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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Fifty-one metals are now known to
exist.
The dragon can devour its own
body and the head still live.
The bleaching of one piece of linen
requires forty-four distinct operations.
Fish are thought to be very cold, yet
their normal temperature is sseventy-seven
degrees.
The astronomers say there are at least
$4,000, 900 suns, each as large and many
larger than ours, in the Milky Way.
There are seventeen different railroad
gauges in this country, varying from two
feet to five feet seven inches in width.
Hypodermic injections of percedate is
said to be the new cholera remedy which
checked the disease in Hamburg, Ger
many.
The moth has fur jacket aud the
butterfly noue because the nocturnal
habits of the moth require it, the dur
nal movements of the butterfly do not.
From Japanese fruit German chem
ist has obtained green coloring matter,
trickosanthine, which is interesting as
being the first vegetable green differing
decidedly from chlorophyll.
1t can be proven by simple calcula-
tion that the number of people which
have existed on the globe during the
past 5000 years approximates the grand
total of 66, 900, 900, 900, 900, 900.
1t is proposed to construct railway to
the top of Ben Nevis, the highest noun
tain in the British Islands, where me-
teorological observatory has been main
tanned for years, connected with the
lower world by a telegraph wire.
Calculations deducted by newly in.
vented "electric measuring and fash
light Photographic apparatus" prove that
cannon balls move through the air at the
rate of 1926 feet per second, the average
being about three seconds to the mile.
Recent astronomical calculations have
caused the "star- gazers" to announce
that the surface of the moon Is about as
great as that of Africa and Australia
combined, or about equal to the area of
North and South America, without the
islands.
Mars is in opposition about once in
two years, but, owing to the eccentriclty
of his orbit, his distance from the earth
varies greatly at different oppositions.
The most favorable ones--like those Of
the past summer and 1S77-occur at In
tervals of about fifteen years.
A man in Columbus, Ohio. has pat
ented an electrical device intended to
automatically lower and raise reilroad
gates at grade crossings at the approach
and after the passing of trains. The ap.
paratus is expected to entirely supplant
the iagmen ane g&se tenders.
Heat-lightning is simply the reflection
of the lightning of distant storms, toe
far away for the noise CT the thunder to
reach us. These storms often draw
nearer and develop into the ordinary
! type of thunder showers, or they may
pass away in another direction.
A steam dynamo is the latest combina
ton noted. In this the steam engine
an upright one,-ls attached to the
dynamo, instead of, as OF first, the dy
namo being attached to the engine. The
floor space required is no larger than
if the dynamo had pulley for belt driv.
| ing.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09
The MUSES..

The MUSES. were demi.gods, or, rather,
-goddesses, the patrons of litera-
ture, music, poetry, dancing ana the
fine arts generally. They dwelt upon
the three sacred mountains, Helikon,
Parnassus and Pindus, in Greece, aud
there were nine of them.
Clio was the muse of history. She is
generally represented carrying roll Of
manuscript. Melpomene was the muse
of tragedy aud is made to wear mask
and sometimes carry sword or club.
Thalia was the muse of comedy aud bur-
lesaue. She wore a mask and carried a
shepherds crook. Then came Calliope,
the muse of heroic poems, sometimes
called the chief Of the MUSES.. She
carried writing tablet and stylus.
Urania presided over the study of as
tronomy. In the representations she
sits beside globe, holds a compass
with one hand, while with the other
she points upward to the stars. Euterpe
presided over music. She was figured
as playing the flute. The muse of song
and oratory was olyhymnia, or Polym-
mia, generally pictured in an attitude Of
contemplation and wearing laurel
wreath. Love and marriage songs had
Erato for their inspiration. Erato wore
wreath and played on large Tyre with
many strings. Terpsichore was the last
of the muses.. She presided over danc-
ing, and is represented as wreath crowned
and carrying Tyre. Mnemosyne, mean
ing ''memory," was the "mother of the
muses."
The muses. occupied prominent place
in the later mythology of Greece and
Rome, and are the subject of very fire.
quent allusion in literature. New York
Voice.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09

President d. w. Fisher, of Henover
College, Ind, gives the New York Inde.
pendent information which throws some
light on the possible origin of American
races. He says: One OF the recent grad
uates of Hanover College, w. T. Lopp,
for the past two years has been in charge
of the Mission School for the Eskimos,
at Port Clarence, Alaska, on the Amer
ican side of Bering Strait. A letter
under date of August 31st, 1892, to my
self, says of last winter: "No thaws
during the winter. and ice blocked in
the Strait. This has always been doubted
by whalers. Eskimos have told them
that they sometimes crossed the strait on
ice, but they have never believed them.
Last February and March our Eskimos
had a tobacco famine. Two parties Give
men) went with dog sleds to East Cape,
on the Siberian coast, and traded some
beaver, otter and marten skins for Rus.
sian tobacco, and returned safely. II
is only during an occasional winter that
they can do this. But every summer
they make several trips in their big
wolves skin boats-forty feet long.
These observations mag throw some light
upon the origin OF the Prehistoric Races
of America" Mr.. Lopp 10 in every way
q reliable man, and it would seem to b,
pity not to give to the public the i'm,
portant fact which he has narrated above,
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09

The number of schoolhouses in The
United States is PIG, $50. The esti-
mated value of all public school prop
erty is 1923, sos, 532 The total reve-
nues of the public schools are From
permanent endowments, 50, 1877 ;
from taxes, State, $25, III, ,067; local,
SSS, 1928, 3s5-s1l3, sos, 412; from other
sources, SS,794, 43l. Total revenue,
$135, 125, ,010.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09

A curious industry has arisen as the
result of the establishment of the Paris
London telephone. Skilled takers are
employed by the news agencies to do all
the telephoning for these enterprises be.
cause of their rapidity and distinctness
of utterancc. AS telephoning is expen-
sive, these experts talk at the rate of
100 words per minute. French only is
employed because of the absence of the
Kissing sound that render telephone
talk in English frequsntly uninteli-
uible
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09
White-Tie Races.

Race meetings in India generally in
clude some comic features, and the
latest novelty is s'white-tie race" in
troduced at Kirkee. The competitors
ridea certain distance, dismount, and
kneel before II lady while she ties
white tie round their neck in neat
bow, then they rcmount and start for
the winning post. Much depends ON
the 'ady's deftness. Chicago Times.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09

People who have wondered why no
woman has ever composed a grand opera
or great symphony will wonder no
more. The London Lancet tells all
about it. 1t is because s'woman Is de-
fcient in the physiological conditions of
ideoplastic power"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09
GATHERING APPLES.
BY HELEN FORREST GRAVES.

LOWERING sun j..
rise had turned
into a bright day
after all; a brisk
October wind was
shaking down the
red leaves on the
hill, and Lisbeth
Lockwood stood at
the door, looking
t h o u G h If u | | y
around, while Bar
bara, her sister,
boiled the break
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09
stopped

The National organization just formed
in Chicago under the title of the "Coan-
try Road Improvement League" has a
gigantic programme, covering the half
million miles of country roads which
need to be improved.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09

The New York Board of Health sent
DIR. Seibert to Hamburg to investigate
the cholera. He reports that America
must expect visitation from the plague
next summer unless immigration is
stopDed
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09
Chicago is to have "the biggest tele-
scope in the world.

Hair-dye is considered so detrimental
to long life that Paris insurance COM
pany refuses to insure the lives of those
who use ii.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09

The New York Commercial Advertiser
is convinced that 'poetry pays when it
really is poetry, aud the Whittier copy
rights bring in as much as $500 a
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09

An ordinary day coach weighs about
$4,000 pounds; Pullman sleepers weigh
about rs, ,ooc pounds.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-10-07

species. the most destructive be ing
Gortyna nitela and DiatrRa saccharaiis-
The latter is SO named because It az
fects the sugar cane of the south. IT Is
this species that is represented in our
illustration. On the left hand side
above is shown the female moth; below
i, a little to the right is the pupa; while
below and a little to the left is the wing
of the adult male insect. On the right
OF the cut is an affected stalk, cut open
10 show the destructive work. To the
left Of this is an entire plant showing
the general appearance Of stalk
when attacked.
About tie only remedy is clean farm
ing. As the insect develops in weeds
as well q in corn. cane and sorghum. IT
is only destroyed by raking and burn
ing all weeds, keeping fence rows
clean. and burning all cornstalks after
the grain il gathered. 1t is all the bet
ter II the stalks are broken when the
fros. is out of the ground. as many OF
the roots are rubbed out SO as to DC
raked up. and when the mass is fired
the insects will be killed. A rotation
of crops with oats. wheat and grass fol
lowing corn does much To eradicate the
pest. By persistent effort its destruc
ton can be lessened- -Orange jude
! Farmer
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-10-07
The Laws of Health.

An exchange says, "Nature doesn't
care a snap about the moral laws in buibo-
ing up mans body but she does inssss
upon observance Of physical laws. These
cannot be violated with impunity. For
reference see John L. Sullivan, Of Boston,
late champion" The newspaper man as
usual makes mistakes. The moral laws
are the physical laws. Even the pugiiists
have to observe them and when in train
ing they must live oleanly, sober, ohasts.
temperate and regular lives. The moral
laws have sprung from the physical laws
No man can live rightly without thinking
and acting right. A sound mind IS the -
suit Of a sound body. In order to obtain
both one must live simply and carefully
guard against the inroads Of disease. Pub
monarv trouble is foe that proves fatal
to most athletes. They break down and
die with consumption. If you have any
tendency that way or are troubled with
bronchitis or catarrh get bottle OF Reds
German Cough and Kidney Cure and
take il freely. 1t is the only cough RENE
DIV on the market of which II can b
truthfully said, there is no danger OF an
over dose. Small bottles IS cents, large
ones so cents.
SYLVAN REMEDY CO., Peoria, IN
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-10-07
A Real "piscoxerY Number"

both in text and illustrations Is the DC.
tober WIDE AWAKE. Its frontispiece is
dainty drawing by Meynelle, I'm l4oa,'
and showsa group of children waving
their good-bys TO Columbus as he sets
sail Elbridge 5. Brooks gives brief
narration OF the Irishman whose
presence in the crew OF Colum bus
has been discovered by Mr.. John
Fiske. Theron Browns stirring ode
and chorus. I'm '>s2." ftly introduces
this discovery Nu.-s<." These verses
have been set to ringing music by Prof.
T.. C. Phelps for this humber also. Copies
OF the leaflet containing this song are
offered free 10 schools throughout the
land.
A Characteristic southern story by
Richard Malcolm Johnston. THE Bee
Hunters:" A Cane Rush." by Malcolm
Townsend; ~ Spy" by John Preston
True; 1.-The Diver" by II. +. Mhit'
marsh; ION Board q Pirate junk" BY
Lieut.. Col. Thorndike, and eliminating
chapters in the two capital serials 1.-The
Coral Ship" and THAT Mary Ann
The poetry OF consists of verses D,
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Lillian Crawford
True. Mary l.. Blake and others.
Price 20 cents q number, &2.40 year
On sale at news stands or sent POSTPAID
on receipt Of price by d. LothroP Con
pany, Publishers, Boston.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-10-07
a summer without nights.

To the summer visitor in Sweden
there is nothing more striking than the
almost total absence of night At
stockholm. the Swedish capital. the
sun goes down a few minutes before
ten o'clock and rises at four hours later
during = greater part Of the month OF
June But she four hours the sun lies
hidden in the frozen north are not
hour~ Of darisncss-the refraction OF
his RAYS as he passes around the north
pole makes midnight as light as a cloudy
midday. and enables one TO read the
finest print without artificial light at
any time during the might" At the
head Of the gulf Of Bothnia- there Is a
mountain on the summit of which the
sun shines perpetually during the five
DAYS Of June "a. 20. Il, - and %. Every
six hours during this season of con-
tir,.s.f sunshine a steamer leaves stock
holm crowded with visitors anxious 70
witness the phenomenon. At The same
place during winter the sun disappears
ard i not seen for weeks: thea II comes
in sight again for ten. fifteen. or twenty
minutes. gradually icngtnening its stay
until finally it stays in sight continu'
ouslv for upward of one hundred and
twenty hours-->t Louis Republic
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-10-07
fsnu 10 Plant Shade Trees.

II is very desirable TO have orna-
mental trees in the door yard, but they
should not be planted so thickly as to
suggest forest. There is nothing OK
more Importance To health than the
sunshine, and there can bc no sun
shine. of course. IL the trees shut It
from the home. In some door yards the
trees are so thick that In summer
time there is a preceptible dampness
In and about the home. Such condl-
ton is antagonistic 10 health. Just u
few trees arranged with reasonable
taste. in the from; yard, add beauty to
the premises But it is far better to
have none than TO have too many
Farmers Voice.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-10-07
A MISTAKEN seRvlCE.


The Young LADY Typewriter Whom lie
Engaged tnaviodshIy Lost Her Job
oh. yes. frequently" said a young |
lady who has had considerable expe- |
rience as stenographer. in reply 10 the !
clubmaI's question as Ia whether her
employers ever dictated their family |
letters to her.
Now, there il Mr.. Jones. While his
wife was down east he always dictated
the letters he sent 10 her daily or else
had me write them. IL got To be quite
the usual occurrence for him 10 say
after business matters had been at
tended 10:
..Well. guess. Miss Brown, you may
write 10 ny wife You know about
what To say.
$50 would proceed and write let
ter in his usual cordial tone, telling her
that the baby was doing well and the
boys were getting along finely with
Mary. the house-servant
Sometimes when I was feeling quite
\ in the humor. l would get of long let
\ tiers OF several hundred words each
| Mr.. Jones would look over the page and
I ~, down his name at the end. l would
address the envelope on the machine,
seal it and send the message on his way
To the absent wife.
"But there came an end 70 all that
That life must have become tired OF
receiving typewriter missives- sup
pose they do seem rather cold. and per-
hap> then She did not like the idea of
having a third party aware Of the con-
tents Of her husbands private corre-
spondcnce.
..One day Mr.. Jones did not come
down to the Office | supposed he had
been out with the boys the night be
fore. A long in the afternoon his broth
er came over to my desk and said:
Perhaps we had better get of a let
ter to Mrs. Jones. as otherwise she
might think something had happened
80 wrote out a letter in the usua
: manner and signed it With the rubber
fac smile of Mr. Jones signature
. 1.-The letter was posted and though
, no more of il for several days. Mr.
Jones did not come down to the ONO
that day or the next. and the third ia.
there was an explosion.
: 1T seems that the reason he did no
e come down on the morning that
: wrote the letter was because his wifi
came home the morning before. an
n he had not heard Of II till he wen
; home at night. she thinking sh
would surprise him The next day an
4 the next ne stayed at home. and tn
Z third day the letter that had write
a unbeknown TO him was forwarded
L her. and you can imagine the breeze
$, created
d II really believe the woman couldn
3 have been more angry If She had cauri
% ne flirting with her husband instead :
n doing my best 10 keep up pleasant rel
T. tions between them
a Yes. that is why l found anoth'
Ie situation She put on such funny al
"a before me. and wouldn't even speak
5 me when she came into the Office. a
"a though she had always done SO heto
10 that
= II think Mr.. Jones enjoyed il on u
ouiet. but he was too honora BILE and Z
rauch of gentleman to make sport
his wife even indirectly" - Chicai
Mail
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-10-07

Business i alive 70 a great coming event.
ami In the huriy-bIrly OF its preparations
Tor the ColGu hian Exposition IA l-sJ. TOO
rru.h "a already seen on the streets 81 a
fanc ful or amusing nature both superb
rfal and catch-peany. Taerc las been %.
servtsi a void in tile l.re * the strictly use
fuI comb ming thcrrvfth instructive object
lp=~nrs and The beautiful in art Books
there nav b. by the score. but the expert
eu,-r Of the Centennial Exposition nj fhila-
telahia shows that the mass OF these were
r.er. trffit- amt unServiceabie- The horde
~ visitors were ever at a loss Tor mandy
pnrker guide ~ official rtarnp. not only re-
liable. Dut pleasing aud always ~ 10 keep
Ine- what j. wanted ~ this unique kind
ha- hannilv already made It's appearance.
.r.I yve have before Us "THr OFFICIAL PoKT-
rrltrn or Ter W oEID's COR nBIA~ ENPosf-
rtox. Illustrated from Water Color Draw
ina
moment N the lnain architectural features
~ the Great Exposition az chicago ~
l~.c The fourteen magnificent Sfuc
furcs are faithfully exhibited, VIII le the
Hird's-cve View gives a re.ii~tic glance 4,
the iav or the grounds. with Their principal
hufIslfuc<. lagcons. etc. lie iiiu-tfaion-
are exas-t reproductions. Ia water color ei-
fleets. az The original drawings made sspc,
ri..iiy snr this purrcse from the official
rlars. bv Americas best Known wa'ei
cml1r artist. Cunrle-, Graham cory OF
- exceptionally fiwc production VIA "
.ent ~ any address urnn erefpt OF ~ cents
Z IN r-nstare stamps bv The Charles A. Nose-
Ter Co, Baltimore, Nd.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-10-07


Il qra--=r ~ m ounce q saltpeter
A. the waite will make the flesh % the
fsa very nrn
-~we~tbreads. Wash the sweet
b-~nas. wipe them perfectly dry. cut
chem into sli,es about half an inch
,hi.-k and FRY IN butter or lard Serve
while very no; on mashed potatoes
HouSekeeper-
The use Of saccharin. the chemical
Substitute for sugar. instead II sugar.
aru~ars u b@ widening An expert
uent in which all houseke-p-rs are in
,-r~sted i that Of preserving fruit with
saechArin- \. n considerable gain IN
favor and wholesome ness. IL WILL OF
eour~e, take time To test the raw
p-oceS<. which, however, j. most prom
sing in theory--S- " Times
Calls Tongues Fricasseei- Boil the
tongue until done-about an hour
take on the skin and trim neatly. then
eng into slices half an inch thick; Toll
in four and fry for a moment or two in
hot dripping. place them in a saucepan.
add parsley, celery and sliced onions
and cover with gravy. broth or water.
SINNER. t0-tAt'A- A1t tt--- -
minutes. slightly thicken the gravy and
p.,ur 4, around them--American Agri-
culturlsr-
-HuckIeberrv Short Cake Make q
good biscuit dough with pint Of sifted
-four. two table~poonfuIs butter. two
reaspoonfuls baking powder and n good
rir.eh Of salt Wet with sweet milk or
water To form a soft dough Roll II
ir-o two cakes. lay one above the other
In n pie-plate and bake When done,
seuarAte the layers and spread both
With batter. and then with the buckle
berries. stewei and sve-tsned and
slightly thielsned- -o-snge Judd
Farmer.
An excellent cement for nendinl
china or glass. and one that shows lit
lie trace : made rs follows. Soak
some isinglass in water until il Is sOf
and Their dissolve il in as small n guam
-f-v of proof alcohol A. possible. geltl
heat will aid the diSSOlving. In rw'
ounces Of this mixture dissolve Tel
grains Of gum ammoniac: while still
iiauif add half a drachm of masti
previously dissolved in rectified alcohol
IN warm water. apply il to the fra'
rure with a feather or soft brush an
set the mended vessel few hours j
some undistnrbed place Detroit Ere
Press
Turkish Pastry Two pounds I
Hour. one pound Of ground swe'
almonds. one pound Of coarse powders
sugar. one pound Of butter. eigi
ounces of pistachio nuts ten egg
szrrou coIorinz- Beat the butter an
~u-ar 10 n light cram. add the e-s
two AZ n time beating well till all a.
In chop the pistachios fine. mix the
in the cream add the almonds and 81
fcienr saffron 70 make the batch
bright golden tint then work in u
rour. Butter an edged baking tin al
spread the paste an equal thiclns
upon IL mark the surface in diarnor
shapes. bake in moderate oven Divi'
the cakes at the rnarks--iood Hous
keeping
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-10-07
ABOUT STOCK BREEDING.



without doubt, where you are keep
ing animals for the sake OF their prod
nee. better results will be obtained,
for the capital invested, from the use
OF grades than from the use OF thor
ourhbreds Thoroughbreds should only
be used TO cross with grades. and
should lie bred with more care than -
usually given. Breeding thorough
breds has. generally. not been re-
muncrative nor satisfactory. principal.
ly because breeders have sold many in.
ferior animals. which should have beer
discarded. As result. the market
was overstocked. and the evil effects
attended upon the use Of worthless
thorough breds excited distrust in thor
oughbrcds generally. so that the best
breeders have suffered, and many have
no, been paid for the trouble OF care
full. systematic and expensive breeding
To produce good animal skill, high
feeding and rigid selection are neces.
sarv. The breeding of superior ami.
mails is an occupation worthy OF the
best efforts Of the best class OF the
farming community. As breeding gets
more into the hands of breeders, who
care more for the reputation Of their
stock than for high prices. or for fancy
speculation. better results will be OBJ
tanned Every person who keeps live
stock should aim to keep better ami
mails. The best way TO obtain good
herd is by using thoroughbred male
on common cows. The step that per-
II xstl
lead him 20 produce the best thorough
bretls. The best breeders OF the future
will be the men who started in this
! way. and who studied their animals
closely and mated them with tho
greatest care.-Prof. III. ii. Wing, Cor
ucll University.