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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-08-14

my heart that you would take it and
go; it would please me So"
NO, no" she said, flushing holly, 81
| Gamma take yer hard earned money,
Jack. 1t is guide and kind O We to offer
it, but Gamma take it,
Not to please me, dear?"
Il would do much to please ye, but l
Gamma do that, Jack.
"Then for your own sake, but most
to you: you could send it back to me
whenever you wanted to-" he pleaded.
NO, am ma strong, | might ma be
able to send it back to We: so will stay
here and thank We with all my heart
for yer kindness"
Then give me the right to take care
of you. darling. You are SO weak, and
l am so strong. | know / am not your
frstIove, you may not love me now-l
know you do not-but | would try Sc
hard to make you happy and to care a
little for me: love you so, Lisette.
"Oh. Jack" she moaned. "dinna ask
it; would ma wound yer guide, kind
heart, but am promised to another,
and Gamma think of it"
II know it." he said, huskily. 81
have known it all along, but he has
need some one to care for you, and L
oh, Lisette, it would have made me so
happy to have done it.
"May our good Father bless ye," she
said softly, putting her two hands in
his, for yer gudeness, and oh, may
this suffering gaze frae ye. l must wait
for HIM. for ken he will come" The
sweet face was transhgured with joy
and the love-light.
Then may he come soon and make
you very happy he said, and left her.
He had not gone far when ne heard
her calling: Jack, oh, Jack, turning,
he found her with letter in her hand
a boy had just brought her from the
post office. Il am gaeing hame, now,
to my ain countric. Her face beamed
with joy and happiness that had come
upCn it. so he called to her that he was
glad that she was happy, and strobe
away. The girl ran lightly down the
narrow path that led to her lodgings
The letter seemed the very elixir of
JOY to her, and yet she had not broken
the seal. Il knew it would come,
knew it." She laughed. She was Just
going in when she spicd the landlady
coming out of her own door. "Oh,
Mrs. Grant" she called, II am going
| home. am going home"
Are you, my dear? l am glad, for
your sake though | shall hate to lose
you.
But LiSctte did not hear her. she had
gone in to be alone with her precious
| letter She sank down in her little
chair 10y the window, the last rays of
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the sun came in and kissed her hair
and face. She fondlcd and careSSed
her letter. she turned it over and over
in her little OrlI-harden ed hands She
postponed the greater happiness she
never doubted the contents would give
her She Toasted heart and eyes on the
outside. Then she broke the seal, and.
in the full red light, read:
"LIsETrE MY AIN. MY ONE LOVE: They
tell Inc | am dying. and with my last strength
would tell We o my love for We. hae ever
loved ye. When I went back for We that Yu.e-
tide, he-C!yGe Burgn, told me We had gone
and left ma word for me, and ! believed him
forgive me, Lisette. When / went away to
forgetye, l couldna And when they brought
me hamc to die ne told me that We had been
true to me, that he wanted We for his own
bride But we will be happy yet We will soon
come up hame, and will be waitn' We. Good
by. Yer ain, KENNETH
A little stiticd moan, and the white
faced girl slid down on the floor, her
head bowed on her arms. The twi-
light came in and filled the room. Then
it changed to gloom, and then the stars
began to twinkle. And still she llnclt
there, quiet, save now and then moan,
and low murmur of Kenneth, Ken
meth, my ain Kenneth. Father. moth
cr." And now the stars were hidden.
and darkness filled the room. A storm
was brooding. muffled thunder filled
the air The lightning flashed all around
her. but still she knclt. And now the
rain poured in torrents over her,
through the open window. She raised
her head, and dragged herself back into
the room, but still the pitiless rain beat
over her. She lay there still and mo-
tionless, now sob broke the stiffness,
and then all was still.
The bright sunshine of the morning
beamed into the room. 1t fell on the
little figure that lay there, cold and
still. 1t caresscd her hands, her eyes,
her white lips The soft breeze came
in to play in the beautiful, unbound
hair. A man with pale, sad face
came up to the window to give the girl
good morning; he started back in ter
ror and grief. They gathered around
her soon, her neighbors and friends,
and they said, as they placed her gen
fly on her little white bed, and lifted
the curls, SO damp and clinging, from
her sweet, white face:
''Lisette has gone home to her own
country."-Louise. Luptbu, in, Yankee
Blade.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-08-14
HOW PARIS is GOVERNED.
Authority of the Mayor and the City High
Officials,

Let me commend the simplicity of the
organization of French municipal gov
eminent. The people elect a council.
varying in numbers according to popu-
latiOn upon a scale fixed by general
law. In all but the large places the
council is elected upon general ticket.
The important cities are usually divided
into sections, or large wards, to each of
which several councillors are assigned.
and the ward chooses its councillors
upon general ticket. The councillors
hold Office for four years, and all retire
together-being, OF course, eligible for
reelection. The English and American
system of partial renewal annually or
bienEially is contrary to French habits
and ideas. The council names the
mayor, and also his executive assist
ants, from its own membership. The
mayor is the presiding officer of the
council, as well as the executive head
of the municipality. His adiuncts, or
executive assistants, are designated by
their fellow councillors. In large places
these number ten or twelve, and they
have no executive duties except such as
are specifically assigned to them by the
mayor The council holds four ordi-
nary sessions every year, each of which
may last for fifteen days, while the one
in which the annual budget is discussed
may last for six weeks. But the MAYOR
may call extra sessions at any time, and
he is obliged to convene the body upon
request of a majority of the councillors.
The council appoints consultative COM
mittees which meet ad libitum between
sessions, with the mayor as nominal
chairman of each, while one of his adj
juncts is more usually the actual chair
man. The mayor has the appointing
power, and names the minor officials of
the commune, subject in some cases,
however, to the approval of the project
Of the department. With the advice of
The council, and under the surveillance
If the departmental authorities, the
payor;exerutes the bnsiness Of the com.
nune. The, eonneil. !: has a large au-
;hority in the levyipg Of taxes duthori.
tation. IF public works, provision for
sdueatEiti, etc, but ii! MOTT Of these
;hiEgs it's decisions must be approved
~ the higher authorities. - Gr. Albert
shaw, ip Century. II. ,., 5.. -.
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They We're left almost pennileSS, de-
pendent on their'own eXertions. Much
was said of the employment to be
found in America and the good wages
paid. LiSettes aunt decided to come
and try their fortunes in the strange
country. But what o Kenneth?" the
girl had asked. Il gao him promise
20 wait for him till he comes hame fer
me, this Iulctidc year" Leave yer
address with some friend, Clyde Burgn
wad be a guide one, and when he comes
hamc fer We, he can come over the
waters Ter We, rye can come back to
him. We must gae, lass, fer there 5
naught to do here
So they came and found a home and
employment in this country. The first
year was Il happy one to them. They
were charmed with the novelty of it
all, aud though they worked hard they
We're making and saving money. And
Liaette would be SO glad to show it to
her lover when he came for her. Over
and over She planned her wedding out
fit, day after day she dreamed of the
little home that would be theirs, in
their 'ain countrie.'
The weeks slipped happily by, but
when the Christmas came and no Ken
meth came over the waters, and the
months slowly dragged away till the
summertime had come and yet no
lover, the happy smile faded. The
checks lost their bloom. and the laugh
ing eyes lost their light and were visit
4
whispcringS of a hope that might be
fulfilled, brought expectancy and
yearning love. Each evenings sun set
on the hopes and dreams and plans of
a loving heart.
That fall the aunt sicllened and died
leaving Lisette alone in the great.
strange world. She had been a pa
aunt'S long sickness and was heart
broken at her loss. People said sor-
rowfully that She would soon Join her
i'll their long home, She looked so white
and languid. And she coughcd some
They remembered that her aunt had
said her father had died of consump-
ton. They argued with her about
working so hard, but She only shook
her head decidedly. Il must she
said, II am gaeing back to my ain
c0untric when can save emo to take
me there Her aunt's illness had used
up all her little store. SO she worked
on, patiently, quietly, always talking
of that home of hers, in the far away
country: working. striving ever to reach
it. They all loved the girl, these kind
neighbors of hers, and it panied them
to see her fading away from them
They helped her all She would permit
them, but she was strangely independ-
ent. and liked best to be left alone the
little while she had out of the mill
1t was one evening the autumn after
her aunt's death. that she toiled home,
weary and heartsick. The sun was
just sinking its great red self behind
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-08-14
THE COMMON FLY.
Its Metamorphosis and an Explanation of
Its Disappearance.

Its Metamorphosis and an Explanation of
Its Disappearance.
How many people are there whom
The harmless but annoying little house
fly does not only worry but sometimes
drive to distraction: and yet how few
there are whose chronological l<nowl-
edge is of sufficient breadth to allow of
their tracing it from its first existence
to full-grown fly.
Does not the question often arise as
to its mysterious and sudden appear
ance? Summer after summer they pre-
sent themselves for personal annoy
ance, in great abundance, and strangely
enough appear always in fully-deveI-
oped proportions yet with the same
yearly regularity they as mysteriously
existence behind.
Let us follow one of these little Dip
ferrous insects through it's metamor-
phOSis.
During the month of August the fly
lays its eggs in clusters or punches in
decaying animal or vegetable matter of
almost any kind, such as manure or
other filth. The eggs remain unmatched
usually for a period of six months, af-
ter which their Matching will depend
upon the degree Of heat to which they
are subjected.
A day or two of moderate heat will
bring the eggs to life in larva form-a
maggot without head tail or legs.
These crawl to some dry place TO pu-
pate. In less than two weeks, with
neither food nor sustenance, the pupar-
ium will grow from it's tiny shape to
the size of a small pea, when the per-
feet fly energies.
Their lives are of short duration, for
they only thrive through warm seasons
of the year, when they are more plen-
tiful, and as the colder weather returns
they die.
Fragile in their composition, which
contains nearly so per cent of moisture.
they greatly diminish In size when dead
and dry, and their matter in conse-.
quence most brittle, easily crumbles.
turns to dust and blows away. -Phila-
delphia Press
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the azure tipped clouds, smiling a good
night to the tired world "Ye are sink
ing on all my hopes" the girl cried; Il
hae nae use to linger here, but Gamma
get back to my ain countrie."
May l come with you Lisette?" a
man called. coming to her side.
"Ycs, Jack, | am glad to haze ye,''
she answered smiling feebly.
"You are tired tonight, my girl; you
work too hard, Lisettc.''
NO, | may be some Tired tonight,
but shall be a right tomorrow"
II wish you would let an old friend
help you, child; you want to go home,
don't you?'
''To my ain countrie?"
YES, Lisette."
AYE, that do, Jack" she said, with
glistening eyes, 81 like ye all, ye hae
been sd guide and kind to poor little me.
and | like America, too, but it is ma
Scotland, and long for sight of the
dear auld hame."
''Then let me help you 90 back to it.
It will be awful to let you 20, 'kisette,
but your heart is set on going and you
ought to go; nov / have more than
enough to take you, and wish with all
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-08-14

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. can You bear to
thus evade your duty to y6urSelf' and
society? No man, however humble,
but can find in himself some natural
gift, to cultivate which is al prcft as
well as a pleasure.
Weary MISUNDERSTANDING ,diSdoy.
cred long ago that had a natural gift
for restin'. Got any eatin' tobacker?-'
indianapolis Journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-08-14
"HER AIN COUNTRIE."
What Called the Lonely Scotch
Lassie Home.

HE was just a
little Scotch
lassie. A timid,
sweet faced lit
t | e creature,
with an aureole
of tawny hair
to frame her
shy face.
She had come
to this country
three years be-
fore. At h err
fathers death
she had been
left alone save
for an aunt, a
good kind wom-
an, who was a
mother to the
girl.
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Reetifying the Error.

Look here" said an excited man to.
a druggist, you gave me morphine for.
quinine this morning"
as that SOP" replied the druggist,
then you owe me twenty five cents.
That's the difference in the price"
Jury. ...
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-12
Legislature Adjourned.

The second legislature for the state of
Montana adjourned last Thursday. From
the reports in the Helena papers the clos
ing hours were transformed into a love
feast. When party lines were obliterated
and compliments, pleasantriss, and paper
balls were fired in every direction. Although
the session for active work was very short,
a large humber OF bills were passed. the ma
jority OF them being very important meas
ures for the welfare OF the new state Fol-
towing is list OF the more important bills
passed:
Allowing cities and towns to incur certain
Indebtedness; allowing married women to
transact business in their own name as
sole traders; regulating the mining OF coal
and for the protection ofcsal miners; max
ing appropriations for the ordinary ex-
penses Of the state government for 1891
and 1892; creating the office OF county
auditor; fixing the number OF school trus-
tees in cities and towns; prescribing the
mode OF procedure in rights of way Tor
canals bitches and fumes; for the protec-
ton OF discharged employees and to prevent
blacklistiug; for the better protection oi
game and fish; providing for the procecu-
ton of criminal cases on information; con-
tinuing the work OF the code commission;
requiring railroad companies to pay for
damages to stock; fixing the compensation
for board Of prisoners confined in county
jails; defining the powers and prescribing
the duties OF additional district judges; re-
pealing the gag law; to punish embezzle
ment and breach OF trust; providing for
additional Judges in Lewis and Clarke and
Silver Bow counties; for the taking OF de
positions OF persons confined as Witnesses
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-12
Something for Nothing.

The world is full of people who want
to run before they know how to walk.
Such people are the ready prey OF
sharpers. Sometimes this trait of
wanting to get something for nothing
is exhibited in an amusing way.
A young man afflicted with this fail
ing was offered a situation in Peru,
but upon investigation it was found
that a knowledge OF Spanish was requi-
site.
devote year to the study of the
language" said the manager, kindly,
"and you will become sufficiently pro-
ficient to be useful"
But that was too slow a method for
the aspIrant. He spent three months
in trying to devise shorter plan, un'
til one day his eye met an advertise.
ment, stating that directions for learn.
ing any language in twenty-four hours
would be sent for the small sum OF two
dollars
All, here was the solution of the prob
lem, He sent the two dollars, and II
reply received this printed slip:
at is extremely simple. just divide
the language into twenty-four parts
and learn one each hour"
Hedeserved to be thus "humbugged.
Let us hope he profitsd by his lesson
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-12
The Glass Snake.

People say there is no such thing as
a glass snake but they are mistaken.
1t is true this reptile is not very COM
mon and is becoming more and more
rare but it is occasionally to be found.
The popularity of the snake is that
it's joints are so loosely connected that
if you strike it with a stick it breaks
into half dozen or more pieces. The
old superstition was that the pieces
would reunite if left alone. There is
no truth about this part OF the story.
though, like many other creatures OF
the lower order, this snake is said to
have the power OF reproducing por-
ton of it's tail should part be broken
off. But when thoroughly broken up
by hard blow, the joint snake, as
they call it in the country, is quite
dead and the ease with which it is
killed accountsforitsr rapid extinction.
Interview in st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-12
POSTAL SUBSIDY.
Provisions of the Bill Passed by Both Houses
Of Congress

WASHINGTON, March 2.-The postal
subsidy bill received final action in
congress and nowgoes to the president
for his signature. The provisions of
the bill are, in substance, as follows:
The postmaster general is authorized
to contract, after due advertisement,
with the lowest responsible bidder for
terms OF not less than five, nor more
than ten years, with American citizens
for carrying the mails in American
steamships between ports in the United
States and such foreign ports (exclud-
ing Canada) as in his Judgment will
best promote the postal and CONNER
cial interests of the United States, the
mail service to be distributed among
Atlantic, Mexican gulf and Pacific
ports; the vessels to be American built
ships, owned and officered by Ameri-
can citizens, and the crew to be COM
posed OF American citizens in the fol-
lowing proportions: During the first
two contract years, one-fourth; next
three years, one-third, and for the re-
manning time at least one-half. The
vessels must be constructed after the
latest and most approved types and
divided into four classes, as follows:
First-class, iron or steel, twentyknot
vessels of not less than 5000 tons.
American and English mails are to be
carried by this class entirely. Second
class, iron or steel, sixteen-knot YES
sells of not less than 5000 tons. Third
class, fourteen-knot vessels of not. less
than 2, 500 tons. Fourth-class, iron,
steel or wooden, twelve-knot vessels OF
not less than / 800 tons.
Vessels OF the first, second and third
classes are to be constructed with par
ticular reference to the prompt and
economical conversion into auxiliary
naval cruisers on plans approved by
the secretary OF the navy, and strong
enough to carry siX-inch rifles and Of
the highest known maritime rating.
The compensation to be paid tor the
mail service is as follows: First-class,
81 per mile; second-class, 50 per mile,
by the shortest practical route for
each outward voyage; third-class, 81
per mile; fourth-class, two-thirds OF
one dollar per mile for the number OF
miles required by the postoifice de-
partment to be Travelled on each out
ward voyage. Provision has been
made for "a reduction on account OF
omitted voyages or delays and for the
transportation OF n mail messenger on
each vessel, for carrying apprentices
or cadets of American birth, lone for
each thousand tons); for use OF the
vessels by the United states as trans
ports or cruisers upon the payment to
the owners of their actual value at the
time OF taking, and for the assignment
of duty on the vessels under furlough
OF naval officers who may volunteer
for the service.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-12
DOG CREEK AND VICINITY.

Hay has last disappeared the past week,
and stock that are not fed must suffer.
Ed. Swope, after a winters visit in Cali
fornia, has returned to the creek. From
growing fields of grain to huge bank
is quite a contrast.
February came in like a lion and went
out like bear. The lamb racket didn't
work this trip. The lamb went out" over
the back corral fence.
Four good steady horses and a nine foot
snow plough literally used will accomplish
as much in bringing band ofsheep through
hard winter as forty tons OF hay.
1t is rumored that A. Winter has returned
to Judith and offers to resume business by
paying 100 cents on the dollar. His fail
ure proved to be only a temporary suspen-
sion.
The chinook on Monday cheered the
hearts and spirits OF the woolgrewers and
still more the cattle kings AID the "Dogie
Cattle Dukes" but alas, all good news
comes to naught nowadays, and Tuesday
brought polar wave OF intense ferocity.
anu MI sOb ouI
| frozen up.
We trust that those parties who never
hesitate to turn cattle loose on a range al
ready ovsrstocked, thereby endangering the
permanent residents who have made expsn-
| sivs improvements will learn N les that
will not be forgotten. The loss
among the ''deges" will be heavy even il
the weather let's nm at once
The management of the Maiden, Judith
and Big Sandy stage line deservescommen-
dation for it's promptness. We do not hes
itste in saying that they drive the best
stock and feed the most oats Of any line in
the county. Notwithstanding the severe
varied fifteen minutes from being on time.
Ed. Adair, it's driver, deserves a blue ribbon.
stacks OF the creek and surrounding country
to an extent highly gratifying to sheep.
Corrals, evidently at time embracing
one or more hay stacks, now stand as silent
sentinels bearing witness to the Sad wreck
OF it's former greatness" Hay has done
wonders and sheep are in prime condition,
there will be but little left, however, to
carry over for another winter and for
the coming summer it will be Necessary for
Maud Mueller on a summers day
to get out and
| Rake the meadows sweet with hay.