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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28
Remarkable Bird story.

A sparrow flew into one of the large
rooms at the Burlington shops at Bur
lington, Ia, the other day, and, getting
too near one OF the wheels, was sucked
in. The workmen saw it and supposed
that it was instantly killed, as the wheel
was revolving at the rate of 100 revolu-
tions minute. When the machinery
was shut down at noon a gentle chirp
was heard from the wheel, and when one
of the workmen looked the sparrow was
there, still alive. 1t had chung to the
strengthening rod inside the wheel, and
was so dazed it could not fly. 1t was
picked up and placed on a table, where
1t recovered in a short time and flew
away. The wheel made 81 900 revolu-
tons while the bird was clinging to it,
and the sparrow had Travelled more than
70 miles in that manner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28
THE VOLUNTEER STATE.
rTennessec's Prowexs in All Our Coun-
try's Wars.

try's Wars.
In the revolutionary war, in 1912, in
the Creek and Seminole wars and in the
conflict with Mexico, Tennessee earned
the reputation and sobriquet of the
volunteer state. In the revolution her
pioneers left their feeble and unpro-
tected settlements on The HolstOn, Wa
tauga and Nolachucky to pour them
selves a torrent of death on the invaders
of the Carolinas. At the commence
ment of the war of 1912, before any
requisition from the government, $500
Tennesseans volunteered; and this
number was increased to nearly $4,000
before its close. Tennessee fought the
Creek war almost unaided, and fur
nished the heroes who won the bloody
field of Chalmette before the gates Of
New Orleans. 1t was Tennessee valor
and dash in the person of the gallant
Gaines that won the victory for the
American arms at Fort Erie, which
first checked the invasion of the east.
In the Mexican war Tennessee's quota
was $500, and 10000 volunteers re-
sponded to the call. In fact, from the
revolution to the great civil conflict
Tennessee took leading part in every
war When the war between the states
came Tennessee furnished POO. 900 men
to the confederacy and 81, 900 volunteers
to the union; SO general officers to the
confederacy and eight to the federalists.
10 the southern navy she gave a Maury,
the pathfinder of the seas, and to the
northern a Farragut. The claim that
Tennessee furnished more soldiers to
the civil war than any other state will
hardly be disputed. Four hundred and
eight battles and skirmishes were
fought within her limits, a record sur
passing that of any other state except
Virginia.; and Tennessee's soil holds
"the dreamless dust" of more heroes
that died in the conflict between the
states than does the soil of any other
state. Now all is peace and fraternity.
Should the restored union call for SOL
dlers, regiment after regiment would
enlist as fast as men could write their
names, peers of the victorious Tenth
Legionaries of Rome or the invincible
lronsides of Cromwell. - Illustrated
American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28
INDIAN CHIP CARVING.

Note that this cutting down does not
mean drawing the knife down the line,
but simply pressing it down onto the
line. When cutting down line which
is longer than the knife the point must
be pressed into the center and drawn
down the line. Proceed in the same way
with lines b, C and d, and so on with
all the squares.
In cutting down these lines the blade
of the knife must be pressed perfectly
straight into the wood or the point is
liable to break. Then put the point of
your knife in at E, keeping the blade
nearly fiat against the wood, and draw
it down the line F, gradually pressing
the point into the center of the square,
so as to entirely detach the triangular
piece of wood. 1t will be seen by dia-
gram that when all these triangular
pieces (G) have been taken a line of
d'amond-shaped pieces will be left.
Then with the point of your knife make
a small straight cut in each side of the
diamond, slanting toward the center,
and n small slanting cut into the
straight one diamond d., and you will
have very pretty and effective little
border.
The depth of the pattern described
should be about one-eighth of an inch
in the deepest parts.-Chicago News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28

An English general and his wife. resi-
dent in Ireland, were constantly pes
tered by beggar woman to whom they
had been very charitable One morning.
at the usual hour when the lady was
getting into her carriage, the old wom-
an appeared and began: "Agh, my lady,
success to your ladyship, and success
to your honor's honor, this morning, of
all the days in the year; for, sure, didn't
| drame last night that yer ladyship
gave me pound of tay and yer honor a
pound of tobacco!" But, my good
woman" said the general ''do YOU not
know that dreams always 90 by the rule
of contrary?" "Do they, please yer
honor?" rejoined the old woman. Then
it must be Yer honor that will give me
the tay and her ladyship that will give
me the tobacco -Tit-Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28

There is danger in many apparently
harmless articles, and fly paper seems
to be one of these. A family, having
been greatly troubled with flies, dis.
tributed lot of sticky fly papers around
the house. The next day, little boy
just learning to walk, while at play.
tripped and fell, his face sticking on a
piece of the fly paper. The parents
were out of the room, and the little one,
in trying to remove the paper, only
succeeded in getting it tightly sealed
around his mouth and nostrils, thus
off his breath. By the merest
chance the mother happened in and
saved the child from suffocation. Even
then it was necessary to cut holes in the
paper hurriedly to allow breathing unit;
the paper could be soaked off.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

For refusing to act as fence viewer,
an Office that survives yet in parts of
New England, a Deering, Me-, man was
fined five dollars, and he had to pay
ten dollars to escape arrest for trying to
dodge the first fine.
There are still on the pension rolls
the names of seven widows and nine
daughters of soldiers who fought in the
revolutionary war. The widows re-
ceive $12 a month each, under general
act; the daughters a sum stipulated by
an individual act passed by congress for
each one.
The oldest newspaper in the world
is the kin Pam" which has been pub
lished in Peking, China, continuously
for nearly 1000 years. 1t began as a
monthly, became a weekly in 1861 and a
daily in 1900. 1t publishes three edi-
tons day, each edition being on diff
ferent colored paper.
Some sort of plant has been eXhib'
tied in Portland, Ore, under the name
of an Alaska rose, which is described
as looking like big sunfower, except
that in place of the petals of sun
flower the Alaska rose" has a mass of
small yellow blossoms, which lie very
close one to the other.
-Hairpins were not manufactured in
this country until 1878. Previous to that
| time those used here We're brought
from England or France. Now the
trade is such. a large one that it takes
100000 PuclSages,-~s.eh containing .
pins, to supply the wholesale demand
daily in New York alone.
A sea captain has found that the
sails of a ship when filled with a number
of small holes bear it along more rap
idly than when they are perfectly
| whole. He says that an ordinary sal
| cannot receive the full force of the
wind, owing to the bulk of stationary
| air that fills up the hollow of the con
cave canvas.
The new bridge connecting FRS
avenue with Willis avenue will be il
some respects the finest structure
crossing the Harlem. The draw is to bt
28S feet in length. a special feature o
| the bridge is to be its draw guards, faceC
with vertical sheathing of white oak
backed by three rows of yellow pin,
inch checks. The estimated cost of thu
bridge will be s., 100000, The new Har
lem bridges when all completed vii
have cost more than $1O00O00O.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28

Kentucky was formerly part of Vir-
ginia, and was settled by Nirginians,
who took with them their slaves, their
agricultural habits and their military
spirit. With the consent of Virginia,
Kentucky was separated from that state
and admitted to the union in 1892. The
people of this country have generally
emigrated in pretty straight lines to the
westward. AS Virginians broke over the
mountains into Kentucky, so North
Cnrolinians crossed into the valleys OF
Tennessee. North Carolina gave up her
right to the territory west Of the noun
tains soon after the constitution was
formed, and what is now Tennessee was
part of the Southwestern Territory, un.
til it was admitted TO the union in 170S
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28

it was intended. The hair now remain
ing was left for a definite purpose.
Certain mars serve as organs of touch,
notably the eyelashes, and in a less
degree Inc eyebrows. Both serve to
protect the eyes. In animals the hair
serves to maintain and regulate the
body neat but in man the hair of the
scalp alone has such purpose.
Scissors and COrsets nm Escutcbaor
one Jay IN 1870 beautiful carriage
appeared on the boulevards of Paris
with an escutcheon in the shape of a
par Oh corsets and an open pair of
scissors painted on the panel of each
door This was the coat of arms of
Rhombfrg' the first man who made a
name as woman's dresmaker. Rbom-
berg who was the son of a Bavarion
peasant from the neighborhood OF
owed his rapid success to his
geniuHfor eoncealing and remedyinc
defec1Noi figure. He left an annual in,
come $1,000 francs to his heirs.
--Ay1pding-room for the exclusive
use otee blind, and complete collec.
ton q paised-letter books, will be added
to the| conyeniences OF the new Con.
yressidnal library.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28

the usual ten numbers in Siamese script,
The company fist began making these
machines about three years ago, under
the instructions of a secretary of the
Siamese court, who came to this coun-
try for the special purpose. There are
now several hundred of the machines
in Siam, and the saving of time and
labor is much greater than would be
the case in any occidental nation, as the
Siamese have no script, and all letters
are printed individually. In no respect
does the mechanism differ from that of
the English writing machine, save IN
tie unimportant matter of the dead
keys" There are rs keys, the same
number as the regular machine of this
make,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28

1t takes a clever dressmaker to
crumple ones sleeves without adding
to the apparent size of the shoulder.
The sleeve must follow the line of the
arm, but still be full enough to "crum-
pie over the wrist and hand. The
proper way to produce this effect is to
cut the sleeves the same width as the
lining, but very much longer. Then the
material is pushed up or down with
out bulging sideways giving the de-
sired "crumpled" look, which is yet to
be distinguished from stirring. The
epaulettc is often a mass of plisses
massed on the shoulder seam.-St Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
IF ! WERE YOU.

II I a little girl could be.
Well-just like you,
With lips as rosy, cheeks as fair,
Such eyes of blue and shining hair,
What do you think I'd do?
I'd wear so bright and sweet a smile,
I'd be so loving all the while,
I'd be 80 helpful with my hand,
So quick and gentle to command,
You soon would see
That everyone would turn to say:
"'Tis good to meet that child to-day"
Yes yes, my bird. that's what Ia do
If l were you.
Or, If I CHANGED to be boy,
Like some l know;
With crisp curls sparkling in the sun,
And eyes all beaming bright with fun
All, if I could be so,
ia strive and strive with all my might
To be so true, so brave, polite,
That in me each one might behold
"A hero-as in the days of old.
'Twould be JOY
To hear one, looking at me, say:
MY cheer and comfort all the day"
Yes, if | were a boy l know
1 would be 50.
But, now, perhaps, you'd ask OF me:
J when it was you
Who had the young and merry face,
With smiles and roses all in place,
Tell us. what did you dos"
All, dearies! If 1 ever fell
Far short of doing wisely, we'll
It was you see,
Because none ever took the time
To tell In such lovely rhyme
What should now rejoice to do
~y~Sydney Dayre. in N. Y. Independent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28
An Ensy-Going Chinese Prince.

The famous German traveller, Otto
Ehlers, tells about n singular Chinese
pOtentate whom he visited in Laos
States, while on his way from Siam to
ronquin. The prince leaves the cares
of affairs chiefly to his wife. He has
had his throne placed in the palace
kitchen so that he can receive visitors
and watch the preparation of his meals
at the same time. The subjects seem
to be content with his manner of adj
ministration, and admire the demo-
cratic spirit manifested in his choice
of a throne room. The dynasty, how
ever, promises to become extinct, as
the princes son and heir is a confirmed
drunkard and at last reports unmar-
ried.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28
INDIAN CHIP CARVING.

splendid Pnstime for Boys Who
Know How 10 Handle n Knife.
The art of Indian chip carving is one
which is just now coming much into
favor and it is really, for small articles,
even more effective than the relief carv-
ing which has been in vogue for many
years.
Chip carving has also the advantage
of being easier to learn and of requiring
only one tool and, as the chips are small
and so easily kept together and the
wood does not need to be clamped onto
the table, it can be done even in the
drawing-room, and a small article, such
as photograph frame OF matchbox, is
as nice as piece Of needlework to take
with one when paying visit.
The only tool required is a small knife,
as shown in diagram A, costing about
rs cents, though, of course, a pair of
cOmpasses, pencil and ruler are neces-
sary to draw ones own designs, and to
anyone with a taste for geometrical
drawing this is almost as interesting as
the carving. The wood used must be
close-grained and soft, as no mallet can
be used; white lime and sycamore be-
ing the best, though it can be done in
other kinds.
In beginning it is best to take some
simple pattern, such as is shown in dia-
gram B, which it will easily be seen is
composed of small squares crossed from
corner to corner. Grasp the knife firm
~ in the right hand, using your left
hand to guide and keep it steady. Press
She point of the knife deeply into the
center of the square and cut down the
line a, making the cut gradually shall
lower toward the corner of the square.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28
A MUSICAL MOUSE.


Her song Was Clear Enough to BE
Heard Distinctly.
\ good deal Of skepticism prevails as
to the fact of there being singing mice,
but, having kept such youngster for
four years, an English gentleman is in
a position to speak with authority.
She was caught in a coal mine, was
brought to the surface and handed over
to the narrator. Thus commenced an
acquaintance which soon ripened into
intimacy, and which was only terminal
ed by her death. There was no doubt
about her song-a pretty, bird-like
MARBLE, rising and falling alternately
and of sufficient power to carry from the
top to the bottom of the house when all
was quiet.
In appearance she was just an or
binary house mouse, with the usual
well-groomed whiskers, the beady
black eyes and an elegant tapering tail,
like the rest of her tribe. 1t was her
song alone which singled her out from
the dumb millions of her fellows, and
this song she poured out almost with
out intermission during her waking
hours.
The specuiations of the learned have
been exercised over this matter, and
some have thought that bronchitis, by
narrowing the air passages, produces
a noisy wheeling, which enthusiastic
admirers have dignified as a song.
Others, with greater proba bility, have
suggested that every mouse is singing
mouse, but that on account of the dull
ness Of our ears we hear only the bass
voiced vocalists, while the shrilIer melo-
dies of the great majority are unno-
ticed
Everyone knows that the squeak of
bat is not heard by everyone and that
one party in conversation on a coun-
try walk may be almost deafened by a
chorus of bats, while the other may
hear nothing of the noise. Certain it is
that dissection reveals nothing alb
normal in the vocal apparatus of the
singing mouse, and doubtless a very
slight difference in the quality of the
vocal cords would result in a mouse
with a voice sufficiently bass to bring
the sound within the compass of our
hearing powers.-Golden Days.
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cause it to be spread on the sidewalk
and gather a crowd of boys about him,
the smallest urchins in the front rank.
At a signal from Mr.. Bell the raven
Gus crew would precipitate itself upon
the feast Two men always watched
the scene with smiling faces-the
frankfurter man, who had done a good
days business at one stroke, and MIR.
Bell. His appearance in Broad street
was always the signal for excitement
among the urchins.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28

In making cafe parfait the cream NAV
be favored with chocolate, vanilla or
strawberry, the parfait taking the
name of the tlavoring Use good, thicls
cream, very cold; add TO it half pound
of powdered sugar, and gill of black
coffee; mix thoroughly; stand the basin
in pan of cracked ice, and with a wire
egg-beater beat 10 a froth. This will
take about five minutes. Put the mix
ture into mold, put on the lid. cover
the joint with a piece of waXed pa.
per: pack it in coarse salt and ice and
stand aside for two hours. Or it NAV
be packed in the freezer and served in
tumDlers.-Mrs.S S. T. Rorer, in Ladies
Home journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28

month, which come upon Wilhelmina's
own birthday. All were asked to come
in Dutch dress.
The little maid received her guests in
a gown of old-fashioned figured red cal
leo, which was made with round waist
and full-gathered skirt coming to the
floor. The sleeves were small elbow
puffs.
The cap of the little maid was tight
fitting to the head and finished around
the neck with a white ruffle in true
Dutch girl fashion.
The feast was served upon blue Dutch
delft and the little hostess gave to each
guest a delft souvenir.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28
TYPEWRITES SIAMESE.
An American Machine Made to the
Order of Slams King.

In the window of a typewriter com
pany on Broadway is typewriter the
KEYS of which are inscribed with figures
which look like studies in various spe-
cies of bacili. They are Siamese char
acters, and the machine is one OF mum
Der built to the order of the king OF
Siam, who is now travelling in Europe
There are 76 characters on the key
board a number of which are in the
nature of accents, qualifying the other
characters, and these are so related to
the letters, that in all about 1900 char
lcters can be produced from the key
board. The accents all have to be upon
dead keys-that is, keys that when
struck do not cause a movement OF the
carriage, so that the accent may first be
printed and then the letter, without
having to move the carriage back. In
some words it Is necessary to use a.
many as three accents, says the New
York Sun.
There are no capital letters. Besides
the alphabetical characters there are
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28

A wheelman of Corunna, Mich, has to
thank Il mouse for the addition of oS
miles to his cyclometer record, says the
New York World. He hung his bicycle
from his cellar ceiling, the other even
ing, not far from a swinging shelf,
where food was kept. A mouse bent on
supper reached the shelf, and when he
had sampled the viands leaped to the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28

Slice boiled potatoes wnIIe yet warm;
mix with them sliced cucumber, some
minced onions, with small sprig of
tarragon. Add pepper, salt, oil, vinegar
and sour cream; mix with a well-beateu
egg. Serve direct from the ice chest
St. Louis Ecpub,ic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28

tire of the front wheel. That immedi-
ately began to revoIve, and the mouse
naturally ran to the highest part of it.
1t could stay on the top of the tire and
it couldn't get enough foothold to Jump
to the wall. So it ran round and round
the revolving wheel, and the next morn
ing was found, almost exhausted, but
still running, with 9S miles to it's
credit
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28

An English bishop once confided to
an old Welsh clergyman his difficulty in
mastering the Welsh doubled /. The par.
son replied: Put the tip of your apos-
tolic tongue in the roof ofyour episcopal
mouth, my lord, and then hiss like
gander. San Francisco Argonaut.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28

FOR
OPENED AT OMAHA NEXT JUNE
governed
n
ne building thanking
the porco dentan
CALLER
the
so
the roof
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28

Our condition of hairlessness has
been a subject of study by DR.. Exner,
German biologist. Our ancestors, he
holds, we're totally covered with hair,
and its disappearance may be accounted
for by lie fact that its absence was
regardedas bea uty, preference being
SsviSS Ti lie hast final n mates ties to those
modifiedlsense organs, which have
lost all Connection with the nerves.
Primitive man was probably clothed
in an irregular covering of hair, which
varied in length, color, structure and
thickness with the functions for which
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28
REAL DUTCH PARTY.
All the Child Guests Were Dressed in
Holland Gowns.

Queen Wilhelmina will be IS years
old next fall and in honor of the event
the Hollanders are beginning to get
ready to celebrate, for on her 18th birth
day the little queen ascends the throne
to rule for herself. Meanwhile Dutch
things are coming in and Dutch fancy
dress parties are becoming quite the
fashion among little girls.
a little maid, aged seven years, gave
such a party upon her birthday last
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28
Choice of Exits.

Men and women are so different"
"Yes?"
When a woman gets in trouble she
takes to her bed"
"Well?"
And when man gets in trouble he
~kes to his heels,"-Chicago Record
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28
IsAA BELLS GENEROSITY.
""" ed the Messenger Boys IN
broad Street

~ DoyS
Broad Street.
ne "a saac Bells popularity with
all sor'I hd conditions of men and
women large. In social, political
ana NJ Pal circles he was esteemed
and resi- ed by all, but he was beloved
by meu the humber walks of life.
lie dIsi publicity in his charities,
but III stories could be told of his
SeEero says the New York Com
merclaWEertiser. He had a heart
as big as side of a house, God bless
him! sd Rn elevator man in one Of
the pig street buildings, when he
heard OF "a. Bells death. He then
told lie stories of Mr.. Bells kind
ness 10 IN than one poor man. Years
ago MI. Is popularity among the
brokers r. and district messengers
in Wall et was assured. 1t was due
to his ha%Sof supplying them with
! lunches.
/ Mr.. Bell would approach one of the
itinerant vendors of frankfurters and
pies in Broad street and purchase the
mans entire stock. He would then