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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-15
Colonel Strothor's Little Joke.

We heard good story, a few days
ago, about Gen. Siegel and Colonel
Strother, better known as "Porte
CrayOn." AT one time during the
war Gen. Crook and Gen. Siegel were
| ordered to make campaign against
the CUnfederates. Their. commands
were some distance apart. Each had
certain work to do, and then they
were to unite their forces at certain
place. Gen. Crock performed his
part we'll, defeating the COnfederates,
and tearing up line of railroad. On
the other hand. Siegel was defeated.
and had to make hurried retreat
over a pike road, and narrowly escap,
ing capture. AS Gen. Siegel was rid
ing along at the head of his column,
he heard an explosion of laughter
among his staff behind him. He
turned and asked
"Schentlemens. Wy lsh it dot you
laughs so mouch %
80, it's nothing, General. It's one
of Colonel Strother's little jokes"
"Vas ish den dot choke?"
ats nothing, General ; nothing at
all. It's only some of Strother's nom
sense"
"Ven dere vas Something's so funny
in dot choke, 1 would laugh a leetle
myself"
Gen. SiegeI insisted on knowing
what "dOt leetle choke" was, 50 his
chief of staff told him. He said:
"It's nothing except Col. Strother
just asked a little conundrum. He
wants to know the difference between
Gen. Crooks command and your
command. He says that Gen. Crook
went tearing up the railroad and you
came tearing down the pike. That's
ALL"
MAY be dot vac good choke, but
it don't seem funny to me at all, Col.
Str0ther do you hear dot ?"-I6E0S
SVtinqs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-15

Governor of New Hampshire he de-
sired to give grand dinner to a mum.
Der of distinguished guests. A mem
Der of his family at the time was his
mother, and, fearing she would not
be quite equal to the occasion, he con-
cluded it would be best to arrange for
her non-appearance at the dinner
table. Approaching A the matter as
gently as possible. he soon succeeded
In making the quick witted old lady
understand the drift of his diplomatic
talk and in convincing himself that
ne had miscalculated the pride of the
mother of the SulIiyans. Rising in
all the majesty of all her Irish wrath,
John Sullivan" exclaimed the old
lady, Il have hoed potatoes in the
held with the Governor of New
Hampshire at my breast. the Cover
nor OF Massachusetts by my side, and
the devil Juggling at my skirts, but
never yet have I allowed one of my
sons to be ashamed of me-order the
chalse and send me home," RemOn.
strances were of no avail, and home
went Sullivan's mother in all the
majesty Of her righteous Indignation.
Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-15
A Remarkable Case.

DR.. HARTMAN-Dear Sir: I am
induced by sense of duty to the
suffering to make brief statement of
your remarkable cure of myself. ]
was most miserable sufferer from
the various ann0yances and distress
sing diseases, which caused me to be
confined to my bed for a long time,
being too weak to bear my weight
upon my feet. | was treated by the
most reputable physicians in our city,
each and all saying they could do
nothing for me. l had given up all
hope of ever being we'll again. In
this condition, began to take your
PERUNA, and am most happy to say
in three months ! was perfectly well
entirely cured without any appliances
or support of any kind.
Mrs. HENRY ELLIS.
500 Scott street. Milwaukee, wis.
Find her certificate and al. davit ON
page 81 in the Ellis ofLige." a pamph
let Ask your druggist for one.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-15
Mr.. Cough on Silk Hats.

ut would be no violation of ths
commandment" "said John b. Cough,
"if "A man were to fall down and wor.
ship the silk hat, for it is not made
in the likeness OF anything in heay-
en-, or on earth, or in the waters
which are under the earth" Besides
it heats the head and causes the hair
to fall off. Parker's Hair Balsam
VIII stop that and restore the origi-
nal color to gray or faded hair. Not
oily, not dye, beneficial, deliciously
perfumed. A perfect hair dressing.
SOC. All druggists.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-15
Going to Build a Church.

Detroit Free Press.
A colored man with his right foot
bound up with numerous rags and
cloths yesterday entered grocery on
Woodland avenue and asked for a
cash contribution of twenty-five cents
toward the erection of new colored
peoples church edifice. "Where is
it to be located ?" asked the grocer.
"Wall, that hasn't bin dun decided
on yet" "What is it to cost 2"
"Hain't figgered on dat, sah." "Who
is the pastor?' "Dun forgit, but
reckon we kin find one." "Who is
the head man in this enterprise 2"
"De head man? Wall, lie bout de
head man, | reckon" 81 am not
satisfied with your organization,"
said the grocer, "How can l be cer-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-15
A Rubber Story.

There was Granger convontion
somewhere near the state line be-
wen Indiana and Ohio, and as q
','"''er OF course little Dragging was
uone by various farmers as to what
e"ci state produced. Among those
VINO Dragged was Farmer johnson
rom Miami Reserve, in Ohio and
who. by the way, is somewhat no.
corlous for telling large and wonder
lul stories. During the course of his
remarks, he said
Ahere Is farmer living on the
Miami Reserve who annually mann
i"c'ureS one million pounds of but
'er' ana oyer two million pounds of
cheese.H
This caused a great sensation and
some laughter by way of derision
as much as to say the crowd did not
swallow all of Farmer Johnson,s
Story' He took fire at once and ap-
pealed to Farmer Jones, of Ohio. to
verify his assertion, by giving the
name OF that great butter and cheese
maker as Deacon Brown.
Farmer Jones slowly arose and in
uraWllng iarmer-like twang. said:
Nno" Deacon Brown makes a
good deal of butter and cheese-I do
not know the exact number of pounds
-out L know he runs seventeen saw
mills with the buttermilk."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-15

'ain mat you won't appropriate the
money 10 your own purposes ?" "Am
uaI what bodders you ?'' 81 con fess
|, 49, wall. sab, we kin GIT ober
u"' pur'y easy. Instead of making
d cash contribution just weigh me
ou' '"o pounds of crackers wild in-
1,i D!,'. ,ioenSnunS to turn 'em over to de
pul,olh' Committee. lie Cheerman
else J" '000"S
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-15
An Indignant Mother.

When that sturdy Irishwoman to
whom the Sullivan family may well
look back with pride, was crossing
the Atlantic on her way to the new
country, and was asked; "Why do
you come to America ?" she answer
ed, "To raise governors for them,"
little drea ming that she would live to
see one of er sons Governor of New
Hampshire and another Governor OF
Massachusetts, though | am sorry to
say the third did not so much honor
to his family, and was known rs
"DrYiI Jun" The story goes that
soon after John Sullivan rose to be
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-15
Dying Words of Pious Women.

Under the head of "Dying Words
of Pious Women," a religious journal
gives the following: "Oh, those rays
of glory ~ from Mrs. Clarkson, when
dying. my God. 1 come flying to
Thee !" said Lady Alice Lucy. Lady
Hastings said: "Oh! the greatness
of the glory that is revealed to me-"
Beautiful the expression of the dying
poetesss, Mrs. Hemans: II feel as if
/ were sitting with Mary at the feet
of my Redeemer, hearing the music
of His voice. and learning of Him
to be meek and loWly." Hannah
Moore's last words were: "Welcome
Joy ~ "Oh. sweet, sweet dying !"
said Mrs. Talbot, of Reading. "If
this be dying" said Lady GlenorciYy,
"it is the pIeasantest thing imagin-
able" "Victory, victory through the
blood of the Lamb I" said Grace Ben
nett, one of the early Methodists. II
shall go to my father this night" said
Lady Huntingdon. The dying in
junction of the mother of Wesley was,
"Children, when 1 am gone, sing a
song ofpraise to God" To the above
may be added the last words of Mrs.
Manchester, who died recently in
Pittsburg, aged los years. She said,
while dying: II was afraid God had
forgotten me, He has left me in this
world of sorrow so long"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-15
NOTICE.

All persons are warned against cutting
down any Of the timber on my land on the
Hooppole Road adjoining the land Of Bowie
Johnson, about three miles from Deer Park
for cutting down timber in Garrett county,
Md, without permission of the owner of the
land, is the same under the Act of 1850. ch.
264, as for feloniOuSy Stediing goods or chat
tells TO the value of the tree or trees so cut
down.
THEOS. b. EIORWITZ.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-15
For the Bows.

The Vide Aaoake gives the follow
ing story which is all the better for
Delng true: Two men stood at the
same table in large factory in Phil
aueiphla, working at the same trade.
Having an hour for their noopine
e. y d y Zach undertook to use it
IN accomplishing definite purpose; ;
each persevered for about the same
number of months, and each won sue
cess at last. One of these two me-
chanlcs used his daily leisure hour in
working out the invention of a ma
chine for saving a block of wood into
almost any desired shape. When his
invention was complete, he sold the
patent for a fortune, changed his
Workman's apron for broadcloth
suit, and moved out of tenement-
house into a brown stone mansion.
The other man-what did he do?
We'll, he spent an hour each day DUR
ing most of Il year in the very diff
cul undertaking of teaching a little
dog to stand on his hind feet and
dance jig, while he played the tune.
AT last accounts he was working ten
hours day at the same trade and at
his Old wages, and finding fault with
the fate that made his fellow-work-
man rich while leaving him poor.
Leisure minutes may bring golden
grain to mind as well as purse, if one
haryests wheat instead of chaff.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-15
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
S ? 9 9 r. S
PORTUGAL GRAPE WINE,
UNFERMENrrD GRAPE JUICE.

Used In the principal Churches for Commu-
hion. Excellent for Females, Weakly Persons
and the aged.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-15

A friend of General Sherman's is
reported to have said to him one
day; "General, if it were not that
your wife is a Catholic nothing could
Keep you out of the White House."
He turned around liyid with sup
pressed rage. so the story goes, and,
bringing his fist down on the desk
before him, exclaimed in thunder
tones; "The - you say? Yes,
and if it were not that my wife is
Catholic, and has been placarded all
over the country on account of it, I
would never accept the office either.
1t may become necessary to show
these political dudes that can get
there just as well with Catholic wife
as if she were Methodist. If they
bother me much more | will show
the - whelps what | can do. The
same dumbheads and scandal-mong.
ers called me crazy after Shiloh, and
predicted that would get used I'D
between Atlanta and the sea but I
got there, - them !"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-15

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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-01
FLUE DUST.
Scraps from the Notebook Of the
S~entinel's Reporter.

Se~ntineIs Reporter.
The Board of County Commissioners
meet on Monday morning next at 10
o'clock.
Twelve men will be set to work this
morning to shovel the snow off the Home
Ticket grade.
Attend Riegelhbth's soiree at the Opers
House this evening. 1t will be q very
pleasant affair.
The woman Lindsey, the Carson poison
err, has been found guilty of murder in the
second degree.
Owing to the bad condition Of the roads
for hauling, all the coal teams were taken
off yesterday.
Beatifc Lodge No. Z, K. Of p, will work
in the Pages rank this evening. A full
attendance is requested.
There was a f~isticuff at the corner Of
| CLARK and main streets yesterday morn
ing. No claret, only wind blows.
The ~sleighing on Main street yesterday
was splendid, and those who could afford
the luxury of a turnout enjoyed 1t.
The Phoebe Record reports continued
| improvement in the Mendha mine, plenty
of high grade ore, and all good for smelt-
ing.
The Goodwin Canyon road is at present
only passable for heavy quartz teams and
wagons, the snow in some places being
fully Is inches deep.
The Hamilton stage arrived here yester-
day afternoon at 5 o'clock, being some As
hours behind time. The delay was caused
by the deep snow.
The Hardness Fire E~xtinguisher will be
tested at 4 O'Clock this afternoon in front
Of the Jackson House. 1t will be free
show, aud everybody is invited TO be pres
emit.
Gen. Jackson was the first President to
inaugurate the custom of shaking the
hands of all who came to his public levees.
How his successors in Office must hate
him.
Persons having bills against the county
should present them to-day or tomorrow
at the County Clerks Office, il they wish
them paid at the next meeting Of the
Board.
This last cold wave seems to have escaped
the previous attention of most Of our
weather prophets. Canada Virgins was
caught out in the recent storm and got
showed in.
The best macaroni consumed in this
country is, according to the Philadelphia
Press, made Of California wheat. New
York, Philadelphia and San francisco
make more macaroni than is imported.
1t is a reproach to San Francisco and
Sacramento that thousands of people
should crowd the streets to catch q glimpse
of a brusier, a Boston saloon-keeper. 9
shoulder-striker and rough.-Sacramento
Record Union. Button your suspenders
There are 1,4O0 lawyers in San Fran
stocking the profession. So it is; fully
one-third that number cannot make a
decent living there. Some OF them nigh,
do we'll to come to Eureka. We are not
crowded.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-01
Jay.Eye.See and Richba,r.

The Turf, Field and Farm says: Under
aa'e OF Jan. IA j. s. Campbell writes to us
from New Orleans: 'In reading the last
copy OF your paper l notice a paragraph to
Ine effect that Mr.. Case will match Jay
esye-See against any horse or mare for
eIV,Wo a side. Now, il he will include
PAGERS, would not object to matching
hicnball against him a race three in five
Az harness on any track mutually agreed
upon. At present Richball is Wintering
~ Iexas with Fritz, Sleepy Joe, Fuller
ana others, but l will commence jogging
him Feb. l."
mr.. Case, as we explain elsewhere, has
issued no formal challenge, but he will
Ios run from a challenge from a trotter.
~ IS Tor him to say whether he will 60
against a PAGER. jay Eye-See has trotted
las'er than Richball has paced, and a race
between the two would attract much
attention.
We have a letter from Jerome I. Case,
from which we extract: Eye-See ID
running out in paddock, and seems to be
uoing well. n n n do not wish to be
aggressive, but if any man thinks he has a
,aster trotter than Jay-Eye-See and chal.
.enges me for a race for $40. 900 a side,
'nihk would accommodate him."
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-01
The Q,NeiI Case.

The trial Of Il. G. O'Neil, Jr., charged
with the attempt to kill II. l.. Bassett in
Niger Canyon Spring Valley, White Pine
county, May IL, 1888. came up on change
Of venue in the District Court Of Elko last
Monday. The attorneys for the prosecu-
ton are Messrs. Baker d Wines, Major
Treece, District Attorney of White Pine,
and ]. W. Dorsey, District Attorney Of
Elko. For the defence, Gen. Kittrell, A.
L. Fitzgerald and W. @. Love, r.. M.
Beatty not being able TO attend on account
Of illness. The first day and the forenoon
OF the second were consumed in taking the
testimony Of r. l.. Bassett, the complain
ing witness. and his brother, W. L. Bas-
sett. Tn testimony is reported at con-
siderable length in the Elko Independent.
but as it is substantially the same as that
brought out in the preliminary examina-
tion at Hamilton, it need not be repro
duced in this paper. The evidence is very
strong against the defendant, going to
show that threats were made by the O'Neil
family against the life of Il. L.. Bassett,
and that on the day of the shooting r. l..
Bassett saw r. G. 0'Neil, ST., and r. O..
O'Neil, Jr., shoot at him from a place Of
concealment as he was riding up the can
yon mentioned. Unless this evidence can
be broken down by contrary testimony. it
would seem that the case must go against
the defendant. II so, a fair-minded pub
lie naturally asks: Why was not evidence
equally sharp and clear not regarded by
the Grand Jury Of White Pine county as
suiiclent to warrant the Indictment of the
assasslns Of the defendants father
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-01
A Homicide.

The Phoebe Record OF last Saturday
gives an account OF a shooting scrape at
Bristol on the evening OF the 22d. in which
William 4. Thomas was killed by Antoine
K. Lesher. The latter is a Canadian
Frenchwan, and goes by the name OF
'Frenchy," aud is a blacksmith by trade.
The former has been q resident of Phoebe
and vicinity for the last IL years. The
Record has nothing good to say for either
Of them. There had been bad blood be-
tween the men for some time. On the
evening mentioned they quarreled in
Stromberg's saloon. Thomas went out
and returned in a few minutes, with
Colts s~ix-shooter in his hand, and saying,
'Lesher, defend yourself" and began
shooting. Several shots were exchanged,
and Thomas fell dead, shot through the
right breast. The impression prevailed in
Bristol that Lesher would be exonerated
for the killing.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-01
We All FAIL Before 1t.

Fred Douglass may say 'God Almighty
made but one race, and ! adopt the theory
that in time all the varieties of that race
will be blended into one," but it remains
on record that Douglass was for years, and
in fact up to nearly the time of his mar
riage, a strong opponent of what he him
self called miscegenation.-San Francisco
Report.
True enough, but who will hold the
giddy thing to a strict account? A cold
record is one thing and q woman of fail
skin and IS is another. Give the boy q
chance. He says all he wants is to be let
alone.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-01
A Trout story.

Rev. DR.. Wayland Hoyt tells this tough
fish story: 81 was in California two Sum.
mers ago. In San Francisco, near the
water works, was a large tank, and in that
tank was a fine, large California trout. II
was very tame, and the clerks used to
catch flies and hold them over the water,
and the trout would come up to the sur
face and take the fly from their fingers,
Well, one day an idle clerk, tired of the
usual thing, placed a nice fat fly upon the
hook of a bent pin. His troutship came
up as usual and was caught. The clerk
released him and enjoyed the joke. But,
would you believe it, after that day twenty
hotel clerks could stand around the tank
and that fish would take flies from every
one of them except the man who played
the loaded fly ON him."
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-01
d l..

r. D. Clark. Superintendent Of the
Geddes & Bertrand, is daily expected
home from the East.
Arthur McEwen writes that the new
weekly which he, Joe Goodman and Tom
Flynn are to start in San Francisco will be
launched in about two weeks. They have
located editorial rooms and Q business
office.
Mrs. DIR. Titus Of San Francisco died in
that city on the oath ult. She was the
mother of Miss Seba Titus, who has visit
ed Eureka. and also OF the young gentle
man to whom Miss Dollie Brooks was
married.
Hon. A. C. Cleveland, who is at Elko as
a witness in the O'Neil- Bassett case, tells
the Independents man that the story OF his
being q brother to Gov. Cleavland OF
New York is only a joke at his expense,
gotten up in Carson.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-01

A. s. Stockdale, an attorney of Ashland,
Clay county, Alabama, writes to learn OF
the whereabouts of his brother, James s.
Stockdale, who was last heard from while
in Phoebe. His mother has died. and the
estate of his father has not been settled
since his death. 1t is necessary to hear
from Jim for the settlement OF the estate.
II any person knows where jim is they
will confer a favor on his relations by in
for ming them OF the fact. When last
heard from he had left Winnemucca and
was heading towards San Francisco.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-01
Not a biblical scholar.

If the following words, attributed tc
Daniel Webster. we're ever uttered by him
in earnest, they prove that he was as lack
ing in the science of scripture lore as he
was weak in the art of politics: II believe
that the Bible is to be understood and re-
ceived in the plain and obvious meaning
of its passages; since l cannet persuade
myself that a book intended for the in
struction and conversion Of the world
should cover its true meaning in any such
mystery and doubt that none but critics
and philosophers can discover it,"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-01
Hotel Arrivals.

Jackson House-A. Armer. Phoebe;
Charles Adams, Huntington; j. Allen,
Thos Alexander, l.. Dunkel, Ruby Hill;
]. Jury, city; Charles Kimler d daughter,
Winnemucca.
Bureau Hotel, P. W. Edof, Phillips
burg; L. A. King, Fish Greek; John Ad ans,
Ruby Hill; Thomas Dunn, Prospect Noun
tain: P. Devlin, Geddes; Adam Foy, Sum
nit; John Murphy, Spring Valley.
Parker House-John Williams, Duck
water; John Collins, Warm Springs; A. w.
Atkinson, Ben Curry, james McMaster,
E. R. Dennison, Hank Storey, Geddes.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-01
Hymeneal.

In Oakland, CAL, on the 22d ult., Miss
Alice Howell of that city was married to
John T. Morse. a young American sur
veyor, who recently returned from Europe,
having completed a five years course in
surgery at the German Surgical Institute
at Heidelberg. The bride is a sister OF
Hon. Eugene Howell. and is well known
in Nevada society circles, having upon
several occasions visited different parts OF
this State,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-01

No Fun Unless She Drives Herself.
81 have some good news" said a vir.
ginia girl to a friend who wal visiting her
from Washoe Valley.
"What is it ?" asked the Washoe girl.
"Why, Fred and his friend, Mr.. Jones,
from 'Frisco-that delightful gentleman
we met the other evening at the Leap
Year party, you know-have invited US to
take a sleighride this evening"
"Am / to ride with Mr.. Jones ?"
eyes,"
s'But he has only one ARM"
THAT dosen't make a particle of differ
ence, for Fred says he is accustomed to
horses and can drive with one hand as
we'll as others can with two"
"But it does make a great deal of differ.
ence, though" said the young lady from
the country. zone cannot find any pleas.
ure sleighriding with a one-armed gentle
man, Understand here her face bright
ened up hopefully-"she drives herself
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-01
Church Announcement.

Saturday tomorrow. the I'd, will be
the Feast Of the Publication in the
Catholic Church. Mass will be cele'
brated at 9 o'clock. Catholics who
wish to present candles to the altar
are requested to do so with names at.
tached, so that the names may be read
from the altar. Wax candles, or at leas'
sperm candles, should be presented.