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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25
"GOD'S THANK YOU"
1t Made Little Jack Very Comfortable
and Happy.

A kind act is never lost. although
the Cousin Jack or other person Tor
whom we do it may not thank us. The
doer always receives a reward, as this
little story illustrates.
Little Jack was four-ycar-old and
a great pet of mine, with yellow curlS
and blue eyes, and he had sweet atfec-
tionate little ways. One day his cousin,
a boy of 1G, set Jack to work for him.
He told him to pull up some weeds in
the field while he finished his story Lit
tie Jack worked away until his fingers
were sore and his face was very hot.
was working in my room when a
very tired little boy came up to me.
why, Jackie, what have you been do
ing?" | asked.
The tears came into his eyes and his
lips quivered and for moment he did
not speak. Then he said: I've been
kind to Cousin Jack; | worked dreffiy
hard for him and he never said thank
you to me-
Poor little Jackie! I felt sorry for
him. 1t was hard lines not to have a
word of thanks after all his hard work,
But that night when l put him in his
little cot, he said to me: "Auntie. this
morning I was sorry that l pulled the
weeds, but now I'm not sorry
How is that?" asked. Has Cousin
Jack thanked you"
mo. he hasn't; but inside me have a
good feeling. 1t always comes when
have been kind to anyone, and. do you
know, I've found out what it is?"
What is it, darling?" | asked.
And throwing his arms around my
neck he whispered: ITS Gods thank
you. Our Gospel Letter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25
SUSPENDED IN MIDAIR.
Juvenile Kite Flyer in Florida Has D
Thrilling Experience.


Kite flying has been the ideal sport
of the small boys at Charlotte Harbor,
Fla, lately and some of the older ones,
too, have taken a shy at it, The broad
eXpanse of beach. with its good winds,
has made it fine sport. Another ele-
ment of excitement has entered it that
has added to its attractiveness and that
is the enmity of the big fish hawks, or
eagles, to the kites. They attack them,
pecking at them, and breaking them to
pieces. When the kite falls the big
birds seem to be in great glee over it
and utter triumphant cries. Willie
Jones. a ten-year-old lad, had several
torn this way and so he determined to
make one that the hawks could not
break up. He made a huge affair OF
silk. some ten feet long, and broad in
proportion.
The other day he started ont with it,
with many of his admiring friends to
aid him. There was a strong southerly
wind blowing and the kite, when ready,
started off with a suddenness that
startled Willie. He partially fell over
| the small rope that held ii and in
iiffy was caught in its coils and being
carried skyward. For seconds his
alarmed companions could not do any
thing Then they tried to pull him
down. but the big kite was too strong
The eagles, on the alert for their enc
my, came swooping down on the kite
and two started for Willie. AS they APP
preached and circled around him he
waved his arms at them and scared
them off. One came near to him ant
Willie seized it by its feet.
1t struggled to get loose and some
way the rope around Willie got un
wound and he was free. hanging to thu
big birds feet 100 feet in the air. Th
eagle struggled frantically to get free
but began falling. Its companion, no
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
COLONEL GRUMPY.

He was a darling little boy,
With sunny eyes Of blue,
And haTpy as the day was long
Unless he had TO do
Some task that did not please him much
And then he was so cross,
HIS mother thought her boy was gone,
ind grieved so for his loss,
Ard said. 1T was & dreadful case,
THAT here in her own dear boys place
Was surly Colonel Grumpy"
The pearl Of little boys!
But Colonel Grumpy was most rude,
And broke up all his toys.
He tore his picture-books to bits,
Cracked his slate, lost his hat,
Pulled his little sisters hair,
And leased the pussy-cat.
She wished he'd go away, and then
She'd have her own sweet boy again
Instead of Colonel Grumpy,
THAT Colonel Grumpy's not my boy
I'm sure is very plain,
And so ia better send him off
To-day in all the rain.
So, Colonel Grumpy, go away
In spite of wind and wet!
l want my boy. who does not sulk,
Nor does he scold or fret"
A little sob, two pleading eyes,
Then clasped tight in her arms, he cries:
'Good-by, cross Colonel Grumpy"
Jane Campbell, in St. Nicholas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25
Scorched Grain for Hens.

Where hens are fed large amounts, of
corn newly husked, and not thoroue ly
dried, their digestive apparatus Ne-
comes disordered. This is often r, a.
edied by heating the corn to the poini II
scorching. Hens will eat this scorcl d
corn quite readily, and they will )e
better for it. But partly-burned oats,
where the hulls are burned off and only
the blackened grains are left, are even
better than scorched corn. This is
really the best way to feed oats to hens
The bulls make the food more bulky
than is best for them, as their crops are
limited, and the light, chaffy grain does
not give sufficient nutrition for the best
egg Observation-Disclosures ultivator
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25
some Wonderful choes.

In a cave in the Pantheon. at Rome,
the guide, by striking the flap of his
coat, makes a noise equal to a 12-pound
lannon's report The singularity is
noticed, in a lesser degree, in the Mann
moth cave in Kentucky. In the cave of
Smellin. near Viborg, in Finland a cat
or dog thrown in will make a scream
ing echo, lasting some minutes. Fin
gals cave. on the isle of Staffa, has also
an abnormally developed echo.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

In rearing lambs that have lost their
mothers, or when the latter cannot give
enough milk to nourish the lambs prop
erly. it is best to feed cows milk from
a bottle that has a small rubber nipple
attached to it. A newly-dropped lamb
only requires two teaspoonfuls at a time
given every hour. 1t has not been found
necessary to sweeten the milk with
sugar or dilute it with water, but il is
strongly recommended to heat the milk
and feed it at a temperature of 90 de-
grees Fahrenheit. The lambs seem to
Ike it hot, and they certainly thrive bet
ter upon it. 1t is necessary to keep the
nipple, the bottle and the vessel in
which the milk is heated thoroughly
free from any disagreeable taste or odor
such as that of sour milk, else lambs
will refuse the milk. When the lambs
are about two months old they are able
to take two feeds, two pints per head
daily, in addition to such grain and
grass as they may eat.-Journal of Ag'
riculture.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25
MIR. wINGLeBYS IDEA.
Ike Tells How We Come to Have DIFF
ferent Kinds of Weather.

lie Tells How We Come to Have Diff
ferent Kinds of Weather.
"You see Georgia" said MIR. Wiggle
by whose youthful son had asked hiIC
how we come to have different kinds OF
weather. the weather is put up in
Tin cans, days weather to can, and
Usually they put up years supply
ahead, enough to last through a spring,
summer. autumn and winter. In fill
ing the cans they sort it all out as well
as possible. Sometimes when they get
n can full there may be little left over,
ind whatever remains in this way they
throw into the lot. When they've got
pretty nearly all the cans full, and
the regular stock of weather has run
out. they fill up from that lot of odds
and ends The cans so filed contain
what is called variable weather, be
cause it's mixed; but most of the
weather they get pretty well sorted out
according to the season.
when they've got all the cans filled
they stack EN- up where they II be
handy to get at, and there's a man that
does nothing but open them. Every
day he cuts the can and polrs out the
weather for that day, and of course a
great deal depends upon him. Some
times this man gets careless and pulls
down a lot of the wrong cans. getting
them say from the July shelf in the
month of April, and likely as not get.
ting down a weeks supply at once, sc
as to have them handy on the opening
table. OF course he discovers his mis-
take the first can he opens, but he il
too lazy to put the rest back, and Sc
he keeps them until he has opened
them all; and that's how it comes about
as it sometimes does, that we get {
hot spell at a season when we ought L
have nothing but cool weather.
But. of course. those April cans ar
not lost; they must be around some
where. and we get EN- later. Maybe tn
man will sprinkle them along with tn
hope that we won't notice them much
hut as likely as not he opens them on
after another. maybe after some ter
rible hot spell in July or August, whe'
they are sure to be a blessed relief; am
if he does this we are pretty apt t
forgive him for his mistake in April.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25
h. 4 o. Improvements Completed.

The improvements on the Main Line oil
the Baltimore and Ohio, west OF, and be
tween Martinsburg, W. Va, and North
Mountain, have been completed Novem-
Der lst. They cover distance of nearly
four miles, starting three miles west OF Mar
tinsburg, and extending some distance
west of Myers Hole, which is neal the North
Mountain station. At Myers Hole the line
was changed. taking out some very OBJ,
iectionable curvature, and the roadbed
raised nearly fifteen feet. eliminating two
grades of AZ feet per mile winch came to-
0ether at Myers Hole and substituting there
for an almost level track. This point Oh the
road has always been dangerous one, and
many freight wrecks have occurred there.
Apart from doing away with the dangerous
feature of two sharp down grades coming
together, as was the case i'll this instance,
the saving in operation OF the road by the
change will be very large, as it enables the
tons per train to be greatly increased and
reduces the liability of accident to the INN
llnum. At Tablers the rOad-bed has been
lowered about l3 feet, and the same at
Tabs, besides taking out objcctlOnablecu
allure and reducing the rate OF grades at
these points from AZ feet per mile to ~ teel
per mile, thus increasing the cans that can
be hauled per train Though these improve
ments have cost quite sum OF money the
expenditure is fully justified by the great
saving in operation.
She-'I hear you have just got married
is it too late to offer congratulations: lie
ooh, yes; | was married three weeks ago
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25
FARM AND GARDEN.
HINTS ABOUT MATING.
some Points Which Are Apt to Puzzle
the POULTRY Amateur.


the POULTRY Amateur.
would advise those who are hesitat-
ing on making selections for their
breeding pens meanwhile to spend more
time in their poultry houses studying
and contriving how to mate them, and
the result will be more certain and
satisfactory in the end.
The question of mating your breed
ing fowls for the best average results
will soon engage the attention of breed
rrs who have not been timely in this re-
spect. The delight of the amateur is to
get possession of 4 trio or pen of we'll
matched parti-colored birds, with which
he starts brood or two of chicks that
lie anticipates must come like the pa
rents, because the old fowls possess
the same even hue in plumage and
markings, accurately formed, and theiI
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

slapshard-lielo, old man; how Hne.
Spunkup-You have the advantage of IRE,
sir. =, :,
That's so. l don't know you.'-E- Y
Journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25
What 1t Was.

Papa-AEce, I thought l heard loud
smack in the hall last night.
Alice-Yes Mr.. Upsley made that noise
with his lips when | told him YOU had
cleared $4,000 in wheat deal.-Cleveland
Leader.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25
snakes That Like Thunder.

One of the wonders of the bare, sandy
plains of New Mexico is the thunder
snakes. They are by no means common
vet they are often encountered by pral'
ric travellers, especially before and after
thunderstorms. Flashes of lightning
and claps of thunder, which are so ter
rifying to bipeds and quadrupeds, seem
to have the greatest charm ana delight
for those members of the serpent fam
ily. Whenever a thunderstorm comes
up they have a regular picnic. lhey
come crawling out of holes, from be-
hind rocks and rotten stumps, and en-
10Y the fun while it lasts. Their ma
ture is quarrelsome, their character
fierce, and they are aggressive in high
degree. although their markings are
very beautiful. They are not poisonous,
however; their bark is worse than their
hitp
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

Gently there has been placed in all the
grocery stores a new preparation called
GRAIN-O, made Of pure grains that takes
the place of coffee. The most delicate stoIn
ach receives it without distress. and but
Few can tell it from coffee 1t does not cost
over ! as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. . cts. and p = Cts per pack
age. Try it, Ask for GRAIN-O.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

self-Respect.-"You orter have seen yer,
self smirkin' an primpin' when, We asked
the lady fur piece o pie remarked Mean
dering Mike. anybody 'ud a, thought Xe
considered gerself a beau ideal" That's
wot | am" replied Flooding Pete. "1'm a
hobo ideal. Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25
A RAT WITH TUSKS.
Queer Creature Recently Born mt the
Cincinnati Zoo.

The Cincinnati ZOO boasts of curl
ocity in the shape of a white rat. 1t
closely resembles miniature white
boar. and has two long tusks growing
out of the side of the mouth and curry
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

Some people write in dialect &c hide poor
spelling -Washingto Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

'T'm afraid" said the candidate. g{clgTl-
lily. the other side has me beaten and they
know it,
why do YOU think So, asked his friend
well. there are very few campaign Lies,
being circulated about me. Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

Returned Tourist-"Mr. Hayseed, l met
YOUR runaway son in the west He has be-
come a successful Chicago drummer" Farm
er Hayseed-"Nlust "a been some other fel-
low, mister. My son had no ear for music,
and couldn't keep time to a tune ter saw.
his neck. He hadn't nothin' 'cept cheek an
impudence IN. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

A mothers praise of her children never in
terests any other woman.-Chicago News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

How My Throat Hurts!-Why don you
use Hales Honey of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure IN one minute.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

We would rather see a man unusually
homely than JUS. ordinarily good looking
Atchson Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

A large head may be as empty as last
years birds nest-Ram's Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

Where They Are-"Where are the great
men of whom the stage used to boast"
asked the tragedan. doing the continu-
Gus on the other short, most likely" an
swered the comedian, irreverently.-Phila'
delphia North American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

Great occasions do not make heroes or
towards; they simply unyeil them to the
eyes of men. Silently and imperceptibly, as
we wake or sleep, we grow and wax strong,
we grow and wax weak, and at last some
crisis shows us what we have become
Canon WestcOtt
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

A quickstep. Step out when st. Jacobs
Oil quickly cures your lumbago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
wit and Wisdom In short SEN
fences,

wit and Wisdom In short SEN
Where there will there's usually con-
testant.
Snow comes down in the winter and ice
goes up in the summer.
lime flies. That's one advantage 1t has
over flying machines
The wind has great deal to do with
making the weather-vane.
When some men feel blue they get drunk
and paint things red
The stronger the butter is in the tub the
weaker it is in the market
A doctor may spend money like water, but
he doesn't get it from the well.
After man secures girls hand he some
times finds she has him under her thumb.
One word always leads on to another no
matter whether you are reading the Bible
or dime novel
man must have lot of bravery i'll his
makeup to enable him to listen calmly to
the whisthng of bullets.
One should make allowance for youthful
follies The cat, the gravest of all animals,
is The most risky when young.-Chicago
News
/ Inelgble.-First Ocean Wave-"Where
did you SUMNER Second Ocean Wave
/ cat Newport And you?" First Ocean
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

The office never gets left when it start
out to seek the man.-Chicago News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence,
which makes us receivers of its truth and
organs of its activity. When we discern
Justice, when we discern truth, we do moth
ing of ourselves but allow passage to its
beams-Emerson,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

Flies are never as active as when ye1.2
want to sleep in the morning.-W ashlngfoss
Democrat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

Like rubber are the muscles after
St Jacobs Oil cures soreness and stlftness.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

Gene surely when St Jacobs Oil cures
\ bruise. Leaves no sign.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

The faculty of Buda-Pesth university
has voted to confer on the queen of Rou-
mania the degree Of doctor of philos-
Ophy. ..---------.---.-.-.----
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25
THE TURN OF LIFE

Is the most important period in a wo~
mans existence. Owing to modern
methods of living, not one woman III a
thousand approaches this perfectly
natural change without experiencing
a train OF very annoying and soTae-
times painful symptoms.
Those dreadful hot flashes, sending
the blood surging to the heart until a
seems ready to burst, and the faint
feeling that follows, sometimes with
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

| We should call learning TO ride a bicycle
| in the hot sun, Washington Demo
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

A cats heaven would have to be full G
mice-Ram' Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25
To Cure n Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Csc
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

The silver lining to great many clouds =,
| nothing but moonshine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

Ineligible.-First Ocean Wave-"Where
did you summer" Second Ocean Wave
cat Newport. And you!" First Ocean
Wave" Atlantic City. l have no crest, you
see. detroit journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

We are liable to be most miserable ex-
pecting troubles that ne"er come
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

chills, as if the
heart We're GO
ing to stop for
good, are symp-
toms of a dan
gerous nervous
trouble. Those
hot flashes are
just so
many calls d
from ma 80
ture for ~
rr1
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

The weather seems delightful When
Rheumatism is cured Ey st. Jacobs Oil
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

A person looking out for old people al
ways makes good impression Washing
ton Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

Where? Have pains and aches everyw f.sEe-
Cured by st Jacobs Oil-they re nowhere
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25

She-"T hear you have Just got married;
is it too late to offer congratulations: He
ooh, yes; | was married three weeks ago. ="
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04
4 Card.

AS 1t seems that great many of
our friends aud customers arc
under the impression tina I have
sold my drugstore and Lave gone
ont of business. l write this I'm
order to correct the error. While
it is true that / have sold nv store.
yet can be found at the same old
stand, and am better prepared 30
serve you than ever before, and
the fact hat am not the owner OF
the store at present should make
no difference with you. The store
under the new management, not
only has more money to keep IA
large and better stock, but with the
assistance Of Mr.. Jackson, who is q
graduate Of the New York College
of Pharmacy. we can promise you
better service. Thanking you fol-
the past favors, and with right tC
expect your patronage IN future.
am yours truly,
A. F. HARGRAvE.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04

covery.
Ras. Lowder has just completed
his contract of road building from
the corporate line to Mrs. Peery's
switch. 1t is sail to be one of the
best jobs ever done III tie county.
Ras gets there when he tries.
Work on the High School build,
ing has begun. Messrs. Willard &
Hudson have the contract. 1t j. TO
be regretted that the authorities
could not see their way clear TO move
the school to more suitable quarters.
Richards went dry at the recent
election by an Overwhelming ma
Ijority. The following is the ticket
Fos Mayor-Munsey RatlIff.
Councilmen-W. b Spratt, J. B
Crabtree, j. A. Quinn, Yost and j
r. Sparks.
The suit between Brow uing ane
the Flat Top Coal Company has beer
decided in favor of the Coal Com
pany. This will close the Browning
mine for sometime. We understand
, that Col. Browning is hauling tn
coal fro-c the mine to the cars il
agNas.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-04
Burk's Garden Academy-com-
mencement Exercises.

The closing exercises of this
school, last Thursday aud Friday,
We're very interesting, and reflected
great credit upon those in charge.
The work of the past session was
thorough, and teachers aud pupils
deserve hearty congratulations.
There were four contests for prizes.
The defamation medal was won by
w. G. Moss, son of ID. Il. Moss. In
the girls elocution class the first and
second prizes were won by Misses
Leila Greever, and Gertrude Howell.
The scholarship prize, given for
best recitations, attendance, pune
tuality and conduct, was won by Mr..
Clinton Rhurdy, of Burk's Garden.
This boy deserves praise indeed.
The session just closed was more
sati sfactory and successful than the
preceding one. Prof. Greever. the
talented Principal, was ably assisted
by his sister, Miss Maggie, who
taught music and elocution, and by
Miss Mamie Campbell, daughter of
Judge Campbell, of Union, w. Va,
in the primary department.
Miss Campbell is spoken OF in the
highest terms by the people among
whom she has Taught for the past
year. In nil successful and
worthy enterprises it is nearly al
ways the case, that one or more IN
telligent, consecrated women have a
hand. So here. We congratulate
all parties. With a good school
building, in the prettiest country
in Virginia, and among the best PEG
pie i'll the world, why should not the
Burk's Garden Academy's course be
onward and upwardl We believe it
will.