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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-07-25
cHLoRoFoRMINe A TURTLE.
An Old Snapper Pvt to Sleep for a short
Time.

Time.
| decided to chloroform large snap
per and endeavor to learn something
of the action of the lungs, and whether
it could resist death in this form At
the first application of the saturated
sponge to the snapper's nose, he darted
and seized it in his strong mandloles
and jerked it into his she'll. Then
had him, and in due time. by constant
attention, and with an outrageous ex7
penditure of chloroform, l completely
subdued the old fighting mossbaek.
At last the ludicrous sight of a thor
oughly anasthetized swapping turtle
was presented. 1t was an amusing
spectacle-this savage turtle lying
limp and apparently lifeless-
opened its sharp, hooked jaws, and
freely handled his powerful, but now
nerveless legs This fellow, an@sthet-
lied, with his fabby legs and lolling
head, looked much like the old dead
mossbacks which are found about the
margins of ponds each spring.
Finally, after the application of the
chloroform was discontinued for
length of time, his serviceable but i'll
looking flippers began to vibrate spas
medically, very soon one of the closed
eyes was exposed, and then the other,
much after the manner of the opossum
in emerging from one if it's voluntary
lethargic spells. In time it perfectly
recovered, and again gave evidence of
its innate viciousness by savagely bit
ing at everything as before. 1t is prob
able that a swapping turtle could be
ultimately killed by constant applica-
ton and the expenditure of large
quantities of chloroform, but it is not
readily done, as | convinced myself.
The reason for this is evident. AS soon
as the turtle comes under the influ-
ence of the drug it lapses into a state
not inaptly compare bic to the condi-
ton in which it passes the cold months.
In Information it probably breathes
much less frequently, and, also, when
under the influence of chloroform
ceases to breathe to large extent.
This the turtles and other reptiles can
do, as they are cold blooded and do not
require the constant supply of fresh
air that is indispensable to birds and
other warm blooded creatures.
We may say that the voluntary act
of stopping the respiration when be-
low the surface of the water CORE
spends to the involuntary cessation
which spasmodically results from an
aesthesia. Therefore, whether con-
fined at the bottom of pool or sub
jected to the continued effects of an
anaesthetic, it is reasonable to suppose
that a water turtfe-either the snap
per or leather back-would resist death
for a long time. If the snapper and
soft-shell spend the colder months in
the mud and water, and this is stated
as fact by many writers, then the
creatures must surely cease breath
ing during their Information, or else
adopt an entirely different form of
respiration from the one made use of
when on land. Interesting expert
ments might be made to ascertain
whether the swapping turtle takes his
winter sleep in the mud, dry earth or
water.-American Field.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-07-25
Tho Ruling Passion.

Holding his elegant open-faced gold
watch in one hand the high-priced
society physician grasped his patients
wrist gently with the other.
'She has severe case of low fever,
butt
He nodded his head encouragingly-
The chances are that she will re-
cover" The sufferer stirred.
"A low fever? Well, | guess
The memories of her Struggles for
social recognition came back with
vivid force
II will %
Setting her face into an imitation Of
that proud repose that marks the caste
of We're de We're that could hardly be
detected from the genuine, Mrs.
Stryver-Newriche proceeded to conva-
lessee in manner that astonished all
p-esent.-N. Y. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-07-25
A WONDERFUL STONE.
That Is, 1t Would BE Wonderful If the
Story Were True.

story were True.
One of the most recently discovered
inexplica BILE phenomena is an immense
electrical stone which crops out above
ground in an almost inaccessible noun
tain pass some fifty sixty miles
north of The Needles, in Arizona.
The stone is described as being a
rough, Jagged outcropping, bursting
up through the shale of its surround
ings, reaching up the mountain side to
the height of about seven feet, when
sharp projection shelves over again,
making a three-sided tunnel, perhaps
nine feet long and five feet wide. Ordi-
narily the rock is of blue metallic lus-
ter, and shows traces of volcanic action,
being scanned and ribbed as if melted
by lava. In the heat of the day, when
the sun shines squarely upon it, the
stone assumes faded pale-blue hue,
at which times the Indians declare it to
be perfectly harmless. As the sun leaves
the gorge, however, the stone begins
gradually to deepen in color, and when
night comes and there is no moon it
glows with all the brilliancy of a mol
ten mass. This Elimination may be
distinctly seen for a great distance
when there are no intervening noun
tains to obstruct the view.
Now, as to the peculiar deathgiving
power of the stone. 1t is said that
nothing great or small can set foot
upon it and live So powerful are the
volts which it gives out at even the
slightest contact that it is impossible
for even the largest animals to with
stand their strength.
Recently party of hunters ventured
without guide into some of the more
dangerous mountain passes in the up
country, and by chance found their
way into a narrow gorge, having come
in hot pursuit after little fleet
limDed mountain goat which they
managed to start from the rocks be-
low. Suddenly, when they were all
seventy or eighty feet away, they were
astonished beyond measure to see the
goat fall dead in his tracks, although
a shot had not been fired. They were
making ready to climb up the ledge
and secure the little creature when an
old Indian high up on the cliff behind
Cdlltu Oh W supp N'N IL uAiNiS W 90
his manner and SO persistent his adj
monitions that they waited till he
scrambled down to them, and then for
the first time came to light the story of
the electrical wonder.
The goat had fallen within the death
trap, the Indian explained, and had
the hunters followed after him they,
too, would have shared his fate. There
was ample evidence at hand to prove
to the hunters the truth of the old
mans statement, for the little gorge
surrounding the stone has been turned
into perfect charnel house full OF
the whitening bones of its victims.
And if this were not enough to con-
vince the most skeptical, while they
stood within thirty feet of the stone a
big rattlesnake crawled up the preci-
pice and out upon the stone, only to
coil and writhe and finally die in the
intensest agony.-Philadelp Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-07-25

many of our otherwise happy homes
all over the land
Pitiable distress and loss of charac-
ter, and an awful drain on the re-
sources of labor, are among the many
shocking consequences that are al
ways sure to follow the use of alco-
holic beverages; and these conse-
quences are so widespread as to ma Ike
it quite impossible to form an ade-
auate idea of their magnitude or
atrocity. late w. Jennings DEM
crest, in Demorests Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-07-25
IN A ROTASCHlLD STRONG BOX,
The Custodian of Bonds In shipment Tells
What He Saw.

The largest shipment of United
States bonds to Europe, so far as l can
remember, said Mr.. J. X. Upton, for
mer assistant secretary of the treas
ury, was made in 1875, and consisted of
twenty million coupon fours. 1t was
made under my charge, and l presume.
my experience was about the same as
others serving in like capacity. The
bonds were in five steel boxes, weigh
ing when packed about four hundred
pounds each, all fastened by combina-
ton locks, of which we had no key.
We rode with the boxes to New York
in postal car At the Jersey City sta
ton we were met by the superinten-
dent of the subtreasury of New York,
who had secured for us the necessary.
transportation to the boat, where the
bonds were deposited in the specie
vault, under the immediate control of
the purser, but until the boat left the
pier some one of our party kept an eye
on the boxes Once at sea, however.
we relaxed our vigilance, and renewed
it only when again approaching land.
AT Liverpool, where we arrived after a
pleasant passage, had some trouble in
getting the boxes through the custom
house, not being able to declare under
oath that l personally knew their con-
tents, and there being no way to open
them. A compromise was finally eff
fected by my taking with me a Gus
toms official, who should see that the
boxes rea he'd the consignees undis-
Iurbed, and when opened contained
.he bonds as alleged, his expenses to
be paid by the syndicate. This delay
caused us to remain all night in Liver
pool. We had the boxes taken to our
rooms, and there we took turns in
watching them through the night
The English official, however, had no
relief from his vigils. In the morning,
through little British gold, l obtained
the practical control of a passenger
car, into which we put our personal
baggage and the five boxes, for which
we paid as for extra-weight baggage.
The exclusive use of the car was deemed
important, the bonds epresenting such
an enormous amount of wealth.
At London we were met by other
treasury officials temporarily employed
at the headquarters OF the Syndicate
Messrs. Rothschild 81 Sons, in schedul-
ing and counting bonds and coupons
received in payment OF the new bonds.
We went with our boxes to the office OF
the firm mentioned, and in its money
vaults our bonds were counted, found
correct, and a receipt given showing
that our duty had been performed,
much to my relief.
This money vault, as l remember 1t,
opened only at the top, through the
floor of the room above, and we de-
scended by little lift" 1t was not
an imposing sight, but it contained an
enormous amount of securities issued
by nearly every nation in Europe. Two
men were employed there all the time
receiving and sending out securities or
in cutting OF the coupons. " Washing
ton Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-07-25
|BONAPARTE'S ALARM.
Rred He Was to Be Arrested at tie
House of TalleYrand.

House of Talleyrand.
lufficient military force having
pee made ready, it was determined at
ret meeting of the Bonapartists,
on Is Brumaire November y, that
Ia plow should be struck three days
ia 10 that end the Ancients were
y feet according to the programme,
" <Ske morning of II Brumaire, and
Arhon both assemblies to hold a ses-
FiN on Is Brumaire at st. Cloud. I'm
ue provision of the constitution,
WI tneyer an amendment to that docu-
ne'dt was TO be cousid cred, the two
%, es were to sit outside the walls of
r This move would naturally ex-
cue considerable suspicion among the
uninltiated; and although there might
pc no disorder, there would certainly
be ouch heated discussion in the
streets. Still greater was the danger
winch lay in the temper of the troops
hntpusiastic for what they felt to be
stni1the republic, every appearance of
oHefng violence to any and all avowed
rep lblicans like those who sat among
tWYFive Hundred must be avoided.
\ flsolution of this latter problem was
Ihaktythf y to the whole combina-
MD IS would depend entirely
Q, the lentary instinct of plain,
Est olican soldiers taken I'M
( kinpr Troubles there were also.
S,ssrS sensitive under the evident de-
termination of Bonaparte to use him
only al long as he was necessary, be-
came festive, and it required the incest
balancing OF interests to keep him
temporarily in the traces. 1t was a
spiratos. Talleyrand never forgot a
scene which took place at his house in
the Rue Taitbout few nights an
tecedeni to the crisis He and Bona
parte WIRE still deep in conversation
about ore in the morning, when they
heard the rumbling Of carriage wheels
and thering Of cavalry hoofs in the
street. Suddenly both ceased; they
had passed at the door. Bonaparte
turned pale, and Talleyrand also, as
they passed and listened, fully con-
WINGED that both were to be arrested.
The latter blew out the Candles and
hurried through passageway to gain
a view OF the street. After some delay
he discovered that the carriage of
gambling house keeper, returning
under police escort from the Palais
Royal With his spoils, had broken
down. His fears relieved, he returned
to joke with Bonaparte about the
scare.
Before the appointed day, however,
everything which master-schemers
could foresee was carefully adjusted
and in equilibrium. The apparent
resurrection of Jacobinism was actual
ly the last appearance of its ghost; for
the directory, shorn of all prestige,
was divided and shaky; the army re-
publican to the core, was weary with
its inc ffciency and furious with its
bankruptcy; the mass of the nation,
conservative and royalist, despaired of
restoration, and, sick of war, were
for the moment in humor to accept
any strong government. The majority
of the administration, the nation, and
the army were, therefore, in readiness,
r-r1le numerous malcontents in
each were at least temporarily
silenced. Every little hidden wire of
private interest was in hand, and plans
were ripe to coerce those who could
not be cajoled. Prof. w. M. Sloane, in
Century.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-07-25

Fred Ito grandpa, who has been out
for a walk - How's the weather,
grandpa?
Grandpa-How should l know? l
hain't seen the paper yet.-Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-07-25

South Dakota employs 9,422 hands
in her factories, with $S,6s2,745 worth
of product
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-11-09
A Railroader's PRAYER.

A railroad man is responsible for tho
following prayer:
80 Lord, now that l have tagged
thee, lift my feet from off the road of
life and plant them safely ON deck of
the train of salvation Let me use the
safety lamp known as prudence, make
all couplings in the train with the
strong link of thy love and let my lamp
be the Bible. And, heavenly Father,
keep all switches closed that lead off on
the sidings, especially those with blind
end! O Lord, if it be thy pleasure, have
every semaphore block along the line to
show the white light of hope that may
make the run Of life without stopping
And, Lord, give us the Ten Command
ments as & schedule, and when [ have
finished the run, and have Oh schedule
time pulled into the great station of
death, may thou, the superintendent of
the Universe, say with smile: We'll
done, thou good and faithful servant
Come and sign the pay roll and receive
your check for eternal happiness. -
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-11-09
WOrth'S Generosity.

An anecdoto of the great Worth g
generosity has been going the rounds.
just where the generosity comes in,
however, is what have failed to detect.
1t was during the days of the empire
that a leader of fashion in Paris, find
ing that she had overdrawn her hus-
bands munificent allowance, and that a
great fancy ball was imminent, went to
the great man milliner and prayed him
to hire her costume.
He was shocked. Such mean expe-
dients had never como i'll his line. The
lady prayed. The great man denied.
Finally the prayers of beauty prevailed.
But she was to wear a costume entirely
of his devising.
He dressed her as the flag of Paris.
The tricolor futterod in her skirts, on
her shoes, in her enameled earrings.
Her hair was dressed to represent a
stormy sea in which rode the famous
three mastod galley bearing the arms of
Paris. The lady was enraptured. The
great man only charged her 1900
francs. The dress was hers for one
night only.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-11-09
BADGER AND SUCKER,


1he way emu w lSfOnSln NaIliS 10
Get Their Eicknames.
''1f there had been no badgers in
Wisconsin,, said native of that state,
wisconsin would not be known as the
Badger State, and yet it did not receive
the name because badgers were there.
There were very few white people i'll
Wisconsin territory in its early days,
the population being confined to the
military posts, the missionary and trad
ing stations, and the lead mining re-
gions in the southwestern part of the
territory. The miners were of two
classes, men who worked the mines all
the year round and men who came up
from the Illinois country in the spring
and worked until the fall, when they
returned to their prairics and groves.
The miners who were permanent dwell
ers i'll the region didn't bother to put up
cabins or even huts. In fact, material
for such dwellings was not abundant.
They simply dug holes in the sides of
the hills large enough to give them
room to sleep and cook in. Nowadays
those burrows would perhaps be called
dugouts, but as they closely resembled
the subterranean homes of the badgers
they were promptly called badger holes,
and the miners who occupied them were
called badgers.
ANY one who cares to tramp through
that part of Wisconsin today will come
upon deep excavations in the rocks
regular quarry holes bearing every evil
dence Of having been made long ago.
And so they were. Some of them were
eXcavated 60 years ago and more. They
were the work of the lead miners who
went up from Illinois in the spring to the
mining region. They, being there only
for short season, did not mine by dig
ging shafts, as the permanent miners
did, nor did they live in burrows. They
blasted the surface rock, making large
pits by their work, seeking what was
called the float lead and ore that was
easily obtained near the top. They &C.
cupied the pits they made, as the other
miners did their hillside burrows.
lowing to the similarity of the mi
grations of these quarry miners to those
of that familiar fish which goes up
stream in the spring and down again in
the fall, they soon became known as
suckers, and their pits in the rocks were
called sucker holes. IN the course Of
years the names badger and sucker came
to be applied to the entire people of
Wisconsin and Illinois Many of the
original badgers and suckers became tho
leading citizens of their respective To-
calities and helped make the country's
history. When Wisconsin was admitted
to the Union, the badger was placed ON
her coat of arms in recognition of this
fact, and it was from the miners who
quarried in the rocks of Wisconsin that
Illinois got her namo of the Sucker
State. New York Sun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-11-09
EQUAL to the Emergency.

An old admiral well known for his
power of exaggeration was describing a
voyage at supper one night. while
cruising i'll the Pacific" ho said, 1--WE
passed an island which was positively
red with Holsters "
But" said one of the guests, smil-
ing incredulously, ''lobsters are not red
until boiled"
'Of course not" replied the I'M
hauntod admiral, "but this was a vol
Ganio island with boiling springs -
Pearson's Weekly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-11-09
Veterinary Hospital.
GEO. A. SMITH, ID. v. S,

Graduate American Veterinary College, and
Registered in city of Baltimore in compli-
ance with the Laws of Maryland regulating
Veterinary Practice
II AS established a HOSPITAL in the
IL DIR. Jones building in the rear of the
Main street Baptist church, where e is pre-
pared to receive animals requiring Surgical or
Medical attention. Veterinary Remedies,
such as Linments, Condition Powders, Hoof
Olntments, ETC., on hand. March %
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-11-09
Miscellaneous Advertisements
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
Southern Railway
FOR THE
Cotton States and international
EXPOSITION,
Atlanta, Ga.

THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY operates
i nearly five thousand miles of road IN eight
OF the Southern States and its lines enter At
lanta, Ga, from five different points of the
compass.
Washington, d. c., is the northern ar
eastern terminus of one of its lines, which is
operated i'll connection with the Pennsyl.
wanna railroad, the standard railroad of
America, between New YORK through Phil
AIDE pima, Baltimore, Washington, ID. C..
Lynchburg and Danvllle. Va, Greensboro
ana Charlotte, \. g., SlaItanburg and Green
Mobile. Ala, and New Orleans, with con.
nectlon at salisbury tor Ashcville, Hot
Springs, Knoxville and Chattanooga at
Charlotte for Columbia, Augusta. Savannah
ana Jacksonville, and at Atlanta for Birminy-
nam, memphis Macon aud Southern Georgia
Solid vc>tlbuled limited trains with
through day coaches, Pullman drawIng-room
sleeperS and dningC;irS
Time between Washington and Atlanta
eighteen hours. without change of cars of
any class
The Southern Railway is the only line
which enters and lands passengers in the Ey-
position Grounds, and no effort or expense
has been spared by the management in the
Improvement of its roadbed increasing the
number OF Its coaches and inauguratng its
own dining car service preparatory to hand
ing eXpedltlously and comfortably the heavy
States and International Exposition.
which opens September Island closes Decem-
Der 81, 1895.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays from Septem
Der II to December ~ inclusive, excursion
tickets will be sold from Washington ID. G.,
to Atlanta, Ga, at Sl4, good for return
10 days from date OF sale
Excursion tickets will be sold every day
from September Is until December IL, in.
elusive, from Washington at $40 %, good for
return 70 days from date of sale, and excur-
sion tickets for the entire Exposition season
with final limit of January I, 1886, will be
sold from September Is until December Is,
inclusive, at S26. %.
Map folders furnished and Pullman Sleep
ing Car reservations made upon application.
l. S. BROWN,
General Agent Passenger Department,
J. NJ. CULP, "A. TURK.
Traffic Manager, Genl Pass Agent,
Sept 1-3m Washington, DC.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-11-09
Badness.

Men become bald moro frequently
than women because of the closoness of
the hats they Wear, which keep the head
too hot, induce perspiration and weaken
the hair. The boys Of the famous Blue
Coat schools of London, who never wear
hats never become bald late in life.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-11-09

Robespierro had thin face, sharp
nose, narrow forehead and small mouth,
with thin lips. He always dressed neat
ly and was often mistaken FOR depart
ment clerk or bookkecDur.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-11-09

The Famous Journalist Acquired Knowl-
edge Early Through Great Tribuiation.
Scagss, ga Child of the Devil" Was Kind
to the Boy who Wanted TO Learn.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-11-09

OFFICE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
CUMBERLAND, MD, Aug Is, 1888.
hereby certify that during the time was
deputy collector internal revenue for District
of Maryland James Clark, in the manufac-
ture of his Braddock Pure Rye Whiskey, ac-
cording to the record from government books,
used only rye and barley malt.
WEBSTER BRUCE.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-11-09

"A Dottof'b FSeS
Several years ago was under a DR..
Smithers of Galesburg, Ills. One day he
was called to treat patient who had
been seized with severe attack Of collie
The patient was one of the richest bust
ness men in Galesburg, and was noted
as being very penurious. DR.. Smithers
found his patient hardly able to talk,
but between his groans he managed to
say to the physician, ooh, doctor, I
don t think you can do anything for me,
but if yoa can save my life will give
you $500" DIR. Smithcrs smiled and
started to administer relief. In few
minutes the patient remarked to the
doctor that lie did not think it was any
use, but if he was cured he would owe
him his life. Six months later Dr..
Gmithers sued him for small fee of SO
fer one visit.--Kansas City Journal
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-11-09

A lie is often told without saying "a
word, by putting the rotten apples in the
bottom Of the basket Ran S Horn.