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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03
RACE WITH ELEPHANT.
Hunter in the African WiIds saved
His Life by OutwittinE His
Pnchyderm Pursuer.

Only those familiar with the man
ners and customs" of the elephant have
any idea what "A nimble creature it real
ly is. Massive and slowfooted as it
looks, it is capable, when reused, of
feats that would be difficult for much
tleeter animals. Especially is this the
case with African elephants, which, al
though taller, are generally lighter
than their Asiatic brethren. Moreover,
accustomed for ages to lead wild life
and often depending on their alertness
and speed of foot for their very exist
ence, they have acquired a skill in
gymnastics which has occasionally
taken even old elephant hunters by sur
prise.
In illustration of this fact we are re-
minded of a story told by one of the
noble army of British sportsmen in
Africa. He was out after elephants"
and had just fired at and wounded a
magnificent specimen. Unfortunately
for him, he had only succeeded in
slightly wounding it, when, Infatuated
by the attack, it turned and charged
him. 1t was a terrifying sight. With
its enormous ears spread out like sails
and emitting shrill notes of rage, it
came laundering over the ground like
a runaway locomotive. The hunter
fired another shot, but missed; his
nerve was shaken, and, throwing down
his express" rifle, he sought safety in
flight. Near at hand was a steep hill
and to this he directed his steps, for,
being but slightly acquainted with the
climbing powers of the elephant, he
thought his pursuer might be baffied
by the steepness of the ascent. 1t was
a terrible disappointment to find that
the elephant could climb a hill Just
as quickly as the hunter, nimble run
ner that he was.
The fugitive, indeed, would have soon
been overtalen if he had not thought
of really ingenious ruse. He knew
that elephants never run nor even walk
down steep incline, but always crouch
down, gathering their feet well to-
gether, lean we'll back and slide down.
just as the ferocious animal had got
within a few yards of him, therefore,
TIC why HullCl Suuuelly uouDleu anu
ran down the hill again! Quick as
flash the elephant turned, gathered
himself together and, trumpeting with
baffled rage, slid down after his victim.
The hunter had just time to spring out
of the way as the great beast came
"tobogganing" after him, smashing
trees and shrubs and carrying every
thing before him like an avalanche.
Then once more the hunter dashed to
the top of the hill, while the elephant,
unable to stop itself, went careening
down to the very foot, where, apparent
ly feeling very sore and disappointed,
it rose and walked YEARLY back to its
native woods.-Chums
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03
WISE WISCONSIN DOG.
He Knows Many Things and Can Pu"
His knowledge t. Really
Practical Use.

Nearly everybody in Waupun, Wis,
knows Billy" He is a very unpreten-
tious citizen, trotting around town
dressed in the same threadbare white
suit almost daily, but he has a rcputa-
ton for being great fighter when
aroused, and those who know him best
say he is the cleverest as well as the
most rational dog in that part of the
country. He is an inmate of the state
prison, being an assistant in the med
ical department. Some persons inti-
mate that Billy spends most of his time
in and about the medical department
because, being a dog, he finds much en-
tertainment in studying the great va
riety of druggy odors there. AS mat
ter of fact Billy belongs to DR.. G. F.
Messer, the head of the medical depart
ment, and is devoted to his master, to
whom he owes most of his superior edu-
cation.
When Billy first made the acquaint-
ance of the doctor he (the dog) was
simply an uneducated, sprawl-legged
bull terrier, with a certain pride of an
cestry that gave a superior tip to his
ears and an exceptional fineness to his
hair. Like other youngsters whom L
might name, Billy, at this period of his
career, believed that life and happiness
did and of right ought to consist in
chewing most anything that looked
like food, in chasing chickens and other
birds till he was so tired that he sunk to
rest in the nearest sunny dust heap and
in appropriating the softest and contest
cushioned chair in the house.
Then came that troublesome going
to school, that Youngsters usually
loathe in their secret hearts. First Bill
ly was taught to sit up on his launches.
This used to make his back ache, and
always, at first, it seemed as if wing
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03
MARCUS DAILY.

People who knew him then say he was
eternally 'pickin' away" And, of
course, he found some gold.
Mr.. DAILY has since declared that the
gold he actually discovered in those
days would never have made him a
rich man. But what he did discover
was a difference in minerals. He
learned to know great deal about
quartz and to be an authority upon
every mineral of the local soil.
He picked up the knowledge in those
days because he couldn't help it. But
one day there came a chance. The
knowledge which had been picked up
turned into pure gold, and he was in
vited to join the stock company then
being formed by j. B. Haggin and Sen
ator Hearst.
The company purchased the Anacon-
da mine, near Butte, Mont, and went to
work. At that time the Anaconda was
being worked for both gold and silver.
After time it was deemed expedient
to sink shaft, and the shaft was sunk
to depth of 100 feet To the amaze
ment of the owners of the Anaconda,
the largest copper veins ever found
were slapped, and the Anaconda began
to turn out copper in quantities that
turned the heads of the owners toward
copper. DAILY, who operated the mine,
was called 1.-The Copper King"
But with the sudden advent of so
much riches did not come high-headed-
ness. As he had freely received, he
freely gave. The money had come I'M
expectedly and he gave unreservedly.
The mines were opened to labor at good
wages, very good indeed they seemed
to fasteners; and between 1883 and
1898 Mr.. DAILY spent $40, 100000 in wages
and for operating the works and smelt-
ers.
His own profits in that time were, of
course, enormous, but not fabulous. 1t
is declared upon indisputable authority
that Marcus DAILY has never allowed
himself'to realize more than fair
share of profit from his mines. He has
treated them as business proposition,
paying back into the work the money
as it came out in a way that would
have delighted the heart of Henry
George.
So great man must needs drift
statesmanward, and Mr.. Daily has
been identified very pleasantly with
politics. 1t is said that he has long
been anxious to have the capital of
Montana moved from Helena to Ana
conda and that he has other political
ambitions, but if such is the case he
preserves very calm demeanor under
his longing.
Upon the turf Mr.. Daily is known as
gentleman horseman. He has given
the public many treat, and for years
employed the famous Snapper" Gar
rison to ride his animals. Many per-
sons who do not know of Marcus DAILY
as copper king are familiar with his
gay copper stripes as they near the
homestretch. Mr.. Days home Isl ut
Anaconda, where ne has a beautiful
seat: at Hamilton is located his stock
arm. but he spends many weeks of the
year in the east.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03

screen writing private letters. l heard
heavy voice ask if the governor was
IN. didn't like the voice, and stepped
from behind my screen, just as the
clerk near the door, who was reading
paper, said that the governor was in,
and that the stranger could see him.
stepping before the stranger, pow
erful fellow he was, | closed the door
and informed him that the governor
was busy for few moments, and could
not see him Immediately. He was
angry, and intimated that he would 90
in anyway. but L smiled at him pleas
antly, and soothingly asked him to sit
down and read the morning paper I'M
til the governor could find time to see
him. Finally he complied with my re-
quest, and as he sat down heard some
thing in his coat pocket strike the
chair. Iquickly turned my face away,
so that he could not catch my eye to see
whether or not l had heard that sound.
Very quietly | called the colored man,
and told him to admit my friend. The
big crank before me never looked up.
Inside of five minutes he was in the
grasp of two policemen. 1t required
also the aid of two more men to control
him while he was searched. In his
coat pocket was 42-caliber1 evolver. He
was an escaped lunatic from an asylum
in western state, and was returned to
that institution. So, you see, one can
not be too careful and too watchful in
observing cranks and rpeculiarities
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03

less and curious insect would begin to
move about at the farthest extremity of
his tail at the critical moment when
Billy was training every nerve to re-
main balanced. So the young dog
would blink and look almost fearful
and at last give a yelp and start on n
wild race for the end of his tail, which
lodged him and darted from him in a
manner most provoking. You see, his
tail had been bitten off in his infancy
and was a bit too stubby for con-
venience. Then came learning to jump
through and over arms to get piece of
meat or biscuit. OF course this was fun
and easily learned.
And so Billy's education went on. He
learned to speak" when told to do so,
and finally became so proficient in
speaking that he adopted the habit of
calling for his bed ian old coat which
was laid on the sofa) at night. He has
learned to act the part of a Judge, and
"listens to the evidence" and 'eXpOunds
the law" very learnedly. as the accom-
panying illustrations show. Sometimes
WYNN nv 10 iibt i'Nil NiiCb "I'NiIIioh
to suit him he will perform his tricks
of his own accord or climb into a chair
and play "peek-a-boo," as you see him
doing in the accompanying picture. He
has a treadmill, which he enjoys run
ming. and he takes keen delight in chas-
ing the sort of cats that like to steal up
on a dog and, with fur pronging out in
Il toll Ax,;,,
land on his back. At this critical mo-
ment most dogs give fearful yelp and
run for dear life, but Billy simply re-
mains and settles matters with the cat
if the cat can be found. Billy is also
an expert hunter and obeys sign signals
as well as spoken or whistled ones. He
is a great ratter and mouser and has
learned to adopt the cats methods and
wait for his prey to come out of its hole
Then he waits for his victim to get
some distance away from the hole be-
fore. undertaking to make capture.
He learned this method by sad expert
ence, for at first he would lump at the
rat or mouse as soon as it appeared and
usually with the result that the intend
Gu NlCllnl eSCdpeu DUCK lnlO the nOle.
DR.. Messer writes: "Billy showed his
ability to reason only day or two ago.
A cookie was laid down in front of the
cupboard to coax out the mice from I'M
derneath. One came to the cookie and
Billy saw that it was too close to the
cupboard, so he picked it up and moved
it about four feet farther ont. Then he
went little way back to watch for the
mouse to come out, certain that now he
could get his prey before it could get
out of his reach"
Billy is two and half years old.
weighs A pounds and seems to under
stand nearly all that is said in his pres
ence. The accompanying Illustrations
were made from photographs of Billy
so you may be sure that he looks as
amiable as he is intellgent.-Ch Chicago
Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03


the president, he stated to several of the
white house employees that he had called
for the last time. He never called
again. He was never seen about the
white house. His disappointment had
worn upon his nerves for many weeks.
Finally, when the president refused to
see him, he became violently insane.
From that day his one aim was to find
an opportunity to commit murder.
Finally the opportunity came, and his
deadly purpose was accomplished"
Charlie Cooper, for years confidential
private secretary to Gov. Foraker and
Gov. Mckinley of Ohio, was an atten-
tive listener to the above narrative.
He said: 'Since coming to Washing
ton ! have been surprised to note the
carelessness or laXity ofdiscipline about
the president. | don't know whether
anyone is to blame or not. But it seems
to me that access to the president is en-
tirely too easy. The governors were
looked after more carefully. During
the presidential campaign Maj. McKin
ley was guarded all the time, although
there was 10 ostentation of police pres
ence and protection. Cranks are al
ways likely to appear about executive
mansions, and precautions cannot be
too complete to cope with them, when
ever Gn emergency may arise.
For example, while Mckinley was
governor | told the colored doorkeeper
that if | ever asked him to admit my
friend he must go at once for the cap
tain of the capitol police. That was a
good precaution, as you will see. One
morning, while l was sitting back OF a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03
FIRST TYPEWRITER.
II Was Patented by "A Kentucky Max
Away Back in 1876, and Was
Made of Wood.
his honor.

Hidden away in a dark corner of the
model room in the patent office at Wash
ington is an apparently worthless block
of wood cut in the shape of a stair
case, with small blocks of wood on each
of the stairs. 1t was discovered to bt
the first typewriter" ever made in the
United States-perhaps in the world.
If placed by the side of one of our 1896
model typewriters, the first typewriter
could not fail to provoke smile from
the spectator. Instead of dainty blacl
and nickel letter keys, with an open
framework showing the easy working
of the intricate machinery of the inside,
as is usual in the typewriters of to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03
WEALTH IN COPPER.
HOY Marcus Daily Acquired Fame
and a Fortune.
He Began Life as n Digger OfPOtatoes
IN California and Now Is Copper
Ruler, Politician and Cen
tIemnn Sport.

From Ireland come the brainy men,
so say the people who have watched
the careers of Mackay, Fair and Mar
Gus DAILY, all of whom grew from Iris
boys into rich Americans.
Marcus DAILY, now known as the Cop
per King" had the hardest fight of all,
for he was the poorest in this worlds
goods. Days parents in Ireland wero
worthy people, and his ancestry shows
them to have been landholders.
But when young Marcus wanted to
come to America there was little money
left in the family Golfers. The lad
heard longingly of the gold of Califor-
MIA, the fame of which had crossed the
ocean, and he wanted to get into the
terra incognita, yet land most promis-
ing.
1t is long way from Ireland to Cali
fornia and it was longer still in those
3ay zss-ssor half a century makes great
difference in methods of travel, in
either man or vessel; but the will that
provides way looked out for the Irish
boy, and young DAILY got to New York
and then out to California.
Gold may have rested in every crag
in those days, but it did not lie in the
fields, and young DAILY who wanted to
gather his bag of nuggets, found him
self digging potatoes for his board.
Then there was a little money prom
ised, money which was saved; and so
came the possibility of miners out
fit, greater in those days than seat
in the stock exchange is to-day, for
there were greater possibilities. Any
man in 40 could get rich if he had the
tools and the willingness to pick away
and pick ever.
Marcus Daily, mere lad, took his
outfit and disappeared in the interior.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03
WAS SlNNED AGAINST
A Guiteau Story That Has Never
Before Been Printed.
The Crank Was Promised an Office
by n Campaign OfHciaI Dtsap-
pOintment Finally Drove
Him Wildly Mad.
Especial Washington letter.

Tom CAvanaugh has been deputy ser.
geant-at-arms of the republican ma
tional committee, and in that capacity
has participated in half a dozen presi-
Dental campaigns. He has intimate
knowledge of public affairs.
Whenever the anniversary of the as
sassination of President Garfield rolls
around" says Mr.. Cavanaugh, Il am
reminded of my part in that tragedy
In 1850 the crank, Guiteau, came to ma
tiOnal headquarters at PAL Fifth avenue,
New York city, and daily demanded
audience either with Chairman Jewell
or Secretary Hooker. l put him off on
various preteNts, until he annoyed and
fretted me beyond endurance.
You know that cranks are thicker'n
flies about national committee head
quarters. They all have schemes and
new political plans whereby the enemy
will be overthrown. Well, Guiteau had
an idea that, with financial aid, hecould
make speeches in French for Garfield,
and carry the French quarters of New
York and Chicago. He wanted to work
4OI lllC X ptbttNlll pll ~ anu llC Nhlll'u
money. All of these cranks have a
money-making idea back of their
schemes.
1T has always been my duty to see
these fellows first, and keep them away
from the managers, if possible. But
this fellow, Guiteau, was so persistent
that | finally told Secretary Hooker to
see him, make him promise of some
kind, and get rid of him. Well, at last
Hooker saw him, told him that his
scheme was u good one, but the com
mittee had already covered that field in
another way, and told him that his zeal
would be rewarded after Garfeld's cleo
ton. That satisfied Guiteau, and he
ceased annoying me. | heard after
ward that he was out west somewhere
making speeches on his own hook, and
working fc%' the ticket. | never knew
where he got the money with which to
defray his expenses.
EARLY in March, 1881, l saw the
same fellow at the white house.
smiled to myself, thinking how easily
] had gotten rid of him, and wondering
how the white house people would dis
pose of him. l saw him frequently
about the public parks, and finally
heard that he had shot the president. 1
was surprised, because, although l
knew him for crank. never for mo-
ment believed that he was of the dam
gerOus variety.
Il originally made the suggestion
that promise be made to him to get
rid of him. That is an old trick with
politicians, but ] have never since made
a promise that | didn't intend to carry
out. There was no sincerity whatever
in the promise that was made to Gui-
teau. The poor crank believed that he
was bound to get some good Office.
President Garfield saw him twice and
listened to his story. Guiteau wanted to
be sent as consul to Lyons, France.
President Garfield told him that, if
Hooker made that promise, it should
be kept. This also elated Guiteau
Hooker afterwards saw Garfield, and
thereafter Garfield refused to see Gtii-
teau.
He went to the white house every
day until the middle of June. Then,
when he was refused permission to see
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03

day, this first typewriter consists of a
closed wooden box with blocks of wood
half an inch square for its letter keys,
The paper carriage of the first type.
writer is also of wood, and instead of
the operator turning the paper carriage
by II mere touch on an extension rod
when one line was finished on the first
typewriter the operator had to use both
hands to turn the paper carriage.
However, much as the first type
writer differs from its grandchildren,
close examination shows that it has al
the essentials of typewriters as we
know them to-day. The inventor of the
typewriter was II. T. p. Allen, of Farm
dale, Ky, who secured his patent in
1876. This is the machine which may
be looked upon as the parent of the
100000 or more typewriters in use in
the United States to-day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03
THE BOY AND THE SPARROW.

Once a sweet boy sat and swung on limb
On the ground sat a sparrow-bird looking
at him:
Now the boy he was good, but the sparrow
was bad,
So it SHE'D a big stone at the head of the
lad,
And it killed the poor boy, and the sparrow
was glad.
Then the little boys mother flew over the
trees
Tell me, where is my little boy, sparrow
bird, please?"
He is safe in my pocket" the sparrow
bird said,
And another stone SHE'D at the fond moth
er's head,
And she fell at the feet of the wicked bird.
dead.
You imagine no doubt, that the tale 1
have mixed,
But it wasn't by me that the story was
fixed:
Twas a dream a boy had after killing a
bird
And he dreamed it so loud that 1 heard
every word,
And 1 jotted it down as it really occurred.
Good Words.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03

When IA years of age he left this codn-
try and went to Holland. His taste for
war was always keen, and when the re
bellion broke out he came to this coun-
try and served in the navy under Ad-
miral Dupont. Later he was captain of
colored company under Gen. Weitzel.
After the war he returned to Holland,
and later went to South Africa. When
the rule of the English became intol
Grant to the Dutch at Cape Colony and
Cape of Good Hope, and many of them
went north to the Transvaal, Gen. Jou-
bert went with them. After he had as.
sisted materially in driving out the
wild beasts, conquering the savages,
settling the country, discovering and
developing the diamond fields, the Eng.
lish suddenly discovered that they had
a claim to this faraway country. He
was only plain Boer, or farmer. when
his fellow-subjects determined to resist
the British. In 1851, at the head of
handful of Dutch farmers, he met the
British army at Maiuba hill and put il
to flight after great slaughter. This Sc
cured liberty for the Beers, and they &c.
cordingly look upon Gen. Joubert, now
vice president of the South African Re.
public, as the Washington of their coun.
try. Gen. Joubert visited this country
in the latter part of 1890 for the purpose
of arranging an exhibit at the worlds
fair for South African products. While
in New York the Holland society ar
ranged many receptions and dinners in
his honor,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03
JOUBERT AN AMERICAN.
Army Is a Native of UniontOwn,
Pa, and a Great Fighter.

Gen. P. j. Joubert is one of the few
men who ever broke British square"
in South Africa, and he is confident that
he can do it again in event of war be-
tween England and the Transvaal. AS
commander in chief of the Beers he is
the man who may have the task of try
ing to whip the English forces in battle.
Gen. Joubert is an American, having
been born in Uniontown, Pa, in 1871,
and few men have had a more pictur-
esque career or know as much about the
relation of the Transvaal to the Sw aizes-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03
CAT KILLS AN EAGLE.
Tore Open the Birds Breast and
Throat in Midair with Her
Teeth and Claws.

A tiger cat which deserves her name
was strolling toward the barn of her
master, Farmer Hazard, of Herric<,
Pa, the other day carrying a piece of
meat for her kittens. Suddenly bald
eagle which had been on the watch for
a week swooped down on her and dart
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03
AnimnIs Tint Chnngc Their Diet.

Instances of carnivorous animals
turning to a vegetable diet are rare.
One noted instance is a Scotch deer.
hound, which is so fond of peaches that
it will stand on its hind legs to reach
them on the trees. In New Zealand a
parrot took to sheep-killing and eat
ing and some pigs evinced preference
for a diet of young lamb, while some
Australian sheep became not only car.
nivorous but cannibal.-N. Y. Journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03

A correspondent in the Frankfurter
Zeitung draws "A lurid picture of the in
creasing decentralization of Madrid. The
present population includes, he says,
10000 professional beggars, the same
number of abandoned women, 5000
thieves and there are hundreds of gam
bling houses.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03
The New Insomnia Cure.

She-You know a Russian remedy for
insomnia is to have u dog sleep in the
room.
Ue-Well, knew that some kinds of
bark were good for SLEEP essness, but
didn't think Il dogs ba:k was.-Ycn-
kers Statesman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03
Bull Ring at Madrid.

The famous bull ring of Madrid stands
II mile or so outside the city. II was
built in 1874, at a cost, Il is said, of $780,
900.