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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-19
ARTISTIC HUmBUGS.
rhs COunterfsiting of French Pictures
Carried on in Paris.

Ahe COunterfsiting of French Pictures
Carried on in Paris.
The counterfeiters of French pictures,
= appears from the Paris journals, hav-
ing become aware that the market is
overstocked with false Corots, Rous-
seaus and Dupres, have begun to turn
their attention to Courbet A cousin Of
the painter, NJ. Eugene Courbet has
lately been busy tracking them out,
and has discovered no less than six
clever painters who are making a dis
honest living, in whole or in part, by
Initiating the Communist painter He
was first attracted to Geneva, where his
cousin had taken refuge after the fall
OF the Commune. While there Courbet
was oppressed by the fact that he could
not return to France until he had paid
for the Vendome Column, whose over
throw he had decreed, He accordingly
set to work with great industry, max
ing use of some four or five of his
pupils to push the work faster. Two of
the cleverest of these caught so we'll his
spirit and tricks Of color and handling
az to readily palm off their work for his.
After his death they established them
selves in Paris and forwarded their
pictures to Brussels to a dealer,
who charged himself with the task
Of adding Courbet's signature and dis
posing Of them. Four other falsifers,
not SO dangerous as they and not so
clever, have since turned up. These
all keep themselves on the safe side Of
the law by not signing Courbet's name
to their works, and the dealers who do
sign it are out OF France The innocent
amateur, however, who buys of these
dealers and afterward brings his pict-
ures into France is liable to have them
confiscated.
The story may serve as a warning to
those would-be connoisseurs of ours,
says the Art Amateur, who really care
more for the possession of the name of
an artist than his work. 1t is safe to
say that more than calf Of the Courbets
TO be found in private picture collec-
tions in this country belong either to
the class Of pot boilers which were
dashed off by this constituencies painter
during his soiourn in Switzerland or to
that of the moro or less clever counter
feits by his pupils. Coarbet is what is
called "a painters painter" Ilisrugged,
vigorous, almost brutal style must, even
when he is at his best, be "caviare to
the general" who richly deserve to be
punished for pretending to like what
they would not think of buying but for
the fascination OF the signature on the
canvas or panel That even the con-
noisseur may be deceived in Judging of
COurbet's work is proved by the revela-
ton that among the forgeries just de-
tected was one of the paintings passed
by the jury of experts and conspicu-
ously hung at the great Paris Exposition
of last wear
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-19
ROMANS AND OYSTERS.
They Were Fond of Eating Them as
Prelude to Dinner.

They We're Fond of Eating Them as q
Prelude to Dinner.
The Romans, like ourselves, were fond
Of eating few oysters as prelude to
dinner. AthenWus tells us that Dro-
meas, the parasite, was once asked
whether the banquets IN the city or at
Chalcis were the best. He replied that
the prelude to the banquet at Chalcis
was superior to the whole entertain
ment in the Misunderstanding by the
prelude TO the banquet the multitude of
oysters served up.
AS an instance Of the great regard felt
for oysters by the Romans when l., Cor
nelius Lentulus was installed in Il. C.
So Flamen of Mars by Caesar, at that
time augur, the former gave a most
sumptuous repast to a number OF guests
in his house, which had been gorgeously
decorated for the occasion. Macrobius,
the grammarian, has preserved the bill
of fare, which was as follows: "Before
dinner: Sea urchin, raw oysters, pc
lorides, spondyli, the fish turdus, and
asparagus. Second course: Fat fowls,
oyster patties, pelorides, and black and
white balani. Third course: Spondyli,
glycymerides. sea anemones and bee
cafici" The last continue in great re-
quest at Italian banquets to this day.
Oysters were also. in ancient times,
often eaten at supper. Juvenal. in his
Sixth Satire, speaks of the 'Venus
Ebria" supping on large oysters and
strong Falernian wine:
Who at deep midnight on fat oysters sups
And froths with unguents her Falernlan cups"
Sallust seems to have had a very high
opinion Of the oyster and very low one
Of the ancient inhabitants Of our coun-
try, for he says: THE poor Britons-
there is some good in them after all
they produce an oyster" Pliny has
given us some valuable information re-
speeding these favorite bivalves, from
which it is plain that the modern
method of oyster culture was followed
by the Romans as early as the time of
Licinius Crassus, the orator. His re-
marks are valuable: "The first person
who formed artificial oyster beds, 'ostre-
arum vivaria, was Sergius Orata, who
established them at Baitp, in the time of
Licinius Crassus, the orator, just before
the Marsic war, circa 3. C. 95." But the
oyster had its detractors among the an
clients as we'll as among ourselves.
Seneca left boundless wealth
after pathetically singing the praises of
poverty-Seneca, the wise and mOder-
ate, alto several hundred oysters every
week. ALL the Year Round.
Now, children, you may tell me
the animal which becomes most attached
to man." Up went q dozen hands. We'll,
! Calvin, you may answer. IA leech "
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-19
THE FoRGETFUL EMPLoYE.
Time Cured Him of His Lazy. Careless
and Improbable Habit.
of last year.

limo cured Him OF Ills Lazy. Car6lea9
and Improbable Habit.
A successful business man says that
there We're two things which he learned
when he was eighteen which were after
ward of great use to him, namely:
Never to lose anything and never to
forget anything"
An old lawyer sent him with an i'm
portant paper with certain instructions
what to do with it But" inquired
the young man, suppose loso it, what
shall l do them"
'You must not lose IT,"
II don't mean to- said the young
man, but suppose l should happen to?"
But say you must not happen to; 1
shall make no provision for such an oc-
currence; you must not lose it.
This put new train OF thought i'll to
the young mans mind, and he found
that if he was determined to do thing
he could do it. He made such provis-
ion against every contingency that he
never lost any thing. He found this
equally true about forgetting. If a Ger
tain matter of Importance was to be re-
membered, he pinned it down in his
mind, fastened it there and made it stay.
He used to say: when man tells me
he forgot to do something | tell him he
might as we'll have said: 4 do not care
enough aboutryour business to take the
trouble to think about it again"
once had an intelligent young man
in my employ who deemed it sufficient
cause for neglecting and important task
to say; 81 forgot it." l told him that
would not answer. If he was sufficiently
interested he would be careful to re-
member. 1t was because he did not care
enough that he forgot it. drilled him
with this truth. lie worked for me three
years, and during the last of the three
he was utterly changed in this respect
He did not forget thing. His forget
ting, he found, was q lazy, careless
habit of the mind, which he cured
American Grocer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-19
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

I'm washing clothes both the dirt
from without and the soiling from the
body need to be removed. This last is
largely accomplished by the oxidizing
influences of the air, and hence at
mosphere drying is better than artificial
heat-drying.
Tea Puffs: Beat three eggs until
very light: add two cupfuls of sweet
milk, little salt, and pour this gradu-
ally over two cupfuls of flour, stirring
well; grease gcm-pans, and fill them
half full of the batter, pnt them into
quick oven and bake. Household
Monthly.
-Caulifower with Tomato Sauce:
Boil or steam the caulifiower until
tender. In another dish prepare a
sauce by heating a pint of strained
stewed tomatoes to boiling, thickening
with tablespoonful of -four. and salt
ing to taste. When the caulifiower is
tender, dish, and pour over it the hot
tom alto sauce.
Oyster Pie: Allow one can of oys-
ters for two pies; roll out your paste and
put in your pie-pan or dish; then put in
oysters and cut up into small pieces
piece Of butter the size of an egg for
each pie; season with salt and pepper;
sprinkle "a tablespoonful in each and
roll out top crust; bake from three
fourths OF an hour to an hour. - Home.
Milk Porridge for the Sick: For
three pints of milk, or milk and water,
use two tablespoonfuls of wheat -four
first wetting the flour in some cold milk
very smoothly, and adding slowly to the
boiling milk. 1t is better to make this
in double boiler, to avoid any chance
of its scorching, and let it cook thor
oughly. Season it with salt or sugar.
Good Housekeeping. I
Scotch Pudding: One quart Of stale
bread crumbs, grated and seasoned with
salt, pepper and powdered sage. Add
one pint of minced boiled mutton, one
well-beaten egg, one chopped onion and
one pint of mutton broth. Bake in
hot oven till firm and Drowned upon the
top When cold, slice in thin slices.
Beef or chicken soup may be used in
stead of the mutton, but tho Scotch re-
cipe calls for mutton. indianapolis
Sentinel.
Borax water is excellent for spong-
ing either silk or wool goods that are
not soiled enough to need washing. In
washing cashmere or wool goods put
little borax i'll the water. This will
cleanse them much more easily and bet
ter without injury to tho colors. Do
not rub them on board, but use tho
hands and throw on line without
wringing Press them on the wrong
side and they will look almost like new.
ALL colored stockings should DO
washed by themselves in clear water in
which nothing else has been washed.
A good white soap should be used and
the water should be only just lukewarm.
1t is essential that colored stockings
should be thoroughly rinsed and wrung
out as dry as possible. Hang them by
the fire in the house where they will
dry as quickly as possible. No stock
ings should be ironed as this simply
presses them out Of shape. Some house
keepers press silk stockings smooth
with firm roll of cloth tied over
smooth piece of wood or a stone. The
stocking is fastened on the right side
while still damp on the ironing board
and rubbed with this hard roll till
smooth and glossy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-19
INEBRIATED COWS.
A Painful Spectacle Frequently to Be
@ witnessed in Ohio.

Painful Spectacle Frequently to Bo
- witnessed in Ohio.
speaking of cows getting drunk on
buckeyes" said a gentleman to the dele
gate, II have seen thatquite frequently
here in Ohio. AS soon as frost comes
the buckeyes fall and then the cows en-
Joy them. 1t is an acquired taste, as
some cows can not be coaxed to eat
them. AS soon as the first is swallowed
the COW gets momentarily crazy, and
can hardly be driven from the tree with
club. They will eat until they fall,
and continue eating if they fall under a
tree. The cow just gets stupid and
staggers around, and thon falls. Gem
orally it takes two days to get over such
a drunk Many farmers gather the
buckeyes and throw them out of reach
of their cattle, while more cut the trees
down. | never knew of cow to die
from eating these nuts; but while the
effect lasts they are very helpless, and
for the time being lose their milk. L
remember one COW that fell over an en-
bankmont and lay two days without
moving Her eyes were open all the
time, and she did not seem to be suffer-
ing any pain. One morning | went to
look for her and she was gone. ! found
her quietly grazing in the end of the
field as if nothing had happened. 1t is
we'll known fact that buckeyes are
ground up and mixed with meal, and
this serves as good food for horses.
This is how they get :heir name OF
horse chestnuts." - Cincinnati Times
Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-19

shake Il of. 1t had grown quitf dark
outside. l had lighted the gak My
strange visitor was intently reading
the letter. John" was also the name
of my old lover But. then, thete are
so many Johns" in this world. was
looking out upon the great PANORAMA
again in all the glory of its electric
lights. Bells and whistles were hgain
sounding, this time for respite from
toll; and thousands of tired toilersl were
streaming over the bridge. 1 wse of
again, in spirit, to my own home, pear
ing the tender tones of a mothers
voice. John was reading his lbtter
aloud for the third or fourth time, and
something in the subdued tones arrest
ed me. | looked at the now really
handsome face, hatless and illuminated
with tender smile, and Igave sudden
start, suppressing an exclamation OF sur
prise. The bronzed face had been meta
morphosed. The careworn features had
been rejuvenated through the influence
of that letter, which had drawn out the
true heart of the rough minef upon
every lineament Of his face. Surely l
had seen it before, and that hsad of
wavy brown hair. 1 suppressed my
feelings the best 1 could, tholgh 1
knew my own face was hot and night
betray me.
ITS pretty handwriting" he said.
holding the letter tenderly as though it
were link between his mothers leart
and his own. 'Better than min he
continued, hiding his manned in
his shaggy coat pocket. I'D lie 4
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-19

dingy cabin with the sunshine OF her hair.
With yo-heave.ho. and yo.heayc-hoI
For ships must sail
Tho fierce the gale
And loud the tempeSts blow.
The captains fingers rested on the pretty
curly head
~1o morrow will be Christmas day, the little
maiden said;
"Do you suppose that Santa Claus will find us
on the sea,
And make believe the stove pipe is a chin
ney-iust for mer'
Loud laughed the joval captain, and by my
faith.' he cried,
g II he should come well let him know he has a
friend inside"
And many rugged sailor cast loving glance
that night
At the stove pipe where lonely little stock
ing futtered white.
With yo-heave-ho. and yo.heavehot
For ships must sail
Tho fierce the gale
And loud the tompests blow.
On the good ship Polly the Christmas sun
looked down,
And on smiling little face beneath golden
crown;
No happier child he saw that day, on sea or
on the Ianu,
Than the captains little daughter with her
treasures in her hand.
For never was a stocking so tllcd with Gu
riouS things,
Where We're bracelets made Of pretty shells
and rosy coral strings:
An elephant carved deftly from 4 hit OF ivory
tusk;
a fan all allgator'S tooth and y little bag OF
musk.
Not tar aboard the Polly" but felt the
Christmas cheer.
Fox the captains little daughter was to every
sailor dear
they heard Il Christmas carol in the Shrek
ing wintry gust.
For . little child had touched them by her
simple, loving trust.
With yo-hCave-ho, and ayO hcayr-hOi
For ships must sail
Tho fierce the gale
And loud the tempeSts blow.
Grace f. Coolidge, in st. Nicholas.
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dingy cabin with the sunshine OF her ha'r
With a yo heave.ho and yoheayc-ho!
For ships must sail
Tho fierce the gale
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day" The weary fin gers that had
manipulated its keys for nine tedious
hours rested upon the dingy window
sill; and the eyes that had followed
steadily the hateful alphabet all day
were now resting upon the wagons, the
noiseleSs cars, and the mass of pedes-
Erians, going in two opposite streams
over the bridge.
So, while the weary hands rested
on the sill of the window, and the
tired body leaned for support against
the casing, and the aching eyes seemed
'reveling in the scene before me, was,
mentally, in Dayton, N. H., village
two hundred miles away from this tur-
moil. A humble cottage met my Wis.,
Ion, and my ears were drinking in the
sweet tones Of tenderness peculiar TO 8
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-19
FOUND BY A LETTER.
How John Stanley Discovered His
Sweetheart on Christmas Eve.

I had been a
busy, wearisome
day with me,
ever since the
changing bells
and screeching
whistles h a d
startled t h a t
winter morning
preci 6 ! Y at
seven o'clock.
w orse t h an
that, it had
proven one of
those yeyatiOuS
periods that
SometiDeScO come
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-19
ADIRONDACK FORESTS.
TIL Permanent Maintenance Necessary
to the City of Now York.

TO inc NiCy Oh NO" nOrk.
The State Of New York has nearly
million acres of mountain forest lands,
not in one compact body, but in scat
tered tracts separated by private hold
ings. In this situation the property OF
the State can not be adequately pro-
tected from spoliation, nor properly ad-
ministered as a source of revenue.
Those who have given attention to the
matter in this State therefore favor dis
posing of outlying tracts, by sale or by
exchange, and the acquisition by the
State of sufficient additional territory
to constitute a large State park, or for
est reservation, around the sources OF
the Hudson river and the other great
waterways of the State This plan was
presented in message from the Gov
ernor to the Senate during tho last ses-
Iion of the Legislature, and by the con-
current action of both branches of that
body was committed to the present
Forest Commission for thorough inves-
tigation, the finding to be reported to
the Legislature at it's next meeting.
This is one of the most important
AcASoSl ChOtA ~ ASSo SNOA uhOOA 1ohOh III
this country, The business and COM
mercial prosperity of the city of New
York depends in very large measure
upon the permanent maintenance OF
forest conditions around the sources Of
the Hudson River, and the interests Of
large portions of the interior of the
State are also closely connected with
the destiny Of the North Woods. No
part of the Adirondack Mountain forest
region is adapted to cultivation. 1t is
naturally suited to the perpetual pro
duction of timber, and to this crop alone.
The five or six millions OF people who
will soon be jewellers in the great city
which is so rapidly growing up on and
around Manhattan Island will need the
whole Adirondack wilderness for an
outlaying park and forest playground
for their summer rest and recreation.
The movement to preserve these noun
tain forests, and to make the REGION a
public possession, should have the cor
HAL support of all civilized anglers and
huntsmen, Of lumbermen and owners Of
timber lands, and of public spirited citi-
sens in general. At present large por-
lions of the region are being rapidly
and irretrievably ruined.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-19

T WAS the good
ship Polly" and
she sailed the
wintry sea,
For ships must
sail tho fierce
the gale, and a
precious freight
had she;
Twas he cap
tain's lit I ! G
daughter stood
beside her IA
Tiers chair,
ttI.,,,aH tho
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-19
A { seful Art.

THE American Institute Fair has an
educational value. The useful arts are
shown there in detail"
That's so. had my boy there the
other day, Learning how to blow blue
glass yaaGt "-I'uc;..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-19
Ground for Doubt.

Dimmick-P. T. Barnum says the
press the pulpit and the circus are the
great civilizers.
Kickshaw--I don't believe Barnum
aver said that.
Dimmick-Why?
Kickshaw-He would have pat the
circus first.--The JurS
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-12
A BIG GERRYMANDER.
Mr.. Dunnelrs Reapportionment
Scheme With an Amendment.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-Mr. Dun
nell, of Minnesota, chairman Of the
House committee on the eleventh
census, has introduced an apportion-
ment bill on the basis of u Repre-
sentative in Congress for erch $4,000
of population This will provide for
a total membership in the House Of
Representatives of 354, an increase of
"a. Under the apporrionment as pro-
vided in in the bill Alabama, Califor-
mia, Colorado, Michigan, Missouri,
New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, Washing
ton, and Wisconsin, would each gain
one member: Arkansas, Illinois, Kan
sas, and Pennsylvania, each two. and
Minnesota and Nebraska, each three.
one Representative.
Mr.. Dunnell at first constructed the
bill on a basis of one Representative
for each 1881 Of population, bat
afterwards put it at the higher figures.
The only difference this made was to
cause Virginia a loss of one member.
Congress could act upon it imme-
diately after assembling, and the act
would go into effect in time to have
the States redistricted by the legisla-
lures elected this fall.
The Importance of this point lies in
the fact that the bill contains a sec
ton taken from the McComas bill.
1t requires the legislature of the re-
spective States to redistrict at the
first session held after the act goes
into effect. There shall not thereafter
be another redistrictinS by any of
the States until the next r%eapportion-
ment bill is enacted, ten years hence.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-12
Mayors Court.

The following cases were disposed
of at the Mayors court yesterday
morning: Harrison Lawson, colored,
fined $3.50 for disturbing the quiet
and good order of the city, and being
drunk; Rush Coleman, colored,
charged with stealing and gambling,
postponed until tomorrow; VIM.
Abenachle. SO for carrying concealed
weapons; Russell Young. SIS for va
grancy: Dan Cornell, SO for being
drunk and fighting; Neal Black, $3.50
for being drunk; James Riley, So for
being drunk and disorderly; j. H.
Dickinson, 50 for using profane lang
uage; Dilsey White, $3.50 for not re-
moving waste-water; Richard Thorn
ton, 81 for throwing rocks.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-12
ALIVE TO THE SITUATION.
Recognizing the Importance Of il
shenandoah Valley Reorganization.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE Post
this morning says editorially: The
Shenandoah Valley Railroad Com
pany have perfected plans for the
reorganization of that corporation.
In their prospectus it is announced
that the Norfolk and Western rail-
road has become a party to the plans,
and has agreed to consolidate with
the new company and guarantees the
securities of the new organization.
If the agreements proposed are car
ried out, and there is every eason to
believe that they will be, Washington
city will become the northern term
mus of this great system of railroads.
In their articles of. reorganization
$500, 600 is appropriated for the
extension of the railroad to a point at
or near the Potomac river opposite
Washington, for building such extern
sion into Washington and the acquisi-
ton of terminals in the District of
COlumbi "a
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-12
WEDDING BELLS.
Records of Four Marriages which
Have Taken Place Here.

Mr.. Charles s. Lake, train dis
patcller for the Norfolk and West
ern ut Blueiield, Was married yester-
day morning to Miss Love l.. Chap
j. H BOYD officiating. The bride is
the daughter of Nathan Chapman,
Esq, of this city. The attendants
were:
Mr.. Roland Hoffman with Miss Kit
tie Simple, of New York; Mr.. John
Davis, of Foster Falls, with Miss Ella
Chapman, of Lake Spring. The ush-
ers were Messrs. w K Moore and II.
l.. TansiIl, of Bluefield; Mr.. A. Man
noni, of Carnegie City. and Mr.. M b.
| Apple. DR.. Cowan, OF Radford, pre-
sided at the organ. After receiving
congratulations of their friends, the
bride and groom lett for Old Point
and Norfolk, returning by way of
Richmond, they will visit the father
of the groom ut Loeb Laird.
Miss Cora B Hudd eston and Henry
j. Brown, of White Sulphur Springs,
We're married Wednesday evening at
the residence CT the brides parents,
on Henry street, by Kew. y. Boyd.
They left Immediately for the home
of the groom
Seth w. Mabry and Miss Pricie
WiImuth were married Wednesday
night at the residence of the brides
uncle, Nathan Wilmuth, corner of
Eighth avenue and Holiday street.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
]. Il. Boyd, of Greene Memorial
Church.
Samuel Moore, treasurer of Rock
bridge county, and Miss Stewart, of
Abingdon, Va, were married We'd
nesday at the residence of the brides
parents. Mr.. Moore is q brother of
Mrs. William Dunlap, of Roanoke,
and arrived here yesterday with his
bride to visit his sister.