady's
father came into the office. The clerk
having stepped out for moment, got
up to wait on him.
Mr.. Godfrey wanted to know if we
had copy of the telegram that came
for his daughter that evening. / told him
that was acquainted with the contents.
He then wanted to know if would tell
him what was in it. He said that he was
not at home when the message came
that his daughter had gone out and left
the message for him, but that the SER
wants had mislaid it.
As Mr.. Godfrey is we'll known citi.
zen complied with his request. The
contents of the telegram had an entirely
different effect upon him from what
expected. Instead of being surprised OIL
shocked, it seemed to make him very
angry. He recovered himself quickly
however, and with curt "Mucf
obliged" he walked out. wonder who
Will isl
". THE coNDucToR's STORY.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05

Among the items in the agricultural
appropriation bill is an appropriation of
$4,000, to be used to investigate the
natural history of and remedies for de-
stroying the cottonboll worm.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05

The Washington Star announces the
remarkable fact that the popul lation of
Gettysburg, Penn, by the new census is
3,051, just nineteen less than the num-
Der of Union soldiers killed in the battle
there.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

A freak of fashion-The Dude.
Rough on the old man-His wrinkles.
IF all flesh is grass mrinmies must be
hay.
A fur rug should always be laid down.
side up.
Sickness is Natures way of saying
'I told you so."
Who are the contracting partiesG Girls
that lace.-Epoch.
Other game is losing ground9 but tho
deer always keeps up his lick.
A Joke is never good until it is cracked,
and not always them Washington Star.
.Is your cook French2" "No; Ameri-
can. Sort of Pan-American. ."-Harper's
Bazar. = ~
When the green man comes to town
and drops his yellow metal he departs
very blue.-Puck.
All things come to HIM who waits; so
he shouldn't kick if bad luck comes
amongst them.-Puck.
Black-"Say, White, can you tell me
what alligators eat2" "White-"All
live ones do, believe Life.
The woman who is cold to all but gold
ought to have the arctic circle for an e.
gagement ring. g.-Boston Gazette.
How doth the little busy bee
Improve the passing hours
In gathering up the sweets of life,
And lodging all the sours!
Puck.
Tourist-Do we stop here long enough
for luncheon2 Brakeman-We do, un-
less you insist on eating a whole sand
wich.-LJe.
First Mate-"Well, sir, things are go
ing smooth now, sir" Captain-"Yes.
hat is because several of the sailors have
Teen ironed. ."-Lippincott's.
A flirting woman can cause more
trouble to mankind than q devastating
army, but she is very much nicer than
the devastating army, after all.-Somer-
Sile Journal.
There's Another Leap Year Coming
"Why don't the young men marrya"
queried her young sister. 81 suppose
they are not asked, absently replied the
bride of 1883. S.-Puck.
Hostess-"Mr. Feejee, let me help you
to some of the roast beef" Reformed
Cannibal with wistful, retrospective
sigh)-"No, tank you. Me vegetarian
now" Chicago Tribune.
.sWhat are you reading, my dearG"
asked member of the Chicago Literary
Society of her daughter. "The autobio-
graphy of Thomas Jefferson, ma" ''Who
wrote lt2"-Neso York Sun.
''Pll be sister to you, John" said she,
And then he rose and kissed her.
''Ive always felt I'd like" said he,
"To have an elder sister"
--Neso York Sun.
Medical Professor in Charge of the
Dissecting- Room Gentlemen, may I
ask what you did with the subject when
YOU retired?" Medical Student-"We
laid it on the table. ."-Bmlington Fres
Press
First Kentuckian-stHow did Colonel
Strutter get his military title, do you
know2" Second Kentuckian-"Yes
when he was "a young man he used to
drill holes in quary. ."-Detroit Frcs
Press.
Payday with gold was glad,
! Sunday still chinked my ''tin;"
Monday but silver had,
Tuesday blew my nickel in;
Wednesday my last cooper" spun.
Thursday borrowed on my 'brass;'
Friday, when got a dun,
Iron pierced my soul, alas
Puck.
ssThe cruiser Philadelphia made ninc-
teen knots an hour. By the way, par
son, what is your best timea" The Chi
cago minister thought moment. my
best / think was sixteen. But then
three of them had never been married
before, and, of course, their inexperience
caused some little delay. "--F Philadelphia
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05

The railroad companies of the coun-
try are borrowing great deal of money,
and the Chicago San asserts that they
find less difficulty in getting it than they
ever did
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05
The French refuse to do honor to Ex-
plorer Stanley, because they say he is
hero for revenue only.

Birmingham, Ala, has increased in
population 797 per cent. since 1880. If
New York had grown at like rate its
population would now be ten millions.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05

A Philadelphia syndicate has just
struck a solid mass of native copper in
MICHIGAN.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-05

". THE coNDUcToR's STORY.
ThArs was nne ipnid~rt nnnrsnted
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
THE GAZETTE: FORT WORTH. TEXAS MONDAY. MARCH II.

''From my heavenly home, my dear
boy, solicit your reformation and SAL
walton. Go to the Christ who pardoned
me and He will pardon you. My heaven
will not be complete till 1 hear of your
changing. But I will hear of it right
away, for there is JOY up here when one
sinner repenteth; and oh, if the next
news of that kind that comes up here
might come up regarding you ,oh my child
of many tears and anxieties and prayers!
Come, my boy, do you not hear your
mothers voice? D my son, my son
would God that / could die for thee!
o my son, my son!'' Young man, what
news for heaven would be your CONVEX
sion. Swifter than telegraphio wire
ever carried congratulations to a we'd
ding or a coronation would fly heaven
ward the news of yonr deliverance, and
whether the one most interested in your
salvation were on river bank or in the
temple, or on the battlements, or in the
great tower, the message would be iu-
stantly received, and before this service
is closed angel would cry to angel:
"Have you heard the news? Out yonder
Is a mother who has just heard of her
hayward boys redemption. Another
prodigal has got home. Ths dead Is
alive again and the lost is found. Halle
lujah! Amen!'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17

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