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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-06-23
SOLVING OLD MYSTERIES.
Opening of a New Era In the Matter of Ex-
ploration and Discovery.

The announcement that commits
sion of savants will shortly set out for
Mount Ararat, or the elevation in West
ern Asia designated by that name, re-
calls the alleged attempt some years
ago to recover from the bed of the Red
Sea, at the point where the children of
Israel were supposed to have crossed,
some relic of the lost hosts of Pharaoh.
These statements are but the eXagger-
at9d outgrowth of legitimate enter
prises having for their object the dis
covery of archaeological treasures, the
confederation of Biblical statements by
external evidence. The work of Lay
ard, Lenormant. George Smith and
others on the ruins of Nineveh and
Babylon testifies how much the world
owes to men of this stamp. At their
recent meeting the authorities of Yale
College appointed a professor to ac-
company the expedition Of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania to Babylon, to
make further research among its ruins
for relics of the mighty city of many
gates. The interchangeable labors of
Champollion in Egypt, which first gave
to the world nearly all we know Of the
early dynasties of that ancient civiliza-
ton, are among the most valuable in
the history of exploration, while second
only in Importance are the labors of
the missionary priest who wrung his
tory out of the hitherto undeciphera-
Bile monuments of the Mayas in Next
co. 1t would seem that new era is
I about opening in the matter of eXplor-
alton and discovery. A Danish eXpe-
ditiOn will shortly start to explore the
interior of Greenland; q Mexican party
is preparing to invade the undiscovered
interior of Yucat an; the sources of the
Amazon are being penetrated, while
the Russians are pushing their discov-
les in Northern Siberia and their pos
sessions within the Arctic Circle
Stanley is in the heart of Africa, and
while waiting to hear from him the
world listens to the story of the Won
drous discoveries in the planetary
world by the aid of the superb Lick tel
Escape. Taken all in all, the indica-
tions are that before the dawn of the year
1900 many of the mysteries Of lost cities
and forgotten nations, of nebulae and
stars and interplanetary space win
have been revealed to the glorious
| light of the nineteenth century Pits
ba'gh Dispatch
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-06-23
THE CUCKOO CLOCK.
Revival of the Demand for Curious and
OId-Fashioned Time-Pieces.

Old-Fashioned Time-Pieces-
A book agent: There seems to me
to be quite u revival in the demand for
cuckoo clocks In. the days of our
grandmothers these were very common,
and then for a number of years they
became quite scarce. | notice now,
however, in my rounds through the
country, that nearly every second or
third house l go into has a cuckoo
clock.
THE cuckoo clocks that / remember
to have seen in my childhood, were
generally regarded as poor time-pieces,
for they had wooden movements which,
of course, soon wore out; but those
which | notice about the country now
adays are excellent clocks with good
metal movements.
"By the way, talking of cuckoo
clocks reminds me of story | used to
hear my grandfather tell about them.
At the close Of the last century an as
sortment of these clocks was taken out
by the missionaries to the Friendly
Islands. The native chiefs who re-
ceiyed these gifts gazed upon the print
tive euckoo's performance with mex
pressible awe. They looked on the
mysterious bird as a spy on their ac-
tions, and did not care to do any thing
within its supposed range OF vision
which they did not wish the missiona-
ries TO know of.
An old islander, being i'll, requested
the good offices of missionary and
the loan of his cuckoo clock The sick
man believed that the medicine pre-
scribed by the first would be all the
more effective for the potential magic
which, as he believed, was exercised
by the cuckoo.
Zone chief, of an inquiring turn of
mind, sought to get at the heart of the
mystery, and took clock, cuckoo and
their respective machinery to pieces in
order to discover the secret. Having
failed to find it, and being equally UNI
successful in his attempts to put the
time-teller into working order again,
he applied to the missionaries to help
him; but they knew nothing of clock
making, and the thing remained worth
less, silent object eliciting the con-
tempt Of those who had taken it for an
oracle and had tremblod in presence OF
an imaginary power that had no share
Of potentiality. "-JcWsierS Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-06-23
THE MAN UNDER THE BED.
His Irresistible Fascination Upon the
Mind of Woman.

This fascination, undoubtedly, may
be accounted for largely upon tradi-
tional and hereditary grounds. Scien-
lists tell us that persistent personal
habits tend to reproduce themselves
from generation to generation.
Then again, women will continue to
look under the bed so long as the world
lasts, | suppose, from sheer ingrained
curiosity. Who was it that said: Life
would not be worth living for woman
were it not for the constant possibility
Of finding out some secret?" At all
events this is plainly the reason why
the women hide their pockets in their
dresses; why they organize sewing cir
Giles; why they yearn to become post
mistresses. Curiosity comes as natural
to woman as singing does to a cat. This
looking under the bed every night is
one of those innocent little excitements
which brighten the dull hue of every
day life and fringe it with romance and
poetry. What ii the anticipated boots
should some time appear There is ex-
element enough in that thought to
keep even Woodworking society
woman in a pleasant tlutter all day.
Aye, blessings on those superstitious
boots! What dull prosaic life most
women would lead if it were not for
them.
TO look under the bed is a wOman's
ancient and presoriptive right Occa-
sionally u witticism is perpetrated
which hinges upon some woman's hav-
ing forgotten to perform this time
honored ceremony. But whoever sets
forth, or banks upon, such a witticism,
shows his gross ignorance of woman
nature. A woman never forgets to
look under the bed. That is a duty
and principle which it is psychology
ically impossible for her to omit. When
a rooster forgets to crow early in the
morning, or plumber forgets to make
out bill in the glad spring-time, we
will listen to the amateur humorist
who imagines that woman ever for
gets to look under the bed as prelude
to peaceful slumber.-Detron Free
Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-06-23
THE LlMEkIlN CLUB,
Brother Gardner Exposes Pinchbeclx
Lecturer on Economy.

LoCIuTer On economy
sit ar my duty to explain" said
Brother Gardner, as the hall grew
quiet, dat de Hon. Gawge Washing
ton Jones, of Memphis, arrove heah
two days ago on purpose to deliber a
lecktur' befo' dis club. De name of
lecktur' ar: How an When to Econo-
mise | had a chance to look de
gem Ian ODER an size him up, an las
night | walked him down to de ribber,
pinted across to Canada an told him
to skipp. He skipped Sich of you as
had your moufs all ready for sumthin'
good, will no doubt feel a bit disap-
pointed until [ furder explain. BY a
keerful study of the Hon Jones | dis
kibered most of his pints.
81 found dat he was economizin' on
boot-heels to buy mo- brass watch
chain.
He was maxim one shirt las him
doorin' de spring sezun in order to
buy TO pink collars which reached up
to his ears.
''He hadn't any underclothes, but he
had a galvanized watch dat run twenty
six hours to de day.
''He was barfut in his butes, but he
Wore glass diamond dat nebber cost
less dan thirty cents.
''He hadn't any obercoat, but he
wore a pair O. bewtiful yaller kid
gloves dat made cherry street-kyar boss
stop dead in his tracks.
"While he didn't carry a comb nor
brush, he swelled out wild blue hand
kerchief on which de Car of Russia
might hev ached to blow his nose.
He showed me dozen blank checks
on varus banks dat he was luggin'
around fur show, but it took his las
nickel to git across to Canada.
He had bewtiful way of speakin'
to you, but three different policeman
war gwine to run him in fur sus-
pichus character.
while he hadn't had a good sauar'
meal fur two weeks, he was armed with
a.dozen cheap cigars to make a show
on de streets.
81 looked ober him, an under him,
an all around him, an | cum to de
conclushun dat we didn't want any of
his hints on economy. l didn't want
TO seem too cold and severe wild him.
an arter turnin' de subjick ober in nv
mind decided dat de United States
was an Unhealthy climate fur his
system
On motion of Waydown Bebee, the
thanks of the club were rendered the
president for his action in, the case, and
a resolution of sympathy was extended
to Pickles Smith for having loaned the
Hon. Jones 81 in cash without security.
-DetroH Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-06-23
ROOM AT THE TOP.
The Kind of Operative That VIII Succeed
In Amy Circumstances.

A young lawyer once complained to
member of the- same profession, who
was a very Successful practitioner, that
the profession was crowded, and that
there was but little chance for young
man like himself, whereupon the old
and. wise man gave the young man a
little advice. He said: Young man,
that the lower stratum of the profess
sion is crowded there is no doubt, and
it always will be; but, as in all kinds OF
business, so in ours-there is plenty OF
room at the top. Get out of the lower
ranks and come up higher, and you
will not be crowded" While these are
not the exact words of the wise doctor,
they convey the idea actually expressed,
and teach a lesson to laborers and pro-
fessional men. Did you never notice
in an orchard the finest apples and
cherries and peaches are always in the
very top of the tree, and that they are
not crowded, but have plenty of room
to grow, and plenty Of air and sunshine
and dew and rain to assist in their de-
velopment? Do you not know that the
upper rooms of house are the healthl-
est to live in, because of the pure air and
sunshine. But you will notice they are
almost always unoccupied, because, we
suppose it is too much like work to
climb the stairs. There are soFne OPP
eratives who are never idle. They al
ways have employment and get good
wages, and it is just because they have
climbed the stairs, and have thoroughly
mastered their business land not only so,
they have mastered themselves and in
addition to being proficient in their re-
spective callings, they have trained
themselves to be gentlemen, and have
| given some attention to business prin-
ciples. They are known to be sober
and industrious and well qualified,
! Such men do not have to seek employ
ment, but employers have an eye on
them, and when they wish to change
their locations, positions are open to
them. Such men become foremen, and
| eventually the superintendent. In the
lower positions, representing the ma
iority of the operatives, will be found
those who are all the time complaining
that their ranks are crowded. They
whine that they get no work to do. The
trouble is that they have not the ambi-
ton to getup into the place where there
is room. Do you ask how | can get to
the top? Begin with yourself, Y you
have nothing else, and be gentleman.
Be sober and honest, and when you find
some kind of an opening, go right in and
do your best. Slight nothing, and do
the best it is in your power to do. and
you have made several steps toward the
upper room. Too many Of the craft are
given to frequenting the drinking
places, and while we are willing to ac-
cord to every man personal liberty and
all that kind of thing, we know that
employers are not seeking that class OF
help, nor in just that locality, for fore
men or superintendent. Put yourself
in the way of employment, and you wit
not only find it, but it will find you.-
BaldWin'S Textile Designer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-06-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

Less than one-half Of the Senators
now in Office were born in the States
which they represent. Americans sell
dom emigrate out of the country, but
they do good deal Of emigrating
about in their own land.
-Agent-''Madam, can't you induce
your husband to take out life-insur-
ance policy for $40, 000in your benefit"
Madam-'Tll try; but 1 have my
doubts about the benefit. Johns got
the constitution of an OK. "-Harper'S
-Bagar.
The revival of the ancient Grecian
and Roman custom of so fitting up the
house roofs as to make them available
as children's Fairgrounds, or breath
ing spots for older persons during the
summer months, is advocated by a New
York physician. He argues that the
scheme would be an especially happy
one for the more crowded cities.
Overheard on the Rialto.-First
actor-'Ah! Cholly! Thought you
were in England" Second actor Clam
guidly)-'Naw, | had fair offer and
crossed the pond; but l couldn't stand
it-really couldn't" First actor
'"Beastly climate, eh?" Second actor
Mot that. l got so sick on the
steamer that 1 threw up the engage
ment. '-Dicke1s'S Magazine.
"A Montana newspaper say that the
days OF staging in the hills are rapidly
departing. Steam is fast taking the
place of horse and mule power, and
Pullman coaches are crowding out the
swayback stages of old, The noted
Northwestern Transportation Company
has begun to dispose of its plant, and
is preparing to hunt for business on
the rapidly receding frontier.
"A citizen of Volo, Ill, claims to
have discovered peculiar phenomenon
in the woods in Fremont, Lake County.
As described by him, it consists of the
natural migrating Of a burr oak tree
upon white oak The burr oak leans
against the other from the ground up,
and is dead. The dead trunk, how
ever, seems to go right through that OF
the living white oak, and the branches of
both varieties of tree, all green and
vigorous, mingle together in about
equal proportions.
Cultivated in groves, the average
growth in twelve years of several varie-
ties of hard wood has been ascertained
to be about as follows: White maple
reaches l foot in diameter and 80 feet
in height; ash leaf maple or box elder,
! foot in diameter and 20 feet in height;
white willow, Is inches and 40 feet;
yellow willow, IS inches and 80 feet;
Lombardy poplar, 10 inches and 40
feet; blue and white ash, 10 inches and
% feet; black walnut and butternut, 10
inches and 20 feet.
An astonishing experiment may be
performed with no apparatus but a
piece of string five or six feet long. A
persons hands being held over his
ears, this string is passed around his
head by another person, who holds
both ends in one hand, and by
drawing the fingers or nails of the
other hand over the cord produces
upon the tympanum of the subject i'm
pressions of almost startling intensity.
Sharp peals of thunder, changing into
distant and prolonged rumbling, are
effects that may be readily given.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-06-23
How Beauty AIDES.

When woman begins to show her
age, the first part to lose its firm,
youthful contour is the face and chin,
then the neck and bust, and no amount
of alum-water washes nor "astringent
pomadesN will restore tirmness to the
fabby muscles, and it then becomes
necessary to look about for some other
beauty that nature spared a little
longer, and the upper part of the
arms and the back keep their white
ness and delicacy long after the rest
of the woman is passed. For that rea-
son was V-shaped back invented, and
therefore were sleeveless waists made
which leave the arm exposed up
above the shoulder. Long gloves hide
many u wrinkled hand and withered
forearm, and the modestly high front
Of the waist wells the faded bust, while
the black velvet ribbon tied tightly
around the throat retains the loose
flesh in its snug embrace, while it
whitens the rest of the neck by contrast,
and it also sustains the baggy double
chin, together with the wrinkle an
nihilator, which is made of alum and
paraillne and little sweet almond oil.
Dress.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-06-23

To give shirt bosoms, collars and
cuffs a glossy appearance, one ounce of
white wax and two Of spermaceti are
melted together and a little of this is
put into the starch; or, sometimes n
little of thick solution Of gum arabic
is used in the starch, u tablespoonful
being enough for pint of starch.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-06-23

Stranger Gin Omaha)--''How much
is this lunch?" Nothing
That is free lunch, sir. We do not
charge for it, You owe twenty cents
for drinks, though" "Eh? You charge
for the drinks and throw the lunch ing'
Eyes" That's "a new idea to me-
Down in Kansas they charge for the
lunch and throw the drinks in -
Omaha IY0rl2.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-06-23

"A young woman at Beloit, Kan.
was recently paid the bounty on the
scalps of nine young wolves which she
captured while herding cattle.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-17
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IL SHO VI NC
remarked that Tuckerman pitches such
games very frequently without getting
much praise and tielded his position in
magnificent shape. His work in pick
ing pand throwing balls from all points
of the diamond from the box to
the plate is at times marvel
Gus, in fact, unexcelled by any
pitcher in any league. He is a
great general, too as witness his work
yesterday when Tebeau hit the ball in
side the diamond along the left foul
line. Tebeau raced down to first, while
'Euckerman ran to the ball and calmly
watched it slowly roll outside the chalk
mark. For two innings the game was
close, but from the third the st. Paul
men took a kindly interest in Kennedy's
SpiralS and knocked them around at
will, winning the game handily. An
interesting episode occurred in the first
inning, when, with AnniS on third and
O'COnnell on second, Tebeau hit a fly to
Carroll, which the latter mutfed. the
two men on bases scoring. Then UNI
tact that Tebeau had batted out of
order, and he was consequently
called oat, giving Omaha a goose
egg instead Of two runs. The
fielding feature was the work
of AnniS, who caught four flies, and by
two fine throws to the plate nipped a
brace of runs. Pretty catches were also
made by Miller. Tebeau and Reilly, and
Crooks executed a great stop and throw.
The first score of the game was made in
the third, when Murphy got in double
and Carroll a home run. In the fourth
Earle made the longest hit inside
tie grounds ever seen there, FASTING
the ball well down into the center cor
ner ReiIIy'S hit brought him home.
Reilly stole second, and scored on Tuck
erman'S hit. Morrissy went to bat with
three men on bases, but was nipped on
a foul tip. In the fifth Reilly again
scored on his hit and that of
Corbett. In the sixth Carroll
took a base on balls, stole second
Eand scored on Morrissey's double. In
Fhe seventh Earle made his second two
Dagger, took base on COoney'S tumble
and scored on Corbett'S hit. Pickett
Opened with a home run in the ninth,
EARLE took base on balls, stole second,
made third on Reilly's out at first
land scored Oh Tebeaus tumble
of Broughton's grounder. For Omaha
lCOoney got Il base on balls in the third
and Tebeau landed the sphere outside
fthe wall at right. In the eighth Cooney
inade hit and stole second, and Tebeau
sook base on balls. AT this juncture
Miller placed the ball over the
left field fence, but stopped
on third to rattle Tuckerman. The lat
fer grinned broadly and retired the next
three men. O'Connell secured the fifth
run by putting the leather over the lat
tice in the ninth. Broughton caught
his initial game for ST. Paul. doing well
both behind and at the bat. The score
follows.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-17

form the Minneapolis team for
and play ON the cooperative
plan. If offers are made any player
they are at liberty to accept, OF course,
but the Gooding plan will keep them at
work In the meantime. In this way a
team has been organized, composed of
the following players: BroSnan, second
base; Patton, third base; Kreig, short
stop; Shafer, second base; Brynan,
pitcher and first base; Jevne. left field;
McCullOm, center field; Kemmler,
catcher; KIopf, pitcher and right field;
Anderson, pitcher and fielder. All OF
thSee are well known and popular play
ers, and make up strong aggregation.
Three pitchers, two catchers and men
Tor every position are there.
Brosnan has signed with the
Sioux City, but will play at
Minneapolis in the meantime. Arrange
ments have been made whereby re-
ceipts will be divided between the home
and visiting players, and the amount
that the visitors receive less than the
guarantee will be made up when the
Minneapolis team visits such city in re-
turn. This will have to be ratified by
the association, and meeting for that
purpose has been called for Saturday
morning at Chicago. Anderson and
kemmler will be the Minneapolis bat
terry for to-day'S game, and the boys are
determined to play for all that is in it..
Kansas City will, of course, put up a
good game, and there is plenty of in
ducement for lovers of the game to at
tend
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-17
A COMEDY OF ERRORS.
Milwaukee's Battery Gives q
F'rightfully Rank Exhibition.

NNif"aukeeS battery Gives
FrightfuIly Rank Exhibition.
Special to the Globe.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 16.-The
Milwaukee battery, Griffith and Mills,
gave very fine exhibition of error
making to-day ana total inability to
control the ball. Griffith was very badly
off, sending nearly all the men ON the
opposing side who scored to first base
on balls, and sending them to the other
bases on wild pitches. Mills assisted
him with succession of passed balls.
Six passed balls, four wild pitches and
SIX bases on balls is about as bad rec
ord as battery could possibly have.
Wells was hit harder than Griffith, but
he controlled the bail. Milwaukee's
first run was made in the second inning,
when Walsh got his base OH balls, stole
second, got third on passed ball,
and scored on Wells wild throw. They
scored again in the third OH hits by
McAleer and Lowe and McAleer's steal
OF second. In the third inning the Wis
itors scored twice on base on balls,
Powell's hit, passed ball and Griffith's
wild throw. In the fifth they made
three more on bases on balls, two
passed balls, wild pitch, wild throw
by Mills and hit by Powell. Mil
waukee scored one in the seventh on a
hit by Mills and Sneed'S error. which
gave the runner three bases. Umpire.
CuSick helped the home men to run
by giving Walsh safe at first when he
was decidedly out. Score:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-17
BY BARELY a LENGTH.
BelVidere Beats Gurus for the
Delaware Handicap.

befFIuerG Beats Gurus Tor the
Delaware Handicap.
Special TO the Globe
MONMOUTH PARK. Aug. 16.--This
was the hottest day of the season. The
attendance was very fair for so warm a
day. The track was in a splendid con-
dition and as fast as it was possible to
make it. Except in the twO-year-
race, which Sorrento won somewhat
easily by three lengths, the finishes
were close. Strideway beat Britannia
and Aleck in the first race. Ocean
captured the Orange stakes by half a
length and Ban Yam won the fourth
by head. The Delaware handicap
was won by Belvidere by half a length
after severe struggle with EuruS.
Lucy H., 20 to l shot, beat the favor
ITO Malaria, by half length for the
selling
!ts,, race, six Turlongs-Strideway won,
&c second, Telie Doe third. Time,
IL Post odds. 6 to l.
second race, six furlongs-Sorrento won,
Maidstone second Fides third. Time, 10
Post odds, 10 to l.
Third race, the Orange stakes, seven fur
lOngs-Ocean won. George Oyster second,
Aurelia third. Time, LIS. Post odds, s
to l.
Fourth race, mile and furlong-Banyan
won, Kaloolah second, Rupert fhird. Time,
1862. Post odds, 6 TO 5.
Fifth race, the Delaware handicap, one
and one-fourth miles-Belvidere won, Eurus
second, Connemara third. Time, 2.09. Post
odds, 6 to 3.
Sixth race, one mile-Lucy II won, Malaria
second, Mclaughlin third. Time, :43. Post
odds, z to l.