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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08
A Good HUNDRED Statesman.

A statesman who would be success
full political leader should cultivate
good-humor, good digestion and the art
of sleeping anywhere at a moments
notice. Lord North, the Prime Minis
ter whom our revolutionary fathers
hated, was fat, jolly, kind-hearted
soul, who could sleep through the
fiercest debate, and interpose his good
humor between himself and the most
bitter invectiye.
His habitual pleasantly kept him in
working order amid failure and the
press of business. When the British
troops were repulsed at Charleston, s.
c., the Tory supporters of the Minister
were alarmed. But Lord North treated
the affair with his usual jollity.
Faith, my lord" he said to duke,
who demonstrated with him on his
seeming indifference, ''if fretting would
make me thin, l would be as sorry as
your grace; but since it will not have
that effect, bear it as well as l can"
Like Napoleon, Lord North had the
ability to. catch ''forty winks of Sleep
when and where he pleased. A mem
Der of the House Of Commons became
so excited, while declaiming against
the Minister, as to call aloud for his
head Looking around, hesaw the OBJ
ject of his invective quietly slumbering.
Exasperated, he vehemently denounced
the man who could sleep while running
the country.
'Mr. Speaker" said Lord North, in
reply, II must complain of the cruelty
which denies to me solace SO often
enjoyed by other criminals that of
having nights rest before their fate. y
On another occasion, Colonel Barre
brought forward amotion on the British
navy. 1--WE shall have a tedious speech
from Barre tonight" said Lord North
to his friend and ally, Sir Grey Cooper.
He'll give lis our naval history from
the beginning, not forgetting Sir Francis
Drake and the Armada. Let me sleep
until he comes near our own times and
then wake me-"
The friend at length reused him.
"Where are we?" asked North. cat
the battle of La Hague, my lord"
80. my dear friend, you have woke
me century too soon!"
One night the House was IN the worst
possible humor, and the debate became
savage. Every member seemed ready
to take offense. Lord North restored
good humor by short speech.
Zone member he said, 'spoke OF
me as that thing called Minister
To be sure" he continued, patting his
large stomach, II am "a thing the
member, therefore, when he called me
"a thing said what was true, and |
could not be angry with him.
"But when he added that thing
called Minister, he called me that
thing which of all things he himself
wished most to be, and, therefore, !
took it as a compliment.
There was no standing out against
such good -humored wit, and the House
laughed heartily at the Minister'S ready
reply.-Youth'S Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08
A Gold Coast King.

"Old King Peter, down on the Gold
coast, said q former African trader to
a Tribune reporter recently, was a
great swell among the monarchs OF
that region. He was a rich old fellow
and had u large wooden palace and
fifty wives. | have frequently seen
him after dinner lying on q mat, hi
head supported by one wife, while twt
others famed him. He fancied himsel
q great magician and was so regards
by his sub iects. He had been a grea
fighter in his day, but as he grew oil
he gave up war and devoted himself +
trade and necromancy. One day
wanted to go aboard our ship, whicl
was lying off the Kings village, Th
surf was so high that no boat woul,
venture out. l called on the King ant
found him just disposing himself for al
after-dinner nap.
liking Peter said l, what time sur
90 down? Me want 90 aboard ship.
"'Surf 90 DOWN. said the King; mt
make surf go down all one time
ale took little vial from q closet
and going to the beach poured the con
tents of vial on the water, chanting ar
incarnation the meanwhile. The next
day the sea was as calm as millpond,
and every boat in the village was out.
The old King was proud enough OF
what he considered his complete Victo.
ry over the ocean. Poor old Peter, he
is dead now, and all his wars and con.
quests and all his necromancy are dead
with him.
cit is extremely dangerous down
there for one not acclimated to get wet.
If o boat is overturned in passing
through the surf, person thrown into
the water is sure to have the fever, if he
isn't drowned. was going ashore one
day in boat in which there were some
women. Being younger than am now
and much more gallant, / stood up in
the boat and held up my cloak so as tC
shield the women from the flying spray
Of course got wet myself and a few
days after l was taken down with the
fever.
"Once when we got down there We
took the Attorney General of Liberia
along He wanted to prospect for gold
The natives are extremely adverse tt
having any prospecting done in their
country. They want no gold nor any
thing else taken away, except in the
course of trade. We did some digging,
but the natives opposed all sorts of OBJ
stacles to us and we were unsuccessful
All the gold we got we got by barter
The natives do not take very kindly tC
their civilized brethren of Liberia, whom
they call black gem man. IN Y,
| Il,.thaL,1o
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08
A Goose Flying q Kite.

Not long ago some little boys were
flying small paper kites. They were
made of newspaper, about as big as
your hand, with straws stuck through
for sticks.
A flock of tame geese came waddling
along, picking up stray grains of corn.
One of the boys took a grain and tied
his kite-string firmly to it. An old gray
goose, q little behind the rest, with her
neck stuck out as far as possible, made
grab for the corn. She got it, but
found she had the kite, too.
Off she started -.''Quack, quack,
quack" with the kite flying up about
her head and her wings tapping all the
while. 1t frightened the rest of the
geese, and such quacking and tapping
as they made. The boys raced after
them, and thought it fine fun 10 see an
old goose flying a kite.-0ar Little
ones.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08
Are You Going to Kiss Me!

If ever l go into new locality again,
l will study up my geography better
than did this time; for my ignorance
got me into most uncomfortable po-
Sition. AS the boat neared Sandford,
| was standing with others on the deck,
when very pretty young lady came
up to me, and, with sweet smile on
her face, looked into mine with pair
of lovely eyes, and asked: ''Are you 90
ing to kiss me, sir?" If some one had
offered to lend me $40 could not have
been more surprised, and hardly know
ING what to say, and in order to gain a
little time, | gasped out: Pardon, Miss,
what did you ask?" I felt that she
knew | heard her, but she said sweetly
care you going to kiss me, tonight"
There was no misunderstanding her
this time. / heard her, and so did
others, and / felt the blood rushing into
my face, and / stammered out: 81
would like to accommodate you, Miss
l would, truly; but l have wife and
thirteen small children on board with
me, and if my wife should see me kiss
ing YOU" ''Kissing me, you hateful
old thing! who asked you to kiss me?"
''You did" yelled; "you asked me
twice!' "You old fool, asked you if
you were going to Kissime-Kissime
City tonight; don't you know any
thing?" and off she went, and if ever
anybody felt meaner than / did would
like to exchange photographs with him.
--BetfdSt me. Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08
A Practical Proposal.

"Had aproposal from any of the fair
sex since leap year began, Jones?"
''I have, Brown. [ had proposal
from the daughter of my boarding
missus.' ...
"Gimini! you are in luck. How did
she muster courage to make it, and
what did you say?"
"Well, you see, she keeps the
books for her mother, so she came to
me the other day and proposed"
Eyes, yes, lucky dog; go on"
"She proposed that | pay up my ar
rears or git"
"Whew ~
$50 got. - Somerrtlle Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08
For Young Readers.
THE Will FINDS OUT THE WAY

There's something I'd have you remember,
boys
To help in the battle of life;
Twill give you strength in the time of need
And help in the hour of strife.
Whenever there's something that should be
done, t|
Don be faint-hearted and say: rs.
"What use to try?' Remember then,
That where there's will there's a way.
There's many failure for those who win;
But though at first they fail,
They try d0dtn, and the earnest heart
Is sure at last to prevail.
Though the hill is rugged and hard to climb,
You can win the heights, | say,
If you make up your mind to reach the top;
For where there's a will there's a way.
The men who stand at the top are those
Who never could bear defeat:
Their failures only made them strong
For the work they had to meet.
The will TO do and the will to dare
Is what we want to-day;
What has been done can be done again.
For the will finds out the way.
-Eben r. RGIfOrd in Hdrper'S Young People.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08
Geometry.

Now, boyO, let us have little talk
about geometry. You know it has been
a famous study for boys for many ages.
Euclid was an old Egyptian, who lived
about three hundred years before Christ
His treatise on geometry has been the
foundation for all modern works upon
the subject. Plato, who lived II century
earlier, founded q noted academy at
Athens, and it is related that over its
entrance he placed this celebrated in
scrintion: LET no one ignorant of ge-
ometry enter here" This branch has
been considered an important part OF a
good education for two thousand years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08

John T. Raymond, who is an in
veterate gamester tried to match some
body for his brougham and horse
against one thousand dollar bill. Not
finding any matches he rallied the turn
out at sixty chances at twenty-five dol
lars each. At the beginning of his sea-
son last year he won pair of horses
and set of harness by matching a
coin. N. Y. Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08

"A factory in Worcester, Mass, is
turning out from 5000 to 1000 pairs Of
roller skates in week. just think of
the o1oken heads and bruised limbs
cthose skates represent - Boston Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08

People who always appear well and
happy are the most popular. When
anybody asks about your health make
a favorable reply if at all possible. 1t
doesn't make you feel any worse and
your inteTlocutor will 90 away in
great deal better frame of mind then if
you had given him q full and detailed
account of your many aches and pains.
If you must tell your internal troubles
go to the doctor, who is paid for listen
ing to such things. N y. EaaDa'eer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08

According to Orange Judd, it
would require four times the number of
horses and mules now in this country
to do the work now done by the rail-
roads in transporting freight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08

! --Bloodhounds are still used in Texas
for capturing escaped criminals CHI
ccago Times. ...
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08

-Workmen while repairing the old
Whitman Hotel at Smithtown, L. l.,
recently discovered in an upper attic
what was the original slave pen of
Smithtown before the revolutionary
war. The room was lighted by only
one window, about twenty inches
square, alongside of the oldfashioned
chimney, u structure four feet square,
as it came out of the roof. 1t was par
titioned off by means of Stat doors, the
Stats being of iron, while the rafters
overhead were thickly studded with
sharp pointed nails. Under the caves
were found two old muskets and some
old-fashioned iron implements such rs
were used in the fre-place.--M y.
Mall, ..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08

-Arrow-root gives certain richness
to sauces which renders less butter nee
essary than if flour is used for thicken-
ing Troy Times.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-28
FINANCE AND TRADE.

Money I-eal IL Per Cent.-Govorumeuts
Flour Dull and Unchanged-Wheat
Lower.
New YORK, November 26.-Money easy
at 5@lI per cent. closed offered at l@l4
per cent. Prime mercantile paper 4!@6
per cent. Sterling exchange, bankers bills
weaker at 4Slf; demand ass.
GoyERNMExTs-Strong and higher.
Yours and-s-halt eItended.-."""....'....'.-''', L.
FourS coupons.
Pacific Skies Of lss5........". see &. ...-.....".Go
STATE SECURlTIES-Quiet.
RuLwAYS-strong.
SroCxS-The upward movement in
prices at the Stock Exchange made further
progress to-day and the market was more
active than for sometime past. At the
1ps ming there was IN advance Of to | per
cent, Jersey Central leading, with sales up
% I3, Changers. Vanderbilt's and Lacka-
wanna were also prominent in the rise.
Near IL a. m, the room traders attacked
Union Pacific, the stock being forced down
20 49,. This checked the upward move
ment. Northwestern fell off to OH,
st. Paul to III, Lackawanna to l0Si, Lake
Shore 10 CIT. New York Central to SS&.
Northern Pacific to 400 and Western Union
% 60. Toward l p. IN the shorts in Oregon
Trans-Continental and Northern Pacific pre-
ferred began to cover and this brought
about a strong buying movement in the re
mainder of the list. Northwestern was par
,~icularly in brisk demand, one broker taking
about 10000 shares, said to be for accoun,
of a leading bear operator. 1t was reported
from Chicago that a basis of settlement OF
he railroad war had been reached and this
stimulated buying. The improvement in
prices ranged from 4@52 per cent. North
western advanced Il per cent to 924, Cen
tral Pacific l to 81, St. Paul p to 8O!,
Lackawanna Is to ll0k, Illinois Central
81 10 l2l}, Lake Shore p to 20, New FORK
Central II to 90., Northern Pa
ciGc preferred Il to 423, Ore.
gon Trans Continental l! to ny,
onion Pacific II to 57i, and Western Union
ITO oil. The market closed strong at or
near the highest prices Of the day. As com
pared with last night the closing prices, are
to 81 per cent. higher, except for Union
Pacific, and Kansas and Texas, which are a
traction lower.
Transactions, $50, 900 shares.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-28

TN u MUEItIPALOOuRT or WHEELING.
Wet Virginia, tatriek J. riili. an. adDinistrs-
Tor dc tonts non Of lillian Gtlligau, des a~d, "a
thomas Emmett Gilligan and Others: In ~chsnccry.
gives nCtioe that pursuant 10 the authority vested
o him by Q d,tre made by raid court on the IA
Gay Of June, 1855, he will, on
tuesday, DECEMBER o. A. d. dsss.
commencing at 10 O'Clock a. IN. sell nj public auc-
lion, 10 The highest bidder. n the front door oi tbs
court House. Of aid county. In The city Of whseiins.
,%,ilIigan died seized and possessed, that 1. 10 nay 4
part Of lot number ihiry.ninc 80, In the sdalu"-
70 the ei'y Of wheslipg laid gu, BY Sii''- =
Inc and John bod, and eoundo" d. Chap
.oi'oNN: bfS,hnlns A'" .ad dssribcd -
ioi, same be.Dg d. North cal Gunner on ala
!.sniJ-'N sou,h.~ost oornsr Of NaIn sad
wv -.ru street.; thence running urst~arily
81 1 wenty-third street sixty one f-et thence run
ding sou,h~ardly and psrail,l with Main street
~ nty one ieot thence custw ardly aud parallel viii
twenty ibid street sihty one irei 10 Main street,
and thcnor running with Main street 10 the piscc
81. lightning, icing the part Of said lot conveyed 70
aid william Gilligan by Hannah Husssian and
others BY d,cd dated June 18th. 1877. and nos of
record amo.'s the public land records Of aid county.
Upon the portion OF md lot Aforesaid there h
rrrcied that new and valuable brick building form
erly otcuPb by said william Gilligan a. q salooa
TfRss ov sALE-onethird Of The purcbs.s
money and m much morc thereof n the purchase
hall elect 10 pay. casi In hand on Oh. day Of asls,
ard the residue thereof payable In two equal %.
s'alments In one and two ysan from the day u sals,
With interest from that day the purchaser 70 give
his notes for the deferred payments With p~rsosa
security thereon satstsctooy Ia tho undertlaed asd
he title % the properly Sold 10 be retained unIa
the pay ntnpin lull Of the pufchag money.
ALfhED CALDNE. L
Special Commissions.
&c. HERyEY, Auciionser.
] hereby certify that above named Spetsl Coa-
missioner has given bond and securing esssch In u
penalty Of 100 n required by Lag and Aaid d~orpe,
THOMAS N. DAkkAH.
uerk Of aid CovrS
wHEELIsG, Nov. !, 1854. nell
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-28
sh. HAD

n Mrs. n. C. Harshbsrger, Manor Hill,
Huntington county, Pa, writes: "DR. 5.
b. HARTMAN & Co., Columbus, o.: 1 '
been afflicted for three years, caused by
over-work too soon after confinement Ny
kidneys became seriously affected, could not
retain my urine day nor night 1t was
high colored, thick and bloody. My month
hes had left altogether for fourteen months,
during which time was confined to my bed
with a beating in right ovaries- The dis
charge from the womb vas so offensive no
one could stay in the room. The urine con-
tinued bloody, with pain in avoiding 1t, and
when in bed, would pass from me IN my
sleep. / have had three doctors attend
ing me regularly, n for four months, one
OF the others one whole summer, n the
third all winter. We had two others IN
consultation with them, and used twenty
bottles of different kinds Of patent medi-
cines, all to no good. then got a bottle
Of PERCSA, and. Aefore l had three-tourths
Of the bottle taken / quit wetting the bed
and could retain the urine sufficient to at
tend church, which l had not done in three
years. and my monthlies came back as natural
as ever; indeed, / considered myself a we'll
woman again. Since that time have had
pneumonia. Nv confidence in PEaUNA was
so great that ! did not send for q doctor.
followed the directions in your Ills OF Life
and am over it. as well as can be expected
OF one so delicate as / have been. Others
n nv neighborhood had the same disease,
and among them were strong men, and
had the best physicians, and yet died, while
I sailed through in safety on PERUNA and
MASALIN. / sincerely believe, and would
say to all the afflicted in the wide world,
that PERUSA and MANALIS are the only two
medicines that any one needs in any dis
ease. If used as directed in your book en-
titled, 1.-THE Ills of Lite"
j. Z. Fleming, publisher of the New Do
minion, M~organton, West Virginia, writes
Some months since ] received some o.
your medicine in exchange for advertising
Nv wife has taken three bottles of it, and
has derived great benefit from ii"
Mr.. NJ. c. Pershing Bradeaville, Pa,
writes: my wife has been using PEGuSA
Tor some time for weak lungs and liver aud
kidney complaint, and think it is doing her
great good. Has used only n bottle
as yet. Please send your book On the Ills
Of Life as we can't get any from our drug
giss."
Mr.. John Denny, Mt. Vernon, O., writes:
We have a large sale in PERUSA. 1t gives
satisfaction
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-28
ID
WheennKI

Corrected BY IsHAM 4 DIGBY, Produce Com
mission Merchants, 1908 Main street
These prices are based upon wholesalelots. Allow
ances must be msde for smaller lou-
Butter-Prime TO choice creamery 3O933c;
choice dairy 25@27c;common to fair do l5@
Ice; good to prime country roll lS92Zc;
common mixed stock 6@6c.
Beeswsx-Quoted at 30a32c . 10.
Beans-Hand picked mediums 2 N9
10.
Buckwheat Four-At 3is33c p n.
Dried Fruit-New evsporated pared peaches
25@28c; impaired do l5sl6c; raspberries rs
assoc; b~lackberries l0c. New sundied, ap
pies, quartered, 3@4e; sliced 6@7c; peaches,
new halves, 6i@7fc; do quarters, 6f@63e;
do pared l5@lSc; do b~lackberries SC; do
r~aspberries 22@25c, pltted cherries 10000.
New e~vaporsted apples l0@l2c. Market
on Dried Fruit nominal; demand good.
Cheese-Sales in q jsbbingi, way of prime
mild Ohio factory at 9al2fc; New York
l4isl5c; Sweitzer lSsl6c; Lmberger Ida
l5c.
Eggs-stictly fresh stock in fair demand
at 20cR doz. ,
Feathers-Choice. 6O@62c in original
packages, 4@5c more in small lots
Honey-Cboice white clover, 10000;
choice buckwhest l6@lsc
Nuts-Shelbarks 75@s5c; black wslnuts,
5O@6Oc; chestnuts s. 0094 90.
0niou-6O@70c y bushel
Peas-Green, 81 5O9l so bu.; Splits
@33c . n.
Potatoes-Nsv in barrels, 81 609l Is.
P~oulry-Lys chickens, spring, 81 sO9
225; old. 81 1903 90 y doz; dressed tur-
keys l09l2c; do chickens, S@lOc; do
ducks l2@l3c Good demand.
Rags-Steady at l2@lac for white mix
ID cotton; l@lio for al wool and itSif
for mixed
Seed-sales of timothy seed ct 81 500
I IS per bu. clover, small seed, IS 009S 60;
large, 81 90, as to quality.
Sweet cider-Ssnd refined, " 0099 %
per barrel
Lad-Country prime, &c.
Tallow-Country, SIC; city, 1c.
New YORK.
NV YosK. November 26.-Cotton-
Firm and unchanged; futures barely steady.
Flour-Dull; receipts $4,000 barrels; ex-
ports $500 barrels; Minnesota patent pro-
cess S. O0@5 Is. Whest-Spot lots "a
lie and options s@ic lower, closing steady;
receipts 2ls, 900 bushels; exports $4,000
bushels; No. 2 spring SOC; No. 3 red I6e;
No. 2 red December. sales $4,000 bushels,
at sl3G8lIc, closing at size; January,
sales 2.44s, 900 bushels, at S3l@S4fc. clos
ing ct S3ic; February, sales $4,000 bush
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-28
PETROLEUM.
Pittsburgh


PITTSBURGH, Pa, November 26.-In the
afternoon the market was very quiet; raj
led and advanced slowly to 72Sc anc
closed steady at 73l Exchange closed
tomorrow.
Bradford. %
BRADFORD, November 26.-Crude Oil
National Transit and Tidewater run
tuesday 6O,5l2 barrelss total shipment
73,7O7 barrels; charters 40, isl barrels
clearsnces $4,000 900 barrels. Nationa
Transit certificates opened at 72!c; closed
at 73c; highest 73c; lowest 7l5c. Marker
quiet and firm.
Ttusville.
TITUsvILLE, Pa, November 26.-The
market opened at 72ic; highest 73c;
lowest re, and closed at 72tc. Ship
nents 6S, 946 barrels; charters 49, 5l bar
rels; runs 81, III barrels.
OIL City.
OIL CRY, Nov. 26.-Nationsl Transit
certificates opened at 72lc; highest 78c;
lowest re, and closed at 12sc. Sales
laos, 900 barrels; clearances 2,s50,000 bar
rels; runs LII barrels; shipments IS,
q46 barrels; charters l0,45l barrels Elk
change stock 800 bid, lone offered.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-28
Politepe,s Which Did Not Pay.


There was once a polite conductor on the
Broadway line of horse cars, and he got
into the bad habit of stopping whenever
anybody wanted to get of. The careful
superintendent heard o. 1t, but paid no at
,ention for a time. But then the conductor
got holder, and would say thank you"
whenever any one gave him the fare. This
was more than the careful superintendent
could stand, and so the next morning the
polite conductor was fred. He was ONE
what surprised at this, aud asked the care
full superintendent about it, and got this wise
reply:
MY friend, when you said thank you it
meant either that you we're trying to show
respect for the public, or that you we're co..
lsring the fare. In either case you ought
TO be fred"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-28
He Worked for the Company.
Georgia Cracker.


During a recent picnic on the banks Of
the Chattahoochie some Atlanta bloods at
tempted to engineer a skif race. When
the struggle was at its best one Of the skifs
upset and euptied its Two occupants into
the water. There was Immediately a great
panic and effort to save the two men. One
old party on the bank cspered up and down,
Yelling at every jump:
Save that red-headed man! Forheayen's
sake land hat red-hesded man! Great
SOFT, don't let that red-hesded man
DROWN
And when they were both saved n o,
the rescuers said to the old parry:
Was that young, red.headed man your
SOM
Not BY q blank sight"
Some relation, probably
Mary prob"
We'll, why the ID were you so anxious
to have him saved, them
Why, the blank fool has got q $40 900
life policy in the company | represent
And then it was only BY good begging
that he saved himself from q ride On q ience
rail.