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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15
Swearing Witnesses In Jauau.

A Japanese journal, describing the
manner in which witnesses are sworn and
evidence taken in native courts of
justice, says that with the japanese any,
thing to which man afiixes his seal is
considered more sacred than what he
may say. Hence each witness is required
to make declaration to the effect that
with mind free from bias in favor of or
against either of the litigating parties,
and with perfect fairness, he will give
evidence, and after this has been read
out by the Recorder of the court and
handed to the witness in the form of a
document, the latter is expected to aflix
his seal to it. The same plan is adopted
with the statement of facts which, in the
course of the examination he undcrgoes,
a witness makes in court. The purport
of his evidence is written out by the Re-
corder, and before leaving the court he
is required to make what corrections arc
necessary to render the written state
ment a trustworthy record of his evidence
and TO guarantee its correctness by afiix
ing his seal. Though this process occu-
pies good deal of time, it precludes
the possibility of the evidence given
being incorrectly reported, which, in
trials where the decision of the court de-
pends largely on oral evidence, is a
matter of much moment.-London
Times.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15
VALUE OF LEMONADE.

Lemonade, they say nowadays, is very
healthtul drink if properly made, aud is
good for malaria, biliousness aud other
attendant evils. This will be joyful
news to the young people who would
like nothing better than to have lemonade
''on tap" all through the summer. On
no account should it be made in any tin
vessel as the acid of the lemon forms
with the tin poison that is very apt to
produce sickness. This is the cause
probably of the various cases of "lem.
onade poisoning" of which we hear so
frequently, and which are attributed to
every cause but the right one.
II is better to drink lemonade without
sugar if possible; and in any event it
should not be too sweet. A physician
who has great deal of experience says
that glass of lemonaue without sugar
before going to bed aud another on rising
in the morning, about half an hour before
breakfast, is preferable to calomel for
biliousness, and is better and moro eff
eacious then Congress water or Hunyadi.
Lemons should not be eaten clear, but
should always be diluted with water. -
New York Tribune.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15
BEES IN THE ATTIC.

Make small, dark, frost-proof room
about Axe feet, as may suit your convent
ence, in the upper part of the house.
Erect scaffold inside of this room
about four feet high, aud within six
inches of the side where you wish the
entrance, which should be about six
inches wide by one-half inch high. This
may be enlarged or contracted to suit
the season of the year. These entrances
should be on that side of the house
which is used the least, for bees some
times get too familiar. Now put the
hive on the scaffold, about six inches
from the entrance. Make little board
for them to travel out and in on. A
hive should contain about 1000 cubic
inches and have holes in the bottom. 1t
is said that bees will seldom swarm from
such place, and will winter we'll there,
even in as cold climate as Wisconsin
OF course further north the room must
be warmer. Bees will build comb under
the hive in large quantities in favorable
seasons in such room, and the owner
when he wants honey may go with a
light placed at one side, smoke the bees
and cut off what honey he wants. This
plan is not mere "castle in the air"
but practical one.-American Bee
Journal.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15
CULTIVATION AND MOISTURE.

Moisture is one of the essential and
most necessary requirements for plant
growth, but from the general habit of
relying upon seasonable rains for sup
ply too little attention is often given to
conserving aud making use of what the
ground already contains. Thus the diff
ference between waiting for rain in a
dry time and catching" the moisture
by frequent cultivation, which without it
would escape from the soil into the at.
mosphere, may often be measured by the
difference between success and failure.
There are but few seasons so unfavor-
able from drouth that a stirring of the
soil frequently while it continues will
not greatly mitigate its effects. BY this
process moisture is saved to the plants
in two ways: 1. If cultivation is begun
in early morning the dewfall of the pre-
vious night is captured and partly saved.
q The moisture remaining deeply in
the soil in dry time is always ascend
ing towards the surface, to be quickly
evaporated into the air. Hence the
hard, dry crust always found at such
times where the ground is left uudis-
turbed. BY often pulverizing the sur
face mulch is found which arrests the
moisture ascending by capillary attraction
and holds it at the right point to be alb.
sorbed by the roots of plauts. New
York World.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.


Cleanliness is the key to success in
poultry raising.
Early sown beets make good feed for
the hens and chickens.
Whole wheat and corn mixed form the
best grain food for fowls.
Fowls to do best should have plenti-
full supply of earth, grass and gravel.
The best plan is to feed the poultry
only SO much as can be eaten up clean.
Regularity in management is as i'm
portant in poultry raising as regularity
in feeding; both are necessary.
A good tarm-yard fowl must have
stamina aud vigor, as it is supposed to
pick up good portion of its living.
If youle the stable doors open these
nights be sure the granery door and feed
boxes are safely closed and fastened.
Fowls are so provided that they can
grind any kind of food eaten. 1t is not
strictly necessary to grind their food for
them.
On the majority of farms during the
spring, at least, there is more or less milk
that can be fed to the hogs to an advan-
tage.
The farmer that cannot make hand
some profit with poultry when he has
good stock and gives them good care is
an exception.
Sour feed is no better for pigs than for
other animals, aud many diseases can be
traced to its use. Among these are black
teeth and blind staggers.
Both Yorkshire aud Suffolk pigs are
white, but the Yorkshire is heavier,
stouter, and has very short snoot. Its
hair is longer and coarser.
1t is often the case that if the hens are
we'll fed during the spring and summer
they will moult early in the season aud
make good winter layers.
There is no danger of the chicks
crowding on top of each other in the
brooder il the temperature is kept even
1t is when they get cold that they crowd.
II is wise farmer who diversiies the
food for all his stock as much as pos.
sibe. A small patch planted to carrots
will come good for the horses this
winter.
II experimenting with sugar beets, do
not try to grow large ones. The sugar
decreases US the size increases. One
pound to 1t pounds each is large
enough.
Careful statistics which we have
recently examined show that the white
eorns produce larger yields than the yell
low. Most farmers hold to different
opinion.
The farm team may be left to 90 bare.
foot. When the shoes become loose
take them oil carefully, aud hang where
they may be easily gotten when needed
next fall.
IL is folly to talk about wheat pro-
dueing "cheat," Like produces like,
aud wheat produces wheat. Cheat or
chess comes up because you don't have
clean seed.
A bare lot, hard ioor, hard ear corn
aud water, are not the most profitable
pork producers at this time OF the year,
especially il you have month old pigs to
work with.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15

as they grow slowly the weeds will often
| get the best start before the cultivation
can be commenced.
The seed need very little covering, and
if to be sown by hand care must be
taken to run the burrows out very shall
low in order to avoid covering too deep.
One of the advantages in using the drill
in planting is that the seed can be dis
tributed more evenly in the rows and be
covered at more uniform depth, two
important items in securing good, even
stand. When the seed is sown by hand
it will aid in securing quicker germina-
ton if the seed is moistened and allowed
to stand twelve hours before planting.
Have the rows about three and a half
feet apart. SO as to give plenty of room
an early variety is that it wilTripen, and
can be worked up out of thetway before
the fall work, like sowing wheat and
cutting up the corn, becomesspressing.
In many cases it will pay to roll the
ground after planting the seed, as it
helps to make better termination, and
| also fixes the soil in better condition
for commencing the cultivation. AS with
nearly all other crops the harrow can
nearly always be used to good advantage
in commencing the cultivation. In no
other way can the weeds be destroyed
and the soil be fined so close around the
plants. Often two harrowings can be
given with profit and then the cultivator
can be used. In an average season two
harrowings and three good civilizations
will be all that is necessary; as often the
plants make sufficient growth to shade
the ground, very little cultivation will
be needed.
1t is the early cultivation that is the
most important, aud the more thorough
ly this is given the better will be the re-
suits Care should be taken not to al
low the plants to stand too thick.
Louis Republic.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15
RECIPEs.

Fried Chops French never broil
chops or steaks, but always fry them in
an iron pan or spider; put the pan over
a quick fire; when hot lay the meat in;
if there is not sufficient fat of its own to
fry in, add bit of butter.
Rumbled Eggs-Beat three eggs with
two ounces OF butter aud teaspoonful
of cream, put into saucepan, and keep
stirring on the fire nearly five minutes,
until it has risen up like little whaiiies.
Serve hot on buttered toast.
Preserved Rhubarb and cut up
the rhubarb, boil with very little water
till reduced to a pulp; allow one pound
of sugar, one ounce of sweet almonds
(blanched and choppedD, half lemon
cut in three slices, to every pound of
pulp; boil slowly for an hour, remove
the lemon peel, and put the preserves
into glass cans.
Scotch Shortbread- Rub together into
still, short paste two pounds Of tlour,
one pound of butter aud six ounces of
loaf sugar. Make ID iuto square cakes
about half an inch thick; pinch them alt
along the edge ut the top, dot over the
whole surface OF the cake, put them into
tins so that they will just touch each
other by the edges aud bake in moder.
ate oven.
Cucumber and Tomato salad-Slice
lee-eold tomatoes; mix with them sliced
eueunbers which have been peeled and
IN t.... thts Il
ing dill salad spoon with oll, add salt
spoon Of salt, mustard spoon OF mustard,
little pepper, Stir with fork. Pour
over the salad aud then pour over il two
more large spoontula OF oil aud one Of
vinegar.
seallops Trim the sealleps, removing
the boards and black parts, stir together
over the lite. butter aud fiour Till thor
oughly mixed; add to this little huely
chopped parsley, the liquor from tho
acallops and a little milk; lot ID boil ap
Tor minute aud then lay In the hsh aud
let Il heat thoroughly through without
boiling; thlekea the same with yolk ot
An egg and aayar With fes drops OF
lemon juieei setve ia casts maie Of tried
bread.
Roas. naek-Wipe inside and eal
with damp tawel Make sIuihag al
one euntul at bread erumhs, oae tea
spaoafal u powdered sase, aae sshls.
spaonlal Of hatteF, one teaapoaaful OF
Aalt aad halt tsaspaaatal ei psppes
mlA we'll aud lill tue bodl ths ducks
with a. put ia hsklng pan, ,eoxet The
breasts with thla slices ut tat baeoa, all
hall lsaeaplul ol hallsag sales, ~lIh :
teAspaaulul of ALI, Aad hakv aa hour aud
quarter, baaElng every tea naiuulea.
serve with ansaa aaaees
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15
FAsTEN THE RUGS DOWN.

Rugs have nearly driven carpets out.
There is gain here in health and clean
illness, though with some disadvantages.
There are rugs that will not stay in place,
but insist on turning up, tripping the
unwary foot aud committing all kinds of
mischief making which such a depraved
floor covering may be guilty of. Where
such is the case it is best to have sockets
sunk in the floor at the corners to hold
them down. Any carpet man will pre-
pare such sockets and fasten the rug in
them in such manner as to make the
fastening almost invisible. Rugs which
are made up from carpeting are often
very troublesome and refuse to lie in
place until they are shruuk to the floor.
In order to shrink such rug it must be
free from all dust. The floor must then
be cleaned as clean as possible and the
rug stretched ahd nailed firmly to the
floor. When it is securely down it must
be dampened thoroughly and allowed to
dry on the tloor.-New York Recorder.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15
A PEREECT SOD.

The meadows and pastures of this
country do not produce half what they
should. Walking over an average we'll
seeded field one finds many bare places,
or only saved from baroness by the in
evitable weeds which occupy where the
valuable grasses have failed. Part OF
this failure comes from imperfect prep
aration of the seed bed and deficiency
of seed sown. Besides, there is not
enough variety of grass to secure the
largest crop. Two, three or four kinds
growing together will yield greater
amount of hay and of better quality than
any one alone. We have often thought
that if farmers knew the value of thor
ough seeding they would take greater
pains to secure it. Not long ago we saw
such field kept as pasture for herd of
Jersey cows. The land had been close
cropped in the fall, but the young green
heritage was already starting. All the
droppings from last years pasturiug had
been Knocked in pieces and scattered
over the sward. Ii was soft and springy,
As IL one walked on velvet, aud not a
bare place nor weed was 10 be seen ex.
eept near the fence, where some shade
trees had led to tramping the grass roots
Immediately around them. The field had
been seeded two years after two years
cropping with potatoes well manured,
As the cows pastured are granted be-
side, the fertility OF the soil constantly
ffaF a l. a.
purpose OF the owner to plow aud reseel
after growing another potato crop. -
Boston Culgiyat0r.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15
Giant Trees of California.

The fame of the s'big trees" of Cali
fornia is world d-wide, but they are not,
as many who have never visited the
Slope suppose, scattered all over the
Golden State and in plain view OF every
railroad station between Salt Lake City
and San Francisco. Neither were they
known to the first settlers who braved
the dangers of trip around the Horn,
or the greater dangers of an overland
tourney to the new Eldorado. The first
white man who is known to have gazed
upon the sylvan monarchs was trapper
by the name of Down, who accidently
discovered what is now known as the
Calaveras Grove, in 1852. After the
Calaveras Grove, which is in the county
of the same name, the only other con-
siderable growth of them are in Mariposa
County, where in an area two miles
square there are 427 of these monster
trees from 275 to $40 feet in height and
from twenty five to forty feet in dia-
meter, and another grove known as the
Fresno Grove, which contains some 600
trees, the largest eighty one feet in dla-
meter. Placer County, fifty miles north
of Calaveras, also has small grove of
these giant redwoods. The largest tree
in the Calaveras Grove is about $50 feet
high and measures forty-ive feet in dia-
meter six feet above the ground. "The
Grizzly Giant" the pride of Mariposa
County, is ninety three feet in diameter
at the ground, and sixty-four feet five
yards higher up. just think OF 1t! A
tree that would make square block OF
wood as large as the average st. Louis
building lot! Their leaves are awl-shaped
needles, and the cones which grow upon
them Uhese trees are coniferous) are as
big as wo-gallon jug:, being in all
other particulars almost perfect counter
parts of the common pine cones. The
Grizzly Giant has the greatest circumfer-
ence of any tree now known to exist
There are but two trees in the world
taller than Mariposas 350-foot prize
taker. They are of the "blue gum"
variety, are AGO feet in height and may
be found near Quelarup on the Black
wood River in West Australia. st. Louis
Republic.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15
Horses With Sixteen Toes.

The orohippus, the ancestor of the
noble horse of to-day, is first known to
have existed in the eocene period of ge-
illogical epochs. Some OF the species
were as small as the common silver fox
of to-day, and all had sixteen hoofs, four
on each foot, just like the COW brutes of
the present age. After long ages had
elapsed the creature became three toed
representative of animal creation; later
on he had single split hoof, or eight
toes altogether. The perfected equine
of the present may be said to walk on
its middle toe nail, the twelve others
which his ancestor, the orohippus,
had having been 'evoluted" out of ex-
istence.-St. Louis Republic.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15
Properties of the Teak.

The teak, which has passed iato pro-
verb as the best material for shinbuild,
Ing, i superior 10 all other woods, from
the fact that II contains aa easeatial OIL
which prevents spikes aud nails driven
Into il from rustlag. This property i
not possessed by any other wood In the
world, aud furnishes an explanation Of
the fact that ships built OF teak are pFac-
lIeally iadeslfaetlhle. Some have been
known 10 last for ta1 years, and whan
tfakeu up their beans we're A. saaad -
when AFst put together, indianapolis
NeMa.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15
YIoLETs.

There is great diversity of opinion
as to the best methods of outdoor culti-
vation for vlolets. T. D. Halted says
in the Garden and Forest:
"My experience has shown that violets
luxuriate in rich soil, plenty of moisture
and full exposure. Some growers take
their stock plants in winter, try roofing
the runners, which is good plan when
there is danger of disease, but generally
old plants are divided into two or three
crowns. Until last year had kept all
runners clear off during summer, but I
found where few had been left, when
transplanted into the Towering bed along
with the old plant, they bloomed well,
and will make very good plants for out
doors this season."
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15
We Tai Lots Of sugar.

The people ol the unltel States eoa
saae practically onet thlId ol their weight
ia sugar every yeAr. the importation II
SUGAR into this eoaatTy last feN sa
s,asa, u00, ,001 pounds, while the sagas
manufactured Ia thn county amounted
"a aaf, 00n, u00 paauls, hFlnain4 the
total consumption II suaag ap y J isisi,
uun, unn pa4ais Ia faunl auaaheFs. u a.
average ol hilf pounds each laa ever
aaa, WoHssa aad ehlil ln the Ualsel
states. a I.uals star aaglaga,
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Set a.iQht


all the proper functions of wo-
manhood. DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription is the remedy. 1t
regulates and promotes their ac-
tion, and removes the obstruc-
tions and suppressions which cause
trouble and misery. AT the two
critical periods in a woman's life
the change from girlhood to woman
hood, and, later, the "change of life"
it is perfectly safe and an es-
pecially valuable remedial agent,
that can produce only good results.
It's a powerful, invigorating tonic,
and soothing and Strengthening
nervine a legitimate medicine
purely vegetable, perfectly harm
less and carefully adapted, by an
experienced physician, to woman's
delicate needs.
For all the arrangements, irregu-
larities, and weaknesses peculiar to
the sex, the "Favorite Prescription"
is a remedy so certain that it can be
guaranteed. If it doesn't give salts
faction in every case, the money is
returned. No other medicine for
women is sold in this way.
No other medicine can be.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15
REsTruL FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.

A very convenient article for the econ
omy of strength in the kitchen is as fol-
lows: 1t is for seat when washing
dishes, ironing, mixing bread, pies. ETC.,
or doing the thousand and one things
that have to be done in every household.
When complete it should be within four
inches of the top of the table where the
work is done. 1t takes up little room
and is easily moved. Material: Two
boards eight inches square and one and
one-half inches thick; one stick, three
inches square aud twenty inches long;
four castors; eight screws, three inches
long; four of the screws to fasten the
top-one of the eight inch square boards
to the twenty inch stick; four screws
to fasten the bottom-the other eight
inch board-to the twenty inch stick /;
the castors to so on the bottom of the
bottom board. Field aud Farm.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15
GROWING SORGHUM.

II Is important to plant sorghum eane
andeF A. favorable conditions as possible.
Il makea = slos growth as best At fiF5l,
aud whea planted wiIh tho soil wel.
cold aud III prepared the seed Is slos 70
Rerninate, while the plants make verY
unsatisfactory growth, Ia nearly all
cases Il will Fai "a eait nutll the sulI
Is reasonably dFy aud wagmsi up balafe
planting the seed aed thea Il the seed
il VI good quality aud the soil il II
good tiltA : quicker aud hellsf gss
miaalloa wlll he secured.
Il par q hAlTos % woTk tha sall sell
before nlaaslaa, Nhea sAe plants anl
coms W lheI arc Aakll add teadst, aad
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15
USE OF A PICKET ROPE.

The safest way to picket a horse is to
use broad leather strap around the FORE
leg, below the knee, and have the rope
fastened to the strap. The horse will
rarely ever get fouled in the rope, and
if he does he soon frees himself without
harm. The picket is short, stout stake
driven in the ground, and the rope is
fastened to it at the ground Once a
horse is used to picketing there is not the
slightest danger, and very little anyway
with rope SO arranged.-New York
Times.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15
HORSE HAIR FOR BEDDING.

The best quality of horse hair sold for
bedding is the long white hair. The
next quality is the long black hair.
There is cheaper quality of bleached
white, which is softer aud inferior to
the other grade aud which sells at about
twenty or thirty cents per pound. Still
ehesper than these are the various grades
of brown and black hair, made up of
the hair of many different kinds of an
imals.-Atlanta (Ga.) Journal.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15
German
Syrup

My niece, Emeline ifawley, was,
taken with splitting blood and she
became very much alarmed. fearing
that dreaded disease, Consumption
She tried nearly all kinds Of medi,
cine but nothing did her any good
Finally she took German syrup and
she told me II did her more good
than anything she ever tried II
topped tlie blood, gave her strength
i ease, and good appetite 1
i nom hef own lifs Mr.
- Stacey TfumhHll. Conn,
e q German akgn0 =
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HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
A GOOD FURNITURE OIL

Nothing is better for restoring the
brightness of polished tables than rub
bing them with linen rag dipped in
cold drawn linseed oil.-New York Re.
corder.
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Iase Eseth tutsEsuFp eItA hIa aauaeia1iaa
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-15

Nova Scotia was discovered by G abo
in 1897.