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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-17
SOME FAMOUS BOYS.
Their Childish Actions Indicated Future
Greatness and Fame.

Anelr OhllulSh ACTIONS Indicated Future
Greatness and Fame.
A Swedish boy fell out of window
and was severely hurt, but with
clenched lips he kept back the cry of
pain. King Gustayus Adolphus, who
saw the fall, prophesied that that boy
would make man for an emergency;
and 50 he did, for he became the famous
Gen. Bauer.
a woman fell off the dock in Italy.
She was fat and frightened. No one
Of the crowd of men dared to Jump in
after her; but boy struck the water
almost as soon as she, and managed
10 keep her up until stronger arms got
hold of her. Everybody said the boy
was very daring, very kind, very quick,
but also very reckless, for he might
have been drowned. The boy was Ca
rioaldi, and if you will read his life
YOU will find these were just his traits
all through-that he was so alert that
nobody could tell when he would make
an attack with his red-shirted soldiers:
so indiscreet sometimes as to make his
fellow-patriots wish he was in Guinea,
out also so brave and magnanimous
that all the world, except tyrants,
loved to hear and talk about him.
a boy used to crush the flowers to
get their color, and painted the white
side of his fathers cottage in Tyrol
with all sorts of pictures, which the
mountaineers gazed at as wonderful.
He was the great artist, Titan.
An old painter watched a little fell
low who amused himself making draw
ings of his pot and brush, easel and
stool, and said: That boy will beat
me some day" So he did, for he was
Michael Angelo.
a German boy was reading a blood
and-thunder novel. Right in the midst
of it he said to himself: Now, this
will never do. l get too much excited
over it, and l can't study so well after
it. So here goes!" and he flung the
book out into the river. He was the
great German philosopher, Fichte.-
our Dumb Animals
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-17
TEACHING THEM ENGLISH.


The simple and effective method of
teaching English to the children of
Italians, Portuguese, Polish and Ger
man Jews, used prOftably in the North
end schools of Boston, might proftably
be adopted by other cities which are
obliged to face the fact that within
their borders are thousands of foreign
children who know nothing of the Gus
toms, institutions or language of this
country. y writer in the Boston Trans
cript thus describes the method:
The children, within a few days after
their arrival, are sent to the public
schools, as a rule without compulsion,
and here they are first of all taught
the English language. 1t is done by
system of object lessons. The teachers
in the elementary rooms are young
women, as men would not be patient
enough to accomplish the best results.
The teacher may point to her eye and
say: This is my eye, " repeating it sew
eral times and requiring the pupils to
repeat it in unison. Other portions of
the body are pointed out in a similar
manner, and then familiar objects in
the room are in the same way brought
to the attention of the children.
Later, when they have made sufficient
progress in the language, it becomes
desirable to teach the different lenses.
To accomplish this a boy or girl is di-
rected to run slowly around the room,
when the teacher and children say in
unison:
"The boy is running" repeating the
sentence several times. The boy is
then told to halt. and the teacher and
pupils say in unison: THAT boy did
run Again: THAT boy is standing
STILL" THAT boy can run" THAT boy
is walking" THAT boy walks fast" 81
can walk" 81 can rum" Il did walk, ;"
etc
These and other sentences. as they are
spoken, are written on the blackboard
by the teacher and the pupils write
them on their states. Thus they are
taught the language and taught to
spell, read and write almost simulta-
neously.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-17

cause everything I've got that Bonnie
bankers after is his'n, an ne thinks a
heap o Rolly. Bennie's the telegraph
here.
Mother way he amt mine nor Ben
MICS, neither. He hisself thinks he
b'iCngs to Il rlan t hain't been round
here quite Il spell-the last contractor
at the Hope He left in leetle hurry
one night, BEN found with some mine
pay money mixed in his own inside
pocket by mistake, n he forgot the
dorg."
One traveller. acquainted with west
ern euphemlsms. asked:
Did they hang or shoot him."
The Old fellow grinned
shot IN; sent the remnants east n
a box. We hain't loolln' for i'm back
but Eolly is. Yes, sir, he's on hand
every train, an between times he goes
up to the mine to see if his man has
slipped by Lnbeknownst an gone up
there
Just then the conductor, passing,
said:
NEARLY ready; all aboard"
We started reluctantly for the car,
all of us with our eyes on the brown
road now. The old man walked with
us.
Cant think what on 'arth keeps
i'm. He'll cry all day eff he misses this
train"
We were all on board now. The con-
ductor stood, watch in hand, his eyes,
too, on the road.
There he is" some one shouted.
HE knowed he was late an took the
short cut" exclaimed the old man.
Our eyes left the road, and at the
other end of the platform met a small,
smooth-coated, black and-white mon
grel. all dusty and painting, crouched
with quiyering tanks by the steps of the
last car, Pullman.
The dogs eyes were on the porter.
The porter looked to the conductor for
a sign; the conductor looked at his
watch and his orders and nodded. Then
the porter lifted the eager little brute
into the ear vestibule.
We in the observation car all waited
with eyes on the door of the nearest
Pullman: ell but the quiet man who had
retired into the front corner of the car
behind his newspaper.
"Blest if I want to see the beast dis
appointed" he said to his wife.
Does he go through the whole
train?'' | asked of the old man.
Yes, miss, all but the col'nist car and
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seemed to be different from the rest Of
his tribe, and Mr.. Leon decided to keep
him as pet. Mr.. Leon, you may be
sure, is very glad that he discovered the
abilities of Bob at this early stage of
his career.
One day after Bob had been in the mar
llet about four weeks, the door of the
coop was accidently left open and he
walked out. Instead of trying to leave
the neighbOrhood at once, as most
other healthy roosters would have done,
Bob calmly took a walk up and down
the aisles of the market. Eevery few
steps he stopped and crowed Justify, as
if to tell the amused spectators that he
knew what he was about.
When Bob grew weary of promenad-
ing he went back to his coop, ate a
hearty dinner and took a nap. From
that day until the present moment he
has been allowed to go and come as he
pleases, and the marketmen all adore
him.
When business is dull at Mr.. Icons
Bob goes out to the sidewalk and at
tracts attention by growing at the top
Of his voice. This usually draws big
crowd to the place, and most of the peo-
Pile follow Bob when he leads the way
into the market and up to Mr. Icons
stall. Many people stop to ask questions
about Bob, and most of these folks make
a purchase.
The cleverest thing that Bob does in
the interest of his masters trade is to
take one of Mr.. Icons cards in his bill
and walk up and down the sidewalk
where people can see him. In this way
he usually draws a considerable number
of buyers in Mr.. Icons shop, who fol-
low out of pure curiosity, but who stay
to buy things 1t is for this reason that
Bob will have a warm place in his
masters heart as long as the clever
rooster lives.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

-'Dobby tells me that he can carry
immense sums in his head" Perhaps
so, but he never carries over 50 cents
in his pockets. Detroit Free Press.
is Miss Sampton indifferent to
suitors?" YES; if a man left his heart
in her keeping, she would probably use
il to prop up her window. Chicago
Record.
Farmers Wife-'I hope you are not
afraid of work" Tramp (uneasily)-
81 amt exactly afraid, mum; but | al.
ways feel fidgety when there's anything
like that about. "!Tit-Bits
You don't mean to say that this
stingy old maid has given you ten marks
for telling her fortune?" Indeed !
do. l told her she would meet with an
accident before she was "a years old
Fliegende Batter.
Has your wife learned to ride a
wheel?' 'Nup; but she has been taxi
ing cooking lessons, and about every
morning she goes into the kitchen and
has a scorching competition with the
ook."-Indianapolis Journal.
Trained Down.-Wickshire -''Y on
seem to be pretty well trained down
since you got your wheel, and yet l
never see you riding" Mudge-''I don't
have to ride. 1t keeps me thin worry
ing about the payments. "-Indidnap
oils Journal.
Il say, captain" said a young Eng.
lishman on board an American clipper,
that flag of yours has not floated in
every breeze and over every sea for a
thousand years, has it?' 'No, it amt, .
replied the captain, but it has licked
one that has. Companion.
The Prince Surpassed.-"I seems
to me they make a great deal of to-do
about the prince of Wales winning a
Derby said young Mrs. Torkins. Are
the papers still talking about it?" asked
the caller. 'Yes. I don't think its
anything much to win Derby. Charley
told me yesterday that he expects to
win two silk hats on our election."-
Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-17
DIGGING PORCUPINES.
Moonlight Chase in South Africa Some
thing Like a Coon Hunt.


In the Adirondacks, in Maine, or in
Canada, wherever the American porcu-
pine is found, it is not sought by hunt
ers as a game beast, although hunters
seldom fail to kill porcupines at every
opportunity because of the damage
they do to dogs. On the other hand,
from Boover Wei, near Wellington,
Cape Colony, South Africa, Walter H.
Gerard writes to the London Field TO
tell how he hunted the procupine with
dogs after the fashion of coon hunters,
by moonlight.
The party included a parson and a
magistrate, a banker and a landowner.
The dogs trailed porcupine, came up
with it, and bit it. The foolish dogs
bit the quilts, but the smart ones seized
the nose. When the quilts had been re-
moved from the foolish dogs noses, the
hunt went on. The next head of game
sighted was a huge pig, which was
chased until it took TO a burrow. An.
other porcupine was soon after sight
ed. This porcupine was large female,
and led the hunters a regular coon chase
before she died. The hunters were th2p
seven miles from home. and it was i 80
a. M, and the branches were thick with
dew that trickled down their necks and
soaked them from shoe leather to head
covering. But after awhile they got
home and sat down to a mess of savory
sasaties Of Malay connections.
The porcupne hunters didn't know
American coons, but the coon hunter
would enjoy a South African porcu-
pine hunt by moonlight with pack Of
ungainly mongrels, and the porcu2ne
hunters would appreciate a harvest
moon coon hunt,
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His voice was different from that in
which he spoke to the men outside. The
answer was inaudible.
''Humph Curious, amt it? When
did he go?' Again the inaudible reply.
well, he must "a heard the whistle -
He came back to the travellers, but
with his eyes on the brown road over
the ridge.
Didn't it pan out? ?" asked one.
Huh? Oh. the mine! | dunno; J
guess 'twould eff" but the old idea
was too strengths eyes sought tie
slope again. "Now, where in time is
that dorg? lie hain't use to missin'
trains"
What was the matter at the mine? ''
On, there was ghosts came there
N that scarf everybody, m now they
won't no one go nigh but Rolly, and he's
interested. Wish t he'd cone, any.
how"
well. what is it about Rolly my
friend; is he your dog?" asked a big.
quiet man standing near his wife.
Nope. That is, he is and he isn't
one way he's mine, cause l feed i'm
and banker after i'm eff he amt around.
One way he aiu't mine; he's Bennie's,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-17
Quaker Cats Eat Oysters.

Philadelphia cats are peculiar. As
class they show great versatility and a
good deal of gastronomic enthusiasm.
There are cats in Philadelphia which
realize that the only way for an epicure
to really enjoy an oyster is to ca it
raw and off the half shell. They haunt
a certain fish market and seem to pass
their lives in an endeavor to provide
themselves with well-opened bivalves.
They are no more enthusiastic in their
devotion to oysters than another Phil
adelphia cat pretty Maltese, that has
learned just what hour oysters are de
livered weekly al its masters house. rs
the oyster-eating Maltese stands in the
good graces of the oysterman and the
cook, it is enabled once a week to in
dulge its fancy for bivalves. 1t will
eat a half dozen raw oysters with IN
enthusiasm worthy Of the very best oy1
sters in the market
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the em'grant; he knows that hain't the

the em'grant; he knows that hain't the
kind"
just then the Pullman door opened
and the porter came through, followed
by the dog, stepping high and nervous
ly There were great many in the car
and the dog was bewildered. The porter
picked him up and pat him on one of ths
seats, a double row of which ran back
down to the center of the car. The dog
and looked all around, ears up, nos
trils moving, tanks quivering, tail
straight out and slowly waving. His in
tense feeling was manifest in every turn
and move, in his search for his est
master.
Suddenly he gave sharp yelp and
bounded over the center seats down
the aisle like a young tornado and
stopped with both paws on the quiet
mans knees, yelping, dancing, tearing
the newspaper down upon himself.
The man took the paper away and
the dog leaped toward his face with a
sIueal. But the squeal broke half
way, and the dog fell back on all tours,
still as a stone. The quiet man looked
at him kindly and put out hand to
Pat him. The dog came closer, his
eyes always on the mans !ace, and
softly put his paws on the knees again.
The man said
"Well Rolly!"
The dogs head went one side mo-
ment; the name was all right, but the
voice-the voice
He got down and backed off, his tail
between his legs, his ears waving; he
gave one low, questioning whine, then
slowly answered the porter's call.
At the top of the car steps ne paused
and came back. With head on one side
and paw raised he looked again. and
then with a sharp sort Of bark turned
and went down.
a moment afterward the conductors
watch snapped, he waved his hand and
the train drew out, up the broad canyon
of the Chanting Bow. But our eyes
were all turned back to the platform,
where the dog stood, poised, head on
one side and foot lifted, looking after
us.
The quiet man didn't draw back till
we had rounded a curve; hen he found
a cinder in his eye.
mice scenery" he said.-N. Y. Even
ing Post
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-17
WONDERFUL ROOSTER.
Only Fowl in tho World That Booms Its
Owners Business.

Only Fowl In the World That BOoms Its
Owners Business.
The only rooster in the world who de-
votes himself to drumming up trade for
his master lives in California, and he is
the smartest bird alive.
They call this feathered fellow Bob
and he belongs 10 poultry dealers
whose shop is on Pine street, in the city
of the Golden Gate. Bob is a great
fighter as well as great hustler. Moth
ing alive or dead can brighten this fowl.
He will tackle man or a horse on the
slightest provOcation.
But Bob's strong point is his ability
to bring in business to his master. He
likes the work immensely, and he is a.
living example of industry for lazy
folks to follow. He has many ways Of
doing business. 1t is now a number of
years since Bob started out as a can
vasser for trade. He was brought to
Mr.. Leon in coop, with a lot of other
chickens that have long ago been con-
verted into soup, but somehow he
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mountains stood little brown sta
ton. all alone. 1t looked like a knot
in the end of a brown rag of road that
hung over the low ridge beyond it.
Hope" was the name in the middle of
the weatRered sign-board, with win
nipeg, - miles," at the nearer end and
Vancouver, - miles, at the farther.
There was small token of life about
the building so far as even we in the OBJ
servation car could see, so when the
conductor came back from the office
with his orders we wondered why the
train did not go on. But pretty soon
tall old man with red flag under his
arm came up the track ahead of the
station platform. Some of us had
alighted, and to us he volunteered, while
he rolled the flag closer:
Rock on the track"
"Is it very large?" asked some one.
''Nope, they'll git it off purity soon,
Ike 'nough in bout ten minutes"
That accent was Enthusiastically from
the states" and | came nearer, where
I could hear all he said. He sat down
on a pile of boxes and in reply to some
remark said meditatively:
Nope, trains don hev much 'casion
to stop here long nowadays. Used 70 be
a purity decent mine up yonner,' jerk
ing his head toward the little road;
then they war some doin's here
mine abandoned?"
"Eaup," he was going on, when an
other idea struck him; he looked around
uneasily.
They hain't none o you seen Rolly,
hev you?"
who's Rolly?"
"W'y, Rolly, he's the dorg:" his eyes
grew anxious; "he's great institution
round these parts, Rolly is
He rose and went quickly to the door
of the station, opened il and put his
lead inside. We heard the click of the
telegraph instrument.
Say, Bonnie, where's Roll ?" he called
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-17
LOOKiN' BACKWARDS,

Settin' here so kind a lonely,
Gain out across the way,
Nothin' there to look at only
What / see most every day,
Houses jest like one aHuther,
Towerin up four stories high,
Nice enough but then I'd ruther
See a good-sized bit O. sky
Like the sky so blue an soft an
Fleecy-like. How I'd enjoy
Seem it ez l did often
When l was a CROWN boy.
When I was a happy youngster.
Laughin' like at earthly ills,
Livin' on tn farm amongst tn
Dear New England rugged hills.
Wish't when I wake up some mornin'
l ked find myself again
In the house what | was born in,
Sleepin' side O. Brother Ben.
How the OF straw bed 'ud rest me,
Sleepin' through 'ithout a break;
l dunno tho but I'd jest be
Satisfied to lay awake.
Wonder eff there's MANY changes
In the place ct I ked see?
Guess the thing 'twOuld seem mos
strange is
Me. the boy that ust to be.
Ihere was our oil soup tnat nunS lHeTe
On the ellum tree, where l
Lots O. times have set an swung there,
Waitin' fer the cat to die.
Went to school then, 'cept in haydn,
Books | some way didn't love,
Member mother KEEP sayin'
Hurry! it's a quarter off,
list ter call myself ill-treated
When 1 had to fetch the COW,
Guess I know how more n sweet 'ud
Be a ramble like that now.
l kin almos' smell tn clover
Freshenin tn mornii' breeze,
Not much like tn smells all over
City streets like sech ez these.
Suthin's set y eyes awinllin',
Does occasionally when
l set down an git a-thinkin'
EFT | was boy again.
An Old Boy, in Good Housekeeping.
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FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
DEAR BOY, 1T is FOR YOU.

The world belongs to youth,
To gallant hearts and true,
Plghted to live for truth;
Dear boy, it is for you
All in your early prime,
While hope is in your heart,
In youths glad summer time,
Awake and do your part.
Think of your yearning mind,
That Graves for knowledge free;
Go search for it, you'll find
1t all your own may be;
In common schools, the will
Bestows success sublime;
That purpose pure fulfill
All in your summer time!
But let your heart have good,
AS flowers the sun and dew;
When faith is understood
A blessing comes to you;
Be noble, pure, and brave
While all the days go by;
The precious moments save I
AS gold of destiny.
You may like hero live:
Like saint of old be strong;
You may rich service give
To music, art and song:
You may your country aid
It's great grand work to do;
Go forth all undismayed-
And God will care for youi
William Brunton, in Springfield Mass.
Republican
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TWO TAME CRANES.
They Knew How to Drive Cattle and
Swine to the Pasture.

Won Seyffert has a pair of tame cranes
which soon lost all fear of man and of
domestic animals, and became strong
ly attached to the former. Their life
in a German village, in which agricuIt-
ure was the sole employment, and the
communal system of joint herding of
cattle and swine and driving them to-
gether to the common pasture pre-
vailed, was very much to their taste.
They soon knew all the inhabitants in
the place, and, until the female crane
died, used to call regularly at the houses
to be fed. When the female died the
survivor at once took as a new friend a
bull. He would stand by the bull in the
stall and keep the flies off him, scream
when he roared, and dance before him
and follow him out with the herd. In
this association the crane saw and re-
marked the duties of the cowherd, and
one evening he brought home the whole
of the village herd of heifers unaidcd,
and drove them into the stable.
From that time the crane undertook
so many duties that it was busy from
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dawn till night. He acted as policeman
among the poultry, stopping all fights
and disorder. He would stand by a
horse when left in a cart, and prevent it
from moving by pecking its nose and
screaming. a turkey and 9amecock
were found fighting, wherein the crane
first fought the turkey and then sought
out and thrashed the cock. Meantime
it always ''herded" the cattle, not al
ways with complete success. On one
occasion the crane went back, drove up
some tagging heifers through the
street, and then frightened them so
much that they broke away and ran
two miles in the wrong direction. The
bird ccNld not bring them back, but
drove them into a field, where it guard
ed them till they were fetched. 1t
would drive out trespassing cattle as
courageously as dog, and unlike most
busybodies, was universal favorite
and the pride of the village.-Cornhll
Magazine.
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WATCHED FOR HIS MASTER.

HEY say that the
name of the sta
ton h a $ b e e n
changed, and that
the dog is dead,
but | remember,
and | think | shall
remember always.
In q sharp Y of a
valley between two
t a |, unheeding
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-17

The means by which a fly can creep
up pane of glass or walk on ceiling
have long been the subject of conten-
ton among scientists, some claiming
that the Ay-foot is a sucker; others that
adhesion is effected by the aid of u
viscous fluid, exuding from the foot,
and others again that the Ay walks by
means of a cilary apparatus which aa-
swers the purpose of a hook
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-17
A New Chicken salad.

One quart of chicken cut into dice,
two large cucumbers, one can of French
peas; chop the cucumbers and lie;
drain, turn the peas into a colanderr
let cold water run over them minute
and then dry in cloth; just before
serving mix all toge Their and cover with
mayonnaise dressing. This is far bet
celery.-Good Housekeeping.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-17

The Missouri is the longest river, and
The Mississippi really joins the Missouri,
But the Mississippi was discovered first,
and obtained the reputation OF being
the principal stream.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-17

According to the Mosaic law the TO-
Gust was clean and might be eaten by
the Jews.
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Straw-colored complexion leads to the
suspicion Of a cancerous constitution.