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prepared little while before, and
cutting off a very small piece he eau
tiously handed it to the starving
wretch, who seized it fercely and inn
mediately concealed it in his haver-
sack, and at evening when they
stopped and built their fires he made
haste to broil it, eating it vOraciously.
| When his companions wondered at his
eating pony meat, he told them that
his hunger had overcome his scruples,
thinking the while to himself how
| they were fooled.
The next day he began begging
again to the captain for another piece,
and again the captain insisted that he
! could not let him have any without en-
dangering his own life.
IF | give it to you l shall starve,
and must think of myself, for have
wife and children, and You haven t. "
But you wouldn't see me starve,
would you?"
'If you starve it will only be the
fortune of war" the captain answered
grimly. IF one of us must starve, 1
had rather it should be you"
Captain, I'll give you my whole
months salary when we get back to
the fort if you will let me have one
more piece
The captain finally yielded, after
again making him swear that he would
not tell anyone, and warning him not
to forget that he owed him one hum
| dred and eighty dollars.
All this time their suffering from
cold and fatigue and the harassing by
the Indians had continued, but they
had managed to kill good MANY of
the ponies, and they were now not more
than ten miles from their camp Col
Williamson accordingly decided that
the time had come for decisive action.
Sending two riders to gallop ahead 20
the camp to announce that the troops
would arrive that evening. and to
see that big campfires were built
and abundant rations were cooked.
| the colonel ordered the men to ride in
among the ponies with their revolvers
and shoot them as rapidly as possible.
This was speedily accomplished, and
in short time the whole troop gall
loped away, leaving the Indians be-
hind with no resources except the food
which their dead ponies afforded That
night as the soldiers sat around their
campfire after an abundant supper en-
| joying the comforts of warmth and
stated appetites and their pipes as thew
had never enjoyed them before, Lieut..
Williamson told how Capt. Parker
had saved his life by sharing his an
telope meat with him. But" said he.
with dolorous expression, "he made
me pay for it; I've got to give him nv
months salary for a piece of jerked
meat no bigger than my hand"
The time had now come for the can
tain to let the cat out of the bag.
which he proceeded to do, and when
amid the roars of laughter of officers
and men, the young lieutenant real
lied how he had been duped and that
he had eaten pony meat after all. he
broke away from the campfire and
rushed out into darkness, where. as
| the narrator who told me the story
said, he threw up everything but hiu
Observation-Disclosures Stan
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06
Curious Oak Tree in Georgia.

A resident of Augusta, Ga, has an
oak tree growing upon his place which
is not unlike other trees of that species
in general appearance. Instead of pro-
ducing the regulation acorn, however
it is annually loaded with peculiar for.
nations as unlike the natural produc-
ton of such trees as one could imagine.
As a general rule the cup of an acorn
is as large or larger than a thimble
covering at least half of the acorn
proper, but in this case the tiny reccp-
tacle is not larger than a pea, and in
stead of being constructed so as to
hold but a single nut or kernel, con-
tains from three to five small ones, the
number seeming to vary with the dis
lance from the ground, the cups on tho
lower limbs being uniformly filed with
three of the tiny acorns. Botanists Of
national repute have pondered over this
Wlvian oddity, and old settlers, noted
hunters and woodmen in general hive
visited the wonder and left without
even attempting to name the variety of
)all to which it belongs. st. Louis Re-
public.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.


The trouble with the bulldog is
that he sometimes chevs more than he
cap bite off.-Galveston News.
-Kennard-'I wish I were a rumor"
Lucle-''Why SOP" Kennard-''So that
l might gain currency. Truth.
Pope was irritable almost to mad
ness The least criticism of any Of his
writings Infatuated him nearly to dis
traction.
just After the Introduction-''M Miss,
am proud to think that l belong like
YOU, to the Caucasian race. Pile
gende Batter.
Mr.. Bellew told me that he was a
Yale man. Do you know what class he
was graduated from?" From the
sophomore class. "-Harlem Life.
What an easy-going fellow Tom
is. He makes the best of everything 3"
Cor, rather, he takes the best of every
thing. Boston Transcript.
How did Miss Spoons get the sill
yer medal at the coOlling-school?" "A
number of persons partooll of the dishes
she prepared without any fatal re-
SQllS. Inter OCCdu.
Nothing" says Scribbler, lis more
disheartening to man than the dis
covery that he has married woman
who loves to keep his writing table in
order. Tit Bits.
-Witts-"Of course you will admit
that talk is cheap Watts with his
thoughts on his florists bill)-"Er-
XS'; so long as it isn't the language Of
,f3wers. "-Indianapolis journal.
You are charged with having
voted five times in one day" said the
judge, sternly. 81 am charged, am ~"
repeated the prisoner. That's mighty
odd. | expected to be paid for it. N.
y. Sun.
Physician with ear to patient S
chest is a curious swelling
over the heart, which must be reduced
at once. Patient (anXiously)-"That
swelling is my pocbetbook, doctor.
Please don't reduce it too much.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
My dear" said the apprehensive
wife, Il thought you said you were out
of politics this election. Here's your
name on the ticket" "Er-um-you
misunderstood me. l didn't say l was
out of politics. | simply said that |
wasn't in it. ''-Washington Star.
An Unfair Divide.-Mrs. Van Ruy-
mer-'My dear, don't you think this
last line of the third verse would sound
better if you should change it so as to
read" Van Ruymer-'No, by
George, l don't | can't afford to take
any suggestions from you. The last
change you got me to make was in
poem that happened to be accepted,
and you claimed the whole check for
new bonnet. Vogue.
THAT stove" began the customer
with deadly calmness, you sold to me
last week as an art stove. | believer"
YES admitted the dealer. Isn't it2"
1T doesn't know any more about art
than hog does about Sunday" Eth?
What?' Il say it doesn't know the
first thing about art. | haven't tried
it on painting yet, but it can't draw
worth cent. Indianapolis journal.
"A Gallant Critic-The country ed
itor had been married about three
months and one day his wife was talk
,s2zpto him in his office. do you ever
accept poems, Charlie?" she inquired.
Il never got but one that l felt per-
fectly satisfied with" 20, what was
it? Let me see it, she exclaimed. 1T
was you. my dear, he smiled. There's
the looking glass over there in the
corner Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06
FAITH OF JEFFERSON.
He Was Thoroughly Democratic in His
Sociai Life.

Social Life.
Jefferson very suddenly put an end to
all ceremony and all recognition of for
eign rules of precedence, especially
| those based on titles of nobility His
political principles were democratic,
and he wanted it understood that his
manners We're also democratic. He re-
| ceived Mr.. Merry, the British minister,
in slippers without heels. OF this Mr..
| Merry complained in an official letter
to his chief. He also complained that
when jefferson invited him to dinner,
the president did not take in Mrs.
Merry, but Mrs. Madison, the wife of
the secretary of state, who did the
honors of the white house The presi-
dent also violated a rule of interna-
tional courtesy on this occasion, by in
viting to dinner NJ. Pichon, the charge
of France, with which country Mr..
Merrys was then at war. There was a
very small diplomatic corps at Wash
ington at that time. Besides Mr. Mer
ry and NJ. PichOn, there was the Mar
quis de Yru jO-the Spanish minister
and Danish charge datfairs. Mr..
Madison followed the presidents ex-
ample, and SO deeply offended all the
foreigners that the women formed a
conspiracy to resent what they regard
ed as the insults put upon them by the
government. Two of the women, Ma
dame Pichon and the Marchioness de
/ Ikujo, were Americans; and notwith-
standing the social war in which she
engaged, Madame lie Yrujo was always
on terms of warm affection with Mrs.
Madison. There had been girlhood
| friendship between them when one was
! Sally Mexican and the other the pretty
| Widow Todd. Henry LOOMS Nelson,
/ in UarnpT'S MapaZine
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THE MACE IN ANCIENT TIMES,
Evolution of Weapon Into an Honorary
Ornament.

Evolution of IA Weapon Into an Honorary
Ornament.
The mace was originally a potent
weapon of olfense, originating, doubt
less, in that earliest and most common
weapon, the wooden club. 1t was an
essential part of a knights accouter-
ment, being useful at close quarters;
for ready convenience it was hung at
his saddle bow. Says an ancient poem:
And with his heavy mase Of stole
Then he gave the liyng his dele.
The besague and bastOn were varied
forms of the mace. The mace used on
horse back was a small weapon, usually
of steel. That used on foot was much
longer, and commonly of wood with
head armed with iron rings and spikes.
1t was carried by the escort of 1nagis-
tratcs and others as a ready projections
against violence. AS society quieted
down and its original use fell into
allegiance, the thing assumed the orna-
mental appearance it now has, it being
now carried as mere honorary form.
The ancient use of the mace intro
duces us to a remarlla BILE instance Of
ecclesiastical casuistry. The clergy
was forbidden to shed blood. and as
thus the sword was inhibited, it might
have been thought was sufficient to
keep them from the battlefield But
not so; they adopted the mace; though
they could not cut mans throat, yet
might they break his head. So Bishop
Ohio, half brother of William, fought
alongside of the conquerer at the bit
ter battle of Hastings with great effect,
the brothers being, as you may say, a.
pair Of nutcrackers. Notes and Que
rios
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06

The supreme excellence of the
Elizabethan literature is in its purely
objective character; and the most per-
feet English history which exists is to
be found, in my opinion, in the his
torical plays of Shakespeare. Shakes
peare's object was to exhibit as faith
fully as he could the exact character OF
the great actors in the national drama
the circumstances which surrounded
them. and the motives, internal and ex-
ternal, by which they were influenced.
To know this is to know all. No such
directness of insight, no such breadth
of sympathy, has since been applied to
the writing of English history. -Froude
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06
KNOWLEDGE

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

The physician will not make visits outside
the city limits. This ticket is not transferable
and does not apply to the family of the en-
ploye, and must be returned as soon as the
term Of employment ceases. This privilege is
free gift OF the company and is part OF
the contract for wages. and may be made void
by the company, at its own option, without
notice.
This is a practical illustration of Mr.
Douglas idea, and will surely be appre-
ciated by the hundreds who receive the
cards.
He says that he believes there are hun
dreds Of WOrkingmen and wOrkingWomen
who find doctors bill a great burden after
period of enforced idleness, and that if
this IS lifted from them they must feel that
their employer is interested in them in
some other way than simply to get all the
work he can for just as little money as he
can. He says also that there are men and
women who keep right at work when it
would be better for their health if they
would lay off day or two and have med
lcal attendance. Then again they will now
feel free to consult the doctor when they
nave slight troubles, which heretofore they
would not do because of the cost.
The plan goes into effect to-day. DR.. S. J.
Gruver has been engaged as the physician
and enters upon his duties tomorrow
The plan is a good one.
Speaking of the w. i. Douglas Shoe Co.
1t may be said that their factory is the only
one in the city where the principle of arbi-
tration IS recognized and has full sway.
MIR. Douglas is a firm believer in the prin-
ciple and has been since the establishment
of the state board of arbitration. He claims
that labor troubles would not be as fire.
quent as they are if manufacturers and
help would recognize this great principle,
and adopt it.
The firm obliges every man who is hired
to sign an agreement to submit any dis
agreement that may arise, and which cam
not be settled by the interested parties, to
the state board of arbitration the decision
of that board to be final and to be binding
on both sides. Pending a settlement of any
at work. This agreement went in force
December 10, lSSS, and has worked well 1t
is signed by the L. p. U. on behalf of the
lasters. -Brockton (Mass.) Daily Enter
prise.
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when he made his will!" I'm afraid SO.
Afraid: Why afraid!" 'Well, haven't
seen the will yet, but if Uncle George re-
membered me he'd leave me out."-Har-
ner's Bazaar
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TO AID EMPLOYEES.
New Scheme of the W. L. Douglas Shoe
Gown Furnish Their Help with Med
ical Attendance.

A New Scheme of the W. L. Douglas Shoe
Gown Furnish Their Help with Med
ical Attendance.
William L. Douglas, the president of the
world famed w. l.. Douglas Shoe Co., has
always had great personal interest in the
army OF men and women who inhabit the
great factory at Montello during the work
ing hours of the day, and who make the
greatly advertised So Shoe
lie is great believer in the idea that
manufacturers should have this personal
interest in the condition of their c1nplOycs
and feels that if the idea is carried out to
the extent that is possible, that it will result
ultimately in the breaking down of the bar
rlers which have been built up between en-
ployers and those whom they employ. He
believes that the breaking down of these in
visible but strong barriers would be a great
thing for everybody concerned, as it would
convince the workingmen that their en-
ployers were not their enemies, as some of
them seem to think now, but their friends
with desire to do all for them that was in
their power.
Having strong feelings upon this point, it
is only natural that Mr.. Douglas should give
the matter some study and aCquaint him
self with the result Of the trials of such
plans in other places. He is satisfied that
the scheme he has originated is n good one
and he has now put it to practical test
To-day he handed to every person in his
employ-and they form a small army-a
card, fac-simile of which is here given:
This ticket entitleS----
Residence
TO full and free medical attendance while en-
ployed by the w. l.. Douglas Shoe Company.
competent and Skillful physician will be at
tie private office of the company at II NJ.
daily, except Sundays and holidays
If said employee should be detained at home
by sickness, the physician will give full and
free medical attendance there
w. l.. DOUGLAS SHOE Co.
by w. L. Douglas,
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A oNE-LEGGED man will never be troubled
with wet feet.
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SHE-'How do you know that you really
love me- He-'HoW do l know! Great
Scott! Doesn't everybody know that your
father is multi-millionaire!'- SomerviIle
Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06


HALE's Honey of Horehound and Tar re,
Heves whoOping cough.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
"WHY do you think Jenkins has political
aspirations! why! Why, because he
likes to have men slap him on the back and
call him Old Horse. Rams Horn.
The best cough medicine is Pisos Cure
"MRs. SNoBBY has a great deal of style"
''She has: Mercy, wonder whose it is l''-
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-03-27
BAloWiN's DARING DIVE.

\ fall 90 $50 feet, whether Into water.
q net ar any other contrivsncr, oriins.
rily mean. certain death To the Individual
making the trip. hut there Ia In sau
Francisco AZ present q modest and usas'
sumlng little gentleman who "took q
tumble" % the tune ~ lS feet nj
the mli-winter exposition grounds,
mi. gentleman Il Ivy Bsldwln % the
celebrated baldwin family of aeronsui'
and daring eymnas,..
Ivy baldwin. performance IL What u
known q. IA. ''tow.r dive" More prop
srly speaking, II IL drop rather than Z
dive, for the daring scrialist hang. by
hl. toe. 90 = ladder projecting At right
angle. from IA. top 81 the tower and
then allows himself to fall hesdlong inta
net bebcsth. lbos. Who have sect
Bsldw In Ia his sensational act are unani
nous In declaring Tito be the most aston
l.hlng feat they ever witnessed. u
seem. an appalling height from which
To fall. The top az III. tower seems "a
swing back aud forth q. the spectators
feel SURE something dreadful l. going "a
happen. baldwin 1. alwsys the least con
ffutu l@irtu w wv lstss Nh'' 49,
Ing few moments from his long clint
to the top be cra~ls out on the horizon
tai ladder Ia the last rung, hooks hi'
leg. over II aud swings head down,
Then grasplng the rope. that hang frou
the bar be lets himself dosn until hI'
toe. catch. for . second az Two hs
.tesdics himself by th. ropes, then be
lets 20 and bs hangs by his toes. A
.huddcr passe. over the crowd, small
boy utter. q yell. Baldwin waves BIZ
hand aud let. 20. Dosn he shoots, tbs
time of descent seeming lon. Ia most peo
pie. Nearly every eye close. moments
rily. and when they open baldwin has a.
sumcd a horizontal po.ltlon In the air.
striking squsrrly on hi. back. 4 hlgf
rebound follows, and the next Instant
baldwin has swung himself tn ths
ground aud IL bowling TO the frantic yell'
of applause.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-03-27
ADVANCES IN SCIENCE.
The Natural Function Of Digestion
at last Perfectly Initiated.

sesaass 90 hs,s.i . csrssis rs'ss In i~nA
tA.a ~ asiar's sss-ii~ssk. We have s~'es
Ice ala - give ii,s ~ sssisstsi syes hsh-. 80
w caa isait.is Pr-o~-----~ssn 90 s"'sf
-saad 1hsm. TN . shss, tine s<e -sisssi-s-
,hsarht that the sssaseh d,sc-s~i ~ oar feci.
uu.lsr this srrs.s~as iarr~~-isa Isp-in w.s al
~ays pr,-eftts.i n,r is.i,rr.tisa.
No we snsw positively thai ~ stomach ~
81. ealy albumincas f-s,. tussst. exE.. ehs~-s.
"a. J. aa.i ,ls, Is,..ls ssly si,ssAs siean.sns-
s.icuti.l. ti-sssrri M ter'senss sni,hs pro-
90. by ~hbh .tAssh loar me-, inps'tsss bob
:. aiss-ssi. sni rsslss ~. ~ rS.ah 81 'ssif
discoveries.
To ait weas aise.tiea stsvh fs-si wass he
e.-.ks.i an.l ,iisrs-ss.i hsfry n entsr- ths noash
rAs l-r.s way ef aeias tAl. Il ssal--ii~i In rs-'
leis.
Ti.s INV vegetable ferweots In raskss All IN
Ne dise-lion ~ cher t-gi- AMI r,hs,e al
.ymrtouss ~ in.iise-tiss sisaos, i@ne,iisisly.
ra.1sl. !. ~ ws.iieiss bet siHPS q pure
natural stArch fol ps,araiiy ~ dise-,~i. u
permanently curs ~hsTs we'iicins gives oal'
tsmfofsry svlisf
whst a OIL 40 tef dyspept.c., ansss,c., cen
ssapti,es AMI all I-opls suastisg fresn this
49,. nal aulrillsai All wasting di-ss-s.. .. en-
pialsei falls IN isrAgs Pamphls, shlSh ~iill
EAT frse On rclasst
rHt g.pl6tSItD 1000 CO. 20 s,sas S.. ~
"a. surarLEfS. 80. Parts. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-03-27
JnI PINK SHIRT.

~. WAS q drcssy youth.
Their, were times when silence did not
reign supreme In hi. ,esiment, bat bs
paid his tailor, aud when youth 81
this day and generation does that, b.
should be granted q certain latitude Ia
the matter ~ taste.
In addition to hi. love % dress he had
smother love.
n va. the sweet aud tender Kind that
I. supposed never Ia wear out nor Ia
need even ne much ss repairs.
IN. girl knew the unusual character
81 the youth, aud she rather pridci her
.slf on being the object 81 hls choice
albeit be had never told her 40 In 81
many words.
hut word. are not always Necessary
In ease. 81 thl. Kind.
The only possible objection sbe could
find 10 him Was hls taste In dress, and
womanllkc, she proposed 20 correct that
One afternoon be- got an hour of from
hl. work and utilized u by calling on
her.
lie meant business aud lac began early
She stood him OF at first, aud he
wanted 10 know What the matter wa'
With him.
"Mr. smith," .be .aid With some Dc.
gre % he.liancy. II like you gr-a, dea
bat don't like the elotbe. you wear"
lie looked himself over for q minute
with hurt expression.
"whai, for instsnoef'' he Inquired.
"well. that pink shirt" she mustered
up courage Ia say. "why do you veal
anything 80 loud AZ thatr
The ligh, that never Was on land o'
sea, the conservation and the poet
dream all came Into hls face at once.
IL wore IL, dearest" he said brsvely,
go the people on the block ~ouldn''
hear my heart beat when ] came up here
TIL. afternoon. and give us both away
The explanation WAS amply sufficient
Expect cards about the middle of May
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fAl.,r.e, Of r,.lnur. WIZ

Iiesry Sieesesa ef neslis. Coast, % C.s-
st.i. ~ Nee Hsmy..hir~. Plaintiff We We
usent %. wright of Milan, Goansy of Co.'S. -tsis
% New iismp.hiv. AMI .srtsis spruce ie<.
defendant. Action o. snfowe Q nen 90 esrtstf
spruce ioxs on hs,iiax. en Land ~ Daniel it"is
% Maise, msrks.i With an \ near each end sas
with as y near the middle ~ zach los FOE slol
Isrformei In hsannx ALI loxs. snier . c"nt'ss,
with The prfsnsisnt. the owner ~ ssid logs, u
days. 81 tt o, elm
Al-s claim ~ Orts,e Dion, for Labor psrform
81 IN hsulinf All kss. ~ days d els. tT@
A.sisne.i Ani trss.fsrtvi 90 fisintin.
Al dsmnuni. sloooo.
Writ dstssi January S, tsA-
Rsturne.l % fehrnafY Iefm. la.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-03-27
CHICKEN cRoourrrEs.

Melt two tsblespooufuls 81 butter.
Rub In two able-poonfuls of corn starch
(fiour can be useo " 50, double the
quantity, aud stir briskly over IN. iirr.
Add gradually pint of heated cream,
90 half cream aud milk. Stir Vigorous
IN I'll IL dops from q spoon.