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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-14
HISTORICAL FINDS.
Excavations at the Acropolis of Athens
and Their Interesting Disclosures.

Excavations at the Acropolis of Athens
and Their Interesting Disclosures.
1t is not little curious that while
excavations have been made in nearly
every part of Greece for archaeological
researches no examination of the
ground Immediately around and upon
the Acropolis of Athens has been made
until this year. Excavations have been
begun there which have already dis
closed a building belonging probably
to the epoch of Pericles, though its
identity has not yet been established,
and about which were discovered a
great quantity of objects in bronze,
marble and terra Gotta. These are gen
orally fragments only, some of them
mere scraps. though there are few
nearly complete figures and one or tw o
vases quite whole. There are also a
number of inscriptions on fragments
of columns and on ornamental slabs of
marble. The whole lot looks as if re-
fuse from demolished temple of early
date might have been deposited here
by way of filling up hollow place.
All the pieces of statues are of very
early time; some are quite rude in form
and of clumsy workmanship, of no
great interest, except as supplying ex-
amples of early Greek art. There are,
however, a few pieces of great interest
in themselves. One fragment of an
archaic female figure, with drapery,
which is richly painted, is preserved
with remarkable distinctness. The
drapery is painted red, green and white,
with drak brown border, which is
cut into small squares and circles.
Another well preserved female figure
well illustrates the Greek costume of
the early periods. The hair is arranged
in unbroken waves about the forehead,
combed back behind the ears and falls
in long curls about the shoulders. She
wears three garments; over fine
wooden chiffon, visible only at the
breast, is thrown the himation, fastened
lightly at the right shoulder and passed
under the left arm; it reaches to her
feet and over it is short shawl-like
mantle. The chiffon is red. the girdle
green and the himation has stripes of
green and dark red.
An interesting historical find has re-
Gently been made in Venice, where,
near the Venice theater, was dug up a
metal box containing great quantity
of coins, many of which are believed
to be quite unique. They belong to the
Latin princedoms which sprang up in
Greece about the time of the earlier
crusades. The coins indicate in fact the
titles of the Princes of Achaia and the
Dukes of Athens, and it is hoped that
much light may be she'd by them upon
some very obscure passage of history,
but there yet remains much to be done
for their proper displacement since
many of the coins are crushed and
massed together so closely that it is a
difficult matter to separate them
Philadelphia Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-14
ACCIDENT INSURANCE.

A German Law Which Renders 1t Compul-
sorry for Certain Glasses of Employees.
The provisions of the German Acct
dent-Insurance law render insurance
compulsory for all laborers and officials
with an income of less than 1000 marks
(S500) employed in mines, factories
and shipyards, as well as masons, car
penters, stone-cutters and laborers en-
ployed on roofs, in wells and chimneys,
and engaged in all pursuits involving
the use of steam. All concerns en-
ploying regularly ten workmen are
considered factories. Excluded from
the provisions of the law are artisans
following any of the professions not
enumerated above, and for the present,
agricultural and railway laborers. In
case of permanent disability by acct
dent the injured person receives after
the fourteenth week during the first
thirteen weeks he is aided by the re-
lief societies) an allowance at the rate
of two-thirds of the last-earncd annual
wages. In case of a temporary injury
the indemnity forms a corresponding
portion of the wages lost. In case OF
death the survivors are entitled, besides
the funeral expenses, to an annual al
lowance, twenty per cent. of which
goes to the widow and fifteen to each
child up to its sixteenth year. The
portion of the children is increased on
the death of the widow. This al
lowance can not amount to more than
sixty per cent. of the wages earned.
Parents and grandparents whose sole
support the injured person was are
likewise entitled to an :ndemnity.-
N. Y. Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-14
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
A WOULD-BE SAILOR.

KNEW a little youngster
Who would a sailor be;
He did not care for top or ball.
For marbles, kites or trinketS small
He did not care for these at all,
For he would go to sea.
The things he really cared for
We're queer things such as these:
Odd knots of rope, and bits of string,
A marline-spike, hammock ring,
India ink or any thing
That might sailor please.
He liked to read of voyages,
And navigators lore.
" And l can tell you how" he said, i
TO make splice or a Turks head
To hold the reel, or heave a lead, 49,
/, And-oh! great deal more"
Andjf perchance you missed him,
When others were at play.
You'd find him slowed in some odd nook
of cruising in his sailor book
With Frobisher or Captain Cook,
In regions far away.
He has not gone from home as yet,
To ship before the mast;
But only wait and you shall see
Sailors are made from such as he;
I'm very sure that he will be
An Admiral at last
Wallace b. Mnther, in st. Nicholas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-14
ROMAN BOOK-MAKING.
Stenographio Contractions Used by t
Expert Book-Writers of Ancient Rome

Stenographlo Contractions Used by the
Expert Book-Writers of Ancient Rome.
1t is stated that, notwithstanding
the Romans had not print ing-presses,
books were at that time produced much
more quickly and in larger numbers
than most modern works. Paper was
used which was almost woven out of
the fiber of the Egyptian papyrus, which
grows to height of ten feet, and which
has given its name to paper. A Roman
residing in Egypt assures us that the
yield of his paper mandatory would
be sufficient to support any army, and
whole ship-loads of paper were sent
from Egypt to Rome Before books of
any description were reproduced in
large numbers, they were read mostly
in private circles, or publicly. so that
the author could adopt suggestions for
the improvement of his work. Wealthy
Romans used to own a large number
of slaves for all kinds of service, which
rendered labor cheap. as they cost moth
ing in many cases, and had only to be
supported. They were mostly prison.
ers of war, the pick of nations, and
often more cultivated Especially the
Greeks) than their masters. They were
consequently also employed in the edu-
cation of Roman boys. The works of
authors were dictated to number of
slaves, women also being employed for
that purpose. Even among freemen and
liberated slaves the desire to obtain en-
ployment became so great that hundreds
of willing hands could be had for writing
books at very low rate of wages. The
instruction impaired in the workshops
of Roman publishers necessitated a
regular course of training, which was
to teach the apprentices an easy and
elegant handwriting. If publisher
had at his disposal say a hundred
writers, and reckoning the working
day at ten hours, a document which
took an hour to write would be multi
piled in the course of day to a
thousand copies. The writer's became
in time expert to such degree that
they combined quickness with elegance.
1t must also be added that in cases
where speed was the first consideration,
the use of stenographic contractions be-
came general. and we possess illustra-
tons of their employment in the old
manuscripts still in existence. We are
also informed that both readers and
copyists were instructed and trained,
the former in the solution, the latter in
the application, of contractions. Their
object was to copy work rs quickly as
possible, the use of full words being
only resorted to for the best works.
The above brief account demonstrates
to us the fact that the Romans made
the nearest approach to the invention
of printing, although they never at
tanned to it. The movable stamps OF
iron or other metals used by the Ro-
mans for marking earthenware vessels
and other utensils also prove this. But
The art of rapid writing, which was
perfected by them to an unusual de-
gree, counteracted q further develop
ment, while the number of slaves and
other willing hands at disposal, by
which means the most astonishing re-
suits were obtained, operated in the
tame direction. -Sten0grGphic journal
Vt SWttzerLand
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-14

"A load of hay was being driven
into the big barn of Schuyler Parihs,
of Naples, N. Y, the other day when
an iroA bolt of the rack pressed so hard
on a wheel that the tire struck fire and
the hay was ignited. The driver had
the presence of mind to back the load
out of the barn and jump down. Their
the frightened team ran through the
village with the blazing load, setting
fire to bridge on the way. When
they were stopped all of the wagon
had been burned but the front wheels.
--,Ba6alo Express.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-14

An honest rancher was in Phoebe
The other day. He offered to swap his
Nghteen-year-old boy, who smoked
cigarettes, to any person for dog,
and finding no takers at that, even up,
be offered five dollars to boot, but
even then couldn' make a trade. Chi.
eGao Herald
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-14

The o indicates the drains, and the
sloping lines the gradual fall of the
water through the soil of the spaces be-
tween the drains. 1t is obvious that
the wider these spaces are the higher
win be the level of the water at the
highest points; also, that the more
clavey and adhesive the soil is, the higher
the water will stay in these intervals.
This is to be taken into account, and
the drains which would serve a good
purpose on gravely soils at one hundred
feet apart might need to be thirty feet
apart in adhesive dry soil or low springy
land. Again, in case of springs break
ing out in low ground it is always adj
visable to lay special drain to each
of them to carry off the water. 1t is
often the case that one or two single
drains properly placed will dry field
at small expense as effectively as if
covered with drains at much larger cost.
Henry SteUart, IN N. Y. Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-14

"A young man known as John P.
Lipe, of Palatine, Montgomery County,
N. Y, has proved his claim to the prop
crty Of DR.. Peter Eisenhard, who died
not loSg since interstate. His mother,
Margaret Austin, proved that she was
married to Dr. Eisenhard in 1857, and
that Lipe was his only son and heir.
The doctor was always supposed to be
bachelor, and the claim was a great
surprise to the administrator who had
been appointed to settle up the estate.
ETOV Times.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-18
BALLoU's MAGAZINE for NDvembe

BALLoU's MAGAZINE for November;
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readable bn,k tor the people, con
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Boston Mass.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-18
Brainard's Musical World

If You wish to be well informed
on he subject Of music you shOult
read this excellent magazine. It |,
f,ltl OF interesting editorials. gossip
miscellany ETC., and each numbel
contains several pieces OF good mu.
sic. II yon wish to make q present
to Il friend or relative, this journal
will prove we'll chosen one Sub.
scription price $3.50 per year, Sin.
gle copies fifteen cents. s. Brain
ards Sons. Cleveland. @.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-18

W. hav. Just received from the
music publishers: A w. Perry &
Son OF Sedalia. Missouri. two pieces
OF music: the Garden Prairie March,
by Dieter, and the Hrliotropc Waltz.
by Swayze. These charming com.
positions are gotten up on very flne
paper IN tinted wrappers. and can
b. played upon either organ or
piano. Price Of each 20 cents; but
in order to introduce. the puhlie hers
will mail, postage paid both for 40
cents. Postage stamps taken.
State 10 the publishers wnen order.
ing, the paper In which you saw
this notice.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-18
Private Sale Of Cattle and Horses

Twenty five work horses, brood
mares and colts, will be sold ON time
for approved notes or for cash.
Ihin, high grade COWS and h4if.
ers IN calf. by u thorough bred Short
Horn hull.
Ten head thoroughbred Short.
Horn COW. aud b Tiers.
Two thoroughbred Short Horn
hliis.
A lot OF farm machinery, wagons
aud harnesses. will also be sold II
private sale and time given, on ap
,roved notes,
To See the stock or TOR terms ap
'ly on my farm SIX miles East oil
t'resro,in Oll"ans township. or ad
dress, GILBERT WArRos,
" Cyesco. love.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-18

an1 n.s' egg If a p or debtor. Th..
rel whiskered members chief en-
ployment il on Sunday picking mp
the pennies after Sunday schOoi
children. tn. proceeds Of which en-
plpymenf goes into the Republican,
carpara'ian pot Of Howard county
fDs campaign purposes.
Very truly,
]. j II. BAKER.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-18
"yervous Children. !" BY Dr.. Cha

Nervous Children" by Dr. Chas.
L. Dana. is one nf the leading sub
j.cts in Baby hood for November
Not less important are articles By
nth.r we'll known physicians on
The Fever ThermnmetOr In the
Nursery" Popular Fallacies about
reething." "Cautions Regarding
Children's Eye" AMI "Cons.ipation'
Marion Harland writes On lot. ri
Peoples Babies" and the general
departments of the Magazine abound
IN m re than the usual number 81
hints and helps In the care OF infants
rs cents q number. $l.5O 4 year
Beckm St New York;
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.----
Cincinnati Again.

We have received sample copy
Of II new Piano piece called "Genila
BilIowS." by A. T. Cramer. This l.
the hest piece W. have seen for q
long time. M one who ha.. y piano
should br without II The price Il
40 cents. hut In will he s-nt to any
one now rnT IS cents. Address
J. Z. GREENE & o.. Music Publish.
rrs.
d & AZ Arcade, Cincinnati. q.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-18
How Baking Powders are Made.

While rival companies are disput.
ing rs to what Ingredients are to b.
found in the best baking powder,
the public will be interested In the
following definition Of these now In
di-penSa,le articles, ~ given by Ap.
plrtnn's Cyclope.iia. the acknowl-
edged American authority.
The best baking powders are
composed OF hi,artrate OF potash
(cream nf tarter.) tartHric acid, car
Donate OF ammonia, and soda bi.
carbonate bound together by = lit
tie starch"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-18

W., the undersigned members Of lie
Board of Supervisors and ex-oilcio
Board Of County canvassers for Howard
county. do hereby certif, that the fore
going il Il correct abstract Of the votes
cast at the aforesaid Election according
to the Poll returned from the se,-
eral townships iii said county.
We further certify tat at the said
election the following named persons
were duly elected to tie Offices stated op-
poste t'leir respective names.
jacob Welsh. Clerk of the District
Court
C. Howe. County Recorder.
H. G. Cunningham. Member Board Of
Supervisors.
w. 4. Barker. County Attorney.
Tie following named persons were lie
ciarcl ,lnly elected Justices OF tie Peace
in and for their respective townships:
Abb, II. John Staff ana Robert Owen.
Forest City. I. +. NanLeuyen. N. II.
Marsh and n. a. Griffin.
Chester. a. ID. Combs and S. Ralfora.
Oak Dale, n. W. Partch and Robert
Lappin.
jamestown. J. A. Hall and David Pat
tcrson.
Saratoga. George Merrill and [. J.
Gibbons.
Howard Center, Malcolm Smith and
Jno. B. Seely.
Vernon Springs. Jeremiah Barker
VIM Wilbraham, and J. b. Barber.
New Oregon. ID. $. Eimister and John
| Ponska.
Paris. Michael FlaLerty and John |
long.
Howard, James Stevenson and Frank
| Babccck.
Alton. Ell. Peterson and VIM. Burke.
III testimony whereof We have herennte
SET our hands and caused this to be st
tested by the auditor and sealed by the
seal Of the board Of supervisors OF How
ard county this sth day Of November
/ 1856.
/ JAMES OAKLEY,
/ Chairman OF Board.
A. 9. HrnB.Kp, Supervisors
| Attest: BE-. DAVIS,
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TAX SALE.
STATE or Iowa.
HOWARD tot MY. 1

TOW
HOWARD COUNTY.
Office 81 County TREASURER
Notice Is hereby given that na tine first Monday
in December \ ~. g. u, the Office Ol the Treas
urer II Ill county. all lar.s town lafS. or nshei
real prod riy which taxes remain due aud MI
paid any year years prs Ia - 6. will he offer
ell AZ public sale for the total am unit of ax.S. in
teresi and cost due AMI ualnti thereon. said sai,
to commence NJ O'Clock n. M at said day. All.
continue rom day To- day until all Of such r.a
property sail he k,,ld.
Tn. following list contains description of thu
several parcels al real property to be Sbd fur I'll,
delinquent oil IL and such other real prnl,
erty that has not been advertised for the taxes
previous years, or on which taxes remaiu due
PIT SEAkLES Onity Treasurer.
Dated. crrScn. Iowa Nov | 81.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-18

DR.. Fsnner'~ GOlIen Relief cures
any pain in ) to 30 minutes, bruise
o. cut without soreness.
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eea VIM j got Tor GO ,nty -
poor arm 81 IS
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!. ] salary 90 supt lScpt) In II,
CIT 4 work tnf county etc -
Laidiaw Il coal for countv 23s 81
Long lawrence trustee cleo
Neg-in-on - annoiafionsfor
III IA fepou- SO
Ncks Ntup clerk e election o 50
Met'tnae-s ). Trustee and
Ntn,er j ii .tert = e,4c,.oo ~,
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Mention u 4 claani'. q t..sl bin %
Merenese " III 4apeis ~, moor %
NiafcN Trustee an o ccrtoa o. "a.
We 4 y Il a r J -Hnp'tcs ~, Co al25 81 %
Sarsan j + drawing lumber ~
Nj = G frti tee ina election $40
N.sh T larry dep, aud t~an') 49,
10 I'm u livery hire 20,
0akle IL service, Nov sos ion 90
: cnrn,n'ttee WORK 10 G:
rnrers 7 z trustee and e.ec,ion 90
PInnm. " 900
Peterson aargatet s,ipport and
attending NOR = IL GO Il
fHrse j - u~fe- and election IL
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lily I'D ! ftaisfne nd election u 10 90 90
smith |. trniin~ ), 10
, : ft.trs fAg tru~tan nd eetion il 10
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10. 2,fO
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SAWYER e " IN In circuit rnu.t Goo
him. on John on goods Tor
Haor $40
! Ihfma IA PS CO suqpl,ck for
- SUI 1910
ihetpllns Vim salary and post
age - II 90 n
1he.phi'as VIM salary 4 postage . 20 . .
245 ~ 1875 50
i.a'e' ! clerk OF erection 600
~ y IN -o0fts Tor poor y 20
Nei!s trustee and election 10 40
WlitoNOA | 90
mahes NIcierk a election IA Oh
Nilbfatain Win justice fees IA 30
v arhr a t o. pat book for Co l2 90
W Us er T trustee a. election o. M
Maiipt . ~ wood Tor house Is IS
Wilkins Il tiusie' 4 election II %
BRIDGE CLAIMS
Rraaey II lumber 81.
haDba q q committee work So Is
4 IIstH. lame. = AZ =
MI o. II Lu.hnr Il "a
OAK ~ III minii;cp " rk 81 81
keinh = inusi br1 g. work 100 5 90
| hiaut.s o. session read n approved
t board adjourned sine die
b. IF. DAVIS,
County Auditor.
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Chairman of Board.
A. G. HUBBARD. c,,n,;sars
JAMES IRWIN, 49,
Attest: B. <. DAVIS,
Auditor and Clerk Of the Beard.
Petition OF L. j. Babcock laid over till
tomorrow for final action.
Board adjourned until : a. nj. Nov. 2,
lSst.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-18
A Hnsba nd .s(;rpa.est Rlpssing

Is a strong, healthfnl. vigorous wife.
with II clear. ha ld-om. complexion.
These can al he acquired by using
D.. la, te,'- Iron T mic.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-03-20
Decision Judiciaire Concarnant
les JOurnaux.

- Ioute prrsonne 9ui retire re.
%gullerement un journal du bureau
de poste, qu'eile aitSouscrit on non,
on cn>on nom, on Ell cclui dun au-
tire est responsible e uu Placement.
- Ioute persolie ,iul ItnvOie
un Journal est tenue dc payer tOus
les arrierageS qu'elle duit sur abon-
nement Oh autremeut, l&aItcur peut
contlnuer Il le il! enyuycr jusuu'a
&c qu'elle ait pave. Dams &c cas-,
IabOune est tenu dc bonner Ell ou-
tire lie priX de l'abonnemcnt du pale.
ment, 4u'i! ait retire on non lie Jour
nal du bureau de poste.
80 Tout abOnnG peut etre pour
sulvl pour Announcement dams IL dis
trict OF lie journal sc public lors
meme quill demeureralt a DIES cen
talnes de licues dc Get endroit.
10 les tribunauX ont decide que
lie tait de ret:rcr un journal du bus
reau de po>te. Oh de changer de re.
sidence ct de laisser accumuler les
numerOs d lancienne adresse. con
stitue ulle pr6somptior ct unep reu-
We prima .facie d%'intention de tiaude.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-03-20
FOR SALE!

The square of grouEd situated in the town
of Thibniraux. bounded hy JACKSON. ST.
Mary and Harrison streets and tho Railroad
Alley to be subdivided into lots to suit pur-
chasers.
The Eugenia Plantation. situated in the
Parish of LatOurche. Il. forty mil-s below the
town of Ihibodeanx measuring seven and IA
half arpents front ajong the lett bank of the
Bayou Latourche by forty All ent- in Iepth
betweenp parallel lines con tanning 3jJ arpcuts
OF which 20 arpcits are s~utjccl 10 e%ultlva-
ton.
Together with large l~wel!in. honSc. three
small houses. stahl. a"d other out houses.
Also four o ,lrr tracts OF lands: ill the rear.
on the Bayou LNurs containing about 440
acres OF which QUE hall i composed nt high
Live Oak rid1r i.in,tS Si !.iert 10 cultiyatiu a..
Another tract of land situated in he Parish
of Latuurche 1T torty-six miles below tn.
town OF lhlbo.eativ me IL. urn. ten and a halt
arpeats front along the right bauk of thu Ia
you Latourche by rorty arl.cil,s in depth,
bounded above by lands OF J IS. Charami ana
below by lands of estate of Lrcien Gurdry.
This tract contains touf hundred and TWEEN
ty arpents III surcriic;r- mostly high and
above overflow the lrvee being only rl.h ut in
ches in height al,t t'orc than sufficient to rro
tect ii from the highest water OF he BAYOU
Latourche.
For liberal teras and var t~irullls. apply 10
]. :. .lt.iGDEAtN.
ihilstrau1, Ll.