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The Republican., 1899-10-19
PIAYMATES,

Two little puppies full of play,
With bone to worry and toss,
Were sporting together the livelong day,
Ana they never seemed veXed or cross.
Three little squirrels, gray and wee
And spry and light as a bird,
Played all day long in the old oak tree,
And they never said one sharp word
Four little pussies, the little dears,
Climbed up on the garden wall
They played with each others tails and
ears.
And never Quarreled at all.
Five little birds, such a very tight fit,
In one little tiny nest,
Never crowded nor showed nor pushed one
bit
For the place that each liked best.
SIX little chicks in the grass so green,
Seven little ducks in the brook,
Never gave one another, as l have seen,
one angry or unkind look
Eight little lambs went to frolic and feed
In the meadows, broad and bright,
And the dear little things never once dis
agreed,
From the dawn of day till night.
Nine little boys were playing ball,
But they made such fuss, oh dear!
And wrangled and scolded and screamed
and all,
That it tired my ears to hear.
And that is the way, l am sorry to say,
For wasn't it just too bad?
They have lost, on this pleasant summer
day,
All the fun that they might have had
e. H. Thomas, in Youths Companion.
The Republican., 1899-10-19

be covered with crystals has been sus.
pended, so as to hang free in the solu-
ton without touching on any side.
A cool room is preferable, for the
crystals covering the wire will then
be larger and more brilliant. After re-
naming for "a hours in the solution
the article now covered with crystals
can be withdrawn and will keep in
definitely in a dry place. The addition
of some chemicals will result in very
fine color effects; thus the use of iron
alum will bring forth very fine blue
crystals and chrome-alum equally fine
yellow ones. The simplest additions for
colorfng the crystals, while not bring
ing about such fine results, are few
drops OF ordinary blue-black writing
ink or of a solution of litmus, which
can easily be obtained in any drug
store.
The Republican., 1899-10-19
SOLD.

That was the last crime ever COM
mltted or rather tried to commit. and
l still think | planned the whole thing
remarkably well. 1t was simply and
solely due to a series of the most un-
lucky circumstances that the scheme
didn't come off.
IF The Elms' hadn't been sold that
day the house agents son (for it was
he, L found out afterwards wouldn't
have been bringing along that con-
founded board; and if it hadn't been
such wet night the old thing would n't
have been done up in brown paper.
even although it had just been painted
and was hardly dry. And if it hadn't
been ridged board-but, there,
needn't go into all that: anyone can
see that the fiasco was in no sense nv
fault.
Anyone but Clumber, that is. He
straightway dissolved partnership
with me, and short time afterwards
made an attempt to burgle THE Lin
dens' without aid. He didn't succeed
IN getting the picture, but he did in
getting five years, and that is whv. as
said at the beginning, I'm not sure
that in criminal enterprises the old
fashioned methods are, after all. anv
sounder than the ew."-Tit-B Bits.
The Republican., 1899-10-19
A FINANCIAL EXPERT.
He Got Busy with the Managing Edis
tor to That Gentleman's
Discontinue.

There is gentleman in Chicago-and tho
boom of cannon fired in front of the
Times Herald office would easily carry to
him as he sits at his desk-who has made a
study of economics and who writes financial
editorials.
A few weeks ago the managing editor took
\ vacation and the financial expert was left
in general charge of the paper. One morn
ing recently he received a letter from the
managing editor, who wrote
81 am stranded over here in Canada.
have been buying a lot of stuff that may be
useful to me some time, and | need $50 VIII
you please send me a draft for the sum
named?"
Of course he would. 1t would be pleas
ure to accommodate the managing editor.
So the great financial expert hurried over
to the First national bank, in which he kept
his account, and asked for draft for $50 to
send to his friend. The bank officer gave
him paper to sign, and after giving direc-
tions where to send the draft the writer re-
turned to his desk.
Two or three uneventfu days passed, and
there came another letter from the managing
editor.
Dear sir" he wrote, 81 asked you to
send me some money, and | told you l was
Strapped What do you mean by drawing
on me for $50? l have telegraphed to a
trend, who has sent money to pay my way
home. Chicago Times-Iierald.
The Republican., 1899-10-19
RIDING ON THE HAY.

o, gliding in a palace car is pleasant all
the time,
And rolling on a tally-ho is just about
sublime,
But put me on a load of hay along With
Annie Brown,
And you may have the finest coach there
is in all the town.
Twas long ago-I know it-but it doesn't
seem SO when
/ close my eyes to think about those happy
days again,
When 1 was running barefoot in hat with
half a crown,
And little trousers bravely patched, along
with Annie Brown.
There in the fragrant meadows where the
men were making hay,
And birds We're sweetly singing, to the
hedges We would stray
And find the ripest black-caps. 1 would
pull the bushes down
So not to let the briars scratch my sweet
heart, Annie Brown.
A calico sunbonnet nearly hid her laugh
ing face;
A mother-made bib-apron couldn't hide
her fairy grace;
But never any princess in a royal silken
gown
Could look to me so lovely as my darling
Annie Brown.
We gathered "black-eyed Susans" and
bright daisies in the lane,
And then within nest of hay we wove
them in a chain,
And when our fingers touched 1 felt as
bashful as a clown,
Because-the birds all knew it-I loved lit
tie Annie Brown.
Gay butterflies were fitting where the wild
rose was in bloom;
The new mown hay had filled the air with
sweetest of perfume;
White cloud ships sailing in the blue were
chasing shadows down
But all the beauty l could see was little
Annie Brown.
AT last the load was ready and old Uncle
Hiram cried:
Come, tots! Don't keep us waiting, if you
want to have a ride"
Away we flew across the field. / never
showed a frown,
Although the stubble hurt me, for l loved
sweet Annie Brown.
High on the hay and hand in hand for
fear that one might fall,
And decked with daisy chains, we took
that dearest ride of all,
And from our perch we saw the lake and
steepe in the town,
While no wild bird sang sweeter than my
playmate Annie Brown.
Too soon we reached the old red barn with
big doors opened wide,
And holding tight and bending low we
through them drove inside,
And then, joy! l stole kiss and, blush
ing, clambered down
To catch right in my chubby arms my
precious Annie Brown.
Twas long ago-I know it-but it doesn't
seem so when
close my eyes to dream about that hap
piest day again;
And oft l make pilgrimage back to my
childhoods town,
To see where onse upon the hay 1 rode with
Annie Brown
H. c. Dodge, in Chicago Daily Sun.
The Republican., 1899-10-19
ROtherby's Last Crime
Ey Adam r. Thomson.
n as az M M M alS m M M M az al
A1NRIMINALS,' said my friend James

"HRlMlNALS, said my friend James
u Rotherby, on one of those rare
occasions when he allowed himself to
refer to past which was not entirely
creditable; terminals are divided into
two classes very much like other people.
There are those who believe in sticking
to the old-fashioned methods, and those
whose taste lies in the direction of inno-
walton and reform-conservativ and
liberals, so to speak. Joe Clumber, for
instance, clung tenaciously to the views
he had inherited from a father in the
same line of business, and couldn't see
beyond the jimmy and the life-pre-
server, and so forth. |, on the other
hand, perhaps because I'd merely drift
ed into crime and hadn't been born to
it, shrank from the use of such imple-
ments, and preferred stratagem to vio-
lence. And, in spite of what I'm about
to tell you, I'm not going to admit that
l was altogether wrong"
He paused, slipped his whisky and wa
ter, gave a short laugh, and proceeded.
"Well, you see, Clumber and | hadn't
had much luck for long time, when
one day happened to spot an ADVERTISE
ment of big picture sale to be held in
Bond street the same afternoon.
showed the newspaper to Joe, and after
some discussion it was arranged that |
should go, on the off chance OF getting
wind of something to our advantage, as
they say. Accordingly, | dressed my
self in suitable togs and went, having
told Clumber l should expect good
feed when | returned at six. Joe, map
mention, never took odd jobs requiring
swell get-up. Frock coats and light
kids didn't become him, and he knew his
limitations
But Joe did understand how to cook
piece of steak to turn, and couldn't
find any fault with the meal awaiting
me when l got back from the sale. On
the contrary, l enjoyed it so rhuch that
it was some minutes before | could
spare time for conversation. Then |
said, magnanimously:
Now, Joe, I'll crafty your curl
osity.'
Its about time you did, grunted
my partner; but ignoring the observa-
ton, L continued:
Most of the things sold to-day were
more or less rubbish, but there was one
quite small picture, about three
feet by two feet-that went for 3,OOO.'
'Clumbers eyes sparlled. Three
thousand quid?' he echoed.
eyes. 1t was Gainsborough.'
ga what?'
"'A Gainsborough. That's the name
of the painter, you know
"'Oh--well?
We'll, Joseph, do you think if we
could get hold of that picture, the re-
ceiver, or fence, as you call him, we've
dealt with before would take il off our.
hands?
The Republican., 1899-10-19
Miss Proctor,s youthful Critics

Miss Mary Proctor, the astronomer and
lecturer, takes deep interest in social set
tlement work in the big cities, and frequent
ly gives her personal services toward enter
tanning poor children and adults Generally
her. lectures are very well received. Many
OF her audiences often manifest better at
tentlon than those drawn from higher cir
ces. Now and then there are exceptions.
On one occasion brighteyed little boy who
sat in the front row with his eyes fixed upon
the speaker was asked how he liked it, Il
guess" he said, ''it was pretty good, but she
ought to talk about lions and tigers. That's
better for everybody At another lecture
lyoungster, criticised her as follows: It's
all very well to talk of weighing and meas
urng stars. There are some people, of
course, who believe that sort of thing, but if
she thinks she can fool us boys with such
fairy tales. she's very much mistaken. -
Philadelphia Post.
The Republican., 1899-10-19
FUN FOR CHILDREN.
How to Make All Sorts of Jewels Tor
Charades Or Simple ANA
teur TheatricaIs.

A very pretty and amusing way OF
making jewelry to be used in the pro-
duction of charades or in juvenile anna
teur theatricals is here shown. Dissolve
a pound of alum in quart of hot wa
ter and suspend in the saturated solu-
ton crown or some other shaped form
made of wire and covered with strips
of flannel or wound with wooden
threads. In order to obtain the very
best results it is necessary to select
a vessel of glass with an even, high
ly polished inside surface, which must
remain undisturbed for "a hours in a
quiet place after the solution of alum
has been poured in and the article to
The Republican., 1899-10-19
Swan Attacks n Constable.

That a swan will fight fiercely was
shown by an exciting struggle between
a swan and park constable on the up
per lake in Waterloo park, England.
Some india rubber balls had rolled into
the water and to get them the constable
padded out in punt. This drew the
notice of the male swan, which deserted
his consort and the brood of cygnet and
went for the constable with great
fury. Once or twice he almost upset the
punt by causing the constable to over
balance 1T in saving his legs from the
birds beak. 1t was only with difficulty
and risk that the balls were recovered.
The swan then followed the punt to the
bank, making vicious darts at the con,
stable.
The Republican., 1899-10-19

yard and essayed sketch of some dear
little pigs"
While thus busiIy engaged sudden
''whoof'' in her ear caused her to fall
off the fence in a panic. When she
alighted safely upon the ground she
discovered that it was not a bear, as
she had supposed, but only an inquisi-
tive cow, which had been calmly en-
gagged in chewing off the green bows
attached to her braids.
And the old beast refused to give
them up to the child, but continued
chewing until she had swallowed every
shred of the ribbon.-Chicago Caily
News.
The Republican., 1899-10-19
COUNTRY PLEASURES.
Little City Girl Encounters nm Un-
sophisticated Cow and Loses
Her Green Hair Ribbon.

A certain Ravenswood little girl is
fond of animals and delights in at
paper.
lately while on a vacation visit to
real farm in the country she perched
herself on fence overlooking the barn
The Republican., 1899-10-19

to the place being burgled. But did
not anticipate that any such contin-
gency would arise.
Nor did it, not exactly, at least,
though" Rotherby left the sentence
uncompleted, and, with whimsical
smile, took some more whisky. Then
he resumed:
well, next day we made arrange
r1ents for pal to look after the rooms,
sent what little luggage we required to
Liverpool street to wait for us, and by
six o'clock were once more at Cocker
mouth Gardens. 1t was first-class
night for our purpose, very dark and
very wet, and l, at least, had no appre-
tensions as to the result of the enter
prise.
1--WE walked straight to The Elms,'
and Clumber, who had quick eye,
whispered, excitedly:
Blessed if that notice-board hasn't
gone!'
so it has, replied; the place must
have been sold, 1 suppose. Anyhow,
that one Job saved us, Joe.
"Clumber gave a sulky assent. and I
then suggested that we should at once
proceed to carry out the interchange
of gates.
Alright said Joe, and, as had
anticipated, the matter was effected
without much difficulty.
''Then Joseph crept into the garden
of The Elms' (Which had just,rRsen
transformed into The Lindenso while
I kept watch without.
There were two risks we were bound
to incur; the caretaker might come out
of the house, which was lighted as on
the previous evening, or some one who
knew the houses might observe the
transposed gates.
But though two or three people
passed me none even glanced at the
gates. nor did the caretaker give any
sign whatsoever. And at last, Just as
! heard the church clock striking the
half-hour, I saw what caused me to
hurriedly join my partner in the gar
den.
"'Now's the time I murmured.
hoarsely. The chap with the pictures
coming along. and he's alone. Get the
handkerchief ready
"Clumber nodded silently, and we
cTouched down behind the hedge close
to the gravel path leading from the
gate to the house.
The mans footsteps came nearer
and nearer, and eventually he stopped
outside. There was a moments pause.
and l began to fear that for some rea-
son or other he was going to pass by,
and so avoid our trap after all. But.
no; another moment, and swinging
open the gate he strobe up the path
way.
What next ensued l need not de-
scribe. 1t is enough to say that Clum-
Der did his work noiselesslv and in
simultaneously, and that in something
under so minutes we had borne our
prize in triumph to Liverpool street.
Fifteen hours later, having landed at
Antwerp, we stood with our luggage
awaiting the customs examination.
I'VE had never taken the picture
from its brown-paper covering, and had
certainly no wish to do so now. But the
customs officer insisted on looking into
every package, and, of course, it
wouldn't have done to oppose him. So
cut the string, undid the paper, and
exposed to view a handsome house,
agents notice-board with a frame-Iike
ridge, the principal feature of which
was the word:
The Republican., 1899-10-19

Help! help!' cried the man who wa.
being relieved of his valuables.
Calm yourself, my friend" said tn,
easy-going footpad, II can take care
this job without any assistance" Obi,
State journal.
The Republican., 1899-10-19
AT Annenred 70 Reth-

Little Beth had neveC before seep a
skinner. MY" she exclaimed, "wro
ever saw such moth-eaten dipper ~
thati"-Youth's Companion.
The Republican., 1899-10-19

A German army officer estimates
that in the century just closing no less
than 100000 men have been killed l.,
war in civilized countries.
The Republican., 1899-10-19

So much of the happiness of life depends
on whether you will give up your solo for
The Republican., 1899-10-19

Perhaps Lots wife was trying to trace her
genealogy when she looked backward. Chi
cago Daily News.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-29
KEEPING STREETS CLEAN.
Lessons Americsns Might Loarn From
the Germans.

The problem Of cleaning asphalt streets
and keeping them clean seems to have
been solved in Breslau, Germany. Our
Consul there SAYS that one man has
charge Of four squares. His tools for
keeping the streets clean are: An iron
hopper wheelbarrow, shovel, broom
and rubber scraper about three and one
half feet long. The rubber is fastened in
a vice like wooden clamp and is about
four inches wide, one-quarter Of an inch
thick and very stiff. The man keeps 60
ing over his four squares all day long,
taking up the litter and keeping the
streets thoroughly clean. Early in the
morning, after having cleaned the streets.
he takes his wheelbarrow loaded with
fine, sharp sand, and scatters it with his
hand or small shovel lightly over the
street to prevent slipping. Should it be
a rainy day he repeats this process several
times in the course Of the day.
Once each week two sprinkling carts
are sent out alongside Of each other, &c
that they sprinkle the entire width Of the
street at once. Immediately following
the sprinkling carts come four one-horse
roller brush swepeers, about two fest in
diamater, sweeping the water, slime, etc.,
into the gutter, where the same is piled
up and carried away. Then the man who
has charge of tn ose streets comes along
with his wheelbarrow full Of sand and
sprinkles 1t all over the street. In spring
or autumn, when the streets are often
sloppy and wet, the washing is done sew
eral times during the week. This is done
to keep the street from becoming slip
perry; also for the preservation and hard
ening of the asphalt. Tho men in charge
of the asphalt streets are paid five cents
an hour. The city has wire baskets
fastened on lamp posts, against houses.
fances or trees, into which the public may
throw waste paper while walking along.
1t Is very rare to see any waste paper
on the streets, as the citizens take pride
In keeping them clean.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-29
RELIGIONS IN AMERICA.

The United States has more Catholics
than adherents of any other religious
sect. Next come the Methodists, and after
them the Baptists. The total number oil
church communicates. according to the
Baptist Year Book, Is Is, 443, ia, which Is
about third of the whole population.
The greatest strength of the Catholics Is
In New England and New York, whore
they are composed manly Of Irish immi-
grants and their descendants. and of
French Canadians. In Louisiana they are
strong, coming from the descendants of
the French and Spanish settlers. In
Maryland, the District of Columbia,
Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona this
sect is also strong. Their total strength
is s,395,17s.
The Methodists and the Baptists are
widely dispersed, their heaviest strength
being In the Southern States. The
Mstbodists have 5,S9s, 094 adherents and
the Baptists 4.479,26l. The Presbyterians
ara found in greatest strength in New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, and
thence westward. and their church men,
bership Is 1859, 40l. The Lutherans,
/, $40, 552, are mainly in the Northern
States of the Mississippi Valley, where
also the Christians are, especially. The
strength of the Congregationalists $685.
s64) is in New England. In western Con-
necticut is the ..heaviest strength of the
Episcopalians. who altogether number
6SS. 347. The balance belong to scattered
Gre. ls ard ssols
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-29
SMILING SOMOANS.
When They Are Angry They Fight Like
Fiends.

The men are noble specimens physical
ly-tall, muscular. with the erect car
rage and elastic step of an American
Indian, says Leslie's Weekly. They,
too, are smiling and kindly-in time OF
peace-and are clad In a mantle of thegay
prints which they have boaght at the
store; they greet you with wave of the
hand and courteous "Alofa." They
tattoo the legs from the waist to the
knee, and as they stride along these MEN,
bers appear between the folds of their
drapery as IL they were decently clothed
in skin-tigh trousers. They are INDECENT
and, when not reused TO hostility: as
amiable and fun loving US children.
They worksas little as possible. and why
should they? The forest abounds in wild
bananas, bread-fruit and yans which
may be had for the taking; the sealis full
of fish, which they are expert in catching.
and If Providence deigns to send them a
fattened pig once or twice year they are
blessed Clothing they do not require.
nor fuel; their taxes are only nominal,
and they are consequently exempt from
the chief demands of life, and which. but
for the expense and difficulty of getting
buried, make 1t far easier for the average
American to die than to live.
But these gentle creatures can fight.
and fight cruelty, although their method
of warfare IL peculiar; they eat and drink
between rounds, when sort of truce Is
declared, then go at 1t again, shoot at
short range and shoot to kill. Formerly,
until the practice was abolished by Chief
Justice Idle. the killing was followed by
beheading, and this ceremony was rot
always deferred, were the victim had
been only wounded, until life was e1-
tinct. Then heads were then co Elected
and presented to the King as an especial
proof Of prowess. This barbarous practice
the Chief Justice had the utmost Difficult
ty in dealing with, ana it was not dis
continued until the other representatives
of the triple protsctorate consen ted to en-
act u law to punish offenders by fining
them heavily, and adding to this penalty
q lengthy term of imprisonment. n