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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
Household Hints.

The hot bath is as harmless as re-
freshing, if taken in the proper way,
merely as a plunge, followed by quick
and thorough rubbing and massage.
4 Celebrated foreign doctors recon-
mend marrow as tonic and strength
ener. 1T is spread on hot, dry toast,
or served on small pieces of beef fill
let.
Raw beef applied to the afflicted
part affords speedy relief, when Sc
we're inflammation seems to threaten
appendicitis. This has been tested
recently by physician.
1t is claimed that the perfume of
flowers adds activity to all our organs,
especially the digestive ones. For
this reason, dinner guests in ancient
times were crowned with roses.
For blistered heel, scrape a little
yellow laundry soap to paste with
very little water and apply to the spot.
AS preventive, thoroughly soap the
inside of the heel before starting out
on long tramp.
Ink stains may be taken out of
white cloth by pouring peroxide of
hydrogen over the spot, then rinsing
with water. New milk is also good,
or lemon juice, followed bya thorough
sprinkling with salt.
Kitchen odors, penetrating to upper
sick rooms, may be dispelled by burn
ing dried lavender flowers ON sheets
of brown paper soaked in saltpeter>
and then dried. The burning may be
done in the coal scuttle.
1t is truth that will bear repeti-
tion that carpets with small figures
are the most economical. They can
be mended, patched, ripped and
turned to better advantage, and they
also increase the apparent size of
room.
Oil of peppermint, so widely used
in the East, is useful as an external
application for neuralgia or rheuma-
tism. When taken internally, much
diluted, it is beneficial in gastric
troubles, and for coughs and colds. 1t
is also good antiseptic for wounds
or burns and is really no more pun
gent than ammonia.
The system of the average person
demands from two to four quarts of
water per day, to be thoroughly
cleansed. The purer the water, the
greater is its power of absorbing effete
matter Nothing can take its place.
Pure spring water is the best tonic
and blood purifier, to which will often
yield liver and kidney troubles. rheu-
matism, local heart affections, indi-
gesticn and eruptions.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17

Farm Owned by One Family Since 1854.
Last Saturday morning j. E. So
gard received remarkably interest
ing document from Christiania, Nor
way, and one which he prizes very
highly. It came from the Government
Museum at Christiania, and is IN ex-
act copy of two deeds of very ancient
date, the original deeds having been
preserved and placed on exhibition in
the museum. The deeds are for certain
farm which the Sogard family has
possessed for centuries and upon
which two of his brothers-Simon, of
Webster City, and John, of Iowa City
were born. The first deed is dated
July /, 1881, or more than 800 years
ago. A better realization of the age
of this deed is had when it is remem-
bered that the Sogard family was in
possession Of the farm more than 100
years before Columbus discovered
America, and it is probable that their
ownership dates much further back
than is shown by this deed. The lat
ter instrument was executed in 1548,
nearly seventy-five years before the
landing of the Pilgrim Fathers at
Plymouth. A gentleman from
neighboring town tells the Troy
Times that he has seen the ancient
document alluded to, but was unable
to read it, as it is written in the Nor
wegian language. He adds that the
property is in the town of Oalen, near
the town of Hamar, and that the
largest city near the place is Chris
tiania, and that the document states it
is given in the reign of King Hakon,
by the grace of God, King of Norway
and Sweden. Webster City (Iowa)
Freeman.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
China Cup Watch.

John Curzon, Polish mechanic.
who was presented with a gold medal
for his inventions, performed a most
extraordinary thing when he succeeded
in manufacturing complete watch in
the space of eight hours, and from
materials on which another watch
maker would have looked with con-
tempt, says an exchange. It appears
that the Czar of Russia, hearing of the
marvellous inventive genius of Curzon,
determined to put him to the test, and
forwarded him box containing few
copper nails, some wood clippings, q
piece of broken glass, an old cracked
china cup, some wire, and few crib
bage board pegs, with the request that
he should transform them into time
piece.
Nothing daunted. and perceiving a
golden opportunity of winning favor
at the court, Curzon set about his task
with enthusiasm; and in the almost
incredibly short space of eight hours
had dispatched wonderfully con-
structed watch to the Gear, who was
so surprised and delighted at the work
that he sent for the maker, conferred
upon him several distinctions, and
granted aim pension. The case of
the watch was made of china, while
the works were simply composed of
the odds and ends accompanying the
old cup. Not only did it keep good
time, but only required winding once
every three OF four days. This re-
markable watch is believed to be still
in the possession of the Russian royal
family.-St. Louis Gobe-Democrat.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
WORDS OF WISDOM:

A woman loves q man and edorss q
fool.
Content is the true philosophers
stone.
When man wonders why he loves q
woman, he doesn't.
If you let an angry man alone, he
Will cool OF himself. ss,sh
Some men tell their wives everything
that doesn't happen.
An ounce of persuasion is better than
q pound of compulsion.
A woman never thinks man fool
If he has once proposed to her.
Patience is the support of weakness,
impatience is the ruin of strength.
Notwithstanding everybody
gets after it is too late to make use
of it.
A man generally asks woman's ad-
vice so he can show her how foolish
she is.
Life's pleasures, if not abused, will
be new every morning and fresh every
evening.
Lots of men have nice necks and
shoulders; only it doesn't count them
anything.
Honesty may be the best policy, but
life insurance is more satisfactory to
the widow.
Kindness in the heart is like rose
leaves in drawer, sweeting every OBJ.
ject around.
The woman who marries for home
is apt to find that she has married
pig for sty.
Idleness is the dead sea that swal-
lows all virtues-the self-made sepul-
cher of living man.
Some people are content with being
up-to-date, but there are others who
borrow trouble two or three years
ahead.
Some men keep so busy deciding
what women they don't want to marry
that they never get time to decide what
woman they do.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
The Velocity of Light.

Tt requires four years and four
months for ray of light to reach us
from the nearest star, and yet light
travels at the rate of 1885, $50 miles in
second. At this rate a irst-class
express train running at the speed OF
thirty-seven miles an hour, would re-
quire continuous run of $4,000, 900
of years to reach Alpha Centauri. 1t
would take $50, 900, 900 of years for a
cannon ball travelling at the usual
speed of such projectiles to reach this
same point, which is our nearest star
neighbor.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
Paul Revere's Copper Bolts.

At the annual dinner of the Paul
Revere Association Mr.. Benjamin F.
Stevens gave an address, in which he
spoke of the connection of Paul Re-
we're with the building of the frigate
Constitution. He spoke of the fine
work done by Revere, and the secret
process that he had for tempering
copper, SO that it could be drawn into
bolts, and by which he secured the
contract for supplying bolts and metal
work for the vessel. Tran
script.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17

west of San Marino, while its south
eastern valleys are drained by the
sources of the Marano. The popula-
ton is only about 5000, and most of
the people are engaged in farming and
stock raising. The city of San Ma
rino, which has population of 1900
or 1900, has five churches, an audi
ence chamber, law court, theatre,
a museum and library. 1t is pic
turesque little place, with steep and
narrow streets and small houses of un-
dressed stone One of its most nota-
BILE features is white statue of Lib
erty, presented by the Duchess of
Acquaviva.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
Got a Fine Instead of a Bounty.

A man in the neighborhood of
Marion, Penn, shot screech owl,
and, believing there was bounty on
birds On that kind, took it to Justice
of the Peace to make the proper af
fidavit. The Justice assured him that
there was not only no bounty on the
screech owl, but that on the contrary,
there was penalty of $5 for shooting
one. The Justice said that he was
sorry, but, as the man had confessed
to the violation of the law, he had no
alternative but to impose the fine.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
whipped Cream.

This much needed ingredient of
fancy sweet dishes is prepared in the
following manner: To every pint of
cream allow three ounces of pounded
sugar, one glass of sherry, the rind of
half lemon, and the white of one
egg. Rub the sugar on the lemon
rind and work it in mortar till quite
smooth. Put the cream into a large
bowl, with the sugar, wine and egg
(beaten to froth), and begin to whip
the whole to a froth. AS this rises
take it Oft with a skinner and place
on sieve to drain. Whipped cream
should always he prepared the day be-
fore required, and should be kept in a
cool place.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17

in pictures, the woman must be some-
what of pale complexion, with thin,
oval face, prominent nose, small oval
eyes and small mouth. The body
must be slender and the movement
graceful. Although the Japanese
women do not disfigure their feet as
the Chinese do, yet they must be ma
turally small and turned inward in
walking.
''Using the native figures of speech,
the body must be slender and grace.
full, like weeping willow branch. I"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17

open for navigation and make large
profit out of their venture. A supply
of provisions will be shipped to Dyea,
and the dogs and sleds will be taken
up on the steamer SO that an imme-
date start can be made over the snow
and ice for Dawson.
Sleds are being constructed upon q
special plan. The runners are four
teen inches wide, by twelve feet long.
Moccasins are being made for each
dog. The soles are of heavy canvas.
The harness and collars will be of can
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17

the picture, rs intended as a head
rest for the occupant, and for the
spread to re on. The cradle is five
feet three inches in length. By reason
of its continuous service it has been
worn very smooth. and its fine polish
causes it to resemble ebony rather
than fine-grained black hickory wood.
At the time of the Worlds Fair there
was an effort on the part of the In
diana Commission to secure the cradle
for an exhibit in the Indiana building,
but Mrs. Brandt would not consent to
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
SMALLEST REPUBLIC
in THE WORLD.

San Marino may be territorially
minute, but in the assertion of its
dignity it will give way to none of it's
big neighbors. 1t is the smallest in
dependent republic in Europe, its area
being only thirty three square miles.
It lies between the provinces of Forli
and Pesaro- Urbino, and it consists of
part of the eastern spurs of the Apen-
mines. The two streams Marecchia
and Ausa, which pass through Rimini
to the sea, rise partly in the north and
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
Crisp Breadcrumbs.

Into dainty cookery breadcrumbs
always enter largely, and they are
naturally best when made in the best
way. TO prepare, cut some slices of
bread and dry them crisp and brown
in cool oven. Roll them under a
rolling-pin to crumble. Put some
pure, clarified dripping in fryingpan,
let it boil, throw in the crumbs and
fry them very quickly When done
remove them at once from the pan and
drain from greasiness before the fire.
When dry and crisp once more the
crumbs are ready for use. They will
keep for quite week if stored in
dry tin box.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17

vas. Leather harness would be eaten
by the dogs. Each dog will have a
goat skin to sleep in. The men will
sleep in rubber bags, lined with fur.
"We expect to carry 200 pounds per
dog" said Mr.. Smith, ''and will have
thirty dogs. We will cross Chilcoot
Pass and then cut across the country
by the most direct route to Dawson.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
DOGS TO RELIEVE MINERS.

Trained Animals to Carry Provisions 10
the KlOndike.
A band of dogs is trained and broken
to harness near Livermore, CAL, to
convey supplies to Dawson City by
way of Dyea and Chilcoot Pass. They
will start from Dyea, says the San
Francisco Examiner. The owners of
the dogs hope to get the supplies into
Dawson before the Yukon River is
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
BABY CRADLE IN AMERICA.
Was Hewn Out of n Log and Has Been
in Use 1OG Years.

was dewn Out OF Log ana Has Been
in Use LOG Years.
Valparaiso, Ind, has cradle yet in
actual use in the home of the Rev.
John L. Brandt which is LOG years old.
In this interesting nursery fixture more
than forty babies have been rocked to
sleep.
In it was rocked in his infancy Nor
decai Hardesty, the first white child
born in Indianapolis. The cradle came
from Virginia, and was handed down
to the Brandt family by the grand
mother of Mrs. John l.. Brandt, wife
of the pastor of the Christian Taber
nacle of Valparaiso.
Mrs. George Marquis is Mrs.
Brandt's grandmother. She had four
teen children, who were rocked to
sleep in this cradle. Mrs. Brandt's
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
TO WALK ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.

Captain william G. Oldrieve VIII Ma
the Attempt Next July.
Captain William G. Oldrieve, OF
Boston, has planned to walk across the
Atlantic Ocean next July. He will be-
gin his journey July 4, and will be &C.
companied by Captain William A. An
drews, famous by reason of his voy-
ages across the Atlantic in small
boat.
The seagoing shoes of Mr.. Oldrieva
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
The Greatest Butter Eaters.

English people, it seems, eat more
butter than any other people on the
face of the earth. 1t is partly through
this that. the British complexion is the
pures1 in the world.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES.
Mrs. Rorer's Way of Stewing Oyste

Drain fifty oysters; put the liquor
over the fire, boil and skim it. Strain
it through two thicknesses of cheese
cloth into a saucepan. Add the oys-
ters, bring to boil, and skim again;
add one pint of milk, six whole pep
percorns, half teaspoonful of whole
allspice and blade of mace. Watch
this carefully until it just reaches the
boiling point; add tablespoonful of
butter, a teaspoonful of salt, dash
of pepper, and serve at once with
squares of toast, or oyster crackers.
Ladies' Home journal.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17

part with it, fearing that by some acci,
dent it might be damaged or lost. An
effort will be made to get permission
to send it to the Paris Exposition of
1900, along with other American curl
osities.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
Prettiest Girl in japan.

While we are all willing to acknowl-
edge the japanese as the most thor
oughly artistic of all Orientals, few
believe in the beauty of
Japanese women.
'"To be beautiful both in reality and
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
A. 1t Was.

Jack-So after you satisfied her
father that sou were a stockholder,
she consented to be your wife?
Mack First she viewed my
shares and then she shared my views.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17
father was one of the fourteen. He is

now eighty-six years of age.
1t is a quaint old relic of the primi-
tive days when cradles were hewn from
log. twas cut from one solid piece.
except that the two rockers were NOR
tised in and pegged on with wooden
pegs. The head-piece, as shown in
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-02-17

An antiquated case in st. Louis
court was dismissed because every
body that was ever connected with it
is dead.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-03
HOW CAPT. GRIDLEY DIED.
Rose from n Sick Bed to Command the
OIxmnfa During the Manila Battle.

ERIE Pa, July 2-The first authentic de-
tails surrounding the last moments of Capt.
Charles V. Gridley have been received here
by his family, in a letter from Paymaster
Gait, who had been assigned to care for the
invalid and bring him home. The letter
states that Captain Gridley had been i'll for
several weeks before the fight and arose
from a sick bed to assume his duties on
that glorious day. He remained on duty
continuously, suffering from rupture
which was so aggravated that frequent
hemorrhages occurred. After the battle he
was ordered home. The band of the Olympia
played Aud Lang Syne" as the command
left his ship never again to return.
On the Coptic, en- route to Yokohama, the
ships surgeon informed him that the
hemorrhages would result in death. The
captain, with unshaken fortitude. replied:
THE battle of Manila killed me, but I
would do it again il necessary" Twenty
four hours before death ensued he lapsed
into Inconsistencies. after sending loving
messages to his wife and children.
The funeral services were held in an Eng
lish church, the American consul making
an address. The officers of the Coptic at
tended the ceremonies in full uniform, and
marines and a guard of honor Eight blue
Jackets from the United States hospital
carried the coffin from the boat to the
nearse. the casket being draped in Ameri-
can flags. The pallbearers were Paymaster
Mcdonald, Dr.. Anderson. United States
navy, the American minister United States
consui general, TWO United States naval Of
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-03
CITY NEWS NOTES.

George H. Thomas Post, G. A. r., adopted
appropriate resolutions touching upon the
death of Col. Eli Lilly.
Mrs. Josephine Ropp entertained the
members of the Ladies Aid Society of the
First Spiritual Church Thursday evening
at her home on East Washington street.
Mrs Emma Mathews has been elected a
representative of Myrtle Temple, No. Z,
Rathbone Sisters, to the Grand Temple,
which will be held in this city the first week
in October.
entertain the public on the church lawn,
Broadway and Twenty-frst street, from to
lO o clock tomorrow evening. Bicycles will
be cared for.
There will be a patriotic song service at
the First Baptist Church this evening, under
the direction of Arthur p. Preston. Mr..
Douglas Lane, basso of the New York
Male Quartet, will sing.
Will Brown was arrested in Monument
PIace last night by Patrolmen Haley and
McGun on a charge of shooting fireworks
About a hundred others were violating the
same law, but Brown was the only one the
police were able to capture.
Samuel Robinson, celored, living at SIT
West Tenth street, was arrested yesterday
on an old charge of petty larceny. He is ac-
cused Of stealing hand sachel out of the
longed to man named Livingston, of
Shelbyville.
The Rev. Marion Crosley, OF Norwich.
Conn, Will occupy the pulpit at Central
CnlVerSallst Church this morning and even
ing. Mr.. Crosley is well known in Indiana
having formerly held pastorates in several
or the important cities in the State He is
here with view of locating in Indianapo-
lis, and will spend the month of July look
ing over the field.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-03

the tracks in the city should be put before
the railroad compai .es. Mr.. Fortune and
Mr.. Jeup will gstLer this DATA during the
time before the n eeting and an estimate
of the cost of the work will be prepared.
1t was aeIecd the railroads should be
treated fairly in the matter and an endeav-
or will be made to secure hearty co-opera-
ton between all concerned. The city charter
grants the right to the Council to pass an
ordinance forcing the railroads to elevate
their tracks and an endeavor will be made
to have this privilege used unless the rail-
roads agree to do the work voluntarily.
Mayor Taggart says he is determined the
tracks shall be raised, and he will do all
in his power to gain that end. He thinks the
work should begin at once. John r. Pearson
is OF the opinion that elevating the train
sheds az the Union Station would he a bad
thing for the travelling public. He also thinks
the pennsylvania Railroad should be al
lowed to place additional tracks across Del
aware street. To this last statement Mayor
Iaggart answers that his official promise is
that no more privilege to lay additional
tracks across streets will be given, and that
the grant TO the Cincinnati Hamilton ts
Dayton road has no significance when ap-
pned TO the requests of other roads to lay
additional tracks.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-03
ficers Lieutenant Brice, Of the Manila
feet and Paymaster Gait.
First Expedition to Manila May Have
Stopped to Take the Carolines.

NEW YORK, July IA dispatch to the
Tribune from Hong-Kong says: "Concltions
at Manila, according TO latest advices, re-
main substantially unchanged. The insur-
gents have invested the city pretty COM
pletely on the landward side. and Admiral
Dewey securely holds the bay. Between the
two beleaguering forces satisfactory un-
derstanding seems TO exist, so that there will
be no attempt at occupation of the city by
the insurgents until Admiral Dewey gives
the word, and that will not be until the first
detachment of General Merritt's army ar
rives and is landed and can march into the
city to take control of it and safeguard life
and property The foreign residents are
somewhat panic-stricken at the close ap-
proach of the insurgents, but there is no
reason to apprehend any emergency that
will call for, or justify, the landing OF ma
rines from the foreign war ships for the
protection of the city.
THE American ships and men are in
good condition and are in readiness for an
Immediate movement on the city as soon as
the troop ships arrive. That may be any
day. In fact, the ships are now overdue,
reckoning upon the basis of speed made by
them from San Francisco to Honolulu NO
uneasiness is felt for their safety, however.
There are no Spanish ships in the Pacific
that could molest them The theory is wide
ly held here that they have stopped few
days on their way to take possession of the
Caroline or the Marinne islands. In that case
Admiral Dewey will feel amply repaid for
the extra days Of waiting he has to endure,
and their belated arrival will be all the more
welcome.