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The Republican., 1899-07-06
SQUAWS AS LACEMAKERS.
Some Very beautiful Fabrics Now
Being Woven by Chippewa
Women.

Specimens of the beautiful lace which
is being made by the Chippewa Indians
are now seen in a few of the fashion
able houses of New York. They are
mainly in the form of table covers,
bedspreads and piano covers. The lace
is peculiarly adapted for these pur-
poses, as the designs are bold and
forcible and show to great advantage
v len placed over delicately colored
silk lining. In quality and style, how
ever, the lace is quite as subject to vari-
alton as is that of any other make, and
ample opportunity is therefore afford
ed for the individuality of the worker
to assert itself.
1t is to Miss Sibyl Carter, of New
York, that the Chippewa squaws owe
their knowledge of lacemaking. In
1891 she conceived the idea of teaching
them this accomplishment. The bead
work they formerly made, while it dis
played their patience and nimbleness of
touch, was quite unstable. The ac-
complished teacher that Miss Carter,
aided by the Episcopal mission, sent to
them was Miss Pauline Colby. She
speaks of her pupils as being most
eager to learn, and says that the idea
once grasped they work with an accur-
acy which far surpasses that of white
women.
From the first the lace found ready
sale among wealthy New York women,
who encouraged the work by giving
large advance orders. Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt and Mrs. j. Pierpont Nor.
gan have fine bedspreads of it for which
they paid 5000 apiece. Mrs. Astor, too,
has been liberal patron. The Indian
women receive at the rate of ten cents
an hour for the completed work A col.
lection of this lace is now being pre-.
pared for the Paris exhibi tion.-N, Y
Sun.
The Republican., 1899-07-06
A FLAT DwELLER's THEORY.
After Going Through an Ice-MakInRe
Plant He Was Onto His
Steam Heater.

Mister" said the man who had been 60
ing through the plant where they make ar
tifcial ice, I'll never forget this visit. I'm
much obliged to you. You have given me a.
hint that'll probably be worth hundreds of
dollars in doctors bills"
''Yo ou don't say So"
"Yes, sir; Now, let me understand it all
clearly. Those pipes carry the gas which
circulates all around the water and freezes
1t up so tight that any bouquets and things
that happen to be floating around can't pos
sibly get away until they're thawed out"
That's the scheme, simply stated"
'Well, I'm glad to know about it."
Its very interesting process"
"It's more than interesting. 1t shows the
way in which a man will go on thinking hard
of his fellow man, when mebbe it was all a.
mistake. I'm glad to feel that have been
doing some one an injustice, and that | can
go forth and candidly own up that was
bearing malice where il was not due"
Are you interested in an ice plant?" in
quired the attache, suspiciously.
mo. But I've studied temperature. ALL
TIE got to do now is to call attention to-
the mistake and have it corrected. That's
the kind of pipes the man got into our fiat
under the impression that he was putting
in steam heater. ."-Washingt Star.
The Republican., 1899-07-06

Mrs. Mckee Rankin, one of the fore
most and best known character ac-
tresses and stage artists of this genera
ton, in speaking of Pe-ru-na, says:
mo woman should be without bottle
of Pe-ru-na in reserve. Mrs. Mckee
Rankin. Mrs. Eliza Wike, 120 Iron
street, Akron, Ohio, says: 81 would be.
in my grave now if it had not been for
your God-sent remedy, Pe-ru-na. Twas
a broken down woman, had no appe-
tite; what little did eat did not agree
with my stomach. 1t is now seven
years past that l used Pe-ru-na and L
can eat anything" Mrs. Eliza Wike.
Every woman should have copy Of
DR.. Hartman's book entitled Health
and Beauty" This book contains many
facts of especial interest to women. DR..
Hartman has treated more ailments pe-
culiar to women than any other physi-
clan in the world. This book gives in
brief his long and varied experience.
Send for free books on catarrh. Ad.
dress DR.. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio.
The Republican., 1899-07-06
PITH AND POINT.

Don't trim your finger nails on the
buZzsaw.-Ram's Horn.
An honest man is one who admits
that his badness is due to old age, ard
not to STANDARDIZATION Globe.
When a pretty girl has an attrac-
tive mannerism all the homely girls
of her acquaintance stand before the
glass and try to copy it.-Somer vile
Journal.
"The antitrust movement is spread
ing to all parts of the country" Yes"
sadly replied Slimpurse, my tailor
has caught the fever. Ohio State
journal.
The man who weds an angel and finds
her a termagant at the end of year
seldom gives. himself credit for hav-
ing eXerted so much infuence.-L. A.
w. Bulletin.
''Do you make special rates to bridal
parties?" asked the innocent-looking
bridegroom. Yes replied the honest
hotel clerk. 1--WE always charge 'em
double rates Ohio State Journal.
Didn't Signify.-"Looll at this man."
said the attorney, pointing to the pris-
oner. Does he look like one who
would commit crime?" NO" re-
piled the witness. But neither do
you."-Philadelphia North American.
A Good Reason.-Aunt Sophia-"And
is Tommy a good little boy at school?"
Tommy-"Yes, auntie." Aunt Sophia
And why is Tommy a good little
boy?' Tommy" Cause it's better
fun to see the other boys get licking
than to get one yourself. Boston
Transcript.
Poetry, a waXed mustache, mystery,
long hair. and a sweet tenor voice will
often make a woman feel as if there
was only sheet of tissue-paper be-
tween Heaven and herself: but the man
with bald head, a wart on his nose
and six figures in his bank account is
the one who scoops her in and makes
her happy ever observation-disclosures
vile Herald.
The Republican., 1899-07-06
FOLLOWING A PRECEDENT.
The Clever Way in Which Tavern
Keeper Got Even with an Of
fensiye Judge.

We can hardly blame, perhaps, the
satisfaction which a nonsuited litigant
in a certain court once gained from an
opportunity that chance gave him. A
judge, II aveling on circuit, had before
him in a small country town a case in
Which a tavern keeper was held for the
payment on a land transaction of a
large amount of money which he had
not agreed definitely to pay. The court
declared that, although his agreement
was not on record, it was involved by
construction, or implied, in HIS partici-
patton in a business proceeding con-
nected with it.
After judgment had been rendered
the court adjourned for dinner, and the
judge found that the only eating house
in the place was kept by the defendant
in the case which he had just decided.
He also found that the defendant per-
sonally superintended the preparation
of the meals, and the food was charged
for on the European plan"
The judge called for two boiled eggs.
which, with the other food he ordered.
were brought to him done to turn.
He ate them, and at the end of the meal
the bill was presented to him. He was
astonished to read on it the following
items: ''Two boiled eggs, IS cents; two
chickens, at rs cents, $780,
He called the proprietor and said:
How is this? l have had no chickena:
why do you charge me for them?"
Those are constructive chickens,
your honor" answered the host.
"What?"
"Why, they are implied in the eggs.
you know, y"rr honor" the man per.
sisted.
The judge began to understand. and
said no more. However, when he hand.
ed in five-dollar bill to pay for the
dinner he found that the innkeeper had
given him his full change, without
charging Tor the constructive chick
ens.-Detroit Free PreSs,
The Republican., 1899-07-06

NT E who live in the High Row awoke
w one morning to find that the bills
had been taken out of the windows of
No. 10 in the row. The house, whose fu-
ture tenancy had forso time been the
subject of our hopes and fears, was let
at last, and our fate, in the matter of
new neighbors, decided for good or ILL.,
The Row was an old-fashoned cor
ner, lying at the back of a large sea
side town, out of the reach of the yearly
influx of noise and trippers. We took
no little credit to ourselves for our
isolation, and would have blushed to
have been at any time discovered among
the crowd parading the sea front. Per
haps, indeed, it was the desire to ignore
the aspect of the town as a pleasure re-
sort that formed the basis of sympathy
on which our little society was founded.
OF this society it was old Mrs. Delane,
at No. 5, who was called on by at least
two county families, and who took
daily airings in a carriage with yellow
wheels, whom we looked up to as our
head, and to whom were referred all
questions of fashion and social ethics
We certainly were, take us all in all,
highly respectable corner, and might
be forgiven in the absence of worthy
objects of comparison in mistaking our
selves for the salt of the earth. Nor is
ii to be wondered at hat we were filled
with alarm whenever there was a pros
pect of a house changing hands, al
though hitherto the character of the
Row had not suffered from any such
change. The dingy old corner made
little appeal to the average house hunt
er. A susceptibility to the charm un-
derlying the dinginess, enough to make
ii appear a desirable place of residence.
had in most instances proved symptom
attic, and i'll the general run of new
comers we had found new friends Yet
we knew that the luck must one day
turn, and the present occasion filled
more than one of us with vague fore
boding.
No. 10 had been ''To let, furnished"
so we could not hope for an introduc-
tion to the newcomers through the Gus
tomary vanguard of household goods.
There was nothing for it but to possess
our souls in patience, and to keep a
lookout for their arrival in the flesh.
We were taking tea at Mrs Delane's.
and discussing somewhat dolefully the
probabilities of the new tenancy, when
the sound of vehicle driving into the
Row sent us all to the window with a
rash. Yes, there they were! A fly,
bearing a small quantity of luCpaoce
drew up before the door of No. 10. A
young man in tourist suit jumped out,
and was followed up the steps by girl
dressed rather too elaborately to be in
accordance with High Row notions of
genteel elegance. The man gave
pull at the bell, and no response i'm
mediately forthcoming, he and his com
panion each lifted the handle of the
double knocker and reused the echoes
The Republican., 1899-07-06
TRICK OF TICKET SELLERS.
How Circus Patrons Sometimes Are
Cheated Out of Their
Money.

"'Short-changing' or 'fim-fam-
ming is practiced by an unscrupulous
class of ticket sellers" said an Old-time
circus ticket seller, the opportunities
that the business offers being greater
than that of any other | know of
Everything is hustle and confusion,
man loses his head. doesn't think tc
count his change. and becomes an easy
victim, when under ordinary circum.
stances he'd detect the fraud. I'll at.
tempt to describe to YOU one of the
commonest tricks of 'flim-famming' or
an extensive sale: \ man approaches
the booth, hunts in his pocket fol
change, and finally pulls out a ten.
dollar bill. The ticket seller takes the
preliminary performance in at a glance
and knows to dead moral certainty
that the man hasn't anything smaller
He looks at the bill a moment, Their
sizes up his cash, as if in doubt. Their
suddenly he turns to his victim anG
says:
lis this the smallest you've got?'
''The man tells him that it is. Az
of minute, you'd say, but in point
of fact it has given the sharper a chanc,
to fold the bill in such a way thai
none of the figures are visible. an6
there is nothing to indicate what its
denomination is. The bill is passed
deity from the right to the left hand
in the palm of which is concealed a
Il
same manner. 1t is the work of only
a second to substitute one for the other.
the ticket seller apologzing all the
while for his inability to make change.
and the victim walks off unsuspecting.
ly with one dollar where he had ten
dollars, and the chances are that he
doesn't discover his mistake until some
moments later And then he fails to
get satisfaction. for, of course. the
short-change artist denies the fraud
emphatically.
'Ihe ordinary way of handing a man
short change in silver is beautifully
simple. Say, for instance, a man buys
two 50-cent tickets and tenders a five
dollar bill. Three dollars and a half
in small change is placed in his LAID
hurriedly and he walks off without
counting it. Eventually he finds out
that he's so cents shy but it is too
late to make kick. The short-change
man knows who to 'fiim-ham' and who
to treat squarely. He sizes up his man
at a glance and can come pretty near
telling whether he'll count his money
or not before leaving. That's where
his knowledge of human nature comes
into play.
Ticket selling is profitable employ
ment outside of any illegitimate gains.
A man can always count on finding his
cash five to six dollars over at the end
of the day. The per cent. of people
who get excited in the confusion of
the moment and leave their change on
the counter is always great. This over
plus goes to the seller, and the econom-
ically inclined Snowman doesn't have
to touch his salary during the month"
Atlanta Constitution.
The Republican., 1899-07-06
500 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be pi> psed
to learn that there is at least one dreatrd
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall >
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure,
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the, foundation
strength by building up She constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The,
proprietors have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address F, j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Republican., 1899-07-06
Knows What's in a Name,

Jones-There goes Hubbypap, one of
the greatest authorities on proper
names living.
Smith-Why, how does that come
He never seemed to be very well posted
on any subject.
81 know it, but I guess you haven't t
heard him talk lately. He's got a baby
a month old and hasn't named it yet,
He and his wife have over 200 aunts
and cousins right here in the city
n. Y. World.
The Republican., 1899-07-06
THE SEED.

''Only little seed" we say
A tiny thing
Floating along its airy way
On silken wing.
And yet that little tufted ball
So frail to see
Hides safely from the sight of all
A mystery
A mystery of life and bloom
Is there concealed
An unborn beauty and perfume
To be revealed.
Within that germ so small and brown
Are joys of May,
When melody, like rain, drips down
Ger each glad day.
A hundred beauties yet unborn
Are in its sheath
That wait to charm the skies of morn
With perfumed breath.
Within a seed that airily
Floats to and fro
Perhaps may be a giant tree
In embryo.
Urged onward by the restless wind
That little seed
A resting place at last shall find
In wood or mead.
Some day, ah, what a mystery
Shall greet the sight
A tall and graceful forest tree
Proud in its might.
Can it be that so small thing
So much could yield?-
Only a seed that spread its wing
Ger hill or field.
The humblest things in natures land
Ofttimes contain
What seers have tried to understand,
But all in vain.
The fiorets of one meadow flower
The power may hold
To SOW a field in idle hour
With summers gold.
A sweet wild rosebud by the stream
Some meaning wears
AS great perhaps, as brightly gleam
From starry spheres.
Upon those worlds we look with awe,
And fail to heed
AS great a power as stellar law
Lies in a seed.
In nature, things both high and low,
The oak or reed,
Must in a meek obeisance bow
Unto the seed
o wondrous mystery the cause
To human mind,
Producing by unchnging laws
Its own in kind.
Plant roses and to stems will cling
A crimson glow;
Plant lilies and to life will spring
A CLEAN like snow.
Natures most potent agency
secret deep
Is latent life that waits to be
Aroused from sleep
That waits the Kindly touch of sun
And drip of rain,
And 10! the miracle begun
Speaks not in vain.
In nature, things both high and low
The oak or reed
Must in meek obeisance bow
Unto the seed.
Alice Jean Cleator, in Ohio Farmer.
The Republican., 1899-07-06
Costly wedding Clothes.

When a Philippine woman of the bet
ter class gets married she sometimes
wears as her wedding dress a costume
of native manufacture that reaches in
value up into four figures. 1t takes
months to make a handkerchief or o
sleeve, so microscopic and delicate is
the fabric.-N. Y. Sun.
The Republican., 1899-07-06
THE REPUBLICAN,
BENZ. H. SINCELL, Publisher.

OAKLAND. GARRETT CO., MD
The Republican., 1899-07-06

Some persons chew chewing-gum and
some eschew chewing chewing gum. One
may chew or eschew chewing Just as one
chooses.-L. A. W. Bulletin.
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

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ago. has been fnat.d Her cargo .r
pin,. lumber viii IT, unloaded. ana afi..
repairing thc schooner Will rrp,,.d I'M
Roston with the cargo
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Our Needs in the Far East.

One of the first matters that Will
claim the attention of Congress at the
approaching session will be the provid-
ing of some suitable form of govern
ment for Hawaii. From correspond
ence with gentleman at Honolulu
who is in position to know the feeling
Of the citizens there, we are inclined
to believe that a territorial form of
government, with some notifications
to fit local conditions, would be the
most acceptable to them. This is
probably what will finally be granted
The question of cable communication
not only with these islands, but with
the Philippines as well, will also come
up for consideration. The feasible
route for purely American line of
this character is conceded to be from
San Francisco to Honolulu thence to
Wake island, thence to the island of
Guam, and from there to Manila.
Thus far there appears to be no differ
tllCt Vi OplitOlI w men II NOllltS " tilC
question of how such n line shall be
constructed there is evidently a wide
divergence Of views. Some believe
that it should be laid by private cap
ital, under certain government conces-
sions. Here again are differences of
opinion. Some believe that in the
event of the government granting
charter to such a cable company, its
assistance should be purely limited to
that, in view of the vast Importance of
the project, and the great benefits to
be derived from it, it would be entire
ly proper for the United States TO
guarantee the bonds.
There is, on the other hand, a de-
termined effort on the part of many
members Of Congress to have the gov
eminent build, control, and operate
this cable line itself. They argue that
the greater part Of its business will be
Of a public character, that it will be.
from the start, a paying line, and the
government might just as we'll issue its
own bonds to carry through such an
enterprise as to guarantee those of
private corporation. How the matter
will finally shape itself remains to be
seen. One thing IS certain, however,
such a cable line is imperatively need
ed, and however it is finally laid,
should be provided at the earliest pos
s.hle moment.
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It has been Witty said of the martyrs
that thew were people who were cannon
AIDED while they lived and were canon
lied when they were dead. The same
thing might be said of many woman,
and criticisms while she lived and can
onized as saint after death.
Husbands don't mean to be small and
selfish. But they can't understand the
sufferings which come with facilitating
drains, irregularity, inflammation, or Ill
CeratlOu OF the sensitive female organs.
Thousands Of happy women pay trih
ute to the wonderful change i'll their
lives effected by the use of DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. 1t is not a cure
all 1t has specific purpose, Ill the cur
ing OF diseases peculiar 10 women. 1t
cures these diseases perfectly.
Sick women can consult DIR. Pierce
free by letter. Each letter is treated as
sacred confidence, privately read and
promptly answered. All answers are i'll
plain envelopes. Address DR.. K. V.
Pierce, Buffalo, n. y.
My health is much better since have been
using DIR. PierCe's medicines" writes Mrs Cora
Brooks, of Martin, Franklin Co, Ga. After
having miscarriage Ill 1905 l suffered with
pain in my left side and lingering cough which
grew worse and worse. used Wine OF c,
but it only gave me temporary relief. Last
spring | got past doing anything and my hus-
band went to the drug store and called for Wine
of c, and the merchant recommended Dr..
pie-ce's Favorite Prescription as better. so he
bought one bottle. began TO take it as directed
i'll the pamphlet wrapped around the bottle.
The book said il the disease was complicated
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The vanderbilts now have urdis-
puted possession Of the Boston & Al
bany-a fact that will give very gen
eral satisfaction to the travelling pub
lie. No railroads in this country are
better equipped or managed than those
owned by the Nanderbits, who in the
management of their immense proper
ties. have always kept clearly in view
the comfort and convenience Of the
pirhlic