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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-06
ENTAlLiNG FAMILY JEWELS,


England IS the only country in the
world where the nobility are in the
habit of entailing their jewels Some
of the great houses Of aristocracy. such
as that of Cavendish, whose head is the
duke of Devonshire: that of Bentnicll,
whose head is the duke of Portland.
and that of LenoX, whose chief is the
duke Of Richmond. possess superb col
lections of gems, almost priceless in
value and which have been in the
families for hundreds of years. They
cannot be sold or diverted from the
head of the house, and, even if they
are pledged for loans. the person with
whom they are pledged is forced ay
law to return them to the estate, even
without payment of his loan, on the
death OF the peer or peeress who Of
fered them as security for money add
vanced. Moreover, like the entailed
landed property, the heirloom jewels
do not remain with the widow, but
pass Immediately to the wife of the
successor in the title. When young
Lord Dudley married the erstwhile
shop girl, Rachael Quincy, few years
ago. his still beautiful and young-look-
ing mother the widowed countess, had
to surrender to her daughter-in-law
most of the magnificent and world
famed jewels with which she had de-
lighted to adorn her comely person
during the twenty-five years of her
married life.
Of course jewelry thus entailed can
not be seized for debt, and thus it is
that these collections of gems have re-
manned intact and ever-increasing
throughout the course of years. The
inauguration of the new fashion of 6i-
vorce has led to good many complica-
tions of legal character in connection
with this practice of entailing family
Jewels. Formerly divorce was so cost
ly and so intensely difficult to obtain
that the question did not arise. But
now that divorces are so customary
among the nobility there are constant
conflicts arising in connection with
the family jewels, the wife, as a rule,
putting forth every effort to retain
them. 1t was only recently that an ac-
ton Of this kind took place in London,
the wife, who had the divorce pro-
bounced in her favor, and who had
been assigned the guardianship of the
children, insisting that, inasmuch as
she retained her name, her title and
her children, she had likewise the right
to retain possession of the family
jewels until her son should marry
This, however, the judge refused to ad.
init, and declared that the jewels must
be returned to the husband.-San Fran
cisco Argonaut
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-06
Viewing Sea Gardens.

A sea-glass or water-glass is simply
a sort of rough wooden box, without a
cover, perhaps foot to twenty inches
square, the bottom consisting of a
piece of clear glass. 1t grasped firm
ly by the edge and held so that the
bottom is just below the surface of
the water. BY its use the ripping
movement of the water is overcome,
and one is enabled to look steadily
downward, apparently to the sea floor
itself, and to see every smallest object
quite as plainly as we see the things
above us in the upper air. Our first
glimpse gave us the impression that
the glass was possessed of magical
power, and we gazed spellbound into
the new world of grace and beauty re.
vealed to us by its small transparent
square. Gardens they are, to be sure
Scarce tree or shrub or flower that
orr land gardens boast but is here repro
duced in colors varied and beautiful
and forms of ARREST grace.-Chautau
guam.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-06
ANOTHER LINCOLN STORY.
its a Wise Man Who Knows His Own
Home After House Cleaning.


Home After House Cleaning.
81 never had the pleasure, said Sec
rotary Morton the other day, ''of any
near or particular acquaintance with
Abraham Lincoln. l have had him de-
scribed to me often, however, by men
close to him, and who knew him well.
As everybody is aware. Lincoln was
man of humor rather than wit; fond of
good story and a good laugh.
Lincoln was not an orderly man, and
paid no heed to things about him. If
he had owned lawn it would proba-
bly, have struggled through life I'M
known; and gate on one hinge
struck Lincoln as being just as good a
gate as if it owned two In good
truth, unless men have romanced be-
yond reason, Lincoln was bit shift
less. | recall a story about the great
president which Richardson, once a
member of the national house from
Illinois, and a great friend of Lincoln,
told me.
"We, Lincoln and /, had been away
on the circuit together, said Richard
son. THE judges and lawyers
travelled from county to county in
those days, the former to hold court
and the latter to try what cases they
had, and pick up others. Lincoln and
/ had been away some weeks, and one
AFTERNOON toward the close of an early
summers day we rode into Springfield,
where Lincoln lived
Ills yard and the scene about the
house had been, when he left, bit
disreputable, the fence needed mend
ing, the yard lacked cleaning up; the
house wanted a coat of paint; some of
the windows exhibited broken pane;
while odd and irritating lunches of
brambles and clumps of locust shoots
cried for the scythe and bush hook
This was the condition when Lincoln
left But during his absence Mrs. Lin
coin had instituted a campaign of her
own. As we drove up to the place we
found the fence repaired; the yard
mown and clean; every pane of glass
was in, and the house glistened and
shone in coat of white paint. Mrs.
Lincoln herself stood in the front door
to enjoy the effect of all this order and
feStOrdtloH vi Aer nuSDdnu. Dut On
this occasion he held the middle of the
road and looked coldly on the house
and his wife, as one who did not recog-
nize either. He made as if he wanted
to go by. Just opposite the gate, how
ever, he pulled up his horse, and, with
his face grave enough, bar a twinkle
of the eye, bowed with great politeness
to Mrs Lincoln and said: 1 beg your
pardon, madam, but can you tell me
who lives here?'
Send your horses to the barn and
you and Mr. Richardson come in. I'll
show you who lives here, responded
Mrs. Lincoln, with just trace of net
tie in her tone. And Honest Old Abe
went in. "-Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-06
TOMMY AND TOOOLE.
The Reason Why a Pug Dog Stole n Little
Girls Doll.

The Reason Why a Pug Dog Stole n Little
Girls Doll.
Tommy, where is Toodle?"
Tommy sat up Cd his hind legs and
hung his paws beseechingly. That was
his way of saying: II don't know
where my dear Toodle is myself, but if
you will find her for, me will be very
much obliged"
Tommy is pug dog and Toodle is
his dolly He loves her as much as if
he were little girl; it's mistress has
never allowed other little boys to laugh
at him for playing with a doll.
1t was his mistress who was asking
him about Toodle now; she was a pref
ty young lady named Miss Fanny.
Tommy" she asked again, this time
very slowly and solemnly, where is
Toodle? Poor Toodle. Tommy doesn't
love Toodlc. Where is Toodle?"
Tommy saw she was not going to
find his doll for him, so he gave sharp
little bark as he got down onto his
four legs again and ran out of the
house.
IL w DIS ~ GIlC SLlulIJtI SbLlll llC w do l1f
ing in cottage on quiet seashore
where the front doors stood open all
day long. Tommy knew all his neigh
bors and now he trotted over to the
next house. There there was a
little girl named Mabel. Mabel was
playing with her doll Amy. She was
bigger and prettier than poor Toodle,
who was only rubber.
Have you seen Toodle?" asked
Tommy, but Mabel had never learned
dog talk, and she only dropped her doll
and began to run away, crying: Tom
my's barking at me, I'm 'fraid."
Then Tommy did a dreadful thing;
he picked up Amy in his teeth and
broke for home with her as hard as he
could go, and when Mabel saw that she
bega<n to cry in good earnest.
Tommy went straight to Miss Fanny
and showed her the baby he had kid
naped, but he began to run agair
whenever she tried to come near him
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-06

1t isn't always safe for small boy
to take his fathers jokes and games too
seriously. This was shown very plainly
at one time by the experience of an
Englishman and his son upon rail-
way journey which they took together
While the little fellow was gazing out
of the open window his father slipped
the hat off the boys head in such a
way as to make his son believe that it
had fallen out of the window. The
boy was very much upset by his sup
posed loss, when his father consoled
him by saying that he would whistle
it back" A little later he whistled,
and the hat reappeared. Not long after
the little lad seized upon his fathers
hat, and, finging it out of the window,
shouted: Now, papa whistle your
hat back again!" - Harper's Round
Table,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-06
A Question OF Salary.

SIS Mr.. Scallenger IMP"
Cant you see whether he is or not?"
Are you Mr.. Scallenger?"
''No, sir"
Then l SEE he is not in. l beg your
pardon for troubling you, Can you tell
me where he lisp"
How do you suppose know?"
Does he occupy a desk in this
office?'
He does"
''He comes in occasionally during the
day, l presume?"
He does, SIR
HAS he been here this morning?"
HE has"
MAY l ask if You have any idea
as to when he will be likely to drop in
AGAIN."
You may, but it won't do any good. +"
Can you direct me, sir, to anybody
who can point out some person who
can show me where to inquire for the
man that can give me some informa-
ton as to the whereabouts of Mr..
Scallenger?"
I'm not paid to sit here and answer
fool questions"
Il see. You would act like gentle
man if you were paid for it. Thanks.
Good ernoonr'-Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-06
IRRELIGION OF WRITER'S.


Inherent 10 heuglon.
1t is quite extraordinary how callous
even the most religious persons in the
past have often been to the miserics of
their fellow creatures. both in this
world and the next. They have, in
deed, expressed their gratitude for be-
ing safe and sound themselves, but not
without feeling of complacency that
others are not so fortunate 1t is this
callousness which has rendered the
man of letters-impulsive and sensi-
tive, soft hearted, yet easily moved to
indignation, and charitable even to-
ward the sins he is not inclined to-
unorthodox and something more.
There may be in him a want of sub
missiveness to the Divine will, and
which is the comfort of so many souls,
but there is no lack of human love and
sympathy; and the man who loves his
fellows, we are told, is very near to
loving his Creator
At all events the feeling have de-
scribed seems to me to have more or
less pervaded the minds of almost all
men of letters with whom have con.
versed upon spiritual things. Because
literary men are not, as rule,
churchgoers, they are often considered
irreligious or as complete Gallios in the
matter; but this is not at all my ex-
perience of them, and l have lived in
their midst for nearly half q century.
A very distinguished member of the
clergy used to say, with those half
shut eyes that always showed when
his vein of humor was touched, and
which caused it to be said of him that
he never saw a happy moment"
What strikes one as so queer is that
belief in their particular dogma is
made the essential point of all sects,
all of which save one-and perhaps
even that-must be wrong"
Who damns every creed but his own
Must look for limited Heaven,
And is like man laying long odds
When the long odds to him should be given
1t never seems to strike theologian
that his calculation is contrary to the
doctrine of chances.-James Payn, in
Cornhill Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-06

An extraordinary prank was played
by young woman, a native of Tod
morden, who was married in a chapel
in the center of the town. Immedi-
ately after the ceremony the parties
adjourned to the vestry to sign the reg
lister. The bride suddenly and mystic
riously disappeared, and, a search
about the premises revealing nothing,
the distracted bridegroom went into
the street and continued his inquiries
among such friends and acquaintance
as he came across. These were, natu-
rally, amused, but it was no laughing
matter for the poor fellow who APP
peared to have been so curiously de-
serted. However, the fair one turned
up all safe and sound about three hours
later, and, on being questioned, ex-
planned that she had been to Sangers'
circus. -TodTorden Eng Advertiser.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-06

Beauty is very good thing to have in
civilized portions of the world, but it
may be doubted if any of us would care
to be considered beautiful by certain
jewellers in savage countries. For in
stance, the Sandwich islanders judge
the beauty of woman by her weight.
The ex-Queen Liliuol1alani is con-
sidered by many to be very beautiful
creature, though we might consider her
very plain. This is because she is a
very heavy person. The Chinese re-
quire beautiful ladies to have deformed
feet and black teeth. A girl must be
tattooed sky-blue and wear nose.ring
to satisfy South Sea islander. African
princes require their brides to have
their teeth filed like those of q saw. -
Harper's Young People.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-06

The happy faculty of smooth, i'm
promptu speaking is not possessed by
many. The lack of it often places
speaker and subject at disadvantage.
A well-known lecturer, who had been
invited to serve as substitute, felt
some nervousness, knowing he was to
ill the place of more noted man. This
feeling was not diminished when he
heard himself thus announced by the
long-limbed, keen-eyed western farmer:
This ere is our substitute. l don't
know what he can do. Time was
short, an we he'd to take what we
could git"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-06

else. If his bulk, says the Traveller,
could be measured by his notes he
would weigh as much as an elephant;
but if his music could be measured he
wouldn't be bigger than humming-
bird. He is gentle except in his hind
legs, which sometimes have faculty OF
suddenly rearing up and kicking
things. This is his only means of pro-
lection, but it is very effective and tell
ing, and no one ever knows when or
where he will strike. 1t is always
safest to stand in front of him unless
you are behind stone fence.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-06
?UNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

'-"Ah," said the magazine reader,
contemplating his friends new baby.
Fine child. Is IL Napoleon or a
Trilby?"- Cincinnati Tribune.
-He-"My views on bringing up
family are" She-"Never mind your
views I'll bring up the family. You
go and bring up the coal. Boston
Post.
Trolley Car Conductor = Settle
now, or get Off Dignitied Citizen
What do you take me for, sir?" Con-
ductor-"Fi' cents, same as anybody
else. indianapolis Journal.
ustice-"You are charged with
stealing Col. Julep's chickens; have
you any witnesses?" Uncle Mose-'I
heb not; don't steal chickens befo
witnesses. browning, King & Co.'S
Monthly.
-Coroner-''It is very unhappy oc-
currence that you should run over this
old lady and kill her" Trolley Mo-
torman-"Very. This makes my thir-
teenth, and | feel that that number
VIII bring me bad luck, Judge
How can you iil-use your dog in
that fashion? l thought you were a
member of the Society for the Protec-
ton of Animals so | am, but
haven't paid my subscription for the
last three months. "-Lustige Batter.
Jimmy - You're 'fraid ter fight,
that's what it is" Thomas-''No
amt; but if l fight my mother'll know,
and lick me" jimmy will she
find it out. eh?' Thomas-"She'll see
the doctor going to your house. Lon
don Chips.
Where are you going to
take your family this summer" Wag-
gles-''Well, I haven't decided yet
whether we will spend fortnight at
one of the fashionable hotels or take
the same amount OF money and buy a
New Hampshire farm. - Somerville
Journal
A Bismarck schoolma am, who had
been telling the story of David, ended
it with: And all this happened over
three thousand years ago" A little
cherub, his blue eyes wide open with
wonder, said, aftera moments thought:
''Oh my, what memory you've got"
-Machias Union.
when l made my first appearance
as a public reader said Borus, the
papers fairly went wild over me. Now
they don't notice me at all. They are
not treating me fairly IF you want
them to go wild over you again" sug
gested Naggus, announce your last
appearance. "-Chicago Journal,
Aren't you starting rather early"
inquired the visitor. ''toput that young
boy of yours forward as a candidate
for United States seuator?' You
don't know my ambition" said the
fond Delaware parent, proudly. II
mean that he shall be elected before
his eightieth birthday" - Chicago
Journal
Does his Celestial majesty want
something written about the settle
ment of the war with Japan?" asked
the Chinese poet laureate. NO" said
Ii Hung Chang, thoughtfully Pm
sorry to eat you out of job, but
wouldn't suggest it. The stubs in the
royal check book will answer all his
toric purposes. "-Washington Star.
Mrs. Gray-'What terrible thing
has happened to the Blacks Mr.. Black
was coming home from his club the
other night, and he fell down and
broke his leg so badly that he has had
to have it amputated." Mrs Green
Lost his leg. Isn't it awful? And
his family saw SO little of him before!"
Boston Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-06
How Tommy Tells Time.

"My father" said the small boy to
the woman who was calling on his
mother, lis a great man. He knows
what time it is without even looking
at his watch"
What do you mean, Tommy" asked
the visitor.
"Oh, when 1 boiler out and ask him
what time it is in the morning, he al,
ways says it's time to get up. And
when ask him what time it is in the
evening, he always says: Time to go
to bed, Tommy The Waterbury.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-06
FlRESlDE FRAGMENTS.

Lemon Shortcake.--idake a rich
cake, split and butter, then take rind.
juice and pulp Of three lemons grated,
one cup sugar, one cup cream, mix
thoroughly and spread-Mrs. W. c.
Newell, in Orange Judd Farmer.
Batter Cal1es.-Sift one quart OF
flour with two tcaspoonfuls of baking
powder, add two beaten eggs, a tea
spoonful of salt, pint and a half of
sweet milk, and a tablespoonful of
melted butter or lard. Bake on a hot
griddle. Home.
-Tripe la Newberg. Cut the tripe
into pieces the size of a small oy ster.
Make sauce of two tablespoonfuls of
-four, one of butter, two teacupfuls
OF milk. When it thickcns add the
tripe; let it boil up once Season with
pinch of ground mace, salt, pepper,
and a little stewed parsley. Boil five
minutes. Add half wineglass of
sherry. Serve on toast-Good House
keeping.
To Boil Bacon Ham.-After clean
ing the ham well, place in a large
boiler and fill with cold water Let it
boil slowly five or six hours, then take
it out and put it into dish to drain
While it is still hot, or when it is cool,
remove the skin and place it in the
oven to brown. Mix one teacupful of
vinegar, one tablespoonful of black
pepper, little ground mustard. two or
three tablespoonfuls of sugar, and
basic the ham with it while it is roast
ing.-Farmcrs' Voice.
Something Good.-Beat one cup OF
butter and one cup of sugar until
light. Beat three eggs without sep
arating until very light, then stir them
into the butter and sugar, add half a
tablespoon full of ground cinnamon, two
tablespoonfuls of milk and sufficient
flour to make a dough-about two
cups. Knead lightly, roll into thin
sheet, cut into narrow strips, twist or
braid them together, drop them at
once into smoking fat and cook to
golden brown. Dust down with pow
dered sugar and serve.-N. Y. Ledger.
Pearl Barley Cream Soup-Simmer
pint of pearl barley slowly in stock,
with an onion, carrot and seasoning,
AZ 1"O IlOuIS. hculOVc Tile carrot, anu
stew the rest till reduced to a pulp,
and rub it through hair sieve, adding
as much more stock, or water, as will
dilute it to the thickness of good cream.
Bring TO the boil, and lift it off directly
1t actually boils, and stir into it the
yolll of an egg beaten in little milk.
Scatter chopped parsley over, and
serve. This soup may be varied with
the addition of tomat oes cut in slices
and cooked lightly before being added
to it.-Leeds Mercury.
-Crecy, or Carrot Soup.-1alze five
or six large red carrots, wash and
scrape them well, shave off thin slices
and outer part, leaving the yellow CEN
ter. Then peel and slice large onion
and small piece of turnip. Put them
II stew pan with heaping teaspoon
full of butter, a few sprigs of parsley
and two bay leaves. Fry the whole
light yellow color, then add the carrot
with pint of water and let them
stew until perfectly tender. Rub the
carrot through a squash strainer. Add
quart of stock and heat again: Add
teaspoonful lof sugar and salt, and
pepper to taste, and when hot serve
Immediately with croutons.-Farmers'
aviayy
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-06

Mabel soon followed. painting and Sob
bing out: He'll kill her! o, Miss
Fanny, he'll kill her.
Don't run after him, or he will by
accident; he doesn't mean to hurt her"
said Miss Fanny, while Tommy walked
sedately out onto the back porch and
lay down with Amy still in his mouth.
do you know where Toodle is?"
said Miss Fanny, and Mabel under
stood her, and said yes. Toodlc was at
their house on the garnet stairs. where
Tommy had left her. You sec "ommy
had remembered leaving her there
when he went over and asked Mabel
about her.
you go get her." said Miss Fanny.
"I1l watch him while you are gone,
and he'll give up Amy when he sees his
own dollie."
And sure enough that was just what
he did; Amy was pretticr, but poor
rubber Toodlc with no clothes on was
the one he loved. He gave one look
when Miss Fanny showed him to her,
and then ran and grabbed her in his
mouth, and settled himself with her
just as you see him on the picture.
Miss Fanny photographed him.
isn't he naughty, Miss Fanny, don't
you think he is?" said Mabel, after she
had gathered Amy to her bosom and
made up her mind to play she'd been
carried off by lion.
well, he's an only child, you know,
and only children are always spoiled"
said Miss Nanny, but the truth was
she thought he was the sweetest dog
in the world.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-06
JAPANESE WAR STORY.
How q Brave Little Eugler Rallied His
Flying Comrades.


Every war brings out stories of hero
ism that last long after many other in
cidents of the conflict are forgotten.
Boyish bravery in the heat and smoke
of battle in particular is always told
of, and seems to have more distinction
than that of the older soldier who is
trained to do his duty under all circum-
stances, as the New York Times says.
Already from the Japan-China war has
come a story of brave little gler
that is likely to be told over and over
again. 1t was on one of the battle
fields, which have not been frequent in
this war, when the Japanese troops
were somewhat panic-stricken and
were retreating before the Chinese,
that the little bugler was mortally
wounded. Stricken and dying as he
was, the brave lad did not forget his
duty. He saw the brave troops flying,
and knew that the Chinese were gain
ing a victory. With splendid courage
he raised himself, and grasping his
bugle sounded a loud and stirring
Charge" The troops heard and raj
lied under its message, charged valiant
ly in obedience to it, and the day was
theirs. But the little bugler had died
as they fought, and did not even know
that his effort had been successful.
His comrades knew, however, what he
had done, and they bore him from the
field in triumph and already the ''uta,"
a poem of honor, has been written in
his memory, while his mother has ar
rayed herself in robes of state and
honor, and wound her hair with flow
ers, the proudest woman in the empire,
that her only son should have thus dis
tinguished himself.