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FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
THE TWINS.

1dontseewhy and IthinkImight
Are twins of equal size;
And their chief delight is sitting on
The lids of Robbie's eyes
When things 60 wrong, as they often do,
To a boy of Robbie's height
But the twins sleep sound in the Land of
Gone
When all goes smooth and right,
For smiles give chills, and dimples, pain,
Rob's laughter pricks like pins;
And shouts of glee are misery
To these peculiar twins.
So they lie asleep till morning comes,
When Rob, with sleepy frown,
Gets out the wrong side of the bed
And comes meandering down.
But the twins are first in the breakfast
room,
And when they see the boy
They climb the lids of two brown eyes
And dangle their feet in joy.
AT a scowl they kick, at whimper, grin,
A sulk is greatest glce;
And they dance and prance at such a pace
That Rob can hardly see.
81 don't see why" he whines aloud,
But mother does not know
That tricksy twin, with nimble legs,
Is telling Robbie so.
az think / might" he whnes again,
And father, with surprise,
Looks at his son, but cannot see
That twin in the brown eyes.
All! what boy has not seen the twins,
This most peculiar pair,
Idontseewhy, and IthinkImight?
They're dancing everywhere;
Ready to visit those who scowl
And fret in the early morn;
But when boys laugh these tricksy twins
Flee fast to the Land of Gone
Helen T. Wilder, in Leslie's Weekly.
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UNEXPECTED ANSWER.
The Teachers Last Attempt to Show
Tommy OF in Public.

The Teachers Last Attempt to Show
Tommy OF in Public.
l was at one time a teacher of the
first primary grade in the public schools
at y. 1t was a rule to give a short oral
lesson in physiology on Friday after
moons and to illustrate the lesson from
large chart. Among my pupils was a
small boy called Tommy, who was al
most an innocent" Teachers had
laborcd long and faithfully with him,
but nothing had ever seemed to inter
est him in the least. He would only
come occasionally, but 1 noticed that
on chart day." as the children called
1T, Tommy was always there. He loved
that chart and his admiration for the
hideous pictures on it knew no bounds.
One Friday our lesson concerned the
head and brain. knowing Tommy's
love for the pictures placed him where
he could get good view of the chart
and tried long and hard to impress upon
him that his head contained his brain. I
really thought that at last [ had made
an impression and saw CLEAN of in
telligence on his dull little face. At
that moment the superintendent hap
pened in to make call, and, think
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28

The fish hawk will catch and carry
off a four-pound fish without any great
difficulty, and nothing less than a
charge of shot will make him let go.
But the fish hawk sometimes gets
caught himself. An old coastman re-
ilates that he once saw big hawk, with
"A four-foot spread of wings, that was
sailing along Monmouth beach. Sud-
denly he made dive and fixed his claws
in a fish's back. 1t was a 3O-pound
striped bass, and much heavier than
the hawk could carry away. Then he
would have let go, but he could not free
his claws, nor could the fish break away
SO they struggled in the water until
both were dead.
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Very Stale Loaf of Bread.

The Oldest loaf in existence has re.
Gently passed into the hands of the Brit.
Iish museum authorities. 1t was dis
covered in Assyria by a French ex-
rplorer, NJ. Monthon, together with the
remnants of several other pieces OF
bread, carefully wrapped in cloth. 1t
lis supposed that it was leavened and
baked about the year $50 B. c., when it
was the custom to put food in the coffin
with dead person. 1t resembles a
penny bun in shape and color. and is in
perfect condition. The flavor did not
seem to impress the explorer, but this is
not surprising considering its 1900
years entombment.
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about inches longer than the out
side ones, and about inches wide
on top-as thick as end of the tongue,
as far back as the pieces on end of
tongue extend. Use bolts, so everything
will stay.
Make the gauge the length of three
spaces and 3 or inches longer.
Hinge it to the middle runner lat c.
so that it will turn over from one side to
the other. Make it of hard wood, 4 to
inches wide, and to exactly fit in a
space between the top boards. To hinge
it, thin one end of gauge to thickness
of a small bolt, about inches longer
than width of gauge, and bend a piece
of tin over bolt, and nail both sides.
Cut notches in top boards right over
the center of runner, to let the ends
of bolt in, with hole in one of them
for head of bolt; drive staple over head
end of bolt, close to hole, and fasten
a turn-button over the other. Thus the
gauge can be easily taken off when
not in marking use. a turn-button over
each end runner (at B and D), to hold
firm when in use.
The marking end (A) should be as
light as possible. Cut gain about 3
inches wide so it will be evenly centered
for the next middle row. In it fasten
a piece twice as long as the width of
runner, and taper to desired width
at point. Brace the marking stick by
putting small hole about inches from
each end. Double a small wire and
put through hole and fasten; draw
tight over opposite edge of board and fas-
ten in like manner; spread the wires
and nail down solid. Raise the gauge
when turning round. Unless rows are
short, use stake, so that any devia
ton from a straight line can be seel
ahead; no measuring; simply stick
stake where marking stick STARTS
Ohio Farmer.
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ever, entirely by the party by which a
nomination is to be made.
In one of these two ways delegates
are chosen to represent the primary
political divisions the ward in a city
the town or township in the country
in the state and congressional district
conventions. From this point the in.
dividual vote has no further share in the
choice of candidates.
The district convention usually con-
fines itself to the choice of two delegates
and two alternates 10 the national con-
vention. Sometimes, nevertheless, it
votes a resolution, or a series of resolu-
tons, concerning the principal public
questions at issue. Not infrequently it
also names the candidates for congress,
for members of the house of representa-
tives are always elected in "presiden-
tial year"
The state convention names four del
egates and four alternates. The en-
tire delegation Of a state in the national
convention is equal to the number of it's
senators and representatives in con-
gress multiplied by two. A comprehen-
sive statement of the party's principles
and policies is also an invariable Part of
the programme. Such a pronounce
ment i'll one state, however, usually diff
fers in more or less essential respects
from similar utterances in other states,
and is always Of interest as indicating
the views of the candidate whose sup
porters are in control
Either the district or the state con,
vention may, if it choose, instruct its
delegates to vote for a particular candi-
date, or for a special plank" as the
phrase is, in the platform of the ma
tional convention. Whatever instruc-
lions are given or the delegates left free
to exercise their discretion is usually de-
termined by state precedents; but
sometimes instruct: ons are withheld be.
cause there is not clear majority for
any one candidate.
When the great national conventions
assemble, temporary president desig'
mated by the national committee takes
the chair; but after that everything is
in the hands of the delegates. The
method of nominating candidates and
of constructing the platform" is too
well known to require description.
In the democratic convention a two
thirds vote is required to make NOM
nation. In all other parties a major
ity vote is sufficient.
All this elaborate machinery is
deemed necessary for naming each
candidate for the presidency. When
we remember that multitudes of other
candidates for other Offices are named
annually, the Importance of the nom
mating convention is apparent. 1t has
taken years to perfect the system. Not
until 1910 was the plan of holding ma
tional conventions generally adopted.
1t is criticised by foreigners as giving
an advantage to professional poll
ticians, since its perpleXity is somewhat
confusing to the individual voter. In
the primaries, however, which lie at
the base of the whole, the individual
voters have the means of controlling
party policies and candidates. David
Dudley Field, the eminent reformer,
was fond of declaring: The primary
is the pivot of reform. Youths Com
panion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
A Snake ntorY from Lava-

\ hunter cunning near river one
day saw some wild hogs come down tc
drink. a python seized full-grown
one, three feet high at the shoulder
and threw two coils about it's body
The hog simply flattened out and in a
minute was strip of meat, nothing
more. The snake was shot and found
to be twelve feet long and seven inches
through, yet it crushed the bones of it,
victim as though they were paper. A
man who has in his possession the loip.
cloth and jumper of a coolie who was
swallowed by boa constructor says the
cloths were knotted so tightly that they
seem to have been done by hand. The
only part of the coolies body found
was the lower jaw bone, all the rest hav.
ing been digested by the big snake.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28

Mile. Jeane Fenaben, young French
woman, is in some respects the most re-
narkable person OF her sex in Europe.
She is now but IS years old, yet two
Years ago she received the degree of
bachelor of arts from one of the most
famous colleges of France. She then
became professor of philosophy in a
woman's college at Lyons, and this year
was candidate at the Sorbonne for the
Important degree OF licentiate in philos-
ophy. She emerged from an eXtraordi-
narily severe examination third out of
SoO candidates. She amazed the exam
aners by her erudition and serene com
poSure throughout the trying ordeal.
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A WORD ABOUT BOOSTS.
Some Think They Should BE Round, Others
Favor the Half-Round.

EaYor the Half-KOund.
Roosts in shape should be round or
half round. 1t is a question which of
these two forms is best. We have al
ways supposed that the all-round roost
was the kind meant by nature, as the
feet of all roostinG birds are so con-
structed that they naturally grasp a
round object. An Australian poultry
keeper, however, believes that a roost
fiattened on the under side is preferred
by the birds. lie put both kinds in
his hen house and the fowls left the
round ones for the ones that had been
partly hattened. He believes that the
toes of the birds can grasp the latter
kind of roost much better than the all
round ones.
AS to the size of roosts, that must de-
pend somewhat on the age and size of
the bird. Most of our poultry houses
have roosts of one size, and the fowls are
expected to like them, whether they
fit or not. A chick that weighs one
pound must certainly find some discom-
fort in clinging to Il roost made for a
rooster weighing eight pounds. The
roosts of our poultry dealers vary in di-
ameter all the way from one to three
inches. What is the best size? Prob
ably it would be better to have different
sized roosts in every pen and let the
birds choose for themselves.-Farm
Review.
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NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.
The System by Which Delegates Arc
Elected Fully Explained.

Elected Fully Explained.
The approach of the great national
conventions, which will name the sever
al candidates for the presidency, is
heralded by numerous lesser conven-
tions. The American convention sys-
TEN is always bewildering to foreign
ers; indeed, there are many Americans
who have never mastered the details of
the machinery by which nominations
are made.
OF the several steps leading to the
nomination of a presidential candidate,
the primary election is the first. In
towns and cities it is caucus, or as
sembly of the voters of one party, all of
whom in theory have the right to at
tend and vote. In some states the caucus
is regulated by state laws; III others it
is left to party usage and presidents.
In general, it is understood that those
only who expect to support the party's
candidates can honorably take part in
the proceedings, and sometimes those
only whose names are enrolled on a
carefully kept list of recognized MEM
bers of the party are allowed to vote.
In some parts of the country, par
ticularly the sparsely settled regions,
instead of the caucus there is a regular
election, with ballot-boXes and inspec-
tors in each precinct, conducted, how
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Keep EVerlastingly at 1t,

The ignorant farmer is to be pitied
but the farmer who knows better than
he practices, and who, through sheer
laziness and lack of purpose, fails to
carry out better methods, is deserving
of the sympathy of no one. Listen only
to the man who has made a success in
his chosen profession. Read the words
of your favorite contributors with the
idea in your mind that they are talking
to you and not to "the other fellow
BE earnest, and whatever you under.
take to do, do it with your might.-A
G. Withow, in N. E. Farmer.
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Fast-WallSing Farm Horses.

Any good breed of trotting horses, or
any horse which has thoroughbred
blood in its veins, can by practice be
made to walk fast. No common-b bred
animal can be made fast walker. A
fast walker is made by careful exercise
in that gait and it is delightful one for
q traveller if his steed walks four to
five miles an hour. 1t is also very i'm
portant to the farmer to have fast
walking team; but it depends much on
the rider or driver whether horse ever
attains this highly esteemed quality
Farm and Home.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
GOOD CORN MARKER.
1t Is Easily Made and Does Its Work to
Perfection.

1t Is Easily Made and Does Its Work to
Perfection.
Many may think that marking out
corn ground is a small matter, yet 1t
should not be so considered, because
much convenience outotherworkings
of the crop depends on straight rows,
a thing that most farmers find it diff
cult to make. l have used several sorts
of markers, but was never sure of doing
a good job till used one like that illus
trated. l was so pleased with it that |
want others to try it, for don't think
one should be selfish with proyidential
success.
1t is far ahead of the four-row fold
ing marker; can ride or walk with
equal advantage, as the tongue comes
directly over the mark, giving one
great advantage over the team. Tho
tongue is light and easily put on.
Bolt the pieces to the tongue, which
should fit close to the sides of the run
ner, the front end of which should be
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
The Commissary Department

or the human system is the stomach. In
consequence of its activity, the body is sup
Gus and muscular tissue. When indigestion
impedes its functions, the best agent fori
parting healthful impetus to its operations
is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, also cura
tive for malaria, bilious and kidney com
plants, nervousness and constipation.
"HE is good-natured, is he" "Good
natured. Why, l have known that man tt
wear smiling face when he was speaking
of taking off porous p'-Bostor
Courier
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We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
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tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimoni
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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The pleasant effect and perfect safety
with which ladies may use Syrup of Figs,
under all conditions, makes it their favorite
remedy. To get the true and genuine
article, look for the name of the California
Fig Syrup Company, printed near the bot
tom of the package. For sale by all respon-
sible druggists.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28

Dora (hyly)-'T became engaged to Mr..
Anterior last night" Cora-"O, you lucky
grill You are sure to have a perfectly love-
ly time this summer now. You know
was engaged to him myself last year,
Someryile journal.
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"WHAT you want to avoid" said the pub
over the 10 heads 81 peop d!o Know wr1tnS
was the answer. II was depending on
getting you to take this book so that l could
come down out of the attic and do my work
on the parlor floor hereafter. "-Washing-
ton Star
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28

a." SAID the crank boarder, with the air
of one who is challenging contradiction, Il
am assured that Shakespeare is really Ba.
con-" sit must be admitted" said the
Cheerful IDIOT in soothing manner, "that
some of Williams work is on the hog"-
indianapolis Journal.
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how's Chump-

BAesLEY--"By the way, how's Chump-
''s 81 ey-"Haven't you heardl
Wig, lends are taking up subscrip-
ton to pu him in the insane asylum"
Bagsley-1 did not know that he had part
ed with bis reason" Snagsley-"He has,
entirely. His wife lost her powers of
speech andChumpley is suing fora divorce"
PHILADELPHIA Press.
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ing 1 had accomplished wonders Tom
my's fame having reached him),
called on Thomas to tell where his
brain was. He gave me a blank look
and remained silent. l tried again,
and put the question in another form.
"Now, Tommy" 1 said, tell Mr..
M what is in your head"
The little hand shot up and Tommy
fairly roared out: "A bad cold"
1t was my last attempt TO show Tom
my off in public.-Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
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D. &. C. Floating Palaces are now running
daily between Detroit and Cleveland, and
wis'-'7s'.,s4.saily between Cleveland, Putin
Bay and Toledo. If you are travelling be-
tween the above points, take advantage of a
water trip and save money.
Spend your vacation on the Great Lakes.
Send forillustrated pamphlet Address A
A. SCHANTz, g. P. A. Detroit, Mich.
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"HELLo, Sappy, where have you beenl"
i've been to the gymnasium, exercising,
old chap" "You exercising." Yes
watching the rest. Exercising my eve,
don't you know."-Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telepranh
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28

MAMMA-"You know, Johnny, when
mamma whips her little boy she does it for
his good.' Johnny Mamma, wish you
didn't think quite so much of me. Boston
Traoscrint
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''AT that the tramp lost all control of
himself" Chow do you knows" "By the
way his features worked. "-Detroit Trib-
une,
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THE art Of pleasing consists in being
pleased.-Hazlitt.
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AGAINST stupidity the very gods fight I'm.
victorious Schiller.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28

In the Lake regions of Wisconsin, North
ern Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa and Dakota,
there are hundreds of charming localities
pre-eminenty fitted for summer homes
Nearly all ire located on or near lakes
wE&h have RI been fshed out. These re-
so p'-en @eached by railway and
range La ,s,se-sy .-~em the ''full dress for
Jdinner' to the f1annel-shirt costume for
every meal. Among the list are names IA
miliar to many of our readers as the perfec-
ton of Northern summer resorts. Nearly
all of the Wisconsin points of interest are
within a short distance from Chicago or
Milwaukee, and none Of them are so far
away from the ''busy marts of civilization"
that they cannot be reached in few hours
of travel, by frequent trains, over the finest
road in the northwest-the Chicago, Mil
waulSee & St Paul Railway. A description
of the principal resorts, whilst of summer
hotels and boarding houses, and rates for
board, will be sent free on application to
GEO. H. HEAFFoRD, General Passenger
Agent, Chicago.
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"MAUDE, your father says he cannot af-
ford to dress you as a summer girl this sea
SON." ''All right, nanny. Get me tailor
gown anda boomer suit and l'll star as an
athletic girl. ''-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28

"TRUE elegance charms US by its sudden
ness and its brevity." 'Yes, listen to the
pOppingOf those corks l"-Cleveand Plain
Dealer
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SCIENCE surpasses the old miracles Of
mythology Emerson.
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A TsIYG is never too often repeated which
Is never sufficiently learned.-Seneca.
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AN ENDURING TEsTIMoNIAL.-First Aspi-
rant for Fame-"We've got a hen that's
laid an Easter egg!n Second Ditto-'Pooh,
that's nothing; my fathers laid founda-
ton stone PUN
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12

deciding no longer to persist in
their vain attempt to enforce the
law. District Attorney Mari has
found it absolutely impossible to
try Sunday law cases, and all the
charges of violation of the law
that have been made since the
last attempt was made to close
the saloons are still pending. The
reform administration has found
the Sunday law as difficult to en-
force as did the old ring admin
istration and the police force has
become heartily sick of playing
spy around the saloons.
From now on, therefore the
back doors will no doubt be open
regularly. DR.. Lyons thought at
first that he could enforce the
law, but he found it a bigger job
than he contracted for. And the
result was that he became ewar
led and in need of rest. and he
gave up his attempt.
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HOW TO WARD OFF AN ATTACK

In speaking of this much dreaded di-
sease, Mr.. G. NJ. Dixon, of Pleasant
Ridge, Pa, said: 81 have little girl
who is troubled frequently during the
winter months with croupy affections.
Whenever the first symptoms occur,
my wife gives her Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, and the result is al
ways prompt and satisfactory" This
remedy is used by thousands of moth
ers throughout the United States, and
in many foreign countries, and always
with perfect success. 1t is only ne
cesary to give it freely when the
child become hoarse or as soon as the
croupy cough appears and all symp-
tons of Group will disappear. For
sale at % and so cents per bottle by
all druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12

and easy 10 operate, Is true
of Hoods Pills, which are
up to date in every respect
Safe, certain and sure. All
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