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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-24
cuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

-She-"How DO YOU like my hats~
He-"1t makes your face very long"
She-"It made papa's face very long
/. when he paid for it"-Trath.
Mrs McQuerry-"Do You believe in
sympathetic suffering?" Mrs Peck
"Do I? You ought to see how I suffer
when my husband is out of sorts"
-Bertie-"Why did YOU buy this
pictare9 1t is only fight of sparrows."
Algie-"Why, they are very English.
don't you know, deah boy?'-Inter
Ocean.
-She-"You would be surprised If
were to tell you that | am past -.
wouldn't yoc?" Ee-"I would be sur
pcised at your telling me, "-lndianapo-
lis Journal
How the Doctor Felt-Wellman--
81 say throw physie to the dogs" Doc
tor-"All right Do as you please. As
for myself I can get more for it else
where. detroit Free Press.
-Bangle-"Shuf1e seens a very
clever kind of fellow. How is it he can
turn his hand to almost anythings~
Freezeout-"Well, he generally carries
a deck up his sleeve. Inter Ocean.
GOOD morning, my boys; is Your
father in his study" mo, sir; papa
has gone to the dentists to have mann
mas teeth attended to-" 70, indeeG.-
but mamma is in. Petit Parisien.
~ came hece," said the youth To
the Boston girl, for little rest and
peace of mind" "Ah, she said, You
appear TO have piece of mind; when
do You expect to get the reste"-N. v.
Sun
-Maaa-"He asked me TO marry him.
bat said he had only broken heart to
offer me" Marie-"Did Won accept him
under those conditions Maud-''Yes,
his bank account was intact N. ".
Herald.
Its a Weight They Have R.
Gedone-"I hear that Jeweler Gilt has
disappeared and that his liabilities are
heavy" Brad Streete $50 are his
assets-he didn't leave anything but
two safes "--Jeweler's Weekly.
Life is made up Of paradoxes The
restaurant keeper who never purchases
anything but the cheapest clothing and
seldom has a new salt oftener than
once in ten years has a supreme con-
tempt for the customer who dimes off
fivc-eent sandwich and glass of water.
Boston Transcript
-Billups had just been graduated at
Yalevard. II was valedictorian of INV
class sir, Phi Beta Kappa man, and
the winner Of four Scholarships he
sad to the merchant to whom he ap-
piled for work. Very good as far as
it goes" replied the merchant, but
what do you know about putting up
shutters and sweeping out Offices and
making yourself generally asefule'-
Har1,ers Bazaar
-Congratulations.-They were on
train going from Cleveland to Column
bus, o. The train was crowded and the
last man on took the first seat he could
find. Going to Columbus?' he asked.
after a few minutes YES" was the
response of the fsrst conner, who. by the
way, was quite a respectable looking
person legislatures" Mo-" MOP"
No. penitentiarg." "Ah, let me con-
graduate you. I've tried both Dc
tr,oit Free Press
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early and late in order to finish her
work by Tuesday night, that she might
have two days free from sewing.
One day should be for housekeeping,
for arranging her little house and pre-
pairing the dinner. And then there
was the great holiday, the Thanksriv-
ing day itself.
She had finally deciaed that a chicl<en
from her little brood, and some grapes,
carefully saved from her vines, would
be all she coald afford for the dinner.
Hettie rose early Wednesday morn
ing, with a light heart, and while it
was still dark she heard heavy wagon
rumble ana stop at her door
And Mr.. jackson, IN his loud, CHEEKY
voice, wished her happy Thanksciv-
ing. And he brought in a small tur-
key, which he said, MES jackson
wanted him to bring in to Miss Hettie,"
and with q hearty langh he added:
''She said She did not doabt but that
Hottie Brown would have some poor
old soul to join her Thanksgiving din
ner. SO here is q turkey FOR the sake
of the old days. You are a good woman,
Kettle" he added, ana disappeared in
The darkness on his way to town to sup
ply his customers
SO Hettie. fervently thanking the
Lord, who put this Kind thought in
Mrs, Jackson's heart, ont OF her abnu-
dance carried the chicken, which She
had thought would be her own dinner.
to Grandma Leigh, who was very poor
and nearly blind.
Kettle often went to read to her or
sit and chat SEe was greatly sur
prised and pleased at the generous gift.
And The Old dressmaler went home,
feeling she had made one poor crea-
ture thankful and would enjoy ne.
own dinner the moro, thinking She had
given a recompense. the best she had,
to some moro unfortunate fellow crea-
ture.
1t was with very grateful spirit
that Miss Hettie hooked in her pantry
late that afternoon; the turkey was
stuffed, ready for roastil G, there were
flaRy apple pie, a pan Of doughnuts
and few lunches of grapes.
She sat knitting in the twilight, and
thinking how kind Miss Dale, a new
conner from the distant town. had been
to her, how much work she had given
her and procured for her from her
friends.
She sighed, wishing she could do
something &c show her gratitude to this
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kind friend. And suddenly the tAoaoh>
OF her butter came to her. whaf
sweet, delicious butter she did make
from Dollie's milk.
She rose and hastily cutting rev
pounds from her scantily-fillec Jar. ana.
coming her old shawl and bonnet. she
started on her errand. She STONED
half disnayed at the brilliantly-liehted
house, but finally went on and knocked
at the rear door.
To the servant who answered Il shs
gave her plate of butter, asking humble
if Miss Dale would accept the little -
for Thanksgiving. "She was so vlly
thankful to her for her kindness"
And Miss Hettie welcome plate Of
delicioas butter graced Miss Dale,s
beautiful Thanksgiving dinner
On Thanksgiving morning Hett;e
went to the early church service, and
heard beautiful practical sermon On
"Thanlss"
And she was home again in time 10
cook her dinner How inviting the
table looked, though it was laid in the
kitchen.
Farmer Jackson's generous gift, the
turkey, was delicioasly Drowned, ana
the potatoes, the squash, the pie and
I the doughnuts and the grapes were MI
placed on the table at once in the good,
old-fashioned way. Aud Miss Het-
tie" as the villagers, young and old, al
called her. was bountiful hostess.
Then she didn't dine alone?"
Oh, no. She had chosen for. ~
guests those of her acquaintance v1y
had the least to be thankful for. There
were four happy faces gathered around
her table, happy for that day at least
aud many Gays to come, in remem-
brance of this Thanksgiving dinner to
which Miss Hettie had so kindly in
vited them.
Little Tommie Smith was there. Be.
sides being lame and obliged to go on
clutches poor Tommie had drunken
father and wretched and disordered
homo. Very pleased and happy did he
look as he sat at Miss Hettie's right
hand, and how he did ENJOY this bonn.
tifol dinner II was the first time he
! ever knew what thanksgiving day"
could be.
And more than the wholesome, de.
lightfol food were Miss Hettie's bright
smile and the restfnl, thankful spirit
which pervaded the little house and the
hearts Of its inmates.
Besides Tommie, Mr.. Mott a poor,
old, forloi'n, rheumaticky man (poor in
friends, I mean), who lived across the
lane, had bobbled in, and, for the time
forgetting his pain, was basking in the
nnaccustomed warmth and glow OF this
Thanksgiving dinner gathering. Polly
Moore, a laundress, an old friend Of
Miss Hettie, with her little niece, also
shared the Festivities
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ECONOMICAL TREES.


ttons OF tho trHnk.
The well-known power which many
plants possess of developing ADVENT
tioas roots from almost any part, when
placed under favoring conditions, is
manifested in somewhat extraordi-
nary manner, by several trees recently
brought to the notice of botaaists
In the Balletin of the Torrey Rotani-
cal clab for August, 1891, the present
writer pablishca an account of a linden
growing in Boston, Mass, where it had
been subjected TO INJURY from horses
gnawing the bark, and in consequence
had considerable portion of the trunk
decayed. At the edge Of the wound the
cambium had formed a callus, and from
point in this living tissue there pro-
ceedSd several vigorous roots which
penetrated the decaying wood in all
directions, evidently finding rich soil
Subsequent issues of the Balletin
have contained descriptions of several
other examples Of trees exhibiting a
similarly economical utilization Of the
products of their own decay These in
clude swamp naples a Norway maple,
a willow and a white mulberry In an
English paper appeared not long ago
an account of an oak which had ''sus-
tanned itself for years by mass Of
roots grown into its own trunk"
In one of the swamp NAPLES observed
By T.. NJ. Stabler, at Great Neck, Long
island. the primacy injury apparently
resulted from storm which split and
twisted the trunk. One of the adven-
titious roots, AT least two inches in
Diameter, started as high as ten feet
above the base of the trunk, and passed
down through the decsved portion to
the ground. Fl L. Sargent in Popa-
lar Science Monthly.
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1t seemed as if the visitor never would
go away. She had been there a month
or more and gave no signs Of aeparpnre
One day the small boy of the house was
hooking at her very inten1ly at the
table.
What is it. Johnny9" she inquired
Craciously. as do those who are reeeiv-
ing undeserved benefactions
Amt no part of year head gone, is
there"" he asked
Ofcoarse not Why do you ask sach
a queer question:"
Cause heard mamma say yon were
eatin' your head of, and wanted to
see If there was any marks Of it DE
trost Free Press
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S3rcary, dr'izzling November rain.
Kettle was the village dressmaker.
and lived in = neat little cottage gror-2
brown with age, near the end Of Lilac
lane.
While she tidied up the little sitting
room and finished Ter morning work
before she sat oahn to sew (for
she was maid as well as seams
uress and lived alone with only her old
cat, Toby" for company she was
thinking over her past life.
Even after her few simple tasks
were completed. and she began to I'm
ish Miss Dale's new dress, her dark
mood still chung oher.
Hettie was usually very cheerful and
contented, ploddine along in her even.
methodicai life. But this morning she
was q girl again. though her hair was
fact turping white and the color had
faced from her checks, living over
again the old days at home.
Her father had owned a large, pros
porous farm. What happy Thanksgiv-
ing days they had then, when all the
older brothers and sisters would come
home to the old farmhouse, and they
were again. on this one day, a united
family.
Thea John. the eldest son, went west.
Her father diaa Suddenly. aud after
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-24
CAUSES FOR rsANkeulNess

For al that Goa In mercy sends;
For health and childrcn. home and Friends
For comfort in the Nmo or need,
For every kindly word and deed,
For happy thoughts ana holy talk,
Tor guidance In our daily walk,
For everything give thanksl
For beauty 10 shfs world OF ours,
FOR veriant grass and lovely flowers,
For song Of birds. for hum of bees,
For the refreshing summer breeze,
For hin and plain, For streams ana wood,
For the great oceans mighty food,
For everything give thanks
Tor the sweet sleep that comes at night,
For the returning mornings light,
For The bright sun chat shines on high,
For the stars glitscring in the sky,
For these snd everything we see,
o Lord our henrts we lift 20 Thee,
For everything give thanks.
Ellen Isabella Topper.
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AND THE DRUMMER wEpT.


The Venerable Gent Ontdocs the Travel
lag Man In Fish stories.
The drummer had Just finished a
rather unreliable fish st ny, bat nobody
said anything for a minutes then a ven
cradle man Of clerical cut cleared has
throat and said:
Speaking of fish reminds me Of a case
that came to my knowledge recently.
I live down in southern O!&o, on a river
bottom farm, and I've got well on nv
place abont Twenty-Five feet deep and
four feet in diameter, lined with brick.
Last Summer, a year ago, received a
couple of new brand OF fish from the
fish commission at Washington. and L
put them in nv we'll never thought
much much more about them until one
day this past month nay wife told me
something was the matter with the
we'll and I'd better see to il. I sent nav
farm hand down to investigate, ami he
came back as fast as the windlass would
turn and reported that something was
in the we'll raising Sam Hill. lie
couldn't tell what ii was, but il looked
more like a sea serpent than anything
else 1t didn't scare me at all. and I
got into the bacioet myself and went
down. And gentlemen what do you
think discovered?'
Nobody answered. Nobody knew.
Well, I'M tell yor," continued the
narrator. II found the water only
aboat foot deep, and those two fish
had grown so large that one of them
had rubbed his tail off clean down to
the Quick, and the other had worn his
nose off mp TO his eyes, just turning
round and rcund in that foor-foot we'll
and there's no telliag how Big they
would have been if the water hadn't got
so low we had TO take theSa out and
turn them loose in the river
The venerable gentleman ceased talk
ing and the drummer with tears in his
eyes went over and shook hands VITA
hmm Detroit Free Press
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Jacky-'We had thi-teen-poana
turkey at our house yesterday" Jim
''Oh, that's nawthinI We had one that
weighed fifteen pounSS." Jacly--~T
don't care + your old turkey was big
ger I'M bet you didn't have no doctor
come to see Won twice in the night, the
way did Boston Post.
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NRastus, 40 you know or any poor
and worthy woman to whom can send
a turkey this Thanksgiving?"
"lath, Mars George"
who is sheo"
My wife, Mars George. She's pow
er'ful poor n moustrous worthy, sab. "
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-24

Father-Do you think my daughter
will ever be able to sing?
Teacher-&evare, monsieur.
Father-Then what's the use Of Civ
ing her any more vocal lessons?
neacher-A great deal Of use, mon
sieur. I give her lessons two. three
months more, and By and By I teach
her that she can't sing. That is good
musical education for yoa1g lady.
Very important
Fsther-By girnini you're right. II
abe cant sing and you can convince her
that she can't the lessons won't be
thrown away Y Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-24

Teacher-what is the gender of Blood
Tommie-Feminine ma'am.
Teacher-Feminine? What makes YOU
think that?
Tommie-'oos everybody says thai
Nloodll tell Jury.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-24

Mamma-"Arthur didn't tell voa
to take these powders every two
hours?" Little Arthur-"Nes, but Won
never told me where you wanted me to
take them to"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-24

The turkey gobblcd 50 hercely that il scared
poor Tom away;
But Tommy gobbled the turkey. and so cot even
next day.
-HarperNs Young peopla
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-24

The man who lets his wife split all
the wood may mean web, but ne
shouldn't be allowed to do all the tsIlr.
ING al pEayer1meetin0. Rams Horn
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THEx 1 HoIa.ERED: 'TEr FIR CO."
veal. Isortcr mustorN pluck
An a-holt OF IL tuck,
Drawed my breath an pecp'd turn
At them heavenly eyes O. her'n,
Then hollcred: ''Let or co.
An we snapped the thing, an 10,
When we matched 'm-no deccivin'-
Dcrn'd 81 they warnt 'zactIy even.
'sSar'y, says I, with wink.
s'TThat thar Gintcr rule, think,
Sartifics our weddin' day
Purity nigh together, Ell?
What's yer notion bout the thing.
Jinksi III you'd a-scen hcr fling
Her proportions on my weskit
YOU'D a-said she's glad 10 resk IL.
Then 1 got no full o. thanks
Seemd they sorter como in hanks;
And espcshually seuce
I've ben thanktn' Provcrdcnce
That when turkeys WAT designea.
An the parts sogctho- fined,
Thar WIZ time 70 give attention
To that pulley bone" invention.
Wade w7hipplc, in Once Week.
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r Is only a week
to Thanksgiv-
ing" said lIettie
Brown to her
self one morn
inc as she
booked ont of
her little white
curtained w in
d ow at the
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THE "pulLEv-eoNs."

'HAT Thanksgivia
day I went
Down to Deacon
Browns, intent
Not so much on
turkey stun
As in coaxin' narve
enough
To submit TO Sary
Ann
Somcihin' that, I
swan 10 man,
Loved for more'n A
year prepared me,
But the poppin' Of
il scared me.
Wal, VIC ct the
anwal meal,
Saw the after-hours
steal
Down the track o.
day an set
Whar the elves o.
twilight met
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i,oungin' round, impatient like,
Waitin' for the time TO strike
When her pa an mad a journ'n'
Leave us thar 10 speak our yearnint
Secm'd. afore that hourd como.
Doomsday'd ambIe in. vuml
But IL lit ct last, an see
CIDER. hfck'ry nuts an we
Sittin' thar in sortcr thraH.
Just sayin' nothip' tan,
Me a-crackin' nuts, On Sary
Posin' thar JUS like fairy.
so an hour mopcd away
Feared 10 me more like day
Sary now en- thend peck
Al me cross her temptin' cheek
While KEEP the craclcin' rut-
Fust o flneer. then nut
But I couidnt crack q hole In
That ar fright that held my soul e.
Might a-kop' on that way
Mebbe tin the Judgment day
On'y for what SaEy done:
She yanked ont 'pulley-bone"
From her pocket: ''Jcd," says she,
t'Take holt an pull with me;
One that gifts the shortest splinter
Marries fust. by rule o. Ginter."
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Great Moral Lesson.

Those who pass the boxes wherein
the aims Of the congregation are put
s.e many moral lessons, but none more
graphic than this one:
At a meeting of some colored breth-
rem it was decided to make ii collection.
The president concluded to pass the hat
himself, and, in order to encourage the
others, he put in a ten cent piece. Af'
ter the collection, during which every
hand had been in the hat, the president
approached the table, turned the hat
Upside down, and not even his own con.
tribution dropped out. He opened his
eyes with astonishment, and exclaimed )
Use eben lost de ten cents | started
wild 7
Then there was CONSERVATION on the
face of the assembly. 1t was evidently
hopeless case, and was summed up by
one brother who rose IN his place and
said, solemnly:
Oar appears to be great moral les'
son roun' here somewhar.'
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NO.. Il.

IN rushed Uncle and Aunt Trotters out
of breath.
'We'ye run the hull way gasped
Uncle Timothy. 'Openin my valise for
to find my specs l took out lot O
things, and I must ha' put this bach
among EN-. IF 7 hadn't been relation
I'd a died
And out upon the table came from
the depths of the yellow yallse Mrs.
Testers diamond bracelet.
The Trotters staid all night, and at g.
o'clock descended to the kitchen to find
Mr.. Lester blowing frantlcally at the
fire and Mrs, Lester staring ruefully at
the coffeepot, and trying to make them
selves useful in getting breakfast. The
help was gone M. X. D. in New
York Neqvs.
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