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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-22

One of the saddest casualties ever re-
corded is that of the death of two
daughters of Mrs. Amelia Moench, first
assistant teacher of German in the
Franklin School of this city, by being
suffocated in a trunk. The little girls
have for year past been with their
father on farm four miles from Dixon,
Mo. Mrs. Moench spends her vaca-
tions on the farm, and was prepared to
go to her husband and children imme-
diately upon the close of school. On
Sunday evening she received the fol-
lowing telegram from a friend living
in Dixon:
On returning home last evening, Mr.
Moench found both the little girls dead in a
trunk. Am going out to see
C. F. WALTER.
Unable to credit the awful news, Mrs.
Moench autographed to the gentleman,
requesting particulars before the next
train. She was misinformed as to the
time the train left, and, before the next
train, she received another, saying that
her little girls had been buried, the ex-
IRENE heat of the weather forbidding
delay. Your correspondent called up
on Mrs. Moench this morning. She
had Just received a letter containing
full particulars, but she had not been
able to control her feelings sufficiently
to read it.
MIR. Moench had gone to Dixon
on Saturday, and his little girls
called cheerfally to him to hurry back,
and, if he wrote to their ma, to send
her their love. On his return he was
surprised not to see them awaiting him.
He called, but received no answer. He
went into the house and saw the tray
of the trunk sitting on the floor. A
horrible fear flashed over his mind. He
opened the trunk and found the two
girls. The younger, who was under
meath, was evidently past all hope, but
the elder was still warm. Not neigh
Dor was within half mile of them
children and then rubbed them with
vinegar, and made every effort to re-
store them to consciousness, and la
| bored with them until after one O. clock,
when he gave it up and sought help
| from neighbor. The distance from
the railroad station and telegraph
caused the delay by which Mrs. Moench
was prevented from ever seeing her lit
tie daughters before their burial. Their
ages were eight and five years. The
little girls were in the habit of playing
hide-and-seek, and had often hid in the
trunk separately. 1t had been their
habit when they saw their father re-
turning home, in order to enjoy the
sport, to have him hunt them. The
trunk had no spring lock, and why they
were unable to raise the lid remains a
mystery, but it is supposed the heat
overcame them Immediately. Their
faces gave no indication that they
struggled or suffered, being calm and
smiling.-St. Louis Telegram to Chi
caqo Tribune.
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were rolling swiftly through the gloom,

were rolling swiftly through the gloom,
sation touched on jewelry; he drew a
snowy ring from his finger, telling me
it was curious piece of workmanship,
having secret spring, which he said |
could not discover.
L took it, searching in vain for a
spring, then returning it t. him. 1t
dropped and rolled under my feet.
l stopped to pick it up, and so did he,
but in that moment, while my head
was down, he had me tightly by the
throat, and threw me TO the carriage
floor.
His confederate was upon me in an
instant. could scarcely breathe, and
could not struggle, for a heavy knee
was upon my chest, and two strong,
brutal hands were crushing the life
from my throat.
Though the horror of the situation
did not last q minute, it seemed an
eternity to me. | felt the ruffians
hands searching for the pocket-book,
and l strained desperately for a chance
of resistance.
Their work was nearly done.
Cramped in that small space, | was
powerless, and the veins of my throat
and head were swelling like sinuous
bars, when the old gentleman in the
corner awoke and came to my assist
ance.
l heard low whirr of some weapon
in its descent, and my first assailant
reeled from me stunned. Then the old
gentleman, with strength and rapidity
of action wonderful to see in a person
his age, seized the scoundrel, lifted
him away, and dashed him down on a
seat.
There was brief struggle. and then l
heard a sharp click-scoundrel the
second had pair of handouts on his
wrists.
'Ihey were more prompt than | had
expected" said the old gentleman, re-
moving his wooden comforter, with
which he fastened my first assailant's
hands behind him, land railway car
riage does not afford much scope for
struggle"
The pocketbook was safe. The ruff
fans were securely. bound, and the gen
tleman who, without his spectacles and
mutfling stood out in bold and pleas
ant relief as the detective, kept guard
over them.
At the station they were handed over
into the custody of the police. 1 was
all right at that time. Vixen rode
with me as far as the hotel nearest
here, and tomorrow he will call to see
If L am any the worse for my ride by eX
press.
The contents Of the pocketbook were
Mary's bridal dowry.
The detective speaks of the senior
partner in the firm of Brand q Lake as
the most hospitable and generous man
he ever met in the course of his pro-
fessional career.
Lake was quite cured of his love for
billiard playing. He had too narrow
an escape, and he did not forget the
lesson Chambers Journal.
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Language OF the Hair.

All of our features have their Ian
guage-eyes, nose and mouth. And
now some one discovers that even the
hair has its own indications.
Straight, lank, stingy-looking hair
indicates weakness and cowardice.
Curly hair denotes quick temper.
Frizzy hair, set on ones head as if
each individual hair was ready to fight
its neighbor, denotes coarseness.
Black hair indicates persistent reso-
luton in accomplishing an object-also
strong predisposition to revenge
wrong and insults, real or fancied.
Brown hair denotes fondness for life,
a friendly disposition, ambition, ear
nestness of purpose, sagacity for bust
ness, reliability in friendship, in pro-
portion as the hair is fine.
Very fine hair indicates an even dis
position, readiness to forgive, with a
desire to add to the happiness of others.
Persons with fine, light-brown or au-
burn hair, inclined to curl or friz, are
quick-tempered, and are given to re-
sentiment and revenge.
Light-brown hair, inclined to redness,
with a freckled skin, is said to be a GER
tain indication of deceit, treachery and
disposition to do something mean by a
friend who can no longer be used to adj
vantage.
All of which may be news to the fort
une-teller. Harrisburg Telegraph.
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to show his visitors what it could do
when manipulated by the master-hand
OF him whose brain had conceived it.
Into It's tiny mouthpiece he sang John
Brown" in deep, sonorous voice. A
long funnel was then adjusted to the
mouthplece, and, clear and full, the
tones were repeated, as he had sung
them. Then he and Mr.. Roosevelt
the latter singing tenor a duet,
their heads together and their mouths
close to gutta-percha funnel, con-
nected with the mouthpiece. In the
repetltlon OF the song by the instrument
both parties were clearly defined. Mr..
Edison again sat alone at the instru-
ment, and told half dozen stories to
the same piece of tinfoil. He repeated
verse of " Bingen on the Rhine"
which he followed with Rub-a-dub-
dub, three men in a tub" Then he
Whlstled to it two separate tunes, ard,
finally, Levy played to it upon his cor
net. The result was babel of decla-
matlon, nonsense, whistling and cor
netting, as though half dozen persons
were concealed within the funnel, each
OF whom could be distinguished at times
above the others.
10 show that the regularity with
which the crank of the machine is
turned is everything in attaining cor
rect reproduction of sounds, Mr.. Edi-
son invited Levy to play once more into
the instrument, while he turned the
crank, his practiced hand moving with
the regularity of a machine. The re-
suit was a revelation to those who had
heard the previous attempts in the hall
The key in which the air had been
played was perfectly retained there
were no more false intonations, and
even Levy himself was satisfied. To
further show what the monograph
could be made to do by an inexperienced
operator, Nh. Edison turned the crank
very rapidly, and irregularly. The re-
suit was the pitching of the tone an oc-
tave higher, and a horrible combination
of discords. At twelve o'clock the
party broke up, for Mr.. Edison said he
must get home and to work. His
guests departed, bearing with them a
most agreeable impression of the per-
sonality of the man, and profound re-
spect for his genius. Just as they left
he caused his machine to utter the
plaintive howls of a dog, of which the
imitation was perfectly Y. Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-22
Sudden Badness.

The case of Bill Joseph, the we'll
known grain buyer of Ackley, is a Curl
GUS one. Until two or three years ago
he had shock of crow-colored hair,
bushy, black eyebrows, meustache and
whiskers. He went to his boyhood
home on the sea-shore, in Delaware, as
handsome fellow as you could see.
He sported with Neptune and got over
heated. One morning he washed his
head, and drying it with towel rubbed
off every spear of hair. Then his eye
brows pulled out, and his moustache
followed, and last thing of all the chin
whiskers. The look of amazement and
horror that greeted Mr.. Joseph from
the mirror that morning cannot be de-
picted by mortal tongue. The aston
ishment of his friends when he reap
peared among them was equally great.
Like distressed barque, he scudded
about under bare pole. To this day
Mr.. Joseph is at loss to know why he
was thus polished of in one short hour
--EtdorG la. Ledger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-22
TO 4 YOUNG AND LOVELY LADY
DOCTOR

BY A SUFFERER.
My queen. I've seen you laying low
The wild, intractable bronchitis,
Fierce MORRILL, you We forced to go,
And devastating pdrOtitiS.
Before your hOrdeOLan fees
And doubtless you could give praXis
For stemming the intricacies
Of complicated epiStdriS.
NIayhap your practiced skill disdains
The milder ills we call nendLgiC,
But though you conquer subtle pains,
Otdt0ic-ay, and 0d0RtdLgic-
And though your art may be displayed
In curbing rapid ecchynOSiS-
My case is one in which you've made
An inefficient diagnosis.
Whene'er your Esculapian lore
You exercise in my direction,
You seem to utterly ignore
My fervent cardiac affection.
And only you can cure it, miss,
Or give relief in any measure.
A neat prescription such as this
I'd take with something more than pleasure
As " Recipe, IflfitS: amor,
Of banns comp 3 Cor license single,
OF parsons /, of bridesmaids 4,
Of groomsman 4, together mingle;
Then drop IN speeches till they re done,
And, as the patient takes to starting,
OF trunks a heap, "A carriage l,
And aqua dd-the tears at parting"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-22
Qur ponng goMs.
ONL Y A DOLL.

Polly, my dolly why don't you grow?
:, Are you dwarf, my Polly?
II taller and taller every day;
-, How high the grass is!-do you see that?
The flowers are growing like weeds, they say;
The kitten is growing into a cat
Why don't you grow, my dolly?
Here is mark upon the wall.
Look for yourself, my Polly!
L made 1t year ago, think.
I've measured you very often, dear,
But, though you've plenty to eat and drink,
You haven't grown bit for year.
Why don't you grow, my dolly?
Are you never going to try to talk?
You're such silent Polly
Are you never going to say word?
1t isn't hard; and Oh don't you see
The parrot is only little bird.
But he can chatter so easily?
You're quite Ounce, my dolly!
Let's go and play by the baby-house;
You are my dearest Polly
There are other things that do not grow,
Kittens can't talk, and why should you?
You are the prettiest doll know;
You are darling-that is true!
Just as You are, my dolly.
-SdTdh o. JeUett, in 81. Nicholas for June
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KEEP 4 STIFF UPPER LIP"

There has something gone wrong,
My brave boy, it appears,
For see your proud struggle
To keep back the tears.
That Is right; When yOn cannot
Give trouble the slip,
Then bear it, still keeping
" A stiff upper lip"
Though you cannot escape
Disappointment and care,
The next best thing to do
Is to learn how to bear.
If, when for life's prizes
You re running, you trip,
Get up-start again,
Keep stiff upper lip
-Pb0be CARY
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-22

A CALIFORNIA man killed snake
the other day thirty-one feet long. A
big snake or a big story.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-12-14
Modlsh Hair Dressing.
Jsnsk jane.

Jfrist< jane.
The best feature OF the present styles
is the absence Of false hair.
There are different methods OF ar
rangemsnt, but all Of them are simple
and can be executed without the addition
Of rats. switches or frizzss.
Ladies' with small. classic heads and
regular features affect the Grecian knot.
pierced by an arrow or a dagger, and the
majority Of young girls comb back their
hair In the same simple fashion, making
1t a little frizzy or a little curly in front,
and fastening II In long braids or light
curls ut the nape Of the neck with a
shell pin which forms q band, instead OF
twisting Ii round. The more elaborate
coiffures are arranged very high. instead
Of low. In quite tho style Of tho old
regime.
The hair IL frizzed In front, but drawn
up from the sides and arranged In a few
close but irregular puffs IN the top OF
the head below these descend q few
short curls OF unequal length, and high
upon the side il placed the ornament,
II any Is worn The closensss and sim.
pliciiy Of the couture. however. admits
Of but little decoration, and this should
not be flowers. unless they are natu.
raj. A handsome bow OF satin ribbon
or velvet, fastened with O perl or dia-
mond pin, Is the most common, but
jewels alone are used. and sometimes
beautiful combs In pearl or wrought sill.
yer. A novelty Of this kind, made also
In shell. consists Of three pins with ele-
CANT tops which may be worn together
and thus form q comb, or separate. and
be used as ornaments.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-12-14
carson items.

Carson Appeal. Dec. l4.-0n the night
Of the 18th Of September Of this year
the office OF Wells, Fargo & Co.. at
Benton was fsloniously entered BY a
window. and two bars'of bullion. valued
at 81. 900. deposited there for shipment,
stolen from the premises. IL wal az
first supposed that the robbery was COM
mitted by some rather suspicious looking
and acting Mexicans. who were In tno
camp at the time; but after closely
watching and tracking them the impress.
sions of the authorities In that respect
were dispelled. For q long while 'ne
officers Of the law were ut . loss W
know In what direction to look LOT q
new clue. At length. however,. tney
tracked the robbery to a couple OF Uni-
namsn. yet they could fastsn no'nins
upon them, and no arrests were maze
A man by the name OF ID. II; Lewis,
who had been ut n time q CohslAole
and Deputy Sheriff in that county: con-
timed 10 watch the suspected China-
men. and a few days ago he learned thai
they had engaged a Chinese vegetable
peddlsr from here. who soils his stun In
the southsrn country, to take them In
his wagon to Carson. Lewis nearing OF
this. came to Carson and reported MS
suspicions TO II. L. Tickner. the resident
agent Of Wells, Fargo & Co. he arrived
here early ON Thursday morning. and
Immediately after making his report,
Mr., Ticknsr gave his information to
sheriff Swift, who started In pursuit OF
the robbers. When he got to Genoa he
was Joined by Sheriff BurnhAm OF
Douglas county. Thence they went to
the Twelys-mils House. where they
learned that the Chinese vegetable ped
dler with his much.wanted load oil live
freight, had taken the Placervills road
instead OF the road TO Carson. The Of
iiccrs resumed their pursuit OF the rob.
beers, who were overtaken In Lake Val.
lev. The Cinnamon were very much
frightened and mado no resistance.
Upon searching the wagon. the stolen
bullion. weighing about $50 pounds, was
found. The vegetable peddler. who was
innocent in the matter. being in NO way
implicated In the robbery. was permitted
to depart In peace. while the two thieves
were brought to this city last night and
taken to Jail, where they arc now con-
fined and will remain until wanted else.
where. Sbsriffs Swift and Burnham did
quick and good work. and are entitled to
honorable recognition for their excellent
professional services.
The attention OF the United States
District Court still continues absorbed
with the case Of Bell. charged with rob
bling the mails near Cherry Greek. This
case Is progressing very slowly. and II Is
not at all unlikely that the jnrymsn con.
n.cted with it will take their Christmas
dinners at the expense Of Uncle Sam.
The Mint shipped $50, 900 In standard
silver dollars to the U. s. Sub-Trsasury
at Chicago last night. : This 10 the first
installment on q trsnsfer order for $780,
600,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-12-14
Silver City Items.

Lyon County Times, Dec. l4.-John
Yule. Superintendent Of the Atlantic
Consolidated. who vas caved upon and
seriously injured about the head and
shoulders while at work in that mine.
last Saturday afternoon. has sufficiently
recovered TO DO able 10 walk about his
residence. He will probably be fully re-
stored to health In two or three weeks.
The Derby mining claim. near the
kossuth. has been relocated by Bart.
Dsrham Of this city. who says that
holding work has not been done upon II
for over ayear past. There Ia o shaft
about $50 feet deep on the claim. which
has cost the company $4,000 or sl2,.
900 to sink.
Young & Sirlotts mill was stopped
yesterday. owing to the accumulation OF
ice on the water wheel. II worked we'll
up to yesterday, when the cold proved
too much for II.
Yesterday was the coldest day Of the
season. so far, the thermometer indicat.
ing q temperature Of only 10 degrees
above zero.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-12-14
tn. Fire, chinese Citizen.
ladianapalI. Nnr., De. 4.

fndtdHdpNh -'eue, wv
Wong All Yes blazes the path for tho
Celestials In this country. He was
naturalized by the New York Court Of
Common Pleas last week. He was ad.
mitte1 on his own application. He
appeared before the judge In q complete
habiliment OF civilized coat, vest and
trousers. "You could not tell this man
from q Spaniard." said the judge. 81
have seen Spaniards. West Indiamen.
Just about the same type. He was a
bright. intelligent man. and talked Eng
lish As well a. I do" He and his wit
ness, q hal. blood Chinese and Portu.
Rese, answered the usual questions In
remarkably clear and grammatical Eng
lish. Wong All zee said he had resided
here for eight years. and two years ago
gave notice Of his intention to become q
citizen. He was closely questioned as
to his religious views. He said he be-
lieved In the existence OF o Supreme
Being. and thought he should be pun.
ished II he did wrong and rewarded II
no did right. He Is married to an Irish
woman and carries on a successful cigar.
making business in Baxter street. and 1t
Is thought Il was more from a desire to
protect his property that he acquired
citizenship than from Q wish to vote.
The Clerk Of tho Court said he could
zee nc reason for o refusal Of natural
ization 10 Cinnamon inasmuch a. that
court had naturalized Turks, Persians,
Malays and Japanese. There are two
other cases on rscoSd Of Chinese apple
cation for citizenship. both Of which
were refused, one In California and the
other In New York. The California case
was that OF All Yup before the United
States Circuit Court, which was denied
on the ground that q native OF China
Of the Monaghan race Is not entitled to
become q citizen OF the United States
under the revised statutes. On amended In
1875. because q Monaghan Is not q
"white person. within the meaning Of
the term as used In the naturalization
laws OF the United States. At the time
| OF the amendment 10 the law In 1870.
| Senator Sumner endeavored to have the
word white" stricken out and was OPP
posed successfully and solely because
that would admit Chinese. The New
York case OF Charles Miller. a resident
OF that city for tw~enty.eight years was
refused ON tho same grounds rs the Cal
ifornia case. The Judge who natural.
lied Wong All zee said he could see no
good cause for refusing and wanted to
make q test case.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-12-14
Fishermen Drowned.
sur Fnanei.oo Is.t, Dc. 10.

sur Fnneisco Fb~t. Dc. 10.
An Italian fisherman. in q well.nigh
exhausted condition. clinging to the
mast Of q plunger. was picked up this
morning. at about half.past 3 O'Clock.
of Fort Point. by the steamer Amelia.
He reports the drowning Of two com.
rades. II seems that the man, Agostino
San~guineiti. together with Emanuel and
Stefano CASTILLO, bis brothers.in.law.
left Lime Point last evening at II o'clock
in their plunger to cross over to the city,
and that while opposite the Golden Gate
q heavy sea swept over their little craft,
filling II full OF water. Unable TO make
any Roadway and drifting rapidly out to
sea, and with u constant fear Of the
boat sinking. the unfortunate Castellos
stripped themselves In case they should
have TO swim for 1t.
Sanguinetti, the survivor. cautioned
them that such a proceeding would re-
suit in their being chilled 10 death, but
they did not heed his warning. For
about three hours they chung to the half.
sinking boat, until ut last. completely
exhausted. they were swept OF the boat
and drowned. The Inflated men arrived
from Italy three years ago. where they
have families, and to their Ignorance Of
the dangers Of the harbor their brother
fishermen lay the cause Of their death.
II IL q singular coincidence that the same
fisherman who so fortunately escaped
was picked up in about the same place
last year. his craft then having capsized.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-12-14

EDnoS vas recently invited to go to
Philadelphia TO look at the Kelley
motor. The deputatiOn that called upon
him remarked that they did not expect
him to comprehend the principle OF the
invention. He could see 1t operate, and
that was about all. Any attempts to eI.
plain the motive power TO him. they
said. would necessarily DO futile, for be
could not comprehend IL. Kelley Was
the only man who could understand 1t.
and he could not explain 1t. The father
Of the photograph looked at the delssa-
ton for . moment without speaking.
Finally he burst forth AFTER what
you have told me. IL would be little good
for me to 90 with you. Tho fact Is that
Ksslsy could fool the devil himself"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-12-14
For Deaf Peoples Comfort.

"Just now" suggested tho reporter.
"you are louuging about here doing
nothing. II you don't want to work al
the light why don't You put a hand to
ZONE Of your other u%ncompleted invsn.
tons 2"
my business Is thinking" said Edi.
son ; "and I'm thinking now. Still
I'm business. 1t takes q great deal OF
money to run this shop. and ! must do.
vote myself TO those things that promise
to pay in tho near future. So you see
there are many things that are specula.
tive that ! must drop for the time be-
ing"
Whats become OF the msgaphone--
the wonderful instrument for deaf peo.
ple 2"
"I'vo got Q man working on that
now. I've got to use electricity. There
is no other way Of doing anything with
1t. I'll have the ear trumpet connected
with q small electrical machine that the
nearer holds in his lap. The mega.
phone is q good thing, for there's an aw.
full demand for it."
"And tho aerophone. and the phono.
motor. and the other things beginning
or ending with phone 2"
Gan dropped for the present through
necessity"