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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17
SYSTEMATIC SAVING.
The Keynote to Financial Success and Q
Happy Old Age.

Happy Old Age.
Small savings are the foundation Of
great wealth. Most of the successful
men of America practiced economy to
secure foothold in the commercial or
financial world. Many of the profess
sional celebrities of our day and age be-
gan life at the foot of the ladder and
rose step by step, each advance made
possible by self-denial and frugality.
The late Daniel Dougherty, whose fame
as an orator. author and lawyer was
world wide, saved enough out of his
pltifully small wages as messenger
boy to pay for the laying of the founda-
ton of his education.
No thoughtless spendthrift can ever
hope to win fame or fortune. Many a
genius has ended his career in the gut
ter because he failed to understand the
first principle of business life. The
man who is generous before being just
is a useless, and often dangerous, men,
Der of society
Systematic saving is the keynote to
success Dickens has illustrated the
truth of this statement by drawing the
character of Micawber. Every city and
hamlet in the United States has its
Micawbers-good fellows, jovial and
generous, but forever living upon the
work and charity of their friends.
Chronic impecuniosity always ends in
total loss of self-rcspect, and man
who cannot respect himself is on the
road to the poorhouse or the peniten-
tiary.
Every able-bodied man in the United
States can save something out of his
weekly wages or his monthly salary.
The self-denial which may be required
to become a capitalist on a small scale
leads to better things. 1t trains the
mind and develops confidence in self.
Five dollars per month placed in q
building association is equivalent to one
thousand dollars in nine years. Five
dollars deposited each month in re-
liable savings bank amounts to sixty
dollars at the close of each year and
four per cent. interest.
Labor organizations would do well
to instruct their members in the rudi.
ments of practical fnancicring. Every
dollar saved, if properly invested in a
home, building association or bank,
earns another dollar in the course of a
few months and eventually makes the
investor free man who can look for
ward to sickness and old age with per-
feet equanimity.
Every dollar wasted is wasted OPP
portunity. The spendthrift has no
friends when his substance is s~,uan-
dered. The last days of his life are in
variably days of misery and vain regrets.
Look upon both sides of the picture
before it is too late. Habits of ccol-
omy and vicious traits are alike formed
early in life. Every man must at an
early period decide for himself whether
it is better to be useful citizen or q
drone, man or a parasite.--G. w. Weip-
piert, in Chicago Graphic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17
Roads In Ancient Peru.

The ancient Pcruvians seem to have
been the greatest of all roadmakers.
The remains still attest the former
magnificence of that road which led
from Quito through Cusco into the
Chilean domains. Its breadth was
twenty feet and it was conducted for
two thousand miles over painless sierras
buried in snow; along galleries cut for
leagues through the living rock; across
rivers spanned by brid ges of osicrs that
swung in the air; scaling precipices by
stairways hewn ont of the native bed;
over ravines of hideous depth filed up
with solid masonry; in short, cncoun-
tering and overcoming all the difficult
ties that beset wild and mountainous
region, and which might well appal the
most courageous engineer of modern
times. 1t was built of heavy flags of
freestone, and upon it, as on all the
other great routes of the country, were
posts or small buildings about five
miles apart, attached to which were a
number of runners, whose business it
was to carry forward the dispatches of
the government. by means of these
messengers fresh fish caught one day
at Lurin, on the Pacific, are said to
have been eaten the next day at Cusco.
The distance between these places is
300 miles, and the road traverSes the
widest and most mountainous country
in the world. -Broollyn Eagle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17
FEEDING ANIMALS.
Rations Must Vary with tho Age of stock
and objects In View.


and objects In View.
When feeding economically, the dis
position of the animals must be consid-
cred. To a considerable extent the ra-
tions must vary with the age Of the
animals and the object in view in feed
ing.
Some animals fatten readily, while
others seemingly under the best of treat
ment mako slow gain. An animal
that fattens easily is usually healthy,
strong, and of an easy temperament,
rarely frets, takes life in a moderate
way, and has good appetite as we'll
as good digestion. On the other hand,
an animal that is hard to fatten is often
restless, frets more or less, especially
If restrained, and is frequently poor
Gator; or il 1t is a hearty eater it lacks
good digestive or assimilative powers.
OF course there is little satisfaction and
less profit in handling this class of ami
mails. The same or less feed given to
one animal of good disposition Sc
cures a much better gain at less cost
than if given to one Of poor disposition.
This is an important item in buying
stock to feed, either for growth or to
fatten, and as much skill or Judgment
is required in selecting and buying ami
mails to feed as in feeding. When
stock is being fed on narrow margin
of profit, the one class Of animals will
return a certain profit and the other
less profit, even when given the same
management. One advantage in breed
ing and raising stock to maturity in
that the farmer, if he gives them proper
attention, will understand the condi-
ton Of them better than those he pur.
chases, and he should be able to feed
and manage so as to derive largo
amount of profit. AS it is the profit
that the farmer is working for it is i'm.
portant to take every advantage to in
crease it as much as possible, and one
way Of doing this is to feed such ami
mails rs will make the best return for
the amount of food supplied Prairie
Farmer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17
RENOvATIN0 TREES.
- Operation Requiring Considerabse
Time and Patience

IAmo ana fouenCo.
It Is often the case that trees are
neglected somuch that they become un-l
thrifty and Improbable, If they do not
cease entirely to bear fruit. With a.
very old tree very little in the way Of
renovating can be done with anything
like permanent benefit. But with
young trees that have simply been neg
lected very decided benefit can be Sc
cured. OF course, il this is done it is
necessary to do thorough work. Gem
orally the longer tree has been neg
lected the longer time will be required
to restore it.
One of the first things to do is to
prune thoroughly, cutting out all dis
eased or dead wood ut least, and a.
much of the other growth as may seem
necessary. No set rules can be given
as to the extent of pruning that should
be given, as the soil in which the tree
is growing, as we'll as the growth or
thrift of the tree, must be considered.
The pruning should be done reasonably
early in the winter, at least before tho
wood freezes. The wood should all be
gathered up and burned, as in this way
disease germs and injurious insects may
be destroyed.
Tho ground should be thoroughly
plowed, taking care to pillow shallow
near the trees so as not TO iniure tho
roots.
1t is often the case that one of the
principal reasons, if not the sole cause.
of the trees failing to make thrifty
growth and bear good crops of fruit il
a lack OF available plant food. The
trees are starving and, of course, cam
not grow or yield fruit The best plan
of manuring is to apply broadcast after
blowing and then work into the soil
with a harrow or cultivator. Almost
any kind of manure can be used with
benefit, but the advantage in using
well-rotted manure is that the effect
will be realized sooner, as it is in a
more available condition. or at least q
good portion of it. With trees, as with
other plants, the fertilizer, to be avail
able, must be soluble, and a larger pro-
portion of wcll-rotted manure is in this
condition better than if applied freshc
The principal advantage in using salt
is that it helps to make plant food that
is in the soil available. 1t contains
little fertilizing value in itself
Wood ashes can nearly always be APP
piled with benefit when they can be
had. With little care in this way an
orchard that has been neglected or
starved down may be renovated and
made profita BILE if the trees are not too
old. With an old orchard in which the
trunks of the trees are more or less de-
cayed the better plan is to cut It down
and make new start-St. Louis Re-
public.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17
FIRST UNBEND YOURSELF.
Then Your Sleep VIII be sound as That
of "a Baby.

Then Your Sleep VIII be sound as That
of IA Baby.
eff you have never done So watch
yourself go to Sleep" says a Delsartc
priestess, land you will be amazed to
see how tense your position is.
"Your knees are drawn up and bent,
your back is curved, the arms are held
more or less tightly to the body, and
the fingers are folded; the eyelids are
held shut, not allowed to droop over thu
eyes, the neck is strained, and the head
seems to touch the pillows only at the
temples. The points of contact with
the bed are really only at the temples,
shoulders, hips, knees and ankles.
"Now look at child sleeping. Every
muscle is relaxed every joint is inert
and prone on the couch; his little frame
finds rest at every point. The features
are undone, so TO speak, the nose
widens, the mouth droops, the eyelids
close easily, and with every line Of ex-
preston obliterated he finds utter and
complete rcposc. That abandon makes
him fall out of bsd sometimes, such an
inert body has he become.
"You may i'm tate HIM even to that
degree if necessary. Begin at your toes
to relax, loosen all your joints and
muscles, unbend your fingers, shake
your wrist loose. take the curve and
strain out of your neck. GOAL to pieces,
in fact, and see how the days fatigue
seems ~ SIP off from you and the
gentle mantle of rest and oh ivion en-
fold you like a garmeut"-Bostou
Herald
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17

The question of the best manner to
proceed in feeding an infant on cows
milk, was recently raised in the SAM
tarium question box. A lady asked DR..
j. II. Kellogg il it were best to use clear
cream diluted, or milk and cream to-
gether Hisreply was that either would
answer, but that cream diluted with
lime water, in the proport on of two
parts cream and one of lime water, was
to be preferred for a young child. Cream
does not contain so much cascin as milk
and is not likely to produce so large
curds in the stomach. Feeding the
child with a silver spoon from a cup is
a much safer manner than to use any
of the numerous nursing bottles 1t is
next to impossible to keep them in
wholesome condition. There is also less
liability to overlooking also if a spoon
Is used Good Health
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17

the back. A seam also runs down the
back center, giving an effect something
after the umbrella skirt style. This is
lined throughout and bound with a
contrasting material such as velvet,
plaid or plain cloth to match the waist
coat or other trimmings.
Although the trail is to be abandoned
for the street we may still expect to
keep the slender effects so much sought
for and the bell skirt will reappear for
house and reception wear.
The jackets of the coming season
tend toward more fancifulness than
has been tolerated for some years.
Three-quarter coats of heavy corded
silk in black and colors trimmed with
velvet, brocaded waistcoats, and even
lace jabots have appeared on a few inn
portations, though to my taste that is
entirely out of place except for car
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17

rough Bisons, serges, cheviots and even
heavier goods in plain OF plaided materi-
al do not admit of much trimming and
certainly no passementerie. And ON
the other hand there has never been
such wealth of embroideries and pas
sementeries of elaborate and gorgeous
coloring and design as are shown this
autumn. That, taken together with
the fact that the line of new colors in
broadcloth smooth goods was never
equaled, and as these admit of braid
ing and passementerie trimmings,
doubt not that the smooth materials
will be as fashionable as ever.
Among the new woolens are Bayadere
cords, velours, vigoreux and velour
Russo, rich woolens tufted with velvet, a
large variety of big plaids, the usual
assortment of tweeds and cheviots, wool
reps figured with Partisan designs, and
host of fancy materials too numerous
and confusing to mention.
In silk goods we have new handsome
grades of the popular bengaline. Deded,
ponitilie and arabesque designs are
shown in gros grain, surahs and taf-
fetas, plain, brocaded and plaids in the
new shades Of olive, opal, platina, salam-
DO blue, amethyst, chestnut, dahlia and
many others.
Ribbed velvet having much the effect
OF corduroy is to be very popular and
the shaded velvets are new, but need
very slSillful using to be satisfactory.
The shades run across the width of the
velvet from red to green, blue to brown,
pink to blue, black to red, etc. They
are costly and elegant when well man.
aged, but disastrous to an amateur in the
art. The reception gown modelled here
is OF aloe green crystal bengaline. The
skirt is plain with a foot border of
black feather trimming The revers
are black and green shaded velvet The
big pulled sleeves are overlaid with
black lace and passementerie tracing.
An ecru crepe vest has collar and Cir
die of velvet.
The trimming of hats has been grad
and has now reached the immediate
front.
The "beef eater" crowns with all
sorts of brims are very popular and are
for the most part trimmed with two or
three nodding plumes at the left front
with the rhinestone buckle, which
seems om1ipresent in the seasons mill
linery. Whatever the trimming the low
crown "a sans dire, unless we except
the little cup crowns which come high
er, but can hardly be called a crown at
all. Sable tails again figure on toques
and bonnets, in combination with rich
velvets and lace. Quill feathers have
not been abandoned, either, and appear
in many new guises of paint, stain, be-
jeweled and plaided. The Alsatian
bows, large and small, preferably the
latter with buckle, are the prevailing
mode, while the feathers give the nee
essary point of height.
Lack of space prohibits me from
speaking of the many exquisite new
materials and designs for house gowns
until next month, but will describe
one that struck me as particularly
pretty.
A plain skirt of china blue pean de
sole has bell train. The corsage has
a plated surplice effect with black vel
vet revers and rosette. The top of the
bodice is overlaid with fine black passe-
menterie. Puffs of plain silk with low
er half sleeve of velvet with an arm
band and girdles of dull Persian en-
brOiderv. T. II
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17

The star boardcr at a Cass avenue
fcedery has been wrestling with conun-
drums.
what" said he to the landlady, 'is
the difference between the dinner bell
and the belle of the Kitchen"
She gave it up just as she had often
given up trying to collect a board bill,
to-wit, in despair.
One" said he, els made of brass and
the other is maid-of-all- work. Detroit
Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17
Coarse Grass and Crop-r,ound.

This is the season of the year when
some of the hens may become crop
bOuud. II is due 10 tho lack Of grea
food, which tempts the hens to swai-
low bulky food of some kind, as sub
,titute, the result being that they re-
sort to the long, dried grass, which be-
comes packed in the crops and
causes crop bound YARN and Firesida,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17
TwoKENTUcKY HORSE STORIES.
New Yorker Who Wanted . Pedigree
and Got H.

A New Yorker who wanted . Pedigree
and Got H.
The knowledgeous New Yorker was
In Kentucky to make a riding trip of
several weeks, and wanted to have his
own horse. He found rarely good one
for the price at last, and then insisted
upon having its pedigree. He wanted
It, so he said, in order the more easily
to sell when he had finished his ride.
OF course the pedigree was furnished,
| Tor Kentucky horse trader knows his
business. The pedigree was a beauty,
too, on paper, and the New Yorker was
tickled half to death. He finished his
ride some 200 miles from where he
bought his horse, and at the last stable
where he put him up he offered him for
sale
Whats the price?' asked the livery
man.
Two fifty" was the response.
Too much," retorted the liveryman.
But he's got pedigree" insisted the
New Yorker, going down in his pocket
for the precious paper and handing it
over.
The liveryman, who knew all the
horses in the state and their collateral
branches looked at the paper moment
and snorted aloud.
whats the matter?" asked the as
tonished New Yorker
Where did you get this pedigree?"
inquired the livcryman.
up in the blue grass region where 1
bought the horse"
The liveryman looked over the list of
great ancestral names and laughed
some more, and the New Yorker got hot.
whats wrong with it," he asked
angrily, as he took it back and began to
study it himself with the air of a man
who knew what he was about
80, nothing much" replied the
liveryman only it's the pedigree of a
jackass. I'll give you a hundred even
for your boss"
1t was worth hundred and fifty dol
lars to ride that two hundred miles
back to the starting point, and the New
Yorker took the hundred and ground
the pedigree paper under his heel.
The editor of the country paper
taught school between times, or the
school teacher edited the paper between
times, as you prefer; but to him one day
in his editorial capacity came man to
advertise a horse he had recently pur-
chased
81 want to see about putting in an
advertisement" he said comprchen-
sively.
"What is itp" inquired the pleased cd
itor, for advertisements mean bread and
butter and pie in some localities.
well, want a notice put in the
paper that I'll make the season with my
boss Blue Grass, namin' the places and
SO forth, and also his pedigree"
where's your advertisements
so, you'll have to write it. l amt
no scholar"
The editor took his paper and pencil
and as his patron gave the needed facts
he put them down.
"Now, what is its pedigrec?" asked
the editor when he had put the rest of
the notice into shape.
you'll have to write that too" said
the horseman.
But you'll have to tell me what it
is"
Write it," said the patron.
81 can't unless you tell me what it is"
The horseman looked at the editor in
supreme contempt
We'll" he exclaimed, getting up to
go, you are poor editor if you don't
know how to write a horses pedigree"
and he went over to the opposition
paper. Detroit Free Press
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17

La1y-"This coin is worn smooth
The stamp is almost oblitcrated."
"Cashier-"Yes, madam: been held
pretty tight imagine. got it from q
New Jersey tax collector."-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17
GOOD sROODING COOP.

Very Popular with the Farmers Of Ohio
and Indiana.
The coop given below is largely used
among the farmers of Ohio and Indiana.
1t is roughly constructed of light
boards, each coop being about two feet
high by three or four feet long. A
door on the side gives access TO the old
hen, and for putting in food. water and
straw. The front part has three en-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17

frances for the young chicks, the upper
portion being Of Stats to admit light. 1t
% best to have a canvas TO throw over
the coop in wet weather. A wire or
strap may serve the purpose Of ham
dle.--John w. Caughey, in Country
Gentleman
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17

Mrs. Gazzam displaying some china)
Now have painted it, | must have it
fred.
Gazzam-Well, it deserves it. Shall
| pitch it into the ash barrel?-N. Y.
Truth
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17

Little Girl-Shall invite Lucy Locket
to my party?
Mamma-Why shouldn't you?
Little Girl dunno, only / forgot,
an invited everybody else, and if |
don't slight somebody it won't be ex-
elusive food News
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17
FASHIONS FOR LADIES.
The Trailing Mud Catcher for Street
Gowns Doomed.

The Newest English Skirt-Novelties In
Fall and Winter Jackets - Growing
Popularity of overwhelmingly,
Trimmings and Accessories.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17

rage or reception wear. Handsome
buttons are again figuring on these gar
ments, the fancy being for few very
large, or innumerable small ones of fine
workmanship in enamel or rocco de-
sign.
The jacket illustrated here is a new
shade of brown Harris cloth. The long
coat skirt is untrimmed, all the garni-
ture being concentrated on the large
deliberately braided revers and cuffs. A
handsome cloisonne button fastens
over to the left outside, but the jacket
is of course invisible, buttoned or
hooked down the front. A waistcoat
of doeskin is worn underneath, fastened
with tiny buttons over a linen collar
and front, and tie of dark silk.
Sealskin will be much worn later, the
Jackets measuring about forty-two
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17

Especial Fashion Letterl
At last we have the welcome news
that London tailors propose to discard
the trailing mud-catcher for street
gowns with the opening winter season,
so chat we may reasonably hope to see
the last of it here before long.
The Dumore is the latest English
skirt A gored front is scanned on to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-15
Ancient Chinese Bridges.

Suspension bridges which were built
iii the time of the Han dynasty C202 b.
c. to SEQ A. d. are still standing, strik-
ing examples of oriental engineering
skill. According to historical and geo.
graphical writers of China it was Shang
Lieng, Kaen Tsu's chief of command,
who undertook to construct the first
public roads in the Flowery Empire. At
that time it was almost impossible for
the province Of Shense to communicate
with the capital. Lieng took an army
Of 10000 workmen and cut great GORGE
through the mountains, filling up the
canyons and valleys with the debris
from his excavations. At places where
deep gorges were traYersed by large
and rapidly flowing streams he actually
carried out his plan Of throwing suspen-
sion bridges, stretching from one slope
to the other.
These crossings, appropriately styled
flying bridges by early Chinese writ
ers, are high and dangerous looking in
the extreme. At the present day bridge
may still be seen in the Shense which is
400 feet long and is stretched over
chasm more than 900 feet deep. How
those early engineers erected such
structure with the tools and appliances
at their command IS a mystery which
will probably never be explained st,
Louis Republic.