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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-08-11

Says the New York Sun: "There is
evidently great deal for woman to
learn in the domestic arts and sciences
at the Chicago Exposition outside of
the beautiful building dedicated to her
special honor and instruction. There
is variety of cooking exhibitions, and
one of them is especially to be COM
mended. This is the exhibit devoted
to the illustration of all the uses to
which the products of maize, or corn
as it is universally called in this coun.
try, can be protitably and palatably
put i'll the economy of the household.
Although the queens of the American
kitchen have been supposed to be well
acquainted with corn meal, it appears
that there are many grades and modi-
tications of the familiar yellow flour,
and the ingenuity of celebrated de-
monstrator of the culinary art has
evolved some forty savory products
with such queer names as 'plunkets,
'jolly boys" ''mu-kia- live" and 'kia-
mu-ia-li-we. 1t is to be hoped that
these articles all taste as sweet under
any other name. This exhibit ought
to prove of further use as showing to
foreign visitors the value and desira-
bility of corn hours for human food.
The use of American corn before it has
been transformed into pork for the
table is little known abroad. It was
not known at all until a special com
missioner, Mr.. Murphy, was sent to
Europe by Secretary Rusk of the De-
partment of Agriculture to give lee
lures and demonstrations of how pala-
table and nutritious dishes could be
made from grain which, on that side
of the Atlantic, fed the lower animals
alone. As result of his efforts the
knowledge of corn -four has become
quite usual among the culinary experts
of Paris, Berlin and Vienna, and as
soon as the peasantry of Europe have
become acquainted with it the foreign
market for our corn will be APP
preciably enlarged. 1t is to be hoped
that the appetizing exhibit of johnny
cake and its fanciful derivatives at Chi
cago may lend added fragrance to
every breakfast table in the United
States, as well as make all Europe ac-
quainted with a wholesome, nutritious,
cheap and palatable article of food"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-08-11

The Atlanta Constitution suggested
the day after the collapse of Ford's
Theatre at Washington that the spot
should be marked by monument, as
an accursed piece of ground not fit to
be utilized for building purposes. The
Washington Evening News now makes
a similar suggestion. 1t proposes that
the spot shall be devoted to memorial
of the dead
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-08-11
LAPORTE, PA, FRIDAY, AUG UsT IL, 1898.
A FIVE O'CLOCK POEM.

The shadows lie across the road
In long, cool streaks
The sunshine touches tenderly
The green hill peaks.
The air is clear as clear can be-,
The sky, soft blue
And all the earth seems fair and sweet,
The heavens, too.
And by the walk before the gate,
The evening breeze
Makes all the leaves TO bend and wave
Upon the trees.
The sun is low above the hill
Out toward the west
The quiet air brings happily
A hint of rest.
The COW goes slowly long the fence
And in the field,
The men amid the hay, their scythes
Have ceased to WELD.
So sweet and bright and fair has been
This afternoon
That one might wish the whole round year
Could be all June.
But best of all the summer eve
Is this / see
A CHEEKY man comes up the path
'Tis John, to tea.
--Ironton Register.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-08-11
THE BLACKSMITH II.

Cling ciang, cling clang!
Went the blacksmith's hammer,
While his brazen voice outrang
High o'er all the clamor.
In his forge from break of day,
When he pealed his roundelay.
SO fierce he seemed, the neighbors ro,'
Quaked with terror at the sound.
Loudly ring, my anvil true,
I'll have ne'er bride but you;
In my black abode. thy beat
Than love song is more sweet:
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, Ia, la, la.
Cling clang, cling clang!
Softly rang the hammer:
Rogers heart instead went bang,
With violent clamor.
He the pretty Rose had seen,
Flower half blown of sweet fifteen,
Put on gloves. was wed full soon.
Changed was then the blacksmith tune:
Soft, my anvil, ring to-day
In the name of love pray
Softly, softly sound the blows,
Not to drown the voice of Rose,
La, la, la, la, 10. Ia, ia, la, 10, la.
Cling clang, cling clang
Rose was very trying
Three times, bark a slap outrang,
Into silence dying.
All, poor Rose, sure all is DER
Came the watch and burst the door.
Lo, the man OF noise and strife
On his knees before his wife
Rose, in loves dear name | pray,
Beat me, beat me all the day,
For thy pretty hand will be
Soft as satin still to me.
La, la, la, Ia la, la, la, la, ia, Ia.
From the French of c. Lemolne.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-08-11
Circumstances Alter Cases.

In the Isle of Man it was formerly
the law that TO take away an OK or II
horse was not felony but n trespass,
because of the difficulty in that little
territory of concealing or carrying
them off. But TO steal pig or fowl,
which is easily done, was capital
crime. New York World.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-08-11

The value of farming lands in this
country is greatest in New Jersey. In
1883 it averaged: New Jersey, $65;
Massachusetts,, $50; Ohio, $40; New
York, $44; Vermont, $3S; Maryland,
S32; Wisconsin, S23, and in some
Western States less than S5 per acre.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-08-11

The high price of horses in Great
Britain has increased the numbers
bred in England and Scotland 4035
head. Increased attention is given to
horse breeding by the farmers, and the
quality is materially improving for the
useful draught horse-the Shires and
C1yJau
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-08-11

The Chinese Government appears to
be awakening to the fact that the
rapid increase in the sale of Indian
teas in Europe may be due in part to
causes for which the Chinese growers
are responsible. The Likin authori-
ties have issued proclamation against
the manufacture of what is significant
ly known as Gle tea" The docu-
ment points out that this scandalous
practice has done much to bring about
the lamented decline in the tea trade,
and declares that the authorities are
determined to put n stop to it. Peo-
pie are warned not to make any tea ex-
cept from the genuine tea leaf; but,
says the proclamation, if any person
should disregard the warning, the pun
ishment will be severe-namely, trans
portation for life, for the maker, the
seller, the buyer, and everybody else
concerned in the transaction. Any
person who may give information that
will lead to the detection of those
carrying on this unlawful business
will be handsomely rewarded and ere
ceive button ofthe fifth class. " The
proclamation ends with an assurance
to tea dealers that hereafter they need
have no fear of adulteration, as no one
will dare to disregard this official an
nouncement, although no provisions
whatever have been made for its en-
forcement.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-08-11

Though tennis is much more popu-
lar in the North than in the South,
fully $4,000, 900 pairs of tennis shoes
are sold below Mason and Dixon's line
every year, the people preferring them
as foot wear to other shoes.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-08-11

Naltkenhoff, of Geneva, Switzerland,
says there are 81, 900 blind persons in
Europe, mostly from fever, and that
seventy-fve per. cent. would have kept
their sight had they been properly
traota5
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-08-11
Nearly nine hundred Thousand grown
English people can neither read nor
write.

Assuming the working age to be
from twenty to sixty years, and count
ing only male workers, 440 persons in
this country live on the labor of
every 100 workers.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-08-11

There is a predominance of females
over males in Spain, the number of
the former being S,943, 900 and of the
latter S,607,00
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-08-11
A NIGHT WITH KIT CARSON,
BY W. THOMSON.

1ILE crossing the
plains en- route to
California in the
summer of 1850
we had entered
the northeastern
edge of Arizona.
One forenoon we
W e r e plodding
slowly along when
ahead on the trail
horseman riding
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20

They passed between long lines of
soldiers, and in the court of the palace
found the royal white elephants on dress
parade and band of musicians greeted
them with the "Star Spanglcd Banner. {"
at the palace they were received by sew
eral princes, and after ten had been
served Minister Child wrote his name in
couple of albums, adding in one of
them the date of his birth. az suppose, ("
says Mr. Child, "that the latter was for
the purpose of allowing the court as
tro!ogers to cast my horoscope and sec
whether would be antagonistic to their
Government. From here he was ush-
cred into the throne-room in which he
found assembled most of the Kingdoms
mobiles in court costume, the gold belts
flushing with gems. The King stood on
platform at one end and was dressed
in Prince Albert coat, plum colored
paunuS and white stockings. Mr.. Child
tells the rest of the story as follows:
Blowing three Zines to his Mai esty,
who returned the salutation, l laid the
letter of President Cleveland on silver
tripod and waited for the court inter-
prefer to introduce me, which he did in
an Grafton of considerable length in
Siamese. The letterof President Cleye-
land was then handed to the King, who
welcomed me to Siam and spoke feel
ingly of the warm friendship that existed
between the two countries, to which !
responded in similar manner. The
King then asked me number of oues-
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20

Tho coat or cloak is usually OF white
cashmere. silk, or llght-wcIght cloth,
sometimes instead OF whito tho grey
shades being chosen, writes Mrs Nal.
lon In helpful article on "a Baby's
Layettc," In the Ladies' Home Jour
nal. There Is not much change In
design, for they continue to bo
knocked at the neck to form clrcu.
lar yoke, and some few have u broad
ribbon coming around the waist and
combining 1t slightly. The sinplest of
little caps Is preferred, those made of
material like the CLOAK and tlttlng
the head closely like Il Puritan CAP
or II the weather be very warm those
CT shlrred lawn, being chosen
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20
Game Abundant in New England.

According to the reports from North.
-rn New England the present season is
an unusually good one for hunters. Small
game is abundant in Vermont, Maine
and New Hampshire, while deer are more
numerous than last season in Eastern
Maine. One CT the interesting features
about wild game in this section is the
increase OF bears. After the settlers had
:aken possession of the lands east of the
Pcnobscot River and the State came in
With bounty on bears, Bruin seemed to
have read the handwriting on the wall
md taken his departure. Four or five
FEARS ago bears were seldom killed.
Since that time, however, they have be-
gun to appear again; serious dcpreda,
lions are reported down through that
district and over into the Canadian
provinces, and considerable numbers OF
bears are shot.-Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20
E1podlt,ous but nn,hor irving.

An IIlbernian, fresh from the green
isle, having sufficient means to pro.
vide himself with u horse and cart
(the later kind probably he never saw
bcforc) went to work on public
road. Being directed by the oversccr
to move a lot Of stones near by and
deposit them In u gully on the other
side of the road, he forthwith loaded
his cart, drove up to the place, and
had nearly finished the swing OF his
load by hand, when The boss" told
him that was not the wayne must
tilt OF dump his load at once. Paddy
replied that he would know bottor
next time. After loading again, no
drove to the chasm, put his shoulder
to the wheel, and upset tho cart,
horse, and all into the gully. Scratch.
Ing his head, and looking rather
doubtful at his horse below him, ho
observed, "Bcdad, it's a mighty ex.
peditious way, but 1t must be tryln'
to the baste."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20

dant shrubs of the desert region from
western Texas to central Arizona. L. II.
Dewey, in report to the Secretary of
Agriculture, says of this characteristic
vegetation of the desert region, men.
toned that it varies in size flom II
struggling bush two feet high toa well
formed tree fifty feet high, with trunk
two feet in diameter. Away from water
it seldom becomes much of u tree. 1t is
of such slow growth that it is almost i'm
possible to count the annual layers.
The wool is very hard and brittle,
aud it is commonly said that it is easier
TO break it with the oac!l OF tho ax than
to cut it with the blade. The mesquite
forms the chief wood supply OF the re.
giop, In the streets of San Antonio it
makes probably the finest wood pave.
ment in the country. The fruit of the
mesquite, or mesquite beans, is prepared
in various ways for fobi.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20

cations arc mostly trashy novels oil the
worst class, aud as for newspapers, they
haze always been a failure in Siam A.
good many have been started, but i'll al
most every instance the paper was COM
PEELED to suspend in II little while on ac.
count of something published about
some foreign Minister or some member of
the Siamesc court. There are now two
papers printed in English in Siam, but
they don't amount to much. One is a
weekly and the other semi weekly.
The head wife of King Chulalong korn
is the Queen of Siam. Her dress is the
regulation Siamesc kind, sort of bif-.
urcated skirt. The wives and daughters
OF the mobiles of Siam are refined and
handsome, Mr.. Child says, but there are
few handsome women in the lower
classes. The Queen is little woman,
as, in fact, most of the females of the
country are. Kissing is not INDUCED in
even between near relatives or lovers.
Instead, however, they rub their fuces
together as il they were smelling.
One Of the chapters OF the volume
describes the ceremony declaring the
OAO"h iiuOC uCil " luc luTOuc. Inc
ceremony lasted four days, and fully
500, 900 people turned out in holiday
attire on the final day. The young
Prince. ten years old, was carried on n
golden chair to the throne, preceded by
five little girls dressed as angels. The
boy was dressed in white silk and the
tuft of hair on the top of his head was
encircled with coronet of diamonds set
in silver. His title is now Sondetch
Phra Boron Orotsaterat Chow Fla Niaha
Chaeron Tit Aditoasa Chulalongkorn
Bodintara Tetwaraugoon Bnromagndu-
arensoon Bottesa Devawong Ookrctapong
Warosutochat Tanzarark Wcratrceboon
SeIepepat Narwcsoot, Crown Prince Of
Siam.
MIR. Chad thinks that Siam has great
future. / the country is progressing
very rapidly under the present. King, and
the Grown Prince is being given liberal
education.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20

The common people sit ON the floor
and cat with their fingers, but chairs
and knives and forks gro being grad
ually introduced into the country. Many
of the natives are borr artists in maxim !.
statuary and pottery. and in working in
gold and silver. The country is priest
(BuddhisD ridden and there is more
superstition in Siam than perhaps in any
other country in tue world. Beggars
are numerous around the temples, but
they are mostly leptrs, leprosy prevail.
ing in the country to au alarming extent,
MS also cholera and smallpox the year
round. Siam is = silver country, gold
currency beng almost unknown. The
dead are cremated instead of buried.
Popular education extends only to read
ing, writing and arithmetic. Every
body reads great deal, but the publ
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20
si,,inx OPP s,rsish.

Grown people and children alike
are inclined TO fall into the very bad
habit OF sliding down into a chair,
And Sitting for hours with tho spine
oenA almost in a half-circle. That
This IL injurious thousands OF people
who Indulge In 1t never so much as
aream, bue that IL Is the cause OF many
rrious Ills those who have investi.
gated the subject are well aware.
!le continual strain upon one side of
The spinal column, with the cores.
pond,ng compressious on the other,
give rise to nervous difficulties aud
Affections OF tho brain. Dizziness,
nausea and blind spells are not intrc.
luently the result Of this practice.
While the strictly upright position Is
undoubtedly tho most healthful it
seems rather hard work to persuade
the young and indoleut 20 maintain
IL.
Lazy people. and those who love
luxury, have habit OF "slumping"
80 to speak, into their chairs, and re.
maining In n semi.reCumbent position,
with the spine as nearly telcscoped as
may be. That portion OF the human
anatomy generally known as tho
back bone was Intended 20 be worn In
An upright position, and the constant
pressure of the sections of tho yer.
tobrn upon each other is productive
Of various ills.
Children should be taught to SIT
erect. especially IL they are growing
rapidly. When tired or In position
for rest, let them lie down, and en-.
tircly remove tho strain from the
muscles of the back. II the young
stcrs who suffer from dizziness or
headache are carefully observed. 1t
will frequently DO noticed that their
position Is faulty. The curved form
of the spine results in the pulling
Of the muscles at the back Of the
neck, and the difficulty Is quite GER
tain to be removed Ivy correcting the
habit OF sitting. New York Ledger
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20

lions in regard to my trip, which were
interpreted to me, and after had re.
piled, ne bowed gracefully and retired.
The audience was over, aud 1 was then
introduced to number of the brothers
OF the King and Governors of provinces.
Next day copy of the Kings speech,
with the translation, was sent me.
Dir. Child says that dressed in his
plain suit of black he looked like a crow
among flock of tropical birds. King
Chulalongkorn understands English, but
doesn't speak the language. or at least
not on State occasions. According to
MIR. Child, ne is ia wise, humane,
prudent and brainy monarch" one of
the Kings brothers is graduate of
Cambridge, and several of his children
were educated in England.
Siam is larger than Texas and has
about 10, 900, 900 inhabitants. The ex.
ports are principally rice, cattle, sugar
and paper. The country is out of debt,
but the people are nevertheless heavily
taxed. The taxes are collected, not by
Government officials, but by contractors,
The collection of the taxes in the differ
Gu. oistricts pelnS let to the highest
bidders. Among the principal imports
are American flour and canned goods.
In the city of Bangkok are twenty-four
paddy or rice mills run by steam and
some OF them furnished with electric
lights. The first improvements of this
KIND were by an American. The citv is
walled in with wall twelve feet hiob.
Buddhism is the State religion, but all
religions are tolerated and the Christian
missionaries are doing good work in the
Kingdom. The natives are, as rule. in.
doient, and spend much of their time in
cock fighting and gambling. The women
do most of the work, and il treated well
make good wives. Polygamy is not
practiced much among the common
people. Theatres are numerous, but the
performances are very tame. Women
are the performers, as rule. and nos.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20

The Quitman (Ga.) Free Press has
heard two good Jokes on lawyers.
One is on Judge Jim Query, of Daw.
con. A short time ago an old negro
was up before the Judge, charged
with some trivial offense.
Haven't you a lawyer, old manp~
inquired the Judge.
mo, sah."
Cant you get onep"
mo, sah."
Don't you want me to appoint ons
10 defend you?"
mo, sab; I jes tho't I'd leah dc
case to the ignance ob de cot"
The other is on the legal fraternity
In general. An old farmer was on
his deathbed. He requested that
ewo lawyers from a neighboring town
be sent for. When they came he
motioped them to take seats, one on
each side Of the bed. He looked
hom one to the other Tor few mo.
nents, and then with his last breath
Exclaimed II die content, like my
Savior, between two thieves!"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20

By local apple cations MS thoy cannot roach th,
1lscased portion of the ear. There is only ono
t Tay 70 cure deafness and that is by oonstitu-
nc Sionai remedies. Deafness is CAUSED by an IN
Gustaohian Tube. When this tube gets in.
iinmed you hayea rumbling sound or impor.
deafness Is the result, and unless the milan.
nation can b taken out ana this tube ro.
stored to its normal condition hearing vii. Inc
acatroyed forever: nine cases out OF ton are
caused by catnrrh, which Is nothing put m In.
hnmed condition OF the mucous suriacoa.
Wew Will give Ono Hundred Dollars for INV
cannot euro by taking Halls Catarrh Curo.
Bond for circulars, free.
Il. j. CHENEY b Co.. Toledo. a
Sold by Druggists. 100.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20

like estimating the amount of milk given
by COW during the year. A good pai,
of scales in either case will quickly show
the weakness OF the "suess" system.
Recently laws have been passed in
England making the scales the legal
recorder of live stock weight. As re.
suit, manufacturers have devised many
new patterns of scales for Weighing an
imals. The illustration shows one pop
ular style, largely advertised in English
papers. The English call it "weigh.
bridge" just as they call an elevator
"lif:"' The animal is driven into the
cage, where it cannot step off the weigh
ing platform. At some public places
these "weighbridges" are fitted with a
penny-in-the- fixture. The farmer
drives his steer or sheep on the scales,
drops his penny in the hole and Out
comes tag with the weight printed on
it and certified to for correctness. =
Rural New Yorker.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20
White broad.

To the exclusive use of white bread
Slr James Critchton- Brown attributes
Che prevailing decay in teeth. AS
aourine is necessary to good teeth,
End as this is Characteristic feature
,f tho discarded portions of the
wheat not used in making white
aour, the learned gentleman sees no
hope ID the way OF teeth for the fut-
are generations except by return
70 the general consumption Of bread
made from whole wheat flour.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20
"Weighllritl.e."

English farmers, many of them, have
opposed the American plan of selling
cattle by live weight. They preferred
to estimate the weight of u steer after
measuring its "grith," or the distance
around its body. There are farmer.
whose practiced eye could come yer,
close to the exact weight after knowing
the girth and noticing the general shape
of the animal. 1t was, after all, much
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20
Miniature Fireworks.

With good rasp flo off an ounce of
IRON filings from the fire end of poker.
The iron filings thus produced are per-
fectlY combustible, as may oe proven by
sprinkling them over the flame of can
die. AS they descend into the flame
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20

An ingenious lock has boon devised
for use In business houses and Office.
where absolute privacy is desired.
BY simply turning an electric switch,
placed close at hand, tho occupant OF
the room may instantly admit n per.
son, rs quickly lock tho door on his
egrcss, without leaving his chair.