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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27

The New York News observes Now
the surgeons have cut out "A man S
spleen, and yet he lives and has red
blood, and will, it is said, recover. No
one has ever known absolutely what is
the office of the spleen. The organ is
not vital one, but is often much dis
eased and very painful. The opera
tion to remove it is technically called
splenectomy. Many years ago II
writer i'll Chambers's Miscellany con
tended that the spleen was the manu-
factory of the white blood corpuscles.
II that were so, the red corpuscles in
the veins and arteries would have soon
faded in vividness in the patient,
Athlete Short, of Yonkers. Are the
spleen and the vermiform appendix,
which are declared to be useless, lett
rs hints of the evolutionary process
Was man differently constituted when
they were useful 10 him, instead of
being as now unnecessary: Who can
say?
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27

Deer and bears are reported to be
more plentiful now in the great
woods of Oxford County, Maine, than
at any other time during the present
generation. These woods extend, in II
belt from four to six miles wide
from Dixfield away mp into the un-
trodden wilderness of Northern Maine
and much of the area has seldom been
visited by sportsmen. Driven from
the hunting grounds about Rangeley
Lake the game took refuge in these
woods, and have multiplied there un-
molested.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27

Great Britain has undertaken an
other great enterprise in Africa, which
will probably have an immense effect
in the extension of its empire and the
civilization of the dark continent. 1t
is to erect II telegraph line from Alex
andia, in Egypt, directly through the
heart of the continent to Cape Town
The preliminary surveys have already
been made. The line will traverse
Egypt, the Soudau, the region of the
great lakes, aud the East Africa Com
pany's territory, German East Africa.
the Portuguese possessions, Mashona-
land, Khama's country, Bechuanaland,
the Transvaal, the Orange Free State
and Cape Colony. Contracts have
already beer signed for constructing
the line for more than halt the dis
tance, and work is being rapidly
pushed, eo that the whole is expected
TO be in working order early next year,
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27

The new warships are credit to
the Nation. Recently the Philadel-
phia made the run from Rio de Janeiro
to Callao, a distance of 5000 miles, in
twenty days and eighteen hours, with
out stopping anywhere for coal. This
was speed of 242 miles day and a
continuous run of twenty-one days
without stopping at any coaling sta
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27

George Vanderbilt is one of natures
queer freaks. lie is the leaot known
oi any Of the enormously wealthy men
Of New York. he must ho worth at
least 80, 600, coo but be might walk
the length Of the eutiro city without
being recognized by hall a dozen per
sons. lle has never been prominent
IN any public movement Ho has never
attended public function where
crowds of people eungregate, and When
be goes o. the theatre or 60 the opora
b. hides himself IA the roar ~ "a hos,
uaYs the Ses York Herald Young
Vanderbilt has many fails FIRST uf
al he ia q huakNarm eui is ia NaY a
soman hatef fafmerll d, Han rstri
a. being, nsSt e. tohu Jacnb Aston. lh
seaithiest Young baeu, boa ln ,he lni-
tel state, hasins 81 nio pH, in hs
own right snd eoaifi tf yfro past
Yeaf IT hi IT. So Hs ialn Jacob
Asluf j. haslaHi anl iuihri G,nrse
Naaisrhlli stands Il ths heai ~ hs
glass alane
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27

Doctor J. L. Boyd, of indianapolis,
has added his voice to that of Lieuten-
ant Totten. and declares that the end
of the world is at hand. In support
of his theory, he says that the British
Chronological Society, composed of
noted scientific men, has arrived ut
the same conclusions as those reached
by Lieutenant Totten and himself, and
that all prophecy points to 1899 as
the date of final smashup.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27

A poor old man, who once was q
well-to-do merchant in Wisconsin, and
likewise was of much State renown as
public speaker of force and persua-
siveness has been taken to the aims
house in Baraboo, weak in mind and
poverty stricken, and past eighty years
of age. "The poorhouse is hospitable
when all other friends fail, )" is the
comment of the New York Times.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27
HACK AND IIEw.

Hack and Hew were the sons of God
In the earlier earth than now;
One ct His right hand, one at His left,
To obey as He taught them how.
And Hack was blind, and Hew was dumb,
But both had the wild, wild heart;
And Gods calm will was their burning will,
And the gist of their toll was art
They made the moon and the belted stars,
They set the sun to ride;
They loosed the girdle and veil of the sea,
The wind and the purple tide.
To beauty and speed outgrew-
The furious, fumbling hand of Hack,
And the gborylng hand of Hew.
Then fire and clay, they fashioned man,
And painted him rosy brown
And God Himself blew hard in his eyes,
''Let them burn till they shoulder down ~
And "Therer' said Hack, and sThere ~
thought Hew,
Gwen rest, for our toll is done"
But "Nay," the Master Workman said,
"For your toll is just begun.
"And ye who served Me of old as God
Shall serve Me anew as man,
Till compass tho dream that is in My heart
And perfect the vaster plan"
And still the craftsman over his craft,
In the vague white light of dawn,
With Gods calm will for his burning will,
While the mounting day comes ON,
Yearning, wlnd-swift, indolent, wild,
Tolls with those shadowy two
The faltering restless hand of Hack,
And the tireless hand of Hew.
Bliss Carman, in Atlantic.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27
Atlanta Constitution

The Atlanta Constitution saws
Congressman Rroslus, ot Penusyl.
vania, il man who has u vivid reeol-
lection Of his experionc3 during the
war, lie came near losing hts life IN
the fight with picketts forces NJ
Green Plains He was Que II the 500
men who charged across II wheat tleld.
thirl of IA mile ia width upon a Con.
felerate rifle pit aud of the number
onlY l25 came out alive. The CuHle.l-
crates waited until the stormlug party
was within twenty hse yards af the
pit and then they opened deadly hre,
be- tells. hruslns, shn vas a baY II
nineteen, stopped o. piok up a
wounded c0mral, and a. he dii % a
rihe ball pierced hia shoulder. shat
tering lhs hlade ani nakma h,u q
cripple faf hir H. stlll eafties a
aeiasaata pi that las in tho shape II
a pocket diarA ehinh ha sass Ia his
sect thefs b the mafb ~ haliei -
4 thai aaalfi have suae lhfaHsA ila
raaas saiiisTs heart u Il hsl 81
bssH stopped hi lAa haok
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27

One of the ancient customs con
nected with Swedish funerals was 60
place "a small lookinR glass IA the
coffin of an unmarried female, so that
when the ast trump sounds she might
he able to arrange her tresses u Ma
tho practice fur scandinavian maideus
a. wear their hair h0eing loosely
while the matrous sore a bound about
the heal ani generally covered with
SOME form IT cap. Hence the nnmar
riel waHaa was imagined a. awaken
ing a. the judgement day With more un
tidy hooks than hel welded sisters aud
mors ia need II glass. Westminster
heFlsw.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27

Ata meeting ~ the Directors ef tha
Massachusetts society for thp i'refen
tlaa - Cruslty a. Animals, President
Ansell eshihiiai pictures iskeu aith
kaiaAa ht propose q uss lhe b.
dtla e. shaa not anly hish cheek relnH
aaI hpfsea muiiistei bF deeslna. =
aeihsl aitl nsnfls h1 iIiss ana flas
lhaa. hut sia. sli klndsoi eluslts thai
eau lse iannd un cattle rafa IA eatils
f#f1a. alaashiei hspsfs Hafksiss
hage FaFlnR pnin aamea aad alAsa
alaa hnHgpn Transcript
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27

A business man of Canada, of an en-
terprising nature, has established o
.hoating bank" on Kootenai Lake,
Canada. 1t is in steamer which
journeys from place to place along the
lake; thus enabling its owner to sup
ply the inhabitants of the lake villages
with banking facilities.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27
FORTITUDE.

The soul that suffers and for pain is stronger
Grows great with strength above the
strength OF Fate;
Though years be brief, or though forever
longer
They wax in pain that knows no end or
date;
Though Time be woeful though Times
gods are cruel,
His heart is still for love and truth shrine
Where, unconsumed of fire, the altar fuel
Burns ever with light and life divine.
William Vincent Byars.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27
The political situation in Europe
continues to grow darker.

The Japanese eat more fish than my
other people in the world. With
them meat eating is foreign innova-
tiop, confined to the rich, or rather to
those rich people who prefer it to the
National diet.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27

The creation of money order Offices
in the small postofiices is advocated by
the Springfield (Mass.) Union on the
ground that such offices would greatly
facilitate the transaction of business IN
rural neighborhoods.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27

The farmer who is feeding his wheat
to his horses should, in the opinion of
the Courier Journal, hold both his
wheat and his horses until he digests
the fact that wheat will be wheat i'll
the worlds markets during the year
ahend of rs
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27
EVERYB0DY'S GOOD FRIEND
BY JOHNSON BURT.

by which he was
mo st frequently
design a t e d, Il l.
though all of his
acquaintances knew
very well that his
visiting card bore
the words, 'Mr.
Robertes Bruno. "
He dressed well,
carried in public n
cheerful counte-
nance and an in
quiring eye, and,
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27

Central faFk Is badly tunnelel b
msles ani Nss YORK para oommis
sioners hate appropriated si1i a. pas
Zoe ihe ssfa lass II q malr tFsppef ief
three manihs ihis MAN CLEARED thn
naies aat Il ths pafk sffen ears aB.f
lls bHfisH laHH site uaps in iheir
hulta IT. haa iffeu ihf ~ iruetifs
aAiuai Hat "a Prospect faGk aut
Nlefaa aal Hlstsff
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27

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n m fhfrr a. thiff tsH IaHHa Hanlft
f8f hua thsFH afa ihiTtf eitit sHl
laans uanei a'isi AiaaaHief haail
lsH ihHn iiiHfsua ial Htf tlHf
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aiipanf sfsfn tisfe. EfHtttH
lHHafs tsfuil aHs - Iassa. taeAi}
hlaiaea
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27

Life insurance companies are becom-
ing the holders of enormous masses of
capital, notes the New York Tribune.
Statistics made public at the last meet
ing of the National Association of Life
Underwriters show that the companies
taking no account of assessment cor
porations and societies, hold assets to
the value of $3.50, 900, 600, that they
receive from policy holders about
$175, 900, 900 year, that their gross
income is nearly 1920, 600, 900 annually,
and that they pay about 800, 600, 900
annually to the insured in the form of
death losses, surrendcrs and dividends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20
RIOTS IN BELGIUM.

Tradesmen Panic-Stricken at Brussels -
Desperate Encounter at Another Place.
BRUSSELS, April 15.-The police made
a vain attempt last evening to dispense
an enormous crowd outside the Peoples
hall. The crowd resisted stubbornly
and many workingmen We're wounded.
Great crowds afterwards gathered in
various parts of the city. Tradesmen
became panic-strici1en and closed
their shops. Mounted gendarmes made
repeated charges on crowds in front of
the town hall and old Corn exchange.
Many persons were seriously injured
by being trampled under horses feet.
A mob in the Rue de la Vio1ette extin-
guished all the street lamps and at
tackled the police in the dark. A mum
Der of shots were exchanged, and some
blood was shed.
During the rioting in one of the
streets of this city the occupants of a
certain shop pelted the gendarmes with
wine glasses and bottles. A detach-
ment of the gendarmes ordered to- ar
rest the inmates forced an entrance
into the shops, dealing out blows indis-
criminately with their rifles, while
other gendarmes stood at the
door and struck with their swords
those who tried to escape. Many
of the inmates received serious wounds
and nine were taken to the hospital. s
dispatch received from Liege this even
ing says that the strike there has
ended and that all the mines are fully
manned
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20
CLIPPINGS.

During the past two years SIS, 900
worth of gold has been taken out OF the
Annie mine in the Bohemia district,
Oregon The mine has been worked
only at short intervals during this time,
and mainly during the last year.
South Dakota viii have quite large
agricultural exhibit at Chicago If the
number of samples of different grains
is any criterion There are 2,100 bum
dies OF grain and each bundle is
wrapped separately in a piece of paper
and tagged, telling who it was grown
by, the yield per acre and the county it
was raised IN.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20

KING ALEXANDER mark, the regents.
and all the ministers of state were pres
ent as were also a large number of the
friends and supporters of the regents
For many months past the situation
in Servia has been critical owing to the
abuse of power by the regents and state
officials. Affairs had become SO bad
that the king determined to take the
reins in his own hands. In accordance
with this determination, plans We're Sc
cretly laid by means of which the
regents and the ministry would be
ousted without opportunity for oppos-
ing. Unsuspectingly the regents aud
ministers attended the banquet and
while they were enjoying themselves
at the place detachments of soldiers
and bodies of police took possession of
their houses and occupied the govern
ment buildings.
At midnight, while the festivities
were in progress, King Alexander pro-
claimed that he had attained his ma ior-
ity and that he assumed with the skupts-
china the government of the country.
AS a matter of fact he had not attained
his majority. According to Servian
law he does not become of age until he
is IS years old, and he will not be Is for
over a year.
When the deposed regents and minis
tiers heard the proc lamation they were
dumbfounded. The king and his ad-
visers acted with great promptitude,
and soldiers, who were in waiting, at
once placed the ministers and regents
under arrest and they were sent to
rooms which had been prepared for
them in the palace, where they are I'M
der guard.
The Servian army is loyal to the
king. Had it not been the coup d'etat
would not have been possible. After
the issuance of the proclamation and
before daybreak the king proceeded to
the barracks where the troops were
under arms and was received with
many expressions of loyalty.
The proclamation which was issued
everywhere in the country to-day bears
the kings signature. In it Alexander
declares that the constitution has been
in sore jeopardy, the rights of citizens
imperiled and the constitutional posi-
ton of parliament SO abused that the
king must end the unhappy condition
of affairs. He therefore declares that
he has come of age and has assumed
kingly power. Henceforth the Servian
constitution acquires its full signif-
canoe.
The regents have been deposed, the
cabinet dismissed and a new ministry
appointed NJ. Dol1itch is the new
prime minister.
MAY INVOLVE EUROPE.
VIENNA, April 15.-The situation in
Servia affords ground for the greatest
anxiety. a revolution there would
make a breach for Russia, who, as
everyone knows, has always wished to
re-establish her influence in Servia.
Austria, on the other hand, could
not look ON such change I'M
moved. She holds Milan in reserve
as a last card. If the Russophiles
were to overthrow the reigning child
king, and Russia hurled her troops into
Servia on pretense of restoring order,
Austria would be forced to make a
counter stroke, war would be declared
and from Servia it would spread all
over Europe. France, too, would be
dragged into the quarrel, for it would
be impossible to prevent her from help
iTO RrSSia
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE gold drain on the treasury is so
heavy that the administration will have
to face the question of issuing bonds
again very soon.
THREE children, left alone by their
mother were burned to death in a house
at Chicago.
TORNADOEs have been reported from
Michigan and Mississippi with loss of
life in both instances.
IT is reported that the Big Four is
about to double track it's line between
Cincinnati and Kankakee.
By a collision of cable car with a
horse car at Franklin street and Column
bia avenue, Philadelphia, seven persons
were seriously injured.
THE members of the Madrid bourse
protested against the newly imposed
tax on bourse transactions by suspend
ing all dealings.
THE earthquakes in Servia, that de-
stroyed two villages, are believed to be
continuation of the recent disturb
ances in Asia Minor, where 100 people
were killed.
A FOREST fire in Warren county, n.
c., swept over four miles, destroy
ing over 200 farm buildings, ten dwell
ings, ST. Stephens church, two public
schools and B. NJ. Collins flour mill.
THE Missouri Pacific is said to be
backing the new road from Norfolk,
Neb., to Yankton, S. D., with a view to
opening to ST. Louis direct route into
the Dakota wheat fields.
AN uprising is threatened against the
Christians of Corea.
THE poor are dying by hundreds OF
starvation in one of the Russian de-
partments
THE sole leather trust is about ready
to begin business with s75,O00,O coo cap
ital.
REPORTS from correspondents in 75
counties of Illinois give discouraging
outlook for winter wheat.
THE Dubuque, Ia, stamping and
enameing works We're destroyed by
fire and one man fatally burned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20
TIE CHARlVARI NUISANCE.

a Bridegroom Fires a Shotgun Into the
Crowd and Kills Two and Fatally Wounds
Another.
DNEss CITY, Kan, April 17--Three
persons were killed at charivari near
this city Saturday night. A young man
named Anderson was married and Il
crowd of neighbers serenaded Anderson
and his bride with tin pans, cow bells
and shotguns.
4 drunken cowboy fred a load of
buckshot into the cottage where the
wedding was being celebrated. slightly
wounding the bride and angering An
derson, who fired both barrels OF a shot
gun into the crowd outside. Two men
were instantly killed and a third fatal
" wounded.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20
VALUABLE GEMS.

MooNsToNE is variety of felspar.
THE finest beryls come from Russia.
THE best rubies come from Burmah.
THE finest turquoises come from Per
STA.
THE emerald is now one of the raresf
of precious stones
VERY few rubies, red sapphires, ex-
coed i've carats in weight
TIE best opals are now obtained
from Hungary and Honduras
THE tomb of Mohammed is covered
with diamonds, sapphires and rubies,
valued at SIC, 900, 000
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20

A EUROPEAN correspondent says that
DIR. A. Opel has made careful study
of the political divisions of the earth,
and announces that about 1,7OO, 200
square miles are uninhabited or owner
less, about 5000, 900 square miles more
without settled government, and the re-
naming 100000 square miles are oc-
cupied by definite states. He recog-
Mics seventy-fve such states, but most
of them are of such insignificant super
fetal extent that the eighteen largest
make up 81 per cent. of the whole area.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20
The Nav Wide Awake

Has an entertaining description Oh
life on a Lighthouse island in the
China Seas by the Q. S Consul at
S;nrapore. He calls 1T How we
nlaved Robinson Crusoe-" Grace
Dean Mcleod has q characters
tic Nova Scotia story-Petit Pere
Felix a tale of the invasion OF Acad1e;
Joseph Hatton tells an exciting inch
dent connected with the coin room OF
the British Museum, 1.-The Prince LII
lemma:n Crawford Capen writes OF
STAMPS and Stamp Collecting" ANNE
SAWYER Downs tells how the Young
Folks at the Eddy" dealt with the
servant-girl problem: Penelope Palmer
writes of the wonderful Welsh boy In
the Pennsylvania mines VINO mace
marvellous battle-ground Music" MIS-
Muller has paper on the dolls OF the
world: bright short stories; Hugh ,.
Hart contributes to Vide As0dke AtaSet-
fes ..Golf: the Coming Game;" the poet
nv of the number is from Celia ThaX-
ter. Marion Ames Taggart, Sallle Mar
paret O'Malley, and Price Collier. a
delightful account of a delightful boy
is Louise Imogen Guiney's sketch OF
Hartley Coleridge, Ten Years O1o,
illustrated by Wilkes portrait
Price 20 cents number, $40 year.
On sale at news stands or sent postpaid,
on receipt OF price, by d. Lothrop Com
pany, Publishers, Boston
AT mi the n
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20

THE United States government in
vited Spanish royalty to visit the
worlds fair. The invitation was ac-
cepted and now the secretary of state
discovers that no provision was made
for their entertainment. The money
necessary will be taken from the con-
tingent fund of the state department,
and congress will have to make it good.
The royal visitors are coming on a
Spanish man-of-war. Their luggage is
to be admitted free of duty.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20

AN ex-mayor of Brooklyn married a
gray gowned Quakeress according to
the rules of the Society of Friends. The
family and guests gathered in a half
circle about the couple, who clasped
hands and repeated the formal marriage
ceremony. There was no clergyman
present, but a certificate was signed at
the close of the espousal, and each
guest kissed the bride and presented
her with a flower A hymn was then
sung and PRAYER offered
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20
Fire at ConeyviIIe. Kan.

CoFFEYvILLE, Kan, April 17.-This
city suffered from another fire, which
for time threatened the finest block
in town As it was the loss was about
$1,000. At o'clock yesterday morning
Ct. w. Emmerson. proprietor of 4 res
tcurant on South Walnut street, lit his
gasoline stove and went into a rear
room to wash his hands. In few
moments the gasoline exploded and the
building was IN flames. The fire then
extended until the above amount OF
damage was done.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20

IF any ocular proof of the persistence
of office-seekersi is needed it exists in the
White house carpets They look as if
they could never be made to smile
again. The one on the stairs leading
to the Office best shows what the inn
patient feet of the ninety-nine thousand
would-be government employees have
accomplished. 1t is a heavy Administer,
held in place by long nails with big
steel heads, instead of stair rails. The
nail is fully three inches long, but since
the rush there is decided scarcity of
the shining heads, and the tread of the
officeseeker has pulled out even these
great spikes, and couple of dozen of
them have been picked up and put
away. The carpet looks as if a regi-
ment of giants had been executing a
double shuttle on the stairs for the last
month