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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-18

head stepped aside as he was abont
to strike and quickly fred, this time
striking the bull in the shoulder, tearing
| open the flesh with what must have
been a painful wound. At any rate it
seemed to madden the buffalo, for with
hoarse below of rage it wheeled
| about and rushed back toward me
like a whirlwind. The gravity of the
situation now began to dawn on my
mind, and don't mind confessing that
l was considerably ratified. In the first
place it was on the bold prairie with
not tree for miles not even a bush
and with the exception of that little
dip in the ground, which enables me
to identify the spot, there wasn't
break in the dead level I was unarmed
save for the pistols which had nearly
emptied, and face to face with an ami
NAL mad with rage and pain. / began
to fear that | was a goner, but resolving
to fight for my life counted the shots
had left. l had three only. and l
knew my life depended on them, so 1
resolved only to use them with deliber-
alton Parrying the bulls second at
tack by dexterous leap 1 hurriedly
tore off my coat and threw it directly
in the face of the animal, which again
advanced on me. This confused him
for brief moment. and levcling my
revolver | let fly at the bulls head. |
aimed to hit him in tho eye or neck,
but owing to the rapidity Of his move
ments the ball glanced to his big jaw,
blowing IL up TO the hone. which was
exposed. But 10 my dismay this had
no power to stay the bull even for
moment, and he rushed ut me with
such force that / had barely time to
spring TO one side. As did this my
foot caught in trailing vine and
went forward on my face at full length.
Realizing that was lost leapcd to my
feet only to receive as did so terrific
blow on the back that sent me dozen
PAGES off. Goodness only knows why
every bone in my body wasn't broken.
thought they were, anyhow, but see
ing the buffalo coming to me once more
l found had strength enough to try
and scramble up before he reached me.
had succeeded in getting up on my
all-fours when he struck me again.
Over / went as at first. but l was so
badly hurt this time that / was too
furious to feel my injuries. Shouting
my compliments to him grabbed my
pistol, and feeling desperate, blazed
away just as he reached me. / had
barely time to get out of the way and
to keep his huge carcass from crushing
me to death, for the bullet l had fred
so recklessly had gone home, and the
bull fell kicking in death
agony. was afraid to approach aim
for some minutes, SO violent and pro-
longed were his sufferings and
struggles, but at last, plying the
creature, ventured to advance within
few feet of him, meaning to end his
agony with bullet through the head
But as did so he caught sight of me.
and ere could pull the trigger, had
sprung to his feet and was rushing
upon me. So sudden was the attack
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wounded COW, lowering their heads
aud paving up the ground. Now there
was always good deal of bluff about
buffaloes. and having heard old 'front.'
ievsmen say this, | continued To ad-
vance on them. and sent half dozen
bullets into their midst They gave
way before the leaden messages, two
of them wounded slightly, and IA third
pretty badly in the shoulder, but all
broke and ran except the largest of
the herd, an old bull and the finest
specimen ever saw. He stood his
ground, his old eyes glaring and blood
shot from under the shock of matted
hair about his head, and, planting his
legs firmly, awaited my coming with
grim determination. Hello, old boy"
said, You look downright vicious,
but guess it's all bluff, anyhcw. I'll
risk it," drew closer in order to get
a good aim. and, firing, hit the buffalo
fairly on the forehead. expected to
see the huge beast roll over dead, but
che thick skull resisted the bullet,
which only tore away the hide, and the
animal made Tor me with lowered
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-18
MY DARLING.


heard ms darling singing IN the garden In the
mernng,
Tho birds joined in the chorus and they mad~
the song compleIer,
And each the others strains with notes OF ten
der tone adjoining,
My love sang and the birds sang and knew
not which was sweeter
saw my darling standing in the garden mid
the flowers,
And the roses nodded round her and stretched
out as to entrcat her,
As with youths bright glamor DER her, in lifes
lovely springtime hours,
Ny love stood mid the flowers and knew not
which sweetcr.
saw my darling lying, such q white and
peaceful vision,
With q smile the angels brought her when
they kissed her brow to greet her.
And brought her waxen lilies; Easter buds for
one arisen,
And knew not which was whittier and knew
not which was sweeter.
shall and my darling waiting for me there at
Heavens portal,
When earth's path my feet have trodden and
gladly go TO meet her,
She will be n shining angel, and on earth she
was but mortal
Yet on earth or Heaven she loves me. and
know not which Is swecter.
May 5. Farrand in Inter Ocean.
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puNeENr pARAoa&eAs.

-Teacher-"Define quartZ Milk
man's'son (who.is rather absent minded,
Pint and a-half."
After the Question. -"Well. how
did her father come DOWN." With his
heavy shoes on."-Truth.
-Doctor-"Well. how do you feel to-
day?" Patient-'I feel as if had been
| dead a week" Doctor-"Hot eh?"-
Boston Christian Register.
Perpetual Motion. -Bligh-"Don't
you think Miss Chatt.rton has lovely
mouth?" Fligh-"It might be, if she
kept it still. "-Somerville Journal
You seem to think very highly of
him. Does he praise your looks when
you are with him?" mo, but he runs
down those of the other girls"-N Y.
Press.
Nothing Like a Change.-She-
"Since my return from the south of
France I'm another woman" Sarcastic
Friend-"How delighted your husband
must be. Fun.
-Doctor-"My dear madame, there is
nothing the matter with you-you only
need rest" But, Doctor, just look at
my eonPue' NeeuS rest, LOO, IuaubIne.
Fliegende Batter.
WANT some of my hair restorer,
sir?" asked the barber; best In the
world" 20, I've something better
I've just got a divorce from my wife"
National Barber
After the Play. He These dram
atists have such n monotonous method
OF making their lovers propose" She
Yes; but they do propose, and that Ia
the main thing. boston Beacon.
A Wise Man. Johnson jackson
is n wise man" Johnson--"In what re-
spect, pray?" Tomson-"You surely
must have noticed it. lie always laughs
at his employers jokes. Yankee Blade
Mrs. Vane-"Whata man Mr.. Jones
is to fatter! He told me to-day that
looked young enough to be my own
daughter" Mrs Blunt-"Your own
daughter by former marriage. he
probably meant boston Transcript
Quick Movement-"So you want
to go before the footlights?' said the
manager, grimly YES" said the as
piriug youth. well, you want to be
quick, then" said the manager. I'm
pretty quick with my feet"
Jennie" said the young woman
fiercely, I'm never going to have any
thing to do with another church fair"
'Why not?' "All the young men are
over at the dining table betting on who
will get the oyster. Isn't it scandal
ous?"-Washington Star.
They really fear she will go in.
sane. You see, she found a diary he
kept before he met and married her"
80, see. And the awful revelations
-" Revelations nothing! 1t was
in cipher, and she couldn't read word
of it. Indianapolis Journal.
Roberts Theory. - Tommy FL
don't understand about that girl in
pink. saw her only night before last
from the balcony, and she had dis
tinctly Grecian nose, and now it turns
right up. You can see for yourself"
Bob-"She probably hadn't seen you
night before last, and now she has
Wasp
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-18
A MEAN TENANT,
He Was Not Considerable for the Comfort
of His Neighbour.

He Was Not Considerable for the Comfort
of His Neighbour.
He raped on the door of the fiat be-
low his own, and when the door was
opened said apologetically:
Pardon my intrusion. This is Mr..
Filbert, believer"
Yes, sir"
my name is Springer occupy the
fat just above you"
'Step in, Mr.. Springer What can 1
do for your
Its merely business CALL" ex-
planned the occupant of the upper fiat
II notice that you are using but one
stove and a small CRATE now, while you
used to keep three stoves going"
why, yes" returned the man in the
first fat Times are rather hard and
coal is expensive. But might / ask
what business that is of yours?"
Business of mine!" exclaimed the
other in surprise. Hang it, man!
you're not treating me right! Don't
you think anything is due your neigh
bors?"
"Neighbors! neighbors! What are
you driving at? Haven't l always been
q good tenant?"
mo, sir!'' roared the man in the Sec
ond fiat 81 was told that you were
when moved in or would have taken
the fiat across the hall from mine. The
man underneath that keeps three stoves
going all the time-three, mind you.
He's a thoughtful, considerable man,
while you-you@"
"Well. what's the matter with me?"
why, hang it ali your measly little
fires don't heat the floors of my fat at
all, and have to burn ton of coal
more a month than the man across the
hall from me. tell you you're acting
in mighty small, mean way. You're
showing a contemplate spirit in the
treatment of your neighbours
They didn't quite come to blows, bu,
the man in the lower fat was so mad
that he put out all the fires, opened the
windows, and took his family to a hotel
for two or three days when the next
cold snap arrived. Chicago Tribune.
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that could not get out of the way, and
the big, blunt head struck me full in
the chest, knocking the revolver from
my hand, and sending me over in a
heap. The pistol exploded as it struck
the earth, and was slightly wounded
in the head by a flying fragment, but
the attack of the buffalo had only
sufficient force to upset me without
further injury, for rs it struck me it's
strength, which was an expiring effort
failed it, and it dropped beside me
with thud that seemed to shake the
earth. My victory, if you could call it
such, had cost me so dear that it was
an hour or two before l could
get up and whistle to my horse.
which was grazing some little
distance off, to come to me.
was too sore even to mount him then,
and, holding on to his bride, en-.
deavored to pull along as far as the
nearest ranch, Montfords, but after
the first mile | found l could go no
further, and lay down to die, for in
those days the country was so sparscly
settled that sometimes week, or even
two, would elapse without human
being crossing the prairie. But my
good star sent horseman that way
just rs the sun was setting.
summoned all my strength and gave a
despairing shout rs fell back in u
dead faint. When | came to | found
the man, Montford himself. leaning
over me. and il was nearly time for the
sun to rise next morning A wagon
had to be sent for TO carry me home,
and il was full month before ] was
able to rise from my bed, for my body
was one mass of bruises and was SO
black and blue that my skin had no
vestige of its normal color. had the
head OF my buffalo prepared by a
taXidermist, and for years it has
adorned my study. Come round to-
morrow and Ill show it to you
Canker City (Kan.) Cor. St Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-18
MAKING MOSAICS.
A Process Requiring n High Order of
Artistic Taste.

Process Requiring n High Order OF
Artistic Taste.
One of the few industries of Rome il
the manufacture of mosaics, the largest
establishment being under the control
of the Church, and employed almost
entirely in the adornment of churches
and religious establishments. The pro-
cess of making picture in mosaic is
very slow and requires the highest order
of skill TO begin with, mosaic is made
of glass, and its value consists in its
being indestructible.
The workmen in great pictures have
to use something over twenty-six thou
sand shades of colored glass to produce
the tints requisite, as in mosaic every
color is necessary, just as in an oil
painting. To make a picture, the pro-
cess is this: A plate of metal of the re-
quired size is surrounded by raised
margin an inch in height. A mastic
cement of powdered stone. lime and
linseed oil is spread over the bottom of
the plate, and that IS covered up with
plaster of paris to the level of the rim
Upon this the picture to be made is very
carefully drawn, and the mechanics
work begins ON
He takes piece of glass of the exact
tint necessary and fits it into it's place,
grinding to the shape. Then he goes
on. one piece at time. till the picture
is finished; then the face is ground
down to smoothness, and the picture is
set in its place
Some of the greatest pictures of an
cient and modern times are in mosaic,
the tints, with all the delicate shades,
being carefully reproduced as in oil.
and the effect being finer. The ceilings
of many of the great churches of Rome
are entirely of mosaic, as we'll as many
of the altar pieces and other decora-
tons AS they are entirely indestruct-
IDLE, and never lose their color, they
are very much priced. A picture in
mosaic costs great deal. but then it ia
eternal, barring fire and carthq ualea
All over Rome there are small shops
devoted to the manufacture OF mosaic
table tops, box covers, etc, the work.
man toilng all his life on one subject
The man who begins on St Peters or
the Coliseum never does any other sub
iect and he becomes so skillful in this
one that he is enabled to execute it not
only well, but cheaply. He has only
the tints to manage that enter into one
picture, and he places them mechani-
cally and very rapidly. - Scientific
American
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-18
stories of tho Royal Family.

The royal family have been much an
noyed by the sensational inventions of
some journals respecting the circum-
stances attending their recent loss
The queen is described as having "fal-
len down" when she was informed of
her grandson's death; and another jour
nal stated that her majesty WAS
obliged to rush into the open air. {"
These stories are entirely fictitious
The queen was fully prepared to hear
OF her grandson's death, as the latest
bulletins had left no grovnd for hope,
and her majesty was quite aware that
he had no constitution to carry him
through a severe illness The queen
has remained perfectly calm through
out and is now in her usual excellent
health. London World
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-18

Among the most extraordinary pieces
of symbolism known to have been used
by the early Asiatics was a figure of q
donSey's head used as a representative
of the Deity. There is no doubt what
ever that the same emblem was once
used among the Hittites, the Egyptians
and one or two other nations as sym
Dol of their Red God SUIT. The super
stitions of the yellow donkey of India;
the story of the swift ass of eastern
Asia and the ass of Dionysius, and
many other marvellous ass stories, are
all survivals of that curious form of
religious worship-the alteration of the
ass head.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-18
passes through. the great ducts on ,ts

passes through the great ducts on It's
way to the house and senate, rotunda,
dome. corridors and committee rooms.
During the winter group of cast-iron
heaters or radiators are placed horizon
tally across the air tunnel, filling the en-
tire space, except a few feet at the top,
where a trap is arranged to regulate
the passage of the air above the heaters.
By AUTOMATIC mechanical devices the
engineer is enable to bring the air to
any desired temperature and the flow
of fresh air above the heaters mingling
with the heat on the further side tenn
pers it as desired Immediately be-
yond the group of heaters is shall
low tank formed by depression in the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-18
Cnuldn,t Board Him Free.

Young man lodger-Will you marry
me?
Landlady-Let me see. You have
boarded with me four years. You have
paid promptly. You have never grum-
bled at your food. No; can not marry
you
Perhaps if haG acted like DIFFER,
and abused the coffee, grumbled at the
scarcity of butter, always been month
behind in pay, You would have married
me-"
"Yes, perhaps would As it is, l
will marry Duffer."
What"
"Yes, will marry Duffcr. He needs
some discipline. You are too good a
boarder to put on the free list It'd
Bits
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Valuable Information.

Small Millie, anxious to help entertain
a new acquaintance who was calling on
her mamma. volunteered this piece of
information, pointing to her still smaller
brothers who came into the room:
Desc is my little builders. aud they's
boR boys"
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by the name of Felix Montford,
was not thinking of hunt, and was
armed only with pair of revolvers,
but when, after mile or two travel
across the prairie, | saw herd of buff
frain from giving chase. They were
not over half dozen in number, but
all tremendous fellows except one, n
young female with calf few weeks
old. The wind blowing gale from
them to me, they had no warning of
my approach and were proceeding
1eisurely along, stopping every now
and then to crop the young spring
grass or to wait for the COW, which
fingered with the calf. Fearing, how
ever, that they would catch sight of
my horse before | came within shoot
ing distance, dismounted and began
to crawl toward the herd on my knees
and hands, with my pistols ready at
the first movement that should betray
my presence had gotten within one
hundred yards Of them when one of the
animals threw up his head, and, sniff
fing the wind, caught sight of my
hCAo So "hiSh was CIOppiuR STdtSS CluSc
to where had left him. With snort
of terror, he drew the others atten-
ton to the object, and while they
paused to consider whether it was foe
or not, sprang to my feet and ran
toward them. They had not seen me
before, and confused by my sudden ap-
pearance, my involuntary shouts,
which / accompanied by frantic wav-
Ing of my arms, the animals seemed
scarcely to know what to do Wheeling
madly about, they would break into
short broken gallop, only to run back
or round and round in circle with
piteous bellowings.
Excited as we'll and fearing to delay,
I blazed away at them, and as good
luck would have it, wounded the young
COW. 1t was unfortunate for me that
l did not kill her outright, for her cries,
mingled with those of the terror-strick-
en- calf, and the sight of the stream of
red blood pouring from her side. seemed
to enrage the bulls so that they paused
in their fight and crowded about the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-18
A DESPERATE STRUGGLE.
An Exciting Combat with q
Wounded Buffalo.

UST there" said
Maj TIL o IN as
Mason. pointing
out n slight de-
cline in the rrai.
rie to the scribe,
81 had an ad-
venture with q
big bull buffalo
that was about
as close a shave
with death as l
ever ha d. 1t
was tw e N t Y
years ago this
spring, and I
was riding from
my place over
here on Eagle
creek to that of
my n e a r g $ t
neigh Dor, a man
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-17
HAVE YOU THE GRIPPE?
Many People Have 1t and Do Not Know
1t. How to Recognize the Symptoms
and How to Treat Them.

Many People Have It and Do Not Know
1t. How to Recognize the Symptoms
and How to Treat Them.
Hundreds of people have the Grippe who
do not know it. Not necessarily the final
stages, but the first stages. They feel pains
in the head, and bad taste in the mouth,
get tired and despondent, have chilly sensa-
tions, limbs and muscles ache. In some cases
these things are overlooked. In most cases
perhaps they are considered simply slight
cold. In nearly every case they indicate the
coming of Grippe.
There is but one thing to do when these
symptoms appear, and that is to take prompt
and vigorous measures, to fortify nature to
repel the enemy. A little well directed effort
at just the right time will accomplish very
much more than 1abored efforts afterwards.
There is but one thing to be done, and that
is to use o pure stimulant, something that,
will promptly arrest and in no way injure
something endorsed by SCIENTISTS recon-
mended by physicians, and popular because
SO efficient-Duffy's Pure Malt w hiskey. Two
wears ago, and last year when the Grippe
was raging. this was the standard remedy
used, and recommended by the profession.
1t did more to prevent the Grippe than all
other known or recommended remedies. 1t
preserved many people in health who would
otherwise have been grievously sick, per-
haps even worse. 1t is as efficient to-day as
ever. 1t should be borne in mind that other
so called whiskies may not be SO efficient,
and If any dealer asserts that such whiskies
are the same, distrust him at once. There is
but one medicinal whiskey, and that is
Duff7s Pure Malt. ja2lwED
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-17
QUIET In ALLEGHENY.

NOT Much Interest Taken in the Elections
No Opposition to the Republican
Ticket in Many Wards-The Citizens
Win in Some Localities.
The election in Allegheny passed off very
quietly. There were no contests, and not
much interest was taken in any of the wards
The result was as follows:
First ward-Joseph Spang and Alexander
walker, School Directors; Ebenezer john
son, Ward Assessor. There was no Demo-
cratic ticket in opposition.
second ward-Louis McMullen and W. A.
ford, School Directors; Charles Smith, Ward
assessor No Democratic ticket.
Third ward-Charles Lange, Alexander
Latlmore and Captain George Lysle, school
directors; Robert Marshall, assessor. No
Democratic opposition.
Fourth ward-R, M. Brokaw, Philip Still,
school directors; Walter wadsworth, asses
sor These candidates were Republicans.
Fifth ward-Thomas r. Herd and John W.
kreppe were elected school directors, and
u. - johnson assessor. No Democratic op-
position.
Sixth ward-In this ward the principal
light was for Alderman. Frank Schellman,
Democrat, defeated W. G. White and Hannah
Gray, Republicans: Uriah venning, R.. and
George Traxler, D., we're elected School
directors; John F. Knoder R., was elected
Seventh ward-William Zoeller and Henry
LeufZ were elected School Directors, and
frank Schellmeyer, Assessor. This was the
Clslzens' ticket and had no opposition.
Eighth ward-There was no opposition to
the Republican ticket. H. W. Minnemeyer
ana q. j. Wilcox were elected School Direc-
tors 1or two years, and Joseph Scott for one
year. John Hack, Alderman, and John
Omlaer, Assessor.
Ninth ward-There was an interesting
ngnt 1or alderman in this ward which was
won Dy David Davis. Republican, defeating
Cnrls Eyers, Democrat, and Bartiey Marcel
independent. Joseph Cummings and Henry
smith, Republicans, were elected School
directors. William Hartman, Democrat.
was elected Assessor.
Tenth ward-No opposition to the Citi-
zens' ticket The successful candidates
were Frank McComb, Joseph Crider and
Henry Hauser, school directors; Alderman.
James Leahy, ST.; assessor, Charles Funora.
Eleventh ward-The Citizens ticket was
elected without opposition
Twelfth ward-The Citizens ticket had no
opposition. William Wagner, Ed Klotz and
Archy Gardner were elected school direct
ors; assessor, j. W. Hohmann.
Thirteenth waTd-The Democratic ticket
had no opposition. j. P. Knolle and John
Carleton were elected school directors and
Joseph knolle assessor.