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flying to learn that the fresh fish have made their appearance in Maine waters Bangor Daily News.
 'T don't see why can't keep my hus- band at home, ? said a distressed looking little woman. ''Why don't you try to make home attractive to himF' sI have I've taken up the parlor carpet, sprinkled sawdust on the floor, and put beer keg in the room, but some way or other it doesn't seem to make any difference. e."-Washing- ton Post.
 A Lesson in Kindness.-Sunday school uperintendent-My dear children, want you to tell me what special act of kindness you have done this past week. Kind boy II did one. was tryin' to lick boy in rowboat, but fell in and he pulled me out, and then went home and got dry clothes on. Superintendent-Hem I do not see where your kindness comes in. Boy-Why, didn't lick him.-Street & Smiths Good News. "Yes, it's world of trials" he said, land I certainly have had my share of them.n
 "Still, there's a certain advantage in them if you choose to look at it that way. It makes the mind stronger, as it were.n
 ssrd like to know howEr
 ''It's only through trials that certain people get convictions, you know."-Phila- delphia Times.
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THE NEW TARTFFs


 THE NEW EARIFFss | 4aigL
 The Boston Journal makes some very pertinent remarks, as follows: There seems to be something like concerted action on the part of certain importers, free trade papers and other enemies of protection to create uneasiness in the public mind in this way. So impudent and reckless is this new conspiracy that in a number of instances announcement has been made of the increase of prices, with the new tariff assigned as a reason, when the rates on these goods are actually lower in the new law than in the old. These fictitious ad- vances in prices cannot be sustained. Com petition will put an end to them. In the meantime business men who re- ceive these notifications from the represen- tatives of foreign houses or who find them paraded in the columns of free trade pa pers will do we'll to look into the tariff themselves and see whether there is any justification for them. The general public should not be disquieted by these reports. They are gross exaggerations designed for political or commercial effect. The new tariff will be found, in it's practical opera tion, to stimulate industry, quicken busi- ness, improve the workingman's chances for employment and conduce to the general prosperity of the country as no tariff reg ulations ever have before.
 It will not take long to clear the matte, up. There will of course be some distur- bance in prices for awhile, but it is proba ble that in the end prices will be lower than eyer
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A State Issue.


 It would be amusing, if it were not something else, to see the desperate way in which certain of the more virulent democratic organs of the state are nosing and snifing around in the endeavor to find something against General Merwin and the republican state ticket.
 They have all of them, at last and after two or three unfortunate attempts at mud slinging, been forced to admit that there isn't a vulnerable point in the reputation or the character of General Merwin or any of his associates. And now they are de- voting their strength mainly to the pur- pose of showing that the election of the state ticket would be an indorsement of the Mckinley bill and an encouragement to the party of protection.
 We'll, may be. A state election isn't apt to turn on a national issue, but if it is understood that the free traders will regard the election of the Merwin ticket as an indorsement of protection and a rebuke of English free trade, why, we haven't any objection. That impression, if itlgains ground, will immeasurably help the ticket.
 But we want to point out to our es- teemed democratic contemporaries one fact which they seem to find it necessary to ignore-the fact that the last republican legislature so amended the tax laws of the state as to enable the present republican administration, by the exercise of honesty, economy, and financial ability entirely to omit the immemorial state tax the present year.
 The tax which the state levied on the people of the various towns amounted for the year ending June, 1889, to SAC, 900. It would have amounted to as much this year if it had been levied. Thanks to a republican legislature and republican ad- ministration of the states affairs it will not be levied And the treasurer of the state, to whose ability and foresight much of this grand saving to the people is due, who is renominated by the republicans, believes that it is possible to continue ir this same line so that hereafter state tal need be called only on extraordinary and | unusual occasions.
 As & regular, annual tax it has been abol ished, and abolished by a republican gov | ernment. We have planted the republican | ticket on an endorsement of that policy l and that action, and on promise to con 1 tinue in that line of policy and of action | Now there is State issue which means I something, esteemed democratic contempo | raries! Why not devote some of your grea swelling thoughts to that subjecta
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A Burial in n Strange Port.

Quiet and still seems everything on our ship, for an awful presence has come on board during the night and has taken shape there, under the dropping canopy of flags amidships, in the cofined form of the dead sergeant.
 "A-a-n hands bury the deadi" the sol emn call of the boatswain sounds through the ship. Quietly and in respectful si- fence the crew assemblies, the officers grouped to starboard, and, as the chaplain reads the simple service, rough faces soft en and heads are bowed in reverential awe. The bearers lift the coffin, the ma rine guard present arms, and the body is gently lowered over the side into the cut ter lying there to receive it, while officers and crew take their places in the boats. and little rocession-captain,s pennant. ships and boats colors at half-mast- starts for the land, there to lay the poor
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REPUBLTCAN TICKET

STATE REPUBLICAN TICKET
 FOR GOVERNOR, SAMUEL E. MERWIN of New Haven. FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, GEORGE A. BOWEN of Woodstock. FOR SECRETARY OF STATE, GEORGE F. MCLEAN of Salisbury.
 FOR TREASURER, E. STEVENS HENRY of Vernon.
 FOR COMPTROLLER, LYMAN S. CATLIN of StratfOrd.
 For Congress. .fv9 s5 2d District-JosIAH M. HUBBARD of Middletown.
 For Sheriff. New Haven 0o.-FRANK T. LEE of New Haven.
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iquefied gas, will revolutonize all present theories concerning steam and other mo- tive powers. The manner in which the gas is employed in the wonderful new gun is as follows: A drop of liquid gas entering the breech when the trigger is pulled develops behind the bullet force equal to a five hundred pound pressure to the square inch. A screw regulates the speed of the bullet. There is nc noise, smoke, smell, or recoil, and no danger of an explosion. The iquefed gas is said to be infinitely cheaper than gunpowder. The inventor of the Giffard gun is at present in London. He is a native of France
 The largest contribution made by one man to the Union army is thought to have been made by Charles Brandon, of Moundsville, West Virginia, who sent seventeen sons out of family of thirty five children, all sons. MT. Brandon died the other day, when some interesting facts came out regarding his success as a parent. He was married three times. His first wife blessed him with two sons, the second wife with eighteen and the third, whom he married when she was sixteen years old, with fifteen. The third Mrs. Brandon was the youngest of sixteen children, and when she married he: hus- band he was seventy-fve years of age. MT. Brandon lived to be ninety-six and was in average good health within a short time of his death.
 A publisher was saying recently that the Chautauquan circle in this country is
 largely responsible for the present marvel
 ous interest in Latin and Latin literature.
 At no time within fifty years have so many
 text books, commentaries and translations
 been turned from the press. The tendency
 of the colleges to make Latin and Greek
 optional studies, instead of allaying this
 interest, seems to have excited ambition
 among budding scholars all over the coun, the first American translation of Virgil 6
 year or two ago the publishers woods are
 full of MSS. of Virgils, Horaces, Ovids and
 Lucretiuses. At least two other schools
 besides Ann Arbor University and Wash
 ington Seminary, are planning the produc ton of classic comedies also.
 The Paris correspondent of the London Morning Post says curious story has leaked out as to how M. Constans, the minister of the interior, managed to frighten General Boulanger out of France and thus bring an awkward situation to z climax. The minister knew that one oi his subordinates was in daily communica ton with the general and informed him oi everything that passed at the ministry Knowing that Boulanger was restless. M Constans scrubbed on slip of paper "Arrest B., R. and D. tonight" He theI | called his subordinate to give him som | instructions and toyed with the slip O paper while talking. On pretext of beinl 1 obliged to give an urgent order the minis I ter left his desk for second and tn | thing was done. He saw by the face O 1 his employe that he had read the letter l He then sent the clerk out on an erran not requiring haste. Soon after M. Con | stans received visit from one of Geners Boulanger's domestics, whom he employe as spy, that his stratagem had succeede and that preparations for flight had bee made.
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fellow to rest in little white walled en- closure on c bight on the hsrbor side, and where, gone before him long years ago, many . gallant sailor-English and Ameri- can-lies, awaiting the last call for "An hands."
 Quietly and gently the dead man is low cred into his last berth; with spout of flame and circling cloud of smoke the ri fers render martial honor, and then, in the sad, sweet music of 'taps," the bngle sounds the sailors last goodnight.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

Cholera has been so active and success ful in Spain this year that it is feared that it will reach this country next year. Meas ures to keep it out have already been taken.
 More than five thousand stone e-masons in Berlin are without work or money. The builders say that the stoppage of their trade, from which this state of affairs has resulted, is due to the recently-increased agitation of the Social Democracy. Every one is afraid to contract for new buildings for fear of strike for higher wages on the part of the workingmen as soon as the work is under way.
 Some people are not as greedy as other people. Some time ago Edward Langevin died in St. Paul, leaving an estate of ,$4, ,000, ,000, which he distributed equally between his five children, with the excep- tion of his only son, whom he left nothing to, on account of his waywardness. Mrs. Langevin, with the consent of all the chil- dren, will burn the will, and allow young Lsngevin to come in for his full share of the estate under the common law.
 Chicago is going to have Masonic Tenn pie which will be the largest building on earth. And this is how one of it's project ors talks about it: ssThe structure will have its halls and corridors on the various floors named as are the streets, so as to dc away with all idea of altitude. Suppose 2 woman wants to ssN somebody on tht | eighteenth floor. She Will draw a sigh
 murmur Eighteenth Hoorl' and probabl,
 go home without seeing the person. But
 if she is told by the elevator boy that he
 friend is up on Morris street, why, o
 course there is no idea of altitude" l M. Giffard says that his new invention
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-01-10
DAINTY BUTTON BAGS.

1t has been discovered that the pretty
girl is busying herself just now with all
manner of dainty inutilities in the way
of bags. For her dearest girl friend she
makes button bags, six tiny ones all on
a string. Each is made out of a scrap
of bright -hued silk and every scrap is
of a different color. A rain bow tinted
collection is produced, very kaleido-
scopic and cheerful.
The object of the button bag multi
plication is to separate more effectually
buttons of different ranks and degrees.
For her best young man-alas, in his
inmost soul he may call it 'jinks" and
smile upon it derisively-she makes a
card bag. This is of silk, satin or
plush, ani just large enough for pack
of cards. On the outside is appliqued
in colors an exact similitude of the
queen of hearts. This is couched down
with embroidery threads and elaborate
ly wrought with silken stitches. -Maik
and Express
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MOORISH BEAUTY.

The Moors have extraordinary ideas
concerning female beauty. They fancy
an oily skin, teeth projecting beyond
the lips, pointed nails an inch long and
a figure so corpulent that two persons
putting their arms around the waist
could scarcely make their fingers touch.
A woman of moderate pretensions to
beauty needs a slave under each arm to
support her as she walks, and perfect
belle carries weight enough TO load a
camel. Mothers are o anxious to have
their daughters attain this unwieldly
size that they make them cat a great
quantity of millet pudding and drink
several bowls of camers milk a day.
Mungo Park says he has seen poor
girl sit crying for more than an hour
with the bowl at her lips, while her
mother stood over her with stick and
beat her whenever she perceived that
she was not swallowing.
The Moors marry at very early age
and wives are always purchased. The
father of the girl cannot refuse an offer
unless there is some stain on the young
mans character. Ii wife does not be-
come the mother of son she may be
divorced by the husband. The mother
of many sons is held in the highest re-
spect and is never suffered TO perform
any menial office.
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THE STRANGER.

1t was years ago, Bessie, when I was
but eighteen, and just engaged to Frank
Fenton. If you want to hear about it,
sit down on the stool at my feet, and
prepare to be bored.
We had been sweethearts for a long
time. Went to church and singing
school together; rode, walked, danced,
and took long rows on the river which
ran past my fathers house. In fact,
this had been going on for so long n
time that We finally decided that we
might as well be always together, and
so the preliminary arrangements were
begun, and our wedding day drew
near.
We lived on the banks of a river
one of the loveliest streams in Lous lana
"a quiet spot some distance from any
pl antation; but as soon as our marriage
took place we young folks were to re-
move to neighboring parish, and
thither Frank went, shortly before the
wedding, to prepare our new home.
He left me busy as a bee with the
trousseau and arrangements for the affair,
which was to be a grand one for the
country, as my father was a WELL to do
planter and l the only child.
He had been absent about fortnight,
and l was expecting him back daily,
when one day father came, with
troubled face, into the room where l
was sitting, surrounded by lace and
muslin and dainty necessaries of toilet,
which were just as much the fashion
then as they are now, Bessie, popular
cant to the contrary, notwithstanding.
"Lettie," said he, hurriedly, "I've
got to go over to Squire Bent's to see
about some titles. came near forget
ting the appointment, and I'll have to
hurry right fast to get there on time.
Can you do without me?' | laughed
and nodded; then suddenly an uneasy
feeling took possession of me. l re-
membered the money-quite large sum
with which Frank and | were to "be
gin the world, " and which lay securely
hidden away in the house, the nest egg
of our future fortune.
| knew that l was destined to lonely
. night of it, for father could not pos
sibly return within twenty four hours;
the servants had all gone to "break-
down" on neighboring plantation,
except an aged crone, Aunt Dinah by
name; my mother was an invalid, weak
and nervous; felt that, alone as | was,
the outlook was not very enlivening.
Father observed my troubled express
sion.
II don't see how l can help it,
daughter he said gravely. "This is
very important matter, and admits Of
no delay. 1t is the fault of my treach-
erous memory; had / only remembered
the engagement with the squire would
have kept some of the servants at home
as protection for you"
But ! was no coward, and so I kissed
him and laughed away his anxiety, and
saw him depart with assumed cheerful
ness; but as he rode down the avenue
which led to the outer gates, 1 saw him
turn in the saddle and gaze after me
anxiously once more.
returned to my household duties
and my pleasant ,ask amid the pillows
of lace and muslin, and so sang and
worked the long, bright day away.
1t was nearly sunset.
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FASHION NOTES.

All shades of brown, gray and violet
are in high favor.
French milliners now use strings of
ribbon and lace even on large hats.
A Medici collar of fur is feature of
many of the newest 'Tour-in- hand"
capes.
The popularity of braiding as garni-
ture now extends to checked cheviots
and tartans.
A new feature in muffs are fiat ones,
bordered at either end with different
kind of fur.
Silver clocks recently designed show
Renaissance styles and are likely to
prove acceptable as an artistic novelty.
Sleeves are made either snug fitting
or plain, or else pulled in the various
ways, according to the taste and style
of the wearer.
Shopping bags are being made OF
black stuff heavily beaded with jet OF
appliquel with tleurs- de-lis cut of black
and bronze leather.
Plain sleeves are suitable and becom-
ing to those who have we'll formed
arms, and the pulled sleeves look well
on those who have slender figures.
Bands of black astrachan, used to
trim cloth gowns, are often headed
with single row of inch wide gold
braid, or with many rows of gold
soutache braid.
Laced cloths and serges in black, the
new shades Of green, red, blue and
brown, and in the purple tints, ranging
from heliotrop, to royal purple, are
chosen for tailor costumes.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-01-10
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
A RALEFUL FASHION.

Among the numberlcss elegant little
rifles dangling about fashionable
belle nowadays, the scent bottle of
gold, tiny affair, incrusted with
jewels, is not the least expensive. 1t
hangs from button of her dress by q
slender gold chain. A later invention.
however, than the bottle, is a tiny box,
The bottom of which is perforated and
opens on hinges; within this is placed
bit of cotton or sponge dampened
with the wearer favorite perfume, and
the whole is thrust into the bosom or
into the pocket of the dress. Vinaig-
rettes of cut glass or silver of huge
proportions are just as popular as ever
with fashionable danes, but it is claimed
by many physicians that their use is
very in juri Gus, and that much catarrhal
trouble of the thr roat and head can be
traced to the constant handling of these
almost useless things by women. The
strong, pungent odor Of the powerful
salts contained in them irritates the
mucous membrane, and produces results
that in many cases have been quite
serio us. -NeD York World
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-01-10
ROYAL DINNERS IN ENGLAND.


The royal dinner parties of England
are the most formal and studied in the
world. To beginners they become II
frightful ordeal, and they rarely at the
end can tell what the meal consisted of;
to old stagers they are a frightful bore.
The novices are expected to arrive early
so as to be posted by Sir Henry Pom
sonby in court etiquette. The queen
usually receives her guests for afternoon
ca in her own sitting room, and re-
mains a short time with them chatting
ting on light subjects; then they are
permitted to wander over the castl e or
stay in their rooms till dinner time,
which is at 8. She says few words
to each guest as she enters the dining
room, and then leads the way to the
table. 1t always seems SO discourteous
or no one to step up and offer the old
lady his arm, but it would require an
equal in rank to do so, and she enie iers
and leaves the room alone. There is
very little conversation at the table.
Each guest Is asked one question by
the queen, and can make one reply.
The pauses between are dreadful, and
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Why We are Right-Handed.

Primitive man, being by nature a
fighting animal, fought for the most
part at first with his canine teeth, his
nails and his fs.e, till, in process of
time, he added to those early and
natural weapons the further persuasions
of club or shillalah. He also fought,
as Darwin has conclusively shown, in
the main for the possession of the ladies
of his kind against other members of
his own sex and species. And if you
fight, you soon learn to protec. the
most exposed and vul nerable portion of
your body. Or, if you don't, natural
selection manages it for you by killing
you off as an immediate consequence.
To the boxer, wrestler, hand to- hand
com batant, the most vulnerable portion
is undoubtedly the heart. A hard
blow, we'll delivered on the left breast,
will easily kill, or at any rate stun,
even strong man. Hence from an
early period men have used the right
hand TO fight with, and have employed
the left arm chiefly to cover the heart and
to parry blow aimed at that specially
vulnerable region. And when weapons
of offense and defense supersede mere
fists and teeth, it is the right hand that
grasps the spear or sword, while the
left holds over the heart, for defense,
the shield or buckler.
From this simple origin, then. the
whole vast difference of right and left
in civilized life takes its beginning. At
first, no doubt, the superiority of the
right hand was only felt in the manner
of fighting. But that alone gave it
distinct pull, and paved the wa7 at asst
for the supremacy elsewhere. -Jomaat
Of Health.
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NO. l3.
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
THE TERROR.

THE TERROR.
Little shoestrings all united,
That makes the tiny shoes go "fop,"
A hat with half the rim torn off,
A hole that shows the curls on top.
But then beneath it such face!
All ROBUSTNESS and baby glee,
And dimples that play hide aud seek
Around the crimson mouth so wee.
And fingers-but why try to tell
OF all the mischief they contrive2
The doggie could tale unfold"
And kittie, if it were alive.
And is he wicked when he swims
Small chickens in the place of ducks
Or when he sees the buds unfold,
Before the flower comes, and plucks;
Or when he takes his sisters dolls
And pulls the "criers' in them out;
Or runs pin in papa's watch
To see what little ticks about?
O, mother hearts, you'll take him in,
This naughty terror" household JOY;
Because in him you will but see
The picture of your own small boy.
Christian Nation.