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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-23
Tennesse. Girl Fasting 10 Days.

@KNoxvILLE Tenn, Feb. 23.-Miss Rachel Callahan, living four miles from Sweetwater, has been fasting for the greater part of 40 days, which expire next Saturday. She is now prustrated in bed, but refuses to eat until the 40 days expire. Her brother whipped her se- verely to make her eat, but without eff feet. The fast is caused by religious fanaticiSm.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-23

"And then, when had become about hopeless, saw the advertisement of a medicine, Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy. I procured some from the druggist at once, and before had taken two bottles I was so much better that was astonished!
 'I continued its use and am now feel ing as well and sound as I ever was in my life. I can truly say that had it not been Dr. Greenes Nervura blood and nerve remedy I should now be in my grave.
 q have recommended this wonderful remedy to all of my friends. I cannot speak too highly of this great medicine, and I earnestly recommend. it to all who are suffering from disease"
 Our readers would be foolish indeed if they do not follow Mir. Wilson's advice, if they are sick or out of order, for it is sure thing that this remarkable ::rem- edy cures. = Besides it is purely vege- table and harmless. The great:Ephysi- clan and specialist in nervous, and chronic diseases, Dr. Greene of 35 w. 14th street. New York, discovered lit, and he and. other physicians prescribe and recommend it. The doctor also can be consulted free of charge in regard to any case personallysor by letter.
 THE late M. de Quartrefages, the French ethnologist, said all mankind came from central mass in northern mental types-blaclz, white and yellow. These three types scattered over the world and intermingled, forming, in course of time, seventy-two distinct races of human beings.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-23
Slow by Comparison.

We are familiar with the rush of the express train as it flashes past us at the rate of sixty miles an hour, but light actually travels II, ,179, ,56O times as fastl The initial velocity of the shot from the twelve-pound bronze service gun is only l,7G9 feet a second
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-23
Reading Receivers for New York.

UTICA, N. Y, Feb. 33 In the case o Thomas White vs. the Philadelphia A Reading railroad company, Judge CoNe Il the U. $. District Court, has appointed Archibald Mcleod, Edward NJ. PaXol md Elisha C. Wilbur as receivers of tn, Philadelphia & Rcstling railroad compan! and the Philadelphia Coal and Iron com pany for the Northern District of the State of New York.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-23
Country Blocked Up at Cannjohnric.

CAXAJOHARIE, \. Y, Feb. 23.-SiNteen aches of SHOW fell here in 2i hours ac umpanieI by a fierce winl. The country oads are completely blocked and it wil robaily be several dtys before they cai ,e opeuel There were no west bound rdiis on the West SIore rlitrord for ten ours yesterday. Two passenger trains ere reported stallel hear Corymlns. +-n easl-DouAu pls,c ger train waS tband- med at Cherry Valley. Worst storm ill Vt4 VIurS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-23
Took Twenty Years to Reach De cisiou

TOOk TWehIy IeHF5 UU IseHcH B DC cIsIuI'
 ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb 23.-The State Supreme Court at Jefferson City has decided an interesting point in case which has been pending in the courts for over twenty years. A colored woman brought suit for 5000 damages against was ejected from the ladies coach of 8 train and forced to ride in another. The railway company was victorious in the lower courts and also the Supreme Court which held that railway companies had the right to make such regulations ill regard to the color line.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-23
AhOnt the RatnhoM.

In many countries the rainbow is spoken of as being great bent pump or siphon tube, drawing water from the earth by mechanical means. In parts of Russia, in the Don country, and also in Moscow and vicinity, it is known by a name which Is equivalent to ''the bent water pipe"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-23
Danish Lu:n .rnns and Biblical Inspiration

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-A special meeting pf the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Association of North America b..gan here yesterday. About 40 clergy men and 6S delegates are present. The object is to discuss the controversy be- tween T. H. Helvig and c. Wig, whose op- posing views regarding Biblical inspira- tion threatens a split in the synod.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-23
Another Fatal Kentucky Feud Revived.

MooREHEAD, Ky, Feb. 23.-Near West Liberty yesterday an old feud which had existed between the Caskrys was re- newed, in which Sam Caskry, his brother, Jeff Caskry, and uncle, Jesse Caskry, fought. Jesse and Jeff were both killed and Sam fatally wounded. It is feared that this will fan into blaze another mountain riot, which, if not quelled, will cause much bloodshed, as they are largely connected.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-23
Denial From the Esquire"

LAKEWOOD, N. J., Feb. 23. Sport "Squire' Abingdon denies the story that there is trouble between him and Charlie Mitchell
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-23
snow-slide in New Hampshine.

CONCORD, N. H., Feb. 28.-A snow slide on the Maine Central railroad at Mt. Willard buried an engine. The crew barely escaped death. One section man has not been seen since Monday morning. All mountain trains are cancelled.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-23
CLEARING SALE.

In order to close out all our heavy winter clothing for men, boys and chil- dren, together with a large stock of Suits, Overcoats and Ul- sters which were con- signed to us from a large New York man. ufacturing firm, we made the prices on them very low. If you have been too late in purchasing your winter clothing you now have 9 very good opportunity to secure great bargains. A trial will convince you how cheap you can now buy your clothing at the
 Boston Clothing Store,
 No 118 Fast Main Street,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-23
0Iontunn Senatorial Deadlock.

HELENA, Mont, Feb. 23.-The joint ballot resulted: Clark, 21; Mantle, 27; Dixox, Il; Couch, 1; Hunt, 1. No choice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-23

WYOMING not only lets the women vote but allows a woman to beat her husband. The recent contest for the clerkship of the house, in which Mrs Bartlett defeated her liege lord, was the most exciting incident of the legislative session. Bartlett can now devote his time to doing the work at home.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-02-03
A Good Jump for a Cat.

There is large Maltese cat making its
headquarters at the Seventh Police Pre-.
cinct Station that is bound to go on
record as the smartest feline known.
Like all other cats it delights in captur-
ing sparl ows, but unlike other cats it
has never been known to let bird get
away that it made up its mind to catch.
Lieutenant Thompson is authority for
the statement that the cat, perched on
the cornice of the building made d leap
of twenty-five feet into tree and
caught sparrow. The Lieutenant has
also watched the cat while bird catch
ing, and has counted nine sparrows car
ried to spot, and after the hunt was
over devoured one by one. A ocular
trait of the cat is that there is but one
man who reports at the station that she
will make friends with, and he is Patrol
man Rowland. When he is on light
duty the cat will follow him from the
time he goes on until relieved the next
morning. All the dogs in the Ncwburg
region have encountered the cat on sew
eral occasions, and when she is in sight
the CANNES take the other side of the
street. Cleveland Press.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-02-03
ORNAMENTAL VINES.

The Chinese honeysuckle are excellent
vines to train on plaza for screens in
half shady positions, and when shaded
it remains green all winter. The Japan
honeysnckle, both the plain -leaved
and the golden, are rapid growers, and
will thrive with a full exposure to the
sun. Their flowers are very fragrant,
and continue to appear for several weeks.
The Dutch monthly honeysuckle is also
an excellent vine for such purposes, and
it remains in bloom from early spring
until autumn; in fact, you can scarcely
choose amiss in selecting any species or
variety of the climbing honeysuckles,
although there are some more desirable
than others. But for a very rapid and
slender growing vine we do not know
any that excels the Akebia quinata from
Japan. Its leaves are of a dark rich green
color, and they appear eally in spring
and hang on until very cold weather in
the autumn or early winter. Its flowers
are of dark purple color, and produced
in pendulum clusters. The plants are
now plentiful in nurseries, and may be
obtained very cheap.-New York Sun.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-02-03
FROZEN BUTTER KEEPS BEST.

With the improvements of refrigera.
tion and the ability to produce very
low temperature at minimum cost we
are now able to freeze butter and
hold it at very low temperature
at a cost as low or low
er than formerly paid for ordinary cold
storage. After experiments, covering
a range of five years, it has been thor
oughly demonstrated that this is the
only proper way to hold butter. Butter
made in June, frozen solid and held
until May, came out in elegant condi-
tion. Not tub oily and all in very
fine flavor. Ordinary goods hold their
own and deteriorate very little. Re-
peated experiments have shown us that
butter frozen will stand up longer after
being taken out of the freezer than that
held in the cold storage. A certain
amount of fermentation takes place in
the cold storage butter that is prevented
by the freezing process, and when the
butter is taken from the freezer it has
better keeping qualities than butter held
in ordinary cold storage.-Creamery
Journal.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-02-03
RECIPES.

Apple Salad-One quart of steamed
apples rubbed through sieve, six table.
spoons of salad oil or melted butter,
salt aud pepper to taste, one teaspoon
made mustard, and one teaspoon sugar
Serve cold.
Potato Lemon Pudding-Three ounces
of potatoes, the peels of two large
lemons, two ounces of white sugar, two
ounces of butter. Boil the lemon peel
until tender, and beat it in a mortar with
the sugar. Boil the potatoes and peel
them; mix all together with q little milk
aud two eggs. Bake it slightly.
Poached Eggs in Ball-To poach
eggs in ball is knack known to clever
cooks. The water is heated to boiling
and then rapidly stirred till small
whirlpool is produced, in the hollow
heart of which maelstrom the egg is
cleverly dropped. The motion of the
water sets the white instantly into cir
cular covering for the unbroken yolk.
Chocolate Cake-Take quarter of q
pound of butter, beat to cream, add
the yolks of six eggs, half pound of
sugar, and stir for half an hour. Then
add a quarter of a pound of grated
chocolate, two teaspoonfuls OF cocoa
powder, some vanilla favoring, three
and half ounces of cornstarch, aud fin
ally the snow of the whites of six eggs.
Bake in form like preceding cakes, but
let the oven be hot. 1t will take about
three-quarters of an hour to bake.
Parker House Rolls=Dissolve in a
quart of warm milk two tablespoonfuls of
sugar, one teaspoonful of salt, one cup
of lard or butter, three-o quarters of tea
cup of yeast. The milk must be scalded,
then the butter added to melt; let this
mixture cool, then add -four enough to
make smooth batter. Set 1t to rise, aud
when light add the rest Of four quarts of
-four. Knead 1t into Loaf, aud let rise
again; then make out into biscuits, and
when they are light, bake in a moder-
ately hot oven.
Rissoles of Fish-Any cooked fish will
do; remove all bones from the meat, and
then pick we'll to pieces; mix it we'll with
an equal quantity of bread crumbs and a
little butter, season it with an onion
chopped very fine, little chopped pars-
ley, sage, pepper and salt; add to this
enough beaten egg to hold it well, and
make it up into small, fiat cakes; fry in
hot butter; when they are done, add a
little water to the fat in the pan; add a
little flour thickening, and few
chopped capers, pour the gravy around
the rissoles, and serve them very hot.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-02-03
HOMEMADE BROAD TIRr-wAeoNs.

There are ten or twelve wagons in our
town having old moving machine wheels
on the running gear, writes w. II. Mat
thews, of Vermont. These wheels and
ax!es cost only the price of old iron.
The hay rack is only thirty six inches
high, and when manure or other loads
are drawn, the body is only three inches
higher than the axles. I have drawn
many loads of hay with my rig on
ground so soft that an ordinary tire
would not be supported.
The moving machine axle is cut in
two in the middle and holes punched
in the ends, and bands or clasps placed
around wooden axletree in order to
make the axle long enough for wagon
body between the wheels. The cogs on
the outside of the wheels are cut off
with the hammer or cold chisel, so that
the rims are smooth. l have cut them
from twenty wheels without breaking a
rim. The holsters are made the same
size as those of my wagon, so any box
or rack may set on. This wagon saves
hard vr heavy lifting and is used almost
entirely on the farm. Owing to the
broad tires one horse can draw heavier
load than two with the ordinary wagon.
/ also have stone boat on four of the
wheels which use a great deal. 1t is
hung under the axles, about six inches
from the ground, and saves all heavy
liftir g.--Farm, Field and Fireside.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-02-03
THE DEMAND FOR MUTTON.

Until recently there was no demand
for mutton, in the form of lamb, outside
the cities and more wealthy towns, but
now wherever cultivated people of means
are found lamb is wanted. Country
people formerly ate hog meat, partly as
a necessity and perhaps of choice; but
more recent observations among the
better-living farmers show that change
has come even here. The farmhouse
menu compares favorably with the most
luxurious city livers. The number of
lambs consumed on farms has not been re-
ported, but it would be quite consider
able. Mutton has long been favortte
in country homes. Latterly the more
fastidious country people have sent the
well-fatted old sheep to market instead
of consuming them, and kept the best
young sheep for home eating. Summer
resorts, sanitariums, country hotels and
boarding houses consume large quantities
of the best mutton, and pay good prices
to the home producers. American
Farmer.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-02-03
A Costume Of Rattlesnake. Skin.

Peter Gruber, the Rattlesnake King of
Venango County, has made the most
unique costume any man ever wore. 1t
consists of coat, vest, trousers, hat, shoes
and shirt, and is made entirely of the
skins of rattlesnakes. Seven hundred
snakes, all caught an6 skinned by Gruber
during the past five years, provided the
material for this novel costume. To pre-
serve the brilliancy and fexibility of the
skins in the greatest possible degree, the
snakes were skinned alive, first being
made unconscious by chloroform. They
were then tanned by method peculiar
to Gruber, and are as soft and elastic as
woolen goods. The different articles
for this outfit were made by Oil City
tailors, shoemakers and batters, and the
costume is valued at $1000.-Pittsbur
Chronicle.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-02-03
How 10 See the Wind.

Take polished metal surface of two
feet or more with straight edge;
large handsaw will answer the purpose
very we'll. Next, above all things else,
choose windy day for the experiment,
but whether hot or cold does not mat
ter; neither will it make any difference
whether it be clear or cloudy, only let it
not be tried in murky, rainy weather.
Hold your metallic at right angles to
the direction of the wind, i. e., if the
wind is north, hold your surface east
and west, but instead of holding it ver-
tically incline it about forty degrees to
the horizon, so that the wind upon strik-
ing 1t will glance over the edge as water
flows over dam. Now sight carefully
along the edge for some moments at
some sharply defined object and you will
plainly see the wind pouring over the
edge in graceful curves. Phi ladelphia
Press.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-02-03
KITCHEN NECESSITIES.

When one expects good service, it is
an important item that suitable utensils
and equipments be provided. Many a
housemaid wastes hours of her time every
week in the almost hopeless search for
busters, scrubbing cloths and the thou
sand and one bits of fabric that one
must have about the kitchen. Many
housekeepers do not seem to realize that
there are many things that require a
little piece of rag or, possibly, very soft
paper. Odds and ends of cloth of all
sorts are thrown away, torn up or, as
one over-thrifty woman used to do, put
into the heater. Indeed, in more than
one family the appetite of the hot air
furnace is Unsuitable, and has been for
years fed with articles of great value, if
properly utilized.
There should be special cloths for
lamps, windows, paint, floors and stoves.
For these latter, worn and otherwise
useless lamp and floor cloths are desira-
BILE. When these cloths are of little
value for their legitimate purpose, they
should be thrown into a dish of strong
soda water and boiled for half an hour,
when they may be rinsed and put up to
dry. They are then useful for rubbing
the stove, the hearth or the CRATES, after
which they may still do service in kim
ding the fire.
The good housekeeper rarely finds it
necessary to throw anything away. Her
economy, however, consists largely in
starting right and making one article do
the work of half dozen. Old muslin
may be first used as window cloths, then
go through the various stages of paint,
lamp and stove cloths just as well as not.
Instead of this, we often see the hearth
and CRATES rubbed with bits of snowy
white muslin or cambria caught up in
hurry, because there is neither system
nor economy about the house.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-02-03
An Ostrich's "BrOmminy."

"Bromming' is the term applied to
the unearthly sound that the ostrich
imagines to be song. When l first heard
it actually mistook it for the trumpet
ing of a distant fog horn! In the desert
it might we'll be fit answer to the roar OF
the lion. So very peculiar is the sound,
that | took pains to ascertain exactly how
it was produced. The process, after all,
is simple. The bird initiates his long
neck, till it looks like great bag; he
then lets the air out in three installments.
He blows thus thrice in succession, max
ing nine roars in all. The performance
is then over for the time being. Brom-
ming is occasionally heard by day, but
more usually breaks the silence of the
night, and is probably meant as chal-
lenge. Two of the herd always are on
guard while their companions sleep.
They take turns in this duty.-Scientifc
American.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-02-03
=
Queer Facts About Eels.

Young eels, in passing up river,
Ihow the most extraordinary persever-
.nce in overcoming all distractions.
The large foodgates, sometimes fifteen
feet in height, on the Thames might be
supposed sufficient to bar the progress
of fish the size of darning needle, re-
marks the Rod and Gun. But young
eels have a wholesome idea that nothing
can stop them, and, in consequence,
nothing does. Speaking of the way in
which they ascend flood gates and other
barriers, one writer says: "Those which
die stick to the post; others, which get
little higher, meet with the same fate,
until at last layer of them is formed
which enables the rest to overcome the
difficulty or the passage. The mortality
resulting from such 'forlorn hopes
greatly helps to account for the differ
ence in the number of young eels on
their upward migration and that of those
which return down stream in the autumn.
In some places these baby eels are much
sought after and are formed into cakes,
which are eaten fried.
"Eels spawn like other fishes. For
long, however, the most remarkable
theories were held as to their birth.
One of the old beliefs was that they
sprang from mud; a rival theory held
that young eels developed from frag-
ments separated from their parents
bodies by the rubbing against rocks.
One old author not only declares that
they came from May-dew, but gave the
following recipe for producing them:
'Cut up two turfs covered with May
dew and lay one upon the other, the
grassy sides inward, and then expose
them to the heat of the sun. In few
hours there will spring from them an in
finite quantity of eels.'"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-02-03
FArTENINe PIGS WITHOUT CORN.

Corn, the great pork producing food
of the middle Western States, cannot
enter into the problem of pig feeding
throughout greater portion of the
State of Oregon. Hence the attempt of
the Oregon Station to demonstrate the
success of feeding pigs without the aid
of this highly carbonaceous food has an
interest it would not otherwise possess.
No very definite conclusion was fully
realized, yet it is said that some points
were established which arc very encour.
sging to those who wish to make pig
feeding in Oregon one of the important
factors OF tie farm.
Six Berkshire pigs, born Msrch 10,
were selected for the cs2e iments. Up
to September th.y wee gwen slops
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-02-03

from the kitchen, with shorts added, in
sufficient quantity to keep them in q
vigorous growing condition. Grass and
clover pasture would be excellent, but
these were not available and not furn-
ished. Nothing seems better for keep
ing young pigs growing to their fullest
capacity than shorts and dne middlings.
The feeding experiment began Sep
tember 1 and ended December %, max
ing 120 days. The hours for feeding
were a. m. and p. m. Charcoal was
given two or three times week. An
effort was made to use such food as
could be obtained on the farms of Ore.
gon. These were chopped oats, whole
oats, whole wheat, barley and mixture
one-fourth each of ground wheat, barley,
oats and shorts. The rations were
mixed with enough water to wet them
up thoroughly and allowed to stand
until the next feeding hour. The mix.
ture of ground feed was the one best
relished.
The chief points of interest developed
were that in the dry excrement of pigs
fed on whole oats and wheat much of
the grain was passed to oil appearances
wholly undigested. Very slight gains
were made from chopped or whole oats
alone. The above seems to indicate
that the feeding of whole grain to pigs,
wherever it may be practloed, must be
wasteful.
Photographic representations of the
meat of the mixed fed lot show large
per cent. of lean meat in the samples.
The texture of the meat in this lot was
all that could be desired. In similar
sections of those fed on whole grain
there was little larger per cent. of fat.
A photograph of similar cuts from pig
of similar weight, fed exclusively on
corn at the Kansas Station, does not
differ materially in appearance, except in
the amount of fat in the loin cut, in
which particular there is considerably
more in the corn-fed pork than in those
of the Oregon experiment.-New York
World.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-02-03
CABBAGE FOR LAYING HENS.

A head of fresh green cabbage fas-
tened by string to nail in the side of
the coop just high enough to permit the
hens to pick at it, is an excellent food
for winter, and besides it stimulates and
gives exercise that any healthy layer
must have. This is worth trying.
Cabbage should always be kept in
cool place, handy to the poultry house;
q supply of it should be stored away
early in November. The lime and soda
phosphate contained in the cabbage
plant are essentially valuable to laying
hens when outdoor exercise is out of the
question, and the fields where such SUBJ
stances are usually obtai ned are covered
with snow or ice.-New York 1ndepen-
dent.