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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-22
RAISING A BLOCKADE.
a Good Story Told ut the Expense of an
Argus Eyed Lady Teacher.

a Good Story Told ut the Expense of an
Argus Eyed Lady Teacher.
A certain educational institution not
a hundred miles from Albany has a
series Of very rigid rules relative to
the conduct of its students outside of
school hours. One of these rules is to
the effect that no young lady student
must go out after dark in the company
of man, be he Of high or low degree.
This rule is enforced very strictly, and
the young ladies are much in terror OF
the penalties alleged to be inflicted
upon any unfortunate creature caught
violating the rule. Recently, however,
a young lady student attended an en-
tertainment upon the invitation of a
gentleman OF her acquaintance and was
unfortunate enough to be discovered
by a grim-faced teacher OF the institu-
ton in question. The t~,t.-i.ss.- -
IDENTIFY not sure of the girl 8 identity,
but decided that on her way home
she would wait for while in front
of the girls boarding-house, which
was directly on her route, and confront
the culprit in the very act of disobey-
ing the cast-iron law of the school. The
young people were just behind her,
however, and saw her pause before the
clearinghouse. They retired to the
shadow of the trees and waited. The
grim teacher never stirred. 1t was
growing late, but she evidently in
tended to secure her victim. The young
people were just beginning to grow
uneasy, when brilliant thought struck
the young man. With the fair student
upon his arm, he did what is usually
deemed impossiblc-he found the Off
Ger on that beat. A short explanation
and g ance from the bright eyes of
the perplexed maiden settled the mat
ter. and the stalwart "copper" walked
back to where the lone watch stood
and said roughly: Come, now, you've
been here long enough; move on, or
I'll pull you in" Thoroughly
frightened, the poor woman stood for
a moment, and then walked on az rap
idly as offended dignity would permit.
When she was out OF sight the smiling
Youngsters made their appearance, and
with q demure countenance the young
lady babe her friend goodnight and
entered the house. Tho teacher, some
how, never reported the cas3.-AJ6any
EyTreSS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-22
CANES IN HISTORY.


Important lniOrmAlion ClEhtreu iOr tho
benefit OF Dudes.
That canes have been put to nobler
uses than that gof atfording nourish-
mont to the aby5mal mouths Of dudes
is proved by history. In fact, the cane
is surrounded by historical memories
OF surprising interest. The MeXicans
first used canes in America. When
the Spanish conquered the country q
queer custom was introduced. The
chief executive of the torn carried u
stick with a gold or silver head. 1t
was a kind OF sceptor. The people,
of course, rarely knew how to read or
write, and when any one was wanted
for crime one OF the mayors sub
ordinates would take the cane, find tho
culprit, and place it horizontally upon
the latter's chest. The proceeding was
equivalent to a summons, q the man
had to appear before the mayor under
t he penalty of being cast into prison
The custom was borrowed from Spain
where it still prevails in the more i'm
portant sections. /
The cane of early American history,
like that OF Biblical times, was part Of
the repertory Of the Leaders Of tho
church. 1t was the principal badge Of
the deacon. The cane was about five
feet long. Ono end was embellished
with a big knob, the other with
feathers. When the small boy rebelled
against the STRAIGHTFORWARD pew he got
q rap on the head with the uncharitablo
end of the cane. II tho head of tho
family got to dreaming about his old
English home and tho coy little nest
in one of the shiros the turkey plum
age on the dcacon's cane feathered tho
sleeper into life again.
The Irish have always boon associ-
ated with blackthoru stick Of short
and thick Dimensions. Thcy used
these queer little sidoarms in the inva-
sions of the Eng sh kin ~ and in the
religious wars. Ey1n in itsunpolished
state the blackthorn stick is one Of tho
most cherished by cane connoi5seurs,
-.- Cincinnati Em1Hntr.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-22
AROUND THE PlG-PEN.
How to Have Healthy swine Told in Fo
Incisive Paragraphs.

How to Have Healthy swine Told in n Fcw
Incisive Paragraphs.
Carefully abstain from giving any
medicine whatever.
Keep large and small separate and
not moro than ten in lot.
/ Feed regularly AID literally vari-
ETY. of wholesome food. always some
bulky food, and let each feed be eaten
up clean before moro is given.
Give wallowing places, ashes, char
coal and SALT and plenty OF exercise
in timber pasture yielding shade, roots,
nuts, ac1rns, etc. But no doably soured
Stops.
Provide ventilated shelters from wind,
rain and snow, but no litter. Hogs with
litter get too warm. If you wish dis
case, put your hogs to the straw pile
Maintain cleanliness in all things
Breed only mature animals, and never
from show herd The offspring OF
immature or pamperod animals is pro-
disposed TO disease.
Give pure water, from deep wells
protected from surface wator. Well
water is not freezing cold in winter nor
lukewarm in summer. Water from
creeks (unless fed by springs,) ponds or
pools, IL disease hrot ny.
Pigs should be forwarded in early
spring and kept on only growing foods
milk, bran, slcp, oats, green rye.
grasses, clover, sweet corn until int
fall; then fatteu rap ily on corn mo t'y,
but also green rye, blue grass, pa
kins, bolca potatoes md turnips W h
bran, ste1mod clover hoy, etc.-Hoh. {
Nad F1yfH.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-22
Increase of Noxious Insects.


NoxiOus insects are more numerous
and destructive now than they were
fifty years ago. Where nature has a
chance to work out her laws, all ami
mails. from the highest to the lowest,
do not increase beyond proper limits.
Even man himself is no exception to
this great law; but let a break occur in
this great natural chain, and it is felt
all along the line. Some species will
increase enormously, while others al
most entirely disappear. Now as in
sects are far more numerous than all
the higher animals, it follows that if
some unforeseen event takes place that
favOrs a great increase Of some noxious
species, man is sure to be great suf-
ferer. And this state of things is
ex ely what is taking place to-day.
The reader will naturally inquire why
the beneficial ones do not increase as
fast as the destructive ones. The an
swer is, the food plant Of the latter has
increased enormously, and all the sur
roundings have favored its rapid in
crease, while the other, living upon
animal Gmago) food, is entirely out
stripped by the vegetable eating
species, - Hick's MagaStHe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-22
PUBLIC OPTNIUN.
1t Does Not Pay to Regard 1t with Too
much VeneratlOn.


A proper regard for the opinion Of
the world is a great safeguard. A
woman should strive to appear so well
as TO be blameless. But in minor
things, in which no question of princi-
pie is involved, it is possible to ask
one's self too often: What will people
say?"
To place an exaggerated value on
the remarks of strangers is a very in
discreet thing. We should have indie
pendence enough to do what is right
and best for ourselves without asking
our neighbours advice. We should re-
member that our own ideas may be
quite as good as those Of others, and
that we know our own needs and the
depth OF our own purses better than
other people can.
There are hundreds of women now
wearing hard, stiff collars about their
necks, hard bones and steels about
their waists, heavy bustles that hurt
the spine, tight gloves and high heels,
simply in Difference to what they sup
pose 1.-The people will say" In fact,
this form of compliance with the die.
tates of other people is universal. You
and say: How foolish! How mon
strous! How injuriousr' But we wear
the things Ill the same!
Mrs. B. has a pretty costume left
from last winter, but what would peo-
pie say" to see her in church in the
same thingsp SO she gets new attire
on credit, employs dressmaher whom
she does not pay, is tortured by duns,
overwhelmed with modification, and
much more unhappy than if she had
heard people say: Why, there is MIs.
B. in last years suit and the same bon
netr
Arabella goes to ball. Every one
wears dress without sleeves to ball
in these days. Arabella knows that
that means a cold in her case; bat
what would people say" il she wore
sleeves? People say very little when
she lies at the point Of death with
pneumonia. In fact, many OF her
friends have to be told afterwards how
i'll she has been. They did not know,
or care, what her fate might have been.
| Matilda Bunce il happy and comfort
able, aud can provide herself with whaS
she needs in this world. Bat people
will say in n year or two that she is
getting to be an old maid; SO she mar
ries the first man who offers, gets bad
husband, and soon envies all independ-
ent spinsters who donot care what poo
pie say about their state of single
blessedness.
In all such matters you should moi
care for what people will say. "Bc
sure you're right and then go ahead.
--Acertain editor is called "a crank;
but then, You know, his paper is lar
organ and how could an organ gel
along without crank?--BoSton Budget
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-22
a NEW EXPLOSIVE.
The Power of BeIlite Demonstrated BY
Recent Experiments.


Recent Experiments.
A distinct advance has been made il
the invention of new explosives in re
cent years, and there can be no doub
that dynamite, which has so long he'll
the field as a high explosive, is being
seriously threatened by competitors
The ideal of high explosive-that O
combining absolute safety with grea
energy-has been the aim OF all inven
tors, but until lately success in this direc
ton has only been partial. In most in
stances the explosive has represented
the required energy, but has failed II
comply with the Home Office regulS
tions as regards the standard OF safety
The direction in which the NOR
successful inventors have labored wa:
indicated by DR.. Sprengel, +. r. s., ID
his investigation recorded in "A Mes
Glass OF Explosives, a pamphlet pub
lished some fifteen years ago. or thes
"bellite," the invention of NJ. Lamu
of Stockholm, is one of the first prat
teal outcomes, and judging from th
very severe tests to which it was sub
iected, both as regards safety AM
power, it would appear to approacl
nearer to the ideal than any of it
predecessors.
Its safety was, indeed, amply demon
strated in the experiments made a
Middlesbro', under the direction OF Nj
Napier Hake. Some cartridges con
tanning bellite were, for example
placed on an iron plate and subjected
to the sudden descent Of q block of irol
weighing over half ton, from heigh
of twenty feet, with the result that thu
cartridges were only crushed into
hard mass. But when the crushed
cartridges were afterward detonatel
by means Of a illuminate, immense
energy was developed. Again, wher
placed in the fire OF smith forge, i
simply volatilized. its safety was alsc
demonstrated in a remarkable manner
by exploding a three-ounce cartridge
on the lid of a case Of bellite, the effec
being to simply pulverize the wooder
case and scatter the conten's. A large
number of experiments were also made
by way OF comparing its power with
dynamite, with the view to showing
the injury which equal weights of eacl
would inaict on steel rails and iror
plates. In these it was clearly shown
that, when confined, the energy de-
veloped on defamation was equal tc
that of dynamite, but that, when un.
confined, bellite apparently did less
work. This can be accounted for by
the fact that bellite is much slower il
developing its full energy than dyna-
mite, and therefore less local in it,
action. Some practical tests made II
the blasting of coal in the Cleve
land iron mines were of highly sati
factory nature, both as regards economy
and adaptability. for they clearly
proved that ballite was capable O
doing the work of three or four time;
its own weight of gunpowder, and with
out the Objectionable result Of prGduc
ing those noXious fumes so characIeris
tic of dynamite and gunpowder.-- Lon
don Saturday Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-22

80 I was not quite so plain,
With my wooden shoes,
With my wooden shoes,
But the King from his throne
Came to take me for his own,
With my wooden Shoes"
It is said that a machine has
been invented in France for making
wooden shoes, and it is feared that,
under its influence, the rustic artists
will give up carving the Sabots by hand,
and consequently that all the pict-
uresque side of a pretty country Gus
tom will be lost YOUTHS Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-22

--Acertain editor is called "a crank
but then, You know, his paper is IAN
organ" and how could an organ get
along without "a crauk?--BoStoa Budget.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-10-13


this is their reason, not =,
That two years ago n NM 'a'
campaign against MI. Joha = !
promised he people Of a.,
in case he was elected Il ~ :.
while he was personally ~.
annexation, he would ~,
oppose IT," That Ia the 49, |
papers give that il the 49,
oppose him and the reason \
for opposing him. not % y,
any collision Of my party !.
part or any idea that tbsss .
may have that | would hav, ~
TO do with any annexation ~ h
do not wish TO be unde,s,osa /
ting here or even riyiag !
opinion that Mr.. Dubois an
promise; but ! conceive /. pr 4
view OF this covert attack ma
me in that speech, 10 give = 4.
pie Of this county the reasos !.
position these papers saks ~
reason given BY these Rspubs.
pers themselves. ] will say - n
that II ! am elected 70 Cossrs.I
use every endeayoF, make ~
| am capable Of, TO see thsl ~
greedy Nevada on the south -
ing Washington on the va, !, u
CRY Montana on the east. vin -
quire one foot Of the domaia q tl
This position ! took long i n
have occupied for many yess
matter Of sentiment as vel a, \
ter Of policy. The peOpIeol 1. n
understand my position u lAa ~
and have understood Il ios ysa, 4
for have always opposed /. 4 4
in convention and legislalu,s Z N
in public speech from ever "a n
that ! have spoken fum L.
to oppose this measure insYny ~
form and manner to the vssy y
my poor ability.
| will say in eonclusiA ~ /.
month from to-moErow al IL N. !
people Of Bingham co1nsy Ia +
Territory are 10 decide uAo b 4 Y
man 10 represent them ID Cam
and in the public Otlioss. AlsaI
am concerned I desire yca bhs.
this matter Ia y spiril d fsinss Z
calmness and IL youl think NJ sn
cy should receive the sappsi 4 d
votes, then vote fol mr. NJ al
Is my friend anil | have aaaei I
good 10 say Of him; bai Rls 4
little cgoIissiral 10 saying IAalH
who has had IS years ezP~asl
these mountains, who i IAansl
acquainted With all the Waza ~
Territory, who Is Inscgvssei hdi
industries Of this popk w
grown up IN the Territory asisrsi
10 live and lir there whssA@ aA
an olilcc OF not. Is ~ lc1s sules
your consideration: and ! laaIs 4
you 10 say 81 the polls 10 NsssaA
ncxt whether or nol | am he nv
pcson To represent yoa 10 Gees
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-10-13
ANNEXATION.

mere Is another matter, It IA TIM, !,
annexation anne Mr. Dubois, whom I am =,
giad 70 say Is my friend and az ubo"a
i ! nave never, in private talk or nnh'
n III opeech said a hard word, spoke tho
v.ner night from this stand md 81
t tbo"gh ne distinctly declared that hc
Thought onougnt | was bitterly opposed 10 Tho
annexation Of Idaho or any nop,i"''
o. Idaho to the adjoining sta ta.'o ~
.s. still he thought Il stron' =
I Inat the Republican journals ~ ne,ls,,
Idaho which favor anpexation :, .h nor,n
oppose him; | thought from the nun
ner IN which he used the words y.
implied collision with the nco,,ls
s sp mere and myself and that I va
I ! g the annexation moyemor, was J
was iavoring the Motmons ao"s. ~
m my t y some e Of their newspapers. r.
s my friend Dubois had gone ,,,, II
: I, into this newspaper onos ,i.le
! imagine he could have fon d"I'',oh
s,ue reason for the position ~ , ,he
on H. . Journals Of North Idaho
~ MS reelection. It is true thai !,
n rnoog "a. nye Republican journals d. ar
iourn"ISs L friend Dubois, although these
tbo ~"', ~. unworthy to lead the peo nor
'ney give their reasons for p0Op pI
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-10-13

have the objechonal clause struck out
and win on all occasions, in season
and out of season, strenuously endcav-
or to protect this the greatest of
Idaho's industries,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-03-29
Renews Her Youth.

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay
Co., Iowa, tells the following remark
able story, the truth OF which is
vouched For by the residents OF the
town: " am 73 years old, have been
troubled with kidney complaint and
lameness for many years; could not
free from all pain and soreness, aud am
able 10 do all my own housework.
owe my thanks TO Electric Bitters foI
having renewed my youth, and remov.
Ell completely all disease aud pain
Try n bottle, only Soc. at w. o. Patton
4 Cos. Drug Store.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-03-29
OOWLLL ITEMS.

Miss Martha swlmm was compelled by IN
health to return from TAblequAh, where she
attended school.
The public school at this place ls In q
nOurishlng condition. The patrons are much
pleased with Miss stephens as q teacher.
DIR. A. j. Lane has Just returned from a
visit TO HE native state, Texas. c. NJ. MeClel-
Ian is now absent In that paradise OF cattle
men.
--hiss CAliie Eaton is training flowers and
shrubs instead OF young Ideas, this term. May
her pleasant home long DO oheered by her
presence.
"A cold wind from the north threatens TO
blight our hopes OF enjoying a eroH OF peaches.
They have been failure for several years past
In our Vicinity.
The wheat and rye fields CLEAN bright As
einoralds, hersabouts. soon they will be
waving in golden beauty and the hum OF the
harvssters viii be In the air. Thus will our
people solve the knot1y question OF civilization.
The church social held at ID. W. Lipe's
was quite pleasant. Among the eharadea
LAW suit" created mach merrimsnt. Misc
stephens being the defendant In mimic d.
yoree case, j. q. Lipe the plaintiff The sol-
emn judge was acted by Mr.. Il. Foreman. So
many Intelligent, bright young faces and
voices, with music, vocal and instrumental
together with selected readings. made up .
scene long 10 he remembered. Our worthy
pastor aud lady, Nc. aud Mrs. JACKIE, we're
happy In the happiness Of their young folks.
"A visitor In our midst expressed wonder
that . community In the Indian Territory
shonld be 90 much interested In education aud
religion. hope that It will soon cease TO b
remarkable TO sec Indians striving for i'm,
provement. II should not be. for they hAv,
given evidence OF their aptitude 20 learn and
thirst for knowledge, In many ways. Many
Of those who do not read or speak English Ar'
quite good scholars In their own language, Il
10 very gratifying 10 see that almost ever,
member OF our nation. who IL old enough,
understands 30 well our treaties with th'
great government which is bound by this sol
emn compact 10 see that We do not auaer
repetition Of the sad oppression OF the paat.
March 81. Thy Friend, vKnrAs.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-03-29
ITEMS FROA AFTOS.

j. n. Stokes went to Springfield last Mon
day evening.
Miss Lucy ward. OF Kansas, ls visiting At
her brother-ln-iAw's, johnson Lewis.
Charley stArbuck, our blacksmith, has
been convinced that there Is no rest for the
wicked" "
One OF our leading society young men says
he will own mp to the truth, "Hs was struck
with 4 Daisy"
From appearances should judge Charley
Blevins was running monopoly on the boys
Thursday night.
-E. H. Rose, who has been visiting his sis-
ter, Mrs. j. W. Hubbard. returned to Garth
age the nrst OF the week.
S. s. Halnos and family arrived from Ar
kansas last week. They are now comfortable y
situated In tholr new house.
&C. w. Loughtuer, who has been teaching
In the Beck school house. returned % his
home at Neosho last Saturday.
u. W. Barrett returned from the western
part OF Kansas last week. lie reports every
thing dry and times awful hard ont there.
-rAlbert Richardson has been very low with
throat disease for the last week, not being able
to eat or drink anything scarcely, but is now
getting better.
"A dance was given at the residence Of J. r.
stokes last Thursday night-An oceasion which
will not be soon forgotten. About twenty
couples engaged In this exercise until ls
O'Clock, when refreshments were served by
the hostess in elegant style. Dancing wa
then resumed aud continued for some tim,
and when the guests departed It was with
many expressions OF thanks for the manner Ia
which they had been entertained.
March 81, lSSs. cororn,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-03-29
oUn SPECIAL TlnLrorln conarsrosDrrr
An Interesting Batch Of Notes Upon Divers and
sundry Topics.

Some slight signs Of white mule" In
| town lest Friday.
-rhe contract for repairing the jail has been
let TO Dick Neal for ssi5. He thinks II would
be better TO begin new and build ont and out,
better jail.
Married, In Tahiequah on 18th inst, by
his honor, District Judge Tom p. Wolf. Jim
West, a white man and Lizzie Moody, a
blooming Cherokee girl.
Chief Mayes, J. Il. Adair, Judge, and
Connsl Rogers, clerk, Of citizenship court,
have gone to Fort Gibson. The Chief will 10
on up to his home for few days.
The executive council was convened last
week. and among other business transacted
was the pardoning Of Dick Turner who was
serving out a sentence OF eight years for msn-
slaughter, i've Of which he had finished.
Our Methodist brethren have commenced
series OF revival meetings here. Interest Ia
/ growing. Our local brother, shanks. is as
sisted by his brother from Muskogoe, and
Brother smith, from Chouteau. II Is hoped
piuch good may bo done.
josh, !" one Of the escaped convicts who
wes arrested In Van Buren and tried for horse
| stealing, and condemned TO ten years impria.
onment. would rather plead guilty down
there than be brought back hero. lie 10 one
OF the gang OF which the notorious "Camos-
| Ky" is leader.
Died. on the 2ist inst, Mira. watkins,
aged about seventy years. She has been 10
falling health for nearly a year. The family
are applicants for citizenship, and are living
on the farm Of /. sixkiller, two miles north OF
town. They came here from Washington
county, Arkansas.
Bill Christlc--the bad-who shot and killed
Bob walker, and afterwards shot but didn't
Kill John Blair, was arrested and brought here
and had preliminary examination before Dis
| trlot Clerk Allen Ross, on tho 21st, and was
| bound over for trial. Associate Justice Roach
Young will try the case.
Last Friday night tho colored brethren OF
the A. NJ. +. church gave a supper, the pur-
1 pose being TO raise funds for purchasing bell
"OVer and outside Of all previousness, I"
| stated the pastor, 1.-THE receipts were s23 65. /"
lie Ia now expecting a bell "At his earliest
| convenience" They have new church, ca
pable Of seating 100 to 200 persons, which was
| paid for by the board in Philadelphia, and II
Ia an ornament to tho town.
In response 10 q recommendation OF the
general assembly OF the Presbyterian church A.,
= committee OF ladies have been soliciting con-
,ributlons to "a thank Offering to the Lord -
They secured s43 towards the one million
which It is hoped to raise this centennial year
OF that denomination. On Saturday nigh,
another call was made on behalfof this church,
an exhibition with dumb bells being given by
the young ladies OF the mission under the d.
rection Of the irrepressible Prof. Dolgsrukie.
The admission fees yielded ss.I5. An exercise
with Indian clubs is soon to be inhugurated by
the professor.
March 20, 1898. OUTsIpEn..