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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10

needle to the underside and secured,
or, if ribbon. they are turned in and
sewn down. When all large stitches
are made ends and raw edges are hid
den under circle of muslin or silk
underneath.
Another useful toilet trifle is hang
ing or standing egg cushion for hair
and hat pins. The standing basket is
made of basket, of cream or white
shade, in which an egg shaped cush-
ion, stuffed with curled hair and COW
cred by yelling or other net, is placed.
This basket is improved by little
shot pad, to weight it and make it
stand more firmly. If hanging cush-
ion is preferred, large cream or buff
cushion is made, just as for the basket,
but it is simply provided with loop
of ribbon at one end.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10

Wesleyan university is threatened
with peculiar danger. Women were
let in some years ago, and they multi
piled so rapidly that the alu pni fear
that it will end in the transformation
of the institution into a woman's col
lege. The percentage of women rose
from seven to % in 10 years, rate of
increase which in about Is years from
now would bring the number Of WON
en- up to that of men. Coeducation
is seen to be safe only within certain
arithmetical limits, and the Wesleyan
alumni have done educators q service
in defining the danger line at % per
cent. Above % per cent. women be.
come terrible to man. He begins to
cat lectures and to blush furiously
when he recites. Perhaps the only
way out of the difficulty is the organ
ization OF separate womau's college
within the university. You never can
he sure that women will keep below
% per cent. In going to college, as in
shopping, they defy all numerical re.
straint.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10

and buy me the necessary things that
I have marked on this list. Buy me
also some hens and rooster"
Kuno did as directed and arrived
home at late hour that evening,
bringing with him all sorts of useful
things; but the children of the village
were particularly curious about a cage
which he carried and in which were
some extraordinary looking birds.
Kuno put the cage on the ground,
opened the door and ont walked the
rooster, followed by the hens. The
lady gave some grain to the rooster
and hens and as they ate it the chill
dren looked on with admiration. Their
astonishment was increased when the
rooster began to crow, and the next
morning when they saw the large
white eggs that the hens had laid their
admiration was beyond limit.
The lady was so good and charitable
that all the people in the village learned
to love her. She gave food to the poor,
visited the sick, consoled the afflicted
and all the summer, winter and autumn
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10
three colored eggs, on one of which
was written.

three colored eggs, on one of which
was written:
TN God put thy confidence and thou
shalt receive assistance.
The boy, whose name was Fridolin,
set out for his home, across the noun
tain, and Lad not gone far when he
saw a horse standing near q ravine,
but without rider. The boy looked
into the ravine and saw that man in
the dress of a cavalier lay there, who
looked as if dead. He examined the
man and found that he was badly hurt,
but not dead. He got some water for
the knight, who asked if he could give
him anything to eat. Fridolin said
that he had eaten all the provisions
zen him for the journey and only had
the three colored eggs for his father,
mother and sister. The man said,
"Give me tne eggs and will give You
some gold," and Fridolin gave him the
eggs and he ate two and told Fridolin
to keep the third. When, however,
the man looked at the writing on the
third egg, he was greatly surprised,
for he recognized it as that of his wife.
He had been obliged to leave his
family and go to war at the command
of his king, and an enemy, taking ad
vantage of his absence, had attacked
his castle, driven his wife and children
from home aud burned the house to
the ground. When he returned from
the war and found his home in ruins
he at once went in search of his wife,
whom he feared was in the power of his
enemy. Helearned through Fridolin
that she was safe and where she was
staying, and determined to go to her
at once. He travelled as pilgrim, for
fear that his enemy might hear of him,
and reached the little village in short
time. His children met him, became
very friendly with him, but their
mother, fearing that the pilgrim might
be an enemy in disguise, was fright
ened until her husband threw off the
pilgrims long cloak and discovered
himself to her. He told how he had
been able, through her kindness and
charity to the poor little Fridolin, to
find her, and she. in turn, told how
the brave Kuno had taken herself and
the children from the castle by secret
passage.
The Chevalier Arno, for such was
the name of the father of Edmund and
Blanche, was touched by the story of
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10

lived number of families who were
vely poor but good and respectable.
The inhabitants of this little valley
had some gardens where they cult
waited vegetables and few fields
where they raised grain to make their
bread and few cows and goats from
whom they got the milk to make their
butter and cheese.
The men and women were very
industrious, and the little children
helped their parents by taking care of
the goats and cows on the mountain.
One day little girl who was tending
some goats on the mountain came
running down to her mother to tell
about beautiful lady " no had just
arrived on horseback on the noun
tain, accompanied bya little girl and
little boy and man, evidently a SER
want. The lady was very tired and
had asked the little girl for some
bread and milk for her children, who
were hungry and thirsty. The mother
prepared some milk, bread, butter
and cheese aud with her husband and
little girl ascended the mountain and
found the lady and her children sit
ting on a rock. The little boy and
girl were as beautiful as their mother,
aud all three were hand somely
dressed. The lady accepted the bread
and milk with many thanks, and when
they had satisfied their hunger and
thirst the lady began to question the
poor woman and her husband. When
she learned that the village was in
habited only by peasants she seemed
greatly pleased and said that she
would rest there awhile to recover
from the fatigue of crossing the noun
tain. She inquired if there was an
unoccupied house to be obtained, and
on learning that there was one she
went to look at it, and declared it to
be quite convenient. The necessary
arrangements were CON pleted in q
short while, and the lady and her
children with the servant, whose
name was Kuno, took possession of
the hou=c. One of the young girls of
the village, named Marie, was found
willing to take service with the lady,
and when they were settled in the
little house her mistress said to Marie:
"Here is some money. Go and buy
me some meat, batter. cheese and
bread"
Marie answered. Madame, it is i'm
possible to buy any meat, for we only
have meat in the winter, when the
men kill bear"
mo meat" said the lady; ''that is
terrible. Well. then, go buy me some
eggs that may give them to my chill.
dren."
'Oh, madame" said Marie, "you
surely would not be SO cruel as to take
the eggs of the poor little birds that
sing SO sweetIy."
"No, no." said the lady; II asked
for the eggs Of the hen, not the eggs
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10
Jst1elson.. Tes. For Office Seekers

In view Of the widespread feeling OF the
people us to the corruption OF politics. the
drinking and dishonesty among Office
holders, we remind our readers OF the three
famous tests which the sage of Monticello
laid down for the ofllce-seeker. They
ought to be printed and placed in the
hands Of every voter prior to every cleo
tion and hung up in every ward room: SIS
he honest? Is he capable? Is lie faithful
to the Constitution" Moved by Dr.. Rush's
reasoning on Temperatures, which his own
experience confirmed, he added fourth
Test. Said he: "rhe habit OF using ardent
spirits by men in public office has occas
Toned more injury to the civil service. and
more trouble to me, than any other circuln
stance which has occurred in the Internal
concerns OF the country during my adj
ministratlon; and were l to commence
my administration again, with the knowl-
edge which, from experience, I have
acquired, the first question l would ass
with regard to every candidate for Office
should be: "Is he addicted to the usc g.
ardent spirits?"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10
Where Easter Lilies Come From.

Where Easter Lilies Come From.
Few people who see the multitude
of lilies used in the adornment OF
churches will realize what has been
the labor of bringing these lovely
flowers from the places where they
we're gown, or even what care has
been necessary to force them into
bloom for this time of year. America
uses for all kinds of decorations, but
especially for Easter, ten times as
many lilies or flowers as any other
country. A florist has been heard to
say that this is not an Imported
fad" but an original one. The lilies
that are peculiarly Easter lilies are in
bloom in their native soil in Bermuda
at this time Of year, and yet there, in
the land of flowers, an American
woman was astonished a few years
ago to find that no flowers were
placed upon the affairs of the churches
on Easter, although the worshipers
could look out through open doors
and windows to whole fields white
with lilies, and to hedgerows showing
wealth of blossoms.
Many OF the lilies used in the
United States have in former years
come from Bermuda, having been sent
as buds packed we'll in moss. When
put in warm water these buds will
quickly open, and thus quantities ol
lilies are obtained with little trouble.
Flowers are grown from the bulbs.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10
ACaIuasal BIun.ler.

Perhaps the most colossal blunder made
fn our military affairs has been the free
use Of liquors LII the army. One who goes
into the service OF a railroad Is required
to be utterly abstinent. He may drink H.
quors after he leaves the service, not
while In the employ OF the railroad. 1t
ought to be so in the army. Yet we hear
very bad stories OF the prevalence OF in.
toxicatiou ia our Philippine army, and the
great change in Manila is the vast increase
In the saloons. Nothing else has 80 in
iured the American cause In the Philip
pines, and the blame Is or tue highest or
licers in command. General kitct ener
would not allow drop of Intoxicating IL
guors with his army in the Soudan.-New
York Independent.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10

lived in the village. She had now
many hens and consequently num-
ber of eggs which she gave to the sick,
showing the women of the village
many ways of cooking the eggs which
they found delicious. The hens were
a source of great amusement to the
childI ell.
The poor people in the village were
so obliging that the lady determined
to give them some pleasure and as
they worked every day with the e1-
ception of Sunday, she selected the
festival OF Easter and prepared feast
for that day. With the assistance of
Marie she made quantity of good
things to eat and then colored large
number of eggs. These were colored
red, blue, gre en-, orange, lilac, and in
fact oil the colors of the rainbow and
were intended as surprise for the
children of the village.
Edmund and Blanche took charge
of the village children and brought
them to little woods at the back of
the house where they were shown
number OF little nests of moss-one
for each child. When they opened
them they saw five colored eggs in
each nest. On each egg was sentence
or two of writing, containing some
good advice for the children and they
came and showed their treasures with
much Joy to their parents. When all
had said goodby poor little boy, q
stranger, came to the door aud said
that he was very tired and hungry,
and was on his way to visithis mother,
who was very sick. He had little
money which he was trying to save
for his mother who was poor as well
as sick. The lady invited hirG into
the house and after giving him good
supper prepared some provisions for
him to eat on the way home, gave him
piece of gold for his mother and also
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10

made the size of the ''real old Chel-
sea" hot cross bun, about six inches
across. and composed of foundation
which is cut from muslin in two sew
en-inch diameter circles, sewn round
and stuffed fiat to shape of bun. The
top cover is of cream satin, slightly
scorched, or it may be tinted with the
brush, cut i'll larger circle than the
cushion, the edges gathered and drawn
underneath. Linen may be used in
stead of satin. The cross is made by
sewing through the cushion at the
proper cross lines fine silk cord OF
narrow ribbon, being taken over the
stitches, the ends taken i'll a very large
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10
Egg. Rolling on the White House Lawn

Egg. Rolling on the White House Lawn.
Christendom has three great fes-
tivals, Thanksgiving or harvest home,
Christmas, and Easter. Easter is q
survival in the Christian Church of
the Jewish Feast of the Passover
still observed by orthodox Hebrews
throughout the world. The Anglo
Ssxons had goddess of spring, Os-
tara, and they marked the fourth
month, Ostara's month, with feast,
and song, and pagan rite of worship.
In fact, all the old heathen mythol-
ogies show that the awakening of ma
ture in bursting blossoms aud song
of birds was greeted with joyous re-
ligious ritual by these blind peoples
feeling after the true God and the
truth. They celebrated the awaken
ing of the earth; Christianity cele-
brates the resurrection of mau.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10

of the birds that sing in the forest"
Madame" answered Marie, II do
not know OF the eggs of the hen of
which you speak. We have no hens. {"
The lady was greatly surprised, but
as hens came from another part of the
country she saw that it was not easy
for the poor people who had never
left the little valley to procure any
hens.
AS it was impossible to obtain either
meat or eggs the lady and the children
had to be content with bread and
milk, and after supper that evening
madame called Knno and said to him
Tomorrow morning take the
horse, cross the mountain and 60 to
the city that we saw on our wsv hither
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10

A prominent New York life insur
ance company, upon petition OF q
large number of the heaviest insurers
i'll the United States, has consented
to keep separate class of total alb
stainers who may hereafter take poll
cies in the company, and give them at
the end of their dividend period the
benefit of any better mortality among
total abstainers than among the gen
eral class of assurants
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10
Artistic Easter Glfts

Chickens, eggs, Passion flowers,
lilies and hot cross buns seem distinc-
tive emblems at Easter, each with an
origin in some ancient sacred rite or
custom connected with this festival.
Many simple gifts can be made into
appropriate Easter offerings by decor
ating them permanently or temporar-
lily with one or other OF these OF max
ing the articles themselves fac SMILES
as far as possible OF the above items.
The hot cross bun pincushion is
what many people term 'cute." 1t is
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10

The remarkable growth of the can
ming industry III the United States
was shown by facts presented
at the recent meeting in Detroit OF the
three associations of Gamers. In
1885 there were only about 100 firms
in this country engaged in the bust
ness of canning goods. Today the
manufacturers of canned goods are
loca. ed all over the land, and are over
1000 in number. Each year the Amer
lean Gamers ''put up as the house
wives would say, 5000, 200 cases of
tomatoes, $500, 900 of corn, 1000,
900 of peas, and 10. 900, 900 of peaches
and other fruits and vegetables, MAX
ing total of %, 500, 900 cases of all
kinds. Estimating the average price
at So a case, the total output would be
worth $47, 900, 900. The packers es-
innate their profit at Is FER cent. of
the selling price, at which calculation
they would pocket $1,000, 600 year.
The outlay of the packers is mostly
in the raw product and labor. A fac
tory costing $4,000 including ma
chinery, might have capacity of 80,
600 cans day. There are on the av-
erage 100 hands employed at each
canning factory, OF 200, 900 in all.
Adding to this $50 or 800 firms max,
ing machinery and supplies and each
employing about SO hands. would give
a total of 215, ,C0) people who derive
their living from this industry. AL
lowing 500 year for each hand, man.
$50, 900, 600 year paid out in wages.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10

There is no curfew ordinance in st.
Louis, but many of the owners OF
mills and factories have agreed to
have their factory or mill whistles
blown in the evening to warn children
when it is time to go home. The
whistles are 10 be blown at eight
o'clock in the winter and at nine in
the summer, and the plan will be con-
tinued in operation for year.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10
An Early Day Designation.

Easter Day was known for time az
"the Sunday of JOY" There were
sports and dances and farcial exhibi-
tions, even the clergy at times recit-
ing from their pulpits stories aud le-
gends of such nature as to induce
hearty laughter in their hearers. To
such an extent were these celebrations
carried, however, one of the earliest
and most successful of the sixteenth
century reform movements was di.
rected against the abuses of the day.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10

For children in Washington, there
is the annual Easter treat of egg-roll
ing on the lawn at the White House.
Egg-rolling on pull lie green's is cns-
tom borrowed from Europe, where
Easter games on parks aud commons
is childhood's ancient privilege. Our
President and his wife show the little
folks some attention. and altogether
the small American is person OF for
tune and consequence on Easter Mon.
dav.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10
The CruAnde in lsrief.

Every moderate drinker could abandon
the Intoxicating cupit he would. every in
ebriate would IL he could.
The time is coming when no ofiaial eau
with impunity ignore the growing senti-
ment In favor OF temperance.
Arrangements have been made by tenn
perance people In New York to send coffee
wagon to all night fires and to serve hot
coffee, free, to the fremen.
Recently In New York a certain trades
union issued notice to its members warn.
Ing them that they would forfeit all claim
to sick benefits ii they we're found frequent.
Ing liquor saloons while on the sick list.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10

the kindness of the poor village people
to his wife and children.
The chevalier and his family left
the next day, but they never forgot
the poor people in the valley and each
year distributed among them a guam
tity of Easter eggs and the custom ex-
tended from country to country until
now it is known in all the countries
of Christendom.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10

A regular business, carried on in
France by ladies of the highest stand
ing, is to secure rich American brides
for penniless men of title. These
matrimonial agents receive fees when
they are successful.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10

Siberia hereafter will not be such
bad place to 60 to as most of the
towns in that country have arc lights
for street use and incandescent ones
for houses. A large majority of these
people have jumped over one lighting
era, at least, for they have hever known
GAS as an iluminant.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10
The bicycle policeman will find HIM
self entirely ecipsed when the auto
mobile policeman appears.

Three German courts recently de-
cided that if the Berlin police should
judge any particular color scheme OF
house to be improper or too gaudy
they could order the painter to change
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10


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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10

.STER'S near ap-
proach brings to
mind the follow
ing story: At one
time there was
situated in a little
valley in the midst
of some h i 6 h
mountains a small
village composed
of several hu.s or
cabins in which
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10
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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-02-01
TIE SAN JOSE SCALE.
Spraying with Crude Petroleum Has
Been Found Effective in De-
strOying the Pest.

Prof. John Fl. Smith reports to the
science that he has found spraying
with crude petroleum to be sure
method of destroying the San Jose
scale. lie first tried it on Duchess
pear tree, which was badly infested.
In the early part of January, 1898, he
painted the tree thoroughly from the
tops of the twigs to the ground. Long
before spring opened it was easy to
see that there was not a living scale
remaining on the tree. As it started
well in the spring, about dozen trees
were sprayed with a nozzle to cover
them as completely as possible. As
they had begun to make leaf growth,
he found in some cases foliage in
jured, and when an extra heavy dose
of oil was put on the fruit buds were
killed. The tree treated. in winter
not only blossomed and bore well, but
it made a rank and vigorous growth,
and the foliage had color that en-
abled anyone to identify it as far as
they could see it. 1t was as if an
application of nitrate of soda had
been made around it. This increase
in vigor and growth continues up to
the present time.
The next winter many trees were
treated, including apple, peach, plum
ard cherry. and by his advice many
others tested it, so that probably 1000
to 5000 trees were treated that win
ter. In no case has any tree been
injured, and in all cases the scale was
destroyed and the tree appeared Wig
orous and healthy during the summer.
In one case where there were three
rows of apple trees 30 to 40 years old,
the middle row alone was sprayed,
and in June It was a sight to behold.
The other rows looked sickly by the
side of that. and on that the fruit set
full and fair.-American Cultivator.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-02-01

any other cause. 1t is worthy of note
in the study of this orchard that the
trees were longest-lived that were on
the sides and at the base of the hilE
My studies of this and many other
old orchards on hill sites seem to war
rant the following conclusions: That
trees planted ON hill sites will come
into bearing earlier and will produce
heavier crops. of fruit than on level
sites; that a north hillside is better
site than u south hillside; that an or
chard on hill site will be shorter
lived than on a level site; that the
longevity and fruitfulness of an orchard
on hill site would be greatly increased
by sub-soiling and clean cultivation. as
such orchards suffer greatly from lack
of moisture; that only such varieties as
are not given to overbearing should be
planted on Hill sites If longevity is de-
sired in the orchard; that hill or or
chard ought to be benched, which may
be done by blowing at a right angle to
the slope and breaking the soil on the
lower side of the trees, as shown in our
illustration.-A. ID. McCallen, in Ameri-
can Agriculturist.