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The Republican., 1899-11-02
BARN SWALLOWS.

In the old brown barn by the shaded wall,
With moss-grown shingles, and chinks
that stare
AT the blue ef sky, or the stars DER all,
In the solemn hush of the evening air.
There the swallows build where the caves
slope law.
And cling and hutter and twitter and
call
From their mud-built nests in plastered
row,
Or preen and Groom on the ridge-pole tall.
In the flush of morn Is a flash of wings
Ger the still, gray pool, where the shad-
ows lie,
Till the downy breasts send the crystal
rings
In widening curves DER the mirrored sky.
In through the squares of the windowless
loft,
And out of the gloom to the light they go,
With whirr of wings and murmur soft.
While we dream on the fragrant hay be-
low.
Now over and under the caves and through,
The steel-blue wings of the wanderers
glide,
With melodies sweet as the year, and new,
And happy and free as the world is wide
o sweet barn-swallows, 1 hear your call
Your twitter of song and notes of cheer.
And lie again where the sunbeamS fall
Through the NOTED loft, in a vanished
year.
Benjamin F. Leggett, in Youths Com
panion.
The Republican., 1899-11-02
WOULD KILL FOR GRATITUDE
May Name In Return for a Stran-
gers Trifing FavOrs.

No class of men has a monopaly of
gratitude. Often those whose ways lie
in pleasant places take the good things
OF life as no more than their due and
are almost surly when one attempts to
DO them a favor. On the other hand,
mere waif of the streets or even a
criminal, because he finds so little to be
grateful for, often goes to the extreme
in expressing his gratitude. For ex-
ample:
Two rough-looking men accosted a
stranger at Madison and Dearborn
streets.
Say, mister" whined one of them,
my pard an L are dying for ciga-
rette."
The stranger happened to be a ciga-
rette smoker and knew something of
what the ''fend' suffers when his sup
plies are cut off. He had also had a
lucky day on the board.
Come in," he said, "and I'll buy
you some tobacco and a book of pa
pers."
They entered a cigar store, where for
Is cents their wants were satisfied.
Outside the doorway the two toughs
halted. Say" said the spokesman to
the stranger, you're all right, pard-
ner. Haven't you got somebody you'd
like croaked? Wen do you a good,
quiet job, and it won't cost you cent,
see?"
1t happened that the stranger had for
the moment no one in mind whom he
wished murdered. He was, however
touched at the expression of gratitude
conveyed in the offer to compass, free
Of charge, the death of anyone he
might name. Besides, his curiosity was
aroused.
Come with me-" he said, ''and I'll
buy you drink of beer. You seem to
appreciate a little attention"
A round of drinks resulted in fur
ther disclosure of the depth of graft
tude felt by the two toughs.
'Say, pardner, you are sure all right
all right. Of course we don't know
much about this town. We just got in
no time table before we started, nei-
ther. Bill here hit man over the head
with a billiard cue and we had to duck
But, say, if you'll just name de party
we'll croak him for you, and we'll do il
right. Hain't you got nobody you'd
like croaked, mister? We'd like to dc
some little thing for you"
Again the stranger expressed his re-
gret that at present he would be obliged
to take the word for the deed.
AS a parting token of esteem and re-
gard he handed a dime to 'Bill.'
There" he said, take that money and
enjoy yourselves"
"Aw, say, mister" said the over
powered tough, give us chance to git
even, won't you? l never did like beer
in glass, anyway, and now we'll go
and get couple of cans. An, say, de
first time you want good job done in
our line it won't cost you cent, see?''
Chicago Tribune.
The Republican., 1899-11-02
Peach Guns.

One pint of milk, 21s cupfuls of flour,
onehalf tablespoonful of salt, two eggs,
one tablespoonful of melted butter,
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
Peaches as required. Beat the eg gs
without separating until light, add the
milk, salt and flour; beat thoroughly
add the melted butter and baking pow
der, grease some custard cups, half fl i
with the batter, put in each cup hail
peach, cover with butter, dust wltA
powdered sugar, stand the cups III a
Baking pan half filled with boiling
water, bake 20 minutes in a quick oven
Serve with sweetened cream.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
The Republican., 1899-11-02
suppression of Chinese Pnpers.

Empress TIE Hsi has suppressed all
native newspapers in China. There
were Sc of them.
The Republican., 1899-11-02
WANTED TO TRADE WIVES.
An Esquimau Chief Who Became
EnamOred of an Ameri-
can Woman.

A plucly little western woman, Mrs.
Laura McGregor, has recently returned
to the United States after a trip of
more than seven months in the Arctic
seas, north of Behring strait. 1t is said
to be the first time that a white woman
has spent an entire season in this
region of the great frozen north.
Mrs. McGregor is the wife of the cap
tain of steam whaler, and the trip was
made upon her husbands ship. Her
trip was full of curious adventure.
Once, while they were trading with the
EsquimauX, a celebrated chief of that
region actually proposed to trade
wives with Capt. McGregor, and finally
became so insistent upon making the
bargain that he had to be forciby
elected from the ship. The wife whom
he proposed to exchange for Mrs. Nc
Gregor was hideously ugly squaw
with swarthy features, who could not
speak word of English.
Mrs. McGregor kept her eyes open
during the voyage and brings back
many interesting stories of the life of
the native EsquimauX they met. With
woman's quickness for such details
she observed much of the life of the
natives of that region which would
scarcely be observed by man. She
found the Esquimau women quite as
vain and proud of their primitive sur
roundings as the women of civilized
countries. The squaws begged for
every article of dress she had, and if the
chance came they would have no hesita-
ton in stealing it. As fast, she says, as
she could make a wrapper or some other
simple article they would besiege her
for it, offering to exchange almost any
thing they owned.
The hats Mrs. McGregor wore were
objects of special admiration. They de-
light in bright colors, and the more
gaudy the trimmings the more it
pleased them. Mrs. McGregor trimmed
a number of hats for them with the
wings of the native birds of the north
to their great delight.-N. Y. World.
The Republican., 1899-11-02
The Tombstone of AmiabiIity.

Is there any woman who cannot be
amiable? Do not understand me to
mean the forced sweetness that degen-
crates into fattery. Such an attitude is
unworthy. The first definition of ''ami-
able" given in the dictionary is worthy
of love-" To be worthy of love we must
get ourselves into right relationship
with the world. Love begets love, and
the woman who would be amiable in
the highest sense must learn to love her
fellow man. She should seek out the
older people, and find what delightful
companionship she has hitherto missed.
If she will sympathize with the young
er boys and girls she can be most help
full in their affairs of heart and ambi-
ton. The love affair of Jack of 21 and
Betty of 1S may seem to her foolish in
the light of her larger, deeper expert
ence, but she should remember her own
lifestory, and bring some of the great
tenderness which seeks for an outlet to
the unraveling of their tangled skeins
of perplexity.-Temple Bailey, in Wom-
ans Home Companion.
The Republican., 1899-11-02
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The post Office building at Virginia,
San Diego county, Cal, is made of an old
piano box.
A giant moving machine is in use in
Redlands, Cal. 1t cuts a strip of wheat
so feet in width.
a new Photographic machine takes
five different views of person at one
sitting. 1t is done by means of mir
rors.
a ball and chain adorned the leg of
James Ralyon when he escaped from
the lunatic asylum at Richmond, Ind.
He did not admire this sort of jewelry,
so he filed it off and sold it for enough
to buy breakfast.
The White Star liner Oceanic, the
largest steamer afloat, was built at Bel
fast by Harland & Wolff. When the
steamship sailed from Liverpool on its
first voyage to America it represented
an investment of about 100000.
A pugilist in Chicago was giving an
interview to reporter recently. The
pugilist is from Australia, and has tray-
CiCu III DOull <AlIlCd, So lut reporter
asked him if he had met Cecil Rhodes.
Rhodes" replied the Australian,
whats his weight? ?''
A fox and a hound belonging to \
gentleman in Kennebec, Me-, arc a.
fectionate companions, and constantly
sport and sleep with each other. When
both were young they were placed to-
gether, and have ever since continued
frolicsome comrades.
One day DR.. Talmage, the famous
American preacher, opened a letter in
his pulpit, according to his custom,
which he found contained a single
word, Fool" He mentioned the fact
to his congregation, and then quietly
added: Nov, L have known many an
instance of man writing a letter and
forgetting to sign his name, but this is
the only instance l have ever known
of man signing his name and forget
ting to write his letter."
The Republican., 1899-11-02
Men who Wear bracelets.

Bracelet-wearing men are said to be
on the increase.
The Republican., 1899-11-02
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Author-"What excuse have you for
abusing my book?" Critic-'I read it.
London Tit-Bits.
A Part of His Training.-''Isn't your
son rather large to play with dolls 2"
"Oh, no, we are training him to be a
man dressmaker." - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
'Women have no continuity of pur-
pose" Haven't they? My Cousin
Laura bought a SIS diamond ring and
paid for it one dollar at time.''-N. Y.
Evening World.
Nell-"Did your French lessons carry
you through in Paris?" Belle-'Not
very well. The stupid creatures don't
seem to understand their own Ian
guage. e."-Philadelphia Record.
Oh, the Brute!-She-"Have you seen
our art gallery?" Bored Count-''No." :"
She-"We have lovely portrait over
there by Titan" Bored Count-"Of
you?"-Philadelphia North America.
Fluster-"Young man, see by this
message that it was received at your
office day before yesterday. Why
didn't you deliver it sooner?" Tele-
graph Messenger-"Huh! Youse mus
t'ink rs troo express. De orfis is four
blocks fun here. Ohio State Journal.
! To Oblige a Second Wife. - Zones
called up his first wife at the seance
last night, and what do you think he
said to herr" said Smith. Goodness
knows!" replied Brown. ''He asked
her if she would give his second wife
her recipe for mincemeat. ."-Pick-Me-
Up.
Easy Answer.-"Papa, what is the
meaning of the word 'candelabra? p -
asked Sammy Snaggs, who was doing his
Homework" That's easy, Sammy
replied Mr.. Snaggs. The word ex-
plains itself. A candy laborer is work
man in a candy factory" Pittsburgh
Chronicle-Telegraph.
A Tonic Unnecessary.-Mrs Smith
I'm afraid l shall have to stop giving
Robby that tonic the doctor left for
him" Mr.. Smith-"Why, isn't he any
better?" Mrs. Smith-Oh, yes. But
he slid down the banisters six times
this morning, broke the hall lamp and
two vases, a jug and looking-glass,
and don't feel as if l could stand much
more. Boston Traveller.
The Republican., 1899-11-02
Coal Miners Ideas of Burial.

Jack Hustler, a miner at Tong, near
Leeds, who recently died at the age
of 67, has been buried in a coffin con-
structed TO his own specification 90
years. 1t is made of pitcL-pine with
silver handles, and the lid is hinged at
one end. While he was living it was
used for the reception of his clothes
and those of his wife. The deceased
was buried with a lump of coal, which
he had carefully preserved for years
1t served as his pillow, and his tobacco
and pipe also found a place beside him
London Globe.
The Republican., 1899-11-02
A Weak Memory.

A local newspaper woman is a member
of colony of her sex in downtown flat.
1t was her turn this week to do the buying
of the light housekeeping supplies. Prob
ably she relied a little too implicitly on her
memory. Anyway, she was overheard at the
want a half dozen cakes of suppressed
yeast!" she cried. And that was all of the
order she could remember.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Republican., 1899-11-02
Son-Territoria1 Expansion

Means paying rent for a poor farm. Now
Is the time to secure good farm on the
line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway. in Marinette County, Wisconsin,
where the crops are of the best, work plen.
ty, fine markets, excellent climate, pure
soft water, land sold cheap and on long
one for less than you pay for rent? Address
G; e. Rollins, Land Agent, 16l La Sale St.,
ChieaQo. Ill.
The Republican., 1899-11-02
These Cruel Military Despots.

Captain-Sergeant, note down Pri-
vate Grasgreen three days on bread and
water for slovenly turnout on parade.
Sergeant-Beg pardon, captain, that
won't make the slightest difference to
him; he's vegetarian.
"What? Then put him for three days
on mutton broth and beef" - Stray
Stories.
The Republican., 1899-11-02

"You wouldn't think from the looks
of that old fellow that he is one of the
ripest scholars in the town"
at doesn't surprise me. He's the
seediest looking man I've seen to-day"
Chicago Tribune.
The Republican., 1899-11-02

A man learns of so many honest men 60
ing wrong that he is constantly surprised
that he doesn't go out behind the barn and
try to hold himself up.-Atchison Globe.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02

randa, on states, of every conceivable
thing that goes on the whole day long.
Days Record.
1t wouldn't be easy for you to read
the memoranda on one of these states,
but man visits the place at some time
every day in the year who can trans
late the cipherlike inscriptions with
the utmost facility. He transcribes
into a book as he translates, and when
he has finished rubs out the writing,
thus leaving the slate clear for fresh
records. When he goes away his book
contains a complete history of the
power house for twenty-four hours.
Manipulated by an expert in figures,
this record shows Just how many tons
of coal have been burned, Just how
much power developed and just how
much power each hundredth part OF
a pound of coal produced, besides other
data in plenty that the men who OPP
crate electric roads and draw the divi-
dends therefrom like to know about.
At the company's main 1fIlce all these
data are, analyzed and drawn off into
big volumes of records, where they
may be compared with similar data
for the corresponding day last year
or from other power houses.
Besides the employees you expect to
see in a power house, men of at least
half dozen trades find work to do in
every such establishment of magni-
tude. In such an establishment, which
the writer has frequently visited, the
pay-rolls bear the names OF n machn-
list. blacksmith. a tinker. Each OF
these men has n shop of his own and
tools of his own. and days on which
every one of these artisans Is not busy
are rare indeed. In the nature of
things. power house repairing must be
done on the spot. and should day
roll round when nothing was out OF
order calling for the personal atten-
ton OF any one OF the lot they are
sure to be short-handed in his limo Mt
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02

power house staff is made up of spe-
cialists; but he is at the beck and call
of every one, and naturally the butt
of a thousand jokes and witticisms.
Mike wouldn't admit it to the others
for the price Of a generator, but he
feels his lack of general standing
keenly, and he is prouder than king
of the fact that he is personally held
responsible for one thing about the
place-the black oil that lubricates the
machinery. Mike would almost risk
his life to keep it from overfowing
the tank in the loft or getting low
in the one down cellar, and his heart
would break if the oil pump should
clog through any fault of his.
Tim has well-defined duties, like
most of his fellow workers. He hauls
in the coal for the big boilers, and he
understands the difference between his
level and Mikes right well, though
he tries hard not to show his feeling
of superiority away from the power
house. Neither is young, both come
dressed in overalls all prepared for
their days work. and both begin with
out ceremony, often without waiting
for the steam whistles to pipe the
hoarse announcement that another
workday has begun.
In all, the day gang at the average
Greater New York power house will
number from twenty-five to forty-five.
Those who do not cross the big floor
and climb the narrow stairs to the loft
before going to work are heads and
chiefs. There are five or six of these,
among them being the chief engineer.
who probably divides his time between
the several power houses of the COM
pany; the head engineer. to whom
every one connected with the steam
department of this house is RESPONSE
BILE, and the floor engineer who goes
about from engine to engine feeling
of a bearing here and inspecting an
oil cup there from morning to night.
Besides, there are the chief electrician
and his staff. These men have their
own private lockers connected with
the power house office, and their duties
include the making of careful memo
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02
OLD DAYS.
Recalled by This Time-worn Book of
the Last Century.

Recalled by This Tlme-Worn Book of
the Last Century.
"The Court and City Register, or
Gentlemans Complete Annual Calen-
dar for the Yea1 1777," is the title of
queer old English book owned by an
Indiana man. AS the name implies,
it was sort of universal guide book
for the upper class of the times in
London, containing lists Of the royal
ty and nobility, the army, the navy,
the foreign representatives, etc. Many
strange terms are to be found in it.
Some of the titles are extremely lu
d1crous to an American ear, although
the institutions to which the book
makes reference in many cases still
exist. The Amicable Society for the
Furtherance of Equitable Life Assur-
rance, and the Laudable Society For
the Protection of Homeless Orphans
are fair samples of style of nomen-
clature which afterward led Dickens
to dub the British foreign Offices the
Circumlocution bureau. The lists of
the navy for that year is particularly
interesting, as it. shows several ships
destroyed by Paul Jones, within the
last few months. One, the Cygnet,
was building at the time the calen-
dar was issued. The American ad-
miral met it almost as it started on
its christening cruise and it shared the
fate of most of the ships which he
met. There is also list of the Brit
ish governors of the American colo
MES. with mention of ''Mr. Washing
ton" as commander of the insurgents
Judging from the tone of the calendar
few in England doubted that the re-
bellion would be speedily overcome
and none had the slightest conception
of the force under arms against them.
The same work for the year 1894 shows
some very gratifying changes in re-
gard to the British affairs in Amer
lea. Governors for the various states
are no longer on the list, while min
lister to what is vaguely spoken of as
America" is among the list of the
embassies. 1t is perhaps significant
of the Sting felt at that defeat that
the minister to America is not of noble
blood. Thomas Pinckney was the
American minister at that time. An
interesting list is that of the infant
postal department, which in England
was just getting fairly under wey. The
comptroller, corresponding to our
postmaster-general, received s1,5O0
per annum, while his assistants. of
whom there were only five, received
but $3.75 per week. For the city of
London there were eight subscribers,
at the munificent salary of $3.50 per
week. The fact that a letter may be
delivered anywhere in London for two
cents is dilated on repeatedly.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02
THE UBIQUITOUS GERMAN.
His Bulldog Determination, superb
Physique and Fine Education.

His Bulldog Determination, Superb
Physique and Fine Education.
81 am able to speak Spanish fluent
ly," said young man to New Or
leans Times-Democrat reporter, "and
what is more, | can take down both
Spanish and English in shorthand or
on the typewriter. The accomplish
ment is by no means common in this
country, and | fattered myself that it
would make me peculiarly valuable in
our new colonial service.
$50 l wrote to congressan | hap
pened to know quite well, stated what
/ could do and expressed willingness
to serve my country at anywhere from
$3.50 to $500 month, gold. The
congressman replied in the course of
a week or so and his letter gave me
severe shock. He told me, in effect,
that qualifications in which | had put
so much confidence didn't amount to
row of brass pins in either Cuba or
Porto Rico. Both islands are overrun
with competent young Germans, young
Spaniards and even young Cubans who
can do all / can and throw in one or
two other languages for good measure.
Moreover, they are willing to work for
anywhere from $40 n month up.
"The Germans take the lead. They
come over highly educated from some
one of the superb technical schools
in the fatherland with bulldog de-
termination to catch on, the physique
of Normandy horses and a capacity
for economical living totally unknown
to the American. They fill nearly all
the clerical positions in the big mer-
camille houses. and lots of them are
going into government service. |
talked with well-posted friend later
on. who fully confirmed my Washing
ton letter. He told me he knew a cor
respondence clerk in Havana who
handled letters in English, Spanish.
French and German. and who was also
first-class bookkeeper and account
ant He was Spanish-born Cuban,
and had been getting $40 a month,
which was considered n big salary.
Lately he applied for position on the
governors staff at sS5 and. naturally,
he got It. | think. under the circum-
stances, I'll stay in the United States"
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02

like a gang of Titans intent on serv-
ing puny mankind, while all the gem
orators hum and sing as the current
that drags the unwilling cars over the
rails Is sent on its mission through
the feed wires.
All day long the men have kept
steadily at their task; from Mike, the
cheerful utility man to the dude
tinker. Tim, the carter. has hauled
been burned that a little mountain of
it is piled up on the steel floor between
the rows of giant boilers. Right in
the midst of the biggest rush Of the
twenty-four hours the men of the day
shift are preparing to go home, and
the chaps who wear creased trousers
and high collars when off duty are
thinking how they will amuse them.
selves in the evening.
What is that the chief is saying?"
queries the oiler of the big engine.
The answer is a burst of profanity
from the man OF whom the question
was asked.
Got to take out that leaky old valve
tonight between 1880 and daylight" +"
the answer comes at last. "All hands
report at II. That means purgatory
for every mothers son of us, and no
sleep for me till tomorrow afternoon" :"
In this the speaker is right, but
1t cant be helped, and after the first
remonstrant burst of expletives neith-
er he nor any one else grumbles or
complains. Every one has been ex-
pecting this job for weeks. every one
knows 1t has been put off long enough.
and every one knows that 1t can be
done only between midnight of Sat
urday and the morning rush OF Sun
day, the quietest time of the whole
week on the line. AS matter of fact,
1t Is nearly noon the next day, in
stead of daylight. when the work OF
replacing the wornout two-ton valve
BY new one is completed. and srery
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02

ExCongressman A. T. Goodwin.
from Alabama, writes the following
,etter:
The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing
Company, Columbus, Ohio:
Gentlemen-l have now used two
bottles of Pe-ru-na, and am a well
man today. ! could feel the good eff
fects of your medicine before I had
used 1t week. after suffering with ca
tarrh for over year. Respectfully,
A. T. Goodwin.
Catarrh in its various forms is rap
idly becoming national curse. An
undoubted remedy has been discovered
by DR.. Hartman. This remedy has
been thoroughly tested during the past
forty years. Prominent men have
come to know of its virtues and are
making public utterances on the sub
ject. To save the country we must
save the people. To save the people
we must protect them from disease.
The disease that is ut once the most
prevalent and stubborn of cure Is ca
.arrh. Public men of all parties rec
ognize In Pe-ru-na a national catarrh
remedy of unequaled merit. Send to
DR.. Hartman, Columbus. Ohio. for
free book on catarrh.