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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30
OUTWlTTEO A HAWK.
Clever Maneuver by Pigeons Which
FOOLED the Bird of Prev.


Fooled the Bird of Prey.
The Southern Sportsman told recent
ly about a flock of pigeons that meas
urcd brains with a hawk and came out
on top in the contest. II. S. Edwards
owned a flock of pigeons which one day
were cut off from their cote by large
hawk. The pigeons knew that if the
of their number would go to make the
hawk a meal, and so up they flew in
circles, perhaps hoping to go higher
than the hawk. In the rising game they
We're no match for the hawk The lat.
ter kept under the pigeons, and leisurely
followed their laborious movements
Then came a curious and unexpected
sight to Mr.. Edwards. Every pigeon
closed its wings, when they appeared to
be the size of sparrows, and down they
came past the hawk at a terrific rate.
That astonished the hawk. 1t actually
lodged the dropping birds, and missed
half dozen wing strokes before it got
in full chase of them. When it got down
to the barnyard not a pigeon was in
sight-some were in the cote, some in
the porch, two in the wellhouse, and one
was in the kitchen. The hawk had been
outwitted completely. 1t is a question
how the pigeons managed to check their
fall, as they did not slacllen up till they
were about 16 or 20 feet above the
ground, when they scattered in all di-
rectiOns TO escape the hawk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

THE CLEVER YAKAMIK,
A South American Bird Which Knows
How to Herd Sheep.

How to Herd Sheep.
A dog that, unaided, may be trusted
to shepherd a flock of sheep is consid-'
cred a sagacious animal, but a shepherd
bird which will drive its charges to pas
ture, protect them from prowling ami
mails, and gathering them carefully to-
gether at nightfall, bring them safely
home again, is something till recently
unheard of in this part of the world.
Such a bird is the yakamik of South
America. The settler in Venezuela and
British Guiana needs 10 dog to care for
his sheep and poultry. He has an eff
Gent guardian in the shape of a crane
which he, or an Indian for him, trains to
obey the voice of its master.
To the care of this bird. says the
Youths Companion, he intrusts his
sheep, his ducks and other poultry, and
sees them depart to their feeding
grounds secure in the knowledge that
the crane will bring them all back safe
ly. Woe to the unlucky animal that,
prowling about to steal, is detected BY
the vigilant yakamik. The bird saw
agely attacks the marauder with wing
and beak, and forces it to retreat in
haste. a dog is no match for the crane
At nightfall the bird returns with its
flock, never losing the way, no matter
how far it may wander, for its sense Of
location is very acute. Arrived at home,
it rOosts upon tree or shed near its
charges, to be ready to resume its SUPER
vision of them when they are let out
again in the morning.
The bird is as affectionate as it is
trustworthy. 1t will follow its master
about, capering with delight and show
ing its appreciation of his caresses by
the most absurd movements.
Mr. Carter Beard, in an article in the
Popular Science News, says that the
yallamill is so jealous of other house
hold pets that when it appears at meal
times it will not take its own food I'M
til it has driven off every cat and dog
and secured full possession for itself
1t can bear no rival in its masters
favor, and viii not even tolerate the ne
gro walters unless it knows them well.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30
Habits OF the Glass Snake.

The so-called glass snake does not
break to pieces at the sight of an enc
my, as is commonly supposed. but, like
some lizards, throws off its tail in an
effort to escape. There are several liz
ards which, when attacked, for in
stance, by bird or animal, will throw
off their tails, and the tail Topping up
and down on the ground diverts the enc
my ard thus gives the lizard time to get
away. The glass snake adopts the same
trick and thus frequently saves itself.
it is true, however, that the joints Of
this singular creature are so loosely
connected that the snake will be broken
TO pieces by blow of a stick, though
the idea of a reunion of the broken parts
is an unscientific absurdity.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
mo"

Yesterday, out of my window
l leaned, and CHANGED to hear
Two boys as they plotted mischief,
Not thinking l was near
I'VE must have Joe to help u.s.
One of the plotters said:
Hes as good as dozen for helping,
Whenever there's fun ahead"
AS they stood there talking together
About the work to be done,
If they carried out the mischief
They called by the name of fun,
UP the street we heard a whistle,
And knew that Joe was nigh
By the sound of his merry music,
Like the blackbirds in the rye.
''We've just been talking about you!"
The boys cried out to joe
We've planned the jolliest frolic,
And we count on you, you know "
at depends on what's to be done. boys,
AS to whether 1 help" said he:
'If it's fun, and only fun, you know
You can always count on me"
They told him what their plans were:
He gravely shook his head.
81 couldn't help with that, boys,
For it wouldn't be right" he said.
Perhaps you call it only fun,
But you know it isn't So
And though they urged, they urged in vain
For he firmly answered: mo-"
! was proud of the boy with courage
To stand up for the right;
He was as much hero
AS those who battles fight
Whenever boy is tempted
As was my hero, Joe,
It's always best to win the day
By firm, unwavering NO"
-Eben f. RexIord, in Golden Days
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

The statistical man, who will tell
you how many pounds Of leather you
will wear from your shoes in life
time, and how many tons of food you
will eat, provided that ypu live to the
Biblical limit of 'threescore and ten,"
las just finished some odd statistics on
finger-nail growth. He finds that the
average human being cuts away about
the cn9-thirty-second part of an inch
of nail each week. or little more than
an inch and a half each year. lie also
finds that the average length of life
the world over is 40 years, and that
there are 100000 miles of finger
nails in each generation
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

and they sit up on their hind legs, and
have long, stout tail; they jump about
just like a kangaroo, too, ana you know
the kangaroo is famous jumper.
\ Chicago man who owns one of
these queer pets has had it since it was
wee kitten about six weeks cid.
This odd little fellow can Jump from the
ground to the top of a high board fence,
and blow from his thick, hard tail
would break your arm.
You can see from the portrait of the
kangaroo cat published with this what
d peculiar feline the animal is. and how
funny he looks when he is sitting down.
N. Y. Recorder.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30
A MINISTER'S WIFE.
The Frahk Statement of the Pastor of
Bethel Church,

FroIf the Advertiser, Elmira, N Y
DR. w n4LIAMs.-Dedr Sir:-My wife has
been sufferer from rheumatism for more
Than three years, suffering at times with
terrible Halns IN her limbs, and other times
with severe 'crick'' in her back which
causes gfeat agony. She spent much for
ohysiciaIt s and medicine, but secured only
temporarily relief; finally she concluded to
Try Pink Pills. She has taken eight boxes
and canlsay from the first one she has i'm
proved until now sheis almost entirely free
from pain, and has grown much stronger
and feels confident that, by the blessing of
God, they will effect permanent cure. We
AXE great pleasure in recommending them
10 our friends.
(Signed.) REV. j. H. BUCKNER,
Pastor Bethel A. NJ. E. Church, Elmira,
New York.
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in
condensed form, all the elements necessary
to give new life and richness to the blood
and restore shattered nerves. They are an
urfailing specific for such diseases as loco
motor ataxia, partial paralysis, st. Vitus'
dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism,
nervous headache, the after effect of la
grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and
sallow compilations, all forms of weakness
eitherin male or female. Pink Pills are
sold by all dealers, or will be sent postpaid
on receipt of price, 80 cents box, or six
boxes for $3.50 (they are never sold in bulk
orby the 1OO), by addressing DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30
ENTERPRISING BOYS,
How Two Chicago Youngsters Earn Money
by Their Own Efforts.

by Their Own EfOrts.
You think, perhaps, that boys have a
hard time making any money. But that
depends good deal on the boys.
After the last hard rainstorm miles
of concrete on the south side of Chicago
fairly swarmed with angleworms,
drowned out of their holes by the water.
Doubtless a good many boys saw these
worms and thought what good bait
they would make if there was only a
place to fish. But one boy went further
than this. He took a basket and spent
several hours in filling it with worms.
In all he gathered about 1,GOO, and
bright and early Saturday morning he
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

Master Marvin Fulll. the 12-year-old
son OF il. B. Fulk, of Memphis, Tenn.
captured a young wolf the other day.
He saw the mother woie carrying her
young ones across a piece of woodland,
and, seeing the boy, she became fright
ened upd ran away, leaving the young
wolf among a lot of Ge9lwood. The
boy ran up to the spot enc captured the
baby wolf, and he has one of the most
interesting pets in Memphis.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30
THE KANGAROO CAT.
One of These Strange Creatures Is Owned
by a Chicago Man,

One of the most curious animals in
the world is the kangaroo eat. These
funny creatures are very scarce. You
might easily travel all over the world
without seeing one.
They have fur and claws and whis.
kers, just like any other cat, and they
are fond of hunting mice, but otherwise
they resemble the kangaroo.
The nose of the kangaroo cat is long
and sharp, just like shepherds dog,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30
A Veil of Mist

Rising at morning or evening from some
lowlands, often carries in its folds the
seeds of malaria. Where malarial fever
prevail no one is safe, unless protected by
some efficient medicinal safeguard. Hos
letters Stomach Bitters is both a protection
and remedy. No person who inhabits, or
sojourns in a miasmatic region or country,
should omit to procure this terrifying
agent, which is also the finest known
trouble and rheumati
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

THE instincts of the ant are very unim-
portant, considered as the ants; but the
moment ray of relation is seen to extend
from it to man, and the little drudge is seen
to be monitor, a little body with mighty
heart, then all its habits, even that said to
be recently observed, that it never sleeps,
become sublime.-Emerson.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30
The willy Summer Girl.

But when it comes to wiles and the
foloying of devious ways, the blond
your man, or any young man for that
dnattof, is simply not to be compared to
the summer girl. One of them was in
the presidents back yard Saturday
afternoon in a dream of frock and a
marvel of bonnet. She met two young
men. One of them appeared to be
slightly acquainted with her and intro
duced the friend. I heard her say
softly to the friend, after a minute or
two, while the other young man was
speaking to another girl:
I'm SO glad to meet somebody here
I know. l haven't seen Mr.-Mr.-'
''Smith, - supplied the friend.
''Oh" went on the girl, artfully, 81
hadn't forgotten his name; was only
trying to remember where l met him
first"
And then, later, when l heard her
call Mr.. Smith glibly by name, l heard
him tell her how surprised and de-
lighted he was to find she had remem-
bered not only his face but his name
for year. He said she had a marvel
Gus memory for names. She said she
hadn't at all, but that there are ALWAYS
some people one never forgets. SO he
strolled off with her to buy ice-cream
soda, and guile had scored another vic
tory over innocence Washington Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

SPEAKING of hog cholera, Miss Blunt re-
marked the other day, as she hung to the
strap, ''what pity it couldn't break out in
our street cars Boston Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

HoAx-"I've great scheme for the warm
weather" Joax-'Let's have it." Hoax
I'm going to keep a small boy near me
sharpening slate-pencils. 1t always makes
my blood run cold.n
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

A NEIGHBoRLY Spirit-"Mamma, can in
vite Freddy sanborn owe. to side down our
cellar-door2" Wont You enjoy it just as
much alonel" "No; there are too many
splinters in it now"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

-'LooK at the great cities of antiquity"
exclaimed an English clergyman the other
day. Where are they nowl Why some of
them have perished so utterly that it is
doubtful if they ever eXistedW
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

HosE-"Do you see that man who has just
come, Lulu2 They say he is cashier of the
Tenth national bank" Lulu-''What, Ne2
I've met him already and he's only its pres
ident "-Detroit Free Presa
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

as THERE much poetry sent in to the
editor?" the caller asked OF the office-bCJ.
"Poetry9' replied that intelligent young
man; 'the editor has poetry to burn. -
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

WILLIE TRADDLEs-"I had measles hardin
you did, so there!" Sammy Parvenue-
"Huh! That's nothing! got my measles
from the Astorbuilt children"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

Mrs. HATFERsoN-"How did you teach
your boy not to go in swimming" Mrs.
Catterson-''Easy enough. Every time
Caught him at it l gave him bath"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

FRS stopped free and permanently cured
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kliue's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 50 trial bottle
& treatise. DIR. KLINE. 1888 Arch st. Phila Pa
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

VIsTToR-"What makes you cross, Tom
mys Don you love your new little baby
brother" Tommy (viciously)-"Well, l
did till somebody came in and said he looked
like me-"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

HAVE found Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton an unfailing medicine F. R. LORI,
1905 Scott ST., Covington, KY, Oct !, 1894.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

IT is said we pay the most for what is
given us.-J. Beaumont.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

THE amateur always has a double pleas
ure in yachting-Once when he starts, and
once when he gets home again.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30
A Very Big Tooth.

The tooth of magtodon was found in
Florida the other day. 1t weighed over
IA pounds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

No MAN has any mercy on his own beset
ting sin when he sees it in another.-Ram's
Horn
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

TINE well employed is Satans deadliest
foe.-C. Wilcox.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30
GladneSS Comes

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ical ills, which vanish before proper eff
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chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, laXatives or
other remedies are then not needed. If
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may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
wcll-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used gives most general satisfaction
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-11-06
Official county election returns

Official county election returns
next week.
Messrs. Juessen and McEntee
are out from Elk.
Walter Hill is back from Big
creek, but returns in a few days.
Rounding up and tabulating the
precinct returns has prevented
news gathering this week.
Anyone desiring a new variety
of potatoes can get same by calling
at the experimental station.
There will be preaching at Fair
view, Sunday, Nov. s, at II
o'clock. At 1:3O "a women's meet
ing of the G. w. b. M. will be
held. Bring along your lunch
basket. All members are request.
ed to be present.
w. F. Schmadeka is the mos
enterprising merchant in Grange
vile; has given more to the labor
ing classes than any other mer
chant, and therefore is entitled tt
the liberal patronage of all
Cheapest Cash house in Idaho
county.
Latest styles in hats and trim
mings at the Grange block mi /
merry store; in connection with mil
linery, dressmaking, cutting, fit
ting and fancy sewing carefully con
Quoted in the rear room of sam
building by Miss M. I
Robinson and Mrs. j. G. CARRIER
Patronage solicited. Prices rt
duced.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-11-06
A. F. Parker, notary public.

"When you know the girl you
love loves you" is when you buy
her q new cook stove. She will
look the part if you get a stove at
Day 4 Bunnell's.
We have the finest line of Jack
cts ever shown. They are just
what you want. .-ALExANDER 4
FREIDENRIcH, the Cheapest Cash
Store in Idaho county.
The height of fashion may be
had at moderate prices if you buy
your jackets at ALEXANDER 4
| FRElDENRICH's the Cheapest Cash
Store in Idaho county.
/ w. F. Schmadeka has just re-
ceived 25OO pounds of chewing to-
bacco. Now is the time for you
to get your winters chewing. 1G
OF. Climax, 40c. per plug. 33 lbs
beans 81.
Now is your time to send in
your fall and winter orders fOl
groceries; as w. + Schmadeka has
an immense stock on hand, which
will b. sold lower than any house
in Idaho county for cash.
"Our stove is about gone" thai
is what you hear them say. Re
member that Day & Bunnell Cal
sell you new one for less money
than you paid for your old ont
that is now burned up.
Tom Bollman, of the COmstOc
mine was out from Dixie this weel
and returned yesterday. He in
forms us that the Comstock M.
M. Co., will employ so men Oh
their properties in that district Ol
: May next year.
DR.. Sheaffer was called to War
rens last Thursday to see Ike Gros
tein who was very low with ma
: larial fever and congestion of tn
}, kidneys. The doctor arrived HON
;. Monday evening and reports hi
patient as progressing favorabl
f towards recovery.
> A ledge of gold-bearing quart
), four feet wide has been found
y the vicinage of Howard's cam
across Salmon river. We sa
: samples at White Bird last wee
It which loeked well enough to just
l. fy considerable development worl
e The character of the ore is ire
sulphurets similar in character
. that from Crooks corral.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-11-06

tails must have, sie had her share
of sorrows and trouble. One son,
Dan, was killed in Stanley basin
by Indians in '7S. Another son,
James, was accidently killed by u
gunshot wound in this town in 'S5,
but these sorrows she bore with
exemplary patience. Her presence
was perpetual benediction, and
she gave freely of her substance to
a | in distress and never obtruded
her own troubles upon the atten-
ton of others. Unselfish, sympa-
thetic and unassuming, her words
of comfort were a benediction
to the households whom she hon.
ored with her presence in the hours
of sickness and death. AS it is to
the life hereafter we are to look, it
is given to those who mourn her
departure to treasure sweet memo
ries of a consistent life, marked by
unobtrusive, gentle, womanly OBJ
servance of the Golden Rule, en-
dearing all hearts to her by an I'M
varying gentleness which was the
brightness of the home now dark
ened by the shadow of her death.
: In her manner of life she was SO
quiet and unassuming that she was
but comparatively little known
outside the circle of her pioneer
friends, but those privileged to Sc
: cure her confidence and esteem ap-
2 preciated her sterling qualities OF
: head and heart and her memory
will long be pleasantly remembered
and highly respected. AS wife and
: mother she was intensely loving,
n devoted and beloved. The funeral
r services were largely attended by
o sorrowing friends and sympathetic
2 ncighbors. She has gone to q bet
d ter world where sorrow is unknown
o May her rest be sweet. !" Aftel
d life's fitful fever she sleeps well. "
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-11-06

A. F. Parker, notary public.
Mining deeds for sale at FREE
Press Office.
Cash paid for gold dust by Geo.
II. Lake, Lewiston.
Honest goods at honest prices at
George Browns. Give him call.
Stuart, Idaho.
Look here, you sportsmen!
Remember we carry a full line of
shells, shot, powder and wads.-
DAY & BUNNELL.
w. F. Schmadeka just received
25OO lbs of green and roasted cof-
fees. Those who are coffee drink
ers can have their fill. Send in
your orders.
DIR. Adair, specialist in the
treatment of rupture, piles, hydro.
cele, varicocele, fistula and goitre
will be in Grangeville from Nov
ii to Nov. 1S.
MAKRIED.-At the residence O
the brides parents, near Denver
Idaho, by Rev. Silas Perkins
George G. Freeborn and Miss Mary
f. Zumwalt.
Come and see our line of Jack
cts and we we will show you wha
style NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. & FREI
DENRrcH, the cheapest Cash Stor
in Idaho county.
Mrs. &. II. Schmadeka has jus
received her fall stock of milliner
goods, also a line of fascinator
and ladies underwear. Ladie
desiring anything IL this lin
should call at once. Prices lowe
than ever.
Daniel Drake, one of the earl
pioneers of Idaho, died in Boi,
last Sunday at the age of 6S year,
The deceased was one of the piOl
!. ecrs of Idaho, having come west
|. '62. He took the first pack trai
into the mining camp of Warren
Twenty-Five head of horses we
!. put up at auction at Hickman
; livery barn Monday afternoo
!, DIR. Hays cried the sale. Abo
seventeen head sold, none brin
ing over $40. They belonged
r George Morrison Of Lewiston.
,e Genesee News.
,r 1t is reported by parties comi
from the reservation that the ii
Of immigration has turned tn
r. way and there is consideral
id claim jumping. Also that settle
h. ON the unsurveyed part find tn
W claims badly mixed up, and q
/, having no end Of trouble.