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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-19
The Art OF Cracking Hickory Nuts.

81 understand that there is quite a
science in cracking nuts?"
"There certainly is, and there is some
difference of opinion as to the best
method of doing it. | got my expert
ence in this business when | was boy
in Westchester County, n. Y. | guess
that there are more crack hickory nut
crackers in that section than anywhere
else Thirty or forty years ago the folks
had nut-cracking matches up here.
While sitting around a big fire in Il farm
house kitchen they cracked the nuts,
eating the meats with apples and cider.
They threw the shells into the fire. The
shells burn very briskly, and when they
are charrcd glow like rubies. Lots of
queer stories are told about the old
hickory nut time. When | was q boy
my mother, whowas born in Westches-
ter County, told me about an old mar
who lived in little house in the woods,
and who during the whole winter sat
by the fire and cracked and ate nuts.
He cracked so many nuts, they say,
that he required no other fuel than the
shells 10 keep the fire going. | can't
swear that he did not use any other fuel
but the nut-shells, but there is no doubt
about his having existed, for my mother
often saw his house"
"What do you think the best way ?'
1.-The one that was always the easiest
for me was to take hammer and q nice
round cobble stone. These secured
you take hold of the nut between the
thumb and forefinger of the left hand
and rest the side of the nut on the sur
face of the stone. Hold the nut firmly
and then give it a sharp blow with the
hammer. If you hold the nutright and
strike it right the kernel will come out
in two pieces. Some person prefer a
block of hard wood to stone, and some
use q fiat iron. Cincinnati NeWS-Jour-
nal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-19
! They Shook.

At Toledo sharp-looking young
man boarded the Detroit-bound train,
and after looking over the passengers
in one of the coaches he took a seat be-
side traveller with face as honest as
n four-dolar bill. just as the train was
about to start the young man suddenly
said:
my friend, / am on my way 10 De-
troit to see my mother die"
''Eh! that's too bad"
81 haven't got any money with me,
but L Il give you my watch for security
if you'll lend me twenty dollars until
we reach Detroit"
''Lets see the ticker"
i The watch was q galvanized affair,
worth about fifty cents per pound. The
man with the fOur-dollar-facee examined
it, shook it and put it in his pocket.
Then he slowly drew a twenty-dollar
bill from his vest pocket and handed il
over to theyoung man. The latter simply
glanced at it and then the two smiled.
Then they shook hands. Then. the
watch and the bill changed back
The watch was dead swindle and
the bill counterfeit, and both belonged
to the ''profesh. "-DetroH Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-19
For Young Readers.
GRANDNA'S ANGEL.

" Mamma said; Little one. go and see
If grandmothcr's ready to come 10 tea
1 knew mustn't disturb her, 40
! stepped as gently along, tiptOc,
And stood moment to take Il peep
And there was grandmother fast asleep!
knew it was time for her to wake;
thought I'd give her Il little shake,
Or tap at her door, or softly call:
But hadn't the heart for that at all
She looked so sweet and SO quiet there,
Lying back in her high armchair,
With her dear white hair, and'a little smile,
That means she's loving you all the while.
| didn't make q speck of n noise;
! knew she was dreaming of little boys
And girls who lived with her long ago,
And then went to Heavea-she told me So
g. went up close, and didn't speak
One word, but gave her on her cheek
The softest bit of little kiss,
just in Il whisper, and then said this:
Grandmother DEAR it's time for tea
She opened hcr eyes and looked at me-
And said: Why, Pet, Just now dreamed
OF little angel who came and seemed
To kiss me lovingly on my face
she pointed right at the very placed
" nevertold her twas only me;
took her hand, and we went to tea
Sydney DdBre, IN st. Nicholas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-19
Sugar in humps.

A correspondent who asks the differ
ence between the sugar which is sold i'll
apparently smooth-cut Jumps and other
white sugar, the Jumps of which are
somewhat rough on their surface, is
thus answered: The difference is con-
siderable, and the latter, which is pure
loaf sugar cut into Jumps, always COM
mands a higher price in the wholesale
market, and can not be adulterated. 1t
is called in the market ''cut-loaEn The
former quality of sugar is what is known
rs "cubes." The cut loaf sugar is made
in Jumps of fifty pounds out of cane
sugar, then sawed into slabs, and these
slabs are partly cut through and partly
broken IL is easy TO distinguish the
marks OF cutting and breaking on each
lump. The cube sugar is made of soft
sugar and pressed in mods. which
giyds the smooth appearance The cut
loaf will keep in shape in any climate,
and is suitable for shipment The cube
sugar will sometimes on sea voyage
resume the consistency of the soft
sugar, and the change Of form is due to
adulteration.
The safest sugar for anyone to buy is
pure lOaI sugar, anu IL IS lluCu SWGeJcE
than any other. The principal sub
stance used in aduiteraing sugar is
glucose, which is sugar made from va,
rious vegetable substances, chiefly
grain. While glucose is sweet, it is
easily detected by the expert because it
is not so sweet as cane sugar. 1t is,
nevertheless, very extensively used &c
adultcrate cane sugar and produce the
cheap sugars which are sold in the
market Reputable dealers sell it as
glucose, but there are many dealers who
sell glucose for sugar The nature OF
the glucose is to make y close, sticky
sugar; it does not produce grains, like
cane.-N y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-19

Uncle Silas was tease. but not an
unmerciful one, and he knew how to
steer his way among difficulties.
''Your Tabitha seems like very
strong person" he said to Janet. ''Sup-
pose you hire her to do this Job for us.
I'll pay her penny for wages"
well" said Janet slowly, ''only be
careful, and don't tear her dress"
SO Tabitha's strong feet were planted
in the bed-cords, and Tabitha's strong
arms turned about till the work was
done, and then with a long sigh of re-
lief Janet received her in her own arms
again, and took the penny.
eth buy you and and me stick of
peppermint, p" she whispered to her pet
as she took her up stairs, and Tabitha
smiled serenely.
She had not minded her hard job at
al, and resumed her place at the CLOCK
as if nothing had happened. Nary L.
Boiles Branch, IN YOUTHS Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-19
An InsOIent, BInndering Judge,

1t is expedient for those clothed
with a brief authority to be careful
and courteous in its exercise. Some
persons vested with power think that
lnsolence is smartness. Such persons,
sooner or later, learn their error.
One evening, in the summer of 12f2,
gentleman disembarked from barge
at Paris, where he, with large
quantity Of baggage, had been brought
from Fontainebleau. He engaged IL
drayman to convey his. baggage to a
certain place and then left the qHai on
foot.
The drayman omitted taking one
article-a large box, whose shape at
tracted the attention of 4 custom house
officer Thinking its contents might be
.contraband, he ordered it to be opened.
To his astonishment he found therein
the body of woman, wrapped from
head to foot in linen bandages, whose
discolOred countenance indicated that
she had died from violence.
The officer at once summoned COM
missary of the police and q surgeon.
Barely looking at the remains" they
also decided that a murder had been
committed. A report to this effect
being made at the police Office the body
was removed TO the nIorgUe.
On the following morning, as the
gentleman returned to the boat for his
missing box, he was rudelv seized and
hurried before the police magistrate.
''We've got you, haven't we?' asked
that officer, tauntingly, as the gentle
man was brought in. Perhaps you
thought to escape, but | assure YOU that
neither my officers nor myself can be
found mapping when justice demands
that we be alert
Y should like to know what all this
means, said the gentleman.
"1our pretense of ignorance will not
save gou from the punishment due for
your crime
"My crime?"
eyes, the murder you committed, or
to which you were an accessory"
''Murier! What makes you think
have been concerned in such a crimc"'
''Did YOU not bring with you to this
city box containing the corpse of u
| womanp'
| "Yes.n
"Who placed the body in the hoX?'
81 did,
elbow old was she?'
''Not far from twenty-five, l think, y
smiling.
"Where was her home9'
''In Egypt
"Make a note Of these answers, " said
the magistrate to the clerk. Then turn
ing to the gentleman he asked, "Whel
did her deathoccur?"
''About thne thousand years ago.
| ''No levity'' remarked "his honor,
sternly.
''There is no levity in my statement.
! must say you are the most stupiC
Judge | ever saw. Had not you anC
your Offices been the veriest ignoram
uses, you would have known the body
is mummy" contemptuously
"A MUMMY repeated the dumb
founded magistrate.
eyes; from Cairo, whence | have jus
returned"
"And who are you?'
''Count Dumont, President of tn,
Royal Society of Antiquities and mem
Der of the Academy of Inscriptions.
"My lord, l implore your forgiveness
for the annoyance have caused you,
said the judge in the most abjec
humiliation. YOUTHS Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-19

Richmond, Ind, has an untutOred
mind which is capable of astonishing
results in mathematical way. A boy
who will not be six years old until next
May outranks in mental arithmetic
pupils thrice his years and well up in
the higher branches. 1t is Master
George Rowland Price, whose father
M. L. Price, a carpenter, works for
Oliver Yates, and, like his wife and his
other children, has never manifested
any rare mental requirements, although
the family are people of average attain
ments. One morning last fall the boy
came down stairs and asked, Glow
much are twice and 1?' His father
replied that there was no such thing,
whereupon the lad rejoined: yes
there is; 2 twice and make B." From
that on to the holidays he was constantly
stumbling on to something of the kind,
which perplexed his parents, as they
had taken no pains to instruct him, and
they could not understand where he
got his ideas from. With the coming
of the holidays, however, his mind be-
came engrossed with more childish
things, and he for q time abandoned
his mathematical problems, but subse-
quently resuming them, he has latterly
developed into mental marvel
Perhaps if you ask him how much forty
times eighty are, he will reply. Two
thousand and twenty sixties over" but
he generally gives the correct answer
in one total, and does it apparently
with as little thought and as promptly
as he would tell you his name. And
while he does not deal in fractions, he
computes odd numbers just as readily
as he does even ones, whether the
example be in addition, subtraction, or
multiplication. A fellow-workman of
his father said: "Rowly, | have Al
cents and your father gives me Z, then
/ give you 9; how many have | left?"
Thirty -nine," he replied as quick as u
flash, and the man said: 81 am Al
years old; how many weeks is that?"
lie justas promptly responded, "2, 2SS."
Instead of having q massive head and a
dwarfed body, as is general in such
individuals, he is very evenly proper
toned for boy, weighing about 10
pounds, and his extra breadth OF fore
head would hardly be noticeable were
one not appraised of his characteristics.
In habits he is older than his years, re-
naming with his parents instead of
taking to children's sports, and often
saying to neighbor children when they
come to play with him: "You had
better go home; mother has enough
kids OF her own to bother her. In
fact, he is precocious in every way, but
only phenomenal in mathematics. -
Cincinnati Commercial gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-19

One of the white elephants inn
ported to this country by showmen this
year is thus described; The color of
his skin is light gray, except about the
ears and along the belly, where il is q
clear, light pink. Compared WITT
other elephants his skin is remarkably
smooth and soft, and shows evidence
of great care. His toe-naii5 are as
white as ivory, and the tips of pair o.
little tusks peep from the corners of his
mouth. A scanty growth of black hais
covers his ash-colored body, and hi.
tail, which is unusually long, looks
very much like a black-snake whip
N. y HcraId.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-19

1t is significant fact, according to
q New York criminal lawyer, that
among all the nations of the world
whose people have made the United
States their home, it may be exception
ally recorded of the Japanese that no
one has yet been convicted Of a criminal
ofl'ense in an American coul4-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-19


Dead heroes on field of snow;
One lonely heart that, beating slow,
Yet dreams of home,
Where golden fruits are on the bough,
And all the woods are crimson now,
The last of that high-hearted band
Keeps vigil in that bitter land;
And crowned with thorns of frost and pain,
Lives DER his boyhood days again;
And in his drcar death-watch uplifts
His gaze, and sees beyond the drifts,
THE iceberg tall, q crystal gate,
BY which his risen comrades wait,
Not weak and worn like men who died,
But robcd, and crowned, and glorited.
Familiar voices greet his ear;
THE lips tt0t love him cab him dear:
Frost-iiowerand thorn that bound his head
Melt off, and Il is wreathed instead
With lilies of the pure n-hCart,
His icy garments fall apart;
The pain and toll, and danger passed,
The long death-watch is done mt last
He stands a form of living light,
He joins his comradesin their flight,
They pass thesward setin the skies. y
No waste white deserts now to roam,
Thcyupwartl, upward, upward rise,
And win the gates OF Paradise
q, welcome home!
In
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-19
TIE ARCTIC WATCH.

:" = /.
BEHOLD upon the frozen foam,
a little vessel far from home,
The yacht Jeanette. -.sas
The polar star above her lies.
A sward of light set in the skies;
The Arctic wave is on her deck,
and Hope has left the broken wreck.
Bereft of all things else but Fate,
And sinking, sinking, sinking yet, A2
Behold her lying desolatc.
Tie lost Jeanette!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-19
A TERRIBLE REVENGE.

? " VI1TTII IIVtIIIs
Minnie Hrcing, in The MHnHdtt
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-11-28
a Racy Rat story.

4 large number Of rats established them
selves in hay loft, about midway be-
tween the lDoi and the top Of the bay.
The owner OF the premises, bearing con-
tinuOus squcaling noise in the lOft, tODs
fork and removed the hay from thc place
whence The noise prOceelcl and unc0y-
cred a nest Of about ta cnty rats. Several
Of them ran and were usIt by the dog,
but bundle Of sixteen full-grown ami
mails remained on the spot; their tails
were plated together, something after tIic
fashion Of a whip-cor1. By picking mp
one Of them the rest adhered and could
not DC shaken apart. IL was supposed by
persons who saw them that iu order to
avoid lIie cold the rat occupying the top
of the pile sought a warmer place by
creeping underneath, bat not having room
TO draw his tail after him il was LEFT stick
ing out; the next rat did the same, aud So
Oh uutil all bad changed their position and
every Individual rats tail was entwinei
into lhe euriOu. knot that held them to-
gether. II they had not been discovered
aud killed they must have starved, a. they
could not have sep uateI. CoiaOqaeaes-
seng Ners.
ayes, brethren," sIys the cicrsyniin
who Is preaching the funeral 'crni 'n.
''our deceased brother was cut down Ia =
single night-torn from the arms OF hiS
loving wife, who is thus lcft . discaiso-
late widow at the earIy age of twenty-fonr
years" ''Tweury-two, il you please
sobs the widow ip the front pew, e.ncrs-
ing from her handkerchief Tor an Instant.
"whcre are your kidS?" society man
asked, looking AZ fIic bare II,iIls OF i'oor,
b,it deserving cditora al yandcrbilts party.
"At home IN bcil," was the inlignay re-
piy. "Do yoa suppose III brins my e.iiI-
dren 10 party like tiIi-?7
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-11-28
TRUSSELL & HESS,

sHEPHERDsToWN, W. VA,
Will buy Wheat and Corn in
ca. lots, and ship from any sta
ton in the county. Keep Lump
and Run Of the Mine Cumber-
land Coal and all sizes of An
thracite Coal at our yard. Also
Cord Wood and Wood sawed
and split, which we deliver in
quantities to suit. Coal also de-
livered in town.
Our Roller Flour, so far aswe
know, is giving universal salts
faction. A full line Of Staple,
Fancy and Green Groceries,
Feed, Meal, Flour, Bacon, Lard,
Tobacco, Cigars, Queensware,
Stoneware, Glassware and Con-
lectionery kept ON hand at our
store on Harris Corner. We
will buy anything that we can
sell again.
o. See US before selling your
Grain.
TRUSSELL & HESS.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-11-28

III ain no USt ~ -Auli '''.Na NS'''
lis lust ms cheap and easy 70 rejoice;
when o;o,l sorts out the weather and sends rain,
Wv, rains my choice.
Men gcncr'ly, to all intents-
Although they're apt 10 grumble some
Puts most their trust in Prov dence,
And take things rs they come
That is, the commonality
of ,nrr, that's lived as long rs me
Has watched the world enough TO learn
They're not the boss of this concern.
With some. Of course, it's different
I've seed young men that knovcd 1t ALL
An didn't like the way things went
On this terrestrial ball.
But. all the same. the rain some way
Rained Just us hard on picnic day;
Or when they really wanted II
Ii maybe wouldn't rain bit
In this existence, dry and wet
Will ovcrtakc the best OF men
Some little SHIFT q clOuds'll shet
The sun oil now and then.
But maybe as you're wondern' who
You've fool-lise lent your umbrella TO.
And want it-outll pop the sun.
And you'll be glad you amt got none.
II aggravates the farmers, too
There's too much wet, or too much sum-
OR work, or wnitin' round 10 do
Before the plowins done.
And maybe, like rs not. the wheat,
Jest aS its lookin' hard to beat
VIII ketch the Stornl-and jest about
The time the corn's jiltin out
These here cyclones a foolin' round
And BACKYARD crops-and wind and rain
And Wit the corn that's wallered down
May elbow up again!
They amt no sense--as can sec,
For mortals such as you and me,
\ Glultin Natures wise intents
And locliin horns with Providence
II amt no use to grumble and complain;
It's Jest as cheap and easy tn rejoice;
When God sorts out the weather and sends rain
Wy, rains my choice.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-11-28

had quarrelet about: A mere nothing
whether they should have a carpet or rugs
on The floor. And he had been right, too.
Two hundred dollars was too much for
one room. She ought TO have deferred tn
his opinions, anyway. Was it not his right
to command? How obstinate and unrci-
sonabe she had been. Poor fellow, ne
must be feeling awful bad. Maybe he
would Kill himself, or become misan
thropc, or something awful. Merely as u
matter of charity it might be best for her
to yield in this instancc-ycs, merely rs a
matter of charity. Not shat she cared any
thing about Il reconciliation hrrsclf-Oh,
no. so she wrote him note:
NlD-Somcboiy Is awful angry now. guess.
Come back. darling 1t sl.ll be carpets, or mat
ting, or anything yoa want. DnDf.
She read this over two or three times.
and was beginning 10 feel quito pleased
with herself in the character o: self-sacri-
ficing philanthropist, when she suddenly
happened 10 ask herself how he would re-
ccive her note. Probably, after reading
it, he would say, with Il complaccnt smirk:
Poor fool how she adorcS me. Come
back, darling la, lla."
And then hc would saunter into the
garden with negligent case, and, after re-
cciving her pcnitcnt confession, forgive
her and graciouSly allow her to renew the
engagement. Horrible. And Miss Dorothy
threw the letter into the crate and lett the
room.
Mike saw the episode of the letter, and
/ concluded that he would look at II more
! closely. so he paved il ont OF the CRATE
/ and began To examine IL. Something IN
/ the WAY The paper was twisted struck hl'
/ latent sense of humor, and with 4 sudden
/ accession of youthful spirits he began To
worry AMI chase il around the room. III
! ually, becoming tired of thi' sport, lac
I jumped on The wiudow-sill To rest from
/ hi, arduous labors. The paper, however,
/ stuck TO hi, claws and went up with him.
| This ANNOYED him, and he began Ia claw
/ mt il. finally being successful In Jerking 1t
or whence IL few down into the street.
| Ned wadham happened TO hc passing ut
this moment, and the note fell directly IN
front of him. His heart gave great
bound as he stopped 10 pick IL mp. lie
scanned its contents in i moment, AMI
then looked up at the window. Seeing
nothing there but rather disrcputable-
looking old tom-cat, he concluded that
Dorothy had thrown the no;c at him and
hidden herself.
wild wiki joy, he rushed into the gar
den, and, seeing Dorothy there, fell down
on his knees before her, aud cried out:
"Dody, Dody, darling, forgive ma. !
was wrong, all wrong. II shall bc rug
nothing but rugs. Wen paper the walls
with rugs if you'll only say the wor".'
She, imagining that lac had taken the
first step, raised him up, threw hrr'cll
into his arms, and
| draw the veil on what followed, and
! will only remark that they never found
oul the mistake, compromised on waNri
floors, aud had no more quarrcl'.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-11-28
q bad Subject.

Colonel Matcland WAS recently appoint
ed agent of a wcll-known life insurance
company. The high standing Of the Col
oncl and his excellent qualifications as 4
business man Immediately secured for him
= rcmuncrntivc run of business. The
other day, while sitting in his office. u
hcalthy-looking young man entered AMI
said he would like to have his life insured.
al am ia something OF hurry" said he,
"for my friend, are waiting for me thcro
ut the doo.. / want kI0 900 policy"
The company's physician, who was
present, pronounced him sound, aud the
policy was soon made out Several days
later man met The Colonel IN the street
and said:
"What business dil young Blunus have
with you the other day"
clad his life insured"
"ind YOU insured itf"
"Of course. Why shouldn't |: lie il
in good heath.'
But believe he will die suddenly"
ave have ai eminent physician Ia de-
eide upon such possibilities. What makes
YOU tlink he will die sudIcnly?"
"Oh, it'S nothing to me, Colonel. IL
your physician knows, all right. The
young fellow requested that he DC allowed
to 90 out and settle up his private affair,
and the Judge granted IT,"
"Thc judge:" gnspci the Colonel.
eyes, the circuit judge. You see, the
young fellow is 10 DC hanged next Fri
dav"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-11-28
Valuable Real Estate
For SALE.

WE have for sale some valuable farms rang
w ing from ~ 10 32jacrcs, dwellings in town
and country, -four mills. saw mills, ware
houses, mill seats with water-power, suitable
for manufacturing purposes, building lots, &c,
on easy terms.
We have also for sale large number of l1rmS
in Fauuuier and adj dining counties in Virginia.
4 full description and prices eau be seen by
calling at our Office.
We have just published our Real Estate
Journal! giving full description of above prop
erty. which we viii send 10 any one desiring 4
COPY. For further particulars call on or address
FLEMING Il SNYDER,
Real Estate Agents, Shepherdstown, W. Na.
We have permission TO refer to Hon. \. Il.
Boteler, B. +. Harrison. Cashier Jefferson Saw
iugs Bank, Geo. NJ. Belt2hoOver. ESQ, Attor-
ney-st-Law, Dr. John Reynolds, NJ ID.