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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-31

KE TOOK A WARY GLANCE AT THE ENEMY.
widows glance. 1t was well he had a
good deal TO occupy him or it might
have become the one idea which turns
toward madness.
Some people-men especially-malle u
boast of travelling light. that is to say,
they take us snail an amount of their
pers5nal belongings as will suffice for
their wants.
The general was the reverse. He was
SO fidgety at leaving anything behind
either at his club or his lodgings. He
was so sure to want what he had left
and to find superfluous what he had
brought
81 shall make list" thought Sir
Peppery, ''aud that will be better than
Stibb3, who was about as COMPOUNDED
an ass in any matter of business as he
was in his own affairs. lmpudent beg
gar, comparing me to a ninepin, in
deed.'
The morning of December "a, in the
year-well, the year doesn't matter,
does it?-perhaps it was last Christ
mas-saw Sir Peppery in a tremendous
fidget, seeing to the packing away of
his boxes in the luggage van of the
Great Northern express.
List in hand he saw his beloved
square, round, oblong boxes, his hat
cases, portmanteau, guncase and book
case all slowed away in their travelling
vault.
There only remained his Gladstone
1t contained diamond star-a present
for Pussy, the fortunate.
You'll take this in the carriage with
you, sir?" quoth the porter. Not too
much time TO lose, sir. win you go in
here, sir?' he said, opening a first
class carriage, the only occupants Of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-31
BRIGHT ANIMALS.
How a Jackdaw Tortured Its Setter-Doa
Companions.

How a Jackdaw Tortured It's Setter-D0a
Companions.
Everybody who has watched animals
closely has seen them play practical
jokes on one another. The London
Spectator has collected some incidents
Of this sort, and relates that a certain
jackdaw, whenever it found it's setter
dog companions asleep. would steal to
them, and pull at the fluffy tassels of
hair between their toes, unpleasantly
waking them up.
At certain house a tame magpie
was kept in the stable yard with two
kestrels. The kcstrels were in the
habit of sitting on the sides of the
water pals that stood outside of the
stable doors. At one time the magpio
approached a keStrcl from behind.
seized its long tail in its beak, jerked
it violent and pushed it over into the
pail; but the kestrel afterward caught
the magpie and punished it we'll.
A cat expressed dislike of pea
cock by jumping through its spread
out tail when the bird was displaying
its beauty and exhibiting its own van
ity, to the great discontinue of the
fowl. A dog which was accustomed to
hunting rabbits showed its displeasure
when the master had shot bulltinch
by going into the hedge, finding rab-
bit and bringing il to him.
Another dog which knew tame ducks
and that they were not hunted. but
had no acquaintance with the wild
ones, was much disguised when his
master shot a teal. believing he had
made mistake, and would have moth
ing to do with the game. "iIe behaved
in exactly the same way when we shot
black rabbit: nothing would per-
Euade him that IL was not n cat, and he
would do no serious work for the rest
of the day" The writer tells also OF
dogs that thought it beneath their dig
nifty to chase rats, except when theiI
masters were engaged in the sport. ano
he speaks of the obvious dislike of dogs
to be laughed at.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-31

the ruler wanted to know the age OF
the professor, so he thought of the
mathematical problem.
"Ahemr" said the king. 81 have an
interesting sum for you; it is trial in
mental arithmetic. Think of the mum.
Der of the month of your birth"
Now the professor was sixty years
old, and had been born two days before
Christmas, SO he thought of II, Deem
Der being the twelfth month.
EYES," said the professor.
Multiply by p" continued the king.
eyes"
"Add s."
EYES," answered the professor, do
ing so.
Now multiply that by So"
"Yes."
"Add your age"
eyes"
Subtract $685."
"Yes."
"Add 49,"
eyes"
"And now" said the king, might
ask what the result lisp"
Twelve hundred and sixty" replied
the professor, wonderingly.
THANK you" was the kings re.
Spouse. $50 you were born in Deem
Der, sixty years ago, eh?"
''How in the world did you know"
cried the professor.
'Why," retorted the king, from
your answer-1260. The month of your
birth was the twelfth. and the last two
figures give your age"
''Ha, ha, hal laughed the professor.
Capital idea. I'll try it on the next
person | meet. It's such polite way
81 adYng out peopfe's ages.
45{inp people
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-31
Her View.

There are some arguments which are
unanswera BILE, and children often
seize upon them. Marjorie is extremely
fono Of ice-cream. She was spending
the day with her aunt, and begged for
\ second dish of that cooling luxury.
81 am afraid" said her aunt. that
if you eat any more it will make you
sick. and then you couldn't come to
visit me-"
but could come Just as soon as I
got well, aunt;e!' said Marjorie, cheer
fully, nothing daunted by this unpleas-
ant possibility.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-31
INTERESTING PROBLEM.
A Learned Professor Learns Somethin,
from q Wise King.

from Wise King.
There was once a wise king who was
awfully curious. He was possessed of
a desire to know everything, and was
continually asking questions. Indeed,
his thirst for knowledge carried him
SO far that he wanted to know the age
of every person he met. But. being
king, he was exceedingly polite, and
would resort to strategy to gain his
ends.
One day there came to the court a
may-haired professor, who amused the
king greatly. He told the monarch a
number of things that he never knew
before, and the king was delighted.
But finally it came to the point when
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-31
AS he spokstEsIa 6eysi fusnssa4 y

hS hO SPOhX thS AD1crui PuSnctrPL
his niece and PolSed into his Gladstone
A loud exclamation followed.
II am robbed!' he cried "Some one
has taken my bag and stolen my
pocketbool1, with my checkbook and
my bonds, and your diamond ornament
and two hundred and fifty dollars in
notes all new given to me yesterday
all gone, and they have left me this
vile collection of dress improvers and
baby's rags.
20, know who has done it. That
woman and her son. They gave me
the champagne on purpose, and when |
was asleep they carried off my bag.
Here, let me go, Pussy. l won't wait
for Lancaster. What good would he
do?"
So saying, the excited general tore
downstairs and encountered Capt.
Lancaster coming into the house
"Eh?" cried that young gentleman,
''what's the matter? Pussy been
naughty?'
II have been robbed" cried the
general. Robbed of everything by
an audacious woman, one of the swell
mobs'
And Nancy has been robbed" re-
turned Capt. Lancaster. 81 have lust
come from her and jim Robbed of
everything by a detestable old bloke
they came down with from London.
She is in a terrible way about it. The
man left his bag all full of tobacco guilds
and dirty packs of cards and took hers,
with her diamonds and seven hundred
and fifty dollars in cash and other
things"
And who is Nancy?" asked the gen.
eral. with an air of impotence.
My sister-in-law-Toms widow. AS
nice a little woman as ever you met,
general, and Jim's such a fine lad. He
says they We're civil as could be to this
old rascal--gave him lunch and cham
payne"
Eth? What's that?" asked Sir Pep
perry, "Lunch?"
YES. wretched old creature,
Nancy says, and she pitied him. But
she is coming around to dinner Good
Lord, what's the matter with Pussy"
for Mrs. Lancaster was rushing down
stairs at breakneck speed.
"Nunlley, uncle %. there you are: I
am so glad. | have found out who the
bag belongs to. 1t is right. 1t belongs
to-
Nancy" cried the general. 81 have
guessed it already"
And Nancy it was, and she came to
dinner that day, bringing the generals
ag with her.
He was very shy of her at first The
words "old bloke" ranked in his mind.
but the widow was bright and pleasant.
and she made such fun of the whole
thing that Sir Peppery began to see
he would make himself ridiculous by
keeping up his sulky dignity,
Having once made her innings.
Nancy was sure to win," as Capt. Lam
kester remarked confdeutially to his
wife, and win she did.
The generals windowphobia disap-
peared as snow does before sunshine
and Stibbs' prophesy as to the ninepin
came true to the letter.-Sala's Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-31

The Heaven of the EsquimauX is
land of warm sunshine with glowing
fires overhung with pots of boiling
whales blubber, and easeful couche,
of fur scattered here and there.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-31

,malleaDle as putty In the hands OF
pretty woman, unless, indeed, she were
n widow.
o. there, indeed. he drew the line.
Old Samivel was a joke to him.
"Have nothing to do with relict,"
he would say. II saw enough of the
breed in India. Foregad, sir, they are
the very deuce! Marry you without
your own consentw
The widowphobia Of the general was
an amusement to his friends, and some
of them predicted that he would be
caught yet by buxom relict, but time
went on and he managed to keep clear
of the marauding party, very much to
the satisfaction of his relatives, who,
being blessed with numerous olive
branches, naturally looked upon Sir
Peppery as a means toward providing
for the surplus population.
1t was Christmas time, and the gen
eral was overwhelmed with invitations
from married nieces and unmarried
nephews to come and spend the festival
with each inviter.
1.-THE children clamor for dear Uncle
Fidgett," wrote one.
christmas won't be Christmas with.
out, you, my dearest uncle" began an
other. But the climax was reached by
a third.
Come to your own pet, Pussy" and
to Pussy he went.
Pussy had made a good marriage,
one very much to the generals liking;
her husband holding a good military
appointment in one of the northern
counties
Belonging as he did to the large fam
lily of the Fidgetts, the general had no
end of fads, and on this occasion he
had to look after these himself Stibbs,
his confidential valet, having taken it
into his head to get married, and to a
widow!
"You ale greater fool than 1 took
you for 3tibbs!'' roared Sir Peppery,
land THAI is saying great deal"
w. sitisps s~~<-NshaesA mi. head. q,.s,,
+ 1T worn't my fault general he an
swered, ruefully. at seems she jest
set her eye upon me, and you don't
know the strength of a widder's eye.
Wait Till one sets her eye on you, Sir
Peppery; you'll go down like a nine
pin"
"How dare you say such thing to
mel! returned the irascible general.
leave the room this moment! l go
down like ninepin! What insolence!"
His prophecy, however, dwelt on Sir
Peppery's mind and made him uncom-
fertable-the presentment of himself
rs ninepin rolling helplessly before a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-31
HE HATED WIDOWS.
But He Went Down Like a Nine
pin Before One.

IR p p P cry
FIDGETT was
one of t h o S e
irascible in d i
viduals, the pro-
duction of if
teen years in
India and too
much curry.
An excellent
officer, having
plenty of work
still in him, he
was proportion
ately irate at
being shelyed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-31

LOVE is blind; but its imagination 10
equipped with double-barreled telescopes
Truth,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-31

POSITIVE, wait; comparative, waiter; SUI
pelative, go aud get it yourself
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-31

HALLS CATARRH CURE Is a liquid and is
taken internally. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-31
A Little Red Spot
Appeared on my left leg below the knee. and it
gradually spread until was covered with

"a "uo CONCTcu Win
blotches and patches,
called psoriasis. /
scratched and scratched
only 10 increase my
agony. Finally Rev.
Father Canteveel urged
me 70 take Hoods Sar.
saparilla. l did so
with joyous and wonder
full result. The large
scales peeled of, the
spots grew less and dis
the itchingand
burning subsidized and l
am perfectly cured,
man" THEo. DESTICHE,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-31

In person Sir Peppery was short,
stout, bullet-headed, round-eyed.
In disposition-despite the curry and
a bad liver--soft-hearted as a baby, and
,malleable as putty in the hands of a
pretty woman, unless, indeed, she were
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-31

niece was standing, the little b& in
her hand.
"Confound it," calculated Sir Pep
perry. What the deuce is that? Ide-
clare to the Lord Harry there's sone-
thing queer in the bag! Let me look
at it my dear; I'll soon find you soHe-
thing better than dolls bib, Tor
that's what the thing looks like. M
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
To Mend Tortoise Shell.

Two broken pieces of tortoise shell can be fixed together by filing the edges down with rasp till each piece has an edge like a chisel. These two edges are then made to overlap one an other, and after softening in boiling water, are tightly held together in clamp or wise. The heating must be very carefully done, so as to avoid warping or otherwise damaging the rest of the article. Be sure that it is tortoise-shell. A vast amount of tor. toise shell is in reality only celluloid, or xylonite, and the application of heat to this will distort it all; also, it is in- hammable, not to say explosive. mi tation tortoise-shell can be cemented with acetone.-N. Y. Journal.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
Peach Jelly.

The following method of making this jelly was discovered by accident: A certain good wife was too hurried one day while canning peaches to pare them. She wiped them with a damp cloth, halved them and dropped them into the boiling sirup. When the can ming was done there was a glassfal of surplus juice, which, when cold, to the lady's surprise, was firmer jelly than she had ever obtained before from this fruit. Now, when a plentiful peach year occurs, this lady makes this jelly by cutting up the peaches with the skins on and boiling them to pulp in water, then straining and treating like any other jelly.-Country Gentle man.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
A Blue Earth.

of you could stand on the moon," SC an astronomer is quoted, "the earth would appear to you to be sixty-four times larger than the sun appears to the residents of this mundane sphere this because the earth has eight times the diameter of the moon, therefore she must necessarily show the moonites sixty-four times as much surface as the moon shows us. The sun, on the other hand, would appear no larger to you from your observatory on the moon than it does from our globe. The earth's atmosphere being blue, it has been decided that the earth must ap- pear as a blue ball to the outside on lockers. What 8 glorious sig ht it must be to our lunarian neighbors to look upon a bright blue, swift-revolving ball sixty-four times larger than the sunp'-N. Y. Advertiser.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
She Was Ready for Tramps.

A funny story has reached me, show ing great pluck and coolness on the part of an old Scotch woman. A ruffi- anly looking tramp appeared one day suddenly before her cottage and wanted money.
 "Did anybody see you come in hereP' asked the woman.
 ''No," said the man.
 "Then deil ane shall see you gang out! Lassie, bring me the ax.'
 The tramp on hearing this thought "discretion the better part of valor," and instantly decampcd. - Gentle women
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
Nothing Given Away.

MT. Harlem Heights (to undertaksr) - How are things this morning, Sbroud?
 Shroud-All right. Sit down and smoke a cigar with me. (Hands him Q cigar and card: with the picture Of 8 coffin on it at the same time).
 Mr. Harlem Heights-What's this, & coffin? .....
 MT. Shroud-Yss, it's my business card.
 Mir. Harlemi Heights (relieved) d)-oh, l thought it was something that went with the cigar.--Teyas Siftings.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
Needed Experien re.

Fond Wife-You are always praising your mothers cooking and saying how much better she was than l. In all probability. your own son will be tell ing the same story to his wife, twen- ty years from now.
 Loving Husband-Very likely. You will have had practice enough to de- serve it by that time. Brooklyn Life.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
He Filled the Bill.

Sweet Girl-The man I marry must be both brave and brainy. f Adoring Youth-When we were out sailing, and upset, l saved you from a watery grave.
 That was brave, I admit, but 1t was not brainy."
 "Yes, it was. I upset the boat on purpose. Good News.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
Lacked Probability,

Edwin-What do you think of that artist who painted cobwebs on the cell ing so naturally that his housemaid broke her heart owing to her ceaseless and vain efforts to remove them?
 Angeiina-Well, there may have been such an artist, but there surely never was sneh housemaid!-Drale's Maga- zine. s
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
\ Parallel Case.

Do you mean to say, grocer, that you are going to charge me for the few crackers and raisins that my boy eats whilst you are taking my orders?" ''. We'll, I'll be fair, ma'am. If when yougoes toa book shop to buy a set O novels the bookseller don't charge you for the picture books your boy hooks, won't charge neither. I can't say no more than that."-Harpers BaZar.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
Street Car Amenities.

"I would get up and give you my scat, miss" said the jolly-faced man in the crowded street car, but don't feel 1t to be my duty. am old enough to be your father"
 You hold your age and your seat re- markedly well, sir" replied the young woman, grasping a strap as the car lurched. Chicago Tribune.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
Among Coin CoIlectors.

'I had an 1853 twenty-five cent piece in my coin collection once," said Will fred. But l got tired of it and swapped it."
 What did you swap it for?" asked Tom.
 Two glasses of soda water and an 1883 Accent piece Then swapped the fi'-cent piece for a stick of chewing gum "-Harper's Bazar.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
Up to Date.

."Iouare now thirteen years old, Miss Fanny, and yet you can hardly write your own name"
 Miss Fanny-That's fact, but 1t will be such short time before I get another name that it is hardly worth while learning to write my present one. .---Boston Globe.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
Either Would Do.

"Will you take tea or coffee?n asked the landlady of the fortnight-old boarder.
 "Yes, ma'am,. if you please" he re- piled. ''I have taken hot water fort the past ten days, and tea or coffee will be welcome change"
 And the silence that fell upon that dyspepsia-mill sounded like & still nOise-Truth,
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
Money No Object.

Happy Bridegroom-Waiter, l want a dinner for two.
 Waiter-Vil ze lady and gentleman haf table d'hote or Ia carte?
 Happy Bridegroom generous to fault, but weak in French)- Bring us some of both and put lots of gravy on 'em,-BoSton Globe.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
Awful Suffering.

'Is there really much suffering in New York city just now?"
 "Well, I should say there was. I heard of an anarchist this afternoon who hadn't had glass of beer in three aays."-,Judge
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
n And Silently Steals Away."

: Actor Friend-EIas MT. Hamfatter taken his departure from your hospit- able roof yet, madam? ..
 Landlady (angrily)-Yes, he has, and you bet that's all he did take, too. I stopped his trunks just in time, the yillain.-Town Topics.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
Too Slow.

Miss Twilling-That's such pretty suit you have on, MT. Galloway.
 Calloway-Almost fine enough to be married in, isn't it?
 Miss Twilling-Yes. But it won't be if you wait much longer.-Detroit Free Press. ..r... O..
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
In a Condition to Defy It.

''So far as I am personally con- cerned," murmurcd the enamored young grocer, softly stroking the hand of his two-hupdred-pound sweetheart 'the sugar famine simply doesn't ex- ist!'-Chicago Tribune.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
He Took Her at Her Word.

Mother-What, crying, Mabel? Don't you and Herbert get along we'll?
 Bride of Six Weeks-Yes, we get along too well, mamma l told Her bert the other day was willing to do all the homework, and-and now he wants me to do it.-Boston Globe.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
Just in Time.

Clergyman--And do you, Lucinda, take for your husband the man whom you hold by the hand? Do you promise to love, honor and -
 Bride Elect (hastily interrlptingl-I do!-Chicago Tribune.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
Let Them Ride.

She-Do you think there is any reason why a young lady should not ride bicycle as well as drive horse?
 He-Not at all. It is just as easy to dodge bicycle as a carriage.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
An Invitation.

Miss Pinl>erly-Are you obliged to wear spectacles all the time, MT. Tut ter?
 Tutter-Oh, no. indeed. When I am close to anyone never use them.
 Miss Pinkerly-Won't you remove them?-Brooklyn Life.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
Hard to Please.

Why do boarders clamor for Varieties of meat, When every morn and noon and night give them hash to eat?
 -Detroit Free Press
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
A Twenty-Pound Steak.

Boarder-This is a twenty-pound steak, isn't it?
 Mrs. Slimdiet-My, no! It's only a three-pound steak.
 Boarder-Indeed? I heard the cook at it with hammer, and I was sure counted twenty.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
Appearances.

Tom h.S succeeded so well in marriage That now see he keeps q carriage; But that doesn't show that he has much pelf-- There baby in 1t and he pushes it himself.
 -Jnbpp
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
An Inducement.

"Waiter," said the guest, "bring me some mushrooms"
 'Single or double prlce?"
 "What do you give with the double price order9"
 An insurance policy, sir."-Wash- ington Star.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
A Fearful Revenge.

II have got a fuss on hand with George." said q recently married New York lady to her mother.
 Whats it all about?"
 He insists that shall do the cook ing"
 "He does, eh? Then do it. I would Tt have any sympathy with him what ever."-Texas Siftings.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
\ Delicate Hint.

MT. Lingalate Gocosely)-oh, well, Miss Marie, in this age, you know, everything goes.
 Miss Marie (glancing wearily at the clock)-Some things don't.-Life.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
A Thrifty Instinct.

MT. E. K. Nomy-What in mischief possessed you to buy two dozen coal scuttles? We haven't any use for even one.
 Mrs. Nomy-But think, my dear, got them at such bargain!-Chicago Record.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16
IIeredity.

School Teacher-What is the matter with you, Mabel? You never seem to be able to remember number half a Sennnl
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-16

Mabel-Well, mamma used to be . telephone girl.--Detroit Tribune.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-10-23

After shaving use Cucumber Skin
Tonic. Benson, Smith a. Co., Agents.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-10-23

Root Beer on draught at Benson,
Smith ~ Co.'s.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-10-23

DR.. r. ]. Moore, dentist, has re-
moved his Office to Arlington House,
Hotel street Parlor No. 2.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-10-23
ADVERTISING NOTES.

Rooms to let with board at Ilani-
wal, Waikiki.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-10-23

For New Silks and Infants Out
fits go to SKA Male"
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-10-23

Sunburn relieved at once by Gu
cumber Tonic. Benson, Smith & Co.,
Agents.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-10-23

DIR. Geo. H. Huddy, D. D. S., has
removed his Office from King street
to Beretania street, near Emma.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-10-23

Native Fans and Island Curios in
great variety at the Elite Ice Cream
Parlors.