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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-03

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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-03

Sageville, n. Y. May l2, 1893.
Gentlemen: = For years / suffered with
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08
The oLb HOMESTEAD FARM.


"y grandfa,hcrs farml yot how we'll remcm
bcr
It's toll and It's pleasures, forgetting each
sting
ine wind whslling round the old house in Dc
ccmbcr,
inc perfume Of lacs and roses in spring.
""eh iohs busy days brought hard works s
richest blessing,
'ne nlghts drcamless sleep which tired ma.
turc renews;
And now lapped in eaac car,o, ,o,, .o,,,,.,-
ing,
such rest my soft pillow doth often refuse.
anroueh long months twas plowing and plant
ing and reaping,
Nhen was lad growing up on the farm
:" "'a'or, chores, chopping and all things snug
made hands much too busy for trinng or
but evenings, when round tho bright Are we
were sitting,
Joys, :"
'Hrandpa' telling stories, "Grandma with her
knitting,
Nice books too, or apples and nuts for us
boys.
Inen Grandpa would call for the worn Bible,
olden,
And dear "Grandma's" needles would stop
their click, click,
Whilo there follon the car the Scripture words,
golden,
with boat Of our hearts and the clocks sol.
emn tick.
rhen followed the prayer that VIC might be do.
Tended
All through the long night from aught Of
alarm:
Teliuons OF praise and thanksgiving so blended
brought sweet slumber and peace to the old
homestead farm.
e A. T. Henshaw, in Good Housekeeping
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08
SPECIAL DAYS IN THE BIG SHOW.
So Far as Possible States VIII Get the
Dates They Ask For.

So Far as Possible States VIII Get the
Dates They Ask For.
The first state and society days at the
fair were booked recently by the ccre-
monies committee, These special days
are expected to greatly increase the at
tendance at the exposition as they will
be made the occasion of reunions of
various kinds. Such days proved to be
very popular at the centennial. The
first day assigned is May II, when Wis
itors from the state of Washington will
swoop down on the grounds and have
things their own way. Maine folks are
coming on June 2, and on July 20 the
commercial travellers of the United
States will take possession of the
grounds. Utah day is July "a. Wis
consin will rally at the park on May %.
The Independent Order Of Foresters
chose August 19 and the Colored Peo-
pies association August II. North
Carolinians are coming August 81.
The New York crowd will be here Sep
tember 4. Colorado comes five days
later. Kansas has asked for two days,
September 10 and 1G. Nevada asked
for October 81, doubtless ignorant of
the fact that the exposition closes the
day previous.
Secretary Culp, of the ceremonies
committee, says this is only the begin
ming of the assignment of special days.
"We have received many letters on the
subject" he said, sin which inquiry
was made in regard to the days that
could be secured by states and socie-
ties. At present it is difficult to make
assignments for the reason that the APP
plicants do not say in all cases the days
they desire. Naturally we will endeav-
or to give them the days they want, for
the state boards are supposed to know
at what period of the exposition they
can bring the most people to the fair,
All of them are anxious to make the
biggest showing possible for their
states, and we will help them many
manner possible"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08

effort to bring them to completion. Day
and night the work goes on almost un-
ceasingly, one force relieving the other
at regular intervals, scarcely losing a
moment, so eager are the exhibitors to
reach the completion of their tasks and
have everything in shape as soon as
possible
The exhibits are still coming in from
every direction, and as fast as they ar
rive they are seized upon by their own
ers and conveyed to their respective de-
partments. In most of the large build
ings great piles of boxes await their
turn to be relieved of their contents,
and as fast as they are taken away 9th
ers arrive to take their places.
When one views the immensity of
space that is to be covered by the ex-
hibits of all kinds it seems an intermin-
able task to fill it, and it hardly seems
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08
SAVANNAH HARDIN COUNTY, TENNESSEE THURSDAY


deftly flirts his accordion-like pnblica-
ton under your nose and in stentorian
tones invites You to part with your
hard-earned ducats. These are OF n
harmless order. and should you patron
ize them you will get some value for
your money, but there are those who
will fleece and rob you at the slightest
opportunity, Light-iingercd gentry are
scattered through the crowds, and un-
less u good watch Is kept up for them
they are apt to get familiar with per-
sons valuables on very short notice,
There are also innumerable side-show
attractions and fake" enterprises to
separate the unwary stranger from his
money. The oleaginous individual with
tough mug and uproarious apparel
MARBLES his seductive tale of wonders
to be seen in some two-by-four stall or
wagon, and all for 'the small sum Of a
quarter of dollar, twenty-five cents,
two dimes and nick" They are all
running what they call suckers
game" and any money invested with
them is simply purchase of superdu-
GUS and Improbable experience.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08

steer for corners remote from tie
throng, and when they think no one is
looking reach into their inside pockets
and draw forth adult-sized sandwiches
which they speedily dispatch and re.
sumo their tour of sightseeing.
There will soon be a better outlook
for provender, however, for the rigid
investigation of the fair officials into
cases of eXtortion has put the restau-
rateurs on their good behavior, and the
action of the people in boycotting the
restaurants has had a salutary effect,
so that the difficulty some have expert
enced in obtaining creature comforts at
moderate prices will soon be overcome
and it will be no longer necessary to
load ones self down with food or trans
form ones self into a perambulating
commissary when contemplating visit
to the worlds fair.
Those gay and festive gondoliers,
about whom there has been so much
talk, are now busily plying their oars
about the lagoon. As their boats skim
along with their bright colored stream
ers trailing in the water behind them
and their gaudy hangings futtering in
the breeze they remind one of the
pictures of Venice in the art galleries.
These sunburned sons of Italy are gath
ering in American coin at great rate,
for the gondola has become very popu-
lar with pleasure seekers from all lands.
Among the most novel modes of con-
veyance at the fair is the sedan chair,
which is fast growing in favor among
young women of an aesthetic turn of
mind. 1t takes two strong Turks to
handle one of these oriental carriages,
and now that the weather is getting
warm the exertion makes them per-
spire very freely. Occasionally some
young man with taste for luxury will
engage one of the chairs, and as he is
logged along he will sportively stick
his feet out of the windows and assume
an air of utter languor for the express
benefit of those who are trudging along
on foot. Such scene never fails to
create great deal of fun, and every
body joins in the laugh. Good nature
seems to possess everybody who visits
the fair.
Outside of the fair grounds The fakirs
and peddlers fairly swarm, and the din
they keep up in calling their wares and
attractions is enough to ruin an ear
trumpet. Everything in the shape o.
souvenirs is there in great profusion,
badges, books and what-not. Here the
popcorn man balls up his corn and bawls
himself hoarse trying to sell it.
There the man with 0 guide book
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08
ON THE LAGOON.

possible to get things arranged within
the time allowed for the completion of
exhibits; but, judging from what has
already been accomplished, but little
further time will be needed to finish
the work of installation.
There is just about as much TO inter
est one in viewing the people at work
at the fair as there would be were it all
finished. When it is all done there will
be the display of products, curios, ETC.,
bat at present there is much to be
learned in the different methods of
doing things in vogue among the
various nations. 1t has been said by a
great many Of the early visitors at the
fair that they wouldn't have missed
seeing the buildings in process of con-
struction for anything, and truly there
were wonders performed in the line OF
architectural ingenuity.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08
Besides the electric licht d,snIovs NJ

Besides the electric light displays at
night there is another big attraction in
the grand musical concerts which are
furnished by the exposition band. An
elaborate programme is prepared each
day and some of the numbers are fairly
entrancing. The band occupies large
pavilion in the grand plaza east of the
Administration building and when it
is performing the surrounding space is
usually black with people. Among the
members of the band are some of the
best musicians in their respective lines
in the country, and their director Prof.
Liesegang, is an acknowledged leader
among the musicians of Chicago.
In stroll about the fair grounds
there are many sights to be seen that
are extremely amusing. TO behold a
diminutive specimen Of manhood, with
spectacles on his nose, all bowed up be-
hind one of those trundling chairs, try
ing to propel two-hundred-pound
woman with near-sighted eyes and an
irascible temper is something well cal
culated to stir up pity in the bosom of
professional cXccutioner And when
the ground was wet and soft and the
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08
EXQUISITE WAX FLOWERS.
The Work of Self-Educated Farmers
Daughter.

The Work of n Self-Educated Farmers
Daughter.
A bit Of work of which the ladies in
charge of woman's work in the Illinois
building are particularly proud is case
of wax flowers of exquisite workman
ship, although the grouping is by no
means artistic. 1t is the work of "a
young girl in Williamson county, whose
opportunity for any development of
love of the beautiful has been exceed
ingly limited Her life has been passed
upon farm and her time has been
filled with the arduous duties which
are the lot of farmers daughter of
he poorer class. Only once did she
ever see any formation of wax flowers
by anyone else, but that once did for
her what months of training often fails
to accomplish for many of her more
fortunate sisters. The material used Is
the refuse wax from the comb, heated
and bleached by herself, while the col.
oring is done with rough paints The
tools used are penknife and hairpin.
The result is marvellous. Lilies of the
valley, fuchias, dahlias, honeysuckles
and roses attest the delicacy of touch
and love of the beautiful--nature' rare
gift TO this humble farm girl.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08

crowds were thick the guides who en-
gineered those man-killing wheel-chairs
were indeed fit subjects for commisera-
ton.
At lunch time there is general
parade of baskets and boxes, and there
is a wholesale scramble for sequestered
hooks wherein to discuss their con-
tents. Since the knowledge became
general that eXtortion was being prac-
ticed in some quarters flourishing
business has been done by the lunch
stands outside the fair grounds. Many
of the visitors also come provided with
all the comforts of home in the shape
of eatables. Some who do not care to
be seen carrying lunch boxes may be
observed about noon-time to quietly
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08

features, that forgot my own peril,
gave my opponent his chance, and so
received within my chest what he was
satisfied was my coup de grace, carry
ing in my mind even as / sank back
wards the image of that nightmare-lilse
monster, Shi-Hwang, the devil man
darir.
1t was dark yet star-bespangled
night overhead when / recovered con-
sciousness, with the remains of that
| awful carnage still around me lighted
up by livid CLEAN. was still lying
where had fallen, with the dead
bodies of my friends and enemies on
each side of me, stark and stiff, and the
CONCEALED blood, which had long since
ceased to flow from our gaping wounds,
cumming us together.
The pirates had gone, after complet-
ing their work, as they had come,
silently, and leaving the dead to burn
with the ship which they had fired.
! could hear the cracking of the
flames as they burst from the hold and
cabin and shot upwards amongst the
rigging, while the deck grew hot under
me with the pitch melting in the joints,
and yet could not move an inch to
help myself. had recovered my senses
only to suffer the tortures of the
damned before being annihilated. l
could not move my head even to look at
the approach of death, while the smoke
rose straight up into the star-tilled sky.
/ could only listen to the cracking and
roaring of the flames and look at the
ruddy reflections and black shadows on
the yards above me, while my skin was
blistering with the intense heat.
Nearer those greedy flames came to me,
while the pitch boiled under my back
and could smell the roasting flesh of
my dead companions, when all at once
heard another sound, the lusty music
of an English shout, and then four pairs
of sturdy arms lifted me hastily up and
hauled me over into the boat, which
had brought them to the burning ship
from their own steamer. was saved.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08
blowing Up Condemned Cannon.

Near Monocracy, Pa, parties were
recently engaged in the novel business
of breaking to pieces with dynamite
the monster steel guns made by the
manufacturers of cannon for the gov
ernment, which, after being cast, are
found to be imperfect. The slightest
flaw, abrasion or crack in cannon is
sufficient to cause the inspectors to con-
denim them. These discarded guns can
not be remelted unless they are reduced
to small pieces. The cannons are taken
in an out-of-the-way place, where holes
are drilled into them and then set off
with dynamite, of which material a
ton is used per month Nearly all the
guns are shipped to Monocacy station
and Birdsboro, whence they are carted
to the place where the dynamiting is
done. They weigh all the way from
four to twenty-five tons and eighteen to
twenty-five horses are frequently re-
quired. From half to three pounds
OF dynamite is used per blast. Some
days as high as two hundred blasts are
made and none of the blasted pieces
must be larger than a cubic foot. After
being reduced to pieces they are sent
back to the gun foundries.
phia Ledger.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08
HER FATHERS UNCLE.
How a Young Tough Staggered Fash
IOnable Woman.

How Young Tough Staggered FASH
ionable Woman.
People who expect to go among tho
sort of boys known in the city All
"toughs" and still retain their dignity
immaculate will do well to prepare for
disappointment. Politeness and good
humor are excellent qualifications fors
such encounters, but not the stiffness;
and loneliness of those who can not en-
dure lack of formal courtesy on the
part of others. p
A young lady, the daughter of 10
wealthy inancier, had succeeded with
infinite trouble in persuading her fa-
ther to assist at an entertainment in
her favorite club. He was an amateur
with the magic lantern, the boys dear
delight, and took it down to amuse
them.
The show was progressing famously,
and the daughter was beaming with
pride, when suddenly one of the boys
beckoned to her and asked, pointing to
the distinguished showmap
"What der yer call dat bloke?"
"What do you mean?" asked the
naughty damsel in a tone of great sur
prise, being quite unaccustomed to
hearing her father described as a
''bloke."
II mean dat bloke over dere setting
off dem pictures"
"What do you desire to know about
himp" she inquired with freezing dig
nifty.
81 want to know what yer call one OF
them fellers dat sets off picturs," per-
sisted the boy.
"That gentleman is my father" said
the daughter in her most impressive
tone.
"Well," said the boy, surveying her
with supreme contempt, don't yer
know yer own fathers trade?"-Waver.
ly Magazine.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08
No Recourse.

Finkenbinder-Say, that hors you
sold me balks! Balks right along.
Won't bulge. You didn't tell me any
thing about that, sir!
Mulligatawny-Didnt l tell you he
had been driven to sulky for year or
two?
''Yes, but"
Then you knew you were buying a
sulky horse. What are you kicking
about?"-Chicago Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08
Where to Begin.

Mrs. Trotabout-I shall be off the
greater part of the day, as have
Joined the Society for the Suppression
of Needless and Nerve-Racking Noises.
Mr.. T.-Good idea, my dear. Take
the .baby along With y0u.-N !,
Weekly,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08
REFUSED PASSES.
Papers That Iayo MalIgned the Exposi-
tIon UnknowIngly Reject Courtesies.

Papers That Havc MalIgned the Exposi-
tion UnknowIngly Reject Courtesies.
The papers that have been for the
last two years maligning Chicago and
the worlds fair have learned that for
once they have been checkmated. The
papers that exhibited the most malig-
nant spirit have been the ones to make
the first demands upon Maj. Handy for
passes. Their requests would proba-
bly, have been granted had common
civility been displayed as it is they may
be compelled to spend their money at
the exposition gates.
Maj. Handy's department has for
many months been sending all over the
country a mass of descriptive matter
concerning the fair. This matter has
invariably been refused by the papers
that have opposed the far, and the en-
velopes have been returned unopened
When the notifications concerning
passes were sent out, Maj. Handy di-
rected that they be inclosed in the
same sort of envelopes used for the It's
sue. The ruse worked well, and as a
result probably dozen papers have
cut themselves off from passes.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08

the week has not been large enough
to crowd the grounds, and the
going has been constantly improv-
ing so that the discomforts of the
first day have almost entirely dis
appeared, and visit to the fair
is now much more pleasurable. Each
day brings forth some new attrac-
tions as the exhibits are unpacked and
installed and fresh features of interest
arc constantly being added about the
grounds.
The electric fountains and search lights
have been completed and are now in op-
Grafton at night and the displays are
perfectly dazzling. The gilded statue
of the Republic and the dome of the Ad-
ministration building CLINT in the flash
ing light and the whole city of white is
flooded with splendor. These displays
undoubtedly surpass anything of the
kind ever witnessed before, and their
magnificence will be one of the great
est wonders of the fair when COM
pleted. The search lights are stationed
on the Agricultural building and by
their aid the whole country for miles
around can be illuminated. In addition
to these there are many great arc lights
which lend their brilliancy to the scene.
Those portions of the fair which still
remain unfinished are now receiving
the attention of doubled force of
workmen, who are putting forth every
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08
An Exact Science.

Snipper-Do you consider medicin.
an exact science?
Tipper-Certainly. I've noticed that
physicians exact large amounts for
their ssryices.-Detroit Free Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08

THE worlds fair will indulge in an
electric star at night. Calculations and
experiments have shown that the bright
particular electric star will throw its
rays to distance of 100 miles, many
times the extent of power possessed by
any other light, ancient or modern.
Throwing its enormous concentration
of 200, 900, ,OOO-candle-power light from a
height of $50 feet on the roof f the
Manufactures building, the big lamp
will shed a dazzling path of light in all
directions.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08

Two GIDDY young men were strolling
through Midway Plaisance the other
day, when they saw Turk short dis
tance ahead of them. do lAr see the
Turk?" said one of .hem. 81 an going
to have some fun with him" So pres
emily he said to the Turk: "Well, old
Fezzy, how's your iver?" md the
Turk replied, in perfectly good English;
Much better than your msppsrs sir,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.
Items Picked UP in a Ramble
Through jackson Park.
The Condition or the Fair Week After
the Opening Some of the Sights
That Amuso - Fakes
and Fakirs.
Especial Chicago oorrespondence,1

ITH the expira
ton of the opeh-
ing week t h e
Columbian ex-
position h a S
lost much of its
inco IN pl e t e.
n e S S, and, al
though there is
much yet to be
done, still the
grounds are in
such shape as to
permit Of n most
enjoyable a n d
profitable stroll
among the great
W h i t C build
ings. The num-
Der of visitor
per day during
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08

Time Out of Mind-Delirious in
terysls.-Truth.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08

L were not do
ing quite legit-
i'm a t c tr a d Q
ourselves o n
t h u t Ch in a
cruise, there
fore we had to
sail carefully
n n d k c c p a
keen lookout
e.. et,.annarc