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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-17
JAPANESE HOUSES.
n Style of Architecture Disappointing TO
Americans.


The first sight, then, of a Japanese
house is disappointing; it is unsubstan-
tial in appearance, and there is
meagerness of color. Being I'M
painted, it suggests poverty; and this
absence of paint, with the gray and
often rain-stained color of the boards,
leads one to compare it with similar
implanted buildings at home-and
these are usually barns and sheds in
the country, and the houses of the
poorer people in the city. With ones
eve accustomed to the bright contrasts
of American houses, with their white,
or light, painted surfaces; rectangular
windows, black from the shadows
within. with glints of light reflected
from the glass; front door with its pre-
tentious steps and portico; warm red
chimneys surmounting all, and gem
crai trimness of appearance outside
which is by no means always correlated
with like conditions within-one is too
apt ut the outset to form low estimate
of a Japanese house. An American
finds it difficult indeed to consider such
structure as dwelling, when 80
MANY features are absent that 90 to
make up dwelling at home-no
doors or windows such as he had been
familiar WITH no attic or cellar; no
chimneys, and within no fireplace, and
of course no customary mantel; no
permanently inclosed rooms; and, rs
for furniture, no beds or tables, chairs
or similar articles-at least, SO it APP
pears at first sight.
One of the chief points of difference
in Japanese house as compared with
ours, lies in the treatment of partitions
and outside walls. In our houses these
are solid and permanent, and, when
the frame is built, the partitions form
part of the framework. In the Japan
csc house, on the contrary, there are
two or more sides that have no per-
manent walls. Within, also, there are
but few partitions which have similar
stability; in their stead are slight slid
ing-screens, which run in appropriate
grooves in the floor and overhead. These
grooves mark the limit of each room.
The screens may be opened by sliding
them back, or they may be entirely re-
moved, thus throwing number of
rooms into one great apartment. In
the same way the whole side of house
may be flung open to sunlight and air.
For communication between the rooms,
therefore, swinging-doors are not nee
essary. As a. substitute for windows,
the outside screens, or Shoji are covered
with white paper, allowing the light to
be dffused through the house.-Prot.
Il. s. Morse, IN Popular Science Monthly.
The Alta Cahfornia's advice on tho
Chinese question: "Go slow and drive
in the middle of the road.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-17
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

The average age of those who enter
college in this country is seventeen; II
century ago it was fourteen. Chicago
Inter ocean.
"A Notwithstanding dude is as
much like man MS an opera bouffe is
like an opera. He is merely thin and
amusing burlesque.-FdU Rirer Id
CG1ce.
-Patlent-.'WeI, doctor. what do
Won find ails me?' Doctor-'I can't
tell Just yet, Mr.. Peters. | am afraid |
shall have to diagnose your case more
thoroughly before can tell you" Pa
tient--''Say, doctor, will it hurt?"-
It'd Bits.
1t will be remembered that ''Old
Uncle Ned laid down the shovel and
the hoe, and hung up the fiddle and
the bow. Probably if Ned had stuck
to the shovel and the hoe he would not
have been compelled to chang up" his
fiddle and bow. There is moral here.
Puck.
A man who was not of much az
count himself was forever Boosting of
his ancestry. A plain farmer, tired of
this nonsense, asked him why his family
were like hill of potatoes. He gave
it up why" said the farmer, 1.-The
best part of them are under ground
Western Rural.
Miss DO, assure you that the
doctors wife is very untidy. Why.
she can not cook or govern her servants
and her children are badly brought
up. All. she deceives her excellent
husband" Mr.. Glow do you know
this so well?" Miss D.-How? Don't
you know I'm her best friends" -PittS-
6urgh Chronicle.
First Dealer-''So they are going
| to pass law forbidding the sale of
tobacco to miners" Second Ditto
Eyes, but l don't see how that is going
| to interfere with our business so longaS
| we stick to the favorite brands-cab-
| bage leaves and old shoe leather, you
know. "---BoStom Transcript.
Young Wife, am going to be
very economical. Do you know L
bought liver to-day for dinner? Young
Husband suppose you bought some
bacon to go with it. Young Wife-O.
no! Couldn't afford it, but | bought
you necktie and myself love of u
bonnet for only twenty-cight dollars.
Now, wasn't good? Young Husband
(groaning inwardly)-Yes, very.-Bos-
ton Globe.
--"No," said Fogg, I'm tired of 60
ing out visiting. If l call on Brown
he's sure TO bore me to death with his
everlasting brag about his dog; if | go
to Blacks, he'll talk of nothing but
that COMPOUNDED horse of his; and a!
Whites shall hear of nothing but hin
hens. Therefore | prefer to stay at
home and enjoy myself. "But, my
dear" interposed Mrs. f., "the con
versation will hardly be more improv-
ing if, as usual, you dilate on pipes and
tobacco Yes, my love-" replied
Fogg, but YOU should remember the
difference, l do the talking."--BostOl
| Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-17
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Rudolph Albrechts university at
Vienna is the largest in Europe. 1t has
2S5 professors and 1921 students.
The average salary of the Metho-
dist preachers of the Baltimore Con-
ference is S735 year. Sixty preachers.
some of them married, receive less
than this amount, and one receives only
$3.50. Baltimore Sun.
The Rev. C. S. Sargent, of New
Haven, IL, has given to the Copyregd-
,jonGlist a cheering description of II
work of the Holy Spirit. He says:
The churdhes of the Chap lain Malley
are experiencing work of grace and an
outpouring of the Spirit such as has
not been known for fifty years.
The Christian AdUoca,e states that
during the past three months upward
of one hundred thousand persons in
the Methodist Episcopal denomination
have responded to the appeals of pas
tors and friends, and protested to give
their hearts to God, through Christ,
and their names as candidates for ad-
mittance into the Christian Church"
Simultaneous meetings held mt the
same day and the same hour for the
purpose of advancing the interests of
the missionary societies of the church,
arc frequent in England and the Epjs-
coDat Recorder thinks they might be in
troduced into this country with advant-
age. and, moreover, that an entire
week should be devoted to the cause of
missions.
Since the accession of Pope Leo
XIII. forty-four Cardinals have died.
OF the Cardinals created by Pope Plus
TX. twenty-six are still living, the re-
naming thirty-four have been created
by Leo XIII. There are now ten va
cancies in the Sacred College. Cardi-
nal Newman is the oldest of the Cardi-
mails. There are now 1,208 dignitaries
in the Roman Catholic hierarchy.
| The vast work that is being done
by the four great Bible and Tract soci-
eties of this country and of England is
hardly understood or appreciated by
the public. The daily issues of the two
Bible societies was 1928 for each work
ing day of 1885 The total issues of
these two societies for 1885 reached the
enormous number of SOB POI copies
of the Scriptures. These are startling
figures. -Brook!yn Eagle.
The attention of the Catholic
Church is beginning to be attracted TO
Alaska rs promising missionary field.
The country is vast and the population
estimated at 10000, but in all that ter
ritory there are but two priests. This
state of affairs is likely to be soon RENE
died, Archbishop Segbers, of Oregon
City, having given up his see for the
purpose of taking the field in the ardu
Gus missionary labor in Alaska. N. 7.
| Times.
The American missions of South
Africa have recently celebrated their
tiftieth anniversary at the oldest mis-
SION station, which is named after its
revered founder, DR.. Adams. The
Lieutenant Governor of Natal, Sir
Charles Mitchell, was present and the
flags of England and America waved
together in the breeze. He expressed,
in his speech, the hearty sympathy of
the Government with the work of the
missionaries, which has been SO sue
ccssful in that part of the world. The
great feature of the celebration was the
opening of Jubilee Hall, which is the
! name that has boon given to the ~
seminary for boys.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-17
OLD FARMER BROWN.

The summer was over, the autumn was past;
The crops were stored safely in bins, stacks
and mOws;
Around the great barn swept the snow
ladcned blast;
Within, warm and coy, the solemn-eyed
cows
And fat we'll groomed horses stood MUNICH
ing their hay
Or doing the slow hours of winter away.
All day had the feathery lakes fallen fast,
Till highlands and lowlands were hidden
from view
Beneath the white shroud, cold and cherries
and vast,
That lay over ALI. stn the light crystals
flew
eAs night settled down; then the wind rose
And ronred DER tine chimney and ratified the
pane,
And shrieked at each crevicc aud tossed the
light snow
In swft-whiring eddics, till round the old
With quaint, gNubrel roof and its porch wide
and low
A legion of stormnends screamed loud in
their dance.
And spruce tree and pine sadly moaned as
they swung
And swayed Their long arms where the
Chckndets chung.
The wide open hearth was aglov With the
blaze;
The logs hummed a tune and the tea. kettle
sang
Now loud and now low on its crane, of the
days
When voices Of youth through tie great
And old farmer Brown. bent ANA feeble and
sat there by the fire while his thoughts
stray'd away,
Far back through the past, and were busy
And faces OF those who, ere life's morning
glow
Had faded away, lett their fevcr.racked
And passed to q land where the ebb and the
flow
OF time is unknown Ard he fancied one
Had come to his side through the night and
the storm,
And stroked with soft han the bowed head
as of old.
Aud spoke of the days when she stood at
his side
AS now. by the hearth, or with him watched
the gold
And crimson of still summer sunsets; when
wide
And rosy their path wound DER lifes pleas.
ant wales
And love was their pole star and tempered
lifcs gales.
No voice stirred the air, nut his soul caught
the sound
And throbbed to her tones as tho harm
strings will thrill
when wandering night winds the tense cords
have found.
Or ght, skillful fingers roam Ger them at
will:
But tense cords may snap and the music will
cease,
And world weary souls, soon or late find re-
lease.
He sat there and smiled while the tea-kettle
sang
Now high and now low to the blazing logs
tune,
But heard not nor saw how the sparks up
ward sprany.
For winter had doomed into roses OF June
And old farmer Brown. bent and feeble and
gray,
Had passed from the scene of his labors
away.
j. Il. Waiter. " d., in ChicHJo Inter Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-17

Edgar M. Forrest, a reformed gam
bier and drunkard, is holding exciting
and profitable revival meetings in Mis-
souri,. He says that he was converted
about six years ago while running u
faro game in Parsons, Kan. One night,
while dealing, being then several hun
bred dollars ahead of the game, he says
that he felt as though hand was laid
on his shoulder. saying: "Stopr' So
impressed was he with the thought that
it was the hand of God, that he threw
all the winnings upon the table and
exclaimed: Right here quit He
went to work the next day eXhorting
the drunkard and the gambler to fol-
low his example.--M Y, Telegram.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-17

The Alta Californta's advice on tho
Chinese question; 600 slow and drive
in the middle of the road. y
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03
Grand FandanSO.

A correspondent of the Eiko In
dependent says the Indians are
having grand fandango on the
Humboldt River, near Wells
There are between 1000 and $500
Indians, with their horses, dogs
ETC.. congregated on the bottom
Indians from Austin and Battle
Mountain East to Salt Lake are in
attendance. They are all Shosho
mes, and the Piutes from this
part of the country do not appear
to be represented.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03
A Fence Making Machine .

Curious crowds gather every day
at Meder's old paint shop, next to
Benton's stables, to watch the
workings Of a fence making ma
chine. The machine is an ingen-
ious continuance, that weaves wood
and wire together in such a way
that it makes a compact, durable
fence that will keep out chickens,
cattle and ck-rabbits. The ma
chine looks and works very much
like carpet weaving loom, and as
fast as the fence is made it is
rolled up like a big carpet and
packed away. The workings Of the
machine are ard to describe, and
those who want to see it and also
get splendid fence at a very
cheap price, had better call and in
spect personally. Orders are com
ing in rapidly and the machine
will be here several weeks.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03
ricnic Stands.

Parties desiring stands for restaurants,
fruits, candies, cigars or Others, at the
school Picnic 10 take place at Tread
ways Park next Saturday, VIII apply at
once to John. f. Bray, Virginia City,
New II is estimated by Principal
Bray, who has the Picnic in charge, that
800 school children, and 200 adults will
come down from Storey county. There
will also be large attendance from
other places, Fine music and elegant
prizes are among the attractions. The
Pavilion is being rebuilt for dancing.
The grounds are in excellent order.
Under such circum stances the various
stands ought to be n source of profit to
those who obtain them. No one will be
allowed to sell upon the grounds who
does not obtain the right therefore from
the picnic managers.
NAV 30 lW
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03
The HarriS-Esoxall Affair.

Alturas, Modoc county, Cal, is
still wrought up over the 6 +.
Harris and Nellie Boxall affair.
Harris has bees District Judge
there for several ars; and has
been given more u less to dissipa-
ton and not long since had an es-
capade with Miss Nellie Boxall,
whose ruin, she said in a very
lengthy card published some time
ago, was brought about by Harris
Since publicity has been given to
that affair, it appears that Harris
has made an effort to hold himself
up by tearing down others, and
has commented most literally on
Miss Boxall, who hearing Of his
charges, faced him with pistol in
neighbours house. The Judge
seized the pistol, thrust her
to the floor, and in addition to it,
drew large knife and made threats
as to what he would do. Blood
would probably have been shed
were it not for timely aid to Miss
Boxall, who afterwards went to
District Attorney Ewing and made
complaint. Mr.. Ewing after inyes-
tigating matters, concluded to let
warrant go for Harris; but after
wards learning that he on his way
home. the night after the trouble,
had fallen and broken Doth bones
of his right leg below tie knee, de-
ferred further action until the
Judge would be able to get out.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03
sugar Cheaper Than Ever.
The local Sugar Market is an

The local Sugar Market is an en-
igma this year. Usually the prices
are the highest in midsummer, be-
cause the demand is the heaviest
at that time. Local Gamers have
been putting up berries and other
fruits for some time, but OF course
will be buster later on. In the
face of an active consumptive de-
mand prices are unusually low; and
yesterday morning a further decline
of 4c was effected. This brings hard
whites down to &c, soft whites, d
(d54c, and yellows, 44(a5!c: These
are the lowest figures eyer known
in this market.-Call.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03
= aad,e.

The Post puts it in nut shell in
this wise: News about the Presi-
dents fancec and the coming mar
rage is one thing, and the drool of
idiot toadies is another. The ante
nuptial dispatches are enough to
make the very telegraph poles bend
double and mistake the solid land
for the rolling sea.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03
The Mormon Gobby at work

New YORK, June 2.-The Tri-
bunes Washington special ef May
3lst says: An effort will be made
by the House Committee Oh Judi
ciary tomorrow to make some re-
port on the Edmunds Utah bill,
which passed the Senate early in
the session, and which has since
been smothered in the House Com
mittee. A powerful and peristant
Mormon lobby has been at work to
prevent the bill reaching the House
and to defeat it should it come up
for consideration. Apparently the
lobby has succeeded, as 1t is now so
late in the session that even should
the bill be finally reported to the
House, its opponents would talk it
to death. Hence there is little
hope of anything being done by the
House.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03
Col. Shaw an California.

Col, Shaw left for California
last week. He made two speeches
before the Grand Army Posts in
San Francisco and delivered his
lectures on the campaigns of the
civil war before large audience in
the tEeater at Stockton last Thurs
day. He will lecture in San Jose,
Santa Cruz, San Diego, Monterey,
and other large towns in Southern
California, returning to San Fran
cisco next August.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03
An Exciting Scene.

Yesterday the people living
along Capitol Avenue, in Washing
ton, noticed horse covered with
foam flying down the street, urged
by rider with whip and spur.
The animal reached the telegraph
Office and dropped dead. His
rider recled into the telegraph Of
flee, wrote a dispatch, handed it to
the operator and tainted away, re-
marking:
The Herald still scoops the
World
The dispatch that went over the
wires was as follows:
The President sent Miss Fol
som a bouquet at $50 this morn
ing. accompanied by note"
The reply was:
Secure the note at any cost"
An hour later the reporter
climbed into Miss Folsoms's pri-
vate room and rifed her secretary.
but the note was not found. The
reporters expect to nail the import
ant State document by today, if
they have TO abduct the BRIDE
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03
The steam Laundry.

There will be stockholders meet
ing this evening Of the Steam
Laundry Association at the Dis
trict Courtroom. The Trustees
Will make their monthly report.
The Laundry is now on its feet,
and by careful management will
stay there. A full attendance is
desired,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03

The Salt Lake Tribune regards
it as inexplicable how skilled physi-
clans should be so deceived as to
report Arthur on the brink of the
grave one week, through consump-
ton of the kidneys, and the next
report that nothing serious is the
matter with him, has tendency to
make the common MUD mistrust-
full Of medical skill.
The Tribune appears a little
green regarding the way medlcos
work the public mind when they
have a distinguished patient, they
make out the disease as serious as
possible and that makes it look all
the more wonderful if they effect q
cure. It also makes the patient
feel less like growing if they pre-
sent big bill.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03
BaGgett y Poem.

Daggetts poem is conceded by
all to be a fine literary effort.
Here and there was touch of the
old classic muse that touched the
ear like strains waited from
the Hellinie myrtle groves, or ech
oes from the hills of Thrace.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03

George Mclaughlin is the sole agent
IN Carson for the New Domestic, sew
ing machine. A machine which is now
II the acknowledged head Of the long
line Of machines offered the public
PERI. ct in action noiseless and LASTING
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03
Plum bling
may so

j. Ii. McGuirk the plumber, is now
situated in the Opera House block and
all jobs Of Timing and plumbing in
sfructed TO his care will be attended to
in a workmanlike manner, and you
don't have to mortgage your house to
ay for it.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03
The CALIFORNIAN Picnic.

The Caledonians are looking out
for suitable picnic grounds. They
generally come to Carson, but other
resorts are Offering big induce
ments. Carson should bestir her
self and see that they come here,
as of old.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03

1t is now the general opinion
that Senator Hearsts remarks
about the late Senator Miller's
name being 'chiseled all along the
Rocky Mountains, etc, is very
common quality of windy oraterical
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03
s'.OE. Ecch.

Prof. Zech the piano tuner is in
the city on his regular annual tour.
Persons wishing his services will
leave orders at Friends jewelry
store. It
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03
MIX Miik,.

rresh, pure, clean and unauthorized
milk delivered morning and evening
at any part of the city. No water, no
GIFT; nothing but milk. One quart one
month, S2.oS. Ross & Swail.
mayl9tf
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03
The Minstrels.

The rush for seats shows what
fay orites Birch and Cotton still
are Over 10 seats were taken
in an hour after the box-sheet was
exposed. The house promises to
be packed.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03

WAITED A situation as . cook, by q
eolored man who understands his bust.
ness. Apply 1t this once. may30n
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-03

wanted-A good white or black plain
cook. No washing, NO company. High
est wages paid. apply to this Office
April Il, Nv