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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-12
He Was Not Anxious to Learn.

Professor Albert Boehm, of this city, is
an enthusiastic naturalist. He has large
collection of birds and animals, and
makes practice of exhibiting them at
fairs. The professor was at the Winona
fair, and had his museum in tent on
the grounds. One day gentleman
stepped in by the tent and looked at a
couple Of coons which were tied to stake
near the entrance. He did not know
what the animals were and asked the
professor, who told him they were coons,
and said: "If you will give me ten cents
and come inside the tent, when you come
out you will know more about natural
history than any of your normal profess
sGsG The offer was good one. but the
gentleman refused and turned away.
Pepfessor Boehm asked bystander who
WAS, and was told, "Professor-, of
NJ Winona normal school. La Crosse
Ladder.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-12

The cultivation of walking sticks for
the market has been taken up as a bust
nessa some places in continental Europe,
andspec;al attention is often paid to max
ing the roots grow into shapely forms for
the handles. A London manufacturing
establishment, the floor space of which
covers nearly an acre, has extensive
storehouses filled with native and foreign
sticks, from which stock is drawn as it
is wanted from the shops.
The sticks as they grow are often very
crooked and have to be Strengthened A
heap OF sand is provided on the top of a
hot stove, into which the sticks are
plunged until they become pliaJle.
The workman takes tho crooked stick
while it is still hot and inserts it in a
notch cut in stout board, placed at an
angle inclined from him, where he bends
and strains it. When it has become per
fectly straight it is thrown down to
cool, after which it becomes rigid and
permanent in its lines. Heat is an i'm
portant element in this matter and pro-
duces different effects on the several
kinds of wood, the degree Of heat neces-
sary to straighten one kind of stick being
often sufficient to spoil another kind.
The same power which makes a
crooked stick straight is applied to make
a straight one crooked; so we find that
the rigid stems of bamboos, partridge
canes, and all the various kinds of sticks
that are required to be curled or twisted
are by the application of heat made to
assume almost any shape or FORM
Youths Communion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-12
Americans Lead in Cut Glass.

In cut glass the American make is
foremost. Water glasses In the popular
strawberry and fan pattern sell for from
$3.50 to 80 dozen. Flower bowls in
the same design, six inches in diameter,
cost s. each. Ten dollars will buy a
handsome water pitcher. Dainty dishes
for bonbons cost very little, and there is
an endless variety of small pieces for ia
bic use.
Baccarat or pressed glass is much
cheaper than the cut, and pretty vases
cost from forty cents to SO or 81. The
designs are pretty, and the price makes
them popular.-New York Telegram.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-12
The New Game,

The climax in golf has come in Eng
land. 1t is not simply men who work
chiefly with their brains-judges, clergy
men, artists, journalists, members of
parliament and novelists-that have
taken to it almost en- masse, and are
never weary of singing its praises as the
sole perfect cure for dyspepsia, the mea-
grims and worry. Young athletes are
abandoning cricket and football for golf,
and are competing with each other as to
who can "drive the longest bal."-Ex-
change.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-12
A BUNCH OF MAGNoLIAS.

He gathered bunch of poems
From a garden in the sky,
And they were flower poems
That came from oh, so high!
He gave one to q lady
Because her perfect hand
Seemed made to hold poem
That came from blossom land.
And one went to prison
And n sweet message took
One far away is dreaming
Its smile pressed in book
One, filled with angel whispers,
He to my boudoir gave,
And one weeps in his memory
Its face hid on a grave.
New Orleans Times Democrat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-12
TOR SALE.

have for sale 10 CO!swool eve lambs two
yoke Oxen. well broken, one Sorrell Horse 7
years Old. bay mares, 8 and lGyears old, one
sucking colt one HolsIein bull, 3 years old.
3 beet cattle will also sell my land of one
hundred acres lying 4miles southwest of Oak
land. said land is nearly all under fence
Orchard, good water. EXcellenttitle. Apply
to j. H. SANDERS 80 If
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-12

Sir Edwin Arnold's poem, "The Light of
the World" is written in blank verse;
with lyrical interpretations, and is arranged
in six books. The author states his ppr-
pose to be ito convert Christians to Chris.
Lianity."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-12
our FAVoHITE SINGER
IN .EE1TICEs.

hereby give notice that nv wife, C"tha.
rine Bec%hlcy, having lett my bed and board
on tHo 9TH OF October, 1880. without inst c;tus,
or prevention, hereby warn all persons
rom harhnrin" or crrd'img her ON my ac-
count. as | vii! not he responsible for any
debts of her contracting.
JOSEPH y. BEFGHLEY,
30 Accident, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-12

Whisky will take out every kind Of
fruit stain. A child's dress will look ell
tirely ruined by the dark berry stains on
it, but if whisky is poured on the discol-
ored places before sending it to the wash
it will come out as good as new.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-12

ENGLISH SPAWN IMMINENT removes all
Hard, Soft or Caloused Lumps and BlemiShes
from Horses, Blood Spavins. CurbS. Spints
Sweeney, Ring bone. STILES, SprainS, ali
Swollen Threats. Coughs, etc. Save $50 by
use of ono bottle. Warranted the most Won
derful BlemiSh Cure ever known.
ITCH, NANCE, AND SCRATCHES on human
Or animals cured in 30 minutes by WoOfords
Lotion. This never fails. Both for sale by
HENRY j. MAYERS, Druggist,
4olV" Oakland. Md.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-14
The Civilized West.
lHarneria WAIKIKI

In the old DAYS of the West, before New
York and New England had made them
selves felt in the development of pioneer
settlements the possession of fine house,
and especially the decoration of its interior,
were looked upon more as an evidence or
weak mindedness..t than as proof of the
westward march of the higher civilization.
With the steady growth of an eastern-bred
population, the ruder ideas of western life
were driven into the inaccessible parts of
the country, and the eastern travel
Ter found little difference between
the towns and cities of the West
and Northwest and those of the East.
In most western communities tho domi-
mating ideas of society and home life have
so tar changed that coachman IN livery
is no longer an object OF derlsion,
nor is q man with silk hat an
object for pistol practice. 1t is not long
time ago that silk hats and coachmen were
unknown In the West, If not actually pro-
hibited., Few persons who have not seen
the West since the boisterous pioneer days
would recognize 1t now, because all that
made il famous then has disappeared to re-
turn no more, and in its place there have
grown up towns aud cities as far advanced
in the arts and usages of civilization as any
other places in the United States. Where
the rough-living pioneer disputed posses
sion with the Indians ten years ago there
now stands city of 80 600 industrious and
cultured people, who have built for them
selves homes as comfortable and as
refined as the homes of their brothers
of the older East. Three hundred
years ago the advance guard of sD
ancient civilization oyerran the west,
ern and southwestern part of America and
subdued its half-savage inhabitants in
this generation the rank and file OF o
newer civilization have completed and
made permanent the conquest. There IS
nothing left for the pioneer to do. The
waste places and the savage inhabitants
have been subdued, and in the Pacific
Northwest. at least, there is nothing left
for the pioneer but complete assimilation
with the thrifty farmers of the Palouss
country or the fortunate miners of the
Cnur d'Alene
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-14
Rumoring a Stranger.
London City Prcs.l

A stock broker VINO was on his way TO
the city observed that one of his fellow
passengers in the bus was closely regard
ing him, and after time the man leaned
over and asked: Didn't l see you III
Liverpool in 1872"
The broker wasn't in Liverpool that year
but. thinking to humor the stranger, he re-
piled in the affirmative.
Don't YOU remember handing poor,
shivering wretch a half crown one night
outside the Royal Hotel?"
IL do"
"Well, I'm the chap. / was hard up.
on. Of work, and about to commit suicide.
That money made a new man of me. BY
one lucky SPEC and another l am now
worth $4,000"
"Ah. glad TO hear it"
"And now want you to take a sovereign
in place of that half crown. l cannot feel
easy until the debt is paid"
The broker protested and objected, but
finally, Just to humor the man, he took
the IS note offered him and returned the
"a change. The stranger soon left the
bus, and everything might have ended
then and there IL the broker on reaching
the Office hadn't ascertsined that the five
was counterfeit and that he was "a out Of
pocket.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-14
A business in Alligators.
lnarper's weekly.l

To gain ones daily bread by means OF
alligat0rs must be at all times fairly pre-
carious method of existence, and yet the
colored man in Florida does manage to
pick mp many an honest penny by means
oil the American saurlan. The ta1iderinist
ends. too, IN the alligator his opportunity;
and though a ten foot gator never can be
very desirable. even when stuffed. little
gators properly prepared and mounted
are In good demand, and are brought
homo in quantities by the northern
tourist
We need not End fault with nature, and
tax her with having sighted US IN the c1oco-
elieons. II in India there is the gavial. IN
Egypt there is the crocodile, and IN Amerl-
Ga the alligator and the csyinan. IL can
hardly be questioned but that we have on
this continent both the crocodile and the
alligator. The main point OF difference,
according TO Mr.. HorDaday, between the
crocodile and the alligator is rs follows;
"A crocodile Is distinguished by a triangu.
lar head, OF which the snout is the apex, a
parrow muzzle, and canine teeth in tbs
lower Jaw which pass freely upward in the
notches IN the side Of the upper; whereas
She alligator laiso cayman or sacare) has q
broad, hat mrzzle, and the canine teeth OF
khe lower jaw fit into sockets in the under
surface Of the upper jaw"
The business Of collecting the skins OF
alligators has already somewhat dimin-
ished the quantity Of these saurians in
peytain parts of Florida. but they are still
70 DO found in large numbers further in
land. 1t Is barely supposablo that slliga-
Tors ever will become extinct in Florida
while those vast interior lakes and swsmps
exist. A visit paid by naturalist this
Hsor to Florida was convincing that elli-
Sators were still very abundant. TO kill
on alligator, however, is by no means as
di0cult ~ TO secure him.
otFotchs1 Of sand, but they are never quite
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-14
When PartrIdges May he Killed.
IsLANp. September POI. 1850

ISLAND, September III. lS9O,
To The Editor Of the Dispatch:
Please publish the bird law in Virginia
for the benefit OF the many readers OF your
paper. as there seems to be some difference
of opinion in regard to 1T. Yours very
truly. >. III. NOVEL;
Mr.. Polk Miller. of this city, president
ofsthe Virginia Field-Sports Association
has succeeded in compiling the laws OF the
hundred counties in the State, prescribing
the time in which partridges may be shot,
and the result of his labors will be found
herewith appended:
From November LIST TO February list: Ac-
comac, Allegheny. Amherst, Augusta,
bath. Bedford, Caroline, Essex, Franklin,
Grayson. Highland, Nansemond. Norfolk,
Rockbridge, Scott, Smyth. Washington.
and Wythe. =,
From October 18th to January 18th: Al
bemarle. Alexander, buckingham. Blu
chanan, Campbell. Charles City. Char
lotte, Chesterfield, Culpeper, Elizabeth
City, Fairfax, Fauquier, f!uyanna, Glou'
cester, Goochland. Greene, James City,
son' Mathews. Middlesex. Nelson, New
Kent. Northumberland. Orange, Patrick,
Pittsylvania, Powhatan. Prince George,
Prince William. Rappahannock. Spotsyl-
vania, Stafford, surry, Warwick, West
moreland, and York.
From October 18th to January Isl
Bland. Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Dickln-
son. Floyd. Giles, Lee. Loudoun, Mont
Comery, Page, Pulaski, Roanoke, Russell
Rockingham. Tazewell, Wise, Warren.
From October 31st TO December 10Th
Clarke.
From November 1st TO January lst;
Frederick. Shenandoah.
From October 10Th to February 18th
Halifax, Hanover, Henrico, King and
Queen.
From November LIST TO February 18th
Henry, Isle Of wight southampton.
From October 18th 10 February list Lam
caster. Richmond.
Prom November lst 10 March 1st North.
ampton.
From October 18th to March LIST: Prince
Edward.
Ere November 18th TO February 18th
Prii - Anne.
Tae counties Of Amelia. Appomattox
Brunswick, Cumberland. Dinwiddie
Greenesville, Lunenburg. Mecklenburg
fottOway, and Sussex have no law on the
subject.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-14
story OF an Intelligent Cat.
.Hi.iIahalnhAs IA IA la

Anew Hampshire physician sends me
the following cat story, for which he
vouches:
Among other queer tricks Dick will
take OF my glasses very carefully with his
paw. hold them with one claw. and survey
them with great apparent interest.
The FIRST time he did this was one night
when he had been mapping and | reading.
He Is great pet, and going TO him bent
over. without indicating by any motion my
meaning, and said gently;
Dick. # you want to go to bed, take of
my glasses
" He immediately reached up paw and
took them of as deity as though il were
an old habit. Thinking this 'happen-so,'
] put them on and made the same request
in different words, with precisely the same
result. After one more repetition he yawn-
ed and plainly intimated that was enough"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-14

asleep. They always seem to 90 on their
Guard. and repose. never very Tar from the
water, with their head pointing in the di-
rection Of fight.
gathering eggs requires some skill, be-
cause the saurian mother has clever way
of hiding her trail. sometimes rs many
as forty eggs arc found in o hest few
riablo habit Of the mother TO pack into the
nest deceyed vegetable matter in order to
add 20 the heat. Generally the warmth OF
the sun Is sufficient.
The eggs have a slight musky flavor. and
m experiment once made with an omeiet
Of alligator eggs suffices. To eat gator is
unknown, and endeavors in this direction
have never been repeated Mr.. Hornaday
tells. however, of having eaten the south
American variety. where the feed was fish,
and he declares that the flesh was white,
tender, free from oil disagreeablc musky
odors, and toothsome as the incest roast
veal"
II is with due consideration OF the size
OF the alligator as to whether you will take
a scat on him or not. His jaws are not 30
much to be dreaded as q lash of his tail.
dis mcrnin'YD is about the cry Of the
vender Of baby alligators in Jacksonville
as he plunges his hand into buoketswung
on one arm and hauls out little ugly,
sourming. swapping monster. These little
gators may have been found by their owner
lust emerging from their nests or he may
have secured them as eggs and Matched
them ont himself. The infant saurians
show their natural instinct early, and will
bite at once.
An alligator is a queer pet, and TO tame
an adult seems to he quite impossible. II
intelligence is pfoportioned to bulk OF
brain that of the alligator IS especially
small. In dissecting large-sized alligator
the brain substance will barely fill an egg
cup. We are not TO look upon a gator as
capable of any attachments. When young
1aiter having had some of their teeth
drawn they are occasionally seen about
houses.
There are few native taxidermists in
Florida who devote a portion of their time
TO the preparation of specimens, and nota-
bly, OF little allgators. Generally, how
ever, some ono in the line OF business who
lives in northern city goes to Flori da for
the winter for his health, and carries out
his calling by IN ounting young allgators.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-14
Lemon Elixir.
A PLEASANT LEMON DRINK

PLEASANT LEMON DRINK.
For biliousness and constipation, take Lemon
Elixir
For indigestion and foul stomach. take Lemon
Klixir.
For sick and nervous headache. take Lemon
Elixir.
For sleeplessnsss and nervousness, take Lemon
Rl.xir
For loss OF appetite and debility, take Lemon
Eliyir.
For fevers, chiils, aud malaria, take Lemon
Elixir.
Lemon Elixir will not fall you ia any Of the
above diseases, all OF which arts. from a torpid
or diseased liver. stomach, Kidneys, or bowels.
Prepared oaly by DR.. II. MOTLEY, Atlanta, Ga
Doc. and 81 por bottle. Sold by druggistA
APPOINTMENT MINISTER wRIrEa
After ten years OF great suffering from indi-
gestion. with great nervous pfostratioa, bilious
ness, disordered kidneys, and constipation,
have been cured by DIR. Monkeys Lemon Elixir,
and an now q well man.
REV. C. O. DAVIS.
Elder Methodist Episcopal Church. south,
No. IS Tstnsli street, Atlanta. O.
Prom PROMINENT LADT.
have not been able In two years to walk or
stand without suffering great pain. since taxing
DR.. Mozieys Lemon elixir can walk half : mile
without suffering the least incoa vonionco.
Ma 4 u. BLoODWOWTH,
aps]utoclfr Grimm. dc
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-14

a member of the bar of that State in 1874;
has been counsel for many years for q
municipal board in Hudson county, n. j.
served as member of the Legislature of
New Jersey was elected to the Legislature
of New Jersey: was elected TO the Forty
eighth Congress. and was reelected to the
Forty ninth, Fiftieth and Fifty-first Con-
crosses. He carried through both Houses
during the present session, the bill grant
ing the charter of the Hudson-River rail-
way bridge, connecting the city. of New
York with New Jersey by gigantic seven
mile aerial structure.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-14
Her Life for Hts.

In Grand street the other day several
people cried out in terror at seeing a
ragged, bare-headed girl of six almost
unds. tho feet Of a coalcArt horse. 4 man
the walk, and as he looked down upon
her he said;
why. child. you might have been
killed."
Yes, but bad to save him. you see,"
she replied, holding out her hand and ex.
hibiting sparrow which had somehow re-
ceived On injury and fallen to the street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-14
FINANCIAL.
REORGANIZATION
The Shenandoah ValIoV
Railroad Company.

With tho assent and approval % ths er.s,.,
committees OF fret mortgage bon1to,gsr, g.,
general mortgage bondholiers q mo sl.a...
doah-vAiley Railroad Company. ami al usr..
quest Of the holders II q majority q ihs e~,
norissge bonds and general mortgage bal,
or Of tho Central Trust Compauys certsca.s,..
deposit OF such bonds, tho uuferslrnoi ban,
consented TO act ss 9 committee under 81 are.
mon, lodged with the Mercantile Trust con5s.,
Of New YORK TO reorgsnizs the shensnioaa.g..
ley Railroad Company On ito following but.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-14
FINANCIAL,

<>~sc.>~~
Of the property aBd gfrfn9 dssnrdnes Of saffpoe-
foyy resuGs IN the conduct Of the busfns@
These Debsnture Bonds are Issued TO fund
such temporary iosns and 70 provide hxod
Tbs nrocesds Of the dspsnturss, with tho other
resources Of the company, afford adequate pro-
vision for tho future requirements OF an IN
crcssiog business, and II IL believed fhas the re-
served Preferred st"es viii Socono A'a'"0''
Resoectfully yours Il CbQUHAHr.
First cs-Presidsnt
RF MUNRO. Secretary and Auditor.
Mr.. q. g. Ellis, tho expert accountant Of the
Central Trust Company, has. at our reques''
brought down his examinations and report OF
las. year to June 30, 1890, and he ccrtines that
tho foregoing financial statements are In accord
suce with tho books sad with tho sIats meats
rendered by the corporations.
Tho legality Of the Debsnturs Bonds aud the
proceedings OF the company have been approved
By our counsel, Messrs. Bristow, Poet opdyko,
and Messrs DIN, Rives q Montgomery.
Tho following named gentlemen have agreed
70 become Directors after allotment Of tho bonds
namely:
EDWARD ID. ADAMS, Now York
N. K. FAIRBANK. Chicago
Hon. GARRETT A. HOBART, Patterson, n. J.
JOHN II. INMAN, Now York.
EMANUEL LEHMAN. New York.
GEORGE AUSTIN MoRRIs0N. Now York
II. T. WILSON, New York
In order TO secure the advantages Of sn inter-
national market, q simultaneous issue is made
by the Anglo-American DebentUro Corporation,
Limited, in London, and by Messrs. II. Oyens
Zonen, In Amsterdam.
SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL BE RECEIVED IN
NEW YORK BY MEssRs. wINsLow. LANIER
g. CO., Il NASSAU STREET. AND MEssRS J.
KENNEDY, TOD & CO., Is WALL STREET.
To Holders Of Outsandfnc Central Trust Compa-
ny Certificates Of Deposit fss1sd Und,r the
Agreement Of Reorganization Of the american
C0tson-OH Trust:
You are hereby notified
FIRST That the AMERICAN COTTON-oiL
COMPANY has offered 10 It's stockholders OF 70
cord at the closing OF the books on september
10, 1890 at IL O'Clock noon, ths privilege OF sub
scribing pro rata TO the Ten-Year por cent
Gold DebeDturs Bonds Of the company atpar,
PAYABLE In instruments a. f0llOss: % per cent
on September -, 1890: 20 per cent. on October
Is, 1890: 80 per cent on November 10, 1897 and
20 per cent on December %, 1880.
Second. You are reminded that you hsvs
failed to present your CENTRAL TRUST COM
PANY Certificates Of Deposit for exchange. To
avail OF such privileged It Is necessary that you
surrender your CENTRAL TRUST CoMPANY's
Certificate OF Deposit, and receive 10 exchange
therefor tho Preferred and Common Stock 30
which you are entitled under tho reorganization
agreement.
Third. Unless such exchange he made by you
before the 18Th instant you will forfeit the privi
lege of such subscription.
Dated September =, 1890
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-14
PROPOSALS..


srAUSTos. Va. September %, is@
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS AID
~ BUlLDERs.-Biisa arc hereby asset ier -
or MODERN iiDI b. no 10
Clifton Forge C0mQanys property ~ ltilsA
Forge, Va
The house "a 70 contain thirty-tge chan -
above the first mGla floor th" nu. i0nr I'D ..N-
tai orlces. parl0rs, oiuing-r0lms, slir'oli 81
&. The entire building % DO supplied SIN
water and heated with steam. AIl u.is inlst .
In by tho lsr DAY OF OCfObfH, anf ne com,
pany reserves the right 10 foleci al pros O'ii9
for this work. Plans AHl spec. lctfi 90 Fan -
seen AZ tho Company's orico az I..fnI igfg-,
Va. b. ~. AVE.
General Manager,
se l2-Fsu We&FN clifton rurgr, 4
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-14
DROPosALs FOR PINCH NOR.

L TAR BODfE4-OKpNANr NFf Hah
DEPARrgzNr, WAsnfsGrJs. september o, its+--
rEALED PROPOSALS, in dgpichto. al 10 re-
celved AZ this orico until IS 0tpcA q n. ~
TUESDAY, october =, iso, a. w1icn Nme tief
will be publicly opened Tor supplying ne Vfi-
nance Department lniirg 49, Afn'' ~.
Thirty 1--WE CAST.fRON BODIES, moro -
less. for ig-INCH MORrAHs. bllk forms -
which proposals must "a male ~ ~ lNloiiDs =
ton required by bidders csa 20 hai tiol apP',
- or,,.nr, 20 i.-fAsu6.