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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-10-08

could say ''knife." 1 put my head
down like billy-goat, and ran for the
small of his back. "Buttedn isn't
nice word, but that's just how sent
him flying headlong into the closet. |
heard him go down with a crash that
shook Mrs Halstead's biggest jar of
raspberry jam off the shelf.
didn't stop to take breath until I'd
locked the door and barricaded it with
Uncle Jacks big mahogany bureau
Just as the lady did in the story, Then
l breathed- and listened What |
heard made my eyes stick out bis.
t}rst almost felt like crying. Then /
laughed until | did cry. l suppose the
excitement made me hystericky. 1t
was ten minutes before L reused
up Mr.. Simms, the Constable, and
Jared Peters, who lives next door.
MIR. Simms brought along an old pep
per-box revolver and a pair of hand
cuffs. Jared Peters had his double
barreled gun, but, in his furry, he for
got to load it.
Up stairs we hurried. The two men
pulled away the bureau, and Mr.. Simms,
who was in the army, stationed us in
our places.
Look a-here, you feller," Mr..
! Simms called out, ''the strong arm of
the law is a-coverin' of you with deadly
weapons. Surrender without resistance
Phil, yank open the door"
Itlung open the door. Jared Peters
covered the prisoner with his gun. He
was covered with something else, too
Mrs. Halstead's raspberry jam, that
he'd been wallowing round in. He
didn't look proud, though, for all he
was so stuck up.
Before he could open his mouth, Mr..
Simms had him handcu1ed and dragged
out into the chamber.
There y he said, with long breath,
81 guess you won't burgle no more
right away"
"For goodness sake, Simms Peters
don't you know me-Mr. John Nor
ris, cashier of the savings-bank That
was what the prisoner said just as soon
as he could speak. aal-. '...
Well, didn't wait any longer. l
just bolted for my own room, where |
could lie down on the floor. And there
l lay laughing until 1 was purple clear
round to my shoulder blades. Their |
went to bed ......., .....-t .t.,.-
"Philip," said Uncle Jack, solemnly,
while we were at breakfast next morn
ing, Il should beg your pardon for
trying to test your courage in the-the
consummately idiotc way took to do
it last night, but''-and he looked pref
ty sheepish-'I-I think L got the worst
of it."
81 think you did, sir" 1 answered
him, choking bit.
1.-The disguise was good one,
though" he went on, with sort OF
feeble chuckle, "and leaving my false
teeth out changed my voice completely
-eh, Philip
"Yes, sir-until you hollered out in
the closet that it was all joke, and
wanted me to let you OUT l answered
him. as got up and edged toward the
door.
"Why didn't YOU let me out then?'
roared Uncle Jack, who is rather quick
tempered. ...
hope wasn't impulent. Truly,
: didn intend to be. because, Uncle
Jack" | said, as 1 turned the door
knob, 81 have heard yousay more than
once that he who cannot take a joke
should not make one" And as
lodged through the door l heard Uncle
Jack groan. -Fraak H. Converse, IN
Rarper'S Young People. -...
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-10-08
What a Spider Did.

A very curious and interesting spec
tacle was to be seen Monday afternoon
in the office OF a livery stable in this
city. Against the wall OF the room
stands a toIerabiy tail desk, and under
this small spider, not larger than
common pea, had constructed an eX-
tensive web reaching down to the floor.
About 1880 O clock Monday forenoon
it was observed that the spider had en-
shared young mouse by passing fila
mentS OF her web around its tail. When
first seen the mouse had its hind feet on
the floor and could barely touch the
floor with its fore feet. The spider was
full of business, running up and down
the line, occasionally biting the mouse's
tail, making it struggle desperately.
Its efforts to escape were unavaiiing, as
the slender filaments about its tail were
too strong for it to break In a short
time it was seen that the spider was
slowly hosting its victim into the air.
BY two o'clock in the afternoon the
mouse could barely touch the floor with
its fore feet; by dark the point of its
nose was an inch above the floor. At
nine O'Clock at night the mouse was
still alive, but made no sign except when
the spider descended and bit its tail.
At this time it was an inch and a half
from the floor. Yesterday morning the
mouse was dead and hung three inches
from the floor
The news of the novel sight soon be-
came circulated, and hundreds of peo-
die visited the stable to witness it. The
mouse is small one, probably less
than half grown, measuring about one
and half inches from the point of it's
nose to the root of the tail. How the
spider succeeded in ensnaring it is not
known. The mechanical ingenuity OF
the spider, which enables her to raise
a body which must weigh forty or fifty
times as much us herself. has been the
subject of a great deal of comment and
speculation, and no satisfactory solution
OF the difficulty has been found. All
agree that it is q most remarkable case,
and one that would be received with
utter incredulity if it were not so amply
attested. Lebanon (Ky.) Standard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-10-08
THE THREE FLENDS.

There, were three demons came out of the
deep
Fiends that bhshted the eyes to see;
That frightened she dreamer out of his sleep,
and chilled the heart with a sudden leap,
And numbered tie brain with their stealthy
creep
A CHASTITY, terrible, horrible three.
"War" was one, and his sable plume
Swallowed a faSb that was cruel as hate;
He awakened the dawn with the sullen boom
Of murderous guls; like pail of gloom
Hung the smoke of his breath, and pitiless
doom
His mailed hanGs held like soulless fate.
Life was his meat and his drink was gore;
Red to his knees he walked in blood;
laughed as he ragged down the carmine shore,
Raising his voice in the horrid roar
And shrieks of his victims, as more and more
They swelled the CHASTITY flood.
And rum" was another one, grisly and
grim;
Crueller, ten times told than you'd think;
Misery poisoned its beaker's brim,
Death eternal, and hate, and sin,
Want and woe; he poured them in,
And gave to the world to drink.
The victims were numberless as the sands
Maiden and youth and hoary age;
The wisdom and courage of many lands,
Hearts of manhood and dimpled hands
Weak fools and the strong-minded sage.
And the thfrd-he came with n YODun smile
Gentle and kind he seemed to be;
But the heart of the fiend was full of guile,
In his merriest moments all the while
His thoughts were cruel, his plans were vile
He was the worst of the three.
AT feast and wedding he sat elate,
With luscious lips he kissed the bride;
He petted the little, he pleased the great,
While he wrecked the home and destroyed the
state,
With sway like the rule of an iron fate,
That you couldn't resist if you tried.
o, woe was the home where he entered I'M
He darkened the hearthstone that he stood
f. by;
And pale face and wan, and thin,
Looked up in fear at his hooking grin,
And the victims knew, as they scooped him in,
They were hopeless slaves of the demon
"Pie."
-Burdette, in Burlington Hd,0F- Eye.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-10-08

The little town of Flotzingen (Wur-
temberg) has brigade of forty-two
water carrers, belonging not only to
the fair sex, but also to the fire depart
ment. They were completely equipped
for work (the tin water-pails being pro-
vided by them at their own cost, ar
rayed in their best Sunday-go-to-meet-
ing costumes, and drawn up in line to
go through regular drill and sham fire
before the District Inspector, who could
not but express himself highly satisfied.
The brigade is divided into four squads,
each squad commanded by a female
Corporal" who keeps the roll-the
rank and file having the privilege of
eecting such Corporals in the Town
Hall
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-10-08

The railroad conductor who called
on the Squire's daughter without the
fathers consent remarked that the
old man furnished terminal facilities as
well as free pass through the garden.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-10-08

The wicked thief who picked the
pocket of the Rev. DR.. Bacon. at New
London, Connecticut, received as the
profit of his enterprise only quarter
of dollar and the manuscript of a
prayer tor the recovery of the Presi-
dent. Picking parsons pockets is gen.
orally unremunerative business.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-07-28
Profits For May.

Old Pinchem sat in his private office
the other day figuring up his profits for
May, when his head clerk, looking as
pale as a sheep and as red an o. COW by
turns, entered and began:
Mr.. Pinchem, Il"
Have you got those goods off for
Kalamazoo interrupted the old man.
Yes, sir, they are of, Mr.. Pinchem,
| have long"
"And about that order for starch p
That has been attended to, sir. Mr..
Pinchem, I have long wanted to speak
"Ah speak to me. Why, I thought
you spoke to me fifty times day."
Yes sir, | know, but this is private
matter"
"Private? Obi Ah! Wait till / see
how much we made on that last 10000
pounds of soap. Six times four are
twenty-four five times two are ten, and
two to carry are twelve; three times
seven are twenty-one and one-ah, well,
go ahead I'll finish this afterwards"
"Mr. Pinchem, | have been with you
ten long years."
"Ten, eh? Long years Ell? Any
longer than any other years? Go
ahead.
"And l have always tried to do my
duty"
Have, ehP Go on"
"And now make bold"
"Hold on! What is there bold about
it? But never mind-I'l hear you
out"
i" Mr.. Pinchem, I want to ask-ask-
[ want to ask"
"Well, why don't you ask then? /
don't see why you don't ask, if you want
to-"
"Mr. Pinchem, want to ask you for
-for-for-"
"You want to ask me for the hand of
my daughter. All! Why didn't you
speak right out? She's yours, my boy |
Take her and be happy. You might
have had her two years ago if you had
mentioned it. Gro long, now I'm
busy"
"Mr. Pinchem."
What, you here yet? Well, what is
it?"
"I wanted to ask you for, for"
Didn't / give her to you, you
rascal 70
Eyes, but what wanted to ask you
for was, not the hand of your daughter,
but for a raise of salary"
"Oh, that was it, Ell? Well, sir, that
is an entirely different matter, and it
requires time for serious thought and
earnest consultation. Return to your
work, and some time next fall I'll see
about giving you raise of dollar a
week. Six times four are twenty-four
and two to carry and three times"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-07-28
A Knowing Horse.

Water Superintendent Bush, of Spring
which some wonderful stories are told.
The animal has been in the family for
several years, and since the water-works
were built has aided its owner largely
in experimenting them. Mr. Bush's
headquarters are at l.. r. Norton's
store and there Huldah stands most of
the time ready for any emergency. 1t
is said that she knows the location of
every hydrant and can scent leak in
the water pipes in any part of the town.
If in doubt about it she will start alone
for the suspected spot, and, not finding
anything the matter there, will sheepish-
" return to her post. But, if there is
genuine leak, then she trots rapidly
back to get her master. Sometimes it
happens that Mr. Bush needs assistance
in repairing the break, and in such
cases he simply says, ''Huldah, go and
get Pat and Mike, want them to help
me-" The animal trots off to the houses
of the Celts, and they, understanding
what it means, jump in the carriage and
are carried to the place. If, while the
leak is being attended to, tool is re-
quired that is not at hand, Mr.. Bush
ties slip of paper to the whip,
explaining what is needed, tells the
horse the name of the implement he
wants and the intelligent animal goes
straight to headquarters, and when the
needed tool is found starts back with it.
Sometimes the wrong tool has been in
tentionally put into the buggy to deceive,
but she is too smart for such tricks and
refuses to start until she is given what
the note calls for Innumerable stories
of this sort are related of the animals
intelligence which one can believe or
disbelieve as they please. Certain it is
that the horse is mofe than ordinarily in
telligent, and shows in that line, as well
as in gentleness and affection for its
owner, the effect of kind treatment
it never having been struck blow or
been struck blow or been spoken cross
ly to since coming into Mr.. Bush's
possession,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-07-28

Somewhere about 1880, ii appears to
me, the search after Eastern horses
began TO languish, and then gradually
died out. One reason was that the aris-
tocratic importers found, let them work
never so hard, they could not equal that
''frst regimental charger" on which
Capt Byerly of the Boyne, otherwise
obscure, has ridden into everlasting re-
nown, or the Paris cart-horse, or the
Turkey merchants unhoped-for treasure
from Aleppo. Iregret this, because the
very highest specimens of Barb and
Arab, like the very highest specimens of
our English race-horse, must be few and
far between. Had our wealthy breeders
persevered, other accidental wonders,
once and again, might have fallen into
their hands, and even short of that,
valuable qualities would have kept infus-
ing themselves into horses OF every de-
scription, together with an unfailing
flow of Eastern blood. To show how
much accident has to do with such mat
ters; There was an Eastern screw,
belonging to the surgeon of the Ninetieth
Regiment, at Zante, in 1928. He was
fea-bitten gray, standing somewhere
about Is hands 2 inches. Turk, Barb,
Arab, or mixture of all three, nobody
knew. He was not regularly trained,
and far from being in racing condition;
he was, therefore, naturally thought
nothing of at first. But to the astonish-
ment Of the military mind, when races
were established there under high New
market superintendent, neither tho
roughbred chargers from home nor
Barbs and Arabs-many of them horses
of merit belonging to the Greek gentle
men of the place-had the shadow of
chance with him he scuttled away from
all competitors in the most unexpected
style, and may, for aught I know, have
been a second Godolphin in disguise.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-07-28
II am the Man.

TN the way to Ierre haute, traveller,
with the air and appearance of man who
knew it all, approached the fat passenger,
and said, in the shocked tones of man of
fine feelings:
"Wasp't it dreadful Z"
81 should say it was" the fat passenger
replied,
"Did you hear about q" the traveller
continued more impressive than ever
81 saw it, the fat passenger replied,
even more lmpressively.
There was an awkward silence of several
minutes between them, and the traveller
went back TO his seat with discouraged ex-
preston. Presently he came forward and
approached the tall, thin passenger.
''Sir," LIE said, ''did you know they
were taking up collect on ior his fam
ilyf"
~ should pause to hesitate" SAID the
tall, thin passenger. 81 headed the list
with $40 note myself"
The smart travellers countenance drop
ped, but he spoke still hopefully:
''Ah, you heard of the sad circumstance,
then2"
''Heard of it," exclaimed the tall, thin
passenger Il was mixed up in 1t all the
way through.
The smart traveller sighed and once more
resumed his seat. His face frightened
up after awhile, and ne came to the front
once more, laying his hand softly on the
arm of the sad passenger.
''Sir," he said. ''did you know the tram
run over a man at the last station 2"
''He was my only BROTHER" said the sad
passenger in bashfnl manner. And then he
bent his head forward and covered his face
with his hand
The smart traveller looked really distress
ed. But he rallied by y-and-by, and in last
determined effort he approached TIE man
on the wood box. Assuming an express
sion of the most intense horror, he said:
"Pitiful heavens | am faint with fear
and horror yet Did you know the train
struck a man On that bridge and tore him
to pieces =
The man on the wood box leaned for
ward. shaded his mouth with his hand, and
said, in a thrilling whisper, that went his
sing down the car.
''ShI Don't give it away, but am the
manl'' 1t seemed to be about time to close
the lodge.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-07-28

gallery had followed, and was ready to
charge the pistols, which he did with the
same measure, the same kind of powder,
and the same kind of balls rs those used
by the Frenchman in the gallery n short
time before. The pistols, too, were the
same; this condition alone Jack had i'm
posed, AZ IA sine qud NON. The antagon-
lists, placed Mt twenty PAGES from each
other, received each his pistol; and the
seconds retired ii few PAGES, III order to
leave the combatants free TO fire on one
another, according to the stipulated ar
rangement.
Jack took none of the precautions usu-
al with duellists: he attempted not to
shield any part of his body, by position
or any other means; but allowed his
arms to hang down at his side, presented
his full front to his enemy, who scarcely
knew what TO make of this extraordinary
conduct. He had fought several duels,
but ii had never been his lot to see such
sang .trOid in any one of his antagonists;
he felt as if bewildered; and Jacks theory
occurring to his mind, tended but little
To reassure him; in short this celebrated
shot, who had never missed either his
man or the bulls-eye of the target, be-
gan to doubt his own powers. Twice he
raised his pistol, and twice he lowered ii
again; this was of course contrary to all
the laws of duelling; but each time Jack
contented himself with saying: Take
time, monsieur! take time" A third
time he raised his arm, and feeling
ashamed of himself, fired. 1t was a mo-
ment of the most painful anxiety to the
seconds; but, they were soon relieved,
for Jack, the instant after the pistol had
been fired, turned to the right aud to
the left, and made low bow to the two
friends, to show that he was not wound
ed, and then said, cody, to his antagon-
list, ''You, see, sir, was right!''
"You were, answered the Frenchman;
'and now fire, III your turn.
"Not /, said Jack, picking up his hat,
and handing the pistol to the garcon;
what good would it do me to shoot at
you?"
'But sir" said his adversary, "you
have "A right, and | cannot permit it to
be otherwise; besides / am anxious to
see how you shoot"
LET us understand each other" said
Jack. II never said that | would hit
you; I said, that you would not hit me;
you have not hit me; was right; and
now there is an end to the matter" and
in spite of all the remonstrances and
entreaties of the Frenchman, Jack
mounted his cab, and drove off, repeat
ing to his friend, II told you there was
a mighty difference between firing at
doll and firing at man." Jacks mind
was eased; he had solved his problem,
and found that he WAS not coward.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-07-28
Coney Island.

Everybody has heard of this popu-
lar summer resort of the New York
ers with its splendid hotels, the Man.
haitian, the Brighton, and the
Oriental. 1t lies directly on the Ocean,
and the pure sea air, safe bathing, and
excellent music, make one forget the
heats of summer. The Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, and the Iron Steamboat
Company of New York, have entered into
arrangements by which extra facilities
are offered for reaching Coney Island, this
popular summer resort. These palace
steamers will connect with trains on the
Pennsylvania Railroad at Jersey City,
and land passengers at the Iron Pier,
Coney Island, direct, also at Bay Ridge,
where connection is made with the New
York and Sea Beach Railroad. Return
trips will be made at such hours as will
afford satisfaction to all visitors to the
island, and enable them to make sure
and close connections with trains on the
Pennsylvania Railroad homeward bound.
The time on this line between Jersey
City and Coney Island will be about
forty minutes. This will be a safe,
speedy, and pleasant route from all
points to Coney Island.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-07-28

The Cypriote makes night hideous
with his howlings, laboring under the
impression that he is musical The
noise or music to which he jumps is
chiefly produced by scraping one-the
treble-string of q little fiddle with
great rapidity, and has to all appear
ances been learned from the mosquito,
which it mimics with considerable ac-
curacy The fiddle is generally accom-
panied by the bourbon of either, which
copies well the wearing screech of the
cicala. When the native Greek breaks
into song he produces a brief nasal
drone, whose melancholy sound Is often
repeated. The boys never whistle but
the children, chiefly the girls, from time
to time, with a voice from the head and
nose produce a short tune, which never
exceeds two or three bars. With all
this they have wondrous lungs. The
men will send their clear voices ringing
through the pure dry air across the
countryside in the streets and on the
roads they converse, preferably it would
almost seem, from distance In loud
tones. When on fine evenings-and all
evenings are fine in Cyprus for months
ogether-whole families sit in the lanes
outside their doors, they do not take the
trouble to move in order to visit their
but shout to them with shrill
distinctness as they sit. The result is a
babel of noise, for all shout together.
Notwithstanding that, they seem to make
themselves intelligible.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-07-28
THE WORLD As FIND 1T.

They say the world'd weary place,
Where tears are never dried,
Where pleasures pass like breath on glass,
And only woes abide.
II may he SOL cannot know
Yet this dare To say,
My lot has had more glad than sad,
And so ii has to-day.
They say that loves cruel jest;
They tell of women's wiles-
That poison dips in pouting lips,
And death in dimpled smiles.
II may be SOL cannot know
Yet sure OF this am,
one heart is found above the ground,
Whose love Is not sham.
They say that life's a bitter curse
That hearts are made 10 ache,
That Jest and song are hraVely wrong,
And health vast mistake.
II may he SOL cannot know
But let them talk their MI;
like my life, love my wife,
And mean 10 do SO still.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-07-28

SIS the weather on Mt. Washington any
better or more certain than 1t used 10 be 2"
inq Tired Pingrey of friend who spends
his summers at the White Mountains.
well | don't know that it is, said his
friend "why do you ask ?" Il heard
that since they built the railroad, the
tourists had different climb 1t. That's
ALL" added Pingrey, as he cut his name in
big letters on the Office furniture.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-07-28

Mr. PRIM went nsnlng, anu on MS re-
turn told some terrific lies about what he
caught. Said sharp 10 him, "What do you
want to tell such yarns as that forF Tell
something possible, If not probable. Don
you know that everybody saw that you
were lyinga" ''Yes," answered Prim.
Then, what the blazes did you do it for 2"
"Why, wanted them to know was ly
ing. | didn't want them to think was
eccentric"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-07-28

L'EsrRANeE says $50 long as we
stand boggling at imaginary evils let us
never blame horse for starting at a
shadow"
THE young man who wrote and asked
his girl to accept a ''bucket" of flowers be-
came little pale when she said she wood
en't ware 1t,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-07-28

StoVe lustre, when mixed with turpen-
tine and applied In the usual manner, is
blacker. more glossy and durable than ifput
on with any other liquid. The turpentine
prevents rust, and when put on an old rusty
stove will make it look as well as new. The
odor of the turpentine passes off quickly
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-07-28

IT Ioes me- always follow that a man Is
sculptor because he chisels his tailor out
of suit of clothes.