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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
GoNGs AND HOUSE wATCHMAN.

both the bell for receiving the alarm,
and the "trip or device for mechanic
ally releasing the horses, which | shall
describe further on.
This is the first bell to ring the
alarm, or number of the station whence
the alarm is sent; but before it rings
there is slight "clicl" heard in the
Morse instrument placed above it.
This might be called a warning bell"
and by the ordinary listener would not
be noticed at all; but to the quick ear
of the man on watch and the equally
well-trained ear of the horses, there
needs no second stroke to tell them
that an alarm will follow This "clfcl1"
is caused by the opening of the electric
circuit in which the station is situated.
Beside the combination-bell, Or
Joker" there is a small weight that
sides up and down brass rod. 1t is
held in place at the top by catch con-
nected with the hammer of the bell;
and, as this hammer draws back to
make the first stroke of the alarm, it
releases this weight, and the weight
slides down the rod. Being attached
by little chain to a lever projecting
from the side of clock hanging beside
it, the weight, as it falls, pulls this
lever down and stops the clock, thus
showing at what instant the alarm
was received.
At the bottom of the rod there is
very large lever set with a trigger-like
catch, and connected by certain mech
anism underneath the floor with the
stalls of the horses. The same falling
weight strikes the trigger also, and re-
leases the lever, and the lever in turn
releases the horses.
Above the combination is placed a
Morse instrument, sounder and key,
and beside it telephone to communi-
cate with headquarters or with other
companies, and also a few frames con-
tanning list of stations that particular
company goes to on receiving the first,
second or third alarm.
At the other side, nearly over the
desk, is placed the big gong, twelve or
fifteen inches in diameter, and very
loud-sounding. This begins to strike
about when the smaller one gets
through, and should the man on watch
ha !e failed to count the number of the
station on the Joker" he will have no
difficulty in getting the number from
the big gong, for it strikes slowly, tSat
is, slowly in comparison with the
"joker," which rings the number out
very fast. The large gong is very loud,
and can be heard block away. The
company receives four rounds on the
small bell and two on the big bell; or,
more correctly speaking, the number
of the station is rung four times on
the Joker" and twice on the big
gong. But it is rarely that the firemen
have to wait to get the signal from the
latter, for before the small bell has
ratified off it's four rounds the engine
has rolled out of the house and they
are ON the way to the fre.-From
Fighting Fire." by c. T. Hill, in
st. Nicholas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07

Ariel could put a girdle round about
the world in forty minutes, but he was
slow compared with the most ordinary
dream. Many stories are told showing
the different count of time. Lord
Brougham relates that he dreamed a
dream of long-continued action dur
ing short doze while droning
counsel was pleading before him. Lord
Holland fell asleep while listening
to some one reading, dreamed a long
dream and awoke in time TO hear
the conclusion of sentence the first
words of which were in his ears
when he became unconscious. DR..
Abercombie relates that gentleman
dreamed that he had enlisted for a
soldier, joined his regiment, deserted,
had been apprehended. carried back,
tried, condemned to be shot and at last
led out for execution. After all the
usual preparations he awoke with the
report and found that noise in an adj
joining room had both produced the
dream and awakened him. Another
dreamed that he had crossed the At
lantic and spent fortnight in America.
In embarking, on his return, he fell
into the sea and, having woke with the
fright, he found that he had not been
asleep ten minutes N. Y. Commercial
Aduartisar
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
SELLS SLAVE GIRLS.
How the Corean Queen sustains Her Royal
Purse.

Purse.
There are slave girls innumerable
around the royal palaces of the hermit
kingdom of Corea 1t is difficult to
find out how many there are. One
official would say hundreds, another
thousands. A consul, who has had OPP
portunity to learn the facts in the case,
says there are about fifteen hundred.
1t is equally difficult to learn where
they come from. Their appearance
shows that they are not from any one
stock Some are Coreans and some are
Tonghaks, from Guing-Shang-Do in
the south of the kingdom; some show
Japanese blood, others Chinese, and
still others Manchurian. They are of
all sorts and types. All speak Corean,
and nearly all have a smattering of
Chinese. They are all we'll brought up
and quiet, polite and industrious. They
begin their career as domestic serv-
ants when mere children, and are sell
after they are twenty-five years old. A
few, who are unusually good-looking,
become royal concu bines, and a large
number are taken for the same purpose
by the princes and lords of the realm
and, it is said, for a very large price.
The rest are sold as commodities to
the highest bidder and the proceeds
paid into the royal treasury.
The latest available blue book of
Corea-in summarizing the royal in
com e, includes these entries:
"Ninety-one thousa nd nine hundred
and seven teen stone of best rice
"Forty-one Thousand four hundred
and eighty-four stone of beans.
''One hundred and seventy-two thou
sand seven hundred and thirteen ny
ang in money.
''Tw enty-four thousand nyang from
sale of slave girls"
nyang is string of one hundred
copper coins whose value in American
money ranges from five hundred to one
thousand to the dollar. The market
value of girl in Corea varies from ten
dollars to forty dollars Upon these
figures the monarch must raise and sell
in the public market every year from
thirty to four hundred young women.
The general averag e would be about two
hundred per year. The custom is not
50 bad as it seems at first sight. The
majority are purchased by men for
their wives, and small minority for
immoral purposes.
This trade in human beings is consid-
cred perfectly legitimate, aud has
come down from time immemorial. 1t
| . a. .
it is practced to certain extent all
over Corea. The custom is followed
likewise in China, and seems to char
acterize nearly every Mongolian race.
Philadelphia Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
IN EMBRYO.

When you get home cut small notch
down in the stem, as shown by the
dotted lines in the sketch above. This
will be the pigs mouth and should be
colored red. Red ink will do). After
his mouth has been properly cut Mr..
Pig should be laid square on his back
and four matches or small sticks OF
wood should be sharply thrust through
the skin and well into the lemon at or
near the places indicated by the rings
and points in the sketch The matches
or sticks should stand out at an angle
so Mr.. Pig won't fall over and if he is
to be allowed to sit down put the hind
legs deep in, something like this:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07

Pigs like to sit down, and they usual
ly do after eating; so it is just as we'll
to make the pig repose in this comfort
able manner at the start. Now ask
mamma for couple of black pins to be
rut in above his nose for piggy's sharp
little eyes and white out two ear
shaped pieces of thin wood, dye them
with pink on the inside with paint or
red ink, and press them in over the
eyes so they will ''lop" or hang little.
Now tie small piece of grayish brown
string about the head of a pin and drive
it, head and all, in through poor piggy's
skin where his tail belongs. You can
then cut the string off to leave his pig
ship with a tail Of an zach or SO in
length.
1t is really of little Importance where
you keep this kind of pig, and pigs
themselves don't seem to be very par
ticular where they are kept If they only
have enough to eat. You can make
small pen of one of papa's cigar boxes,
and l will show you how to hang
the door and fasten it SO Mr.. Pig can't
get out unless you open the gate for
him.
The inside measurements of the box
should be 8 by 3 by inches,
though some pigs like large pen. and
a great deal depends upon how often
you let your pigs out. When you have
made your pen take three pins ami cut
the heads off in such way as to leave
a point, with an old pair of shears or
file, and then bend them carefully into
a long, slender ''U" for staples. Now
cut a piece from the cigar box cover
quite as long as the pen is wide and
about an inch wide itself, the grain Of
the wood running with the length.
This is for the gate. Make notch in
the center of one end for the latch.
Now for hanging the gate, which is
the incest part of the whole job and
must be done very carefully. The first
thing to do is to hammer down the
heads of two pins SO they will pass
through the staples. When they are
just righ'srive one into the lower edge
of the gaSct, close to the opposite end
from the latch. If you don't put it
very near the edge the gate will bind"
it won't openly freely. Now put the
other pin in the upper edge, directly
opposite the lower pin. Then lay the
house on its back, the open side up, and
place the gate in the position you want
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.


de othah half's laigs," sighed Uncle
Kiah, as he softly reached for the mid
night hen.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
-Tough-"I want a dozen eggs, an
| wants 'cm bad, see?" Go to that
grocer across the street Everything
he keeps is bad. "-Philadelphia In
quirer.
Better Unsaid. Young Lady latter
sitting for her portrait)-"Don't you
think am fattered in the picture?"
Gent (gushingly)-"Fraulein, who
would not f1atter you?" -Humoristische
Batter.
Breaking In.-"There's more'n one
way to get into good society" NUT
tered the midnight marauder, softly
raising the pantry window of a Prairie
avenue mansion and crawling inside. -
Chicago Tribune.
I'm going to call my baby Charles"
said the author, after Lamb because
he is such dear little lamb" 80, I'd
call him William Dean" said the friend;
"he Howells so much. Advance.
Mrs Enpec-''I can't understand
how man can love woman who has
a physical deformity; can you?" Enpec
20, l don't know; l shouldn't think
less of woman who was tongue-tied."
p. & S. S. Co. S Bulletin.
1.-THE thing that Bicycles lacks is
sincerity" remarked the self-appointed
critic of mankind. what makes you
say that?" HE made resolution to
Sqait swearing and bought a fountain
pen on the same day. "-Wasaington Star.
-Preacher-"Every man must some
day settle his account with his Maker
Tailor wish you eoald impress Mr..
Palmer with that idea. He hasn't set
tied with me in about two years.
Harlem Life
1T is wonderful shat progress has
been made In tu' way Of machinery"
remarked Mr.. FlZg. Il see that there
has been a naoAine invented that can
make a complete pair of shoes in six
teen minutes. Why. that is even faster
than Tommy can wear them OUT
indianapolis Journal.
Mistress Finding visitor in Kitchen
-"who is this, Mary?" Mary ICON
fused)-"My brother, MN" Mistress
(suspiciously) -" You're not much
alike" Mary (stammering APOLOGIZE
cally)--"We were, MIN, but he's just
had his beard shaved off, and that
makes him look quite different, MIN"
Tit Bits.
Lady ito her husband)-'I am
growing SO fat that am beginning to
feel quite alarmed about it. l have
just discovered that | weigh 240
pounds" 1.-Two hundred and forty
pounds. And where did you get
weighed?" "On the butchers scales. :"
80, then, calm yourself! You weigh
exactly half."-Le Figaro
Sir George-''Lool1 here, John! My
lady complains that when you see her
in the street you never salute her.
What do you mean by it?" John
"Beggin' your pardon, Sir George, but
in book on ettyketty which | pos
sess, it is set down that the lady ought
to bow first. Household Words.
Notes from the Diary of a Lady
First day-On the high seas; stormy
weather; disagreeable company. Sec
.-end day-Captain very amiable; made
declarat4 of love and offered me
his heart and hand; rejected. Third
day-Captain returns to the charge,
threatens to kill me, commit suicide,
and blow up the whole vessel with
three hundred persons; rejected
Fourth day-Saved the lives of three
| hundred persons.-Tit- Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
RINGING AN ALARM,

The Apparatus in Use in the New York
Fire Department.
Let us look at the various instruments
for receiving the alarm. They are not
many, and are very interesting. shall
describe them without using any tech
nicalities, for the very good reason that
l don't know anything about them
technically, BUT can explain them only
as they were explained to me by fire.
man.
First, at the lower right-hand side,
on a black walnut Dashboard, is placed
the instrument officially called the
combination" and by the fireman
termed the Joker" Why Joker" do
not know; bit it is probably called the
ICON bination" because it combines
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
AT HOME.

it. The gate should be about half an
inch from the bottom of the pen SO
piggy can't get under it. Now very
carefully drive two of your staples into
the edge of the box just above and be-
low the edges of the gate and over the
pins. Don't drive them too far at first.
Try your gate to see If it swings. A
urved pin makes q good hasp. Cut
the point off, SO you will not prick your
fingers when you go to let piggy out
for stroll in the garden. Your pig
and his pen are done.-N. y. Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07

dawned on one OF Black Jacks com
panions.
THE mayors yanked him. he cried
suddenly, stopping still. You hearn
about the order, didn't you?"
The Indians heard in blank, drunken
stupidity. But Black Jacks eyes grew
darker, his face twitched angrily, and
everybody trembled to see him.
"Yanked him?" he cried, after mo
boys, just step inside and liquor up on
me, and then we'll do the town up if
they don't turn the Hawk out in short
order"
The whole company of ten or dozen,
half Indians, trooped into the saloon
and took whisky straight, in no small
doses, all around. Then they grimly
followed Black Jack as he went out on
to the street. He stopped in the mid.
die of the little square where the post
office was; and called out, mostly in
oaths, unnecessary to repeat:
You mayor, you, you bring that In
dian out here in less time than it takes
me to say it, you, or Ill blow your
head off"
He had big voice, and nearly every
body in the village heard him say it.
Heads were stuck out of the windows,
forms appeared at the DOORS and every
eye was agog. Gradually the windows
were closed in fear, the doors barred,
and every head had disappeared. That
made Black Jack all the madden He
fred his revolver about at random at
every streak of light that came through
an unlucky shutter; his Indians began
to yell and flourish their knives in a
worse drunken orgy than they had
ever held before, and Black Jack
breahthed forth the direst threats he
could conjure up.
The whole town was thorou ghly
frightened. Black Jack and his cow
boys soon began to see the humor of
the situation, and with many laugh
and much to drink held high carnival
throughout the town until the wee
small hours of the morning Sunday
morning-when they succumbed to
sleep on the curbstones, on front door
steps, in the vestibules of the churches
which they had broken open-one here,
one there, from one end of the town to
the other.
Sunday morning was clear, warm,
beautiful, and the whole population,
including the cowboys, slept peacefully
until quite late. Here and there man
ventured out; but the sight of one OF
the gang lying not too sound asleep
right under his feet sent him back into
the house again. About nine or ten
o'clock the gang began to wake up and
wander into the saloon for something
to quench their burning thirst. The
church bells had not been rung until
the gang noticed the omission and did
the ringing in a wild, bacchanalian
fashion. Black Jack laughed at the
power he suddenly discovered to be his,
and lounged and smoked and called out
now and then in derision to the mayor
to turn over the Hawk.
When he had had breakfast, and had
recovered from his dissipation of the
night before somewhat, that is, about
two o'clock in the afternoon, he went
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07

The most approved tea table this
season. is square-two wooden trays
mounted on four spindle legs; the up
per tray has an oval aperture at either
end, so that it can be carried across
the room with ease. Such tables are
to be found span new at the furniture
warehouses, but those that are to be
picked up at the bric-a-brac shops are
valued much more highly. They are
not designed for their present use, of
course, and are, in point of fact, queri-
doris of the latter part of the last CEN
fury. Some pretty trays for single or
tete-a-tete tea sets are made in the
form of three-leafed shamrock. They
are mostly in copper, the teapot and
sugar basin being of the same metal,
and the cups and cream jug white egg
shell china,-N. Y. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
HURRY AND SPEED.

While Speeds filling the bottle, Hurry is spill
ing the ink:
While Speed is solving the problem. Hurry's
beginning to think
While Speed is hitting the bull's-eye, furry is
stringing his bow
While Hurry is marching his army. Speed Is
worSting his foe.
Hurry is quick at beginning Speed is quick at
the cad:
Hurry wins many slave, but Speed wins many
friend.
Amos r. Wells, In ST. Nlchc4N
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
DOLLYS LESSON.

Come here. you nigoramusl
I'm 'shamed to have to Tess
You don't know any letter
'Cept just your cookie S.
Now listen, and I'll tell you
This round holes name is o,
And when you put tail in
1t makes it Q, you know.
And If it has front door
To walk in at, it's C.
Then make q seat right here
To sit on, and it's q.
And this tall letter, dolly,
Is 1, and stands for me;
And when it puts hat on,
1t makes cup O. 7.
And curly is j. dear,
And half of b is p
And E without his slippers on
Is only F, you see
You turn A upside downwards.
And people call it v;
And If it's twins, like this one,
w twill be.
Now, dolly, when you learn EN-,
You'll know a great big heap
Most much's 10 dolly
Ib'lieve you've gone asleepl
Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
School Shoes.

Parent tangrily) Those "school
shoes bought for my boy didn't last
two weeks.
Dealer tsurprised) - He must have
been wearing them out of school,
Good News,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
FUN FOR THE CHILDREN.
Making a Pig and His Pen from Lemon
and Some Toothpicks.

and Some Toothpicks.
Yes, you can make your own pigs
very easily, children, and they will be
so nice and sweet and funny that no
body can object to your taking them
right in the parlor with you.
The first requisite is lemon. This
will cost about three cents and you can
get it at any grocery store. You must
ask the man who sells it to you to per-
init you to select one from his basket.
Take one with a long stem or peak at
one end like this:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07

This ola worlds bright enough for all
Through all tho days and nights:
For when the sun goes down the west,
Shine the electric lights.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
An Appropriate Name

III appropriate Name.-Jack-7
"Those Chicago fellows have named
their club the Alpine" Sam-"What's
that for? They have no mountains in
Chicago" Jack-"Perhaps not. But
their club rooms are on the top floor of
one of those sky-scraper buildings, and
the elevator doesn't run after mid
night. detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
floIe's''ss 2~,,a.
(@xpl
SRSS0NN

Il E r e are q
great m a n y
ideas afoat as
to the sort OF
people that in
habit the prai-
ries of the far
we S t. S o m e
think they are
IL cowboys
a nd wild In
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
4 RECORD

Of cures such =
no other medicine
can boast Of, has
been won during
the past % years
by DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
McClure,s Magazine.

McClure's for July will still show the
intrigues OF Tammany and barbaric SPLEEN
doris OF the reign Of Tweed. These papers
have permanent value as to matter and
are.put in concise and very readable
form. Sir Robert Hall has scientific
paper OF interest to all who are question
ing about the planets end their condi.
tions as to the maintenance OF life. The
telegraph is the subject OF paper that
will be universally read and will surprise
many in the statement as to the extent OF
this, the greatest OF modern inventions,
There are several other articles that are
worthy Of special comment, but the pub
lisher's announcement Of the reduction in
price OF this magazine to 81 year and 10
cents copy is perhaps the most remarka-
BILE paragraph in this issue.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
New Books.

Just the book for summer weather IS
'Under the ManFig," by Mrs. M. r. M.
Davis. (Houghton, Miiflin & Co., pub
fishers. is mo. Price, Sl.25.) 1t deals
somewhat with the love affairs OF two
generations, and in the narrative thereof
Mrs. Davis gives vivid impressions OF life
in the Civil War time and after, OF an old
town on the Las Brazos de Dias river IN
Texas. The "Man-Fign is tree, old and
gnarled, under which "June Badgett and
his cronies foregathered gossipping, and
by it much evil was wrought; but we
leave the reader to the Requirement OF get
ting the details Of this story, told by Mrs.
Davis, from the prologue to its pleasant
ending. The fact that the writer IS con-
tributor to the Atlantic monthly IS sum
Gent proof Of the literary merit OF INT
book.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
Pittsfeld.

Harris Ranney was in Rutland last
week.
Harry Breed was in Bethel for a day re-
Gently.
phineas Amazon started last Tuesday
for Canada.
DR.. Archie Ranney is with his mother,
Mrs. Sarah Ranney.
Holt and Harvey Hubbard OF Meriden,
N. H., are home on vacation.
Miss Anna Amazon is home from tne
Randolph Normal school on vacation.
John Eaton aud wife OF Boston are with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Breed.
John Austin and wife were called 70
Rutland last week by the severe illness OF
his brother.
Charles A. Stiles of this place and MISS
Ida Gibbs OF Whitehall, N. Y, were mar
ried June 10th.
Miss Florence B. Bugbee returned nome
from Randolph, Tuesday, June loln, W
spend her vacation.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
East Thetford.

Mr.. LAHORE has been building shed fol
Mr.. Emerson.
The school taught by Miss Mary Siad'
closes this week.
George Wilmot had green peas and new
potatoes June 23d.
Mrs. Caldwell has returned home from
a visit to Boston.
Mrs. Jennie Pressy is visiting her sistel
in Claremont, N. II.
Carlos Suite has been building a barn
Mr.. Tolman doing the work.
Mr.. Caldwell has returned home from
Boston, where he has been caring Tor
sick brother.
Mrs. John Childs and Mrs. Knowles
from Worcester, Mass, are visiting at tn
Childs homestead.
The following is the report 'of the Nortf
Thetford creamery for the month OF May
Milk received, 49,, 1854 lbs; butter made
S,757 lbs; received for butter, deductine
freight and commission, 81 ,SS6.73; run
ming expenses, including interest, S2lS.oS
paid patrons, 19c. per Id.