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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-28
ENGLISH NURSES.

It may be that American nurses attending
the international congress of women will
bring back with them some slight changes
in the accessories of nurses habits, although
there is but slight material difference in the
American and English uniforms. English
nurses wear white cottons, French piques
and Oxford cloths. On their heads they
wear the usual nurses cap. An innovation
is called the "Olivis" cap. 1t is made of fine
white lawn and trimmed with double ruches
of valenciennes lace. Less expensive ones
of lawn are made with drawing string that
they may be easily laundered. The Sister
Grace" apron follows closely the conven-
tional maids apron. The only noticeable
difference is in the waistband, which is quite
wide. In England the nurse wears the habit
out of doors as well as in, and it looks quite
like widows garb A small bonnet of fine
straw, covered fatty with black velvet,
full white tulle front, and long gossamer
strings. The cuffs and collars are selected
with great care The dimensions of the cuffs
are either four inches deep or three and one
half deep. The collars are two and one-half
inches deep, with a tab for fastening Their
shoes are morocco, with rubber heels and
solid leather soles, and-sewed.-Chicago
Times Herald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-28
SNAKE BELT FAKE.

At the present time belts made of snake
skins a fad of fashionable New York
danes, who select the skins from snakes
living in glass cases.
On the fourth story of gloomy old house
in New York a man is arnassing quite a
fortune by ministering to the within of these
ladies. He has secured a large number of
snakes from the boys and swamps, which he
displays in glass cases, and his customers
come to admire the shimmering brilliancv
of the creatures skins and to order those
they desire, even before they are shed. Not
only are the skins used for belts. but also
for carriers, which are made up with elastic
backs and are set with Jewels Rraces of
beautiful snakeskins are regarded as desir-
able. presents for girls to give their fiances,-
Exchange
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-28
PAID IN FULL.
Harry, dear, don't go!"

Harry DEAR don't go!'
Ell must. Cis beggars can't be choosers." 1
answered bitterly. After all, dearest girl. it
will be only for few MONTHS
"a year, I'm afraid, Harry. from what
father says"
"Well, since he has found me this work.
I mustn't shirk It, Good-by, my own girl
What misery does poverty entail on loving
hearts! Cicely Fleming and 1 had loved each
other for years-ever since we were children
together. 1 had spent the few hundreds my
father left me in completing my engineer
ing education in Germany. Then | came
home, confident of finding work. But moth
ing came my way in spite of every endeavor
At last Mr.. Flemings interest procured me-
a place as assistant engineer in building
new lighthouse the dangerous island of
Skyrn. off the west coast of Ireland. 1t was
not the work I wanted 1t would bring little
credit however we'll done. The pay was
poor. and the prospect of the hardships and
lonliness were not calculated to raise ones
spirits. There would be but one other skill
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-28

him sing "Il Mic Terovo" Can you sing?"
Under the circumstances Thompson could
not sing. Fancy wurbling III Milo Teroro'
in such a predicament!
The end of it was that Eliza came in and
Immediately went out again to get po-
licenan.
Thompson had no better luck with the po-
licernarl than with Mr.. Can1eron-tf1at was
the householders name. The policeman re-
fused to look at Thompson's handkerchief,
on which he would have found the initials,
&C. IT, elegantly embroidered. Neither
would he examine any of Thompson's under
wear. Even if he had, he would have found
only the initials, and &c. IT, may stand for
Charles Thompson" just as we'll as for
Cyril Thompson"
At the station house the ninions Of the
law followed the same Objectionable course,
believing nothing that Thompson said about
himself, and laughing to scorn what they
called that old gag"
You say you are Mr.. Cyril Thompson"
said the inspector. Then what were you
doing in Mr.. Cameron's house without ring
ing the bell? You don't know anybody there,
do your"
That really sealed poor Thompsons lips.
He did not want to tell this police inspector
all about his innocent little plan for sur
prising Amanda Carson.
However, that part Of his agony did not
last over night A note to a friend brought
relief-and bail. And when .Thompson's law
yer came the police cautiously began to be-
u.
But the irate Cameron, by that time, had
gone home and to bedi so there was nobody
at hand to withdraw the charge, and the
magistrate who was called UP at that late
hour, made the bail heavy
Cameron did finally yield-though not I'M
til poor Thompson had spent a sleepless
night, followed by a very unpleasant morn
ing in the police court.
But, after this, and after Thompson had
neglected to shave his newly-revealed face,
hoping that that beard would quickly reap
pea1-the worst was yet to come It came
all through an energetic and discerning re-
porter who saw in Thompson's account of
himself a chance for good story" This is
how the good story met Thompson's bag
garG eyes when he looked at the paper that
morning of his appearance in the police
court:
ONE ON CYRIL
SLICK BURGLAR, CAUGHT IN THE ACT,
SAYS HE IS "MR. THOMPSON
THOUGH BEARDLESS, HE WOULD I'M
PERSONATE THE HIRSUTE So
CTETY TENOR.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-28

Nov what is man to do in case like
this?" Thompson piteously asked his friend
who had called him out.
81 guess you'd better let it go at that, old
man mar said Ia his friend IF you don't keep
quiet they may come out with another scare
head, 1-rhe% Burglar Was Thompson, After
ALE What was He Doing in that House? p
Say nothing and let your beard grow. That's
my advice
Then he called on Amanda and explained
matters-with freshly grown beard.
cit was unfortunate" said Amanda, with
an unpleasantly doubtful information. ''On the
whole think you look better with the beard
than you would without it."
And now Mrs. Cyril Thompson-nee Car
SON declares she would never let her hus-
band shave his beard, no matter how clear
cut his features may be.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-21
Tho Power or Imagination.

The fact that the thrOes of the i'm
agination under great nervous excite
ment often produce corresponding
physical frenzy was illustrated recent
ly in the case of man who had gone
to sleep with his artificial teeth in his
mouth. Waking suddenly with a
choking sensation he found his teeth
had disappeared. He looked in the
glass of water where they were usual
iy deposited, did not see them there.
and realized that they must be far
down his throat. Choking and strug-
Cling. he hammered on the door of 4
friend sleeping in the house, who, see
ing his critical condition, vainly en-
deavored to draw the teeth out of the
sufferers throat. He could feel the
teeth, but had not the strength to eX-
tricate them. He ran for black
smith. who lived few doors away,
but the blacksmith's hand was too
gig to put into the mans mouth.
A doctor had been sent for. but he
was so long in coming that the victim
of the accident seemed likely to die
of suffocation before the physician ar
rived. A little girl of ten years was
brought, under the impression that her
small hand might reach the obstacle
and withdraw it, but she got frighten-
ed and began to cry. The sufferer be-
came black in the face, his throat
swelled out and his friends expected
every moment to be his last, when
finally the doctor arrived. He heard
the history of the case, saw that the
teeth were not on the mans jaws nor
in their nightly receptacle. felt the
throat and chest of the sufferer, ana
cast his eyes seriously upon the floor.
There he saw the whole set of teeth.
He adjusted them in the jaws of the
patient, told him to breathe freely.
and every symptom of suffocation dis
appeared.
Lansford, Pa, Dec. 1S.-Notices have
been posted by the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation Company to the effect that
market price of coal at tide is six per
cent. below the basis, and that all con-
tract miners and inside laborers will
be paid accordingly. This means an
increase of twenty-six cents per week
in the miners wages and twenty one
cents for laborers. 1t will effect three
thousand employees.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-21
Tiny Pine Tree.

One of the most remarkable features
of Japanese gardening is the way in
which every plant and tree in fam
Gus garden will be reproduced in min
iature, by system of dwarfing which
has been handed down from many gen.
erations back. Every characteristic of
a large tree will be preserved, the foil
age. the color and the texture of the
branches, and yet the miniature copy
will often be not more than from one
to three feet high. Professor G. Il.
Bessey tells of case in this country
in which nature has eclipsed the art of
the Japanese. While climbing Green
Mountain, near Bowdler, Col, Pro
fessor Bessey found growing from a
crevice in one of the rocks at the sum-
nit small pine tree, about 5A inches
high. and barely a quarter of an inch
in diameter. 1t was unbranched and
bore a single terminal tuft of leaves.
The tiny tree had made good fight
for existence amid the inclemencies of
it's exposed situation, for when it was
carefully examined twenty-five distinct
annual rings We're discovered. Such
a case of natural dwarfing is almost
unprecedented.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-21
A FOOLISH SACRIFICE.

4 prominent Free-Trade paper said
"a n recent editorial, in which the ex-
pansiOn of our foreign trade was dis
cuSSed:
eve have broken through the bar
riers that we had erected to shut in
our own markets and are seeking the
markets of the world. 1t is our inter-
est now that all markets shall be as
open as possible and the first step
in this direction is to open our own as
rapidly as may be. The commercial
treaties we are now engaged in nego-
tiating are an admirable beginning.
The completion of the work requires
that the Tariff shall be reduced to a
revenue basis"
The Tariff is on a revenue basis now,
as the daily receipts under the Dingley
law show. What is meant is, of course
that the Tariff should be reduced to
such a point rs should eliminate all
Protective features, and the remark
above cited is to be read with that
meaning. Just how the opening of our
market to the rest of the world will be
an advantage to us no one but n Free
Trader could possibly imagine. If it
is an advantage to us to gain other
markets. it would certainly he of no
advantage to lose our own markets,
which is many times more valuable
than all the markets of the world put
together Yet that is what the reduc-
tion of the Tariff to non Protective
basis would mean.
The sole object of those who would
reduce the Tariff to Il nOn-Protective
basis is To permit extensive importa-
tions of foreign goods. The markets
of the world would better stay forever
closed rather than that we should sac
Iifice the American market for them.
Such sacrifice is. however, as mani
festly unnecessary as it is imbecile.
We are fast getting possession of the
worlds markets without any sacrifice
of our own. Furthermore, Free-Trade
would mean not only the loss of the
American market. but by the loss of
that market it would mean the destruc-
ton of American industries. and
would thus result in the loss of our
rapidly growing export trade as well.
Free-Trade is death dealer to in
dustrial interests CT every kind, Il de-
stroyer of both foreign and domestic
trade
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-21
Muncy Valley.

Prof. M. ID. Sweeney, of Sones-
town, Was seen on our streets
Saturday.
Mr.. VIM. Shaw, of Highland
Lake, spent Sunday in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Resh, of Carlisle,
spent last week with their son Rev:
j. j. Resh.
Mrs. Charles and Mrs. Alvin
Miller spent one day last week
shopping in Hughsville.
Miss Sallie Reed, Unityvill, spent
Sunday with her sister Mrs. Clyde
Welliver.
Messers VIM. Taylor and Charles
Crowley spent Saturday in William
short.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. M. Taylor spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Charles CrOll of DushOre.
Messers Judge and Frank Ingham
of Laporte, and A. Walsh of Du-
shore, transacted business in town
| last Thursday.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-21
Japanese Are Ruthless.

The Japanese are ruthless in their
tampering with nature. II they decide
that they want bird or an animal OF
certain shape or color they set about
manufacturing the article, so to speak
by the exercise of exceedingly clever
ingenuity and untiring patience. Here
for example, is how the white sparrows
are produced. They select pair OF
grayish birds and keep them in white
cage in white room, where they are
attended by a person dressed in white
The mental effect on series of gener-
ations of birds results in completely
white birds.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-21
A Convenient Sewing Table.

Get two wooden boxes exactly sim
liar in size and shape, about 12x1S,
and five or six inches in depth. Cover
these with cretonne and line with
plain cambric to match. Cover four
legs about two inches square with
cretonne, and fasten the boxes to them
with screws. The legs can be of fny
length resired, and need not be planed,
as they are to be covered. One box is
fastened at the top of the legs and the
other about foot from the floor. Gre
tonne curtains cgn be shirred full and
fastened around the upper box, two
on each side, then draped and tied to
each leg with ribbon bows just at the
top of the lower box. Brass-headed
furniture tacks to tack the covering
give a finished appearance.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-21
Charter N office.

Notice is hereby given that an
application will be made to Hon. f.
M. Dunham, President Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas of Sullivan
county, on the Goth day of January,
1899, for the charter of a corporation
to be called "Tne Citizens Cornet
Band' of Lopez, Sullivan county,
Pennsylvania, the character and
object of which is for the purpose
of promoting knowledge of the art
and science of music, to furnish.mu-
sic and entertainment for the pub
lie of Lopez, Pennsylvania, and of
having permanent organization
known as "The Citizens Cornet
Band," of Lopez, Sullivan Co. Pa.
A. J. BRADLEY, Solicitor.
Laporte, Pa, Dec. 10, 1899.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-21

CEECUTOR'S NOTICE.
L Letters testamentary having
been granted to the undersigned up
on the estate of John r. Rogers,
decd, late of Hillsgrove township,
Sullivan county, Pa. All persons
having claims against said estate are
requested to present them at once;
and all persons indebted to said es-
tate are requested to make immedi-
ate payment to
ED. f. IVES, Executor.
Muncy, Pa, Dec. 8, 1899.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-21

Connection with Phila.& Readingiat. Halls
For Philadelphia, New York and inter.
mediate stations-LeaveWilli illiamsport 7:42
am, 1000 a. M, Arrive Halls 1859 am.
lO:l9 a. m. For Shamokin and intermed-
late stations-leaves Williamsport 4:3O p.
m.; arrive Halls 4.51 p. m.
From Phila., New York and intermed-
late stations-leave Phila. 1921 a. m. and
ll.36 pm; leave New York via Phila.7 80
am. 900 pm. leave New York via Ia
maqua, 9 10 am. Arrive Halls, 6.34a. m.
and 52l p. m.
From Shamokin and intermediate sta.
tions-leaves Shamokin 8 10 a. m. Ar.
rive Halls 40 am.
Connecting with L. V. B r. at Satterfield.
For Towanda and intermediate stations,
leave Wilkesbarre 3.05 p. M; arrive at
Satterfeld 6.25 p. m.
For Towanda and intermediate stations,
leave Bernice $40 am; arrive Satterfeld
7.04 a. IN.
For Wilkesbarre and intermediate sta.
tions-leave Towanda As am. and 10 80
am; arrive t'field, 1852 a. m. l.04 p. m.
STAGE LINES
Stage leaves Hughesville post office for
Lairdsville, Mengwe and Philipsdale daily
Wilson, Beaver Lake and ::Fribley on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at IL. 80
Stage leaves Glen Mawr tor Hillsgrove
and Forksville at II OF a. m.
Stage leaves Muncy Valley for Unity.
vile, North Mountain and Lungerville
daild at II l9 a. m.
Passengers taking trains at flag stations
can secure train excursion Tickets from
the conductors.
Philadelphia & Reading, Lehigh Valley
and New York Central mileage will be
accepted only tor through passengers trav-
cling from Halls to Satterfeld or Satter-
field to Halls.
The general offices of the company are
located at Hugheeville, Pa.
b. HARVEY WEIGH.
President Hughsville, Pa.
s. D. TOWNSEND,
Mgr. Hughsvilie. Pa.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-21
A. T. ARMSTRONG;,
SONESTOWN, PA.
DEALER IN
Flour Feed and Groceries

l39 pounds of pure Lard for Sl.OO
Baking molasses, 25 to SOC.
pounds Rolled Oats for 25c.
7 pounds of Corn Starch Tor 25c.
pounds of Laundry Starch for 25c.
2 pounds of Rio Coffee for 25c.
s bars OF Lenox Soap for 25c.
No. | mackerel per pound Sc.
Best Sugar Coated Hams (Gllc per 10.
Buckwheat Flour 25 pound sack'45c.
Buckwheat Flour 100 pounds, $3.50.
Yellow Corn per 100 pounds 9Oc.
Corn Meal or Cracked Corn 9Oc.
Corn, Oats and Barley Chop 9Oc.
Wheat Bran 200 pounds $l.50.
Flour middlings, l40 pound sack Sl.4O.
Fine middlings 200pounds SLIGO.
Flour per sack $l.00.
Winter Roller per sack $l.OO.
Good Flour 90c.
Rye Flour % pounds, SOC.
Graham Flour l24 pounds SOC.
Common Fine Salt per barrel Sl.2O.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-21
SonestoWn.

Our people are getting ready for
Christmas.
Christmas entertainments will be
held in both churches on Monday
evening.
j. b. Magargle is stocking his
farm with sheep.
John w. Buck has nice holiday
store, work boxes, shaving sets,
bibles, books, fancy stationery, and
lots of useful and ornamental articles.
Our schools are progressing finely.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-21
Maine to Have a Naval Reserve.

Portland, Me-, Dec. 1S.-Adj. General
Richards has issued orders for the or
ganization of a division of Naval Re-
serves in Portland to consist of 46 men.
The State will uniform and equip them.
and the men will be drilled as infantry,
artillery and in signals. and will have
boat and seamanship, as well as theo-
retical, drill. The division will be mus
tered into the National Guard of the
State before Jan. l.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-21
theatres Prosner in War.

London, Dec. 1S.-In spite of the war
the theatres are generally prospering.
Mr. William Archer has received the
final proof sheets of Ibsen's new play,
on translation Of which he is busily
engaged.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-21
Did 1t. work mt Last.

In 1912 a British warship on Lake
Erie fired a shell which failed to ex-
plode. 1t was treasured as relic in
Ashtabula for years. but accidentally
it got into pile OF scrap iron deliver
ed to the Phenix iron works foundry
and performed its functions SO well
that the furnace doors were blown to
smithereens.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-21
NEW YORK MARKETS.

New York, Dec. 1S.-The British dis
aster caused big drop at the opening
of the stock market. Sugar fell points,
Metropolitan 5, Tennessee Coal 5, Pitts,
G., G. & st. l.. 6. The trading was
heavy, but slow and cautious, and
while the declines We're large there
was no indication of a panic. Later
the market rallied q little.
Cash prices for produce:
Wheat. No. red, .74B
Corn, No. 2 mixed, .40a
Oats, No mixed, .29A.
Flour, Minnesota patents, $3.50
Cotton. middling, Z 11-16.
Coffee. No. Z Rio, .06%.
Beef, family, 1915.
Beef, hams, 22.75.
Tallow, prime, .05.
Pork. mess, 1000.
Hogs. dressed. 100 lb.. .05as
Lard, prime, 5.72k. y
Butter, Western Creamery, 27.
Molasses, @. X. prime 80
Sugar, eranulated. 51S.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-21

j. w. Buck opens a new lot OF
lumbermen's gum shoes this week,
also a line of men and women's over
shoes.
New buckwheat flour at j. w.
Bucks.
Go to II. j. Keeler's for your X
mas presents.
The National tribune., 1899-08-24

filing of the last claim under the act OF
June %, 1890, antedates the commence
ment OF the general law increase recently
allowed, then the act of 1890 may give an
increase of rate for the period between the
two dates.
II. L. b., Constantine.-f the rheuma-
tism wholly incapacitates you for the
performance of any sort of manual labor,
You can obtain $50 per month under the
general law. If you can not get this,
perhaps you can get S24, the next lower
rate.
H. M. H., EHfork, Kg.-The title to
special ratings, as that of $50 for disability
requiring frequent and periodical attend
ance of another person, is largely deter
mined by the report of the Examining
Board. Do not expect to hear from your
claim for long time. If you have not
heard from it by the time Congress meets,
ask your Congressman to call it up.
Arko, OreqOn.-The act of Aug. z, 1882,
provides: The open and notorious adul-
terous cohabitation of widow who is a
pensioner shall operate to terminate her
pension from the commencement OF such
cohabitation."
. j. W. H., lIiUrille, N. Evidently
you have had claim pending under the
act of 1890. as well as one for additional
pension under the general law on disability
not covered by your general law certificate.
The National tribune., 1899-08-24

The rejection of the act of 1890 claim does
not affect your other claim.
Fl. c., Garrett, Ind.-Your County Off
GERS, especially the County Treasurer,
should know what is the State law with
reference to the burial of deceased soldiers.
eral provision for removal of charges of
desertion from military service in the war
of the rebellion, is still in force, all time
limitation being removed by act of March
2, 1895.
Old Subscriber.-The widow is entitled
left unsettled at his death, and to receive
what he might have received thereon up to
the date Of his death.
C. A. p, Go,pen, Mich.-The acceptance
Of a free headstone from the Government
does not preclude the subsequent erection
persons and the removal of the old stone.
1t is immaterial what is done with the old
stone, as it is gift from the Government.
j. o. NJ, Ne,cport, Mo.-There is no
such thing in the pension laws as sup
Elemental pension, but the Pension Bu-
plementa" if to include child not previ-
ously included, or to allow pension under
another law for period antedating the
commencement Of present pension and but
one payment being made hereunder.
j. L., Brooklyn, N. UT was certainly
iHcoilSiSteIit 10 TeJect on ttle ground OF no
pensionable disability claim under the
general law on disability for which the
soldier is pensioned under the act of June
81, 1890. Under the holdings which have
prevailed since 1893 a greater degree of
disability is required to obtain a rating
under the act of 1890 than is required under
the general law. The right to pension
under the general law was not forfeited by
applying for or accepting pension under
act of 1890. 1t was proper under the official
rules for the Pension Bureau to allow the
act of 1890 pension on evidence in the gen
cral law claim.
NJ. M., Soldiers Home, d. Can ag-
gregate rating of 26-18 by the Examining
Surgeons may secure no rating at all in
the Pension Bureau if the claim be under
the act of 1890. If the claim be under the
general law the rating allowed will be less
than IS, the rate for loss of thumb. There
are no fixed rates for defective eyesight,
rheumatism, and heart disease.