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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-23
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

The most costly of the metals IL
didynium, which sells at $45oO pound.
A large vein of copper is said to have
recently been uncovered near Stratford,
VT.
Gold assaying as high as $500 ton
is said to have been found at Pitkin,
Col.
The moons of Mars are named Deimos
and Phobos-after the war horses of the
Greek god.
In this country more deaths are said
to occur in December than ut any other
time of the year.
The electric motor operates through
the alternate magnetization and demag-
netization of a bar of soft iron.
During the influenza epidemic in Ger
many the proportion of ozone in the air
was found to be scarcely ten per cent. of
the normal amount.
The first electric light was the inven-
ton of Static s. Petrie, in 1916, but scores
of men have since made Improvements
and adapted it to popular use.
A celebrated aeronaut asserts, after
patient investigation, that the ninth day
of the moon is the most rainy of the
whole twenty eight, and 4 o'clock in
the afternoon the rainiest hour of the
day.
Apoplexy needs medical treatment at
once, but, until the physician arrives,
elevate the head and shoulders. Use the
fan freely to give plenty of air, and ap-
ply cold to the head by means of an
iced bag.
The best isinglass comes from Russia,
where it is obtained from the sturgeon
which inhabits the Caspian Sea and the
rivers which run into it. This fish often
grows to the length of twenty-five feet
and from its dir bladder the isinglass is
prepared.
The famous termites, commonly called
"white ants" although they belong to
the order of the dragon fly, infest Ceylon
in countless swarms, devouring every
thing eatable, and even cutting the tim
bers of dwelling houses so that the lat
ter are reduced to mere shells.
In observations on "squinting," DR..
Stevens, an English ocullst, has taken
over 1000 photographs of persons affect
ed. The investigations demonstrate
that certain well defined types of facial
expression are both associated with and
dependent upon certain relative tensions
of the muscles of the eyes.
At one time 1t was held that there was
a considerable difference in the height of
the European seas so little removed
from each other as the Atlantic and
Mediterranean. DIR. Supan, however,
shows this to be based on errors in level
ing; measurements made at thirty eight
stations from the Adriatic to the Baltic
proving that in most cases only few
centimetres of difference exist, so that
for practical purposes it may be taken
that the sea level on all the coasts of
Europe is the same.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-23

The Boston Transcript is convinced
that the mere possession of money con-
fers little pleasure, except upon mere
misers, and they are few. William II.
Vanderbilt was worth about 500 tons of
solid gold when he died-more than
would have accumulated if all of his an
cestors in direct line had received SAL
aries of $500 year ever since the
coming of Adam, aud had saved it all.
But he never handled the money. He
never was in its presence in his life. lie
never saw more than tenth part of the
interest. 1t gave him little pleasure.
He dressed no better than his clerk, and
ate less than his coachmau. He drank
chiefly milk. He slept in only one bed.
Envy and ignorance raised an army of
enemies about him. The public press
abused aud villiied him. He was vic
tim of indigestion. He was in constant
peril OF apoplexy. He couldn't walk in
the park without being assailed or in
suited by socialistic philosophers. Az
enormous fortune is very heavy burden
to carry, and brings annoyances from
which there is no protection.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-23
Killing Fish by Wholesale.

Everybody passing over the Long
Island City ferry at Thirty fourth street
must have noticed of late the great num-
bers of apparently dead fish that float
about on the surface of the river. Off
Thirty third street is dredging float,
and men are continually trying to blow
up the rocks in the river bed with dyna-
mite. Every explosion kills or stuns all
the fish in the river about the place for
many hundred feet. A man watched the
apparently dead fish the other day. He
reached the pier at the foot of the street
just before the men fred blast.
About minute after the explosion the
fish began to come up to the surface of
the river. They lay on their backs, ap-
parently dead. They foated about.
After awhile some of them began to come
around. About half of them came back
to life. The others floated about until
some men in boats went out and gath
cred them in. The men in the boats said
that they went out after the fish after
each explosion. Sometimes they col
lected hundreds of fish.
Some of the dead fish apparently had
their skulls broken by the shock in the
water. Others were merely stunned.
The fish were good eating. Sometimes
they would put the fish in buckets of
water until they came back to life again,
and that they would fire a torpedo off
near the bucket and see the fish dive
down into the water and try in other
ways to get out of the reach of the noise.
They had watched some of the fish in
the river come to after the explosion and
make tracks to get out of the nelghbor-
hood before a recurrence of the explo-
sicn.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-23
A wOMAN'S HATE.

IT hate you, hate you'll p the maiden said,
And her eyeJids dropped and her face grew
red,
And she turned from her lover and hung her
head.
The flush crept up to her rich brown hair,
And she plucked to pieces a rosebud fair
As she stole glance at her lover there.
And he. these men are so full of guile:
His eyes, a-glistening with mirth the while,
Looked calmly on, with doubling smile.
~ hate you, I hate your she said again.
And she tapped her toe on the carpet then,
As IL each tap were a stab at men.
Her lip was aquiver, her eyes in mist,
Her cheek and throat, as the sun-gods
kissed,
Were bathed in the essence Of amethyst.
And then her love, with a startled look,
Grew serious quite, and his face forsook
The confident glow which it erstwhile took
And 'Oh, very WELL" as he rose to go;
=. e it pleases you to have it SO
Why, SO it shall be, as you doubtless know"
He took one STEP but sudden turned
Oh, much the sweetest is bliss unearned-
And looked in the tear-wet eyes that
yearned.
No word she spoke, but her arms entwined
Around his neck. Oh, woman's mind
Is a puzzle, to which no key you'll find.
Upon his shoulder she laid her head,
And he kissed her cheek, which was still
rose-red;
fYou know hate you" was all she said.
The Wasp.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-23
Loeusts In Morocco.

4 The British consul at Mogador, Mo-
rocco, mentions, in his last report, that
while on an excursion inland, about a
days journey from Mogador, he met
flights of locusts. He says it was an as
tonishing and interesting though pain-
full sight, the air being in some parts SO
thick with them that they formed q
dense living brown fog, through which
he could hardly find his way, while they
so completely covered the ground that
the utmost caution was necessary in
walking, as he could not tell whether he
was treading on soft sand, hard slippery
rock or what. Many birds feasted on
the insects, including large flights of
gulls from the sea, and beasts evidently
enjoy their share, for in the middle of
the densest swarm he saw fine red fox
dancing about in the most frantic mau-
ner, leaping up and swapping dozens of
the locusts in the air, until, seeing the
stranger, he suddenly dropped on all
fours, and quickly vanished in the
live fog. Not only did the barbel
get their share of the novel food
(the consul used the locusts success
fully as bait for them), but some of
the fish of the Atlantic were found
gorged with locusts which had been
blown off the land by easterly winds. As
usual, they were extensively eaten by the
native population.-Scientifc American.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-23
Washington City contains in its sire

Washington City contains in its streets
and squares over seventy thousand trees,
although the work of systematic plant
ing was not begun until 1892. There
are $50 little parks at the intersections
of the streets and avenues, besides the
great consolidated Government reserva-
ton extending westward from the Capt.
tol to the Washington Monument, two
miles away. About SIS, 900 annually is
expended by the Government and the
District of Columbia in planting and
earring for trees.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-23

In ramie Louisiana writer sees q
plant which, if machine to decorticate
it can be invented, will become the most
valuable fibre for manufacturing pur-
poses in the world. ~ do not say" he
observes, "that it will supersede cotton,
for the cheapness of the latter and the
high price of the former will, for quite
a while, prevent this. But the enor-
nous profits to be made in raising It, If
the proper decorticator can be found,
will induce almost everybody to plant it.
This great increase of product will altl-
mately cheaper its price, and the with
drawal OF many planters of cotton will
tend to help the price of that article.
Flax will be almost thing of the past,
for it has all the merits of that fibre, and
utterly transcends its best features. /
take it that the silk industry will have
such blow struck it as will nearly par
alyze it. Every one who has ever seen
ramie or worn it falls in love with the
fabric. 1t is as cool as linen, soft as
silk, Tar more durable than either, tensile
power far greater, and has lustre, with
an iridescence suggested of the opal.
For summer wear, either external or for
underclothing, it would certainly dis
tance all competitors at the South and
in all warm countries. 1t would pass
into table-lincn, napkins, towels, etc.
Its uses in cordage of all sorts would
ensue just as soon as prices should Justify.
Its power to resist strain and breakage is
almost incredible. I have tried in vain
to snap an untwisted piece pulled two
days ago, not over the sixteenth part of
an inch in diameter. What cables it
would make! A hawser, with good
anchorage, would hold ship to her
moorings in any storm" Colonel G. A.
Breaux of Lafayette, La, is growing sew
eral acres of ramie. 1t is said to be u
beautiful plant,
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-23
CHASTITY.

British Columbia is divided into two
distinct agricultural parts by the mount
aims which form the coast range. The
coast region has a mild equable climate,
while the interior has climate of ex-
tremes, the southern part being very dry
and needing irrigation. Cultivation, as
q rule, is restricted to the valleys.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-23

Attention is called by the press to the
rapidity of the changes made in the
army by the present German Emperor.
Since his accession to the throne eleven
generals have been retired. The Prus-
sian army consequently, adds the New
Orleans Picayune, is now commanded by
men as inexperienced as is the Emperor
himself
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-23

Execution by electricity appears to the
San Francisco Chronicle to have been
reduced to a science in New York, for
two murderers have been put to death in
the chair with no evidence of suffering.
This new process is as instantaneous as
that by the guillotine and far less
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-23
In India.

II you wish to increase your chances
of life, marry, admonishes the New York
Journal, for, as rule, married men live
longer than bachelors; yet out of every
thousand persons in England more than
six hundred are unmarried.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-23
Two-fifths of the companies started au-
nually in England are said to fail.

II is said that in no three cities in the
world have greater advance in sanitation
been made during the last twenty years
than in Bombay, Madras and Calcutta
An India
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-23
A SONG IN THE NIGHT.

Yesterdays sunshine
Was SO bright
Yesterdays burdens
Were so lighti
Yesterdays hand-clasps
Were SO sweetl
Yesterdays hours
Were so fieetl -f-
Well-a-iay! Yesterday drops her rose
Petal by petal, and softly goes
Back to the bosom of COTS repose.
Israel Jordan. in Youths Companion.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-23
BRIER ROSE.

HE Weeping Will
low telegraph office
faced the level
prairie. Up and
down before it. like
shining ribbons, lay
the railroad tracks,
converging IN y s.
teriously until dis
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-23

The man who laughs best does not
always laugh loudest.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-23

When she came to herself she was in
the Red Valley station. Dave was bend
ing over her, and calling her name with
trembling lips. She opened her eyes
and smiled into his face.
"Oh, Brier Rose, how could you do
it2" he whispered with a shudder.
81 did it for you, David-for you."-
New York Press.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-23

The position of telegraph operator at
Red Valley was given to Dave Comstock.
The afternoon freight, heavily loaded,
had just pulled clumsily out of the
Weeping Willow station, with Dave on
the rear platform of the way car.
The "A, having come down on the
rear of the freight as second engine, now
stood on the siding, waiting to go back
to Horseshoe for the midnight express.
Old Bryan was up in crowd of men
in front of the postoffice. Brier Rose
watched him anxiously. AS long as he
kept away from the Owl she felt easy.
He knew she was watching him. He
also knew that she would not hesitate to
come after him if the Owl proved too
strong an attraction. Therefore he kept
away.
She trod fearlessly along the side of
the boiler, rubbing the hand rail with a
black oil sodden cloth. She touched the
engine as if she loved it. Every part of
it shone like the sun. Every valve
worked with precision. Every screw
was secure. Joe laughed to see her fling
shovelful of coal into the furnace like
born fireman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-29

# newspaper reports are to be relied
upon, tho bald Knobbers arc becoming
very aggressive in Taney county since
the election. It appears that the bald
knobber- Republican ticket made clean
sweep, and now the iawless element
feels at liberty to lnaugurate . reign Of
anarchy. The officials who endeavored
to bring to justice the cowardly murd-
erers Of Deputy Sheriff Williams have
been notified to leave the county and .
notice has been posted on the door Of
the ONCE of the Taney County Star
warning the editor to leave. The Star
has fearlessly advocated Law and order
and endeavored to create sentiment
against assassinations and srs0n, and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-29

These figures represent the number
of bottles Of DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
which were sold in the United States
from March 81 to March '92. Two
Million, Tw0~Hundred and Twenty
Eight Thousand, Six Hundred and Sew
enty-Two bottles sold in one year, and
each and every bottle was sold on .
positive guarantee that money would
be refunded II satisfactory results did
not follow it's use. The secret OF it's
success is plain. It never disapp0ints
and can always be depended on as the
very best remedy for Coughs, Colds.
etc. Price Soc. and 91.0O. At p. b.
Crisp's Drugstore. 6
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-29
An Income Tax.

The sense of responsibility which the
result of the late election forces on the
Democrats, is causing them to cast
about earnestly for some system OF
taxation that will enable them to meet
the necessary public expenditure, and
| at the same time allow them to make a
income tax is proposed as one way OF
effecting this.
The trouble with an income tax,
whether graduated or horizontal, as
ordinarily assessed, is that it 10 not only
wrong in principle, but grievously in
quisitorial in practice. It makes lying
profitable and offers high premium to
perjury. This however is true of It
only as is ordinarily assessed; and it
seems never to have occurred to any of
our Solons that an income tax can be
SO levied that those objections will not
lie against it, and that it can be made
more certain and less Objectionable in
every way than any of the systems We
now practice, except that it would re-
quire large number of internal reve-
nue. officers. ALI that is necessary Is to
levy on all incomes derived from certain
sources. Sources that are not only the
the basis of all incomes, but which at
the same time enable US to estimate
the income with certainty.
We all know how much is charged
as royalty in mines; how much for
stumpage in forests; how much for the
rent of lots and lands, and it would be
easy to ascertain what every corpora
ton franchise was worth. ALI income
taxes heretofore laid, permitted many
things to escape, no matter how vigilant
the officers were; but under q system
levying upon these things nothing that
ought to be taxed could possibly escape.
Stocks and bonds might be hidden; but
this tax would fall upon the lands,
mines, and franchises, that secured
them, and before the dividends could
be declared.
It would not only not fall upon labor,
but would open to labor many natural
that are now held out of
the reach of workingmen; and this
tendency could be very greatly In
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-29
Royal Baking Powder
Has no Equal.
The United States Official Repor,

he United OtateS Onc1al Report
Of the Government Baking Powder recently made under
authority of Congress, by the Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. c., furnishes the highest authoritative inor
nation which powder is the best The Official Report
shows the ROYAL superior to all
others in leavening power; cream
of tartar powder of highest quality.
The Canadian Tests: y.
seThe strength of the Royal is shown to
be 20 per cent. greater than any other.
Gas result of my Investigations find
the Royal Baking Powder far superior to the
others. It is pure, contains none but whole
some ingredients, and is of greatest strength,
tF. X VALADE,
s Public Analyst, Ontario,
- Of
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-29
!" "Dosssi,sio,s Of Canada"

this Is its reward. The editor is ut his
post yet, but there Is no telling what
day he will be shot or what night his Of
fee will be burned. The only church
in the county was burned several weeks
ago.
It is not q pleasure for US to refer to
Taney county in such uncomplimentary
terms, because Taney Is part of the
state and tho whole people must bear
some of the odium.
But when scores Of cowardly murders
are committed and arson is rife and
citizens are ordered to
leave the county. 1t Is time to use plain
language. There is no use in US trying
to conceal what the lawless element of
Taney county makes public with Inn
punity. Gov. Marmaduke tried to quell
lawlessness in that county by peaceful
methods and Gov. Francis tried the
same thing. and both failed. Too
many people either sympathize with or
are afraid OF the bald knobbers to make
1t possible to enforce the law by the us
ual methods.
The Legislature will be in session
next month and means should be de-
vised for establishing law and order In
Taney county regardless of cost or con-
sequences. The condition of affairs
in that county to-day 10 q
disgrace to civilization. We trust that
Gov. Francis. may give this matter
some attention In his message to the
general assembly. - Jefferson CITY
Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-29
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for Infants and Children.

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1recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me.'' Fl. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
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The morning call., 1892-03-25
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

Emily y. Pope to Mary K Pope. lot on sw corner
gift. " Aoo'
Ernest Brand to Anna Brand, lot on N line NJ
gift. 80 W
J. b. Miller to william o'suIIivan. lot ON cor.
1878 $40. "
Catherine Lyons. s. Gertrude smyth and A. ana
Johanna II. Clarke 10 Ann Rogers. lot on w line Of
s5. " ASV'
William LANCE Jr TO Roman Huegle lot on N lima
go y A'''o'
Ella Chielovich to Greek, Russian. sIavoni,n n
r church and Benevolent society," lot o. line of
Turk street. 407 w OF Parker avenue w lu.a y Al
deg, w 20l g. 81 deg " min, 257 n al deg
rs MN. T. s9:sM. deg. Is min, w sos ~. x5
- EDWARD r. pentler to Laurence NJ Dentler lot on
iine OF McAlister street, % w of Parker
avenue, rs, MA. NE 20, 4 90 IS: gift
heury haustein TO Bertha Haustein. lot on w line
gift. - W o.
J. q. McCraith to Harriet r. Street. lot on q linz
$4,000 " " AA,'
Harriet r. Street to J g. McCra,th lot ON e lin q
$40. - " Aoo'
James H. Robertson to c. W. ana Mary !
Dommes. lot on y line of Douglass street x35 n Of
Twehty-second. IS by ia: 3; slO.
Gerirudc kuappe TO C. s. aud Caroline q Larsscn
The morning call., 1892-03-25
PESTH0USE SITE.
The Supervisors Considering the Bay |
View Prnpsrty.

The Supervisors Considering the Bay
View Property.
The six or seven Supervisors who went on
a junketiDg expedition 10 South San Fran
cisco on Tuesday and bonded blocks 512 and
5l3 for ninety days as possible purchase
for pesthouse site had secret conference
yesterday afternoon in relation to The mat
ter. They are all very enthusiastic over it,
and, ii is understood, will bring it up off.
cially before the board next Monday night.
They Insist that $500 is a very moderate
price for the property. and the improve
ments alone are worth one-fourth that sum.
The Assessor evidently puts very different
5l2 assessed at 500 and the adjoining
block, a portion of which Is included In the
Supervisors enthusiasm, at $685.. He has
put the improvements down as worthless
and refuses to assess them.