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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-21
A Dangerous River,

Mr.. Stanley, the renowned explorer
of Africa, tells us about dangerous
river brutes in the Congo river.
1.-THE most dangerous savage foes
we have to fear" says Mr.. Stanley,
"are the crocodile, hippopotamus and
buffalo. We lost five men during
my last visit to the Congo from these
animals; three were killed by croco-
dies, one by hippopotamus, and
one by buffalo. There were large
numbers of hippopOtami along the
Congo and its tributaries. and thous-
ands upon thousands crocodiles. The
latter are by far the most insidious
foes we have, because they are so ST.
lent and so swift. You see a man
bathing in the river" said Mr.. Stan
ley, with one of his VIVID graphic
touches, "he is standing near the
shore laughing at you, perhaps,
laughing in the keen enjoyment of
the bath suddenly he falls over and
you see him no more. A crocodile
has approached unseen, has struck
him a blow with his tail that knocks
him over, and he is instantly seized
and crrried off. Or it may be that
the man is swimming; he is totally
unconscious of danger; there is moth
ing in sight, nothing to stir tremor
of apprehension but there, in deep
water, under the shadow of that
rock, or hidden beneath the shelter
of the trees yonder, is huge croco-
die; it has spotted the swimmer and
is watching its opportunity the
swimmer approaches he is within
striking distance; stealthily silently,
unperceived, the creature makes for
its prey the man knows nothing till
he is seized by the leg and dragged
under, and he knows no more. A
bubble or two indicate the place
where he has gone down and that is
all.
For dread ,unspeakabIe horror"
Mr.. Stanley adds, "there is no death
by wild beasts like that of being kill
ed by a crocodile. 1t is worse than
being taken by a shark; for the shark
must come to the surface and let IL
self be seen; whereas the crocodile
strikes unseen and from below.
1.-THE danger of the hippopotamus
is that you come upon it unnoticed.
You are floating down the river or
rowing against the stream, no danger
in sight, when you may be suddenly
upset by a hippopotamus over which
you have unconsciously floated, and
the chances are that before you we'll
know where you are, you are bitten
in two by snap of the beasts ire
mendous jaws. But the danger from
the hippopotamus is not so great as
that from the crocodile, because it
does not lie in wait, and is not a
stealthy animal. We naturally kill
the crocodile whenever we get a
chance to do so, but the Congo and its
tributaries are full of Them"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-21
An Essay on Man.

Man was made in dry weather.
He was made of dust.
Quite number have never recov-
cred from their creation they are
still dry.
It's a mans nature to be discon-
tented.
Adam had a monopoly, but he
could not be happy without some
one to crow over.
For while he knocked round over
the Garden of Eden, and then went
to the house but he had to cook his
own supeer, there was no stove wood
chopped and things went on in a bad
shape generally.
The next morning it was the same
way. He had to make his own bed
and sweep out. His socks were dirty
and his arm would run through a
hole in bis sleeve. So he was dissat-
isfied.
The next night. when he went to
sleep the Creator punished him by
making one of his ribs into woman,
misfortune to the race.
1t has heen six thousand years
since that rib was lost, and yet man
continues feeling for it.
This is very fe, ling subject. Is,
Pursuit in this case is said to be
sWeeter than possession.
After Eye got acquainted with
her mate, she vowed that all the
men in the world were not worth
Adam.
Goliah was a man.
Concealnient in such csses is attend
ed with but little trouble. 1t is only
necessary to part his hsir in the mid
die.
The family man resembles an oys-
ter on half shell.
The shell is known at home-the
soft side abroad.
Some men carry this resemblance
in their faces. A great many men
have cOuntenances like oysters.
Job is said to have been very
patient man:
He had boils all over him,
Many man now bOils all over
himself when the preacher reaches
"thirteenthly" on hot summer day,
and never thinks of the grandeur of
Jobs example.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-21
A Captains Fortunate Discovery,

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth,
plying between Atlantic City and N.
Y, had been troubled with a cough
so that he was unable to sleep, and
was induced to try pr. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. 1t not
only gave him instant relief, but al
layed the extreme soreness in his
breast. His children were similarly
affected and single dose had the
same happy effect. DIR. Kings New
Discovery is now the standard rem
edy in the Coleman household and
on board the schooner. Free Trial
Bottles of this Standard Remedy at
w. D. Nydegger's Drug Store.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-21
CIOVer-Sick Soils.

The following " as written in reply
to a letter sent to the New Jersey
Experiment Station, inquiring what
could be done t. give more certainty
to thegrowth ofclover and to increase
its yield;
There is much complaint among
farmers in all parts of the country
where clover is grown that the seed
does not take AS well as it did form
erly, and that the crop is much more
likely to fail than in former years.
This failure of the clover crop has al
so become serious damage to farm
ers in foreign countries. There it is
attributed to the land having been
cropped with clover till it is said to
he clover sick. No certain cure for
this condition of the soil has been
found, though many experiments
have been made. The most plausible
hypothesis is that the soil ana subsoiI
are exhausted of lime, magnesia pot
ash and soda. which are taken out of
them by large quantities by the grow
ing crop of clover. This is not prov
Ell to be the cause of the failure of the
crop, but in the absence of anything
better it would be well to consider it
probable and make an experiment to
test it. For this purpose the most
convenient fertilizers to use would be
kainit and plaster, as they would
supply all the missing constituents
mentioned, A mixture of the two
fertilizers in equal quantities might
be made, and 500 or 600 pounds of it
used on an acre. 1t should be appli-
ed in the spring at the time Of sowing
the clover seed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-21
HumOr of the Day.

When the summer resorts fill up it
becomes more difficult for the board
ers to do so,
Queen Elizabeth style is expected
to come in again in 1888. This is, in
deed ruff.
II do my best to bring mankind
higher" as the elevator boy said,
"but some will keep going down.
"Say. I've got the hiccoughs.
Brighten me, won't YOU" LEND
me five? '' "Thsnks, it's all over
row."
There are two things In this world
that can be depended upon to stick.
A porous plaster and stylographic
pen.
"Law Without Lawyers" is the I'll
tie of new book. That's nothing
strange. Lemonade without lemons
has been an old thing ever since pic
mics were invented.
Boy-Father wants three pounds
of STEAK, and will bring the money
around tomorrow. Butcher-Wait
until tomorrow comes, hub, and then
you won't have to make two trips.
Smith-Haye you forgotten that
500 l loaned you, Brown? Brown
No, indeed. I've made note of it..
Smith-Well, if you can't give me
the cash I'll take the note,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-21
PIeaSantrieS.

Whenever British parliament
gets into hot water it is sure to dis.
solve.
A man must not expect to live in
clover simply because he marries a
grass widow.
A Western man has a cyclone cell
lar to which he retires when his wife
commences house, cleaning.
Always pay as you 60" said an
old man to his nephew. "But, uncle
suppose l have nothing to pay with"
''Then don't CO."
Smith, saw you carry home a
couple of nice looking watermeons
last night, Brown. How much did
they cost you Y Brown-'I don't
know yet. The doctor is up at the
house now"
Bronson AIcott was holding forth
on the benefits of a vegetable diet,
He said that the porE-eater gradully
grew to look like hog, and the beer
eater in time resembles bull in his
Intellectual qualities. A listener ask
ed AlcOtt if a vegetable diet might
not make a man resemble small po-
tatO.
Recentlya man applied to Congress
for pension because he was "cicked
by muel," and now Georgia farm
er wants it to pay him $3.50 because
his hogs have eaten UP his wallet.
What's the use of having a Congress
if you don't make it useful?
"Can you draw, young man ''' in
CURED Quilp of an applicant for a
private tutorship. "CertaInly," re-
piled the candidate. "At ten years
of age | could draw cider, at twelve a
picture, at fifteen handcart loaded
with cabbages, lat sixteen an inferepce,
at twenty a bill of exchange. If l
were an actor l believe / could draw
the largest kind of a house, but being
a teacher | am content to draw sal
airy. and the bigger the BETTER"
you'll do" said Quilp.
The antisIang movement is vim
ming many adhorents. The scheme
Involves forfeiture of five cents for
every slang word INDUCED in, the
proceeds going toward some mission
airy fund. There is nothing that will
knock slang silly so quick as to have
to chip a nickel every time one toots
his horn. We hope this movement
will spread until the whole business
is paralyzed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-21

The fast trains, with the excep
ton of those mentioned, make stop
pages only at the First Glass Sta,
tions. Tickets should always lie pro
cured before taking the cars, pas
sengers saving thereby from 10 t. %
cents.
VIM. NJ. CLEMENTS,
Master Of Transportation.
L. M. COLE,
General Ticket Agent
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-21

Why is Il bald-headed man like a
hound? Because he makes little
hare 60 a great ways.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-21
WhiskeY and Tobacco.
Boston Advertiser.

Boston Advertiser.
The increase in the amount Ofwhis-
key distilled and drunk during the
year now ended was | 800 600 gallons
over the amount of 1885, the total
consumption of this liquor being
100000.
Estimating the population of the
country at 10000. 900. this gives about
one gallon and pint for each one of
us, including women and school
children and those of yet younger
years.
The consumption of beer amounts
up to some 100000 gallons, an in
crease of more than l 500, 900 from the
preceding year, which admits of an
allowance of eleven gallons to each
inhabitant, or, counting out the chill
dren and one-half the adult popula-
ton as total abstainers the rest are to
be.credited with the inhibition of one
half pint daily.
Analysing these figures further it
Is seen that while the increase in the
total amount of spirits consumed is
considerable, Individually we are
growing more temperate,
For, in the years closely preceding
the quantity of whiskey drunk in
the United States averaged almost
six quarts for each inhabitant and
going back to 1870 the records of the
department show a production, under
low tax, that gave nearly two gall
Ions yearly to each man, woman and
child in the country.
The growth of a preference for malt
liquors, which these figures snow
very plainly the average consumption
of beer having increased from seven
to eleven gallons in eight years is
doubtless one of the influences that
have produced this result.
The use of tobacco is constantly in
creasing, except in the form of snuff,
the falling off in the consumption of
that article reaching nearly two hun
deed thousand pounds.
In the comparatively novel practice
of cigarette smoking, which has in
fact come into vogue within less than
fifteen years, there has been an in
crease of % percent. the total number
burned being 100000. 900 or about %
apiece all around.
OF manufactured tobacco for smok-,
ing and chewing, there were 101, 000,-
900 pounds used, averaging about
three and one-fourth pounds each.
and of cigars $500, 900, AN increase
OF 152, 000, 900 from last year. or about
fifty.nine for every inhabitant.
If, now, CALCULATION is made of
what these large aggregates have
cost the consumers, supposing them
to have made their purchases at re-
tail. we may reach an approximate
Imagination of the tax which our
minor vices lay upon the collective
purse of the average man. Taking
the lowest prices at cents cigar
and 10 for gill of whiskey, the total
will be found to amount to more than
81 ,500, 1000, 000-not so very much less
than our national debtor $40 each
from all who live in our prosperous
land.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-21

at is hopeless" said the gentle
doctor to Miss Jones, "you cannot
live"
"And must I die ?" she asked.
"You cannot live"
Tell me, doctor, one thing before
1 go"
"What is that 2"
docs the hair change color after
death ?'
mo"
"yhen I die happy. I'll look as
we'll as those Smith girls on the day
ofjudgment, anyway"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-21

His Honor said admonishinly to
the prisoner; "After this you ought
to keep away from bad company"
YES, your Honor. You won't see
me here again in hurry"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-21
FOR 5 ALE,
TRACTS g MILITARY LOTS.

The subscriber offers for sale the following
lands in Garrett county:
Bank Property" 1875 acres on Back bone
Mountain, near West Virginia line. There is
on this tract good Poplar, White and Red
Oak, Chestnut, Birch and Sugar Timber and
the land when cleared, will max good farms.
"Friedland, y l75 acres near Accident, part
improved.
A fine building site near Fort Pendleton,
lot containing two acres.
Also the following Military Lots, contain
ing 80 acres each:
Lots Nos. 1881 and 1892 with the well known
Boiling Spring. two miles south of Deer Parn
with which it is connected by good road
Lot No. 1914, on b. E Ohio II. r., East OF
Wilson's store
Lots Nos. 36i, 1868, 1854 and 865, near Ben
Davis.
Lot No. 800, West of Garrett Moons.
Lots Nos. 81 and 377, West of date Hugh
Co)per's.
Lot No. 3S3. East of tlate) Elisha Harvey's
Lot No. 1852, near West Virginia line.
WILLIAM |. BROWN,
Box Al, Oakland, Md.
Sent. 9Th lSS5-l
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-21
B. & o. Il. r. Timetable.

The following is the new time table
on the Is. x O. X. r., which went IN
to effect MAY 30th. 1885.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-21
The Best Chill Medicine.
SALISBURY, Md, Aug. is

SALISBURY, MD, Aug. 1884.
Dear Sir: IL had the ague and
chills and fever for six months, had
taken several different medicines, but
none done me any good. Through
the recommendation of friend l
was induced to try "ARoMANNA.',
/ used one bottle and have not had a
chill since,
JOHN PARSONS.
SALISBURY, Md, May 25, 1885.
Dear Sir Il was cured of Dyspep-
STA by using two bottles of "ARo-
MAMMA"
MARY HEARN.
Price 25 and IS cts. Sold by A. G.
Sturgiss, Oakland, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-21

An Indian boy had asked the
meaning of the word miss. To miss,
L told him, is the same as to fail. II
you shoot at bird or mark, and
do not hit it; you miss it. You 90 to
tailor for coat, and your coat fits
badly; it is miss fit. You hope to
enter the middle class next year, but
you cannot pass the examinations,
and SO you miss the promotion.
His face wore a puzzled air, and he
shook his head.
"Then," said I, There is another
meaning of miss. We call married
woman, madam but an unmarrie d
woman, miss"
His face frightened, He smiled
and nodded. "Ah. [ see - said he ;
''she has missed her man"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-01
some sharpers Who Got Lett.

There is a sharper game which has been
played for the last hundred years, and as
the turning point Is avarice the game works
forty nine times where it fails once. Two
sharpers set out a few weeks ago to play it
on a Wayne county farmer. One of them
came along one day and wanted TO buy the
farm. As the farmer wanted to sell it was
quite easy to strike bargain The price
was to he 81 600 in cash, and the man
bonded over $3.50 to bind the bargain With,
in two days second stranger came along
and wanted the farm. He wanted it so bad
that he couldn't stand still He found in.
dications of coal, natural gas and oil, and
he was willing to give ST. Dtr for the place
The idea was of course, that the farmer
would be awful sick OF his first sale and
seek to buy the man of. 1t wouli pay
him 10 offer the man 81, 40 to release hun
The second stranger was only out OF sight
when the first one turned up again. His
mouth watered over the prospect, but not
for long. The farmer explained that be had
been offered s., 800 more, and added:
But don't care for money. Tho 1900
is enough for me, and it's all the old farm
is worth When you are ready to pay tho
balance we Il make out the papers
The purchaser offered to release him for
u, 0o0-$,O0- s50J-s.00, but the farmer
didn't want TO lie released He hung to the
bargain money, and he's got it yet, while
the pair of sharpers rave and gnash their
teeth every time they think of the thickness
of his skulL-Detroit Free Press.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-01
A GOOD WOMAN GONE.
Death Of Mrs. Philip j. Deal in Rural
Township Last Night---Her
Useful Life.

Useful Life.
At her home IN Rural township at y
o'clock last evening, Mrs. Philip j, Deal,
a woman well known in that section of
the county. breathed her last, the infirmi-
ties of advanced age producing death.
She was born in Bedford county, Pa,
Feb. 7. 1904, her maiden name being
Susan Bollman, and she was the Oldest of
fourteen children. She was married to
Mr.. Deal in her native town, December 6,
1922 and came with him to Rock Island
county in 1S43, They lived in-Rock ISL
and two years, when they removed to
Moline, and after five years residence
there, they locotcd in Rural township.
Mr.. Deal having purchased eighty acres
of land there, and where he combined the
blacksmith's trade with agricultural pur-
suits.
Mrs. Deal leaves Borrowing husband
and three children: Mrs. Archibald Cook,
of this city, Sarah and Henry Deal. She
was member of the Presbyterian church,
and a Jealous worker in the cause OF rell>
gion. She was most estimable woman,
and her mutherly tenderness and christian
simplicity made her beloved by all who
knew her.
The funeral announcement has not yet
been made.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-01

The mode of working the latest swim
die is SO plausible that many who imag~
inc they are not easily gulled are taken in
and done for with as much ease US the
most verdant. Two oily>tongued young
ladies visit town and carry sample
clocks with them and sell the clocks on
the instaIlment plan. After the town has
been thoroughly worked, they deliver the
clocks and demand two dollars, the first
payment. and inform the purchaser that
in thirty days the collector will call for
the second payment. Several weeks
elapse, ana gentleman calls and polite
ly informs the purchaser that the clock
was stolen from him and is his property,
and in proof of his assertion gives the
number of the clock, and if the holder
protests against his taking the clock,
threatens to bring suit for receiving stuleu
property In almost every case the tick
or is meekly surrendered, and the pur-
chasers imagine they have had lucky
escape, and although they are minus u
clock and two dollars, they are consider.
ably wiser.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-01
Another Davenport suicide.

1t must be fearful trial to live in
Davenport, Judging from the number Of
suicides which occur there. One of these
periodical manifestations of the despera-
ton of its people was shown yesterday
morning when Mrs John Schick, Sr.,
was discovered by member of her fam
lily lying on the floor of the cellar at the
family residence, 1855 West Fourth street,
with her throat cut. and dead, having
committed suicide. At her side was a
small pair of sharped pointed scissors
with which she did the deed, severing
the jugular vein and small artery. Her
husband says that since 1851 she had
been slightly deranged and for the last
eleven years of that time had been much
worse than before, on account OF The
death of her brother, but had never been
considered dangerous, aud had been kept
at home as it was thought she would get
better care than at hospital. She had
never made au attempt upon her life
before and she had never oeen watched
very closely, Dr. VESSEL and DR.. Nc
CortEey were summoned but could 10
nothing. An inquest was held IN the
afternoon and the jury retp0ned a ver>
dict that she came to Der death by suicide
while laboring under an alteration of the
mind.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-01

The Chicago Nesos has this of the late
meeting of Illinois druggists at Rockford.
AT the meeting of the Pharmaceutical
society at Rockford this month it was re-
solved to try to get bill through the
next legislature requiring oil persons to
be examined before the state board of
pharmacy, regardless of any diploma from
any pharmaceutical school. In order to
make the scheme more binding the sum
of $1,000 was appropriated to carry the
bill through. II the $1,000 is judiciously
expended in Yorkville cigars it ought to
be sufficient, inasmuch as Varnel, of jeff
erson will not be in the legislature, and
Baker of Moultrie is to spend his time in
regulating telegraph bills, and Campbell,
OF Hamilton is to look after the butterine
bills.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-01


have for sale aumber of farms in
Rock Island. Harry and Mercer counties
as follows. A farm of 172 acres in Canoe
Creel township. with new improvements.
- $3.50 per acre, part cash and part
time, all tillable, and bargain. Thirty
three acres of timber land in Henry coun>
ty, near Joslyn station, $25 per acre. A
farm of 1885 in Whiteside county. 81
miles from Hillsdale, 81 miles from Erie.
a fine farm and good bargain at $S5
per acre, the privilege of 100 acres ad-
joining grazing land and meadow, with
this place if desired. A farm OF 80 acres
in Coo township, miles from Port By
ron, cheap at $40 per acre, has fine new
improvements, fruit, and all conveniences
of home farm. A farm miles north-
west of Hillsdale in Canoe Creek, with
fine improvements, fruit, and buildings,
100 acres. will be sold cheap iftaken soon.
Also a beautiful residence property in
Port Byron, with or without 40 acres of
land adjoining, for sale at less than cost
of improvements. and good reasons for
selling. | also have other residence prop
critics in Port Byron, list of which will
be furnished on application. A good
residence on Second avenue near Tenth
street, in Rock Island, cheap, for a
short time only. and for cash. Also 80
acres of timber land 8 miles from Rock
Island at $40 per acre; must be sold
soon as owner is forced to sell.
Remember. please. that | offer none
but bargains and furnish good title in
every case.
In lands in Kansas and Iowa | always
aim to offer the best bargains in the mar
ket. and visit to my office will pay you,
if you want to buy. Office over Amerl-
can Express office, Seventeenth street.
Telephone No.. 1858.
SAvnLE JOHNSTON.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-01
POstmaster's Salaries.

. The salaries of postmasters have been
readjusted; some 90 up and some 90
down. The new adjustment took effect
today. The change in this immediate
vicinity is as follows: Sterling, 81. 100, a
reduction of 800; Fulton So, 100, an in
crease Of 800, Mount Morris, 1900, a
reduction of $780, franklin, 1890, an
increase Of $500; Aurora, $4,000, a re-
ton of 500; Elgin, 80. 300, reduc-
ton Of 300; Lanark, $500, an increase
OF 500; Oregon, 81 400, an increase of
800; Quincy, $1,000 an increase of
500. The salaries of the postmasters at
Rock Island and Moline remain I'M
changed