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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-11

either by running his knife around the
sack near the bottom, or by making
two slashes criss cross in one side of
the sack. Thanks to Uncle Sans kind
consideration and foresight, he isn't
obliged to ranSack a thousand letters,
but finds all the valuable mail sorted
out and neatly done up in an easily.
portable pouch, which he takes along
to open at his leisure in the brush.
OF all the devices and inventions for
the protection of treasure and the cir
cumvention of the road agent, the only
one that has stood the test of time and
experience is a big. ugly-tempered
man with a sawed-oH shotgun on the
box. OF course, when the other fellow
has the drop a shotgun is of no more
use than piece of lead pipe; but the
lone road agent can't watch a lot of
passengers and driver. and at the
same time keep the drop on man who
has been hired to shoot him full of
holes and only wants half a chance
to do it. if the robber gets the drop
on the messenger and keeps it, and
contents himself with ordering the
driver to throw out the box, he may
win; but, it is the business of the man
with the sawed-off shotgun not to let
him get the drop, but to blaze away as
soon as he shows up. The gun is sawed
off for the greater convenience of the
messenger in potting road agents. 1t
is loaded with buckshot and scaCters
like charge of bribery fired into a
California legislature. The length of
the gun is such that when the muzzle
rests upon the footboard the locks are
level with the messengers knee, and
he can swing it up into position very
readily. If he gets it pointed any
where near the robber, some of the
buckshot are sure to hit.
An old Nevada drivers modification
of the messengers gun was a single
barreled shotgun worn in his right
boot, the muzzle protruding through
the bottom near the heel. When held
up he stuck out his leg toward the rob-
Der, as if he were feeling for the brake,
and pulled the trigger. But one hand
was required to work the gun and the
effect was something in the line of
painful surprise.-San Francisco Ex-
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with the left hand tried to arrange the
tangled lines, while the bullets
whistled by in the dark. lie got the
stage into Tombstone with the express
box safe, but two dead men were taken
from the coach.
That was not the work of profess
sional road agent. The main purpose
of the robber is to secure plumber, and
if he does any killing it is either to
prevent somebody from killing him or
to insure the success of the robbery.
The attack upon the Tombstone Stage
was the work of man-killer, who had
turned road agent for one night only,
and for that and other good reasons the
job was generally attributed to Doc
Holiday, man who left trail of
blood across every state and territory
between the Mississippi and the Sier-
ras.
A man who understands the art of
highway robbery can hold up any
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-11
Cut Ont for a ShOnper.

A little Chicago girl, just arrived at
the dignity of being allowed to go
down town alone once in awhile, is
very fond of buying things, no matter
what, only so that she can ask, receive
and pay the money herself. One day
she saw in a newspaper that firm was
going to sell sugar the next day for a
half-cent a pound; of course, for an
advertisement, and on one day only.
She decided to buy some sugar with
her entire capital of two cents. She
persuaded her mamma that her happi-
ness depended on purchasing four
pounds of sugar, and next morning at
eight o'clock she left the house. Ten,
eleven, twelve, three o'clock came and
no little girl. At four o'clock an anx-
ious mamma started for the store and
found line of people fac ing a side
entrance. The thirty face from
the door was her little girl, and tightly
gripped in her hand was the two cents.
AS she spied her mother, she said:
"Oh, mamma, I'm almost there nowr'
And no amount of coaXing could per-
suade her to leave until she got her SUI
gar.-Golden DAVIS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-11
THE EDITOR ON THE CIRCUS.
What an Ohio Journalist Does to Rest His
Weary Brain.


This is a circus day, and the small
boy is in his element-ditto his small
sister Yea, and the children of large
growth-for are we not all children
when the circus comes to town?-reio ice
to see the gayly-caparisoned horses, the
gaudy wagons, the elephants, as the
procession passes through the streets.
Circus day is but an epitome of
human life, for the world is very much
of circus. The band plays, the ele-
plants go round the ring. the ring
masters crack their whips, the clowns
make merry with the throngs. the side
shows fill the air with clamor. the
people MUNICH their peanuts and drink
their lemonade. and those among them
who are green get swindled by the
thimble-riggers and petty cheaters.
Yes, life is much like circus day. 1t
is delightful in the morning, when the
mind is filled with aIt1cipations of a
long day of delight with an evening of
quiet pleasure. Everything is fresh and
buoyant, and the clown well, he's
always supposed to be somebody else.
But the cool of the early day gives way
to the glazing noontide; the tent is
packed, and while the performance us
good, it has not the zest which we an
ticipated. The dust is annoying, the
heat prevents full enjoyment We
laugh at the quips and quirks of the
clown, dimly conscious that, though
that is expected OF us, it is not worth it.
The evening brings WEAKNESS, and the
performance is fiat and stale. All who
can, stay to the concert after the show,
anxious to see all they may, but having
an inner consciousness that it won't
pay. Then the canvass is down, the
lights are out. and-Darkness
Yes. all the worlds circus, and it is
always new. When the night comes to
us, the sun IS always rising somewhere
else, The cent is always going up some
where, as it is always coming down,
The mornings wait for the gay process
sion, bright with color and fluttering
flags, moving to blare of trumpet, the
beat of drum, the clash of cymbals: and
the generations of mankind stand in
line as it goes by.
All the worlds a circus; it is the
same thing over again. generation after
generation, but it is the greatest show
IN earth for each of them! - Toledo
Blade.
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PUNGEMT PARAGRAPHS.

New York "Shall we go the
beach," Boston-''No: the waves are
too wild for me to associate with
Truth.
AS if He Had Any-Jim-"I think
Bob is conceited." Harry-''Why sop
Jim-"IIe said he was going to blow his
brains out Boston Democrat.
Miss Ugly Girl-"The whole affair
was so absurd that, l assure you, l
could hardly keep my countenance.
Miss Flip-"Why did you want top
Baltimore American.
-"Isn't this your prayer book, Miss
Chaser?" why, yes, thank you: it is.
How did you know it, Mr.. Blunt?"
''When took it up it opened at the
marriage service"
-Flattery .-Belle-"IIe said l was
handsome" Bess (enviously) 'He
wouldn't have fattered you, am sure,
if he knew that you didn't like fiat
terry. Yankee Blade.
Stars. What do you think of these
sliding roofs for theaters?" Capital
When the stars on the stage are dull
you can see bright ones overhead
Brooklyn Eagle.
IF your husband stays out so late
every night l should think he would
suffer from loss of sleep" 80, he has
all day to sleep-he is serving on a
jury. N. Y. Press.
links at costs Waite pretty
steeply for board at his new place,
JAoe,,'+ hut y,afbino
to what it costs him for his sideboard."
N. Y. Herald.
-Wife-"Our little Willie ought tc
have a white flannel suit to wear at the
seashore, dear" HuSband-"Then why
don't you send my old one out and have
it washed" and Furnisher.
She rowed with me one moonlight night
And We are married now.
We row no more; we're altered quite;
Now we pronounce it row.
-Somerville Journal.
-Papa-I wonder what will be the
most durable color to paint our house.
Maude-"Red, papa, red every time"
'Why do you think sop "Look at old
Soaker's nose! 1t never fades, but
grows redder every year,
Telegram.
A Lost Art-'T had a letter from
my son John to-day, Mrs. Briggs. He
is studying to be civil engineer" 81
am very glad to hear it, Mrs Jones. I
wish some of our young men would
study to be civil conductors. - Lowell
Citizen.
Warden (of insane asylum) - This
poor woman imagines she is shopping
all the time. Sometimes she sits in 81.
lence for whole weeks" Visitor-"What
is she doing them" Warden-''It is
supposed that she imagines she is wait
ing for the change. Cloak Review.
Miss Guitar-"Are you musician,
Mr.. Thiol?" Mr. Phiol (who practices
slightly on a violin, in well-populated
district -"I-I am afraid can not pass
on that, Miss Guitar. Opinion seems tc
be divided on the question in my neigh
borhood. Colorado Sun.
Their Next Scheme -Gazzam-"Do
you know what the silver barons pro-
posed to do after they have sold the prod
net of their mines to the government?'
MaddoX-"No: what?" Gazzam-"They
will start balloon line and extract the
silver lining from the clouds. Epoch.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-11

Paris, like all other great cities, has
been much concerned with the question
how to dispose of sewage. At present
most of the outflow of the collectors
pours into the Seine, to it's serious pol
luton. But some years ago the NUM-
cipality purchased several thousands of
acres of land in the plains of Gennevil-
Tiers, few miles down the river, and
began the experiment of sewage farm.
The project has been an unqualified
success. An extension from the Pere-
Lachaise-St. Denis collector carries a
large quantity of sewage to the farm,
where it is used by irrigation as fer
tilizer with the best of results in every
way. At present one-fifth or more of
the total sewage eftiuent of Paris is
used on the land at Gennevillers; and
in due time the whole quantity can be
diverted from the river to this and
other tracts of land which have been Sc
lected as suitable for the purpose
Century.
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with the Wells-Fargo box safely slowed
under his feet.
The scheme of building an iron box
into the body of the coach worked for
a time, but the road agents beat that
game by sending the driver and pas
sengers along the road afoot and
breaking into the box at their leisure
with cold chisels. AS they usually con-
cluded the evenings entertainment by
setting fire to the coach and burning
up one thousand dollars worth of the
company's property, besides running
away with the horses, the stagemen
concluded that the iron-box scheme
didn't pay.
Going through the mail sacks used to
be tedious job for road agent, and it
didn't often pay for the time wasted.
Besides, it doubled the number of pur-
suers by setting all the United States
marshals on the hunt for the robber,
and when caught it landed him in the
United States court and insured a
heavy sentence. Nevertheless a great
deal of money is sent by mail, and, for
the convenience of road agents and
other thieves who may desire to take
the chance of being caught, Uncle Sam
invented the registered letter and it's
especial pouch. No other reason for
the invention of the registered letter
system can be imagined. A registered
letter is not issued, and Uncle Sam will
not pay for it if it is lost or stolen.
The rncriStprp mail iS mt into a LITTLE
pouch. which is put inside of the regu-
lar mail sack. When the road agent
gets hold of mail sack he rips it open,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-11
AT THE TELEPHONE.
How Mr.. Brown worked MIR. Smith by

How Mr.. Brown worked MIR. Smith by
They were bosom friends, but resided
in different cities. Browns home is in
Bagdad. Smith resides in Oshkosh Each
has telephone connections in his parlor.
Ding calling a-ling. Mr.. Smith
hears the telephone late at evening.
Hello, hello"
SIS that you, Smith?"
Eyes, is that you BROWNE"
'Yes, how's your health?"
"Well, thanks How's Mrs. Smith,"
Every nice, thanks. She sends her
regards to Mrs. Brown"
Very kind to be sure, Mrs. Brown
desires to be remembered to Mrs. Smith,
such good friends you know"
Anything in particular, Brown"
"No-o, only desired to ask after you
and your family and say good night"
Very kind and thoughtful, old
friend"
Say, by the way, Smith, have you
any ready money!"
Yes, want some?"
"Perhaps, shall know tomorrow.
Don't forget to give Mrs. Browns re-
CARDS to Mrs Smith"
by the way, Brown, how much
money will you want?"
80, perhaps hundred or two thou
sand"
"All right, will see you tomorrow
Good night"
Good night, and don't forget Mrs.
Browns regards-and see me to-mor-
row."
Brown and Smith meet on the follow
ing day in the streets of Bagdad Brown
gets a loan just in time to make an
assignment. Some one says, poor
Brown" Some one, poor Smith"
They are not such firm friends as they
were.-Shoe and Leather Review.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-11

\ 1881 the stage
road between
Il e n s on and
Tom stone was
a bad route to
travel by night
or by day. Ben
son was inhab-
tied mostly by
ru tiers and
tough S, a n d
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-11
A Father,s Foresight.

Speaking of Judge Calhoun suggests
good story about his middle name,
which is Ezekiel.
Il asked my father once" said the
judge, why hetever put such thing
as Ezekiel in my name, as to the. best
OF, my recollection no family precedent
or close friendship with anybody of
that name warranted it. -.
MY son. sailfhe, Il did it to keep
you from ever parting your name in
the middle and the judge has never
parted it.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-11
The Art of Giving Up.

Graceful remuneration is a fine art.
All of us have to give up, more or less,
but few of us seem to understand how
TO make inevitable sacrifice, as it were,
with the open palm. We hang desper
ately to the departing good las we think
tit may not be good, for us), and
even when it is quite out of our grasp,
we clutch after it with certain con-
vulsive obstinacy that refuses to believe
it can not have all'it wants and wills to
have-a melancholy hallucination, and
doubtless, to beings of higher order
Of intelligence, amusing as well-Zions
Herald
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-11
CRADLE SONG.

Baby, let us both go sailing
In our fairy bark away,
With its sllken wings outspreadng
To the country of Cathay.
Let the two of us make voyage
Where in other days have gone
Men and babies, dolts and sages,
All in quest of Prester John
Baby, let us both 90 sailing
To the Persian land away,
There to visit rosy gardens
At the dawning of the day.
As the sun begins its journey
Wen begin the pleasing tramp,
Seeking Aladdin, the lucky,
And his genius o: the lamp.
Baby, let us both go sailing,
Where the calm Pacific lies
With its sweep of deep blue surface
Spread before our eager eyes.
Let us leave its shores that gladden.
With their palm trees, fruits and flowers
Till we come TO Crusoe's island
By this fairy bark of ours.
Baby, let us both go sailing
Stormy seas Arabian DER,
Till we find where Sinbad's valley
Has of diamonds countless store;
Then, with gems of priceless value,
Joyfully returning here,
Some shall shine on baby's trinkets,
Some shall deck its mother dear.
Baby, let US all go sailing,
Sailing to the land afar,
Where amid the fourleaved shamrocks
Dancing nimbly fairies are;
Let us at their mirthful revel
Take sly and curious peep
All the rogue has sailed without me,
Sailed and found the land of sleep.
Baby by himself is sailing
In shallop built of dreams,
Over lakes with blossoms circled,
Through the friths of placid streams.
Crowned with peoples, robed with silence,
In his bark reclined at ease,
Who may know how far he wanders?
Who may tell what sights he sees:
Thomas Dunn English, in Harper's Young
People.
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ON DStOne was INFESTED DN DOC lIolld-
day and other people of that sort. The
Earps managed to hold things level in
Tombstone, but the road agents bossed
the highway, and in Benson a man was
liable to be held up at noon on the
depot platform while waiting for a
train. Budd Philpot brother-in-law OF
Charlie Foss. the king of stage drivers,
was driving the Benson and Tombstone
stage, and one night some body tried to
hold him up not many miles from Tomb
stone. Phifpot had had experience
with road agents. and when he heard
the order to halt came from the dark
ness little behind the off forewheel
he concluded that the robber was d
green hand at the business. and instead
of putting on the brake he gave the
horses the silk and sent them ahead on
the run.
In nine cases out of ten the trick
would have won, as the robber would
have thought it hardly worth while to
fire at rapidly escaping stage, and
the darkness would have spoiled his
aim if he did fire. But the crack of
Philpot's lash was answered by the
crack of a Winchester, and PhilpOt
half sprung to his feet. dropped back
with moan, and swayed in his seat.
The messenger, who sat beside him,
threw his right arm around the driver
and with his left seized the lines as
they fell from Philpot' s'relaxed fingers.
The Winchester cracked again and
again, and cry from the inside of the
coach told that one of the passengers
had been hit. The frightened horses
flew over the road. The messenger
held the dying driver with one arm, and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-11
Disturbing n Quiet Spot.

He-This is very quiet corner of
the park, isn't it? ...
Sbe-I thought so until saw your
new hunting suit.-Munsey's Weekly.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-07-24

SECTION 1. Be ID enacted 6y tile General
Assembly of maryland, Three-fifths of all the
members of the two Houses concurring That
the following section be and the same hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Constitution
of this State, and if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof as herein provided
shall supersede and stand in the place and in
stead of section one of article seven of the
said constitution.
SECTIoN1. County Commissioners shall be
elected on general ticket of each county by
the qualified voters of the several counties of
the State on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in the month of November, COM
mencing in the year eighteen hundred and
ninety-one; their number in each county, their
compensation, powers and duties shall be such
as now or may be hereafter prescribed by law.
they shall be elected at such times, in such
numbers and for such periods, not exceeding
six years, as may be prescribed by law.
SECTION 2. And be it enacted by the author
fty aforesaid, That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution shall be, at the next general election
held in this State, submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof, for their adoption or
rejection, in pursuance of the directions con-
tanned in article fourteen of the Constitution
of this State; and at the said general election
the vote on said proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon each
ballot there shall be written or printed the
NoIus luz tuc cOlstlCutlOndl dneuuIneHt "
against the constitutional amendment" as
the voter shall elect, and Immediately after
said election due return shall be made TO the
Governor of the vote for and against said pro-
posed amendment, as directed by the said
fourteenth article Of the Constitution.
Approved April 3rd, 1890
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing is 8
correct copy of an act of the General Assembly
of Maryland, passed January session, 1890
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-07-24
Sunday School Convention.

The Third District Sunday School Convention
under the auspices of the Hartford county assocla-
tion auxiliary to the Maryland Sunday School
Union, was held Saturday and Sunday III the lreS'
byterian church, Churchville. w. A. Baker, state
Superintendent, called the meeting 10 order. The
third district was organized with the following
officers President, Rev. G. ID. wilson; vice.
President, G. III. James; Secretary, j. q. Rouse;
Treasurer. j. Thomas Webster.
At the first session, Saturday morning, devotion
al exercises were conducted by the Rev. Calvin ID.
Wilson, who also delivered al address OF welcome
the RESPONSE to which was by Mr.. VIM. A. Baker,
State Superintendent Maryland Sunday School
Union.
On Saturday afternoon Rev. David Jamison de-
liyered an address on THE Obligation OF Cnurcll
Members to Engage in Sunday School Work. AL
night Mr. Vim. A. Baker addressed the convention
also delivered an address Oh the 90 topic. HOW
Can the Home Aid the Sunday SchoOl anu the
Sunday School Aid the Home?"
On SUNDAY morning Rev. q. ID. wilson preached,
the prayers being by Mr.. VIM. A. Baker.
On Sunday afternoon the church Oyerhoweu Win
children and their friends, at the Children Jnpi-
lee. Mr. Baker gave an Illustrated lecture on Inc
Heart" Prof j. +. Woodrow, of Havre de Grace.
sang solo, and the singing by the choir ana tue
children was excellent and hearty.
On Sunday night there was Sacred song Service
by the choir and a Sunday School Mass Meetlhg.
An address on the Qualifications of Teachers was
delivered by Mr. VIM. A. Baker. Resolutions OF
thanks to the citizens of Churcbville, to the trus
tees OF the Presbyterian Church and TO tne iadles
and gentlemen who aided with the music We're
adopted. fitting response was made thereto ny
Rev. C. d. Wilson.
Miss Matte ). Richardson was the organisG-
The choir was composed OF members OF tne enoirs
and Smiths Chapel, ably assisted by Prof WOOD
row of Hlyre de Grace,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-07-24
NUMBER 5.
CHAPTER S62.

AN ACT to amend section three Of article
twelve of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland Three-ffths of all the
members of the two Houses concurring, that
the following section be and the same is here
by proposed as an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of this State and if adopted by the legal
and qualified voters thereof as herein pro-
vided, it shall supersede and stand in the
place and instead of section three of article
twelve of said Constitution.
SECTION 8. The Board of Public Works Is
hereby authorized, subject to such regulations
and conditions as the General Assembly may
from time to time prescribe, to sell the States
interest in all works of Internal Improve
ment, whether as a stakeholder or creditor,
and also the States interest in any banking
corporation, receiving in payment the bonds
and registered debt now owing by the Stat,
equal in amount to the price obtained for the
States said interest.
SECTION 2. A1sd be Il further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution shall be, at the next
general election held in this State, submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance of
the directions contained in article fourteen of
the Constitution of this State; and at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot and upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words ''for the consti-
tutional amendment" or against the constitu-
tional amendment" as the voter shall elect,
and Immediately after said election due re-
turn shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for and against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by the said fourteenth
article of the Constitution
Approved April 3rd, 1890.
We hereby certify, That the foregoing is a
correct copy of an act of the General Assembly
of Maryland, passed January session, 1890.
W. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.