davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-12-01

t-H
FOR Jesus Christ our Saviour,
Was born upon this day.
Tosave us al from Satan's power
When We We're gone astray"
mod one, chanted in our youth by ballad
ngers, commences:
L saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas-da on Christmas-day."
II appears, ''Our Saviour Christ and His
Lady. were aboard, and in violation OF the
possibilities of modern geography:
20 they sailed into Bethlehem
On Christmas-day on Christmas-day."
fillt which among them all-and many of
them are very quaint-excels for beauty is
tnetWhich Bishop Taylor called tho earliest
enFistnns Carol":
eioria in Excelsis!"
sixteenth century one. quoting the re
frfia. begins thus:
When Christ was born OF Mary free
IN Bethlehen, that fair citie
Angels sang there with mirta and glee,
x.r,4yS x,rs..Sj IlsTcQlsis q Gipria.
fasnen beheld these angeis bright,
To tiem appearing with great light,
ln Excelsis Gloria -
Formerly the festivities partook too much
Of the nature Of classic Saturnalia. 1t was
a period OF license ana debauch. Old Father
Christmas had to vindicate his character.
which was done by deputy in a tract of 1851,
called "Twelve Years Observations on the
Times Half-s-century afterwards, another
tract, named "Batt upon Bait. - confesses:
"our Batt can dance, play at high jipks
with Dice.
At any primitive 0rthodCEal vice,
shoeing the wild mare, tumbling the
young Wenches,
Drinking all night, ana sleeping on the
benches
The merry-makinG that continued from
our Christmas-day to Twellth-day cold
Christmas-day') is noted in g ballad Of 1893:
"Wheu Christmas-tide comes in like g
bride,
With holly and ivy clad,
Twelve days in the year, much Ilirth and
good cheer
In every housenold is had"
We must not omit to notice the splendid
charities of our countrynen on behalf of the
unfortunate, and especially at Christmas
The subscriptions which annually pour in
for the POOR is a case in point. and one which
reflects the highest credit on all concerned.
For after ell, what does it matter whether
The legends Of Christmas are true or false
whether its customs are Pagan or Christian
so that the season bring Peace en- earth
and goodwill towards men: Joseph Of
Arithmathea may never have visited Gia5-
tonbuTy, nor his dry walking have pc
come that Holly Thorn" which miraculous
ly blossomed annually on The fifth Of JGnU-
ary, yet there are saints as good as he whc
walk the earth still, and flowers and fruit OF
human kindness fairer than any that eveI
hourished on Weary-aI-Hm. May the com
ing Christmas be like the three Ships Of the
az Carol freighted with love and mercy
s3that al may sing, as Of old:
Without the door let sorrow lie,
and if for cold il hap to Gle,
Wen bury it in a Christmas pie,
And evernore be merry!"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24
Wild UilI's Marksmansh in.

The last time I saw Wild Bill"
said the ex-Kansas man, was in To.
pela in the fall of "a. He was wear
ing his old blue army overcoat, and
at the nips were two big punches
where his siX-shooters hung. He was
walking down Kansas avenue when |
noticed him. His brown mare Nell
was tied to a hitching post in front
of store. He united her, mounted,
and rode down the street as hard as
she could go. AS he rode he swung
half round in the saddle, pulled out
one of his guns, and began shooting at
the sign, groceries, above the door of
little one-story wooden shop. When
he was past and the row was all over
some fellows who investigated found
that all six bullets had struck inside
the letter Q in the sign. 1t was Just
little exhibition of how he could
shoot on the run for the amusement
of whoever happened to be in sight
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24
sect.risn strife 4. Civil War;

mot the least Of the perils of the
Church of America to-day" says the
New York Outlook, ''is that threatened
by the possible separation OF liberalism
and conservatism into separate camps.
II they are separate, they will be hos
tile; and. instead of uniting their Fore
ces In a common war against vice and
ignorance, will employ them In war
against each other Sectarian strife is
civil war In the Church of Christ. The
church must be at peace with itself II
1t IL to conquer the world. We advise,
then, the liberal ! ,iscopalian not to
leave the church of his fathers and his
love because sacred dotalism appears to
be dominating 1t; we advise him to
stay in, unless he is put out, and
preach theology as broad and lib
erty as large as th' of Robertson and
Maurice and Stanlr Brooks. We ad-
wise the Presbyter; to remain in the
church in which h. has been brought
up, and preach IT, freedom of faith
for which his Pur an ancestors were
willing to lay doN l their lives. Let
every man, in the hurch wherein he
was called, therein oide with God. Not
abide to promote .fe and debate; not
abide to assault IL opinions of others
either within or hout the church;
but to build up nc remembering that
knowledge puffeth .p. but love build
eth up
Life is too short to wait until some
great thing can be done. Little deeds
Of kindness. little acts of charity done
day by day as we go along through
ife, are far more important than one
single deed however great
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24

We are making geography as we'll
as history rapidly these days. An at
las a year old is away behind the
times. The Alaska gold craze has
made the old maps of that section al
most valueless, and the indications
are that China soon will be nothing
but a piece of patchwork. But the
newspaper to-day are the geograp PHI
ers, and accurate maps appear in their
pages almost as soon as the telegraph
brings news of changes. The youth
full mind has no difficulty in grasping
these alterations because they are ac-
companied by movements which hold
the interest
The study is not of geographical
topics heavy with the dust OF ages, but
of lands and people who attract atten-
tion because electricity keeps them
practically at our doors. The news
paper supplements the textbook, and
the combination fills the youthful
mind with more valuable knowledge
of things geographical than it was
possible for our ancestors to acquire.
In competent hands the good newspa-
per is the best supplement to geogra-
ply ever issued, and the time is COM
ing when no instructor will fail to put
it to daily use
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24
Cradle Rocked by n Mule.

A traveller going through sparsley
settled section of Canada came to
lonely cabin and, finding the door open,
went in. Nobody was in sight, but in
the centre of the room he saw cradle
with baby lying in it fast asleep. The
cradle was rocked back and forth with
great regularity, and he was puzzled to
know what kept it in motion. On ex-
animation he found a stout cord at
tached to a nail driven in the side OF
the cradle and passed through an
auger hole in the side of the house.
He took up the trail, which led him in
to ravine where donkey was stand
ing ana switching his tail. The mys-
terry was explained. The other end of
the cord was attached to the donkey's
tail, and the constant switching kept
the cradle in motion. 1t was an in
genious device on the part of the
mother TO keep her baby asleep while
she went off for time.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24
ALAskA's GARDEN SPOT.

The Climate of Cooiks's Inlet Makes 1t .
veritabIe Summer Land.
Cooks Inlet has the best climate OF
all Alaska. The Russians called 1t
Summer Land" It runs in about 100
miles, between Kenai Peninsula and
the Chignie range. On the Kenai shore
especially the land is we'll cultivated
and cattle thrive. The Russians have
had farms and pastures there since first
they came to the country.
Cooks Inlet is booming now. On
ten hours. That is as good as Klon-
dyke. but so far work Is only begin
ming. and claims, as a rule, have only
paid from 800 day up to SITS or $500
when the miners found pay dirt. Be-
ing on the coast which is warm all
through the winter, and in country
long settled by whites, Cooks Inlet Is
an ideal spot compared to the interi-
or.
e. c. Sherman, of San Francisco, has
started a scheme to make mining easy
for the miner, and proposes to outfit
a steamer in Frisco and to take up 100
men at 1000 apiece to the inlet, where
he will board them for year and
half while they prospect the country
round about.
A trail leads from Cooks Inlet over
TO Copper River, and curiosity will
probably induce some Of the gold hunt.
ers to venture in search of the copper
about half the number of men he wish
es- The steamer has an accommoda-
ton for 12o passengers and is laden
with machinery for both quartz and
placer mining.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24
The Original TOboRganer.

The otter was the original tobog-
gamer, and his slide the first OF its
kind deliberately chosen. Whence
came his information? asks E. w.
Sandys. II know not. Turn, il you
can, the leaves of Natures wonderful
volume, back to the opening chapter
of animal life, for information upon
this and countless other curious traits.
Maybe the primal otter saw a cube of
ice break from its parent glacier and
go sliding down a polished path to the
sea. He may have then tried the feat
himself, under the notion that such
sliding was rare good fun for otters-
quien sabe?
Wherever the otter may have OBJ
tained his idea of sliding, he has neith-
er lost 1t nor improved upon it. He
slides as his forbears did, for love
Of sliding, but he does not altogether
depend upon snow and ice. During
summer earth-slides serve well
enough, and these will surely be found
on the banks of streams frequented by
utters'
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24
Get Ayers
SarsapaPIfla
which is made wholly from the best
root imported from Honduras.
ARCTIC DRIFT.

Commodore Melvilie's Plan for Ascertain.
ing Secrets of the Frozen North.
A novel plan has originated with En-.
.ineer-in-chief Melville of the navy
or getting accurate information con-
.erning Arctic drifts at comparatively
mall expense and without the sacrifice
If human life. He proposes launch
ng in the highest attainable latitude
forth Of Bering strait, east of where
he Jeanette entered the pack, about
100 heavy casks, with parabolc ends
astened to them. In them will be
placed numbers and records. Scienti-
ic societies have approved the scheme
md will aid in carrying it out. Drifts
II Arctic exploration parties and of
wrecked vessels differ SO greatly ard
opinions of drifts are SO diverse that
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24
DRIFT cAsK.


his plan has been proposed in order,
possible, to get reliable information
IN the subject.
my idea of keg, for the ordinary
lrift bottles used for current studies
would never do, is the kind measuring
ibout two feet between heads" said
Commodore Melville. Il would build
hem of thick, tough wood, thoroughly
yatertight and heavily bound to re-
list crushing under the tons of ice they
,arabolic ends fitting firmly down upon
he heads and stave ends TO prevent
detachment. The shape OF float, lying
With its axis horizontal, is the best
possible form to meet the icefloe con-
litions, for it would probably never be
lipped in the rough-and-tumble ex-
,erience it would get In ninety-nine
.ases 1t would slip away safely from
extraordinary pressures and remain in
act if it foated. as 1t would lie on
old ice.
with fifty or a hundred of these
loats properly made and sealed the
most difficult and important part Cf
he scheme remains-their effective
aunching on their journey. This must
)e done by Government ship or by
,ther trustworthy hands.
'rhese details carefully observed, we
:ould then patiently await results, and
It the end of four or five years we
night begin to look for our kegs be-
.ween the Spitzbergen and Greenland
,r along the shores of both"
Commodore Melville's proposition is
1ound to attract the attention Of SCI
sntiflc men on account Of its simple.
Inexpensive and useful character and
is practicability. Already funds have
Deen assured for the requisite prelim-
naries, and by next spring there Is
title doubt that at least one vessel
will start north to begin his great drift
study.
The Farmer in the Lighthouse.
A farmer had secured an appoint.
ment as lightkeeper in Maine coast
lighthouse. The first night he went on
duty he lighted up promptly at dusk
and at II O'Clock carefully eXtinguish.
ed the lamp. The next day, Of course
there. was trouble, and when he was
taken to task, he replied that he sup.
posed 10 o'clock was late enough te
keep the light going. as he thought
that all honest men should be in bee
at that hour.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24
waIkins-stick Lexacie..

Walking sticks have frequently been
left by will. Franklin bequeathed his
favorite stick, with a gold handle
shaped like cap of liberty, to George
Washington. The gold-headed cane
used by Drs. Radcliffe, Mead and 9TH
ers. whose arms are engraved upon it,
was bequeathed by Baillie to the Col
lege OF Physicians. Napoleon's walk
ing stick Of tortoise shell was sold in
London in 1923 for $3.50. Honore de
Balzac had the mementos he received
from various fair admirers, which
consisted in part Of precious stones,
set in canes.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24
"Marseillaise" Enthusiast.

Nothing of the kind in this world can
be more impressive than the way In
which an audience of 5000 French rad.
icals receives that wonderful air. the
Marseillaise." L observed that the
chorus Of young men who led the sing
ing never once looked at the notes,
and few even had any, SO familiar was
1t to all. There was perfect hush in
that vast audience, while the softer
parts were sung; and no one joined
even in the chorus at first, for every
body was listening. The instant, how
ever, that the strain closed, the ap-
plause broke like tropical storm, and
the clapping of hands was like the TAX
ing flight OF thousand doves all over
the vast arena.
Behind those twinkling hands the
light dresses of the ladies and the blue
blouses of workingmen seemed them
selves to simmer in the air; there
was no coarse noise of pounding on the
hoor or drumming on the seats, but
there was vast cry of BIS! bs!" sent
up from the whole multitude, demand
ing repetition. The moment the first
verse was sung through for the second
time, several thousand voices Joined in
the chorus; then the applause was re-
doubled, as II they had gathered new
sympathy from one another; after
which there was still one more great
applauding gust, and then an absolute
quiet.-T. w. Higginson in Atlanta
Monthly
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24
ez1ayss <ana~5saagSc1Ea ].
! ||E'(|;ss';;::'s)EI. 3 .l@QB
- - = ~ ss ssanasmtt
CALLED.

Holy brethren. called and chosen by
the sovereign Voice of might,
See your high and holy calling out Of
darkness into light!
Called according to his purpose and the
riches of his love;
Won to listen by. the leading of the
gentle heavenly Dove!
Called to suffer with our Master, pa
tiently to run his race;
Called blessing to inherit, called to
holiness and grace;
Called to fellowship with Jesus. by the
ever-faithful One
Called to his eternal glory, to the king
dom of his Son.
Whom he calleth he preserveth, and
his glory they shall see;
He Is faithful that hath called you; he
will do 1t, fear not ye!
Therefore, holy brethren, onward! thus
ye make your calling sure;
For the prize of this high calling
bravely to the end endure.
Frances Ridley Havergal.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24
THE CHRISTIANS CALLING.

By calling us into the fellowship of
his Son, God guarantees to US the pos
sibility of our entering into that fell
lowship and of becoming fit for it
Marcus Dods, D. D.
There is much said about the divine
call, little said about the end of It.
Why? Because no tongue, not even
the divine tongue, will attempt to tell
what is the outcome Of life that is
led of God.-H. c. Mabie, ID. d.
When Jehovah addressed Elijah, was
it through the strong wind? Was the
Lord in the earthquake or in the fire?
Listen to the "still, small voice." It
floats across the ocean. The millions
OF India, China, Japan, and Africa are
crying, Come over and help u.s." Who
are under more obligations to go than
we---Robert p. Wilder.
OF Moses it is said: mo man know
eth his sepulchre," but every man
knows his call. Did Amos pass away
in peace? What were the closing
scenes in the life Of Ezek,el? What
was the end of jeremiah? The Bible
does not tell us. but every one of those
prophets has related with the utmost
detail how at some time in his life
divine hand was laid upon him, and
divine voice was heard speaking to his
soul. In short. tie Bible places tre-
mendous emphasis on the fact that
God does summon nen and women to
specific forms of G istian service, and
that We may recognize his call.--W. H,
p. Faunce, D. d.
1t Is our duty to follow on wherever
he leads the way, less afraid OF stumb-
ling than of holding back when he
beckons us forward.-Rev. F.. H. John
son.
The occasion of Gods call may be
the instituted wor lip of the church,
the words Of pr cher, the example
OF devout father O mother, friend or
neighbor, the silei meditation Of the
soul in seeming SO tude. And to
rise and obey that all, actually to re-
pent Of and renoun all lower and less
noble aims and pul oses. and to devote
heart and life to t doing Of the low
ing will of God, i. Christlike service
of your fellows-t. is Is the way to
make your calling and election sure"
President Hyde.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24
CHARMED THE SAVAGE EYE.
Utility GarmsMt of an Early w oman Settler
Tickled the Redskins' Admiration.

Utility GarmsAt Of an Early w oman Settler
Tickled the Redskins' Admiration.
"It was interesting to notice the way
in which the Indians looked upon ear
ly settlers around here" said the
Kansas City old-timer as he lapsed in
to a reminiscent mood. Each white
family as it arrived and set about the
task of making homo in the great
American desert was scrutfnized and
passed upon, favorably or otherwise,
by these original Inhabitants very
much as a newcomer nowadays is
talked about and estimated by the
good people of any little town in
which he makes his appearance. To
be sure, the Indians' standards were
little bit peculiar, but they applied
them in much the same spirit Of egot-
ism that We do our own.
For example, when we started
West my mother, who was pre-emin-
emily sensible woman, who did and
who refrained from doing things only
on good and sufficient reason, soon
saw that the long full skirts In vogue
at the time had little to recommend
them from an emigrant's point of view
and adopted a garment consisting of
a medium short skirt and substantial
pantaiettes, which she found quite
suitable and persisted in wearing
through several subsequent changes of
fashion. Now, few days after my
father had completed the cabin which
was our first home in Kansas band OF
Indians from neighboring camp
called on us for purposes of inspec-
ton, as | have already said was their
custom, and, incidentally, to trade for
--or better, beg-any article among
our belongings which might strike
their fancy. My mother was. as usu-
al, dressed in her utility garment
and this soon caught the eyes of the
Indians, who Immediately, amid great
jabbering of admiration, nominated
her the white squaw' and from that
time on showed our household many
marks of esteem-a preferment which
had its drawbacks"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24
Feminine Genernlship.

On one occasion the noted British
officer Tarleton was speaking con-
temptuously Of Colonel William Wash
ington to patriot lady. Why" said
Tarleton, they tell me he is so ig-
norant that he cannot even write his
name" With meaning glance at
Tarleton's right hand, which Washing
ton had wounded, the lady replied:
But nobody is better aware than
you. Colonel Tarleton. that Colonel
Washington knows how to make his
mark
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24
Hotel prohibits Baths ON Sunday.

Mr.. Felix Mahoney, of Washing
ton, tells of one hotel, in New Eng
land, in which he stayed not long ago.
In every room was placard, and on it
this:
Guests will please not bathe Oh
Sunday night, as the hot water Is
needed for the wash Monday morn
ing"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24
Nearlx Killed bx Wild pog..

Wash Anyana Montezano, a farmer,
relates thrilling experience with fe-
rocious dogs on the mountain, near
Huntsville. Ala. A band of wild dogs
attacked him and came near taking
his life. He was .nrown to the ground
by the animals, and was barely res
cued by friend with gun. He lost
a thumb and sustained many lacera-
tions about the limbs and body.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24
pus, Blowing in Art Galleries.

In some of the European art CALLER
les the Gust is removed from the paint,
ings and statuary by means of an air
pump, jet OF air being thrown with
great force against the article which
needs dusting.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24

It Is reported that scholarship OF
$1,000 has been given to Mount Holy
oke College by Miss Helen Gould.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-24
?
)
?

Three from two you can't"
says the schoolboy. Right! Three
from two you can't, either in dol
lars or dividends or sarsaparilla.
1t takes the best sarsaparilla root
to make the best sarsaparilla ex-
tract. The best sarsaparilla comes
from Honduras, G. A., and the DR..
Aver Co. practically controls the
entire product. Yet others claim
to be making best " sarsaparilla.-
They must be making it out Of the
remainder left after subtracting
three from two. But, three from
two you can't" You can't make the
best sarsaparilla without best root.
You only get the best when you
Decorah-posten., 1898-04-29
So Oif Ct bon CT 2Gtlin9 al
Song SARAH.

Gfter "5reberititao 9lab" sr Der |
"Secorabsp piten" optaget en- Rptits
i~aalpbenoe: "aongen Oscar ben ans
benz ital tunne iette lit Sl9gts
regiitsr / 5orbinbelie meo ben samle
norite 3ongeiamilie."
Sa biit fan ban bet. @iennem i'm
Mooer neoitammer Sstar os bans
SeTtenoe fra Saralo Saarfagre. Oct
blep paariit at g.. 81. Mund, oa Carl
Zen femtenbe fsrlte Sang tpm til Nors
se ipm Spnae, nslnlig ON Spiten |
1859. Wunb paapiite csiau peo lere
G%eilia6eber, at Drowning 9ictoria bar
norit arngebloo / fine Nurer.
5 bore Sage far oiitpriterea 2. 8.
0aae 9aaet enonu ct Striot pibere,
5%pritebuferes Slagtre9iiter er op6es
tareoe / ale 2anoe, pg al Dem frems
9aar bet, flyer ban, at 9oralb i0aars
fagre er S%iamfaosr til bper eneits
aonge % 0rpnnin9, aeifer pg Setter
inbe, prins og SrinIesls, 5prits Og
6Dritinoe at fsiere ener iapere 3ans
/ belle europa. 59ntrr ri ps ON, er
10 bette rimelig NOT. Samlsren al
Ror9es Hige efterlob Zig en- tolris
gsrnelpt, og Senner pg 9stre al
BAN blep inbsifte / ubenlanbIte ShrItcs
buie. Oct famine fortiaite Iio unber
mango al hans gGtmGno. 9ldnot
5priterne or bet 10 Stit, icm bos ans
bre, at 9ifte fig meo Sol. at i'm cgen
Stano. og ba 5pritebuiene er fOrs
bolbspis fud, er be ale / 2ioernes 2sb
bleone beilGgteoe meb b%perdnore. Spls
eeli9 er be ale al norit Blot; men benz
ne 2Gre belsr Norgs meb be anere
2dnoe. Der er ogIaa ioenif, barn,
tpit, engelit, fran't, fpanit i~talienIt,
unaarit, bsbmiit pplIt og rusfiit Blob
/ d1e @urppds 8onger pg Orpnninz
ger, Yrinier % 9riniesisr.
9aralb Saarfusres Blob CT Del
blepst temmelig tpnbt / Sstar ben ans
ben; men bog tor bet hGnbe, at bet
gamle Orb gieloer: "9looet er albrig
Iaa tpnbt. at bet 10 er tpttere eno
9anb."