SULLIVAN REPUBLICAN. W M, CHENEY, Publisher. VOL. IX. California's forty-five savings banks have $114,000,000 deposits. Texas has decided to set apart a spa cious room in its Exposition building for an exhibit by the colored people of the State. It is perfectly plain to the New York Mail and Express that the 5,140,000 soldiers who constitute the military force of the Triple Alliance only serve to create the necessity for the maintenance of the 5,805,000 men who form the ag gregate French and Russian 112 rtnies. ■ A census bulletin shows that there weic 73,045 paupers in the almhouses of this country in 1890. The poor who re. ceive outdoor relief will bring the num ber up to 100,000. That is not very appalling, reassures the Boston Tran script,in a population of over C 0,000,000, and is a mere flea-bite in comparison with the pauperism of Great Britain. *" The determination of the height of Mount Orizaba, located about 100 miles cast of the City of Mexico, is tiie object of an expedition that has left Terre Haute, Ind., under the charge of Dr. Scovillo of that city, who is accompanied by Professor Scatou of Blooniington University and Professor Woolmau of Do Pau University. It is believed by Dr. Scovillo that the single measurement that has been made of the mountain is inaccurate, owning to the defective in struments used. He holds that more accurate instruments will show that it is bigher than Mount St. Elias, now re garded as tho highest peak in North America. They -will establish them selves on the timber line, and besides measuring the height, they,will make a collection of native insects, snakes, fish animals, and plants. The Mexican Government, which takes a deep interest in the success of their work, has facili tated it by granting them special privi loges. Says the Washington Star: That singu lar Chinese revolution which aims, it has been said, at striking down the existing Manchu dynasty and substituting for it a native dynasty by looting tho foreign missions, that have nothing whatever to do with Chinese politics, is still revolv ing in the provinces. The Imperial Government hardly appears to realize it? danger, if it be in any. The celestials are a people of fixed habits and ideas, but they do change their Governors once in long ages, retaining the childlike no tion of a kingly ruler who alone can com mune with tho Supreme Being in the temple of heaven. For the rest they have the Confucian philosophy, the mys f: "isin, tho worship of ances tors f 1 : widespread doctrines of Buddh a kirted from India. Supple menting i These moral, intellectual and religious conceptions and practices, the Chinese have the thrift, the industry and the toughness of fiber of all other east ern peoples coinbiued. A change of dy uasty would mean no change of the na tional characteristics. In the estimation of the Boston Tran script "one of the most significant of possible indications of the genuineness of the bonds which unite Germany and Austria was furnished recently on the battlefield of Koniggratz in Bohemia, where deputations of officers from the various Austrian and Prussian and Saxon regiments met to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of that conflict which crushed all the pretensions of the Hapsburgs to authority in Germany. Per haps the idea may have been gathered from America, where Gettysburg and many other fields have become fami liar with the spectacle of such re unions of whilom antagonists. But the thing is absolutely novel in Europe, and the fact that the Austrians and Saxons on the one side could bring themselves to drink with the Prussians on this scene of their historic humiliation helps us to measure how truly the world has been changed since the Bouaparto empira was demolished in France. Perhaps the Saxon 3' part in the celebration is even more remarkable than that borno by the Austrians, for Saxony still recalls with bitterness how barely it escaped tho fame of Hanover after the Prussian victory. After this there can be no question of the entire homogeneity of the interests aud aims inside tho German Empire. William is, as it were, to put the official seal upon this complete unification of his subjects in the autumn by reviewing Bavaria's two army corps, something no German Emperor heretofore has done out of fear of woundiug South German sus ceptibilities. NOBLESSE OBLIGE. If I am weak and you are strong, Why then, why then. To you the braver deeds belong; And HO, again, If you have gifts and I have none, If I have shade and you have sun, 'Tis yours with freer hand to give, 'Tis yours wit li truer grace to live, Than I, who giftless, sunless, stand With barren life and hand. 'Tis wisdom's law, the perfect code, By love inspired; Of him on whom much is bestowed Is much required. Tho tuneful throat is bid to sing, The oaJc must reigu the forest's king; The rustling stream the wheel must move, The beaten steel its strength must prove. 'Tis given unto the eagle's eyes To face the midday skies. —Carlotta Perry, in Boston Transcript. LOVE OR MONEY. "Frank, old boy, I am so glad to finil you an occupant of this hotel, and, as I am a new arrival, and net posted, tell me who is here this summer." Leonard Franklin lighted a cigar as he spoke, and balanced his chair dextrously on two legs, as he puffed away In tho moonlight. His companion, Frank Wyckliam, smoking and rocking in precisely the same manner, as they sat upon the wide terrace of the Lakeside Hotel, replied: "Some of last season's party, and some new ones." "That's definite." "My wife has a cousin with her this year whoso name is Annie Layton. She is young, handsome and accomplished. An heiress, too, Loonard." "What's her figure?" "Ten thousamLfrom a grandfather in her own right, and probably as much more when her bachelor uncle, who is her guardian, leaves this world." "Is there any chance?" "She is fancy free as yet, I believe, nud I should be pleased to bestow my cousinly regards upon you, Leonard. Hut, after all, you have no occasion to look out for an heiress with your fortune." "Bless your dear innocent heart, Frank, a man never has so much but he wants more, if it only bought dresses and finery for the future Mrs. Franklin. I think 1 will try for it." Frank Wyckbam and Leonnrd Frank lin had been schoolmates and college chums; and now Frank was a Benedict and Leonard a bachelor, close friendship still existed between them. Neither of the young men were aware that their conversation had been overheard; but leaning from an upper window and con cealed by the ledge, Anuie Layton lis tened to their words, nud wlieu the two men at this point started for a stroll, she drew in her head with a very decided jerk. "Upon my word!" she soliloquized. "I am really much obliged to Frank! So bis friend will try aud win my money, will he? Not a word about me! Don't even ask if I am an angel or a witch. Thinks he could easily dispose of my in come, and would even kindly allow me to buy finery with my own money. The impudent puppy! I'll make him pay for this, or my name is not Anuie Layton!" There was a spice of coquetry in tho heart of the pretty heiress that had not been crushed out in any experience of her petted life, and that fanned up into a brilliant blazo under the provocation of this overheard conversation. She was -.carceiy to be censured for her auuoy ouce, aud she firmly resolved that it tho suitor for her money had a heart she would add to the sting of her refusal of his offer by wounding that organ if pos sible. So when Loonard Franklin was pre sented by pretty Mrs. Wyckham, to her handsome cousin, Annie Luyton, he found himself bowiug to the loveliest, sweetest woman he had ever seen, and he was greeted by her with a graceful cordiality that was flatterlug as well us delightful. It was after breakfast upon the terrace that the introduction took place, and the gentleman, who looked handsome himself in his seaside suit, decided that the heiress was a very fascinating little damsel. Her dress of clear white mus lin was relieved here and there with vivid red ribbons that well became her rich dark brunette beauty, for she was something more than merely pretty, with her large dark eyes fringed with their jetty lashes, and the heavy wavy masses of dark hair. The crimson cheeks, and the clear olive complexion, showing to the best advantage uuder the briui of her straw hat. It was on the programme for the pleas ures of that pleasmt sunny day, that a pa.-ty was to wander in shady woods, and there to enjoy a picnic luncheon. So, as the ladies and gentlemen mar shaled for the procession, it fell out that Miss Annie Layton found by her side Leonard Frunklin's handsome, manly figure. Before the morning was over, Mr. Franklin was secretl' wishing that he had not been so frank with his old friend. What if Frank betrayed him to his wife, and Bessie told Annie! He shivered at tho mere idea. Already in his heart he called her Annie, and he had found out that the hand he had held while assisting his charge over a rough pile of stones, was soft and pretty; that the voice that rip pled out of the delicate rosebud moutli was low and sweet; and that tbs deep, dark eyes could flash and melt, laugh LAPORTE, PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1891. hnci sadden, in a way that was expres sive as it was delightful. I-Ie was in the net Miss Annie was spreading for him before the place of luncheon was reached. And the lady? Commencing her flirtation with her heart full of pique, and a desire for revenge, she would not admit to herself what made her morning so pleasant. She told herself it was mere gratification that her plans were working so nicely, and the prospect was so fait for her to make Mr. Franklin smart for his insolence. Yet—and she stifled a little sigh at the thought—it was a pity that this defer ence, this effort to please, was all as sumed, to gain her money. She recalled words that proved her suitor no mere puppy, but a man who had read much and thought deeply. She was certain that not one of her numerous suitors ollered attentions more delicately, or bore himself more gallantly. The summer days passed swiftly to two of the quests at the Lakeside Hotel, and raeaning smiles hovered over the faces of the others when Mr. Franklin and Miss Lay ton were mentioned, or were noticed in each other's company, for the flirtation was carried on briskly. It was only a flirtation, to punish him for his insolence, Annie sternly told her heart, when she caught herself musing over his words, recalling the expression of his large brown eyes, thinking how a smile would brighten his face,woudering if all men who had traveled were as fas cinating in conversation as this one; sighing, too, sometimes, as she thought of the pleasant summer that was drawing to a close, and that the time was last approaching when she mmt dismiss her cavalier from her sido forever. For—and her checks burned then—it was to her money that this winsome court was paid, and tho smiles, the deference, the atten tions to her were all for the sake of bundling her grandfather's legacy. And while Annie sighed and mused, the wooer was blessing the lucky hour that brought him to that hotel for the season. Never in all his travels had he met with a face, a voice, or a manner that had touched his heart as it was now touched. He had forgotten his foolish speech made about the heiress, and he had given his heart to the woman. He saw her busy with feminiue work in tho morning, and his fancy pictured her do ing emboidery in a home, lie heard her rich contralto voice in song, and lie thought of her as making tho evenings fly when a husband camo home to din ner. He saw her in elaborate evening dress at the table d' hote,and he thought how proud a man might bo of her beau ty und taste, when the voice of society praised his wife. Anil all under these surface attractions, weighty as they weie, he paid homage to the girl's dignity, modesty and pure heart. The day came when his full heart found vent iu speech, as the young couple walked In a shady lane, Leonard poured forth his heart's great love in words warm and tender. It was some moments before tlie answer came, foi Annie had to battle with her desire to put her little white hand in his and give him back love for love. But the auswer came cold and haughty. "Mr. Franklin,my answer to you must be to recall to your memory your conver sation with Mr. Wyckham on the ter race, the evening of your arrival, every word of which was distinctly audible in my room." "Then you have been playing with mo?" he cried fiercely. "I have been trying to prove to you that my money had a human append age." It was well for her composure then that he turned abruptly from her and strode rapidly back to the hotel. She watched him disappear from sight, and then turned into a narrow by-path and sobbed out her pain in solitude. For she now comprehended that whatever Leonard Franklin had sought in his woo ing, he had won her heart. She felt lonely and heart-sick when she realized all she had lost. Never again could she hear the deep, musical voice speak ten der words; never see the dark expressive eyes look lovingly into her own again; never again feel the clasp of his strong hand; and never again see his bright, winning smile. As the tears chased one another down her cheeks, one of the unerring instincts of true love came back to her heart, aud she felt deeply aud keenly that the lovo she had insulted and and rejected was not the false suit of a fortune-hunter, but a true heart seeking what is the only sure guarantee for wedded happiness. She at last wended her way back to the hotel, hiding her rod swollen eyes under her veil aud went to her room, hearing the voices of all at luncheon as she wout hastily upstairs. Upon her dressing-table there lay an open letter, and as she read it there stole through her brain a quick, luminous idea. Over her sad face stole a look of resolution, and a certain hope, too, in her heart was pictured in hor face. "I'll try it," she said. "My eyes aie in splendid condition for the purtiose. I'll try it." She took her open letter in her hand, aud went mournfully into the room where luncheon wus iu progress of demolition, Her eyes were not so red nor so swollen but that they detected Leonard Franklin trifling with untasted food upon his plate and trying to look as usual. As she ap peared, Bessie cried out: "Annie, what is th 3 mntter? You look as if you had been crying your eyes out." "You ivould look so, too, if you had my news to bear," was the answer witk a little sob. "What is it, dear?" and Bessie was at her oousin's side, all sympathy. "The Northern Express Bank has failed!" "By jove," said Frank, "all your money was in that!" Annie hid her face on Bessie's shoul der and sobbed. "Uncle George was married last week I" Frank's comment on that was con tained in a long whistle. "Frank, you ought to be ashamed of yourself!" said Bessio indignantly. "Never mind, Annie. Come to my room, darling." And Annie allowed herself to be led away to her cousin's room to be petted and comforted and sympathized with, und to listen to the warmest assurances of unchanged love, offers of a home,and a thousand pleasant words from Bessie, till Frank came up and confirmed the whole of it, and added: "Leonard Franklin desires an inter view with you, Annie, in the private parlor. And Anuie, before you go, will you let mo say a word to you, as if I were your brother?" "Certainly I will." "Leonard Franklin loves you, I am sure of it; and I think he means to tell you of it. But Aunle, if you do not really love him, will you remember that so long as Bessie aud I have a home, you are as welcome as u sister, and as dear to both of us?,' "You may be sure I will never forget it," said Auuie earnestly. "But will you please read Uncle George's letter while I am gone?" Sho found Leonard waiting in the parlor, and pacing tho floor with true masculine impatience. Before she went in, she looked a mo ment at the tall, graceful, handsomo figure, so buoyant with animation—at the handsome face, now so radiant with hope; and in lier heart there lingered the refrain of a song, "He loves me, he loves inc." All tho gladness was banished from her step and face, however, as she slowly advanced to meet her lover. Ho could wait for no formality of greeting. Ab ruptly, passionately, and earnestly, with his whole soul in his eye, he said: "Annie, you rebuked mo severely to day for my presumptuous and insolent speech to your cousin, anil I acknowl edge I deserved it; and now that the money is all gone and your uuclc is married, will you not beliove me that the the dearest hope of my life, and tho dearest wish of my heart, is to win your love aud make you my wife." "You are sure it is I you love?" she asked in a very low voice. "Before I had knowu you a week, I had quite forgotten you were an heiress, darling. I only knew you were the only woman in the world I could ever love, or whose love would be precious to my heart. Tho few foolish thoughtless words, which 1 spoke to your cousin contained no meaning whatever. Surely you may trust me how. Be my wife,and every hour shall prove to you how ten derly I love you. Speak to mo, Annie, why do you hide your face?" She did not tell him it was to hido her smiling lips, and her dancing eyes; but she allowed him to draw her iuto his loviug arms, and fold her in a tender embrace. "You will bo my wife, darling 1" he whispered, and then sho looked up. "Yes, 1 will," she said blushing, but meeting his eyes frankly and bravely, "fori believe now you love mo, and I love you with my whole heart. Stop, Leonard, do not kiss me yet, but let me first rectify ray mistake. I forgot to mention my Uncle George drew all my money from the bank before it broke, and now has it in 6afe deposit elsewhere. Also it was a mistake my saying uncle was married. Now, darling, I have proved your love." Frank and Bessie received an explana tion and wore considerably surprised. "But, Annie," said Bessie, some time later, "what on earth were you crying about?" Annie never told, but Leonard mado some guesses to her in private that she would neither deny nor affirm."— Yankee Blade. Brazil's Domestic Pet. Rats have multiplied to such n degree in Brazil that tho inhabitants rear a cer tain kind of snake for destroying them. The Brazilian domestic servant is the giboia, a small species of boa about twelve feet in length and of the diameter of a man's arm. It is sold at from $1 to $1.50 in the markets of Rio Janeiro, Peruambuco, Bahia, etc. This snake, winch is entirely harmless and sluggish iu its movements, passes the entire day asleep at tho foot of the staircase of the house, Bcarcoly deigning to raise its head at the approach of a visitor or when a strange noise is heard in tho vestibule. At nightfall the giboia begins to hunt, crawling along here and there, and even penetrating the spaco above tho ceiling and beneath the flooring. Springing swiftly forward, it seize the rat by tho uape and crushes its cervical vertebra:. As serpents rarely eat, even when at lib erty, the giboia kills only for the pleas ure of killing. It becomes so accustomed to its master's house that if carried to a distance it escapes and finds its way back homo. Every house in the warmest provinces where rats abound owns its giboia, a fixture by destination, and the owner of which praises its qualities when he wishes to at>ll or let his house,—Aiew lurk Commertial Advertiser. Terms—sl-25 in Advance; $1.50 after Three Months SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. Porpoises are said to exist in Lake Nyanza, Africa. Pleuro-pneumonia seems to bo quite prevalent in Great Britain. The atmospheric pressure upon the body of a moderate-sized man amouuti to about fifteen tons. Leading European physicians express the belief in veiy positive terms that Bright's disease is curable. A civil engineer has been looking Niagara Falls over, and his conclusion is that it is good for 3,000,000 years. Waste sawdust and shavings are being utilized by Mons. Calmant, of Paris, France, for the production of fine vege table charcoal. The crackling sound of freshly ignited wood or coal is caused by tho air or liquid contained in the pores expanding by heat and bursting tho covering iu which it is confined. M. Ader, of Paris, after expending more than SIOO,OOO on a flying machine, has produced one in which he (lew about 100 yards. He says it is propelled by a "combination of vapors." The addition of a compound called stcpauite to the charge of iron aud coke in a furnace changes the output to a compound of iron and steel without changing the metal to any further treat ment. Experiments upou the phosphores cence of gems shows that it varies ac cording to the origin of the stone. Cape diamonds show blue; Brazilian stones red, orange, blue, or yellow; and those from Australia yellow, blue, or green. The great seltzer spring at Saratoga, N. Y., has been sounded to a depth of 3300 feet without touching bottou or encountering any obstacle. This strength ens the belief that this great northern summer resort is built over a subter ranean sea. England supplies tho plant for the vast new harbor works now in progress at Yokohama, Japan. The quick-firing guns now supplied to the Japanese navy arc also of British make, ami it is in England that tho Japanese order their railway plant. "Guyacol," an extract from boxwood and tho active principal of cresote, has been successfully used by Dr. Max Schuller, of the Berlin University, for twelve years in the treatment of tuber culosis, affecting the joints, bones, giauds, lupus, etc. Smokeless powder was used at the Wimbledon (England) volunteer review before the German Emperor with great success. The guns emitted a brilliant red flume on the discharge, unlike the smokeless compound adopted in Franco, which produces a pale flash resembling the electric light. A new system of house-wiring for electric lighting consists of fitting the building with continuous tubes of insu lated material, through which the wires are drawn. The tubes are mads of paper soaked in a hot bath of bitumin ous material, and are said to be hard, strong and tough. The Freuch manufacture a paper linen so cleverly that it is almost impossible without examination to detect the dif ference between it and damask; and even to the touch the articles made of papier linge are very much like linen, aud are used for many purposes to which linen is applicable. Through experiments made by Eng lish military authorities, it has been found that whenever the atmosphere is laden with smoke or miat the power of an electric light is greatly diminished by crossing the beam of light by that of an other at a certain angle. At the point of intersection the illuminated space is practically made a screen. Some Properties of Codec. Coffee owes its stimulating and re freshing qualities to calleine. It also contains gum, sugar, fat, ncids, cassein aud wood and fibre. Like tan, it pow erfully increases the respiration, but, unlike it, docs not affect its depth. By its use the rate of the pulse is increased and the acting of the skin diminished. It lessens the amount of blood sent tc the organs of the body, distends the veins and contracts the capillaries, thus preventing tho waste of tissue. It is a mental stimulus of a high order, and one that is liable to great abuse. Carried to excess it produces abnormal wakeful ness, indigestion, acidity, heart burn, irratability of temper, trembling, irregu lar pulse, a kind of intoxication ending in delirium and a great injury to the spiual functions. On the other hand, coffee is of sovereign efficacy in tidiug over the nervous system in emergencies. Coffee is also, in its place, an excellent medicine. In typhoid fever its action is frequently prompt and decisive. It is indicated in tho earlier stages before local complications arise. Coffee dispels stupor and lethargy, is an antidote for many kinds of poisons, aud is valuable iu spasmodic asthma, whooping cough, cholera infantum and Asiatic cholera. It is also excellent as a preventive against infectious or epidemic diseases. In dis tricts rife with malaria and fever the drinking of hot coffee before passing into the open air has enabled persons living in such places to escape contagion.— Jiosfon Journal of Commerce. Is au upstart aristocracy known as a codfish aristocracy because it has more Oone than blood? Puck. NO. 50. "FOR SUCH AS THESE." O, earth of ours, tbou'rt wondrous fair, With heaven's sweet face o'erbending; With birds a-whirl through the golden air. Their songs of praise outsending; And primrose paths o'er meadows where The gleam and gloom are blending. But what see they of primrose ways Whose feet do faint and languish?— How can they list to songs of praise Whose hearts are spent with anguish?— How know they aught ot fair, sweet days, Whose tears the vision vanquish? O, not for such as these, bright world, Is all thy wealth of blooming; Nay, not for these are ways iinpearled With sweets 'neath gleam and glooming; And not for these hath heaveu unfurled Its face for Day's illuming. For such as these, O earth, we know The best gift in thy sending Is resting place—where all life's woo May have its perfect ending Beneath the primrose flowers that grow Where gleam and gloom are blending. —Lucile Rutland, in J'imea-/lemocrat. HUMOR OF THE DAY. The badger state—matrimony.— Puck. The crook is always on mischief bent. —Pitt si) ury J'ost. A stirring appeal—"br-e-a-k-fust!" Washington Star. Lawyers are unlike most people in one respect; nothing suits them better than great trials.— Lowell Courier. It is a perfee tly proper thing to poach an egg, but to poach the bird that lays the egg is quite another thi»g.— Boston Transcript. "Dere's millions in it," said the old colored man, as he gazed over the fence at the watermelon patch.— JJinghamton Republican. Every man has an axe to grind, and looks upon every other man with an eye »to inducing him to turn the handle.— Atchison Globe. It is a mistake about its being un healthy to sleep in feathers. Look at the spring chicken and see how tough he is. —Richmond Recorder. Slang was not common iu the days of Governor William Penu, else the boys would havo called l'enu "his nibs."— Jf«w Orleans Picayune. At dawn the flshe.-mat! goes away That a batch of fish may be caught; He wanders home at the end of day With a catch of fish he has bought. —Harper's Razor. A woman is getting ready to make trouble for herself when she starts out to be a heroine to the world. Iler mission is to be a heroine at home.— Atchinsm Globe. The "skeotor's" military in his nightly avo cations, For generally he drills awhile, an I then he draws his rations. —Chicago Herald. Wibble—"They may talk about thev corn husks, musk rats and all that sort of thing, but there's one sign of a cold winter I never saw fail yet." Wabble —"What's that?" Wibble—"Thether mometer."—Demorest's Monthly. A Fifth street doctor is somethipg of a wag, and when a patient said: "Doc tor, I have a boil coining on my neck; I felt it first in my sleeping cir bunk," the doctor answered. "Ah! then I pre sume it must be a carbuncle."—Philadel phia Record. "The better the day, the better the deefl." Thus do we turn to suic our need This proverb of olden time. Suppose we turn it the other way, 'The better the deed, the better the day," And make it a truth sublime. At a fashionable gathering a gentlamau made several attempts to start tile con versation, but owing to the stupidity of those present, ho failed completely. After a painful pause he finally remarked : "Now let u* bo silent on some o'.her subject."— Texas Si/tings. Mrs. Qmrtz —"Injun?" Ilank— "Ya-as." Mrs. Quartz —"Git him?" Hank—"Dead'r wiuged, oue'r t'other." Mrs. Quartz —"Jest look over'n see if he's got any blue beads on his moccasins. I need 'bout a thimble full more fer that'Peace'n Good-will' motto card I'm working." "I have a weight upon my mind," I overheard him say. "That's good," said she, "'twill keep #lO wind From blowing it awav." Detroit Free Press. A little boy at church the other d»y was permitted by his mother to put the money into the contribution ptee. Hav ing on previous occasions paid twos to car conductors, etc., he understood his duty, for rising proudly, he fairly shouted to the old gentleman, "Please, mister, that's for two."— Truth. "Well, but, Maud—" The, absent minded youth was interrupted by the horror-strickeu girl. "Maud? My nainc is uot Maud I" The situation was des perate, yet fortune did not desert him. "Rut, my darling Louise, what am 1 com ing around here for if it is not to event ually change your name?" She thought he had prearranged the joke and he thus was saved. Philadelphia Times. An eminent scientist computes that a comet will strike the earth, on an aver age, about once in every fifteen million years. We hate to knock out the calcu lations and estimates of an einineut man of science, but cold facts are stronger than theories, and we are compelled to say that we have been hero over forty years and there has ne'or a comet struck the earth since we've lived here. If it did, it must have coine along in the night.— Burdettc.
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