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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-07-22
FARM AND GARDEN.
THE HANDY MECHANIC.

How to Make All Kinds of Brushes fos
Home Use.
To make paint brush, shape your
stick as in Fig. for the handle. round
ed and slitted. Having preserved your
bristles from the hogs spine at killing
time, insert them in two rows in the
slit, as shown in Fig. 2, tying the ends
of the stick together as shown to hold
the bristles firmly. Then, bending
them upward, wrap, as shown in Fig.
8, with strong, sharp cord. and the
brush is done.
For a horse or cattle brush, take a
back of an old brush or bore one as
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-07-22

The wife Of a genius is generally very
lonesome womarI-Ram's Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-07-22
The Only One Ever Printed-Can You Find
the Word?

THERE'S inch display advertisement
In TINS paper, this week, which has no two
worus alike except one word. The same is
true OF each new one appearing each week,
from The DR.. Harter Medicine Co. This
house places a Crescent on everything
they make and publish. Look for it, send
them the name Of the word and they will
return You book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-07-22

TITS DUTY you owe our.
self and family 10 get the best
value for your money. Econo-
mixe in your footwear by pur-
chasing w. l.. Douglas shoes,
which represent the best
value for prices asked, Is
Thousands will testify.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-07-22
TWO HARVEST EXCURSIONS

TWO HARVEST EXCURSIONS
VIA the Chicago, Milwaukee d st. Paul R'y,
on Tuesday, August S0th, and
September 27th, 1se2.
where the grasses are kissed by the wandrine breeze
- ana The fields are rich with the golden grain;
The schooner pioughs through the prairie
-, oiis destined port on the western plain;
mere homes may never be sought in vain,
- Ano nope is the thriftiest plant that grows;
Wnere man may ever his rights maintain,
And land is as free the wind that blows.
For further particulars apply to the near.
est Ticket Agent, or address Geo. H
Heanord, General Pass. Agent, Chicago, Ill
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
To He Blown Out.

STANDARD OIL is not going to die, but
will run under a sort of gentleman g
agreement" insSad of tangible cor
poration n.-Milwaukee Journal.
THE Standard Oil trust is to disband
for the purpose of reorganizing upon a
more enduring and grasping basis. Pc
troleum can never be made to smell
sweet, no matter how great the skill Of
the refiner.-Denver Times.
IF the Standard trust takes the course
of returning the properties under it TO
their original indep endent control it
can fairly claim TO show respect for
the law in marked contrast to the other
trusts that have initiated It, But II IL
makes d distribution which maintains
the joint control, 1t will seek to evade
the law just as the others have done.--
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Or course this does not mean that
the great Standard Oil combination Is q
thing of the past. 1t simply means that
those concerned will have to consult
their lawyers and devise new method
of consolidation. 1t means little extra
work for the corporation lawyers and
some temporary fluctuations. in the rat
ing of Standard oil and pipe line certi-
ficates, but 1t doesn't concern the pub
lie little bit.-Brooklyn Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
OIL AND GAS.
How n Well Is Drilled Thousands of Feet
In Depth.


In Depth.
When a gas or oil well is located,
says S. A. Felter in the Indiana
Farmer, the first step is TO build over
it a derrick, which is frame from go
to 90 feet high, built of 2XS timber in
the form Of square pyramid. In
this is erected "walking-beam," or
horizontal rocking shaft, pivoted In
the middle 26 feet long, one end Of
which is connected to the crank shaft
of the engine, TO the other is sus-
pended the drill, or boring tool.
The drill "bit" consists Of steel
chisel blade, obtuse but sharp, about
s inches wide, with a shaft about 6
inches in diameter, about feet long,
weighing about $50 pounds. The
lower or cutting part is of steel: the
shaft is of iron. The "stem" is an
iron rod of the same size as the shaft
of the bit, into which it is screwed,
and is 33 feet long, and weighs over
1000 pounds. In the upper end Of
the stem is ring by which the whole
is suspended by 24 inch manila
rope. The drill is raised about three
feet for a stroke, the weight being
about 1900 pounds, and let fall on
the rocks beneath. The number of
strikes average about forty-three per
minute.
The hole is 8 inches in diameter at
the start, and the drill chops its way
down as far as poSSible-sometime
from 100 TO 200 feet; when water or
sand prevents further progress by cav
ing, it is necessary TO case the hole
with sections of iron tubing, having
an inside diameter Of So inches, which
are screwd together and driven down
to the bottom of the hole. Then a
smaller drill, fitting the inside Of the
casing, is again set to work as long as
possible. When again obliged to
stop, the casing is withdrawn and a
"reamer" or widening tool is put
down, and the lower portion of the
hole is enlarged to s inches. Then
the casing is again put down to the
bottom. In this way the work pro-
crosses until the desired depth is
reached.
The drill is made with horizontal
notches throughout the entire length,
as it often happens that the bit or
stem breaks while in the hole. In
such cases a "grab-hook" is slipped
over the end of the broken piece, and
in this way recovered.
The "sand-pump," which is used to
clean the sand and pulverized rock
from the hole, is simply tube 20 feet
long and inches in diameter, the
valve being an iron or copper ball AZ
inches in diameter. This tube is let
down, and when filled is drawn out.
The sand-pump is used about every
five feet, and sample Of the rock cut
is put into bottles, numbered, and la
beled with number Of feet and char
acter of rock.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
Path on the Rt0rm

pected to occupy the building In a few
days.
Path OF the storm.
That the storm was one of the most
searching and destructive on record is
borne out as fragmentary scraps of in
formation straggle In from the North
west, the far West, and Southwest over
the badly crippled. almost unworkable
wires which escaped the fury Of the
warning elements.
The justly famous though not popular
kansas cyclone" seems In this instance
to have comprehended vast expanse of
territory upon which to wreak its fury,
and any estimate approximating the
amohnt Of damage done to property or
the number OF lives lost is out of the
question.
The area Of low barometer which has
lowered 80 long over the lake region
and Northwestern States seems TO have
shown this onward rush of high pres
sure, the weather map indicating two
distinct storms, branching from a point
apparently in Northwestern Texas like a
huge "V, and taking their course one
northerly and one northeast.
In the onward march northward in
swirling, shrieking eddies Bleeding
Kansas" first fell under its mighty pow
er. Death and destruction marked its
baleful progress from the moment il left
the rolling prairies of the Indian Terri
tory. Grasping in its pitiless clutch the
pretty little city of Towanda, Kas., it
bounded on with ever increasing vol
ume, leaving in its wake a maze of shat
tered buildings, a score of mangled
corpees, and q hundred torn and bleed
ing victims.
Wellington, Caldwell, Augusta, and
Kiowa, Kan, then furnished their quota
TO the death harvest. Passing north
ward through Kansas, Nebraska, the
Dakotas, and Minnesota the track of
desolation, miles in width, marks it's
passage, and feeble walls straggle
through flag ends of prostrate wires
from interior towns anxious to tell their
tale of woe.
Following the northwest prong of this
remarkable atmospheric outburst the
south and east portion OF Kansas is
shown to have been attacked with the
same irresistible force that character
lied the movement of the disturbance
in the northward tangent.
Kansas City was again forcibly re-
minded of the Lathrop school-house
horror of 1886, in which many little
children were crushed and numerous
homes were wrecked and made desolate
by the heavy hand of death; when the
building, at Fourth and Main streets,
collapsed, adding five victims TO the list
of fatalities, and when the great Hanni-
bal and st. Joe bridge was blown bodily
from its massive stone foundations into
the treacherous Missouri. Reports indi-
cate that another school-house has been
wrecked, four unroofed, and untold lesser
damage done, though happily no loss Of
life is yet reported from there. Not a
wire remains thence to the southwest,
the damage and loss of life being purely
conjecture, though the widest rumors
are rife.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
RATIFIED THE TREATY.
Senators Approve the Long Considered
Treaty and Vote with UnanImity.

Senators Approve the Long Considered
Treaty and Vote with Unanimity.
The treaty or conve ntion providing for
arbitration in the settlement Of the diff
ferences between Great Britain and the
United States over the jurisdiction of
Behring Sea has been ratified by the
Senate by a unanimous vote. The
treaty does not stipulate the language
in which the proceedings shall be con-
dr ed. Mr.. Sherman said that the
suggestion that they be conducted in
English had been communicated to Sir
Julian Pauncefote, the British Minister,
who replied that he had no objection,
but preferred 70 communicate with his
own government before agreeing to 1t.
This he did, and Lord Salisbury ap-
proved. After Mr.. Sherman had made
this statement the treaty was amended
so that English should be the language
used In conducting of proceedings.
The time allowed the arbitrators for
decision was extended to four months
and the treaty was ratified without the
passage of any resolution (by yea and
nay votel and resolutions informing the
President of its ratification and remov-
ing the injunction of secrecy from the
vote were adopted.
Officials Of the North American Com
mercial Company, to whom the contract
was awarded FOR taking seals on the
Pribylov ISLANDS for a term of twenty
years, were notified that arrangements
should be made for this season on the
basis of a catch of 1900 skins, the same
as last year, under the provisions of the
modus vivendi still in force. Informa-
tion to this effect came direct from the
State Department, coupled with the
statement that, with the exception of
arranging few Seals, the United States
and Great Britain had practically reached
an agreement to continue last year s
proposition in force during the sealing
season of 1899.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

THE people of Canada dispose OF
boodling statesmen in summary and
satisfactory manner. At the last
election for members of the provincial
legislature. although Mercier, the late
premier, was successful, his party was
disastrously beaten. However, the
Canadian government was not con-
tent TO leave Mercier alone, even in q
minority. He was notified that un-
less he resigned from the legislature
and abandoned politics, he would be
prosecuted in the courts for his
crimes. To was doubtless a painful
performance, but in order to escape
punishment for his corrupt practices
while at the head of the ministry, he
resigned and issued letter to his
followers announcing his retirement
to private life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
CRAWLING MIoHGA

plans were interfersd with. Tuesday
night. after q wrangle Of this character,
the old man went upstairs to bed. but
got up about 6 o'clock the following
morning and, going TO the kitchen, got
hatchet and attacked his daughter
Della as she came into the room,
splitting her skull and mutileting
her head horribly. The eldest daughter.
Emma, came to her sisters rescue and
met the same fate, being frightfully in
jured, but is yet alive. The mother,
hearing the affray, came into the room.
Lyttle began cutting her head with his
hatchet, infiicting six CHASTITY wounds,
which will prove fatal, although the
woman is yet alive. Lyttle has served
one term in the penitentiary for inhu-
manly treating a child. His whole life
has been one long story of cruelty to
his family and all with whom he came
In contact. Mrs. Lyttle and her young
est daughter cannot possibly live until
morning, but Emma, the eldest daugh-
ter, will possibly survive her fearful In
juries. Lyttle confessed that he came
home from the Soldiers Home on pur-
pose to kill his daughters.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
Bull Eats Crow.

LORD SALISBURY is the champion
pettifogger of the day.-Cincinnati Com
mercial- Gazette.
LORD SALISBURY has evidently par
taken OF a dish of American crow
Cleveland Leader.
LORD SALIsBURY's last note is moth
ing more nor less than a British sur
render.-Indianapolis Journal.
IT is as complete surrender as It Is
possible to make in diplomatic point of
view.-New York Recorder.
EMPEROR WILLIAM backs down,
Premier Salisbury backs down, but
Uncle Sans back is still up.-St. Louis
Star Sayings.
PREMIER SALISBURY Is backing down,
reluctantly and ungracefully perhaps,
but he is backing down.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
let us live on in peaceful possession of
our seals, our lives, and our sacred
honor.-MinneGpolis Tribune.
THE British lion isn't nearly so fero-
cious as he was few days ago. Your
Uncle Samuel is something of lion
tamer.-Wheeling Intelligencer.
LORD SALISBURY has come off his
perch" and Is willing TO renew the mo
dus vivendi" on terms that are more
reasonable than at first proposed
Cleveland Plaindealer.
LORD SALISBURY is in the position OF
the small boy up tree. Uncle Sam has
called him down and he will come, but
he wants to take his own time about it,
Topeka Capital.
LORD SALISBURY has not increased
his prestige by the zeal he has shown In
behalf of Canadian adventurers who de-
serve little more consideration than pi-
rates.-Omaha Bee.
LORD SALISBURY finally descended
from his high horse and gave the Brit
ishers this bit of advice: IF you go seal
ing in Behring Sea you do so at your
own risk. ."-Pittsburg Gazette.
IT is supposed that Sir Charles Tupper
of Canada is making hasty preparations
to fall through a crack in the Tory plat
form. His big brother Salisbury has
given him a hint to collapse.-St. Paul
Pioneer-Press.
IT Is pretty evident that well-informed
Englishmen realize that Salisbury has
hold of "the wrong end of the poker" on
the seal business, and has no just pre-
text for show of obstinacy or hostile
feeling.-Troy Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

YIN Az part in the campaign
coming on there between candidates for the
several State offices. and also TO look after
my own interest In the selection OF dele
gates to the National Convention have
declined to do SO, and, as I am situated. ]
do not feel at liberty to leave my official
duties to take part In any campaign for
myself or anyone else, and would not now
do 80 for any office.
To the people OF the State OF II inois, who
have honore1 me repeatedly with their
confidence and whom have served oficial-
ly for many years. l am grateful / desire,
however, that my name shall not be longer
used rs n candidate for the Office Of Presi-
dent The people seem TO favor the re-
nomination of President Harrison, whose
administr alton has teen able, clean, cour-
ageous and patriotic.
] am a Republican; i believe In the
principles and policies OF the party. and i
expect always to do my part, as may be
able, in uph olding it while In power and
securing for IL victory. We have before US
in Illinois and in the nation great and
stubborn battle We must have harmony
in our ranks II we are to be assured OF sue
cess either IN the State or nation. Our
State and national conventions should be
wise In the selection of candidates who
are most likely to give our party success In
the State and nation. and by success give
appearance Of the continuance of our pres
ent wise, strong and patriotic foreign
policy; a we'll considered fiscal policy, the
fou 1dation OF which Is honest money for an
honest people; a revenue policy under
which American trade and industries will
be carefully fostered ana American labor
jealously protected; of an internal policy
that will make navigation safe and sure on
our great rivers; that Will give commerce
between the States protection from extor-
tions and unjust discrimination; that will
give the country pure and competent
civil service; that will compel regard for
the RIGHTS of every citizen in every State
that will make the government puissant in
its parts and invincible in their unity.
With respect, am very truly yours.
s. NJ. CULLOM.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
LYNCH LAW IN OHIO.
JOSEPH LyttIe Taken from the jail n
IAudlay and Executed by a Mob.

JoseNI LyttIe Taken from the Jail at
IAndlay and Executed by a Mob.
Joseph Lyttle was taken from the Jail
at Findlay, Ohio, by an angry mob and
lynched. Lyttle evidently anticipated
death, for he left note asking that his
body be turned over to his brother, with
the request that he be buried beside his
mother. As the mob entered the Jail
Lyttle called their attention TO the cell
he was occupying as the one they were
looking for. 1t took thirty minutes TO
batter down the cell door, when the
doomed man was dragged out and thence
to the Main street bridge. After the
first attempt was made to hang Lyttle
he was dragged by the neck through the
street to the fatal telegraph pole, and
shots from two score revolvers were
fired into the lifeless body. The mob is
said TO have been composed of the best
citizens, but was poorly organized and
lacking a leader.
The crime for which Lyttle was
lynched was a most brutal one. Lyttle
was an old soldier whose wife obtained
a divorce from him some time ago on
the ground of cruelty. He went to the
Soldiers Home at Dayton, but returned
Sunday night and tried to get his wife to
live with him again, and she permitted
him TO stay at the house few days. His
grown daughters were bitterly opposed
to this move, and this Lyttle resented
and threatened 70 kill the girls IL his
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

MRS. RICHARDS, of Montana, who Of.
fered to give the last nail TO be driven
into the Woman's Building, is having il
manufactured at Butte City, after her
own design. The nail will be twelvepenny
in size, and will be composed of the
principal mineral product of the State.
The nail when driven will pass through
a medallion of very elaborate design,
comprising the coat-of-arms of Mon
tana-a setting sun behind mountain
line. The sunset will be composed en-
tirely Of sapphires, the mountains OF
gold, and the valleys of silver.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
The Peach Crop.

THE fact that the Western peach crop
has been ruined on schedule time Is an
assurance that as usual this autumn
great measures will be taken for pre-
serving it.-Philadelphia Times.
THE cheerful liar who always ruins
the peach-buds In March and April ha.
begun the relation of his customary tale
of woe. He has opened branch Office
in Southern Illinois.-Illinois State
Journal.
ALREADY has the report of damaged
peach crop come from Delaware. They
didn't even give us time to announce
that the report was about due, and all
well-regulated newspapers keep the an
nouncement standing too.-Philadel-
nhia Call
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
PersIa's Only Vessel.

Last year Persia was the only
country which appeared in the ship
ping lists of the world as owning but
one vessel, and this year it still occu-
pies its solitary place, the vessel-a
steamer of s3s tons-having wealth.
cred all the accidents OF the year.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

senting the press who
have interviewed me,
that ! would esteem
1t q high honor to have
the support Of the
Illinois delegation In
the National Republi-
can Convention for
President OF the Unit
ed States, and would
lbe pleased to have
such delegation do all
that honorably could
be done TO secure for
me the nomination. /
have had many letters
asking me 70 leave my
post of duty and come
to our state and take
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

FOREIGN news reports that the
Queens grandson, the Duke of Car-
ence, caught his death Of cold" by
standing too long at the grave of a
cousin with his head bare, according
to a custom which it would have been
wiser to ignore.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
Note from salisbury.


Lord Salisbury has replied as follows
TO Sir Julian Paunoefote in response to
Mr.. Wharton's note:
"In reply to your telegram notice has
been given to owners of ships sailing for
Behring Sea that both agreements at
present under discussion between Great
Britain and the United States-that as
to arbitration and that as to an inter-
mediate arrangement-may affect the
liberty of sealing In Behring Sea. They
have, therefore, notice of their liability
TO possible interruption, and will sail
subject to that notice. The question Of
time is not, therefore, urgent.
Inform the President that we concur
In thinking that when the treaty has
been ratified there will arise a new
state of things. Until it is ratified our
conduct is governed by the language of
your note of the l4th of June, 1890.
But when it is ratified both parties must
admit that contingent rights have be-
come vested in the other, which both de-
sire to protect.
I'VE think that the prohibition Of seal
ing, IL 1t stands alone, will be unjust to
British sealers IL the decision of the
arbitrators should be adverse to the
United States. We are, however, will
ing, when the treaty has been ratified, to
agree to an arrangement similar to that
OF last year ii the United States will
consent that the arbitrators should, in
the event of q decision adverse to the
United States, assess the damages which
the prohibition of sealing shall have in
fflicted on British sealers during the
tendency of the arbitration, and in the
event of a decision adverse to Great
Britain should assess the damages
which the limitation of slaughter shall,
during the tendency of arbitration, have
inflicted on the United States or their
lessees.
AS an alternative course we arc also
willing, after the ratification of the
treaty, to prohibit sealing in the disputed
waters IL vessels be excepted from pro-
hibition which produce certificate that
they have given security for such dam
ages as the arbitrators may assess in
case of decision averse to Great
Britain, the arbitrators to receive the
necessary authority on that behalf. In
this case restriction of slaughter on
the islands will not in point of equity be
necessary.
Her Majesty's Government are un.
able to see any other than one of these
two methods OF restricting seal hunting
in the disputed waters during the arbl.
tration which would be equitable to both
parties.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
'CULLOM is NOT IN IT.
.HE THROWS ILLINOIS TO HAR-
RiSON.

Letter from tho Senator to Ex-Mayor
Roche, of Chicago, Showing the Need
of Harmony-rbe Track 10 Minneapolis
Now Thought to he Clear for the
President.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

BY actual count, one hundred and
flfty-nine young women have taken up
timber claims in western Washington in
the past six months.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

THE Standard Oil Company may
take down its standard, but the per-
formance will probably 60 on inside
the tent just the same.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
BELLICoSE IN TONE
SALISBURY'S REPLY TO PRESI-
DENT HARRISON.

Secs Only Two ways-In Either Case Seal
Hunting Must He Permitted = Ship
Owners Given Notice of Their Liability
20 Interruption.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
WIPED OUT BY WIND.
AWFUL SCENES OF DEVASTA-
TION AND DEATH.

Mangled Bodies and Ruined Homes I'm
the Wake of the Tornado-Many Poo
pie Killed-Chicago sky-scraper Blown
Down.