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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-07

There is supposed to be no protection
against the rude, open stare with which
well-dressed lady is so often regarded
when she enters street car where
men are passengers. The other day a
stylishly-dressed lady entered an ele-,
waited railway car at the city hall station
in New York. Half a dozen pairs of
optics were at once directed at her, ex-
amining every part of her costume from,
her neat boots to her pretty bonnet.
The lady was evidently annoyed. She,
looked out of the window, then read the
signs on the opposite side of the car
in her effort to appear unconscious of
the attention she was receiving. At,
last she turned upon her tormentors.
Beginning with the most obstinate
''starer," she looked with the intense.
gaze of a connoisseur at his feet. The
experiment worked perfectly. The man
turned red in the face, crossed his feet.
nervously, and looked out of the window.
Having disposed of this one she turned
her attention to the pedal fixtures Of
the next man. He drew them under the
seat and began to read his paper. Each
one was served in the same manner,
and having routed her tormentors the
lady walked from the car at Fourteenth.
street with the pleased expression on
her face of person who had found a.
solution to a difficult problem.-N Y.
Letter
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-07
Strong Points of the Late STYLES

The strong points of the dress Of the
present are suitability and appropriate
ness. The toilet for the drawing-room
in no way resembles the gown suitable
for the promenade, and the woman who
confounds the one with the other finds
herself greatly at variance with the
canons of good taste and elegance which
happily prevail just now. The extreme
caprice, the luxury and elaborateness of
home and evening toilets are finely
couuterpoised by the rich and studied
simplicity of those designed for the
street. The only fault of the latter cos
tunes consists in the tendency to
lengthen the skirt, a departure in the
wrong direction which can not be
checked too soon. For the rest, woman's
dress at home and abroad is just now
most commendable. Draperies are easy,
and skirts graceful, the ugly tournure
dead, the sleeves loose, and tight lacing
almost a thing of the past, for women
now dress to walk, row, play tennis and
even cricket and base ball. They ride,
drive and breathe. Wool is at a premium
for gowns and underwear, and common
sense shoes are up head. IN. Y.
Evening Post
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-07
AN EXCELLENT BARGAIN,
The Purchase of Louisiana from the Gov
eminent of France.

eminent of France.
Bonaparte, on behalf of France, to
which country the territory belonged,
sold Louisiana to the United States in
1903, during the presidency of Thomas
Jefferson. because (D he was aware that
if he attempted to retain it it would be
wrested from him, either by the United
States or by England, and because (2) he
needed the SIS, 600, 900 which the United
States paid him for it to aid him in his
war against England and her allies.
The United States thus came into pos
session of about 900, 900 square miles of
territory, or about $4,000 square miles
more than the domain of the original
thirteen States. That is to say, the &C
QUESTION of the Territory of Louisiana
more than doubled the national area.
Of course, the present State of Louisiana
formed only small part of this terri
tory. 1t extended from the Gulf of
Mexico north to the Canadian line, the
Mississippi river being its eastern
boundary, while it stretched along the
Gulf westward to the Spanish possessions
at the Sabine river, and along it's north
erly end it reached westward to the Pa
cific. The territory included the pres
emit State of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Ne
braska, South and North Dakota, part
of Colorado, Wyoming and Montana, all
of Idaho, Oregon and Washington, and
the Indian Territory. There, was dis
pute between the United States and
Great Britain as to the ownership of
what is now Oregon and Washington,
but British claims to those regions were
eventually renowned. The territory
added to the United States in 1S4S. as a
result of the Mexican war, was about
523, 900 square miles in area.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat - t.' ,.l
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-07
LEARNING A LESSON.
Two Women Who Thought 1t the Prope
Thing to Find Fault.

Two Women Who Thought 1t the Proper
Thing to Find Fault.
Two well-dressed women hustled into
one of the numerous ladies' restaurants
of the shopping district day or two
ago, and after rejecting several tables
that were offered to them as they passed
through the room, finally found salts
factory places in well-lighted corner.
They were important and finical from
the first. At the beginning of the meal
one found her spoon sticky and the
other thought her napkin damp. and SO
on-all valid ground for complaint, per-
haps, except that the manner of crit
icism and the general effect of the
critics were of nature to arouse the
suspicion that the restaurant table and
service were equal, if not superior, to
those associated with the home ma
hogany.
A very civil and patient waiter, how
ever, managed to smooth the frequently
wrinkled rose leaves of the repast until
its end. While gloves were being drawn
on preparatory to departure one of the
pair. the larger and presumably the
more belligerent, signaled to the waiter
with portentous nod. He was at her
side in an instant, tearing off check
as he approached
YES" the diner said as he reached
her. II want my check, but 1 want also
to ask" and her voice was easily heard
two or three tables distant, where the
chef of this establishment gets his gar
nish leaves-out Of the refuse pail?"
The waiter, amazed, followed the di-
rection of her glance, and sure enough,
there on the croquette dish, with the
small wisp of green remaining, was q
bit of potato pairing.
Seeing the effect she had produced,
the speaker continued: "Send the su-
perintendent to me, please" with q
really overwhelming air Of reserve
force. But the waiter was forestalled.
The superintendent, who had already
taken observations, approached. He
was small, keen-eyed and suave.
Afew words from her majesty put him
in possession Of the facts of the case.
While she was speaking his trained per-
ceptions were making some accurate es-
Inmates. When she had finished he was
ready.
Il am very sorry" he began with
bow, "that the kitchen should have
been so careless. Madam may be sure
it will not go unreprimanded. But"
he added with lower bow, his glance
just indicating the we'll swept table
before him, 81 am very glad that Madam
has not allowed the blunder to interfere
with her appetite"
So he moved away. 1t was imperti-
nent, of course, but "Madam's" POM
posity and tardy complaint had rather
| invited it. and the subdued smile on two
Or three faces as the pair withdrew,
without further comment, was not un-
pardonable. Undoubtedly, however,
that restaurant has lost patron.
Y. Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-07


Up Sebe looked around-at the deep
dell; at the white smoke as it went up
and was lost to sight in thetreetops,
like an estray cloud gS!ng back home.
The sunlight shone on the grass all
spangled with dew; it threw golden
tint on the tender green of the poplar,
and lit up the deeper verdure of a hick-
DRY.
All was still, till a squirrel ran up an
oak tree to sample the acorns for his
winter store. Then red bird iiamed
into the poplar, and, sitting there like
a gorgeous flower, sang over and over his
short, sweet song, his wildwood matin,
while band of rowdy, chattering jay
birds fought from limb to limb of the
hickory. -
Sebe saw them as if he saw them not,
as his dreamy eyes followed the runa-
way smoke.
where's the harm O. stillin' whis-
ky?" he unused. LOCKER yander's
smoke thet's gone skyward, haint tibet
whisky turned to smoke en- gone ter jine
the clouds? The very rain gifts his
dram! Corn is turned into whisky, so
the whisky must be in the corn. En-
the ro'sen ears tibet we eat, what's they
but whisky in the mash, so ter say,
afore the sun hez he'd er chance fer ter
ripen hit fit fer mountain dew? Same
way, what's er corn patch but er chunk
O. whisky.
1.-THE very shotes tibet eat the mash
takes liquor in their blood. en- in our
bread en- meat we eat whisky. Now ef
harm ter drink hit? En- eff faint no
harm ter drink hit, whar's the harm ter
make hit? Pears like hits all in mud
die"
He reused himself from his reverie,
and from barrel under rude sort Of
shed he drew drink, in small gourd,
and slipped it.
Hits good" said the moonshiner,
shit is. Hits the reverend mountain
dew-doubled at tibet! Hits hard ter
beatr'
He glanced down at the wet grass.
"All natur takes hits drink er dew,
en- so must we critters too"
He took sip.
"'Tain't no use er talkin', hits good,
hit ISL
He stood there Illuminating with the
gourd in his hand, gazing at the still,
and as he gazed the liquor went to his
head.
"Whar's the harm er maxim hit? All
creation loves hit. See tibet thar red
bird or Sinpin' ter his mate: he's
perched whar the smoke er the still
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and slab-sided, and the shotes were tall
and slab-sided. He had long, solemn
face, half sleepy half dreamy, and the
shotes had long, solemn faces, half
stupid, half-if not dreamy, as If they
were scouting around for corn.
Hogs air powerful cunnin' creturs,"
Mrs Gober continued, zen l do b'leve
tibet thar hog thar, old Marthy Ann"
poin ting to the tallest, most slab-sided
of the swine, and the mother of the
others, ''knows jest ez we'll when you
sot out fur tibet thar still, ez do She's
the peartest critter l knows"
mot peart huff fur thet,'' said Sebe,
briefly.
"Well l heard tell ez how tibet thar
revenue chep, Bill Jones, followed Suge
Mullins clar over the mountains to his
still, jes by the pig tracks, whar they
tracked arter him fur the corn. Hogs
is powerful pert critters, en- SO is tibet
thar revenue chep, Bill Jones'"
II haint afeard O. him." said Sebe, as
he finished loading his gun; ''Pll settle
his bacon with ole Mary Jane har,"
holding up his weapon, 'ef he fools
with me. This is free kaintry, en- I'll
still if / choose ter"
After making this declaration of indie
pendence he shambled off with Mary
Jane; and the hogs, headed by Marthy
Ann, followed him.
Mrs. Gober also believed it to be free
"kintry,' but she shook her head as she
watched the shambling party go down
the path which led toward the mountain
still.
"'Tis powerful hard" she muttered,
''that the revenue men will NEEDLE with
honest folks that mines their own bees
ness"
As Sebe went down the rocky path he
and pelted Marthy Ann and her family
with them.
"Git from harr' cried he, and
shambled OH secure in the company of
Mary Jane.
He continued the pelting process at
stated intervals, till, as he was about to
climb the mountain, the shower became
so fierce that Marthy Ann and her chill
dren took refuge behind a great bowl
der, from whence they watched Sebe
out of their slanting eyes till he disap-
peared; then they struck upon his track
and cautiously followed like so many
dogs.
Soon man rose up from behind a
large rock and followed them.
Sebe shambled up the mountain path
at great speed; it was invisible to all but
mountaineers; in and out it wound, now
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-07
To Tax Celibates In France.

M. Jules Simon has been giving his
opinion on the proposal to tax French
celibates. The total number in France,
counting from the age of twenty-four to
forty-nine, is 1914, $50, and out of that
number there are 1.750,O00 young
women. He proposes that if the law is
voted the tax on the celibates shall not
apply to ladies. 1t is probable, he says,
that vast number of ladies in question
have not been asked to change their
state of single blessedness, and it would
be obviously unfair to punish them for
what in reality was the fault of others.
NJ. Jules Simon asks that the whole
brunt of the law be directed against the
unfortunate 1928, 4S0 men whom he con-
siders to be excellent material" for
taxation. Many politicians ask why the
limit of age should stop at forty-nine. -
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-07
AUTUMN.

Brown and bare are the autumn fields;
Reaped and stacked is the yellow grain;
Hardly partridge the stubble yields,
So closely shorn is the bristly plain.
Summer is dying mid shower and cloud,
Crimson and gold is her royal shroud.
Winter is coming: the leafy woods
Are whitening fast in their golden pride;
For the wind is fierce, and the rain in floods
Is sweeping DER valley and mountain side.
Dead leaves are flying through sun and shade,
A crimson carpet all down the glade.
Mute are the finches the lark, and the nnnet:
Only the robin sings loud and clear,
A song for the beauty and Joy OF summer
A sweet goodbye to the waning year.
Mead and valley and mountain steep
In the misty silence are falling asleep.
But out Of their sleep shall they one day waken,
And sparkle anew with pearl and gold,
When the rosy gates Of morn reopen,
And crown with splendor the dusky void,
Though the year die out amid cloud and rain,
Yet golden summer shall come again.
B. @. Johns, in Demorest.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-07
A WOOD-SAWING FLY.
The Marvellous Manner in Which the In
sect Conceals Its Eggs.

The Marvellous Manner in Which the In
sect Conceals Its Eggs.
The insect world is full of wonders,
and it is marvellous how many of these
tiny creatures conceal and preserve their
eggs. Some will deposit them in extra
ordinary places, others will insert them
in the skins of living animals. Others
again deposit their eggs where the young
grvbs after coming from the egg find
food close at hand.
Among these last mentioned are in
sects who bestow great labor in the
cradle of their young. The place they
select is hard part of leaf or the
woody branch of tree. In this they
saw out hole large enough to contain
their eggs, whence their name, saw
flies. For this purpose they are pro-
vided with an ovipositor of peculiar con-
struction. 1t consists of two long pieces
closing like sheath over third.
In the tenthredo this third piece con-
tains two saws, each Of which has been
compared to the tenon-saw used by cabi-
net-makers. The tenon-saw is single,
but that of the tenthredo is double, con-
sisting of two distinct saws. The insect
in using them throws out one saw, and
while it is returning pushes forward the
other. This alternate motion is con-
tinued till the cut is made, when the
two saws receding from each other con-
duct the egg between them into its
place. Not only is the edge of the saw
notched into teeth, but on every tooth a
number of smaller teeth appear.-Chi-
capo Globe
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-07

IN. How loud he sings! HIS heart Is
plum full ter Dustin Nv his iovev'
He took a sip.
''See them thar jays; they've he'd a
Whit; how they skip en- all but laugh.
All creation loves whisky-all crea-
tons full Nv hit!
whats corn but whisky-bottled up.
We plent corn, en- we plent whisky
hit sprouts up, en- hits whisky Dustin
from the yearth. When hit grows, hits
whisky-whisky in the blades, green en-
wavin', whisky in the yaller tassel, top
plin' in the wind, for the wind ter drink
hit; whisky in the silk, now yaller,
now brown, a-ripenln' in the sun
turned brown when he's sucked all the
whisky out"
He took a sip.
"Whisky in the heaps all piled up in
the corncrib, efter the corn shuckins
over, en- the supper eat, en- the dencin'
done; en- the gals all gone home; after
the game is played, en- tho kissin's
over-kissin' almost ez sweete z whisky"
He took another sip; the sun shone
brighter; the birds sang louder, and tho
still boiled faster.
"Ef hits pulled up in the corn, whar' s
the harm er gittin' hit out?"
Marthy Ann and her stumbling fam
lily came running down the hollow.
The moonshiner slipped his gourd and
went on with his reverie.
"This is free kaintry, fur which my
father fit en- bled, en- rs free man ter
do ez / please. En- tibet ole rev'nue
Teller better be lookin' out, er I'll give
him er taste er Mary Jane; the ole gal
amt ter be fooled with, ner me neither.
No, haint-"
II arrest you for illicit distilling."
said voice.
The gourd fell from his hand; tho
mountain dew fed the grass and wild
flowers. Sebe turned to face a pistol
muzzle. and back of it Bill Jones.
He started back, but Mary Jane was
out Of his reach.
None of that" said his captor.
Hold up your hands or I'll shoot"
Before Sebe knew he was handcuffed.
Like in hideous dream he saw the
still smashed, the mash overturned,
then the precious double distilled came
gurgling out of the barrel to wet the
grass. ...
Still as in dream, he was spirited
across the mountain to catch the train
for Atlanta.
"Hit mout be free kaintry," ho
unused in dazed fashion, as the train
sped along; hit mout be a free kahn
try-but pears like I'm a prisoner. =
Paul Ora mt, in Atlanta Constitution.
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along PERCEPTIONS ledge, now across a
mountain stream, now around great
shelving cliff. Behind this Sebe dived
and went on some distance, till he
reached secluded spot, sort of hollow
hedged in on all sides by dense forest
growth and girdled with masses of rock.
At the bottom of the hollow was small
stream. The place was a paradise for
moonshiners, and Sebe had taken pos
session and set up his rude still.
He now glanced around with pleased
smile.
"Hit'll take powerful peart chep ter
fine me har," he thought, as he rested
Mary Jane against the white trunk of a
beech tree and started to work.
Soon the still was bubbling and boil
ing and, leaning himself against tall
poplar as though he meant to brace it
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-07
INCONSISTENCIES REVERE.
It Was a Free Country But Sebe
Gober Was a Prisoner.

me them thar
shotes don't gin
y o u a W a y,
Sebe."
T h o m a n
glanced up from
the gun he was
load i ng, and
looked first at
his mother, then
at the shotes.
amt like
ly," said h e,
shortly, wi t h
the cartridge be-
tween his teeth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-07
First-Claas In His Way.

81 was very curious to know you, very
curious" she gushed.
Ppm more than battered" he rs,
turned"
Eyes, I'm worry fond of any thing odd
or strange, and my husband told me you
made tirsU-ciass stranger. "-Philadel-
phia TimeA
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-07
His Wife Was at Home.

Ten days for Vagrancy."
''But your Honor, l wasn't committin"
no such crime"
''You are found guilty of having no
visible means of support"
But l can't help that, your Honor.
I'm too poor to take me wife travelin'
with me. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-07

"A lawsuit in Norristown, Pa, is
over the possession of a family Bible that
belongs to the estate of Elizabeth Kolb.
Before she died Mrs. Kolb had told her
eldest daughter that she should have
the Bible, but left no written instruc-
ton to that effect. Now four other
heirs want the Bible.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-12-26
These prices are cost.
DrapeTieS.
Cocoa Mats, Rubber Mats.

II you want few yards OF CARPET tns
or two, or . couple OF pair OF Draper'es W"
ahouIl zee these bargains.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-12-26
Literary Collaboration.

John l.. Sullivan aud Ella Wheeler
Exchange.
Chapter The dainty ormolu clock
on the mantel had just chimed in all
very tones when Algernon Percy de
Villeford came to time looking fresh as
a daisy. The match was to be TO q fin
ish, for Ethel Vsne had told him 1t was
TO be their last meeting Ethers father
acted as timekeeper. She did not
make q move. 1t was evidently her
tactics to wait for Algernon to force the
fighting while she played for his wind.
Algernon was foxy from the first.
"Algernon," she said, after consider.
able faintiGg, Il love you. My soul
throbs with the subtle magnetism Of
your presence. Oh, love, love, is it not
a horrible thing? See how it trans
forms angels into monsters aud mon
sters into angels. When am with you
there is no time, no eternity nothing
but you. The sun shines that 1t may
beam upon your face. The stars glitter
only that their light may kiss the path
that you are treading. Do not turn
your head away. Do you not hear me?
Can you not feel the blood that rushes
through my hands, madly tingling to
the refrain L love you! l love your"
Algernon came up groggy.
He spoke in monosyllables, under.
taking series OF short.arm blows.
She made gallant lead, but he ooun-
tered.
-am-so-poor," he said.
@Were 1 rich-but think of your
family"
What is wealth or position to mep'
she cried.
He reached for her with both hands
for mad embrace. He was playing
for her neck, but she caught him with q
sumner over the heart.
His breath came heavily; he was evi
IDENTIFY pretty we'll winded.
will you consent to brave the future
and be mine, in spite of my poverty and
humble position?
"Oh, Algernon," she murmured.
She had knocked him clean over the
ropes. - Washington Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-12-26

Throughout the most elegant periods
OF the age Of chivalry hsnkerchiefs
were unknown. Embroidered handker-
chiefs had come into use in Shsk-
speare's time, as is proved by the i'm
portsnt part which Desdemona's hand
kerchief-or napkin, as it is called
plays In the tragedy of 4Othello.'
But as yet the possessors of handker-
chiefs we're lords and ladies. Even in
the seventeenth century the common
people knew no such luxury. One Of
the most curious notes about the early
use Of the handkerchief in polite So
ciety Is the evidence we have in litera-
ture that the article was frequently
lent, and passed from hand to hand for
use. But this was in the days when
soap was unknown, and when even
high-born ladies Of the court bathed so
seldom that the practice was hardly
known. We read much OF the elegances
and refinement Of the old courtly days,
but these elegances did not include
many Of the common refnements that
the poorest people Of the present day
| practice.