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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02
AN INEXPENSIVE BARN.

so the hubs cannot strike the siding,
and vehicle may be run in on dark
night. If one preferred, the remainder
of the upper floor could be used for
stock, and the basement for poultry. 1t
could be left an open shed until the
owner was able to inclose it. From
time to time, as he prospered, the
building could he made longer, and the
roof to the opposite side extended for
a shed.
The owner avoided the expense Of
buying shingles by gift of quantity
of secondhand tin. Instead of putting
this on in common squatter style, en-
tire, he unlocked each sheet. flattened
it carefully on a block with mallet
and stopped every hole with putty
made of sand and white lead in equal
quantities. These were then put on in
courses up and down the roof, making
q series of shallow cutters that look
neat. Anybody may do this in the fol-
lowing manner: Turn up the left side
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02

the commissioners of Eagle Point town
ship. Ogle county, ILL., The same plan
of putting down joists and floor plank
is used in both. BY the new plan only
little timber comes in contact with
the rock work, and there are no siiis to
rot This is no new device. 1t is used
upon all iron truss bridges. and has for
years been used upon wooden bridges
in this township. The iron rods will
outlast several sets Of timber. On
streams that rise and fall rapidly it is a
good plan TO anchor a low bridge to
heavy rock work and let the foods pass
| over it. There are many places where
it is expensive TO grade up to a high
bridge. and where the floods overflow
the lands on both banks For such
places the low-water bridge has
worked well here. being cheap and
durable.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02
THE COW FOR ALL.
What the Dairyman Wants and What the
Beef Farmer Needs.

Beef Farmer Needs.
There used to be class of farmers
many more of them than at present
who wanted a general purpose COW.
That is, they wanted frst-class beef
bullock, and if it was heifer it would
make a tirst-class dairy COW. These
farmers held sway over the cattle no.
lions of American farmers for great
many years, with the result that not
one COW in ten raised among farmers
would pay penny above the cost of
her keep. Another class arose and
began to preach a different doctrine.
They said such an idea is preposterous.
How can COW breed one way
toward beef-for her male calves, and
the other way-toward milk-for her
heifer calves? The law of heredity
operates exactly alike in general ten
denotes on both sexes. If we breed for
blocky, heavy-loined steers we will get
that kind of heifers, and experience
shows that they are not profitable as a
rule for dairy animals. But so firmly
has this unreasonable notion taken hold
of men that we find even at this day
reputable agricultural teachers recon-
mending for dairy use breeds of cattle
with large admixture of beef breed
ing in them. The veteran dairyman,
John Gould. of Ohio, put the matter in
the following light
The real question is. can the man
with dairy, and that his especial eff
fort. afford To combine the milk and
beef qualities of his cows and sell
cheap beef with the dearer butter fats?
The COW of any breed the moment she
steps ont of the dairy is COW beef and
goes in the cheap beef class. The dairy
cow transforms az least one-half she
eats into finished product for the mar
ket, and it sells every day in the year,
while the beef man may be obliged to
hold beef for weeks Before market
offers. As it is, the dairy and the beef
interests are getting wider and wider
apart and each occupying it's special
field, and with, we think, manifest
benefit to all. The dairyman does not
want the COW that is large, or with
pronounced beefy points. True, the
calves are of little account beyond the
number required to keep the dairy
good, and well selected bull-calf or
two, and the farmer puts the feed that
must go with combined animal into
securing a greater flow of milk from
the herd. This is the best for the
special dairyman. The man who does
not know whether he is grain, beef,
or dairy farmer, and who does not try
to find out, will not for long time
care for any advice.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
Its Construction Required Only Two
Thousand Feet of Boards
A BEGINNERS BARN.

Its Construction Required Only Two
Thousand Feet of Boards.
Thousands begin farming for them
selves every year on a few acres, in
creasing their area by purchases as
they lay up money. Frequently the
land has no buildings, and, after erect
ing modest cottage. there is little left
to build a barn or other shelter for
stock and implements. 1t does not pay
to leave these things to the mercy Of
the elements. Rude, unsightly struct-
ures detract from the appearance of a
home, if not from its intrinsic value.
BY the properly directed expenditure of
like amount of money and muscle, a
neat barn may be built, which, with
additions as needed, will prove service
able for years. until larger, better
buildings can be afforded.
A beginner, with whom I am ac-
quainted, built, with his own hands, a
small barn on a sidehill, requiring only
1000 feet of boards. The farming TIM
bers were cut in the woods and hewed
on one or more sides, as required.
Some of the partitions, standards and
joists are made of slabs bought at a
neighboring sawmill at two dollars per
cord. Fifty dollars covered the entire
money cost of the completed building,
although, of course, the labor was not
estimated with the material. II is
twenty feet square with ten foot posts,
and the roof projecting two feet on all
sides gives it comfortable, permanent
appearance. The basement is for stab
ling and the upper part for hay,
wagons and tools. The hay is thrown
IN at the top doors, and the mower and
wagons run in on board tracks at tho
open door. This passage is only sly
feet wide. The tracks guide the wheels
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02
Lime Water for Earth Worms.

A correspondent asks for the best
cure for the injurious earth worms
that are such pest 10 house plants.
Ine fact is that these worms do not eat
the roots or otherwise directly injure
them. but they render the soil unfit for
the plants. BY some chemical process
the soil is left in an acid condition
which is unwholesome for plant
growth The best remedy for this con-
dition of things is thorough soaking
in lime water. The lime neutralizes
the animal acid and makes the soil
healthy again. To insure thorough
work the best plan is TO slake a pound
or so of lime and allow it to settle.
Pour off the clear liquid and in this
place the infested pot, allowing the
water to come up nearly to the rim.
Let it remain in this position till the soil
IS thoroughly saturated. Half an hour
would not be too long. The worms will
Desert the pot immediately, or at least
come to the surface so they can be
Easily removed and the lime will coun-
.eract the evil effects OF the acid
Farm, Field and StockmaA
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02
august.
Flower

My wife suffered with indigestion
and dyspepsia for years. Life be-
came burden to her. Physicians
failed to give relief. After reading
one of your books, I purchased a
bottle of August Flower. 1t worked
like a charm. Mywife received i'm
mediate relief after taking the first
dose. She was completely cured
now weighs 16s pounds, and can eat
anything she desires without any
deleterious results as was formerly
the case. c. H. Dear, Prop'r Wash
ington House, Washington, Va. o
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02
The September Wide Awake

Is a bright, descriptive and story
telling number full of strength and ex-
cellence. A charming description by
Frances A. Humphrey, of Old Plymouth
and Plymouth Rock as they look to young
tourists, under the title of "A Red
Letter Day" A paper by S. G. w. Ben
Jamin on Our Lighthouses and Light
ships, is full of new and interesting
material. Sophie SWEET has a capital
boys story of school and cricket, Tai
ferton of New York" "Christyann's
Rezavoy Picnic" is by Mary Hartwell
Catherwood, and is as bright and home
ly as are all her character stories;
Sophie May, dear to all girl readers, has
a real girl story Patient Kysie," and
Theron Brown commentaries this BIZ
centennial year of the Salem Witch
craft by strong and stirring story of
life at that troublous time, "John
Alden's Peril" Alice Williams Broth
erton contributes a poem, MY Prin-
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Daughters. Price 20 cents a Number;
t2,4O year. On sale at news stands, or
sent postpaid on receipt of price, by d.
LoTHRor COMPANY, Publishers, Boston.
,e. s,lechurch be on fire, why has the organ
Ne smallest chance Of escapei Because the
sLgine cannot play on H.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02
Low RATES TO KANSAS CITY.
Knights Of Pythias Encampment.

The Chicago, Rock Island Il Pacific Rail-
way will sell round trip tickets at half
fare to Knights of Pythias and their friends
TO attend Encampment at Kansas City,
August %, 1892 Tickets will be on sale
August 90 to August %, within radius Of
2Ol miles. good to return to August 81; and
outside this radius, August 20 to %; good
TO return to September IL
Ask your nearest ticket agent for full
particulars, or address Jno. Sebastian, g..
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02
Hay Fever.

or all diseases this is the most uncom-
Portable. DR.. Hoxsle's Certain Group Cure
has peculiar effect upon the membranes of
the throat and nose and speedily relieves
this obstinate malady. In time, 1t dries
Hay Fever entirely ont Of the system. so cents.
For sale BY all prominent druggists
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02

Our bodies are the temples Of our souls
Should these temples, fashioned by the hi
vine hand, be allowed to fall into premature
run! Assuredly not Rcnovate, there
fore, falling strength. renew lost appetite
and an impaired power TO sleep, recreale
vital energy with Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tcrs which restores digestion, liver, bowel
and kidney regularity, and overcomes ma
laria and rheumatism.
81 AM getting things down 10 fine point"
said the balloonist, as he lit On II steeple.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02
The Proper WAY.

Haven't had time to breathe since
arrived at eight-thirty this morning,
complained the cashier to the book
keeper.
You should do your breathing be-
fore you come to the office" replied the
boOkkeeper Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02

Which IL the best TO try, If you have Ca
tarrh - n medicine that claims 10 have cured
others, or n medicine that is backed by
money to cure youi The proprietors of DR..
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they'll pay you $500 in cash.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02

The announcement that the North estern
Lite, comprising over 5000 miles OF thor
oushly equipped railway, has arranged torun
twoow rate Harvest Excursions during the
mouths OF August and September, will be
glady received by those who are interested
in the development of the great West and
Northwest, as well as by those who desire
to visit this wonderfully productive region
at SEASON of the year when exact demon
stratitn can he made Of the merits and ad-
vantates it offers to home-seekers and those
In seaich OF safe and profitable investments.
These excursions will leave Chicago on
Angus 30th and Sept 9th, and tickets can
be purchased at the very low rate Of one
fare fig the round trip to points in Iowa,
Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Ne
braska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho
and Mdctana. They will be strictly first
class in every particular and will be good
for return passage at any time within TWEEN
ty daysfrom date of purchase. Full infor-
nation concerning rates and arrangements
for these excursions can be obtained upon
application to any coupon ticket agent, or to
W. A. 1hrall, G. p 7. A, Chicago & North
Western Railway, Chicago
A MAN is called confirmed liar when
nothing that he says is confirmed Boston
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02
TAKE HEART

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02

HARD times may make us careful, but it's
good time that makes us tight.-Peck' {
Gun
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02
Harvest Excursions.

The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific Rail-
way will sell tickets at Half Fare for Har-
vest Excursions. Dates are August Goth,
Sept 9th, and TO especial territory Oct
9th
Ask your nearest ticket agent for full
psr.icuars, or address Jno. Sebastian, u.
L & z A., Chicago, Ill
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02
Low RATES TO THE WEST,

A DULL knife will make even a fillet seem
tough, but IL sharp one makes pounded
steak seem tender lon RAMS Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02

SOBER reflections are liable to be accom-
panied by great thirst and hat two sizes
too small. Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02

MEDICAL science has achieved great tri-
umph in the production of Beecham's Pills
which at 25 cents a box replace a medicine
chest
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02

4 SECOND street upholsterer advertises
that his best mattresses may be fairly des-
cribed as 'spring poems.
Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02

KEEP the pores open is essential to health
Glenn's Sulphur Soap does this.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, so cents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02

Both the method and results when
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02

RoB-"Are trout easy to catch" Bob
mo, they're q very fly fish"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02

Halls CATARRH CURE is liquid and is
taken internally. Sold by Druggists, 7ac
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02

A MAN is called confirmed liar whe
nothing that he says is confirmed -Bosto
Transcript
The National tribune., 1892-12-22

"Never!"
"You don't know anything aboa. It," answered
"Who's squelched hatslnn ohirped Freds and In
truth the twins did look downcast ut Bert's 70.
mark.
So Christmas Eve came, and found them full Of
blissful anticpations fog What the morrow was to
bring The children ~ the big hall we're having y
thigh Time" ~ Fred said. Papa and mamma,
entertaining some friends, smiled as their childrens
gieefu shouts reached THEM But all n, once these
were changed to shrieks OF fright, and someone
screamed that dread word-"Fire!"
II took but q moment to reach them but glance
to tell that something dfesdfu had happened.
"Oh, mamma! our Bess and Christopher" sobbed
Fred. They're burned aIFup."
There was time for .ex plan alton then. The
two children were carried u their rooms and the
doctor summoned BEES wis not seriously burned,
but when he oame to Christopher he shook his
head. oJ9' go
Poor little hero.n he ssia
For by this time the whole story had been told.
Little Bess in her effortEto see whether Old Kris
were coming down the chimney, had gone too
near the fire. and in q moment her dress was
ablaze; and Christopher. forgetting self. had tried
to smother out the flames. He had been success
full, but
1--WE do nothing but try to case his PAIN" the
doctor said, gravely.
They went about silently. Once only did con-
seriousness return. He looked up into his mothers
eyes, and something like smile banished all
traces of pain from his face.
Mamma all he said he tried to put
one poor burned hand in hers
When morning came all suffering was over. As
his mother closed the dear blue eyes that were
to open more earth, the bells of the big
church around the corner rang out joyous peal.
and the sound brought tears to her eyes.
1t was Christmas morning, but her Christmas
child was sleeping OLA Bell H. Hotham. 1873
Pearl st., Pjttsburg Pa.
The National tribune., 1892-12-22

dignifed little fellow, and he knows that he
will be tho Emperor of Germany some day If
he lives. He has been told by his father that
there must never be any difference between
him and his brothers, and his father does not
make any distinction.
All of the children of the Emperor are boys,
and they are all very fond oftheir papa. They
eat their breakfast with him, and when they
come into the room they salute hin, in military
fashion, and he talks with them and their
mother, and no one else. during breakfast He
is very careful as TO what they eat, and though
bushels upon bushels of presents are sent to
them every Christmas, he allows them to have
only few Of them. for he does not believe in
letting them be spoiled in this way.
They are taught to consider themselves no
better than other children, and both their
father and their mother, the Emperor and the
Empress, tell them again and again that their
only hope of leading happy lives is in being
good boys, and that if they are wicked their
condition can do nothing TO make them happy.
They are taught to try to make other people
happy. and they will send out many Christmas
presents to the poor people of Berlin this year,
and at the Imperial Palace the Christmas tree
will be so arranged that q number OF boys and
girls of the city who wish to call can see it.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
The National tribune., 1892-12-22
His Tumultuous Bosom.
Detroit Fra press


He had loved her long and tenderly.
And sbe-well, she leaned over his way per-
ceptibiy, but she never mentioned the fact.
He had a sncaking notion she did, but he
wasn't sure enough to put it to the test, SO he
had postponed the crucial moment.
However, a man can't dilly-dslly always.
One reason being that man nowadays
doesn't live always
Another being that girl won't have it be-
cause men are not so scarce matrimonial
aIarmists try to make out.
Be that AZ it may, he had, after many doubts
and fears, concluded to spring the pop on the
young woman, and at their next trysting he
sprung it.
Dearest" he said, in the tender light of the
turned down gas, will you marry me?"
Il cannot," she said briefly.
His heart beat fast moment, aud then
stopped suddenly, and as suddenly spurted
again.
1t was, indeed. the crucial moment.
His lips quivered.
"And why can't your" he murmured, o, 10
pleadingly.
Her face shons with the ineffabIe light Of
the angels.
Because, DEAR" she murmured softly, 81
am neither minister of the gospel nor Justice
of the Peace"
And he clasped her to his tumultuous bosom.
The National tribune., 1892-12-22
A Queer Custom.
IT..I1 N.t

A medieval custom prevails in Freibsrg, in
Breisgau This is observed on the birthday of
the rsigning Grand Duke of Baden and con-
ssts of a foolhardy trip to the topmost part of
the tower of the minister. It is dangerous
enterprise for the tower is 400 feet high, and
the ascent is made from the exterior Of the
bnilding. The steeple jacks in their ascent
have to leap from stone to stone. often yard
apart, aud one false step on the narrow iegdes
would BIO death. At the topmnst pinnacle pis-
tol-shots announce that the climbers have sue
ceeded. Then an immense gilded star revolves
and the descent is begun. Each man receives
as a reward the sum of five marks from the
State and a sumptuous dinner. The other day,
on the occasion Of the 66th birthday of the
Grand Duke of Baden. three men undertook
the ascent. One of them arriving at pro-
jecting bar OF iron half way up went through
an acrObatic performance This was before an
immense crowd of astonished spectators. He
twisted and twirIed about as if he were but
within few feet of the earth.
The National tribune., 1892-12-22
1000, 600 TIred-Out People

are thinking to-day that all they need 20 make
them feel well Is little rest" IL Is that the
is often the best but IL il also true
that IA great many people cannot afford to rest in
definitely. Worse still. the very knowledge that
they cannot afford IL seriously interferes with the
best of the rest they have. Too often going 10
the doctor means that the patient shall stop short,
while cares duties and expenses keep right on. 1t
is highly desirable, then. that some treatment he
found fortliis numerous class-somethipg that will
neither interfere with their business pleasure.
In this respect nothing in the world compare
with Drs. Starl<ey il PaleI's Compound Oxygen.
For more than twenty years this we'll known sgent
has made mutitudcs of rundown. over-work ed,
nervous and sick people as good new, and that
right al their homes and occupations. From
the &C. 900 cases which they have carefully recorded
they can give you ineontestible proof doubtless in
your own neighborhood. If III need OF better
health write them. TirIt IL better than rainbow
chasing" nfer res. which co;l,es. Drs.
SrARREY Il PALEN, 1929 AroiI st.. Phiiaelphi..
Chicago, San Francisco, New York. and Toronto,
Ont.
The National tribune., 1892-12-22
An Old Chestnut.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: If a hole b
dug through the earth and ball dropped in
it, will the ball stop at the center of the earthf
EDNA p. NEWMAN, Judscnia, Ark.
when she ball WAS first dropped into the
hole, the momentum it would acquire in fall
ing would carry it far past the center Of the
earth. Ii would then fall back a considerable
distance, and after q number of similar osciila.
tions, each shorter than the other. would
finally come to rest exactly in the center. The
attraction of grayitation is in direct ratio to
the esrth's mass, aud consequently il is great
est st the point nearest TO whore the mass Is
greatest-that is, the esnter.-EDIroR Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE