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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-10-12
The Dangers of Flirtations.

The number of young girls. young
ladies in every other sense of the word,
who will carry on a rapid Irritation
with any man who happens to please
their fancy, is shamefully large. This
sort of thing is going on all the time
on the streets, in restaurants, candy
stores, theaters and street cars. Girls
who have the opportunity to meet
every one they ought to know by q
proper introduction in society are by
no means excluded from the list. They
think they aae fascinating a fool--they
usually end by being both thefascin-
ated and the fool. With every thing
to lose and nothing to gain by such
nonsense, they seem to plunge into il
as though it had an irresistible attrac.
ton. 1t is about as bad thing as they
can do. and it seems as though like
many other people they have an inor.
dinate desire to do something sensa.
tional. Where these things end can
only be surmised, as but the first stages
are apparent to the observer, but il
would be safe to say that good por-
ton of the misery of the world is
caused by these street fiirtations.-
Chicago journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-10-12
A Mississippi Girls Revenge.

A young lady Of Mississippi was
visiting the bluegrass region of Ken
lucky. and was entertained at dinner
party at the Governors mansion. Dur
ing the course of the dinner degener-
ate son of the Governor talked loosely
about things in general, and among
them of visit to Mississippi, remark
ing that he had not seen a pretty
woman in his tour through the State.
The girl from Mississippi awaited her
opportunity, and during lull in the
conversation turned and asked the
Governor if what she had heard of the
gentlemen of Kentucky was true.
The Governor wanted to know what it
was, and the attention of the whole
company was directed to the lady's re-
sponse: WELL" said she, II heard
that Kentucky gentlemen educate their
horses and turn their sons out to grass"
San Francisco Argonaut
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-10-12
Free and Easy Convicts.

A correspondent of the Havana
Progreso describes visit to the Isla de
Pinos, the pine Island" on the south
coast of Cuba, where the Spaniards
have established a penal colony for
political offenders and certain classes
of criminals. The colony is nominaliy
under the supervision of military
governor. who, however, seems to de-
vote his time chiefly to nautical expert
ments, leaving the convicts to enioy
their leisure the best way they can.
Some of them own quite extensive
banana gardens; others assist the gov
ernor in the construction OF patent
life-boats: but the plurality gain liy-
ing by the training of fighting cocks
which they raise by hundreds and ship
to Havana and Cienfuegos with every
outgoing steamer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-10-12

.Do?" said the other, WONDERING, ]
Il don't know. Are you there yetp5
"Ycs. Say, brace up. Tell me whak
would be the thing to do, supposin@
somebody were to break into yous
room?'
80, the best thing to do would 81
oxygen-fresh air-open the windows
good by"
AS the city editor listened intently he
heard a rapping, as it appeared, al the
outer door. Then the rapping became
louder, and finally a crash as il the
door had been broken in.
Hello" cried some one at the tele-
phone.
Hello" answered the city editor,
sis that you. Fox?"
YES" said Fox. "the man is dead.
This room is sitting enough to kill a
person."
Throw open the windows; gethim
out into the fresh air." cried the city
editor.
"All right" said Fox, a little While
afterwards" "he seems to be coming
to. We have RUG for the ambulance
and will get him to the HOSPITAL
Pretty far gone. though"
"Are you through talkingp" said a
sweet voice from the central office
YES" said the city editor, haging
up the bugle," we are through talking. y
Luke Sharp, in Detroit Free Pras
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-10-12
WHAT TALKS.
There are women who are faircr,

There are women who are farcr,
There Is beauty that is rarer;
Eakast. tho neither fair nor fat SHE'S forty if
day;
But you bet I'm not repiningl
There's g lden glory shining
Is0rad her mead, tho tbs beginning to be slightly
bald and gray,
All her charms indeed are golden!
Twas their glitter did embolden
NE 10 pass by fresher faces Fen cross-eyed
could not abash
Me when once knew the figure
q but wish twere ten times bigger)
q ahat precious spinster's pretty pile in good.
sold, solid cash.
Tho she may not draw admirers,
Lake some ladies that have lyrers
To praise them, who for beautys sake would
gladly walk tho plank;
Tho her face is not magnet
To draw lovers, like drag-net,
Shere is one thing that she can draw-that is
ducatS from the bank,
And there's elo0uence about her.
Tho the Boston bas bleus fiout her.
O. she's neither wise nor witty as we wander on
our walks
She's as dumb as any oyster,
Or as Trapnsts in cloister,
Vowed to everlasting saence, but, my! how her
money talks.
Boston Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-10-12
DUDE SUPPRESSION.
How the Job Ia Done by a Wide awake
Chinese Governor. /

Chinese Governor.
In view of the fact that The city OF
Shanghai has of late become infested
with swarms of the variety q human
beings who are commonly called dudes
in the western world. the Governor of
the province of Kiangsu, in which
Shanghai is situated, has issued an
edict directing that all young men
within his bailiwick who shall be
found dressed in a foolish, extrava-
giant way shall at once te taken into
custody and punished. The nature of
the punishment is not teld. but prob
ably it will go hard with offenders
caught in the overt act. 1t is not likely
that they will be beheaded and prob
ably the public executioner will merely
be called upon to exert one of his
minor functions by administering to
each of the culprits sound bambooing.
The Chinese government is thoroughly
paternal and may be depended upon to
put present check upon the progress
of dudism among the Celestials.
The Chinese dude must be even a
more singular and distressing specta-
Gle to his more sober countrymen than
the American or English dude is to the
people who object to him. Cinnamon
have been said to see every thing at an
angle of forty-fve degrees, and at this
angle Chinese dude would be any
thing but a pleasant sight. At one
time the American dude affected sort
of Grecian bend from the waist up,
and the people who remember him as
he was at that stage of his develop
ment will see how greatly he has i'm
proved himself by learning to stsss
erect, and even in some cases to bend
backward. Now, it is manifest thatif
his Chinese congener who, when
really upright appears to the Cover
nor of Kiangsu as walking at an inci-
nation of forty-tive degrees to the hor-
lion, assumes for the sake of form an
additional angle, the Governor, if he is
a man of sense, must be irritated be-
yond measure. Especially would this
be the case if the young man. "dress-
ing in foolish and extravagant man
ner," favored his pigtail by adjoining
it with long flowing ribbons. In that
event he would present the appearance
of a small elephant, and when he stood
still it would be almost impossible to
say in what direction he had been 60
ing or intended to go. The Chinese
mind is not fond of perplexity, and
probably it was for this reason, as
much as any other, that the Governor
issued his anti-dude proclamation.
Y. Commercial.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-10-12
NIGHT ON MOUNT HOOD.
Thrilling Experiences of Three Ladies' VIII
Got Astray from Their Party.

Thrilling Experience of Three Ladies' Who
Got Astray from Their Party.
Three Portland ladies, Mrs. George
Bonar. Mrs. Frank Morgan and Miss
Sallie Wiberg, became separated from
a party that made an ascent of Mount
Hood few days ago and spent the
greater part of the dreary night on ID
barren rock 10000 feet above the sea.
The party consisted of three men and
six ladies. The summit was reached
at twop. M, after q climb of six hours.
The descent was completed by seven
o'clock in the evening, but three of
the ladies had been lost. The alarm
was given among the hundreds of camp.
ers ON the prairie at the base of the
mountain, and fifty men with guns and
lanterns started out to search for the
lost ones. All night the search was
kept up.
One division of the searching party
found the lost women perched on a
large stone and huddled together to
keep warm. They said, when they
found they had become separated from
the party they wandered about for
hours in the hope of finding the right
road. While doing SO they frequently
heard the screams of panthers and the
bowls of wolves. Fearing attack they
sought the place on the top of the rock
where they were found. Miss Wiberg
held their long alpenstock with a sha 'p-
ened iron bolt in one end. their only
weapon, and several times when wolves
and panthers were growing about the
base of the rock on which the ladies
were perched, she made'ready to use it
in defense OF their lives Once Week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-10-12
DEPEW AND FOREPAUGH.
.isvsnarkable Resemblance That Has Led
to Many Ludicrous Mistakes.

.lsS4nsrkable Resemblance That Has Led
to Many LudicrOus Mistakes.
The resemblance between Chauncey
M. Depew, the distinguished New York
railroad president and statesman, and
Adam Forepaugh, the circus king, is
wonderfully striking, and Brother
Chauncey is frequently taken for
Brother Adam, and vice versa. This
similarity has led to a number Of
ludicrous mistakes.
Last winter while Forepaugh's big
show was in winter quarters in Phila-
delphia, one of the baby elephants was
"rented out" to the management of an
opera company, it being utilized to
give realism to an Oriental scene. The
opera company closed its season the
latter part of March, and the baby
elephant was shipped back to Phila-
delphia, in charge of the agent of the
company. The elephant was left in
the car, and the agent went down to
the Continental Hotel, where he had
an appointment by mail to meet Mr..
Forepaugh. whom he knew and had
frequently met.
Brother Channcey happened to be at
the hotel at the time. He had been
invited over to Philadelphia to a din
ner given by the famous Clover Club.
and when the opera company's agent
entered he was standing near the desk,
talking to one of the clerks. The
agent instantly spotted him for
Brother Adam.
Good morning." he said; "Tm glad
to see. you"
delighted. I'm sure" answered
Brother Chauncey, with puzzled look
on his face. as though trying to remem-
Der where he had seen the agent.
You got my letter, of coursep"
"No-yes!-well. no. can't say that
| Ibid. and the puzzled look deepened
on Brother Chauncey's face.
| 80, WE'LL" said the agent, sit doesn't
make any difference.-the baby's here"
"The-baby s-here-P"
sWhy, yes; it arrived this morning;
what shall do with itP"
.Do with what?"
"Why, the baby"
"What baby?"
"The baby elephant
A light broke over Brother Chaun-
ceys face. "My dear fellow" he said,
"who do you take me for?"
"For Adam Forepaugh."
Brother Chauncey began to laugh.
"1reat Caesar" he exclaimed, that's
the fourth time I've been mistaken for
Mr.. Forepaugh since I've been in
Philadelphia, and in every town 1
strike have at least one experience of
the kind. My names Depew-rm
Chauncey Depew."
Then they both laughed and the
agent went off to find the real Mr..
| Forepaugh. Philadelphia Letter.
The kind and correct thing to say
to the comer-home is, II hope you
feel rested from your vacation" No.
body says crested by you- vacation"
except those who haven't had ans
Boston Commonwealth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-10-12
THE BLESSED SLEEP.
Misery Comes at It's Worst When Slumber
Forsakes the Body.

rOrShkeS Ino
Nothing could show the universally
and humanity of hakespeare better,
and the greatness of his power of ex-
preston. than all his knowledge and
assurance of the blessing of sleep, the
misery of the want of it. the horror
filling it with racl1ing dreams when
mind and body are at war. or the soul
and sorrow have struck hands. For to
most of man and womankind comes a
time at last when such dreams alight
about the edges of sleep like foul crea-
lures, and the night becomes ones famil-
lar, as if it were some medieval demon.
care sitting beside the pillow, anxiety
tossing the clothes, suspense and sor-
row tapping CHASTITY wings about the
tormenting the flesh like so many little
red-hot piuchers OF torture, when the
very disease for which sleep would be
remedy drives sleep away, and the
sufferer travels all night in vicious
circle, more panied and weary jaunt
than all the witches of mid-air ever
took upon their broom-sticks.
1t is not the easy, well-digested. care
less nature that knows the torture of
wakefulness; fat men, as rule, are
''such as sleep o nights" and one of
<Sh akespeare's people exclaims:
THOU hast no figure nor fantasies
Which busy care draws in the brains Of men,
Therefore thou sleep'st so sound.
But, it is the worrying soul that can
not find sleep. that frightens sleep
away, that wears sleep thin and wears
it out, till there is no sleep for that
poor soul.
1t has come to be generally admitted
that worry does far more harm to the
would-be sleeper than work ever does;
that work, even in undue quantity, does
but fatigue the body, and makes sound
sleep the surer. But worry fatigues the
nerves, and in fatiguing them excites
them to the point where the thickest
blanket of the dark that can be drawn is
penetrated by their sharp stings. The
nervous system, when all is said, is IN
derstood less than any thing in the earth
beneath or in the heavens above it; it
is the most difficult of all tasks to regu-
late it when it is once out of order; it
is that part of humanity which should
be most carefully kept and considered.
and tried as little as possible.
To tell person of nervous tempera-
ment not to worry is a work of superer-
ogation; rather should one help to make
things so that there should be nothing
to worry about. 1t is almost impossi-
BILE for such person to help worrying
over every pins prick. But just as soon
as worry can be RENTED and appre-
hension forgotten does sleep become
possible, sleep, the only sovereign
power which can lay its cool hand upon
the burning brain, and bring it from
wild unrest to deep repose and the
sweets of life. -Harper's Bazaar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-10-12

The kind and correct thing to say
to the comer-home is, II hope you
feel rested from your vacation" No.
body says rested by you: vacation"
except those who haven't had ans
Boston Commonwealth.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-27
WEST SIDE VIEWS
What Conservative Men Think OF the
Political Outlook in Silver
Bow County.
A Republican stronghoId in Which
That Party Does Not Claim
a Victory.
Dawson VIII Elect the Democratic r,oh.,
Prom Top to Bottom by Good
MAJOrities.

BUTTE, sept. 26.-ISpeciaI to the lnde
pendentl There has never been time in
the history Of politics in Montana when the
political complexion Of Silver Bow county
was SO much in doubt as it is at the present
time. OF course the Jealous pArtisans OF
both political parties in this county are
earnest in maintaining that their respective
sides each have q walkoyer but the quiet,
conservative managers of both parties,
when questioned as TO their views, dmi
that great uncertainty exists. This is
principally caused by the fact that
different element has been intro
duced in this fight Marcos DAILY,
who has heretofore been rather
an on-looker in politics is this time an &C.
tive and determined factor on the demo
cratic side. He is straining every nerve 20
bring the democratic party OF Silver Bow
county under the wire winner. When
ever 1t has been exerted heretofore there
has not been the slightest doubt as to the
result. For instance, in the city election
last spring the overwhelming demo-
cratic majority was due to his earnest
efforts. In addition TO this fact every
other element of democratic strength is
working in harmony, and the strength of
the party is, to say the least, greater than
1t has ever been before. or course, Silver
Bow has heretofore been q republican
county; but be republican party has never
been called on to Withstand an attack ike |
that which is being made at present Ii Is
these facts which give the democrats the |
sanguine views which very many take Of |
the situation.
Another point Of democratic strength is
the strong county ticket, which, It is gen
orally admitted, has the brightest pros
poets for election. The democratic
candidates for co1nty commissioners are
strong, and in fact the entire list
Of county candidates, including the Iegis-
ative aspirEnts, could scarcely have been
improved upon. The large registration is
undoubtedly due 10 democratic efforts, and
exceeds the vote Of last year by I,2OO.
This change alone Is amply sufficient 70
;hange the complexion OF the county, and
$ another factor which would seem 10 i'm
prove the democratic prospects. However,
he conservative. careful managers of Doth
)arties say that the result cannot be fore
old. This fact in itself, however, in q re
publican county may be q forecast of dem
lcratic success.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-27

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 25.-The bankers
met again this morning. A resolution
from the New York delegation recon
mending TO cons ress that such action be
taken as will revive the American mer-
chant marine was adopted. This bIougnt
out a resolution for adoption from the Kan
sas delegation, which wanted the conVen-
ton 70 endorse the object OF the convention
for q deep water harbor on the Gulf of
Mexico. This was opposed by the eastern
mem bers, and hEally, ss way out OF the
difficulty. the vote by which the first resO-
luton was passed was reseinded and both
were sent to the executive counsel for con-
siderstion. A resolution calling upon con-
gress to provide for at least one more regu-
lar statement yearly Of the condition of
national banks was adopted
The live;iest discussion OF the convention
occurred over the report of the executive
co neil. recommending the paper read by
Mr.. St John yesterday on coinage TO De
referred TO the next executive council The
recommendation provoked a long debatr.
Finally plan was adopted to fully COZ
slider St Johns proposition and take . vote
on IL by mail after the executive council
has sent ifs report 70 the delegates.
The nominating committee N sde repoI
recommending the reelection of Charles
Parsons, of St- Louis. as president OF the
association and Morton Michael Is vice
president 1t was Gdopted- The new
executive council chosen was with very
few exceptions the same as last year.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-27
ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.
Annual Meeting of the Veterans Il Gen.
Sherman's Speech.

ann nectAuE the veterans n.
shermaD's Speech.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 26.-The twenty-sec-
ond annual reunion of the Society of the
Army of the Tennessee began yester-
day. At 10 O'Clock the members formed in
line and with Gems. Sherman, Howard aud
Dodge at the head marched 10 College Hall
where a business meeting was held Gen.
Sherman on taking the chair made no for
NAL speech, but proceeded OF once to busi-
ness, which was of a routine character.
subsequently the society visited .be
Board or Trede, where brief speeches were
made by Sherman, Howard, Alger, Poe
and others,
The great event was the meeting at
Musee hail In the evening. The society
paraded to the hall escorted by local mill
tary organizations and Grand Army veter-
ans, the streets being crowded and iIlumi-
nrted by colored lights. The hall was
beautifully decorated snd tie GRO Wd enor-
nous. Welcoming addresses were made
by Mayor MoSby and Governor Foraker
when Gen. sherman rose to reply every
one in the house cheered, shouted and
waved hadnkerchiefs until he was com
PEELED to signal for order. In the course
OF his speech, Gen. Sherman said: "We
fought the holiest war ever fought on Gods q
earth. A larger amount of results was
accomplished from that war than
from any CRsarian or NapOIeonic
war. We made peace on q continent; we
raised the standard of our nationality a
thousand fold; we lost nothing but slavery
The people of the south lost that They
bet on the wrong card and lost (Cheers.
Now they are betting on another card
They consented 70 the amendments to the
constitution as point Of concession for not
being otherwise punished, and they came
back into the union with fve-fifths of the
vote for their representation in congress
instead OF three ffths. IL is not right, il is
not honest, il is not honorable. (Cheers }
IL Is not such as a soldier would do.
Therefore, these negroes must have the
rights the constitution gives them, or these
states must be deprived of that proportion
OF their representation in congress (Cheers)
That's the legitimate result of the wal, hon
est and honorable, and the war won't be
over until that is done (eheersl. Don't un-
buckle your waist belts too much-we won't
have any fighting, though. Reason will
surely master that problem. IL is not so
bad ss IL all seems lt is time that our rules
should handle that proposition. 1 merely
state IL and let il take its course"
General Sherman was re elected pre,i-
dent of the Society OF the Army of the Ten
nessee. Resolutions were adopted asking
for liberal pension laws aud recognition
Of the services Of the military telegraph
corps A paper by Capt. John w. Nun
sey, of Seattle, W. T, read by Col. Jacob
son. treated of the admirable lessons on ar
tiliery learned by our soldiers during the
late war. Adjourned.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-27
OREGON LAND CASES.
Complaints that Settlers are Being Harsl
Iy Dealt With by the Government

ly Dealt With by the Government
WASHINGTON, Sept 25.-OficIals in the
general land Office say that they are not
aware that. as stated in Portland. Oregon,
dispatch, IL Is Withholding from settlers In
Oregon patents for timber land to any
great extent on the grounds that the lands
are agricultural There are some cases
held up pending an investigation by spe-
cial agents to determine the character Of
the land. The great trouble that the land
officials have 70 deal with, they say, Is 70
prevent q violation of the law in regard 70
the entry of timber land, is not only in
Oregon. but in the northwest generally.
BY the law one person can make only one
entry of 100 acres of timber land. Syndi-
Gates have been formed and great bodies
OF timber land, sometimes as much as 5O,-
600 or 1000 acres were purchased by in
diViduRls with the understanding that
when they received the patent il would be
turned over TO the syndicate, which not
only furnished money 70 the individual 70
purchase the land, but paid him also for
the use of bis name. In many cases these
men are brought from eastern cities, as
men living in the country have az general
thing exhausted their right to either pur
chase OF enter government land.
In some cases, where the party holds
homestead of s.her entry and desires to &C
quire more land he purchases a timber en-
Try. To do this he has to prove that the
land is timber land, but in a number of in
stances the land which he declares is tim
Der land is agricultural land, and In these
cases, according 10 the law, he loses bis
purchase money OF $3.50 per acre, which he
gave to the local register and receiver at
the time he made his final proof. The law
provides for this forfeiture rs a punish
ment of his attempted fraud. At the gen
eral land office here il 10 thought these
two classes of cases are causing the trouble
in OREGON, II any serious trour' exists.