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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-31
TRUE HEN STORIES.
fssw Biddy Got Away with a Snake That
\ Wanted to Eat Her.

fssw Biddy Got Away with a Snake That
W Wanted to Eat Her.
i Did you ever know that snakes and
hens are sworn enemies? Indeed,
chickens have been known to attack
good-sizcd black snakes. This, how
ever, is only moderately-sized snake
story l am going to tell; that is, the
story of a medium-sized snake.
One morning lady who was visiting
In the country looked out of her win
dow and saw an old hen behaving in a
most eccentric fashion. knowing what
total abstainers" hens are, she
knew that the old B!ddy was not in
dulging in spree, so concluded that
she must be suffering from sunstroke.
On looking more closely, however,
she discovered that the hen had verit-
able case of Snakes" in spite of all
her temperance principles. For there,
cooled ready for spring, was snake
some twelve or fifteen inches long. AS
the snake spreng, the hen backed off.
Then, while her enemy was recovering
Itself and preparing for another dart,
the hen rushed in and pecl1ed ut its
head most vigorously, backing off again
as she saw the snake ready to jump.
This maneuver continued until the
snake lay stretched to coil no more,
when the hen began in lcisurely,
business-like way to make breakfast
of that snake, beginning with the head
and swallowing it inch by inch, until
Ttpt StsfftSgle of its slender tail remained
1f view.
Apropos Of the total abstinence hab-
It's of hens, 1 am reminded of trick
played by small boy on some stately
old hens, who stepped haughtily around
his fathers yard, as if they merely al
lowed the family to live there for their
convenience. He soaked some bread
crumbs in whisky and scattered them
literally in the chicken yard. Now, I
never knew hen who would refuse to
eat anything that was thrown to her,
from cold roast to diamond ring.
So very soon the bread crumbs had van
ished, and in short time the jolliest
party of old hens who ever got jag on
were cluctSing and cawking around,
tanglefooted beyond the widest expert
ence Of unfeathered bipeds. For, being
by nature a little cross-eyed in their
toes, they stepped on their own feet,
and got IN their own way, and all the
while cackled and jeered at each other
for being drunk. One old rooster in
particular was sight for gods and men.
He leaned with limp tail and uncertain
head, in suggestively familiar attitude,
against the gatepost, blinking his stu
pid little eyes and trying in maudlin
way to crow, but with indifferent sue
cess.
I'll wager the whole lot got up with a
headache next morning and went right
off to sign pledge. Fannie Taller, in
st. Louis Republic.
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BITS AND EREViTIES.

EVERY man who drinks a little
drinks great deal too much. RAMS
Horn.
IT is not poverty, but beer that robs
our children of knowledge. Mary
Dwinell Chellis.
ONE difference between eating and
drinking is given thus: THE price of
bushel OF corn is only fifty cents, but
when sold over the bar as whisky it
costs twenty-four dollars"
The temperance committee of the
Georgia senate have reported favorab bly,
on bill to establish state liquor dis
pensaries. The measure will be strong
ly opposed.
HAVE treated nearly seven thousand
cases of inebriety, and eight-tenths of
that number originated from wine and
malt liquors. Albert May, NJ. D., SUI
perintendent OF Washingtonlan Homo
at Boston.
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EIRESlpE FRAGMENTS.

-Stewed Lobster.-Cut up the lob
ster as for salad. Put it in one-half
pint of milk, and let it boil up once.
Add tablespoonful of butter, pepper
and small pinch of salt and let it
simmer gently, Serve on crackers
Good Housekeeping.
To clean hair brushes quickly ard
easily, take dessertspoonful of harris
horn to quart of cold water in a wash
hand BASIN Dip in the hair of the
brushes, and rub them together until
clean. Then rinse well with cold
water; rub dry with a towel and stand
upright at an open window.
-Mayonnaise Dressing. Beat the
yolks of two eggs with half teaspoon
full of salt and teaspoonful of must
ard. Beat in, a little at time, six
teen tablespoonfuls of melted butter.
| When smooth paste results, dilute
with vinegar until it is the consistency
of thick cream. This dressing keeps
well if closely corked.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
Maryland Oyster Roast.-Put into
the chatting dish one tablespoonful
of butter, one teaspoonful of salt, one
half saltspoonful of pepper and a little
celery salt. Add one pint of oysters
and cook two minutes, or until the
edges begin to curl. Have ready hot
slices of toast, buttered, upon which
serve the oysters, adding little hot
water If ecessary.-Good Housekeep-
| ing.
-('0l6 Mnat (,-af nj
of cold meat cut into cubes and
seasoned with salt and pepper. Mix a
| generous half pint of white or brown
sauce with it. Turn into an escalop
dish holding about pint and a half
and cover with half pint of grated
bread crumbs Dot this covering with a
scant tablespoonful of butter Bake in
rather not oven for twenty minutes.
Serve at once.-N. Y. World.
-Beefsteak Pie Cut a two-pound
round steak, one kidney and one pound
of fresh pork into large dice, and fry
them quickly over very brisk fire, so
as to brown them before they are half
done. When they have been fried
enough, pour off nearly all the grease
and shake tablespoonful of -four into
the gravy, stir this over the fire for one
minute and then add two tablespoons
fuls OF catsup and a pint of water; stir
the whole over the fire and keep it
boiling for 10 minutes. Meanwhile fill
the pie with the pieces of beefsteak,
kidney and pork; pour the sauce over
it, cover with good paste in the usual
way and bake for an hour and half
Farm and Home.
"A Plain Boiled Custard. Boil a
quart of milk Deserving a gill in a
double boiler-or if you have no double
boiler put the milk into tin pail or
pitcher that will hold two quarts and
set it into kettle of hot water. Beat
two or three eggs with three spoonfuls
fine sugar; wet three teaspoonfuls of
corn starch in the reserved gill of milk,
then mix the beaten egg and corn
starch together and add little salt
When the milk boils stir them in and
continue to stir until the custard thick
ems. Remove the custard from the fire
and pour into china cups las glass will
crack, or else into cold pitcher. Use
what seasoning you please, The old
fashion of using cinnamon is economical
and very good Boil some pieces of
cinnamon few minutes only in two
or three spoonfuls of water. Put some
of this into the custard and bottle the
| rest for future use.-Boston Budget.
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DOGS AS POLICEMEN.
An Idea Which Is Being Developed In
Germany at Present.

An Idea Which Is Being Developed in
Germany at Present.
How's that for new idea? But that
is an idea they are developing in Ger
many, and believe it is going to do
great things. The object is not to
have the dog jump on a man and tear
him to pieces; any uneducated dog can
do that. But he is trained to knock
the criminal down and keep him mo-
tionless until the dogs assistant can
come up with the handouts.
The breed they use are bulldogs al
most exclusively, both on account of
their tremendous jaws, and because a
bulldog loves fight as naturally as an
1rishman does, They are very intelli-
gent, and when they have once seized
the idea, they hold on to it as they do
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LOVED HER PARROT,

Mrs Leary Tried to Save Her Pet Mt tho
Risk OF Her Life
The affection Of men and women for
animals has led to many strange adj
ventures-and to none more thrilling,
perhaps, than one which occurred late
ly in New York city. In five-story
apartment house, the first floor and
basement were occupied by an apoth-
sv,ary. In this basement sudden and
fierce fire was caused by the explosion
of some chemical preparations; and the
flames spread so rapidly that the occu-
pants of the upper tenements were I'M
able to reach the street. However, they
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-31

Time turned the child q maiden soon;
saw her then-her golden hair
Wreathed with the merry flowers Of juno;
All, never June seemed half so fair,
And never flower as sweet as she,
just budding into womanhood.
I looked and saw the young rose-tree -
Had ventured forth perfect bud.
saw her on her wedding day,
And never was bride more fair
tprayed that time would make their wsy
As golden as the young brides hair.
Care fled before her smiles warm glow
Does not the sunshine melt the snowi
saw the young rose tree, and lo
Its bud had burst perfect rossi
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"I know why flowers grow" said Will
bur, '"They want to get out of the
dirt. "-Harpers Young People.
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TEMPERANCE NOTES.
STORY OF A LIFE.

SAW her when a
child at play,
A sweet young
child so won
drous fair
How could myheart
be else than gay
When l beheld
her golde n
hair?
Child like she
toyed the young
rose-tree,
Unblown, that in
the garde n
stood;
> And for the day l
sig he d when
she
Would bloom to
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-15
she objected 10 Footfights.

A roar of applause greeted Susan B.
Anthony in the National Woman = Coun-
Gil as she advanced from the wings to
the front of the stage, where the foot
lights suddenly blazed out with all
their force, lighting up to advantage
her silver hair, striking face and we'll
formed figure. She seemed rs she stood
there before the audience, gavel in
hand, fitting leader of American wom-
en-. Her bearing was digniiied. graceful
and unconscious, as calm and command
ing as Greek goddess, with nothing of
the masoulinity and aggressiveness gen.
orally supposed to be the qualities of
the leaders and advocates Of equal suf-
frage. Those who had never before seen
her were impressed and fascinated, and
those to whom she was familiar were
delighted and charmed.
My. N.Y." she exclaimed good hu-
moredly as the gas flared up again, 81
can't stand this. Let the lights be
turned off. Anything but the foot
lights. Washington Post.
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MEXICAN MISCELLANY.
Commercial Travellers VIII
Start Home To-day
Minor Mention.

City of Mexico, June IL
The commercial travellers and
other excursionists visited the
palace and others places Of in
terest to-day. They will leave
for the United States tomorrow.
A number of washouts are
reported on the Vera Cruz
Railroad.
A suit between Americans
and Mexicans for possession of
the silver mine Piramide is
before the courts.
Archbishop 1oza of Guada-
lajara is MORALLY i'll.
Lands lately coded to Mex
leo by Guatemala are destined
for colonies to be brought in
by the government.
Ell Diario del Hogan publishes
an editorial saying that the
Jesuits are undermining the
liberal institutions of Mexico.
In a fight between two sailors
on board the warship Zaragoza
one was wounded and the other
killed.
Many important rich gold
discoveries are being made in
the State of Sonora.
The authorities are investig
ating adulterated butter.
The press continues compla-
lining of bad postal service.
All over the country there is
Il general desire for tile re-elec-
ton of President Diaz.
The editor of Ell Fandango
has been jailed, accused of
libel.
Pickpockets reaped a rich
harvest from excursionists in
spite of the vigilance of the
police, who arrested a number
of them.
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mrs. Iona sittig.

The selection for chairman OF tho
New York and Brooklyn committee OF
the exhibit of women $ inventions at the
Atlanta exposition Of hrs. Lena Sittig
of Brooklyn is most felicitous one.
Mrs. Sittig is the daughter of an invent
or who has nobly sustained her birth
right, her several inventions having
gained her wide fame and credit. Her
latest and best known invention, that of
the safety bicycle skirt, is now being
considered by its clever designer for
adaptation to much more liberal use.
It may help considerably in the solution
of the much discussed dress reform cues
ton. Under Mrs. Sittig's competent aus
pieces inventions of women, 80 far as
these two cities are concerned, are sure
to be well represented at the southern
fair next autumn. New York Times.
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EoGRATUIToUs OPINIONS

Austin, Tex, June IL
Anent the report that Judge
Hurt has either decided from
the bench or expressed the
opinion of the bench that the
Texas statute relating to prize
fighting was of no force, the
Judge stated to the Express
correspondent tonight that
there was absolutely no founda-
ton for any such talk. He has
never decided a prize fighting
case from the bench nor does
he make a practice of giving
gratuitous opinions off the
bench.
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fHE.ART OF WRITING.

The art of Newspaper writing
is defined by the Missouri editor
ass''the telling of a thing clear
ly and entertainingiy. It is not
so much the thing as the way
1t is told. The dullest of subj
ects canbe made attractive and
the most exciting can appear
ihsipid. 1t depends upon the
narration. Newspaper writing
must not only be as clear as
spring water, but must be
catchy and interesting. Short
sentences, pithy, pungent and
racy. The ideas must be CON
veyed wildly. The essayist or
novelist can never be an editor.
The styles are wholly different.
The best school for newspaper
writing in'the experience and
atmosphere ofnewspaper work.
1t must be rapid, scintillating
and to the point. A thing must
be- told just as is happened.
Any attempt at romancing or
fine writing spoils it. Il news
paper man should possess the
sp; r'lle and directness of an
animated conversation, suf
ficiently clear and plain to be
Ineligible TO every mind, but
yet finished and forcible enough
not to be commonplace. Whet-
her it be a. news item or an
editorial, it should always be
Interesting.
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NOTICE Fur PUBLICATION

NOTICE Fur PUBLICATION
United States of America I
Western District of Texas. %
Whereas, a libel of information
h as been filed IN the district court
of the United States of A nerica, for
the Western District of Texas. on
the End. day of April A. d. 1895
by r. U. Culberson, ESQ. United
States district attorney for the wes-
tern district of Texas, on behalf
of the United States of Amer
lea aud against One Carriage and
one set II of Double Harness,
One Dun Horse, branded
thus.
One Brown Horse branded thus
@ as forfeited to Che use of the
D United States of American for
the reasons and causes in said libel
of information mentioned and pray
ing the usual process and monition
of our said court in that behalf
to be made and that all persons in
terested in the said One Garage and
One set of Double Harness.
One Dun Horse branded
thus.
One Brown Horse branded thus
q may be cited in general and
U special to answerin the premises,
and all proceedings being had.
that the said One Carriage and
One set - of Double Harness,
One Dun Horse, branded
thus.
One Brown Horse, branded thus
On may, for the causes in said
b Ii bel of information mentioned
he condemned as forfeited to the
use of the United States of Amer
lea.
Now, therefore. in pursuance of
the monitor, under the seal OF
said court to me directed and
delivered. / do give public
notice tn all persons claiming
the aforesaid One Carriage and
One set of Double Harness, One
Dun Horse branded thus
One Brown Horse, branded
thus On or i'll any manner
in b terested therein, that they
be ana appear before the said dis
trict court Of the United States for
the Western District Of Texas. to
be held at the city of Brownsville
in tie SAID district, on the second
Monday in the month of Jane 1895
at 10 clock Il. M. of the same day,
(provided the same shall be u day
OF jurisdiction, otherwise on the
next day of jurisdiction thereafter
then and there to interpOSe claim
for the same, and to make their
allegations IN that behalf.
Dated this Goth. day of April,
A. d. 1895.
RtcHAR6 c. WARE,
United States Marshal for the West.
ern District of Texas.
ByJuHN IL. HAYNES, Deputy.
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TEART DISEASE, like

have taken hold OF the system,
never gets better OF its own accord, bu6
Constantly 7roscS tCOrse. There are
thousands who know they have defective
heart, but will not admit the fact. They
don't want their friends TO worry. and
Done En6t5 t6TsStt TO take fer 1t, as
they hate been told time and again that
heart disease was incurable. Such was the
case of Mr.. silas Farley OF DyesviIle. Ohio
who writes June %. 1894. as follows:
81 hGa heart disease for 90 years.
my heart hurting me almost continually.
TIE first Is years 1 doctored all tbe tims.
trying severed physicians and remedies,
until ny last doctor told NE it was only q
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TOOLATEFOR ASSISTANCE

Austin, Tex, June 11.-Gov-
ernor Culberson this afternoon
received a telegram from Sher-
if Ellis of Angelina county,
asking for assistance in protect
ing the negro Johnson, jailed
at Lufkiif last night for raping
the 9 year-old' daugllter'of Ro-
bert shofner. Accompanying
this telegram and delivered at
the same time was another
reading as follows, also signed
by. Mr.: Ellis: "Too late for as
sistance. overpoweredby mob.
Negro is hanged"
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Mr.. WILSON
INTERVIEWED
Doesn't Think the Next Con
gress Will Pass a Coinage
Bill.

st. Louis, Mo-, June IL
Postmaster General Wilson,
who passed through St. Louis
to day, was asked:
"Do you think the next Con
gress will pass coinage bills'
mo, 7 do not" said Mr.. Will
son, "the House is not suppos-
ed to be free silver body, you
Know; also the Senate will be
powerless to do anything"
'sDo you think that Congress
will take up the tariff matters
he was asked.
"That question" he said,
"will dependent upon what the
discrepen in revenues may
be shown to be in December.
The tariff is doing very well.
The deficiency is not due to the
duties, but to the deficiency in
the internal revenue collections
ON account of the whisky trou
BILE, but what the next Congress
will.do is a good deal ola mys-
terry.
"Do you think the Repub-
lican House will attempt TO put
Back any radical measuresl"
"Hardly, as long as the Sen
ate is as it is"
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gone. But on the first day of March on
the recommendation Of Mrs. Fannie Jones,
OF Anderson, Ind. commenced taking
d.. Miles Keso Cure for the Heart
and wonderful TO tell. in ten days was
WORKING at light WORK and On Mach % cU->S
nenced framing barn, which is heavy
work. and hav'nt lost day since. I am 81
years old, 9 It. AZ inches and weigh 2JOlbs
4 6eiiece 4 am fully c.sred, and
am now only anxious that everyone shall
know Of your wonderful remedies"
Dyesvillo, Ohio. SuAs FARLEY.
Or. Miles Heart Cure IS sold on a positive
guarantee that the first bottle will benefit.
All druggists sell IL at 81, 9 bottles for % or
Is will be sent. prepaid on receipt OF price
ny the DIT. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
DR.. Miles Heart Cure
Restores Health
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FAIL4D To SHOW W.
Debs Was Not to 60 to Jail and
Serve His Sentence.

OhiCdSp, IL "ctiC - nc VI
the officers of the American railway
union returned to the Woodstock
Jail on the 5 80 train this evening.
President E. " Debs failed to re-
port in time for the train. He call
Ell Oh the marshal at noon and was
requested to report at o'clock at
the marshal's Office with the others
or at the Northwestern station at
5 o'clock. Rogers, Kelly, Burris,
Hogan and Goodwin saw their chief
but an instant at noon and they
could not account for his failure to
report. Debs said he had con-
siderable business to do, but thought
he would be through In time. Depu-
ty Morris boarded the train with the
prisoners and Deputy Green return
ed to the marshal's Office with the
Debs commitment papers. The
marshal was vexed at the failure of
Debs to repnrt OH time and he sent
three men to look for him. Bring
him in wherever you find him" was
the marshal's order to his deputies.
81 do not think he has purposely
missed the train" said the marshal,
yet his feildre to report on time is
annoying. 1t places Mr.. Debs in
had light. | paroled him until 4
o'clock and he should have been
here. IF he is found tonight he
will remain in my Office until train
time in the morning"
Martin Elliott, the seventh man,
wired that he wss on his way to
Chicago from Harrisburg, Pa, and
would be here some time during the
night. when the party was first
sent to Jail Elliott was two days be-
hind in reaching Chicago from the
east. Owing to Debs' failure to re-
port, George Howard secured an
other days respite. Howard, who
has quarreled with his former assoc
ciates and established z rival organ
ization, desired to serve his sentence
separate from the others, and the
desire was mutual. Today Judge
Woods wired Judge Showalter to
transfer Howard from the Wood
stock Jail to the Will county Jail at
Joliet.
Marshal Arnold intended taking
Howard on the eo'clock train but
Deos' absence gave Howard another
night with his fam ly
TIE commitment papers were
made out for six months in Debs'
case. The commitment was made
on the interstate commerce con-
tempt. The men are so confident
that Judge Woods will recorder the
Santa Fe sentence to be served that
they feel no concern ON the prob
a ility of having to serve double
time.
Up to late hour tonight Debs
had not returned. Marshal Arnold
sent out all the available deputies of
his Office tonight on search for
the missing prisoner but not trace
of him was found.
At IL o'clock Marshal Arnold
announced that he won d give up
looking for his man until to-
morrow.
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NOTICE TO TAX
COLLECTORS.

Austin, Tex, June ia
circular reading as follows has
been issued to tax collectors
by Comptroller Finley:
"Your attention is particular
ly directed to the necessity OF
examination by yoU of the lists
Of erroneous and double asses
sments filed by the tax coffee
tor Tor his credit for 1894, in
the Office of the county clerk.
By reference to such lists you
will be enabled to avoid a con-
tinuation or repetition of such
erroneous assessments ON the
tax rolls for 1895"
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CFEYlLEa OPERA GLASS.


This Opera Glass is suitable for
/ 'ahies' Use having Mother-of- Pearl
covered bodies. and can be had either
in White. Oriental or Black Pearl. Tho
mountihgs are handsomely finished ia
nickel plating and gilt. ne whole,
hitting in a flexible leather case with
achromatic lenses forms useful rress
EFT. Sent registered free by mail Oh
receipt OF $500; worth $1,000.
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FOR RE%T

TheMiIler's Hotel building hav
ing been completely repaired is
offered for rent for hotel purposes.
Reasonable rates. Apply te Fran
cisco StarFis.
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question OF time rs
] could not 10 cured
1 gradually grew
worse, very weak.
and completely dis
couraGed. until 1
lived, propped hall
up in bed. because I
c0tsidn't s;e do,CJs
nor sit up. Think
ing ry time had
come l told my fam
Dy what l wanted
done when l was
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H EmpIPy Trea3

meut agents 81 to SIC a day.
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