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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-23
For Young Readers.
IN AFFLICTLON.

Don't talk to me of parties, Nan, really can
When folks are in affiicton they don't go out,
you know.
have new brown sash, too, it seems a pity
eh?
That such dreadful trial should have come
Just yesterday!
The playhouse blinds are all pulled down as
dark as it can be; .
1t looks so very solemn, and so proper, don't
you see? -.
And have piece of Grape pinned on every
dolly's hat;
Tom says tits ridiculous for only just cat
But boys are all so horrid! They always, every
one
Delight in teasing little girls and ltttes, lust
for fun"
The way he used to pull her tail-it makes me
angry now
And scat her up the cherry tree, to make the
darling meow!
I've had her all the summer One day, away
last spring,
heard a trightful barking and saw the lit
tie thing
In the corner of a fence; 'twould have made
you laugh outright
10 see how every hair stood out, and how she
tried to fight.
I shooed the dog away, and she jumped upon
my arm;
The pretty creature knew l wouldn't do her
any harm;
Rugged her close, and carried her to mamma.
and she said
She should he my own wee kitty if Id see that
she was fed
a cunning little dot she was, with silky. soft
gray fur:
She'd lie for hours on my lap, and could hear
her purr;
And then she'd frolc after when pulled a
string about,
Or try to catch her tail or roll a marble in and
out
Such comfort she has been to me I'm sure no
one could tell,
Unless some other little CIR who loves her
I've heard about a Maltese cross, but my dear
little kit
Was always sweet and amiable, and never
cross a bit!
But oh, last week I missed her. hunted all
around;
My darling little pussy-cat was nowhere to be
L kneIt and whispered softly, when nobody
could see:
" Take care Of little kitty, please, and bring
her back to me-
I found her lying, yesterday, behind the lower
shed;
l thought my heart was broken when found
that shr was dead
Tom promised me another one. but even he
No other, kitty ever will be just the same to
mel
l can't g, go to your party, Nanne-Maccaroons,
And ice-cream?-I know ought TO try and not
give way;
And 1fccl it would be doing wrong to disap-
49, point you SOL
Welt I'm equal to it by to-morrow-I may
90!
Sydney Dayre, in Vide AWafe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-23

''C-r-a-b, lobster" lisped the little
fellow at my knee.
mo, no, Willie. Grab spells crab.
little fish whose bones are on the out
side"
so. how funnyr' laughed Willie.
Then, taking long breath, he bent his
curly head over the primer, so full of
words and pictures. "R-a-t mouse
trapm
Surely he knew that word. for he
had little trap like the one in the pict-
ure.
80, Willie" said, "your ewes are
sharper than your ears. Rat spells
rat"
Isn't that a mouse-trap?" he asked,
pointing fat little finger at the picture.
" Yes, dear! Rat spells the little
fellow you see inside"
" What silly spellr cried Willie
throwing down his book in disgust
"You are not very wise yet, my dar-
ling; Try, try, try again, you must
think all the time. Now here is an
easy word. VIII my little boy lookup
Willie did look, and his blue eyes
grew brighter
That's easy" he cried. "M-a-n,
papa"
why do you think MAN spells
papa?"
"Because-n
because why, dear?"
1.-The hat is like papa's.'
"Whose hat, Willie?''
"The man'sn' he answered.
"Ah, that is it. Man spells, not
papa, but
"Mann' The little fellow was sure
this time
"Yes dear! And crab spells"
1.-THE funny fish with. the bones out
side his skin
Grab, Willie. Now listen to the
sounds of the letters"
Very soon he had learned his spelling
lesson-three words easy for BIC folks,
but hard for little boys and girls,-Or
Little OReS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-23

of compasses. He is occasionally 70
lieved by the female, both workino
with great diligence, and although tba22
bore six or eight inches down into tbo
trunk of the tree, making their nest
very roomy, and as smooth as if polished
by an experienced hand, they are sell
dom more than week in their con
struction. Though the nest is so LARGO
the entrance is just fitted to the size Of
the owner Often while they are worI-
ing they carry out the chips, strewinr
them at a distance, to prevent snS7
picion. When all is completed. tbo
bird thoroughly examines every mart
outside and in, with great care, as every
one should do who is about to occupy
new dwelling. She then takes full nos,
session, and lays her six beautiful white
eggs upon the smooth bottom of the
cavity, or on bedding made of tbe
chips that have been DUG out. If tbo
woodpeckers have had harder work in
the construction of their snug little
chambers than some of the other birds
they have the advantage of them in
this, that they are lodged "hich and
dry" when others are exposed TO the
peltings of the midnight storm
When the young are Matched they are.
of course. furnished with wings but
they 90 very little from the confines of
their own home-Eke some retiring fam
lilies, that We have known, who do not
care for outside society. They seldom
share in the sports of other birds
or in their vocal concerts, and vet
they have their own weird songs, which
have rather a melancholy strain.
Some of the woodpeckers are very
elegant. Among them are the gold
winged and red-headed, both of which
are to be found here. At the very
earliest and sweetest hours of the morn
ing you can hear them calling to their
mates, apparently talking up the work
Of the day before them.
The iyory-billed woodpecl,er is the
prince among them all This powerful
instrument is as white as ivory and ele-
gantly tluted, and can dig into the
hardest trees. The head and bill of
this strange bird used to be in GREAT
repute among certain Indian tribes, not
only for ornament, but as sort of am
ulet or charm, and brought fabulous
prices BY way Of trade.--lh5. &. Hall,
in " I. Observer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-23

a stamp of two parts, one to be gummed
to the letter or package, the other to be
left free, to be torn off by the postmaster
and destroyed, making it impossible to
use the same stamp again.
This plan seems well calculated to
prevent the reuse of stamps except by
parties inside the post-offices, where
there is reason to suspect large part Of
this fraud upon the revenue is perpe-
trated. In multitudes of offices the new
mail matter often lies for hours before
being made ready for transmission. In
such cases there is little or nothing to
prevent dishonest clerk from removing
the uncanceled stamps and substituting
those that have already been cancelled
The individual frauds may be small, yet
if frequently repeated in a large number
of places, the aggregate loss to the de-
partment may amount up to millions.
The most obvious way of stopping
frauds of this nature would seem to be
the use of stamped envelopes and wrap
pers; and in view of the probable saving
to the revenue by preventing reuse, the
Government might find it profitable to
encourage the more general employment
of stamped envelopes, by allowing to
purchasers of them a considerable dis
count from the price Of the stamps. 1t
might be practicable also to print the
stamps across the face of the envelopes
in such a way that in the writing of the
address the stamp would necessarily be
cancelled. The usual post marks would
suffice to show whether any wrapper had
done its appointed service, -Scjentifc
1lllnn.iclra1
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-23
Dreaming VS.. Doing.

Some people are always looking for
ward to time when everything they
do will succeed. But they do very lit
tie towards bringing about that happy
conjunction of circumstances. They
are dreaming when they might be
doing. They make promises of help,
when they might be giving substantial
assurances. The boy says: when I'm
a man I'll do just as Uncle Richard
does" and already he sees himself
grown old, rich and benevolent, the
friend of humanity. But men don't
become good all at once, any more than
a rec has its boughs laden with fruit
when it hasn't shown q green leaf or
bud all summer long, No, indeed! If
you want to be a good man, you must
begin young, when goodness will be-
come part of you, just as the grated
branch becomes part OF the original
tree.
Waiting for a chance to be somebody!
Why, you are having chances every day,
if you will only take advantage Of
them! Lazy folks like to excuse their
iaziness by complaining that they never
had a chance. Be watchful for oppor-
tunities to do good and to be good
Baptist Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-23
A Keen Rebuke.

He was a commercial traveller on his
way from Bowling Green to Hopkins
vile, Ky. There was a wait of three
hours at Guthrie, and Il party of young
ladies, with lively young married per-
sons acting as matrons, made the station
ring with merriment. They We're going
to visit the Mammoth Cave. The face
of one of them is study-a perfect
oval, yet with that rich. warm brunette
tint that You see more often in the Latin
races than in the Anglo-Savon. Her
eyes look out from under the broad brim
of GainesbOrough hat, through half
closed lids, wonderfully tantalizing in
their subdued mirth, coquetry and love
of life. lightly yelled with the laziness of
good breeding. The brassy and dapper
little wretch of drummer had been
watching the girls as cat would a bevy
of frolicsome and unsophisticated mice.
Hastily Selling and returning a hand
kerchief accidentally dropped by the
Gainesborough beauty, he seeks, with
the audacity of his class, to open CONVEX
sation:
"A very gay party you have, miss"
Yes" says she. quietly, bowling ac-
acknowledgement of the handkerchief, and
letting her laughing eyes drift slowly
over him; "but then, you see, we know
each other"
A very keen remark, keen-eyed as
Damascus blade, but perfectly ladylike
in its unruflled good temper. The
drummer retreated. Exchange.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-23

The subject of reform in hospital
structures was discussed in a paper by
DIR. L. w. Baker, and read before the
State Medical Society of Massachusetts.
DIR, Baker advocates the system sub
stantially in use in the United States
army in the erection of post hospitals,
which are usually wooden structures,
two stories high, mounted on piles,
driven so as to give free passage of air
underneath. Structures of this kind.
capable of accommodating from forty
to fifty patients, can be equipped at
small cost by the authorities of any
country town, and would prevent a
great deal of suffering among the
poorer classes. Two hundred and fifty
such buildings have been erected in
Great Britain. - Chicago Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-23

Texas boys have deep apprecia-
ton of fun, and know the best way to
have it. One tied rag soaked in coal
oil around the neck of sleeping COM
rade and set fire to it, ''iust to see him
Jump" The jump carried the victim to
eternal glory.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-23

"A Russian jew, who went to At
lanta, Ga, eight months ago with four
dollars in his pocket is now building two
neat cottages on two city lots he has
paid for He has a family of five chill
dren, and Bach one of them is a worker,
as is also his wife. He averaged thirty
dollars per week as n tailor, and each
member of the family contributes some-
thing to the general income. Hence his
prosperity. Chicago Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-23

The mission fields of the Moravian
Church comprises at the present time six.
teen provinces, with over 100 stations
and 1,S0O missionaries. They have 2l5
schools, with about $1,000 pupils, and a
total of nearly $4,000 converts from
among the heather.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-23

Simple fractures may be adjusted
" almost any one. Get the limb as near
IS possible in the natural position, and
then send for q doctor. There is no
treat urgency in such cases.-BoSton
transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-23

"A lately introduced fashion in En-
gland is to include with invitations to
dinners or other gatherings in the coun.
try, time table of the railway which
will carry the guest to and fro.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-23

"A New York veterinary surgeon
has discovered that horses often GROW
thin from feeling of loneliness. It is
generally the oat-bin which is the more
lonely.-Detrou Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-23

"A cool reception-Ice cream festival.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-13
YOUR wrFE,s SISTER,

The New York World, speaking of
the defeat in the English House Of Lords
OF the bill permitting the marriage of a
man with his deceased wife's sister, says
very appropriately that it beautifully
illustrates the anomalous and anti
rational character Of the English legisla-
ton on such subjects, that while a mans
wife's sister is treated by English law as
his blood relation, from a matrimonial
point Of view, in matters Of inheritance
abe is treated az a total stranger to him.
Cousins of the first degree are allowed to
marry, but a brother in-law may not
marry his sister-in.law, though one may
be a Celt and the other a Cossack. 1t is
tolerably clear that the British people
are getting tired Of this state of the law,
If the Bishops are not. The vote on the
bill was taken on Monday, June u. On
the preceding Saturday, at Exeter Hall,
Lord Dunraven presided over an immense
public meeting called to support the bill,
and the speeches and resolutions made at
this meeting show that the Episcopal
Bench is quite out OF key on this subject
with the drift Of British public opinion
today
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-13
Nomination of &. II. Curry.

From the Record of July 8.

John Tore has been in Phoebe several
days looking around; also took trip down
to Bullionyille and Panaca. He appears
to be on a "stii! hunt" i'll the political
business, and will endeavor to carry Lin
coin County for the Republicans at the
next election.
The time of departure of the stage for
Eureka will be on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday mornings at G O'Clock; it will
arrive on Tuesday. Thursday aud Satur-
day evenings at G o'clock. The time for
the arrival and departure Of the Harmony
stage is not permanently fixed.
Mr.. George Terry, a mining man of
much experience and well known over the
Pacific Coast, in company with Mr.. Nc
Nally, arrived in town on the Fourth. Mr..
Terry will assist in managing the Day
Company's property.
A man up from Arizona brought the
news from that locality that Ben. Tasker
had been killed a few miles below Prescott
in that Territory. He was shot. He had
been mixed up in some stealing affair.
Work on the various properties owned
by the Day Company is progressing stead
lily. The Chisholm claim is yielding ex-
cellent lead ore and the furnace at Bristol
is running right along.
Bishop Whitaker will arrive in Phoebe
on the l4th, and there will be services
held in the Episcopal Church on the 10th
instant,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-13

In some parts Of New England, it is
said, candy is sold so strongly satu,
rated with liquor as to intoAicate ladies
u~naccustomed to the beverage. This
invention might, perhaps, have com
manded 4 sale at the White House be-
tween March 4, 1877, and March 4,
1881, and to a considerable extent
might have supplied the place OF or,
anges filled with rum.
The latest half-breed objection to
President Arthur is that his hours for
breakfast and luncheon are variable,
while Garfield always breakfasted at
Il 4. NJ, and the fraudulent President
took his first meal at 81 A.. ~, show.
ing perhaps the argument isl a hxity Of
purpose in the smaller acts Of their lives.
Now, ii it should appear that the Presi.
dent does not fold his napkin after meals,
the half-breed historian may begin his
political obituary.
Mrs. Kate Chase. who is spending a
portion Of the Summer at her old home,
Edgewood. with her daughters, counts
among her treasures her fathers family
Bible. It contains the entry Of her
birth, Aug. l6, 1870, with the remarks,
in Mr.. Chase's handwriting 1.-THE babe
is pronounced pretty. I think it quite
otherwise. 1t is, however, we'll formed,
and | am thankful. May God give the
child a good understanding, that she
may keep His commandments"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-13
ARAB BEY.

This revoltful and hot.blooded Egypt.
ian has had by this time the most ade.
quate. il not the most satisfactory,
proof that England does fight. He has
realized that the British lion is not to
be defed by the African lion. The
English have taken the first steps
Those which count to bring Arab Bey
down from the high horse which he has
been astride Of for some time in Egypt.
ian politics. Great Britain, for the
sake of her enormous interests in
the Suez Canal, has silenced the
batteries about Alexandra. Thus far
there is no intimation of a general
European war on account Of England's
pitching into the Africans. So, the cloud
as big a mans hand, has not been seen.
To tell tho truth, we are not holding our
breath in anticipation Of the possibili.
ties. If our friends across the ocean
can't get along without blood, why let
them have it. 1t is all theirs.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-13
Suicide of AdOlph LOwenberG-The
MarOney Jury Discharged.
Resolutions of the Prohibition
Convention.

SAN Francisco, July 12.-The Prohibi-
ton Convention adopted resolutions to
await the action of the Republican State
law. If it failed to pledge its candidates
to support such a law, then the Conyen-
ton would put an independent ticket in
the field.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-13
THE GREAT BRUISER.

1t is pleasant to note humane features
that show themselves in the makeup OF
the professional prize fighter. As a
mere specimen of muscular physique he
is an agreeable spectacle, as is any other
powerful male animal, the stallion, for
instance, or the tremendous bull that
bellows and paws dirt in the glory Of his
strength. A professional shoulder-hitter
is not to be despised from another point
Of view. He must have sand and pluck
and first rate staying qualities. In this
regard he comments himself as does the
fcrocious bulldog that takes hold and re-
taius his grip until his jaws are relaxed
Ly death. The prize fighter has not or
dinarily been expected to evince any OF
the higher or milder and more humane
attributes Of manhood. An exception to
the rule that brutality is the predomi-
nant if not the only very marked charac-
~teristic Of the professional fighter is a
gratifying incident. showing that hui
mar nature is not altogether bad even
among the condemned and ostracised OF
society, and that genuine manhood may
occasionally assert its nobility in a per
son of the lowest class whatever. Per
example, it is said Of Sullivan that he is
certainly the most peaceable, humane,
generous and kind hearted member OF
his calling, as he undoubtedly is the
most powerful. He might have made
matches with half a dozen men for large
stakes, but he preferred to give them all
an opportunity fist to tackle him with
the gloves and see how they got along in
this way. He even offered all corners a
handsome present to face him for a fifth
round. The first one to come, and prob
ably the best OF the aspiring lot, barring
the English champion. Wilson, was
Jimmy Elliott, and when the fourth
round came there was no Elliott
Through tine kindness Of Sullivan, Eli
oft has saved the stakes he would Ger
tainly have lost if there had been
match made, and the hackers of The
other gentlemen who were anxious tt
fight Sullivan can congratulate them
selves that they have still got the none,
they would have bet against the cham
pion. Instead OF a debt OF money the.
owe a debt Of gratitude to Mr.. Sullivan
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WHITE PINE ITEMS,


&'S" Se N"t' y HfctE -NtWS % Outy ,.
The Hamilton School Trustees want a
school teacher Of the female persuasion.
There was no disturbance OF any kind,
or bad feeling engendered, on the Fourth.
At the last meeting Of Hamilton Lodge
No. II, l. o. o. f., D. D. G.. NJ. P. A.
Peterson installed the following officers
for the ensuing term r. A. Mcleod, n.
g.; Daniel Mclean, V. c.; H. Bush, Sec
rotary; L. Zadow, Treasurer. Trustees
P. A. Peterson, Samuel Liddle and s. S.
Woodin. G. A. Mathewson is District
Deputy Grand Master, but he is absent in
Washington.
The Star Company, through its Super
intendent, Mr.. Faulke, has purchased the
Dayton Mill, near Hamilton. for 50 1000
and last years taxes. which amount is
about $500 more. The machinery of the
Dayton 10 almost as good as new, and no
doubt was sold at a low figure. The ma
chinery will be removed as soon as posi-.
bic. The boilers will be utilized at the
Star mine. and the balance will be used at
the mill as occasion requires.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-13

The Enterprise will not allow anything
said to the disadvantage of the Comstook,
yet has been guilty, it seems, Of the ineou,
sistency Of saying something about Bodie
that the Free Press ~resents, as likely to give
that camp a black eye, and speaks up In
contradiction thusly: For the enlight.
eminent Of the genial editor Of the Enter
prise we will state that during the pay
days just past 900 men drew wages from
the minea, mills and railroad companies in
Bodie. OF this number $50 men drew
their money from the railroad, the balance
from the mines and mills. These figures
are correct. II this indicates that Bodie
District is dead in the she'll, We would
like to see some real live camp"
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TELEGRAPHIC.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
Decision i'm the Wilma and Giided
Age Mining Claims.

age MINING Staihs.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-The Secretary Of
the Interior has rendered a decision in the
cases of the Wilma and Gilded Age mining
claims, located within the limits of the
townsite Of Tombstone, Arizona. In his
decision the Secretary holds that the usual
clause OF reservation in favor Of occupants
of town property shall be inserted in the
mineral patents, thus recalling so much Of
the original decision of December 80, 1881,
as required the COMMISSIONS to investi-
gate the position of the alleged property.
He further holds the following as his re-
cent decision in the Rico case, tina, these
questions are properly determinable in the
local courts, and that the clause Of resell
walton operating only as a notice Of posi-
bic adverse right should be inserted to in
sure the protection of all interests in
volyed.
The New York Freigh mt Strikers.
New YORK, July 12.--There is no appar-
emf change in the freight handlers strike,
and the delivery of goods is very slow, thus
destroying business in all directions, and
especially Of ships loading for San Fran
cisco, which are always in receipt Of more
or less out-of- town freight.
Meeting of the Republican Conn
mittec.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-Mr. Bayne, the
! Congressional leader of the Pennsylvania
Independents. says be hopes tO-mOrrow's
meeting of the Republican Committee in
Philadelphia will result in the withdrawal
Of both tickets and the substitution of a
new one.
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Meeting OF the Republican Conn
mirfpe-


Opened on MOHcrieffe Fort
4 Signal TO Tease Firing-Lieuf.
Jackson Severely Tnjured-Flag of
Trace Displayed from the Town
The Loss of the Egyptians Dread
fui-EurOpeau Quarters severely
DamaSed-France Has Not Coop.
Response to EO-daJ's Firing-Ar-
rest of High perSnna-pS.
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The ODium GrOD.

Late mail advices from China state that
the opium crop Of the present season prom
ises to be twice as large as that of 1881,
which was larger and better in quality
than that Of the preceding year. In 1880
the yield Of Chinese opium was placed at
400, 900 piculs.