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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06
New Use for a Church SteepIe.

Church steeples are generally con-
sidered as of little use except for the
sensation they canse by occasionally
falling down, and for serving as ref
uge for bells, which often disturb the
repose of the community. 1t has been
left for the village of Long Sutton to
find new municipal use for these
miniature "star- pointing pyramids.
The urban district council of the
place mentioned have fire engine
and several lengths of hose, but are at
loss for means of drying the latter
after they have been washed in pre-
paration for conhagration, on any
scale, that may take place. After due
reflection they severally and con-
jointly evolved the brilliant idea of
utilizing the steeple of the parish
church for the purpose. The PROPOSE
tion that Chose" exhibited on church
might be construed by some as un-
authorized ecclesiastical vestments
was considered frivolous, and the
vicar was accordingly requested to
make room for the articles. At first
he demurred, finding no precedent
for such a use of the church fabric,
but after long correspondence he
seems to have conditionally granted
assent. He insists, however, that the
whole matter must be left to his
superintendence, because he repudi-
ates the notion that the urban dis
trict council have anything to do with
church management. Fire hose hung
out for drying purposes can hardly be
considered an ornament to steeple,
but really good effects might be OBJ
tanned, especially Of the sunset kind,
if the FURNISHED helmets of the fire.
men could be added. London Tele-
graph.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06
INDIANS GROWING GOOD.
Army Posts In Arizona and New Mexico
May l3e Abandoned.

Army Posts In Arizona and New Mexico
May Be Abandoned.
It is rumored in department head
quarters that there will be rattling
of dry bones at some of the older
western posts in the near future. As
o result of the shake-up predictions
are that q number of them will be
stricken from the list of necessary
stations and either sold at auction or
turned over to the Indian service for
agencies.
Whipple barracks, Arizona, was
abandoned some time ago, and but
small handful of men are kept there
under Lieut.. Tupes. AS negotiations
for the sale of this post are about
completed the detachment will proba-
bly, be withdrawn in a short time,
after which it will be turned over to a
custodian, who will look after Uncle
Sans interests until the sale is con-
summated. 1t may be used as train
ing ground for several Arizona troops
which are being fitted for service at
the front, but nothing definite on this
score is yet known.
Five years ago it was thought the
height of folly to think of abandon
ing any of the Arizona military posts,
which are in the region infested with
Apaches, but today it seems to be the
settled policy of the government to
make these men self-supporting, and
therefore safe citizens. As rapidly as
the Dawes bill requirements are COM
piled with the Indians are admitted
to the rights of suffrage. These re-
quirements are ''the severance of all
tribal relationships and the adoption
of the modes and habits of civiIiza-
tion." This will soon cover the whole
Apache tribe, once so bloodthirsty,
and it is not improbable that the next
five months will see the abandonment
of Forts Apache, Grant and Huach-
uca in Arizona, and Wingate and
Union in New Mexico. The only rea-
son why the government keeps troops
in those God-forsaken regions now is
because of the fancied fear of the In
dians.
1t is also the policy of the govern
ment to turn over all abandoned mill
tary posts in the Indian country to
the red men to be used as agencies;
thus, as in Utah, can be seen the
Ouray agency, once the site of old
Fort Roubidoux; in Montana can be
seen the Fort Peck agency, once the
site of a military cantonment of that
name, and in Arizona the Fort Def
ance agency fourishes where once
stood that sentinel of the advance of
civilization westward, Fort Defiance.
In speaking of the Apaches recent
ly, General Sumner said: cit is gen.
orally misunderstood this question of
the Apache Indians. They are gen.
orally looked upon as being bloodthirs-
ty, fierce warriors. On the contrary,
1 never dealt with easier Indians to
handle. They are making as rapid
strides toward civilization as any band
in the United States and no g ere need
watcning than many of the tribes of
the Indian Territory. The Utes are
vastly more turbulent and trouble
some"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06

ings that close in centre front support
the deep yoke that is included in the
right shoulder arm, and closes with
the standing collar over on the left
shoulder. The over fronts lap to the
left and close invisibly with the shaped
belt. Over the seamless back that is
smooth at the top rounded yoke fac
ing is applied, the fulness at the lower
edge being laid in overlapping plaits
at the centre.
A novel feature is the smooth round
bertha of white cloth that outlines the
yoke edge with narrow black 'sfrizzed"
ribbon and the shaped belt that
lengthens the waist line.
The stylish sleeves are shaped with
two seams, the upper portions being
adjusted by gathers and tacking over
the fitted lining to form puff at the
top. At the wrists narrow pointed
.uff is joined that flares downward over
the hand
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06
LITTLE BROWN HANDS.

They drive the COWS home from the pasture,
Who're the quail whistles loud in the wheat
fields,
That are yellow with ripening grain.
They find In the thick waving grasses,
Where the scarlet-lipped strawberry
grows,
They gather the earliest snowdrops,
And the first crimson buds OF the rose.
They toss the new hay in the meadow;
They gather the elder-bloom white;
They find where the dusky grapes purple
In the soft-tinted October light.
They know whore the apples hang ripest,
And are sweeter than Italy's wines;
They know where the fruit hangs the
thickest
On the long, thorny blackberry vines.
They gather the delicate sea- weeds,
And build tiny castles of sand;
They pick up the beautiful sea shells
Fairy barks that have drifted to land.
They wave from the tall, rocking treetops,
Where the orioles hanimock-nest swings;
And at night time are folded in slumber
By song that fond mother sings.
Those who toll bravely are strongest;
The humble and poor become great;
And so from those brown handed children
Shall grow mighty rulers of state.
The pen OF the author and statesman
The noble and wise OF the land
The sword and the chisel and palette
Shall be held in the little brown hand.
M. H. Krout.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06
as the season

as the season advances. Those who
plunge right in, however, have the
wider choice. In colored goods, pop
lin and crepon vie with each other for
first place.. Many people understand
by poplin a smooth one-toned ma
terial worn by their grandmotkersi
and by crepon almost any soft stun
with raised figure. Such will open
their eyes in astonishment when they
come to view the brilliant goods now
displayed. Among poplins there are
exquisite shadow plaids on poplin
ground, broken plaids, two-toned pop
lin velours and plain two-toned pop
Inns in all the new shades and stand
ard colorings. One thinks that moth
ing in the way of dress goods could
be prettier until the plain poplins in
the new shades of red and blue and
purple, with bayadere stripes of
black plush, come into sight. Some
of these have black stripe, between
the plush stripes, in serpentine braid
effect.
In fact there is more chance than
ever for woman to be beautiful, since
now there are war colors in her
gowns. Sho wears marine blue, mill
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06

and can be decorated in various ways,
cross bands as here shown being best
for tall and lengthwise for short
figures.
The narrow front gore is set be
tween two wide circular portions that
meet in seam at centre back.
The fulness at the top is laid in two
overlapping plaits at each side of centre
but gathers can be employed if so pre-.
ferred. Small darts fit the top smoothly
over the hips, the graceful fare to the
foot resulting from the shaping that
accords with the newest mode.
Cloth, serge, camel's hair, crepon.
cheviot, mohair, etamine and all wide
novelty fabrics will give satisfaction
when developed by the mode; braid.
ribbon or bias bands of the material
providing suitable decoration.
A skirt of black nuns yelling, henri
eta cashmere or drap-d-ete trimmed
with bands of crepe or dupp ribbon
silk in this style will be very appro.
pirate for mourning.
The skirt measures four yards at
the foot in the middle size.
To make this skirt for lady of
medium size will require three and
half yards of material forty -four inches
wide.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06
An Autumn Military Eject.

Military effects dominate the new
seasons styles, braid and brass but
tons entering largely into the decora-
tions.
All shades of blue are worn from the
light greyish cadet to the darkest
navy.
perfect glove fitting adjustment
is the prominent characteristic of the
Admiral basque shown in the large
illustration. 1t is fitted with the
usual double darts. under arm and
side back cores, that curve higher on
the back than is usual and may be
made with or without a centre back
seam. The fronts lap in double
breasted style TO the neck. closing with
graduated rows of brass buttons.
The lower outline reaches triAe
below the waist at the sides curving
over the hips to pretty points front
and back.
Shoulder straps are included in the
neck seam, the pointed lower end be-
ing secured by single brass buttons.
The high military collar is trimmed
with braid and all the free edges of the
basque are similarly outlines.
The sleeves are shaped with upper
and under portions, the moderate full
ness being gathered at the top and the
wrists have cuffs simulated by double
rows of braid.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06
A Frightened Procession.

The wrath of the gods seems to have
been displayed in so convincing a
manner at Seoul as to unceremonious-
ly disperse an imperial pocession. We
learn from the "Nichi Nichi" that the
emperor of Corea was paying a visit
to certain tombs of the imperial
family. The procession consisted OF
about one hundred Office bearers, and
just as they were approaching one OF
the tombs the sky suddenly became
clouded, and mighty roar of thunder
so startled the emperor's attendants
that they fed helter-skelter back to
their homes. 1t goes without saying
that the emperor became highly in
dignant, and ordered the timid Office
bearers to be severely punished. Ap-
parently the circumstances of the
time did not allow of their being
punished severely, and they were let
off with the forfeiture of a months
salary. Kobe Chronicle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06
NO WOMAN Is EXEMPT.

Regularity is matter of Importance
in every woman's life. Much pain is,
however. endured in the belief that it
is necessary and not alarming, when
in truth it is all wrong and indicates
arrangement that may cause serious
trouble.
Excessive monthly pain itself will
unsettle the nerves and make women
old before their time.
The foundation of woman's health is
a perfectly normal and regular per-
formance of natures function. The
statement we print from Miss GER
TRUDE SKIES, of Eldred, Pa, is echoed
in every city, &own and hamlet in this
country. Read what she says:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-I feel like
new person since following your ad-
vice, and think it is my duty to- It the
public know the good your r nedies
have done me. My troubles we epain-
full menstruation and leucorrl na.
was nervous and had spells being
confused. Before using your remedies
never had any faith in patent medi-
cines. / now wish to say that never
had anything do me SO much good for
painful menstruation as Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound; also would
say that your Sanative Wash has cured
me of leucorrhea. hope these few
words may help suffering women"
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
leled, for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia E Pinkham, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as hundred thousand ailing
women during single year,
All suffering women are invited to
write freely to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn.
Mass. for advice about their health.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06
Hoods SarsapariII;
Hoods Pills cure all Liver Ills. 25 cent
Joking with the Queen.
Americas Greatest Medicine

There is said to be only one man
who has ever dared to make joke III
the presence of the Queen. This is
Canon Teignmouth-S Shore, at one time
governor to the children of the Prince
of Wales, and splendid type of Irish
humorist. He was discussing with
Her Majesty the question why it was
that shoemakers were supposed to be
SO advanced in their heterodoxy and
in the want of faith in futurity. "Why.
ma'am," quietly remarked the auda,
cious Canon, "one could hardly expect
a shoemaker to believe in the immor-
.tality of the sole (souDr" Her Majesty
enjoyed the joke and laughed very
heartily over it.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06
tary gray and cavalry yellow. Artil-
tery red is also seen in the trimmings
OF her costumes and wraps and there
is martial air about them.
A Charming Design.

A charming combination is here rep
resented in steel grey and white broad
cloth decorated with black guipure
lace and narrow black satin ribbon
''frizzed out" The yoke and stand
Ing collar of white cloth is overlaid
with black guipure lace applique to
match decorating the fronts, back and
sleeves. The fashionable fronts are
cut low and crossed in ''Indor" style,
just enough fulness being collected by
gathers at the waist to pouch becom-
ingly over the belt, Glove-fitted lin
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06
Gave Her Pleasure.

"What do you think Miss Podus
said about my Photographic"
Goodness knows"
''She said she loved to look at it,
because it reminded her of another
man. Chicago Record.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06
A Magnificent Tomb.

The most magnificent tomb in the
world is deemed to be the palace Tenn
pie of Karnak, occupying the area Of
nine acres, or twice that of st. Peters
at Rome. The temple space is poets
dream of gigantic columns, beautiful
courts apa wondrous avenues of
sphinxes
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06
AUTUMNAL FABRICS ARE WORKS OF ART.
WAR coLoRs IN THE GOWNS.

Very satisfactory results are obtained
by combinations in waist of this kind,
which may either match or contrast
with the waist. Turquoise blue With
black in silk or velvet, oleander pink
silk with olive broadcloth and dark red
satin with soft grey green poplin are
new and artistic combinations in color.
ing that unite with black or cream
guipure nj W so fashionable.
To make this waist for a lady OF
medium size will require two yards
of material forty-four inches wide.
Ladies' New Three Piece Skirt.
AS broadcloth and other fabrics Of
wide width is the vogue for autumn
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06
ATE fall an,

ATE fall and
winter d ress
m . t erials Q of
1898 are works
of art, and their
variety is great.
Many W o m Q n
hesitate to se-
lect fabrics for
their wi n t er
gowns so early
in the season,
believing that
new designs and
materials will
be brought out
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
l0c, 26c. II G. G. fail, druggists refund money.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous.
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. $2trial bottle and treatise free
DIR. r. II. KLINE. Ltd. 931 Arch St.. Phila. Pa.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06

The extraordinary merit won by "John.
sons Happy Pills"ln the different camps.
especially Wikoff, in curing malaria, chills
and fever and liver complaints Is great
endorsement OF their never failing quail
ties. Happy Medicine Co., West New
Brighton, Richmond Borough, New York
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06

This years cranberry crop in Wisconsin,
is estimated at 18, 900 barrels.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06

Chimney-pot hats were worn in France
nearly 500 years ago.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06

Thousands suffer with Hay-Fever. Hoxsie's
Disks cure wheeling, sneezing and coughing
20 cents. A. P. Hoxsie, Buffalo, q. Y.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06

Sixty languages are spoken In the empire
governed by the Gear OF Russia.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06
D..'t ro..eeo Spit and snok. Yo.r Lii. Aw.y.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag.
netic. full Of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac. the wonder-worl1er. that makes weak men
strong. AL druggists, 60c or eI. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06
when Golden Rod Ripsns

During the last century 100 lakes in Tyrol
have subsidized and disappeared.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06

. Marigolds and camomiles in North Africa
reach height OF four or five feet.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06
Merit,

A matrimonial agency Is the latest Jew.
ish venture in the East End OF London.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06

To Cure A Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-10
pantist Convention, Nol

Raptist Convention, Nor lDs,r a May 9th to 18th, 1898. |S .,o ' above occasion the Cotton F0l .", ', soll tickets at rate of one
 VI tne round trip. Tickets on |F,s, ,,,r 9ad. 3d and 4th, return linn
 pa. ~ with an extension of l5 |s.dso desired.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-10
Falling In Love.

"It :s not everybody who can fall desperately in love, " Andrew Lang de- clares. Many Q young woman knows that she, for one, is not born heroine. We cannot all have a genius for passion. Indeed that genius is, first, rather un- usual, and, secondly, is apt not to be confined to single object. Girls ought not to be educated ill & belief i'll the coup de foudre. Most of them will find some good fellow who is much attached to them, as they will be to him. They will marry, if they have luck, and never think of losing their heart, in the style of Dido or Medea. This has always been the prose fact of matrimony, and thus sHymen peoples every town. If young women wait for the coup de foudre and the handsome knight who comes riding through the forest, they will coif St., Katherine or lead apes in hell. Novels prove the inadequacy of the ideal. The heroine always loves the unsatisfactory poet, is tilted, meets the solid squire or business man and finds that what she had taken for love was, etc.--we all know the formula-and lives happy ever aftar
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FOOD WASTED IN COOKING.
Aife Sustaining Value of Meat and yao..
 tables Lost Through Ignorance.

A series of investigations by exnerts connected with the United States da. partment of agriculture 90 to show that there IS an immense amount of popular ignorance ln the matter of cooIino tnat, While the greater part of the food or man IS prepared for use by cool5inO yet the changes which various foods mn. oergo during the process and the. losses which are brought about have been bns ilttle studied. Few persons know. for instance, that in 100 pounds of uncooked oaooage there are but ' E pounds of dry matter, and of this dry matter from stI to pounds are lost in the cooking mt Experiments with potatoes showed that in order to obtain the highest food yalue potatoes should not be peeled before oooklngi that when potatoes are peeled before cooking the least loss is sustained oy putting them directly into hot water and boiling as rapidly as possible Even then the loss is very considerable.
 II potatoes are peeled and soaked in cold water before boiling, the loss of nutrients is very great, being one fourth ef all the albumenoid matter. In a bushel of potatoes the loss would he equlvalent to pound of sirloin steak. Carrots contain less nitrogen, but rela- lively more albumenoid nitrogen than potatoes, and therefore furnish more matter available for building muscular tissues. In order to preserve the greatest amount of nutrients in the cooking of carrots, the pieces should be large rather than small. The boiling should be rapid, go that the food value of the vegetable shall not be impaired, as little water as possible should be used, and if the mat. ter extracted Is made available as food along with the carrots loss of 20 to 30 per cent or even more of the total food value may be prevented. In the cooking of cabbage the kind of water used has more effect on the loss of nutri- ents than the temperature of the water at which the cooking is started. In any ease the loss is large. The losses which occur ill the cooking of potatoes, carrots and cabbages vary with the different methods of boiling followed. Pittsburg Dispatch.
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A Remarkable Cure.

MT. Alexander Moore, reliable busi- ness man, of 1230 s. 18th St., Philadel- phia, Pa, says: eI contracted violent cold which settled all over me. The pain in my chest and side was excruei- ating. The doctor gave me medicine and b1istered my side, but 1 only grew worse. Then you gave me bottle ot Brazilian Balm. had little or no faith in it, but decided to try it. I took 5 or 4 good doses before bed time, and rubbed it well over my blistered side. That night I slept like top--nly frst. good rest for over a week-and awoke in the morning cured. Brazilian Balm is sim ply invaluable"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-10
BEWARE THE THIN BANANA.
1t Was Picked Too Soon and VIII AIways
 Prove Puckery and Sour.


 When you are buying bananas, never purchase the long thin ones unless you want fruit which will pucker your mouth. No matter how we'll ripened these thin bananas may appear to be they will always be found both sour and acrid. This is because the bunch which contained them was picked too soon. The banana grows fastest at first in length. When it has reached it's full development in that direction, it sud- denly begins to swell and ill q few days will double in girth. It is at the end of this time that 1t begins to ripen natu. rally, and the effort of the banana im- porter is to have the fruit gathered at the last possible moment, and yet before the ripening has progressed even enough to tinge the bright green of the fruit with yellow. A difference of 24 hours on the trees at this time will make 8 difference in the weight of the fruit of perhaps 25 per cent, and all the differ- enee in it's final flavor, between a puck cry sour and the sweetness and smooth ness which are characteristic of the ripe fruit. To get the bananas to our market in good condition requires fast steamers, which must be provided with ventila- tion and other means of keeping the fruit from ripen;ng too fast in the hold. Much of the finest fruit does ripen in the few days of passage, and this Is sold to hueksters for street sale.-New York Si1n
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-10
Compressed Flour Bricks.

In England much interest is taken by the army and navy authorities in new method of preserving four by means ol compression. With hydraulic pressure ap- paratus the flour is squeezed into the form of bricks, and experiments are reported to have shown that the pressure destroys all forms of larval life, thus preserving the flour from the ravages of insects, while It Is equally secure from mold