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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-26
HE HAD THE BEST OF 1T.
The Highwayman Made Him Empty His
Pockets, but He Was Satisfied.

"Hold on a minute, young man.
The tone was imperative, and the
young man turned quickly and looked
into the business end of 4 44-caliber re-
volver.
"Shell out and make no brash plays"
"But, my dear sir
''Shell OUT
Certainly, sir. What'll you have-a
pocket bank, a plugged nickel, or a
brass match safe?"
Everything you've got, Turn your
pockets out and quit talking"
with pleasure. viii you-
Quit! Just keep your eye on the
banker and drop everything into my
side pocket
The orders We're obeyed in silence and
then came the admonition:
Get move on you.
Excuse me Mr. - Mr.. -, well,
never mind the name; you're probably
modest. But will you favor me with a
pencil?'
The man with the SLOUGH hat pulled
down over his eyes kept the young man
covered with the revolver in his right
hand while he reached into one of his
capacious pockets with his left and
pulled out short pencil.
Course, don't want to be mean" he
said.
THANK you! Thank you. And a
piece of paper. No. Well, never mind;
I'll use my cuff. Have to make notes
or forget everything, and this is rat
thing good story. Wouldn't miss it for
any thing. You get pochetbook worth
ten cents, with three dimes in it, a
plugged nickel, a match safe worth
fifteen cents, and a sea bean worth
nothing. write up the story and get
two dollars and forty cents for it easy.
Maybe you got the best of it, but I'm
satisfied. Much obliged, old man; here's
your pencil. Good night
And the newspaper man walked on
whistling, while the highwayman leaned
up against a fence and muttered, well,
I'll be hangedr'- Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-26

1t seems to me it is about time TO
the seventeen million professors of re
ligion in America to take sldes. 1t is
going to be an out-and-out battle be-
tween drunkenness and sobriety, be.
tween heaven and hell, between God
and the devil. Take sides before there
is any further national decadence; take
sides before your sons are sacrificed
and the new home of your daughter
goes down under the alcoholism of an
enbruted husband. Take sides while
your voice, your pen. your prayer, your
vote may have an influence in arresting
the despoliation of this nation. If the
seventeen million professors of religion
should take sides on this subject it
would not be long before the destiny OF
this nation would be decided in the
right direetion.-Talmage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-26
Average Life of a Crow.

''Do you know that the average life
of a crow is one hundred years." said
an Albanian who poses as naturalist.
ut 10 so. One was killed down in
Dougherty county few weeks ago
with 81 branded on his back. He was
well feathered everywhere except just
between the wings on his back, where
the figures 81 could be distinctly seen
branded in the flesh. l can see but one
meaning to that and that is that some
one caught him in 1871, branded the
figures on his back and released him.
But it is the first case of branding
bird have ever lnown-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-26
Asking for Further Information.

This is specimen of pig-iron," said
the superintendent, as he showed Miss
Backbay, of Boston, through the
fo1ndry.
"AhA how interesting! Now would
you tel me how this-aw-porcine iron
differs from the other sort?"-Judgs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-26
EVILS OF INTEMPERANcE. {
A Touching Illustration of tho Terrible
Power of Drink.

Power OF DTInks
What evil may be wrought by the sa-
loon is strikingly illustrated by an in
cident related by Dr. Mcintosh, of
Philadelphia in speech at the late an
niversary of the law and order society,
in Philadelphia. DIR. Mcintosh said:
Il was walking south of Chestnut, on
Twenty first street, one Saturday after
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
THE L-vrl. SAFETY.

"A Now Bicycle Which the Public Likes.
While thousands within the last decade
have enjoyed the sport Of cycling, the fact
is nevertheless obvious that many thousands
more have been deferred from enjoying it
in consequence Of the high prices demanded
for a really good Wheel
1t remained for tho John P. Lowell Arms
Company of Boston to change this state Of
affairs. 1t was last year that the public
first became aware that there was new
low priced safety bicycle on the market, q
wheel strictly high grade and equal in every
particular to any manufactured in America
or Europe. AS previous to this all manu-
facturers had charged very large price
for a frst-class wheel. the John P. Lowell
Arms Company is therefore the first house
that has ever offered the public such a
wheel at price that does not place it be-
yond the reach of the average persons
purse. The company that manufactures
this wheel (the Lowell Diamond Safety is
one Of the Oldest Of all the manufacturing
and mercantile houses in New England,
having been established in 1910.
Besides being now one of the leading
bicycle firms in the United States, the John
P. Lowell Arms Company is and has been
for years well-known manufacturer and
every description.
On June IL of last year, the firm celebrated
Its half-century anniversary. The founder
of this enterprising house. Mr. John P.
Lowell. although over 10 years of age, il
still an important and active member OF
this world famed house.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
A Baby's Memory.

"A curious instance of dormahr
memory in infancy took! place in oul
family, says a writer in the Irish
Times. My mother went on visit
10 my grandfather, who lived in Lon.
don. She took with her a little
brother OF mine who was eleven
months old, and his nurse, who waited
on her as maid.
One day this nurse brought the
baby into Ray mothers roona and put
him on the floor, which was carpeted
all over. There he crept about and
amused himself according to his
lights. When my mother was dressed
a certain ring that she generally wore
was not to be found. Great search
was made, but it was never produced
and, the visit over, they aza went
away and it was almost forgotten.
Exactly year after they again went
to visit the grandfather. This baby
was now one year and eleven months
old.
The same nurse took him into the
same room, and my mother saw him,
after looking about him, deliberately
walk up to certain corner, turn a
bit of carpet back, and produce the
ring. He never gave any account Of
the matter, nor did he, so far as
know, remember it afterward. II
seems most likely that he found the
ring on the floor and hid it, as in &
safe place, under a corner of the
Brussels carpet where it was not
nailed.
He probably forgot all about it till
he saw the place again, and he was
far too infantile at the time it was
missed to understand what the talk
that went on was about, or to know
what the search, which perhaps hi
did not notice, was for.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
.TTLE.POYs AND GIMs.
!, IS THElR DEPARTMENT, OF
THE PAPER.
usint Sayings and noings of Little.ones
faatlcrcd AMI Printed Here for Other
,t.,e Eol.z.;, 30 Read.
eCradle-Sonc.

. the garlen of dreamland a fower-ever
\ grows.
!, form like u lily, in hue like a rose.
,.rh odos IKE iessamine sprinkled ,avi+h
dew
,.d il courageous and blossoms. nv d,,,in,,
fory you.
Then travel. ray baby. TO dreamland.
slowly rock, cradle. to carry the baby
steadily. Gnadily rock, and it NAV he
Ere she shalE,know it, the baby will 90
HAPPILY sEaibiflg, to dreumland.
j, the garden Of dreamland in summer is
hear1.
.rling there in the moonlight, q beauttfu,
bird;
nd it sings, sand 1t sings, all the pleasant
night through,
.gi its music, any darling, is only for ven.
chen travel, my baby, to dreamland.
Slowly rock. cradle. to carry the baby:
steadily, readily rock, and it may be.
Ere she shall know it. the baby will 20.
Happily smiling, to dreamland.
t,-morrow my darling, refreshed by her
rest.
rith the bird in'her hand, and the flower
on her breast,
sall return to iher mother, and frolic ard
crow,
hit tonight on her journey to dreamlan d
must go.
Then travel. my baby, to dreamland,
Slowly rock. cradle, to carry the baby;
Steadily, readily rock, and it may be,
Ere she shall know it. the baby will GO,
Happily smiling, to dreamland.
Thomas Dunn English, in Youths Com
panion.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
WOOD FOR LOCOMOTIVE FUEL
What Strikes the Traveller When HI
Rides Into Southern States.

What Strikes the Traveller When HI
Rides Into Southern States.
Throughout the border States of tbs
South the fuel for domestic use, as
well as for running machinery, is
wood. On all the railroads wood is
used exclusively for firing the engines.
Each tender of the engine is stacked
high with short lengths of wood ready
for use, which have been gathered
from the immense piles that are seen
at regular intervals along the lines.
Pine is plentiful in the coast States,
and is the wood principally used. 1t
kindles easily, as everybody knows, and
generates rapidly an intense heat, and
still does not consume as quickly as at
first appears. Passenger trains are
frequently run from III to 129 miles
with one cord of this wood.
The traveller on these roads is apt
to find the thick, black smoke from
the rich pine thrown off by the engin
equally as annoying and disagreeable
as the sulphur fumes from the blum
inous coal in common use on road
throughout the coal regions. Bacl
from the smolestack is thrown {
continual shower of sparks, making ;
pretty sight by night.
These bits of fire, as rule, die ou1
quickly and do very little damage
But spark may occasionally entel
through an open door or window an(
burn its way into your clothing OF The
cushions of the seat.
Another disagreeable feature at
tending travel on these roads is TIN
dust you encounter at all seasons O
the year. Close the windows and doc
of the coach as you will, the whit
sand dust will enter the crevices ant
cover you from head to foot.
Before you reach your journeys ent
you will likely think you will eithe
be sutfocated with the tar smoke o
the pine fuel or strangled with tn
dust. For this reason travellers one
passing over Southern railroads Sc
the necessity Of providing themselve
well with linen busters or travelling
| cloaks as double protection agains
sparks from locomotives and dust 0
| the wayside Dispatch.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
The Immense Crop of Old Maids.

A big crop Of old maids seems i'm,
minent, judging from statistics. II
the statistics of Great Britain are
correct, the excess of women and girls
over men and boys in that country is
about 100000, an increase in ten
years of about 100000. In Germany
the number of females in excess OF
males is about 100000. In Sweden
and Norway the weaker sex" is in the
majority by about 250,000; in Austro'
Hungary by 600, 900; and in Denmark
by $1,000. In the United States, Can
ada, and Australia the males are in
the majority. In this country there
are about 100000 more men than
women.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Pcrils of New Fashions.

Pcrils of New Fashions.
Little Son-Pa, you'd better not
disturb ma.
Pa-Why not.
shes in an awful temper"
s"What aboilt%
81 don't know
"Where is your MAJ"
"lJp stairs in the roam"
@;jiow does she act?"
4tah, awful. Shes rayin' round.
turning over chairs, and moving fur
nitnSa, and banging things about aw-
full, aad she keeps saying, 'Beshrew
it, Tansarn it, and 'Elcctrocute it,
in the ,a.wfullest madt'est voice l ever
heard, only it amt lo.d."
Poor dear! She Eaust have lost
her colls, button again. street s.
Smiths Good News.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Reasonable Question.

Facts, taken all by themselves, are
ften open to a ludicrous interpreter
Jon.
A young man just home from COL
eye, wishing to inspire his little SIS
er with awe for his learning, pointed
o a star and said:
"Do you sec that bright little lumi-
AIRY? It's bigger than this whole
Gorld."
NO, 'tisn't," said she.
Eyes it is" declared the young col
ogian.
Then why don't it keep off the
ain?" was the triumphant rejoinder.
Spare Moments.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
A Broadening Profession.

$50, you're an actor?" said the man
in the counting room to a seedy ap
plicant for pecuniary assistance.
"Yes, sir; I'm an actor"
mice business. I'd like to be an
actor myself" continued the man,
with interest.
eyes; most people think that way
until they try it.
"Besides the excitement ofapplause,
the travelling you must do broadens
the mind So"
II don't object to that, said the
actor softly. "What I do object to is
the way it broadens the feet" And he
looked down at his poor, weary, worn
shoes and sighed deeply.-Detroit
Free Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Fakir,S Mares.

There is a popular notion that arti>
Giles sold by fakirs on the streets are
cheaner than like articles in shops,
but exactly the reverse is true. Shoe
laces, for example, sell upon the street
at from 5 to 25 cents a pair, while
they may be bought in the larger
shops at from 10 cents to 81 per dozen
pairs. The same is true OF suspenders
and of other small articles, chiefly OF
personal wear.-New York Sun.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Encouraging.

Jack-I'm afraid your father doesn't
like me very well, Marie.
Marie-Oh, but Jack, he doesn't
dislike you, I am sure. He said at
dinner only yesterday that there
wasn't enough to you to inspire any
special feeling, either Of approval or
dislike. -Somerville Journal. d
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04

A srAr1sT1c1AN says eight hun
dred thousand official prayers are an
nually offered for the Prince of
Wales" If prayer of others will save
a man the Prince might consider
himself safe. If the Prince would
take a part in the exercises his
chances would doubtless increase.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04

W1NEB1DDLE-t'I hear that you die.
tated to your new typewriter an impas-
stoned love letter to another grips
Gildersleeve-"Yes, it was to fictitious
sweetheart. wanted to nip in the bud
any designs she might have in matri-
monial way"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04

DEACON WH1Te, who made such 4
disastrous failure in his attempt to
corner corn, will resume business
with a capital of s250,000. 1t might
he better to retire on 1T.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04

a al l from the cannon, and we
all waved our-well, whatever wa
nau 10 wave, and vowed to slay the
lhCruder'lf he ever dareL to show his
nose .9 on cur side of the fence again.
An, yes! it was a splendid fight.
VINO was the enemy?" Why, didn,;
l say? farmer Thurston's pig, Of
course!-St. Nicholas.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Thine f'or Repentance.

Wife-1ohn, dear, 1 wish particu-
'arly that you would come with me to
church this alorning.
AnsGand--Why this solicitude re-
5afung my spiritual wclfare2
Wife (gentIy-Because | Overheard
you putting UP the hall stove last
evening. -Pittsialrg Bulletin.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Gold-Bearing Streams.

The most famous gold-bearing rivers
of California are the American, Yuba
and Feather. This latter, whose cur
rent has been turned into new chan.
mel by Frank Mclaughlin, the noted
Pacific Slope mining expert, is said tc
have been so named in early times
because its swift current whlrled mug
oets along like feathers.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
A Liberal Education.

Civil Service Examiner-You have
passed a splendid examination, Mr..
Complex: might I ask how you pre-
pared yourself?
Mr.. Complex make it a point to
look up and answer the questions
asked me by my ten-year-old boy
Truth.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Io-sin.s Els Memory.

Miss De- Pcyster---I have been try
M to find out where your daughter
sat her new gown. Have you any
idea?
Col. Bildeiwick (grimly)-I ought
to know. The woman she bought it
from has been around to my office
every day fora month.-Cloak Review.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Couldn't Stand 1t.

"What has become of Robinson?"
"Re has gone out to Salt Lake City
to live. He spent two months of last
summer at a summer resort, and
when he came back home it was too
tame for him. Puck.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04

IF you have nothing else to be
thankful for, be thankful that you
can't always read your best friends
thoughts.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Must Be in the Swim.

Mrs. Billsdoo-I notice rocco is
very fashionable at the present time.
Mrs. Bullion-Do tell! [ must have
Signor Spaghetti CHATS my chef, you
know serve some up.-Jeweler' Cir
cular.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Tho Favored Glasses.

Teachers, ministers, farmers, mechanics,
merchants, as we'll as their wives, daugh-
tiers and sons, who would like to devote at
least a part of their time and attention to
work that would bring them in a lot of
ready money during the next few months.
would do we'll to look up the advertisement
of B. B. johnson & Co., Richmond, Va, in
another column, as it may be- the means Of
opening up to many new life and larger
possibilities. These gentlemen have been
extensively and successfully engaged in
business for many years, and they know
what they are talking about when they
tell you they can show you how to better
your financial condition.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND DO
lNGS HERE AND THERE.

Jokes and Joke'ets that Are Supposed to
Have Been Recently Born Sayings and
Doings that Are Odd, Curious and
Laughable.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Forced to 1t.

Melton--I sec that Manager has
broken of his engagement.
Dohbs-What was the difficulty?
Me}ton-He found out that he
couldn't get married without getting
Il new dress suit.-Clothier and Fur
nishcr.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04

LOOKING too closely at a dollar
doesn't make it any bigger, but it very
eften makes the soul u good deal
smaller.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04

COULD the man who predicts ca
tastrophes in the money market be
called a flnancier?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04

WE are all in it, but with some of
US it is the soup.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
A Great Fight.

The first 1 heard of it was when
cred came rushing into the house af-
ter breakfast. @Ihe enemy!" he cried.
The enemy is upon us!" "Where?"
cried the others, jumping up "In
the battlefield, of Counsel" he said;
and he seized his flag and rushed out
again. We all followed as quickly as
we could. 1 put on the helmet, and
Max took the drum, and we let Tod
dies have the bugle this time because
he'd just tumbled down, and he had
the hearth broom, too, so he was all
right. We ran into the field and
found that the enemy had taken up a
strong position behind the old cannon
ours is a real battlefield, you know,
and has been there ever since the war;.
So we formed in line and Fred made
flank movement, meaning to take
the enemy ia the rear; but when he
heard Fred coming, he charged on our
line, and Toddles ran away, but Max
and I retreated in good order, and
formed again behind rock, and be-
gan to shell him with green apples.
lie stopped to eat the apples, and
meanwhile Fred completed his flank
movement, and falling upon the enc
my's rear. whacked it violently with
a stick, waving his flag all the time,
and shouting aYield, caitiff! Yield,
craven hound!" Il tell him that now
adays people don't say those things in
war, but he always says that ROLAND
and Bayard did, and that what suited
them will suit him.
Well, The enemy turned suddenly
on Fred, and drove him back against
the cam ION; but by that time we hao
advanced again, and Toddles was
blowing the bugle as hard as ne could,
which seemed to disconcert the enc
my. Fred took flying leap from the
cannon right over his back, and put
ting himself at our head rallied us
for a grand charge. We rushed Tor
ward, driving the enemy before u.s.
A panic seized him, and he fled IN as
order; we pursued him as far as the
renee, and he got through hole ana
escaped, but not before we each nad
good whack at him. 1t was a glo-
tious v'ftory. Fred made US speech
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
august


Perhaps you do not believe these
statements concerning Green's Au-
gust Flower. Well, we cam make
you. We can't force conviction IN
to your head or med
Doubling icine into youf~
throat. We don't.
Thomas. want to. The money
is yours, and the:
misery is yours; and until you are
willing to believe, and spend the ono
for the relief of the other, they win
stay so. John II. Foster, 1I2s
Brown Street, Philadel4 ia, sayss
"My wife is a little Scotch woman,
thirty years ofage and of a naturally
delicate disposition. For five Or sig
years past she has been suffering
from Dyspepsia. Sh6
Vomit became so bad at last
that she could not 81
Every Meal. down to a meal but
she had to vomit Il
as soon as she had eaten it. Two
bottles of your August Flower have
cured her, after many doctors failed
Shecan now eat anything, and enjoy
it; and as for Dyspepsia, she does not
know that she ever had it." .
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Reciprocity.

Cohen (ragically)-"Aha! und so L
hat been nursing a snake in mine
BOSOM"
Lowenstein-eH vos dot?"
Cohen-"Here l hat paid your car
fare at leasd four dimes, und now you
refuse to lend me ffe-tollar bill. -
Judge.