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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
time was stationed in an eastern city

time was stationed in an eastern city
on recruiting service.
The young man mad enlisted six
months previously with the object of
obtaining an officers commission,
which may be won by a worthy and
capable man.
The young fellow had gained the
esteem and respect of everyone by his
manly qualities and strict obedience
to orders Many of the officers had
known him from his childhood. He
had been the playmate of their chill
dren and a great favorite with all.
Later on many tried to persuade him
to withdraw his request.
Take the post if it falls to your lot,
but don't volunteer" they pleaded.
1t was no use. The young man had
a theory, and if he proved it and dis
covered the assassin he knew that he
would get his coveted commission.
He was excused from all duties dur
ing the day, and after nightfall as
sumed charge of the dreaded post No.
8. Three nights passed without any
event. The moon, though on the
wane, was still bright enough to allow
Rogers to see any moving object on
the plain.
Seated on the ground, his back
against the corral, his rifle on his
knees, he was apparently asleep. APP
parently only. for his sharp eyes keen
ly watched every point of the plain.
He knew that he had tricky, shrewd.
but at the same time bold, enemy in
that willy Apache. He felt sure that
the Indian, especially in the second
case, had not crept upon his victim I'M
observed. He must have employed
some disguise which had completely
| deceived the sentinel. What was this
disguise?
THAT Apache would be more apt to
betray himself if he thought me asleep
than he would if he saw | was watch
ing him." was his sound argument.
Through the long hours of the night
he sat motionless 1t was two o'clock
when suddenly he caught sight of a
moving object on the plain some dis
tance away. Noiselessly he cooked his
rifle. He was dead shot and woe be
to that OBJECT when he hred. Nearer
and nearer it came while he sat as
if asleep
"Why, it is Corporal" he suddenly
exclaimed.
Corporal was fine, large Newfound-
land dog, pet of the garrison, which
had mysteriously disappeared from the
post two weeks before and which
everyone supposed to have been stolen.
Rogers first impulse was to call the
dog, when he remem bered his resolu.
tion-''shoot any moving object that
comes within range" He therefore re-
strained his impulse, and no one would
have guessed that the apparently
sleeping sentinel was closely watch.
ing every movement as the dog ap-
preached.
1t was a lucky idea of Rogers to
feign sleep, for as the dog came nearer
he thought he noticed something
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
ITALIAN STATE LOTTERIES.
Peasants Tempted by Odds OF 10000 Times
the Amount They Stake.

the Amount They stake.
In Italy there are many highly
moral laws against gambling, but the
government is responsible for a system
of state lotteries which encourages
widespread gambling among the peo-
pie. The published statistics show
average receipts of over ten million
dollars a year. Every Saturday after
noon the lottery is drawn in the eight
principal towns of Italy, and there are
government lottery offices in every
town and village, where tickets may
be taken for any of the eight lotteries
in the kingdom. A village may be too
small to have a post office, but 1t will
be pretty sure to have lottery office.
The method of stalking in the lottery
is to select from one to four numbers
and to stake what you please upon
them at the nearest lottery office. You
may bet on one number, and if it is one
of the five drawn in the lottery you re-
ceive twelve and one-half times your
stake. Or, you may bet that it will be
drawn either first, second, fourth or
fifth in the order of drawing. In
this case you get sixty-siX times
your stake if you win. Another
plan is to take two numbers and back
what is called the ambo. If both your
numbers come out among the five you
get 800 times your stake. If you choose
three numbers, which is called terno,
and they all come out. you win five
thousand times your stake. If you
back four numbers, called a quaderno,
you win sixty thousand your stake.
The method most in vogue among the
peasants is to take three numbers and
invest small sum on the terno and on
each of the ambos contained in it. A
peasants average weekly investment
ranges between two cents and ten
cents. As little as four-fifths of a cent
may be staked.
All kinds of omens are consulted to
arrive at the lucky numbers. Dreams
are great favorites, and inspirations
are drawn from any great national
event. For instance, when Victor EN-
manuel died, the tip was to play the
number of his age, the number of the
year of his birth and the number of
the day of the month on which he
died. Thousands of people backed this
terno, and, oddly enough, it actually
came out. A few weeks later Pope
Plus TX. died. The same game was
played on the numbers relating to his
death, and again the terno came out.
OF course the government lost great
deal of money on these occasions, but
it would soon get it back by the ad-
ditional impulse given to the gambling
by the news of these winnings. Pear
SONS Wneklv
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
PAWNSHOPS IN BAVARIA,
How They Were Conducted Seven Hundred
Years Ago.

Years Ago.
There are records of a pawnshop
regulated in the interest of the bor-
rowers in Bavaria in 110S, and one in
the Franche Compile in 1850, before the
first Italian mont de piete was estab-
lished by priest of Perugia in 1440,
says the Contemporary Review. The
movement for state regulated pawn
shops received its great impetus from
the action of that statesman-like and
social democrat, Savonarola, who lib
Grated the Florentines from oppression
and gave them popular institutions In
no other direction were his services to
the people more successful than in
founding mont de piete. The law for
creating his mont de piete was passed
in 1495, and before many years they
were established in all the principal
towns in Italy and had spread through
out Europe. The first mont de piete in
France was started at Avignon in 1877
and still exists. Their establishment
in the Netherlands dates from the six
teenth century. A Spanish priest, Don
Francisco Piquer, founded the mont de
piete of Madrid in 1905, starting with
the modest capital of five pence, which
he found in the otfertory box he had
placed in the church to receive contri-
buttons for the institution. Byf-5he
end of the seventeenth century there
were monts de piete, formed more or
less after the Italian model, in most
countries of Europe. The character
istics of the original institutions re-
main with those of to-day, although
they have long since ceased to be man
aged by the priests or to be under the
influence of the churches. The main
object, which Savonarola and other
early founders had in view-the protec-
ton of the poor from usurers and their
relief in periods of distress-is still
maintained, and the monts de piete in
all Latin countries are associated with
charitable institutions and hospitals
Contemporary Review.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
Spurious Woods.

Treated birch" says Philadelphia
builder, becomes mahogany of rare
beauty, and soaked maple goes into
all ebony pianos now So cleverly is
the fake wood weighted that moth
ing short of borings will prove the de-
ception. Maple mahogany is soaked
through a depth of four inches and
will polish even better than the genu-
inc wood"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
TCK-T OCK LULLABY.


There's little tired shoe and a little musseC
frock.
Tick-tock, tick-tocl, tick-tock,
And there on the floor lies n little limp sock,
Textbook textbook, textbook;
They are glad, I am sure, after going all day,
no rest from the labor and pleasure OF play,
Tick-tocl1, Textbook, textbook.
How quietly sleep comes-count the clock!
Tick-tock, ticll-toclI, textbook,
Comes in at the door with never a knock,
Textbook tick-tock, Textbook,
With no one to greet him, welcOmest guest!
He enters and giveth his dear ones rest,
Tick-tock, Textbook tick-tock.
Perhaps he is near us while we rock,
Tick-tock. textbook tick-tock,
And soon will disclose his wonderful stock,
Tick-tock, textbook, tick-tOcl;
In exchange for thy store of WEAKNESS,
His bag Of dreams he will leave, guess,
Tick-tock, Textbook, Textbook
William S, Lord.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24

A few days ago, on the eve of the in
duction of new rector into an East
Anglican parish, the vergcr went to one
of the church wardens and said: 'If
you please, sir, the new rector is to be
inundated next Tuesday week, and 1
have come to ask you whether you will
be able to be present"
Certainly" said the church warden,
land hope there will be an overflow
ing congregation. "-Tid-Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
Postage Stamp Perforation.

In perforating postage stamps die
plate is placed below the needles of a
machine carrying three hundred
needles. AS about one hundred and
eighty million holes are punched per
day the wear on the die plate is Excess
sive; brass plates wear out in day, and
even steel plates are rapidly destroyed.
The use of aluminium bronze has caused
the die plates to last for months with
out renewal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
A Conflicting Ioterest.

City Boarder-Dont you see that you
could make this place a great deal
healthier by draining that swamp
across the road?
Farmer-So the boarders all says; en-
I'd dew ct in er mint eff 'tweren't fer
my son John.
City Why does he object?
Farmer-Wal, yer see, he runs Their
drug store down tew Their village
Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
The Lady Medico.

She's learned In sphygmometry, alert in an
thropometry, is def at ophthalmometry and
Yields sBillful knife.
She gloats in joys dissectional, in cuts and
jabs correctional the scalpels introspec-
tional's her keenest JOY in life.
Her hobby is spectroscopy, stethoscopy, mi
croscopy, and laryngoscopy, zygomoscopy
and all that.
Knows all hydroidcacul9, tentacuI. animal
culp and zoanthocelacuae-bu gosh!-just
-See-that-hatl
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24

Bacon-That man Black, who plays
the heavy villain in the new drama,
must have wonderful constitution.
Egbert-Why?
Bacon-He smokes an entire box Of
cigarettes in the first act and doesn't
die until the last act.-Yonkers States
man.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
Logical Reasoning.

"You certainly told me to embrace
my privilege"
well, but 1 didn't tell you to en-
brace my daughter"
mo; but to embrace your daughter
is a privilege. "-Tammany Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24

"What's the outlook for newspaper
in this town."
"First-class. We've got q map Of
railroad. six candidates for postmaster
an it amt ten miles to where the circus
showsl"--Atlauta Constitution
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24

Old Boarder-What's for breakfast?
Hope not ham and eggs again.
Waiter Girl-No, sir, not ham Ind
eggs this morning.
'"Thank the stars What is it?"
"Only ham."-N. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
Unchanged.

Intimate Friend-Has you husbands
love grown cool?
Sarcastic Wife-O, no. He loves him
self just as much now as he did when
we were married twenty years ago
Somerville journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
Not Taken rs n Compliment.

Cobbler--Van Glider, the painter, had
q narrow escape from being drowned
recently, hadn't he?
Stone-Yes; and now he won't speak
to me
Cobble-Why not?
Stone-I referred to him as a strug-
CLING artist.-Answers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24

Mr. Benedict met Mrs. Evertorlxen
this morning. What a brilliant talker
she is!
Mr.. Evertorken-Yes. l often think
she ought not to have married and set
tied down to domestic life.
why not?"
''What a female barber she would
have made!'-N. Y. Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
The First Whir-Tin.

"By the way, Edwin,I should, per-
haps, have told you before that really
cannot endure tobacco"
''All the better, darling. My views
are not advanced, and though smoke
a good deal myself, never would de-
sire that you should. You need, there
fore, give yourself no anxiety about
the fact that tobacco does not agree
with you."-Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
Discouraging Road Agents.

Traveller (angrily)-Why don't you
railroad men do something to put
stop to train robbing?
Railroad Magnate-That is just what
we are working at now.
Glad to hear it."
eyes; we are thinking of raising
fares, so that the passengers won't
have enough left to tempt train-rob-
bers. IN. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
Handicapped for a Reason.

"Must l." he whispered, TASK your
mamma frst?" She shook her head.
No" she answered, you did right
to ask me first. | am entitled to that
handicap on account of ma being a
idow"-Detroit Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24

"They say old Smith never sub
scribed for a newspaper"
Never"
"Where is he now?"
BLOWN out the gas in some hotell"
Atlanta Constitution.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
a Snfe StoppIng-Place.

"Why do so many novels end just at
the marriage of the hero and heroine?"
1.-THE author stops there because he
wants to leave them while they're hap
py."-N. Y. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24

"All our whole neighborhood hez
been stirred up" said the old sub
scriber.
The editor of the Bugle grabbed his
pencil.
Tell us all about it," said the editor.
'What we want is the news. What
stirred it up?"
'Plowin'. "-Indianapolis Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24

Prof. Longhair-What do you con-
slider equal rights?
Miss Shorthair-The possession Of
what we now have, together with all
that man enjoys. Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24

The famous tower on the Isle of
Pharos, at Alexandria, built about 2S5
b. c., is the first lighthouse of un-
doubted record. This tower, construct
cd by Sostratus, the architect, was
square in plan, of great height and
built in offsets. An open brazier at
the top of the tower contained the
fuel for the light. At Dover and Bou-
logne, on either side of the English
channel, were ancient lighthouses,
built by the Romans. But the light
house at Coruna, Spain, built in the
reign of Trajan, and reconstructed in
1884, is believed to be the Oldest exist
ing Lighthouse. Y. World.
Roman lamps were of gold, silver,
bronze, iron, copper, lead and earthen-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24

Man wants but little here below
OF wealth's bright golden calf;
But when he gets the horns and heels
He wants the other half.
-Gorham Journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
have made


OHoolihan-I came to get some medi-
cine fer me sick wife.
DR.. Emdee-I can't prescribe without
seeing her.
OHoolihan-Well, we can't do that
The last doctor said not to let any wan
see her.-Brooklyn Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24

when does Miss Ansoforth make her
debut in society?"
Just as soon as society will give its
consent Chicago Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
AHE moon was

LIZ AlOOA w d.
S h i n i n e
b rig htly, il
l u m in a t ing
the S a II d y
plain around
the o r t as
only the moon
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
A DECISION WITHOUT WORDS.

She-You have seen papa and he has
said no?
He-My dear, he said nothing; but
am led to believe you can never be
mine.-Judpe
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
A PRACTICAL REVERE.

Is she dreaming of orange fowersS
Is she writing poem on lover
IS she building Spanish towers,
In the midst of silken bowers,
The sweet little innocent dears
Oh, no-shes only trying to invent a costume
Which will I'LL all her friends with wild envy
and gloom.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-07-13

The old keeper of the morgue in
this city, who has seen hundreds of
unknown bodies exhibited for iden-
LITIGATION, has arrived at some inter
esting conclusions. If the face of the
dead person is perfectly composed
and natural, of course intimate
friends and relatives recognize him
Immediately. But, he says, if the
face is distorted through pain or dis
figured by injuries a casual acquaint-
ance can identify the body much
easier than the closest relation. He
explains this by saying that people
who have known a person well for a
long time lose sight of the features
and see rather the personality re-
Elected in the lines of the face. A
casual acquaintance notes the fea-
lures and can recognize them when
seen again, ever if considerably dis
tOrted. -Philadelphia Record.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-07-13
The St. James Group,

The Stockholders of the st. james
Consolidated mining company held theil
regular annual meeting Wednesday after
noon of this week, and elected trustees
for the ensuing year. The trustees elect
are Frank Marion, c. ID. Ladd, f. ],
Sanford, G. w. Brown and f. X. Abbott,
From these trustees the officers were
elected as follows: Frank Marion. pres
idcnt; f. j. Sanfoard, vice president: G.
u. Ladd, secretary; l.. X. Abbott, trca-
surcr.
The trustees adjourned in a body to
make an inspection of their grounds
which lie a short distance west of the |.
X. l.. group on Snow creek The pro-
perty consists of the st. James, Abso-
Lutte and Lady of Shalott. The first two
have already sufficient work upon them
to apply for IA patent and it is not a, all
unlikely that the trustees will take steps
to make final proof upon them this year.
There are three strong veins crossing
the property, each of which shows re-
markably good indications of Welding
pay ore. The ore is of white and yellow
quartz carrying gold and silver. A road
has been opened from the Snow creek
side to the workings of these claims
which with little difficulty can be made
substantial for hauling ore.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-07-13
Madras-The Eurasians.
GEORGE bulge.


Only 1000 Europeans are to be
found in the immense population of
400, 900 souls, if we exclude the 49,
900 Eurasians who occupy the No
Mans Land, on the borders of black
and white. This hybrid race presents
insoluble difficulties to the political
economist. Craving for the social
recognition denied to a community
which originated in the vices of the
early European colonists, and scorned
alike by the pure blooded nations of
east and west, the sins of the fathers
seem visited upon the yellow chill
dren of this degenerate stock unto
the third and fourth generation.
By a curious freak of nature the
Eurasian of Portuguese descent sinks
step by step in the scale of color un.
til he becomes of darker hue than the
Hlndoo of unblemished race, and the
hybrid Goanese of the present day
combine distinctively European fea-
lures with a skin of total blackness.
The unbalanced Eurasian character.
full OF conflicting elements, lacks the
sterling and enduring qualities
which command respect and insure
success, and this feeble type of hu-
manity has hitherto appeared inca
pable OF elevation to vigor of thought
and action. ALI the Year Round.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-07-13
The Middle Fork Mines.

The HERALD boys drove out to tho
Middle Fork country to note developc.
ment upon the claims in that vicinity.
They found the two Westgard's and Ole
Grendal finishing the erection of a cabin
sufficiently large for a small sized hotel.
1t stands in Il much better location than
the old cabin, and is preferable t, it in
every way. They have occupied the new
cabin and are ready to start to work on
the mines. The Fairview, with its en-
tension the Napoleon, is one of the most
promising properties in the district.
The ledge lies between lime and granite.
and is very wide. 1t contains lead car
Donate in considerable quantities assay
ing 35 per cent in lead and about Is
ounces in silver. The vein is strong.
and the ore very hard. About twenty
tons were found lying on the dump, with
a large amount of the same in sight at
the face of the tunnel. The chief value
OF this ore, aside from the large guam
tity of it available, is the ease with
which it may be slnelted. The ledge is
easily traceable for IA distance of 5000
feet in a northerly direction.
The Grendal lode lies nearly a mile
west of the Fairview. 1t is developed
by means of a tunnel of Is feet, and al
so a shaft which taps this tunnel and
sinks about fifty feet on the vein. A
magnificent VEN of copper ore is ex-
posed. 1t is shown to be Is feet wide
although at present but one wall is ex-
posed. The ore is of that variety COM
monty called malachite being of a rich
green and blue color. 1t ASSAYS 10 to
IL per cent in copper besides carrying
about S5 to the ton in gold and silver.
A great many tons of this ore have been
out and piled upon the dump.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-07-13
"Carat" as Applied to Diamonds.

Although the term carat is ap.
piled to diamonds as well as to gold.
it does not mean the same thing
Used with regard to the metal. it ex.
presses quality or fineness, "a carat
being pure gold and 80 karat equal
to coined gold. But applied to the
diamond carat means actual weight.
and by this measure 115% carats arc
equal to an ounce troy. The value of
a diamond is not merely so much per
carat, irrespective of size, but in
in an increasing ratio with.
the weight of the stone.
To give an examples: If ego be the
Value of a stone of one carat of tho
first water"-that is, colorless and
free from brown tinge-a stone of
two carats would be worth EGO, or
$50 per carat; n of five carats,
$3.50, or f70 per carat; one of ten
carats, f2, POO, or ego per carat.
Thus it is that when stones are found
of a phenomenal size their value is
almost incalculable and can only be
Approximately appraised by the most
sklllful and experienced experts.
And thus it is that we often hear of
fabulous and utterly impossible val
uations of gems. -Chambers' Jour.
mol
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-07-13
Notice of Application to Cut Timber

In accordance with the provisions of
section 8, rules and regulations pre-
scribed by the honorable secretary of the
interior, May 9th, 1891, I, the under
signed, give notice that at the cxpira-
ton of twcnty-one days from the first
publication of this notice, | will make
written application to the honorable Sec
retary OF the interior for authority to cut
and remOve all m~crchantable mining
timbers and cordwood of pine and fir, on
the following described land, to wit:
beginning at a stone monument in a
small park at the head of shorty creek,
which is a tributary to O'Brien creek:
thence north two miles; thence west two
mile; thence south two miles; thence
east two miles to place of beginning
and more clearly defined by lines of
blazed trees on each side defining said
boundary.
Containing in all four square mile on
which stands at least $4,000 stulls, .5,-
600 tagging, and 10000 cords of wood.
All of said land being as near as can
be estimated in unsurveyed township Ia
north of range Z east, non-mineral, steep
rough and unfit for agricultural pur-
poses, located in the county of Meagher,
State of Montana.
GEORGE bulge.