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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-04

Iatner, i IaiJereQ, ana then f0r the nrSt
time it dawned upon me that perhaps
had not done quite right in keeping
my scheme a secret from him all those
long months.
"But it evidently did please him, for
he began to laugh, and I never shall
forget to my dying day how heartily he
laughed, while poor Lucy and l stood
by, aching from head to foot. with
nerves all rasped and strained and
utterly miserable at what seemed to us
fathers untimely merriment. You see
we had expected him to be pleased,
be we didn't think he would be 90
much pleased as he evidently was, and
his pleasure was too much for us. We
sat down on the floor and began to cry
in each other arms"
what was the matter with it, grand
motherw asked Lucy.
Grandmother was laughing now.
my dear, we had known nothing
about matching the figures, and those
great. staring wheels came against each
other in the oldest way. And that was
not all. We did not trim off the edge
as we should, so between the breadths
of paper came wide lines of plain white.
Il was very funny. Many times in
later years / have sat and laughed ct
that paper. but then, oh girls. my heart
was almost broken. When father saw
how badly we felt he stopped laughing
and tried to comfort US. By asking
questions he got the whole story, and
although the fun was still apparent "a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-11
The Collection Craze.

Collections of all sorts and kinds
seem to be popular craze just now,
and they embrace almost every thin Q
under the sun. Curious as it may seem,
there is scarcely any thing which will
not become matter of interest, if one
sets to work to find it in variety, and
it may be added that there is nothing
which is not ma lie in so many different
fashions as to prevent any sameness in
collection. A few years ago there
was mania for button gathering, and
stores were ransackcd for those which
were odd and curious. Picture cards
have been favorite subject, and they
have not entirely lost their popularity
yet, for they were, many of them. very
beautiful. People who have the means,
for it is an expensive taste to crafty,
delight in odd bits of china. and these
form an extremely attractive collection.
1t is not bad thing to have a mania in
some direction which shall occupy the
thoughts and point the effort. even il
the object seems a trivial one Toledo
Blade.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-11
ROYAL PALACES.


Architectural Points of the Residences
Occupied by European Rnlers-
Architecture is simple but not inelo-
giant, that is when the term is applied
to the dwellings of the very rich, and
not to the blocks or rows which line
certain streets, and serve as the habita-
lion of u less wealthy, yet still well-to-
10 class of the population. The palaces
Of the Emperor and the Crown-Prince
are capacious and handsome buildings.
without being ornate. They compare.
.ayorably with royal residences else
where in Europe. which usually date
back several hundred years, and are
rarely snowy. In fact they are finer
than most of them externally. OF their
interiors 1 can say nothing, the public
being admitted only to three occasion
ally used palaces at Pottsdam, bait by.
the Great Frederick Writers OF books,
of travel and newspaper correspondents
usually exaggerate the beauties of
edtices Of this class 10 render their de-
scriptions piquant. From the stand
point of art in architecture, portions of
the Louvre excel all other palaces in
Europe. The royal palace at Madrid
is a magnificent structure, to which the
term handsome can be applied, but
which, on account of its size, should
rather be calling imposing. King
Humbert occupies an old Papal palace
not pleasing externally. and whose I'M
royal narrowness is found inconvenicnt
ho Noooat1ns SNf
The King Of Holland has a palace in
the center of the Amsterdam, which
once served as a city hall, and which
is rather remarkable for its ago than it's
beauty. The King of Belgium lives in
a large, old and ugly stone building
BERLIN Cor. San Francisco Cbfv2tcLs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-11
LONDON SHOPS.

Scenes Whose Sight Would Seriously In
terfere With the American Appetite.
One of these was a disgusting hole,
ten by twenty, reeking with horrible
vapors and diabolical smells. A woman
served something in greasy bags over
the humid counter; brawny and I'M
clean animal stirred seething caui-
dron behind her with an iron ladle
huge enough for services of Brobdignag.
Every now and then he ladled some
thing from the bubbling pot and de-
posted it on a strainer beside him.
Then we saw that there were two
cauldrons superintendent by the bipedal
Bulldog, one frying the dingy. I'M
washed slices of potatoes we saw heap
1ng basket under the counter, the
other the bits OF stale, oh, horribly
stale fish, we saw selling so readily
''heads one penny, middles one and
half pennies, tails five farthings"
The outer courts of hell can not be
more offensive than this den where
human beings crowded, an endless
stream, to eat or to take this garbage
away. The human Imagination
shoulders before the attempt TO solve
the nature of the mysterious liquid in
which the stuff is cooked, and not only
Imagination but the very dullest of
olfactories discern that the fish are of.
smell most ancient and foul.
The man whisked the potatoes out.
with his ladle; the movement of the
fish he accelerated with his filthy paws
When these paws became too slippery
with over-acquaintance with greasy
tails no coolly wiped them off upon his
hair. His head fairly oozed fairness
from every touzled hair; the soddcn
and sullen face was lustrous. and tho
bare. hairy arms from which loath-
some flannel slcevesAwere rolled high.
shone with briliancy that was not
beautiful.
The horrible creature was snuffling
and snarling at his wife as we entered
Count the pertayters, you fool" he
growled, "hejght slices farthin' !!
Dye wanter come out sxpence beyind
agin, as ye did last Saturday night? I
s'pose yo fancy L like to stan ere
slavin' and a sutferin', a sizzlin' the
very heyeballs outen me cad, all for
nothin', just cos ye're such dom
blarsted cjot as to give nine slices o.
pertayters for farthin', instider
height"
There we're very few. almost no.
closed windows, and the edbles of all
the establishments were reposcd upon
wide exterior shelves upon the side
walks. At the pork and cheese shops,
the butchers, the green grocer's, tho
flied fish and hot potato places, buying
was principally done from outside. the
customer remaining upon the sidewalk,
the dealer serving from within or with
out rs might happen. Mary Witheroio,
IN Overland M0nthiy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-11
THE RECKLESS REPORTER.
His Tendency to Exagyerate and S.-nif
Persons and Things.

His Tendency to Exaygerate and Magnify
Persons and Things.
The yearning of Americans after
stiles has often been very properly ridi-
ccled. If man has never been on the
bench since he was school-boy, unless
it was on the mourner's bench in the
police court for being drunk and dis
orderly, he is in more danger than
almost anybody else of being called
Judge" ii man has been gifted
with sufficient strategetic ability to
keep out of the war, that man is liable
to 20 through life with Colonel or
"Major" in front of his name. There
is a disposition on the part of local re-
porters to enrank every man General"
or Colonel who happens to brighten
the reportorial horizon with cheap
cigar. The readers take their cue from
the newspapers; and the consequence
is that, when men are sentenced to the
penItentary or arrested for taking
clothes off a line, the Judge and the
constable address the convicted parties
as General, ''Jud re" Colonel or
whatever may be the stigma that at
taches to their names.
Ii little N>ne-horse corner grocer
finds favor in the eyes of the faber-
pusher, he is denounced through the
press as merchantprince. 1t is more
than probable that reporters, who a-5
so liberal in CONFER NJ princely titles,
have very much muddled-up idea as
to what kind of cotfee-mlla Prince
really is. A real Pr nee never slaps Il
reporter on the back and calls him Bob
or Dick, or whatever other name his
sponsors in baptism have bestowed
upon him. A fde Prince never
sits in his shrt-sleeves in front of his
S ore and squirts tobaccO-iuice through
his front teeth. A real Prince is always
dressed in most gorgeous military
uniform, with big silver star as big as
a saucer on his breast, to let people
know that he is the Prince, and no mis-
take. A Prince is always calm, re-
served, dignified and surrounded by
q glittering staff
If newspaper man were to run up
to that kind of prince and ask him for
a pound of cheese and crackers on
ninety days credit half u dozen Dukes.
Counts, Earls and like small fry would
telephone for a policeman to snow the
journalist the road to the lunatic asy-
Luna. There is no such thing as mer-
chant prince.
The Western journalist persists in
call ng every stockm4n, Who brands
all the calves in his neighborhood that
do not belong to him, cattle king.
No real King ever wore an old slouch
hat and lived on bread and coffee. The
real King sits upon a glittering throne
such as you see in circus professions
holding golden scepter like a po-
liceman's club in h s hand, and royal
crown on his head. There is nothing
in the appearance of stock-raser that
leads one to suppose that he is King.
1t is this tendency on the part of the
reporters to exaggarate that has created
the wide spread impress on that the
average journalist rarely draws sober
breath.-Aler. S10eel, in Drake's IraU-
elers' Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-11
THE ROYAL SAVAGE.
Interesting Relics from a Vessel Sunk
Over u Century Ago.


October 10, 1776, the waters of Lake
Champlain floated fleets of American
and British schooner gunboats. The
American feet, as well as the land
forces, were in command of Benedict
Arnold, and the particular date men
toned above he was on board of the
gun-schooner Royal Savage. During
the day the schooner was attacked by
number of British vessels, and, being
overpowered. it was decided to scuttle
her. This was done off Valcour Island
and Arnold and his men escaped to the
mainland. From that time until tho
10th of October last no attempt had
been made to exactly locate the spot
where the wooden ribs of the Yankee
schooner lay. October 10. Captain w.
d. Duncan, who raised the steamer
Pavonia, arrived in Burlington with II
gang of men from trip to another
lake in the vicinity, where they had
been engaged in bodybuilding. The
story of the Royal Savage was told the
Captain, and he decided to investigate
Securing boat and guide, he loaded
his equipments and proceeded to the
spot p 1inted out by the guide. These
was thirty five feet of water ovet{ the
vessel, if any vessel could be found
just there, and soon Captain Duncan
and his assistant were over the side and
on the bottom. Here he found the
ribs, planking, parts of ancient gun
carriages, and great quantity of the
equipment of war vessel of the olden
days. He succeeded in securing and
brought TO the surface cannon-balls OF
all shapes and sizes, part of a gun
carriage splendidly preserved, several
pieces of the schooner's ribs. pewter
spoons and plates in fair condition,
and many other valuable and interest
ing relics of the Royal Savage. Mr..
Duncan brought them to Boston. end
has sent portion of them to the War
Department at Washington, Boston
Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-11
LIFE IN MOROCCO.

a CoamtrY where Women Share With the
Donkey the Is airing of All Buredns.
trust it will be pardoned me If,
with but slight transition, pass from
the donkey OF Morocco to the women
thereof. Those who know Tangier
will understand that there is no dis
courtesy intended against the sex which
in Europe we are apt to call the weaker,
but which here shares with those other
patient creatures. the ass and the camel,
the bearing of all burdens. If YOU
walk along the bay at Tangier (Which,
by the way, is one of the most SPLENDID
strands imaginable), you will meet
droves of women. each carrying enor-
nous bundles of grass or charcoal for
market; the haik covers their heads and
their burdens, the weight of which is
usually further supplemental by baby
in a kerchief, slung pouch-wise about
her somewhere where there is room.
This trait, which almost seems borr owed
from the kangaroo, is the invariable
way of carrying a baby, and the women
work, and wash, wearing their babies
in this marsupial fashion as naturally
as some primitive Australian animal
would, did it but work and wash, and
in the streets, too, under tho white
haiks Of the townswomen, one sees
bullying out the little skulls of infants,
as in Donnybrook, in the old days,
when the crowns of 0vertaken jewellers,
showing through tho canvas tents, be-
came irresistible spheres OF attraction
to passing shilalahs. But to return to
our women, who are trudging along
the sands, perhaps eight or ten together
perhaps it is a family party, hus-
band, wife and daughter. in which case
there is generally y donkey who shares
the loads pretty fairly with the two
ladies, except that he has the further
privileges ofcarrying their mutual lord
and master, who sits up between the
grass woven bsskels with = dignilicd
Inconsistencies CT any calls of gallan-
try. indeed, believe the ladies would
feel it utterly unbcftting anil indecent
were their positions reversed, and
believe that even the donkey bred in
Mohammedan usagrs would resent it.
think | have only once seen n country
woman riding while ono of the nobcr
sex walked. but in this case she was
evidently too old to get home other.
wise. .OrRlbU 4fug0stRe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-11
DUTCH PRISONS.
Description of One of the Most Famous
Penal Institutions OF Holland.

Description of One of the Most Famous
Penal Institutions OF Holland.
A prison in Holland is rather an en-
Enlistment than a Disagreement to a
town, at least such is the fine new pen
itentiary at Leeuwarden. one of the
most famous prisons in Holland, and a
model of its kind. 1t is completely
built Of stone, bricks and iron. conse-
quently fire proof; stair-cases, halls and
workshops are built with mathematical
prec sion and in such manner as to per-
mt of constant surveillance. The
yards are large and spacious, all the
rooms whitewashed from top to bottom
and well ventilated, the inner and outer
walls even bearing witness to the pro-
verbal Dutch cleanliness. The steps
and passages are equally clean, and
you would look in vain for soiled
spot or grain of dust. Not a cracked
or furnished pane of glass can be
found in the whole building Every
thing is washed, brushed and waxed
with a care we might we'll envy in
many of our American homes. The
dormitories are regularly scrubbed
every day. and well ventilated. Their
aspect is, however, curious. Each
consists of g large whitewashed, as
phalt-tloored room, in the center of
which is an immense iron-trelised
cage, armed on the inside with spikes
This cage is divided into over one hum
dred cells, each separated by sheet-iron
walls; each has its bed, consisting of
thin mattress, a pillow, a pair of sheets
of coarse texture. and two coverlets.
Each night the prisoners are locked in
these narrow cells, and thus repose
perfectly isolated from each other.
All around the dormtory run iron
waterpipes, with taps fixed at inter-
walls. at which the convicts are sup
posed to perform their additions.
Water is general throughout the
whole prison, and is to be met
with on each story. Baths. which
the prisoners are compelled to
make use of at stated times. are on
the ground floor. The prisoners have
three meals per day. In the morning,
lukewarm milk and water and piece
Of dry bread; at midday, soup com
pOStu VI JlOo, III Lut tNCHlu2.
coffee and brown bread. Sometimes
they are allowed small quantity Of
fresh meat, but more often bacon. The
prisoners, however, can improve upon
this food by the money they earn. They
have, in fact, small interest in their
work, four-slxths of which is at their
disposal, the remainder being very prop
erly capitalized and handed to them
on their dismissal. Every thing is CON
Quoted with military discipline in
Dutch prison, VIII CHI allows neither OF
ill-will nor question. The dungeons.
a kind of subterranean cells, are for Che
unruly. and irons for the mutinous
No conversation is allowed between the
prisoners during hours Of work. Per.
feet order sprcvails, as rule. and at
tempts at escape are events unknown.
--Brooktyn Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-11
Wise Medical Advice.

Hostetter McGinnis, who has ruined
his constitution by getting drunk again,
went TO the sanctum of an Austin doctor
and said:
81 am troubled with unpleasant
dreams at night. How can prevent
myself from dreaming Mt nightP"
"Well, perhaps the best remedy for
you to try first is to do all your sleep
ing before SHUTDOWN" said the doctor,
solemnly. '-Ye1Gs SiLainqs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-11

An Auburn. IN. Y. y father tied his
daughter to r bed-post to prevent her
leaving the house to marry the man
she loved. Then he paraded the front
yard with revolver to make il certain
that the young man should not carry
her off without his knowledge. Buf
foo Courier
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-11

Tho grocer never sings "My way is
dark and lonely" His weigh is usually
light. So. Paul Herald.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29

the work as well as if he had been skill
full surgeon. The surgeon also added that
there was no danger.
The dog was undoubtedly mad. 1t tore
everything to pieces in the room where it
was confined, and died in horrible agony.
Gen. Beale says that neither his daughter
nor her husband have ever felt the slight
est symptoms of trouble resulting from
this accident. lie says chat his daughter
determined from the first that she would
not allow her mind to dwell upon it. She
remembered how her father had courage
ously fought off hydrophobia, and She
was fully resolved that no mental distur-
bance or worry upon her part should
throw open the gate to the approach of
this terrible disease. Gen. Beale did not
mean to say that there was no such thing
as real hydrophobia upon the part of hu-
man beings but he sincerely believes that
in the majority of cases it results largely
from fright and mental depression.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29

er seemed Inevitable, and Mr. W..
drew his long, keen hunting knife ., ssou
ing that his only chance of cseana --oN'
plunge it up to the hilt into the baar. "
the desperate brute, but just as the ~ ~
was almost on him, as he felt the ia "a
painting breath on his cheek. one &c ~
courageous dogs, seeing his masters ~" ~
il, threw himself on the bear. and mad
furiouse attack at the brute's throat
soon as bruin felt the fangs of the hos
ne closed the form of the poor dog in -
powerful arms and crushed the doc =
that its back was broken.
BY this time Mr.. Watson had his ,,r,
ready again, and a second shot brarS7,b4
down the monster, which weighed o.
400 pounds. When the body was evaru
med, six bullet holes We're found aa5
they were all in vulnerable places too
But the victory was a dear one To NJ,
Watson, as he sadly gazed at his faitbf1,
dog, which lay piteously moaning at fba
feet of the master her had saved. Tor
derby was the animal carried home ana
cared for, but this moaning the gallant
faithful animal expired, and now NJ
Watson is inconsolable.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
NATIONAL SAENGERFEST.
The National S9ngerfest Opened i'll an
AuspiciOus Manner at WiscOnsin's
Metropolis.
Over Ten Thousand Persons Attend the
First Concert and Enjoy the Grand
Choric Effects,

MILWAUKEE, July 21.-The s@ngerfest
opened to-day in blaze of glory-and
heat Old Sol appeared to have no sym
pathy with the purposes of the gathering.
Straight and fierce his shafts came down
on the marching thousands in the streets
and strolling throngs on the sidewalks.
On the just and unjust they fell alike I'M
til all were only too anxious TO find shady
shelter.
The streets all through the city we're a
waving mass of banners, bunting and
evergreen. The decoration has been
carried to an extent never before known
in The history of the city, and entirely
unexpected at this time. Even the horses,
as taey go bobbing along, nod ''wilkom-
mern with each movement. Bicycles and
business blocks, private residences and
pear ut-stands, all bear outward and visi-
BILE signs as to the general rejoicing.
Hardly a building on the business streets
of the city remains undecorated. In
some of the decorations a very high de-
gree of taste is exhibited.
A citizen is considered only mildly inn
bued with the spirit of the occasion if he
expresses the opinion that there are but
10000 strangers in the city; and if he ex-
poets to appear enthusiastic, he must
place the estimate upward of 10000.
Twenty thousand, however, is a pretty
safe figure, and, probably, covers the
ground fully. Every hotel, boarding and
lodging house is packed, and there are
hundreds of visitors the guests of private
citizens. From early morning until 4
o'clock this afternoon singers and visitors
were arriving on the different railroads,
ard there were hardly five consecutive
minutes between the hours mentioned
y Zen
THE BLARE or 4 RRAss BAND,
as it headed some procession from one of
the depots, could not be heard.
THE ARRIVALS FOR THE DAY
were by no means confined to the singers
and their parties. Every train bore a
fresh contingent of visitors and curiosity
seekers, pouring them into the streets
until the latter toward night became a
packed mass of humanity wondering
hither and thither in search of pleasure.
The sidewalk habitant so noticeable in all
great gatherings put in an appearance
early, and show strong indications Of hay
ing come to stay. He occupied the best
places on the palks, shifting only as the
sun changed his quarter, contentedly en-
joying the passing spectacles. He was
still there when the cold moon looked
down about midnight, though not quite
so numerous.
Tonight the opening concert of the
fest took place at the Exposition build
ing. The jam was immense many of the
people being compelled to stand and
numbers being turned away at the door
1t is estimated that there were 10000 to
$1,000 present.
Governor Rusk spoke in laudation of
the spirit of the saengerfest.
Louis Allgewater of Buffalo, formally
presented the saengerfest banner TO Hen
ry NJ. Mendel, of Milwaukee, president of
the festival, who responded briefly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
4 Good Place of safety

Tom Anjerry had heretofore been one
of the most triling students at the uni
versity of Texas, but of late he had at
tended the lectures very regularly One
of the professors observed this change for
the better, and took occasion to remark to
Gilhooly;
I'm very glad to see that young man.
Tom Aujerry, attending the lectures reg
ularly. He seems to have turned over "
new leaf -,
"rurned over new leaf be blowed! +
exclaimed Gilhooly; don't you know
why he has attended to lectures regular
ly:"
pose" ~
Nothing Of the kind. He goes to the
lecture room because that Is the only
place where the bill collectors dor 7 hunt
for him. He goes there to throw tnem
off the scent
Five years ago Ida Garrison, OF Denl-
son, Tex, fell from tree and hurt her-
self SO that she has not since been aoie "
use her arms. She has succeeded IN learn
ing. to paint. holding the brush WIN tine
toe of her left foot.