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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-03-20
Novel Solution Of Bimetalism.

General Berdan has proposed novel
solution of the silver coinage problem.
His scheme Is to make dollar of gold
and silver, mechanically combined, by
first making a silver coin worth twenty
five cents, with hole in the centre, and
then pressing into the centre a plug OF
gold worth seventy-five cents. On the
face of it, this seems good idea, as it
would do away with the objection raised
by all to the size and weight of the
silver dollar and the minutcness OF the
gold dollar. In other words it is an
average-a concentration OF advantages.
But the point of the matter lies in the
mechanically combined" detail, which
is more important than at first sight
would appear. 1t will be delicate and
difficult task to SO join the gold and
silver parts as to enable the coin to stand
the. wear and tear to which metallic legal
tender is subjected.
AS usual, electricity, goddess ofpower
and progress, can lend her aid and assist
to practicability the germ of good idea.
If, instead of 'mechanically combined"
we substitute the words Electrically
welded" the scheme becomes more
practical and the coin more beautiful and
cheaper to produce. By electrically weld
ing gold and silver together and then
subjecting the composite piece to the i'm
preston of a die, coin with slightly
concave surfaces could be produced with
the great advantage that the welded joint
would be the strongest portion. Con-
caving the faces of the coin would throw
the maximum wear on the outer ring of
silver. Such scheme brought to per-
fection would be bimetalism with a
vengeance.
AS design for the diverse of this new
coin we would suggest an ideal repre-
sentation of the Goddess of Electricity.
Columbia would thus be given we'll
earned rest, and the coming power would
be symbolized and immortalized, although
such actions might offend the pretty
Philadelphia girl who posed for the pro-
file of Columbia. .-Neo York Electrified
Reuieg.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-03-20

There is a man in New York, alleges
the Commercial A90ertiser, who has the
magazine fever in its worst stage. His
idea-which he is going to carry out, he
saSs-is to start local magazine in each
of the large cities of America, with local
writings by local authors, and cprps of
editors at each post. 81 shall have
twenty magazines in all, )" said he recent
ly. He will certainly have his hands
full. One magazine is about worry
comfortable plenty for any ordinary
man.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-03-20
ONCE ON A TIME"

tOnce on time"
How fondly falls that phrase
Upon our fancy, like far-off chime
OF half-heard bellsin some forgotten cline,
Pealed from the kingdom of dead yester
days,
"Once on a time"
The tale we loved always
Began just so, and every fairy rhyme
Our mothers crooned commenced: 'Once on
a time"
And ended with a burst Of childish praise.
AS one who, in lonely twilight land.
Is startled by the wrath Of some loved voice
Long since that joined the silences sublime,
So !, amidst the shadows where I stand,
Ring'd with dim dreams of unreturning
joys
Awaken at the words: "Once on a time"
james Netoton Matthews.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-03-20
Hill Tribes DESERVING the Caucasus.

The mountain tribes of the Caucasus
are emigrating in large numbers to Tur-
key. Russian settlers are not slow to
take possession of their lands. The Gov
ernment has been petitioned by such set
tiers to divide the lands that were va
Gated by the Caucasians into regular set
Elements and to establish proper judiciary
circuits there. But the Governor of the
Kooban district has informed the petit
TONERS that their demands cannot be full
filled-that the time has not come yet
for the central Government to take into
possession and to dispose of the lands of
the aborigines. Chicago Herald.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-03-20

"When l see" !" says retired physician
to the New York Tribune, ''that more
than 10, 600 medical students have grown
into full l-hedged physicians in the United
States during the last two years. I am in
clined to rejoice at the fact that l am no
longer practicing. The extraordinary
increase in the number of doctors, the
evolution of the patent medicines from
absurd quackery to scientific remedies,
and the growth of the prescribing habit
among druggists make it hard work for
the doctor to earn living. OF course,
the specialist makes a big income, but
there are many really clever physicians
to- day who find it hard work to make
both ends meet"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-03-20
A Big Crop From One Barley Head

Four years ago Miss Lena Woodland,
living on Thorn Creek, Washington,
sowed the seed from one head of barley.
She harvested the crop with a pair of
shears and sowed the amount received the
next year, again harvesting it with her
shears. The third crop her father cut
with grass scythe, getting enough bar
ley from this crop to sow forty acres last
spring, which averaged forty bushels to
the acre when threshed, making total
Weld of 1900 bushels from one head of
barley in four years.--San Francisco
Chronscle,
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-03-20
A Curious Writing Habit.

One curious habit of the venerable
Jules Simon is that he does most of his
writing in bed. For many years he has
pursued this practice; he lies fiat on his
back, holds tablet of paper above him
and does his writing thereon-seemingly
an impossible thing. Yet the old gen.
tleman's chirography is a marvel of neat
ness and exactness; it is as prim and tiny
as schoolmarm's.- Chicago Meas.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-03-20

To marry in haste and repent at leisure
has been common fault in most fault in
most communities. It is satisfactory to
find that it is becoming less common in
England. The proof of this, which is
found in the registrar generals annual
report, is about the most welcome piece
of news the document contains. There
has been steady rise, it appears, in the
average age at which men and women
take upon themselves the responsibility
of contracting matrimony ever since
1873.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-03-20

A correspondent writing to the Atlanta
Constitution from Pensacola, Fla, says
that the yearly consumption of timber is
something appalling. There is little left
on the water courses, and logging rail-
roads are pushed into the interior to sup
ply the demand. Old lumbermen say
that in twenty years there will not be a
trea left
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-03-20
VOL. TX.
The tramp is product of our civiliza-
ton, asserts the New York World. There
are about 1900, 900 of them in this coun-

India and Ceylon are increasing their
production of tea to such an extent that
it is expected that they will furnish
seventy-fve per cent. of the amount con-
sumed in Great Britain this year. China
is great sufferer from this change.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-03-20
tree left.

All accounts from British India concur
in stating, notes the Philadelphia Record,
that the rapid extension of railroads and
telegraphs is working prodigious social
changes in that country. At last the
Hindoos are shaking of their supersti-
tions, their sloth and their inveterate
system of caste, and are preparing to
enter on new civilization.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-03-20
A Strange Feathered Monster.

A strange feathered monster, supposed
to be gigantic pelican from some trop-
ical land, wss killed in Livingston parish
recently by August Heiss. The bird
was snow-white in color, except the
wing tips, which were black. Its body
was as large as that of full-grown
sheep, its flesh was blood-red, its bill two
feet in length, with an enormous sack or
pouch attached with the capacity of
small dip net.--NeD Orleans Times Demo.
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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-03-20

The Minister Of Instruction in Bavaria
is giving much consideration to the mode
Of writing adopted by the students in the
schools. Instantaneous photography has
been used to obtain Illustrations of diff
ferent methods, and Won Muller, the
Minister, has taken course in writing
in order to correctly inform himself.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-03-20
A NEW CATECHISM.


Wfatfs It makes this life worth living,
Tell me, when all has been said and donaa
s,o -
tits the rapture of forgiving,
When youJourself are the guilty one
What makes us all SO opposed to dying,
When so much of heaven we all have
heard?
Because when, we're dead there's no replying,
And woman must have the final word.
He
What is your own idea of heaven
OF heaven on earth, perhaps mean'
A place where the men are all twenty-seven
And am the only girl. just eighteen.
What's your idea of perfect poet.
One to whom all should bow the knee?
How absurd you are! Well, if you must
know it,
The poet who writes Of lovo and me-
-Someruille Journal.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-03-20

A cynical Italian journalist has been
telling his countrymen how to make
their fortunes. All they have to do, he
says, is to go to America, work as labor
ers until they have saved $500 or $500,
and then return to Italy, buy title and
again go to America and marry an
hoirnsc
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-03-20
Something New in Flower Beds.

The largest advertisement in the world
is that of the G1asgo,o Ne,0s, cut in the
shape of flower beds on the side Of
hill back of Ardenlee, Scotland; the
words "Glasgow News" can be seen and
plainly read adistance of four miles; the
length of each letter is forty feet; the
total length of the line 1913 feet; the
area covered by the letters IA, S45 feet.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-03-20

A new machine makes paper boxes.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
Most Popular French Aurt,a ars

One OF the Paris newspapers has
been making inquiries among the pub
fishers TO discover the most popular
authors in France and has collected
somo rather curious facts. The novel,
as might be expected. is the most pop
ular form OF literature and the works
Of the elder Dumas are in far greater
demand than those of any other
writer. 1t is almost a case of Dumas
first and the rest nowhere. After
him, but at long interval, comes To-
la, and then George Ohnet Again
there is wide gap and then comes
Guy de Maupassant followed by Bal
FAC. George Sand and Gaulter in the
order named. After all these occurs
the name of Daudet nj the head OF q
host of minor celebrities The only
serious book that vies in popularity
with some OF the most widely circulat-
ed novels is the Vie do Jesus" OF
Renan, which seems to be in as gen.
eral demand as the ''Cuisiniere Bour-
geoise. Chicago Timea
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
The League of Kind m s~s,
~ ~ ! IL An Est4 ~ y !
D.eu OCl. We l1th,

Those people who have not heard OF
the existence OF the League of Kind
ness'' will be surprised to learn that it
possesses 500 members 800 associates,
and Al branch secretaries. Yet 1t was
only established in April last The
object OF this admirable institution is
r. enable children to help their poorer
brothers and sisters. whose childhood
10 passed in toyless solitude. Boys
belonging TO the league are. therefore,
Iexpected to make toys, scrap books.
-. and girls to make children's gar
kts and dress dolls, so that these
eventually get into the hands Of
whose parents can i'll afford to
money on the cheapest OF toyt
Evening Post
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07

VI course 1t gives me the preference
OF being the dearest utthen it doesn't
look right for II girl to have too many
darlings. One ought to be sufficient
especially when he is engaged. -
why, tcorge." She lad her head
on h.s shoulder now.
'Oh. OF course | know what you
mean y he went on in his superior
way, but one might ms we'll be cor
rect. Now, in another letter you
called me your ownie own That
doesn't make sense. Ownie own con-
veys no moro meaning than own
George There was menace in
her tone. but he was too busy with
his little lesson TO notice it.
Another time ~ he began.
Never mind the other time she
interrupted.
why. my dear was only giving
you little instruction in the use OF
English.
"Oh, yes; my use of language
doesn't suit" The beautiful girl was
a trife excited.
My dearest"
But I'll improve; I'll do better.
suppose If | called man Mr.. Jones 1t
would indicate that there were other
Joneses who were not to be called
'.Mister?'n
"Um-well-"
I'm, well, yes. And IL / ever
meet arcther man Jones. George
Marion Jones, I'll take pains to call
him Mr.. Jones. Goodnight"
As George Marion Jones walked
slowly home he resolved never again
to find fault with the wording of a
love letter, concludes London Tit Bits.
The next feminine heart he captures
dictioL@ry and the grammar
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07

They are introducing novel method
In Belgium. writes the foreign corre-
spondent of the Homilitic Review. for
the purpose of determining whether
Sunday shall be day of rest for let
ter carriers. Sunday postage stamps
are TO be provided. All letters with
such stamps mailed on Saturday are
to be delivered on Monday. After try
ing the experiment for awhile 1t is to
be decided, according to- the relative
number OF letters with these stamps
whether the maiority of the letter
writing public wants the postman to
enjoy Sunday rest Ii they do then
the carriers are to be freed from Sun
day work.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
LOVE AND GRA NJ M AR.
Affection and Proper English Too Much
tn Expert of a Pretty Cir,

Affection and Proper English Too Much
tn Expert of Pretty Girl
Darling" he said softly. and at the
same time with certain degree OF
iirmness, Il enjoyed your letters
greatly while | was away"
'Oh, did you, George" cried the
beautiful girl. her face glowing with
pleasure.
Yes, Ethel. did. he said. despite
the fact that ! could hardly approve OF
some OF the Phrase you used"
oh, | know | can't write we'll
George" she said penitently. while
she toyed with his silken mustache
.but you know what ! meant"
"ies. / knew what you meant" he
said. patroni2ingly. but it was, new
ertheless, open TO misconstruction. and
one cannot be too careful. am some-
what OF stickler in that line. you
know Now, in your last letter you
began. My Dearest Darling"
'Oh, George!" and the beautiful
girl tried to hide her bushes in his
shoulder.
Tut, tut" he said. Don't be fool
ish. That would indicate. you see
that YOU had several other darlings
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
an Ancient Tohan,mcdan writtu.

Among the curlOSltleS OF the lpSala
University Museum there is IN old
handwriting. the value o. which has
just been considerably increased by
its Identification. II was acquired by
the Swedish scholar. Hasselquist. dur
ing his travels in the East in l7ig-5l,
and was presented by Queen Louisa
Ulrika to the university. IL Is a man
uscript in Arabic but owing to the
title-page not beng genuine. the
authorship has never been ascertained.
Professor Ahlwardt, of Griefs valid. has
now discovered that its real title is
Proof OF Mahomets Prophetship :"
and that the writer was the celebrated
eleventh century scholar Abu Bekr ell
Beihage Of the thousand volumes of
whose writings only few have been
preserved. IL is rumored that part OF
the manuscript will be published,
with translation and notes, and that
King Oscar of Sweden will lend his
patronage 10 the scheme. Pail Mall
Gazette.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
PAR ALN&
Tho Peculiar Rssult of u Slight Attack
Of the MIiady

Tho Peculiar Rssult of q Slight Attack
of the Mliady.
One OF the most noticeable results
OF slight attack of paralysis, says
the New York Tribune, is the tendency
to substitute the wrong word, or even
sentence, for that which is intended.
quite unconsciously, on the part of the
speaker who can not comprehend why
he Is not understood. To a patient
who felt very much discouraged be-
cause he asked 10 have the window
shut when he meant to say. Fetch
me some water noted specialist re-
lated the following incident: A promi-
nent man in Boston. who had slight
shock but who apparently had quite
recovered wished some nails and
went into hardware shop to purchase
them. Il want dozen or so of arch
angels" he said TO tho somewhat mys-
titled clerk. We do not keep them,
sir, was the response. That Is
odd. said Mr.. b, and he went
into another shop and asked again for
archangclS. Again the smiling clerk
told him that they did not have them.
Quite veTcd ut his failure TO procure
such simple things rs small nails, he
tried the third time with like result
and finally gave it up IN despair Il
never saw anything like the stupidity
OF these shonkeepers. he declared to
his wife mt dinner; II went into three
hardware shops after archangels and
could not get them" After whatm
exclaimed his wife; and ii was not
until after she explained her astonish-
ment that he realized what mistake
he had made.
why the Boys Leave 80. :-....
The answer is self -evident-perpet-
ual toll in good weather ali through
the busy season, and perpetual loneli-
ness in bad weather and most OF the
winter season. The time when the
farmers have leisure is, In half the
country. the very time when they can
not get away from home by reason OF
their isolation and bad roads; yet such
Is the hunger of the heart that the
boys revolt against this uncomfortable
loneliness and even now often walk
miles through the rain or the snow to
spend half day in sitting around the
stove in the country store Already,
in many sections the young people OF
both sexes have broken through the
barriers and established farmers clu bs
and little societies OF one sort or am
other, and improved roads have done
much to aid this relief But why
should not this natural tendency be
reasonably directed, and all ages and
both sexes enjoy their long winter
evenings together. John W. Book
walter in the Forum
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07

The World of Science Qondon) says
that Sir Henry Thompson's paper on
Cremation, read at the congress of
hygiene. was on a subject which will
shortly call imperatively for attention
In thickly populated countries. The
meeting passed resolution by an
Overwhelming majority in favor OF Sir
Henry's proposal, approving cremac
ton generally and as especially desi-
rable for the subjects OF fatal infeo-
tious disease. The latter Suggestion
was the chiei theme OF the paper.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
A Proud Moment.

A couple OF solid citizens OF Austin
were standing on street corner dis
cussing the ups and downs they had
seen in life since they were boys to-
gether.
We'll. said Col. Yerger, what do
you remember, Major as the proudest
moment OF your past life?"
The Major rubbed his chin reflective
ly. IN tell you. Colonel. think it
was when | went to the barber for
the first time anu realized that | had
had my last home made haircut"
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
A Collection of Crowns.

The object of this Note" is not g
description of any single crown. but as
a mere mention and record Of the Gu
rious fact that whole collection OF
crowns are kept at the royal palace (tha
kremlinl nj Moscow. These relics
OF departed greatness-they nearly all
come from countries which have been
subiugated by the tyrannical Russians
- are kept in what is known as the
Throne Room" of the kremlin. Here
are shown the crowns Of Poland. ka-
zan, Georgia Astrakhan and Persia,
besides the thrones and other roya! in
sigma too numerous to- mention BE.
sides the crowns OF conquered nations.
those Of all the Cars may be seen in
that vast treasure house. The most
curious one of the lot is the double
crown made for Peter the Great and
his half-witted brother; the most cost
lythat OF the Empress Cathariue. which
contains > $50 diamonds of the first
water. st. Louis Rem bile
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
Equal TO the Occasion.

SYPHILIS that Harry Scribner's wriry-
Ing kittyP
hitty-fes. I'm engaged to h.m,
you know
'Of course. was engaged TO him
last summer
THE dear boy! | wonder who he'll
eventually marryp-Drakes Magazine
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07

Caterpillars from ten TO twelve
inches long are sad to be not uncom-
mon in Australia, while species which
vary in length from six to eight inches
are stated to be numerous.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
There L. Nothing New.

Few persons suspect that the blase
youth so familiar in this decade OF the
nineteenth century was known TO the
early puritans OF Massachusetts Bay,
but he was. and at least one Of the
species lies buried in Salem church
yard, as tho following epitaph, copied
from his tombstone ;bundanty proves:
MIR. NATHANIEL NATTER.
D.ed OCT. We l1th,
An aged person that had seen but 10
winters in tho world
Close to the circular boundary that
separates Pennsylvania and Delaware
is the graveyard in which legend To-
Gates the famous ticking tombstone" :"
1t is the graveyard OF tho London
Tract Quaker Meeting House. known
In common parlance as the London
Track. The region was settled more
than two hundred years ago by Quakers
from London. The present meeting
house goes back well into the last CEN
tury The tombstone. according to a
local legend. gives forth a constant
ticking sound. The possibility is that
the ticking is caused by the trickling
OF a subterranean stream along a hid
den deposit OF limestone.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-18
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention,

Brief Mention.
 Mrs. Eli c. Ives of New Haven, formerly of Mt. Carmel, is visiting friends in Hart ford.
 Fully 5000 people were present at the Windham county fair at Brooklyn We'd nesday.
 Mayor Sargent has called special meet ing of the board of councilmen to be held Monday evening.
 Ladies, don't buy shopworn shoes when new styles are purchased 30 cheap at the Royal, Church street, six doors from Chapel.
 Coroner Eli Mix was interviewed yester- day and stated emphatically that he was not a candidate for reelection to the board of education.
 Mr. Joseph H. Greenleaf's many friends will regret to learn that he is confined to his home by very severe and painful rheumatic attack.
 The entries for the October races at the Derby driving park will close September 29. There will be racing on the four days from October 13 to 16 inclusive.
 James R. Mackenzie, the baker of 311 Congress avenue, returned last evening from months trip to Ireland, where he had gone to attend the funeral obsequies of his wife's brother.
 The Wallace hose running team of Wal lingford have now taken, in all their races, two first prizes at Fair Haven, one second prize at Savin Rock, one second at North ampton and one second at Turner's Falls.
 Manager G. B. Bunnell received last night the following telegram from A. B. Anderson, the local manager of Bunnell's Bridgeport theater: ''Thatcher's minstrels in Tuxedo packed your house here to- night. People turned away. Company and the play the biggest hit ever seen in minstrel business"