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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

nous cat they are bringing aboard.
Well might he call her so, though she
was then but two months old. -Four
weeks later she weighed over 40 pounds,
and was four feet four inches long
from the muzzle to the tip of her tail.
She was. in fact, young cougar or
striped puma-always called tiger in
the Guianas-one of a litter that had
been captured by an Indian of the ANA
ION when they We're very young. He
had sold this one to Capt. Crimp. of the
Hubert. who was now taking her to
Barbados. There he gave her to the
Marine hotel at Hastings, where stayed
for some weeks and completed my ac-
Guaintance with her ladyship.
On first seeing her she looked so dam
gerous that I had no expectation of
reckoning her among my cat friends,
and ! gave her no attention; but the
next day at sea l saw that she was SUI
fering thirst.
II give her water once day. and then
she takes very little of it." said the sail
or who had her in charge.
So | had a basin of water put near
her. of which she Tapped little many
times a day, as eats will. and for this
she was probably grateful. Moreover,
] placed a steamer chair so that She
could lie in its shade.
The next day, while | was reading
rear where she was chained, | felt
something placed on my knee. and.
looking down. saw Tigers chin, and
her two great brown eyes looking mp
at me; so it was plain that she was at
fectionately disposed. After this ]
frequently spoke to and strolled her,
with such results that one evening
when she slipped her chain and sneaked
away unseen. they found her under the
berth in my cabin which she had
''smelled out for mine. So, at any
rate, the sailors insisted, probably with
good reason.
Her friendship was not an unalloyHd
pleasure. as the sailor, Williams. wh3
fed her. had occasion to know. Being
fond of her. he would sometimes roH
over and over with her, sport which
She evidently enjoyed; but now and
then she would bite him playfully, but
so hard that he had to yell, stout seaman
though he was. After such an occur
renee he would punish her by avoiding
her for a day or so, and then she would
utter what we spoke of as her ''lov'
CALL for an hour on more, until he came
and was good friends" once more.
This love call is very curious sounG
"a chirrup or musical whistle as il
from the throat of bird. When frs
heard it her head and paws were in my
lap, but did not perceive the sound e
be hers.
"Where is the bird?" asked her at
tendant sailor.
Bird be blowed! It's the tiger,
said he.
One evening when I went into the
trunk room for some clean clothing
found Tiger seated near me on q barrel
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

Take IA pounds of good moist sugar,
roll it fine, mix it with 212 pounds of
-four, and sift it through flour sieve;
rub in two ounces of butter, make a
hole in the middle, and stir in a few
caraway seeds; pour in half pint of
honey water and half pint of milk;
mix it into a dough, but do not work it
too much; roll it out in thin sheets. cut
into biscuits, and place them on but
tered tins, about two inches apart; wash
the tops with milk, and bake in steady
oven.-St. Louis Republic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

II welive in aregion where malaria is preva-
lent. 1t is useless to hope to escape 1t if I'M
provided with q medicinal safeguard. Wlier-
ever the endemic is most prevalent and
malignant-n South and Central America,
the West Indies and cert in portions of
Mexico and the Isthmus of Panama, Hos
letters Stomach Btters have proved rem
edy for and preventive of the disease in
every form. Notices. effectiveis it in curing
rheumatism, liver and kidney complaints,
dyspepsia, biliousness and nervousness.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14
Accounted For.

[ Mistress (reprovingly) - Bridget,
breakfast is very late this morning.
/ noticed last night that you had com
pany in the kitchen, and it was nearly
10 o'clock when you went to bed.
Bridget-Yis, mum; l knowed you
was awake, fur l heard We movin'
around; an I said to neself I'd made
Shape this mornin', an l wouldn't dis
toerb We wild an early breakfast, mum,
N. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

II understand that you have some in
tellectual CANNES here" said the
learned professor with pleasant smile
to the proprietor of the show.
"Naw, we hain't got nawthin' of the
kind. This is a nigh moral eXerbition
give by nine dedicated dogs. detroit
Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

what becomes of the gold anyhow"
demanded the excited individual in the
ecrduroy waistcoat.
II know what has become of so cents
worth of it," responded one of the men
in the group. 81 paid dentist eight
dollars for putting it in a bicuspid yes
terday. Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14
WHY HE FAILED.

Within the quiet park they sat
The light was growing dim;
He idly dallied with his hat,
She fondly gazed at him.
" And so you failed in love, she sighed;
Your manner tells me So
Alas, l did" the youth replied,
Twas many years ago.
Sc loved a maid of virtue rare
And features fair to see
j loved her tenderly | swear,
And she was fond of me.
" Our perfect courtship rippled past
Like melody, but oh!
That dream of Heaven could not last
1t never does, you know"
% But why" she softly asked of him,
Why were you never wed?'
He turned away-his eyes grew dim;
We We're" he sadly said.
N. Y. Truth
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

A Young woman about to be presented at
court receives the fullest instructions as to
her behavior She is told how to dress; how
to manage her train; how to courtesy cor
rectly Every incident is carefully rehearsed
so that she NAV commit no blunder in the
presence of royalty. If all this trouble is
worth while for the satisfaction of one brief
moment, how infinitely more important it is
that a Young girl about to enter into the
sacred precincts of womauhood, should be
properly instructed in all that concerns a
lifetime of possible happiness, or possible
misery.
Every mother ought to see to it that her
daughters are healthy and strong in wo-
manly way. She ought to make them aware
that any neglect or irregularity of the spe-
cial functions of womanhood may result in
lifelong weakness and disease.
ANY mother or daughter may write con-
corning these delicate ailments, with the
utmost confidence to DR.. K. " Pierce, chief
consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel
and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo, N. Y.
Her letter will be answered free of charge
with suggestions for selftreatment at home,
by which these complaints may be overcome
without need of notifying examinations.
DR.. Pierce has had over thirty years ex-
perience in the treatment of women's dis
eases and is an eminent specialist in this
particular field of practice. His " Favorite
Prescription cures completely and perma-
nentlv the most obstinate cases of feminine
weakness and disease. 1t heals all inhamed
conditions, strengthens and tones the nerve
centres and the entire woinauly organism.
For prospective mothers and nursing
mothers, the " Favorite Prescription " is
perfect strength sustainer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

"Bilkins is the strangest man 1 ever
knew"
How SOP
"Why, he never drinks, or smokes, or
swears"
That's nothing. know lots of men
like that"
That's all right; so do I; but Blk
ms doesn't steal, ither."-Chicago TIib-
une.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

81 should have brung my umbrella
remarked Mrs. Livewayte, member
of the Chicago Literary society.
"Brung?" asked Mrs. Laker, in
gentle, correcting tone.
How stupid of me! Of course l
meant 'brang.' bay City Chat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

Wife, thought that that was
married couple before us, but it isn't.
Husband-How do you know?
Wife-She stopped to look into the
windows of that bonnet shop, and he
stopped and looked, too.-Odds and
Ends.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14
He Didn't Catch On.

Willie-How did you know, deah
Resale, that l was going to propose!
Are you q mind-readah?
Rosalie-Say, the way you dudes are
always fishing for compliments makes
me weary. land Willie hasn't discov-
cred yet what she meanD.-Town Top
icS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

Accidentally ovcrheard:
PA, are you only a imitation man?"
NO, child. Why?"
"'Cause l heard Sister tell Mr.. Pad
ger in tn hall las night AT he wuz tn
on'y real man in tn whole world. y
Chicago Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

"When l think of the violent preju-
dice that turkey always entertains to-
ward anything red" remarked the
guinea hen, Il cant help laughing"
II don't see why" remarked the pea
fowl
II just saw the cook going into the
house with a bucketful of cranberries."
Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

Diner lat the restaurant - l had
some of your homemade pie yesterday.
Waiter-Yes, sir.
well, give me a piece Of imported
pie; the farther the place it was inn
ported from the better." - Boston
Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14
California.

II you will send your name and address,
we will send a representative to your home
to explain all about the advantages of Phil
lips-Rock Island personally conducted Tour
A. PHILLIPS & Co, 81 Adams ST., Chicago.
JOHN SEBASTIAN, G. P. A, Chicago, Ills.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

''Xyas the brute who struck his wife
punished by the court?'
NO; when it came to the trial the
woman wouldn't acknowledge herself
beaten. "-Tit-Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14
just the Same.

Tommy-Mamma, the ice cream put
on nv burned hand didn't do me bit
of good.
Mother-Ice cream! Why, my dear
child, | said cold cream.
Tommy-Well, ma, isn't ice cream
cold cream?-N. Y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14
DiplomHcT.

His Father-If you marry old Stubs
daughter you shan't have a cent of my
money.
The Son-But. father, if I don't mar
ry her can't get cent ot old Stubs
money.
His Father with grudge to satisfy
My own boy! Marry her and render
that old skinfiint penniless. - Pitts
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

She (after giving him a kiss You
mustn't tell anyone.
He-Why?
"Oh, | don't know. I'd rather give
YOU another than have you tell. ''-Bos-
ton Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14
Excessive Sickness.

Mrs. Casey-It's dale of sickness
W. re afther havin', Mr.. Dolan.
Dolan--Thrue for yez, Mrs. Casey
An people are doyin' now that niveE
doied before.-N. y. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

Tell me about Rip Van Wrinkle, pa"
II don't know anything about him
except that he slept 20 years"
WAS he on the police force all thst
time ?"-Town Topics.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life
Away.

If you want to quit tobacco using easily
and forever. be made well, strong, magnetic,
full of new life aud vigor, take No-To-Bac,
the wonder-worller that makes weak men
strong. Many gain ten pounds in ten days.
Over 100000 cured. Buy No-To-Bac from
your own druggist, who will guarantee a
cure. Booklet and sample mailed free. Ad.
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

FRS stopped Tree and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of Dr. Kline's
Great Nerve RestOrer. Free 81 trial bottle 81
treatise DIR. KLINE, 1888 Arch ST., Phia., Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14
Horizontal Longevity.

Are DEMONSTRATIONS remarkable for
longevity"
Indeed they are. Some Of them
grow to be 80 or 40 feet long. bay
CITY Chat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

Parker-You had IA lively time at
your club last night, did you not?
Newlvwed-I thought SO till l got
hometown Topics.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

No WONDER the sick consult the famous
chemist DR.. G. E. Watkins, of Aver Mass.
when all one has to do is to send age, name,
leading symptoms and 10 cents in stamps.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

Wheel, and the world wheels with you;
Walk and you're lonesome for miles;
Get out a Sleigh with housekeeping bay
And damsels pursue you with smiles
Chicago Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

THERE are said to be three men in Atchi-
son who paid for monuments to the men,
DRY of their wives first Observation-Disclosures
son Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

Daisy-Charley Dudeleigh is great
mimic, isn't he? He's always imperson-
ating somebody.
Bella-Yes, and think he carries his
propensity for that sort of thing too
far Why, even the ring he gave me
was an imitation.-Tit-Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

WHILE there is nothing particularly soul
full about cook aprons and dish towels, no
woman ever had enough of them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

CAsCARETS stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe, 10c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

THE man who gives the world gold will
be forgotten, but he who gives it good will
not-Ram's Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh thaA
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derangc the whole sys-
TEN when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be
used except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure man
ufactured by F. J. Cheney & CO., Toledo,
O., con tains no mercury, and is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood ana
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. 1t is taken internally, and made
in Toledo, Ohio, by f. J. Cheney & Co. Tes-
timonials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

COLD qunlens rheumatism, but quickly,
surely, St. Jacobs Oil cures it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

IT is a great mistake for the young to
despise what the old have learned by ex-
perience.-R RAMS Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

BERHAM-t'It took three hours for our
parade to pass "a given point" Mrs. Ber-
ham-"Was the given point saloonf'-
| Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

For a man to exert his power in doing
good so far as he can is glorious task.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14
Lady of the House-Charity begins at

home.
Odorous Olver-Yessum; but you
see, Teddy, hev no home.-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

THE man who thinks for himself will
also think for the long procession that fol-
lows him.-Ram's Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

THE test of good mince pc is that you
can't sleep the night after you eatit,-Atch-
ison Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

LIMP and lame-lame back. st. Jacobs
Oil cures it promptly, surely.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

TRUTH has nothingt to fear from thefuture.
RAMS Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14
Second Tramp-What did you do for

First Tramp-Fer ten years I've been
travelin' under an assumed name jest
TO spare his enthusiastically Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

Mr.. Bickcrs-Look here, Mary Ann,
Mrs. Bickers says you don't clean up
the floors properly.
Mary Ann-O, Mrs. Bickers is always
making sweeping accusations against
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

GUEsr-''This wine is really excellentr'
Host ito himselfl This fellow is either an
ignoramus or he is the rascal who sold me-
that wine. "-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

A scarcity of hay is reported in north
ern Maine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

ALL sorts of aches and pains-nothing
better than st. Jacobs Oil. 1t cures.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

IT is not what we have, but what we do
with what we have, that proves our fitness
for promotion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14
BY L. l.. PIERCE.

VAS sitting on deck
aboard the steam
ship Hubert, of the
North Brazil line,
and watching her
loading at a port
of the Amazon,
when a fellow-pds-
senger beside me
cried:
What an enor-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

The song of the nightingale can Se
heard at the distance OF q mile.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14

First Tramp ran across a rich
uncle of mine lately, but after all l
done fer him he wouldn't gimme
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14
KITTEN OF THE AMAZON.

4ssir
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-17

lie men have delayed, at least during
the present generation, the exhibition
Of these relics of the civil war.
The officials Of the war department
want the flags transferred. An army
officer near the secretary of war to-day
said: ''Tlis subject has been agitated
Of late. more so than several years ago,
nnd some steps should be taken towards
q different policy, as no doubt there
will. the way the matter looks now. The
national useu is the proper place Tor
all government belongings of this sort,
even if they do call up morbid or ghast.
ly reflections. They are interesting t.
most people, and. besides, better care
could be taken for their preservation
which would be lacking IN the wal
department, for reasons that do not
need explanation. Take for instance
the confederate flags captured from
1861 to 1865. A big percentage of them
are almost in shreds, and even if they
are packed away carefully there ID
chance enough for their complete de-
s~truction, which would not be the case
If other arrangements were made"
In this connection there ara numbers
of relics scattered throughout the
whole war department which have
never been viewed except by a few
persons. and then, too, the articles arC
of national interest. The weapons
used by John Wilkes Booth in assas-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-17
A QUEENS SECRET.
why She Has the Most Beautiful Neck
in All Europe.

Why She Has the Most Beautiful Neck
In All Europe.
Not every woman a follow Queen
Natalie's method of keeping her neck
the envy of nearly every woman in Eu-
rope, but her majesty's plan win fur
nish a hint which may easily be applied
by all. Natalie is regarded as the most
beautiful queen in Europe, and her
greatest beauty is her neck. The world
has Just been let into the secret of the
method which has largely enabled her
to develop this charming feature. The
queen takes frequent and regular
else with a heavy pitcher on her head
The result of this is to straighten and
strengthen the neck and to give it the
form which the highest standard Of fe-
male beauty requires. Not only does
the exercise add to present beauty, but
it arrests the ravages which time makes
more quickly in the female neck than in
any other place.
If you could obtain admission to the
grounds of the queens residence, near
Belgrade, at about eight o'clock in the
morning, you would see her majesty
taking a brisk walk with her pitcher
on her shapely head. She is accom-
panied by a dame d'honneur, who is
not herself an expert in the art of
pitcher-carrying. Queen Natalie has
very abundant black hair and a rich col
oring. She is a finely-developed wom-
an. Her figure is strong and erect and
her carriage is perfect, for her favorite
exercise tends to develop the neck and
shoulders. These are adorable and be-
yond all criticism. She takes care to
dress in a way to show these to the
best advantage.
From chin to bust Queen Natalie's
flesh has the firmness of marble, al
though, unlike that substance, it is full
of life and blood. Her heads placed on
her shoulders after the manner of that
of the Venus of Milo. There are no pro-
truding bones, no wrinkles, no hollows;
neither is there any super1uous fat
ness. The whole is a beautiful poem of
form.
The exercise to which Natalie owes SO
much Of her charm is one which has
been practiced by women Of the poorer
classes in many countries from the ear.
Hest ages. Rachel, it may be remem
bered, met Jacob when she was going
to the well with her pitcher. The wom-
en- of oriental countries, of Greece and
OF Italy have always been accustomed
to carry pitchers and other burdens on
their heads. They have little idea Of
Identifying themselves when they do
this, but nevertheless they are doing
so. The American woman who worries
about the shape of her neck probably
never thinks that its defects are due to
lack OF exercise tending specially to
strengthen this part. = Washington
Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-17
PERSONAL AND LIrERARV-

The Arena is now under the q
torial charge of DR.. John Clark Kld
path and Miss Helen ii. Gardner.
IN. Francois Coppee, through i'll
health, has been obliged to stop All
work. Having undergone an opera
ton, at the last accounts he was at
Pau, with a fair chance of recovery.
Lord Brassey has been having q
lively time since he became governor OF
Victoria. He has been thrown from ms
bicycle, has run the Sunbeam twice on
the rocks, and lately broke his collar
bone. after landing on his head in a
fall from his horse and having the horse
roll over him.
Sir Julian Pauncefote was original
" a London barrister. His public
career began 80 years ago, when he
went to Hong Kong as Encouragement.
His introduction to foreign affairs was
through the legal door, when he was
made assistant legal under secretary
of state for foreign affairs.
Mrs. Clara Fisher Maeder, the once
famous actress, has published her mem
cries. She is Sc years of age, and first
went on the stage when six years old
For 70 years she acted continuously,
and at the g of 7s retired. She was
at one time considered the best Shake
spearean actress of her day.
Empress Elizabeth of Austria, the
accomplished horsewoman and the Sow
ereign of a court whose a~ristocratic
preiudices are of the strongest kind.
delights in her fame as a pastry cook,
and her daughter, Archduchess Valerie,
is proud of her accomplishments in the
methods OF the ancient and modern
cuisine.
Emperor William and his brother
Henry are once more at daggers drawn,
the elder of the two being irritated be-
yond all bounds by the reports that he
was about to be placed under restraint
on the ground of insanity, and that the
government of the empire was to be in
trusted t. q regent in the person of the
sailor prince.
Karl Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, a son
of the greatcomposer, died recently in
a German insane asylum in which he
had been confined for owe 20 years.
1t had been generally supposed that he
died in 1874, and the family had never
denied the report. He was the author
of several excellent historical and
biographical books. !,