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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27
~HoUJEHoLD
1R1 RECIPES
AN 90. o. %. ..

Richamella-Bring one pint of milk
to the boiling point; stir into it one
tablespoon of -four and one of butter
which have been thoroughly blended
together; when thickened turn into it
three-quarters Of a teaspoon of salt.
q dash of pepper. one pint Of minced
cold roast veal. Crate little nutmeg
or mace over 1t and serve hot.
Danish Pudding-Put one quart of
currant juice and one pint of water
into a double boiler and let scald. Mix
together four tablespoonfuls of corn
starch, one-h half pint Of sugar and one
half teaspoonful of cinnamon: moiSten
with one-half cupful of water and
stir into the scalding juice. When thick
and smooth pour into wet molds, chill
and serve with whipped cream.
Sponge Cookies-Break eight eggs in
to granite or earthen saucepan; add
one pound granulated sugar; set on
stove and stir constantly until well
heated through (not cooked; remove
from stove and beat until cold; add
pinch salt and one pound flour; any
fiavoring preferred; anise is the Ger
man favorite. Dip teaspoon in water
each time and put by the teaspoon on
buttered tins; bake in Moderately hot
oven; will keep for weeks.
Tomato Fa-cie-Cut off the stem end
of six smooth tomatoes, scoop out the
pulp and put it into a chopping bowl
with one can of shrimps, one-half
small slice of bread and one slice Of
onion; chop fine and fry in buttered
pan until lightly Drowned; season with
salt and pepper and fill the tomato
shells; sprinkle with fine breadcrumbs
and bake in moderate oven for a
quarter of an hour or until thoroughly
done. Put border of boiled rice
around the edge of a platter, place
the tomatoes carefully in the center
and pour over them gravy made of
one cupful of cream, pepper and salt to
taste
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27

pace with the train. Huge, almost
ape-size, they were, and dust-colored,
too.
Rivers, streams. lakes, pools had
disappeared, leaving beds, like the
fields, parched wastes of earth. Water,
except in the few remaining wells.
had vanished from the earth's sur
face. We were journeying through
depopulated Hades. Were all the alb
After all, besides the monkeys, we did
occasionally see stray brown man,
or stray brown group of families,
trudging, probably bound for relief
camp, where they would arrive too
late, so weak, so wasted, that the first
stomachful of curry would be like a
mortal wound. At stations nearest
these camps the train paused for
water, which was brought by gaunt.
half.dead coolies in buckets from the
nearest cholera-infected well.
1.-TWO hundred miles and two days
from Bombay the train wriggled into
the big station at Ahmedabad, the city
in the heart of the desert. Ordinary
population, 100000; famine popula
lation, 13O,OOO-the 100000 living in
stone houses, normally, and the 10000
in straw tents on the relief works out
side the city walls. These were the
people had come to see. This camp
was the Mecca for all famine victims
within radius Of thirty miles. None
within that area need starve. All
were welcome. Here they could earn
two annas -four cents day, which
would buy grain enough to sustain
life. The camp wa5 divided into three
sections; in the first, 10000 people
were digging reservoir half as big
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27
Tho Color Of Blinds.

The remarkable and widely varying
properties of the elementary colors
which compose white light suggest
that the employment Of screens as
in the blinds placed over our windows
should be founded on a scientific basis.
Our knowledge of the properties Of
each individual section of the spec
trum is not exact, but this
much we do know that the rays of
least refrangibility. the red rays, are
without direct chemical effects, they
occur at the heat end Of the spectrum.
On the other hand, the rays of the
highest refrangibility contain the vio-
let rays which chemically are exceed
ingly active. 1t is these rays which
are concerned in photography and
doubtless also in the great process of
vegetable nutrition and growth. The
object of blinds is, of course twofold-
to keep Il room cool and to screen out
some of the light, so as to avoid the
bleaching of coloring materials of the
carpets and furniture. AT the same
time sufficient light must be admit
Ieu SO IHHC luc occupant LudS Sec Win
out difficulty. What then is the best
color for this purpose? Since light ex-
erts the peculiar action due to the ac-
tnic rays which materially and whole
somely affect the air Of dwelling
room care should obviously be taken
not to exclude all the rays that are so
concerned. Thus ruby or orange-red
material would be contraindicated.
Abundance of light is inimical to the
life Of micro-organisms, so that a ma
terial in some shape of compromise
should be selected. The best for this
purpose is probably delicataely ocher-
colored fabric This would screen part
of the active light rays, and If of a
fair thickness the greater part Of the
heat rays, while admitting sufficient
active rays to allow of wholesome
effect upon the room and it's surround
ings. Venetian blinds do not allow
of the graduation, which is desirable
with cloth fabric. AS it is well known,
exclusively red light has been used as
a therapeutic agent, and apparently
with encouraging results, in measles
London Lancet.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27

with the dial work, complete the en-
semble. All is of wood, except the
wheel range of the rack. which is of
metal. The motor weight is suspend
ed from the drum of the four armed
wheel, which occupies the central
part of the clock. The force is trans
mitted to the pendulum and the mo-
ton work by wire four and half
meters in length, rolled on one hand
on the arbor of the rack, and on the
other attached to one of the arms of
the wheel, as shown in the illustra-
ton. The pendulum is attached tess-
wire, of which the length is regulated
by means Of pin seen at the top of
the frame. The winding Is effected
by means of a pulley placed at the
lower part of the construction and
connected with the axis of the escape
ment wheel by an endless wire. The
motion work is operated with the aid
of a pinion of three leaves acting on a
cannon pinion of seventy-two teeth,
which reyolves once an hour. This
pinion is on the arbor of the escape
ment rack, so that the latter makes
twenty-four revolutions an hour; as it
has 100 teeth the virtual length of the
pendulum is about 500 centimeters.
The wheel revolves once in four hours
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27
BLIND VICTIMS OF THE FAMINE IN A POOR HOUSE

the cattle, indeed, have died, for want
of fodder. and farmers are tied hand
and foot till Government supplies new
live stock to replace the old, whose
bones lie scattered over the whole
country.
Therefore desperate distress still eX-
lists. Utter desolation is still the lot
Of millions. If the Government were
now to withdraw its aid, shut up the
relief works and poor-houses. seven
million homeless. helpless people
would be in imminent danger Of s'arv-
ing to death. Moreover, since the rain
has come scores of thousands who
have been saved from death by star
walton are threatened with death by
exposure. Blankets and clothing are
scare; only one person in every thou
sand possessing more than loin
cloth. Never since the world began
have ten million people, at one time.
been absolutely without crumb Of
their own to eat.
ellison Willets, the special CORE
spondent of Golfers Weekly, writes
as follows about what he saw in In
dia:
i 1.-The breadleSs area covers 800, 600
square miles, one-third Of all India,
big as all our New England, Middle
and Southern States. In this area are
5O,OO00O0 people, one-siXth the entire
population Of India a number equal
to our whole, wcll-fed family east of
the Mississippi. Ten millions are en-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27

reservoir was for the reserve storage
Of water, thus providing against the
recurrence of famine in the future. In
the stone-breaking section both men
and women broke stone, but women
only were the bearers, carry
ing away the broken stone in baskets
on their heads, each totterlng under
her load for distance of from one to
two miles, till she came to the pile
to which she must add her share, day
by day. Among the stone-breakers
were nursing mothers. old crones,
young girls. One mother broke stone
with one hand while with the other
she held an infant on her lap. Death
claimed the child even while looked
OH, and the native in charge of the
gang Of thirty to which the mother be-
lOnged came and took the little body
away. She followed 1t awhile with
animal eyes, then, after pulling her
torn saree closer about her face, re-
sumed her task, grasping the hammer
now with both hands.
Next morning at sunrise we fol-
lowed the carts that gathered up the
dead. In a cleared space in the ada
cent jungle we attended the funeral
of sixty-five famine victims. The
ashes of thousand other victims lay
in white, smoking heaps. On top Of
these ash-heaps low-caste men piled
logs-four such piles. Atop the logs
were thrown the siXty-five bodies. the
mornings harvest. On the bodies
more logs were thrown. till only foot
here, head there, protruded. Then
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27
Cleaning Carpet on tho Floor.

One of the newest discoveries OF
the housekeeper is that carpet may
be cleaned without going through the
trials Of removing it from the floor.
All that she needs are piece of soap.
basin of warm water, a wet towel
and a dry towel. First, one strip of
the carpet must be rubbed down with
the wet towel. Then it must be rubbed
with the dry cake Of soap, after which
follows a scrubbing with a wet cloth
until foamy lather is produced. Wipe
this away with the wet towes, going
over it many times till the soap is all
wiped away, then finish by thorough
course of treatment with the dry tow
ell. Taking the carpet strip by strip.
go over the entire surface until it is
clean.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27
Where Women Are Never Imprisoned.

Where Women Are Never Imprisoned.
Austria is the one country in the
world which never puts woman in
prison. Instead of giving a female
criminal so many months in jail she
is sent, no matter how terrible is her
record, to one or other of the converts
devoted for the purpose and kept there
during the time for which she is SEN
fenced. The convent is not mere pris-
on in Disguise for its courtyard stands
open all day long, the only blr to egress
being nun who acts as FORTRESS, just
as in other converts.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27
A RUSTIC CLOCK,
Keeps Accurate Time Although All
Working Parts Are of Wood.

The rustic clock shown herewith,
according to Revue Chronometrique.
was constructed by M. Boullat, q
clockmaker OF Coutances, France, as
4 curious piece of horology, yet not
withstanding it's rusticity it seems to
conduct itself with much regularity,
and reflects credit on the mechanical
skill Of it's author. 1t possesses all the
necessary organs, although they are
exceedingly simple. Two small logs
of tirewood, fastened crosswise, con-
stitute the base, and two upright
sticks, solidly connected at top and
bottom, servc for the reception of the
arbors. The mechanism consists of
motor weight, a four-armed wheel and
escapement rack pendulum and two
pulleys, one Of which has a crank and
handle for winding. A dial and hands,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27

That the monsoon has broken and
that rain is falling throughout the
stricken district Of India does not
mean that the famine Is at an end.
The cause Of the famine was lack of
rain. The present fall is the first the
country has known in twenty-four
months with the exception Of the one
hours rain which fell on the Goth OF
July last year. Hence rain must now
fall for many weeks before the parched
surface will become softened to a
sufficient depth to assure the raising
Of a crop. Moreover, millions of head
Of cattle, ninety-five per cent. of all
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27
THE GREAT FAMINE In INDIA.

"Up-country ccawled the train. pas
sengers so few that each of us had a
carriage to himself. Twenty
mites from Bombay vegetation ceased.
Eyes searched the miles vainly for a
single green sreck. We had passed
even the last cactus. Blasts Of hot
air, as from millions of furnaces, al
most suffocated us, and vet the trees
of the 'jackal jungle bordering the
farms were shorn Of leaves, as in a
Canadian winter. Jackals could be
seen prowling, trying to hide behind
tree trunks, and we shuddered at the
thought of their daily bread Hu-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27

man skulls and bones dotting the sun
baked fields told awful stories.
"One hundred miles up the train
crawled into Gujarat, once the garden,
now the Sahara, of India. The whole
world, level as prairie, barren as a
desert, was dust-colored. The only
thing of another color was the train.
Even the naked trees We're coated
with the dust of the desert. The train
ziZagged in and out between farms
and deserted villages. where there
was no living thing. anywhere, not
even jackal. Yes, few scampering
monkeys seemed to find fun keeping
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27
FAMINE ORPHANS IN THE POOR HOUSE

tircly destitute, and Of these Govern
ment is taking care of 6,50O.O00 on re-
lief works and in poor-houses.
i "As for the mortality-more famine
deaths daily than the total American
losses in the Spanish-American war;
more deaths weekly than the Boer and
British losses to date in their pres
ent war, and grand total Of famine
deaths, since January 1, equal to
twice the figure at which is placed
the losses ON both sides from all
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27
FRANCES Fortress es.

France has on the German frontier
three tirst-class fortressss-Belfort,
Verdun and Briancon; on the Belgian
frontier. Lille. Dunkiark, Arras and
Donaz; on the Italian, Lyon. Grsnoble
and Besancon, and on the Atlantic
coast. Rochefort. Lorient and Brest
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27

Preparations are already being made
in large Industrial centres to meet or
ders for Pekin relics, shell splinter
brooches, bullets, Chinese skulls and
work of the British Legation"-thes
last largely in Germany. Sieges are,
however, becoming rather drug In
the market.-St. James Gazette.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27

the four piles were set aiire, and the
flames of the funeral pyres leaped far
above the tops of the surrounding
trees. Thus is the trace of famine
obliterated from the face of India"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27
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Striking Japanese Linens.

Japanese linen for tea table cloths fs
a late importation that has caught the
fancy OF matrons of the smart set. AS
is usual with japanese blues, the shade
of this linen is very blue, and the whit
embroidered dragons that oftenest or
nament 1t are just as hideously beau
tiful as they can be.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27
General Miles in His New Uniform.

The new uniform of lieutenant gen
eral, which has been built after de-
signs made by General Miles himself.
promises to create reform in Europe
which will bring the old style military
dress of high rank up-to-date. Gen
eral Miles's new regimentals are some
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27
thing to shame the antique styles of
the continent and Great Britain.

The coat is of rich dark blue ma
terial. illuminated with triple rows of
buttons. There are collars and cuffs
of dark blue velvet, and the cuffs are
three inches in depth. There are gold
epaulets, with solid crescents, bear
der the old regime. The shoulder.
straps, of dark blue, are four inches
long, bordered with gold embroidery
and on each strap aye three stars en-
broidered in silver.
In selecting his headgear and that
of his staff General Miles has fol-
lowed the Russian fashion.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27

The Governor Of Georgia, popula-
tion in 1890 100000, receives $4,000
n year salary. The Governor of New
Jersey. population In 1880 1,400.0O0,
receive $1,000
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27
HER PRECIOUS LITTLE PURSE.

Not much gold did she disburse,
Yet well she spent each golden minute
She had a precious little purse
And there was precious little in it.
That was before she started out.
She meant to shop; her means were
ample
When she got back that purse was stout,
For it was stuffed with many sam
pie.
Chicago Record.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27
ON FUNERAL PYREs READY

causes in the Civil War. In actual
figures the death list amounts to
more than 5000 daily. 100000 each
month. 100000 this year.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-27

as Central Park; in the second, 1000
were building n narrow-guage rail-
road; In the third, 5000 were breaking
stone for roadbed. Two-thirds Of the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-02

42,577 bbls; exports, 1854 bbls; sales, 4. $50
pkSS; market was well held and fairly
active for choice brands; rye -four quiet;
buckwheat flour quiet; buckwheat dull
cor meal firm; rye steady; barley dull !;
barley malt dull. Wheat-Receipts 49,
600 bu; exports, 226.11S blu; sales, 100000
bu futures; 10000 bu- spot; spot firmer;
NO. red, S212c f. o. b. afloat, and Slice
elevator; No. northern, Duluth sec f. o.
b. aHoat; No. hard, Duluth S0Ac +. o. b.
afioat; options at first We're a little
weak because of bearfSh weekly StatiS-
ties, but subsequently acquired positive
strength and a full recovery Controlling
TINS Improvement were stronger North
western markets, due to renewed bad
increase. absence of long selling and q
good demand from shorts. Closed firm
at 1a9sae C.. net advance. March, S51sdSGts';
closed e6Hc; May, S5@S5 1850, closed
S5tsc; october, 70 15-160807sc closed S0zsc;
DECEMBER, 80 5-16@S31lc, closed 8314c Corn
-hece!pts 350, 600 bu; exports, 10S,034 bu:
spot flrmer; No. 2 1870 elevator, and
4SQ4SAc t. 0. b. ahoat; option market
opened steady and afterward advanced
ON fair decrease on passage, light Of
1erirgs and the rise in wheat; closed
hr1n ana 1205sc net higher; May, 1870
4i1zc, closed 41asc1s October, 4fS@4512c.
c c5es, ID 4512c; DECEMBER, A1A@424c closed
ports, q. SS2 ba; spot firmer; No. 2, 251sc;
NO 8, 25c; No. white, 271a@27%c; No
3 3 white, 26A@z71sc; track mixed, western,
SSccSSttooVVZZ2C' Track WItCe western and state,
2615AS4c; options dull but steady.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis. Oct Flour
Steady; Wheat-Higher; No. northern,
7S19@7912c: Rye-Higher; No. 1, 551kc.
iB5arleyooHigher, No. 2 5Sc; sample, $50
SSe Oats-Steady; No. white, 25%c
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 1-CIose: Wheat
december, 709sc; May. 74a@74zsc; No. 2
nard cash, 691zc@7116c; No. red, 72h673c.
o S2a4e;- May, 3S%c; cash
Oats-No. 2 white, 25kc. ''72o
ST LOUIS, Oct. 1-Wheat-No. 2 red
e esaash. 75@76c; October, 75e1 December.
Io7sc; No No hard. 724l21ac Corn-No. 2
cash, So1ee; track. Acc; October, 37%c.
Oats-No. cash, 23@24c; October. &c:
december, 2S@2S1sc; May, 24Ac; No. 2
LIVERPOOL. Oct. 1-Wheat-No. L
red winter, quiet, IS 3Ad; No / north
ern spring, quiet, IS SID Corn-Amer-
lcan mixed new, quiet, is Sgd; do old,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-02
AFTER A WEAK START, WHEAT
CLOSED HIGHER ON BULLTSH
ADVICES
CORN AND OATS FOLLOWED
Provisions Were Firmly Held and
Closed at an Advance of From
I-2c to II I-2c Over
Saturday.

CHICAGO, Oct 1-Wheat started easy,
but rallied on bad weather, outside
ible, November closed 5s@3zc higher. Corn
closed 12c and oats 1s@Ac better. Pro-
visions at the close were 714g1219c i'm
proved.
Wheat opened weak November 1z@5sc
lower at 761ac to 1890. Deliveries on
October contracts early were 2,500,O00 bu-
shells; worlds shipments were $3.50, 600 bu-
shells and cables were easier. The mar
ket soon steadied, however, because there
was rain in the Northwest, with snow
and rain predicted for tomorrow. The
Northwestern markets turned strong as
an additional help. These two influences
sent the price on the upward road and
when 1T was announced that the visible
increase was only 416,O00 bushels,
further advance resulted. November rail-
lied to 775.@77Ac and closed strong at that
figure, 3s04c over the close Saturday.
New York reported q loads taken for ex-
port, but the cash business here was
light. Seaboard clearances in wheat and
flour were equal to 81. 600 bushels. Pri-
mary receipts aggregated 1,56S 900 bushels,
neapolis and Duluth reported S57 cars,
against 531 and 154 a year ago. Local
were $50 cars, Is of contract grade
Corn was firm and higher. moderate
clearances since Sunday. Wet weather
West, inimical to the movement of new
crop was the mainstay in the strength
of the market. Local receipts were l.
1S4, cars, 269L cars over the estimates.
Exports clearances were SSS000 bushels.
November sold between 36t.6le21ae and
closed 1ac over Saturday at 371sc.
Oats We're firm, but trade was quiet.
November sold Between 221k and 223sc and
closed 1S@14c higher at 223s@12c. Receipts
were 443 cars. The visible decrease of
234,009 bushels and the strelk3th Of wheat
and corn We're the factors.
Provisions were firm on the small
stocks and light deliveries on October
contracts. The opening was trfie cas-
ier on the heavy run on hogs, but the
depression was only momen tary. The de-
mand was mostly from shorts, but ran
through the whole list. January pork
sold between $11.60 and $117112c and clos
ed Pie over Saturday at $1L721zc; Jan
uary lard being STD and sc. 85@6. size;
closing 712c higher at Sc. S5a5.S712 and jan
uary ribs between $500 and IS. 80, with the
close TIC better at $6.271a
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat,
315 cars; corn, 100 cars; oats. $50 cars;
hogs, &c G0 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-02
MINNEAPOLIS

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. /. - December
wheat opened at 77Ac, against 77%07S,
Saturday, firmed up to 77I3c. lost &c,
gained &c, advanced to 773aG17Tzsc, frnled
up to TSc, lost 1sc, advanced to 7SAe. lost
Mc, fhmed up sharply to fS5Sc bv II Ia
and by noon held at 7S3sc.
May wheat opened at S9K0S0IkGSGSte
Saturday, declined to Soc, flrrned UD to
SoAcesS92sc, lost 1-16c, advanced to S0sfc,
lost Lie, firmed up to SI1sc by rs, and
by noon held at S0zsc
The cash wheat market was active.
Orer1ngs were liberal Of all grades. The
demand for No. l northern and No. 3
northern was not quite 50 urgent as on
Friday. and Saturday, but lower grades
sold relatively better than for weeks mast
Samples arc arriving in much better con-
dtuon because Of the weather change for,
the better. No. 1 northern sold at &0pI1, q
over the December future, and No. at
about the December price. Sales were
made as per statement below Receipts
here were I6S cars; shipments, 80 cars
The market was rather quiet during the
greater part Of the noon hour but in
clined to strength. Ctearaaces for the
day were G27, GOO bu wheat and flour. The
visible supply increased 4I6, GEO bu for the
week. Frank Jolly received the follow
ing: "a New York correspondent OF the
Modern Miller says that 100000 bbIs and
sachs hard wheat -four engaged for ex-
port St. Louis says an official of lead
ing trunk line says all their freight room