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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-02-01

"The use Of sCastoria is so universal and
its merits so well known that it seems work
of supererogation to endorse il. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach"
CARLOS MARTIN, d. D.,
New York City.
Late Pastor Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-02-01

He thst will believe only what he car
fully comprehend, must have very
long head or a very short creed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-02-01

Castoris cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes d.
gestion,
Without injurious medication
For several years have recommended
your Castoria, and shall always continue to
do SO as it has invariably produced beneficial
results"
EDWIN F. PARDEK. NJ. D.,
"The Winthrop, . 125th Street and 9TH Ave-,
New York City.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-02-01

No letter aid to digestion.
No better cure for dyspepsia.
Nothing more reliable for bilionsness
and constipation than DeWitt's Little
Early Risers, the famous little pills. j.
L. Bennett.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11
Gigantic Leaves.

What trees bear the largest leaves?
An English botanist tells us that it is
those that belong to the palm family.
First must be mentioned the Inaja
palm, of the banks of the Amazons,
the leaves of which are no less than
fifty feet in length by ten to twelve in
width. Certain leaves of the Ceylon
palm attain length of twenty feet
and the remarkable width of sixteen.
The natives use them for making tents.
Afterward comes the cocoanut palm,
the usual length of whose leaves is
about thirty feet. The umbrella mag
nolia, of Ceylon, bears leaves that are
SO large that single one may some
times serve as shelter for fifteen or
twenty persons. One of these leaves
carried to England as specimen was
nearly thirtysix feet in width. The
plant whose leaves attain the greatest
dimensions in our temperate climate
is the Victoria regia. A specimen of
this truly magnificent plant exists in
the garden of the Royal Botanical So
ciety of Edinburgh. Its leaf, which
is about seven feet in diameter, is
capable of supporting weight of 395
pounds. Scientific American.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

The Swiss Government has, for the
last twenty years, caused observations
to be made through its forestry sta
tlons on the temperature of the air, of
the trees and the soil in the forests.
These observations show that the tenn.
perature IN the forests is always below
the temperature outside. The tenn
perature also varies according to the
trees composing the forests. A beech
forest is always cooler than a forest
OF larch. AS to the trunks of the
trees, they are always colder than the
surrounding air. Regarding the tenn
perature of the soil, it is found that
In the forest the temperature is in
varlably below that of the air. Out
side the forest the soil is always warmer
than the air in summer and colder in
winter.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11
Yell County His Monument.

Yell County, Arkansas, bears the
name of hero. 1t was named after
Archibald Yell, who was once Fed
eral Judge in the Territory of Arkan-
sas, says the Arkansas Gazette, and
was elected to Congress the year the
Territory was admitted into the Union
as n State. The year James Fl. Berry
was born Yell was inaugurated Cover
nor of Arkansas. When Berry was
learning in Alabama how to speak that
sweet Southern accented language,
Yell was again elected to Congress.
After serving one year of this term in
Congress he resigned to fight for his
country in its war with Mexico. He
led the First Arkansas Cavalry 1t the
battle of Buena Vista, and while en-
gagged in a charge at the head Of bis
column he was killed,
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

The annual report of the State
Geological Survey of Iowa shows that
the belt of coal extending across
Missouri from Keokuk to Kansas City
is more productive than any other
portion of "the great interior coal
field of the American continent. :"
This field includes a large portion of
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Kansas, Indian Territory, Arkansas
and Texas. Coal beds are found in
most other States also, but they be-
long to other fields and strata.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

The st. Louis Republic says: Secre-
tary Herbert is the only member of
the Cabinet who can be called a
specialist in his own department. Mr..
Herbert is fitted to be Secretary of the
Navy, and for no other place around
Mr.. Cleveland's council board. He
Fs a sailor, every inch of him; he
knows ship from masthead to keel :;
he can box the compass like an old
salt, and could walk the deck as an
Admiral or climb the rigging as a
sailor. He has sailed before the mast.
and has been taught the art of sea-
manship in the school of experience.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

This is an age of specialties, ex,
claims the Boston Cultivator. The
successful men of the world to-day are
those who devote themselves to special
work. Every man has some liking or
possibility which is greater than any
other, and which is in some way diff
ferent from those of other men. This
Is his vocation, and he should devote
to it his best thought and endeavor.
In this way he will concentrate his
energies and secure larger results.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

In Ireland vaccination was made
compulsory in 1868. Since that time
the Irish Poor Law Commissioners
have carried out the law and the whole
population has been vaccinated. From
1880 to 1910 the yearly average of
deaths from smallpox was $500, in the
next decade it was 32S7 and in the
next 1872. In the year 1867 they were
twenty, in 1868 they were nineteen
and in the next year six.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

Though the Chinese have been in
this country so long time and have
become so numerous, it is said of them
that they do not and cannot compre
hend the status of the police. re-
marks the New York Sun. Their first
idea is that policeman is sort of
feudal ruler, with the right to chop off
their heads or levy on their property
or do as he pleases with them. They
have no fault to find with such rulers.
They are used to them in China. In
fact, as soon as they find out that the
police are mere watchmen on salary
set to guard the public peace they be-
come disturbed and confused and end
the strain on their minds by deciding
that the policemen must be soldiers,
and that is what nearly every China,
mss thinks they are to-day,
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

The popular idea of Siberia, accord
ing to the Chicago Record, is that it is
a barren desert extending from the
frozen ocean of the north to the burn
ing sands of the tropics, but this is a
great mistake. The population of Rus
sia in Asia is nearly 5000, 900. There
are several cities with population ex-
.ceeding 10000. The agricultural pro-
ducts reported, which constitute only
very small portion of the whole. are
valued at an average of $50. 600, 900 a
year, the output of the mines exported
Is valued at upward of $50, 900, 900
annually. and the furs, fish, skins
and other products that come into
European Russia from Siberia are
worth So, 600, 900 or SO, 900, 600 more.
But this population is scattered over
an enormous area; it is only partially
civilized; the greater portion of the
country does not expect or aspire to
the production of anything more than
is necessary for local consumption :;
the means of communication and trans
portation are lacking, and, as pro-
ductive industry is measured in the
European countries and Ameries, il
may be said that two.thirds of the
people are habitaally idle.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11
A Philadelphia physician think that

A Philadelphia physician thinks that
a great deal of nonsense has been writ
ten about hypn otism. "Any one, he
says, "may hynotize himself in few
minutes by closing his eyes, directing
them inward and downward, and then.
imagining his breath to be vapor,
watching its inhalation and expulsion
from the nostrils. Babies invariably
look cross-eyed before going to sleep.
IN this way producing what hypnotists
call 'transfxion. Fishermen often
hynotlze themselves watching a cork
on surface of shining water, An hour
passes by as if it were few minutes. "
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

The largest balloon in the world has
Just been constructed at Holloway,
near London, England. 1t is sphere
of 81 "a feet diameter, has capacity
of over 10000 cubic feet, weighs one
and quarter tons, and will lift an ad =
ditIonal weight of ton. 1t is to be
nsed for the purpose of obtaining CON
tinuous meteorological observations
for period of six days without de-
scending. 1t has been successfully
tested
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

Letters just published, written dur
ing the siege of Paris, show what high
prices were paid for curious meals. A
certain M. Deboos bought up the
Geological Garden and sold the ami
mails at profit. The cassowarv was
sold for $40 and the kangaroo for only
$50. Two camels brought $1,000 and
wild boar $40. Elephants flesh
was luxury, and the two were sold
as steaks for S54O0.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11
LAPORTE, PA, FRIDAY, MAY IL, 1894.
THE SOLDIERS OF THE SUN.

THE SOLDIERS OF THE SUN.
Along the margin of the world
They march with their bright banners
furled,
Uatil, In line of battle drawn,
They reach the boundaries of dawn.
They cross the seas and rivers deep.
They climb the mountains high and steep,
ARd hurry on until in sight
OF their black enemy-the Night.
Then madly rush into the fray
These armies of the Night and Day.
Swiftly the shining arrows go,
While bughng Winds their warnings blow.
Strive as He will, the Night is pressed
Farther and farther down the west.
With golden spear and cleaning lance
The cohorts of the Day advance.
Thus, daily, is the battle won
BY the brave soldiers Of the SUM-
Frank D. Sherman, in Harpers Weekly.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11
NO. 81.
MIDNIGHT SONG.

The star that in the midnight sky
Above the heaving foam
Shines brightly when the storm Is nigh.
To guide the sailor home;
That pc yrless light no gloom can blur
Shines not more pure above
Than innocency beams in her
The little lass love.
Star of my heart, o dreaming star,
From balmy sleep arise
Shed one soft ray
To bless my lay
Before the darkness flies.
The rose that in the night wind sways
So flawless and so pure
IT'S fit to charm seraph's gaze,
A hermit's glance to lure.
Onot more fair is that white rose
In spotless grace divine,
Than is the lass whose bosom knows
The love that burns in mine.
Rose of my heart, o rare, white Rose,
In song my love pour!
o come and rest
Upon my breast
White Rose that I adore.
Samuel NJ. Peck, in Atlanta Journal.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

Jonathan Hutchinson, to the aston
ishment of the New York Mail and
Express, is devoting the best years of
his life to studying the question, 'rDo
the sick ever sneeze?" He believes it
to be fully as important as the deter
mination of the problem, "Why are
black cats black?"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

The ex-President OF the Royal Col
lege of Veterinary Surgeons of Eng
land condemns public drinking troughs
for horses on the ground that they
propagate certain diseases peculiar to
horses.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

Every member of the British cabi.
net acts in three capacities-as admin
istrator of department of state, MS
member of a Legislative chamber and a
confidential adviser to the crown.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

1t has been estimated that $4,000
horses are employed in the London
carrying trade, that their value is q
million and q quarter, and that the
cost is for food alone "a, 600, 900. A
rule prevails of foraging the horses on
threepence an inch per week-that is,
horse costs rs many shillings week
as it stands hands high.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

1t appears as if the people of the
United States were steadily reducing
their consumption of quinine and
other cinchona alkaloids. Year after
year since 1887 the importations of
cinchona bark have been diminished.
In 1898 the amount imported was less
than half that of 1887.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

Justice Wheeler, of Chicago, holds
that bicycle rider has as much right
of way on public streets as the driver
of any vehicle. f. g. Nelson sued the
owners of truck which ran into him
while he was riding his bicycle, and
has gained judgment for $50 and
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

Fine carriages with rubber tires are
said to be coming into use in the city
of New York. These tires cost about
800 for a set of four, and rarely last
more than one season, but they are a
great comfort to those who can afford
them, making the motion of the car
riage easy and noiseless.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11
A Very Rare Whale.

Some days ago there was found
stranded on the beach near Corson's
Inlet, N. J.. a large mammal, which
was at first supposed to be a porpoise,
but has since been found to be some
thing more rare. Dr. Greenman, of
the University of Pennsylvania, went
down to look at the luckless monster,
and after examination pronounced it q
pygmy, or Japanese whale. He was
very much surprised to see this speci-
men in the Atlantic, as these whales
are rare even in their natural habitat,
the sea of Japan. The whale was
nine feet long and weighed about 600
pounds This is the second specimen
found ON the Jersey coast, the other
having been found at Spring Lake in
1876. and secured by the Smithsonian
Institution. -Picayune.
The flour o'clocks" opep regularly
al 4 n'alaoE rain or ehfna
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

An agricultural writer figures that
the loss to the farmers of the coun-
try by the use of narrow wagon
tires, through the wear and tear of
horsehesh and the loss of time, amounts
to the enormous sum of $500, 900, 900
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

M, Berry asks the French Chamber
to give Parisians the right to vote by
mail, when they are out of town, or
too i'll to come to the polls.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11
MISS TIM BROOKS OPENING.

I wasn't the first
time by any means
Miss Timbrook had
read her tiiece's let.
ter ! nor was it the
first time that Miss
Cynthia Stone had,
figuratively speak
ing, stabbed her
stout, gentle old
friend by remark
i n g, oracularly,
"Ingratitude is the
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

The Dakota River, with an estimated
length of 600 miles, is believed by
many to be the longest unnavigable
stream in the world.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

A Kentucky woman recently brought
suit against a railroad for killing her
horse and her husband. She got $3.50
for the horse and one cent for the hus-
band
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

If all the people of the United States
were placed in Kansas, California and
Nebraska, those States would not be
SO thickly settled as England is now.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11
South Africa will again essay cotton
manufacture.

The fitness of things is happily il
lustrated, the Chicago Herald thinks,
in the name of Mr.. Chinook Whiskers,
of Oregon.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-05-11

The flour o'clocks" opep regularly
ut o'clock, rain OF shine.
The herald., 1894-10-05
UNION PACIFIC FORECLOSURE.
Government Directors Do Not
Favor 1t.
They Believe in Refunding the Debt
of the Company.
a Blanket 1OO-Ysar Per Cent Mort
gage Proposed--Tho Appointment
of Receivers Commsnded.
Railroad Notes,
By the Associs ted Press.

By the Associated Press
New York. Oct. 4.-E. Ellery Ander-
son, ]. W. Doane, Joseph Padder, and
Fitzhugh Lee, the government directors
in the Union Pacific controlling board,
today made public their last annual re-
port. They approve OF the naming OF
receivers for the system, as it was be-
lieved the associated roads, aggregsting
Sl66 miles. possessed greater earning
power when operated as whole than
whsn dismembsred. In administering
the several properties, however. sepa-
rate accounts OF the receipts and ex-
psnses have been kept, and no earnings
severally applied TO the mortgages COW
ering particular divisions. In this way,
from the appointment of the receivers In
October last, to the end of the fiscal year
on June so, So. 1877, 1857 was paid on ~ sets
OF bonds. Several of the branch railroads
did not earn operating expenses. and
they are to be turned over to separate
receivers on the application OF the trus.
tees of the covering mortgages. In this
way and by separate receiverships, se-
cured by holders of guarantee bonds,
about 2500 miles of road have been
Topped off from the property embraced
in the original receivership. The gov
eminent directors urge an adjustment OF
the government interests in the system,
and dismiss the foreclosure plan by
saying:
"As for the plan OF attempting the
collection of the government debt by CO.
quiring title to the railroad property
and operating it, the insuperable objec>
tions to this course, both from political
standpoint and in view OF the peculiar
and incomplete nature of the govern
ment lien, have been SO often stated
that it is not necessary to repeat them."
Instead, the directors submit set OF
suggestions for reorganization OF the
company. founded upon the ascertain
ment of the earning power OF the whole
system, and then the iseue of great
blanket mortgage of per cent 100 year
bonds, so that this accruing interest will
not exceed the minimum earning
power. The present sinking fund
is to 70 to the prior lien and
the stockholders are to be retained after
an assessment of $40 share. The re-
msinder of the mortgage and OF the pre-
ferred stock is to satisfy the holders of
the subsequent bonded liens.
Tables are given to show how the
government would get its present claim
of $40, 800, 900 under tbis arrangement.
and what each class of the present secu-
rity holders might expect.
The herald., 1894-10-05
WALTER GUY FURNALD.
Mrs. Garner Oirculates q Petition for
Pa

Mrs. Garner Circulates Petition for
His Pardon.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 4.-The latest
development in the sensational diamond
robbery case in which Walter Guy Fur
nald figured as the main actor, is the
probability of an application being
made to Governor Markham for a
pardon. Furnald was convicted
by jury in Judge Murphy's court last
March, and was sentenced to three years'
imprisonment at Folsom. The petition
was drawn up by his attorney,
Carroll Cook, last month and for.
warded to Furnald to obtain his
signature. No answer has as yet been
received, and it is believed that the doc.
ument is in the hands of Mrs. Garner,
the woman who gained some notoriety
as witness in behalf of the defense.
She was at that time employed at the
mint, but was discharged upon Furnald's
conviction. Her whereabouts have
been a mystery. and as far as
can be ascertained she is said to
be engaged in circulating the petition
among Furnrld's eympsthizers in Los
Angeles.
Carroll Cook processes entire ignor-
ance as to what disposition his client
has made of the petition, and claims to
have forgotten the grounda upon which
the appeal was based.
The herald., 1894-10-05
THE A. P. A. MONSTER.
BISHOP MATZ DENOUNCES THE
ORGANIZATION.
He Says tho Church in Colorado 10
Passing Through an appalling
Crisis on Account of Sec
ti0naI Bigotry.

DENVER, Oct. AIN hi5 October pas
toral Bishop Matz says the church in
Colorado is passing through an Rppal-
ling crisis.
ut is," he says, sectional higotry
which. led on by set of fanatics. bids
fair to outdo the followers of Cromwell
and the maniscs OF the French COM
mune. 1t ia fact which has called
forth the amazement of the most re-
markable men of our time, that an age
like ours and country which floats the
American flag should have iostered this
A. 2. A. monster, which. while it carries
the constitution of the United States in
one hand and the Bible in the
other, would fsin strangle with its
deadly fangs, the church whose chill
dren fought 40 bravely under the stars
and stripes against tyranny and oppres-
sion, but nevertheless, shs fact remains,
and Is indeed more strange than fiction"
The bishop urges Catholics to vote
only for men that are above prejudice,
party passions and Hectarian beliefs.
The herald., 1894-10-05
NEW YORK ATHLETES.
A Team VIII Go Abroad to Contest AL
Europp.

A Team VIII Go Abroad to Contest All
Europe.
New YORK, Oct. 3.-Anent the report
that New York will send an athletic
club to Europe, George sohweiglsr, the
athlete. has sent to E. @. Carter. the
official hsndicapper of the A. A. U. and
editor of the New York Athletic Club
Journal, the following communication,
which WAS published today:
DEAR SIR The New York Athletic
club has not only been successful In the
rivalry with other clubs. but it has in it's
ranks this season athletes who are un-
doubtedly entitled to consideration as
representative champions of America
and whose ability enables them to hold
their own with the best men in other
countries. Never has the outlook been
brighter for an international contest
resulting in an overwhelming victory for
the representatives of America.
The great struggle between Yale and
Oxford aroused such enthusiasm in
England and America that no doubt in-
tenae interest would be created if the
New York Athletic club sent team to
compete for the English championship
next year.
Local athletic societies seem to think
that the Americana will hold their own
in about eight out of the 13 contests
which comprise the English champion
ship programme.
They seem to think that Tyler has an
excellent chance to defeat O. A. Bradley
In the 300-yard run, although Bradley.
the champion of England, is 10second
man.
Local authorities concede the quarter.
mile run to Breden, the English cham-
pion, as it is not thought that either
Lee, Sands or Lyons is fast enough to
defeat the Engishman. In the half
mile. Charles Kilpatrick could be pitted
against Breden with brighter prospects.
N. w. Orton has good chance at the
mile run and the two-mile steepechase.
In the 120-yard hurdle it is believed
that all England cannot show a man
who can conquer Stephen Chace. His
friends are confident that he can defeat
Godfrey Shaw. J. s. Mitchell has an
excellent chance to capture the l6.pound
hammer championship.
The herald., 1894-10-05
REPUBLICAN HOPES.
National Committeeman Counting Chic
ems in tho 6hpll.


National Commitseemen Counting Chick-
ems in tho shsll.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Ths Republican
national committee met this evening in
the rooms of the executive chairman,
Joseph Manley, at the Fifth Avenue
hotel. There were present besides the
chairman: Cornelius Bliss. J. 8. Clark
son, r. G. Kerens. Samuel Fessenden,
G. A. Hobart. D. A. Sunderland. The
abeentees were: M. H. De Young, W. J..
Campbell, W. A. Branlsy, Davis Martin
and Secretary William Hahn. Follow
ing the meeting the committeeman
dined informally at Delmonico's. ]. s.
Clarkson, who has Just returned from
the west, is enthusiastic about Republi-
can prospects in that section. For New
Jersey, Committeeman Hobart prophe-
sizes the Republicans will elective of the
eight congressman to be voted for this
fall, a gain of two. Delegations from
various states met the committee in con-
ference and the prospects in all con-
greasional districts were carefully gone
over.