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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-14
WAKING DREAk!3,
Brief Protests Of Active M!ads Against
Being OverwOrke,i.

Being OVerwOrketL
We were in an elevated train, and
having nothing better t. DO were
watching a we'll known tin&Ecier of
this city who sat in an opposite seat
pairing his finger nails.
He was a man whose nam@ I 81 house.
hold word all over this country for his
great wealth and the daring specula-
tions by which he has won it.
He appeared to be uneasy and crossed
and re-crossed his legs constantly.
Suddenly he sat perfectly still, knife
in hand, while his eyes, fixed on moth
ing in particular took on II far away
look and the lids contracted alightly.
His whole appearance betoSened
man who was thinking so intently on
some subject that he was entirely OBJ
livious to his Surroundings Tor the
moment.
Il wonder what big scherae he's con-
cocting now?" | whispered to my COM
panion.
None at all, I'll bet you," was the
answer from my friend, shrewd young
doctor.
II have noticed" he continued, that
men of active faculties ofteu lapse into
such spells, and persons who see them
generally suppose they are TIE outward
marks of intense mental application;
but my experience convinces me that
they are, on the contrary, brief periods
during which the mind is really think
ing of nothing at all.
II call them mind maps and | be-
lieve them to be as highly beneficial to
the mind as sleep is to the body. They
are sort of protest and protection
against the excessive strain put upon
the mental faculties by too energetic
thinkers.
IF you ask a man at such times
what he is thinking about so intently
he will generally give you an evasive
answer, because he would rather have
you suppose he was connecting some
deep scheme than not; but the fact is
that his mind has really been asleep
and when he is actually thinking hard
you will generally find his eyes rowing
from one object to another and his
whole body in a state of fdge IN.
Y. Herald
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-14
A LITTLE DIFFICULTY.
How the Newspapers IN Corsica Suppress
the News.

How the Newspapers IN Corsica Suppress
the News.
The elections for the council gem
eral were gong on all over the island
of Corsica The canton of Soccia COM
prises several villages, among others
Guagno, noted for its famous mineral
springs and also for the turbulence of
its people. The elections took place in
each village and on the morrow the
presidents of the several bureaus were
to meet at Soccia for the formal declar-
alton of the poll. In consequence of
certain disorders that had alre ady oc-
Cured the mayor of Soccia issued an
edict to the effect that none of the in
habitants of Guagno was to enter the
village that day.
The inhabitants of Guagno chose to
ignore this order, and sixty of them, all
armed and all angry that their candi-.
date had been defeated, marched upon
Soccia, headed by their mayor. Two
gendarmes mot armed) had been placed
at the entrance of the village and
warned the advancing troops that they
were to come no further. The mayor
of Guagno cried: "Fire!" There was n
general volley from his followers and
the two gendarmes fell dead They
both bore excellent characters;
one of them had been twenty-four
year in the service, had been proposed
for the military medal, and leaves a wife
and three children"
Such was the first account in the
daily paper of Bastia. 1t occupied
about seven inches of one column. The
next day the editor had had time to re-
fleet Tor he, too, may possibly have had
significant warning), for in an article
three inches long, the account was
somewhat qualified and there was this
important emendation: ut seems we
were not correct in stating that it was
the mayor of Guagno who gave the or
der to fire upon the gendarmes"
The third day there were just two
lines: I'm consequence of the unfor-
tunate affair at Soccia, it is probable
that the mayor of Guagno will send in
his resignation" That was all! | took
the newspaper regularly for weelE,
for ! was curious 10 see how the affair
would end, but there was nothing more;
apparently no inquiry, no prosecution
of the offenders. Contemporary Re-
view.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-14

TIGHTLY GRAsPED IN HIS RIGHT HAND.
raised by their flying hoofs and there
is a momentary hull in the excitement
of the expectant throng. The clio nd of
dust rolls into the stretch, and sudden
ly the leading horses burst from it like
meteors, their bellies to the ground,
their jockeys bent double and standing
in their stirrups. The favorite,
Timour, a big bay ridden by boy in
q scarlet jacket is leading by two
lengths, with the field well punched.
Three hundred yards from the finish,
the hackers of Timour see sight
which checks their shouts of exultation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-14
SOME FAMOUS LANDSLIPs.
"Sinks'' Are Frequent Occurrences in tn,
State of Florida.

"Sinks" Are Frequent Occurrences in tho
State of Florida.
Second only amongst the commissions
to which the earth's crust is subject, to
that terrible cataclysm of nature, the
earthquake itself, the landslip, al
though happily often but a very minor
affair indeed, involving but the dis
placement of few tons of loosened
soil, occasionally assumes far greater
and more forbidding proportions, caus-
ing, as in recent instance within our
own shores, deplorable destruction to
land and property and sometimes even
terrible loss OF human life.
The severity of these disasters is nat
urally greatest in the most mountain
Gus countries, where the decay of the
rocks or excessive saturation of the soil
by rain loosens whole tracts of land
and launches the overwhelming mass
with irresistible force upon the valleys
below. Thus, in the year 1906, the
greater part of the Rossberg mountain,
behind the Rigi, slipped down without
preliminary warning, burying wholt
hamlets and villages in its fall ano
causing the death-as was afterward
ascertained-of over eight hundred in.
habitants.
In $50, at Lyme Regis, Dorset, a
strip of chalk cliff three-qua tiers Of a
mile long slid forward into .he beach,
carrying whole fields, horses and
trees with it. Another laL2Olide, at
tended with great loss of life, occurred
in OF int ~, olux
when some thirty valuable British
lives, includi ing several officeiE, were
lost and nearly two hundred satives
persisted. Again, in the following
year, by landslip near Cantea, one
hundred and fifty persons were billed.
AS an instance of the extraordinary
smoothness with which these great
masses of detac he'd land travel, may be
mentioned a landslip that happened
some years ago near Lebanon, N. II. A
number of farm hands were disturbed
at supper by a sound as of the sudden
discharge of firearms, followed by a
violent jerk, and then the whole house
seemed to be moving. Looking out OF
the windows they could see-for it was
clear, starry night-the boughs of
trees in the distance passing rapidly
by, as if on railway journey
This went on for some minutes, when
violent jerk threw them off their
feet and on running out they found
that though the farm had still the
same trees and outbu;idings about it,
it no longer stood in the same locality,
but had been projected bodily upon
the lands of another owner lower down
the valley.
And this offers what is perhaps the
only humorous aspect Of landslips.
Countless have been the legal actions
brought by proprietors whose lands
have suddenly shifted on other peo-
pies property, or by landlords whose
real estat.. has been swamped by the
fields of ether men.
In Florida and some other states
what are called sinks are of frequent
occurrence, whole acres OF land sud
denly falling in, without warning, save
occasionally for Il little crack or two.
These are usually to be accounted for
by the presence of underground caves
or subterranean rivers. Wuverly Mag
azina
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-14

A horse on. the extreme outside has
shot clear of the bunch, and is rapidly
overhauling the favorite. So sudden
and unexpected has been the move.
ment that for an instant the electrified
spectators fail to recognize the sable
form of a despised outsider, Bodach
Glas. AS his rider calls upon him for
the final effort, behind the flying name
is seen the pale, drawn face of Archer,
who, with his light body moving in
perfect unison with the stride of the
thoroughbred, sits down and rides as
though his life were staked on the re-
suit There is frantic cracking of the
cruel whips, q fash of bright silken
jackets, and amid the laundering
shout of ''Timour wins!" "Bodach
Glas wins!'-the horses dash under the
wire.
So closely has been the finish that no
one besides the judges are sure of the
winner, until the number of Bodach
Glas is slowly hoisted above that of
Timour.
During the excitement of the race no
notice has been taken of the stability
dressed gambler, but now. as the out
sider's number goes up, he is seen to
reel and fall forward on his face his
field-glass still tightly grasped in his
right hand. Before the customary
curious crowd has time to gather, kind
ly hands bear the PROSTATE man to the
Jockeys quarters, where he is laid upou
cot.
Presently he opens his eyes. The
light of fever is in them, and he looks
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-14
HIS LAST BET.
BY r. II. BAYNE5.

copyright, 1893, by the Authorl
" Across the heath, along the course.
Ills said that now on phantom horse
The greatest jockey of his days
Rides nightly in the moonlight rays"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-14
Child-MarrIage in England.

Few folk have any idea that in Eliza
bethan times the custom Of child-mar-
riages prevailed in England, yet the
dilapidated volume of Dispositions in
the ecclesiastical court of Chester. A.
D. 1876, proves that these marriages
must have been frequent in Cheshire
and Lancashire, and no doubt other
like records in the rest of our dioccses
will, when looked up, establish the
fact that such marriages were common
all over England. The birth of child
in the Berkeley family, when the
father and mother were each thirteen
and half years old, shows what was
going on elsewhere a century earlier.
The Alderny.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-14

NH E horses had
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-14

& o ne to the
post. A little
apart from the
eager crowd of
race goers, upon
a knoll which
commanded an
excellent view
of tn e track,
S TODD a tall,
spare man of
perhaps fl t ty-
fl We years of
age. His hair
was iron gray,
and deem lines
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-14

Syrup

My acquaintance with Boschee's
German Syrupwas made about four
teen years ago. contracted cold
which resulted in a hoarseness and
cough which disabled ME from fill
ing my pulpit for number of Sab
baths. After trying physician,
without obtaining relief I saw the
advertisement Of your remedy and
obtained a bottle. Ireceived quick
and permanent help. l never hest
tate to tell my experience. Rev. W.
H. Haggerty, Martinsvillc, N. J. q
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were furrowed in the pale anxious face.
His clothes were of the cut and pat
tern which stamp the habitual race
track gamb bier; but they We're worn and
shabby now, and, as is usual in such
cases, denoted a season of hard luck.
Frederick Clifton-for such was his
name-had been very wealthy man,
but his money, like that of many an
other of his class, had gone with more
or less regularity into the pockets of
the bookmakers; until now, after years
of anxiety and misfortune, he found
himself at the end of his tether. All
the money he had left, and all that he
could borrow, was staked upon the race
about to be started, and we'll he knew
that unless the black muzzle of Bodach
Glas first caught the eyes of the judges
as the horses passed under the wire, an
other gamblers career would he ended
and another gamblers wife would have
topay dearly for her husbands folly.
He raised his field-glass-the same
through which he had so often seen
vast sums of his money take wings
and turned it toward the post, where
fifteen speedy thoroughbreds were
plunging and dancing about sideways,
waiting for the signal from the starter.
Bodach Glas, the horse he had backed
to retrieve his lost fortune or ruin him,
was almost an outsider in the betting,
but his tremendous raking stride and
his magnificent condition, together
with the tempting odds of forty to one
against, had made him the bearer of
the broken gamblers hopes. Another
thing in his favor was the fact that
Fred Archer, the greatest jockey that
ever wore silk, had the mount--a hint
which the talent seemed 20 have entire
~ overlooked.
The flag falls. AS though moved by
the same force, fifteen horses spring
forward as one, and They're Off,
that well-known cry which never fails
to make the heart beat faster-rolls
like low thunder from end to end of
the crowded grand stand.
AS the horses round the turn, they
are lost to view in the cloud of dust
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-10-27

Just as sure as a man begnS In the
poultry business with a plumber OF
fancy chickens, he wants "a nice hen
house with a cupola on it, which he
explains to you, is for flesh air In
this many make a grave mistake,
says X. X. James in the Portland
Transcript, as a top ventilation 10 a
hen-house is of more injury than no
ventilation at all Especially is TINS
so in winter. Hot air is lighter than
cold. and consequently rises to the
ceiling When there is an opening
in the ceiling this air escapes and the
cold air take, its place Under these
circumstances it can easily be seen
that a hen house with top ycntila-
ton is always a cold one in winter
When ventilatOrs are put 10 they
should come down to within one foot
OF the floor, and will then take out
foul air without removing the warm
air. Most houses in this country
need no ventilation, as they are open
enough to insure a good circulation
Of fresh air at all times. If as much
attention was paid to getting warm
houses by the average farmer as there
Is no ventilation there would he less
complaints of swellcd heads roup,
and many other diseases too numer-
GUS to mention.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-10-27
The March Of Cnlnr

In the early months of summer
white flowers predominant in the
northern field and garden. In July
yellow flowers begin to prevail and
their reign seems to eliminate in
August, which is the month par ex-
cellence Of golden hues In Septem-
Der and October the ascendencv
passes to blue and purple blossoms.
One cannot help noticing that this
march Of color among the flowers.
carrying them from white in the
spring to blue in the autumn. recalls
the supposed progression of age among
the stars as indicated by their colors.
1t has generally been thought. al.
though the ract has not vet been
finally demonstrated, that the white
stars are the youngest, that the vel.
low stars represent the mid-season of
solar life, and that the deeply colored
stars, red, purple, and blue, are those
which are fast passing into decadence.
II this is true, then in the heavens
also we may say white is the color of
springtime and purple the badge of
the season Of decay.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-10-27
IT WRITES ON CLOUDS


the World.
To America belongs the honor OF
: c0nStruclln&- The largest and most
/ powerful electric search in the world,
now In Chicago. Some idea OF its
size may be gained from the compari-
s. n made between il and the men Of
ordinary height standing by it.
shown in the illustration from a pho.
l. graph. 1t stands about 10 feet 6
inches high to the UPPER side Of the
Yentllator on the top Of the drum.
ana The total weight is about 5000
pounds, but so perfectly is it mount
ed and balanced that a child can
move it In any direction The maxi
mum current at which this lamp OBJ
crates IS 200 amperes and at this
current the lamp has a luminous in
tensity Of about 80, 600 to 100, 600
candles, the reflected beam a total
luminous intensity Of about ais, 900,
600 candles, an intensity which the
eye cannot appreciate. In looking at
the side Of the beam the spectator
only distinguishes a stream OF light
OF comparatively low intensity. but
In looking at the beam directly its
brllliancy is fully seen and the effect
is absolutely binding.
Before the protector was sent to
the Worlds Fair a p Iblic test was
made at Middletown Conn. From
the roof Of the works the great white
beam OF light shot forth into the OBJ
security Of the night. and slowly
swept the countryside for miles
around. bringing every object upon
which it was directed into brilliant
and distinct relief 1t Illuminated
the roofs or distant villages and
scared the inhabitants, and lighted
up the sign boards miles away, so
that they could easily be read by
means Of glass. The pro, ector was
turned upward toward the sky, and
the beam, like a supernatural divine
finger, wrote words upon the clouds
messages Of light to the starry
populations. 1t was a majestic
manifestation OF mans invasion of
the realm Of PhOebus
How far the powerful beam OF light
Of this instrument can be seen is diff
ticult to state The search light set
up by the General Electric Company
on Mt. Washington, in the White
Mountains, has a diameter of only
thirty inches, and a reflected light
from the mirror Of about 100, 600
candle power, get the newspaper can
be read in its beam ten miles away,
and the light can be seen from points
100 miles away How much farther
then could this as, 600, 600 cardle
power light be seen in a clear atmos-
phere free from moisture. If the
protector could he mounted upon an
eminence sufficiently high to clear all
surrounding obstacles?
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-10-27

ALExGus COLUMBUS where his grand
father had settled after his immigra-
tion from France. Alexius father
Peter, was a shipbuilder, and Alexlus
followed the same occupation, at first
in Canada and later in Buffalo. For
many years he also conducted a farm
and most Of the old mans time Is de-
voted to gardening. Although lOl
years old he is remarkably wei!-pre'
served, and appears strong enough TO
round out another decad.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-10-27
ASPIRATIONS IN HISTORY


'''' '' " rev Connected with ths \
81 Famous Wen
----4-sl4-1- he g .1aZ i'll a.. >
the exact counterpart OF himsnis
ing toward him.
ioie saw an arm apparently r
through the wall. and made inn,
after its owner. -"
byron often received visits fro
Specter, but he knew it 10 Inc !, " ~
ton of imagination.
Or johnson heard his motbor
ms name in clear Yoice. tbo,,yb
was at the time in another city
Count Emmanuel Swe lenbcr,
ileved that he had the priyilo9,
interviewing persons in the -
world. 'i0 II
Loyola, living wounded durin,
siege of Pamreiuna. saw tho w..
VINO encouraged him to prosecute
mission =" "
Descartcs was follow d by an ia
ibie person, whose voice be h
urging him to continue his sah
after truth. us sea
Sir Joshua Rcvnolds Int
house, thought the Ianns 20 ,,'' lug
and the men and wo,non ~
tatcd by the breczc ''Si'c9
Oliver Cromwell Ivi,, si.,
his couch. saw the cr.taini ,.. l'I.S
gigantic woman annear U Ky,
him that he would h r. ',,nn 40 NO
est man in England 'i0 :
Ben johnson enont r,o ~,
the night an interested sroa.. ~
crowd Of Tartars Tnrts oIvI"I ~
Catholics. who roso nm an l% no
around his armchair nh snn.; ~
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-10-27
THEY DANCE IN WORSHIP.


Fantastic Ceremonies of Some of the Der
wishes Of the Orient.
The dcryshcS in Muti I'm tietlafi
counties are a religious class CORES.
pondIng in some respects to the
monks OF chriStendom. There are
many crders distinguished by pecu.
liarIties of faith ceremony and cos
tune some live in monaSteries.
others dwell in villages, but all pro-
fess poverty and humility and some
chastity Their religion prescribes
modification, but their practices are
very ten Inconsistent with their
profa-srd standard. Many Of them
lead yagrant life, travelling all over
the countries OF the East and being
supported by converts of their order.
The MeylcyiS ore the most numerous
They indulge n fantastic dances, in
which they whirl around with great
rapidly 10 the music Of flute, gen
erallrno coa,ing until they are over
come ty exhaustion anil droD on the
ground. Thi, ceremony is performed
in honor of their founder, who is
said % have whirlrd around for four
days without any n0uriShment, while
his companion played a flute Often
these deryShes are found in cities
playing the part Of jugg ers and sor.
Cerers.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-10-27
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectualy cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-10-27

4 o. ~ &c
discOvercE HIS
name is Alcxlus
Columbus, and last
Saturday he ccle-
brated his 10itt
birthday anniyer'
sary. Alexius wa:
born on the Isle d
Orleans, near que
beck k, CANADA,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-10-27

Pens can be made out of eight
metals-steel, brass, copper gold,
silver, platinum, amalgam and aluml.
mum. Aluminium pens are still a
novelty and are said to last much
longer than any other metallic pen.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-10-27
HElR no coluMsus, FAME.

4 Descendant Of the Discoverer Resides 10
Buffalo. n. v.
Buffalo has the honor OF reckoning
among her citizens a llneal descend
mt OF Chrisfnnhnr lnInmTus- Tre
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-10-27

The great safety valves Of the
human engine are tears and laughter
Laughter, especially, dlstinSMshe'
man from the brute and shows that
his enjoyments are intensified by the
gift Of reason, that his mirth is a
thing Of instinct merely, but accom-
panied by the thought and action Of
controlling intellect.
A man can usually find within
himself sufficient cause to excite
wholesale weeping; but his needed
amount OF laughter must generally
be provided by somebody outside OF
himself as it were. And the man
who can skillfully provoke a genuine
article of side-splittng laughter is
much scarcer than the man who is
willing. to take a drink at somebody
elses expense.
The Maryland Medical Journal
says:
THE physiology of merry laughter
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-10-27
August
Flower

"Ihave been afflicted with bilious
ness and constipation for fifteen years
and first one and then another prep
aration was suggested TO me and
tried, but to no purpose. A friend
recommended August Flower and
WORDS cannot u6SCIfDt tie 5dffiifa-
ton in which hold it. 1t has given
me a new lease Of life, which before
was burden. Its good qualities
and wonderful merits should bemade
known to everyone suffering with
dyspepsia and biliousness. JESSE
BARKER, Printer, Humboldt. Kas. o