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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-10

ment there was hubbUb, and Bub was
the hub of it. He was cussed ur hill
and down dale until the humorous side
of the affair struck them, when they re-
signedly slipped their hot water and pro-
fanely vowed that for once Bub had got
hump" with them, in which frame of
mind he allowed them to remain with
out any further enlightenment.
Numerous incidents of similar nat
ure occurred during Bulbs engagement
as cookee, all of which passed off with
the same happy conclusion. But the
thing which appealed moro strongly to
the visibility of the lumbermen was his
entire unsophistication in the matter OF
technicalities. 1t was with the most
obliging alacrity that he one day waded
several miles through snow about two
feet deep in search of a ''cross-haul,"
which, as favor, he was requested to
bring back with him. Upon his return
empty-handed he was received by a
group of 6roadl y-smiling Physiognomies,
IN which he plainly discerned that he
had been sent on FOOLS errand. Sub
seuuently he learned that cross-haul
was about as transportable as a section
Of a turnpike. His pronunciation OF
different terms found only in the vo-
| cabulary of the woodsman at times set
the whole camp a-roaring, as, for in
stance, when he alluded to Shaking
out" logs as ''sneaking out trees" etc.
Bulbs time came, however, to distin-
guish himself, and to say that he COW
cred himself with everlasting glory in
| the eyes of his mischievously-dispo
friends would be but feebly putting it.
1t was in the spring, when the iron
hand of winter had loosened its hold up
on the waters of the river and the thaw-
ing SHOWS had filled it to overlooking,
affording ample transportation to the
boom at the mill for the piled-up logs at
the woodland landing. The river men
were actively employed in collecting
stranded logs and sending them on their
Journey down stream. Bub had ex>
pressed preference to aid in the drive,
and was allowed to accompany gang to
u place in the river where a Jam had
formed. He armed himself with cant.
hook and declared his in tention of show
ing the boys what he could do in the
way of a lift
Arriving at the jam they found the
logs coming down with rush and pill
ing every which way, rapidly choking
up the stream in such manner as to
render it herculean task to reopen
navigation. Several old hands at the
business were industriously Juggling
here and there at the key logS, endeav.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-10
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

-He-"Well, you know Judge others
by myself" She-''Yes; but isn't that
rather low standard of judgment?"-
Boston Transcript.
(which would you rather be, a
knave or a fool?" asked Idioticus. Il
don't know" replied Cynicus, "what has
been your experience?'-N. Y. Sun.
Young Wife-"O, John, the rats
have eaten all my angel cake!' What!
All of it?' Young Wife-"Every piece.
l feel like crying Husband-"O,
pshaw. Don cry over few rats. Life.
Dude posing for bold, bad MANI
"Iow does water taste, Miss Bolasys?"
Miss Belasys-"You don't mean to say
they've brought you up all this time on
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WAS my name brought up last
night?" Eyes" Would you mind say
ing what was done?" 81 was there.
The treasurer was instructed to buy
three quarts of blackballs for the use Of
members. "-Life.
DE Smith-"Hello, Travis What's
everybody crowding out of the drawing
room for? Have refreshments been an
nounced?" Travis-''No, but Bloodgood
is getting ready to sing."-Burlingto
Free Press.
He had asked her the momentous
question with great warmth. you
know" he said, after a pause, shat
soft answer turneth away wrath
That's very true" she replied, with
sarcastic tinge in her voice, 'but a soft
"a =
| Little Boy-"Mamma, why are you
so cross at me all the timer" Tired
Mamma - because you keep doing
wrong, and l want to make an impress
sion on your mind" Little Boy
"Well, mamma, if you'd be good natured
just once it would make bigger i'm
preston. "-Golden Days.
-''What is the trouble between you
and your husband?" ''He makes me
jealous of certain ladies'" I'm what
way?" ''He mentions having met them
when wasn't with him." pooh! they
are not the ones to be afraid Of" 'Who,
them" "Those whom he hasn't mem
toned. Chicago Times.
Miss Slyppe-'Mr. Penfeather is so
easily embarrassed, don't you think?
asked him yesterday to tell me just
what he really thought of me and he
was so taken by surprise that he couldn't
say word" Miss Flyppe-'"That was
not embarrassment, it was merely po-
likeness "-Terre Haute Express.
els there doctor aboard?" queried
a lanky Texan, who had stopped the
train in the middle of the prairie.
Three men stood up. GAIL right" said
the Texan; 81 am very glad. If there
is any disturbance you gentlemen will
be handy, for I'm going to rob the
train. "--Harper's Bazaar.
-''What is the matter with that
baby?' growled an irascible husband, as
the little one persisted in bowling and
kicking to the extent of its little might.
1.-THE matter is, SIR" calmly replied the
wife, as she strobe up and down the
floor, 1.-THE matter is that this baby in
herits your temper" And the husband
returned to his paper with a gloomier
face than before.-Boston Courier.
-Adifferentvegetable .-Tom-'Look
here, Dick, enough joking about this.
Pm in earnest now, and demand, sir,
that you pay me that ten you borrowed"
Dick-"So you're getting on your dig
nifty, are you? Well, go ahead. You
can't get blood out of turnip, you
know" Tom-"I'm not trying to- am
trying to get money out of beat
Munsey's Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-10
Total Abstaipinr students.

That sixty per cent. of the students
attending the Toronto Medical College
are pledged total abstainers is fact in
which the friends of Temperance may
well rejoice. In no direction is tho
change of sentiment on this question
m ore marked than in the different opin-
ion entertained by the medical frater-
nifty now as compared with quarter OF
a century ago. Now the testimony Of
those, who of all men are best qualified
to Judge of the effects of alcohol upon
the human system, is overwhelmingly
in favor of the practice of total abb
stinence. Nor can this fact fail to in
fiuence the rising generation, provided
they are made acquainted with it, If
the doctors, whom the boys regard as
oracles in matters pertaining to tho
body, pronounce against alcoholic bev-
erages they will be led to view these
drinks with grave distrust.. In this cir
cumstance lies one of the greatest ad.
vantages of Temperance instruction in
schools Temperance people have rea-
son to be encouraged by the progress
their cause is making. Let there be no
slackening of effort along the line Of
moral suasion. Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-10
a SupuOsititiOus Case,

Suppose that up to the present time
there had not been established a distil-
lery, brewery or saloon in the land, and
none of the dreadful results of the rum
traffic had been realized; no drunkard
had reeled in our streets, no drink GRIM
inal had been sentenced to penal serv-
ice or to death, no drink pauper had
been sent to the poor-house, no drink
maniac had been confined in the mad
house, and no family had been dis
graced or destroyed by drunken hus-
band and father; and suppose that sud
denly all these terrible evils should APP
pear. what would be the CONSERVATION
that would fill the land, and what would
the people do? Would they not, fred
with righteous Indignation and de.
structive wrath, rise and annihilate
every distillery, brewery and saloon in
a single day.-Rev. A. Is. Leonard, in
n. Y. Christian Advocate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-10

fore the men appeared, and he hastily
dumped about half a pound of tho arti-
Gle on to the surface of the boiling
water and slammed down the lid. In
his hurry over his unaccustomed duties
he entirely neglected the tea until there
came an uproarious demand for elixir"
and he forthwith proceeded to fill to the
brim each proffered tin cup. The men
INDUCED in various expressions of APP
proval of the tea treat, but were sud
denly silenced by one of their number
exclaiming, in disgust and indignation:
''Say, Bub, where in the dickens is the
tea?" This drew each ones attention to
his cup, and 10! as clear water as ever
offended the sight or taste OF stimulant
needing man. The tea had all
boiled over on the ground. For mo-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-10

A SAD STORY INDEED.
Crime, Misery and Poverty Brought On
by the Love for Liquor.

Looking over the daily papers not
long since, this heading appeared among
the local items: "a Sad Story" 1t was
short, concise story, printed in ten
lines of the column devoted to items of
a local nature: Frank Talbot, young
man twenty-six years old, died in the
Jail last night of consumption. He had
beer committed fAr drunkenness the
week before. When he was told that he
could not live long, he gave his story to
the physician. He had been living in
the city under an assum ID name for q
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-10

OUT of 10000 Hebrews in New York
City, it is said that not one is the keeper
of liquor saloon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-10
The Eternal Fitness of T,bIr,s

"The new two-cent stamp is more APP
propriate in color than the old one, " re-
marked the snake editor.
Il don't see what color has to do with
it," replied the horse editor.
Don't youP Well, if the letters the
stamps carry are read, shouldn't the
stamps be red also?"-Pittsburg Chron.
icle
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-10
George Fails.

She (pining for pleasant words)-Oh
George! 1 can not understand it. Why
do you lavish this wealth of love on me
when there are so many girls more
beautiful and more worthy than 1?
Helm darned II know.--Munsey's
Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-10
REIGN OF THE RED.
The Popular Color of Next Season Settled
Upon by Ultra Fashionables.

The Popular Color of Next Season Settled
Upon by Ultra Fashionables.
1t is always matter of interest, es-
pecially to ladies of extensive ward
robes, to know at the beginning of the
season what is likely to be the popular
color, for there is seldom or never sea-
son that there is not some color that
takes precedence of all others in fem
mime attire. Last summer it was gray
and the summer before it was blue.
This summer it is to DC red. The most
glowing color will make of the most
fashionable girl of the coming summer
a being so radiant that it will hardly be
safe in any rural Reorganization for her
to encounter any thing wearing horns.
But there are reds and reds All re-
member the cardinal summer, but this
time the red of reds is to be pigeons
blood"
A very stylish arrangement for bru-
nettes will be this red in light silk,
deliberately trimmed with black lace.
1t will also be worn by light blondes.
just by itself or with becoming trim
ming, as, for instance, very narrow gilt
braid. Narrow gilt braid, by the way,
will be one of the most fashionable and
extensively used trimmings of the sea-
son. Such a gown, of course, involves
a complete costume, and there will be
red hats and even red shoes to match.
Some of the most stylish people, who
are not altogether sure about tho COM
plete investiture in red, have already
compromised by getting red silk waists
or shirts to wear with different skirts
and made pretty much the same as the
blouses of last season, with the excep-
ton that the shoulders are not quite SO
high nor are the sleeves so large. The
favorite sleeve is quite full from the
shoulder a short distance down, whore
it is gathered into acuff.-ChicagoT Times.
The Accumulation of Fat.
Growing fat seems to be constitu-
tional and hereditary affair, and to de-
pend very little on ones own personal
habits, or the amount that one eats and
drinks. Although at his death Daniel
Lambert weighed more than seven hum
bred pounds, and was not quite six feet
tall-his vast bulk never, however,
seeming to incommode him-yet when
he weighed over four hundred he walked
long distances with less fatigue than
was endured by his companions who
weighed com paratively nothing, and I'M
til shortly before his death he was active
in field exercises. He neverspent much
time in bed, sleeping less than eight
hours in the twenty-four, was a moder-
ate eater, and drank only water, and
still, in spite of all this, he went on ac-
cumulating adipose in way that leads
one to inquire seriously if eating, and
drinking, and Incidence, and self-indul-
gence have really great deal to do
with the laying on of fat.-Harper's
Bazaar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-10
4 DUDE IN THE WOODS.
Incidents of His Life in a Michigan
Lumbe1 Camp.
dow He, the Butt of Ridicule and PrIncl-
pal Object of the Rough Lumbermen's
Practical Jokes, Became an Ac-
knowledged Hero.

L the time of which
/ WHO the term
dude" was not in
common use, nor
were the rude men
of the woods famil-
lar with that man
nerof being known
among moro civil
lied communities
by tn a t appella'
ton, yet by what
ever ''handle" tho
pruf lumbermen
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-10

AN Englishman who insulated his
bedstead by placing underneath each
post a broken-otf bottle, says he had not
been free from rheumatism or govt for
fifteen years, and that he began to i'm,
prove Immediately after the application
of the insulators A paper, quoting
this, wisely adds: There's many fell
low Who could cure his govt, if he
would break off the bottom of his glass
bottles in time"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-07

Senator Pierce. Of Dakota, Is tho
author of several novels.
An American lady who managed 70
sec something o. Count Tolstoi's real
life AYERS that the Russian socialist In
his apparent resolution 70 live among
and like common people manages 70
get good deal Of comfort not 70 say
luxury. out OF IL.
The ex-Emperor OF Brazil has al
ways been anxious 70 pose as very
learned man. Whenever he heard that
q famous scientist was about 70 visit
Brazil he would ''cra.a up" on the pros
pective guests specially. and 81 an OPP
perfume moment display startling
amount Of technical information
benjamin II. Day, 1.-The patriarch Of
penny papers and founder Of the New
York sun, died at his residence in
New York City recently, aged eighty
years. He was born in Massachusetts,,
and went 10 New York TO work as
romposilor when eighteen years old.
lie started the sun in 1888. and after
wards sold il 70 Moses Y. Beach.
MIR. Maurice Thompson has been
overtaken by ludicrous but annoying
fate. In his early years he wrote sen
sational story which was printed and
then sank into Oblivion. Now, in tho
midst OF his fame as careful and sue
cessful writer. somebody has unearthcd
this story and is printing Il in paper
devoted to light fiction and he can not
help himself.
The late Henry w. Grady was .
great raconteur. lie was a master Of
dialect, and was never afraid OF giving q
good story plenty Of coloring. II was
considered a remarkable thing in tho
Office Of the Atlanta Constitution If .
week went by without new yarn from
Grady. His stories were always witty
but never vulgar.
The regulation American novel
thinks it point lost If some i'll
favored deacon is not introduced in
the story to show of character
sanctimonious, or officious. or med
dlesome, or . thorn in the flesh
( to the pastor. But, beyond question,
among the best people in the world are
our deacons. And SO when > few days
ago the daughter Of the pastor Of one Of
the churches in this city was married in
I thechurch the board Of deacons. as token
( OF their regard for the favored child Of
I the church, presented her with an ele
giant set Of china. Every thing about
/ the wedding. it may be added, was mos'
fttingly and beautifully donc.-Chicags
4 AI~.xro
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HUMOROUS.

-ssCan sell you life OF John L.
Sullivan, sir?" asked the agent NO. my
friend said the merchant Il have no
use for scrap-book- "-Munsey's Weex-
ly.
-She-"Did you let father know you
owned great deal Of real estateg' He
81 limited at it.r Shc-.what did he
say?" He-.'He said deeds speak loud
er than words --Munseys Weekly
-She-''Don't you admire Gothic
architecture in churches, John? There
is something about it that suggests re-
pose" He-"I dunno. Pretty much
any style Of church suggests ropose to
me. provided the pews are comfort
able --Burlington Free Press-
Something Of N Experiment.
Doctor, don't believe that
medicine il doing ms any good"
Doctor-sYou haven't tried II long
enough to see the effect yet .What
effect ought it to have?- s'Um -ah-
well--er-I haven't tried 1t long enough
on you to know just yet--Time.
-Housewife-''Ve haven't any cold
victuals, nor Tramp-sCold victuals!
Who asked you for cold victuals? want
broiled steak an fried eggs. and hot
flannel cakes an coffee. Cold victuals?
The idea.'' Housewife-.-Walk in.
please Ny daughter will play for you
while I'm getting them ready."-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
An Honest Artist. Maulstick-
''vhy don't you use better brushes.
That kind Is . century behind the
times Daubcr-sI know ii Is. but
don't want to take an unfair advantage
Of the old masters. I want to put my
self on an equal footing with them. 50
that II beat them I'll do it SQUARED -
brakes Magazine
Mr.. Mushroom-.vell, my dear.
suppose you have all the hxin's you
want TO make swell sensation at the
opry this week / paid good many
hundreds for that there box and / want
TO show up in good shape Mrs Mush.
room-"I only think O. one thing. Id
like to wear one Of thin wood mantels
see advertised think they must b
awfully swell. America
Anxious Mamma (of six aughters,
70 eldest, Ethel. you really must ex-
ert yourself more. Here II Is tho middle
Of your second season. and you haven't
had single good offer yet. You know
must bring Clara out next season. and
Maud the next; and there are three 70
come after them Ethel-''Yos mann
ma. have boon considering the matter,
and think the only way is for you to
persuade papa to buy US all : machine,
and let US learn typewriting- Puck.
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THE PoPE's INDUSTRY.



Reader and = Worker.
After Mr.. Gladstone. Pope Leo MIL
Is the most vigogous man Of his age Of
the day. The routine Of his work would
kill an ordinary man. There is no de-
tail too small for him to pass over. and
from daybreak till after midnight he
devotes his time to the church and lit
erature. Those who surround him know
when he Is particularly tired or worn
out, for then he takes down a volume Of
Dante and reads with the avidity OF q
schoolgirl enjoying her first novel. Of
all the authors Dante is the Pope's
favorite, and ii has been remarked that
in physique he Is not unlike the ac-
cepted idea OF that great Italian. He
reads Dante for pleasure. but for keep
ing himself well informed on all that Is
happening out OF the church. . well As
in 1t. be reads not only American
books. but newspapers and magazines.
and it may surprise American readers
the topics u the day, political. re-
ligious and social. lie has taken deep
interest in the cause Of labor in the
United States. and reads every thing
bearing on that subject which comes to
hand. Once week q well-sclected
bundle OF American newspapers is sent
20 the vatican, and the Pope and those
that surround him know not only what
Is going on in the United States but
they are familiar with the calibcr and
character Of the men who make laws
and enforce them. 1t Il so in England
also. In addition to his correspondence
in the British empire he follows with
eager interest the reports Of the various
newspapers, not only OF the doings Of
Parliament but Of royalty as we'll. the
progress Of the church and the cause OF
labor. Much the same plan l. followed
In Germany; in fact. from every corner
81 the world each week IL sent to the
Holy Father newspapers, books and
magazines containing important discus
sions. A great many 81 these are filed
away for future reference
The books that interest Leo the most
are those Of q religious. political and
philosophical nature. lie cares nothing
for fiction and rarely spends an hour in
glancing At novels, but IL hc should like
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-07

Company OF Cos~ack~
A newspaper correspondent David
Kcr. travelling in Central Asia came one
evening upon Cossack camp Fires were
blazing. and round them were stretched
the men. resting after hard days
march. The traveller had been long on
the road. and with his white Russian
forage cap and travel-staincd clothing
looked so much like the Cossacks them
selves that he entered the camp quite
unnoticed Then he sat down on a stone
and took out a colored map Of the coun-
try. knowing we'll that the strange
sight would bring the men about him
Immediately.
$50 it proved. ! suddenly became
aware of a gaunt. sallow. gray-mus-
tached visage SO criss-crossed with
sabcr scars as to look like railway
map peering over my shoulders Then
another and another came edging in.
till l was completely surrounded BY
wild figures and grim faces
".Vhat's that picture, father? W.
can't quite make II out
Its not picture at all. brothers.
| it's plan that shows me the very way BY
which you have come here<rom holy
Russia and all the places you have
passed through
Then. seeming not to notice the
| looks OF unbelief and the meaning grins
with which my hearers received what
| they considered 10 be an outrageous lie,
| l went on:
up here, at Orenburg. You passed
the Ural river and then marched east
| ward to Orsk. where you crossed the
| frontier and turned TO the southeast
so we did. comrades. shouted hall
dozen voices at once. lie speaks the
trnth-so we did
Then you passed Fort Kara Butak,
crossed the Kara Koum desert. and
halted here and here and here, manning
and describing the posts.
The Cossacks listened open-mouthed
TO the familiar names. and the excited
clamor was followed by silence Of utter
amazement Then one said:
FEATHER. can you show US the very
place where we are nowY
To be sure can, my lad. See. that
black spot Is the village yonder; there's
the river twisting and winding; and
here is your camp
There was another pause Of blank
bewilderment, and then the SCARED vet
eran with the gray mustache asked In
an awe-stricken whisper:
"'But father, tell me, for the love o.
heaven. II we've marched . thousand
miles since leaving holy Russia. how
can il all 60 into little scrap Of paper
no bigger than an Easter cakeg Chi
cago Times.
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20 rad novels. or. In fact. hooks Of any
kind, hc has only 70 walk into ths
magnificent library attached 70 the vat
lean. for there Is not mail arriving In
Rome that does not bring books Of all
sorts Of types from all sorts ~ authors
and publishers A great many Of these
the Pope never sees, and many 81 them
are sent TO the Cardinals who surround
him for an opinion Of their merits or de-
merits. Hut IL may be said. taking II
all In all. that the Pope has as wide
field to select from. IL not wider. than
any man in Europe. and he resembles
Mr.. Gladstone In this, that he Is quite
willing to spend an hour or more with a
magazine or book IN. in the end, he can
find something thai is worth remember-
ing. lie has wonderful memory and,
although his eyes are dimmed and his
hand trembles. he is still as vigorous
mentally az he wss when he was elect
cd 70 succeed Plus NE w. Box. In
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