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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-12
A Dramatic Incident in Court.

A singularly dramatic incident oc.
Cured during the hearing of case this
week at the Leicester County Court,
held in the old Norman Castle, on the
banks of the Soar. Mr. Briggs, the
plaintiff in the case, is blind of an eye,
while the Judge, Mr.. Holhir, is very
lame on one leg. During the hearing
the Judge remarked that he could not
make out what was written in an in
voice, and the plaintiff also said that he
could not see what it was. His honor
then said; 1t is not surprising that you
cannot see it, your sight not being per-
feet. The plaintiff: Well, your honor,
at all events you cannot walk straight.
His honor: Well, the lame must not
call the blind. Later in the case the
Judge again referred to the plaintiff s
loss of an eye, and asked how he sus-
tanned the loss. The plaintiff, upon
whom the question produced the
most painful emotion, said: I'm an
evil moment, your honor, placed a
revolver near my mouth and discharged
it. (Sensation in court.) The plaintiff
then raised his right hand toward the
solicitor for the defence: Don't ask
me another question, don't say another
word; 1 will give you the case and SC
saying, he walked out of the court
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-12
For Young Readers.
KEEP ON TRYLNG.

If boys should get discouraged
At lessons or at work,
And say: "TherG's no use trying"
And all hard tasks should shirk,
And keep on Sinking, Sinking,
Til the boy became man,
/ wonder what the world would do
To carry out its plan!
The coward in the conflict
Gives up at first defeat;
If once repulsed, his courage
Lies shattered at his feet.
The brave heart wins the battle
Because, through thick and thin,
He'll not give up as conquered,
He fights ana lights 10 win.
So, boys, don't get disheartened
Because at first you fail.
If you but keep on trying,
At last you will prevail.
BE stubborn against failure.
Try! Try; and try again.
The boys who'Ve kept on trying
Have made the world best men.
-Eben h. RecfOrd, in Chicago AdrIHee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-12

Camel rearing is not as important
an industry in Russia nowadays as it
was in years gone by, the goat ranches
having superseded it. There are only
about 250,000 camels there now, while
there are over 100000 goats. The
latter is now the principal occupation
in mountainous portions of the eau
casus, and it brought in over 100000
to the people engaged in it in 1877.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-12

Mr.. Geary, of Shenandoah, Pa,
found great difficulty in supplying his
family with food, and his wife, growing
respondent, killed herself to geieve
him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-12

An exchange tells us that one Chi,
cego cigar factory is manned entirely
by women. As an Offset to this we will
state that one Partisan dressmakiug es-
adjustment is womaned entirely by
men, iSndrck Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-12

After the recent accident on the
Erie Railroad Wabash special ran the
McCaull Opera Company from Detroit
to Auburn junction, l26 miles, in III
minutes - Chicago Hcraid.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-12

Quite number OF new enterprises
have been established in and around
Hawkinsville. Ga, within the last few
years, but the most novel industry yet
has been inaugurated by Mr.. Thomas
Chancey, who has gone into the 'possum
business on an extensive scale, and pro-
poses to raise these much sought var
minis for the market. His ranch is 10.
Gated about a mile from Hawkinsville,
and is enclosed with wire fencing
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-12

-- Eighty seven persons in York
County, South Carolina, bear the name
of Jackson.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-09
Arabi's Opinion Of the Mahdi.

The Constantinople correspondent Of
the Morning Post states that he has had
the opportunity of talking at some
length with gentleman recently ar
rived from Ceylon, and who during the
last few months had many and contin-
uous opportunities of seeing and con-
ferring with Arab Pasha. This gentle
man said: "The victory of the Mahdi
would cause no surprise whatever to
Arab Pasha, who over and over again
repeated to me that his influence was
very great, and that England ought to
be prepared to see him march some day
or other on Cairo. Arab Pasha told
my friend that nothing had struck him
so much as the complete ignorance of
Europeans as to the power Of Moham-
mechanism, What Europeans were
pleased to call fanaticisin was a spirit
Of self-sacrifce and devotion combined
with courage and organization, which
must make Europe tremble. Ii was
that sentiment, andnot his personalani-
bition, which had made him in the
space of a few weeks master Of the
situation in Egypt Ills name lad be-
come popular al over The MoAammc,
dan world, and as q proof OF this Arab
Pasha showed my friend piles Of vol
umes which during his exile in Ccylon
had been filled by The most influential
personages in India who st.ll contNu5
going to CeYlon as on pilgrimage, to
confer WitA The promoter Ui t4G lslVp-
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-09
Hhat a Fat Man Thints and Says Of
Ills Kind.

Flesh is materialized philosophy.
Fat men are nearly always philos-
ophers. Dickens challenged the world
to point our a mob of fat men, and
although ! was not as well acquainted
with Mr.. Dickens as | am with certain
active Young fellows who visit me the
first Of every month, yet | agree with
him, neWer saw a mob of fat men. |
never saw a fat man hanged, Once in
Kentucky lat man was sentenced to be
hanged, but when an appeal to the SUI
preme Court was taken the Judges,
who were too fleshy to pull on a boot
comfortably, told the condemned man
that he was too fat to he hanged with
any degree of pleasure and consequent
ly gave him a palm-leaf fan and
sent him to the penitentiary 10
await a pardon, which was not
long in coming, 1t was afterwards
proved that the fat man was innocent.
History shows that all philosophers
were fat, that is, history proves that
some of them were fat and that others
should have been. Don't understand
me that great flesh is to be desired. (
do say though, that flesh is conducive
to philosophy, for none but the philos-
opher can enjoy an excess of adipose
tissue. When man discovers shat he
is getting fat the revelation does not
impart thrill of pleasure. For some
time he has noticed that his appetite is
unusually good, and he has occasionally
detected in himself disposition to talk
of beefsteak and to read with pleasure
the old English novel where great roasts
are described in detail. His friends
used to ask: "How tall are youp" but
now they want to know how much he
weighs. He is annoyed. He does not
contemplate with satisfaction the grad
ual filling up of his ''weskit'' and the
tightening Of coat which was once
too large for him. He decides to diet
himself, but he soon abandons the idea.
Il never saw man gain flesh so
fast" said friend, meeting him at the
Governors reception. 'Why, only a
few years ago you were as slim as
rail. How much do you weigh, any
howpn
Another man comes along and says:
"Hellc! When are you going to stop
growingP"
'Well," he finally meditates, 81 am
fat, and can't help it. A man who's
going to be fleshy will be in spite of
everything he can do. don't intend
to let it bother me-"
After this life is much smoother. He
finds himself laughing heartily, and he
reads humorous works with a zest he
never before experienced. He is
philosopher now; not on account of
mental maturity; not that he has learned
TO place the proper estimate on the
worlds pleasures, but on account of
his flesh.-M 7. Mercury.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-09
limiting Buffalo.

Those of t,,a rsaders NJ tbe e,,., who
have ever m 4 Mr. Thom.y DunLar
Isssea Of tba 1Iilwanl,oa flrivino pe,,l-
nave seen a yothc,. s,,,sll n,on Int tbo5,
Iova soen . NAN ,rIrn is nc fIll If Ina;
nos. as ong n,on IN tlin world IA /,
cba;n f~htninm IN ,rvlhino. Lo nndar.
torras s1d ent9nsiostic to 7be 1.et Ts
orso a. tbe tima ,bo BnfTaIo Tiu
nartv wos bore n tLo drivi1o. oori. M
nnnbqr wotcbed tbo nrocediinos NIX
mprb interast To wes na,,t7cul.Tlg
strnclr with Tho pnnalo bnnt On tL5
trocl, vboro tbo coy-bors chsead tba
to,na bn'laIoes sro1nd nd sh0t Mini,
cartrid@es af them after Which fho
buroloes would o.o and law d6wn ond
cbew Mr. DpnboI's bav Un booon,a
Wild on tbe snbieot Of brntino hnjro-
loos md even lad = Sort of lii7inc. fo,,
The bnsiness of rohI,inr stare coScbne
thorob ba cons;darnd fbe 15tta, bor1I,,
tbe CORRECT thinr But buntinG huAa-
lC.os Lo olo,fad 81 ond for ;yonI- ~,
two after tbe buffalo show won't away
Mr. Dnnhor could bo saor oa,Iv in t5e
morning mounted ON a brood noro in
his nasfnre chasing cows aronnd tbo
inrl6sure The brood mare fe1l down
Win NM Dunbsr n dozen timps or so-
and rolled over on him bnt he would
oet nm with n Wild warwboop rcmonnt
fbe animal and chase AFTER \ cow in :
manner that showed him TO be a thor
oughbred. For several DAYS he wore an
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-09
Dog Oil.

"Everything is wrong this MORN
ing" exclaimed a Springswell butcher
yesterday. Il have just lost my best
customer. He was anxious to see me
killing and dressing, so he stepped into
my slaughter-house Just as | was about
to remove the fat from dog"
"a dogp You don't mean to say"
''No; don't mean to say that we
butchers shove dogs and cats on the
market but this particular. dog was
brought to me by a consumptive young
chap who lives near by. He wished
me to remove the fat that he might rem
der it, and use it as q cure for his NAL
ady, and, as l said before, just as | was
doing SO in walked my best customer!
You never saw madder man in all
your life. He wouldn't give me a
chance TO explain, but after swearing
enough to make that boys hair stand
on end he rushed out saying that he
would have me lynched."
'Isn't that rather novel cure for
oonsumption?'
''Well, / don know. | have killed
dogs for half=a-dozen who have con-
slimptioni but thepeis a man up town
somewhere who makes dog oil whole
sale''
Furfler inquiry revealed the fact
that the manufacture OF dog oil may
now be numbered among DeWoi3s de-
ttnot Industries. The dogs from which
The oil was extracted were procured at
.sl.s ilAs 4 l,t4~t,,ts
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-09

The stage was stopped, and Mr.. Dun
bar bribed the driver to allow him 70
take one Of the stage horses for a buff
falo hunt. The driver said that it was
against the rules, but sum
of money sufficient to overcome
his scruples was forthcoming,
and the lead horse was saddled and
with regular, Comanche yell, Dunbar
charged towards the buffaloes. The
animals heard the noise and started
Weston pretty fair trot and the horse
took the rider within shooting distance
in going mile. He rode along side OF
a buffalo COW, that was going pretty
good eight minute gait, and prepared
to shoot when he found that in his hur-
ry he had forgotten to take his gun out
of the stage, and all the arms he had
with him were the ones nature had pro-
vided HIM with For half mile he
rode along beside the wild game, call
inc himself names for forgetting his
Gun. He looked at the buffaloes, and
the buffaloes looked at him, and as
they got on slight elevation, ranch
was seen q short distance ahead, and
man on horseback. The buffaloes trot-
ted right along towards the ranch, and
suddenly it occurrid to Dunbar that the
buffaloes were tame ones. The animals
Stacked up and walked, as they came
near the ranch, and one of them went
up to trough under windmill, and
began drinking. Dunbar is man who
| lAno n ainhfnan
months to get anything through his
head, so he rode up to the man
and said: II have brought your
buffaloes home" The man looked
at Dunbar curiously, and asked him
why he didn't walk them instead of run
ming them across the prairie, and Dun
bar said he was in hurry. He said
the fact was he was going along in
the stage, looking for tame buflaloes to
organize wild West show, and the
driver told him those bufaloes belonged
to man about three miles west, and
he thought they could be bought, so he
got the driver to stop the stage and lend
him horse to go to the ranch, and he
thought as he was coming right along
ne WOulu urlVe Jne DullalO0S. lndG
seemed satisfactory, and Mr.. Dunbar
soon bargained for the herd, at certain
price, to be called for within ten days,
and he gave the man dollar to bind
the bargain, and went back to the stage,
where the driver and passengers were
laughing at him for chasing tame buff
faloes, but when he showed that he
knew they were tame, and had gone to
the ranch to buy them, the laugh was
on the other side. Dunbar will never
take those tame buffaloes, but he will
always thank his stars that he did not
have his gun along, for if he had killed
one of them the owner would have
salted him about two hundred dollars.
We understand that Dunbar gives diff
ferent version of his buffalo experience,
claiming to have killed millions of
them, but we would rather take the
statement of the Dakota paper, which
is unbiased. .-Pecb'S Sun.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-09
ANNOUNCEMENT
Elk RA0 R DI n ARY /!

Having anticipated a heavy fall
and winter trade, we have put In
a large and complete assortment
Of Furniture, which will be sold
at lower prices than ever before
known in this market. We wish
to inform our patrons and friends,
and every one in want of frst-class
furniture, that never before was
such an opportunity offered to
those desiring to embellish them
selves with beautiful and we'll
made furniture at a small outlay.
Especially is this favorable time
for those in want Of SUITABLE
and USEFUL FL OLD A Y
PRESENTS.
We offer unheard Of bargains
in Marble Top Tables, Library
Tables, Book Cases, Chamber
Suits, Hall Racks, Parlor Suits,
Upholstered > Easy Chairs, Side
Boards, Extension Tables, Dining
Chairs, Bedsteads, Rattan Chairs,
Office Chairs, Office Desks, Cribs,
Cradles, Children's Chairs, Fold
ing Beds, Foot Rests &C., &c.
Both Goods and Prices are war;
ranted to be satisfactory and we
invite inspection and comparison.
Call early before our stock is re-
duced. No trouble to show Goods.
Rooms open evenings till after
the holidays.
HOYT & WOLLEY.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-09
RingwOrIn.

One of the medical names of this all
ment is herpes circinata, which is near
ly the same as our familiar term. They
each refer to the way in which it moves
like creeping circle, a ring constant
ly enlarging itself outward from its
center.
The disease is caused by parasitic
plant microscopic of course-lodging
on the skin and then getting down into
its substance. 1t then propagates its
kind. Each new brood develops a lit
tie further from the center of the circle.
The first things noticed are an itching,
q burning, slight redness. These are
soon followed by small number of
xesicles minute elevations filled with
watery 1luid. Some OF these yesicles
are constantly drying UP, while others
are forming.
Among other animals, sheep are sub
ieet 10 thi, ailment. The plant, or its
spores (seeds), may adhere TO the wool
in spite Of the washing, and the disease
may be thus communicated TO persons
employed in woolen mills. 1t is now
believed that many Of the contagious
diseases are due to microscopic
plants, but these do not take root and
Crow and ripon their spores unless they
find q coHgenial soil The congenial
soil for riugwoms is q low state OF the
human system. Mill girls are peculiar
~ exposed, because they arc seldom in
vigorous health,
The liugWorm may be upon the body
or upon tie head. In the latter case
its appearance is different, and it bears
q somewaat different medical name
herpes toaSHyQaS. The latter term is
from Latin word sienitying to shave.
Yet whether on the body or head, it is
the same disease, and due TO the same
parasite. On the head il works down to
the hair bulb, and there plants itself
The hair loses It's vitality, and is easily
broken of. The eyebrows and lashes
may wholly drop out. The patches are
circular They show ropulsive-looking
sores, with q red, raw appearance.
Some have crust-lilie formation. The
slight discharge from the yesicles mats
the surrounding hair Both varieties
are contagious. Children with ring
worms should not be allowed to play
with other children.
Dr. Weir, Professor of Dermatology
in the Philadelphia Medical and Chirur-
gical College, who has been long ex-
perimenting on curative applications
for the disease-we repeat it for the
benefit of the medical profession says
he has never known the oleate of cop
per to fail in single case. The gener-
al health usually needs invigorating.-
YOUTHS Companion.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-09
The pamage Done BY Sheen Dos.

The damage done by dogs, always Of
the most worthless character, in all
districts where wool growing is carried
on to any extent, is only known to those
who directly suffer from them. The
feeling in such districts against dogs
as a rule is very bitter, and many val
liable animals, guiltless of harm, are
frequently destroyed There is scarce
ly a Legis ature in any State, where
wool growing is prosecuted to any ex-
tent, which is not applied to for laws
to protect sheep against the depreda-
tions of dogs, by imposing a dog-tax,
and creating fund out of which the
damages shall be paid to those suffer-
ing from dogs where the owners of these
midnight providers may be unknown.
In many regions where sheep farming
is almost the exclusive line pursued,
and on the successful prosecution of
which farmers rely almost entirely for
their income, the rayages of scalawag
dogs, which nobody is willing to own
when these charges are brought against
them, will sometimes in single night
or two sweep away the profits of
year. We are not surprised that peo-
pie, especially farmers who live, in the
main, isolated lives, should, value the
protection which good dog will afford
to their premises. This, no one can
deny is more or less valuable, though
it is a well-known fact that burglars
care little for dogs. They know how
to ''fx" them, if they are likely to stand
in the way of their operations; and upon
the whole the loss suffered from sheep
dogs are hundreds of times over greater
than any protection afforded by them
against thieves.
We know it to be fact that many
farmers have sold off their sheep simply
for the reason of the damage suffered
from the most valueless sort of mongrel
dogs No matter how numerous these
sheep killing dogs abound in neigh
borhood, nobody owns them nor pays
taxes for them, though they are found
to be fixtures upon their farms. But
there is one sure mode of discovering
the guilty parties. That is by examin-
ing their mouths and bodies for the evil
dence of their crime. They are sure to
have plenty of blood-stains about them,
aud if traced to them by this unques-
toned sign, no opposition should save
them from death and their owners from
being mulcted in round damages. The
loss of so much valuable stock is enough
to excite the indignation of every farm
er suffering in this way; and there
should be nothing short of penal stat
ute as perhaps the most certain remedy
against these villainous depredators. 1t
will, if anything is calculated to do 90,
put the owners of such dogs in very
unpleasant position. 1t is needless to
say that we have great love for reputa-
BILE dogs. No animal shows SO deep an
attachment to their owners, and there
are many breeds of these. The value
of many of these are placed side by side
with a two-forty horse; but while we
freely make this statement, we as freely
repeat that there is no greater evil,
arising far above nuisance, than ma
jority of the dogs everywhere existing.
Germantown Telegraph.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-09
4 Remedy for Insomnia.


We have seen great many recipes
for insomnia, but not one OF them has
ever been found 10 give satisfaction TO
the man who wants 70 90 TO sleep and
can't. 10 be sure, ii makes fellow
sleep 10 read some Of them, but that
doesn't count We wish to suggest a
sovereign remedy, one that viii cure in
every case, or money refunded. 1t is
very simple, consisting IN employing
somebody TO rap on your chamber door
occasionally during the night and yell
through tho key-lole that it is time to
getup Ne have known boys TO be
kept asleep until nearly noon by this
simple expedient, We mention this
fact that our remedy may be used with
discretion. An overdose may prove
disastrous. Boston Post.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-09

"A few days ago Homer Moore, of
Greensboro, Ga, was driving q yoke of
oxen along the road, when they became
frightened and dashed off through the
woods near by. They ran into a tree
and horn on one of the oxen was
knocked completely off, flying dis
tance OF ten or twelve feet from the tree.
Homer hurriedly grabbed up the horn
and soused it in its socket. 1t took hold
and grew into its former place, and is
now as solid as ever. The only objec-
ton is that Homer in his haste put the
horn on bottom upward and it has a
tendency to be lop-sided. Save this
little fault the horn is all right and the
OK prances around and hooks things
with his old-time energy. = Chicago
Times.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-09
The ycgetarlan's Stumbling Block.

Tbora is ono irberont wea,,noss in +ho
orenJ Of ronotorianS % % and tbatis+Iott - tbnv 'l
oan NOT oet ON ,uifbnIt ' an anjInai III; rood
@ ,an,aI,y nTV g,iI,. a,,J @ M i'r n"rso tbo
fnnt % d9ora ii''lN 'o ~ ,'aoV {"ao t,at tl,
,'.J otr,o v bos '' a MI ~ ''tS foaJ for Y "i
ronnr ror me- ,oin,,s i, onJ 'i ' tSot is 0 rorr
sv,ltr,orI - anI ,,n,@,..a,,j @ & F,o1 va
%m," to,an. - o,., ,ii u'io ~ , l"0 c 1oo
tSo, t,apl'9, ~ n NJ o'' - rofa , ~ ,U ~ :"
] s,aIa of ~ yo.ot,,S, ~ 5fa4 ,, m. !" oon n
60 C'''i 4''l' 49, ''' iIi'A' O'''4
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-09

in the Treasury the 'scrub-wom-
en- alone get over $4,000 per year,
though, as there are seyenty-fiye of
them, it is easy to see that their salaries
are not lnunifcent They 60 to the
Treasury building in the afternoon,
Just as the clerks and other employees
areIleaving, and as soon as they are
out Of the building set to work to
sweep and dust and scrub the whole
building, and are done their duties
within d couple Of hours. Washington
lLettey.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-09
A Ealr.Raising Enisnle.

A young mrn was ushered into the
parlor where ut his adoted one. She
was going sou,f-lly iuto the fre, think
ipg Of him, no doubt, but not dreaming
Of his presence. He tiptocd his ap-
proach, and slyly se'zing a struggling
hair which was coyly nestled in its
blonde beauty on the seruf OF her
rounded neck, gently twitched it and
waited for the sudden s.art and maid
enly blush, pleased surprise. But
not a start, not q surprise Again he
drew it towards him, and ag1in did the
fair one continue to gaze thoughtluHy
in the fire. 'Dcar girl, she knows not
Of my presence" hemurmured to him
self. GLOW glad she win be to discover
her Charles so close behind her. will
end this SURPRISE; and gently lifting
anauburn curl from the sloping shoul-
ders he gave it gentle tweak and,
gentle reader, youmay believe us or not,
but truly, as sure rs we live, he scalped
her. The whole business came of, and
then she knew that Charles was there.
Shall we draw veil over the pictmeP
by no means. Charles knew that she
wore false hair, and he knew that she
knew that he knew it. Besides, the
girl was turning thirty and worth mill
ions. Charles was poor, but madly in
love. A poor young man, madly in
love with a girl worth a million, is new
er particular. baltimore ECery Satatr-
ddU