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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15
Highest Windmill in the World.

A windmill of somewhat remarkable
proportions, and placed upon tower
which is said to be the highest ever
erected for that purpose, has been put
up by A. J. Corcoran upon the prop
erty of Prescott Hall Butler, at st.
James, Long Island. Several wind
mills of equal power had been previ-
ously erected by Mr.. Corcoran, but
upon towers not exceeding 125 feet
high, while the present tower is 100
feet high. This was done because the
spring from which it was desired to
pump water was upon the beach and
at times covered by the tide, the
ground rising rapidly from this point,
so that it was necessary to raise the
wheel to very considerable height in
order that it might be above all OBJ
structions within 1000 feet from it.
Twenty barrels of concrete, forty bar
rels of cement, 10000 bricks, $4,000
feet of Georgia pine and more than
six tons of bolts, washers and iron
plates were used in its construction.
The mill that surmounts this tower is
22I feet in diameter and pumps water
through 5000 feet of pipe to a height
of 223 feet. 1t delivers water to
reservoir of capacity for 65, 600 gal
Ions, which it has filed in two days.
American Machinist.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15

piece of board, rs is cften seen, that
has been used in the dairy for many
seasons to cover the pans of milk,
will deaden the cream as fast as it rises
on the surface OF the milk, so that
good butter cannot be made of it. An
old churn that smells strong from age
will rob the butter of half its value.
Milk as it comes from the COW is rich
in high favors, but of an exceeding
perishable nature. To hold those
fiavors, everything with which it comes
in contact must be as cool and clean
and fresh ss possible up to the time
the bargain is struck with the mer-
chant.
The first necessity is that the stables
are clean, with no smell of rotting
manure about them. Then use nicely
secured tin buckets to milk in. Hurry
the milk out of the stable, or away
from the COWS, and set it Immediately
for creaming in cans or pans that are
nerfectly clean, and covered not with
muo6, but with sheets of secured tin.
The can that holds the cream must be
scalded in hot water every time it is
emptied, SO that no particle of the old
batch can get into the new. No churn
should be used more than two seasons.
unless made of metal or kept immacu-
lately clean. In this respect the churn
is the most dangerous of all the dairy
utensils, and must be aired as much as
possible up to the point of cracking it
with too much drying out. Let the
sun shine into 1t often. While no one
should ever put the bare handsto but
ter, it must be manipulated. To do
this, the best implements are two flat
paddles, made of hard wood. The
table on which the butter is worked is
easily kept clean, and should also be
made of hard wood. But the point of
fatal error with many farmers wives
is that they will not pack and market
the butter in the best shape to get good
prices for it, The trouble usually
comes from making the butter at odd
times, and having no regular time for
taking it to town, intead of first de-
termining on what days of the month
shipments can be made, and then reg
ulate everything to that end. Butter
should always be delivered within two
weeks of the time the milk came from
the COW; oftener if possible. Cream
can be held from four to six days, de-
pending on how cold it is kept and
how sweet it was when taken from the
milk. Never let it get too old, or all
your hopes for good quality and high
price will be crushed.
The farm output of butter will hard
ly be large enough to warrant using
the ordinary butter tubs, and that ls
not the best shape to sell farm butter.
By all means put it into one pound or
two pound cakes, and press ridges
across the top of each pat with the
paddle. Now, for bit of enterprise,
get some of the paraffin paper to wrap
the prints in, or use cheesecloth. Do
not use old cloths. even though thor
oughly clean. What you buy for this
purpose will not cost quarter of a
cent to the pound of butter, while it
will add several cents to the market
value of each pound. A little neat
ness in this regard sharpens the appe-
tite of the buyer.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15
Favorite Song Of the West Point Cadets.

The t'cadet band" during the sum-
mer of 1864 was an unusually good
one. There were number of fine
vocalists in the first, or senior class,
and excellent "soloists" on the vio-
lin, guitar and banjo. The banioist
especially was born minstrel, and
could doubtless have done we'll in pro-
fessional burnt cork.
But cadet songs were few in num-
Der. ''Benny Havens o" was the
only one heard in those days. We
sang tho army songs, "When This
Cruel War is Over" "Red, White and
Blue" "Rally Round the Flag"
"Kingdom Coming" and later
"Tramp, Tramp" and Millard's stir.
ring "Flag of the Free" as the war
drew to it's close. What seemed to
be needed was new cadet song.
Plebes had to contribute to the
general amusement then as they do
now, and one evening in camp q
young fellow from the Mississippi
Valley gave us song, with catch
ing air and chorus, he called "Ora
Lee" l afterward knew Mississippi
steamer to have the same name, but
never met any one else who sang or
knew the song The chorus ran:
Ora Lee, Ora Lee, maid OF golden hair;
Sunshine came along with thee and swal-
lows in the air.
The whole corps took it up before
many days, but no one fancied it
more than our banjoist, ''Pomp, who
one evening soon afterward favored
the camp with new words to the air OF
Cora Lee," beginning:
We've not much longer here to stay.
Only a month or two
When We'll throw our old gray clothes
away,
And don the army blue.
Chorus.
Army blue, army blue, we'll don the army
blue.
Well bid farewell to cadet gray and don the
army blue.
Then the band learned it as march
ing tune, and at the "last parade" of
the class of '65 in the following June,
played it as the graduating quickstep
for the first time, in place of the old,
81 See Them on Their Winding Way
and ''The Dashing White Sergeant. !"
''Ora Lee, as song, seems to have
been lost entirely. "Army Blue" is
known all over the United States. =
Captain King, in Youths Companion.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15
The Congressman's Salary.

"Although Congressman eets
about S13. 80 day in the way OF sal
ary," said an old-time House attache,
"there are a great many men in the
lower branch of Congress who are al
ways short of money. Quite a mum.
Der spend their income recklessly, but
q great many have Legitimate domestic
expenses that run so close to tho
amount of their salary that they have
hard picking at times to get along. a
considerable number of members dis
count their salaries at the banks.
They are charged something like s.!
per cent, and if the total of this ac-
count were made public, it would
make remarkable showing. 1t is by
no means the new or younger mem
bers who are oftenest short before sal
ary day comes around Many of the
cider members, who have sat in the
House for years, are in this predica-
ment quite frequently. Many of them
are men of rreproachable habits, but
with large and expensive families to
support and with heavy political OBJ
legations at home forming constant
drain on their cxchequer which they
cannot get rid of. l learn that there
is quite little unexpended balance
remaining unclaimed of the appro-
priation to pay mileage for the extra
session. This is due to the fact that
there are members SO Conscientious
that they think they have no moral
right to touch that money and have
never claimed it. A number of these
are MEN who actually need the money,
but they are too scrupulously honest
to demand it, although its expenditure
was authorized by House and Senate. !"
-Washington Post.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15
A Use for Half Burned Carb0ns.

There is already demand for the
unused and half burnt carbons from
the arc lights. Someone has discov-
cred that carbon is u cure for con-
sumption, and it is a we'll known fact
that men who work in carbon facto-
ries are singularly healthy. Just how
the fragments of carbon are broken
up and the particles inhaled does not
appear, but people collect them good
deal and profess to derive benefit
from their use. 1t has been claimed
for years that smoky atmosphere is
good one for .consumptive patient,
although this has been denied by doc
tors again and again. The carbon the
DRY may account for what some peo-
pie believe to be nonsense and others
an infallible theory. st Louis Globe
Democrat.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15
BEGIN WITH CALVES.

4 cattle feeder insists that as prep
aration to the desired end-the pro.
duction of cattle large and fat at the
least expense-feeding should begin
with the calves. They should be
taught to eat while they are drinking
milk. Keep oats in trough near by
for this purpose. Their future growth
depends largely upon the care given
the first year. After they are weane6
continue to give them oats chopped
on ground feed, have them well housed
in cold weather, and keep them in
good growing condition all winter.
Yearling calves are more easily win
tered. but they should have the same
sort of regimen and care. 1t takes no
more feed, when properly and regu-
larly given, to keep the calves fat all
their lives than to half do it. Then
they can be fitted for market, if de-
sired, in short time. Chicago Times
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15
BEANS AND PEAS,

There is need in our farming rota.
iion to use more fully the leguminous
plants, such Us clover, peas, beans.
lupines, etc. These plants not only
furnish with hay and corn more
complete ration for feeding stock than
hay and corn alone, but they also
furnish means of improving the land
in manner that can not be done
without them except by buying ex-
pensive fertilizers. There is nothing
that furnishes better preparation
for good crop of corn or potatoes or
almost any other crop than q good
clover sod: where land is too poor to
start clover it must be enriched either
by manuring or by green manuring
with lupines and vetches, which will
thrive on poorer land than clover.
Peas and beans are grown largely
by our market farmers for selling
green, and any surplus is often dried
and threshed; but l.rge part of the
supply of dried beans and peas used
in our city markets comes from Cana
da and various European countries
where the culture of these crops is
better understood than here. The
climate of our Northern States is well
adapted TO growing these crops, and
there is no good reason why our farm
ers cannot grow at a profit large part
of the million and half of dollars
worth of these crops now imported.
One drawback to the successful grow
ing of beans of late years is the blight
or rust which attacks the leaves and
pods and seriously damages the crop
in many cases. 1t is now well under
stood that this disease is caused by a
par site fungus and can be success
rally warded off by spraying with
Bordeaux mixture.
There is danger that 'Boston baked
beans" may have to be called by some
other name if we have to import our
supply of them. Rally, then, all We
patriotic farmers, and save us from
sdch humiliation!
The use of peas as q field crop sown
with oats and harvested either in the
green state for fodder or made into
hay, later, is increasing in New Eng.
land and deserves to increase still
more. There are few crops that will
give better satisfaction in the long
run, we believe, than these on the
dairy farm.
There are also many farms at dis.
tance from market where the growing
of peas and beans to be threshed and
sold dry would prove an important
addition to the marketable products
and a valuable addition TO the farm
rotation. Massachusetts Ploughman
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15
KALsoafININd.

Kalsomining, or wall coloring in
distemper, is best done when walls
are not too cold or too hot. 1t may
be done any time during the winter,
SO that the walls do not freeze. There
are good many preparations put up
for this purpose and called by various
names. However, if you are where
you cannot procure this, it may be
prepared in the following manner !:
White To ten pounds of best whiting
use II pounds of white glue, half q
pound alum and little ultramarine
blue. Put the glue in cold water, set
it on the fire and stir until dissolved.
Put half gallon of hot water over
the whiting, and when dissolved add
the glue, the blue and the alum, which
must also be dissolved in hot water.
Stir the mixture well and run through
sieve. For first coating this may be
used while hot, but the other coats
must be cold. If your color works
too stiff, little soap will help. All
colors and shades are made by adding
the dry colors. Before kalsomining,
the cracks and nail holes should be
filled with plaster of paris. Mix this
with paste, and it will not dry SO
quickly. If you have good brush
and work as quickly Us possible to
avoid laps, you will have q good job of
kalsomining. A nice stencil border
run around the top of the wall makes
EeGt finish.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15
now TO MAKE GILT EDdED nurrgn


Whether large or small amount of
milk or butter is sold from the farm
in u year, one is seldom satisfied with
the price that is paid for il, writes L.
). Hardin ia the American Agricultu-
rist. The limit usually runs from ten
10 twenty-five cents pound, while
the ereameries are getting from twen.
ty.twu to forty cents for the same ar.
tiele, only better made aud furnished
ia large lots ol uniform quality
Here h a heavy loss to the rin.
While Il Is tFae that gool tools alone
will not make hne butieF or rich nils
yet they are Indispensable b. eneour
ago the average maker 90 produce a
better article. fool= are o. cheap, too,
that there ought O. he "a hieher stan
daFl IN the dairy output of tha farm
h. lhe fret place. ali dairY inple,
ments that hsye been asel iof years.
especially if they hsss aaY van
ahnnt theH. bfruna an thoroughly
suaAei aiih sld hrttsF srrase thst ID :
,aapnsalhla e. snake dnr afisle ailh
them. ihe aatanf eFesnf nf iresh hui,
Is eumra "a e4nttet s. ith taenl. tAss
take sil iha - aul liau hHsHs 80 b.
he iftl# astsis tsf iHsas#s.. Fl
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15

Tho Government scientists arc lreal-
felly puzzled somstlmes hy all things
seat tn thela ior Identification. Foe a
hong time they could make nethlas oat
of bok tall of small hart balls II
iibrous material, stated 81 hays hesa
picked ap ga Materu prairie. which
aera forwarded g. ths National
Museam. % Nsa HnailY discovered
that thaY aer0 huiisia cuis Whea
tha auilnals seFa killel sal eaf ap ~
ihe plaias the easla aefe leit hahind
hsfi sa.ta ~ driei sfaas matt eaas
a. slfh llarsllKs ainirH sHt eaieH.
afri la aslafiH .H5aat ilf - iaAsAnl s
eefsaaA s=AsR GaH# Iftss
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15
COST OF FEEDING POULTRY.

A well-fed hen should lay ten dozen
eggs in q year. Some will do better
than this. One dollar year will sup
ply the hen with ample food, and less
if the wastes of the house are kept for
them. At ten cents dozen, the hen
pays for her feed and she will rear a
brood of ten or twelve chicks. This is
safe basis for figuring in the poultry
business when the person is careful
and experienced. New York Times.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15

Effectually yet geatly, when costve or bilious,
or when the blood is impure or sluggish,to per-
manently cure habitual constipation, to awak-
en- the kidneys and liver to a healthy activity
without irritating or weakening them, to dis
pei headaches, colds or fevers, use Syrup of
FIGS
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
TO MAKE MUSTARD.

-Four heaping teaspoonfuls of mus.
tard. teaspoonful of sugar and halt
n teaspoonful of salt. Mix these in
gradients together thoroughly and add
boiling water, little at n time, till it
is smooth and thick. Then add n
scant teaspoonful of vinegar. Detroit
Free Press.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15

1t is stated by authorities in naval
architectur, that steel vessel can
carry twenty per cent. more than an
iron ship.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15

We will give 500 reward for any case of ca
tarrh that cannot be cured with Halls Catarrh
Cure. Taken internally.
T. J. CHENEY q Co. Props. Toledo, o.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15

How My THROAT HURTS! Why don't you
use Hale's Honey Of Horehound and Tar?
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15

In the Paris hospitals over twenty
per cent. of the typhoid cases prove
fatal.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15

DIR. Kilmer's SWAMP Root cures
all Kidney and Bladder troubles.
Pamphlet and Consultation free.
Laboratory Binghamton, n. Y.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15
DR.. Hoxsic's Certain Group Cure

Removes Inflammation from throat and lungs
No remedy so good for colds. so cts. \. +
Hoxsie, Buffalo, y. Y, M'fr.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-06-15
To CIennsc the system

DIAMONDS so small that 1900 go to the carat
have been cut in Holland.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-23
CAPE ELIZABETH.

All through the week, crew of i'm
ported artists, assisted by local skill, have
been employed in cleansing, renovating
and newly upholstering the KnighJville
church. The ceiling has been prettily
papered and frieze and border laid on,
MAXI the whole interior very attrac-
tive. Thenwoodwork has. been painted
pure white, and the doors cherry stained
and when the bright new carpet is laid
down there will be no more attractive
church auditorium in town. There
will be no servicessof any kind in this
church tomorrow, owing to the pastor,
Rev. L. Fl. Bean, being engaged to Nconduct
funeral services at South Portland.
The Knightville Independent Hose
Company have pure hased 700 feet of first
class new hose, which will doubtless soon
be increased to 1000 feet. The sorganiza-
ton will now be ready in short time
to grapple with the fire fiend.
This afternoon and evening the Mizpath
Circle Of Knightville hold an apron sale
and sociable in the parlors ofthe church.
Ice cream will be on sale.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-23
THE !FRYEBURG ASSEMBLY.
Additional Attractions to be Presented at
the Chatauqua in July.

Mrs. E. H. Osgood, whose classes in par
hamentary law have so popular in
Portland, Lewiston and Auburn, the past
winter will give ten lessons in this i'm
portant branch of instru ctio j. Miss
Linnie B. Treadwell, teacher in club
swinging, dumb bells, pantomime and
elocution, will teach one hour each
morning in physical culture. Mrs. Kate
Wilson, of Wellesley, will teach botany.
Prof. E. H. Fobes, a Yale man. who
taught mineralogy SO successfully last
year, will add to this study astronomy,
giving one hour every night to this
charming study. Rev. f. H. Morgan,
who has had large experience in teaching
at Oh autauqua Assemblies in Sunday
School work, will have charge of the
normal department. Miss Mary L. Fish,
graduate of Wellesley, will teach Ger
man. Miss Mary Ellis Cobb has been
engaged as pianist for the entire season,
also Miss Eta Stinchfeid Sparrow, So
prano, Mrs. DR.. Pike, Saco, contralto,
Mr.. Fred /. Day, tenor, who will assist
Prof. Bowdoin in his chorus rehearsals.
The music will be of high order. Every
one who has seen the programme is de-
lighted with it. 1t is full of good things
Rev. Geo. ID. Lindsay will give full infor-
nation about the Assembly TO anyone
addressing him, 35 North street, Port
land
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-23
Eightieth Anniversary.

Circulars of invitation to the Reunion of
North Yarmouth Academy students,
officers and teachers have
been sent to all former students whose
addresses were .obtaiinable. 1t has how
ever, from obvious causes been impossible
to reach all. Therefore the Committee of
arrangements desire to repeat the notice
previously given, tina all persons who have
been at any time connected with the school
as officers, tea cheers or students. are invited
to attend the Reun ion at Yarmouth on Tues
day, juno rs, at P. NJ at the First Parish
Church. At the close of the public exer-
cises in the afternoon, those who are enti-
tied to attend the evening reception which
will be limited strictly to officers. students
and teachers with their wives or husbands.
will, on registering their names, receive
tickets, which must be presented at the
door. At $50 supper will be served in Ma
sonic Hall to guests from other towns.
Late trains will run to Portland and neigh
boring towns on the G. T. r. and Me. Central
r R at the close of the evening exercises
Applications for membership and inquiries
in regard to the Reunion may be addressed
to the Secretary, Mrs N Burbank, Var
mouthville. Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-23
Berlin, N. H.

William Gerrish, Scott Mason, Howard
Parker and Loring Dresser are away on
fishing trip.
Miss Lillian Thwing, of West Woolwich,
Me-, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Howard Wight, Broad street.
Miss E. H. Littlehale, bookkeeper for
Irving Stearns, is spending her vacation
in Lawrence, Mass.
Berlin has crack base ball team this
season. Lawyer George Rich, formerly
of the Ann Arbors,is captain and man
ager. They have lost but one game thus
far this season. Tuesday they played an
errorless game against the Lancasters,
winning by score of IL to 2.
Rev.J. B. Carruthers and wife gave a
reception to the members of the Congre-
gational society Thursday evening. A
large number enjoyed the pleasant event
The Ideal Opera Company of Boston,
under the direction of Mr.. Carroll E.
Macomber, will present Balfe's opera
Countess for Day." in Whitney Opera
House, June 90. Berlin musicians are
looking forward with pleasure to this
musical treat.
Mr.. Elmer b. Shaw of Portland, who is
spending the summer months here, has
a large class in vocal music, and is giving
perfect satisfaction as an instructor. He
is instructing chorus, and good con-
cert in the near future is looked for.