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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
WILD PIGEONS.
The Immense Flight OF the Birds Seen by a
Man In Michigan.
Farmer


The largest nesting he ever visited
was in ISIS or 1877. 1t began near Pc
tosky and extended northeast past
Crooked lake for twenty-eight miles,
averaging three or four miles wide.
The birds arrived in two separate
bodies, one directly from the south by
land, the other following the east
coast of Wisconsin and crossing at
Manitou Island. He saw the latter
body come in from the lake at about 3
O'Clock in the afternoon. 1t was COM
pact mass of pigeons, at least five
miles long by one mile wide. The birds
began building when the snow was
twelve inches deep in the woods, al
though the fields were bare at the time.
SO rapidly did the colony extend its
boundaries that it soon passed literally
over and around the place where he
was netting, although, when he began,
this point was several miles from the
nearest nest, Nestings usually start
in deciduous woods, but during their
progress the pigeons do not skip any
kind of trees they encounter The Pc
tosky nesting extended eight miles
through hardwood timber, then
crossed river bottom, wooded with
arbor Vita, and thence stretched
through white-pine woods about
twenty miles For the entire distance
of twenty-eight miles every tree of any
size had more or less nests, and many
trees were filled with them. None was
lower than about fifteen feet above the
ground,
At least FIVE hundred men were en-
gagged in netting pigeons during the
great Petosky nesting of 1881. Mr..
Stevens thought they may have cap
tured on an average twenty thousand
birds apiece during the season. Some
times two carloads were shipped south
on the railroad each day. Neverthe-
less, he believed that not one bird in a
thousand was taken. Hawks and owls
| often abound near the nesting. Owls
can be heard hooting there all night
Life Histories of North American Birds.
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THE WEALTH OF LIFE.
1t Does Not Consist I'm Dissemination and
Display.

Some lives are lived so quietly, so
uneventfully, that their close causes a
vibration in few hearts, and vet they
are lives that are rich in results felt by
those who have known their influence.
They remain in the memory like the
odor of violets. No newspaper records
their history; that is written on the
hearts of those who knew them. What
has been their history? To the outside
world, birth, marriage, death. To the
inner world, to those who have entered
the home, the life-history of such
beings is written in the lives of hus-
band and children, friends and neigh
bors. Poverty has not been as crush
ing. for their sympathy and help have
hghtened it; sorrow has been borne
with calmness. for the spirit of faith
neighbour; Joy has been intensified, for
the friend and neighbor rejoiced with
those who rejoiced,
Children grew up in the homes they
influenced, believing that wealth in
creased responsibilities, made the hold
ers stewards only, not owners; that
education was each mans privilege,
character each mans salvation, reputa-
ton the capital of each mans life, and
to be most carefully guarded. That
Caesars wife must be above suspicion
was the foundation of each daughters
creed and each sons charge,
Neighbors grow more kindly, friends
more loving, kindred more true, who
have once felt the personal power OF
these quiet lives. Hospitality is the
duty of man to man. this is another
creed of these homes-not for exchange
merely, but as a debt to humanity.
Not only the known but the unknown
have felt the touch of kindly grace and
| fellowship.
The rush of life may separate the
busy ones from those whom kindly
fate has left to grow old in the sweet
| dignity of home life. But even the
rush and hurry of life can never drive
| from heart or brain the memory or the
| influence of the home made rich by the
| presence of one who held that gift OF
all gifts, the gift of home-maller. a
home-keeper.
Every thought of such a one is res.
direction of the better impulses the
| higher self, that often are so hidden. il
not buried. under the business cares,
the social demands, of everyday life
| Christian lTnSnp
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22

ing the stories of other days, of other
camps, and of other troops. AT the
outer edge of the camp, hard by the
water hole, sat a group Of cavalrymen,
gay, light-hearted fellows, laughing
heartily over the yarns that Sergt. Jack
Kelly had been spinning
The sentry on his rounds stopped at
the group, for Phil Manning, a yarn
spinner Of repute, had started in to re-
late the adventures of Joshua Kinks.
This yarn was camp classic, and Man
ming filled his pipe slowly, pushed the
tobacco down with his thumb and OBJ
tanned silence:
Kinks Joined us in the summer OF
10 at Eagle Pass, in company with
about dozen other dirty, footsore, sun.
blistered, hungry recruits, who marched
into the post tired and discouraged af.
ter tramp from ThompSons Ranch.
The day was one that would have made
the internal regions seem like a water
ing place. Lord knows it's hot enough
in this chaparral in any summer, but in
20 the heat dried up everything in
Texas except Joshua Kinks.
well, you see Kinks had been in the
militia back in York state, and what he
didn't know about soldering wasn't
worth trying to find out; and, to make
matters worse, that blasted fool of a
recruit-lieusenant-he wasn't Pointer
made him prairie sergeant on the
march from San Antoine to the river,
which confirmed Kinks in the notion
that he was veteran.
thinks was dandy. simon pure,
yard wide and all wool dandy He
was getting unpopular and it was felt,
His unpopularity was felt like cold
breeze on a hot summer evening 1t
was silently yet unanimously voted
that unless a Divine Providence inter-
fered, a squad would have to take him
some night and feed him to the catfish
in the Rio Gpande. Chum with him,
you know. A fellow doesn't mind adj
hitting that the Lafayette Fusileers, of
Penn Yam, are gorgeous and imposing
military body; but when booming re-
cruit tells you that they are away
ahead of Troop 'Q of the galloping
Eight Horse, it's about time to sound
OOOOs anu SduQitS, anu run MIN OUT Oh
camp.
About the time we were getting
ready to lariat Kinks, Bill Barnes, the
customs river guard, rode into the post
one day as if the old Nick was after
him, and reported TO old pecos Bill that
a crowd of pendencia cowboys had just
run bunch of cattle across the river
without permission of the Greaser,
whose brand was on Them and without
consulting Uncle Sam. Bill wasn't a
conspicuous fool, SO, instead of stop
ping to argue with dozen Winchesters,
he rode for the post to get detach-
ment. Well, he got it. A lot of us
were rushing for the stables pretty soon
with our saddles on our shoulders. and
inside of twenty minutes the procession
was going down the Laredo trail lick
etty-split, Lieut.. Henry Guy Carleton
in the lead, and Joshua Kinks at the
tail of the column, humping up and
down on Barney Mullen's horse, the
meanest plug in the stables.
We'll, we weren't riding for our
health. Carleton set the pace. and
the way we went through that broil-
ing, dusty chaparral was a caution.
We struck the Pedencia, sent the
rogues flying for the next county, got
the cattle and went into camp at
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goce long sleep. This part of the pro-
CRANE was given ~ ne confiding Kinks,
who lay down happy and went to sleep.
/, The next part was exclusively for Tom
Smith and myself. Tom had the only
watch in camp, a battered. silver bulls
eye watch, but good time%eeper.
Says | to Tom; When you turn i,
after ten. Tom III put the turnip on
four hours. so that il will read two
o'clock. See? Then I'll rout out the
bold Joshua and make him stand guard
all night. just as he used to do in the
fusilcers. I'll give him the watch and
show him the moon and let him work
the thing out. I'll tell him to wake Tim
Maher, the cook, at four o'clock, and
that will furnish him with some excite
ment; and I'll advise him if Tim doesn't
get up. to report him to Sergt Fem
wick, and that will give him
trife more excitement. | rather
think Kinks will remember this night on
the Pendencia.'
thinks was snoring when Smith got
ready to turn over the camp to me, and
after Tom was under the blankets |
gently stirred Joshua with my boot,
Come, Napoleon, Shake yourself!
Turn out; it's after two o'clock. Third
relief. my SON
thinks sat up painfully and groaned:
Say, 1t isn't two o'clock. is it?
thought I'd just gone to sleep Lord,
how sore ann
Shake leg, joshua says |.
You'll be sorcr tomorrow. You've got
sixteen horses and the cattle in the corr
raj to look after. Don't let the mos
quitoes carry them off. Challenge
parties approaching, and If they don't
answer. shoot. Don't shoot yourself,
my son. Wake the cook at four o'clock
to get breakfast. Get him up: for he's
hard man to wake. Take no cheap
talk from him. and if he doesn't turn
out, report to Sergt. Fcnwicll. Here's
the watch. Don't lose it. Good night.
I'll turn in
81 lay down next to Smith and
watched the tired and wretchcd Kinks
yawn over the mosquito fire and saw
his hands go tenderly towards his hams,
that stung him increasingly. ] knew
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22

COME, NAPOLEON, SHAKE YOURSELF"
Fenton's ranch. hot, dusty, thirsty and
hungry, our horses white with sweat
and dust, their tongues rolling out OF
the corners of their mouths
But Kinks. You should have seen
Josh. He had just had four hours tina,
the Lafayette fusileers had never
known, and he was dumb. When he
got ready to dismount he did SO slowly.
painfully and carefully; when he was
sharply ordered to unsaddle and water
his plug he walked towards the water
hole with a straddling spread of limb
that indicated to the seasoned riders
that the hams of Joshua were skinned
from hook to spine. When Kinks was
detailed for guard his courage van
ished, for his soul only longed for a
chance to lie down and rest his aching
limbs. Gom Smith and were the rest
of the guard, and made up my mind
TO salt Joshua that night called
Tom over and told him my scheme. and
the old fellow fairly choked with
laughter and delight.
The scheme WAS this: We We're t.
make running guard of it. Tom was
60 stand me first trick up to about
half-pf ten, he being the oldest man;
/ waste take the middle of the night
and Kinks was to have the last trick
In the morning, so as to give him a
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that by morning the militiaman would
be dead and a soldier rise out of his
ashes; for there are few things like sad
die sores ana experience for developing
a man.
at was posi- bly, long past midnight
when was walked by shrill alterca-
ton and saw Kinks, standing over the
Joshua for a miserable, thick-headed
miltiaman, waking man up in the
middle of the night. Middle of the
night, said Kinks, in disgust. It's
four o'clock in the morning by the
clock, You get out of those blankets
and get breakfast for the camp
"'Ye corn-crackin', jaw-waggin'
omadhaun,' yelled Tim. 4 don't care
if it's forty o'clock. Don't We wake me
or come near me agin until We see day
light, or be hevins I'll murdher We
Kinks limped off and reused Sergt.
Fenwicl<, who looked him over in
sleepy disgust. Never mind the time,
you fool he growled. Go to pot out
o here. and don't wake anybody up
until daybreak, if it doesn't come til
Christmasr Kinks walked sorrowfully
back to the fire near which slept
Well he remarked, this is the
longest night ever put in. There must
be an eclipse of the sun, or something,
for the moon is still shining at four
o'clock | wonder if them fellows
played it on me. No; guess not, The
watch is all right. But. I'm sore all
over. 1t makes me shiver to think of
that ride back to the post to-day with
this crowd. And that fool of lieu
tenant will go for all he's worth.
Some of these officers amt got no con-
sideration for their men. They don't
know nawthin','
Then he tramped off muttering and
| slept until dawn, to wake to the loud
outlaws of Tim Maher. Tim had looked
at the watch and then at the barely
gray skies and had seen the trick played
| on Kinks.
"'Oh, We thick-headed omadhaun,
yelled Tim with delight. 'Ye are the
buckle that thought a militiaman knew
as much as an ould soger. Oh, but yt
poor, ham-sllinned idiit; them two vii
lains played it on We in great shape
You've bin standin' guard all night
Thin two divils docthored the watch on
We. Go down there now to that wathei
hole an soak yer head, for it's as thicl,
that ould plug of Barney Mullen's yer
ridin."
when the story got around camp
| the bows hOWled He made a com
plant to Lieut. Carleton, but he wa,
an old soldier, if only kid, and h,
kind o suffered and said: Private
! Kinks, we ca-ca-can't court martial /
b-b-bulrs-eye watch. 1t appears tC
me that you have seen a very remarlla
BILE phe-phe--phenomenon. an unotfi
cial eclipse of the sun. Nothing els,
can account for this be-be -belateC
| dawn
I'm pain, in silence, and in meekness
Kinks rode back to Eagle Pass. and WI
never had any more trouble with him
! Six months later he vanished from Tex
as with horse and arms, and was
promptly charged up with six teams
one grindstone, and Il ton of scrap iron
and thereby did good turn to IN,
bookkeeping, Joseph Smith, in Illus
| trated American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
Not to lie flushed.

Jojo was visiting in the country,
where one is dependent upon occa-
sional butchers carts for the meat. At
breakfast he suddenly began: This
beefstea< is SO tough can't chew it
wiz my teef.'
His mother, abashed, endeavored to
hush him.
You know" he said, by way of ex-
PLANTATION, If my teefs were sharper,
then could chew it."-Harper's Young
Peonle
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
Ringing Him In.

Mr.. McHarlem--I wouldn't object to
young Bondclipper coming here fire.
quently. He would make good match
for our Fanny.
MclIarlem, Jr.-I'll fix that. I'll bor-
row fifty dollars from him, and he'll be
coming here twice a day to collect it
Texas Siftings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
The Thoughtful Lover.

why Were YOU so sure of his pro-
posing?"
'Weli, when he first began paying
me attention, he gave me flowers.
Then he switched off on to gloves, and
| knew he was thinking the matter
over seriously. Finally, when he
brought me handkerchiefs and-aheml
other more useful articles of apparel, 1
felt sure he had made up his mind to
marry me."-Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
She Knew by Experience.

"My dear, look down below" said
Mr.. Grandiose, as he stood on the
bridge with his wife, and gazed at a
tug hauling a long line of barges.
'Such is life; the tug is like the man,
working and toiling, while the barges,
like women, are
II know" interrupted Mrs. c., acrid-
ly, 1.-The tug does all the blowing, and
the barges bear all the burden. Lon
don Tid-Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22

Husband ton train) - Who is that
woman two seats ahead that you are
looking at SO intently?
Wife-That's my milliner. She has
on an awfully expensive Lat. 1t
couldn't have cost less thai nfty dol
lars.
Husband-She probably made it her
self.-Quips.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22

How are sandwiches quoted now?'
said one railway passenger to another
who was coming from a refreshment
stand at the station, with a couple in
his hand.
Firm to hare at ten cents" was the
reply,-Broolllvn Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
Very Ant to Do Ii.

Downey-Oh, yes; when go to the
worlds fair shall stop with some dis
tant relatives in Chicago.
Fleecy-Have you seen any of them
lately?
Downey-Oh, about six years ago.
Fleecy-How do you know they
won't plead the statute of limitations?
Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22

Il wonder what a mans sensations
are when he is struck by lightning?"
said Dawson.
Il should think he'd feel more or
less thunderstruck, said Hicks. --Har-
per's Bazar.
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Domestic Diplomacy.

Mrs, Viewed (anxiously)-Well, what
do you think of my biscuits, dear? Are
they good?
Newed-Good! I'm sure IL they were
to be weighed in the balance not one
of them would be found wanting
Buffalo Courier.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22

HE herd was IN.
The horses at
the picket line
were champing
the hard corn
in their nose
b a gs. L h q
guard was set.
Quiet reigned in
the camp under
the pecans, and
groups of boot
ed, belted troop
crS sat around
the camp fires,
smoking their
pipcs and tell
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22

Whipper-I know one man who
thanks Heaven daily that he is not like
other men.
Snapper-He's Pharisee!
Whipper-No, he isn't. He's a two
headed man who eats glass.-Puck
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
4 Legal Onininn.

Young Mani wish your opinion, sir,
Re &c whether your daughter would
make me n good wife.
Lawyer-No. sir, she would not. Five
dollars, please. Bulletin
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
For the sake of Argument.

Now, supposing borrowed FIVE dol
lars from you; that would represent
capital, wouldn't it?''
Yes"
But, supposing, after awhile, you
wanted to get it back -"
THAT would represent labor. Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
A Capable Girl.

Mrs. Newwife-Did you go to the in
telligence office about that new girl,
Jack?
Jack-Yes.
Mrs. Newwife-Did they say she was
capable?
Jack-Ies; capable of anything
Boston Budget.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
THE SUCCESSFUL oFFCE.sEEEKER.

Hankinson Hol Mr. Hollo way
loway, the lawyer, has seen the presi-
has gone to Wash dent and got his
ton to see the pres seat on the bench.
ident. Mr.. Hollo- -Harper's We e k-
way aspires to ly.
seat on the bench.
Daily Item.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
In a Hopeless Minority.

Tom-You're the most trying girl to
have for a fiancee that ever heard of.
Gertie OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES George
nor Ned ever thought so.-Chicago
Record,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22

There is something wrong with the
mans head who never learns anything
from mistake. Rams Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
From the L,ps Of Experience.

81 now feel quite satisfied that there
is no life SO happy as married one"
And how long have You been mar
ried?"
"Since last NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Globe
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
TOLD BY A TROOPER.
How Militiaman Kinks Was Turned
Into a Soldier.

@HE herd was in.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-08
TRUSTEES SALES.

RY VIRTUE OF DEED OF TRIJsT
~ GATED the 18th day OF October 1890. exc.
cnted 10 me by Al. NJ. Rogers and Virginia II.
n,s vic, aBd duly r. corded In the clerks Office
OF the Hustings Court for Roanoke city tn eecnre
Anna Elizabeth ii. Haupt the payment OF the
sum OF S2,lt6.t6, payable 8, 0SSyS in one wear
from aate and Sl,OS3. 33 in two years from date
VIII interest," at per cent. on each from date
ana eVloenced by Understanding neeotiable
notes, anu DEFAULT having been made In the nav
meht OF the second OF said notes and the in
teIess IheIeon, and having been required by the
DcnSnSiary Hereunder go to do, | will. on
SA "a =. UofDAf, THE 18TH DAY OF JULY. 1Sg3
Al u v CLOCK NJ, in front of the Courthouse
i0l the city or Roanoke, Va, offer for sale to the
hiSnest oluccr, at public auction. all that certain
lot OF parcel or land situated In the city Of Roa
hoRe va, bounded and described az follows, viz.
beginning al point on the southeast corner
OF nelson and Pine streets, thence with Pine
an aliey, thence with samc south Z degrees as
minutes west 100 feet to point thence north 81
degrees 81 minutes west l55 feet to Nelson street
thence with Nelson street north I degrees a.
minntes east ITO feet to the beginning, top ether
wild al the appurtenances thereto belonging.
TERMS: Cash as to so much OF the proceeds
as may De necessary 10 defray the expenses of
executing this trust, Including a trustees com.
mieeioh or . per centum and to discharge the
principal and interest OF said second note now in
oelauit, ana the residue. IL any, to be payable in
Two cquai payments OF six aud twelve months
from gate of sale, said payments 10 bear 6 per
cent. interest 10 be evidenced by negotiable
notes and secured BY deed of trust upon the prop.
cry ys so ,ha j. ALLEN WATTS,
40 'us' Trustee.
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TRusrRHs. sAIas.

T>RUsTEE's AUCTION SALE OF DEsIR.
able lot OF land at the northeast corner OF
Marion and Jefferson sstrests.-By VIRTUE of .
deed OF trust from j. r Ellis to the undersigned
trustee, bearing date on the ard day OF Fe brary'
1891, and recorded In the Office OF the clerk OF the
Hastings Court for the city OF Roai okc In deed
book No. 81, page 424 default having been made
In the payment OF ono or the notes red by the
ehid deed. and being required SO to do by the
Roanoke Building Company, the holder OF the said
OF JULY. 1898. AT TIE HOUR OF ~ O,CIOCk
NOON, proceed to sell by public auction, at the
front door of the courthouse. in tho city OF Roa-
n0ke, the land conveyed by the said Iced OF a nat
and therein escribcd as follows:
All That certain lot or parcel OF land living aud
pclng In the city or ROahOkc. VA, bounded and
described az follows beginning ut point on the
northeast corner OF Marion and Jefferson streets
formerly Meade street,, thence with Jefferson
street north degrees 81 Dutcs east 50 feet to n
point on the same, thence south 50 degrees 30
minutes cast 145 feet TO an alley, thence with said
alley eouth dcgiecs 30 minutes west 80 feet to
Marion street, thence with Marion street north
OF beginning, and designated as lot No OF the
plot OF the property conveyed to the Roanoke
bulloing Company by the Home Building and
Conveyance Company.
TENNIS: Cash Hs to 40 much OF the proceeds OF
sale as may DC necessary to derray the expenses
charge note for 1856 ~, with interest thereon
from the 2rd day of February, 1891, until paid;
ne remainder to BIO paid ut such time and secured
IN euch manner as the said J. X. Ellis or his
assigns may prescribe and dircc'; and. In the
event OF his or their failure to give such direc-
tion, the remainder will he payable in two equal
lnstalmcnts, one and two years from the day of
SAFE, each instalmcnt carrying interest, and
secured by deed or trust on tho property.
SOL. CUTCHlNS, Trustee.