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MORE TURNED AWAY.
Sampson Says Customs Are Being Honestly
Administered at Santiago.

Washington. July 27,-The war de
rartment. today, made public tho fol-
lowing dispatch received from Gen.
shartcr, in response 70 a query by tAr
department as to ships being turned
aWaN from SantiaEO:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

A perfectly formed face is one-third
upper and lower chin.
A lifeboat made of pumice stone has
been tested. 1t continued afoat with
a load even when full of water.
The largest proportion of single per-
sons is found in Ireland and Scotland
and the smallest III the United States.
Among the best trees for street plant
ing are red oak, white elm, sugar maple,
linden, red maple, elder, elm, locust,
cottonwood.
A curious fact has been noted by Arc
tic travelers-snow, when at very low
temperature, absorbs moisture and
dries garments.
At ~ years of age ]. H. Twirs, of In
dependence, Kan, has had his left leg
amputated by surgeons. Four years
ago he lost his right one in the same
way.
1t is peculiar fact that with most
men the growth of hair is greater or
one side of the face than the other. 1t
is staid that hair always grows more
quickly on that side on which we are
stronger.
1t was once customary in France,
when guest haG remained too long,
for the host to serve him a cold sho.s;
der of mutten instead of hot roast.
This was the origin of the phrase, ito
give the cold shoulder"
A crockery dealer shipped 1926 dishes
from Lansing, Mich, to a missionary
at Teheran, Persia. The goods were
seven months in transit, and were car
ried 800 miles by caravan, but only one
dish in the lot was broken.
A useful attachment for pocketbooks
consists of register by which the
amount of money on hand can be in
Dictated at a glance, series of dials be-
ing placed inside the cover to be turned
until the figures show the right num-
Der.
Eliza Moore, a quadroon girl of Lex
ington, KY, is II years old and weighs
537 pounds. When she was born she
weighed two pounds, but when she was
three months old her weight was 100
pounds. She is five feet four inches tall,
and wears SIX shoe.
The earliest known mention of the
pianoforte was in a playbill dated May
10, 1867. The piece announced was "The
Beggars' OPERA" with Mr.. Beard as
Captain Macheath, Mrs. Stephens as
Peachum, Mr.. Shutter as Peachum. The
principal attraction was given thus
Miss Buckler will sing a song from
Judith accompanied by new instru-
ment called pianoforte."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04

The kind-hearted man was several
miles from the city when he dismount-
ed in the middle of the arid road be-
cause tramp lodged from side TO side
in front of his bicycle.
What did you do that for?" inquired
the rider.
"Mister. l want to talk to ye."
"Youre liable to get into trouble if
you act that way every time you get
lonesome"
81 won't detain you only minute.
i merely wanted to ask you for five
cents. An femme tell you somtthin'
else. I don't want it fur Ticker. know
dat suspicion always comes up in a gents
mind whenever anybody he amt well
acquainted with axes i'm fur five cents.
But dis is case where you amt takin'
no chances"
well here's your nickel. hope you
are not deceiving me-"
"No, sir" he replied, as he pocketed
the money. 81 kin give We complete as
surance dat / don't want dis money to
buy Ticker. What | wanted wit your
five cents was to pay me car fare to de
saloon. Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Some Short Sentences Which Contain
Some Truth and More Than
Little Wit.

It's easy for the man who has no credit to
keep out OF debt. :;
A defective hammock has caused many
fond lovers to fall out. !;
Some men manage to talk a great deal
and without saying anything
Every dog has his day-but the cat has a
monopoly on the nights.
The turtle may be slow, but he usually
gets there in time for the soup.
A woman seldom cares anything about the
answers to questions she asks. &
The man who seeks damages in court is
sure to get what he's looking for.
Nothing makes woman so mad as having
something to say and no one to listen.
An old maid says she never married be-
cause she couldn't find a man to suitor.
Taking time by the forelock causes lots of
worry about things that never happen.
About two-thirds of the credit man gets
for doing things rightly belongs to others.
When man proposes to woman in fun
and is accepted for Joke the foundation for
real trouble has been laid.
The average mans head contains about
l2S000 hairs. A woman often has more, but
many of them are not indigenous.-Chicago
Evening News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04
NOW THE DEWEY SKIRT,
III Iakes the Place of the Spanish
FlOunce, Mt One Time in Such
Great Vogue.

Long before the present war was
thought of a fashion was introduced
here which, first spoken of, was de-
clared by the women altogether out of
the question. 1t was a skirt cut in the
Spanish fiounce" shape. Doubtless,
the first woman who faced the ordeal
of feminine criticism by appearing in
one of these skirts was brave person.
She certainly caused a futter in the
feminine world.
Those who had never seen the skirt
were outspoken in their decision not
to be drawn into having one cut after
that pattern, but when some woman
sailed by in all the glory of the season
of 49, Spanish tiounce, tCey could not
help admiring its gracefulness and
style, and straightway went and or
dered one made.
Unlike its prototype'of Is or 20 years
ago, which was the death blow to any
grace or beauty of figure, when worn
by stout woman, the new skirt was
a boon to the woman who was growing
t1eshy. 1t made her look tall and slen-
der, it gave to her lines which she had
never been able to attain before, and
1t was far and away the most becoming
style which had ever been invented by
the fashion purveyors for the short,
fat woman.
Once this fact was realized, the sue.
cess of the Spanish fiounce was as
sured. 1t became the rage. Every ma
terial, whether appropriate or not, was
found made up in a Spanish fiounce.
1t was the triumph of the season. Moth,
ing in the way of skirt ever before
created such furore.
Then came the war with Spain, and
the women asked: Shall we continue
to call this mode, the greatest success
OF many seasons, by the name of that
hated race which we are doing our best
to wipe off the face of the globe?"
Certainly not!" was the prompt an
swer.
What shall we call it? What can
we call it which will symbolic its un,
precedented victory?" were the next
questions. And some women imbued
with patriotism and genius declared
it should be called THE Dewey skirt!"
So the horo of Manila and the heroine
of the mode bears the same name. Like
the commander of the Asiatic fleet. who
swept everything before him at the
Philippines, the Dewey skirt has swept
everything before it in the world of
fashion, and the women could hardly
pay greater compliment to the brave
rear admiral than by naming their vic
torious skirt in his honor-N. Y. Her.
aid.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04
A TARDY RECKONING.
The Frugal Housewife Falls a Vic
tim to the WiIes of the Crafty
Street Vendor.

"Ste-raw-berries, nice ripe ste-raw-ber-
ries," shouted the street vendor as his
horse logged slowly through Bagley ave-
nue..
"How much are they?" asked the pretty
young housewife who had hailed the ped
dler by waving towel.
''Ten cents a quart, nam. All Michigan
strawberries, and the dew's on ELI yet,
man."
"But want bushel. I'm going TO have
a sort of a strawberry festival just ameng
my relations, and l wouldn't run out Of
them for the world. How much for a
bushel?"
'Three and a half, NAM"
"Too much. You'll have to do better than
that or I'll try some one else
"Tll throw off a quarter" he said, and
she nodded so that her voice might not
betray her exutation. Then he carried in
% of the little measures that have the waist
band about two inches from the bottom,
received his money and did not inger
Three minutes later the little woman rushed
in the street, her eyebrows knitted and her
dimpled hands cenched, one over lead
pencil and the other over a crumpled piece
Of paper: But the peddler had vanished
Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04

filled with joy at finding her mother. The
rest. OF the happening is best told in the
mothers own words. She said:
"On the 28th of Sept, 1885, while in the
bloom of health, Beatrice was suddenly and
severely afflicted with spinal meningitis.
Strong and vigorous before, in five weeks
she became feeble and suffered from para;
lytic stroke which twisted her head back toI
the side and made it impossible for her to,
move limb. Her speech however, was not
affected. We called in our family doctor,
one of the most experienced and successful
practitioners in the city. He considered
the case a very grave one. Before long lit,
tie Beatrice was compelled to wear plaster
paris jacket Prominent physicians were
consulted, electric batteries were applied,
but no benefit was noticed until we tried
DR.. Williams Pin,Z Pills for Pale People !
BUSY in my kitchen one afternoon ] was
startled by the cry of Mamma from little
Beatrice who was creeping towards me.
had placed her on an improvised bed in the
parlor. She became tired of waiting for me
to come back and made up her mind to go to
me, so her story My Pink Pills made me
| walk which she tells everyone who comes to
our house, was then for the first time veri-
| fed. She has walked ever since. She has
| now taken about nine boxes of the pills and
her pale and pinched face has been growing
| rosy, and her limbs gained strength day by
| day. She sleeps all night long now, while be-
| fore taking the pills she could rest but few
| hours at time" DR.. Williams Pink Pills
| for Pale People are sold by all druggists.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04
A YOUTHFUL REASONER.
He Applies His Study of Natural His-
tory to the Solution of Sci
entific Problem.

Johnny" exclaimed Mr.. Blykins, what
are you doing"
Thinking, sir"
Glow dare you waste your time thinking,
when you ought to be studying your les.
SOM"
II was thinking about my lesson"
what book are you engaged in perusing
at this time? inquired the old gentleman.
Natural history"
"Ah, very useful and interesting study.
1t broadens the ideas and assists in taking
the mind from the customary cares of life
without the danger of Generalization which
sometimes attends frivolous forms of diver
sion"
Eyes, sir
"How far along have you proceeded in
the study of natural history"
"Pm learning about amphibious animals
now"
"And highly interesting branch of the
animal kingdom. Can you name an am
phbious animal-one with which we are.
all familiar?" And Mr.. Blykins folded his.
hands before him and gazed at his son with
a look of wise expectancy.
II think So Is man an animal?"
I'm the scientific sense, yes"
And an amphibious animal is one that
consumes both air and water?"
eyes"
"Then man is one. II he weren't, what
would be the use of having any soda foun-
tains?' -Washnotn Star
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04

Changed all the trees in the Rattle
snake-moved 'em and mixed 'em all
up. Might "a been a dream, but l don't
think so. Ask Bill-he knows. Put
shot in her. Seen rock in my time, but
no rock like that. Bill-old fool-gits
scared, and we kivered her up to come
back to. Didn't blaze no tree, but my
old knife's stickin' on the moss side O.
that tree. Might "a been dream. Ask
Bill
Course you can bet your life that old
cany~ was prospected pretty well after
that but nothin' was found. The speci-
meE was sold and the money divided be-
tween Bill Wilkins and Nuggets daugh-
ter, who had to take care O. him. Will
kins went over into Calaveras soon after
that and fell down shaft about 500 feet
deep.
well, time went by and the law
stopped hydrauleeking, and purity much
everyone left the town that could git
out of it, and it amt been worth any
thing sence. Nuggets daughter she
married Bob Hittel, who was team
ster and didn't have much of it to do
neither. They was pore, but they man
aged to make living and keep old Mug
gets besides. Course ye know the old
man couldn't do nothin' but sit around
and talk those words told We of. Every
one was kind to him, except, perhaps,
Jake Openheimer, who kept the prin-
cipal store then. He youster rifle him
good deal, and josh him, and ask him
when he was goin' to open her up; but 1
reckon he didn't mean a great deal O.
harm.
Every now and then, Nuggets 'ud
wander over into Rattlesnake canyon,
and spend nigh onto day there. When
he'd come back he'd be worse TUX than
ever, and go moonin' around and sayin'
those words: Changed all the trees in
the Acknowledgement 'em and mixed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04
'em all up. Might "a been dream, but

'em all up. Might "a been dream, but
don't think So
Bout this time his little gran'son
was GROWN up, and Nuggets began for
to take him along with him in his trips
to the canyon. Mrs. Hitte!, she objected
at first, but when she seen the boy
liked to go, and her father was dead set
on havin' him with him, she didn't make
no more objections. The boy yoused to
say that while they was in the cam
yon Nuggets spent most of his time
huntin' for something he couldn't find.
"One evening in the summer time
bout ten years ago-I was here then
myself-Nuggets and the boy KEN in to
town and gave it a surprise that it ain t
got over sence. You can believe it or
not, as you want to, but he'd got back
his mind all right and talked as sensi-
bly, as I'm talkin' now. Don't believe
he ever was crazy himself-just think
he'd got his mind set on one thing and
couldn't get it off. But he was purity
near crazy with happiness. He'd an
old rusty knife in his hand, and he kept
sayin to us all the time: 'Twarn't no
dream after all-'twarn't no dream
Seems when they was in the canyon the
boy got to playin' around and crawled
under a big tree that 'ad been blown
down, and found the knife stickin' in it
underneath. Course ye know what that
meant.
well, Nuggets is all right now. So
was his claim. He sold it for purtv
nice sum to couple of big mining men
down below. See those smokestaciis in
the trees over in the canyon? Well,
there's 14-stamp mill on the spot
where the knife was found.
bob Hittel runs this store we're
a-sittin' in front of, and Bob's wife owns
her own house. Nuggets has a mort
gage on about everything Jake Open
heimer's got left, and the boy-the
gran'son, ye Knowles down below in
business for himself.
That's about the story old Nuggets
III tell We when we meet him. Some of
it's true, | know myself for fact. and
l reckon mebbe some of it's-well, We
know, Nuggets is Missourian and a
purity good liar himself"
The stranger arose, stretched himself,
and, stridng up the street, encountered
the one-legged druggist standing in the
doorway of his store.
Great story l just heard" said the
stranger.
Been talking to the old pioneer?"
Pioneer? Why, he's not a forty
miner"
"No, but he's forty-eighter."
"Who is he, anyhow"
Him? Oh, that's Nuggets. San
Francisco Argonaut.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04
OLD-TIME RAILROADING,
on a Southern Road Forty
Years Ago.

Vice President ]. NJ. Eagan, of the
Central railway of Georgia, has brought
to light some old rules which governed
he running of trains on the Central
10 years ago. They sound strange to-
day, even to those who are unfamiliar
with the standard rules.
On the old Central the practice was
to run freight trains during the day
only, and to stop them off al some sta
ton at night. A freight train that
would leave a station after six o'clock
would run to some point that they
could reach between six and seven
o'clock, where they would remain over
night, starting out again the next
morning. The time card shows that
they occupied the greater part of two
lays in running a freight train be-
tween Savannah and Macon, a distance
of 191 miles. Following are some of the
rules for engine men, taken from the
time card of 1856:
THE engine man will be subject to
pay the fare of any person who MAJ
ride upon his engine without proper au-
thority."
"All engines unprovided with lamps,
and running at night out of time, must
keep their hampers open, so as to show
a light"
CAS- a general rule when trains meet
between stations the train nearest the
turnout will run back. Any dispute as
to which train will retire will be deter
mined at once by the conductors, with
out any interference on the part of the
engine men. This rule is required to
Oe varied in favor of the heavieSt-load-
ed engine or worst grades, if they meet
near the center. In cases of backing
man must be placed on the lookout so
that any danger to the remotest part
Of the train may be seen and the en-
CINE man at once receive notice-the
backing must be done very cautiously"
The spark catcher or chimney of an
engine getting out of order, so as to
endanger the safety of the train, the
first turnout, and return his engine
to Savannah for repairs-a Waterman
must be left with the train"
The conductor must not intrust his
keys to any of the hands, or suffer any
person not duly authorized to enter
his car, and he will in all cases be
charged with freight lost or damaged
while under his charge. On entering or
leaving a turnout he will see that the
switches are replaced to the proper
track, and he will always be certain
that he arrives at a station with the
same number of cars with which he
left the last station"
''All officers of this company will be
required to pay freight on merchandise
or produce transported over this road
except butter, eggs and fruit-those
articles will be allowed to go free as
far as they are required for the use of
their own families; other articles for
the use of their families will be trans
ported at one-half less than the usual
rates"
On the South Carolina railroad time
card No. 2, June, 1855, reads as fol-
lows:
III cases of dense fogs, the down
trains will run with their whistles blow
ing. The up trains will shut steam
off the engines at every mile board and
listen for the whistle of down trains"
Atlanta Constitution.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04
MYSTERIES OF CAKE-bAKING.
ana Wherefore of Every Sep
In the Process.

In making cake if you wish to insure
its being good you must use orly the
best ingredients, be accurate in your
measurements and folicw the rue i'm
plicitly. Use a wooden spoon fer mix.
ing, and always mix the batter in an
earthen dish. Metal, either in mixing
bowl or spoon, is apt to destroy tie deli
cacy of the cake. Il Butter that
has the least unpleasant taste WI de-
velop greater npleasantnew when
cooked, and spoil the article of foo. into
which it has been put. Baking powder,
cream of tartar and soda should I've add
ed to the sifted -four, and the whole
passed again through the sieve. Flour
should be sifted before it is measured.
Unless contrary directions are given in
the rule which you are using, the
whites and yolks of the eggs should be
beaten separately. The best sugar tc
use in cake making is the fine granu
lated. The coarser sugar makes the
cake coarser also, and with a tendency
to heaviness.
So much for the ingredients; now for
the way in which they are put together
Cream the butter first of all, have the
mixing bowl warm, as that will help
soften the butter and get it in cond.
ton to beat. When it is light and
creamy add the sugar, beating i thor
oughly in. Then put in the favoring
or spices. then beat in the yollts of the
eggs, which you have whisked well, SC
that they are light and smooth, next
add the milk. then the -four, and last Of
all the well-beaten whites of the eggs
Beat vigorously for half minute.
When you start TO make cake you
want to make sure that your oven is
right for the baking. and that there is
sufficient coal in the fire TO last through.
Butter your cake pans, and line them
with thin paper. The heat should be
moderate, and care should be taken tc
keep the cake from being Jared, else II
will be heavy. After the cake is baked
it is better to let it partially cool in the
pans, especially if it is a very delicate
cake.-Woman' Home Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04
A Sad but Glorious Day.

"Victory!" cried the Spanish minis
ter. Write out proclamation at once
authorizing our people to celebrated"
why, your eXcellency, what has hap.
pened? Have our forces fallen upon
the Yankee pigs and compelled them
to cry for quarter?"
mo, but one of our battleships has
just been scuttled and sunk before the
cowardly swine could gain possession
of it."-Chicago Evening News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04

After the loaf of bread has been baked.
If you want pulled bread, white off
the crust and pull the crumbs into long
thin strips. Place these strips in par
lined with soft paper, bake in a slow
oven until golden brown and crisp to
the very center.-Lades' Home Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04

Kindness seems to come with double
grace and tenderness from the old. 1t
seems in them the boarded and long.
purified benevolence of years, as if il
had survived and conquered the base
ness and selfishness of the ordeal il had
passed-as if the wind which had
broken the form had swept ir vain
across the heart, and the frosts which
had chilled the blood and whitened the
thin locks had no power over the warm
tide of the affections.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04

One boy met another who had a sus-
picious redness about the eyes and a
droop at the corners of the mouth
Say" said the first boy, 81 heard your
father was on ship once"
The other quenched a sob and nodded
"Was it a whaler?"
Eyes, it was. And you bet he learnt
the business good, too."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04
A Sufficient Reason.

JudgeICan you give any reason why
sentence of the court should not be pro-
nounced on you for picking that mans
pocket?
Culprit-Yer honor, I-er-did il In
q fit of abstraction Y. Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04
Many People Cannot DRINK

coffee at night 1t spoils their sleep. You
can drink Grain-O when you please and sleep.
like top. For Grain-O does not stimulate;
it nourishes, cheers and feeds Yet it ] ,oks
and tastes like the best coffee. For nervous
persons, young people and children Grain-0
is the perfect drink. Made from pure
grains. Get a package from your grocer to-
day. Try it in place of coffee Is and 25c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04
A STARTLED MOTHER.

From the Fteeport Qll) Bulletin.
While busy at work in her home, Mrs
William Shay, corner of Taylor and Han
cock Avenues. FFree2ort, ILL.,, was startled
by hearing a noise lust behind her.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-04

"Im thirsty" exclaimed the raven.
"And there is no crowbar near here,
either, replied the robin.-N. Y. World.