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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-16
YOUNG COOKS.
Scenes at an Examination Dinner In
Brooklyn N. W Institute.

Brooklyn N. W Institute.
The floor is spotlessly clean, the little
gas-stoves at each division of tie long
tables where the young cooks prepare
their viands are in perfect order. Each
drawer contains its sroper allowance of
spoons, knives, measuring-cups, graters
egg-beaters, etc, etc, and is as fresh
and sweet as it can be made. The big
range smiles with black good-numor
across the room to the polished glass
doors of the buffet where pretty china
table-Service is displayed.
The trying times for the young house,
keepers, after the six months course is
completed, are the examination, and
the test dinner" which each student
must satisfactorily prepare before re-
ceiving her certificate. For tho test din
ner she receives plain bill of fare, con-
sisting of soup fish, roast, vegetables,
dessert and coffee, each article being
specified in kind, and this she is to serve
nicely in courses 10 little company of
guests which always includes some of
her Instructors. Official guests are often
requested to mark their estimates Of
the various dishes presented. For in
stance, a well-havored appetizing soup
may be marked 100; the fish or roast,
lacking in some respects in cooking or
service, receives 90; the vegetables, be-
ing just about right, 9S. Perhaps slow
fire has spoiled the shake" of fourth
dish, and 60 is the highest mark al
lowed by one just diner; while
;aAu 90
the young hostess, lets mercy run away
with his judgment and puts down so for
the unfortunate dish. But in general
the favored guests speak in the highest
terms of the choice cooking and dainty
methodical service of the pupils in tho
| Institute cooking-claSses. An addi-
tional course in fancy cooking, and
another in the selection, preparation,
and serving of food for invalids, are
offered, and hundreds of Brooklyn young
women are being trained in ono of the
most useful of all housewifely arts and
fitting themselves to help their mothers
now, and to superintend homes of their
own by and by. There are also evening
classes whore those who are employed
in any way through tho day are admit
ted at lower rates Of tuition.
Occasionally a man comes ovor from
Fulton Market bringing a mysterious
looking, odd-shaped bundle, and various
knives and saws. Perhaps the bundle
contains q quarter Of beef, or q side Of
mutton, which the man cuts up in the
presence of the class, explaining care
fully where are tho best pieces fol
roasts, soups, and stews. He teache:
the pupils how to toll whether the mea
is in good condition. Hanging on the
wall is a large colored drawing of COW
marked off in portions for cooking, ant
on the following day each scholar il
expected to tell now she would e
marketing and select first-elass dinner
NiobD1oc
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-16
Mink and MOccaSin.

A very large mink was running along
the Bank of a Georgia creek, when sud-
denly he stopped, bowed himself up like a
cat and began walking around in circle
of eight or ten feet, his eyes glazing and
riveted upon some. object in the center
of the circle. 1t was a big moccasin
snake, coiled up, brandishing his forked
tongue, and his eyes fixed upon his
deadly enemy. Tho mink kept walking
around for several minutes, and then,
quick as flash, he made a spring.
caught the snake by the side of the
neck and then the battle began in earn
est. The snake made desperate attempts
to encirclo the mink within the folds of
his coils. Suddenly the mink let go,
and skipping off about the same distance
from the foe began circling around
again. This process was repeated three
times, and then the snake gave up and
died. After resting awhile, the mink
seized the snake and started to drag it
down the bank, when the man who had
been watching the combat from the OPP
posite bank appeared and frightened
the animal away.-Golden Days
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-16
A CURIOUS VEGETABLE.
Bulrushes Which Benr n Close Resem-
blance to CaterpiIiars.

BulruBhes Which Benr q Close Resem-
blance to CaterpiIlars.
One of the queerest things of Tas-
mania, New Zealand, and other parts OF
Australia is the bulrush, or vegetable
caterpillar. This wonderful plant is a
fungus, sphaeria, which grows seven
or eight inches above the ground, gem
orally in single stem, round, Snd
thickly covered with brown seed for
some five or six inches, ending in
curved, worm-like point. 1t is usually
found growing at the roots of particu-
lar tree, the rata" Aof the natives.
When this plant is pulled up it's single
root is found to be tho exact counter
part of large caterpillar, say one, three
or four inches long; but although it
preserves every detail of such grubs, dis
section proves it to be solid wood. In
telligent persons of the countries named
above say that this curiosity is formed
in the following manner: A large
species of moth feeds on the rata" tree;
the grub of this moth burrows in the
ground; the seed of the sphaeria gets
lodged between the scales on the grub's
ueChS SGIlhco IOot' dHu Soll plCbCAJ Oul Ho
the interior of the creature into woody
substance. In every case the she'll of
the grub is left intact, no small rootlets
puncturing it at any point. Scientists
say that the above explanation is all
"bosh," and that the plant develops the
form of caterpillar because it is its
nature to do so. If this be true, why
should we laugh at the stories of the
Mandrake Man and the Scythian Lamb,
specimens of which are preserved in the
Surgeons museum, Lor'ion. Chicago
Evening Mail
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-16
AMERICAN HOTELS.
Wherein They Differ from Those In other
Lands.

Lands.
The American hotel proprietor differs
from his brothers elsewhere in the eX-
tent to which he gratuitously supplies
a social exchange for all well-behaved
individuals who see fit to avail them-
selves of it. An outsider who enters a
European hotel is, as rule, expected
to state what brings him there. but in
this country he makes about as free use
of tho place as he docs of the post office;
enjoys its chairs, light and warmth,
and seems to regard it as general club
of which he is member in full stand
ing, but relieved from any payment OF
annual dues. In times of political or
other excitement the American hotel
office, with its broad spaces, presents
the appearance of a town meeting, and
at all times it is moro or less a head
quarters for politicians, business men.
and others, who have no real claims
upon it's hospitality.
1t is understood that some Of tho new
large hotels in process of erection in
New York will not offer facilities of
this description for those who are not
guests The would-be visitor must pass
the gauntlet of a concierge, and salts
factorily explain the why and wherefore
of his coming before gaining access to
the interior, and even the guests will
not be encouraged in the habit of spend-
ing their idle time in the precinct pre-
sided over by the clerk. 1t remains to
be seen if this transatlantic order of
things will gain permanent foothold
on our soil. The American of to-day is
gregarious. lie likes his hotel to be
run on the same principle as his rail-
way cars, and regards retirement as
mainly useful for sleeping purposes
Harpers Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-16
CAPACITY OF TIE EARTH.


IL3 HTeSeuG reputation uhA eho AtubInoH
1t viii Hold.
When will the earth have all the
people upon it that it can accommo-
date? That is u question which some
sober economists and sociologists have
lately thought fit to take into serious
consideration, bringing to bear upon it
the light OF statistical research.
Before the British Association for the
Advancement of Science, at its recent
meeting, Mr. Ravenstein, q woll-known
statistician, estimated that, whereas
the total popul alton of the earth is now
a little less than one billion five hun
drcd millions, there is room on the
earth for very nearly six billions of in.
habiants.
That is to say, when the space on the
earth available for the support OF
human beings is fully occupied, it will
be found capable of maintaining four
and half billions more OF people than
it now contains, or four times as many
people as there are now in the world.
This seems, at first glance. to be
very encouraging to the human race.
But Mr.. Ravcnstein says it is not. be-
cause the race is increasing, in these
days of civilization, security and easy
exchange among the nations, so very
much faster than it ever increased be-
fore that this margin will be exhausted;
and the world be full in Il little over one
hundred and eighty years.
BY the year 2072, according to Mr.
| Rayenstein's calculations, the earth will
have the six billions of Inhabitants who
arc all that there is room for, and must,
rs it were, hang out the sign: standing
room only" Living room there will
| be none.
1t is interesting to know that there
were other men OF science present at the
meeting of the British Association,
when these figures were given ont. who
did not at all agree with Mr.. Raven
STEMS conclusions. They insisted that
it is impossible to calculate. at the
present time, what the ratio of increase
of the worlds population will be a gen.
Grafton or two hence, or what are the
earth's real capabilities for sustaining
life. Not only may the ratio Of in
crease be sensibly altered, but the nour-
ishing capacity of the earth may be
added to many fold.-Christian Union.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-16
DIDN'T LIKE 1T.
A Passenger Gives IA street Car Driver I
Lesson on Handling Horses.

Passenger Gives street Car Driver
Lesson on Handling Horses.
The driver on street car had a
stranger with him on the platform the
other day, and the stranger noticed that
one of tho horses was very nervous.
After two or three minutes observation
he tegan tapping the driver on tho
shoulder.
What is it?" asked tho latter.
Nothing"
The taps continued and the driver
turned and asked:
What arc you driving at. old fellow"
Nothing"
but you annoy me-"
30, can't"
But l say it does, and you either
quit or we'll have fussl'
well, I'll quit, and hope you will,
too. You've been jerking the line on
that off-horse until he's so annoyed and
put out that he's ready to kick himself
loose. was just seeing how something
Of the sort would act on you. Western
Rural.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-16

held 1t is sort Of departmental house
cleaning No other sale in the city
draws such crowd as Uncle Sans an
nual sale of dead mail matter" The
packages are sold unopened, and al
though the contents are known, the
value is not; it is what an 1rishman
would call buying q pig in a sack.
OF course, it is heterogeneous collec-
ton, as in these days almost every
thing goes by mail, from tunlng-fork
to wedding trousseau-wh1ch latter
was bought in New York several years
ago, and sent in the mail-bags across
the continent to the pretty bride on the
Pacific coast.
The museum of the Dead-Letter Of
fee always interests visitors. There
they see what extraordinary things
people try to send through the mails
and many interesting relics. There are
two big axes on exhibition which look
formidable enough for Administration
weapons and cause the practical sight
seer to wonder whose purse was long
enough to pay postage on such welghty
articles.
"a hitching-post, loaded revolver
and slcigh-bcllS form trio OF curlosl-
ties most unexpected among mail mat
ter. An Indian scalp and Il skull arc
very appropriate relics for Uncle Sans
cemetery, but they must be uncanny
objects to find in mail pouch. Among
| the odd things which attract attention
| is letter from the far Northwest
where lumber is evidently more abun
dant than paper-written on a large
| Single.
! 1t has long been an open secret that
alligators, horned toadS and all sorts o.
reptiles are Struggled through the
mails if possible, nnd Uncle Sam has OF
exhibition several specimens of the ami
NAL kingdom which he has confiscated
Surrounded by many strange and in
congruous things is an old mailbag
stained with blood, which tells th'
story of Il brave mans devotion to duty
even unto death-an Arizona mail
carrier who was killed by the Apache
Indians in 1885. Another interesting
relic is the ancient leathcr-bound vol
ume of fifty-thrce pages in which Ben
iamin Franklin kept the accounts o
the Government when he was PoStmas
tcr-Gcneral. In Il still smaller book i
q record of the uncallGd-for or misdi
rected letters during eleven ycars-fron
1711 to 17SS-which numbered thre'
hundred and sixty-fiye. We have mad
rapid strides in century to reach al
average of eighteen thousand ''dea
letters day. Although many of thes
letters are rcsurrected. sent out into tn
world again, and finally reach thei
destination, there are multitudes, O
course. beyond the ken even of Il Dead
Letter-Ofiicc clerk that can not be &c
turned to their owners. Alas! wha
misery and misunderstanding ma
have been caused by the loss of some c
these letters! The happiness of a life
time, perhaps, or the success. Never
thelcss, do not lay all the blame q
Uncle Sans door, for you know nc
what you may have left undonc tina
you ought to have done.
George Canning once said: II ca
prove any thing by statistics except til
J truth" Those people who are OF h
opinion may still have doubts, in spit
of IL peep behind the scenes, of I'll
efficiency of the Dead-Lcttcr Office. {;
the public no longer accepts the trad
ton that figures will not lic.--E.
Giddings, in n. Y. Ledger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-16
Through Rate Wars.

Patron lin Western railroad station)
Gimme ticket to Gulchtown.
Ticket Clerk-Yessir. Seven an q
half.
Patron-Seven dollars and a half to
Gulchtown? Why, that's only few sta
tions from here.
Ticket Clerk (sharply)-Sevenahalh
Lively now
Patron-Dont want it. Give me a
ticket for China by way of Gulchtown.
Ticket Clerk (5riskly)-Here you are,
air. Five dollars. N. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-16

Both Girls Are Exclusive.-"No,"
said Miss Blocker, in reply to ques.
ton, Il am not going to the Chinne-s.
| don't care to meet every Tom, Dick
and Harry" THAT is right" replied
Miss South Church, of Boston. 81 also
dislike to meet every Thomas, Richard
and Henry. ~. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-16

At the Matrimonial Agency.-'Iou
have not treated me fairly. You rec
commended to me very strongly the cid
est daughter Of Mr.. Brown, and now
hear that she has hump on her back"
"Well, now, did not say to You that
she had little more than the others?
She has hump, and the others have
none '-Fliegende Batter
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-16

You seem out of sorts, James, ever
since we've come to the North. It's the
change of climate and scenery, !
s'pose?" Its wuss nor that, Marian.
It's the change Of beer."-London Punch.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-16

Very Odd. They dress chiluren
very prettily and so oddly nowadays"
'sYoS, they do All the little children
look like pen-wipere. IN. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-16

"Did the baby wake you at the usual
early hour this morning, Mr.. Hicks?"
asked the general employer of his book
keeper, the father of a promising two
year-old boy.
EYES," replied the bookkeeper care
fully, "but not before it, as he usually
does. "-Munsey's Weekly. aE0 o,s..
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-27

They Tried to Pass "a CHECK on the Harm
er's Bank at Danyille, KY, But Come to
Grief
DANv11LE, KY, October 25.-Lewis
Smith, alias C. NJ. Damsey, and JEFF
Sloan, two young men hailing from
Wayne county, were tried here yester-
day for forgery and bound over
TO circuit court. They will both
spend a term in the penitentiSrY. Yes
terday afternoon Smith appeared at the
Farmers Bank, in this city, with
check for sixteen dollars, payable to @.
NJ. Ramsey, and signed "Nlm Buster"
There is a farmer In this county named
n. I. Buster, but he never signs his
checks except with both initials, and
Teller Engleman saw immediately
that the check was a forgery, and
refused 10 pay tina money, keeping the
paper. After the men left the bank
officers were notified, and the culprits
we're arrested. When put in Jail a
check for thirty-fve dollars, payable to
to c. w. Rector, and signed IN. 1. Bus
ter" was taken from Sloan. 1t
was learned in the trial that
this check had been presented to the
Citizens Bank yesterday morning, but
the bearer was sent to the Farmers
Bank, as the check was drawn on the
latter. This is the fourth time that
Busters name has been forged, and the
forgers have succeeded in getting the
money twice,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-27
WHAT MRS. aRUNDx SAYS.

That there is no greater trial OF pa
thence than servant girls.
That the aristocracy of money can
rarely get the shade of family tree.
That when society actresses know
how to act they will make a better i'm
preston.
That about the only menials who do
not expect tip in these days are car
drivers.
That the 'smart set'' is so called be-
cause it's members all burn for notoriety.
That the brllliancy Of the shops just
now leads many woman into tempta-
ton.
That "playing the races" has largely
added to the population OF prisons this
year.
That those latest in society give us
most prolific essays as TO its etiquette.
That it is rIdiculously condescend-
ing nod one receives now from the
''swagger set"
That when women in the street have
something important to say they choose
the crossing.
That ''old family servant" death no.
tees are rarely solemn enough TO pre-
vent mirth.
That II all women paid cash for what
they wear there would not be so much
fnery exhibited.
That the physicians are about the
only ones who do not complain OF the
condition of the streets.
That the spiritual hurry Of some re-
ligious fanatics make haste to no pur-
pose.
That in Boston women wearing eye
glasses are not as intellectual as those
who don't.
That the forgiving Of enemies in fash
ionable life depends, Of course, on who
the enemies are.
That less nonsense and athletics and
more study is what is needed in most
colleges.
That there is q church in town where
the members Of the choir have never
quarreled.
That certain titled women Of London
are paid to introduce Americans iuto
society.
That the sincerity Of the ELUSIVE,
gushing women Of society is always to
be doubted.
That the neurology list for 1891 will
be the most impressive presented for
years.
That not every "good family" is
known for it's deeds Of kindness and
philanthropy.
That the generality Of fashionable
women of to-day talk better than they
know.
That Christmas cards and "appro-
pirate holiday presents" are already on
sale.
That he or she who makes loudest
amens at church is not always an ex-
emplary Christian.
That whenever any fashionable fad
becomes universal it is then out Of date.
That people rarely think that the
way to gain true friends is to be one.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-27
FROM HAWAII.

Movements of Several o. s. Vessels Re-
ported-The Volcano Kilauea Very
Active-Ssvere EquinOctial storm.
SAN Francisco, October 25.-The
steamship Australia arrived to-day from
Honolulu, three days ahead OF time, Ow-
ing TO the proposed change in the steam
ship cOmpany's schedule. The Hawaiian
papers say that Queen LiliuOkalani in
formally received L. 5. Minister Stevens
Captain Kantz, Of the U. S. S. Pensa-
cola, aud Commander Bartlett, Of the
q. :. s. Marion, on the 1St. OF this
month. The Pensacola arrived at
Honolulu September %, fifteen days
from San Francisco. She was expected
TO remain at Honolulu several months.
The Marion arrived there on the fol-
lowing day, nineteen days from the
Behring Sea, and after taking on
coal and provisions. left for Yokohama
70 report TO Admiral Belknap. The q.
s. s. Alert also arrived from the Behr-
ing Sea, on the way to China, about
October 3, and stopped to coal before
proceeding on her voyage.
The volcano Kilanea is very active,
and assures which formed in the noun
tain side during one Of the late flows are
beginning TO steam again. The equi-
nOctial storm was the severeSt ever
known in that district.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-27
EXECUTORS SALE
OF
ab|eOhiOCOuntyRea|Et Ed

THE UNDERSIGNED. ENECgT0H |
i the estate OF Robert Giiiin, deceus.
offer at public sale, on the premises, %
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, lsL
commencing at 10 O'Clock n. m, the ho-'
OF the said Robert Gifiin, situated on ih'ssI
Of Battle run, tgp miles north OF Potk
on the Wheeling, Pittsburgh and hs
Railroad, and ten miles east OF Wheat
Liberty district, Ohio county, West w
containing one hundred and seventy 1
more or less. said farm will be sold atr
or in two separate tracts OF seventy 4.
hundred scrss, MS may be deemed best
executors. This is one Of the most pict
farms In the neighborhood Ia which kHr
ted. There are Two good frame houses
farm, with barns, stables and other OCT
ings: good apple orchard and oIhu 2
The farm Is well watered, and about
acres OF timber.
Possession given April lst. lsn.
TERMS OF SALE-Onethird OF ID, pen
money, and MS much more 81 the pufohns
elect 10 pay, in cash on day OF sale. ~
ance In two equal payments OF oneh'
years. with interest from April lot, ~ u
bic annually, the deferred payments bPl
cured by deed Of trust on the properly
Title 10 said farm Is believed 70 b ps1'..
For further information enquire Of ~ ss
tors At Valley Grove and Roneys Poial y
Virginia, or w. NJ. Dunlap, West AlsIases
MORROW GIBSON. ~
DANIEL A. GIEPN,
sel7rAwi4gt BIso.N
The above sale is adjourned Until Tl 80
OCTOBER q, 1891 MoRRQW S 5Isyy,
oc15Th .Tu etAgq EIeesS-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-27
start Your 81 Newspaper.

While listening to the complaints ef
some literary and journalistic persons
81 the club the other night was struck
bv an idea not new or brilliant, but
practical and buSinesSlike. What 3
grand thing it would be to pub
fish q newspaper or maya
zine. with all the articles in
tact. before the cautious editor had
done his deadly work upon theml Ny
Young friends declare that most Of
their really clever, fresh and original
remarks are cut out as being dangerous
or Objectionable, and that the public is
defrauded OF their rightful entertain
ment, and the authors shine with sadly
diminished luster.
II / remember Alright, that successful
little sheet, The Harvard LampooD, be-
gan in Just this way; A skit was offered
10 one Of the staid college weeklies then
existing, and refused as being too irrev-
erent toward the authorities, whereupon
the writer decl@red that he would pub
lish il I'm paper Of his own, which ne
did the following week, and The expert
ment Succeeding II was repeated. Thus
The Lampoon grew up IS naturally as 3
flower. Boston Posi-.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-27
DIss DE BARR

Becomes Kiss De Barr, But the Major
Won't, and Ann O'Delis Scratches Hil
Face.
CHICAGO, October 25.-Ann O'Delia
DiSs De Barr, now known as Vera Ava
sprang new sensation yesterday by ere
ating lively scene in the Office of Major
J. c. Bundy, editor Of the ReIigio- Philo
SOphicdl Journal She called at the Office
and in the course of brief conversation
expressed a wish to kiss him. The Ma
jor had no desire to smack warm, red
lips, and told her so. She at once at
tackled him and scratched his face, and
would have done him worse damage haC
she not been overpowered and elected
from the building.