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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-11
THE INTREPID FISHERS.
They Fished just for the Real Sport of
Angling.

Angling.
The French people are extremely
fond of angling, though their streams
are comparatively destitute of fish, and
their lakes and ponds are few. Many
Frenchmen. nervous and excitable on
other occasions, are content to sit by L
stream with pole and wait all day for
a bite.
In certain country town not far
from Paris there exists an ancient fish
ing club, named the Intrepid Fishers
of Marpignon. A pretty stream goes
through Marpignon, but for many,
many years not one fish had been seen
in this stream. SO the intrepid fishers
had nothing to do.
The excitement may be imagined,
therefore. when the word ran through
Marpignon that large barbei-a very
tough and gamy fish-had been seen in
the stream. The intrepid fishers turned
out, and having ascertained that there
was indeed a barbel in the stream, i'm
mediately stopped the water some little
distance above and below him with
gratings, so that he could not get away.
Then they ranged themselves joy
fully along the stream with hook and
line, and all went to fishing for the one
fish.
BY and by one intrepid fisher caught
him, and Immediately threw him back
into the water. In the course of time
another caught him and did the same.
For three days the intrepid fishers
kept at work, catching this one barbel;
and at the end of that time the fish died
of exhaustion and loss of blood Then
the intrepid fishers counted up the
notches that they had made on their
tish-poles, and the man who had caught
the barbel the most times was declared
the champion fisherman Of Marpignon,
and received great honors. outh's
Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-11
INDIAN NAMES OF LAKES.
In the Way of "a Jaw-breal<er Massachu
sets Submits a Claim at Length.

In the Way of "A Jaw-breal<er Massachu-
sets submits "a Claim at Length.
ApropoS of elongated Indian names
of lakes and rivers in Maine, the SUM-
while admitting that only native can
pronounce the names of her lakes trip
pingly." afirms that the names of
Maine are easy besides these and others
from the Province of Ontario: Lake
Misqua benish, Lake Kashagawigamog
and Lake Kahwcambejew agamog
An eastern Connecticut sportsman
who recently ran up against ''keejim-
koopic" and a lot more of Nova Scotian
names that are coiled like barbed wire
about lakes and rivers down east
there. is ready to allow that the Sun
is correct on general principles; at the
same time. he wants it known that
southern New England is not what
might be called dead easy on Indian
nomenclature.
For instance, the Nutmeg State is
garlanded and festooned with Indian
titles that easily reach across the state
on the maps-and some are 50 ex-
tended that the natives rarely under
take to pronounce more than part of
one at time. Each citizen naturally
has his preference: some use one section
of it-half a dozen joints, say-others
work another section, just an easy
mouthful of it, and let it go at that.
The practice resembles the usual way
of pulling a telescope open.
But the champion Indian name of
this region is trailed across couple of
counties in southern Massachusetts,
lust across the Connecticut border,
twenty miles north of Putnam 1t is
the name of beautiful lake at Web
ster, five miles long and studded with
islands, which is the best bass lake in
the old Bay State. According to the
latest researches it is spelled in this
rtyle, and the sportsman would like to
know how Kahwcambejewaga
Nova Scotian would tackle it with his
tongue:
Chargoggagoggmanchaugagoggagun-
gamaug.
There is briefer name for the thing
which is used, as rule, on all but state
occasions. IN. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-11
Billions of Gallons of Beer.

Some idea of the magnitude of the
mission work yet to be done by temper
ance workers in the various beer-pro-
ducing countries of the world may be
obtained from the statistics published
by the Wine and Spirit Gazette. Judg
ing by the figures alone, it will be a
task of immense proportions to enlight-
en- and win over to abstinence the
worlds great army of beer-drinkers.
Germany leads all countries in the
amount of beer brewed, more than three
billion gallons "a year. The United
Kingdom stands second, with nearly one
billion gallons, and the United States
produces the third largest amount,
more than eight hundred million gal
Ions. After these countries the produc-
tion drops off rapidly, for Austria,
which comes next, produces less than
half as much as the United States. But
when we consider the population of
the Scandinavian countries, and re-
member that they export little or none
of their beer, the output of their brew
cries seem enormous. Outside of Eu-
rope and the United States the amount
of beer made is comparatively small;
but almost every country provides it.
self with some drink which produces
the effect of beer. The temperance re-
former will not be condemned to idle
ness by lack of habits to be refor med in
any part of the world.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-11
HE WANTED 70 BE INFORMED.
Was Always Polite to Strangers in tho
Country and Expected Courtesy Here.

Was Always Polite to Strangers in the
Country and Expected Courtesy Here.
He hadn't been in the city long and
he wasn't expected to know. but he
was firm in the conviction that he had
the right to inquire. Down where he
came from they often had people
stranger foll-who put questions about
byways and such things. and he was
always glad to answer them-even
going so far as to put them into the
right path if they had any doubt about
their ability to follow his directions,
which were minute TO degree. lie.
therefore. had no conjunction about
putting question or two himself, see
ing that he was not upon his native
heath, and if city folk had half the po-
likeness aScribed to them he would find
out just what he wanted to know.
Something of this was passing through
his mind as he ranged up against the
window of the ticket seller on the up
town side of an elevated station.
Say. mister he began to the ticket
agent do the trains on this yer track
go to the ferry?'
Certainly not" answered the ticket
| seller. This is the up side"
well. a man on the street told ma
ez how they did" he said, smilingly.
well, they don't tersely replied
| the agent.
That's funny, too" unused the far
mer, good naturally.
Whats funny?' asked the agent,
impatiently.
WHY, that he should say that they
did, an that you should say that they
didn't"
There's n,thing funny about it,"
| snapped the agent.
"Mebbe you don't see it., urged the
| hayseed, patronlzingly.
mo, sir. | do not" brusquely an
swered the other, seeing crowd be-
mind the countryman anXiously wait
| ing to get their tickets.
We'll, one of you are lying, that's
the funny part of it. -
''Do you mean to imply"
81 amt implyin' nothing. only he
looked jist ez respectable ez you. an
you've no call to git so ALFRED mad
about it, either"
Il tell you the cars on this side of
the road only run up town" cried the
agent, desperately.
! AN they never run the other way?"
Not on this side
'They amt likely to be any change
in that?"
NO, sir"
Its settled thing, an everybody's
satisfied"
YES, sir, replied the ticket seller,
with a martyred look.
'All right. only wanted to be in
formed. The fact is, young fellow, I'd
| just as lief git on the other side ez not,
but man has a right to ask civil
| question. I'm polite even to the hogs"
and he quietly stepped aside to allow
the impatient passengers to buy their
tickets. N. Y. Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-11
SPEAKING WITHOUT TONGUES.
Prof. Huxley Says the Thing Is Not at All
Impossible.

Can we speak without a tongue?
Prof. Huxley says yes. Persons suffer-
ing from cancer frequently lose their
tongues and discover they cannot only
talk as well as formerly, but also that
their sense of taste is not impaired. The
letters d and are the only ones which,
as a rule, those deprived of their tongue
find any difficulty In pronouncing prop
erly, and such letters are frequently
turned into is, ps, VS., this Many in
stances are on record of the speaking
powers of tongueless persons. In "a
A. ID. sixty Christian confessors had
their tongues cut out by order of Hum
neric, but in short time some of them
went out preaching again. Pope Leo
III. is said to have suffered similar
mutilation and to have regained his
speech. Sir John Malcolm tells of one
Zal Khan, who had his tongue cut out
and who had recovered his speech
enough to tell the physician how it
happened. Margaret Cutting was ex-
amined before the Royal Society of En-
gland in 1742. She had not vestige OF
tongue remaining, and yet "discoursed
rs fluently and as well as Others" The
tongue actually appears unnecessary to
the development of spee;h.-Family
Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-11
PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGuLE.
Discoveries Made by the Camera in Tho
Course of Recent Years.

Course of Recent Years.
Great surprise WIS expressed nine
years ago when the Henry brothers, of
Paris, discovered oy photography a
strange nebulous spiral apparently at
tached to the star Maia, one of the
Pleiades. The nebula seemed to start
from the star, and bending round
through quarter of a circle. in a
sweep of hundreds of millions of miles,
finally became forlied at the end like
the tall of comet
Issuing out of one side of this great
spiral sprang a nondescript mass, part
OF which swept backward parallel with
the original spiral in such way as to
give to the whole object the appear
ance of eddying round the star.
Two or three wears later the same as
| tronomers made a photograph which
showed that the entire group of the
| Pleiades, or Seven Stars, is mingled
| with fantastic nebulous shapes. In
this photograph several stars appear
strung, like beads, upon a nebulous
! line or ribbon that must be many
thousands of miles in length. The con-
Sluolph was lIICHlSJlDIC liiut an iAlti
mate connection existed between the
stars and the nebul9 which together
constitute the Pleiades
Since then similar condition of
things has been shown to prevail in
other quarters of the heavens. One of
the latest discoveries of this kind was
made by Prof. Barnard at the Lick OBJ
servatory last autumn.
Upon photographing what appears to
the naked eye as hazy speck near the
| wonderful red variable star Mu in the
constellation Cepheus. he obtained a
| picture showing a huge nebula sur
rounding an irregular group of bright
! stars. and ''distantly surrounded by
vast multitudes of small stars The
nebula, according to the description of
| its discoverer, seems to mingle indefi-
nitely with masses of smaller stars and
become part of them"
Photographs have also shown that
the double star Lambda, in Orion, is
| involved in nebulous matter, and that
| a nebula is attached to the brilliant
Betelgeuze. the leader of the same con-
| stellation.
These facts become very interesting
when one considers that the nebulB
are probably composed of matter in an
uniformed or unorganized condition,
and that the sun, the stars and the
earth itself We're once in that state.
When we see a star, or a group of
stars. closely associated with nebulous
spirals and Streamers it looks as though
the stars We're consuming, or feeding
upon, the nebul8, or, in other words,
as if the process of sun-making were,
in such cases, not yet completed.
Yet it is possible that our own solar
orb. which, for our purposes at least,
seems to be completed sun, would. if
photographed from a far point in space,
appear as nebulous star. From such
point of view, if they were visible at
all, the .Iodiacal Light. the Gegen-
schein, and other glowing appearances
that are apparently connected with the
sun, would perhaps be blended into a
great system of luminous rings of spi-
rails as wonderful in form as those at
| tached to the Pleiades, though far less
imposing in extent. Compan-
ion
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-11
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A BRAIN DESTROYER.
How Drinkers Sin Against Their Own Req


son.
That alcoholic beverages are iniurI-
Gus to the brain is a truth which ca a
not be too often urged. just as bella
donna eXerts a specific influence upon
the pupil of the eye, so alcohol has u
particular affini ty for the brain. When
people talk N homely phrase about liq-
uor flying to the h cad, they state an
exact scientific truth. Within a very
few minutes after alcoholic drink is
taken into the stomach it literally flies
to the brain. Here it exerts its spe'
cific, injurious, poisonous, and destruc'
tive agency. 1t affects the very tissues
of that organ, hardening them SC
that a skillful surgeon, even with
eyes shut, can distinguish by the sense
of touch, in dissecting human brain,
whether the man was a drinker or not.
Liquor, assailing the brain, unseats the
Judgment, disturbs the even balance of
the reasoning powers, ungearS the in
tellect, and in due time actually de-
thrones the mind from its regal post.
This effect of strong drink ought to
make evident, to anyone who will
think on it, one Of the phases of the
sin of drunkenness. The drunkard,
the moderate drinker, and even the
tippler, sin against their own reason,
lay waste their higher and no.
bier powers, and unhinge their
mental faculties by the use of liquor.
This is not the only otfense they com
NIT, out it is one which ought to make
them pause and think. They assault
themselves in the very seat and source
of intellectual life. They take the
crown from their brow and trample it
in the mire. Let it be remembered
that the man who drinks is not only to
be pitied as the victim of q dreadful
appetite; he is to be blamed, arraigned,
condemned. because of thS heinous Of
Tense he commits against his own
reason. He dethrones. uncrowns. desc
crates his intellect.-Central Christian
Advocate
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-11

When the rib beef is we'll roasted
take it from the oven and put it on a
hot dish with the rib bones downward.
Cut off just little Of the crust from
the top. Stick in the fork slantingly
near the edge and hold it firmly with
the left hand while with the right
evenly cut small slices, onc-third of an
inch thick, down to the rib bones.
Then cut underneath to separate the
slices, and serve. Some gentlemen like
squeeze of lemon when the roast
comes out of the oven. The gentle
folks of Germany serve stewed dried
fruits with a rib. To the beef-lovers
OF Great Britain this is taking I'M
pardonable liberties with the juicy
uJwS N. y. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-11
Odd Thing In Perfume.

Perhaps the most complete metamor-
phosis of the character and associations
connected with any substance in ma
ture is found in the delicate toilet per-
fume. ambergris. Naturalists tell us
that this substance is nothing else than
the result of a fit of indigestion on the
part of the sperm whale, being, in fact,
a kind of intestinal calculus. or portion
of the food of the whale imperfectly
digested. Foxes have great fondness
for ambergris. and congregate on the
seacoast in search of it. They eat it
and return it in exactly the same state
as it was swallowed, in respect to per-
fume, though changed in color. Thin
is the white ambergris so highly valued.
Thus, after passing through the di-
gestive organs of two animals, it re-
tains its delicate and subtle perfume,
Which rivals that of the fairest flowers,
and also retains its value for the toilcE
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-11
He Was Too Slow.

He had reached out as he would catch
hold of her, but she eluded his grasp.
Again he made an equally feeble at
tempt and again she eluded him Once
moie he made feeble attempt and she
had no difficulty in escaping This
time she became indignant, almost
angry.
What do you mean, sir" she ex-
claimed, 'by thus trying to kiss me?'
II l presume, he hesitated, that
IlNeant to kiss You"
She drew herself up proudly, then
stepped near him and gazed down on
him dctiantly.
"Wcu," She said smphatically, why
in heavens name don't you do it?"-
Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-11
SEA FISHING.
GOOD Srs It on New England Lodges and
in Boats.

III IbOAtS'
President Cleveland is not the only
sportsman who finds in sea fishing a
relaxation from business cares. The
sport is probably more scientific form
OF outdoor amusement than shooting,
out some fellows object to too much
work and for them, ever changing
nature offers deep sea fishing, varied,
1ull of chance and at times exciting.
Some one has said there are more
nshes than anything else. and the re-
mark may be supplemented by saying
That the kinds are more varied than
can ever be found on land There is a
wealth of choice in taste, also, which
adds materially to the interest of the
sport Does the fisherman want regal
pan fish? A row of a few miles to al
most any ledge off shore along the
coast, may bring him within reach of
thousands of salt water perch. cum
ners," as they are called in Marble
head
The outfit is beautifully simple. A
line, hook and clam. and the thing
Is done. Bait with thread only of the
clam so that the fish in biting must
take in the hook. The nibbles will
come thick and fast, and if the gods be
kind, and the hook not too big, half
bushel of fish will reward the fisher.
Aqd there is no better eating, except
&ackerel.
little further out, aad with trifie
larger hook, and rock cod may be
found. They are a vagrant fish, going
IN shoals one day, and nary bite the
next, in the same spot. The ever pres
emit clam serves all kinds for bait,
though anything light and bright look
ing will do on pinch, A lot of expert
menting must be done at the outset
looking around for good place." but
the rule should be remembered that
fish are where there is something TO
eat, and to this end, lodges covered
with seaweed make the standard pis-
cine restaurant.
For mackerel, the ''tole'' clans of
| old fish ground up fine must be pro-
vided; preparations made for an all day
cruise; a sailboat is best properly bal
lasted with importations from Il license
town and few quarts of whole bait.
Having gone out about five miles, throw
the 'tole" out to yindward, quite jag
of it at first and smaller quantities
later. The fish will be attracted and
will rush frantically through the water
trying to fill up on the tenuous food.
The bits are just big enough to tan
talize, but do not fill.
Then the tishlet comes on piece of
juicy clam, just to leeward of the boat,
Here is enough to make it an object.
Does he grab it? Well, the delighted
fisherman thinks So as he tries to dig
that hook off his fshlet's throat. There
should be one sober man in the party,
who can be relied on to take the boat
in. The rest should just enjoy them
selves, and when they are done. they
! have a load of the finest fish in the
| world. Mackerel would bring a dollar
a pound if there We're not so many of
| them.
The methods of any kind of fishing
are much alike, of course, but the
chances of weather, of the sea, and of
getting where the fish are. give it a
variety that keeps the sport from pail
! ing.-Boston Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-06
DAVIS' WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN.

No Clue to the Danbnffy Co ounterfeiter-said
 to be Under Affest in New Yorf,
 Danbury, Aug. 4.-This evening noth- ing had been learned at police head quarters regarding the whereabouts of James Davis,a alias Humphrey Otis. The secret service detectives will say noth- ing about the matter, and the local po- lice say they do not know anything. It has been intimated that Davis is under arrest in New York, but the in- titnation could not be verified. The United States officers say that import ant developments may be looked for in few days or even hours. It is SUD- posed that they have the headquarters of the gang under their eyes. They are on hot clue at any rate, and the men they are after are said to be men con- nected with the Russell D. Hoyt gang. Russell D. Hoyt is now in jail in New York, but he is game and will not "squeap on his pards.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-06
ITS ELEvEyan AyyUAL CRUISE.
The New Haven Yacht Club spends Sunday
 at ThiInbie Islands.

The New Haven Yacht Club spends Sunday
 at Thilnbis Islands.
 The New Haven Yacht club sailed from this port Saturday morning on its eleventh annual cruise,
 The first to hoist sail was the Thelma. the flagship of the fleet. owned by Vice Commodore Fl. S. Holcomb. The Thelma laid straight course for the Thimbles and was the first of the fleet to arrive there. She saluted the other yachts us they came In during the rest of the day. Vice Commodore Hocomb is acting commodore of the fleet in the absence of Commodore II. c. Parmelee. who, owing to the condemning of the Phantom. will not be able to take part In the cruise. Commodore Holcomb has as his guests aboard the Thelma the following gentlemen: Ex-Judge Samuel A. York, c. D. Hoyt Of Bridge port, NV. Kendall. Dr.W.W. Hawkes.. tho fleet surgeon of the club, James Gallagher. jr.. of the regatta commit tee; Captain John Spencer of Branford, II. c. Holcomb, son of Commodore HolL comb, and w. R. Clark. The yachts which are taking part in the cruise are as follows: The sloop Flora. owned by Rear Commodore T. r. Hammer. Aboard the Flora is Valdemar r. Hammer, and party of friends. The sloop Carrie w., Captain E. 10. Baker. The auxiliary yawl Susie B.. Captain L. D. Benton. Mrs. Benton and party of ladies are with Cap tain Benton. The sloop Rival, owner by Henry s. Dickinson of Springfield, Mass. W. w. Price of this city and a party from Springfield arc aboard tho Rival. The sloop Gertrude, owned by Thomas T. Tabor. Mir. Tabor's guests are Captain Pond and S. s. Brewster of Birmingham. The cutter Muriel, owned by J. Walter Gallagher and D. s. Barkentine. The sloop lone, Cap- tain w. H. Oakley of Glencove. The cutter Cypress, owned by Joseph Sar- gent, W. r. Skinner and Selden Y. Os- born. The sloop ,Castenea, owned by A. V. Beecher and J. M. Coxeter. The steamer Ceres, owned by James H. Par sons and B. H. Mann, and the launch Myra, owned by Thomas P. Pickering. At New London it is expected that several boats enrolled in the club will join the fleet. Among them will be: The Speranza, owned by O. D. Wilkin- son of Philadelphia; the Gale, Captain D. M. Prentice of New London; and the steamer Silva. owned by F. c. Fowler. Saturday evening the yachts at Thimble Islands were illuminated and there were fireworks and the usual hops at the hotels. This morning the fleet leaves for New London. whence they will go to Greenport, Newport and probably New Bedford. lS One of the features of the cruise will be some intesesting races between the forty-footers., ,Of the latter there twill be five in ths feet. which are pret- ty evenly matched. They are the Rival the Carrie w., the Gertrude, the Flora and the lone. All are fast boats and some lively scrapping is expected dur. 1 ing the cruise.