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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-15
TWO MEN AT DIN NER.
Difference Between an Englishman and a
D. Frenchman at Table d'Hote..

b Frenchmsn at a Table d'Hote.:
The Englshman is big, square. red,
hairy. He has breakfasted at nine
o'clock and walked all day with few
minutes rest for lunch. He calls for
champagne sec. He guzzles the soup;
he does not taste it. He drenches the
fish in some black English sauce, and
sends it after the soup. In regular
order follow roast and vegetable and
game. But whether tough or tender,
cooked to a turn or burned to a crisp.
your Englishman knows little and cares
less. He continues to soak everything
with the dark sauce, augmented by
mustard and black pepper. The des-
sert finds him slightly congested, but
full. He is now going to stuff his short,
briarwood pipe with black tobacco, and
enjoy it between sips of the more than
questionable coffee, and he will round
off with a B. & S. And when he men,
tions the hotel tomorrow, or the day
after tomorrow, to the travelling
women of his country, as he meets
them all along the route, he will bel
low forth: Very nice table, indeed,
at that placer Cor this is always
their subject of conversation)
But the poor Frenchmani He is
Ballow; he will soon be bald; his white
teeth are miracles of the dentists skill.
One discerns his flabby muscles be-
meath the fine cloth of his fashionable
coat. He has placed his monocle in
the corner OF his eye to read the carte
which he holds gingerly in one fastidi-
Gus hand-a hand which is skilled
enough with the sword or the pistol.
but which has never in his life struck
blow from the shoulder. Through the
day he has probably driven in car
riage to some view of interest-he has
smoked countless CHARACTERISTIC is not
hungry. He finds the menu impossible
from the first glance. He foresees the
watery soup in which will be floating
squares of vague paste. The fish may
be fresh, the sauce served with it will
be nauseating! The beef will be done
to death, the capon a skeleton and
burnt into the bargain. The waiter has
q tiresome and disgusting habit of in
Producing his abominable thumb into
the dishes he places on the table! The
people opposite make frightful noise
as they eat! The knives and forks are
black! Your Frenchman nibbles bit
of cheese and moistens it with a red
poison labeled Saint Julien. He leaves
the table thinking with sigh of the
Cafe Anglais. He lights another cigar
cite. He wonders when he will begin
to suffer from that epigastric burning
to which his physician has given the
coquettish name OF pyrosis. Ium!
Blank! he says, what messn
Now will you affirm that those two
men have eaten the same dinnerP But
The menu was the same!"--PariS Letter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-15

| has for a second covering slight mem
brane, which he has the power to oper
and close at will. Did you ever notice
horse listening?"
'Yes, uncle. Yesterday, when was
out riding with papa. The horse poked
one ear forward and the other back,
ward. He looked real funny"
I'm the lower animals" resumed his
uncle, 'the form of the ear is more dis.
tinctly funnel-shaped, and is movable
at pleasure. so that it may be directed
toward objects from which sounds come.
1t is in such timid animals as the rab-
bit and deer that the ears are the most
movable. They are all the time,
through their acute sense of hearing,
or the alert for danger. There are
muscles suitably situated for giving
these motions to the human ear, but,
either from neglect or other causes,
these muscles are not under the con-
troll OF the will. The external ear col
lects the vibrations of the air and di-
reefs them toward the internal ear"
And if our ears were cut off, couldn't
we hear?" asked Charlie.
"On, yes; though not so well. Cases
are on record where, though the eX-
ternal ear was wanting, the delicaycy OF
hearing was not largely diminished.
Birds do not seem to have external
ears" commented Charlie, who was
now quite interested in topic which
he had previously regarded as a very
dry one.
They have no curtains to their ears,
for they would impede the swiftness of
their Eight" remarked his uncle.
Their internal apparatus for hear
ing, however" is of great size. Bats,
whose sight is feeble, are provided with
large ears, the sensibility of which is
so exquisite that by the impression of
the air alone upon them they are aware
when they are approaching an object,
and never strike it, even in the greatest
darkness.
That is wonderful" declared Char
lie. But tell me, uncle, have insects
ears?"
'Insects seem only to hear sounds
which are serviceable to them, while
other sounds, whatever their intensity,
do not seem to affect them in any way
The queen bee, by a scarcely perccpti-
bic hum, sets all the other bees in mo-
ton, but the discharge of pistol at the
mouth of the hive passes unnoticed.
The rhinoceros and the hippopotamus,
who see only in the twilight, have hear
ing in great perfection, while the cat,
lynx, lion and tiger have eyes keener
in perception in proportion as their
hearing is more obtusc."
81 tell you, uncle" cried Charlie, ga
good deal can be said about ears, if one
is posted, Or stops to think. am much
obliged to you for all you have told me,
I'll put it in my composition, and then
it will please the teacher and be worth
reading"
Thinking about a subject, my dear
boy, is of importance; but it is also i'm
portant to observe, to experiment, and
to profit by the knowledge of others,
whether obtained by inquiry orapplica-
ton to books. "-FrGnk 4. StauBer, IN
(yoI,ys1l Dams
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-15
Little Joe and the Tomato Figs.

Mamma Brown had been making to-
mato figs. Little Joe had helped her;
at least he thought he had, for he had
| tasted the figs several times and
watched the golden fruit bubble in the
rich sirup. But he hadn't had hall
enough, and Mamma Brown said they
were too rich for little boys. But Joe
would have been glad to try it, at least,
for once.
The figs were set away in the big,
dark cupboard off the dining-room,
where there were shelves full of cans OF
preserves and pots of jams and jellies.
What a feast just to look at them!
Joe would steal in on tip-toe, some
times, when mamma was busy, and
gaze till he would have to shut the door
and run away with his hand over his
mouth to keep from tasting them.
But, alas! one day he stayed too long,
and before he knew it he was nibbling
the figs. Just then he heard mamma
coming. What should he do? He had
but a moment to choose, and he
squeezed right into the bottom shelf OF
the cupboard and swung to the door.
All, those tempting figs! And boys
are always so hungry But he would
never come near the cupboard again
that was certain.
While he was thus thinking his
mother stepped across the dining-room
and shut the cupboard door-snap! She
went out so quickly that he had nc
time to call out to her. And he heard
the front door shut, too! She had gone
over to Aunt Helen's, he knew.
Oh, dear! he could not get out! And
he thought he should die if he had to
stay there long. He began to feel
queer at once, and he shouted with all
his might, and pounded and kicked the
door with his brown heels till the JAM
pots ratified. Grandma was taking a
nap upstairs, but she could not hear
she was deaf.
1t was no use; he must stay there till
mamma came back. And, oh, how
slowly the old clock licked. The seconds
seemed minutes, and the minutes,
hours.
But after about half an hour ho heard
his mother talking, and the next mo-
ment she came in with Uncle Tom.
Didn't Joe just lift up his voice, thenP
The whole house rang to his shouts,
and in no time, almost. he tumbled out
of the shelf into his mothers arms,
sobbing:
Il only wanted to taste a tom
tom"
What, not me, hopeP" cried Uncle
Tom, in mock alright.
"a tom-tomato f-i-ig," walled Joe.
And then the whole story of his
temptation came out. His mother talk
ed to him kindly and earnestly, and he
felt sure he should never, never be so
bad again. Little Folks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-15
PRAISE YOUR WIFE.
Woman Tells Husbands How They Can
Make Themselves Agreeable.

MAKO inemsolVoS Agreeable
Praise your wife, man! For PHYS
sake give her little encouragement
it won't hurt her. She has made your
home comfortable, your hearth bright.
your food agreeable. For PHYS sake,
tell her you thank her, if nothing more
She doesn't expect it; it will make her
eyes open wider than they have for these
last ten years. But it will do her good,
for all that-and you, too. There are
many women to-day thirsting for a
word OF praise-the language of en-
enlargement. Through summers heat
and winters toll they have drudged I'M
complainingly, and so accustomed have
their fathers. brothers and husbands be-
come to their labors that they look for
and upon them as they do to the daily
rising OF the sun and its daily going
down. You know that if the floor is
clean, labor has been performed to make
it SO. You know that if you can take
from your drawer clean shirt when
ever you want it, somebody's fingers
have toiled. Every thing that pleases
the eye and the sense has been pro-
duced by work, thought, care and eff
forts bodily and mental. Many men
appreciate these things, and feel graft
tuGe for the numberless attentions
bestowed upon them in sickness and
Health. Why don't they come out with
hearty why, how pleasant you make
things look. wife," or II am obliged to
you for taking so much pains?" They
thank the tailor for good fit; they
thank the man in the horse-car who
gives them seat they thank the lady
who moves along in the concert-room;
in short they thank every body and
every thing out-of-doors; and come
home, tip their chairs back and their
heels up, pull out the newspaper, scold
If the fire has got down, or, if every
thing is just right, shut their mouths
with a smack OF satisfaction. but never
say 81 thank you" l tell you what,
men, young and old, if you did but
show an ordinary ciyility toward your
wives; If you gave one hundred and
sixteenth part of the compliments you
almost choked them with before they
We're married; if you would stop the
badinage about whom you are going to
have when number one is dead (such
things wives may laugh at, but they
sink deep sometimes0 if you would
cease to speak of their faults, however
banteringly, before others - fewer
women would seek for other sources OF
happiness. Praise your wife, then, for
all her good qualities-and you may
rest assured that her deficiencies are
no greater than your own,--Ladtes'
lone FiSitQr.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-15
MISCELLANEOUS.

Tits said that fir is standing in the
Kauich Valley, Nevada, which meas
ures fifty-eight feet in circumference
seven feet from the ground.
"A South Carolina man attempted
to pawn horse, and was surprised
when "his uncle" told him that he
didn't like securities that could walk
away. :,
"A Michigan man, in digginga we'll
, struck vein of water which ne
thought contained mineral properties,
and was disguised to find that he had
tapped sewer.
The five great continental powers
of Europe now have 12,000,000 men I'M
der arms, not to mention the naval
ornaments, almost double in size the
whole sea fighting force of the world
twenty years ago.
The citizens of Dion boast that
have the Oldest poplar in France, but
just how old it is no one knows. 1t is
122 feet high, forty-five feet in circum-
ference at the base. and twenty-three
feet in circumference fifteen feet from
the base.
AT the great steel works in Cleve-
land, o., a large electromagnetic is
used, suspended from crane, to pick
up iron or steel bars and billets. 1t
will take up 800 pounds, and as soon as
the electric current is turned off after
moving the load, will drop it in the
proper place, thus doing the work ola
gang OF men. ID
kentucky is as famous for its wide
spread and critical knowledge of the
Bible as for its sensitive appreciation
of red-eye. The newspapers dowr
there are many of them daily com.
mentaries. Here is sample para
graph from the Scottsville Sentinel
milk makes most people bilious, and
honey gives r-A-+ people the collie.
Therefore a land flowing with milk
and honey is not as desirable as one
dripping with tree molasses and -four
batter-cakes.
The first attempt to record a public
speech by means of the monograph
was made at political rally in New
York recently. A funnel seven feet
long was placed in front of the plat
form, connecting with the transmitter
OF the monograph. After the meet
ing the instrument was tested, and the
experiment found to have been entirely
successful, the speakers voice being
heard as distinctly as in the original
address, together with sounds of the
applause and music.
The following anecdoteis related
of President Lincoln: One evening
Mrs. Lincoln swept, magnifcently
dressed, into the library where the
President was waiting to escort her
into the brilliant reception parlor.
Her dress had very long train, and
was cut low at the neck. Lincoln was
standing with his back to the fire wher
his wife entered. "Whewn' said old
Abe, What long tail our cat has to-
night!n Mrs. Lincoln made no answer
and the President continued: "Say
mother, don't you think it would be
better if some of our cats tail wa:
arOund her mack p,,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-15
INTREPID EXPLORERS.
Astonishing Results Accomplished by Per-
sons Travelling Alone.

sons travelling hlOnes
The frequent disappearance and
heightened absence of such explorers
as Livingstone and Stanley leads an
anxious public to question the wisdom
of mans plunging into the heart of
Africa without companion. The i'm
preston seems to be that his chances
for keeping up communication with the
outside world would be greater in pro-
portion to the number of his attendants,
and that companions would help him
in the accomplishment of his main pur-
pose.
The feeling is a natural one indie
pendent Of experience; but if we re-
view the history of explorations, we
find the facts show that an explorer
succeeds best when he relies wholly
upon himself to meet every emergency.
1t is not his personal fortunes from day
to day that the public can reasonably
be interested in. 1t is not this curios-
ity that the explorer is working so hard
to satisfy. He aims to extend outward,
at some point, the bounds of human
knowledge.
The history of explorations under
taken by persons travelling alone shows
astonishing results. In Africa we have
the example of Livingstone, whose sue
cess in traversing an unknown region
unattended, demonstrated the wisdom
of the plan he adopted. Pointing to
the same general truth, we have the
example of Baker, Burton, Reade and
others, who also accomplished great
things, and contributed much to geo.
graphical science, by pursuing the
same method.
In South America, Musters Travelled
successfully through Patagonia, de-
pending entirely on himself. The En-
glish traveller, Shaw, reached Kashgar
in Central Asia, and returned to India
! quite alone, having made one of the
most successful journeys of his day.
Not long ago Hannay travelled alone
from the Irrawaddy to the Brahma-
pootra, through a country that is con-
sidered almost impossible on account
of the lawlessness of it's inhabitants.
In the case of person travelling
through an unknown country alone,
his utter helplessness and dependence
on the honor of savages about him,
will stand him in good stead. He is
compelled to throw himself on theiI
protection, and treat them with con-
sideration such as large party could
not safely show. 1t would be inter
preted in their case as meaning either
cowardice or weakness. On the other
hand, large party by neglecting tc
show proper consideration for the PEG
| Pile about them would wound theil
pride and rouse feelings of hostility.
1t would also be difficult for the
chiefs and others to entertain many
persons for long time. or with the
same freedom they would use toward
the solitary traveller The baggage o
a large company also appeals to the
covetousness native to the savage
breast more strongly than the little o
value which the prudent explorer vii
take along with him. Youtb'S Com
pd7atOW
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-15
MATERIAL OF BOOKS.
Essays Written on Bricks, Tables of Stone
Ivory and the Bark of Trees.

Ivory and the Bark of Trees.
If we Of this stirring generation we're
suddenly jolted backward to the time
when the art of writing consisted in
painting with different kinds of ink, or
when events were recorded by plant
ing trees or throwing stones into pile,
we should begin to appreciate our cur
rent privileges. Visitors at the British
Museum are often entertained by the
examination of specimens of the earli-
est modes of writing on bricks, tables
of stone, ivory, the bark of trees and
the leaves OF trees. In the Sloanian
library is a nabob's letter on piece Of
bark. about two yards long, and richly
ornamented with gold. There are also
several copies of the Bible written on
palm leaves. The ancients appear to
have written on any leaves they could
find adapted to the purpose. Hence
the name leaf OF a book, referring to
tree, was derived. The Babylonians
made their contracts of business on
tiles or broken pots. The treaties be-
tween the Romans, Spartans and tho
Jews were written on brass. The
speech of Claudius, engraved on q
plate of bronze is preserved in the
town hall of Lyons, in France. There
are wooden manuscripts, which must
have existed prior to 1923. In the shep-
herd state people wrote with horns and
avis; then they invented an iron bod
kin. After that the stylus came into
use, made sharp at one end to write
with, and blunt and broad at the other
for effacing and correcting. But the
Romans found thrte sharp instruments
dangerous, US v.G,ous persons used
them for dagGers. A schoolmaster was
killed on one accession with them in the
hands Of his own scholars. -Hagazi90
Of Amel team History
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-15

NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. 14.-Cs flee
Quiet but steady; Rfo common to prime
l3h@l7c. Rce-Steady, with good de
mandi ordinary TO prime, 3Ss@51sc. Sugar
Moderately active and higher; open kettle
prime, DC; good common to fully fair. A..
@i1sc; common, 4ssc; centrifugal, planta
ton granulated, 6Ao; choice white @ SLIGO
6ssc; Off white, 8Hg6hc: gray white, SKA
&c; choice yellow clarified, I-l8Ce6lSc
prime yellow clarified, 1905 1910; off vel
low clarified 5A95 1916; seconds, 5L@
SIC. enthusiastically and firm; open ket
Tie, fancy, 4ic; choice, 41@42c; good prime
3otg37c; prime, 3ld33c; good fair, 2702sc;
fair, 2i@25c; centrifugal, strictly prime, "a
Gg25c good fair, 18@10c; fair l5(0i6c; good
common lac; inferior, 13c Louisiana syrup,
25@3lc.
NEw YoRK, Nov. 4.-Cofree-options
steady; closed barely steady; sales, 80, 75C
bags, including December, Sl3. 3O@l3. 40
January, sl320@l3i0 February, $13.lt
@l3.2o; March, Si3l0@l3.25 April, S13. %
May, sl305@l3.3G June, Sf32O@i3.25.
Spot Rio-Dull and weak; : fair cargoes
l5l5c. Sugar-Raw quiet and firm; refined
quiet Molasses-Nominal.
CHICAGO, H., Nov. lion the Produce
Exchange today the butter market wa'
steady; Elgin creamery, 29@20I; choice
Western, 25d2Gc; choice dairy, l9@23c;
common to fair, l5@lSc. Eggs-Steady at
2Oa2lc.
CINCINNATI. o., Nov. -Whisky-Firm
ales, 1851 brs. finished goods on basis Of
Sl.A Butter-Firm. Sugar-In moderate
demand. Eggs-Firm aud dull. Cheese
Firm
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Cash mutations Norr ns follows

iarh quotations were ~ follows
flour-Dull aud neglected.. holders ask
former prices
No. Z ,pung wheat si.i2aIi2s.: No. :
spring wheat. NiCt So. No. 2rcd, u I2s,i 4. <,
80. corn, gOi.c. No 2 oats. 25ssc No. rye
a.. No. 2 barley, 'ic fob. iof Washington
Territory Nc. ! tlnXsccd. sissy. prim,
timothy iced g. ii@i.50
Mes. y tx, pytharr,l, sii1t. lard. per To-
pounds. sS..u short ribs sides llouscL $50
Dr. sulicd shoulders. O,oxcdl q 5sa : %
shlu clear sides tboNcdL ss2i@ So.
iccc.pis-Flour, 1900 brls wheat 43.OJ
bu. corn, i,pu bu; oai-. -, go bu. rye
1900 bu barley. 1000 bu.
hlpmUnts-iluur 1900 hu wheat ~
90 bu, curut 1900 bu. outs lis,uJ1 bu. rye.
,.VO bu. barley 5000 bu.
ei loris. Mo. Nov. il.-Fl1ur duh and
unchanged
Wheat hcopcning was &c higher, Will
strong aud higher cables and advances else
where, but trading was light aud prices soon
tell back aud tl- close was weak N about th,
same hgrrgs us Yesterday. No. rcd. cash.
IU''i nrccmhyr. siO7kml.ui4. closing
~ siWA May, si.i2k@i.iJ'. closing al
sl.i2is@ rs asked.
Corn-Dull but hrm. No. ? cash. na TO-.
November, So, the year. Sii.c May.3 "a
j,isc, closing ~ 1lsc.
'NNH iAiHWiI ~ NNHllf so NlNt MAY,
~ ,,sJJy. closing at sDi.C, November, 22A.S
Ryc-Firmcr at 5iCi52c.
barlcy-fhe market hold firmly, buycr
| and sellers apart, Iowa. coc.
Nuu-hir
tuinmcal-Dnl and lower NJ $500
Hay quiet and ca,yi,pnrc. Gto9ooo
timothy siO 'Ottlt %. p
Ruii,r unchanged, cfenmcry %@27c
Luicr, nCt2lc Egp, dull aud weak at inc.
Provisions quiet Fork. tibu0 Lard
81 90 steam nominal. 500 Dry fall
mc,'J-shouldcr, SSOf longs aud ribs
|, 'utti,o short clean 500 nacon-
>hohi icrr ssOo. Longs ADD rbs, ssO2ikG,
80. short clears Ss.poCtnup Hams, sil.oOC,
Rsccip,s-Fiour 4o)0 b,le wheat 2. 90,
hn corn. a,o0 bn, oats 1000 bu, rye
Oh Imrnis Flour 7,uo1mlg wheat 400
hu corn, 2A,Uo hu. cAts, 1900 bu. rye
200 bu, barley. none. I..1
ksNs,s cry. Mo, sHsy. ii.-wheat
Receipts, 81 bu. shiplncnis, -- bu, Il
store, Ji1, t5l bu. Slroagcr No. red. cash
\ ipc asked, December safes AZ Oisc. MAY
pi,sc bid, rs Nc asked. No. , rcd. Dcccmbcr
'sg bid Sc asked No. 2 soft, Dcccmbci
| talCs az u5c.
Corn Receipts, 81, bu; shipments
LOU hu Ia stor, ia 81 hu. Steady. No +.
cash, 2Sfc bid, s1ltc asked Drvembcr. ~ 4,
bid Eke asked January - &c bid MAY
a0Ac bid, &c asked No. ? white cash
~ bid. May, 81 lid a2Ac asked.
Oats-No. 2 cash. Gle asked, December
2lho asked, May. 2i,lc bid, A',o asked.
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C,NNtn Guops lhucllpi,s. a l5ftt 30
Peaches, lhs standard. = a,ai 10. srronI
iel Tomatoes. lhs. rftultfi. Sllrst
3 H. standard siuu. stnub.fn,s. Al u,
Rhsphcuics sl.2h hlhckbrrurt ,i.ul Green
Rag,s siA pcnr. t9Ci pIuus tl9o A..
pamrus, tlut Green curn siWEIi g. Gfren
Icl-, sl.sA. Cove oyster. iull weight 1 ~.
90 2 lhs, sihiai.O llsht WrithL Csc. .
lhs slWai ~ Cuudrnsri mila Crown.
500 Eagle, II On. SwisA Gp1 silmuu.
tlt1tt4W SNudincs stN mustard sHr.
dime, $50. Ma,kcfcl, siaN hcrtngma,l (.
cIcl si.0
suoAH-rurc white. OAa5r. Oh white. C,g
I tphh.. yellow clarified, q .mNi.,. refined A
$50, standard formulated. .l.t,,f,p. NM.
drWh. SIC, cat luaf $50. steady
'"rtt Common. it'.,. ordinary tSisc,
fair i18C prime Rio. l,c choicc 10 fancy.
ia, old Government. aHalAg steady.
sAir-SalHuaW "a yHtiA Ter hfl Ohio
River tLatti ~ pr bfi slo limo. al $50
lao. coarse, si.iottiit pkis 2kt,5c.
Ricr-LouisianA i'sBAA taioliua, vi.
quiet
CANniu-Stick. all nfcs IN bss nail, and
brls Wfilc, ianry assorted ioeis, extra
fancy isCt2Ag hfm.
soar ANp CASplu--soap Sl.6lc. can.
dies full weight h
srArCn-JsW3kc
CuEnE-PIimo Hats sit6pisc. New York
factory, Olitgl0c full cram, igCgi2lsc,
Young America i2Iai3c.
MotAsm-l.ouisinnA prime. choice asCl
&c. fancy, i5at>r, ccntffufnls. common ii