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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
HE HAD A DOUBLE.
How II Commercial Man Missed His
Dinner nt Hotel.

a sad-eyed traveller walked up to the
desk of one of the hotels in Rochester
recently and registered 1t was about
five o'clock in the afternoon.
How soon can | have something to
cate" he asked.
The dining-room is open at SIX" an
swered the clerk.
Not until six? Why, man, [ am
starving"
whats the matter with you?" asked
the clerk who knew him.
well, I'll tell you. never played in
such luck in my life. Idrove into Penn
Yam to-day with just IS minutes to get
my dinner, check my baggage and make
Rochester. l looked after the baggage
first and then took my seat at the table
at the hotel. BY that time l had a
scant 20 minutes for dinner. One of the
young women who confer favor on the
travelling public by waiting on the TIA
bles at this house was hustling along
with trayful of ironstone china and
tried to attract her attention. She
looked at me disdainfully and declined
to stop. When she came back | in
sisted on having speech with her and
tried to give my order. | wish you
could have seen the look on her face as
she said:
"'You think you're pretty fly, but
you can't fool me. You've had one din
ner already I tried to argue with her,
but she wouldn't argue and slammed
away through the swinging doors into
the kitchen. Then ! went out and
found the clerk, who came back and en-.
deavored to convince the maiden that
I had not dined, but she wouldn't have
it that way. Just as another girl was
called to relieve my distress | discov.
cred that l had only seven minutes in
which to catch my train and on my way
to the door of the hotel saw the fellow
that looked like me. Say, what time die
you tell me that dining-room opened?'
Rochester Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Does your poetry pay" well,
it just keeps the wolf from the door,.
II suppose you read it to him? "-Tit-
Bits.
As Reported by the Papers.-"Is
that a good hen, Uncle JOSH" "a good
hen?" said Uncle Josh. why, that ar
hen lays aggs as big as hailstun Del
troit Free Press. !
-InfantiIc Brag.-One Little Girl
'AGy father belongs to one of the first
families" The Other Little Girl-'My3
paw always sees the first bluebird every
spring. "-Indianapolis journal.
The Neighbours Mistake.-"Don't
you think your son little fast, Mrs.
Sweetly?" Far from it. He is so slow
that we can never get him to breakfast
before nOon."-Detroit Free Press.
-Author-"Mary, I've made mis-
take in my calling-Tm not an author,
but born chemist" Authors Wife
what makes you think that, Horace?"
Author-'Well, every book | write be-
comes drug Oh the market. "--Tit-Bits
The Complete Angler.-"What's a
nSnlnPTOu II ) Il handsome lOlnleu
arrangement your father holds out over
the water" whats a fishing pole 2"
IT'S a long wooden stick your Uncle
Pill catches fish with. "-Chicago Rec
ord
Only Hint.-IIe-"Do you believe
in palmistry-that you can tell any
thing by the hand?" She-"Certainly;
now, for example, if l had certain
kind of ring on a certain finger of my
left hand, people would know that was
engaged. Truth.
Curiosity Satisfied.-"I beg your
pardon" said the passenger in the long
linen buster, leaning over the back of
the seat in front of him, but would
you mind tellin' me how your nose got
all knocked over to one side, the way
it is?" Not at ALL" cheerfully re-
sponded the passenger on the seat in
front. 1T was done one time when L
was poking it into other folks bust
ness. "-ChicagQ Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
Monkeys Easily Catch Cold.

Monkeys are prorerbially bad proper
ty. But what would circus and me-
nagcrie be without the monkey cage?
The little, chirrupping mimics are live.
y enough when well, but brief expos
ure to draughts or cold causes them to
develop pulmonary troubles and pneu-
monia soon ends their earthly tribula-
tions. They will take medicine from
the hands of the keeper, slipping it out
OF a spoon-even though the dose be
nauseOus-for they seem to know that
it is intended to help them in their dis
tress. Their cough is almost human
and their expression is ptiful in the ex-
treme. AS rule, however. medicine
does little or no good. They are too
delicately constituted to rally, except
under the most favorable circumstances.
Chicago Tribune
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
THE AMERICAN RACE.
An Important Investigation of Its
Origin and History.


One of the most interesting, if not
most important, explorations, from an
anthropological standpoint, ever or
gained, is to be undertaken within the
next few months, under the auspices
of the American Museum of Natural His
tory. The object is the systematic
study of the peoples of the North Pacific
and the Columbia in America. Three
expeditions viii be fitted out under the
direction of F. w. Putnam, and the work
of the Investigators, which will be car
ried on in the state of Washington and
in British Columbia, at the Behring
straits, and along the Asiatic coast, will
cover a period of about six years.
The first of the three parties will leave
for Washington and British Columbia
toward the end of May 1t will con-
sist probably of four men, under DR..
Franz Boas, assistant curator of the
museum. and will include Harlan I.
Smith, an assistant in the museum,
who will have charge of the archaeology
zeal excavations. The expeditions TO
is not yet decided upon, will probably
start this fall and next spring respec-
lively.
This important work is made pOssi-
Die through the generosity of Morris X.
Jessup, president of the American
museum, who provides the funds neces-
sary to carry on the investigation. The
n-.,,alitiAr,S will 1et,, &C
the origin and early history of the Amer
lean race. and trace its relations with
the races of the old world in the north.
The relation between American and
Asiatic peoples has been much dis
cusscd problem, and it is proposed to
90 over the ground in a more thorough
and systematic way than has ever been
attempted before. This is TO be done
before the completion of the Siberian
railway and other civilizing influences
have destroyed the primitive conditions
now existent in northern Asia.
There are many obstacles to be over
come in the investigation. Climatic
conditions and difficulties of transport
tation must be first considered. Far
greater, however, are the very condi-
lions that make the problem of race re-
lationship 50 attractive. On the two
sides of the North Pacific ocean nearly
so mutually unintelligible dialects are
spoken; great changes IN the seats of
population have taken place; similar
tiles in the various mythologies and in
tGe use of certain utensils and imple-
Hrents are discoverable; and the grad
uai transition of many tribal types is
well established.-Detro Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06

After lifting several handfuls, and Us
l was about 10 take up another james
caught both my hands and said:
Nell, l love you-will you be my
devil?"
oh, rats" came a voice from the
otler side of the stone, and | looked up
and saw the ink-stained face of the
"printer's deviI' gfinning at us.
blushed scarlet and could have choked
the kid" James threw a wet sponge
at him; it struck him in the face. We
went on picking up the type. but it was
too late to reset the ads" 50 James
filled up on plate" We did not speak,
and both felt embarrassed When we
were near my house q lived a long
distance from the office l could not
contain my composure any longer, but
burst out laughing. SO did James.
Again he caught hold of my hands
and said:
Nell will you be my
"Devil," said l.
'Yes," sad he.
"Yes." said l.
We are running the paper now our
selves; ard the "devil'' that had inter-
rupted us in the compGsing-room is
now our foreman.
Proposal No. @.
We had met at a friends house few
times. l liked and respected him, but
never thought of marrying him or Of
his caring for me. We had been ac-
quainted Just three weeks, when we
were both invited to Christmas din
ner at our friends house. I was early
at Mrs. J-'s, and she told me that
George had contided in her that he in
tended to ask me to marry him, and
declared that ! would refuse him.
George did not get there until just be-
fore dinner was announced. After din
ner he found me in the parlor and be-
gan telling me he was going south TO
make his home. I told him I wished
him success in his undertaking. He
then asked me If I would not like to
GO I told him I liked Illinois very
well. Then he put his arm around me
and said: "May, won't you go as my
wife," and I answered.: "Yes," for
found out then that loved him.-Chi-
cago Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
Locusts and Their "FrIends."

1t is a wcll-known fact in natural his
tory that certain animals and fishes
have friends" whose company acts as
safeguard against danger and it lie
now reported that the locust, advanc-
ing III intelligence, has secured similar
protection. OF late strenuous efforts
have been made in the Irausvaal to save
the crops from devastation, but, TO the
conStel nation of the farmers, the new
hordes of locusts bring with them scores
Of black insects which sting horribly
whenever their patrons are interfered
with. What the reward of the body,
guard" is does not appear.-MontreA
Herald and Star
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
WHEN BESSIE DIED.

When Bessie died
We braided her fair hair and tied
II just as her own little hands
Had fastened back the silken strands
A hundred times; the pale blue bit
OF ribbon woven into it,
That she had worn with childish pride.
SInoothed down the little bow, and cried
When Bessie died.
When Bessie died.
When Bessie died
We drew the window blinds aside,
And as the morning in the room
Burst like a June rose into bloom,
Our hearts were very very sad
We thought all gone that made life glad
When Bessie died.
When Bessie died
We prayed and prayed. unsatisfied,
And God looked back a. us and smiled,
Unfolding in His arms the while
The lovely form of our dear child;
She laughing back against His love
The kisses we'd have no more of;
For they to us were now denied
Since Bessie died,
Our Bessie died.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
The Wild 1IuttOns.

Some time ago certain foreign con At
was staying at Dunrobin castle, the
home of the duke of Sutherland. He
was sent out Devastating by himself.
He returned at the end of a long day of
triumph, what sport?" asked the
duke OF his guest "Of re wild DEER
replied the sportsman II shoot none
icy are too deefeecult; but re wild
muttons many" He had been slaughter
ing the little Highland sheep with
which the hills round Dunrobin are
coveSed.-London Answers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06

81 think you have made a slight mis-
take in speaking of the sails of the shiE
of state" said the Cheerful Idiot. mild
ly.
For why" asked the oratorica
boarder.
because oars would have been bet
ter figure. Everybody knows that tn,
cid concern is obedient to a pull. In
dianapolis journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
Only IA Mans Opinion.

Mrs. Merrywit-l've Joined the bird
less bonnet" movement, you know, and
when had my newest hat made was
careful not to have "A suspicion of feath-
ers about it. But when got it home
Mr.. Merrywit broke Inc allIup.
Sympathetic Chorus-Br0ke you up,
dear?
YES. l asked him how he liked it
and he looked it all over and said: 'ItS
a Bird cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06

ton, but it will doubtless be admitted
that the stories should continue to come
from the women. Women who desire to
contribute true stories to the realistic
Should remember that there is no need
to write the whole story Of the love af-
fair, Simply tell of the proposal-the
the question was put and the talk that
passed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06

to be ready in two weeks. So we had
much to talk about. Since then the
most cruel thing he eVus said to me
was to tell how ready l wis 10 accept
him.
Proposal No. 4.
1t happened last summer. We had
known each other, as friends, ever since
childhood (Tom is several years my
senior). Tom was gone on a trip, and
when away wrote me a letter. which
also contained a proposal Before Ieav-
ing he had made me promise to answer
his letter in the same tone in which
ms was written" Of cource, l under
stood 1t all as joke, and did as had
promised. When he returned from the
trip he playfully asked me if | meant
what L wrote. |, of course, replied
that l meant it as much as he meant
what he wrote" Several weeks later
we took a ride to the park. After a
great deal of talking Tom got "spoony,"
and, well-we are going to wait sew
eral years, for we both have ambitions
to fulfill before being joined for life.
Not soul but Tom and | knows of
this agreement, and we pride ourselves
upon our ability to hide our real feel
ings.
Proposal No. 5.
James was night foreman and I was
compositor on a local morning daily
in thriving Wisconsin town. He had
never shown much preference for me
over the other lady cOmpositors in the
Office After work, in the small hours
of the morning, the male contingent
used to see the girls 10 their respective
homes. One morning after 80" was
in the other girls hurried through cor
rccting their proofs, while | remained
struggling over a galley which the
night editor had said was awfulIy
dirty" James was finishing making
| up the forms" and was waiting for my
''galley,' finished correcting the proof
and turned the galley over to him;
in few minutes the type was in the
form and the form was locked up.
James and | were alone in the compos-
ing-roOm. When he lifted the form"
from the "stone" it in some manner
slipped from his hands and fell with a
crash to the floor. Two columns Of
''ads." were pied" Luckily the rest
could be picked up" James was to
have taken me home. but | stayed to
help him reset the type. We stopped
down to gather the confused mass up.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
SAMPLE PROPOSALS.

\ case the readers
a r e interested
in knowing how
proposals are actu-
ally made, here is
d. lot of stories told
by the W o m e n
themselves. Sever
al men have sent in
stories of how and
when they asked
tke decisive ques-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06

The sultan of Morocco, who is fond
of noisy music, has engaged a native
highlander to play the bagpipes at
his court. The Moorish musicians, when
they first heard the penetrating notes
of the bagpipes, stuck their fingers in
their ears.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06

Mrs. Bernstein-Moses, | half asked
you three times kvesion. Wy don't
you answer?
Bernstein -Cahnt you see my handI
are full2-N. Y. journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06

Broker-What started the run OF
the 'Teenth national bank?
Banker-The cashier.-Up-tO-Date,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06

to be ready in two weeks. So we had
much to talk about. Since then the
most cruel thing he evuz said to me
was to tell how ready 1 wis 10 accept
him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06

After lifting several handfuls, and rs
l was about 10 take up another, james
caught both my hands and said:
Nell, | love yOu-will you be my
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-05-06
SOLD FOR OLD JUNK.

birthplace OF Faust, the Famous Com
Jurer, Goes to Secondhand Dealer.
The house in Roda, SaSe-Altenburg,
where DR.. Johann Faust, the famous
magician and soothsayer of legendary
fame, vas born toward the last quar-
ter of the fifteenth century, YVES
Knocked down to native junk dealer
for $25 the other day, and is now being
dismantled. Five years ago, when the
worlds fair commission dispatched Il
small army of curiosity hunters to all
parts of the globe to seek attractions,
the good people Of Roda asked a cool
100000 for the little pile of brick, wood.
iron, mortar and dust that was to be
taken down and regretted in this city.
But the price was considered zoo stiff,
and the negotiations fell through. In
order that the house might not fall
down, the municipal fathers of the lit
tie town ordered it's immediate demoli-
ton, says the New York Sun.
This historic structure stood until
quite recently on a rock cm;nence near
the Jenaisches Thor (city gate). 1t was
n frame building, very rickety, and had
been extensively repaired. There is a
legend thnt it dated back to the year
1850 or 400, as do many other buildings
of Roda. That Faust say the light in
one of it's dingy rooms, with floors of
trampled earth and tiny windows in
leaden frames, is attested. by several
authentic statements in the town chron-
icle, and also in the Faust Buch, printed
in 1887, from which all later writer's on
the Faust legend quote, n which Is
their chief authority.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-05-06
Terrible V;sftations OF Distress Dur
ing IN Worlds Elstory.s ,

Terrible E~;Sitations OF Distress Dur
Ing tho Worlds History.
It must met be supposed that the
famine which is now devastating India,
horrible as it is, is unique in the worlds
history. The annals of history give az
thentic record of not less than $50 fam
ines dating from S%criptural times down
to the present, says Frank Leslie's
Weekly. Famine and p~estilence have
always: gone hand IN, hand, the one
causing the Observation-Disclosures h
have always been aindnge ~thAy!s!chfef
causes. So recentlyiaE aS53thefe CAME
a plague of locusts;in: Utah ndolly5the
appearance of. seagulls, never before
cen 50 far inland, prevented the"total
destruction of the crops, and conse-
quent famine. ~ ;.rEy' 7r;s
Besides insects and vermin there may
be other causes Of faminelsome natural,
some artificial. Among these are, rain;
frost, drought and other meteorological
phenomena, war, defective agriculture,
defective transportation, Legislative in
reference, currency restrictions, spec!
ulation and misapplication Of grnin"c
In connection with this last-named
cause it may be said that, although In
dia has been cursed with famine more
than any other country, having had 81
within the century, as a whole country
it always produces food enough of
it's inhabitants, and even in yearsoffam-
inc there are regions Of plenty sufficient
to feed the starving if only the grain
could be brought to them. It is natural,
therefore, to suppose that the causes of
Indian famires are quite as much arti-
fetal as natural and that Legislative
foresight could do much to prevent
them.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-05-06
BOTH WE'RE GENTLEMEN.

Their AftcrthouEhts md Their Ac-
tions Showed That.
One cold and storm evening last
winter q prosperous-looking business
man stopped in the vestibule of a large
office building, on his way out, and at
tempted to light n cigar, says the
Youths Companion. An urchin with
Gn armful of papers also stood within
tie arch, stamping his feet on the stone
step TO warm them, as he Justify cried
his wares.
The wind blew out the last match
which the f~ur-coated broker had about
his person, and he turned to the boy and
said &:
"nere, boy, give me q match"
The lad eyed the gentleman furtively
rs he inquired: "Say, mister, is that a
demand cr a ~request?"
Instead of being angry ut this reproof
the Fertlcman-for he was such-re-
Piled kindly:
"a request, my boy, d humble request;
and I'll take n couple of evening papers,
too, / guess" he added, as he received
fhe match from the youngsters hand
ard passed him aquarter, land you may
keep the change"
THAT mans got manners if he's a
mind ter use EN-" said the boy, as his
patron boarded q car.
THAT hoy won't always have to sell
papers II he practices what he
breaches" thought the broker, as he sal
! down to read the news.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-05-06
Legal Ethics.

There are. many things in the n
now before the Z. S. court in which
the U. s. Government seeks to set
aside the transfer of the Heney mort
Cages to his attorneys, Woodburn
and Coffin. m
In this case the legal fraternity
shows upin Il peculiar light and there
is certainly some very tall lying beng
INDUCED in by the witnesses under
oath. There are several things sug-
gested by the testimony which causes
a broad smile to play over the faces Of
CarsoniIreople. and mono other
things the statement Of Coffin that he
was chased abont Carson by Hence,
refusing legal business on the ground
that it. WAS the kind Of a case that he
did not care to be mixed up in.
The flea that anything in the case
affected the attorneys qualms of con-
science, is as funny rs any opera
bonfe. 1t was also in testimony that
Woodbnrt: was discharged because
he refused to do some dirty work and
Coffin was retained in his place. This
version OF the affair is corroborated
by the subsequent contempt proceed
ings. when a Grand Jury indicted
Colin. evidently for the work which
WOODBURY.. a self-respectlng attor-
ney, declined to do.
The testimony appears to somewhat
rip all the attorneys W the back, ex-
cept Torreyson. General Clark files
an answer in the case for Heney. in
which he allows his client to allege
under oath that he never stole $685.
600 from the Udited States Govern
ment orany part thereof" The Cen
erals name is attached to this COM
plant rs solicitor for Heney, when as
a matter of tact he prosecuted and
convicted Heney as special counsel
for the United States Government,
for stealing this same Identical sum
and his mastery prosecution Of the
case sent the same man to prison who
is low virtually his client. ~
The case presents so many compli-
eating incidents that the Court spoke
of it from the bench and refused 10
accept some Of the lawyers statements
until he could personally investigate
them and verify matters concerning
which his mind was still in doubt.
Looking at it all in all it would
seem that the legal fraternity is a
specially privileged class of people
and although they u, = and
shoulder to shoulder, in this particu.
lar case the interesting spectacle is
presented Of the whole Ormsby bar al
loggerheads. Let the dance go on
Carson Appeal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-05-06

For beauty. style and finish the
Trojan Shirt Waists excel all other
makes. y
Rev. Thompson will conduct servi-
ces in the public school at Wells on
10, il, and 18th inst. aJ 1880 p. m. and
in Starr Valley hall on the IL and
J4tb inst at 1880 p. m.
While You are LOOKING for a change
in the weather. examine the latest
patterns in wall paper mt the Postof-
flee. All goods first class and at the
lowest living prices. Cali in and ex-
anime my stock. No trouble to show
goods. !. N, SHEgwood. =
TINS Trans. Mississippi Congress
will meet at Salt Lake on July 14th.
Hon. VIM. J. Bryan is President Of
the Congress and will be in attend
ance. H" has already accepted an
invitation to be in Los Angeles on
the Fourth OF July and will doubtless
spend the intervening time on the
Coast. If the people OF Elt.o would
exert themselves. they might get Mr..
Bryan to stop over here and deliver
m address. ..
Dan Stuart says arrangements
have been made at Washington for a
copyright OF the pictures Of the Fitz.
simmons-Corbe tight. In order to
make the copyright sure it was neces.
sary to place with the Government
two foil copies Of tho fight. 1t re-
quires five copies to secure to En-
glish copyright. A representative
viii be sent abroad next' week to fix
matters up there. The copyrights
win cost sit 900.