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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-02-18
A Snake Story.

s To get snake out of bottle is a tedi-
GUS job; in whatever position it is turned,
the head will be directed upward, so
that the only way to induce him to come
out is to place the bottle upright or near
ly so; even then the head is withdrawn
ON the slightest alarm and the position
Is by no means favorable to its transfer
ence to box. If the door or opening
of the latter will admit of it, the best
plan is to put the bottle uncorked into
the box and let the snake crawl out at
its leisure, first " checking Off the bot
tie with wedge of paper or wood, lest
1t should roll over on the reptile, and
fastening string to it in order that it
may be removed without difficulty at the
earliest possible opportunity. iaaa.
One of the most poisonous snakes |
ever possessed was brought to me in a
brandy-bottle, and after twisting, and
shaking, and tapping it for an hour with
out avail, grew impatient. The tail
Just then happened to protrude about
half an inch, so | seized it with my fin
gers, and, rapidly drawing the body
through the other hand, had the reptile
safely in my grip behind his death-deal-
ing jaws, now distended with anger.
But the slide of my snake-box was shut
over, and l could not draw it back with
one hand; so / was obliged to let him
slip back in the bottle again. Having
set the box all in order for the new-com-
er's reception, | once more essayed to
lay hold of him by the tall but now
most provokingly, no amount of maneu-
vering would bring that useful member
to the top. Another half hours unsuc-
cessful angling converted my patience
into desperation, and at length, when |
saw the tail about two inches from the
mouth of the bottle, stuck my forefin-
ger in recklessly to try to secure it.
That was hopeless, as | might have
know; but it certainly did cool my spine
little when | discovered, on attempt
ing to withdraw it, that my finger was
famed! | pulled wrenched, twisted it
with all my might, for the brute was
raising its head, and its Pickering
tongue was rapidly approaching the I'M
happy digit that Involuntary corked up
its prison. l gave final tug, the vio-
lence of which nearly dislocated all my
phalanges; but it was no use, and with
yell raised the bottle high in the air,
intending to smash it on the head of my
bunk. [ distinctly felt the snake, mo-
mentarily inverted, fall on the end of my
finger, but as | flung my hand up the bot
tie slipped off and fell on the deck behind
me, fortunately without breaking. By
the time l picked it up the snake was
half way out, Kissing furiously with rage
and fright, and | had but Just time to
thrust it into the box. If | had not been
Hurried, l should probably have been
able to extricate my finger with but very
little difficulty. 1t is of the utmost i'm
portance never to lose presence of mind
in dealing with these things. London
| Field
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-02-18
He Had a Terrible Time.

A gentleman, possessing a rather
rough appearance, native of Kansas
City, and who receives his letters and
bills addressed through the mails to one
William King, strolled into the Union
Depot last evening just drunk enough to
look tired and sleepy. He threw himself
upon one of the wooden benches in the
gentleman'S waiting room and was soon
asleep and snoring. In few minutes
passengers in the waiting-room at the
time were startled at the capers he be-
gan to cut. He was evidently chronic
somnambulist and imagined in his sleep
that he was driving street car, and
endeavoring to manage very wild
team of horses. He stood up on the
bench and yelled: whoa! whoar' as
he leaned forward and held out his
hands, as though he were attempting to
obtain tighter grip on the imaginary
lines he was holding. As soon as he was
satisfied that he had stopped the horses,
he jumped from the bench exclaiming:
Confound it! this car always gets off
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-02-18
American Cars Lighted by American
Electric Lamps in England.

A regular train of Pullman cars is now
run upon the London, Brighton & South
Coast Railway, England. The train in
cludes parlor car drawing-room car,
with ladies' boudour, and dressing room,
restaurant car and smoking car.
while a compartment at each end of the
train next to the luggage compartment
is provided for servants. The cars are
kept at an equable temperature by
means of hot water pipes There is
electric communication between the
parlor, drawing-room and smoking
cars and the restaurant car, and in many
ways the comfort of passengers is pro-
vided for. The most important and
novel feature of the train is, however,
that it is lighted throughout by electric
ity.
The lamps used are Edison's mean
descent lamps, twenty-nine being used.
On the very successful trial trip the cleo
tricity was supplied by Faure accumula-
tors, of which eighty were carried. Mr..
w. Lachlan, the engineer, representing
the Societe la Force ct la Lumiere, who
was in charge of the batteries, reported
that but thirty were brought INTO use on
the down journey, and only portion of
the electricity stored in these was ex-
pended. On the up journey these and
four fresh boxes were brought into oper-
ton. For the present the accumulators
will be charged each evening at the So
ciety's depot, Charing Cross, but as soon
the necessary arrangements can be made
it is inteuded that the recharging shall
be at Victoria with dynamo machine,
worked by small stationary engine. 1t
is not improbable, however, that before
long the electricity required may be gem
Grated on the train itself, the chief prac-
teal difficulty in the way of this saving
of force arising, the London Times says,
from the unavoidable alterations in the
speed of the train-a mechanical diff
Guilty in the way of charging the accum-
ulators in this way which the ingenuity
of the electrical engineers will no doubt
soon overcome. -Scientifc american.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-02-18

the track at the wrong time" After
making this observation he walked to
zone end of the bench and began to pull
it around the room with all his might
and main.
"'What are you trying to do?" in
quired bystander.
"Why, you confounded old fool,
can't you see | am trying to get this car
on the track?"
Finding it was up hill work, he walked
to the other end of the bench and tried
to quiet his horses again by saying:
"Whoa boy, whoa, boy!' etc.
This task having been accomplished, he
turned to the crowd of spectators and
asked them to help him lift the car on
the track. When they failed to respond
he said: ''You are the meanest set of
street-car passengers ever hauled"
What is the number of your carP''
Clipped in bystandeP who stood near
the back, holding his sides as he laughed.
1.-The number of my car, replied the
perspiring somnambulist. sis 47.n
AT this point of the proceedings q
policeman appeared on the scene and
dashed the contents of a glass filled with
water in the face of the sleep-walker.
This awoke him and brought him TO
his senses forthwith. When he saw the
crowd standing around him laughing and
| slapping each other on the back his as
| constituent was of course very great
| So. Louis Republican,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-02-18
SHY EYES! SLY EYES!

pray you, for a moments space.
Maiden, uplift your downcast face,
That may mark the morning rise,
Now curtained by those Orient eyes,
Too long so coldly, coyly hid
Beneath the fringed and tremulous lid:
Shy eyes! sly eyes!
Over your golden ritual bent,
Are you on pious dreams intent?
Yet something like a sidewise hint,
A transient CLEAN, u fieeting CLINT,
As of blue lightning, seems TO flash
From out each long and languid lash:
Shy eyes! sly eyes!
Rolled down the solemn minister calm,
Peal the deep notes of prayer and psalm; ;
The people kneel, the people rise,
And still you will not lift your eyes,
Nor let me-naughty maiden!-see
The brightness of their witchery:
SD. Shy eyes! sly eyes!
The Dean within the pulpit stands,
With reverent mien and stainless bands;
All through his sermon, grave and wise,
/ can not move to meet your eyes,
Though by your bonnets tilted brim
know they're coyly raised to him:
Shy eyes! sly eyes!
Well, now! the goal of quiet's won
The prayers are DER, the sermon done;
At last unveiled, and glorious, rise
The splendors of your Eastern eyes;
And yet so tender is their shine,
One moment lifted up to mine,
vow their light is half divine:
Fond eyes! sweet eyes!
-Pald II. Hdyne, in Hdrper's Bazar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-02-18
Mother ShiptOn,s Successor.

No sooner is Mrs. Shipton, with her
fatal year, laid away to rest than another
prophecies arises in the American Israel,
who foretells that at the close of the year
1882 the millennium is to be ushered in
and Satan be caught by the heels. The
new soothsayer is the estimable Mrs
Elizabeth Gould, of Brooklyn, who is
now lettering on the verge of eighty
years, and to whose words that respect
is due, which, in spite of ourselves, we
instinctively pay to old age. According
to Mrs. Gould the following things will
come to pass within the 1000 years which
are to begin at the close of the present
year of grace.
All distinctively American humorists
are to receive appointments as foreign
consuls, which they shall hold until they
die. Poets shall be made ministers to
foreign courts and there abstain from
their usual work.
When person wants pin or ten
dollar note it shall appear at once to him
floating in the air
Nobody who hires man to work for
two dollars week shall expect from
him work worth ten dollars for the same
period.
Nobody shall expect anybody else to
keep his promise, but each person shall
be ''himself by himself alone, one ever
lastingly and single"
People shall not quarrel or bicker about
questions of art or politics, but all shalt
mind their own business from the least
even unto the greatest. In fact, there
shall be no art or politics, the same being
inevitably connected with the foolish re-
lations of a world gone by.
Nobody shall ask another about any
matter which that other wishes to con-
ceal, and as the reverse side of this no.
body shall have any private affairs, and
we shall all know as we are known.
Newspapers shall cease to blackguard
each other about facts of editors lives in
which the public has no legitimate in
terest. No newspaper writers who have
souls above buttons shall describe society
| life.
Correct taste shall take the place of
current popularity and availability, and
a cabbage which can be boiled and eaten
shall by universal acclaim be looked upon
as better than dish of lilies set before
starving perple. In the quest Tor excite
ment the public shall not make an eyre
gious ass of itself.
Poets who have nothing to say shall
cease saying it, and in the cessation Of
their clamor the world, ever avid fpoetry,
shall have opportunity to listen to rhym-
sters who have really said something,
and thus people shall be informed and
inwardly built up into the stature OF
thinking and feeling beings.
Nobody shall under any pretext find
fault with anybody, since finding fault is
but the expression of an odious individ-
uality and selfishness. ,a
Nobody shall prophesy about the
weather or the end of the world. Like
wise there shall be no new theories in re-
gard to the aurora borealis or the nature
of comets. N Y. Graphic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-02-18
Winter Life i'm Holland.

In Holland the fun of winter life takes
many forms; and winter facilitates loco
motion, as the highways of summer
available for trek-schuits become the best
thoroughfares for those who skate. In
this way, directly the ice bears, visits
are made and distances travelled which
cannot be done in summer; and, instead
of going round and round as we do here
on q small confined space, the Dutch
make up a party and pay a visit to some
neiShboring town or village. A bright
winters morning is always celebrating,
especially to those whose red particles
are doing their work satisfactorily; how
much more so when cheerful company,
free exercise, variety of character and
constant change of scene all tend to mark
the day as a red-letter one; and to crown
all comes the pleasant sensation of feel
ing deservedly tired, with nights rest
well earned. Should the frost be suffi-
GENTLY severe, river is most interest
ing, being on large scale and partak-
ing more of the character of a fair, which
is the case, for instance, on the Mas, at
Rotterdam. This is very well pictured
in some of the old Dutch engravings;
one particularly gives an admirable idea
of the whole thing, showing sledges, ice
boats, stalls, booths. Now, the freezing
of the Mas is most uncertain; while
other waters are frozen hard, the Rotter-
damers still remain land-bound. The
Mas runs very strongly, and the diff
Guilty is for the first coating of ice to
form. When severe frost catches the
still water during the night, then ''once
begun, soon DONE" and the crews, who
turn their berths at night, wake up in
the morning to find themselves frozen
in. The canals naturally soon freeze
over, and the trek-schuit traffic is sup
planted by baggage-sledges, large and
small. Near dwelling-houses are seen
the little box-sledges for the children.
These are precisely the same as the sew
enteenth century contrivances; the child
sits with just room for its feet, and, with
stick in each hand, pushes astern and
propels itself ahead. The adult sledges
are in some cases simply gorgeous, as
the opportunity affords great latitude for
form, great scope for variety of gear,
harness and trappings. They are gen
orally rather of the swan outline, the
''sleighers'' sitting in the body, the
driver perched at the back, as on the
tail, the sweeping-irons following the
curve of the swans neck; over these
run the reins. One horse generally con-
stitutes the team, but in an old engrav-
ing three horses in single file are shown
drawing sledge de tstre.-Good Words
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-01

bination or excursion ticket is offered o. reduced
price upon conditions distinctly stated, tho passen-
ger who buys il and takes the benefit OF the low
price is deemed to accept the printed conditions,
and must conform to them. Anyone rendering fnll
faro may demand to travel by rail on any day
which suits him. But when he buys an excursion
ticket at reduced price, his right to ride rests not
on the railroads duty to carry the general public,
but its written promise to carry BIN and IL IS
limited by the promise 1t is to be understood az
the outset, then, that Mr.. Auerbach had no better
right than his ticket stated. And this is generally
true Of excursion or limited" tickets rs usually
issued.
The condition printed upon the ticket was, that
the holder should use il or before September 70
1t so happened that ne made stops on the way ana
on the afternoon Of the Goth was at Rochester. lie
then took the Central and Hudson River road for
New-York. Until midnight was fairly past the
ticket accepted and punched by the conductor,
but before the morning of the 9th had July
dawned that official declared the ticket spent"
and frou Hudson down to New-Yo-k demanded fare
in cash. Mr. Auerbach refused to pay, and the
conductor, rs conductors may when passengers
without lawful excuse refuse to pay fare put him
off the tram, to walk He naturally sued for
damages, claiming that if he began his journey
the right to finish it, no matter though it might run
into the day following And the Court of Appeals
sustained his claim. They say in effect: This pas
seneer was TO use his ticket on OF before Septem-
Der o." Well, he did use it on the afternoon OF
the 26th when he offered it to tho conductor in
payment for a ride to New York, and the conductor
punched It, At that moment ii performed its Office
To be sure it was left In Auerbi chs hands Tor hat
band but this was not by any demand OF his but
for the conductors convenience, as showing that
fare for that man had been paid. After punching
it was a used ticket II the company meant by
their conditions that the passenger must finish his
journey before midnight of the 2Gth why did not
they say sol
The result is that wherever New-York law pre-
walls, tickets bearing printed conditions similar to
those stated above care must be taken in all cases
to observe the exact wOrding entltle the holders.
on beginning the journey within the Number oil
days allowed, to finish 1t in regular course. The
passenger cannot be required to pay fare from the
moment when the prescribed time expires.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-01
rnE LNnL1N DLNTrRBlNCE.

The impending trouble with Red Cloud and
the other chiefs appears to have been left by
Tie Department wholly in the hands Of Agent
McGiIlicuddy to settle. Now McGillicuddy
is the very person against whom these chiefs
have made complaint Of prolonged injustice
and cruelty, and it is hardly in accordance
with either white mans or AIRED mans idea OF
Justice to turn deaf ear to TINS complaint and
leave it to the discretion OF The accused to pun
ish the cOmplaincrs or not FOR making it. 1t
must be understood that the power of this
agent has been and is absolute over Red Cloud
and these chiefs. If he justly finds them in
fault or if he has a personal prejudice against
them it is equally open to him at his pleasure
10 order them into arrest or to cut OF their ra-
tons and those of their families, leaving them
to starvc as long as lie sees fit. Red Cloud
and others have, it appears from his own state
ment, been long under his displeasure. The
Indian has no method of redress but that which
he has taken-an appeal to the Department to
investigate the matter The cruelty of the
agent he declares to be intolerable, and if it is
not removed he and lis followers will resort
to arms. This threat was OF course "A mistake.
But it must always be remembered that he
mas no Othcf alternative. nc Has 10 CIVIL Jaw
t. redress his wrongs. Instead OF sending out
a Commissioner whom both indians and white
men can trust, to look into the justice of these
complaints, the Department telegraphed to the
agent that he "Woud be sustained" He
thereupon, according to his report assembled a
general council of the Indians who had not
appealed, informed them that Red Clouds
action was simply rebellion" and that the
only question before them was troops or no
troops" which is, IN English, life or cxter-
minalion for them aud their wives and chll-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-01

dren. After this statement they naturally sus-
tanned McGillcuddy to a man. Red Cloud
has been virtually arrested, and the trouble, the
agent assures us, "will now be settled with the
aid OF the police"
Agent McGlicuddy may be and in fact Is
said to be one of the most discreet and just OF
men, The country knows, however little of him,
or of the method in which he has performed
his duty toward the Indians. Red Clond 1T
does know. The wrong done to him In
1876 Bishop Whipple in our columns
stated that there was no parallel instance OF
/" such shameful violation OF its obligations by
"any great nation y, was fully acknowledged
by the Government, but has never been re-
paired. He and his tribe were robbed by 1t
of their land and of every yestige of personal
property When in Washington he drew
public attention by his quiet dignity and the
singularly logical force of his intellect. The
Government owes this man respect lie and his
people must not be left in the unchecked
absolute power of any agent however ire
proachable. Let us have the investigation
he has demanded. If McGilicuddy is inno-
cent of the charges brought against him he
will be glad to prove it by some other method
than the talk of troops" The fact that the
Government is ready to hear the appeal Will go
further to restore confidence to the Indians
than any threats of war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-01
GENERAL NOTES.

The English Mansion House fund Tor
the relief of persecued Jews in Russia now amounts to
more than half million dollars
Seminars will be interested in an adver-
tetneut in another column inviting the submission or
models and proposals for bronze statue Of the late sir
George t. Cartier which tho Government OF canada p4r
noses To erect IN the grounds OF the Parliament Bud
Jugs at Ottawa
No one has yet appeared to dispute the as
serion that the oldest printer IN the country actively
o,ged in his profession is "Grandpa" Prescott, who
nj the age Of ninety years. type every working day
i'm the CON posng Groom OF The Corning uOwa) Gd-eHe
lie ought to have ali the " TAT takes"
Hay fever, like malaria, is gradually extend
ing s habitat and driving It's victims out OF some OF
their most trusted refugees During the LAST TWO years
scores Of sufferers, whom tho Whito Mountains had
ceased 10 relieve, have found their why mp MI killing
ton the highest peak OF the Green Mountains 4deo cet
aboye the sea- aud there bid defiance 10 sneezes ana
suufiles That retreat possesses further advantage IN
tho fact that IL Ia IA capital place for balloon ASCENSION
IT, the oil time. still greater elevation S'o"Au
prove necessary. -
Last April Il carpenter found in the wall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-01

OF house at Dion which be was repairing so7 ooo
francs In gold which had been wrapped I'D in copies 10
the Honft,w newspaper and hidden there during IN.
Revolution. DIR. Chann tho present owner OF the bonss
claimed tho money but a cOunterclann was set IN bv
the descendants Of the vcome de Mousscr who owned
tho house ut the time Of the Revolution and whose hana
writing was identified on the wrappers The Dion tri
bnna has Just decided in their fayor considering tina
proof sufficient that the money hidden, though for
reasons unknown, by their ancestor.
There is reason TO fear that General Aba
Buford the lately converted turnan s quite I'D IN
the orthodox standard Ie has lately charged Mr. Grad
dock, Editor OF The Paris Kentuelan, with telling two
lies In quick succession and declared himself ready To
fight him even II he. Bufor ia a Christian. The provo
cation WA O published assertion by Mr.. Craddock that
General Buford called boy who had held his duser AZ
fair n" Id scOundre" Thisis the Generals vers,on
" while was at the fair gave little boy my duster
20 hold and in about fvo minutes took 1t from him. Tia
followed me to the carriage, and said General Won
owc me quarter for holding your duster.' took the
money out Of my pocket and handed it him. and being
little annoyed, nd: My boy. you should not com
nence this extortion soon in life damn IT, II am a
very close place and mean TO pin him down He can't
lie about me; will fight Il ON a Christian. Even
y had spoken so TO the boy IL would have been shame
ful Ia him TO tell It,"
During the five years ending with 1880, 20G
English railroad employees were killed outright and
fGl4 less severely injured Of an esti-
mated total Of from 900 to Ii 600 duty IL
is to make up and distribute trains. Believing that
large proportion OF these casualties ia due the present
mode OF coupling cars. the Amalgamated Society OF
Railway Servants OF England. Scotland, Ireland and
Wales will hold exhibition Of working models OF im
proved couplings at Darlington, England from the 81 TO
the 7th Of October American inventors invited to
send models securely packed, to F. W. Evans Exhibit
ton of Railway Appliances, Mechanics Institute, BAR
lngtOn England, under whose direction they will DO
packed for return after the exhibition Is over Al
exhibits must be received before September 30
The Board % Trade Will grant certificate protecting
the patent rights Of inventions exhibited and further
"will direct the attention of their railway inspecting
officers IT, the exhibition, they have every WIsh 20
encourage the examination and consideration OF such
appliances"