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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-13

Tybee will have soon to discover a sea-
serpent, or something better. Capt. Dag
gets whales to the nor;hward and Bruins
wicbs devil-iish to the southwark are
too great CONGRATULATIONS to be ig-
pOra1
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-13

The late Justice Blatchford was the
richest of the supreme court justices and
the richest man, it is said, who ever ac-
cepted an appOintive office from the
government 1t is believed that his
estate viii be found to exceed So, 100000
1t was somewhat remarkable that he
should have accepted an Office that i'm
posed constant and hard work upon him
at a time of life when most men, having
enough wealth, are thinking about taking
their ease.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-13

Gov Tillman, of South Carolina, pro
fesses to entertain a unique idea concern
ing monopolies. He says that the state
has had a monopoly of the liquor bust
ness all along, through its license system,
under which it received part of the
profits of the monopoly. The only differ
ence he sees between the dispensary law
and the previously existing license law is
that the state has now dissolved its CO.
partnership with the individual members
of the monopoly, and gets all instead of
only part ofthe profits. If that kind of
argument is sound reasoning, then mum
cipal governments have monopolies in the
handling of groceries, dry goods, shoes.
ana in all other branches of city trade,
even down TO the barber shops For all
of these things are licensed by the cities.
Are we to expect state barber shops in
South Carolina in the near future
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-01-06

There IL . girl in San Francisco who
can cure headaches-cure them without
bit of medicine. She just lays her
hand on the aching head and that settles
the whole matter. There's something
peculiar about the girls hands. They
are white aud shapely and very nice to
look at, but to touch-ughi they're as
cold - ice. More than that, they are
always dripping wet, these strange
hands. It's an eerie thing to see a
handsome, healthy girl lift her hands
and let an icy dew fall from the ends of
her fingers. She can do that any time
she wants to, and never feels the least
annoyed at the awe of the beholders.
She is tall, handsome young woman,
who has never been i'll in her life. She
is rosy-cheeked and bright-eyed, and she
isn't the slightest particle like the typi-
cal healer. She works in big, hot fac
tory down town, and she can cure any
girl in the place Of headache or any kind
of pain. She doesn't go through strange
evolutions or weird incantations. She
just pushes back her sleeves and lays her
cold, wet hands on the aching head.
The patient feels queer, creepy shivery
sensation crawling down her back. The
cold hands move slowly across the hot
forehead of the sufferer, the throbbing
pain stops, the twitching of the eyelids
ceases, ano the headache is gone.-San
Francisco Examiner.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-01-06
A Serpent Of the Sea.

Chancellor Rnnd, of McMaster Uni.
versity, recently received by express a
box, which, when opened, was found
snake some niue feet long, of slender
build, and of dull mud color. An
accompanying letter explained the ar
rival. Last May, while on the way
from the Philippine Islands, the Theo-
.dore H. Rand, a ship named after the
Chancellor, was eau Iht in heavy gale
off the African coast. Everything was
battened down, and yet, after some
hours, during which the seas ran bodily
over the vessel, the helmsman felt some
thing like rope around his leg, and
looking down, was horrified to find this
snake. The ship at the time was more
than hundred miles off the shore, was
closely battened, and had not been in
port for some weeks. Many theories
have been raised to account for the
reptiles presence, some thinking it had
been washed aboard during the storm;
others, that it had lain dormant since
the ship left port, and others suggest
ing that a genuine sea serpent had at
last been found. The Captain for
warded the snake to the Chanceler as a
curiosity. y.--Toronto (Canada) Empire.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-01-06
Cattle i'm Japan.

Fl. P. Child, Assistant General Mama
ger of the Kansas City stock yards, has
returned from his trip to the orient. Mr..
Child has been to Japan, and stopped at
Honolulu on bis way home. He told the
Times man something about live stock
in Japan. Until twenty years ago, he
said, no flesh meat was used as food in
the Mikado's domain, but since Euro
peans have taken up their residence in
that country and have successfully used
cattle both as beasts of burden and for
food, some of the same have come to the
conclusion that there is something good
about beef alter all, and also that it's
easier to work oxen than to work ones
self. But their stock is the scrubbiest
kind, Mr.. Child says, and he cannot see
any indications for its betterment. In
fact he is of the opinion that before
many years 60 by what few cattle are
now in that country will have been
slaughtered for food. The Japanese
will only eat the heifers, believing that
a plague would be the result of eating
the beef of steer, so that their breed
ing possibilities are obscured by their
superstition. Kansas City Times.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-01-06
InflnItesimal Penmauship.

John j. Taylor, of Streator, ILL.,, once
wrote 4100 words on the blank side of
postal card. This was sent to a Chi
cago paper, which heralded the story to
the world as being the most wonderful
piece of pen work ever executed. As a
matter of fact Mr.. Taylor's effort has
been discounted on seversl occasions.
Bcedle the Penman, of Ottery st. Mary,
Liverpool, once wrote the following
pieces entire, without the slightest alb
brevlation, all upon piece of white
card board 3tx3i inches in size: Gold
smiths "Traveler," "The Deserted Viii
lage," ESSAY on Education" "Distre's
Of Disabled Soldier" "The Tale of
Azim," Justice" generosity" cir
resolution of YOUTH" "Frailty of Man, "
"Friendship" and the "Genius OF Love-"
In the center of the card there was a
perfect picture of Ottery Church, all of
the shades and lines being formed of
parts Of the writing. AS kind of tail.
piece he added the anthem of "God
Save the Queen" embelished it with
seventy-two stars, ifty-one crescents and
nineteen crosses, finishing the whole by
drs wing picture of a serpent which in
closed the whole of the miraculous pro.
duction. If you wish to ascertain ex-
actly how much Becdlc's effort exceeded
that of Mr.. Taylor, count the words in
the Goldsmith pieces catalogued above.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-01-06
KINDS OF PONIES.

There are many kinds of small horses
that go by the name of ponies. The
native kind, known as the Indian pony,
is supposed to be descended from the
animals brought to this continent by the
Spaniards, but by reason of neglect has
deteriorated in size while it has gained
in hardness. There is another native
pony found on the islands of the North
Carolina sounds known as the banker,
from its location on the sand banks of
which the island and mainland are made
up. There is also the Sable Island pony
of Newfoundland, an animal similar in
character in every way to the former.
The imported kinds are the Welsh pony
of England and the Shetland of Scot
land, the latter the smallest horse exist
ing, some of them measuring no more
than thirty inches in height at the with
ers. The smallest of all these bring the
largest price, the Shetland selling some
times for as much as 81 pound of its
weight. A fairly good animal may be
purchased for $120 or thereabout. This
kind of pony is in great demand for the
use of children, as it is excee dinghy
gentle and sagacious. New York
Times.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-01-06
PUDDINGs AND PIES.

Recipes for holiday puddings and for
mince-pies have been given so many
times that every one can easily get the
rules, but there are some ways of pre-
pairing these dishes which are the secret
of success that are not so we'll known.
All fruit-puddings, cake or pies of the
rich dark types associated with Christ.
mas must be made several weeks before
they are wanted in order to acquire
proper flavor. The pudding had better
be made at least two weeks before, and
boiled and hung till needed in cold
store-room, upstairs, where there can be
no danger of dampness. The mince pie
should be baked and set on the pantry
shelf, covered up, the cake baked and
also stored away. time housekeep-
ers always made rich pound cakes and a
peculiar kind of rich cookies at this sea-
son, which are much better made a week
before they are used. A genuine Eng
lish plum pudding is packed tight in the
tin, aud no room is left for it to swell.
1t is then covered up tight and boiled in
boiling water at least six hours when
cooked and an hour longer on Christmas
Day. This produces pudding dense
with fruit, black and heavy, it is true,
but like the English pudding. New
York Tribune.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-01-06
DUCKS FOR EGGS ONLY.

The demand for ducks eggs in cities
is comparatively small, and although
Pekin ducks arc the best of layers, they
would give but very little profit, if any
at all, in the sale of their eggs. How
ever, this limited demand for duck s
eggs may be on account of their scarcity.
But few farmers keep ducks, aud. those
who do hardly ever think of putting the
eggs on the market. In many farmers
households it is preferable to keep the
ducks eggs for use, and place those of
the poultry on the market. Certainly
there is no reason-in the world why eggs
laid by these web-footed creatures should
not find as ready sale as those of the
other denizens of the poultry yard.
1t costs more to produce one of these
eggs than an ordinary hens egg. They
are good deal larger, and for this
reason they should get a better price.
But even with better price it would not
pay if the eggs were laid by the ordinary
barnyard duck. 1t would pay just as
long as the supply of eggs is kept; but
this class of animals are noted for the
fewness of their eggs. The Pekin ducks,
as we have said before, are best layers
of any of the varieties of ducks, aud if
they are kept aud fed carefully un-
doubtedly profit would be derived from
the sale of eggs American Farmer.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-01-06
An Old Lady's Way.

A happy and vigorous old lady in
New Hampshire give these rules for the
secret of success of eighty years living
on this planet, which brings so much care
and worry to many of her sisters: ~
never allow myself to fret over things I
cannot help. | take a nap, and some
times two, every day of my life. l
never take my washing, ironing, or bak-
ing to bed with me, and try to oil all
the various wheels of busy life with
an implicit belief that there are brain
and heart to this great universe, and
that l can trust them both. ."-Chicago
Tribune.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-01-06
A Dog az ostn ster's Assistant.

A little roaotifcs near Winners, on
the main line of the Pennsy lvania Rail-
road, enjoys the unique distinction of
being the only Office in the country
wherein a dog oiliciates Is assistant
postmaster. Postman Mussleman's ca
nine assistant is little st. Charles
spaniel called Beauty, upon whom has
dcvolved for five years the task of
bringing from Winners station, half
mile distant, the bundle of morning pa
pers from Philadelphia. Two bundles,
large one and small one, are thrown
off at the station. Regularly every
morning Beauty trots over the fields to
the station and patiently awaits the ar
rival of the train. When the two bum
dies are thrown off Beauty seizes the
smaller one in her mouth and trots
directly home. She never makes
mistake, always taking the smaller bun
die; neither does she loiter along by the
roadside, but covers the distance be-
tween Witmer's and the crossroads
postofiice at speed that would do
credit to Nancy Hanks herself. Beauty
has been assistant postmaster almost
ince her birth, and could hardly be
eplaced. Philadelphia Record.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-01-06
Fruit for Food.

Fruit culture should be quite as
closely associated with family use ss with
market. have eaten apples all NV life !.
but never learned how to make the best
use of them till last winter; it is worth
living half century to find out the real
value Of the fruit. Now we eat apples
half an. hour before our meals in.
stead OF afterward. We eat all we want
before breakfast and before dinner.
The result has been so decidedly in favor
Of the fruit diet that we have vevy
largely dropped meat. The action of the
acid is then admirable in aiding diges.
tion, while If eaten after meals the apple
is likely to prove burden. We follow
the same line in using grapes, pears,
cherries and berries.
If disturbed by headache or dys-
pepsia in summer, climb cherry tree
and eat all can reach and relish. In
order to have cherries all summer
cover dozen trees with mosquito netting
to keep off the birds. Currants and
gooseberries l find very wholesome eaten
raw from the bushes before going to the
dining table. Nature has prepared a
large amount of food already cooked,
exactly fitted for all demands of the
human system. Our kitchen cooking
never equals natures. am by no means
a vegetarian or fruitarian, but l am
convinced that we have not yet measured
the value of fruit as diet with milk,
eggs and vegetables. Some one being
told that such fruit would not give a
workman muscular strength, pointed to
to his advisers oxen, saying, "Yet these
oxen eat no meat. at."-American Garden
ing.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-01-06
Tripe.

We have been challenged to pronounce
an opinion on the dietetic virtues of
tripe, an article OF food which is largely
consumed in certain parts of the country,
especially during the winter months.
Tripe consists of the soft muscular walls
and mucous membrane of the stomach of
ruminant animals, with small proper
tion of delicate omental fat adhering,
from which, however, all fibrous portions
OF the serous covering, or peritoneum,
have been removed. From frequent cx-
periments it has been proved that tripe
stands high in the list of albuminous
substances that are quickly acted on by
the gastric juice ami reduced to a state
OF solution, and has, therefore, acquired
a reputation for digestibility. But plain
boiled tripe in itself is very insipid
article of food, and in order to make it
palatablc the art Of the cook has to be
invoked, which, while making it more
"savory," causes it often, when so
served, to be an otfense to the stomach.
The usual mode of serving tripe in this
country Is to boil 1t with milk and
onions, and there can be little doubt that
such a combination is not particularly
digestible. Tripe is also sometimes fried
in batter, but unless very carefully cook ed
it is apt to become leathery. If only
plainly boiled in water it requires con-
siderable amount of condiments in the
shape of salt, pepper and mustard to
make it acceptable to the palate. There
form trina no ,teuallv coOkad thOuOh an
excellent dish for strong stomachs, is,
owing to the ingredients added to it, not
always so suitable for persons of weak
digestion as has been supposed. London
Lancet,
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-01-06
FEEDING SMALL POTATOES.

Some fifty years ago it was my duty
to boil the small potatoes in big cop
per boiler Quilt in brick, with an oven
fire draft underneatb), and then to mix
them with barley meal and feed them to
the hogs. The method used was to
sprinkle the dry meal over the hot po-
tatoes and then squeeze the latter with
the hand and thus thoroughly incorpo-
rate the meal with them and make a
semi-mash or slop, by adding the water
in which they were boiled. This prac-
tice Ihave followed in feeding in the
West, using corn meal instead of barley
meal, as being the cheapest and the
best for fattening. Potatoes. as food,
are little better, ii any, than green
clover. Both serve as slop food, or
green food, as you will; but both build
the frame, and then when the corn meal
is added put on fat enough to finish
them for market. This, at least, has
been my experience and is my practice.
My own impression is that enough value
has not been set on potatoes as food
for rhogs.-Breeder.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-01-06
all compounded upon some of these
lines.-Amer1can Cultivator.
THE CARE OF ROADS.

THE CARE OF HOADbs
Wisdom in construction gave France
the best roads in the world a number of
years ago. Complete organization and
care has kept them so. The most perfect
road uncared for soon wears out; the
poorer stone road well taken care of will
soon have smooth surface. The French
roads are never out of repair. One man
takes care of long stretch of road,
often several miles, by doing here lit
tie and there little. The road is always
in ideal condition. The cutters are
trimmed, the grass plats along the side
are always neat and clean, and the main
bitches on the outside are free from all
rubbish. The surface of the roadway Is
kept dry by small open drains across the
grass plats on each side. As the grassy
borders are about three inches above the
road, the sod is cut out about eight
inches wide and four inches deep, with
a spade, and the drain neatly scraped
out. The bottoms are not lined with
stone, and very little work is needed to
make or keep these small drains. They
are placed from fifty to eighty feet apart,
and if the road slopes they run diagon-
ally down the slope.
The roadmau keeps the drains clear,
scrapes the mud off the road in wet
weather, and sweeps the dust in dry.
Cleans off the snow and breaks up the
ice on the surface of the road and in the
drains. Picks up loose stones, breaks
them and piles them in regular heaps for
use in repairing, takes care of the trees
along the road and keeps the mile posts
in order.
The roadmen live in the imme diate
vicinity of the road and are expected to
be constantly at work during the day.
They have the following tools: Wheel.
barrow, iron shovel, wooden shovel, pick,
iron scraper, broom, rake, crowbar,
hammer and tape. This system of caring
for roads amounts to constant, every
day patrol in search of the slightest evil
dence of imperfection. The result is
that these imperfections are never OBJ
servable to the ordinary traveller. BE is
soon led to expect perfection and sees
nothing else. One can walk along these
roads after rain without getting his
shoes muddy. In the dry summer time
there is no annoyance from dust. All
this is the result of constant, diligent,
far-reaching organization. The eco.
nomical and prudent French people know
that it pays to build good roads, and that
it pays still better to take good care of
such highways.-Farm, Field and
Stockman.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-01-06
sCAB ON SHEEP.

Those who have once had the scab
disease in their flock of sheep do no
need any description of its effects, but
for others, we will say that the inclina-
tion to be constantly rubbing is the
first symptom, with biting of the fleece
where it can be reached, and a sore to
be found where the wool comes off,
from the centre of which yellow matter
is discharged. To cure it the following
remedies are used: Washing the sheep
with soap and water, and then dipping
in an infusion of arsenic, at the rate of
half pound to twelve gallons of water.
! Others mix the common mercurial oint-
ment with fromsthree to five times its
weight of lard, ari apply about two
ounces to each sheep, parting the wool,
and rubbing it in at distances of about
four inches apart. Another remedy,
and less dangerous to handle, is to mix
one pound of sulphur and ne-half pound
of tar, then rub this we'll into about
two pounds OF lard, and apply in the
same way as the mercurial ointment.
Others dip in strong solution of to-
bacco, well stepped. In this, which is
perhaps, the most commonly used in this
country, as in the arsenic solution, care
must be taken to keep the sleeps head
out of the liquid.
The time for dipping is about one to
three months after shearing, and the
sheep should not be over heated, or
thirsty, should not stand in hot sun,
and the work should be flushed early
enough SO that they may dry off we'll
before night. They should be kept in
it from one to two minutes, and then
the wool should be squeezed as dry as
possible after they are taken out. Do
not allow the drippings TO fall upon any
thing they are likely to eat, and do not
let unweaned lambs in with them for a
few hours after dipping. II the. first
application does not cure, in ten days or
two weeks repeat it. One tub or trough
in which to dip them and another for
draining them, or squeezing the dip out
of the wool, are necessary. There are
several patent preparations offered foi
sale as sheep dips, and they aperprobably
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-01-06
CHICKEN SALAD.

The white meat of boiled or roasted
chicken, three-quarters the same bulk of
chopped celery, two hard-boiled eggs
and one raw egg well beaten; one table,
spoonful salt, one of pepper, one of made
mustard, three of salad oil, two of white
sugar, half a teacupful of vinegar. Mince
the meat well, removing every scrap of
fat, gristle and skin, cut the celery into
bits half an inch long, mix them and set
then aside in cold place. Prepare the
dressing by rubbing the yolks of the
eggs tc fine powder, add the salt, pep
per and sugar, then the oil, grinding
hard and putting in but a few drops at
a time. The mustard comes next, and
let it all stand together while the raw
egg is being whipped to froth. Beat
this into the dressing and pour in the
vinegar, spoonful by spoonful, whipping
the dressing well as you do it. Sprinkle
little salt over the meat and celery;
toss it up lightly with silver fork, pour
the dressing over it, tossing and mixing
until the bottom is as well saturated as
the top. Turn into the salad bowl and
garnish with white of eggs and sprigs of
celery tops.-New York Sun.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-01-06
August
Flower

Zone of my neighbors, Mr.. John
Gilbert, has been sick for long
time. All thought him pastrecovery.
He was horribly emaciated from the
inaction of his liver and kidneys.
1t is difficult to describe his appear
ance and the miserable state of his
health at that time. Help from any
source seemed impossible He tried
your August Flower and the effect
upon him was magical. Itrestored
him to perfect health to the great
astonishment of his family and
friends" John Quibell, Holt, Ont.S .