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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
The Parrots Memory.

Parrots not only remember, but rec
ollect; that is to say, they know when
there is a missing link in a train of as
ISOLATION, and purposely endeavor to
pick it up. Thus, for instance, the late
Lady Napier tells of an interesting Sc
ries of observations on this point which
she made upon an intelligent parrot of
her own. Taking such phrase as
''Old Dan Tucker" the bird would re-
member the beginning and the end, and
try to recollect the middle. For it
would say very slowly, ''old-old-old
-old-old" land then very quickly
Lucy Tucker" Feeling that this was
not right it would try again as before,
Old-old-old-old- Bessy Tuck
err" substituting one word after anoth-
er in the place of the sought-for word
Dan" And that the process was one
of truly seeking for the desired word
was proved by the fact that if while
the bird was saying ''old-old-old-
old, any one threw in the word Dan
he Immediately supplied the Tucker. v
Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22

Oysters are easily digested. but not
very nutritious, yet it is said that a
quart of oysters contains on the aver
age about the same quantity of actual
nourishment as quart of milk, a pound
and half of fresh Goldfish, or two
thirds of pound of bread. Beside our
common edible oyster there is another
quite as important, the pearl oyster,
which is found in differe MT parts of the
world, especially in the Indian ocean
and northern Pacific. Like the edible
oyster, it congregates in numbers along
the banks where it is shallow. To OBJ
tain them dredges are sometimes used,
but more often they are torn from the
rocks by native divers, who descend
six or eight fathoms forty or fifty times
a day. The most famous pearl fisheries
are those of Ceylon and Coromandel,
and single oyster has been found to
contain eight to ten, and sometimes
twenty pearls. The oyster is thus seen
to be an important possession, both in
its use as an edible and for the costly
gems it conceals within its protecting
shell.-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
Borrowed Butter.

Mrs. Bricl1row-Mercy! Did you bor-
row this butter of Mrs. Nexdoor?
Daughter-Yes.
Its horrid! It's positively awful!
We can't use it at all"
"What shall we do?"
You must run to the store and buy
some. Get the best. AS for this, put
it on the ice until tomorrow, and then
take it back to Mrs. Nexdoor, with
thanks for the accommodation, of
course. Don't tell her it is the same
butter, because it might hurt her feel
ings. suppose it is the best she can
afford, poor thing"
Mrs Nexdoor (the next day)-Of all
mean people, those Brickrows take the
lead. Yesterday l loaned them a cup
of butter, and they have sent back
some stuff that isn't fit for axle grease.
N Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22

He remembered the ambassadors ball,
at which he first met Olga Dobroulof.
He had fallen in love with the sur
passingly beautiful girl at first sight
or al least he believed it was love at
that time.
Introduced to her father-her only
living relative - the young English
man eventually became the recipient
of Paul DobrOuloff's views concerning
his country, but it was not until Aus
ten had strongly expressed his own
opinion regarding the Russian system
of government, with ali its attendant
evils, that Olga's father boldly avowed
himself nihilist. Austen applauded
the aims of the society and was at
length induced to become one of the
brotherhood, taking the oath to aid
them in their secret war against tyr
amy
Shortly after this the death Of
near relative called him home, and
he had been in England but little
time when the conviction grew upon
him that his love for olga, which he
had thought so all pervading. was
dead. He wrote to her to this effect,
but received no reply. Perhaps his
letter had miscarried. Having no de-
sire to return to Russia, he resigned
his post there, and, having a small
competency, devoted himself to litera-
cure with fair success. Indeed, only
two days previous to olga Dobrouloffs
visit play of his had been produced
and well received by the critics,
Il accept my fate she said, and
will not trouble you again. You re-
fuse to execute the orders of the nihil-
list chiefs?"
With head erect she passed out on
the staircase and in a moment was
gone from his sight. Austen waited
until her footsteps died away, and
then slowly, thoughtfully, returned to
his room.
The first thing his eyes rested on
was the order of the nihilist chiefs
that he, Cecil Austen, should take the
life of Ivan Bronski, the traitor. 1t
was lying on the floor, with the por-
trait of Dora Penfeld, the girl he
loved. With a shudder he cast the OBJ
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these long, long years? In what a
FOOLS paradise have lived! And yet
lit has been 50 sweet"
Undoubtedly. l will not commit
murder"
The chiefs punish with death those
who do as you are doing"
II have no fear Of them"
She said nothing for some minutes,
but, looking steadily at him, extended
her hand
81 am afraid my coming has brought
cloud over your triumph and happi-
ness. am sorry, Cecil. Good-by."
He pressed her hand. She, turning,
moved toward the door. Austen fol-
lowed.
olga" he said, a burning desire
rising in his heart to speak kindly
words to this woman whose love he
was bound to reject. She interrupted
him.
Say nothing to me except a last
good-by."
Sobs burst from her throat in a wild
torrent Austen stood with the paper
she had given him still in his hand,
looking, as he felt, terribly agitated.
The memory of those few months he
had passed in Russia as an attache to
the British embassy returned to him
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22

Customer-That umbrella you sold
me is made of such miserably poor stuff
that it won't last month.
Dealer-Yah. We always sells dot
kind to intellectual men like you. You
gets to thinking on great subjects, and
becomes 70 absent-minded you lose it
in dree weeks; and den you hat de zatis-
faction of knowing dat de man who
Winds it will get vet.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22

Hills-Who was that you just bowed
to?
Hulls-Why, that's jerks, the great
fiction writer.
Hills-Never heard of him What
has he written?
Hulls-Testimonials for patent medi.
Y. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22

He dropped on the table as though he
had been shot, and | let Ned up in a
hurry. But there was no need to
hurry, for the gorilla never kicked.
When we looked at him we found the
blow had broken his neck.
Mr.. Boulder never said word about
the killing, and l think he was rather
glad to get rid of the beast. But |
don't want any more fights with goril-
as.-WaShington Post.
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outer door of his chamb disturbed
his reverie. Being alone, he went
himself to answer the summons A
lady, tall and thickly yelled, stood in
the passage without.
Mr. Austen Gray?'
That is my name, madam
May | speak with you in private?'
Her accent was foreign.
Certainly. VIII you come in?'
The lady lifted her veil.
Olga Dobrouloffr' cried tn e young
man in a tone of CONSERVATION.
Il have not altered so much in six
years that You fail to recognize me,
then, Cecil Austen?" said she, faint
smile at his start of surprise and sudden
pallor crossing her darkly beautiful
face. Cecil Austen! All, but you are
known more by your nom de theater
now, are you not?'
Austen forced himself to appear
calm.
What is your business with me,
madam" he inquired.
80 austere! Your manner toward
me was SO different six years ago in
Russia. Well, well, my business? To
give you this"
She handed him a letter, which he
ihesita ted at first to open.
Breaking the seal at length, he cast
his eyes over the communication which
he drew from the envelope. One
glance was sufficient to cause his hand
Ito tremble SO violently as to rustic the
paper it held. His pallor deepened
flor rThoy, hic fona A,,S cd
land a disdainful look came into his
leyes.
Take this back to those who sent
you to me" he said, land say l have
mot held myself subject to their orders
since left Russia
J Remember your oath"
such as it was, | took it in a mo-
ment of Youthful might say boyish
enthusiasm over things | did not
rightly understand. l saw my folly in
time and abandoned the society into
the membership OF which l was be-
guiled by your father, who traded on
my infatuation for you"
''Infatuation! You swore you could
never love another woman, and taught
me to love you, Cecil"
Her voice softened; her face grew
less stern.
Il am sorry for that episode in my
life" he answered. Il was learning
TO forget it, and hoped you had also. -"
Il? Never! 1 shall love you to my
dying hour. Oh, my darling" she
cried, clasping her hands passionately
and taking step toward him, have
you ly-truly-ceased to love me?"
THE topic is an unpleasant one,
Olga-one 1 have no wish to discuss.
Ut was not love l had Cor you. l have
discovered that"
You have discovered-ah"
Her swift flashing eyes fixed them
selves on photograph standing upon
the mantelpiece. 1t was the picture of
young girl whose face was the EN-
1bodimcnt of beauty, tenderness and
trust.
you have discovered it, have you?
Did she help you to make the discov-
ery?"
That is the lady l hope soon to
rnake my wife"
"Oh, Cecil" she cried in bitter an
guish, then must not hope-I, who
have carried your image in my heart
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
A GRADUAL CONQUEST.
How Vegetation Has Gained a Footholt
on the Islands of the Sea.

on the Islands of the Sea.
When the tremendous volcanic eXplo-
sion of August, 1883, occurred in the
Straits of Sunda, half of the island of
krakatoa was blown away and every
vestige of life was destroyed on the re-
naming half The ground was buried
under hot ashes and burning pumice-
stone. varying in depth from three feet
to nearly two hundred feet No vege-
table germ could possibly have sur
vived the catastrophe. Yet when DIR.
Treub explored krakatoa, only three
years after the eruption, he found vari-
GUS species of plants hourishing there.
1t was shown that they could not
have been carried there by human
agency, because men had not visited
the devastated island. The character
of the new plants was such as to prove
that they could not have been derived
from the former vegetation of kraka-
toa, even if any living remains of that
vegetation could have existed in the
burned and buried soil.
The nearest land on which any plants
grew was the island of SibeSie. Suma-
ira is twenty miles and Java twenty
one miles from Krakatoa. Yet a dozen
kinds of ferns and several species of
Towering plants and grasses were dis
covered by DR.. Treub hourishing on the
shores and in the mountainous interior.
| That some of these forms of vegetation
had been carried there by the ocean
was indicated by the fact that seeds of
lttoral plants were found scattered on
| the shore.
As to the other plants, the history of
| their appearance upon the island seems
to have been as follows: First, thin
film of simple form of vegetable life,
derived from floating germs in the at
mosphere, covered the pumice-stOne
and, through chemical action, brought
its surface into a condition fitted for
| the nourishment of ferns and later of
Towering plants. The seeds of these
were brought by the winds and birds
and, as soon as the soil was capable of
supporting them, they took root and
bathed in the equatorial sunshine, be-
gan the work of clothing the barren
island anew
| Renewed attention has recently been
called to this temperance of vegeta-
ton on Krakatoa in connection with
the general subject of the origin of the
plants that inhabit the islands. Nature
shows herself entirely capable of con-
veying the germs of plant life for long
distances by means of the ocean and
the atmosphere, aided by the birds.
When man comes to her assistance the
work goes on apace.
Of eighty species of plants inhabiting
the Laccadive Islands-which are sim
ply the tops of group of submerged
mountain peaks in the Arabian sea,
half of whose inhabitants have, at
times, been swept off by storm waves
it is believed that fifty-six have been
introduced by man, eleven by the sea,
two by the winds and two by birds.
Among the species not introduced by
man is one of the finest trees of the
| islands, the coco palm.
| There is nothing more impressive in
modern science than the story of what
has been learned of the gradual con-
quest of the earth by plants, for real
conquest it has been.-Youth's Com
| DaniOn
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
Vas he resigned to his fate?"


"See, there comes Hummel. I don't
want to meet the man. Only last week
l asked him to lend me one hundred
marks"
"He might have given you the money;
he is rich enough"
"Well-um-the fact is, he did. IL
lustrirte Chronik.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
What We Are Coming To.

Extract from novel of the twenty
first century: ''As the slender vine
stretches out its tendrils and twines
itself about the massive oak, so the
lovely confding Reginald chung for en-
enlargement and support to his stately
self-reliant bride, who herself seemed
to gain additional strength in the
realization of his weakness and depend
ency. "-Brooklyn Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22

She was the wife of a cavalry officer
and she was going to have some fun
with the lieutenant of infantry.
Il suppose" she said, you have
often been chased by the Indians on
the plains?"
Never" he responded politely,
MOP" keenly sarcastic.
''No. You see, they are so busy chas-
ing the cavalry, they don't have any
time for US. detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
A Little Time Needed.

"Will you be mine, Ada, dear?"
This is so sudden, Edwin! You must
give me little time"
"How much, dearest?"
''Just until | can call mamma in to
witness your proposal. She is waiting
in the next room. Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
Couldn't Stand 1t,

Mrs. Flatter-George, dear, the cook
is going tomorrow.
George-Why, what is the matter
with her? I thought she liked the
place.
Mrs F-That is the trouble. She
says she is too contented with u.s.
BROOKLYN Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
Her First Chance.

He GUST accepted say you were
never engaged before?
She-Ycs.
Hollow is that? I thought all
women always had three or four en-
gagements.
She lguilelessly)-Well. presume 1
shall, too. You see this is the first chance
l have had.-Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
Just What's Wanted.

"Hinges has invented a trunk that's
going to bring him fortune"
What is it?"
1.-THE lid is on the under side, so that
everything that is packed at the bot
tom will be on top."-Answers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
A Difficult Calculation.

Visitor-You say you are sentenced
here for life. Does not the future seem
perfectly hopeless to you?
Convict-It did; but me friends is
tryin' ter git me sentence reduced one
half.-N Y. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
A SURE SIGN OF DEATH.

Doctor-Calm yourself, dear madam.
do not think your husband is seri-
ously i'll.
Mrs. Kentucky Colonel-Oh, he is! 1
know he is going to die. He has re-
fused his morning drink of whisky
Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
One Wish He wouldn't Crafty,

I made a vow when Jennie said she'd have me-
She, young and pretty; l. so old and gray
To crafty her every within and fancy,
And always keep her feeling bright and gay.
But she was doomed to utter disappointment,
One cloud won't remove from Jennie's life,
Although 1 roll in wealth-for I've discovered
She wants to be my widow-not my wife
N. Y. Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22

Adams-A smart boy is Johnson's SOM
quite little man.
Brown (who is not friendly to John
son)-Yes. He resembles his father,
who is about as small man as l ever
met.-Alex Sweet. in Texas Siftings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
In a Chicago Justice Shop.

Magistrate-And did they ever find
any clew to that murder mystery?
Oficer-Yes, sir; they've found the
body of the murdered man. - Plain
Dealer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22

He-I wish could take nap every
afternoon, because it makes me 30
much brighter III the evening.
She-What pity you can't.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22

Jack Distinguish that novel rather
Of the flesh, fleshy?
Penelope-Yes, but you know I'm
carnivorous reader.-N. Y. World
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22

THE parents of the india rubber man
must have thought him remarkable
child when he was born"
Eyes; a regular bouncer. - N. Y.
Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22

"Did the murderer make any con-
fession?" asked the city editor of the
execution reporter.
Not a word"
"Was he resigned to his fate?"
HE appeared to be at first, but to-
ward the last he did considera BILE kick
ing. Alex Sweet, in Texas Siftings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22

"How were those seats l sent you
tor last nights performance"
'aOut Of aiQht"-Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
A NIHILIST MANDATE.
How Austen Gray Was Relieved
of an Unple asant Task.

II + Grim 5 on
shade of t h e
a IN p cast a
warm g | o w
over the room
IL w h i C h a
young man sat
smoking a II d
t h n king, 1t
was early in
t h e evening,
not long after
Sc ven, and he
was wondering
where to spend
the hours till
b Z d t i'm e. A
knock at the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22

in Athens, 400 years before Christ
q pair of peacocks was valued at 1000
drachmae, or about $3.50.