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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

ing to their stalls. Not so Niger.
He shakes himself free from the last
incubus of harness, and backs off, q
distance of 20 feet, to his proper babit2-
ton, and relapses into contemplation.
Niger is SO completely self-reliant and
SO entirely reliable that he has come
to be regarded as the most intelligent
horse in the fire department. The firc
laddies in engine house No. Z say he
is a self-made horse, that he took TO the
life of the fire department as a duck
TO water. He was led to his place at
the first alarm after his entry into
the department, and he rushed to his
particular post the next time as though
nc had been to the tire-manner born.
He has never disappointed his admir-
ers; never been sulky or stupid OF sick
for an hour since his debut upon the
fiery stage.
Niger is in his equine prime, some
what less than ten years old. There are
some veterans in the department that
number their age by two decades,
equivalent , the human allotted three
score and ten
What becomes of the horses of the
fire department? said Chief Swingley
ave keep them as long as they can do
their work After that we sell them
TO the highest bidder. Some of them
go back to farms where most of them
come from. No, we don't pension them
yet. That is something that remains
tn be considered. st. Louis Republic
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07
A WALTONIAN TALE.
Duck Seeks Aid to Rescue Her Mate from
Box Trap.

Duck Seeks Aid to Rescue Her Mate from
Box Trap.
Some time ago l was up in Wisconsin
hunting and fishing with a party of
as jolly fellows as you would want -
be with. Game and fish were plenty,
and each one in the party enjoyed him
self in the way he desired, with his
rifle, fowling piece or tackle. When
evening came each one had a new cX-
perience to relate-some daring adj
venture to tell his companions around
the camp fire. The vieing with each
other, and the guying each author re-
ceived, when the story was beyond
probability, was enough TO tax the wits
of our best story-telier in his next en-
dcavor, that he might keep pace with
the rest. | cannot say that everything
that was told around that camp fire
during our three weeks stay would
stand the test of the usual oath admin
istered to witnesses in court, yet I'M
der all circumstances each member of
our party banked on his honor and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07
COL. T. ". KNOX.

UULs t W. hNU0. h n POAEHUT, 7
fering with it to-day. and yet do not realize
this serious fact.
There are men and women in every por-
ton of America who feel out of sorts and
who do not realize what it is that affects
them. They may have peer liar pains in
various parts of the body, stra gelassitude,
bad taste in the mouth, pains in the back
and about the loins, and a general irregu-
laritv of the system.
These things mean Brights Disease in
some one of its various stages, and no
man or woman is safe who has them.
This terrible disease was once considered
incurable. Eminent doctors so declared,
but constant scientific and chemical ex-
periments resulted in discovery, which is
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, 90

FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he Is the
senior partner of the firm of f. j. CHENEY
& Co, doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED Doll
LARS for each and every case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS
C4TARRH CURE FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. D. 1856
A. w. GLEASON,
tsEALl Notary P4bHc.
Halls Catarrh Cure IS taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimo nlals,
free. F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

The year just closed has furnished an
alarming array of prominent men who
have died of Bright's disease of the kidneys.
The number includes Professor Austin
Abbott, the great jurist and author of law
books; M B. Brady the famous photog-
rarher; Col. Thos. w. Knox, the author
OF the boy Travellers; Mark NJ
Pom erov, the well-known editor; Mr.. Ed
win Partridge, the prominent Chicago
mer ,hant; and Ex-Governor Greenhalge,
of Massachu sets.
II "death loves n slrining mark it is also
certain that Bright's disease finds its vic
timsA among the prominent as well as
among the millions of people who are suf-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07
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WATER TIGHT STABLE FLOOR.

WATER TIGHT STABLE FLOOR.
The floor of the stalls should be made
of double thickness of matched plank,
with a good application of hot coal tar
and tarred paper between the floors. The
upper floor must not be nailed or only
at the end near the manger, and the
cracks filed with coal tar. The cut
shows how the floor should be laid.
The lower figure shows a cross section
of the floor as we enter the passageway
behind the horses, while the upper one
shows a cross section as we stand fac
ing the stall.-Rural New Yorker.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07
CHOLERA-PROOF HOGS.
A Few of Them Can BE Found in Every
Average Herd.


Average Herd.
We used to hear about breeds and
strains of hogs that were cholera proof;
we hear no more of them now, says
Wallace's Farmer. Nevertheless facts
abundantly testify that some hogs are
cholera proof. In some herds one or two
brood soWs will go through a siege Of
cholera, eating among the dead and dy-
ing, and remain in the most perfect
health and vigor, and occasionally, but
very seldom, we hear of some whose
litters are equally cholera proof. We
would not say that these animals were
worth their weight in gold, for that
would be stretching it, but they are
worth more money than any man would
dare to ask for them, and should not be
sold under any circumstances short of
the entire loss of usefulness.
1t will usually be found that brood
sows that have had the disease and re-
cover will not Succumb to ii on a second
visit. We therefore regard animals of
this kind as worth double The usual
value in times like these. This matter
IL Vi practical IlllPoI ldhce just ho".
The man may be considered happy
whose herds have been attacked in time
to allow the survivors to be put in the
best condition for breeding. 1t is ques-
tionable whether in fact the farmer has
sustained any real loss in the line of
brood sows if he has saved so per cent.
with their breeding capacity unim-
paired. lie need have no such fear OF
The ravages of disease in the future.
Save these brood sows, and males like
wise, by all means. They are worth
plenty of money.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

. seems that there are to be no more
little toes. a comparative anatomist
declares that The little toe must go. and
announces gravely that already it is
showing signs of degeneracy. Once up
on a time it seems that the horse was the
-possessor of four well-developed toes,
whereas now he has bat one to save his
ife. But that toe is great one And
mans toe that is to survive 1.-THE crash
of matter and the wreck of worlds"
IS 20 be the great one; so this wise sci
sntifc anatomiSt SAYS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07
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 and vigor, take No-To-Bac,
the wonderworller that makes weak men
strong. Many gain ten pounds in ten days.
Over 100000 cured. Buy No-ToBac 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, 1897-01-07

Visiting a poultry farm lately, says
Maine Farmer, a number of hens were
seen squatting on the ground, unable TO
walk. Naturally the owner asked:
What is the cause of this trouble?"
In seeking a solution, the question of
feed was raised, and the man stated
frankly: 81 feed on corn, Because it il
so handy to use and so cheap in the
market" Here was the cause of all
his troubles. He was feeding grain
not adapted to bone and muscle build
ing, and the little body could not stand
the strain. Rational feeding would save
from these annoyances.
To crowd the fattening rapidly, feed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

"IT's sad thing" said the sympatneuc
man, "but Blykins has become veritable
miser" "Tmpossible" Its true. The
last l heard of him he didn't get any pleas
ure out of anything except sitting down in
his cellar counting his hoard OF anthracite
coal over and over again. "-Washingto
Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07
One Secret of Longevity.

Those anxious to proong this rapid tYaDsi
tory existence of ours beyond tie average
span, should foster his digestion, negatively
by abstaining from indscrctiOns in dies, anC
affirmatively by the useof that peerless stoa,o--
acnic, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, whe8 Nc
experiences symptoms of indigestion. Tia
impairment of the igcstive function is 9asA ,
to vigor Subdue with the Bltters, also, 81
yer and ague, biliousness and constipa tian-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

A.REroRTER in describing the MURDER OF a
man named Jorliin said: 'The murderer
was evidently in quest of money, but luck
lily MIR. Jorkin had deposited all his funds in
the bank the day before, so that he lost
nothing but his life 'i-Tit-Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

WISKs-"What sort of a man is Blinks,
any way2" Jinlls--"Oh, he's one Of those
men who, if they should happen to read thai
Charles Dickens was born on Friday, Feb
ruary 2, 1924, wonld take keen delight in
showing that February ., 1924, fell on Tues
day, and that the biographer, in conse.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

Housekeeper-Hal the things you
wash are torn to pieess.
Washerwoman-Yes, mum; but when
thing is torn in two or more pieces,
mum, [ count them as only one piece,
NUM-. Y, Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07
In OIden Times

People overlooked the Importance of per-
manentiy beneficial effects and were salts
fed with transient action; but now that it
is generally known that Syrup of Figs will
permanently overcome habtual constipa-
tion, well-informed people will not buy
other laxativcs, which act for a time, but
finally injure the system.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

an absolute cure for Bright's disease, even
in its advanced stages. 1t Is the one ana
only known remedy for this terrible coEo-
plant; its name is Warmers Safe Cure.
1t is simply marvellous how many people
are to-day kept in perfect health and
strength through its use. 1t has a pleassnr,
soothing and quieting effect upon 1ha
kidneys and all adjacent organs. u DO
d IGfcS pFThPtly' PuIs re system IN cor
for misery. Testimonials of its great power
could be furnished by the thousands hat
all intelligent men and women, as well 8s>
the medical profession, know its gTean
power and the grand work it is doing 10
the world.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

Mrs. W.-"Jenllipsor, here's an item in
the paper about some town adopting cur
few ordinance. What does curfew mean?"
Wit means that there's got to be fewer
ours. It's sort of dog law."-Chicago
Tribune
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

LIKE OTHER MEDICINE. - Penelope-"1
hear you are engaged to Miss Dingbatts at
last" Reginald-"Yes: she refused me six
times, but perscrered." Penelope-"1hen
you were well shaken before taken. "-Har-
lem Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

PRoor.-'I know said Mrs. Barlow,
"that it isn't Billy that is quarrelsome.
Why he will play here all day by himself,
and | never hear a word, but just as soon as
some little boy comes there is fight going
on. "-Harpers Bazaar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

DRoPsY treated free by DR.. H. II. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver-
tisement in another column of this paper.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

SATISFIED. Rankin 81 hear that you
called me liar" Danby-"Yes, did, and
I'll prove that you arc one" Ranl5in-"Oh,
never mindl make it rule never to pur-
sue Il disagreeable subject.
L all
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

she HAD READ THE PAPERs.-"Papa,' .
said young Mrs. Hunker, won't you please
give George and me sl0,00o!'' "What do
you want that much money forl" owe want
to build o s., 900 house Harlem Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07
Why Noah Was Wise.

Teacher-Who was the wiseat man?
Tommy-Noah.
Noah?
Tommy-Yes'm. He was the only
nan who knew enough to come in
when it rained.--Chicago Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

CRIMsoNBEAK-"Theres man who was
congratulated by his employer for being
short in his accounts" Yeast That's
curiousl' mot at all; he's newspaper
writer. "-Y onkers Statesman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

SOME Young men would get along better
if they had less point to their shoes and
more to their conversation. Springfield
GQl Register.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

THE HosTEss-'T suppose there is no use
in asking you to stay to dinners" The
Caller-"Not in that way. IN. Y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

DAR's so many hills on de road ter Heaven
dat some folks misses de place entirely by
buildin' railroad round 'em.-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

LIKE Oil Upon Troubled Waters is Rale'a
Honey of Horehound and Tar upon rnl2.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minnRta.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

FRS stopped tree and permanently cured
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free So trial bottle q
treatise DIR KLINE, 1913 Arch st, Phila, Pa
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

MIRIAM-'Don'ty you think my new hat is
poem, Ned2" Ned CRITICALLY -"From its
height, dear. I should compare it instead to
a short story .''-Spare Moments.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

HARDLY anybody likes to have his family
physician criticised.-Washingto Qa.) Dem
ocrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

''MAUD MUFFETT says that the age of
chivalry has passed. ~ guess she means
she has passed the age when she may ex-
poet any. 0-Indianapolis journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

WE say that the good die young. ~ %
matter of fact it is the young that die good,
Boston Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

COLD did it. Warmth cures it. Rhe'Tna-
tism is cured promptly by St. Jacobs Oh.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

A POUND ov perswashlm is better than a
ton ov compulshun.-Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

If 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
ist Car Excursions to California. Address
A. PHILLIPS g. Co, 9f Adams ST., Chicago.
JOHN SEBASTIAN, G.. p. A. Chicago, His.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

AFTER physicians had given me up was
saved by PisO's Cure.-RALPH ERIEG, Viii
Transport, Pa, Nov. q, 1893.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

You can't tell the size ov man by shG
noise he ma6es.-Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07
HORSE STABLE FLOOR.

How to Make 1t water-Tight by Means
of Coal Tar.
A stable floor can be made absolutely
watertight by the use of coal tar. 1t
must be made Of well-seasoned lumber;
chestnut or spruce, as suggested, could
be used. The walk behind the stalls
may be made of single plank, matched,
and hot coal tar be poured in the cracks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

DOUBLED up and bent with pain-LuLnbas
go. Use st. Jacobs Oil and straighten up.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

SOME people are not as bad as they tooaci
while others are great deal worse,-W as IA
ington Qa.) Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

A CRUTCH is used for sprains. Use ST.
Jacobs Oil instead; it cures.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

DULL, gnawing pain neuralgia. Prompt,
soothing cure-St Jacobs Oil.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

THE real purpose of arbitration is 10 show
that the other fellow is wrong.-L. A. W.
Bulletin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

A CRUEL pain-sciatica. Its cure is 0ygrs-
Use st. Jacobs Oil.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

A CoLD-sore and stiff. All right aga2El
st. Jacobs Oil did it-cured.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

PERHAPS more good might be accom-
plished by ringing a curfew for grUBn
people.-N. Y. Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-07

To crowd the fattening rapidly, feed
ut least five times a day.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-16
BuYing New Mexican Mines.

The New Mexican yesterday printed
a dispatch from Philadelphia to the
effect that the famous Rothschilds were
backing a London investment company
in plan to secure control of gold prop
critics in the United States instead OF
making continued investments of Eng
fish and German capital in the less
profita BILE gold fields of South Africa.
Trustworthy information comes to
this paper today that down in the Car
Isle gold district of Grant county, N.
NJ, where for years the S:eaple Rock
Mining company has been successfully
operating, the ROthschilds, of London,
hackers OF the company just named,
have quietly secured control Of 125
promising gold prospects in the Carlisle
district and have about completed ar
rangements for the extensive develop
ment of this great district.
The plans of the Steeple Rock COM
pany contemplate, in connection with
the development of its many mines with
a view to steadily increasing output,
the reduction of l ZOO tons of ore per
day in the course of a few months.
Huntington mills will be operated in
connection with the COLONIZATION pro-
cess OF treating on a scale large enough
to handle the output, which will be
made as large as possible.
This is, indeed, good news 1t means
a great deal of immediate good for
Grant county, and its influence is GER
tain to prove highly beneficial to the
entire territory.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-16

New York for many years has I'M
loaded her pauper children on Kansas
instead of taking care of them herself,
and Kansas is getting tired of it, espe-
cially as New York now presumes to
heap contempt upon a state that has
served as refornaatOry for her
adolescent Cffsprings. The Chanute
Tribune speaks to the point as fol-
lows:
SIX children from the cutters OF New
York city were recently taken in at
Garnet, and a day or two before, three
soldiers orphan children were sent
from that town to the soldiers orphan
home because they could not be placed
in any honcs. In bible language this
is indeed vanity" In nine chances
out of ten the Kansas child, under
proper training, will make better
man or women than the child picked up
in the big cities. For years New York
has been shipping these waits to Kan
sas, aud the history of these cases
prove that very few indeed of these
children OF crime ever amount to any
thing but go to the bad. Sometimes q
girl grows up and becomes blessing
to her foster parents, but as rule they
go the other way. The Tribune is
opposed to the great state of New York
shipping her waits to Kansas. Let her
care for them herself and let Kansas
care for the children Of Kansas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-16
NEW SCHOOL FOR MONKEYS.
They Will Be Trained for Domestic serv-


There has just been founded at Cal
cutta an institution for the education
of monkeys, says an exchange
young monkey is taken and be-
fore him is placed a set of blocks on
which are painted in capitals the let
ters of the alphabet. These blocks are,
in. fact, exactly similar to those which
children play with in every civilized
country in the world, and they are
used in precisely the same way as if
the monkey were 4 young specimen of
the human race. There is one professor
for each monkey, and the monkey Is
taught by means of the blocks to spell
for example, the monkey, after having
been tau;, hit to arrange the blocks so
as to spell the word quickly and with
out error, receives a bit of fruit as his
reward. The same exercise is repeated
with other words; and il is hoped that
in time the simians will learn how
to read and spell and understand Eng
lish, if they cannot speak it. An effort
will also be made, it is said, to educate
these beasts so that they may become
fairly efficient domestic servants. The
school is so young as yet, however, that
what it Will accomplish is entirely Il
matter of speculation. Its professors
are enthusiastic about their novel work
and seem TO think that a new field OF
usefulness will be opened up for these
gathering little beasts
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-16

DR.. r V. Pierce of Buffalo, N. Y.
has made a life-study of the problem Of
restoring health and strength to wO-
men. His 'F'Avor.te Prescri p5iOn" is
the most successful remedy that has
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bined sales of all other medicines for
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vigor and health where they are most
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weakening drains: promotes regularity;
restores muscular power to the liEa-
menJs. thus correcting displacements
of special organs in the only natural
way. Complete information regarding
the ''Favorite Prescription" and tes-
tim0nials from hundreds who have
used it, are mbO1ied in Dr. Pierce S
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standard medical work of 1908 pages,
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