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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17

the season. A full grown goose of
either the Toulouse or Embden breed
will average pound of feathers dur
ing the season, says writer in the
Husbandman, and that will pay readily
for their keep, giving the eggs as in
crease for profit.
With the Pekin ducks it is q mistake
to think that pond of water is neces-
sary; they will get along very well
with what is needed to drink, and this
must always be supplied literally, and
be pure and fresh. But geese need
plenty of water. So far as possible
the better plan is to give them the run
of good pasture, penning up ut
night. This is especially necessary
with the ducks after they commence
laying, OF good portion OF. the eggs
will be lost, as they drop them almost
anywhere, and it is only by keeping
them penned up at night that they can
be secured. 1t is not best TO contine
them with other fowls have a separate
apartment and see that bedding is
supplied so that they can be kept
clean and comfortable. While they
like to swim and play n water, it is
very important to their health to have
the place dry where they rest at night.
Orange Judd Farmer.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17
HypnOtism for e.Bleed,

ga few weeks ago, says a cores
pondent in the Philadelphia Record,
81 saw n crowd collected around car
riage in frontof doctors office. Push
ing my way into the crowd l saw very
pale young man in the carriage suffer
ing from nose-bleed, holding out the
forefingers of each hand to gentle
man, evidently the physician, who was
engaged in tying them together with a
string placed around the last Joint of
each finger. asked him if that would
cure the nose-bleed, and he answered
curtly, Yes | waited u few minutes
and saw the cure effected. A few days
later l tried the remedy on my office
boy, who had severe case of nose
bleed, and it cured him almost I'M
mediately. asked regular physi-
clan about it and he replied gruffiy ::
'Hypnotism. This did not quite un-
derstand, but it set me thinking. Last
Thursday evening couple of young
ladies, the daughters of my next-door
neighbor, who had been attending n
church entertainment, returned home
i'll n state of laughing hysteria--the
'giggler' in Mrs. Jarley's wax works
had been too much for them. 1 was
called IN MS friend TO see what could
be done for them. 1t was no laughing
matter, for they were having spells of
fainting. tied up their finger joints
with strings, telling them that t would
cure them, and it did. "
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17
EXPERIMENTS WITH LAYING HENS.

Belief in the necessity of keeping a
male. bird with laying hens is still
quite common. In order to settle this
point series of experiments was I'M
dertaken by the Geneva IN. Y. Sta
tion. The trial was made with four
pens, two Of which contained cocker
els, while, the other two were without
any. The result showed that pen of
pullets kept without a male produced
eggs at about thirty per cent. less cost
than an exactly similar pen with which
. a cockerel was kept.
Another pen without male gave
during the first three months about
the same proportionate excess of prod
net over an exactly similar pen with
which a cockerel was kept. After the
development of the feather eating
habit the egg product diminished, but
during eight months the total egg
yield for each pen were very nearly
alike.
In each of the two pens without male
birds some pullets had begun to lay
from one to two months earlier than
any in the corresponding pens in which
male birds were kept.
While "feather-ea eating" usually ap-
pears after feeding for any length of
time an UNMARRIED ration deficient in
some constituents, more especially nj
trogenous matter, the habit has devel-
oped from idleness or some unknown
cause among fowls having ration
which gave satisfactory results with
other similar pens of fowls fed ut the
same time.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17
TOothache Robbed of Its Terrors

Toothache is no longer serious
thing to treat, and can now be stopped
in the course of two or three minutes
at the outside, and often in half
minute. The method is very simple.
Thoroughly clean out the cavity, take
small piece of cotton, twist it into @
small roll so that it will enter the
cavity, dampen the small end and
place upon that three or four granules
Of cocaine, about the size of a small
pin head, press these with the cotton
into the hole up against the nerve and
the effect will be instantaneous. Every
throb will cease, and tbs suffer will
think in few moments he never had
the toothache.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17

The advantage of raising ducks and
geese over turkeys and chickens is,
that if they can be given the range OF
II good pasture with plenty of water,
they will need less looking after. They
are hardy, easily raised and require
less expensive food than other poul,
try, To this may be added the fact
that in nearly all cases they are
healthier, being less subject to disease
and free from lice. An additional
source of income is their feathers.
THEY lay eggs, hatch young fowls, aud
yield good quantity of feathers, and
can, with good treatment, he made
profitable. OF course with either il is
always best TO have the larger, better
breeds. Embden geese aud Pokin
ducks cost no more to raise than the
other kinds, while they return u much
larger profit.
Ducks, IL provided with comfortable
quarters where they can rest at night
aud are reasonably well fed, will often
commence laying the latter part ui
January or the first uI February, aud
lay yeTy rosnlarly,until warm Weather
sets ia. tieose begin ~ lay early ia
March aud will lay fourteon to
eighteen osgs these should uearly al,
ways ho SET under hens, as il is often
the case that tAe nather will uat be-
come broddy until late, With ducks
u Is usually best not to atlempt to
hatch out the dfst laying oi osRs an.
less u Is dome ia an Incubator thov
are less trouble "a ralse ln hranipf
than either turkeys 0r chickens, aud
with Raal feeding can be made a.
grow very rapidly. much faster ihau
chickens, "a that vhan three months
eld thes readlly weigh fanr af hye
pounds apiece, while chickens viii
average about tau both ducta aud
Reese require loss grain aud mole
buikN feed thea turkeys "a ehleksns,
eni a = hrst. aud especially - Aiih
geese, q Hii the kahngef MNlH aud
kssp the 0ltsl 0nea fnf laying and
hFseiiuH After ties sfe reasonably
eel matuFell lhe isathara ean hs
picked fsgulagiy several tllaes laFlne
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17
LIGHT SHOES FOR YOUNG HORSES.


The most careful horse breeders are
agreed thnttthe lighter the shoe and
the less it is worn the better. In re-
cent address before an English agri-
cultural society, Professor Axe dis
cussed the subject, deprecating the
laundering management of the feet of
horses. Often fine animals are ruined
by being caused. TO wear their shoes
too early and too long. Standing in
the stable long time is liable to
cause lameness, and could be avoided
by taking off the shoes and substi-
tuting soft leather. Red-hot shoes
should not be applied to the foot of
the horse at any time.
In plowing, cultivating and many
other farm operations a horse will
walk ten to twenty miles 20 day and
advances about four feet alta step. AT
each step the horse lifts half pound
extra on. its two feet, S67; poupds in
every mile. In days work of fifteen
miles, the horse would lift 5000 pounds
extra or nearly five tons. If the force
required to lift this five tons of iron
could be expended in the work the
horse is doing, much more could be
accomplished, In the light of'these
facts. is # any wonder that when young
horses begin to wear shoes they soon
become leg weary, have their steps
shoHened and acquire slow walking
gait? ?-Farm, Field and Fireside.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17
RECIPES.

Spice Cake Pudding Two cups of
sugar, one cup OF butter, ons cup of
sour cream, four cups of hour, four
eggs, one teaspoonful OF soda, one
nutmeg, one Tablespoonful of cloves,
two tablespoonluls of cinnamon aud
three-quarters OF pound of seeded
raisins. Bake in scallopsl cake pau
and serve with liquid sauce,
Brooklyn Cookies Three even cups
OF powdered sugar anl one full cup OF
butter mixed to cream; add four
eggs we'll beaten, one level tsaspooniul
of LA dissolved ia third OF cup of
milk, anl flour enough for "a thick bat
ter, Roll out thin. cut ia rounds,
sprinkle with granulatel sugar anl
bake, Caraway seeds can be added il
liked
Carrot pulling Carrot pndling is
said hy those who have eaten ID to bo
very nice huil aud mash tine siN
ounoes ot carrot, ani SIS uunees af
suet, chopped iiue, half pound uf
enrrants, twu large tablesponntals at
sugar, halt "A nntmea, a saltspaonful
at salt aul three largo tthlrspaanills
al iluuf MlN all these iuarelicnts
thoroughly, put them ia a CREASED pot
ani boil Che padding for three hours.
iTlah aoonea tut one pint ot white
eetnmeal into boel pat ga tho con.
tee spoonful uf shortening p0ut
over sniioiput hnlllns spler abaal
uae eupiai . teall the mual htaul
ssido sat an hHur h,at aao eaa, nlit
lutn tho mAtaFr. then aAd Huiiiciput
halilns sater, shual another capital
4 make auii batter With ap rga
heatrf hsnt constantly iuf iltp minuirs
b4up tahlrapaluilia uuaHf,asei srid
dis bake alaaiR Nfu
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17
WASHING oF BUTTER.

The advantages of washed and un-
washed butter are being discussed in
England. Too much washing is adj
mitted to injure the flavor, but little
water is generally used. The Swedish
and Danish butter makers who supply
the English market get all the butter
milk from the butter by repeated
pressure. This requires good deal
of work, while washing the butter
simplifies the matter greatly. Some
of the best English dairy makers never
Use water. In this country we believe
the use of it is universal. Our dairy
men. may learn something from the
discussion, which may give them some
new ideas on the subject.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
TO cLEAN orLcLorH.

Wash with large, soft wooden cloth
and lukewarm water. Dry thoroughly
with soft cloth, and afterward polish
with milk or a solution of beeswax i'll
spirits of turpentine. Never use a
brush, hot water or soap, as they will
remove hot paint. A solution of two
and one-half pounds of paraffine in one
gallon of turpentine, dissolved by the
aid of little heat, is another excel
lent renovator for oilcloth. The solu-
ton should be applied while warm
with sponge or piece of flannel. Let
it remain for twenty-four hours, and
then polish with flannel. American
Farmer.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17
ca,arrh caaas. ne Cared

With local ppp. iostIons, "a they cannot reach
tha seat Of the dtseasr, tatarrh II "a blood oG
ennni itutlunal disease. aud in order % eur
u yon must taka internal relusdlcs. Halls
CatarTh turu u taken internally. aud acts III
restiy "a tha blof.d and nncOus saTface Halt,
Naiarrh ture N not quaek medicine. IL Ma
preeeTibrd by one of the tasat phYalcians Ia this
conntrf tir years. and j. regular pTessfrinti Ion.
u i composed II the hesi tunies knOwH. e0In-
blned With the tsesi blassd purifiers, aeilhg III.
rsetlf on tho mfeaua saFfansa The leffeti
CaIH hlnaflan ~ the f~a ingredients l. shat
pnaluces such woasieFfaI resulia in ouFiug ca
tarth. seHd for testimonials free.
=. y EutNke 4 Ca, Hfups., Tuieslo. a.
Atld hY druggists. lffifa 7lr
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17
German:
Syrup :.

Two bottles of German Syrup,
cured me of Hemorrhage of the
Lungs when other remedies failed.
I am married man and. thirty-six
years of age, and live with my wife
and two little girls at Durham, Mo.
I have stated this brief and plairi so
that all may understand. My case
was bad one, and shall be glad
to tell anyone about it who will.
write me. PHILIP L. ScHENcK; P.
o. Box45, April IS, 1890. No man
could ask a more honorable, busi-'
ness-1ike statement. y g
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17
RYE AS A LATE FODDER.

IF short of hay or fodder, SOW rye
1t will give abundance of pasturage
late in the fall, and during winter, il
not covered with SNOW. If not in con.
dition next spring for paying crop
as grain, it may be turned under and
help cut the corn. Some claim the
winter feeding betters it for crop OF
grain-causes it to stool out more than
it would otherwise. Be that as 1T may,
it makes good pasturage. Sow some.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17

People overlooked lhu tnl1riaues of Isrm
neutb beneficial effects and wsre satisfied
with tyansieal anlhlil, hai ane that lt i gon.
etailt kneaa thai shrup Il flas siii pasHiar
ueath eaff haAlluai constipation, ssll,ins
ietussd pseflt All nut haY niAal iasaiiges.
Ahlth ael tut = fii4p. bHt nnAiil inlafe lha
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17

The Persians first gave cavalry the
Importance it held in all oriental armies
until the introduction of European
tactics.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17

The Americans are generally agreed
to have surpassed all other Nations in
the invention and use of rapid firing
gums
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17

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lAs hiAa iaA4ea fss=4an, tAli
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17

Nlli ht 5Hni ntth tNffa iptiis II ~ HffN
tftHia ftfsp fafe uHtsffa = naa ipt.f
tala. a - Aaasft lssasl hHaaia. $ 81
iHfat AstH iiiiz HHft IHHIst sfIaH ara EHf.ril
lHttan' htei htfa AH eshtft y fts t1t.
- luEHupnia. ~ atteH foIah aIflr eHaals
itaieb lahsiasI 4 eai4 ~ lI asslsls
go - 80 I.a.sl.l. ~ 3 $ i.iE.lila
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17

Amsterdam, N. Y. June 9, 1893.
DR.. Kilmer Co., Bnghamton, N. Y,
Gentlemen:-I ought to have written Won lonl
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17
SWamp.Root Cured Ne.

n \ n IL
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17

Purely vegetable, mild and reliable. Cause Per-
feet Digestion "a2 ii'icte absorption and healthfu
regularity For the cure of all disorders OF the
stomach, Liver bowels, Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous
Diseases
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-04-26
Trouble With a sword.

4 Lewiston young man who was n
Portland Saturday night found some
antique Turkish swords in a window
on Congress street, and having a love
for art bought one for ornamental
purposes and asked that the clerk do IT
up IN paper. Before he had gone half a
block the paper came Of. The young
man was waiting for the Boston boat to
start. He carried the sword about the
streets till people began TO comment
upon it. Then he hid it under his ulster
and was standing on the corner talking
when it slipped down, striking on his toe
with the sharp point. He picked it up
again and hid it under his coat.
When he got into the theater, he was
about to be seated when he thought Of
the sword under his coat. He could not
sit down until that sword came cut, so
unbuttoning the coat he held the sword
In his lap all the evening. At midnight
when he went on board the boat one of
the officers sawthe sword and said, You
may leave your valuables with the purs-
er."-Bangor Commercial.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-04-26
Bacteria In Tobacco

There seems TO be no end to the dis
coveries that await rs concerning bac-
terra, and the relations of those micro
scopic organisms TO the well being of
man. Who would ever have thought
that the peculiar favors which charac-
terize different kinds or brands OF tobac-
co are due to the presence Of bacteria:
Yet that Is the cOnclnsionto which in
vestigations by German botanist lead.
In curing tobacco, or preparing the
raw, green leaf for use, a Preventative
process called sweating is gone through
with.
1t has been supposed that the chemical
changes induced by this process We're the
source of the peculiar qualities possessed
by the cured tobacco. But, according to
Suchsland's experiments, 1t appears that
micro-organisms may be the real cause
of the changes.
He has examined tobacco from all
parts Of the world which had been cured
and has found in 1t an abundance Of mi
crO-organisns. and upon cultivating the
bacteria from particular kind of tobac-
CO and then inOculating another kind
with this culture he has produced in it
the taste and aroma Of the original.
This discovery has led TO the sugges-
ton that the quality Of tobacco grown
in any country may be improved by sim
ply inoculating il with bacteria from
some finer favored leaf growing else
where. Wines have already been i'm
proved by a similar process.-YOuth's
Comnanion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-04-26

Dr.. Wynter Biyth. the medical officer
Of health for Garyiebone. IS the sworn
enemy Of high game, on the perfectly
consistent ground that no valid distinc-
hon can be drawn between decomposi-
non II the rabbit and the same process
IN the hare. II one be injurious. he OBJ
Trved, so must be the otheE, and though
lie does not venture to suggest the prose
cution Of vendors Of game under the SAN
itary laws he does not hesitate 10 de-
scribe TINS culinary eccentricity as a
filthy and disgusting habit" His argu-
ments, however, are double edged. Ad-
mittng that decomposing rabbit IS fully
as injurious as highly favored pheasant,
we are at liberty TO argue that, as the
consumption Of nigh game Is seldom fol-
lowed by toxic symptoms, the prohibi-
ton IN respect Of decomposing meat gen
orally Is unnecessary
Common experience seems to show
that the products of ordinary decompo-
sition. at any rate IN its earlier stage,
are destroyed or rendered inert by cook
ing; otherwise tine mortality among the
disciples OF Lucullus IN the upper classes
would be phenomenal The danger lies
presumably In the fact that decomp0s-
ing animal tissues afford a suitable me-
dunn for the autoculuvatiOn of bac-
teria other than those Of decomposition,
the toxic products whereof may resist
the influence Of a high temperature. We
are l0ath to believe i'll of a practice
which, if asthedcally Objectionable, is
hallowed by centuries OF apparent i'm
punitv.-LC1lon Medical Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-04-26

To intelligently locate roads for a
county. for instance. there should be a
map on a large scale showing water
courses, railway stations, towns and their
population and the population per square
mile for different sections. Having de-
termined the general direction and ex-
tent Of the road, the problems of grade,
drainage, adaptability of the soil for
road purposes and minor considerations
may present themselves before definite
location may be determined. The amount
of grade in q country road should prop
erly depend upon the character of the
country and traffic Grades should never
be level and never very steep. 1t is better
10 go around a steep hill than over 1t.
Steep short cuts may be convenient for
neighborhOOd roads, but never for main
thoroughfares. Clayey surface may be
helped by the addition of sand and sandy
surface by the addition of clay With
regard to drainage, ample and well
graded side bitches with abundant out
lets for storm water should be supplied.
The effort should be to construct mar
row good road-not a wide common road.
The layout should be wide, but the
graded portion narrow. Ground surfao-
ing was good and broken trap rock still
better. The road surface should be, in
fact, traffic bearing. waterproof roof
over the dirt road. slightly yielding or
malleable under heavy loads, but sufi-
GENTLY firm not TO break.-Minneapolis
Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-04-26

his hat TO check It's labored breathing
and ordered it TO kneel. The command
was promptly obeyed by the docile steed.
it seeming TO recognize its masters peril.
Standing there. ready for any emergency.
the scout calmly waited, hearing the
sharp clatter Of the Confederates as they
rapidly approached. Nearer and nearer
came the laundering hoofs, and mo-
ment later they ratified on the bridge.
The trained and intelligent animal gave
no sign of its presence. and in few min
utes the pursuing party was out of sight
and hearing. Then Jim returned 20 the
road and galloped away up the valley.
He reached Aldie gap late in the night.
and passing through without challenge
bivouacked IN a wood near the Center
vile road. He reached General Hooker
on New Years eve and made his report,
and thus it was that jim Whites shaggy
but feet steed saved him from capture
and death.-True Flag.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-04-26

Please wipe your feet! This is the leg
end that good health and manners re
quire should be written on the entrance
of public or private buildings. Awful
is the condition of our streets. and more
awful in the eyes Of good housekeepers
Is the nastiness brought into the dwell
ing, be it rich or poor. on the feet Of
those who walk them. How vile this
composite IS can only be appreciated by
those who try TO clean it from the car
pets and to keep the house free from its
impure consequences. Health demands
extra care in a matter that Is regarded
as trivial in dry seasons. but the injunc-
tion to wipe the feet on a door mat Is one
to be inculcated early in life.
Careless children make careless adults.
and it is these bemuddied persons who
might practice that law of the Moham-
medan, which commands men 10 remove
their slippers on entering the mosque OF
a house where there are lives to be re-
spected. with excellent results. In some
carpeted hotels the floors are covered
with cloth. but in private houses this
protection is not possible. and the house
maid grumbles as much as the mistress
TO find her well swept rooms and stairs
now stained and soiled by unwiped feet.
Boston Globe.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-04-26
chna.. oninion ID .adarn.

A quaint little maid who has very de-
cided and clearly defined notions Of her
own. whose home Is on the North Side,
close bvtae Lake Shore drive, and whose
mamma Is a cOmm1nicant Of St. James
recently very urgently requested that
she be provided with one Of ''those big
print Bibles that have covers that double
hack She explained that she wanted
10 read the Bible al through, as her new
Sunday school teacher had done-sbe had
lust been promoted from the infant room
10 the Sunday school proper-before she
was 10 years old. OF course her mamma
was not only willing but anxious TO en-
courage so pious a purpose. and she got
the sort Of a Bible little Sue wanted.
Each day for an hour or more she read
with careful attention In her new Bible.
When she came TO that chapter which
relates how God called Adam and Eve
10 account for their disobedience, sue
went 10 her mother, and bringing her
soft covered Bible together with a bang
exclaimed with scoTuful Indignation;
DO Won know, mamma, that ] think
Adam was Just as mean as he could be.
He wasn't fit to speak to, and if l had
been in Ere's place l never would have
spoken 10 him again. just think Of his
going and telling God on Eve after he
had eaten the apple too. l don't see what
made God listen 10 such a tattler any
way Il Chicago Herald.