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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30

Cider made from windfalls and green
apples, which contain a much less pro-
potion of sugar than ripe apples, is
consequently the poorest, being sour
and watery. Where the apples are
green but well matured the quality of
the cider made from them will be found
vastly improved by the simple process
of throwing them in small piles in the
orchard and allowing them to ripen
When a first-class cider is desired it is
necessary to select the fruit. If you
have been in the habit of throwing in
half-matured, partially rotten and all
sorts of fruit, try by way of experiment
a press full of well-matured, solid APP.
Piles, free from dirt. Filter through a
clean muslin cloth, and the result will
be surprise.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30
STORAGE OF APPLES.
MOunding Up and Covering with
Earth, This Writer Says, Is the
Most Satisfactory Method.

Now that there is a generous crop of
apples in some localities this year, the
general query arises how to winter
them in the best manner. We have
found no way that answers the require
ments of the majority of farmers so
well as to mound them up and cover
with earth. BY this method the apple
retains or rather secures a flavor far
superior to that of apples kept in the
cellar. 1t is therefore quite desirable
to bury them up with earth, only re-
moving them to the cellar as they are
required for use.
The proper method of mounding in
winter apples is better explained in the
illustration. A box five feet long is
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30
HE COULDN'T BE BLAMED.
Did Everything In HIS rover 10 Sc
cure support But Was Han
dicapped.

= :, 1870 -L.oI-,- n
II suppose 1t was lttle cneekS' sdlu
the Young man to the old fellow on the
rear nlatform of the car, but what are you
sT'1r Pa to do in such case
e' IVES what are YOU going to do" queried
the old fellow. in reply, though having no
knowledge of what was meant
Il got up the courage to ask her hand
in marriage and she murmured yes
They generally murmur.
Then to be in good form, had to go
and al tho old mans consent"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30

SECTIONAL VIEW OF FRUIT MOUND,
"a, Apples; S, Straw; f, Earth; V, Ven
tilating Box or Shaft)
nailed up from two by siX-inch boards
and perforated as shown in ilIustra-
ton with holes to permit escape of
gases and foul air. A small watershed
is erected at top, leaving vents in gables
for ventilation. This box is erected and
apples mounded upon straw around it
until foot from the top. The mound
of fruit is then incased around with
old boards and covered with heavy
coating of straw and several inches of
earth.
This is sufficient until freezing
weather, when another coating of straw
and earth should be placed upon the
mound.
This may be done after the weather
is quite cold and frozen by throwing a
litter of straw around the heap base,
in order that the earth may not be
frozen and be accessible for covering.
After the last covering is in place
load or two of coarse manure may be
scattered over the mound. By this
method the farmer may have apples in
cold storage until late spring and also
have them secure from frost in the cold
-eat-Weather.
The board covering is very necessary
in order that the apples may not be-
come compacted and mashed from the
weight of covering, and the pile also is
much easier to use from than mound
not protected by boards. thus caving in
as the fruit is used out.
Many, however, who have cellars pre-
fer to store in them, as it is somewhat
more convenient, even though the
flavor and crispness be not so well re-
tanned.
Very convenient crates may be made
for this purpose by saving plastering
lath in two equally and mailing them
up with ends prepared from inch
boards 10RX12 inches in dimension.
These boxes will hold bushel each. are
cheaply made and can be stacked into
rows or upon temporary shelves in the
cellar, where they may be easily ac-
cessible to use from, in regard to vari-
ETY., keeping, quality, etc.
These crates are very superior to
storing in barrels or bins, as no large
quantity can be crushed together. nee
essarily making it inconvenient to sort
or discard decayed fruit.-George "
Brown, in Ohio Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30
Lively Demand for AnEOrnE.

The Shepherds Bulletin says demand
for Angora goats is increasing rapidly.
Inquiries are mostly from the south
ern and western points of the United
States. The demand from the Pacific
northwest is brisk, especially on the
western slope. Angoras are best adapt
ed to rough land. Their favorite food
is leaves and bark, and they will leave
the best grass for brouse. Angoras
are therefore more valuable than sheep
in very rough sections, and will grow
fat where sheep will hardly exist.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30

are driven into the ground and tied to-
gether over the top. Winds cannot
now blow the plant over nor SHOWS
crush it down. A similar result can be
obtained by driving a stake down be-
side the shrub before putting on the
hay and burlap, allowing the stake to
project up through the covering. This
stake holds the wind in check and also
holds up the covering so that the snow
that falls upon it will not exert asrush-
ing weight.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30
sOWN'S PRINCESS STEPHANIE.
Sort SaysThat She Is to Marry Plain
III Hungarian Count)

"a 1889 caused a sensation which has
Modern royalty.
+ Her life with Crown Prince Rudolph
Wis very unhappy. That fact was
often blamed by Austrians upon her,
but in view of his unbridled dissipa-
ton and violent end the charge seems
prejudiced.
The man whom she will marry, Elmer
Count Lonyay de Macy Lonya, known
for convenience as Count Lonyay, is
member of the highest Hungarian no
bility. He is sc years old, and was re-
Gently councillor of the Austrian EN-
bassy in Rome, a position which he has
resigned in order to be married. He
has great estates in Hungary His ia
ralF was a prominent patriot in the
Eeolution which gave Hungary virtual
{nependence in 1897.
he approaching marriage of the
twn princess, says the New York
tTnal, lends fresh interest to the
iEaordinary circumstances of Ru-
tCh's death. The prince was madly
fnOve with the beautiful Baroness Vet
Ne, and he planned to relinquish his
Max in order to live with her. His
vaer, the emperor, hearing of this, re-
knched him so earnestly and worked
kp his feelings so strongly that he
keuaded him to break off the liason.
be crown prince arranged for a last
hding with the baroness in the hunt
i nJodge at May erling, where they had
d fin met. Bratfisch, a singer of mer-
id rt1o also acted as cabman, drove
Il 10 Mayerling.
tkas at first very enjoyable even
in Mat Was spent there. Songs were
gina anoared he wine passed freely
laughter Wa PPTequent and loud. The
acompany cor,Ited of Prince Philip of
!Coburg, Count reHovos and Brattisch,
landn of course,, tie crown prince and
phe Beautiful baroness. 1t was re-
oh -Tked at the time that Prince Ru-
tPph's humor seemed slightly forced
hatthe baroness was listless and tired.
81 Az two o'clock, after having con-
blhmed the best part of a decanter OF
hf'andy, the prince said good night to
t9s Friends and went upstairs. He en-
lelred the baroness room. He never
ktthat room.
Blythe next morning at seven O'Clock
fidattisch, who was so much in the con
tokence of the prince, went to the room
tM wake his royal master, who had said
THE night before that he would hunt on
role following day. On reaching the
doom Bratfisch, after knocking at the
Hkor, tried the door and found it locked
ink entered and staggered back, faint
hdg, at the CHASTITY sight which met his
Frified eyes.
erfLying upon sofa, completely coy
M led with wild flowers was the lovely
sidhrie Vetsera. She was dead. BY hen
4 he lay her lover, Prince Rudolph
.nutching heavy cavalry pistol. he
Il. hd shot away the back of his head.
HI A Nation of Pickle Eaters.
vIWe eat 200, 900, 900 bottles of pick les
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30
FACTS ABOUT ROADS.
Authentic Figures Showing What
Costs to Haul Produce in the
United States.

THE condition of roads in the United
States, taken as a whole, can most
clearly be shown in figures. If we can
make inquiries of a hundred farmers,
in as many localities, as to how long it
takes each of them to haul load OF
crops to town, how far he hauls 1T and
what his time and that of his team are
worth, we can readily ascertain what
it costs on an average to market a load
of crops says Otto Dorner, chairman
of the highway improvement commit
tee of the League of American Wheel
men.
IF the number of these inquiries be
sufficiently increased and extended
over the entire country the result wifi
pretty nearly show what it costs OIL
an average in the whole United Statd
to haul load of crops to market. u
with each inquiry we also ascertail
the weight of the load we can figurI
out how much it costs per 100 pounds
or per ton, to market all these crop7
and if the inquiry also include the nfts
Der of miles comprising each hauldtH
can easily figure the cost of h \
these crops per ton Cperformes
gives a unit which can be 1compafed
with the same unit, similarly obtained,
by similar inquiries made in other
| countries.
IN inquiry of this kind was made
in November, 1895, by the United States
department of agriculture, through its
office of road inquiry. Ten thousand
| circulars were sent out to farmers in
all parts of the United States asking
| for information in these various partic-
| ulars. Replies were received from over
1900 counties, distributed throughout
the United States, and the results were
/ carefully compiled. The weight of loads
| hauled varied between an average OF
| 2,409 pounds in the prairie states and
an average of 1897 pounds in the cot
ton states, the average weight of farm
loads for the whole country being 2,O02
! pounds, or practically a ton. The av-
erage length Of haul was found to be
12 Ito miles, varying between 9-1C
miles in the eastern states and 30 3-1C
miles in the Pacific coast and mountain
states. The average cost of market
ing ton of crops in the United States
was found to be $500. 1t was as high
as 1912 in the Pacific coast and noun
tain states, due to long hauls, and as
low as $1.S7 in the northern and east.
arn states, which are more densely set
tied, and where railroads are numer.
Gus and hauls are shorter. The average
cost of hauling a ton a distance of one
mile was 25 cents, it being % cents
in the prairie and Pacific coast ahd
mountain states, and rising as high, y
30 cents in the eastern states. ac5j
"The net grand result of all til
inquiries and computations sFRx1 |
very clearly, and as nearly as No. +
intelligence can, that it cost tEfg <
ers of the United States on theksAI
in time. Labor and -energE 6Gslrindsr
value of teams, wagonscked teen {.
what they can reasonably ps reged fol
25 cents every time ton of their crop
was hauled mile nearer to market;
or. briefly, that it costs 25 cents pei
ton per mile to move crops in the Unit.
ed States"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30
PROTECTING SHRUBS.
Out the Cold and Prevents Crush
ing by Heavy Snow.

Protection against cold and protec-
ton against crushing snow are both
furnished to shrubs and plants by such
a covering as is shown in the cut. First,
hay is bound around the plant, being
brought out upon the ground to pro-
tect the roots. Then burlap is tied
about the hay, and, lastly, three stakes
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30
Now Everybody Can Ride.

If you have any doubt about it be sure
to read the advertisement of the John N.
Smyth Co., Chicago, in this paper, in which
they propose to sell high: grade Top Buggy
for '$34 95. How they do it is puzzle, but
as the firm is one of the largest in the coun-
try and of the highest standing, that's their
matter Better find the ADVERTISEMENT now,
s earefu ySu ' TRe III issues sue Mammoth
Catalogue, in which is listed everything
to eat, wear and use at lowest wholesale
prces"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30
WILL MARRY AGAIN.
,rown Princess Stephanie and Her
Latest Romance.
hungarian Count Has Won the Heart
of the Inflated RudOIph's Widow
All Europe Excited Over
the Event.

A remarkable romance of royalty is
kvealed by the engagement of the
|owager Crown Princess Stephanie of
Iustria and Count Elmer Lonyay de
'agy Lonya.
This engagement is authoritatively
|nnounced at Vienna, although not Off
Tally, because the Austrian court will
lot recognize an engagement between
member of a royal family and per-
lon of non-royal birth.
In order to marry the man of her
hoice the crown princess will have to
all the rank and titles be-
onging to her as the widow of the
.rown prince of Austria-Hungary.
How great her sacrifice is may be
Judged from the fact that, owing to the
leath of the empress, she holds the
highest rank of any woman in the
lGY p0 strian empire.
1EheT ceremony, splendor and luxury
hAthe Austrian court exceed any of
| lhAe in the world, and the crown prin-
ess has hitherto been the most con-
Itplcuous inquire at thaI court AHou-
bands of chamberlains, ladies in wait
Ihg, curriers', noblemen, pages, officers
md soldiers in medieval costume have
bowel before her wherever she went
aid fastened to do her slightest bid
Ding. All this she will renounce.
She will also give up the palaces and
be generous income allowed her by the
emperor. For residences she now has
awing of the imperial palace in Vienna
tie castle of Luxembourg, near Vienna
and several beautiful country houses
which are not dignitied as palaces.
Crown Princess Stephanie is daugh
tr of the king of the Belgians, and Il
NV 35 years old. She was married il
BS4 to Crown Prince Rudolph of Aus
tia, whose tragic death at MayerlinG
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30
Under Two Flags.

"What grand picture it must have been"
remarked the boarder who had seen Dewey,
TO have seen the Olympia steaming home,
the stars and stripes on one mast and the
homeward pennant on the other. 49,,
"Magniticent!' echoed the man IN black
suspenders, but think what picture IT
would have been to have seen the stars and
stripes on one mast and the baseball, pennant
ON the other. '-Chicago Evening News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30
Needless Adiectives.

Little Willie-"Say, pa, what's redund-
ancy of expression?
Pa-Using more words than are necessary
to express ones meaning, such as wealthy
iceman," wealthy plumber" etc.-Chicago
Evening News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30
GATE FOR WINTER.
If the Hinges Are Made as Here De-
scribed 1t Can Re Raised in
Even the Deepest Snow.

A gate that must be used in winter
is often opened and shut with difficulty
when the SHOWS become deep. If the
hinges are made according to the plan
shown in the accompanying illustration
the gate can be raised continually as the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30
Can't Miss the Place.

Stranger-Where does that new dentist
have his office?
Policeman-You mean the one who pulls
teeth without pain?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30

"Go right around the corner. You will
have no trouble finding his office. You can
hear his patients yell half block away
Ohio State journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30

SHOWS become deeper and deeper The
long part of the hinge is made Of rod
of iron that will turn easily in the eye
of the other part of the hinge. In the
lower hinge have three or four holes
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30

Don't put in too much time standing or
dignity or riding a hobby.-Chicago Daily
News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30
sold by druggists, I5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.

He (ardently)-I am heels over head il
love with you" She (the cruel coquette)-
How awfully upset you must be!''-Towr
Topics.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that Is
caused by an intlamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. Whert
this tube gets intlamed you have rumblng
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases of of ten are caused 10y catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condition
of tae mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (cassed by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure,
Send for circulars, free.
f. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold nv DrupOistS Tic
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30
Its Origin

"Hoot!" cried the owl ever and anon.
The fowls of the air and the beasts of tn
field stirred uneasily in their sleep and nut
tered maledictions.
why are they so angry" asked the owle
"They are envious, my child" replied tn
owl, "of my Scotch dialect. Hoot, hoot!'-
Detroit journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30

Many woman who becomes indignant
when called tough CLOVIS when called DO.
hemian.-Atchson Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30

pines occupying with open growth the
barren Steilacoom plain, all of western
Washington is covered with magnifi-
cent forest.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30
Coughing Leads to Consumption.

Kemp's Balsam will stop the Cough at
once. Go to your druggist to-day and get a
sample bottle free. Large bottles Is and 81
cents. Go at once; delays are dangerous.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30

The portion of the state of Washing
ton west of the summit of the Cascade
range is covered with the heaviest con-
tinuous belt of forest growth in the
United States. This forest extends
over the slopes of the Cascade and Coast
ranges, and occupies the entire drift
plain surrounding the waters of Puget
sound. Excepting the highest noun
tain peaks and the sand dunes of the
coast, which are treeless, the valleys OF
the Cowlitz and Chehalis rivers, which
are dotted with small oaks and other
deciduous trees, and the stunted yellow
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30


When the gate is tt
penny wire nail ths
hole beneath the SeHz1N Sssss4asasssfgas ).
eye, and the gate will stand at the ele.
walton required. When the snow is gone
the gate can be returned to its natural
position.-American Agriculturist.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30

Many woman who becomes indignant
when called tough, CLOVIS when called a DO.
hemian.-Atchison Globe.
e-
1t seems almost to be taken for granted by
the majority of men that money is of more
value than anything else Character repu
tatlon, absolute fidelity to even the finest
shades of distinction between honor and dis.
honor-the almighty dollar seems sometimes
tO weigh all these down and sit throned on
a man eternal soul.-Rev. Charles NJ. Shell.
don.
"A Baptist minister was asked how it was
that he consented to the marriage of his
daughter to Presbyterian. well, my dear
friend, he replied, "as far as | have been
able to discover, Cupid never studied the.
ology. Ohio State Journal
How They Hate.-Mrs. Greene-"How
came, you to recommend that girl you had
to Mrs Gray? You know you said you
actually hated the girl" Mrs. Brown
Yes; but | don't hate her as much as | do
Mrs Gray. Boston Transcript.
the door. And What did you nH saw u" u
said it was certainly a very handsome door,
but not what | had come to talk about.
That made him laugh, and minute later
you were mine. "-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
81 was discharged simply to vindcate an
ldadage,' said Simpkins. How was that"
The adage says: Where there's smoke,
there's fire The boss had rule against
smoking. | smoked and was fired ."-Phila.
deIphia North-Ameriean,
Tired Tootstrong-"M Madam, will vol
please help a poor, homeless man out of his
troubles Madam (who was raised in the
backwoods) Certainly. Would you rather
De shot or hit on the head with an ax?"-
Norrstown Herald
johnny Was Anxious-Mr. Squiggs Tread
ing II see that Prof. Wiseman, the proph
ct, has decided that the world will come to
an end next Christmas" Johnny Squiggs-
Before or after dinner, pa"-Baltimore
American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30

Be sure you are right-but don't be toe
sure that everybody else is wrong-Chicage
Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30

A Nation of Pickle Eaters.
1--WE eat 100000 bottles of pickles
Ieekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30


value of teams, wagonscked teen /.
what they can reasonably ps reged fol
25 cents every time ton of their crop.
was hauled a mile nearer to market;
or. briefly, that it costs 25 cents per
ton per mile to move crops in the Unit
ed States
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-30
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Fake Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund money fit fails to cure. Csc
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-02-27
PECULIAR P0IS0NS.
GENERATED IN THE HUMAN BODY
The Resul, OF Imperfect Digestion Of
Food

Every living thing, plant or animal
contains within Itself the germs o
certain decay aud death.
In the humao body these germs OF
death tealled by scientists Ptomaines
are usually the result of Imperfect al
gestion " food; the result II indlges-
tion or dyspepsia
The stomach, from abuse, Xeakens,
does not promptly ana thoroughly di-
gest The food. The result isa heavy.
soddeh mass which ferments the hrst
process OF decay poisoning the blood,
making u tnin, weak aud lacking la
rcd corpuscles; poisoning the brain
causing headaches, pain In the eyes.
had digestion weakens the heart,
causing palpltatlon aud nnally bring.
iog 90 disease of this very important
organ
f"nt digestion polsons the kldueys.
ca0slng hriRhts disease aud diabetes.
Aud this Is 50 because every organ.
eSefy nerve depends upon the stom.
a'h aloue Tor nouriRhmeut and re-.
neWal aud weak digestion show,
itself not only 10 loss ot appetite aud
lesh, but Ia weak neryes aud mud0,
complexion.
The grcat English scientist. Huxley
said The best start in lie is ,ouna
stomach. Weak stomachs tan Ia "A
sesl iood properly, because they lack
Tue pfonriety quantity OF digestive
aclds Hattie aud hydrOchloric and
Rptogeuic proiuets, the most sen
slole remedy la ia all eases of idises.
tlou Is Ia take after each meal one ar
l"o oi Sla0rt's Dyspepsia TABLETS.
oecause they supply ia pleasant
harmless form an the elements than
weak stolaaohs .lack.
Tue regular use OF Stuarts Dyspen-
sla Tablets win cure any form of
stomach trouble except cancer Of the
stomach.
shef inerease nesh, insure pure
o''oa' s9rong nerves, bright eve aud
clear complexion, because all these
iesal, only from wholesome food well !
,ilecsted.
Nearly All druggists sell Stuarts
Dyspepsia Tablets al So cents fun |
''aed package or by mail bs eacloslng /
price 70 stuart 20, Marshall, Mich. |
le' Ask yonr druggist urst. A nttl, !
sooA ga stomach diseases nailed free
address stuart Ga, Marshall, Mich.
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