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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-10
Sailing in Boiling Water.

It seems somewhat of an anomaly to
enumerate earthquakes among the perils
of the sea, nevertheless, submarine earth
cradle danger to navigators. Instances
like the catastrophe in the Sunda Straits
and the seas surrounding the Island Of
Java are not common, but in some parts
of the ocean earthquakes and volcanic
disturbances are of quite common occur
renee, although not often the cause of
disaster. The Atlantic, from st. Paul
Rocks to the Windward Islands, and the
waters around these islands, are espe-
cially subject to these disturbances. The
Swedish bark Eleanora had an expert.
ence with an earthquake in that vicinity
on recent voyage. Captain Petersen
says that one evening between and 8
o'clock, while the ship was sailing along
at three-knot rate, with a light wind
and calm sea, noise was heard on the
port side like heavy surf, and almost
Immediately the water began to boil and
bubble like water in a huge kettle, break.
ing violently and reaching as high as the
poop-deck. No distinct shock was felt,
but the ship confined to trsmble as long
as the disturbance lasted. 1t continued
for about an hour, and after the same in
terval the bubbling and foaming of the
water began again. 1t was then dark,
and the sound could be plainly heard,
but it was not possible to observe
whether the water was muddy. Next
day the sea was calm and weather fine.
Last fall number of violent shocks
were reported from this region. One
was felt at Barbados and in various
places throughout the region between
Demerara, ON the mainland of South
America and the island of Martinique.
The American bark p. j. Carleton, Cap
tain Crosbie, reported feeling severe
shock. The sea became like boiling
pot, greatly confused and tumbling
about in seething mass, and a grating
sensation was experienced, as though the
vessel were going over reef. Other
vessels reported similar experiences at
about the same time. A particularly vi.
client submarine volcanic disturbance
would have such disastrous effects that
no reports would ever reach any port
from vessels unfortunate enough to be in
the locality. And how far such distur.
Dances may be responsible for the melan.
choly list of ships ''missing" is matter
for conjecturc.-Ne,o York Recorder.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-10
BLOSSOM TIME

Spring came with tiny lances thrusting,
And earth was clad in peeping green;
In russell bark, the twigs encrusting,
Tenderest blossom points were seen;
A robin courier proclaimed good cheer:
Summer will soon arrive for am here.
And now from cherry boughs in flower
The languid breeze arousing shakes
With every honied breath a shower
OF feather snow in drifting flakes;
And apple trees in bloom like ricks of white,
Are yelled with smoky, amethystine light.
Ah, little soul, on thy first Spring.
Enclosing merry, puzzledeyes,
Would that a fathers thought could bring
Prophetic counsel more than wise
To guide thee as fathers love would yearn,
Thou hast so much to suffer and to Learnt
/ cannot live thy life for thee,
Myprecepts would be dull aud trite,
Barren as last years love to me
Beneath the apple blossoms white;
But in thy new horizons vnster range
Our hearts close knit shall feel no chilling
change.
W. Larremore, in Ne,o England Monthly.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-10
The Frontier Cavalryman.

Our frontier cavalryman is the beau
ideal of an irregular. The irregular
horseman of all ages was recruited from
among rowing, unintelligent classes. and
had, except in his own peculiar province,
as plentiful a lack of good as he had a
supcrabundance of bad qualities. Our
trooper is intelligent, and trained in the
hardest of schools. Few civilians, who
find it so easy to criticise the operations
of the army in the West, would make
much of a success in hunting band of a
few hundred Indians in q pathless wild
erness or waterless desert bigger than
New York and New England combined.
Aud yet, thus handicapped, what splen-
did work our cavalry has donel While
ne civil department of the Government
has for years been busy sowing the seeds
of strife and furnishing the red man
arms of precision, the bes5 of cartridges
and plenty of them, how ably our hand
full of bluecoats, under orders of another,
have managed to quell the Indian upris-
ings! A force of fifty thousand men
constantly on foot would have been none
too great to do justice to our Indian
problem since the war; the actual force
has been less than third of this mum.
Der. Let whose is tempted to criticise
the army make himself familiar with
some of the deeds of heroism of the past
twenty years by our soldiers on the
Plains. Criticism blcnches before theii
recital. But the soldier is no boaster.
You must seek his story from other lips
than his.-Harper's Magazine.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-10

The immigration from Europe to the
ports of Boston and Philadelphia, as well
as to the port of New York, has been
unusually heavy thus far this year; and
at these ports as at this port large pro-
portion of the immigrants are Italians,
Slavs, and Russian Hebrews. There is
news, also, of the arrival of many immi-
grants at several cities of the Southern
sea- board. awe trust" comments a
New York paper, "that the inspection of
steerage passengers at all our ports will
be made as thorough as it now is here.
II the immigration laws had been en-
forced at New Orleans in past times, the
Mafiaites and other foreign criminals who
are now there would not have been al
lowed to land, and the city would have
been saved from their misdeeds."
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-10
NO ANSWER.


You tell me not green, multitude Of leaves
Minglihx and whirling with the wilful breeze,
Nor you, bright grasses, trembling blade to
blade,
What meaneth June, to hap us every year.
The spirit of the flowers is watching now,
AS winking in the sun they suck the dew.
The thickets parley with the splendid fields
What meaneth June, to hap us every year,
Up where the brook laps round the shining
flags,
And tinkles foam bells past the weedy shore,
And where the willow swings abcve>the
What meaneth June to hap us every year!
The clouds hold knowledge in their snowy
peaks,
They hide 1t In their moving feecy folds,
They share it with the the sunsets golden
isles
What meaneth June, to hap us every years
Fulness and sweetness, and the power Of life,
Must In ignorance remain alone,
And yield the quest of speech for certain
proof?
What meaneth June. to hap us every year?
Sweetness and beauty, and the power Of life,
1t is creations anthem-parts for all?
Is this the knowledge-wilI you answer me?
What meaneth June, to hap us every year?
Elizabeth Stodddf'a, in Harpers.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-10

One of the most unique attractions of
the Chicago Exposition will be q bazar
of all nations, which is to be located at
the intersection of Midway plaisance with
Jackson Park. The Exposition Direc-
tory has granted space for the bazar, and
set apart eight acres for it. In this area
is expected to be crowded stores of every
nation on the globe, and all of them will
be allowed to sell trophies and relics of
the Exposition. Native merchants will
be in charge of these stores, in every
case. A company in Japan has sent in a
request to be allowed to build Japanese
village, with picturesque streets, and to
people it with 500 Japs. Similar pro-
positions have been received from Cairo
and several oriental countries, and the
grounds and buildings committee is
puzzled to find space for them ALL
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-10

The statistics of Horticulture furnished
by the Census Bureau are of very in
teresting character. There are, it ap-
pears, 5000 establishments throughout
the country engaged in raising flowers aud
plants; $40, 900 900 is invested in the
industry, and nearly 10000 persons are
employed in it. The products during
the census year were valued at S26, ,000,-
900, and among the products were 60
600, 900 roses. "Both from the practi-
cal and the aesthetic side," comments the
Philadelphia Record, ''the extent of this
industry is gratifying. The passion for
flowers is one of the most delicate senti-
ments in human nature, and its subtitle
and refining influence is factor in moral
growth and elevation"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-10
Blue Cranes Nest in the willow.

Along the sloughs near Buena Vista
Lake there are, just at this time, multi.
tudes of blue cranes sitting on nests of
eggs. The eggs are about equal in size
to those of turkey, of blueish tint and
spotted. The crane invariably selects a
willow tree, the lower part of which is
under water--and there are abundance
of such at this time of the year--as If its
instinct taught it to guard against preda-
tory land animals. In the topmost limb
it builds of sticks loosely woven nest,
about eighteen inches in diameter, and
in that it composes its long legs and
curious body to the patient duty of hatch
ing out the twin eggs. Does anyone
know how long it takes for crane chicks
toappears-Ke,m County (Cal.) Enter
prise.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-10

"A writer in the st. Louis Globe Demo.
crat, speaking about the western part Of
Australia, says: "The aborigines sue
cumb very easily to the diseases of the
white man. Lung troubles are particu-
larly fatal with them. TIE black man
comes into white settlement, wears the
clothes of white man, gets restless,
goes back to the bush, throws of his
cloths, catches a cold and dies. / be-
lieve Australia is as good place as ever
for young man to make money"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-10

The phrase ''great property" to-day
has very different meaning, declares
the New York Press, from that which
attended it years ago. Before the late
war men who could honestly say they
were worth $1OO, 900 over and above
their liabilities were regarded as "well
off," Men who owned property fairly
valued at $3.50 900 were rich. A mil
lionaire was an individual rarely cncoun
tered. To-day all this is changed. A
man with single million is not s'in il. !"
The marvellous speculations which at
tended the progress of the civil war
brought to the front class of dealers
never before known in this country or
any other. Their operations were truly
wide horizoned and embraced everything
from shoddy to steel, from flour to Shoe
leather, from cheese to powder. Enor
nous fortunes were made by the favored
few a. large properties attained by thu
may
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-10
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Leather railway brakes are coming.
Laundry irons are heated by cleo
tricity.
Cannon projectiles have been photo
graphed.
San Francisco has 5000 miles of tele-
phone wires that are to be replaced by
cables in underground conduits.
A new metallic crosstie has been in
vented by railroad man who was for
mely an. employe of the Pennsylvania
road.
One dollar a minute is the charge for
using the new London-Paris telephone
line. This is about double the rate
charged for similar distance in this
country.
A Limoges (France) firm of porcelain
makers have substituted petroleum for
wood in firing their wares, and not only
find that it produces better results but
cheapens the cost.
The Mexican Government has been ex-
perimenting with machine and process
for degumming and cleaning ramie fibre,
the capacity of the machine being IL
tons of fibre per day, at cost of about
7-1O cents per pound.
The harbor authorities of Southamp-
ton, England, the great mail port, have
decided to adopt elastic cranes for the
unloading of vessels, on account OF the
greater rapidity with which they will en-
able work to be performed.
A new appliance weighing only few
pounds enables cloth dealers and others
to measure fabrics while rolling or block
ing them. The cloth passes over and
under set of four rollers, the last of
which actuates counter, which tells the
number of yards paid out.
1t has been concluded that for any
constant volume the specific heat,
whether at constant volume or at con-
slant pressure, decreases to a limiting
value with rise of temperature and SUBJ
sequently increases, and that the smaller
the volume the more rapid the change Of
temperature.
An eight-inch well, which Is being
sunk near Wheeling, w. Va, in a search
for oil or gas, has reached, after several
months of boring, a depth of 4100 feet.
Both oil and gas have been struck
throughout in paying quantities. Veins
of gold and layers of good quartz, iron
and numerous other minerals have been
passed through.
The Lower House of the Prussian
Diet has voted $40, 900 for the establish
ment of the Koch Institute. Professor
Virchow opposed the grant. strongly
denounced the treatment of consumptives
with Koch's lymph. He declared it had
proved a failure. He warned the doctors
that they ran great risk in persisting to
treat patients with Doctor Koch's
lymph.
The consumption of sawdust and
shavings in sawmills effectsa great econ
omy in fuel. While sawdust is easily
handled, the larger chips from planers
are not so readily disposed of, and are
often so bulky that if manipulated in the
ordinary way much labor is entailed.
An ingenious mode of overcoming this
difficulty has been introduced, consist
ing of system of ventilation and boiler
firing that removes all the chips and dust
from the machines, transports them to
special building and thence carries a
supply to the boilers. The whole sys-
tenn is entirely automatic, and is under
simple and perfect control.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-10
Catlinite.

Catlinite, the sacred red pipestone oil
the various tribes of Indians, is found in
quantity only in Pipestone County, Min
nesota. the county seat of the county
also being named Pipestone. The Indians
claim that Manitou, the Great Spirit,
taught them the use of the stone and com
manded them to always gather at the
quarry in peace. For miles around the
quarry in every directions may be seen
relics of camps, now nearly buried from,
sight, except where the prairie has re-
Gently been swept s,way.--St. Louis
Republic.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-10
His Work.

In pretty church on the island OF
Anityum, in the New Hebrides, is a
tablet erected by grateful natives to the
memory of their missionary, Rev. John
Geddie. On this tablet is written in
their language the following:
(: When he landed
in 1S4S
+: There were no Christians here, !:
and when he left
F: in 1872
: There were no heathen.
Missionary Link
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-10
LAPoRTE, PA, FRIDAY, JULY 10. 1891.

animals and gallantly presented the pelts
to the young wife. As we bade good-by
to the rock family he said, ''if you rub /,
little strychnine over these carcasses, and
stake them at little distance from you
ranch you will not be troubled much
longer by lions."
Then, with cordial farewell, We
proceeded down the river to overtake
the command. brakes Magazine.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-10

One third of the students in Europe.
it is said, die prematurely from the eff
feet of bad habits acquired at college,
onc-third die prematurely from the eff
fects of close confinement at their
studies, and the other third govern
Europe.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-10

The young ladies who reside upon
Foundry street, Detroit, have petitioncd
the city council for change in its name,
declaring that the young gentlemen who
call upon them "wickedly, maliciously,
and against the peace of the State of
Michigan" refer to it as "Pig Iron
Alley.n
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-10
VOL. TX.

A New Yorker who has just returned
from trip through Holland says that
he did not see single beggar during his
stay in that country of frugal and indus
trious people.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-20
THE CURTAIN DROPS.
1ass Scene in the Life of William
Jermyn Florence.
A VICTIM OF DREAD PNEUMONIA.

Life Sketch of an Eminent Ameri-
can Comedian-His Success as Bob
Brieriy and Hon. Bardweil Slotc.
This Would Have Been His Last
Season with jefferson.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20.-William j.
Florence, the popular actor, died in his
room at the Continental hotel at $50
last evening-died 30 peacefully that
even the faithful watchers who oremnined
by his side until the end came were not
aware Of the actors death until he had
ceased breathing Tor several minutes.
AS 10 the immediate circumstances OF
Mr.. Florence's death the physicians arc
reticent. They did say, however, that
the fatal termination WINS scented two
days ago. The terrible weakness conse-
quent upon the run of his disease-the
pneumonia-to which direction all fears
were turned after the disease proper
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-20
As Hon. Bardwcn s,ote.

ItwRs in 1874. however, that he really struck
what proved to be his bonanza in Ben
Wolffe's play, "The Almighty Dollar" which
1ecGne known later on as '"The Mighty Dol
lar" twas by no means q fautlcss PLAY in
construction, but, MS Ia Colonel Sellers It had
. vein Of American eccentricity in II which
became magnetic to the public. His Hon.
Bardwell Slote shared with Colonel Sellers
the important function OF serving as the basis
upon which all our latter day caricatures and
reflections of political character are built.
Mrs. Florence appeared In the cast as Mrs.
Gilfory, and she, too, was the progenitor Of
podern satires on the affectation and arti-
hciality OF the shoddy societ, woman The
play made both rich, and II Is said a half mil
lion represents what they saved out Of 1t.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-20
Smuggling statistics

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-A. X. Tingle,
supervising special agent of the treasury
department, IN his annual report to the
secretary of the treasury, makes the fol-
lowing exhibit of his work in the Office.
Suits commenced, 5s; number of seizures,
1,028; number of arrests for smuggling.
64; value of seizures, $l45, ,2S6. II;
amounts recovered on account of seiz-
ures, fines, penalties and duties, $a25,-
600,e5; reduction In exp. q 1921 ,050. 25;
amount expen aed for HarAg sad travel
ing expenses q spssiPl agents, SsaQls64.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-20
A MAMMOTH coNcLAvE.
A Great industrial Convention to be
Held in February.


INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 20. - Yesterday
was held the most important meeting
that has yet occurred in connection with
the Alliance convention. This was the
the Confederated Industrial union, com.
posed of the Farmers Alliance, the Far
mers Mutual Beneficial Association, the
Knights of Labor; Citizens Alliance,
Worlsingmen's League. The Patrons of
Husbandry and kindred organizations,
all these organizations on Feb 90.
The committee decided that this con-
vention, looking to unity in legislative
demands and political action, shall be
held at some point in the central states.
The fixing of a place of meeting was
considered at length, and it was then de-
cidod to leave the choosing of a city to
Messrs. Terrell, Tauheneck and Baum
garten. The committee was instructed
to choose from the following cities: In
dianapolis, Louisville, st. Louis, Chi
coga, Cincinnati and Springfield, Ills.
This committee will visit each of the
cities designated, and will select the one
that offers to do the most for the meet
ing. The committee is to report its So
lection within the next twenty days.
Tho basis of representation decided
upon for the meeting of the Confederated
Industrial union is two delegates from
each confederated organization and one
delegate for each 10000 votes cast by
the Peoples party. This will make a
delegation of about $50.
"This gathering will be the most i'm.
portant that has ever assembled in the
United States" said Chairman Terrell,
of the executive committee. "There
will be eighteen or twenty organizations
represented. 1t will not be a meeting
for political purposes. The union will
declare its principles, and then the
political party that adopts platform
which conforms most nearly to our
declaration of principles will get our
votes"
AT a secret session of the Farmers
Mutual Benefit association the following
officers were elected; President, S. s.
Ganze, of Iowa; vice president, w. A.
Bartlett, Of West Virginia; secretary,
John p. Stille, of Illinois.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-20

Boston, Nov. 20.-The Home Market
clubs banquet in honor of the leaders of
the legislation at the Hotel Vendome
last night was largely attended. Fully
800 members and guests were present,
among them being General w. F. Dra-
per, who presided; Governor-elect Will
lam Il. Mckinley, United States Sena-
tors Aldrich and Hoar, Speaker Thomas
D. Reed, Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Hon.
w. L. Beard, Hon. Elijah Morse, ex-
Governor Rice, Ex-Governor Brackett,
Hon. Alden Speare, Postmaster Hart
and Thomas Jefferson Coolidge. After
the banquet the company adjourned to
fremont Temple, where speeches were
delivered by Mr.. Mckinley, Senator
Hoar, Senator Aldrich and others.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-20

PARIS, Nov. 20,-M. Patenotre, the
newly appointed minister of France to
the United States, will shortly depart
for his post, and number of his friends
rendered him a farewell banquet.
Among those present were Mr.. White
law Reid, United States minister to
France; Mr.. King, United States States
consul general at Paris; NJ. Meline,
member of the chamber of deputies;
NM. Waddington and Mace, of the
French senate, and NJ. Meumer, owner
Of The Courier des Etats Unis, of New
York city. NJ Bartholdi, tho sculptor,
presided Among the speakers was Mr.
Reid.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-20

LONDON, Nov. 20. The fears that
were entertained regarding the safety of
the North German Lloyd steamer Elder,
Captain Bauer, which smiled from New
York Nov. Z for Bremen, have been dis
PEELED by the receipt of a telegram from
southampton, stating that she had ar
rived there safely The cause of the
delay was a arrangement of her ma
chinery, which collapsed four days after
she had left New York. 1t took two
days to effect repairs, and during that
time the steamer drifted The passen-
gers, previous to leaving the steamer,
passed yete Of thanks to the Elders Of
ticers for their kindness and skill, and
landed amid much cheering and ex-
pressions of congratulation.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-20
1aArH : FROM FASTING.
Henry stratton's Attempt TO Defeat
Suoci's Record Ends Fatally.

Suoci's Record Ends Fatally.
New YORK, Nov. 2O.-G. Henry STRAIT
ton, who went without food for forty
one days at dime museum In this city,
died in the alcoholic ward of Bellevue
hospital from the effects OF his long abb
stinence from food.
Stratton, who was hotel clerk in
Cortland, N. Y, came to this city six
weeks ago to enter fasting contest.
When he began his fast he weighed 270
pounds. On the thirty-seventh day he
had lost fifty pounds. He became weak
and troubled with dizziness. The at
tending physicians prescribed stimulants.
A tablespoonful of champagne was given
TO him every hour.
The champagne affected the faster's
heart, and he became so exhausted that
II was found expedient to remove him to
Bellevue. He was taken there OH Tues
day afternoon In an ambulance.
The physicians upon examination
found him to be suffering from alco-
holism, which, combined with his ex-
hausted condition, rendered his recovery
hopeless.
He was unable TO partake of food, and
was nourished hypoderlnically. He be-
came so violent when placed in a cell in
the alcoholic ward that it was found
necessary to put him in strait jacket
in order to restrain him.
On beginning his fast Stratton said to
the audience present, 81 will break
Succi's record or never return to Cort-
land alive"
This fast was his second. In 1878, in
Buffalo, he tasted for thirty days.