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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29
TWO RUNAWAYS.

box on his way to Bobby's home he
wished he had not gone into business
for himself that morning.
And as for Bobby, in some way he
ran that same hook into the feshy part
of his right thumb and get it out
he could not. So not at all happy, and
wishing that he had not disobeyed his
mother, he started for home, but he
went down the wrong side of the hill,
and while Bunny's mother was dividing
her mouthful of corn among her three
little squirrels instead of four, Bobby's
mother and a lot of other people from
the tents and cottages near by were
securing the hills and deep, dangerous
Iavines, calling Bobby Ransom!" and
getting no answer but the echoes.
1t was night before they found him,
lying asleep by the side of a stream,
his tishing-rod broken off near the
point, the line he could not unite from
the hook would round his swollen right
hand, his shoes worn out and clothing
badly torn, but he was still holding the
can, inside of which poor hungry Bun
ny was scratching in vain to get out.
Bunny never got back to his parents,
md Bobby said he would never run
away again; a promise his sore hand
kept in mind till he and Bunny went
10 his Kansas home.-Child's Paper,
American Tract Society.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29
Horse Kills Mountain Lion.

In Los Angeles, a resident exhibits
the skin of mountain lion, got in a
peculiar way. He was riding leisurely
among the foothills when a mountain
hon crossed his path, and was stink
ing away, as it generally does, when he
rashly fired at it with light shotgun
he carried. The lion, slightly wound
ed, came back in a rage and made dash
at him. The horse SHE'D and the man
was thrown, striking his head against
a rock, and causing insensibility
When he came to his senses, his horse
was standing over him, and dead lion
lay little distance away. He exam
ined the beast, and found its skull
crushed like an eggshell. The horse
had got fair crack at him with his
heels, and made an end of him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29
A LILLIPUTIAN NIGHTMARE

Snowman, they must be seen to be APP
preciated."
On each side is an immense eye-ball,
full and bulging, but covered with the
same shagreened skin as the rest of the
head except al the very center, where
there is a minute aperture correspond
ing to the pupil. These great punctured
cye-balls constantly roll about hither
and thither, but with no coordination
in their mOvement-so those who have
watched them say. You cannot tell
whether the absurd little reptile IS
looking at you or not; he seems to be
taking general view of things, looking
az nothing in particular-or rather, as
if to save time, looking at several
things at once.
At first, perhaps, both optics are
turned upward toward your face; leaf
quivers behind his head, and in a mo-
ment one eye turns in that direction,
while the other retains its upward gaze.
Presently a fly appears; one eye rap
idly and intently follows all its motions,
while the other still keeps close watch
upon your face. One feels as if he
were being "shadowed' by malicious
imp.
The chameleon's trick of changing
color so as to suit his surroundings is
too well known to call for comment.
Altogether, this innocent but venom
ous-looking freak is kind of LiIli-
putian nightmare, and has a decidedly
uncanny effect on the spectator.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29
Weight of Baby Pigs.

What is fair average weight of a pig
at birth? At the Oklahoma experiment
station litter of five pure bred Poland
China pigs from a yearling sow aver
aged &c pounds the day of birth. When
seven days old they averaged 4,6pounds.
Five from an older grade Poland China
sow, out of litter of seven, two having
died, averaged 2.75 pounds at day OF
birth and SO pounds when seven days
old. Nine Duroc Jersey pigs, two 9TH
ers having died, from two-year-old
Duroc Jersey sow, averaged 2.44 pounds
when one day old, AIS pounds when
seven and 1857 when Is days old, two
pigs having been lost in the mean time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29
SpRrrOws Worry n Rat.

A flock of sparrows worrying a rat
was the unusual sight Witnessed in a
city street recently. They chased it
back and forth determinedly and cruel
ly, and for time made life burden
to the rodent. Probably it had been
robbing their nests, since it was rum
ming wildly away from building, with
the noisy birds in full pursuit. The rat
made several Intellectual attempts to
find Il hole in the sidewalk, but the
birds headed it Off every time, and
would perhaps have finally killed it,
but suddenly cat made dash at the
sparrows, and the rat ran down an open
cellarway and disappeared.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29
FARM AND GARDEN.
EGGS OF COMMERCE.
Big business Done in the Interna-
tionaI Trading In Them.

tiOnaI Trading in Them.
There is standard joke in the variety
theaters, so often told that it has come
TO have familiar sound to the ears OF
patrons, concerning a remark made by a
city man who heard that eggs had gone
down to a cent apiece: 81 don't see how
the hens can do it for the price" Not
withstanding the reduction in the price
of eggs, and the almost unlimited sup
ply of them in almost all countries that
have developed their agricultural re-
sources, it is a fact that the trade in
eggs, their expectation from one coun.
try to another, has become large item
of international commerce, as some
recent figures show. The case of Den.
mark is in point. Denmark's trade in
eggs with foreign countries, chiefly
with England and Scotland, has grown
enormously. Twenty years ago the an
nual Danish export of eggs was 600,-
coo; now it is reckoned at 110,0 100000. In
the same period the importation of eggs
into England has increased tenfold, but
only part of the whole number came
from Denmark, the two other egg eX-
porting countries from which England
draws its supplies being Holland and
France. France exports to other coun-
tries O0,OOt,OOO eggs in a year, and italy
exports jOO,O0O,O00 eggs in ayear, chiefly
to Austria and Germany.
The dairymen of the United States
depend chiefly on the enormous home
market and they have rivals in the ex-
port of American eggs in the Canadians
Canada ranking next to France and
Italy and ahead of Denmark and Hol-
land as an egg-eXporting country
Canada exports to other countries 300,.
100000 eggs in year. For the fiscal
year of 1895 the treasury figures give
the total exports of American eggs to
foreign countries ISL, 900 dozen, which
is equivalent to 1,S12,00O eggs. In the
fiscal year 1896, however, the total ex-
portation of American eggs increased to
$4,000 dozen, or 3,936,000 eggs, little
more than twice as much. The export
figures for this year indicate a still fur
Their increase, and a market for Amer
lean eggs is likely, therefore, to be Sc.
cured in what the political campaign
orators are accustomed to call, some.
what vaguely, the near future.
1t is somewhat curious fact that the
weight of eggs is materially larger in
northern than in southern climates.
Canadian eggs, for instance, are heavier
than those shipped from the United
States, and eggs in the northern states
of this country are heavier than those
from the south.-N. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29
LABOR SAVING DEVICE.

and a nest is made in one end, as shown
in the engraving, the top and front hav-
ing been removed to show the interior.
The bottom of the box is covered with
road dust, or coal ashes and shelf for
setting in water and cracked corn
the best feed for sitting hens. Open
ings for air are made in each end. A
hen can be placed on the nest, the cover
of the box put on, and biddy left to her
own devices until she brings off her
brood. This plan takes away much of
the care usually experienced in setting
hens in spring.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29
ORIGINAL UNCLE SAM.
He Was II New Yorker and His Name
Was Samuel Wilson.

When we talk of the United States
government in a familiar sort of way
we call it Uncle Sam; and you have
often seen pictures of Uncle Sam-a
long, lean, oldfashioned Yankee, with
high hat and with a swallow-taiI coat
and breeches marked with the stars and
stripes of the flag. The way in which the
United States came to be called Uncle
Sam is this:
During the war of 1912 the United
States government entered into a con-
tract with a man by the name of Ebert
Anderson to furnish supplies to the
army. When the United States buvs
anything from a contractor, an inspec-
tor is always appointed to see that the
goods are what the contract calls for,
and that the government gets full value.
In this case the government appointed
a man by the name of Samuel Wilson,
who was always called Uncle Sam"
by those who knew him. He inspected
every package and cask that came from
Elbert Anderson, the contractor, and
if he found that the contents were all
right, the package or caSk was marked
with the letters ''E. A.-U. S." the ini-
tials Of the contractor and of the United
States. The man whose duty it was
to do this marking was a jovial sol
of fellow, and when somebody asked
him what these letters meant, he said
they stood for Ebert Anderson and JIM
Gle Sam. Everybody, including Uncle
Sam Wilson himself, thought this was
a very good joke; and by and by II
got into print, and before the end OF
the war it was known all over the cour.
try; and that is the way the United
States received it's name of "Uncle
Sam"
Mr.. Wilson, the original Uncle SAM"
died at Troy, n. Y, in 1854, at the age
of S4.-Clifford Howard, in St. Nicholas,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29
BEES BY EXPRESS.



An exchange gives the following di-
rections for packing and shipping bees:
The manner of packing depends some
what upon the kind of hive, and to some
extent on the season of the year. They
can be shipped any time of the year
when bees are flying. If the weather is
comparatively cool, as in the spring and
fall, they do not need so much ventila-
ton as through the warm months.
There is little danger, however, of Civ
ing too much ventilation at any time.
just how the ventilation can best be
given depends upon the hive, but with
almost any hive you can have the en-
tire top covered with wire cloth, and
that makes the colony safe against
smothering. If the weather is hot the
bees need a supply of water on their
journey, which may be given by means
of a sponge or a roll of rags saturated
with water and placed on the top of the
frames. If the hive contains loose
hanging frames, these must in some
way be made fast. This may be done
by driving nails through the ends of
the top bars down into the ends of the
hive, but the nails should not be
driven in their entire depth. leaving
their ends projecting so they can be
drawn with claw hammer. When
placed on the cars, let the frames run
parallel with the track; on a wagon
they should run crosswise.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

Mr. w. lie c. Beard writes in ST. Mich
oLas of a pet eagle named Moses, which
ne caught in the Arizona desert. Mr.
Beard says: Moses had language of
his own, which, by the constant prac-
tice he gave us, we soon learned to I'M
derstand. 1t cur,,sted of series of
cries, all harsh and nerve-rasping, but
perfectly distinct, each one expressing
a different emotion. Thus, rage, en-.
treaty, excitement and pleasure were
each easily distinguished by those who
knew HIM well. His one syllable note
of greeting was more explosive and per-
haps a shade less disagreeable than the
rest; and he had also low, grooming
sort Of murmur; but this he used only
In soliloquy, so TO us it expressed only
the fact that Moses was talking over
things with himself.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29
He always wanted something new;
At last he had his way
Rode home upon an open car
And caught pneumonia.


The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all it's stages, and that is Catarrh Hall 5
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
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being a constitutional disease, requires a
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t1ure is taken internally, acting directly
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system, thereby destroying the foundation
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assisting nature in doing its work The
proprietors have so much faith in its cpra,
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure
Send for list of testimonials
Address T. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Q.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29
A CHAMELEON'S EYES.
0rotesque Nightmare Which stares
Two Ways at Once.

The chameleon is in many ways
very queer creature; if he were only a
little bigger he might pose as a model
for the dreadful dragons of the story
books. If boy should take his slate
and try to invent an animal, he would
probably produce something very like
chameleon. The head is enormous,
and being three-sided, with all sorts of
projecting points and angles, this alone
gives the harmless little reptile a gro
tesque and almost terrifying aspect;
but the eyes with which he glares out
of this extraordinary headpiece cap the
climax. In the words of the great
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29
BOBBY AND BUNNY.
Story of the Mtsadventures of Two
Little Runaways.

Little RunaWays.
Little Bunny Rodent, one of q family
of four young striped squirrels, as soon
as his parents had left the nest to get
some food for the family, told the
others that he was quite old enough to
be his own master, and look out for
himself, and started off to do so.
An hour before Bobby Ransom had
left the tent where they were camping
In the Colorado hills, although he was
forbidden to go by himself, and with
rod. hook and line had gone up to the
cold, swift-fiOwing stream in the can
yon to try n little fishing. He had
taken a baling-powder can with bait in
IL, and so it came to pass that soon after
Bunny left his home he spied the little
top shaped blue and red float on Bobby's
line rolling on a smooth rock, for Bobby
was tired of fishing and was playing
with his line
Heres fun" said Bunny to himself,
and began to play with it as kitten
with a ball of yarn. This was much
finer fun for Bobby than fishing, and
the woods rang with his laughter at
Bunny's antics. But after awhile in
swinging the line the hook caught in
the skin on Bunny's side, and Bobby
landed him at his feet like fish.
What a nice pet he would be to take
home!" said Bobby; so he emptied his
bait, made a hole in the can cover that
Bunny might get air, put him in, and
carefully took out the hook, though
Bunny chartered with fear and pain as
he did so, and all the time he was in the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
SAD CASE OF FORGETFULNEss.

SAD CASE OF FORGETFUlNESs.
Though a mighty fine fellow is Marmaduke
Moore,
He has one careless habit we greatly de-
plore
In fair weather, or
When the tempest will roar,
And the heavens will pour,
He always forgets to shut tightly the door
His friends will request it, yes, even i'm
plore,
And his father and mother VIII say DER and
Ger:
1t would give us much joy
If our good little boy
Would but simply employ
Just a moment of time, dear, in shutting
the door"
His sisters been sick for a fortnight or
more,
His fathers lungs weak, and his mothers
throat sore,
Because he'd forget
In dry weather and wet,
(And he hasn't learned yeti,
Not TO slam, but shut gently and tightly
the door.
Though the trying to cure him's becoming
a bore,
And the ways they have tried on him num-
Der score,
Yet, please, If you can
Contrive a sure plan
That will cure this young man
So he'll never forget to shut tightly the
door.
N Y Observer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

The man who is charitable to himself will
listen to the mute appeal of assistance made
by his stomach, or his liver, in the shape of
divers dyspeptic qualms and uneasy sensa-
tons in the regions of the gland that secretes
his bile. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, my
dear sir, or madam-as the case may be-is
what you require. Hasten to use if you are
troubled with heartburn, wind in the stom
ach, or note that your skin or the whites of
your eyes are taking sallow hue.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29
TRY Grain-O! Try Grain-O!

Ask your grocer to-day to show you a
package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink
that takes the place of coffee. The children
may drink it without injury as well as the
adult. All who try it like it, GRAZ NO
has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java,
but it is made from pure grains and the
most delicate stomach receives it without
distress. IA the price of coffee. l5c and
25 cts. PEI package. Sold by all grocers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

You will find it less easy to unroot faults
than to choke them by gaining virtues. Do
not think of your faults, still less of others
faults; in every person who comes near you
look for what is good and strong; honor
that; rejoice in it; and your faults will
drop off, like dead leaves, when their time
conies.-John Ruskin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

There" said the fond father, as the po
litical procession passed by. Does not
that fill your young soul with high asplra-
tions?" "You bet it does, pa" answered the
little boy. "Pm goin' to get a broomstick
an begin practicin' for drum major soon's
/ git home"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

If you wish to be miserable, you must
think about yourself, about what you want,
what you like, what respect people ought to
pay to you, and then to you nothing will
touch, you will make sin and misery for
yourself out of everything which God sends
you; you will be as wretched as you choose
Charles Kingsley.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

The policeman saw that the mob was
bound to wrecl, the building, and his own
unaided efforts could not beat them off.
But he had the presence of mind to run
round the corner and yell: DOG fight" and
in ten seconds there wasn't a man in the
crowd who wasn't trying to find the dogs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

Aliens Foot Ease, powder for the feet.
Cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and in
stantly takes the sting out of corns and bun
ions. Greatest comfort discovery of the
age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight or new
shoes feel easy. Is certain cure for sweat
ing, callous, hot, tired, aching feet. Try it
to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores, 25c. Trial package FREE. Address
Allen S. Olmstead, lie Roy, n. Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

As you chew tobacco for pleasure, use
Star. 1t is not only the best, but the most
lasting, and therefore the cheapest.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29
No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.

Over 4OO, OO0cured. Why not let No-To- Bac
regulate or remove your desire tor tobacco?
Saves money, makes health and manhood.
Cure guaranteed, SOC and 81 90, all druggists
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

husband to his better. and bigger. half,
don't wait for me-" THAT won't" said
Bessie, significantly. But III come for
you" He was punctual, as usual.-House-
hold Words
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first day use of Dr. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline, 933 Arch ST., Phila.. Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

There are more men than women who
claim they are unable to work.-Washingto
Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

Calling man hard names is often only
another way of saying that he dares to
differ from you in opinion.-Ram's Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

Nothing humiliates a man more than a
woman to find it necessary to take him down
a peg-Atchison Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

The public awards the palm to Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar for coughs.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

We would hate to own a blooded dog; it
takes so much to pay rewards for finding it.
Washington Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

What is a crank, papa?" "a crank, my
son, is a fellow who goes around with his
wheel. -
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

A milkman is the custodian of as many
family secrets as a doctor, or preacher
Atchison Globe
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

AS man grows old his ideal woman be
comes one who is good nurse.-N. Y.
Weekly
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

Every ime a man runs across a real pref.
ty girl he wishes he hadn' married
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

To laugh at mems affairs is woman's priv
ilege, tending to enliven the domestic hearth
IN. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

When bilious or costive eat a Cascaret,
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. l0c. 25c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

For Whooping Cough, Pisos Cure is sue
cessful remedy.-M. 2. Dieter, e. Throop
Ave, Brooklyn, n. V Nov IA, 1894
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

No woman ever lacks selfconfdence
when she is arguing about religion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

No woman in praising her children ever
said anything that was interesting or orig
inal-AtchisOn Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

Sore and stiff from cold; don't wait and
suffer; use st. Jacobs Oil and get cured.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29
FOR SITTING HENS.
A Device That Is Easily Made and
Saves Lots of Trouble

A labor-saving device for use in set
ting hens is shown herewith. A shoe
or grocery box of sufficient size is taken,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

They who have most of heart know most
of sorrow.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

Too much sugar will spoil what might
prove an excellent dish.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29

Just try Zoe box of Cascarets candy ca
thartic finest liver and bowel regulator made
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29
Homeseekers' Excursion Tickets.

On February 18th and 10th, March LIST, I'd,
18th and 10th, April 9th, 9th, 18th and goth,
May 3rd, 4th, 18th, and 18TH 1897, Home
seekers excursion tickets will be sold by the
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus R'y., to near
" every point in the West, North and
Northwest, South and Southwest at rates of
about one fare for the round trip.
Parties contemplating a trip will do well to
see or write to any c. A. & c. R'y. agent for
rates of fare, limits of tickets and full in
formation, or, to the undersigned c. +.
DAILY, General Passenger Agent, Cleveland, o.
The mathematics of marriage-man be
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-04-29
SOUTH DAKOTA.
What a Man Can Do With 81 900.

He can buy 100 acres Of good land foE
$1,000. Pay $500 down; balance in three
payments due in 3, 4 and years at per
cent. lie can also buy 100 choice ewes for
$500 and ten good cows for $500. The milk
and butter from the COWS will pay all farm
and family expenses. The increase of sheep
and wool will pay off the mortgage before it
is due. In five years he will have farm all
paid for and well stocked. For descriptive
lists and prices address H. F. Hunter, Immi-
grafton Agent for South Dakota, 295 Dear
born Street, Chicago, ILL.,