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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18
\ Little American Girl.

Last summer little girl, ten years
old, living in Indiana, was walking
across one of the railroad tracks near q
trestle across a deep ravlne when she
discovered that it was on fire. She
knew that it was almost time for a
train to come. She knew that the train
would drop into the ravine if allowed
to cross it. She took off her red fan
mel petticoat and went running up the
track waving her danger-signal. She
stopped the train at the curve and
saved it. There We're a number of
French people on the train going to
the worlds fair. These people were SO
grateful to this braSe little girl that
they, on returning to France, petitioned
that the little girl should receive a
medal of honor. President Carnot or,
dered the medal struck off, and it was
sent to the little girl. This medal is
given in France only to those who have
done marked acts of bravery. 1t is the
medal which France gives her soldiers,
Outlook
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18
SlRRAH WAS FAITHFUL.
How a Sheep Dog Took Care of Seven
Hundred Lambs.


You often hear a great deal about
dogs destroying sheep, and some per-
sons would like to kill all the dogs in
the country. That is very foolish, be-
cause the dog is really the sleeps best
friend, and if, instead of hating dogs,
each farmer would get a good one to
look after his flock they would be quite
safe He would not let any strange,
bad, fierce dog hurt the sheep that were
in his charge.
Such a brave and faithful animal
was Sirrah. He lived In Scotland a
good many years ago, a collie of the
best and purest breed, and as hand
some as he was intelligent. He had q
beautiful white frill and the clearest,
most honest and affectionate hazel
eyes.
Now. Sirrah held post of great re-
sponsibility. He had to take care of the
lambs. Not of few lambs, a dozen or
so, but of seven hundred. Just think
how hard it would be to count seven
hundred lambs! But that was what he
had to do. He was expected to keep
One very dark, stormy night the
sheep managed to break out of the
fold. No one knew what started them,
but they followed each other, as sheep
will, being very stupid animals, and
before midnight the fold was empty
and the sheep and lambs were scat
tered in three separate parties over the
nf oh nt.1
called Sirrah, who was sleeping after
working hard all day, and started off
with his men. 1t was pitch dark and
they could not see the dog, but he
knew his duty and went off to look for
his lambs, while the men hunted for
the sheep.
They found them after awhile and
then sought for Sirrah and his charge,
but no trace of them was to be seen.
All night they wandered over the hills,
till finally they turned towards home
in despair, having made up their minds
that the lambs were all lost and that
they should never find them alive, for
there were many steep precipices and
places where they might all have fallen
off and been killed.
1t was now getting light. The shep-
herd and his men were going slowly
and sadly along, when as they passed
a deep hollow among the hills they
heard bark. They looked down and
saw some lambs and the dog in front
looking round for help, but still at his
post. Then they did not feel tired
any more, but ran down the side of
the hill, and Sirrah was glad enough
to see them. He came little way to
meet his master and the look of care
and responsibility left his face.
Not one lamb of the whole seven
hundred was missing, but how they
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18
BILLYS LESSON.
And His Teacher Is His Neighbours Water
Spaniel.

spaniel.
Tommy Leigh and Billy Conner
were neighbors. That is, they lived
quite near each other. Tommy was
eight and Billy was ten years old.
am sorry to say they We're not alike.
Tommy was warm-heated and kind,
while Billy was not always so. But
this excuse must be made for Billy; he
had no mother to teach him right from
wrong, so his bad little nature often
ran away with him. But will tell you
what set him to thinking he would do
better.
One morning Tommy rescued little
dog. to whose tail Billy tied an old
milk-can "to see him go, as he told the
boys and girls standing by to enjoy the
cruel sport.
He was very angry at Tommy for
spelling the fun. and little while
after, seeing Tommy's kitten summing
itself on the porch, he caught her up
and ran with her under his jacket out
of the village toward the mill pond
with Rover, Tommy's water spaniel
close at his heels.
The cruel boy had small bag in his
pocket and put the kitten into it, Ro-
yer all the time looking on and whin-
ing, as if to say: ''What are you doing
with my pet, you bad boy!' for the kit
ten was Rover's playmate and he loved
her dearly. But Billy did not heed the
pleading look, and with toss, threw
the bag out into the pond.
But Billy tried to throw so far that
he lost his balance and fell off the bank
into the pond. 1t was not very deep
near the shore, and Tommy, who hap
pened to walk by just then, helped him
up the steep bank.
In the meanwhile Rover had plunged
in after the kitten. The bag did not
sink very far and, grasping it in his
mouth, Rover swan with it to the
other shore. There he laid it down,
and with his sharp teeth quickly tore
open the bag. He began to lick and
tondle the poor little kitten, THAT, wet
and cold, mewed sadly.
Billy sat down on a stone. Some
thing-maybe it was Rover's reproach-
full cyes-told him that he had done a
cruel act. He tried to watch the dog,
pul Ilc COulu uOI STE IOI Jlle uICh Tears
that would keep coming, though he
winl1ed fast and wiped his eyes with
his jacket sleeve.
By and by Rover took the way slowly
home, his little pet following him, still
wet and much ruffled. Then Billy went
home, too Waiting by the corner of
the lane, he caught the kitten as she
came along and dried her wet fur on
his rough jacket. Then he carried her
to sunny corner by the hedge to doze.
Do you know what Rover taught
Billy that morning?-Mrs. Christine
Stevens, in Our Little Ones.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18
FARM AND GARDEN.
ABOUT SWEET GLOVER.
NOzious Weed in the North, Useful Forage
Plant in the South.

Noxious Weed in the North, Useful Forage
Plant in the South.
In a recent bulletin Prof. Golf de-
scribes sweet clover as noXious weed.
1t is extremely common in many north
ern states, Astounding in waste places,
along roadsides and to some extent in
fields. 1t is large and tall, resembling
alfalfa somewhat, although much
coarser. The leaves are large and sue
cuIent. 1t is extremely fragrant when
in bloom and is an excellent honey
plant.
In most of the west and central west
as well as in the northern states it is
regarded as nuisance, but Prof. Tracy
finds that it is valuable for reclaiming
waste land, as it grows not only upon
rich soil. but thrives on the poorest
kind of land The large roots contain
a vast number of tubercles which aid
largely in enriching the soil. Prof.
Goff says: The decay of all the large
roots not only supplies plant food but
aids in draining the land by forming
numerous narrow passages through
which the soil water finds an outlet"
In the south, however, this clover is
regarded as a useful forage plant. AL
though not eaten by cattle at first,
they soon learn to relish it. If cut
early it is there regarded as valuable
as cowpea, red clover or Japan clover
hay. Its great value there, however,
consists in its power to renovate the
soil, doing for the south in this line
what red clover does for the north.
Prof. Golf, however, states that, adj
hitting it has useful qualities, the
sweet clover is a coarse, homely plant,
and where permitted to grow its tall
flower stalk is certainly offensive to
the eye, and the annoyance it causes
would warrant its destruction. 1t
should not be allowed to bloom or ma
ture seed. This plant is easily got rid
of in cultivated fields, single year
being sufficient to remove it if the
work is carefully done.-Prof. L. IL.
Pammel, Iowa Agricultural College.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18
Do You Wish the
Finest Bread and Cake {?

1t is conceded that the Royal Baking Powder is the
purest and strongest of all the baking powders
The purest baking powder makes the finest sweetest
most delicious food
The strongest baking powder makes the ghtest food
That baking powder which is both purest and strong
est makes the most dgestibe and wholesome food
Why should not every housekeeper avail herself of
the baking powder which will give her the best food
with the least trouble?
DR.. Haines of Rush Medical College, Consulting
Chemist of the Chicago Board of Health, says: Royal
is only the purest but the strongest baking powder
with which am acquainted"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

and Mrs. Hen are the people to do the
work properly. We illustrate the
way this thing is done in England. A
little henhouse on wheels, large
enough for twenty-five hens, is hauled
about from one part of the field to an
other, Wherever it stops, the hens
clean up all the scattered wheat for
many rods in every direction. They
come back to the house to sleep and
lay. All the farmer has to do is to
move the house and gather the eggs
the hens do the rest. There is prog
ress for you-a step in advance of
hens by the acre" On many an
American wheat farm the hens could
make the waste wheat worth a good
deal of money.-Rural New Yorker.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

Small boys who cannot resist the
temptation to make predatory excur'
sions on neighboring apple orchards
should be transported to the Sandwich
islands, where the apples have become
wild, and where forests of many acres
arc found in various parts of the coun'
try. They extend from the level of the
sea far up the mountain sides. 1t is
said that miles of these apple forests
can occasionally be seen. A traveller is
responsible for the statement that the
extent of one of them is between five
and ten miles in width and about TWEEN
ty miles long.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18
Chicken Surgery in Florida

A marauding hawk made an attack
on Lakeland Fla fowl yard, and sue
ceeded in ripping a chickens craw en-
tirely from its body, SO that it dragged
on the ground; and also cutting hole
through the craw, SO that it would not
hold food. A day or two afterward the
owner caught it and one of the ladies of
the family performed a surgical opera
ton. The craw was sewed up, the
the wounded and dry skin was made
elastic again, the craw was restored to
its place, the wound sewed up, and now
that is about the healthiest chicken in
the ward
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18
A Curiosity Among Colors.

1t is curious fact that the color OF
yellow. whether it be vegetable or an.
imal, is much more permanent than
anv other hue. The yellow of flow
er's petals is the only color known to
botanists that is not faded or entirely
discharged upon being exposed to the
fumes of sulphurous acid. Take the
viola tricolor (hearts case) as an illus
tration. If exposed but a moment to
these fumes the purple tint imme-
diately takes it's flight, and in the
wall-hower the yellow shines as
brightly as ever after all other colorc
have fled.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

had ever been got there, how the dog,
all alone, in the black darkness, had
ever managed to get them all together
and then to bring them safely down
the sides of the deep hollow, no one
could ever tell.
Sirrah had been all alone from mid
night till sunrise. He had no one to
help him, and yet all the shepherds of
the hills could not have done the same
in so short a time-N. Y. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18
THE WOODEN LINKS.

this cut piece like that shown in Fig.
2, then mark off the links as shown in
Fig. 3. Hold this piece sidcwise and
cut out the darker portions shown in
tho illustration. Do the same thing on
the other side of the piece. a small
bit of wood will be left between each
of the links. Cut through this and
they will loosen. Round out the pieces
and sandpNper them down. The illus
tration shows only three links, but a
chain of about twenty-four links can
be made easily, and it will serve many
useful purposes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18
LITTLE WOODEN CHAIN.

How Handy Boy Can Make One Con-
tanning TwentyEour Links.
A pretty experiment, which boys
with a knack for carpentering will
find interesting, is the making of a
chain out of a single block of wood
This is how the feat is accomplished
This diagram almost explains itself:
Take piece of very soft wood, one
inch square by six inches long. Out of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18
PORTABLE HEN HOUSE.
How Poultry Can Be Made to Utilize
Waste in Grain Fields.

Waste In Train FleIds.
There is always more or less grain
lost in harvesting off the
heads or broken down out of reach of
the reaper. When grain was high in
price farmers could afford to ignore
this waste and let it seed the land
with a volunteer crop. The writer
has often herded cows on the great
Colorado wheat fields, that were seeded
in this way. In these times, however,
every little counts" and even the
waste in the grain fields must be
picked up and utilized. But whose la
Dor is so valueless that it will not cost
more than the grain is worth? Mr..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

FIGd- What would be your opinion of a
man who borrowed V of you one day and
cut you dead next time he met your" Fogg
IT would not be necessary to give an
opinion when he had settled the matter thus
conClusively. "-BOston Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
A LITTLE HOUSEMAlD.

Wanted-a little housemaid,
Just to help mamma to-day;
Hair tucked neatly in braid,
Aproned, capped and smiling gay
Here sho comes-aS prompt and neat
AS household fairy sweet!
Chairs IN every round and chink
Shall be busted perfectly;
Hearth swept clean, before you think
Baby's scattered toys will be
Quickly put away in place
By this fairy household grace.
Then she has her wages paid
Promptly every penny, too
Trusty, winsome little maidl
She gets paid il coin so true
Praises, kisses, loving words,
Till she's happy as the birdsl
Lulu Curran, in Good Housekeeping,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

KAsHEM-"Why don't you put a check to
that fellow who is everlastingly dunning
you?" Bilker-"What'd be the useI The
bank wouldn't pay it, Buffalo Courier,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

RoBBIE-"I'm going to be pirate, like
Capt, Kidd, when l grow up" Charlie
"Im going to be train robber like Jesse
James, Johnnie-"Well, l amt. I'm GO
ing to keep summer hotel, like Uncle
Jake Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18
WOMAN'S Ills"

MRS. w. R. BATES, of
DiIzOoyM. 7ynm5HH Co. ,
Ohio, writes
"A few years ago I
took Doctor Pierce's
Favprite Prescription,
which has been a great
benefit to me. l am i'll
excellent ..-alth now.
I hope that every wo-
man. who is troubled
with women's ills,
will try the Prescrip-
ton and be benefited
as I have been"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

HER FATHER (sternly)-"Young man, do
you play poker" Her sutton hy-cr-
that is, once in awhile Ter Her Father
well, let's have a game."- Syracuse
Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

pain, headache, backache, and nervous dis
turbances, or the general health not good
the iudicious use of medicine should be
employed. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prcscrip-
ton is the best restorative tonic and nerv-
inc at this time. The best bodily condition
results from its use. It's a remedy spe-
cially indicated for those delicate weak
nesses and arrangements that affiict wo-
menkind at one period or another. You'll
find that the woman who has faithfully
used the Prescription " is the picture of
health, she looks steN and she feels 7ocl.
In catarrhal inflammation, i'll chronic dis
placements common to women, where there
are symptoms of backache, dizziness or
fainting, bearing down sensations, disor-
dered stomach n,oodiness, fatigue, etc,
the trouble is surely dispc,led and the
sufferer brought back to health and gooS
spirits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

"THAT government is best which governs
the least" When little Johnny read this. he
said: ''Il have to show that to dad. '-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18
BUDS, Society

buds, young wo-
men just entering
the doors of soci-
ETY. or wo Ill a II =
hood, require the
wisest care. To
be beautiful and
c Il ar1ning they
must have perfect
health, with all it
implies a clear
skin, rosy checks,
bright eyes and
good spirits. At
this period the
young woman is
espec ially seusi-
tive, and Ill any
nervous troubles,
which continue
through life, have
their origin at this
time. If there be
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

THERE is big, fat girl clerk in a confcc-
tionery store on Ridge avenue. "What do
you weighF' a fresh customer asked her.
Candy she sweetly replied. Philadelphia
Record
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

AT 2:30 a. m.-Mrs. Green-"A woman
has to marry man to find him out" Mr..
Citizen she finds him out a good deal,
doesnt she !''-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

BLACKSTONE don't see why you wear
your hair so Short ''No-you
don't know my witc"-N. Y. Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

INQUIRER-"Does fish diet strengthen the
brainl" perhaps not; but going fishing
seems to invigorate the imagination. N.
Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

THERE are good many people who want
to do good, but they arc going to wait until
tomorrow to begin.-Ram' Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

THERE is said to be tree in New Guinea
which when touched knocks man down.
1t must be 4 species of boXwoOd.-Tid-Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

How My THROAT Hurts Why don't you
use Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar!
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

''ON what does Skifins base his suit for
ibell' ION a casual reference to him as the
ideal juror in a capital case."-Washington
Star
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

"HOw DID 0ldcnrich start in life, any
way!" "He was born. "-Brooklyn Lie.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

WHEN a retired railroad magnate started
in the gents furnishing goods business it
seemed second natmeIto him to announce a
greatTnn on ties.-Y onkers Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18
MANY USES OF TAR.
To the POaIrry Raiser 1t May BE Said to
he Indispensable.

To the Poairry Raiser 1t May BE Said to
BE Indispensable.
Poultry ra.sers seem to have failed
to learn the value of tar. 1t is valua-
BILE in many ways, says c. w. Norris in
the Epitomist. | am led to believe that
to tar the fence around the poultry
house, instead of embarrassing, will
be much better. 1t will contribute
largely to the durability of the wood.
protecting it from storm and time. 1t
is in the poultry-house that the value
of tar is the greatest, for it conduces
greatly toward healthfulness. When
cholera makes its appearance, we
would advise, first, a thorough clean
ing of the house, next, an application
of tar on all the joints, cracks and
crevices of the inside OF the building,
and then plenty of fresh whitewash
properly applied. The tar absorbs or
drives away the faint of disease, and
makes the premises wholesome. The
smell is not offensive, in fact many
people like it. and it is directly oppo-
site to unhealthy To vermin, lice,
etc, the smell of tar is very repulsive,
and but few will remain after you
have tarred the house. A neighbor of
ours was once troubled with chicken
cholera, and by adopting the above, in
connection with removing affected
fowls, he soon put a stop to its raw
ages. A small lump of tar in the
drinking water supplied to the fowls
will be found beneficial. 1t is also
very beneficial to the human system in
case of consumption, bronchitis and
severe colds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18
Nowadays.

1t doesn't matter so much
Whether he's In the style.
Or whether he's Irish, Welsh, or Dutch,
Provided he's made his pile.
-Chicago %ribuno
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18
KEEP the cultivator going and the

KEEP the cultivator going and the
surface of the ground frequently
stirred in all the growing crops This
not only keeps the weeds at bay, but
also let's the heat into the soil, end
through that agency forces along the
growth. That "tillage is manure
may not be quite true, yet it greatly
aids the growth of plants.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a Constitutional Cure. Price 75c-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

ALWAYS keep salt where the cowa
Gan have easy access to it
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-12
WEDDINGS.
rarmioh.ei-rutt

Mr.. John Carmichael and Miss Julia z.
Tut were married at the residence of the
brides parents, Newcastle, on Sunday,
August s. 1894, at O'Clock p. M, Rev.
John F. Damon officiating. Mr.. Philip J.
Mattocks served as best man and Miss
Amelia Matson as bridesmaid. A wedding
dinner followed congratulations, and at a
later hour the wedding party left for Sc
attic. Among those present on the occa-
sion were: Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Tut,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. crowder, Mrs.
f. Craig. Mrs. Frances Fourier. Miss
Nora Matson. Miss Esllda May Rouse,
Miss Eva Rouse. Miss Lottie Pearl Tut,
Rev. Thomas Rouse. Mr.. Frank Biart, Mr..
Wallace Tut, Master Claude w. Tut. Ex-
cellent and appropriate music was rem
dered by the Misses Matson and others.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-12

We'd with each other 70 help the assembly
managers make the occasion ore long 70
be remembered. Nearly go people
surrounded the tables when lunch vas
sprsad. 10 having come IL from Tacoma
Teachers' Association The oven prepared
for the clans was the largest seen By most
Of those prevent That part wss . success
owing 70 the efforts OF Mr.. B. J. Keith, OF
Seattle. VINO il an expert. having learned
on the shores Of "o.d Sex Engssnd."
The photographer caught shot a. the
tables. which were presided over By MFs-
c. Y. 3. Rice. Mrs J. T. Thornberry. Mrs.
Hoyt. Miss Barhans. Miss Rose kenerick.
Miss Wead, al teachers in the Tacoma
schools, also Miss Mary Hyde. Miss Aaris
Hsgarat, Miss Rose Hegardt, Miss White,
Of seattle. Prominent among those pres
ent from Seattle we're superintendent v
A. Pusey and family. Prof O. ;. Jones
and family. B. j. Keith aud family, Prin-
c1pals sitmeyer. storey, Babcock. Hill,
Taylor, Of our city schools; Prof Charles
Reeves, Of the state university; Profs.
Teaehnor, Meredith, Latham and others
OF the county schools. q
The picnic park had been specially pre-
pared for the guests and, With the fseili-
ties offered by the assembly, maxes u .
delightful spot.
On board the steamer on the return trip
resolutions were adopted thanking the
Cnantauqua assembly for it hospiteDle en-
tertainment, and were signed by ali 81 the
party.