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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-12

back on the tan and hurt myself good
deal. Yes, the horse is very intelli-
gent, and if he can only understand
what you want him to do he will gen
orally try to do it to the best of his abil-
ity.
About slipping? Yes, one has to
look out for this You know, of course,
that we rosin our slippers thoroughly,
but did you know that the horses back
is literally rosined, too? If that wasn't
done the horses perspiration would very
soon make the bit of rosin on the slip
pers useless, and, even as it is, when
the night is warm and the horse per-
spires freely, digging the toes in for a
grip will bunch up the hair into little
balls, making the hold uneven, or the
hair coming out will make the horses
back so slippery that it becomes very
difficult to hold on. Down South the
darkies think there is loadstone put on
the horses back.
g AS to riding more than four horses
at time, unless one is very tall and
has pair of india-rubber legs, think
it would be impossible, as it is now for
a very short-legged man to ride four.
There is limit to the compass proper
ties of the human leg.
1.-The horse has to learn his part as
well as the rider to become as much a
part of the rider when he is on his back
as the ancients' tabled Centaur. He
must learn to keep his gait even and
steady, and obey even the pressure of
the foot in certain ways The rider
mustn't put his foot down on any and
| every part of the animals back or he
will destroy the mutual equilibrium. If
a horse feels your foot two or three
inches out of the way, and in different
place from where he expects it when
you light on him, it is apt to discompose
him. AS to what kind of treatment |
give my horses, can only say that
have horse that knows myvolce before
he sees me, and whinnies with delight.
have always an apple or bit of carrot
or lump of sugar about me when | GO
near where he is, and we are on the
best of terms. Don't l sometimes have to
conquer horse if he gets stubborn or
sulky fit on? Certainly, and if | dom
do it it will render the horse worthless.
The cruelty is only apparent, however.
A little temporary severity is real kind
ness to the horse. Some of the trick
horses are very dangerous and vicious,
especially the piebald ones. This most.
ly comes of teasing them during theil
training to make them bright and live
ly, but it is not really necessary, anC
some trick horses are as gentle as lambs
A horse gets to knows his business anC
likes it, the same as rider does. Al
expert in his profession, be it acting
variety or circus performing, seldom
quits it,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-12
He Grabbed Her.

A GOOD story is current in Lower
Peoria, which has the additional merit
of being strictly true, at least we are so
informed. Itseems that Milesian gen
tleman of somewhat advanced age has a
son, who recently went to his father and
proceeded to inform him that he pro-
posed to commit matrimony. On re-
eeiving the announcement the old gen
tlemen said: "Well, my son, to whom p"
=" Miss Jane So-and-so," replied the
son, naming her. "Do you love herP"
was the next question, to which salts
factory answer was given. is she a
good girl?'' Eyes; as nice a girl as
there is in Lower Peoria" "Well, my
son, how are you going to support her;
has she any money?' Eyes, father;
she has 81 800 that know of. " Then"
said the old man rising from his seat,
catching hold of his son and yelling out
the words: "Grab her, my boy; grab
her. Don't wait to ask anybody's con-
sent" lnasmuch as the wedding came
OFF couple of days ago, we presume
that the son followed the fathers adj
vice and grabbed her.-Peoria ILL.,
Democrat.
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The Horse and His Rider.

Robert Stickney, the circus rider, has
been telling the New York Sun some
thing about bareback riding. He said:
81 have been in the business ever since
| can remember Yes, even before |
can remember, for when | was a wear
old the great Edwin Forrest carried me
on the stage when he was PLAYING
'Rolla.' My father, S. P. Sfickney,
was the first man in the world who ever
set foot over four horses in the ring;
so you see | came of riding stock My
appearance in 'Rolla' can hardly be
said to be the commencement of my ca
reer as a rider, but | date that from the
time when, in my eighth year, in the old
theater at Eighth and Walnut streets,
Philadelphia, | made my debut before
the public in the character of the Cou-
rier of st. Petersburg In those days
rode with pad-did until [ was ten
years old, when l began to do bare
back acts, and ever since l have always
discarded the pad"
els there much difference between
pad riding and bareback riding, that is,
as to its ditficulty?"
"Any bareback rider can ride with
the pad, but not every pad-rider can
ride bareback. | began bareback rid
ing early, but had the advantage of
my father advice and of watching him
ride. Pretty soon after | began bare
back riding, and while | was yet mere
boy, began two-horse acts, and finally
was able to ride the four horses with as
little effort as one. Of course | have
been all through the various branches
OF tumbling, as part of my riding edu-
cation, for if | couldn't tumble and turn
somersaults well on the ground |
couldn't do it on the horse. AS to the
jumping through the banners and all
that sort of work, that the plain sail
ing of the rider. Jumping through the
banners while in the act of evolving or
revolving somersault doesn't add to
the difficulty of the task, though people
think so. One of the difficult things
about it is that you must regulate the
velocity of your somersault by the
speed of your horse, and that is why an
even, steady-going horse is treasure
to any rider.
"You ask me if l can take any horse
and teach him his part of the ring bust
ness. Certainly, for horses are exceed
ingly intelligent, more so than many
men, as any old cavalry or artillery of
ficer will tell you. Of course some
horses are more easily taught than 9TH
ers, and the purer horses blood is,
as general rule, the easier he is to
teach. But horse that snies is worth
less to us. When we make fip-hop
we must find the horse under us, and
we must know where our feet are going
to be when we come down. l was seri-
ously hurt once. just as / was in mid
air, while throwing a somersault,
cannon was fired near the building.
The horse was taken by surprise, SHE'D
of involuntarily, and when | ought to
have come right side up with care there
was no horse there. fell fiat on my
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-12
How Lovely Woman Is ShOd in Paris.

A fashion of wearing shoes has sud
denly sprung up among the Partisan ell
eganteS, and the sort they affect are
called "Souli rs Anglais." They are
made of kid, and the front comes high
on the instep; the heel is not very high
and frequently the toe is ornamented
with white silk embroidery. They are
tied with ribbons like a mans shoe, and
the toes are rounded. Colored stock
ings of fine wool, with embroidered
clocks, are worn with this shoe. The
clocks, be it observed, are always of
light silk, and very often the stockings
are checked with two colors green and
Que or plain cardinal red, peasants
blue or bishops violet. Fashion is be-
coming practical; we have short skirts,
petticoats guileless of starch, wooden
stockings, shoes and a net for the hair;
all of which are comfortable, and con-
sequently coducive to the health, be-
cause, the toilet being no longer cum
bersome, the healthful exercise of walk
ing is more readily undertaken.
Boots laced up the front like those
worn by gentlemen, which were made
VI CCl u lSdIuCl III VIC SCStSllC, dl Z
now worn in black unpublished kid.
Dark green kid boots are made to wear
with the dark-green costumes at press
ent so fashionable, and there are the
prettiest dark-green shoes imaginable
for indoor wear, with short toes and
two straps across the instep; these straps
are in plush, and the buckles that fasten
them are either in red gold, or steel or
crystal. The form of these buckles is
square when they are of metal and
oval when they are of crystal. The
toes of fine kid and satin shoes are
now embroidered; black satin is worked
with jet, and colored satin with flow
ers and arabesques in silk. Louis
XIV. slippers, called mules, and con
sisting of the front or toe and sole
only, are made of japanese and Chinese
materials, are embroidered with gold
and sometimes with small coral beads
and shoes for evening wear are now
made with embroidered metal heels
lined with satin and studded with tiny
precious stones. Shoe-buckles are also
made of precious stones, particularly
Turquoise and amethysts; amethysts
have much decreased in price, hence
they are relegated to shoes.-N. Y.
| Home Journal
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Their High Noses.

He wore sheep-skin mittens, had his
ansss in hf R Sd had Of 81 ffa Fay csp a
and entered a hardware store and asked
to look at a sheet-iron stove. He was
shown several patterns, one after the
other, but none seemed to exactly suit
his ideas.
81 have shown you every stvle of
parlor stove on sale by any house in
Detroit" said the dealer, as they stood
before the last one.
Yes, s'pose so, but none o. them
quite fills the bill, )" was the dubious an
swer.
Why not? Aren't they big enough,
tall enough, handsome enough, or what
is the trouble?'
"Waal, I'll tell you," slowly replied
the would-be customer. "My wife she
takes a story paper, and her heads chuck
full of such names as Evangeline, Emil
lena, Maud, Arabella and Riverbell.
The gals they read Shakespeare, and
they are all the time talking about Ham
let, Claudius, Petruchio, Romeo, and so
on. I'm kinder postin' up on astrono-
my myself, and I'm all the time thinkin'
about Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter.
Now, you haven't got stove in the lot
with more romantic name than Ajax
and just imagine folks like us sittin'
around stove with a plug name like
thatr'
He thought he'd look further, and as
he unhitched his team he called out:
Whoa, now, Lady Estella-stand
around there, Othellor'- Press.
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shut up there. We were misled by
others. We were told out in the coun-
try that the Republic was to be ruined
and betrayed to the enemy by traitors,
that nest of them had a press in Bal
timore, and were every week publish
ing their treason to the world, and
plotting the ruin of the nation" Mum
mas story was long and minute, and
when it was finished they had reached
Barnum's Hotel in Baltimore. Mr..
Webster alighted in safety, and when
he. offered the stipulated fee to Mumma
heEefused to take it, saying that he was
glad of a chance to explain the part he
took in the Baltimore riots to one of the
injured party; and, wheeling round his
chaise, he ratified away over the pave
ments on his way home.-HarUey' s
g "reminiscences. 3"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-12

Dragon, moss, olive, lizard, myr-
tie, sea-foam, Nile, salad, bottle,
bronze and hunters green are the
various shades of this one color, now
the favorite of fashion. The pea green
and apple green, known to the last gen
Grafton, are never mentioned.
Did you ever sit down before the
CRATE and cross your legs and wonder
how it comes that dear little toddling
youngster, too small to lift dictionary,
can ask questions that would send
college professor to the foot of the class?
-Breakfast Table.
-" Never hug girl in tight-ftting
corsets," is the warning of the Elmira
Gazette. Yes, to be sure, but then you
know-er-er-howi is fellow to know,
you know, just-er-well, how do yow
find how they fit before you begin hug
ging, anyhow?-Haa0b-Eye.
Don't bring out the photograph al
bum to show your beau the first time he
calls to see you. Authorities say it is
stupid as well as verdant You might
scare him off at the first start by letting
him see your grandmother picture,
with its hint of what you will look like
when you are old.-N. Y. Commercial
AdUertiSer.
In a recent lecture to the class in
anatomy, at the Harvard Medical
School, DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes dis
coursed upon the differences in length
and the peculiarities of tongues in gen
eral, and mentioned that "about a
century ago a woman IN London made
her living by licking her eye, but used
most of the money to liquor up"
1t occurred to a small boy of Fond
du Lac, Wis, that a good way to get
rid of an ownerless dog that prowled
about the house was to give the animal
a kerosene bath and then touch a match
to him. This brilliant conceit pro-
duced result equally brilliant, the en-
tire neighborhood being lighted up by
| the flames of the barn under which the
dog took shelter in his baptism of fire.
The S0rdtogia,a has an anonymous
local correspondent who wished it tc
| belabor. a person against whom he
seems to have some antipathy, and OF
whom he says: "This gentlemans
Hair no longer lies Flat to his Head Il
Is curled up Into snarl. 1t looks as
If the Dainty Hands of His fair spows
Had been at 1t as If she Had sead My
Dear, intend to make you Look Lit
tie taller.''
| NO SECRET.
The little wavelets leaped to look,
| The fishes swan to see,
| When floating in our little boat
My Jamie first kissed me.
The roguish stars amain did wink
| And twinkle in their glee,
While sidelong glances cast the moon,
Yet Jamie he kissed me.
| The birds along the river bank
Did fly from tree to tree,
| And woke their sleepy mates to tell
| That Jamie had kissed me.
o Jamie, Jamie, moor our bark
| And let us somewhere flee,
| Where they can neither see nor tell
Then, dearest, I'll kiss thee.
"A reader in the country writes US as
follows: " A mule in our village yester
day inadvertently kicked can of nitro
glycerine. A barn 100 yards distant
was badly wrecked, and the mule APP
peared somewhat surprised, whirline
around two or three times before re
suming work at nibbling grass" We
don't believe it-that is, we do believe
the kicking and wrecked-barn part, bu
pr1sed. 1t is libel on the mule. A
mule is surprised at nothing Norris
t0lOn Herald.
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A BURNING chimney, when the SCOT
has been lighted by fire in the fire
place, can be extinguished by shutting
all the doors in the room so as to pre-
vent any current of air up the chimney,
then, by throwing a few handfuls of
common fine salt upon the fire in the
CRATE or on the hearth, the fire in the
chimney will be Immediately extin-
guisshed. The philosophy of this is that
in the process of burning the salt mu-
riatic acid is evolved, which is a prompt
extinguisher of fires.
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The leader always wears the best
clothes, but the man who pounds the
bass drum in brass band always looks
as though he arranged all the music
and taught the band.
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IT is said that the age of superstition
IS passed, but there are yet q great
many women who wouldn'. have dress
cut on Friday for the world.-EG. What
the dear creatures most banker after is
Weddin' s-day dress. - PHILADELPHIA
Bulletin.
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dresses will be worn long, espe-
cially among the poorer classes.
The Morning herald., 1878-12-23
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
PILLORY AND LASH.

i
@ Eo. DRAPER THE dAMTowN MURDERER
TIE on sATURDAY-THA CAT LIGHTLY
Lab on NJ sHHRlyT PYLE.
George Draper, eolored, was at the last
term of court found guilty of murder
II the second degree, of John Wilson, ,color>
ed at Hamtown,a q negro settlement near
Middletown, and sentenced to life imprison-
nent, to stand one hour In the pillory and
to receive sixty lashes. The facts Of tho
case have already appeared In the HERALD.
The latter part OF Diapers sentence was
inflicted in the jail yard at New Castle on
Saturday morning. BE 10 tall muscular
negro of about 20 yesrs Of age. As the
hour OF ten struck, Draper was led to the
pillory, and his head ahd wrists placed in
position. At this time strong northeast
snow storm prevailed, but the prisoner
had donned On extra pair Of pants and IN
additional shirt to protect himself from the
| ineement weather. To further shield HIM
self from the blasting snow, q blanket was
thrown over him completely protecting the
unfortunate mau from the cold.
During the long weary hour, Draper con-
tinually keep his feet In motion to keep
them warm. Although the jail yard gate
was open, but few persons came IN to see
| the unfortunate man. At times he talked
freely and did not seem to suffer or appear
uncomfortable, but perfectly contented. At
IL O'Clock Draper was removed from the
pillory. By this time drizzling rain had
ret In. Warden Herdman asked Draper
| whether he would take his whipping or 60
into the jail and get warm. He said bis feet
and hands were cold and he would like to
get them warm. After warming himself In
theta he stripped to the waist and throwing
. coat over bis shoulders, walked into
the yard. At 1sH minutes past II O'Clock
he was fastened to the post ISheriff Pyle ap-
piled the sixty lashes lightly In quick sue
cession only occupying . minute and
half. During the fogging Draper quivered
slightly at intervals and on it being finished
was lead into jail, smiling. He hopes to b
pardoned In few years. ..,
In 1871 by Sheriff Armstrong the last
person received similar punishment, six
ty lsshes. It was Alfred Boyce, negro
who killed white man at Niddletown.
The Morning herald., 1878-12-23
JOHN T. RAYMOND.

II should be borne In mind by all play
goers, especially those who can appreciate
frst class acting and . really good play,
that Mr.. Raymond the world renowned
"Col. Sellers" will appear In tho Opera
House tonight,
He represents Pemperton Benbroke tia
irreprsssibls Insurance agent, in his new
play "Kisks," and wherever he has been,
the highest encomiums have been pronoun-
sed npon his acting, and the play has bcex
declared excellent.
We are indebted to the Chorleston 8. G.,
News for the following:
twenty-five years ago, when the stock
company of the old Meeting street Thestre
in Charleston was one of the beat in the
country, one of the greatest favorites here
was "littls Johnny Raymond" the lew
comedian of the troupe. As "Dicksry"
In the "Specbre Bridegroom" he was almost
inimitabls, and his "Dolly spanker" won
him fresh laurels, and also goid-hesded
cane, the gilt of Jalia Dean, the best
"Lady Gay" of the day. 1t YVES then q
standing joke of Rsymond's that hs re-
gretted that Providence had not invested
him with wealth instead Of beauty, and
since then his prayer has been answered,
for his "Col. Sellers" Of which it is said
"There's Millions In IT," has proven that
there have been . good many thousands
in It for its personator. Raymond, how
ever, has also taken "Risks," new and
excellent play, In which he holds forth as
the Insurance Agent, and "taBes your
life," by making you die Of laughter.
The Morning herald., 1878-12-23
A CLAYTON HOUSE IMPROVEMENT

A long needed Improvement and con
venience In the Clayton House has at last
been looked after. Last week Mr.. Charles
A. Brandt commenced work on the con-
struction Of hydraulic telescope elevator
which is to run from tho basement floor
to the Laundry rooms at the top of the
building, The elevator will be situated In
the, centre building, and when completed
will cost about e1 900; the expense there
after will be about one cent trip.
The Improvement will place the Clayton
Hotiee on level with the foremost hotels
in the country. and 10 Mr.. Isaac G. Pyle, the
gentlemanly proprietor, is In q great mea-
sure due to what is now being done. #
The Morning herald., 1878-12-23
THE HERALD q
: rWilmingten. Del. Dee. 20. 1875.
DIED.

HRNSER--ln this city. December 10th, Ed
I win q. son ofJaoob and Lavinta Hesser,
In the 10th year of his age.
/ The relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral from the residence OF bis
father, No. LOOT Tatnall street, on Monday,
/ the -23rd inst, at 2 O'Clock p. m. n.
BIDDLE--In this city, on the 10th instant,
|" Q. Augusta De Coster Biddle, wife OF
Samuel @. Biddle. ,,.., F!i IN q
The relatives ana friends Of the family
are invited to attend the funeral from the
residence Of her husband, No. "a WaAh-
ingtOn street. on Tuesday afternoon, De-
cember 2th, at 2 O'Clock. r.,
New. York. Boston and Washington pa
pers please copy, faa
DALEY-Cn the z1st inst. Annie =,
daughter Of James +. and Rose Daley
L aged years, months and II days.
The relatives and friends Of the family
are respectfully invited to attend the ~.
neral from the residence of her parents
| 10th and the Railroad avenue, on Tuesday
aftern oon ut o'clock. -afane
IUNIs-On the 2oth inst, Mary A
daughter OF Richard and Isabol1a Tunis,
In the 10Th year Of her age.
The relatives and friends of the family
are invited to attend her funeral nom the
residence Of her parents, 816 e, 7th street
this afternoon at o'clock, to proceed ito
RivcrvieW cemetery. .,
The Morning herald., 1878-12-23
ONE CENT.
LETTER FROM M1DDLETowN.
BAlLE1ANT WEDDING AT 81. GEORGEs---
ONE or DILAwABE's BRIeHTIsT yEwHLs
TRANSFERRED TO ARKANSAS.
Oorrespondenee Of the HERALD.
l'o1 MIDDLETowN, Del, Dec. 30, 1878.

One Of the most notable society events
which has ever transpired In this vicinity
took place near here, yesterday afternoon. !.
And were 1t not that void which cannot
be easily Alled, has been made in our social
circle, the Joy which We experience In cons
temptation Of the bright future that Wa
hope and believe has just dawned upon
one OF Delaware's sweetest and lovelieet
daughters, would be without alloy. I
allude to the 'nuptials Of Col. B. 8. john
son, OF Little Rock, Arkansas, and Miss
Lima, daughter Of James N. VANDERBILT, /,
Esq Of MsDonough. For convenience,
the bridal party assembled at the house Of
Mrs. Hurlosk, of st. Georges, aunt Of the
bride-elect, and at 4.30 p. m, proceedee
thence to the Presbyterian Church, Of thai
village, where an Immense concourse OF
relatives and friends of Miss Vandegrif;
had assembled 10 testify by their preseuce
their Affection and esteem for the charming
lady. J.,
Preceded by the ushers, six handsome
young gentlemen, viz; Messrs. Charles Gil
pin, John Blggs, Charles and Cyrus Polk.
Henry Cleaver and Captain Cleayer the
bridal party, consisting Of the charming
Miss Maggie Beasten, Of New Castle, brides
maid, and Doctor Thomas II. Gilpin Of
Middletown, groomsman, - escort for the
bride and groom elect, marched to inspirit-
ing tones Of tho organ to the open space be
fore the pulpit, where the paster, Rev
Henry Armour,fn an appropriate ceremony
inprsssively pronounced, lmade the
happy pytwain one flesh. .anH
The bride was elegantly, tastefully and
richly dressed, and her beauty of form AM
features, was the subject Of unlimited ADJ
nliration; for, s7'''a
.'Ne'er did Grecian chisel trace,
A Nymph, . Naid, or Grace
.Offner form or .lovelier face"
The enviable and .envied groom, Col.
Ben johnson, was an officer in the Confed
crate army and Is prominent member o.
the bar of Little Rock. His father was
formerly q United States Senstor.
The church WAS decorated In perfect taste
with beautiful, rare and expensive flowers
in graceful wreathes, artist cslly arranged
boquets and handsome jsrs, and presentel
sn appearance in perfect keeping with the
pleasing occasion.
The ceremony ended, the bridal party, an
the nearest relatives with few Of Il Q
most Intimate companions Of the brid',
returned to Mrs. Hurleeks residence, where
an hour WAS whiled away most agreeably
In congratulations and social Intercourse.
Later, the groom and bride took the Ca $,
at Klrkwood, for their home In the far
West, bearing with then tho hesrtful wish
es Of hosts OF friends for long life AID
abundant happiness. EyALINA.
The Morning herald., 1878-12-23
DEATHS IN THE CITY.

Twenty.three deaths occurred in the city
last week, six more than the previous week
+. B. Frazer, ESQ.,, Register of Deaths and
Burials, reports them as follows: Nativity J
.; Ireland, i; England, l; United
States, a.. Adults, IL; minors, II. Whites,
16; blacks, q. Males, 10; females, II. Under
one year of age, Q; between and s years
Q; and 10, Q; 10 and 90, 4; 30 and 80, q;
80 and 40, 4; 40 and so, 3; 60 and 70, Q;
80 and 80, 1; still born,2. Ooroner's cases,
/: Almshouse cases, l.