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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19
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AN INCUBATOR BABY.
Little One Thus Reared in Chicago
Now Is a Handsome, Fat and
Healthy Child.

Miss Lolita Armour, just two years
Did, and the granddaughter of Philip
D. Armour, is the sturdiest incubator
baby in the world. She is as pretty,
weighs as much and is as full of life to-
day as babies which the storks usher
into the world more propitiously.
Ever since the sly little mink,
tucked away in her incubator cradle,
heard the grandfather say that if she
lived he would give her a half million
for her grit, she has done nothing but
thrive industriously. She is the child
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ogden Armour, of
Michigan avenue. When little Miss
Lolita came into the world she weighed
barely three pounds, and her doting
grandfather was told that by the
merest chance she might be saved by
an incubator. The dearest wish of p.
D. Armour's heart was for a grand
daughter. The two lively boys Of his
son Philip filled up one gap in his af-
fections. but left room for at least one
tiny daughter. But a granddaughter
was one luxury that money could not
pay for. AS soon, then, as the much
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

The upper ends of the poles to form the
tripod are joined by strong iron rod
or bolt, a. An iron, b, formed like the
letter u is fastened to the outside ends
of the rod which joins the poles by run
ming the rod through eyes formed in
the iron. This loop of iron is to sup
port the chain which holds the hCg.
When ready to hang the hog, lower
one leg of the tripod, fasten on the hog,
then raise the leg until the hog hangs
sufficiently clear of the ground. In
loading back the horses, placing the
wagon under the tripod close to the
hog. Then raise one leg of tripod until
the hog will swing into the wagon, then
lower it. The hog is loaded in this way
with almost no lifting. This tripod is
equally as valuable for hanging hogs to
be dressed. They may be left hanging
upon it until loadsd.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19
PASSING OF THE OK.
OFF the Sad But Inevitable Results
of the Quickened Life of
the Country.

Notwithstanding the ubiquity of the
bicJ lie and the tardy development of
the URutomobile, there is no evidence
thai the horse is losing ground in our
socul and domestic economy, says the
Bosom Transcript. On the contrary,
then has been an increase of about 40
peri mt. in horsefesh since 1912, and of
abouk IL per cent. in the number of
muieF while that dear, quaint and
faithful servant of man, the patient OK,
has rarely held his own in the last 16
yeart1 This is perhaps one of the in
evitffble results of the quickened life
of the country. His star is in the de-
scenliant. While the country may be
congratulated upon the increased push
which demands greater speed and
power in our modern activities, sigh
of regret will nevertheless follow the
vanishing OK just as it did the old stage
coach when the locomotive forced it
off the road. The gradual passing
away of the OK as beast of burden has
tie pathos that attaches to the extinc-
tion of one of the early families. They
CT me into the country together, and
together they took pioneer part in its
development. They felled and drew off
THE trees they tore uD the stumps, they
scanned and mellowed the rooty soil,
making it richly responsive to the
needs of man. They pulled out the
great stones that fretted the faces of
nature and made garden spots of the
rugged hillside and plain. The OK was
factor of every enterprise, He was
on the farm, at the wharf and the mill,
and when in those early days of eX-
pensive and adventurous ideas the old
places seemed too contracted for the
settler he bundled his family into
prairie schooner, while his faithful
oxen dragged the ponderous vain
six months journey toward the setting
sun, accomplishing distance which we
may now be whirled between the twi
light and dawn, browsing cheerily as
they wendell their toilsome way along,
and boarding themselves when the
time for nightly camping arrived. But
the old fellow has had his day except
where the conditions are still print
tive. Once he was the steady reliance
of every farmer, but now one hardly
sees a yoke in the harvest field or the
plow lot. His pace cannot be read
justed to the quick step of modern ideas
and inventions, and utilitarianism has
no use for the poetic or the pictur-
esque. More and more his destination
is coming to be the shambles. This
makes life shorter and we might say
merrier, but merriment in an OK is in
conceivable.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19
THE OLD DOCTOR SPEAKS.

The thought sent the hot blood rush
ing to his heart. He would go. He
could send his pay home to his mother
and Jenny.
But up the road just then came his
brother. His face was red. He was
painting. Cuba libre!' he shouted.
I'm going 10 enlist, John"
ITO enlist? And Nancy and the chill
dren?"
81 told her to pack up and come TO
you. You'll have to look after them. 1t
will be hard scratching for seven, l
know, but I'll never again have such
chance to see something of life"
"You've no right to shirk your duty
to your wife and children said John,
sternly.
But VIII only laughed.
Nancy and the four children came
home, without penny, and John
druGged faithfully for them all sum
mer. Nobody suspected he had wanted
TO 90. His mother and Nancy and the
whole village watched Wills course
with delight and pride. He was their
hero, their fearless patriot.
He was slightly wounded before San
tiago and came home on furlough. He
thrilled with exultation as ne stepped
out of the train and saw crowd of
people come to welcome him. He was
helped into a landau, over the back of
which was an American flag. His
townsmen had come to do him honor.
He felt that he was hailed as a favor
lite son. He nodded carelessly to his
brother.
Hello! Jogging on as usual?' he
said.
John drew back out of the crowd
The old doctor, seeing his face, laid his
hand on his shoulder.
There will be another coming home
of men one of these days, who have been
on a longer fight than that in Cuba" he
said, quietly. "And then God will re-
ward the heroes, unknown as well as
known, who have given life and service
for Him and His needy children
Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19
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THE CORN KERNEL.
Its Chemistry Explained in n Bulle-
tin Issued by the Illinois Ex-
pertinent Station.

Bulletin SO of the Illinois Expert
ment station treats of the chemistry of
the corn kernel. In part it says:
By mechanical means the corn kernel
has been separated into four different
parts. These may be designated (see
.u) as a, the coat, or hull, of the kerr
mel; b, the hard glutenous layer I'M
1erneath the hull much thicker at the
sides than at the crown; C, the chit, or
germ, and d, the starchy matter con-
Stituting the chief body of the kernel.
The germ is about 1e per cent. of the
kernel, but it contains nearly twice as
much mineral matter and three or four
times as much oil as all of the rest of
Ihe kernel. The germ is also rich in
protein, but the chief part of that con-
Stituent is contained in the glutenous
layer. The hulls and starchy portion
of the kernel consists largely or car
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19
Sea GuIIs Are Cunning.

An example of the cunning of gulls
was observed at Tacoma, when several
ahghted on a bunch of logs that had
been in the water for long time, with
the submerged sides thick with bar
nacles One was big gray fellow, who
seemed to be the captain. He walked
to particular log, stood on one side Of
it, close to the water, and then uttered
peculiar cries. The other gulls came
and perched on the same side of the
log, which, under their combined
weight, rolled over a few inches. The
gulls, step by step, kept the log rolling
until the barnacles showed above the
water. The birds picked eagerly at this
food, and the log was not abandoned
until every barnacle had been picked.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19
How to Measure CattIe.

The following has been given as a
rule of some value in determining the
weight when actual weighing is incon.
venient, but in all the rules given the
weight will vary widely with animals
of the same girth: Cattle girthing
i've feet ordinarily weigh from $50 to
$50 pounds, according to form and fat
Tess; for each additional inch in girth
i'd 25 pounds up to six feet, and for
ach inch after six feet add so pounds, y"
avs T. Y. Adams in the Market Basket.
his is the simplest rule known, and is
'robahly as good as any, but the only
est that is at all reliable is that of the
scaleS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19
THE INCUBATOR BABY.

hoped-for little stranger arrived a mes
senger was rushed post-haste for the
finest incubator that could be bought
All dainty baby frocks and frills were
put aside, and the millionaire's grand
daughter, rolled in bit of linen and
cotton, was laid in the new-fangled
life-saving cradle. For days the pluclly
baby kept up desperate fight in the
tin box. NJ. enc watched it with more
interest than the grandfather. Final
ly, when the scales showed that the
baby was set for winner, the grand
father, considerable of fighter him
self, showed his admiration by settling
uneven half million on the little miss
Chicago Letter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19
Frozen Stock in Market,

There is some complaint that the
large amount of frozen stock reduces
prices. If the other side is considered
it will show that by free freezing the
chicks in the fall, when prices are low,
better sales are made through the win
ter; hence, what may be loss to some
is gain to others. Taken on the whole,
the refrigerators have increased the
markets for poultry by creating a large
demand for late chicks. Frozen poultry
cannot compete with that which is
choice and fresh, however. 1t comes on
the market and sells because there is
nothing to compete with it, and the sup
ply is usually exhausted by the time
spring broilers are ready,-Farm and
Fireside.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19
LOADING DRESSED HOGS.
A Device by Means of Which the Car
cass Is Handled with Almost
No Lifting.

One of the chief outdoor dificultie.
at butchering time is the loading Of
heavy dressed hogs intended for mar
ket. Frequently this is done by one
man, aided by the women of the house
hold, and it is usually productive Of
much nervousness and some irrita,
bility. All this may be remedied in the
following way:
Make and keep from one season to an
other large tripod by joining at the
top three stout poles, c, 10 feet long.
Keep the upper ends of the poles from
splitting by means of iron bands. The
over ends are sharpened to point
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

In a certain house there was very
fine baby and also a very fine dog
They were much attached to each 9th
err, and the only thing that marred
their pleasure was baby's daily bath.
During this proceeding baby always
howled himself black and blue. and the
dog, out of sympathy, crouched in a
corner and moaned After a month or
two of this daily anguish the dog de-
vised a scheme to stop it, One day,
while baby was bowling as usual, the
dog came marching into the room car.
rying a rattle in it's mouth, and, stand.
ing by the tub, shook his head-and
the rattle-vigorously. Baby actually
stopped crying a minute to see what
this unusual proceeding meant, but
then began again with extra power.
The dog dropped the rattle with dis
gusted air, and after that day, always
managed to be out of the house during
baby's bath.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19
Too Small to he Counted.

Two little girls had been invited to
take tea at the home of third, and
their mother had told them if cookies
were served they should take but one
each. Sure enough, a plate of tiny
fancy cakes was passed at the table.
Nettie, the older girl, looked at the di
minutive baby cakes" for a moment
and then took two, whispering, as she
did so to her little sister of four: You
may take two, Clara. I'm sure mamma
had no idea they would be so small
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19
A Double Crop of AppIes.

On Long Island farm is an apple tree
which bore two crops of fruit the past year,
and the farmers are taking unusual interest
in this popularity of nature. Just as much
interest has been shown in Hostetter sStom-
ach Bitters, which has the popularity of cur
ing dyspepsia, Indigestion, constipation and
blood disorders that other remedies fail to
benefit. In chronic cases it rarely fails, and
it cures whenever cure is possible.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19
JOHNS SACRIFICE.
Than His Selfish Brother, who
Fought In Cuba.

When the first call for troops reached
the village last spring John Black
struck his spade into the ground and
turned toward the house. I'll go!"
he said to himself
But as he neared the farmhouse he
stopped. There was his old mother and
poor, crippled Jenny. How could he
leave them?
He had given up marriage for these
two; he had drudged all his life. But
here was great work to be done-a
chance really to live; or to die nobly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19
From Baby in the High Chair

70 grandma IN the rocker Graln-U IS good Tor
the whole family. 1t is the long-desired sub
stitute for coffee. Never upsets the nerves
or Injuries the digestion. Made from pure
grains it is a food in itself. Has the taste
and appearance of the best coffee at the
price. 1t is genuine and scientific article
and is come to stay. 1t makes for health
and strength. Ask your grocer for Grain-O.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19
Wanted IA CycIOrama.

Mrs. Fatpurse-You paint pictures to or
der, don't you?
Great Artist-Yes, madam
'Well, | want landscape with lots of
deer and bucks, and quail, and partridges,
and pheasants, and cattle, and sheep, and
and an ocean in-fresh and salt water, YOU
know; and be sure to have plenty of fish
swimming around, because it's for the din
ing room. Boston Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

They had been Creeping company for
eight years. and when he finally proposed
and was accepted in the ardor Of his en-
thusiasm he exclaimed: Darling, you are
worth your weight in golG!" With almost
cruel righteousness she replied: Chat is
saving good deal, for it was an awful long
wait. "-Richmond Dispatch.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19
Feminine SfsterIiness.

"What made you lose your place in the
line?"
Because l wasn't going to be kissed by
the lieutenant right after he had smacked
that .odious, peppermint chewing Bagley
girl!'-CleVeland Plain Dealer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19
Ash. Protein. Fat. drates.
Maximum .....1.73 1858 6.22 S4.0S
Minimum ........1.29 800 6.02 3d.
Difference ..O,44 463 120 $40

The writer's Investigations have
shown that, while large samples of
corn of a single variety grown under
uniform conditions are markedly uni
form in composition, single ears from
the same field show wide variations.
The variation in the proXimate com
position of so different ears of Burr's
white corn grown from the purest see
and under very uniform field condition
was as follows:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

The General have stood unmoved
when shells were bursting round me. Could
you?
The Actor-Well, that would depend a
great deal on the age of the eggs.-Stray
Stories.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

Never be at your place of business when
a person wants to borrow money of you,
because if you are in you will be out, but
# you are out you will be in.-Town and
Country journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

We think Piso's Cure for Consumption is
the only medicine for Coughs. - Jennie
Plnckard, Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. /, 1894.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

We may listen, but we generally think
less of a man after he tells some family Sc
crets.-WashingtOn lIa.l Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

after all, in spite of what they say of the
pace of this age killing, lots of millionaires
seem to live to good old age" Eyes, it's
their agents that do the dying."-Town
Topics
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

If you are near town it is probably
the better plan to take the hogs to the
town butcher for slaughter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

Pleasant, Wholesome, Speedy, for coughs
is Hales Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

Richard-"Wonder if we can get drink
at this place." WIliam-"D Don't know. We
can find out by going in, | suppose" Rich
ard" Thanks; don't care if do.'-Larks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

Peaceable Red Men-"Are the indiana
near your ranch troublesome?" Nav.
They amt got nuthin' we t."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

Mrs. Foleigh-"Oh. John, the paper is Of
fering a prize for description of model
husband Mr.. Foleigh-"You want to take
try at it, Yes, please" "All right.
Just get the pen, ink and paper and III die
tate to YOU. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

''Lemme get out, said the thin man who
had been looking out of the window.
whats the natter" Here comes that
friend who is always telling me how I'll un-
dermine my health if keep on worrying.
lie scares me worse than the grp."-Wash-
ington Star
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

Tastes; -Moth-"I overheard some callers
SAYING this room is furnished in execrable
taste. Other Moth-"N'hy. the idea!
never ate more palatable upholstery in my
life'-Detroit Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

He called me lobster" said the man
with the short hair and the hard face.
What did you do?" said the man with the
cigarette fingers. 81 made him crawfsh." =
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

M FROG upon a river bank
A Once rested from the hunt;
~ The reeds stood round him tall
and lank,
The river flowed in front.
But scarcely had his eyelid dropped
When, at the river brink,
A tadpole rose. The froggie stopped
And said: You called, l Think"
IT came" the tadpole shyly said,
ITO ask If it is true
That when a little time has sped,
A tadpole grows like you?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

1t fills my heart with grief and fear
Each morning in the bog
To think that l, a tadpole here,
Should grow to be frog"
The frogs eyes opened very wide,
He stared and could not speak.
He felt the pain of wounded pyide,
And showed it on his cheek.
Then painted out with proper scorn
as any frog would do:
ITO think chat / was ever born
A tadpole, just like your
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

Ash. Protein. Fat. drates.
Per cent.........1.39 n.63 5.H &.1
Different varieties of corn have been
found to vary greatly in composition
from the above. Fleeing, a German in
vestigator, found 10 different varieties
of corn grown under uniform condi-
tons to show the following variations
in compositions:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-19

bohydrate bodies, the former contain
ing considerable amount in the form
of tibrous matter.
In the manufacture of starch or glu-
cose sugar from corn these different
parts are separated much more per-
fectly than it is possible to do by hand.
The by-products, hulls, gluten" and
germs, separate or mixed, are sold as
food stuffs under such names as gluten
feed" germ meal" etc.
By chemical analysis the average
proximate composition of corn has
been found to be as follows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-21
PIRATES ROBBED FARMER HERTZ
Two Captured by . Police Lauuch-Two
swan Away in q Fu.ilIade Of Bullets.

Two Captured by Police Launch-Two
Swan Away in . FusiiIads of Bullets.
After suffering all summer from Thieves. who
stole his vegetables. farmer Thomas ". Hertz
OF Clausen's Point got up before Wight yes
terday morning to watch. At daybreak he saw
four men sailing away from his farm IN a cat
boat loaded to the gun wsle with green corn
tomatoes and beans. They were too far away
for a shotgun to be effective when he reached
the water side. but he managed ~ commune
cate by telephone with the West Chester police.
station which notified the sub precinct Of the
harbor police st the foot Of East 1920 street.
Policeman William Hughes. with three other
policemen under him. set out In a launch TO
capture the catboat. They saw it OF Ciausen's
Point and the thieves saw the launch. They
tried TO get away. but the police boat over
hauled them. and seeing that capture was car-
tain II they stayed in the b>at two OF the men
jumped overheard and swan to the New York
shore.
The policemen sent fusilIade 81 shots over
their heads to scare them. but the swim IN RS
didn't scare and succeeded In getting on land
The other two men and the boat were captu red
and turned over 10 the West Chester police
The prisoners described themselves as Charles
Schmidt. OF 12l West Twenty-third street, and
John Byrne. OF East Stxty-thrd street They
will be arraigned In the Morrisania court this
morning
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-21
MRS ALDEN,s JEWELS STOLEN.
Taken During tho Firemea's Parade q
Youkers-Man Suspected

Taken During tho Firemen's Parade at
Yonkers-Man Suspected.
YonKEHs, n. Y. Aug 20.-whils the crowd Of
visitors were here on Friday 10 witness the
State Firemens' Parade the house OF Herbert
Alden. at lat WArburton avenue. was robbed
of diamonds and jewelry amounting to more
than $500 in value. Mr.. Alden. who 10 pub
lsher accom- panied bv his wife and family. left
the house at noon TO witness the parade. They
Instructed the servants not to leave the pre-
misses. The latter disobeyed and when they
hurried out to see the passing procession fall
I'd to lock side door OF the house. When the
Aldeu's return Cd a couple OF hours later. the
servants were At work. having returned be-
fore them II was not until between i've and
ak o clock that Mrs. Alden went to her bed
room, she noticed that her bureau had been
disturbed and then discovered that tin box.
In which she kept the Jewels, was gone. 1t was
not found and the police we're then informed
OF the loss They Immediately proceeded to this
Alden home. with Detective Sergeant Valley.
OF the New York Central ONCE. who. with four
other city detectives had been assigned to
duty here during the convention week.
1t il said that Mrs. Alden gave Information
which will probably lead TO the arrest Of .
prominent Yonkers man as the culprtt An
inventory OF what the box contained was taken.
and the principal articles were a diamond
brooch, valued at S2.5O0: diamond crescent
OF $500 value; q gold hunting case watch.
which cost $3.50: several rings. and other trink-
cts worth about 500. 1t is said that warrant
will probably be procured tomorrow for the
arrest OF the suspect. He is said to recently
become financially embarrassed.