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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-12
THE NEW BOOTBLACK.
How He Was Received and Honored by
His Colleagues.

A new kid came on the street yester-
day and took up his stand at the post
office corner. He was from Toledo, and
bootblack. He hadn't yelled ''shine
'em up over four times, before the
gang was on to him. No one knew
him and no one had given him permits
sion to set up in business. The small
boys walked around him and criticised
his kit, and the big boys drew off to
hold a caucus. In about five minutes
they came to:
Whereas, We don't know him, and he is an
interloper; now, therefore
ResOjUed, That one OF our number be dele
gated to punch his head"
lTI.Y'big frog in the puddle was ac-
cordingly deputized, and he gave his
box in charge and sauntered up and
walked around the stranger.
Stranger was very cool.
Delegate jumped at him to see if he
would scare.
Stranger didn't scare.
Delegate knocked his hat off,
Stranger picked it up and put his
back to the building.
Cries of Sick him, jack" from the
gang, and a few side-bets made among
the smaller boys that the Toledo chap
would fight.
Jack rolled up his sleeves, spit on
his hands and made q rush. Stranger
received him with two heavy thumps,
o,,J tho,y olin chad apd want JnU,n ,y;tl,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-12
COURTSHlP IN ZULULAND.
How the Kafflr Girls Put Suitors on Their
MettIe.

MetIles
When a young Zulu gains his gum
ring (Which is a ring worn upon the
crown of the head, and is obtained by
performing some deed of valor, or by
special gift of the King, and which
stamps him man as distinguished from
"boy'), his first duty is to get mar
ried, and if he has not the necessary
cows to purchase wife, he must raid
some enemies kraal and steal them.
When he has chosen the lady, he makes
his intentions known to the family, and
they commence operations by praising
him when she is present as he never
was praised beforehand never will be
again until he wants another wife.
The girl, after some coquetry, con-
sents to see him and he, washing and
oiling himself dons his lightest, finest
dancing dress, and sending a messen-
ger to announce his coming, presents
himself with shield and assagai to the
family, who will be squatting in circle
near the house of the lady. He squats
amongst them, and presently the lady
of his dreams appears, attended by
two or three female friends about her
own age.
She looks him over for some time
and finally requests him, through her
brother lit not being etiquette to speak
to him direct), to rise and turn round
and round, displaying his proportions
under a running fire of mischievous
comments from the girl friends of the
fancee elect; she, keeping a discreet
silence, awards him permission to squat
again and retires. The family rush to
hear her decision, but she is not in
clined to be hasty or seem too easily
won. 81 have not seen him walk; he
may jump!' she says, and so the poor
fellow has to come again next morning,
when he will probably be accepted.
The idea that the Zulu or Kaflir girl
has no voice in the matter of choosing
a husband is a mistaken one, and, al
though powerful moral reasons may be
brought to bear, no conscientious Zulu
would dream of raising his hand to beat
a woman or girl into submission; he
may kill his wife, for she is his, he
bought her, but he will not ill-treat
her. OF course there are exceptions,
but such a husband would find diff
Guilty in procuring more wives.-K Il.
Pond, in Woman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-12
MOISTURE IN AIR.


=" Hain Does Not Fall Equally in All
Farts of the Country.
we have learned that rain is caused
Wy the cooling and condensation of the
nolSture in the air. Bearing this in
mind let US study the surface of our
oountry and see why tho rain does not
Ian equally on all parts of it, instead
" falling very abundantly in some
P,aces' as in New England and some
VI 0ne Gulf States, and very sparing ely
~ many parts of the West, as in New
Mexico and Arizona.
The winds which blow to this coun-
try rom the south and the east, being
warm tropical winds, can hold much
moisture, and are full of this invisible
Vapor OF water which they have taken
up1rom the Gulf of Mexico and the
ocean. Coming to the cooler land, they
gradually become cooled. Their moist
ure, therefore, falls as rain, while they
pass over 9 he land, till, by the time
they reach Western Kansas and Col
orado, the moisture being gone, no
more rain can fall. But the winds which
come to this country from the north and
west are colder than the land, and, as
they sweep over it, toward the south
and east, they gradually become warm
er; so that instead of giving up their
moistuye in the form of rain, they are
Cepssintly taking up moisture from the
.erth. 1t is for this reason that our
'norh and west winds are dry winds,
and Aean fair weather; while the south
and east winds bring rain. For this
reason. also, the Eastern and Southern
Statesaae an abundance OF rain; while
the Celtnl aud Western States are
often vey dry.
And tere is still another point to be
considered. We already have noted
the fact Tat at great heights the air is
cooler. Fence, when a warm wind
full of moiture comes blowing across
the country and strikes mountain
range, it beds upward and rises high
in the air to PASS over. In so doing it
becomes cookd, giving up its moist
ure, and passes over to the other
side dry winl It is for this reason
that some ISLANDS, like the Hawaiian
Islands in the P,cifc Ocean, where the
winds blow ALMOST always from the
same direction, ,re subject to almost
continuous rain OF one side, while on
the other rain is exceedingly rare. This
also shows why California, west of the
Sierra Nevada mountains, receives
sufficient rain to make the soil fit for
cultivation; while Nevada, on the east,
is nearly rainless and barren. The
moisture coming from the south and
east is all condensed by the Allegheny,
the Rocky and the Wahsatch ranges:
while that from the west is cut off by
the Sierras. Hence, the great extent OF
country known to biologists as the
Great Basin-which reaches from Ore.
gon on the north to Mexico on the
south, and from Colorado on the east
to the SierraS on the west, comprising
an area of not less than 200, 500 square
miles. which is nearly equal to the
whole of France-receives over a great
part of its surface an annual rainfall of
not over four inches, and is therefore
a desert. George P. Merrill. sas 81.
Nicholas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-12
RAIN CLOUDS.
The Phenomena of Evaporation and Con-
densation-How Water Is Drawn into
the Air and Why 1t Descends.

The Phenomena of Evaporation and Con-
densatiOn-How Water Is Drawn into
the Air and Why 1t Descends.
Did you ever stop to think, when
you looked out of the window and saw
dull, gray clouds from which the rain
was so steadily pouring, and which
seemed to shut in the world all
around. that, in reality, they extend
ed over very small part of the coun-
try; that somewhere else. perhaps
only twenty or thirty or q hundred
miles away, the sun was shining, and
all was bright and beautiful? This is
really the case. For storms, however
long and dreary. do not extend over
many miles; and though it always is
raining at some place in the world,
yet always and at the same time it is
pleasant somewhere else. Now, let
us see why this is.
Suppose that on q warm summer
afternoon we were to bring a pitcher
of clear. cool water, fresh from the
well, and to place it on the table in
the dining-room. Now, no matter
how carefully we may have dried the
pitcher before bringing it in, we shall
discover, if we watch closely, that the
outside soon becomes wet or misty;
and that the mist grows heavier and
gathers into drops and perhaps even
runs down the pitcher to the table.
Now, where does this water come
fromP Not through the sides of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-12
A NEW CURE.
Carries Fright and Her Promise - n
Successful Remedy.

SUCCESSFUL 1sSheuY'
Carrie had very bad habit of cry
ing. Not q bright. quick flood of tears,
such as leave baby faces shiny and
sunny as wood anemones after an
April shower 1t was long, bowling,
November storm-wailing and whin-
ing about the house till we were oil
unhappy and indignant by turns.
EXpostulation was in vain until
grandma came for visit and tried
the New Cure Now Carrie loved
grandma dearly. but stood somewhat
in awe of her. She had been
known to withdraw promises Of
rides or stories, and to re-
capture swectmeats when children
had been very bad. indeed. SO it was
two whole days before Carrie had a
cry in grandma's hearing. When she
did have one, however, poor grandma
could hear nothing else.
Carrie, said she, ''if you don't
stop l shall pull all the hair off my
head" Carrie looked amazed, but
was not seriously alarmed, and kept
on bowling. Carrie" said grandma
again, Il shall surely tear my hair all
out by the roots if you don't stop that
distressing noise. You know they
tore their hair in Bible days when any
thing very dreadful happened that
they could neither help nor get rid
Of"
Carrie was crying to go out in the
rain. She gave little longer, louder
howl, and took peep from under
her hat-brim to see what grand ma
would do.
The old lady looked desperate. In
an instant she raised her hand thin
and feeble from n long attack of fever
to her pretty lace-cap. In another
instant she sat straight in her chair
with a head as bald and shiny as the
baby's!
You ought to have seen Carries
face! 30 Grandma! Grandma!' she
screamed. Sew on your hair! I'll
never cry so any mo-o-o-re if you only
willr'
GRANDMA made sure That the promise
was serious one. Then she carefully
readjusted her wig and cap. The Wig
remained q mystery to Carrie; but
after that grandma had only to raise
her hand to her head to check the
loudcst cry. Carrie never forgot her
fright and her promise. Mrs. Frances
Smith, in Our Little Ones.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-12

pitcher, that is impossible; but from
the air. We can not see it, perhaps,
but still it is there in the state of vapor.
How came it there? Did you ever
notice, after rain, how in q short
time the puddles became dry, and how
the moisture disappeared from the
grass and leaves, as soon as the sun
shone out and the wind blew? Or,
did you ever notice that if you left q
pan of water Out-of-doors the water
each day grew less and less, until all
was gone and the pan dry?
All the water that was in the pud-
dies, on the grass and leaves Except
that which soaked into the ground)
and in the pan. was taken up as vapor
into the air-has 'evaporated, as we
say. The same thing happens when
water boils, only it then evaporates
more rapidly and we can see the
vapor arising as steam. If you live
near river. or in country where
there are brooks. perhaps you can see
this evaporation actually taking place.
bSO u l. ttll obIllO lilOl I'M DtlOl y lllt
sun rises, and look out toward the
river, You may see y long line of mist
or fog, like q big, white cloud. hanging
over the water Now, this mist IS only
the water evaporating from the river
and is just now visible as fog be cause
the air is cool. And the sun has
shone, the air becomes warmed and
the fog disappears. but the evaporation
goes on, nevertheless. Indeed, it is
going on continually, and all over the
earth; so that if the water were not
returned to us as rain, snow and dew,
all the oceans, lakes and rivers would
IN time dry up and disappear. All the
trees, grass and plants would then
wither, and our beautiful land would
become as dry and parched as the
great desert Sahara.
Having learned how the water is
drawn into the air. let us see how and
why it comes down again as rain or
snow OF dew.
There is singular thing about this
moisture, which is this: the air will
hold only a certain quantity of it. and
that quantity depends upon the tenn
perature of the air But warm air al
ways holds more than cold; so, how
ever warm the air may be, or how
ever much moisture it may con-
tain as invisible vapor, we have only
to cool it enough and the vapor con-
de2SeS, as we say; that is, it becomes
visible, first as fog or mist, and then
as drops of water. such as we see on
the pitcher And the reason we see a
white fog rising at night, after the
sun goes down, is only because the
water, which has been evaporating all
day and going up into the air as in
visible vapor, becomes condensed to
fog by the cooling of the air when the
suns heat is withdrawn. When the
sun rises. the fog disappears; but the
vapor still ascends and when it reaches
the altitude where the air is always
cool, it becomes condensed again as
fog, only it is then called CLOUDS"
And if it becomes condensed enough
to form in drops of water, they fall,
and 1t ''rains;' or. perhaps. it SHOWS
for snow is but frozen rain. - George
r. Merrill. in ST. Nicholas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-12
How to Clear Wood Land.

1t is not enough to go into the woods
with an ak to clear woodland rs it
should be. Long ago the practice Of
burning and logging ceased. and since
then forests have only been thinned by
the annual removal of wood as it was
needed. The disadvantage of this was
that the best was always taken. leaving
only the less valuable kinds of timber.
Thus the value of the wood lot con-
stantly decreased until in many places
1t consists only of scrubby aud gnarled
trees not worth the cost of working up.
The far better way is to make an entire
clearing each year, and then either re-
plant with valuable timber or use the
cleared land for other purposes In this
way much more valuable wood can DO
grown on 4 smaller area than now,--
american Caltivator.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-12
TEDDY'S GARDENING.
why He Planted Canary-Bird Seeds, N mt
How He Got His wish.

How He Got His wish.
Last spring Teddy was as busy as a
beaver helping grandpa make the
garden. He helped grandma sort
over the little packages in the seed
box, too; and he asked good many
questions while he was about it.
"Whatre these, grammar" he
asked once; "these funny black
-ones?"
Grandma put on her spectacles.
May be Teddy bothered her more
than he helped, but she wouldn't
have said so for any thing.
'Those are watermelon seeds" she
answered. "We'll plant them and
raise some melons, dearie.
Pretty soon Teddy came to another
little packet he didn't know about.
The seeds were not bit like any he
had found before.
"Oh, what are these ones?" he
cried, holding out the tiny package,
''Why," said grandma, after she
had looked a minute, that is some of
your Aunt Ellen's canary bird seed.
l don't know how it came in here,
I'm sure; but l guess we won't plant
any of it"
Grandma laughed, but Teddy looked
down seriously at the small handful of
shiny seeds. He thought of Robbie
Gray's pretty yellow canary. In a
minute his eyes began to sparkle.
"May-may have 'em, grammar"
he asked. eagerly.
Il don't care" said grandma, kind
ly; and she thought no more about it
until, by and by, five o'clock came,
and she called Teddy in to eat his sup
per.
what has my little man been up to
all this afternoon?" she asked, smiling
down at him. You mustn't work too
hard. dear"
''No'm, WON'T" answered Teddy,
his happy blue eyes shining. 90
gramma, I've been planting my
'canary-bird seeds, and-and l just
hope there will be one yellow one, like
Robbie Gray's grammar
"What do you mean?" asked grand
ma; and then, all in a minute, she
knew. She couldn't quite hide the
twinkling smile in her eyes, though
she tried, because she knew. too, that
Teddy didn't like to be laughed at.
Dear child" said she, taking the
small gardener on her lap. Il didn't
mean that you could raise canaries
from the seed. 1t was what your
Aunt Ellen used to give her birds to
eat"
"O-oh!' said Teddy, hanging his
head. He felt the least bit assigned,
but there were tears in his eyes all the
same. IL wanted one like Rob-
bie's, he said, land you said bout
the watermelon seed. you know,
gramma, and 1.-THE canary-bird seed,
and didn't think-I Thoughtful
''Well. never mind" said grandma,
kissing him. 1--WE won't think any
more about it, anyway"
But she did think more about it, for
the very next week. when grandpa
went to town with butter and eggs,
he brought back pretty cage. with
yellow canary in it which looked so
much like Robbie Gray's that you
couldn't tell them apart. unless you
knew. And grandma wasn't bit
surprised - YOUTHS Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-12
The WEST AND EAST.
Two Pictures From Real Life Which Nee
no Explanation.

Two Pictures From Real Life Which Need
no Explanation.
A passenger train was snow-bound
in the West. The weary and hungry
passengers, having hushed the songs
and jests which follow such misfortunes.
settled down in silence and brooded
over the cherries prospect of having
foreman there for days without food.
Don't you hear voices outsider"
raid man addressing an acquaintance.
81 thought so just now. Look
lights flashing. Hello! number of
people are coming to our relief"
Rough-looking farmers, carrying bas-
kets, boarded the train.
Here, folks, come up all hans an
git bite to eat. Well put the coffee
pots on the stoves an sorter VAIN up
the occasion. Here, Miss, you shall have
the first cup. Don't look like you are
so mighty stout, nohow. Look at that
little boy, will you? Hungry as wolf,
l bet. Bless his little heart, we'll fix
him. Fetch that bread and butter this
way. We was nightly afraid that we
wouldn't reach you before old man
Hungry got in a good many pinches.
Under big drift here, you see. What
did you say, sir? What, pay your share!
Why, darn your hide. do you think we
want pay? Do you take us for lot of
wolves? Here, help yourself, but don't
let me hear you say any thing else
about pay"
A passenger train was snow-bound
in the East. IF we only had some
thing to eat" some one said, a
wouldn't mind it so much. To hear
those little children cry for bread sends
apang through me. Hello! here come
lot Of men,"
Sandwiches, sandwiches fifty cents
apiece. Want sandwich. mister?
Only fifty cents apiece. Nice fresh
bread and excellent beef. We are
farmers in this neighborhood and
wouldn't take advantage of people in
your perilous position. Madam, your
little girl seems to be hungry. You'd
better buy her one of these fine sand
wiches. You never would regret it, |
assure you. No money, Ell? So goes
the world. Some people have money
and some haven't. AS the old fellow
in Shakespeare-forget his name-said:
Put money in thy purse "
"My dear sir" said mserable-look-
ing man, won't you please give me a
sandwich? am almost famished and
haven't got cent of money"
"Give you one! Why, don't know
you"
But" said the furnishing man, sin
this case acquaintanceship is not nee
essary. l was hungry before l got on
the train, and now [ am positively
starving. Can you not summon the
pity of a Christian and relieve my
awful distress?"
"You do look bad, for fact" the
honest farmer replied, land while no
doubt you brought misfortune upon
yourself, l will not wave your folly
in your face, but will help you out
Haven't cent, you say. Well, here's
a damaged sandwich you may have for
a quarter. What, can't trade? Well.
now, warrant you here's a lady that
will buy it for her little boy. Damaged
sandwich, madam-mis6t sandwich for
half price. You will take it? Thank
you. "-ArkanSa1O Traveller.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-12
Marvellous Progress.

Miss Waldo (of Boston, -You have
read Haggard's stories, of course, Mr..
WabashP
Mr.. Wabash (Western)-Er-Hag-
gard?
Miss Waldo-Yes the great African
writer
Mr.. Wa bash-No, | have not; but
certainly shall. 1t is wonderful, Miss
Waldo. the gigantic strides that the
,olored race has made since the terri
bic yoke of slavery was removedL-
A. Y. San.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-12

What is it that can be taken from
land and leave it betterp The answer
to this riddle, says an exchange, is in
one word-clover. And its advice is
to sow clover whenever there is a
ohance-sow it literally. 1t is the
farmers only opportunity of making,
under all circumstances, clear profit
getting AVAILABLE crop without leaving
his land poorer thereby.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-12

Gould any thing be neater than an
old darkcy' reply to a beautiful young
lady who he offered to lift over the
gutter: "Lor, mssus." said he, "I's
used to lifting barrels of sugar
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-12

The calendar spring Aogins March
1, the astronomical spring begins sew
eral weeks later the real spring begins
when 1t gets ready. -Omaha World
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-24
Cheeseman's Specific Mixture.

With this zemedy persons can cure themselves
without the least exposure, change of diet, OF
change in application to business. The medi-
cine contains nothing that is of the least injury
70 the constitution. Ask your druggist for it.
Price, 81 bottle. ie26-IyWS
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-24
AFTERNOON SESSION.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The widow of John Mccullough died al
Philadelphia yesterday.
| 1t is proposed to establish an American
| bank in the City of Mexico.
Pulitzer, of the New York World, is rusti
eating at Pasadena, Los Angeles county.
| Steamers on the Columbia river Oregon
can make but a mile an hour through the
| ice-crust.
Plymouth Church, of Chicago, has beer
afraid that its pastor would be called to fill
Beechers pulpit.
| The man who committed suicide at Riv,
erside on Saturday is believed to be Walter
| H. Day, a stonemason.
| The Interior Department is adjusting
the rights within the limits of the Coo:
| Bay wagon-road grant.
i The stakes and added money for the
| spring racing meeting at Monmouth Park
| will amount to 100000.
| Editor O'Brien's health is shattered, but
| he speaks in a most hopeful way of the
outlook for the Nationalist.
The crew of the British brig Warren W.
| from Charlottetown for New York, aban-
doned at sea on the 9th ultimo, arrived al
| Falmouth.
| L. L. Tucker tried to commit suicide on
| Sunday by cutting his throat with razor
at Wheeler's ranch, eight miles south Of
| Grass Valley.
There is no attempt in Albany to conceal
the fact that Governor David B. Hill is q
candidate for the Democratic nomination
for President.
C. f. Young, who embezzled $4,000
| from the Michigan Carbon Works, spent
most of the money in buying worthless
patent rights.
"Swipes," the prize. fighter, has surren-
| dered himself to the police of Brooklyn,
and been locked up. 1t is probable that
| all others concerned in the fight will be
arrested.
Men are on the ground to commence
work on the survey of canal variously
| stated at from 140 to 200 miles long, to take
water from the Rio Grande and irrigate
| !, 100000 acres in New Mexico and Texas.
NJ. and E. Solomon, tobacco dealers OF
New York, have assigned, with preferences
| aggregating SCI 600. he liabilities are
estimated at $3.50, 700, and the assets, it is
l thought, will realize $3.50, 900.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-24

Dairy Calf. 25@95c esch; Dry Hides. usual
b: Calf skins, do. -@I2c; Gull Hides, kip and
Calf, &c p p; Pelts, shesrling, 10e to
25c each: Go, short, 99350c each: do, medium,
5oaa75c each; dc long wool, S0c6sI 25 esch; Deer
skins, summer, s-35c; 90. fell and medium,
259S0c = b.