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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27
SHAKESPEARE AND VIRGINIA.
The Coionists of jamestown Were the
Poets Contemporaries.

Poets Contemporaries.
The first permanent English settle
ment in America was at jamestown,
Va, in 1907. William Shakespeare died
nine years later, in 1916. In 1920 negro
slaves were first introduced into Vir-
ginia. From 1907 on the colonization
of Virginia from England proceeded
steadily, and briskly, too, for that age,
it being especially noteworthy that
this colonization fairly represented all
England and was not restricted to any
class or sect. Moreover. the England
of that day was Shakespeare England
the England from which he drew his
characters. manners, speech, proverbs,
and particularly all those traits and
touches that give definite date and To-
cality In his works They We're Shakes
peare's contemporaries who came over
with Capt. John Smith and his success
ors-the very men ana women whom
he knew and drew so well, some of
them also knowing him, not only as a
dramatist and actor, but also person
ally. There is a tradition, not fully
verified, nor yet wholly discredited,
that among these early colonists WAS
one of the executors of ShalSespeare's
will, who lived and died in Fredericks-
burg-it being commonly understood
and accepted thai until the late war
fragments of the tombstone of this ex-
ecutor could still be seen in an old GEM
etery of that town.
From 1920 the African settlement Of
the colony and its English settlement
proceed together, pari passu. The ne
gro colonists, of course, as slaves and
barbarians, were put at the lowest and
coarsest labor, and there, working side
by side with English Hodge, from him
they learned such English and English
folklore as they acquired. Later,
Hodge and the negro separated, and it
was not long before the latter was
practically segregated, Hodge progress
ing more or less. with some exceptions,
while Sambo, black and slave, was
rapidly hedged about by strict laws
and customs that set him apart and
kept him stationary. To educate him
was crime; but. illiterate and barbar-
GUS as he was, the first civilization and
education ne received were English,
fresh from the soil of Shakespeare's
England, and to this day he legibly re-
tains Shakespeare's mark as originally
impressed upon him. OF course, even
in slavery, there were freedmen, house
and town servants and few other ne
groes from whom this impress was par
TALLY removed by their opportunities
and associations, and many more have
lost It since emancipation and the free
school have come; but the mass of
rural negroes, with some whites who
have been subjected to very similar
conditions, still remind one of the great
dramatist by their doings and sayings,
their proverbs, omens, signs and pecu-
liarities of speech. They sometimes
exhibit an apparent familiarity with
Shakespeare in their words and
phrases; but they do not know him
at all-never heard of him.-Lippin-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27
HOW TO MOVE BEES.
Not as Difficult a Task as Many Seem to
Think.

Not as Difficult a Task as Many Seem to
Think.
The evening before the bees are to
be removed, when they have all re-
turned from the fields. they should be
fastened in the hive. When it is suf-
fciently warm for bees to fly they leave
the hive very early in the morning,
and if the hive should be closed during
their absence, they will follow and an
poy the driver and team. Every exit
for bee should be securely closed.
Their fly entrances should be covered
with wire gauze to admit air SO that
the bees will not smother. II the
weather is very warm while the bees
are in transit and they gather on the
wire gauze, they may smother; halt
should be taken and buckets of cold
water dashed over them.
Previous to moving, the frames
should be secured so that they may
not jostle together. If the frames are
those with fixed distances and glued
down with propolis and have not re-
Gently been handled, they need
not be disturbed-they will not strike
together. If the weather should be
warm, put on the second story above
the brood nest with little or no di-
vision between them, and nail together
SO that no jarring by the wheels going
into deep ruts will part them. Bees
have been moved thirty-five miles in
this way. The hives should be loaded
on the wagon SO that the frames shall
be crosswise of it foE safety; the wagon
should be loaded before the horses are
attached. When the destination is
reached put them where they are to
remain and leave a short time until
quiet is restored and then remove the
wire screen quietly. The same prin-
ciple is involved as when bees are
moved by wagon. They should be pre-
pared in the same way, but when put
into the car there should be this diff
ference: The frames should be length
wise of the car in lieu of crosswise, as
in a wagon. The hives should be
packed securely together with straw.
Farm and Home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27
GLOVER HAY FOR HENS.
Il Is Excellent Because 1t Abounds In
Mineral Matter.

1t is only recently that clover hay
has been found to be the cheapest and
best winter food for laying hens, and
that by its use the great difficulty Of
procuring green food is overcome. In
fact, the essential want of hens in win
ter is not so much that of green food
as of bulky food of a heterogeneous char
acter For many years the writers and
breeders have made speciality of rec
ommending tSl kinds of grain for
poultry, the only variation being that
at certain times some of it was to be
whole grain and at other times soft
food was to be given. 1t did not occur
to them that the effects of long-con-
tinued diet of grain was as injurious to
fowls as to cattle, and that the concen-
trated grain food gave the best results
when diluted Gf we may use the ex-
pression) with some kind of bulky ma
terial, which not only promoted di-
gestion, but also largely assisted IN
supplying the elements necessary for
the albumen of the eggs, which was
lacking in the carbonaceous food of
the grains.
Another important advantage in the
feeding of clover hay is that it abounds
in mineral matter, thus providing lime
in soluble condition for the shells,
and In supplying the bony structure
for the chicks in the eggs. The phos-
pilates, salt, soda, magnesia, iron and
nitrogen are easiest obtained from the
grasses, but in less proportion than
from bran, or some product of the
preparation Of grain. Yet it is less
concentrated and more soluble, while
the fowls can consume a much larger
quantity. To attempt to feed clover,
however, without grain as an assistant
would be going to the other extreme;
and hence, the best results can only be
obtained from mixed or balanced
ration, by which the laying hens are
supplied with food Astounding in all
the elements essential to the produc-
ton of eggs, as well as to supply the
hens with animal heat and to repair
waste of tissue.-Farm and Fireside.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27
TYPICAL RYELAND EVE.

land in the year 1913. 1t was recorded
by the earliest writer's that the Rye
lands stood at the head of the short
wooded breeds. Mr.. Herbert, who has
studied the subject, is of the opinion
that the Ryelands extended through
England from the Thames to the Tyne,
and even intimates that the Cotswold
were produced by a cross of the Rye
land with some heavy sheep. The
counties of Hereford, Shropshire, Stat
fordshire and Oxford sheep were only
varieties of the Ryeland breed. 1t was
the work of years. but in the evolu-
tions of the sheep industry, potential
factor in good husbandry, the HIGHLANDS
were gradually forced to give place to
heavier, earlier-maturing sheep until
conditions were reached that the
heavier sheep could not supplant them
Until this time they were known as
Hereford sheep; but when they were
confined mainly to the southern part
of the country, where it was the Gus
tom to SOW great quantities of rye, and
to pasture hocks thereon in the winter
season, they received their significant
name Ryeland. That there were two
breeds of Hereford sheep we are led to
infer from the writings of William
Ellis in 1747, for he shows there was
"a dark-faced sheep that was much
sought for by graziers and feeders in
Hertfordshire, where he lived. and in
other counties which were then re-
garded as feeding sections of England.
Youatt describes the true Ryeland as
small sheep, seldom exceeding more
than fourteen to sixteen pounds to the
quarter in the wethers, or than ten to
thirteen in the eve. They have white
faces and are polled, the wool growing
close to and some times covering the
eyes. The legs are small and clean,
the bone altogether light, the carcass
sound and compact and peculiarly de-
-velope6 on the loins and launches. The
Ryeland has that form which at once
bespeaks it to be patient of hunger and
capab BILE of thriving on scanty fare. 1t
scarcely admits of doubt that old
Ryelands would endure privations of
food better than any other breed. Sir
Joseph Banks, who was well acquaint-
ed with their constitution and habits,
used to say that the Ryelanis deserved
niche in the temple Of famine The
weight of fleece rarely exceeded two
pounds, but it possessed degree of
fineness unequaled by any other Brit
fish breed 1t was finer than the South
down of one hundred years ago, but
not so fine as the Saxony. The Rye
land mutton was always spoken of as
of the best quality. The sheep was at
its best at five or six years old.-orange
Judd Farmer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27
STRANGE CAVE.
Dark Cavern Where Myriads of Bat, and
Other Creatures MIKE Their Homes.

DARK Cavern Where Myriads of Barr and
other Creatures Make Their Homes.
vi all strange places to be found in
the remote recesses of the Sierra
Nevadas none is any stranger than a
bat cave in Kaweah canyon. There is
nothing particularly strange about the
cave itself, but the fact that it is the
dwelling place of thousands of web
winged animals makes it a most I'M
canny and unusual spot. The cave is
IN the wall of the canyon not far back
from the water in the rainy season.
ana there is nothing about the appear
ance OF the opening to attract atten-
tlon during the day. But approach the
place at about dusk, ard black stream
OF shadowy forms will be seen passing
IN ana out of the opening, accompanied
oy the most peculiar odor in the world
ana soft rustling sound. The bats
nave been asleep all day and are going
In search of food. To enter the cave in
the daytime is not difficult task, but
is somewhat unpleasant. The opening
is large, and a man can enter in an
erect position. About ten feet in the
entrance makes a turn, and an inky
blackness exists. Go little farther,
so as to be away from the air at the
entrance, and most disagreeable odor
strikes the nostrils and every few feet
one treads upon the body of bat.
While the cave is in darkness pro-
found silence exists, but strike a light
and s>Sound like waterfall is heard.
Thousands of bats that have been
asleep at once awake and commence to
fly in circles about the cavern, which
can be seen to be very large. Round
and round they CO. increasing in speed
every moment, and the odor of the cave
becomes more and more disagreeable
When this happens it is wise thing
for the explorer to make his escape and
postpone further investigation until
night, at which time the cave is de-
serted. Even the dead bats on the
floor will disappear, having been eaten
by the others as soon as they awoke.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27
THE GUNMAKER OF LION
jefferson M. Clough Refuses a
Tempting Offer from the Chi
nese Government.
ais Health Was Too Poor TO Permit At
tention to Business-A Great sufferer
for Many Years, But Has Now
RneovArsd

(Fron1 the Springfield, Mass, Union.)
There isn't a gun manufacturer in the
United States who does not know jefferson
NJ. Clough, and whyi Because he has been
intimately associated all his life with tho
development OF the two best American
rifles, the Remington and Winchester. For
years he was superintendent of the E. Rem
ington & Sons great factory at lion, N. Y.
After leaving there he refused tempting
offer of the Chinese Government to go to
China to superintend their government fac
tories-and accepted instead the superin-
tendency Of the WinchesterArms Co., at
New Haven, at salary of 1880 year.
1t was after this long term of active labor
as business man that he found himself in
capacitated for further service by the em-
barge which rheumatism had laid upon hini
and resigned his position more than two
years ago, and returned to Beichertown,
Mass, where he now lives and owns tho
Phelps farm, retired spot where he has
Eve hundred acres of land
Being man Of means he did not spare
the cost and was treated by leading physi-
clans and by baths at celebrated springs
without receiving any benefit worth notice
During the summer of 1898 and the winter
of 1894 Mr.. Clough was confined to his house
In Belchertown, being unable to rise from
his bed without assistance, and suffering
continually with acute pains and with no
taste or desire for food, nor was he able to
obtain sufficient sleep.
Early in the year 1894 Mr.. Clough heard
of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
He began taking these pills about the first
of March 1894 and continued to do so until
the first part of September following. Tho
first effect noticed wasa better appetite and
he began to note more ability to help him
self off the bed and to be better generally.
Last August QS94 he was able to go alone
to his summer residence and farm Of 1853
acres on Grenadier Island, among the
Thousand Islands, in the river st. Law
renee, where from the highest land of his
farm he commands q view for ID miles
down the river, and 80 OF the Thousand
Islands can be seen.
Instead of being confined to his bed Mr..
Clough is now and has been for some time
able to be about the farm to direct the men
employed there and he is thankful for what
DIR. Williams Pink Pills Lave done for him.
These pills are manufactured by the DR..
Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady,
N. Y, and are sold only in boxes bearing
the firms trade mark and wrapper, at SO
cents box or six boxes for $3.50, and are
never sold in bulk. They may be had Of oil
druggists or direct by mail from DR.. WI
hams' Medicine Company
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27
Starting v BaIky Horse.

An officer OF the police detail said re-
Gently: when | was a mounted POI
liceman | learned of a most humane
and kind method of curing balky
horse. 1t not only never fails, but it
does not give the slightest pain to the
animal. When the horse refuses to go
take the front foot at the fetlock, and
bend the leg at the knee joint. Hold
it thus for three minutes, and let it
down, and the horse will go. The only
way in which l can account for this
effective mastery of the horse is that
he can think of only one thing at
time, and having made up his mind
not to go, my theory is that the bend
ing of the leg takes his mind from the
original thought Farm and Field.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27

Green food all through the summer
and fall months can be obtained with
good grass, rye, clover roots and other
crops planted on rich soil The food
value of all these products needs no
demonstration. But a great mistake
many growers make is to starve the
animals by giving them very little or
no grain. Good growing animals need
grain, even in the summer, when green
food is so abundant, and it is mistaken
economy to deny them this The
dairy man finds this out when he tries
70 sell his cream and butter and the
beef and pork packers when they cal
culate up the cost of raising every
pound Grain is an essential food for
cattle summer and winter
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27
HAP AND HAPPENING ABROAD.

In Lapland The men and women dress
exactly alike, with tunics, belted at
the waist, and tight breeches.
THE southwest wind is the most prev
alent in England 1t blows on twice as
many days as any other.
PEOPLE are forbidden to destroy Wild
birds within the four-mile radius of
London by a recent order of the county
council.
IT is estimated that the Kaffirs In the
diamond mines at Kimberley, South
Africa, steal 100000 worth Of dia-
monds year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27
FARM AND GARDEN.
THE RYElAND SHEEP.
a Breed Whose History Goes Back Man
Hundreds of Years.

4 Breed Whose History Goes Back Many
Hundreds of Years
There is not another breed of sheep
In England that can trace it's history
and origin so far back, or whose value
to the sheep industry has been SO con-
tinuous and sharply defined for so
many centuries as the Ryeland. The
accompanying illustration of Rye
land eve suggests the origin of the
breed, as there is considerable resem-
blance between her and the Merino
eve. This, with the peculiar character
of the wool, leads, according to Will
liam Youatt, to the suspicion that the
Ryeland breed may be of foreign ex-
traction. The Merino breed in Spain
was one of those valua BILE gifts with
which the Romans were accustomed to
propitiate and enrich the people whom
they conquered; they were never sat
isied until they had effected both the
introduction of sheep and the estab-
lishment of manufactures. 1t is a
historical fact that ten years after the
invasion of Britain by the Romans, in
the year IS Il. c., the victors estab-
Hshed wooden factory at Winchester,
and such was the character of the fab
RIGS that they were in great estima-
ton at Rome. 1t is easy to believe that
these fine-wool sheep were already
In the country, but it is possible that
they were benefaction from the con-
querors 1860 years ago.
1t IS believed by Bishoff that the
Herefordshire sheep, now called the
Ryeland, were the wool-bearing sheep
of England that gave such value and
interest to the wool industry of Eng
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27
The Queen s. Crescent Route to Chicka
manga.

G. A. r. Members and their friends will
all want to attend the great National Park
dedication at Chickamauga this fall. 1t will
be notable event.
Do you want to know ho,u to make the
trip, and what you'llsee when you reach the
journeys ende Write to W. c. RINEARsoN
G. P. A, of the Queen q Crescent Route,
Cincinnati
Illustrated and descriptive matter upon
application.
The Queen & Crescent Route to Chatta-
nooga is the shortest line, and has an in
comparable service of handsome trains of
parlor, cafe and observation cars from Gin
cinnati. Quick schedules and magnificent
scenery en- route help to make the Queen
& Crescent the Southern route par excel
lence.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27

The end of the lath run might be made
of the board taken off the box, and this
would save making an end frame.
Many dry goods boxes are longer
than wide, and can be sawed in two in
the middle, mailing the lath between
the separated parts. This would give
a run in the middle and nest at each
end. Or, the long box may be sawed
In two and the lath from the front OF
one nailed onto the rear end of the
other, thus giving two nests and runs
instead OF one.
When such a box is used on the
ground it would be well to raise it
couple of inches, on a platform OF
earth, so when hard rains come in the
night the coop will not be flooded, to
the injury of the chicks Farmers Re-
view,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27

TIE QUEEN & CRESCENT ROUTE will sell
tickets Cincinnati to Chattanooga and re-
turn at one fare for the round trip June
25th to 9th, with liberal limits and condi-
tons, on the occasion of the International
Epworth League meeting. Ask any ticket
agent for particulars, or address
CHAs. w. ZELL, D. p. A, Cincinnati, o.
w. A, BEcKLER, N. P. A. Ill Adams ST.,
Chicago, Ill.
c. A. BAIRD, r. P. A., Detroit.
w. w. DUNNAvANT, T. p. A, Cleveland.
w. c. RINEARsoN, G. P. A. Cincinnati, o.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27
I'm All UnstrunR,

Is the remark of many nervous individ-
ual. He or she will soon cease to talk that
way after beginning and persisting in a
course of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Nothing like it to renew strength and ap-
petite and good digestion. 1t checks the in
roads of malaria, and remedies liver COM
plant, constipation, dyspepsia, rheumatism
and kidney disorder. 1t is in every sense
great household remedy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27
You Don't Have to Swear on

says the st. Louis journal OF agriculture in
an editorial about No-To- BAG, the famous
tobacco habit cure. "We know of many
cases cured by No-To-Bac, one. a prominent
st. Louis architect, smoked and chewed for
twenty years; two boxes cured him so that
even the smell of tobacco makes him sick -
No-To-Bac sold and guaranteed by Drug
gists everywhere. No cure no pay Book
free. Sterling Remedy Co., New York or
Chicago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27
To Cleanse the System

Efectually, yet gently. when costive or bill
ious or when the blood is impure or slug
gish, to permanently cure habitual consti-
patton, to awaken the kidneys and liver to a
healthy activity without irritating or weak
ening them, to dispel headaches, colds or fe-
vers, use Syrup of Figs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27

A GOOD idea is the English home OF
rest for horses. The object is to care
for and nurse back to health all ailing
animals, the owner being in the mean
time supplied with a sound horse.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27
He Feared There Was Nothing to Fear.

Mrs. Fuller (sneeringly, as a mouse
dashes across the room -Why, you are
all in cold perspiration! l thought
you were not afraid of mouse?
Mr.. Fuller las he RECEIVERS from the
nervous shocll)-Why-er-my dear-1
er-I was afraid it wasn't mouseT,
P1,nlr
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27

DRoPsY is a dread disease, but 1t has lost
its terrors to those who know that II. H.
Green 81 Sons, the Dropsy Specialists OF
Atlanta, Georgia, treat it with such great
success. Write them for pamphlet giving
full inform alton
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27

THE man who can impartially Judge him.
self is fit to govern the world. yankee
journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27

ERRING.-Student (translating)-"A
-er-er-er-went- Chandler
Frofessor--''Don't laugh, gentlemen, to err
Is humaA. life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27

PROVIDENCE has nothing good on high in
store for one who does not resolutely aim
at something high or good. A purpose is
the eternal condition of success.-Munger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27

LIGuT HOUSES ALWAYS WARNINGs.-It is
a peculiar circumstance that when dramatic
companies are stranded, they are stranded
where light houses are very common.-Phil-
Rdelnhia Times
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27

For THE SUMMER.-"Where are you 60
ing this summerW He (hard upl-"No
place" She-"Ahm He-"Yes, no place
like home, you know ."-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27

TEDDIE-"What are women's rights, par
PA-"Everything they want, my boy; al
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27

''N1A, that little baby across the street
hasn't any teeth "Of course not, Tommy
You didn't have any when you were that
small" "But that baby's pa is dentist. y
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27

A BARREN rock-Whcn the Graded baby
refuses TO go to sleep.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27

WHY Is a chicken like a farmer2 B,
cause both delight in full crop.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27

As rule, when q man has greatness
th-ust upon him, it doesn't take him very
long to get rid Of it.--Pucl.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27

A GooD-NATURED spinster boasts that sht
always has two reliable beaux at handel
bows
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-27

A GOAT IS good mixer, but succeeds bet
ter as q butter