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

Every few years somebody raises
the question whether st. Paul's Cathe-
dral in London ought not to be c,eansed
from the SCOT with which it is en-
crusted, and restored to something
like its primitive whiteness. Some
time ago an experiment of the sort
was made on one of the porticos, which
forthwith assumed mottled or pie
bald appearance. Now the matter has
come up for discussion again, and the
following interesting point is made in
a letter to the Times by we'll known
architect: II have had the opportu-
nifty, when examining come of our
London stone-faced .churches, of re-
moving the coat of dirt with view of
seeing the condition of the stone un-
der it, and have found it to be perfect.
The casing of dirt appeared to be made
chiefly of road dust which had adhered
to the stone (only the outer coat of all
being gray black). All the deleterlous
chemicals must have gone out of the
lower layer, SO that the dirt was per-
feet protection. If it were all cleaned
off, the stone would be subjected to
the strong chemicals in our London
It must be remembered
that this dirt only adheres to the parts
which are not completely washed by
the rain, and that it is just these parts,
therefore, which are in most need of
protection. If at some future time
the atmosphere of London should be
as pure as the atmosphere of the coun-
try is now, it might be wise to act on
the suggestion, but until that time
comes / sincerely trust that no such
will be made. Washing
ton Star.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

The London Times says that the
Manchester ship canal is both a
financial and commercial failure. It
was opened eleven months ago, and it
is not doing as much business now as
ut first. 1t is stated that the gross
receipts of the canal for a year will be
less than $500, 00O-not enough to pay
the interest on the first debentures.
The city of Manchester in building
this canal, which has cost upward of
$50, ,OOO,O 900, expected that ships
carrying cotton and other merchandise
would use the canal and unload their
cargoes at Manchester docks, instead
of at Liverpool; but upon the com
pletion of the canal the railroads i'm
mediately reduced their rates so that
manufacturers found it more to their
interest to continue to use the rail-
ways.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

A notable example of big result
produced by small means is found in
the fact that lead pencil users have
whitfield away several big forests of
cedar trees in Europe, and the supply
OF wood suitable for lead pencils is
practically exhausted in the Old
World. An order has just been placed
by noted German firm of pencil
makers with California lumber COM
pany for large quantity of sequoia
wood, which is found to be the best
wood now available for pencils. The
sequoia is the big tree of California.
1t seems too bad to the New York
Sun that the grand old giants should
be sacrificed, and especially that their
end should be lead pencil shavings.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

Certain tables of longevity just pub
lished in England by Professor
Humphreys leave the whole matter
pretty much in the dark. OF the S24
cases in which the subjects have
reached ages varying from eighty to
over hundred years, one. third were
small eaters, ana only one tenth ap-
pear to have had robust appetites.
Physicians, as class, were found to
fall below the averageAge. The usual
directions for prolonging life by diet,
sleep and exercise are not strikingly
confirmed by those tables, maintains
the New York Tribune.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
BY Balloon.

Perhaps the North Pole may be
reached in balloon. The question
has been mooted and may be carried
out in the near future. A balloon
with a cubic contents of $4,000 feet
and capable of lifting twenty tons,
furnished with number of sy-aller
balloons containing reserve supply
of hydrogen, would certainly seem to
give every promise of success. The
balloon would carry five men, with
baggage, a number of Eskimo dogs,
several boats and large sledge. It is
calculated that from Spitzbergen,
where the trip will begin, the air cur
rents which blow steadily from the
south, will carry them across the
Arctic circle AID directly over the
North Pole in flight of about four
days duration. Thus, instead of as
sisting to destroy human life, the mil
itary balloon may be the means of the
discovery of q new continent, proving
once more that 'the glory of scien-
tific invention is its utility to man
kind. boston Herald.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

Creameries scattered over many
parts of the East are making consider
able change in the conditions of farm
ing, the Chicago Herald takes note.
The dairy is becoming moro and more
important, and poor farms are en-
riched by the presence ofmany cattle.
The creameries buy milk by the hun
dred pounds and farmers like the
simplicity of this wholesale trade.
Meanwhile there is constant interest
in creamery prices and local news
papers publish quotations from time
to time as news items.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

The death of Robert G. Winthrop
recalls to the New York Times the
events and struggles of a period ex-
tending over the average lifetime of
two generations. He was eighty-five
years old at the time of his death.
At twenty-four he was member of
the Massachusetts Legislature. At
thirty-one he was the best-known
speaker in the Harrison campaign and
a Whig member of the House of Rep
resentatives. At forty-one he was
United States Senator for brief
term, by appointment. His last ac-
tive participation in National politics
was as a supporter of General Nc
Clellan in 1854. After that his time
was devoted to study and charity-his
chief work being the charge of the
great and fertile benefactions OF Mr..
Peabody. His was a noble life, which,
il not sufficiently distinguished to pass
into history, exerted an influence that
cannot be lost. American citizenship
is better aud more secure for the work
OF Mr.. Winthrop.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
A VOICE FROM THE NIGHT.


o heron, from the lonely shore Z.
Increasingly thy cry, i
Ill-boding, dismal, harsh,
Arises through the mist Of night
INT gathers deep and cold and white
Upon the silent marsh,
Dim, drifting shrouis that folded lie I.
Around my door.
What shadow of the futures needs
Dismays thy simple heart,
Poor dweller in the fog?
What evil spirit Of unrest
Disturbs the quiet OF thy nest
Beyond the tussocked bog2
Do demons even ply their art
Among the roeds?
Perhaps thy bright-eyed mate is led
Across the winding creek,
Bel ated, tired of wing.
Then grieve not! Soon thy loving note
As beacon's blaze to storm-tossed boat
The wanderer will bring.
heron, can the words speak
Recall the dead?
o heron on the lonely shore,
The east is gray above;
Thy watch is we'll nigh done,
And gentle dawn will bring thee sleep,
While I my endless vigil keep,
Jnwelcoming the sun;
For she, my light, my life, my love,
Will come no more.
III. Prescott Beach, in Lippincott.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
LAPORTE, PA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18. 1895.
the beams which supported the floor

the beams which supported the floor
ing above.
The detective now recognized TO the
full extent the really serious nature
of his position; and, half dazed by
the terrible calamity which had so
suddenly befallen him, was giving mp
all hope of escape, when for the first
time the leader of the gang-Michael
Vaughan-himself spoke.
'tLeave him to me, lads, and get
you along while you may. There's
not jiffy to lose. Harki hear th.
trapsl They're breaking in already"
eve don't go until we've choked
the life out of the rat. Who's put
'em on our trail? Run him up sharp
and have him a pleasant surprise to
his friends" replied one of the ruff
fans.
With these words the unfortunate
officer was jerked off his feet, but at
the same moment Vaughan snatched
up formidable knife and at single
stroke severed the rope above his,head.
"I'm with you, Mr.. Bond" ejacu.
lated Vaughan, with grim determine
ton stamped upon his white face.
"Aha! see how my mutinous crew
sink back from your bulldogi And
by all that's lucky for us both, here
come your men. Another minutes
delay and I reckon it would have gone
bit hard for US both"
Almost before he had finished
speaking the long cellar-like room be-
came for short space scene of des.
perate struggling, the walls echoing a
chorus of savage cries and shouts.
OF all the members of the gang their
leader alone offered no resistance, but
lapsed into moody silence.
Only when the opportunity offered
did he whisper in the detectives ear
''You see, I haven't forgotten what
I once promised, sir, although you
only had a smasher's word for it.
Perhaps you didn't know it, but l
reckon you had the life of my little
Jess in your hands that night year
ago, and maybe you'll agree now that
I've paid a fair price for 1t. As for
me-but there, we're on even terms
once more. ."-London Tit-Bits.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
Why the Girls Giggled.

At place of worship in North Lon
don a funny incident occurred on
recent Sunday, A young man who
carried collecting plate after the GER
vice, before starting put his hand in
his pocket and placed, as he supposed.
shilling into the plate, and then
passed it around among the congrega-
tion, which included many young and
pretty girls. The girls, as they looked
on the plate, all seemed astonished
and amused, and the young man. TAX
ing glance at the plate, found that
he had put instead of shilling q con-
versation lozenger on the plate, with
the words, "Will you marry me9" in
red letters staring everybody in the
face, while one of the congregation
had capped it by a second lozenger,
on which was printed, "Name the
day."-London Weekly Telegraph.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
Big Hive Full OF Honey.

Mrs. John Welsh, of the town of
Suamico, Wis. has obtained between
400 and 500 pounds Of honey in sim
gular manner. Her boy, Philip,
while in the woods, observed the mark
Of claws upon dead tree, and, think.
ing to find q wildcat, cut it down. It
proved to be bee tree, and fifteen or
sixteen feet of its length was filed
with honey. The tree vas about
three feet in diameter, and the she'll
was only about three inches thick.
The comb was not broken, hut was in
five sections, each the length of fif-
teen or sixteen feet. The good lady
procured washtub full Of chilled
bees and several tubs of honey. The
boy is still after the animal with claws
that was feeding upon the honey
Milwaukee (Wial Journal.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

The old Lincoln homestead, near
Hodgenville, Larue County, KY,
where Abraham Lincoln was born. is
to be purchased by an association of
the citizens of Hodgenville and made
into public park. The homestead is
now known as the Creal Farm, and lies
about two and half miles south of
Hodgenville. An electric railway is
to be built out to the farm, announces
the New York Sun, and in general
way it is intended as another Mount
Vernon.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
HUMOR or THE DAY.

Never try to make game of q tame
duck.
A long head is great help in pre-
venting long face.
Put beggar on horseback and he'll
run into debt.-Puck.
Charity covers multitude of sins;
justice uncovers them.
No one has as much money as peo-
pie imagine. .-Atchison Globe.
or all the sad words to scribbling cranks,
The saddest are these, "Declined with
thanks"
Truth.
A word to the wise is sufficient--es-
pecially if they have chips on their
shoulders.
She-''Do you believe marriage is "a
mistake?" He-"No; I am bach
elor. Puck.
Some ''jokes" are so utterly bad
that they are actually good. New
York Tribune.
Gushing is excusable in immature
girls and oil wells. -Pittsburg Chron.
icle-Telegraph.
Kitty-"Oh, Mr.. Flirtly is so ten
der, isn't he?" Judith -''Yes-pre-
tender. detroit Free Press.
''Do you think Elsie will take her
millionaire for better or worse?"
"No; for more OF less. Puck.
Never Judge man by the clothes
he wears; form your estimate from
the clothes his wife wears.-Puck.
The man who has attained a high
position must not think himself ex-
empt from the force of gravitation.
One of the sweetest things in neck
ties is true love knot made by the
girls own hands s-Philadelphia Times.
Life is real, life is earnest,
And the moments speed away,
In Il manner far too rapid
When we have note to pay.
Detroit Free Press.
The man with nobody to care for is
quite as badly off as the man with no.
body to care for him. Galveston
News.
When man makes a success of any
thing, the conceit of other men is SO
great that they think they can do just
as well. .-Atchison Globe.
When man begins to climb too fast
With all his heart and soul,
Invariably he finds at last
He's climbed into hole,
If you could condense the wisdom Of
ages into single short sentence, you
couldn't get young man to remember
it for five minutes after he starts out
in the world. Puck
"This shape doesn't seem to be as
becoming as q small hat; do you
think so?" Milliner-"Oh, my, yes.
You can't see how much of your face
it covers up."-Chicago Inter-Ocean.
1 knocked at the door of her gentle heart,
Which hal so longed to win
And she came in response to my timtd
knock,
But she never asked me in.
Detroit Free Press.
Harry-"Do you enjoy the idea OF
marrying man reputed to be as miser-
" as your fiance is?" Maud--"Oh,
yes! Don't you see that the dear fell
low will be saving enough for US
both !"--Puck.
The lady was making some remarks
about the kind of clothes some other
ladies at church had on. ''The finest
garment woman can wear" said her
husband, sis the mantle of charity"
eyes," she snapped "and it's about
the only one some husbands want their
wives to wear. Detroit Free Press.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

The great continent of Asia, to
which SO much attention is given just
now, is remarkable for many things,
but it is especially noteworthy in re-
spect of its peoples. In the first
place, it was the cradle of the human
race; secondly. it contains many more
people-l50, ,000,O0 more, say some
than the rest of the globe put to-
gether, and, thirdly, in the Burmese
it has the merriest people in the world
AMI in the Ainu OF Japan the raddest
New York Press.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
A Simple Water Filter.

A new filter is being brought out
which possesses many advantages. 1t
consists of piece OF rubber tubing an
inch aud a half long, which fits into n
small metal case or tube perforated at
its extremity. Inside the tube at tho
bottom against the holes is pressed a
small piece of sponge which comprises
the filter. The rubber end of the
tube is pressed on to the cold water
tap, and thus the Alter is made perfect
New York Telegram.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
DO YOU wANT2

Do you want some real estate,
Or a box Of paper collarsp
Do you lack n chicken coop
Or n pocketful OF dollars?
Make an ad-mako an ad.
Do you want billy goat?
Would you sell house and lotP
Want to rent lumber yard
Or tea or coffee pot?
Make an ad-make an ad.
Have you got a horse to trade,
Or stovepipe, or bell,
Or gold mine, or store,
Or block of stock to sell?
Make an ad--make an I'D.
Printers Ink.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
The Sham Fight Was Getting Serious

A volunteer sham fight took place
recently in England. During the re-
treat Scotch volunteer, in scramb-
ling through some bushes, stuck fast
in hedge. One of the advancing foe,
seeing the situation, for joke came
toward the unfortunate volunteer at
full charge with the bayonet fixed and
ferocious look on his face. The poor
fellow in the hedge, seeing the threat
ening aspect of affairs, bawled out at
the top of his voice.
"Haud on, you idiot; dinna You
ken it's only in fun?"-Australian
Queenlander.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
What Botanists Say Of Indian Corn.

Botanists say that the Indian corn is
grass of the tribe Phalaridem, that
the leaves are linear lanceolate and
pubescent with a short. ligule, that
the infiorescence is monoecious, that
the pistillated flowers are crowded ON
a rachis, that the ovary is bifid and
thatthe withered glumes and pallets
remain on the rachis; and il you do
not know all about the subject now,
it's your own fault. New York Dis.
patch.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18

People who live beyond theil
means and are very tardy in paying
their debts have been blacklisted in
Vienna, Austria. by daring pub
Usher. A book containing their
names has met with big sale.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
VOL. XIII.
The population of the German EN-
pire is increasingat the rate of 500, ,OOt
O year.
DR.. Edward Everett Hale says tha,
only eleven per cent. of the American
people are illiterate.

English courts have decided tha
engagements rings are not recover
able at law. A Vermont court heli
they were.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-01-18
ON EVEN TERMS.

OU appear to forget
that this fellow
Vaughan has the
reputation of being
one of the most des-
perate criminals that
ever stepped. king
of the Coiners' he is
rightly named; but
it is chiefly because
1o 10 Of tho boo,1 of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-05
Peter Cooper's Home.

Abram S. Hewitts home is the old
house in which Peter Cooper lived, in
Lexington avenue, above Gramercy park.
Mrs. Cooper always thought Peter a lazy
man. She did not appreciate his invent
i've genius. She was a famous bread
maker. When Peter was poor she made
bread for the neighborhood, and long
after he was a rich man, with an income
OF 100000 year, she continued this oc
cunation, employing from ten to dozen
girls to assist her. The bakers near by
resented it, and earnest protests were
made to Peter. But he could do nothing.
HIS wife was boss, and she kept at bread
making till almost too blind to see. She
was blind. [ believe, for the last FIVE years
OF her life. In the babyhoOd days of Ed
ward she used to make Peter mind the
boy. so that she rhou.d not be disturbed
in her breadmak king. Peter had work
shop in the garnet, and there he would
take the boy. An old clock was one of his
treasures, and he converted the mechan-
ism into motor for rocking the cradle.
Mrs. Cooper caught him at work one day,
with the cradle going by clockwork and
was very wroth. You are the LATEST
man | ever saw. Peter" she exclaimed,
snatching her darling baby out of the
cradle. You are too lazy, actually, to
rock the cradle. and have to make an Old
clock do it: My poor little EdwardH'-
New York Press
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-05
A Town of Bleached Blondes.

Every man, woman and child who lives
at Point San Pedro in Marin county is
a bleached blonde. Even the chickens.
dogs, horses, cats, pigs and geese are a
bright yellow. The whole place looks as
if it were suffering from an attack OF
jaundice.
This peculiar condition of affairs is due
to the chemicals used in the powder fact
DRY at that place. The company is en-
gagged i'll the manufacture of Il yellow
smokeless powder that is different from
anything in the explosive line ever put on
the market before.
A robust, ruddy-cheeked young man
will go to work in the factroy, and in q
week he will look as if he had the
jaundice FOR months. The changed ap-
pearance is shock to the friends of the
workmen who are ignorant of the cause.
and it is weeks before the natural color
comes back to his face.
In three days white dog will be the
color of an orange, and in three months
his color will fade to a light canary
San Francisco Post,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-05

The Wisconsin State Fair is undertak
ing this year II new departure 1t is the
intention to catalogue all live stock on
the grounds. The catalogue will be dis
tributed free to patrons of the fair and
it will be gotten up without expense to the
exhibitors. By referring to this cata-
logue one can determine at a glance the
name, registered number. age, sex, sire.
dam. breed and owner of every animal
on the grounds. Live stock cavalcades-
that is leading the animals out on parade
will be made a specially. Heretofore
this he's been a bore to exhibitors, tor
the reason that it requires time and a
good deal of pains to lead out their ami
mails in good shape, and after they had
lead them out there seemed to be no bene-
fit derived from it because none of the
many spectators could tell who the ami
NAL belonged to, what they were looking
at or anything about it. This year, how
ever. it is confidently expected that ex-
hibitors will be glad to lead their stock
out on parade, because when each animal
is lead out on parade he must wear tag
numbered 10 correspond with his proper
catalogue number. and in this way the
people looking on will be enabled to more
fully appreciate each exhibitors herd. III
other words. they will know what they
are looking ut and whose animals they
are looking at.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-05

The Home Bureau for Delicacies
for the Sick, and Nurses Registry,
at 10 West Forty-second ST., N. Y,
under date of Oct. 20, 1894, writes:
please send one dozen boxes
Ripans Tabules to the Nurses Club,
1O4 West Forty-frst street. Reports
of the Tabules for troubles result
ing from disordered digestion
come very frequently to our atten-
ton here This Bureau does not
dispense medicines, but has oppor-
tunity to hear frequent discussions
concerning the merits of remedies.
It SEEMS to be conceded that the
Tabules are a reliable auxiliary to
the physician. Some of our patrons
use them to a considerable extent,
and physicians assure us that the
formula is excellent"
Ripans Tabules are sold by druggists. or by mail II
he price go cents box is sent to The RipanS Chemi
81 Company. No 10 Spruce Street, New York. Sample
'al. 10 cents.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-05
Wisconsin Patents.

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventions are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler, IS and So
Loan and Trust building. milwaukee,.
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook" free on request.
George G. Campbell, Milwaukee, catch
basin cover; ]. w. Clark, GAINESVILLE. cash
carrier; l.. elias, Milwaukee, buckle; w. and
Dee. L. Heath, Tomahawk, automatic re.
verser and safety check for mill carriages
r. Y Moore. Milwaukee, automatic brake
for pulley blocks: A. Sedmihradsky Mil
waukee, yarn changing device for knitting
machine; George w. Young, Milwaukee, cot.
ton picker; William Listman Milling com