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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-15
A PECULIAR TARGET.
An Amusing, and Yet Thrilling, Shooting
Incident in India.

An ana leu inTillinSg
Incident in India.
Four Europeans who had been out
after tiger in the Maimensing district
were returning at the close of long
day, and had almost reached the fac
tory where they were to dine and pass
the night, when the Captain ordered d
halt. The cline" at once pulled up,
and he said II hate seeing loaded
rifles taken into house [itwas the old
muzzle-loading days], more especially
where there are children. l propose
that we fire ours Off" "All right,
said another, "but we have not had q
shot all day; what do you say to a
'pool?'" There's nothing to fire at,
observed a third. There's that ghur-
rah," said the Captain, pointing to an
earthen vessel which some ryots who
were working at little distance had as
usual brought their days supply of
drinking-water in. Good" said the
fourth, "but, what with bad light and
the distance, it's by no means an easy
shot. l propose we each put chick
on" How shall we decide as to the
order of fring?n said one. co." re-
piled the Captain, generously, "com-
mence at your end OF the line" The
mark was by no means an easy one to
hit, for the distance was well nigh a
hundred yards, the guns smooth bores,
and the light that deceptive kind which
one gets just between daylight and
dark. But, on the other hand, the
hunters were exceptionally good men,
all excellent shots, either OF whom
could hit running deer from the back
of an elephant twice out of three times.
Fire away" said the Captain. No.
grazed the right side Of the vessel, and
it was thought must have hit it. No.
3 went just over it. No. 3 went little
to the left. THANK you, gentlemen, "
said the Captain. "rll trouble you for
those twelve rupees" He raised his
gun as he spoke, and the next moment
the lar was covered with earth; the
bullet had cut the ground beneath it.
Presently the vessel was seen to wrig-
gle, and then to kick, while feeble cry
proclaimed it to be baby. Consterna-
ton was depicted on every face. The
elephants bolted, the Sahihs jumped
down and rushed to the spot, the par
ents running from the opposite. direc-
ton. The little mite hadn't been
touched, and was carried off by the
father and mother with great rejoicing.
They also took the pool along witn
them, and right glad he Sahibs were,
under the circumstances, to part with
! it. Calcutta Letter,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-15
ADULTERATED SPICES.
An Expert Describes the Method of Cheap
ening Expensive Articles.

An Expert De3CrlDeS Jne NleCnOu OF Cheap~
ening Expensive Articles.
"Rice flour and white meal can be
mingled with white pepper in reasona-
Die quantities and experts in spices can
not detect it" said a leading grocer to
reporter. "In'fact, there is no trade
in which adulteration for pecuniary
profit can be carried on more profitably
and with less chance of detection than
in spices. Terra alba, fine marble
dust, is exported from Italy to this
country in considerable quantities to
mingle with white pepper. Mustard
mixes with sage flour, rice flour, and %
bit of aniline coloring without detri-
ment to the appearance Of the mustard.
Treat the mixture with iodine and you
eXposet the adulteration; but the average
consumer of mustard is not apt to ap-
ply that test. The German and French
mustards are an interesting mixture.
They are compounded of cracker dust,
mustard, cayenne pepper, white vim
gar, oil and sugar flavoring. Old
crackers are sometimes baked brown,
then ground into dust and mixed with
ground cinnamon and nutmeg, and the
whole is sold for nutmeg at a price
that drives pure nutmegs out of the
market.
Ground pepper is frequently sold
for less money than the unground ar
ticle, which makes the naturally sus-
picious suspect at once that the ground
goods are loaded with pepper dust,
which is made from cocoanut shells
or buckwheat hulls, charcoal, white
meal and mustard bran. Lack Of taste
is as desirable, in an adulteration of
spices as adaptability of color. For
that reason the cocoanut shell. ground
up very fine, is desirable. Venetian
red, salt and white meal can be ground
/ together and made into valuable adj
| dition to cayenne pepper. A dull, red
pepper, exported from Africa, is often
heavily adulterated with that mixture.
/ 1t is worth only about 10 cents pound
when pure, but when we'll adulterated
it can be sold to a green dealer and %
green trade for genuine Natal pepper,
worth from % to 80 cents q pound.
You can buy ground ginger at almost
any store for cents a pound, when
! the unground article commands 10
cents for the same quantity. That
means that the goods offered for 2
cents pound is a mixture of white
meal, starch, cayenne pepper and ma
nilla rope favored with ginger. The
grocery trade, especially the country
! people, want to sea the ginger tibres,
and the ingenuity of the dealer sup
plies them in the form of threads OF
MANILA rope, N--M \, Mud and En-
press
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-15
REFUSED HIS SALARY.
A Governor of Idaho Who wouldn't Take
Money He Hadn't Earned.

"A Governor of Idaho Who Wouldn't Take
Money He Hadn't Earned.
Another distinguished son of KeOkuk
is Mr.. Irwin, who was guilty of an act
not many years ago which, if he had
been tried for it by jury of Office
holders, would have consigned him to
a lunatic asylum for the rest of his life.
He awakened an unspeakable horror
throughout the entire land. 1t occurred
in this way: President Arthur ap-
pointed him Governor of Idaho. He
went out there and took the oath of
office and remained awhile. Then bust
ness matters called him home and de-
tanned him there for several months.
He found it announcement to go back to
Idaho, and finally resigned his office.
But that was not the worst of it. The
horrible part of the story remains to
be told. When the checks for the sal
airy were sent him by United States
Treasurer Wyman he returned them
to Washington with a note explain
ing that he had been absent from his
post and had not performed the duties
of his Office, and he could not con-
scientiously accept any pay. The
officers of the Treasury stood aghast
at such audacity. There was no pre-
cedent for the act and they did not
know what to do. They returned the
checks to Mr.. Irwin. saying that in
the opinion of the accounting officers he
was entitled to the salary of his posi-
ton until his resignation was accepted.
But he was memorable. He declined to
accept the mOney-which amounted to
$1,000 or more-and asked that it be
turned into the Treasury or used to-
ward the payment of the public debt.
Treasurer Wyman did not know what
to do with it, so he put it in the con-
science fund. This called out pro-
test from Governor Irwin, who declined
to be classed with repentant thieves
and conscience-stricken swindlers, and
he suggested that new fund be started
to meet such cases as his own-of con-
tributions from officials who felt that
they were not entitled to their salaries.
But the Treasury officials smiled at the
credulousness of the Governor Of
Idaho, who seemed to think that his
example might be imitated-and they
were right. 1t never has been.
| asked Mr.. Irwin about this little
affair to-day, and he laid the entire
blame upon his mother. He said she was
with him when he received the checks
for his salary, and she said: John, it
is not honest for you to keep that
money, for you have done nothing to
earn it," And he saw that she was
right 1t was the old story. A woman
tempted him and he fell. The checks
were sent back by the next mail. -
W. E, Curtis, ia Chicago Ne1cs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-15
THE HEATHEN CHINEE.
How Discipline Was Administered to
Suspected Celestial Farmer.

How Discipline Was Administered to a
Suspected Celestial Farmer.
Yesterday news reached the officials
here OF a summary execution which
took place at Ngan-tong-hien, one of
the towns belonging to this Flu. A
farmer in that district named PAN
(nicknamed T'oh Chao, because he had
only thumb on his left handy was
said to be the head of secret society
numbering several tens of thousands,
in this province and Shantung. AS he
was constantly going to and fro, and
was supposed to be plotting against
the Government, two military officers,
acting under instructions from their
superiors, resolved to arrest him the
next time he returned home.
With this purpose in view, they. sur
rounded his house with q band of sol
diers, but on approaching nearer one
of the officers was shot dead, and the
man broke from the house and fled.
He was soon overtaken and disabled
by blow from the other officers sword,
when he was slowly tortured to death
by the soldiers gashing his body to
pieces with their knives. They then
tore out his heart and hung it up on a
pole in front of his house to intimidate
his followers. Before attempting to
escape from the house, the unfortunate
victim is said to have killed his daugh-
ter, girl of sixteen years of age, fear
ing lest she should be assaulted by the
brutal soldiers. The surviving officer
came yesterday to report the case to
the Chun-tai, the Brigadier General,
who lives ere.-Pebjn Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-15
MANS TRUE CHARACTER.


In Most Instances 1t Is Called Forth Only
by Great Emergencies.
Great emergencies call forth the great
soul War in the twinkling of an eye
turns village drunkards and pettifog-
ging lawyers into Generals and States
men. Love transforms Cymon from a
brute into a man. Necessity makes
Shakespeare a dramatist; accident re-
veals Scott his true powers. The most
commonplace men and women have
passed through the FOOLS paradise of
love, when they were divine beings
worshiping divinity, and in that fool $
paradise they for a brief moment found
their true selves, saw deep into the
soul of their consort. That fitting
dream was in truth an awakening, the
brief opening of the spiritual eye.
When the world of facts has passed
away our dreams may remain. Tho
man OF common sense asks for realities,
the poet knows that only illusions are
true Look you, the man whom you
hate are there not women who worship
him, children who look up to him?
sSFao secs the true man-you who hate
him, or they who love him? Love is a
divine delight; it reaches out over and
around its object into the illimitable;
Its part of the over-soul of the in
finite, of God. Hatred is painful. 1t
strains and racks the body, it blinds
the vision, it makes man conscious of
his mortal limitations. Love sees the
virtues that are of the soul; hatred
only the diseases Of the skin" "All
men have their faults, and stealing was
Bills" said weeping widow over the
corpse of a desperate shot in attempted
burglary. And grotesque, ludicrous
as the expression may seem, she was
right. She knew that not in the rob-
Der, the law-breal1er, the outcast, did
the real man shine forth, but in those
rarer moods OF kindness and gener-
osity when he was the true friend and
husband. Perhaps when two enemies,
VINO have refused to see any good in
each other on this earth, meet here
alter in another world free from the
muddy vesture of decay which clogs
Their vision here, the first thought of
each will be: lis this the beautiful
soal that | maligned and hated? '-
Li3ptacoFs Nag0zine
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-15
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
An Epitome of the Principal Features of
Autumn Fashion Plates.

| AT HpiLOlho OF inc Oh
| Autumn Fashion Plates.
Directoire gowns and bOnnets are
very becoming to tall, stately women.
Many of the latest toilets for brides
maids are quaint and old-fashioned in
effect, and many toilets of this descrip-
ton made by London modistes are
modelled after dresses popular in the
sixteenth century.
Dark-green rough straw hats faced
with shirring of dark-green net, and
trimmed with dropping pink gladioli
and grasses, are pretty for either morn
ing or afternoon wear in the country
! during the autumn. Tuscan hats in
Directoire style have their ample brims
faced with black or dark-colored vel
vet, and are garnished outside with
wreaths of pale-green hops and Grim
son and yellow nasturtium blossoms, or
with chaplets Of unripe hazel nuts and
foliage.
There is still a rage for plaids, and
their reign is likely to prove longer
one than was at first prophesied-ex-
tending at least through the fall and
winter seasons. Plaided surahs, COM
combined with cashmere or Henrietta
cloth, are made up in many stylish
ways, long effects being particularly
popular. There are brought out at
tractive patterns in blue and white,
cream and crushed strawberry, vieux
rose and olive, bronze and amber, pine
green and almond, doe color and dahl
liza, and host of other novel plaids,
barred with hairlines of golden brown,
black, cardinal, gold and green.
Mousselaine de sole, most beautiful
diaphanous silk muslin of exquisite
texture, is very fashionable material
for dancing toilets. A gown worn by
the wife of an army officer summering
at Long Branch is made of tea-rose
mousselaine dc sole figured with tiny
pomegranate blossoms and foliage.
The dress is made up over a princesse
slip of willow-green surah, its sheen
but family showing beneath the airy
silken folds of the transparent muslin.
/ There is low bodice of the silk, with
I a high one of the muslin, this V-shape,
in the neck. The sleeves are short,
and the princesse is demi-trained and
artistically draped with the silk muslin.
A dust-cloak is almost Indispensable
if one would keep the dress fresh when
driving or travelling. 1t is poor in
vestment to purchase a dust-cloak of
cheap alpaca, with the ruche pinked at
the edges. The latter is sure to fray
and soon look very shabby. 1t is far
better to purchase one of best quality
simply hommed all round. A nuns
cloak, Portia pelisse, Irish peasant
cloak, or whatever the title may be to
dust-cloak, or however smart or
stylish in effect, is not suitable for
street wear, though many women APP
pear upon the promenade enveloped in
them. Their use is as special and par
ticular as a riding-habit, or should be
at least. A plainly made camers hair,
surah, alpaca, or English serge dust
cloak is conveniently carried over the
arm at any time for a journey, however
long. 1t is also easily packed, as it is
light in weight and does not easily
crumple. A fussy OVERTURNED dust
cloak, with tags and ribbons flying is
nuisance, and is not at all in keeping
with the uses for which it was designed.
NJ Y pocf
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-15
In Montana a snake was discovers

In Montana a snake was discovered
which could initiate the whistle of the
Bob White" with ease. While it was
under surveillance it crouched in the
long prairie grass and emitted the call
as plainly as any partridge could. Con-
tinuing the effort it soon heard an
answer, and a moment later young
partridge alighted almost at its mouth.
Quick as flash it sprang upon its
victim; there was u momontary flutter
If wings, stray feather or two, and
hen the snake remained master Of the
ield. TO those who doubt this story
he prairie is still shown as proof OF
the veracity Of the aarrators.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-15
FARM AND EIRESIpE.

Many farmers who have planted
orchards on hill-sides have spent much
time resetting and doctoring. Able
writer's say that hillside where the
water runs off quickly is the very
place for the worms to hatch their
young.
"A garden trowel, or round stick
about one and a half inches in dame
ter, and about one foot long, and a
cross-piece fastened on top and the
other end well sharpened, is very
convenient implement for making the
holes in which 10 set the plants.
TO secure good seed corn for next
year the farmer should begin while the
corn is growing to make observations.
He should note and mark all promi-
nent stalks, as the early maturity,
vigor and prolificacy are as important
as the termination of the seed.
1t is Southern fashion to cook
green corn in the husk, and have
never eaten any more delicious. Re-
move only the course outer husks,
ACetF ms Ol OllC lilllCI OllC5s LlD InGoo
down so as to to remove the silk, then
tie them in place again and boil
Serve with bowl of melted butter and
season well with salt and pepper.
DO not be tempted to grow two
plants on the space that should only
be occupied by one. An extra unde-
sirable plant becomes weed, and
when the two are of the same kind
they injure each other more than if of
different species, as they demand the
same food from the soil and must strug-
gle with each other.
-Vaseline makes very clean, odor-
less application for light harness, rid
ing brides, saddles, etc. After giving
it a chance to dry in, go all over the
surface with a rag dipped in the white
of an egg. This gives it a waterproof
coating that will last for some time and
prevents the oil from staining the
hands or clothing. Have the leather
perfectly clean before oiling.
The digestive organs soon get out
of order when grain is fed to the ex-
clusion of grass or bulky food. This is
true of all classes of stock and also of
poultry. 1t is better to feed hay alone
than allow Il surfeit of grain, especially
in summer. A variety of food promotes
digestion and prevents disease. 1t is
also more economical to gives variety,
as less food is then required.
-Caramels: One and half pounds
sugar, one cup cream, one tablespoon
butter and half cake of sweet Ger
man chocolate. Mix all together in a
stewpan and cook, stirring frequently
until done. just before pouring it out
Of the pan, flavor with vanilla or
lemon. Pour into a buttered dish,
and before it gets perfectly cold, cut
into squares by running a knife up and
down the dish. 1t will break nicely
when cold.
-Parched rice, is very good in the
case OF bowel troubles. Roast it to
nice brown, as you would coffee,
throw into sailed boiling water and
cook rapidly until done. Rice water
for drink is made by stirring table,
spoonful of rice flour, wet with cold
water, into quart of boiling water.
Season with salt, let it get very cold
and flavor with lemon juice or nutmeg,
sweetening to taste.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-15
MISCELLANEOUS.

Good authorities say the Mexican
horse is serviceable animal, good for
long journeys, easy in canter, intelli-
gent, full of fun at times, but rarely
vicious, and could he be domesticated
in the United States would be very
popular.
"A roaring gas well back of Canons-
burg, Pa, is said to have the greatest
registered pressure of any in the world.
The gas looks like solid piece of blue
steel for some distance after it comes
out of the pipe. Solid masonry twelve
feet thick surrounds the well to hold
the cap on. When in drilling the gas
was struck, tools and ropes weighing
5000 pounds were thrown out as
hough they were feathers.
The following story comes from
North Vassalboro, Me-: On Tuesday,
the oath ult., man died and left sor-
rowing widow to mourn his loss. On
Wednesday, the 25th, she had filed her
Intentions Of marriage in the town
clerk office. Thursday she followed
the remains of her deceased husband to
the grave. On the succeeding Monday
she was living happily with husband
No. 2, and on Wednesday, the 1st inst,
the loving couple started on their we'd
ding pilgrimage.
In village in Central New York
there was a great deal of aristocracy
and wealth and eligible matches were
scarce, or at least the supply of desira-
BILE men was not equal to the number
of women, and there was much wire
pulling to bring about results. A little
girl, whose father was a widower, used
to have her compositions praised by
the teacher, who was well preserved
maiden lady. A little schoolmate said
to her one day, after hearing it: "If
my father was a widower, my compO-
sitions would be just as good as yoursr
-EGcbange.
Not improved workmanship but
rapidly is the distinguished feature of
the mechanical arts and trades nova
days. An instance of this was notice.
able in the experience of lady who
went into an umbrella makers store
one day and asked for an umbrella of
peculiar size and make which she
wanted to take with her at once to
Liverpool. The dealer did not have
one in stock but said that he could
make one in short order if she would
wait. She sat down in anticipation of
a dreary afternoon of waiting, but in
precisely twenty-five minutes departed
with the finished article 1t had been
made up entire from the raw materials.
The Boston Journal of Health says:
SIT is recommended that the milk sup
ply Of cities, at least in hot weather, be
scalded as soon as received by the con-
sumers to prevent it souring. To scald
milk properly the following method is
advised: Take a thin glass bottle with
a rubber cork, fill it with milk nearly
up to the neck, and place it uncorked
in a kettle Of water, which should then
be gradually brought to boil. When
steam has commenced to escape from
the bottle, cork it lightly and continue
the boiling for thirty-five to forty min
utes, and the process will be complete.
A bottle of milk thus preserved, it is
said, will remain sweet month if kept
in cool place and tightly corked."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-15
Musical Instruments.

For the fisherman-Castanet.
For the lawyer-Lyre.
For the politician-Organ.
For the observation-disclosures.
For the horse ocIey-Hautboy.
For the toper-Horn.
For the laundress-Flute.
For the Notwithstanding
Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-15

"A Kansas ranchman predicts that
cheap beef and mutton of the future
will come from the immense grassy
plains of Brazil and the Argentine Re.
public.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-15

PASTURES can not be continually
cropped without something being re-
turned 10 prevent loss Of fertility.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-05-17
FAOM THE RESERVATAION

Pasture is excellent.
The gardens look promising
Cultivating is becoming the business
OF most of the farmers.
Mr.. Mullendore is going to plant ten
acres of broom corn
The party at Mrs. Pogues was well
attended, last Thursday evening,
Mr.. Stanley and son are at Lay nee
this week.
II. l.. Harvey will have scho Of ext
bition next Friday evening at. the Saw
log Valley school house.
John Bangs started to Colorado las
week with d drove of cattle and horses
Inc school children of Dodge City
held picnic on Duck creek last week
Mr.. Cobb took picture of the PEG
pie living in the vicinity of Mt. Pleas
ant on edge of rock on five mile creek
Geo. Coke spring wheat looks prom
Using.
The chinch-bugs are beng feared al
they have already put in their appear
ance.
The cattle men look rather blue since
the herd law has become a law but tn
grangers rejoice. County Critic.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-05-17

part of parents for their girls upon
these neglected subjects which are
blighting the fair buds of promise in our
homes.
The world needs woman to-day who
are strong and healthy in body and
mind. Who are properly educated, re-
fined, womanly, and how shall our daugh-
tiers be such, except they be properly
educated at home in body, soul and
spirit, and how shall they be thus edu-
Gated except the mothers do their duty,
and do it we'll for the best teacher,
preacher or professor who ever labored
for public good cannot wholly supply
the deficiency of proper home training.
Many mothers are nobly doing their
duty, and many more are beginning to
awake to some degree of their response
bility: and their daughters, as the years
60 by, are growing up to be more per
feet in health, more perfect in mind
and more perfect in higher and nobler
womanhood.
The grey light which precedes the
dawning day of still broader opportuni-
ties forsswoman is, already spreading
FROM East to West and from North to
South of our fair land, and whether we
desire it or not our daughters will be
called upon to accept or reject new
positions of obligation and trust. How
many will be able to accept, if they so
desire and fill them with credit to
themselves and benefit to the world?
A Mother.