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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-05-10

able and foolish. And Jack was the
young fellow, telegraph operator, to
whom she was to be married the next
week.
When marriage was seriously dis
eussed as the end of their long court
ship, it had been suggested that they
should either live with jeans father
jocks folks being in Connecticut--or
take couple OF pleasant furnished
rooms until they saw their way to go
to housekeeping. Then it was that
Jean gave the first curious proof of
her woman's impracticabiity.
"No," she said, 81 want to go to
housekeeping as soon as we are mar
rled."
$50 do l." said Jack, "but how are
we to manage it? Setting up house
keeping means turning your rooms
into kitchen"
'No, I don't mean that sort of
makeshift housekeeping" interrupted
Jean. 81 mean taking small fiat,
furnishing it, and beginning life as
housekeepers on our own account"
Jack laughed rather uneasily.
'It's oil very we'll to talk Of furnish
ing," he said, ''but you know very
well, Jean, I haven't any money for
furnishing flat, and I'm sure you
haven't"
"Well, I don't know about that, {"
said Jean. "You keep what little
you've got saved up, Jack, and add to
1t as much as you can, dear. I'll
furnish the fiat"
"You?"
eyes, sir, I. I've got 800 saved up,
md with 500 I'll furnish fiat of four
zooms-parlor, bedroom, dining room
and kitchen--and I'll furnish it SO
nicely that we'll neither of us be
ashamed to ask our friends to visit us
in it"
At this Jack burst out laughing, and
thought it was SO good joke that he
told the old folks, and they had great
sport at jeans expense
"That's all right" said Jean. 81
don't read the newspaper advertise
ments and look into store windows
and visit bargain counters for nothing.
want to tell you folks that right here
In New York you can furnish four
rooms comfortably, nicely and neatly
| for $100.
eyes, said her mother, with lot
of secondhand stuff.
"No, replied Jean, 81 mean with
all new, good material; and without
especially hunting for bargains,
| either"
"Well, now, look here, my girl, -
said her father, "maybe you're right.
maybe you're wrong. Certain it is
that things are wonderfully cheap
nowadays, but $l0O-my. but that's
a small sum to do anything with in
New York. Now, see hero, Jean, I'll
tell you what I'll do. You go ahead,
pick out yonr four-room fiat with
Jack, and then if you furnish it fol-
800 so that it looks neither poor nor
cheap, why, I'll give you another hun
dred dollars. just to cultivate home
talent. on the presentation of re-
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-05-10
MUMOR OF THE DAY.

Strained relations long
drawn out.--Puck.
Do not try to push your rival off
the earth. Galveston News.
A great many people are in such
hurry that they have no time to live.
Texas Siftings.
We have never met pessimist to
whom the bright side of a dollar
seemed dark. Puck.
"Oh, Johni the baby's swallowed
your latch key" "Oh, that's all
right. ! can climb in the window. -
Life.
AS the business men and sedate citi-
zens enter politics the brass band and
torchlight procession move out
Washington Post.
A New Albany Qnd) woman kissed
her pug dog in preference to her hus-
band. Some men are born lucky
Norristown Herald
So many fool schemes are suggested
every year that the proper way to re.
member legislature is by what it
hasn't done. Boston Globe.
Though time writes no wrinkle on
the oceans azure brow it writes scores
of wrinkles on every other brow in
reach. .-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Napoleonic crazo has reached
the boarding houses, and the landlady
nearly always offers her guests the
bony part.-Florida Times-Union.
Kind words are more than coronets,
No doubt of it, and still
Cold cash Is better than them both,
To pay bill.
Detroit Free Press.
Mrs. Brownstone-"1 think Mary's
music professor has beautiful touch.
Mr.. Brownstone-" should say he
hadl Seven dollars lesson. New
York World.
When the clergyman remarked that
there was nave in the new church
the society was building, an old lady
whispered that she knew the party to
whom he referred.
Judge Ito prisoner) -"Your state.
ment does not agree with the evidence
of the last Witness" Prisoner-I
don't wonder; he's bigger liar than
I am. "-London Tid-Bits.
"That's Mrs. Grimshaw, who
lectures on bimetallism. I've heard
her. How exasperatingiy clever she
means to be'' She--"Yes, but how
consolingly ugly Punch.
The antique Roman who fell on his
sword made much better historical
figure than the modern militiaman
who tripped with the same weapon
twisted between his legs. Puck.
The perambulator is all right for
the baby; but, after the baby stage
of existence is passed, one cannot
hope for success who depends upon
others to push him ahead. Boston
Transcript.
Jack" "Madge has beautiful hair,
hasn't she?" Nell-"Yes; she gets
that from her mother" Jack-"I
didn't know her mother had hair of
that color Nell-"Oh, yesl She
has all kinds in her store. "-Philadel-
phia Record.
Shakespeare was q great writer,
admitted the principal Of the Punk
vile Commercial College, "but how
much better writing he could have
done had he taken course in our de.
partment OF ornamental penmanship.
-Rockland (Me. Tribune.
The older we grow the more sus-
picious we get. When we are young
and the looking-glass says We are.
pretty we believe it implicitly, but
later along we incline to think that
the glass is losing its reputation for
accuracy. -Rockland (Me. Tribune.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-05-10

Besides the rather numerous Chi.
nese, there are probably less than 5000
foreigners in all Japan, though the
number may recently have risen ahpve
that. What progress has been made,
then, is clearly due to the Japanese
the Japanese themselves, and not to
foreign residents.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-05-10
people.

The Progressive Engineers Associa-
tioD, of New York, colored organic.
tion, is going to send one of its mem
bers out to Liberia to see what, if any,
inducements that country offers for
colonization.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-05-10
Heluet Of Jerusalem's Conqucror,

In the Doctor Abbott case of Egyp-
tian antiquities, in tho museum of the
New York Historical Society, is pre-
served tho iron helmet OF Shishak,
who took Jerusalem from Rshoboam
900 years d. C.--Chicago lines
Herald.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-05-10

Emin Pasha's death, it appears, was
due solely to the vanity of petty
African chief, who wished to show his
neighbors that he was not afraid to
kill white man. He was hanged for
it, all the same.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-05-10
A Diamond With Amethyst Setting.

A lapidary in London found q tiny
amethyst imbedded in the very center
of karat diamond which he had
been employed to cut. There is no
record OF any such thing having prev
iously happened in the history Of dia-
mond cutting. -Chicago Times.Her.
aid.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-05-10

1t is announced that there is to be
s'Woman's Bible" translated under
the auspices of some of the leading
women of the day.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-05-10
Dairy cows bring moro per head
than horses nowadays in Missouri.

The Government statistics show that
the farmers, despite their lack OF
money, are really better off than any
other class.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-05-10

Atlanta, Ga, has more churches
than any city in the South, the Chi
cago Record estimates, and their seat
ing capacity will accommodate 65, 900
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-05-10
LARGE I FOREIGN GAINS.
BENEFIT TO OTHER COUNTRIES
OF OUR FREE TRADE TARIFF,

An Excess Of More Than $28, ,2OO,-
900 in the Exports OF Other
Countries to the United States
During the Last Three Months Of
1894 Over Same Period In 1903.
The Department of State has,
through its Bureau of Statistics. been
recently publishing statements Of the
exports of foreign countries to the
United States. This work is being
continued and q summary from adj
vance sheets of the exports of twenty
three countries, for the three months
ending December 81, 1894, is given
below:
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-05-10
s27,36O,91
1.160,499

NVt IIIVft't7e' 49, ''.FzV, zVV'fIo
This table has been especially COM
piled from forty-eight printed
pages of statistics that give the ex-
ports Of different articles in detail
from the different countries. The
total shipments to this country for
the three months ending December
81, 1891, from the countries enumer-
ated, exceeded sos, 100000. Omitting
the Danish West Indies, Honduras,
New Zealand and Cuba, for which no
figures for the 1898 quarter are given,
the net increase in these foreign ex-
ports for the last three months of
1894 exceeded SAG, 400, 600 sver and
above the exports at the close of
1898.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-05-10
Total for furnishing four rooms and

"Well for sure," he said, "that
800 has gone further than any hun
dred ever heard Of. But the best of
it is" he added, "that anybody in
New York can do the same thing.
Here's your other hundred, Jean. -
New York Sun.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-05-10
JEANS HOUR OF TRIUMPH

HEY all said it
could not be done /;
that is, all but
Jean. She insisted
that it could, even
t h o u 6 b j a C k
ranged himself on
the side of those
who called her
scheme impractic-
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
General Pope Surprised.

Megargee in the Philadelphia Times
says that Colonel Thomas A. Scott was
singuiarly unassuming in his dress and
demeanor. When he was Assistant Secre-
tary of War he had occasion TO visit Gen
eral Pope at his headquarters at New Mad
rid, Mo. General Pope was greatly ad-
dicted to profanity and violence of man
ner. Colonel Scott entered the headquar-
ters with the remark, Il should like to see
General Pope on business"
"See my adjutant!" roared Pope.
'My business is with General Pope in
person."
BLANK blank your business; see my
adjutant, tell you"
my name is Scott"
"I don't care whether your name is
Scott, or Jones, or Smith. or Brown. See
my adjutant, blank blank you"
"As was about to say, my name is
Scott, and | wish to see you on Govern
ment business. | have the honor to be
Assistant Secretary of War"
Pope's demeanor underwent a revolu-
ton, as he said in the blandest manner
81 beg your pardon, colonel. l mad no in
tention to be rude, but there are so many
loafers in camp, and they annoy me SO
much that / am sometimes put out OF
temper. Be good enough to take a seat
and have the kindness 20 inform me oi
your wishes"
Colonel Scott entered at once upon the
business in hand, making no reference
whatever to Pope's outrageous behavior,
and acting just as though the occurrence
had not taken place.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
DR.. J. J. MORSE'S LECTURE
He Speaks of the Doctrine of Immor-
tality as to It's justification of
Religion.

DR.. J. ]. Morse, who under the auspices
of the California Psychical Society is en-
gagged to deliver yearly course of lec-
lures. last night completed his fourth dis
course on the subject, Doctrine of I'm
mortality"
Mr.. Morse first introduced in the line of
his discourse the doctrine of Immortality
in its foundation in nature and then fol-
lowed it in its basis in man, and subse.
quently sought to prove it as a problem
in ethics, He concluded last evening with
lecture illustrating its justification of re-
hgion.
He urged as a justice of the right of the
doctrine of Immortality in it's correlation
to religion that it had its foundation from
the very basis and nature of man.
He said that there was no religion out
side of the religion of the nature of the
universe and reason. and that by reason
man laid his religion, and religion must
consequently be based upon nature.
Mr.. Morse claimed that he is not in con-
hict with any society, creed, church, doc
trine or especial discipline, but he urged
that man and science have the right to de-
termine the question of imm mortality and if
they find to their own satisfaction that
there is q world beyond, they must be al
lowed the satisfaction of their own belief.
Concluding, Mr.. Morse said: "In the
presence of all that stands before US
to-day. and of the God and of the religion
that is preached, we are willing to accept
them all, but we insist that the immortal
ity of the soul is the true and fundamental
religion of all men who aspire to any
futurity."
Walter j. Bartnett announced that the
next lecture would be delivered by David
Starr Jordan at Armory Hall.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
A BADGE FOR |NGERSOLL,
He Is Also Made an Honorary
Member of the Philadel.
phia Garrison.
Enjoyable Social Event Aboard the
Battle.Ship Participated In by
Officers and Men.

The regular meeting of the United
States Steamer Philadelphia Garrison 13e
took place yesterday noon on board of the
Philadelphia. A. R. Holzheid, junior
International commander of the Army
and Navy Union of this coast, presided.
Lieutenant Com mander R. R. Ingersoll,
who had previously by the garrison been
elected TO honorary membership, was for
mally rendered that honor in a compli-
mentary speech by Colonel D. Peary OF
the Second Artillery.
The colonel conveyed in his remarks the
high esteem in which the officers and
men of the garrison held Lieutenant Inger-
soil, and on concluding presented him
with an elegant gold badge, the insignia
of the society.
Lieutenant Ingersoll replied in the fol-
lowing speech: He said he was proud of
the honor conferred upon him and that he
had contemplated before becoming regu-
lar member of the garrison.
He said he believed that such an organ
iZation was calculated to be of vast good
to the service; that it would bring the off,
GERS and men in closer harmony, and be a
factor in the maintenance of good dis
cipline. He remarked the highly beneti-
cial influence that the organization had
exerted over the officers and crew OF the
Philadelphia, and said that cir relation
with each other reminded him of one
larIe and happy family.
After the initiation of Lieutenant Inger-
soil H. A. Eilers, gunner U. S. N, was
elected as commander of the garrison.
The affair proved very enjoyable to both
officers and meE.
The organization was started some five
years ago for the purpose of bringing
together officers and men for mutual bene-
tit and advancement and has since that
time grown steadily in popularity in army
and navy circles.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
bullets in the cartridges, which any one
in the audience could mark without mar

bullets in the cartridges, which any one
IN the audience could mark without mar
ring them.
He then stood aloof while the sergeant
received one cartridge from each man.who
deposited 1T on plate, after which be took
fhem IN the audience for the purpose OF
having an Identification mark put on each.
While this was being done the men were
approached by Hermann, who took the
pieces one by one and held each up at an
angle OF 40 degrees to see that they were
clear.
Then he retired to the other side OF the
stage and the sergeant gave the order
ready" and, passing in front OF the men,.
gave each cartridge, each individual
holding it up above his head, before insert
ing 1t in the, chamber, and throwing the
lock. After this the sergeant returned the
plate to the place behind the scene from
which he obtained it, and then returning
to his men after several maneuvers,
marched them TO cross platform half
way down the orchestra, where they were
given the order ''readv"
-Four In the front rank got down or one
knee; those in the rear stood. While this
was being done Hermann advanced to.the
stump with his back to the audience and
remained there fumbling about for half q
minute or more; when he turned he raised
china dish and as he did so there was a
rafting, as II OF metal against the dish. He
held his dish in very peculiar manner and
took up position about 40 feet away from
the soldiers and with Herrmannic smile
gave notice that he was ready. The SER
geant gave the order ''fire" and as one re-
port the six rifles sounded but the sound
lacked that which accompanies the whiz
OF bullet from q rifle barrel. Before
the smoke cleared away Hermann ad-
vanced toward the sergeant, and handed
him the marked bullets on the dish.
The bullets were on the dish before the
shots were fired. 1t would seem that the
trick, which is really clever one, is per-
formed by coilusion and that the marked
bullets are changed by the sergeant after
returning to the stage from the audience.
and that when he returns the dish the
bullets are taken from the shells and
transmitted TO Hermann while he is fun
bling at the stump.
This trick, first performed by Hermann
in New York, is we'll worth Witnessing.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
MIR. OARROLL'S GREAT IDEA.
1t Puts Man at His Best When He i
Held UP by Robber.

Taylor Carroll is engaged in devising a
formidable system of defense for lone
pedestrians when they wander in danger
Gus places where police protection is in
effective and the risk of being "heId up''
is ever present. His plan is to convert the
erect human body into miniature re-
volving turret, armed at four points, and
capable of dealing death in front, rear or
flank simultaneously, or of sending four
successive discharges in the same drec-
ton.
Mr.. Carrolls design is still in its rudi-
mentary state, with mum berless minor de-
tails to be elaborated. but his central idea
is well developed. He says he has not yet
prepared diagrams or experimental ap-
paratus, but has merely outlined it men
tally.
81 would have a small storage battery
worn in belt" be said, yesterday, "with
small copper wires running from it up
through the sleeves. and connected with
ger with a copper ring the thumb can
reach in the palm of the hand. When
the thumb touched the ring an electrical
current would discharge four batteries,
loaded with ball, behind and in front.
This discharge could take place when the
hands were being held under the threat OF
an armed robber.
"The ring should be placed beyond the
reach of the thumb, except in cases of
emergency, SO the thumb will never dis
charge the battery accidentally"
MIR. Carroll is not practical electri-
clan or mechanic, being an actor by
profession. He has not figured up the
weight of the storage battery to be carried
on the belt, nor is he adverse to consider
ing the adyisability of substituting a dry
primary cell.
In his zeal for the application of scien-
tific methods to the protection of
the citizen. the inventor has appar-
emily left out of sight everything but
the tactical advantage of the lonely pedes-
trian attacked in front by. the bold ma
rauder or clasped from behind by the urk-
ing garroter. Thus, he has not yet figured
out how slim young man is to avoid as
suming unwleldy Falstaffian dimensions
when he braces storage batteries and
arsenals around his waist.
Nor does he forecast the possibly tragical
consequences that might some day result
from the clasp of loving hand upon the
thumb AMI palm that carried the potential
copper appurtenances he describes, max
ing inadvertent electrical contact and pro-
dnclng catastrophe when only endear-
ment was intended.-Chicago Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
CATCHING BULLETS.
Herrmann's Great Trick of Standing Be-
fore Soldiers Who Fire at Him,
but Do Not Hit

Hermann was the attraction at the
Baldwin last night, but his magic art was
not as attractive as it was when he ap-
peared at the California. that is in the
matter of attracting big house, notwith-
standing the announcement that he would
stand before six soldiers of Battery I,
United States Artillery, from Fort Mason,
be fired at and catch the six bullets fired at
him.
The several numbers of the program me
previous to the military act, which was
the final one, were those previously given,
and very clever. They were:
When the curtain rose for the final act,
there was discovered a beautiful forest
scene, and as the orchestra played "The
Girl l Left Behind Me" there was heard a
martial tread, and out of the right rear en-
trance came six regulars under command
of a sergeant, who were marched TO the
left side OF the stage and brought to halt
and put through several maneuvers.
When they grounded arms, Hermann,
wearing black knickerbockers, black hose
and low shoes and loose white frilled
shirt, appeared and took a stand near an
imitation stump near the third entrance.
After gazing at the audience for moment
he advanced to the soldiers who received
nm With present arms, and he returned
with salute with the wrong hand.
Advancing to the front Of the stage, Herr
mann announced that the men had their
own weapons and ammunition, that he
would not approach them but once and
that would be to inspect their weapons.
and that the sergeant would handle the
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30

that no precautions were taken by the
Panama people to provide for this con-
tingency, as its coming must have been
apparent to them. There was no reason,
it was asserted, why some temporary ar
rangement should not have been made
with the Pacific Mail people for the use of
their Atlantic line steamers until such
time as ample facilities had been secured
by them for taking care of all business
that was offering. This gentleman gave 1t
as his further opinion that if the situation
does not speedily improve it is very likely
to result in lire of clipper ships being
put on around Cape Horn.
r. 7. Schwerin, general manager OF the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, stated
that there would be no trouble in landing
all the .eastbound business that was offered
in this City, as his company would pro-
vide all the facilities necessary without de-
Law
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
NEW. TO-DAY.
NEW TO-DAY.
FENCE IN YOUR HEALTH
Put Up the Bars and Laugh al
Weakness and Disease.


Thousands of people there are who are
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"under the weather" They can't exactly
account for it. Fact is, they are always in
acondition of half.health. Whenever any
extra demands are made on their powers
of endurance or resistance of morbific in
Auences they break down.
Everybody should have the greatest
amount of reserve strength-somet thing to
spare for emergencies.
Peruvian Bitters, used regularly, will give
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Peruvian Bitters will 80 increase the eff
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that such troubles as rheumatism, neu-
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aches, lassitude, etc., which attack and dis
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and nothing interferes with the full enjoy
ment of your physical and mental powers.
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