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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-20
A Modern Solomon.

A rich old citizen Of Bergoma had
lent to one Of his c0untrymen at
Florence four hundred crowns, which
ne advanced without any person be-
ing present, and without requiring a
written acknowledgment.
When the stipulated time had
elapsed, the creditor required bis
money; but the borrower, we'll APP
Drised that no proof could be brought
against him positively denied that
ne had ever received it. After many
fruitless attempts to recover it, the
lender was advised to resort to the
Duke, who would find some method
of doing him justice.
Alessandro accordingly ordered
both parties before him, and after
learning the assertions of the one,
and the positive denial of the other,
ne turned to the creditor, saying,
"Is it possible, then, friend, that you
could have lent your money when no
one was present :"
"There was no one indeed repli.
ed the creditor, II counted out the
money on post"
eco, bring the post this instant"
said the Duke, land | will make it
confess the truth"
The creditor, though astOnished at
receiving such an order, FASTENED to
obey, haying first received a secret
caution from the Duke not to be very
speedy in his return. In the mean
time the Duke employed himself in
transacting the affairs Of his other
suitOrs, til at length, turning to-
wards the borrower, "this man."
says he, "stays a long time with his
post"
at is 30 heavy sir" replied the
other, "that he could not yet have
brought it,"
Again AIessandro left him, and re-
turning some time afterward, care
lessly exclaimed, "What kind of men
are they that lend tkeir money with
out evidence? Was there no one
present but the post"
mo, indeed, sir" replied the
knave.
1.-THE post is good witnes them"
said the Duke, land it shall make
you pay the man his money."-BoU
Bells.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-20

A visit TO a Chinese priut,ng esjah-
lishmeut is productive Of much that
is interesting. MOyeable types are in
use in san Francisco Chinese news
paper offices. The manner Of getting
a Chinese newspaper on the press aud
printing is very primitive. The edi-
tor takes American newspapers to
friends, from whOm he gets a transla-
ton of the matter he needs, and after
getting it written in Chinese in a
manner satisfactory to him lie care
fully writes it upon paper chemically
prepared. Upon the bed of the press
which is of the style that went out of
use with the last century, is Iitho-
graphic press. Upon this the paper
is laid until the impression of the
character is left there. 4 large Keller
is linked and passed over the stone
after it has been dampened with a
wet sponge, and nothing remains but
to take the impression upon the news
paper to he. The Chinese pressiaan
prints three papers every five min
utes, five papers in the same time
less than Benjamin Franklin had a
record for. A Chinese printing office
has never been struck by lightning,
The life of a Chinese journalist is
happy one. He is free from care and
thought, and allows the work of the
establishment to be done by the press
man. The Chinese editor, like the
rest of his countrymen, is initiative.
He does not depend on his brain for
editorials, but translates them from
all the cOntemDOraneOuS American
newspapers he can get. There is no
numerous department in the Chinese
newspaper. The newspaper Office las
no exchanges scattered over the floor.
and in nearly all other things il diff
ferS from the American institution.
The editorial room is connected by a
ladder hunks on the loft above,
where the managing editor sleeps,
and next to it is, invariably, a room
where an opium bunk and layout re-
side.
Evidences ofdomestic life are about
the place, pots, kettles and. dishes
taking up about as much room as the
press. In one instance ON Wa-hing-
ton street barber shop is run in the
same department with the editorial
room, and, in all cases, no disposition
is shown to elevate the position Of
the "printer" above his surround
ings. If an editor finds that Journal
ism does not pay, he gets job Of
washing dishes or chopping wood,
and he does not think he has descend
ed far either.-ECchaRge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-20
NEW fpvEFTigENrETe
From the Bloody Ground.

ToLLEsBoRo, KY.
DIR. ). b. HARTMAN & Co. Columbus,
Ohio.-l keep the largest stock of medi-
cines of any store in Lewis county, with
the exception Of drug store at Vance
burg, our county seat, and am selling
great deal Of your PERUNA and MANA
LIN. It's giving the best satisfaction of
any medicine that l ever handled. In one
case the constable for the precinct, has
been very sick and low spirited for long
time. For several years he has tried all
the doctors here, and we have some good
ones, and they did him no good. After
much persuasion | sold him two bottles
of PERUNA and MANALIN. He took half
of the medicine. 1 could see a great
change in him, and now he is as sound a
man apparently as there is in this vicinity,
and he says he is entirely well. He is
number one man and is highly re-
spected He is satisfied that Your medi-
cine saved his life, after all the doctors and
all medicines had failed. Being unac-
quainted with you, refer you to John
Shillito s. Co., Altor, Pinckard 81 Co.,
and other business houses of Cincinnati.
K. L. GILLESPIE, P. M.
Messrs. Adamson s. Shipey, of
Waynesburg, Pa, write: Please send us
some Ills of Life" Immediately. We
are having big run on your medicine,
PERUNA. Instead of dying out, like most
medicines, in course of time, it seems to
be growing in favor. We sell lots of it.
Please send the books soon."
Messrs. Wirthorn s. Urban, of Ale
gheny City, Pa, write : " Having !. .a iis
sale fOr- vOir,. Pr RTrN- A and AThA-k, ~ we
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-20
An EnterpriSing, Reliable House.

w. ID. Nydegger can always be re-
lied upon, not only to carry in stock
the best of everything, but to secure
the Agency for such articles as have
welI-known merit, and are popular
with people, thereby sustaining the
reputation Of being always enterpris
ing, and ever reliable. Having spcur.
ed the Agency for the celebrated DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, will sell it on a positive guaran-
tee. 1t will surely cure any and every
affection of Throat, Lungs, and Chest,
and to show our confiden e, we in
wife you to call and get a Trial Bottle
Free.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-20
FOR RENT OR SALE.

A large new residence adjoining Oakland
II rooms, basement, pantry and
cellar. Well of good water. All convenient
out buildings. -Four acres Of lard in a good
state of cultivation. VIII rent furnished.
For terms or Information apply to or ad-
Gress
THIS OFFICE
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-20
WHY Men Don't Marry.

The reluctance Of young men to
marry is rapidly taking the shape of
one of the most perpIexing social
problems Of our time. In sections
whore the women out-lumber the
men by about ten per cent, the stu
alton presents many difficulties. But
the Discrimination of young men to
marry seems to be in the nature of a
contagious epidemic. 1t is spreading
all over the country except in agri.
cultural regions, where people hold
fast to Old fashioned ways. The
trouble is, too many of our young
men are determined to marry rich
women, or to accumulate wealth
themselves before entering into the
welded state. This state of affairs is
unhappy and demoraIizing. 1t is
to point out remedy for this
growing evil.-AUO1t0 Constitution.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-20

Everybody admires beautiful hair,
and every one may possess it, by
using Ayers Hair Vigor,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-20
M O

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
and six miles from Oakland The penalty
for cutting down timber in Garrett county
Md, without permission Of the owner OF tHe
land, is the same, under the Act of 1890 Oh
26i, as for felOniously stealing goods or chat
tells TO the value of the tree or trees" SO cnt
down
THEOS. b. HORWITZ.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-20
Estate of Nuauca Il. Shanh, deed.

Estate Of Nu0Hc1a Il. Shank, decd.
TT7IITS IS TO GINENOTICI,-rhat the sub
l. scrbar Of Garrett county, hath OBJ aimed
from the Orphans Court Of Garrett county,
in Maryland, Letters of Administration on
the personal estate Of
NAAMAN L. SHANK,
late of Garrett co. Md, decd. All persons
having claims against the deceased are here
by warn cd to exhibit the same with the YOU
chPrs thereof legally authenticated, to the
subscriber. on or before the I2tlI day OF De
cember UsNt they may otherwise by law be
excluded from an benefit of said estate
Given under my hand this Sd day of June
1853.
SARAH E. SHANK,
COST Administrative.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13
A Morning Walk.
lExchan ge.

Out in Portland, Oregon, where dis tances are so deceitful, very amusing incident occurred last summer, among a party of friends with whom 1 was travel ing. It happened that one of our num- Der was troubled somewhat by insomnia, so much so that he arose one bright morning, just as the day was beginning to dawn, dressed, went to the office and inquired of the clerk at what time the matutinal repast began. Being told that seven o'clock vas the earliest hour, he walked to the piazza, looked around for few moments, returned, and inquired what mountain that was in the distance. Upon being told that twas Mount Hood, he said to the clerk "If any of our party inquiies for me, say that am going to take run over there to get up an appe- tizer :; will be back again in time for breakfast!" Now Mount Hood is some twenty or thirty miles from Portland, but has the appearance of being not over two or three. As the hour for breakfast approached, our party began csunting up its numbers, bat Mir. A was mo- where 10 be found.
 Inquiry was at once instituted as to what might have become of him, when it was ascertained from the clerk, that he had gone to Mount Hood for morning walk, and, with a merry twinkle in his eye, he added, he might not be back in time for the first breakfast conse. quently we took our breakfast minus the absent MT. A, and immediately after took carriages for drive to Mount Hood, it possible to ove,take the prodigal. Fi- nally, after riding an hour or two, we came to little brook, and there, sure enough, was Mir. A divesting him. self of all his clothing. When asked what hs was sbou: :c dc, he replied tha. he was "going to swim across" "But why don't you step over ?" said some one. "Well," replied Mir. A, Gin this country of magnificent distances, how do l know but that it is two miles across ?"
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and commenced beating the door with that, the party within firing necessarily. had assisted in the barricading, fixing the fastenings so that could remove them upon the first effort to get in. But 1 was not at the door when the battering began, and could not get to the fasten- ings until the ladder was used. then quickly removed the iastenings, and after two or three strokes of the ladder the engine rolled partially bacb, making small aperture, through which Lieutenant Green, of the marines, forced himself, jumped on top of the en- zine, and stood second in the midst of a shower of balls looking for John Brown When he saw Brown he sprang about twelve feet at him and gave an under thrust of his sword, striking him about midway the body and raising him com- pletely from the ground. Brown fell for- ward with his head between his knees, and Green struck him several times over the head, and, as then supposed, split his skull at every stroke.
 "I was not two feet from Brown at that time. Of course got out of the building as soon as possible, and did not know till some time later that Brown was not killed. It seems that in making the thrust Greens sword struck Browns belt and did not penetrate the body. The sword was bent double. The reason that Brown was not killed when struck on the head was that Green was holding his sword in the middle, striking with the hilt and making only scalp wounds."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13
Mir. Spurgeon's Modesty.
Exchange.I

An English lady had occasion, some time since, to travel without escort from Suffolk to London, and she was forced to take train on which there were no car riages reserved fer ladies.
 "There is a compartment occupied only by the Rev. MT. Sturgeon, the guard said in answer to her expression of disappointment, "peihaps you do not object to riding with him."
 The lady acquiesced, and accordingly was so placed.
 An inquiry on the part of the reverend gentleman in relation to the window opened the conversation, and presently the two travellers were discoursi sing ami cably upon general topics. At length they reached MT. Spurgeon's native vii. ments.
 "I presume, madam" the gentleman observed with genuine enthusiasm, "that you have heard of Sturgeon, the great preacher. This village has the honor of being his birthplaces
 He went on from this text, drawn out somewhat, it is true, by the lady, and praised himself most unsparingly, de claring Sturgeon to be the greatest di- vine in all England. When London was reached, he politely assisted the lady into cab, and was bidding her good-by, when she said:
 CT thank you very much for your kind ness, MT. Sturgeon"
 Surprise, chagrin, and anger all painted themselves upon the face of the other, but he apparently struggled to maintain his countenance and his temper. Strik- ing himself mechanically upon the chest, he exclaimed:
 "Down, temperi Down temper, down!"
 And turning upon his heel he left her abruptly.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13

and miles, and making it land like a bombshell amid the works of the enemy. This is that redNeH0 G6sSrdSw which has been common in all times. Phre- noiogy was an attempt to carry . !ew general truths into a most detailed science Socialism was an effort to take up the law of order and apply t until so- ciety should become precise machine Thoreau attempted to simplify man until he could live alone, and on ten dollars a year Quakerism was an attempt to kill of all colors except drab, and all music except the sing song of their speeches al meeting.
 But all these efforts to force the uni verse into one fact or one fancy will fail and the Metaphysical Doctors" VII have the modification of taking some back steps. They can help our world but not by promising, like patent medi cine, to cure every form of disorder They should be satisfied with the study and practice of an art which may accom- plish much good for society.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13
Joseph Bonsparte.
IPhiladelphia Press.l

When the conqueror placed his hand on the mane of one of the two colossal lions that flank the magnificent white and black marble staircase of the Piazza del Orienti, in Madrid, and, turning to she brother whom he had made king oi Spain, said: "Thou wilt be better lodged than I" he scarcely anticipated that the words would also hold good of Joseph Bonaparte's quiet Philadelphia residence on Ninth street, while the founder of the family fortunes was eating his heart out at St. Helena.
 The house on Ninth street was built about the year 1900 by wealthy Irish man, John Moony, who owned the prop erty between Locust street and the alley. It was then supposed to be on Spruce street, but when Spruce street was sur. veyed the line was run 100 feet further south. This is the reason the house fronts on the alley.
 Not long after the house was built it was purchased by Chandler Price, a great shipping merchant of those days. After the battle Of Waterloo Joseph Bonaparte bade his unfortunate brother sorrowful farewell and sailed for the new world. Before doing so he offered himself as a substitute for imprisonment at St. Helena "We do not care to cage the cat when we nave captured the royal tiger" was the sarcastic comment of an English sfficer.
 Joseph Bonaparte arrived in Philadel- phia some time in I8I5. Few residences in Philadelphia were fitted for a king even an exiled one, who, through his wife, Mademoiselle Clary, daughter of an enormously wealthy merchant of Mar seilles, was still possessed of ample means. Alter some dickering Chandler Price gave up his house for a handsome consider ation to the exile.
 The beautiful daughter of a French man, in humble circumstances, touched no doubt, by the noble exile's misfortunes, listened to his tale of love. The little in. trigue was discovered. The irate father removed his daughter to another city, and Bonaparte, in disgust, purchased a residence at Bordentown, and, after a residence there of some years, diversified by shooting excursions to the Adiron- dacks, returned to Europe. He took up his residence in Florence, where, after a number of years wasted in intrigue against the Bourbons that came 10 notb- ing he ended his varied and adventur- ous life in I844
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13
The Capture of John Brown.
Philadelphia News.l

From an account in the June Cenfxr, of John Brown at Harper's Ferry, written by one of his prisoners, who was in the engine house during the instruction, and afterward held the rank of captain in the confederate army, we quote the follow ing: "When Lieutenant Stuart came in the morning for the final reply to the de mand to surrender, got up and went to Browu's side to hear his answer.
 !" "Stuart asked, Are you ready to sur render and trust to the mercy of the gov ernmentf
 sBrown answered promptly, 'Nol I prefer to die here.'
 "His manner did not betray the least fear.
 Stuart stepped aside and made the signal for the attack, which was instantly begun with sledge-hammers to break down the door.
 Finding it would not yield, the soldiers seized long ladder for battering-ram,
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13
Color Blindness.

[Dr. George s. Munson. in New York Sun.
 The most frequent defect in color blindness is the inability to distinguish red. A distinguished professor in an English university once wore scarlet gown through the streets, much to the amusement of many who saw him. On being asked by friend what appeared to him to be the color of his robe, he an- swered, pointing to some evergreens near by: It seems to me to rest mble those as closely as possible" The next color most frequently mistaken for some other is green. The importance of this defect is estimated by the frequency of it's oc. currence
 The test of color blindness is not how well one can name colors, but how much he sees them. 1.-two letters be drawn, one red and another green, on back ground, a person who is green blind would fail to distinguish or see the green letter. In other words, to the first the red color is suppressed, and to the sec ond the green. The red blind will place purple or a green alongside of a rose color, supposing them all to be the same shade. The green blind will confound the blue and the gray with the rose color. The test for an engineer is not to name colors and shades of color, but to know red as red and green as green, and to match red with red and green with green of their various shades. Four per cent. of the 30 900 employees of the Pennsyl- vania have been found totally color blind and ten per cent. more or less affected with this defect of vison. Five per cent of the same were found with imperfect hearing. In this city lives a well-known animal painter who is entirely color blind. He selects his color not by know ing the colcr itself, but by reading their names on the tubes. He employs usu- ally only black, brown and white in his work.
 Dr. Jeffries, of Philadelphia, instituted a very efficient test of color blindness by suspending numbered skeins of worsted of different colors from a rod. The standard colors of rose, red and green, with all the various shades of these col ors, were numbered with the odd num- bers. All other colors were numbered with even numbers. The persons ex- amined for color blindness were invited to match shades of the three named be- fore as the standard, and if any SO named were among those numbered with the even numbers, it was seen at once that they were unable to distinguish colors.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13
TO MY LITTLE NELL.
BY H. s. KELLER.

Thou airy, fairy, cline sprite With eyes like summer skies so blue, Thy presence makes the world more bright, Thy face obscures deep sorrow's view. Thou gentle, little maiden fair. Whose smile like sungleam greets me here Within the meshes of thy hair The golden glint of sun shines clear. Ah, will thy eyes be ever bright And smile as sweetly as to-dayi Will augkt of veal, or sorrows blight, Drive sunshine from thee far awayi The W orld is full of bliss or wee; Thou, but an atom in its strife,- Like creatures all of ebb and flow, Will mingle sweet and pain in life.
 -Sf. LlHiJ MagdTiHe.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13
Healthfui vigor for the Girls.

Mrs. Livermore says, in sne of heE lectures on Girls, " | would give to girls equal intellectual and industrial training with boys. Yes, and give them equally good health, too" When your girls are suffering from paleness and debility, it is a sign that their blood is poor and thin, and that they need Browns Iron Bitters. The only preparation of iron that can be taken safely. Miss Barton, Chestnut ss-, Louisville, Ky: says, Browns Iron Bit ters cured me of rheumatism when every thing else had failed"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13
Lincoln's Lightheartedness.
lExchange.l 1


 Everybody old enough to recall the will remember the disastrous repulse of Burnside at Fredericksburg on Decem- ber B, 1863. shall never forget the morning of the next day, when we heard in full the measure of the great disaster. It was almost as dark as midnight; the clouds poured down rain in torrents The very elements seemed shrouded in gloom and weeping for the thousands of the Union dead and wounded The Hon Isaac N. Arnold, then a member of con- gress from the state of Illinois, and a lifelong friend of Mir. Lincoln, occupied a seat next mine in the house of repre- sentatives- On that ll-starred. morning he called upon MT. Lincoln, And upon his return to the house described to me the interview. He found the president reading "Artemus Ward" of which he was very fond. Making nc reference to that which occupied the universal thought, he asked MT. Arnold 10 sit down while he read to him Artemus' descrip- ton of his visit to the Shakers. Shocked at this proposition, MT. Arnold said: " MT. President, is it possible that with the whole land bowed in sorrow and cov- cred with pal in the presence of yes terday's fearful reverse you can indulge in such levity?" Throwing down the book, with the tears streaming down his cheeks and his huge frame quivering with emotion, Mir. Lincoln answered: : Mir. Arnold, if could not get momen- tary respite from the crushing burden l am constantly carrying should die :" God had mercifully atsuned that great heart to temporary diversion by mirth, and so relieved its otherwise breaking strains.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13
Browns Little Joi c.

"Why, Brown, how short your coat is, i" said Jones one day to his friend Brown, who wittily replied: "Yes but it will be long enough before get another" Some men spend so much for medicines that neither heal nor help the n, that new clothes is with them like angels visits lev and far between. Internal levers, weakness ot the lungs, shortness of breath and lingering coughs, soon yield to the magic influence of that royal remedy, Dr. R. V. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery.s
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13

" Prisoner, the officer testifes that you were drunk on the street. Common drunks are good for thirty days. Next" But, your honor, am not a common drunkard. belong to the better classes.n Well, in that case I'll withdraw my for mex sentence ani call it sixty days. Next case.n-CAieage Herald.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13

Bonnets come high this spring. remarks a fashion paper. The man who has the misfortune to sit behind one at the thea tre is fully convinced of this fact.-Bos- sos Cosriey.