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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

My husband was minister at a
large church in New England vii
lage where he had served several
years.
One night I had o most curious
dream. I seemed to be in front of a
long mirror, and reflected in it was
the face of a woman I had never seen
before. She had light golden hair,
while mine was dark, and her whole
appearance was different from mine in
every way. I remember I thought it
peculiar that I should have changed
so suddenly. Then woke mp.
The next night dreamed the same
thing again, but while I was standing
before the glass the woman came into
the room. turned and pointing to
the mirror, asked her what it meant.
"Oh!" she said, 'that is the way you
will look!" The following day told
the family about my dream, and they
all thought it very strange.
A few months after this, as I was
walking out of church one Sunday, I
passed pew with strange lady in it;
she turned as 1 passed, and what was
my surprise to see the very face of the
lady had seen in my dream.
Six months later my husband died.
One afternoon the maid announced a
lady and gentleman to see me. went
down to the parlor and came face to
face with the lady of my dream
the same one had seen in church.
She introduced her husband. who she
said was a minister and who had been
chosen rector of that parish.
I soon left the parsonage and my
dream partly came true; for this lady
did take my place and became mistress
of the rectory. illustrated American.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
The Story Of the Thumbs.

eff you will allow me the Hibernic-
ism, said a young lady of observation,
II would like you to note for me that
the true index finger is the thumb. I
do not mean that from the length of
its phalanges you can find out whether
there is blonde divinity or brunette
fate awaiting you, or that from it's
spatulated or oval nail can tell
whether you like pictures or horse
races-all that sort of digital conjur-
ing l leave to the palm mysticists. But
what ! do mean is that the thumb is a
remarkable indicator of its owners
bodily and mental condition.
"The newborn babe holds its
thumbs in the palms of it's hands,
clenched in It's little fists, and it is
only when the mind and body both ex-
pand that it takes its thumbs out and
holds them up as independent organs.
What deep connection there may be
between this fact and our simian an
cestry I cannot say. Let mothers
watch their children's thumbs, and if
they stick out boldly it is an unfailing
indication of good health and ag9res-
sive disposition, while if they have a
tendency to seek the shelter of the
fingers it means feeble health and SUBJ
servient will.
sJust notice the thumbs of your
friends now, and you will see the same
relations between their posture and
the mans constitution of mind and
body. The conditions are simplicity
itself; the weak mans thumb is weak
and pendant, the strong mans thumb
is strong and erect. The parallelism
is SO marked that you can tell from a
glance at mans thumbs whether he
is an aimless thinker or man who
carries his ideas, or somebody else's,
| into action.
cit may be treachery to my sex, but
1 don't mind telling you that it will be
good thing for you fellows to mark
we'll the thumbs of the ladies of your
choice. If the girls thumb, be it ever
SO prettily rosy, has tendency to
stand at right angles to the hand
well, the gray mare will need a bit,
that's all, while if it lies fiat, or droops
a little, you can count on marital sub
mission to the master mind, and that 8
the sort of domestic paradise all you
sons of Adam are looking for, isn't it ?
with the waning of the powers of
frame and brain pot comes the depres'
sion, l had almost said the recession,
of thumb, and whether in senility or
idiocy the thumb is always turned in.
And then, when you turn your face to
the wall and know no more summers
heat ncr winters cold, those that stand
about you and say: We'll, poor old
chap, he's gone at last, will find that
you have tucked your thumbs away in
the shelter of your hands, just as you
had them when you were little
New York Sun.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

should; the will power is weakened,
morbid fears haunt him and may result
in confirmed hypochondria, or melan-
cholia and, finally, in softing of the brain,
epilepsy, {" fits ~, paralysis, locomotor
ataxia and even in dread insanity.
To reach, reclaim and restore such
unfortunates to health and happiness, is
the aim of the publishers of book of
1876 pages, written in plain but chaste
language, on the nature, symptoms and
durability, by home-treatment, of such
diseases. This book will be sent sealed,
in plain envelope, on receipt of this no.
tice with ten cents III stamps, for post
age. Address, Worlds Dispensary Med
ical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
For more than a quarter of century
physicians connected with this widely
celebrated Institution have made the
treatment of the diseases above limited at
their specially. Thousands have con-
suited them by letter and received advice
and medicines which have resulted in
permanent cures.
Sufferers from premature old age, or
loss of power, will find much of interest
In the book above mentioned.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
USEFUL HINTS.

That stale bread will clean kid
gloves?
That gloves can be cleaned at home
by rubbing with gasoline?
That tooth powder is an excellent
cleanser for fine filagree jewelry?
That corks warmed in oil make ex-
cellent substitutes for glass shoppers?
That little vaseline, rubbed in
once day, will keep the hands from
chapping?
Tinware may be frightened by Dip
ping damp cloth in common soda
and rubbing it well.
That lump of camphor in your
clothes-press will keep steel orna-
ments from furnishing?
That weak spots in black silk
waist may be strengthened by stick
ing court plaster underneath?
Do you know you can drive nails
into hard wood without bending them
if you dip them first into lard?
For cleaning oil paint before re-
painting, use two ounces of soda dis
solved in a quart of hot water, then
rinse off with clear water.
Wash white marble porches, bath
etc., with a mop dipped in boiling hot
water and soda. A good deal of soda
should be dissolved in the water.
Very hot soda in solution, applied
with a soft flannel. will remove paint
splashes. Use soda in the water to
clean paint and glass instead Of soap.
That gum arabic and gum traga.
canth in equal parts dissolved in hot
water make The best and most conven-
lent mucilage you can keep in the
house?
A lump of soda laid on the drain
pipe will prevent the pipes becoming
clogged with grease; also, food the
pipes once . week with boiling water.
in which little soda il dissolved.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
REMEDY FOR SHEEP TICKS.

This pernicious insect will soon
spread through flock, and every ad-
dition to it of purchased sheep should
be quarantined, so to speak, with the
greatest care, to free it from ticks.
When these pests have once taken
possession of a flock, no time should
be lost in clearing the sheep of them
before the winter. Cases have been
known in which nearly all the spring
lambs have been tormented and bled
to death by ticks, for it may easily be
that hundred of them may be found
on one animal, the quantity of blood
thus lost, not counting the loss of vi
tality by the intolerable annoyance
and pain of the bites by such num-
ber, may we'll be imagined as beyond
the endurance of a weak animal like q
sheep. Doubtless this infiction is the
cause of the flock not doing well,
and the only remedy is to get rid OF
the pests Immediately. A common
method is to pour buttermilk along
the back of the sheep, and carefully
guide it down the fanks by the hand,
so that it reaches every part of the
skin. The kerosene emulsion is also
an excellent remedy. 1t is made by
dissolving soft or other soap in hot
water and adding one-fourth the guam
tity of kerosene to it.; the mixture is
we'll shaken, and kept for use. When
used, it is diluted with five times the
quantity of water and we'll shaken,
then used as mentioned for the butter
milk. Or the kerosene may be added
to the buttermilk, one part to twenty,
and the mixture applied as described
after thorough shaking. New York
Times.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
Strassburg's Strange Club.

An original idea in the way of clubs
has been conceived in Strassburg. A
number of people in that city are said
to have formed themselves into So
ciety whose principal rule requires
that each member shall make the as
cent of the cathedral spire at least
once day. The club is thus compre-
hensively entitled Strassburgermunst
Observation-Disclosures
mahleersteigerungsverein. The word
is certainly an admirable one if, as
may be presumed, 1t has been designed
for pronunciation by members during
the ascent. Westminster Gazette.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
Wild Fires

The devastation and suffering caused by
the flames of the wild prairie and forest fires
In the West, last summer, has horrible de-
tail in the loss Of life and destruction of prop
erty. Men, women and children, by scores,
choked by smoke and roasted alive; their
homes destroyed and hundreds MANNED and
crippled. 1t is painful TO contemplate, but
still important and charitable to make it
known that st. jacobs OIL, used according
to directions, is one OF the best cures for
burns and scalds and should be kept on
hand. There is no household that should be
without the great remedy for pain, for there
are none without the need OF 1t. Little
things like slight cuts and wounds it heals
and cures like magic and helps the house
work on.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
PulSeOlneter.

A pulseometer has been invented
which, it is claimed, it is possible to
tell to fraction the exact condition
of the heart beat. An electric pen
traces on prepared paper the ongo-
ings, baltlngs and precise peregrina-
tions of the blood, showing with the
fidelity of science the strength or
weakness of the telltale pulse. This
should, it is considered, be of special
advantage to life insurance doctors,
as we'll as to the profession at large.
Invention.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
THE DRAuaHr HORSE WANTED.


Horse buyers go from Europe and
the United States and Canada to find
. good Clyde or Shire weighing not
under 1900 pounds from three to
seven years old, good head, we'll
shaped neck set upon full shoulders,
large girt or full heart, barrel round,
and straight, heavy quarters, heavy
bone-fat, wide and cordy; short in
pasterns, hoofs good size, well shaped
and kind, and a good walker.
For animals of this kind the de-
mand is considerable. The prices
paid range from $3.50 to 5000 in the
local markets, and to the first cost of
animal must be added the expense of
the trip and the cost OF transporta-
tion. It would seem that our farmers
might make money by raising such
stock. New York World.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
The Food Of the Future.

Chemistry, while yet in its infancy,
has already shown what the possibili-
ties of chemical compounds are. We
can already produce tea and coffee ar
tificially, as we'll as many other food
substances. A new process claims to
produce sugar from gases at the cost
of one cent per pound. There is al
ways supply when a demand becomes
imperative, and when concentrated
food tablets are insisted upon, there
will not be wanting inventive genius
to study out the why's and wherefores
of chemical theories and furnish the
articles required. New York Ledger.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
INSECTS ON TREES IN WINTER.

A few winter days may be very
profitably employed in thoroughly
cleansing fruit and shade trees. The
fruit and shade may thus be saved,
and the appearance of the trees during
the next summer will be improved.
The aim should be in all cases to have
clean, healthy, well-fed trees, as these
are the least susceptible to insect at
tacks. Feeble or infested twigs or
branches should always be cut out
promptly as soon as noticed, and in
all cases these should be burned to
kill any larvae which they may con-
tain. 1t will pay to scrub the bark of
all kinds of trees each winter with a
stiff brush and the suds of whale oil or
other soap, to remove harboring
moses, fungus growths, or other par
asitic plant life and to kill the insects
wintering in the crevices. American
Agriculturist.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
HOUSEHOLD AFRAIRs.
An zxcrnansr srsn SALAD

An excellent fish salad is made from
. boiled or baked cod, white fish, or
halibut. Separate the fish from skin
and bones, fake it with fork, season
with white pepper and lemon juice,
and cover with mayonnaise dressing
mixed with two tablespoonfuls Of
horseradish grated very finey and four
tablespoonful Of whipped cream. A
steak of any white fish is very nice
served ice-coh and spread with .
thick layer of mayonnaise. New York
Post.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
PRESERVED OUNCES.


Wipe the ounces, cut them in quar-
ters, and remove the skins and cores.
Weigh them, and allow an equal
weight of sugar. Cover with cold water
and as soon as it begins to boil, put in
little of the sugar. Do not stir them,
but press them down under the syrup,
and remove the scum. Add the sugar
by degrees until it is all in the kettle.
Let them boil slowly until perfectly
tender and of good color. Drain them
we'll as You take them out, and pack
in the jars, then fill up with boiling
syrup and seal. The syrup that is
left may be boiled longer, then strain
into glasses, and you will have jelly.
This is thought by many to be the
very best way of preserving ounces.
Agriculturist.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
HoW,a This

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known f. J. Che
fectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
tion made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
WALpING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo Ohio.
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

Energetic measures have been taken
in Paris to put stop to the coioring
of Holsters and crayfish at the great
central markets. Pots OF red paint
have been seized and venders OF too
brilliant-looking shellfish have been
prosecuted for fraud by adulteration.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

Roman swords recovered from.
tombs weigh from six to ten pounds,
while battle axes weigh on an average
twenty pounds.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
soil artichokes yield enormously, AZ

soil artichokes yield enormously, and
one acre will fatten twenty-five or
thirty hogs, with few bushels Of corn
to harden up their flesh at the close Of
the season. In localities where the
ground does not freeze hard in wni-
ter, field of artichokes will be found
most excellent food for pigs and swine
that are to be kept over as stock ami
mails. The artichokes will not spread
into adjoining fields, and if you give
the hogs chance at them you will
not need to resort to other means for
killing out the plants. The tubers
can usually be obtained at seed stores
if orders are sent in early or during
the winter months. York Sun.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

For Cough or Sore Throat the best medi-
cine Is Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies TOOthache Drops Cure in one minute,
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infiamma-
ton, al1ays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. bottle
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

Piso's Cure for Consumption has no equal as
a Cough medicine.-F. NJ. ABBOTT 1888 Seneca
Street, Buffalo, n. Y, May 0, 1894.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
There Is Nothing

" Just as Good as Ripans Tabules for head
aches, biliousness and all disorders of the stom-
ach and liver. One tabule gives relief.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

Karl's Glover Root, the great blood purifier,
gives freshness and clearness to the complex
ion and cures constipation. 25 cts. SO cts, 81.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

In Photographic portraits the very
largest size are most in demand.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
CONSTRUCTION OF A PIT.

CONSTRUCTION OF A PIT.
From lady skilled in Horticulture,
writes NJ. w. EARLY to Home and
Farm, I have obtained the following
reliable directions for the construc-
tion Of pit. Having successfully
tested the virtue and economy of
having pit, says she, IT would sug-
gest to others the advisability of try
ing the same. No one need be ap-
palled by fear of any very great
expense. I venture to say that the
sum of $15 will secure good pit, pro-
vided few necessary precautions are
taken in the structure. Six feet is
amply deep. Choose a warm, sunny
spot as little shaded by trees as pos
sible, on the southern side of the lot.
Begin by laying off the ground, nine
feet by fourteen. These dimensions
will furnish pit large enough to
hold more flowers than one person can
attend to out of pit, and leaves
room for any vegetable which you
may wish to start either by slip or
seed earlier than cold frame or hot
bed would enable you to do. Indeed,
there is no safer and more convenient
plan for having early tomato plants
than to raise them in pit. They are
far more forward than any you at
tempt to raise in the house, and it is
great saving of trouble to have
them in the pit"
After the pit is dug it is good plan
to dig little hole or we'll, three feet
deep and three feet square, to hold the
water which rises after rains or
SHOWS, and which is apt to produce
mould or mildew in the flowers,
especially those on the lower tiers.
This hole being dry, the next thing is
the frame or woodwork, and this re-
quires about days work from car
penter. The frame should be three
or four feet above ground at the
back, and should have slop of at
least two feet from top to bottom.
Be very careful to have the planks
tight and close. Havea double casing
OF the frame made after the four posts
are secured to the corners and frame
nailed to the outside. An inside casing
will give q neater finish to the job
and keep out any little cold which
might force its way in. 1t is an ex-
cellent plan to fill up the casing with
saw dust. Be very careful to see that
the frame for the sashes of glass is or
tight fit as possible.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

Passamaquoddy signifies "good bay fol
catching haddock."
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

DR.. Kilmer's SWAMP ROOT cures
all Kidney and Bladder troubles.
Pamphlet and Consultation free.
Laboratory Binghamton, N. Y.
There is less than square league of ster-
lie land in Illinois.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-26
Dhy's Quotations ON Flour, Grain
and Produce

BUTTER-Fancy separator, 2O129
2112c; extra creamery, 17t@1Sc; first
creamery, 15Q16c; second creamery, 110
12c; fancy dairy, 16@17c; first dairy, 100
and print, selected, 12@1Sc; fancy roll
and print, straight, 1O@11e;3 common
roll and print, 9@10c; packing stock,
Sd9c; grease, 3Q4c.
CHEESE-Fuil cream, 101a@11c; pri-
most, 5Q7c; brick cheese, S12@10c; Linn
1O1E@11c; Swiss, 10@121ac; SKINS SC.
EGGS-Fresh, cases included, lie;
fresh, cases returned, 16@161ac.
DRESSED POULTRY-Turkey Sc
turkeys, old toms. 6@7c; chickens, 71a
Sc; chickens, mixed, 712c; hens, 6961ac;
ducks, S1a@9c; geese, 7@71ac.-----
LIVE POULTRY-Turkey toms, &c;
turkeys, hens, 61ac; chickens, &c; hens,
418c; mixed, &c; ducks, spring, 7@Sc;
VEGETABLES-On yellow, bu,
15G18c; onions, green, per doz, 3O035c
onions, Mimi. bu, red, 15@16c; onions,
bu. white, 2O@25c; cauliflower, per doz.
12@15c; parsnips, bu. soc: celery, home
grown, 20Q25c; lettuce, doz, 2O@25c; ru-
tabagas, bu, 12G15c; cucumbers doZ,
81; spinach, bu. 15Q2Oc; egg plant, doz,
20Q31c.
DRESSED MEATS-Mutton, pack
Try. 4112@5c; veal, fancy, 61a@7c; veal,
medium, 5@6c; lamb, spring, 5G7c.
CAME AND FISH-PheasanIs, $50
rs; jacksnipe, 75c@$1; ducks, mallard,
ducks, common, doz, sia1.50; black Iei;
bass, 10011c; pike, 5Q6c; pickerel, 4c;
croppies, 4c; geese, doz, $SQ9; brant.
dog S6.
lencies, $4.5O@5; Mexicans, SO. 75a4
II, fancy
fancy, % s4,5o@5; Californiass mag s45SsSS. SSSC"0'
BANANAS-Port Limons, S1.5001 rs;
Honduras No. l, $1.251150; Honduras
No. 2, S1Q1.25; cocoanut, per 100, S4@
CALIFORNIA .FRUITs-Pears, win
Belle. box, $1.6O@1.7o; pears, Beurie,
$1.30d1.60
BERRiEs AND GRAPEs-Malaga,
Muscat, $14I25; grapes, Concord, 10
lb, 19@20c; grapes, Delaware, 1661Sc;
grapes, Tokays, $1.5@l.50; cranberries.
Dbl, $7.5OllS50.
APPLES Fancy stand, bbl, s2.75@3;
fair. 81. 2o@1.15; common, $1@1.25.
POTATOES Sweet Jerseys, per Dbl,
$2.5042.75; sweet Illionois, per bbl, $40
$2.25; sweet Kansas, per Dbl, $1.7562;
Minnesota, bu, 13015c.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples, evaporated,
peaches, unpeeied, safe pears, 6aSc;
apricots, 9@10c; raspberries, 2Od21c; !;
blacllberries. 6M612c; prunes Califor-
mia French, sac; cherries 12016c.
PORK, BEEF, HAMS, HIDES, ETC.
Hides, steer, green, per lb, Sc; hides,
COW, green, per lb, 7c; hides calf,
green, per lb, 10c; hides, steer, salt,
per Id, Sc; hides, COW, salt, per Ib, TIC;
pelts, 25G60c; wool, washed, 130i4c;
wool, unwashed, 7@10c; tallow, 4041sc;
pork. mess, $909.5G; beef, mess, $S. .506
8; bacon, S7@7.50; hams, $10@11; hams,
picnic. $6@7; dried beef, s1AQ11c; lard,
S650Ql7; hops, 749c
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-26
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS. ,
Grain Traders BuIIish without
ADDnrent RensOn |

Wheat was higher yesterday. No one
knew why, but it opened higher and
advanced Nc before the visible state
ment was posted. The trade was ex-.
pecting an increase of l 100000, but in
stead of that they got an increase of
nearly 100000. And even after that
was posted the advance continued.
The worlds shipments to Europe were
reported at nearly 10000000, and yet
wheat advanced. The only bullish fea-
lures were the comparatively small re-
ceipts in the Northwest and La Plata
crop reports. But the December liqui-
dation is we'll along, and many traders
feel as though they might own some
wheat at these prices, and the fiuctua-
tions We're simply the result Of the
drift of pit trading.
There was the usual good demand
for No. ! northern at 1c over Decem-
Der price, and occasionally little bet
Offerings were not large, most x-care
being applied on sales previously made
to arrive. No. 2 northern was quite
freely offered and firm at the discount
established some time ago. Low grades
were perceptibly eaSier, with such
wheat as was selling a weak ago at Sc
under No. / northern price going today
at about &c discount. Hard varieties.
however, shared the weakness to a
less degree. 80 q,
Following are closing quotations: No.
hard, on track, 54&4c; No. j; northern,
November, 627sc; December, .52Bc;, May,
57$sc; on track, 533sc; No. 2 northern,
or track, 527sc. Receipts of wheat
were Si3 cars; ShipmentS-of wheat were
$50 cars; Duluth receipts of wheat were
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-26

THE MODEL SCHOOL OF BUsI-
ness-The j. d. Hess Shorthand
school, Pioneer Press Building.
Thorough, practical and progressive.
Winter term now beginning.