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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-01-11
A Dandy.

The Smythes were giving little din
ner party soon after the arrival of Jo-
hanna Noonan, an awkward, but will
ing and thoroughly good-natured serv.
ant girl.
Johanna had been coached by her
mistress and had been promised pres
emit if she got through with her duties
as waitress without making blunders
of any kind, and the girl started in.
prepared to do her best.
But in the very beginning of the din
ner she upset plate of soup all over
the tablecloth while several of the
guests had to rise hastily to keep their
garments from being ruined
But Johanna, turning toward her
mistress with both hands uplifted, said
with a chuckle:
snow, amt Oh a dandy. ma ayn".-
Detroit Free Pyes&
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-01-11
SMART SHEPHERD DOGS.
They Take Entire Care of a Flock With
ont AnYOne's Direction.

They Take Entire Care of a Flock With
out Anyone's Direction.
In South America, in the region of
the great pasture plains, dogs are
trained to be shepherds. do not
mean that a dog goes out with the
herdsmen and helps watch the flock. |
mean that the dog goes out alone and
that he takes the entire care of the
sheep without anyone's direction. In
South America there are vast plains
where for miles and miles there is lit
tie vegetation save the short grain on
which sheep feed. There are no habi-
tations for men.
On these vast pastures there are inn
mense flocks which are often left for
several days at time with only dog
to take care of them. But well he
knows how to do it, for he has been
trained for the business.
When "Colly" was only day old he
was taken away from his own mother
and given to big, motherly sheep. She
let the little blind puppy share the din
ner of her own baby lamb. His little
bed was in a warm, soft nest made OF
the sheared fleece of a sheep.
He was never allowed to taste OF
meat. He was not permitted to asso-
ciate with other dogs or with children.
His only associates were sheep. Con-
sequently all the strong friendship, all
the loyalty, all the protecting instinct
which belongs to good dogs nature
We're turned towards sheep. The lit
tie dog grew to love sheep, to play with
sheep, and, above all, to watch over
sheep and protect them.
No hungry stranger could approach
one of these big wandering nocks in
the vast and lonely plain and help him
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-01-11
A Test of Bravery.

A custom like this has spread, of
course, among neighboring tribes I'M
der various forms. That of the Abys-
sinian braves is described by Mr..
Mansfield Parl1yns The girls them
selves play an active part there. When
young people are gathered for amuse-
ment, after church festival for in
stance, one of them will begin peeling
straw of green millet, which is full
of pith. Her lovers blood runs cold
probably, but he must smile or own
himself a craven. When she has cut
the pith into bits an inch long, he
stretches out his bare arm. The ex-
ample set, every girl who respects her.
self and has lover follows it. The
young men form a circle, with their
arms extended. Blithely then, with
many jest doubtless, the maidens ar
range their bits of pith, upright in
some fanciful design on the bare flesh,
and set them alight They are nearly
an inch thick, and they burn very
slowly, but the hapless youth must
stand and smile as well as he can till
the blood and juices of the scared flesh
extinguish them.-London Standard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-01-11
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
TURNING OVER NEW LEAVES.

Now what is that nolseH" said the glad New
Year.
I" Now, what is that singular sound I hear?
AS II all the paper in all the world
Were ratified and shaken and twisted and
twirled."
"OhI that" said the Jolly old earth, sis thu
noise
OF oil my children, both girls and boys,
A-turning over their leaves so new,
and all to do honor, New Year. to you
WHAT THE LEAVES SAID.
l won't steal Alice's sticks of candy;
won't call Robert jack -a-dandy;
l won't squeak my pencil on my'slate;
| won't lie in bed every day and be late
I won't make faces at Timothy Mack;
wont make fun behind anyones back
RustA and turn them so and so.
The good shall come and the bad shall go
won't tear barn doors" In all my frocks;
won't put my toes through all my socks
won't be greedy at dinner table!
At least-I think l wou't-if I'm ablel
will not pinch nor poke nor tease,
will not sputter nor cough nor sneeze.
will not grumble nor fret nor scold,
And will do exactly whatever I'm told
Rustic and turn them, so and sol
The good shall come and the bad shall go
Laura f. Richards, in Youths Companion
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-01-11
THE CHRISTMAS SEASON..
How 1t i Observed Among the People
lin Foreign Lands.

The Christmas season finds it's ex-
preston among Us in a variety of ways.
The fare of old England-the boar's
head spiced and garlanded, the pea
cock garnished with it's own feathers
has been replaced by the turkey and
the goose.
But the evergreen of the season and
the Christmas carol are of older date
We may trace their ancestry to the
'Saturnalia" of the Roman. The
early church saw danger to their con-
verts in these practices and prohibited
the green boughs, but later the pro-
hibition was withdrawn and the Gus
tom was Incorporated into the canons
of the church. But these acts of nat
ural religion were brought to us by our
Saxon forefathers and are remnants of
the worship to their heather gods.
In the Italy of to-day the celebration
of Christmas is not unlike our own.
The week preceding is week of fast
or fish days. Christmas Eve ushers in
the great festival. Then assemble the
children and friends to partake of q
sumptuous supper, after which cur
tain is withdrawn and shows the table
OF gifts wrapped in paper. The urn
of Fate brought into use. Each per-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-01-11

son draws in turn, and this presents
distributed as determined by the ora
Gle. Exchanges of gifts are made un-
til each person is satisfied.
In Germany, the Christmas tree is
the special care of the housewife, who
sees that the members of her house
hold are represented, from the least TO
the greatest. The social gatherings
are held on New Years Eve. The bells
OF the city ring in the new year, fol-
lowed by a burst of congratulation
from all present, with the greeting
Prosit, Neu Jaur.
Christmas morning in Norway sees
the roads crowded with sledges. A
simple service in the churches is fol-
lowed by an early dinner given to rel
atives and friends previously invited.
Tea is served at seven o'clock, after
which strolling pantomimic performers
are admitted. These are rewarded by
sweet-meats and little money. The
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-01-11
SPIDER SHOWERS.
They Have Been Observed by Darwin and
Other Naturalists.

1noy nave beSn ODSeEVeu ny Darwin ana
Other Naturalists.
Showers of mud, worms, frogs and
rain of various colors have all hap
pened, but spider showers are worthy
of mention, and may be regarded as
the most beautiful thing in strange
showers.
The spiders are gossamers, and
White, in his Natural History of Sell
borne" describes the showers that he
saw, one of which continued a whole
day. The gossamers descended from
surprising height, for when one man
climbed to the top of a hill near by,
three hundred feet high, he found that
the spiders were dropping from a re-
gion in the atmosphere that was still
beyond his gaze.
Darwin, another observer of spider
showers, describes one which he saw
in 1882, when on board the Beagle, at
the mouth of the Ia Plata river, when
the vessel was some sixty miles from
land, and he seems to have been the
first to notice, that each parachute
of gossaner carried a spider aeronaut,
for he not only observed them arrive
on board the ship, but he also saw
them reproduce new parachute, and
on this frail bark launch forth again
ION the bosom of the palpitating air.
These gossamer showers are great
mysteries, and, once seen, cannot very
readily be forgotten, for the air on
these occasions becomes literally
crowded with the tiny parachutes men
toned, which are composed of few
threads of almost invisible gossamer,
with small but lively spider attached.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-01-11
An Unfeeling Husband.

At the recent banquet of the Com
mercial exchange, Mayor Cowherd told
story which no one seemed to have
heard before. During the recent
financial panic" he said, "a certain
man, like many others, found one night
that his real estate was unstable, his
firm bankrupt and his money locked
up in a suspended bank. In deepest
dependency he walked slowly home
and greeted the companion of his joys
and sorrow. Mary he said, Pm fat
busted. Sos the bank. Sos the firm.
I've lost my money, and my house and
everything - everything. No, no.
John cried the loving wife as she cast
herself upon his breast-not every
thing. You haven't lost me-, That's
sa, Mary, said the unfeeling brute
that's so. never reckoned that any
Of the liabilities would get away ~
Kansas City TimeA
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-01-11

THUS one by one are our fondest
dreams dispelled," said the detected
looking young man, as he dropped his
head with its long, flowing locks into
his hands. 'And she always seemed so
unselfish.''
"oh, well, brace up. Think of your
fame as a football player"
1T is that which sundered the ties
that bound us. She demanded too
much"
But you told me only short time
ago that you would give her your life
if she asked for it."
80 l would-but what she desired
was"
"Well?"
"a lock of my hairi"-Washington
Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-01-11

Little Edgar, aged three, who hap
pened to be very fond of lemon-drops,
was out on the porch one day when a
sudden and violent ,hailstorm came up.
"Ohl OH" the boy screamed with de-
light, Its yaining tandyr
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-01-11
Slang Suppressers.

SIS Miss Fosdick still president of
your Society for the Suppression of
Slang, Miss Slxidds?"
mo; she got too fresh and we
turned her down. and Job
Der.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-01-11

The ancients took great pains to
ornament their favorite volumes. Pro-
pertius speaks of tablets with gold
borders. Ovid mentions manuscripts
with red titles, and other authors men
ton presentation of copies of which
the cover was overlaid with precious
stones
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-26
ALL ABOUT AUGUSTA.
The Freight Rate Wharf.-The Fire Chief
Has a Marrow Escape.

Augusta, Ca, May 25.-Constable Babe
Lambert and Marshal Morrow this
morning captured desperate negro in
the swamp near Nenieville after hard
struggle in which the negro was shot, but
not badly
Three years ago at Washington, Wilkes
county Barney Gibson, who was sort Of
a trusty at the Jail at that place, while
feeding the prisoners held the sheriff,
and let seven other prisoners escape.
linen seeing the others free, he made good
his own escape. Since that time very
ilttIe mas been known OF his where
abouts. Babe Lam bert found out
through his cousin. James MerrIwether.
that ne was skulking IN the swamp near
Nelllevllle and went to look for him, find
TO surrender, he did so TO all
appearances, and when Mr. Lambert
went TO place the bracelets on him
ne showed resistance. and after a
rough encounter in which the negro was
shot, he finally succumbed. He denied
being the negro wanted, but his Captors
have no doubt but that he is the right
man. He was brought to the court house,
where an investigation will be made. A
reward OF $3.50 is offered for him.
THE FREIGHT RATE WAR.
Guy Hamuton, agent OF the Central
lines here, announces that the - per cent.
freight reductions are now good not only
from New York, but from Boston and
Philadelphia, and that the reduction is
also good on shipments to these points.
Charles Heard, of the Seaboard Air
Line. also announces that his road is ready
to handle freights at the same rates
offered by any other line. The Richmond
and Danville tonight met the cut of the
Central
Fire Chief Frank Roulette had a pretty
CLOSE call to-day at / o'clock While re-
porting to box 43 his buggy turned over at
the Arlington corner and both the chief
and his boy, Gaz Waters, were thrown
out. The chief was not seriously hurt.
He received some painful bruises, how,
ever, the principal one being on his left
knee. Waters, the boy, was slightly
bruised on the side.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-26
HISTORY OF TARIFF BILLS.
The Treasury Statistician Gives Out
Some Interesting Facts.

Washington, May 25.-H. H. Evans, the
treasury statistician, who has performed
all similar work for the ways and means
committee of the House and the finance
committee of the Senate for the last
twenty years, has, under the direction of
the finance committee, made a compari-
son between the Mckinley, Mills, Wilson,
and Senate bill as amended 1t shows
that the reduction from the Mckinley
bill by the Wilson bill was %. 30 per cent,
and the reduction from the Mckinley bill
by the Senate bill, as amended, is %. ~
per cent. The reduction which would
have been made by the Mills bill upon
the same basis of Calculation, would only
have been l4.5 per cent.
THE TIME SPENT on FORMER BILLS.
As considerable comment has been
made charging delay IN the passage of
give the dates when the several bills, dur
ing the last fifty years, have passed the
Senate, so that comparison can be made
by the people, and conclusion reached
as to whether the work upon the present
bill has been as rapid as that upon it's
predecessors:
The Walker tariff, 1916, passed the
Senate July Is, 1916, and was approved
by the President July 30, 1916.
The Morrill, tariff, 1861, reported to the
House March II, 1850 passed the Senate
Feb 20, 1861, and was approved March ?,
1851
The tariff bill ST 1868 passed the Senate
June 20, 1868.
The tariff bill of 1888 passed the House
June 81, 1882, passed the Senate Feb. 90
1883, and was approved March g. 1888.
The Mckinley tariff passed the Senate
Sept 10, 1890, and was approved by the
President Oct. l, 1890.
THIS BILL. TO PASS IN JUNE.
1t seems to be the consensus of
opinion by leaders upon both sides that
the present tariff bill will pass the Senate
about the middle of June.
Comment has been made upon the fact
that the finance committee has offered
400 amendments to the Wilson bill. The
same committee offered to the Mckinley
bill 399 amendments that changed its
substance, while of the 400 amendments
offered TO the Wilson bill, Senator Jones.
in charge of the Senate bill, states that
majority of them simply changed the
Senate amendments and restored the rates
of duty as originally provided by the
Wilson bill.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-26
STACY GOES UP FOR LIFE.
The Jury's recommendation of Mercy
a Great Surprise.

Hinesville, Ca, May 25.-In the case of
the state VS.. Ed Stacy, charged with the
murder of his wife, the jury, after delib-
Grating about twenty-eight hours,
brought in a verdict of guilty with a
recommendation of mercy. This verdict
was great surprise to every one. Judge
E'alligant was as much surprised as any
one else, and when Stacy stood up to be
sentenced, the judge so expressed himself.
The judge said while the court and
jury should always lean to the side
of mercy, yet in your case you
are guilty of one of the most
heinous crimes and you have willfully
and without cause murdered the wife
who has borne you many children.
Should the jury have found you guilty of
murder the court would not have hest
tated to have pronounced upon you the
sentence of death. l will sentence you to
Imprisonment for life, and l hope that
during the long period of confinement you
may atone for the crime you have COM
mitted," The formal sentence for life i'm
prisOnment was then read to Stacy and
he was returned to Jail
Lonnie Slater, colored, charged with
rape, was found guilty and recommended
TO mercy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-26
RAN AWAY TO WED.
Y. R. BrasIey, of Valdosta, Marries
Miss Emma Stapler.

Valdosta, Ga, May ga considerable
futter was caused in the social realm
Yesterday by the announcement that Miss
Emma Stapler, a charming young school
girl had married Y. r. Brasley, of this
city, at White Springs, Fla. II was gen
orally known here that the couple had
owing to the ages of the couple
no one suspected that there was
anything up more than a school
boy love scrape Miss Stapler is
the daughter of the Hon. !. F
Stapler, of BeIleville. Fla. the owner of
the famous Lake Alcion, and a legislator
from Hamilton county for a number of
years She is about 10 years of age and
has been attending the institute at Val
dosta and boarding with her grand
mother in this city. As far back as May
10 Mr. Beasley bought a marriage
license. and ever since then both parties
have been planning a secret marriage.
Miss SJap.er went 10 her fathers
house about ten days ago, and on Wednes-
day evening she and several friends
started 10 the ChautauqUa at White
Springs They came up from Belleville
TO Lake Park and when the train from
Valdosta came in Mr. Beasley was on it.
The couple was so closely watched at
White Springs that their purpose was
crossed and the marriage did not occur.
This morning they came up on
the passenger train under the
eye of Miss Staplers grandmother.
When the train reached Lake
Park however, instead of going on
to Belleville, they went to the home of
Rev. j. NJ. Mason and were quietly mar
ried The high social standing of the
young couple, together with their youth
and the strong opposition to their mar
riage, made their romantic nuptials un-
usually interesting.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-26
Wavcross Notes.

Waycross, Ga, May 25.-An order will
be granted June / by the county commits
sioners of Ware county, if no good cause
be shown to the contrary, for the opening
of two new roads, the first commencing
al point on the "Old stage" road, about
one mile west Of the Bennett place. in the
most direct and practicable route. to the
new public bridge across Red Blum creek,
near McDonald's mill; the other COM
menclng at Manor, Ga, and running in
the direction of WaycrosS. and connect
ing with the present road at Camp
Branch.
Henry G. Williams, prominent farmer
OF Ware county, has announced himself a
candidate for senator from the Fifth
senatorial district, subject to the demo
cratic primary, TO be held on June g.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-26
FIGHT OVER A sENAroRsH1P.
Venable Re-enters the Race Against
Martin In the 35th District.

Atlanta, Ga, May 25.-There is to be a
contest over the senatorial plum in the
Thirty-fifth district after all. Recently
Hon T. w. Martin withdrew from the
race, leaving the field to Hon. w. n. Ven,
able, but to-day Mr.. Martin announces
his re-entrance into the race at the urg-
ent request of his friends. Both Mr.
Nenable and Mr.. Martin are strong and
popular and the fight, which is to be set
tied at the ballot box on June 4, will be a
very hot one. Mr.. Martin has served two
terms in the legislature Mr. Venable
was a member of the House some
years ago, but was defeated for
the Senate on the prohibition issue. He
is regarded as one of the bosses" in poll
tics.
In naming the senator this year, Fulton
county, that is Atlanta, gets four votes in
the contest for United States senator.
AS yet they are undisposed of. There will
/ be a scramble for the three votes in the
/ House on account of the senatorial cleo
/ ton, the choice for senator being the
! issue to be drawn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-26
ELECTIONS IN ENGLAND.
A Vote in Favor of Government Pay
ment Of Official Charges.

A Vote in Favor of Government Pay
ment of Official Charges.
London, May 25-The House of Com
mons adopted this evening, by a vote of
1866 to 80, a resolution affirming the prin-
ciple that official charges in connection
with parliamentary elections, should be
betrayed from the public funds.
John Morley, secretary of state for Ire
land, supported the resolution in behalf
of the government. He said that the re-
alization of this principle would open
wider the doors to the commons to men
of moderate means, most notably to work
ingnen. The wider open these doors
were, the greater would be the authority
and usefulness of the House.
Lord Randolph Churchill and other
tories expressed their sympathy with Mr.
Morley's views.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-26
LITTLE RUTH IS ALL RIGHT.
Positive Denial of Cruel Story That
She Was Mentally Afflicted.


From the New York Tribune.
Buffalo, May 2l.-An unpleasant story
has been printed in newspapers in various
parts of the country to the effect that
little Ruth Cleveland, who is now with
her mother in this city, visiting at the
home of Mrs. Cleveland's mother Mrs.
Perrine, is deaf aud dumb; worse yet,
that her mental powers are of a very low
order. The story has been printed with
much circumstantia1 detail, and promi-
nence was given TO it yesterday in New
York paper. 1t has become a matter of
such general gossip that it warranted
direct inquiry on the subject in order that
il might be stopped fit were untrue. Mrs
Cleveland's stepfathcr, Mr.. Perrine, when
told the story to-day, was naturally in
dignant. He said.
That story is utterly without founda-
ton. Ruth has the possession of all her
faculties, and she is more than ordinarily
bright and quickwitted for a child of her
age. The story is not only false, but is
mallclously and brutally false, wounding
the most sensitive spot one could ind in a
mothers nature
reporter who had occasion to call at
the Perrine home this afternoon heard
the victim Of this cruel canard prattling
to her nurse in way that bore out Mr..
Perrlne's denial most efectuauy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-26
ESTES ESCAPES.
he Joins Blanche Levy at Atlanta and
Both Disappear.

Atlanta, Ga, May 25.-The detective
department is again in search of Herbert
Estes, son of Judge Estes, of Gainesville,
who was recently adiudged lunatic on
account of his infatuation for Blanche
Levy, young woman of rather maynard
disposition. Young Estes, after gradua-
ting with honor at the state university,
began the practice of law in Macon and
was fa9orite in society, as well as in
his profession, and he became infatuated
with Miss Levy and gave up everything
to follow her about over the country.
After trying every means TO separate
the pair, Judge Estes had
him arrested on writ
of luuacy. He was adjudged insane
about two weeks ago, but was allowed to
remain at his fathers home in Gaines
vile under surveillance. Last night he
escaped and came TO Atlanta. where he
met Miss Levy and both have disap.
peared, despite the efforts of detectives
who were at once notified by Judge Estes,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-26
sToCKMEN as sMUeaLERs.
Two Cattlemen of Texas Indicted by
Federal Grand Jury.

New Orleans, May 25 "A special to the
the Times-Democrat from San Antonio,
Tex, says: "A sensation was created
here to-day by the arrest on in
dictment by the federal grand jury of
Felix Shaw and John R. Blocker, two
OF the most prominent stockmen of
West Texas. Shaw is indicted on four
counts, three for smuggling 1000 head of
cattle from Mexico into the United States
and one for smuggling two head of horses.
Blocker is charged with receiving these
smuggled cattle and horses. They gave
bond in the sum of s.. 500 each