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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

Youthful Diplomacy.-Mother with con-
from the pantry" S Johnny '' (s6reewdiyj@
"Why ma, you never saw me do anything
of the kind" Perhaps didn' t
see you, but you did it, and | want you to
tell me the truth. after long pause
Come! Why don't you answer" Johnny
Ma, children should be seen and not
heard. - Catholic Standard and Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

Many young girl makes the mistake of
thinking that because she would die for a
man she really loves him. In this restless,
throbbing age it is necessary for her to ask
herself in all seriousness: Would l take
in washing for him ?"-Detroit Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

"The gentleman who lodges in your house
seems very attentive to you!'' YES, and
I've even promised to marry him; but still
| can't help doubling if he really loves mel"
ooh, that's absurd! Why should he want
to marry you if he doesn t love you?" "Oh,
you see, he owes mamma already SIX months
rent!'-FGegende Blaetter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07
Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease

A powder to shake into your shoes 1t rests
the feet CuresCorns, Bunions, Swollen, Sore,
Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating feet and In
growing Nails. Aliens FootEase makes
new or light shoes easy. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores, CSC. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. LIE Row n Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

"a penny for your thoughts, Miss Clam.
bake" Why don't you say something
original origin Mi sawhorse:p Why don't yoogH
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

Merchant-oI think I'll have to fire your
friend Polk. He's frightful lazy" Friend
Slow in everything, eh:2 Merchant-"Well,
no, not everything. He gets tired quick
enough. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07
A Clear Case.

whats the charger" asked the court.
The prisoner, your honor" replied the
officer, asked this man here what his father
was doing, and when told that the latter
was spy in the mint, without provocation
called the father mince pie
Poor fellow" said the court. "An ex-
animation into his sanity seems almost un-
necessary. philadelphia North American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07
Accommodating.

"I am British subject he said, as he
signed the register with a flourish. "AIl
right" replied the hotel clerk, IF I notice
any Beers lurking about I'll give you the
tip to rush to cover."-Philadelph North
American,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

It is about time, we apprehend, for the
periodical breaking out of the facetious print,
er who sets it up: There is divinity which
shapes our ends rough, hew them as We will. "
Detroit journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

Fortune keeps up such a see-saw that the
man for whom a town is named is liable to
be found in the poorhouse 20 years later
Atchison Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

The cash returns from dairy prod
ucts are immediate. The money
comes in each week or month, in
stead of once a year. And in the
meantime the cows are constantly
adding more fertility to the farm
than they take from it.-Rural World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

Mrs, Slowpay-A girl formerly in your
maid Is she honest?
Dressmakcr-That is more than l can
say.
why, what do you mean?'
well, you see, l have no positive proof of
her honesty, but every time l sent her to
you with my bill she failed to give me the
ney."-Chicago Evening News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

Mrs. Bunt-The new tenants next door
are not bit neighborly." Mr.. Bunt-"No;
l notice they keep their confounded piano
going almost constantly. Philadelphia
North American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

This world will never be satisfactory to
cross old people until children regard work
as they do pie, and demand their share
Atchison Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

He who can stand the little trials is fitted
for the great trusts.-Ram's Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07
Lanes Family Medicine.

Moves the bowels each day. In order to
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick head
ache. Price % and Soc.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

Kemp's Balsam will stop the Cough at
once. Go to your druggist to-day and get
sample bottle free. Large bottles rs and SO
cents. Go at once; delays are dangerous
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

The. chronic kicker usually kicks himself
out of joint.-Rams Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of
AZ cough cure.-J: w. O'Brien, 322 Third
Ave, N, Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. 6, 1900.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

Most of the good jokes are old ones if yor
only knew it.-Washington Qa.) Democrat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money iii fails to cure. 25c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

All over the country there are women
who have been invalids for many years,
suffering with female arrangements
which the family doctor cannot cure.
What a boon 10 such women rs Or.
HarfD1an's FREQ advICeE So famous
has his skill made him that hardly n
hamlet or town In fho country but
knows his name. ne cures fonS of
fh0usa nds, and ne offers 10 every WOO
man who will write 70 him hcr sysy7S,-
toms and . history Of nor trouble,
froe advice and treatment.
The medicines he prescribes can be OBJ
tanned at any drug store, and the cost is
within the reach of any woman He de-
scribes infinitely and carefully Just what
she shall do and get to make a healthy,
robust woman Of herself.
The Doctor has written book especially
for this class of women, entitled Health
and Beauty" This book contains many
facts Of interest 10 women, and will be sent
free to any address by o.. Harf1san,
0afSNsk1o, o.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

The smarter man is in fancy the more
he will smart in fact.-Ram's Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES are fast to sun
light, washing and rubbing. Sold by all
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07

Do not feed the dairy calf on fat
forming materials.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07
m A I'd n ATlA1F Is a durable and
HlA0HO EHNE natural cement
L.

in ID. paper packages, made ready for use in
white and fourteen beautiful tints by mixing
with cold water. 1t is a cement that goes
through process of setting, hardens with age,
and can be coated and recoated without washing
off its old coats before renewing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-22

Flowers do not constitute a florists
sole stock in trade. He deals In plain
everyday earth. Persons who live
where soil Is abundant can have no
conception OF state Of affairs where
other people are willing to pay 30
cents for n little pailful OF ca tn
sufficient for the pottIng Of one plant
OF medium size.
II don't think there has ever been
a time" said one Of the clerks in n
Broadway florists house, when we
have had so many calls for earth for
repOtting Of plants as we have had
this fall. Those who have only few
plants, say one TO a dozen, depend
upon the nearest florist for their
earth. Either there are more plants
owned now than ever before or there
is more reporting being done, for after
taking care OF our own stock we
have been unable to furnish all the
earth asked for. That IL too bad, too,
reckoning from financial stand
point, for there Is quite n nice profit
realized from retailing dirt at 20
cents n pailful. We even went so far
this fall as to raise the price to 30
cents. but they bought Just the same
81 notice that IL the last day or
two some enterprising man from up
in the suburbs has hit upon good
scheme to supplant us this branch
OF the business. ! wo-.. " that more
people don't follow his example
There Is certainly need Cor them
This mans method is ve'N simple
He peddles dirt just as II It were fish
or fruit or vegetables. He loaded a
Wap0u with MIRO rich earth. which
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-22
ZnngWill's ESiilnate of Fame.

Israel Zangwill, the Jewish novelist,
wrote his first book when he was a
student at London university. The
effort occupied four evenings-he al
ways works In spurts-and he and a
friend paid $50 to have the tale pub
lished in pamphlet form. 1t sold we'll
at two cents copy! One little shop
in Whitechapel alone sold 600 copies,
and it even got ON to Smiths book
stalls, Zangwill's advice to would-be
authors shows that he has not made a
name without suffering. He says: "If
you are blessed with talent, great in
dustry and conceit, it is possible, by
dnt of Shaving day and night for years
during the flower of your youth, to at
tain to fame infinitely less widespread
than prize fighters"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-22

frozen. WINE thought that hat
heard the sound Of rife shots, Some
one came under the tree and spoke I,
me, felt myself being united, aud FOR
SIX weeks ! know no more.
Il was IN the exile home of TWO Rus
sian university students, who wcr,
serving out 4 term OF some years foi
having been suspected OF plotting
against the Government. They haC
been hunting on the morning that they
had found me.
II followed the road a year, nm,
came In the spring of 1867 once NOR,
10 the city of TobolSk. Here l oh
taineO, through the agency Of friends
Il disguise and here | was Furnished
with additional funds.
IL passed the Austrian line in safe
ty, and, learning thar my mother an,
Ouly sister Were living NJ cracow,
madH my way to that city
There is little more OF noteworthy IN
cide'lt in the life Of Mr.. Grygln. Fol
n while he lived in Cracow with hi
motaer, but his proximity TO the Rus
siaA border made his friends ana fami
ly rdvise that he either enter the Aus
trim military service or leave the
co,ntry. With $500 in gold he badt
4 ItSt farewell to European shores anc
sailed for the United States in 1870
HH was then but twenty-lhree year,
oil. In Minneapolis young Grygla
wsnt into business MS contractor. Ii
1883 he was appointed Assistant Su
prrinIendent OF Public Buildings un
d L the Harrison Administration. After
Having the Government service h,
rNveled extensively throughout Cen
al and South America in the inter
at of American capitalists, and in
! N3S Ire ncvcptru tiiv position of >pe'
I ial land agent TO Alaska for the In
prior Experimentation York Herald
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-22
$1,000 for Twenty Wol,ls.

One day not long ago Mr.. Carnegie
ut Pittsburg called up one of his New
York lawyers by long distance tele
phone.
The SHOEMAKER wanted to ask q
question, but could not make him.
self understood clearly over the tele'
phone, SO he asked the lawyer to come
to Pittsburg,
The lawyer said he had an impor'
tant appointment in New York next
day and could not get away.
Come over now, them" Mr.
Carnegie said.
Cant get train" answered the
lawyer.
Hire a special" was the
answer which came back from
Pittsburg.
So the lawyer engaged a special
train, went to Pittsburg and saw Mr..
Carnegie.
me SHOEMAKER asked the lawyers
advice as to whether the question
troubling him called for yes" or
mo"
The lawyer answered mo"
THANK you," said Mr.. Carnegie,
Good night"
The lawyer had said less than 20
words, for which he received $4,000,
said Good night. Mr.. Carnegie" and
took special train back to New
York In time to keep his appointment
next day-New York Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-22

OF stockings, red fascinator, n pair
Of mttens-red, with long wrists-a
har-ribbon and Il one-cent pencil. That
just makes the dollar And l shan't
wait for Christmas. either. I'll slip
off tomorrow morning before | so to
school and buy 'em and hide 'em till
night, then open Myra's door Just
enough to slip the bundle in: then
run"
WELL" continued Nora, more and
more drowsily. las old lady Banks al
wayc says, L hope blessing will so
with them" With tie utterance of
this wish Nora dropped into dream.
land.
Scarcely week had passed before
the Nagles had coniccturod the whole
truth. Little brother Ben came home
from school and told his mother that
''Myra Pell, that skinny girl that lived
in the alley, had n 10, pf new toggpry
and Nora acted just as if she owned
her."
So the older members of the family
could guess where the dollar went to.
but they respected the little business
woman's wishes. 1t is rumored, how
ever, that Santa Claus is going to
find the bean man and that Nora will
find dollar bill in her Christmas
stocking. -Denio Stuart, in the Chicago
Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-22
Children in German Factories.

In 1899 there We're employed in the
factories of Prussia 4237G4 women
and girls. OF these. 525 were under
fourteen years of age; 1881 between
fourteen md sixteen; 14S,331 between
sixteen and twenty-ope years, and
22S,077 over twenty.one years of age;
1G5,S91 of these women and girls We're
employed in the Prussian cotton mills.
During the same year no less than
2,2S3 children between six and four
teen years were employed in Prussian
factories. The official report states
that in some parts of SaXony little
boys and girls Of four and five years
have been employed. The Prussian
Minister Of the Interior has taken the
most rigorous steps against the en-
ployers of these little children, and a
number of manufacturers have been
arrested,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-22

con oiess0r mv""s'ep uese.'ues ~ '"o
', Muos' mis. spe.'n w. -
pr san "u',e",e' ee'lNeieu VI '",s "
'svV, VIZ i ". "Hs 30 Years y, asv,
s,nna h .','I pa' oH, w" WIZ 'e""'" a : /,
hn uat n't H. -, aoou So" ,, INV io' ;u"'
-, pniu us oo"'" "; "'a'ns ~ eu,',ns
sa,ao,,n1 NV go, "sp'',e' 'o' WV , ne ,,"m'
ar,' ,,',,Ii. ',1'' oooM. """ ,o',,A,pJ j,
49,, ~, ,'U" ~ wy"
,,,a S W, mT'"S "hnS n,' ',i'',, w.; w.
stri,,, rn ' rnm' ''a'"> W. $50 as
~, dann 90, o US , '""''s nvn', us,
h;s u,;lo ~, .'S ,i t',v soI hi a"sa ~
US, 80, wy "'s'n,' VI n's Wv ~, '"s',
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-22

Fruit Puncl-Put one pint Of water
and one pound Of sugar and the
chopped yellow rind of lemon on to
boil, Boil Ave minutes; strain, and
while hot slice into 1t two bananas;
add one pint Of grated pineapple
(canned) and a quarter of Il pound of
candied cherries. When ready to
serve add the juice Of six lemons. Put
in the centre of your punch bowl a
square block of ice; pour over it two
quarts Of mineral water; add the fruit
mixture and at the last minute two
shredded oranges: mix all together.
Serve in thin tumblers.
Roast Beef-The roast beef of Old
England still enters cOnspicuously into
our Christmas fare. 1t may be new to
many to learn that the object of serv
ing 1t at this season was really to re-
mind cur fOrefathers OF the bulls sncvl
feed by the Druids when the sacred
mistletOc was cut.
Christmas Pudding - Mix together
one pint OF stale bread crumbs. three
quarters Of pound of stoned rai,ins,
one-quarrer Of II pound of sfted flour,
one half pound OF cleaned currants,
One-half a pound OF shredded Suet.
three-quarters of a cuplul of sugar
onehalf IL pound of shredded citron
one teaspoonful of cinnamon one tea
spoonful of salt, one-half teaspoon.
FIJI each n nutmeg and allspice. Beat
together four eggs, add one-half of
cupful of mplasses 0isht) and one. half
q teasp0onful OF soda, dissolved i'm one.
half wineglass Of hot water; stir this
into the other ingredients add the
grated rind and strained juice OF IL
lemon; turn into CREASED mold anG
steam. or boil, five hours. (The Christ
mas pudding IL supposed to be embl.
matical of the rich offerings made by
the three kings to the Infant in the
stable at Bethlehem,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-22

tllat'll give me good chance to run
off. declare, when Myra came into
school the morning we had snow, she
was most frozp. Just thin cotton
stockings and no mittens. And don't
believe she gets enough to eat. Course
her mother washes, but her father
just hangs around and tells the rest
what they ought to do. But I'll never
tell her who gave her the bundle. If
did she'd either tha-k me to death,
and that would make me feel so
slammed or else her father would
think ! might give her something MI
the time, and my father wouldn't like
that. and | guess my father knows
what's best. Now, let's see--two pairs
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-22
Hand Ironing Machine.

A new and unique hand-operate ed
power ironer of French design has
the advantages that much physical eX
ertion is saved the operator as the
power is supplied mechanically by
a spring adjustable tension, so that
all the operator has to do is to di.
rect its movement by exerting a
horizontal movement. The device
consists of an upright pillar rigidly
attached to the ironing table, which
carries a bracket and long arm,
which Is controlled by means of Il
spring, the iron Icing placed under
this arm. BY adjusting the spring,
which can be done instantly and to
u nicely, the amount Of pressure,
which is determined by the work in
hand, is regulated, special arrange
ment being provided for doing heavy
work. These come in several styles,
nickel plated and plain finished. and
retail for about $25.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-22
NGER G%]RQSTClAS DHT11SEG

Nora firmly refused to test further the
kindness of her friends.
Mother says enough Is enough
That sounds right, and I'm going to
do crrands after this for 'commodn-
TONS sake" she insisted.
That night Nora told her plans TO
her pillow. NO one will ever know
she whispered. How can they IL /
never tell. Let's see. Two pairs Of
stockings will cost fifty cents; know
where | can get u fascinator for nine
teen cpnts-the blue ~ the prettier,
but | think better get red, it
won't show soil so quickly-that's six
ty-niHe cents; Il pair of mittens
will be twenty cents more, then
there's 'loyen cents left for hair rib.
bon. Then III do 'em all m tight and
drop them inside Myra Peifa door,
She'll want TO see what's inside the
bundle before SHE looks outside, and
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-22

correspondent OF the Boston
Transcript from Central Lowell. Me.
says that abandoned farms in that
region can be bought very cheap.
Here is a little house on Sebattos.
facing the panorama If the White
hills. which was recently offered eN-
elusive of the pine around it, for 500.
A farm of 40 acres. with some pine.
house and barn in good condition.
plenty of grass--as Maine grass goes
was sold two summers ago for $3.50.
The pine in this region is very yalu
able and where farm has a large
growth of it the intending purchaser
had better look elsewhere. unless he
wishes to buy timber land as u specu,
lation, but land that has grown up
to hard wood or that is tit only for
pasturage is cheap enough. At the
head of the lake is a hill OF about 100
acres, consisting for the most part
of rocky pasture, which will be sold
for $3.50. For agricultural purpose it
is worthless, but the opportunity is
a fine one for golf club.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-22

One of the most remarkable features
of the Russian navigation of Siberian
rivers consists in the thorough way in
which each verst of the navigahic 5000
or more is lighted There is always
u lamppost in sight, and these are
painted white or rcd, 50 rs TO be cas-
lily discerniblc during the day. This
must necessitate the employment of at
least 1000 lightkeepers, who also pa
troll and sound the rivers depth within
their respective beats. Each isolated
woodpile must have its guardians, who
live nearby in a log hut or two.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-22
me. I've got to have

'em till they're done. I've got to have
'em in ten days exactly"
"Ycs. | WILL" replied Nora firmly
"My father says that to look before
you leap is Il sound business prin-
ciplc, so I've considered q good deal
III have them all picked over in ten
days sure
Consequently nearly every spare
minute before and after school Nora
picked over beans. The first bushel
was Just FUN" the second not quite
so funny, the third not comical ut all,
the fourth needed this mental remind
or from Nora to encourage herself:
This Is business; I've undertaken it
and must finish"
Various were her eXpedIcnts to rest
her wrists during the movements of
sorting; in her dreams she was con.
stantly engaged in picking out the
damaged and discolorcd beans thar
{ mel ow would get back into the
cnlied quantity, and when the seventh
Dusliel was begun Nora's sister, hear.
ing some one fall in tie kitchen, went
OUT and discovered Nora, her head
Wllhln the basket of beans in dead
fain!.
Then Mrs. Maggie thought it time to
interfere. She sent the girl outdoors
Tor her customary exercise and fresh
air. saying firmly:
NO me- beans, my dear"
But big Brother Tom. impressed by
the qnivering lips Of the little sister,
whispcre'> Never mind, sig, Wen have
family party tonight and rope eIl
all in to help"
So invitations were given ont aud in
the evening father, mother, two sis,
terS and big brother Tom and little
brother Ben and Nora gathered in the
kitchen and made short work Of the
remaining beans. Then they had some
or the company peanut waters ard
guessed conundrums and in conclusion
Nora gave them Il grateful kiss i'll
around. Aud that her father said,
was very good pay.
you're Il clipper to pick beans, Amt
ye:" said the man when he came for
them. "Now. You watch the postoliicc
tonight. little woman. and l shouldn't
wonder il you got Il nice dollar bill
Nora did watch the postotlice, but no
dollar came. Not that evening nor the
next day nor ever. The bean man
proved to be Il swindler who had dis.
posed OF his sorted product immedi-
atcly and left for parts unknown with
out paying any of the bean pickers.
Did Nora cry? Not Il bit, although
She felt very much like it.
Would it have been better father,
to say | must hive my pay when he
took the Leans away: Would that be
the way to do business with strang-
err"
Mr.. NnSle nodded, very proud to
have his little daughter draw this help,
FIJI conclusion instead Of merely be.
moaning the fact of being vctlmized.
He also felt indignant enough to pay
her from his own pocket, but waited,
wishing to see what she would do.
Somehow after that Nora had many
chances to earn pennies. When she did
crrands for different members of the
family, to her surprise they insisted
upon dropping payment into the little
bank she had made ready for her bean
money. And the neighboring women,
too, all at once were so busy they could
not take their babies out for airings
IF Nora would be so kind as to do
this for them she should have ten
cents m hour"
Nora caught at the opportunity Gag
crly and every fine day promenaded
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-22

The largest and oldest tree in the
world Is q fig tree on the Island of
Ceylon, in the neighborhood of the city
of Anradhapura, the ancient capital of
Ceylon. The tree is 22OO years old.
Its high age Is testified by more than
twenty-five documents. 1t was planted
in the year 2SS b. c., and for centuries
was known under the name of Holy
b." Evt.y year thousands of pill,
grims from all parts of India wander
to Anradhapura to visit the holy tree.
The tree is surrounded by number OF
Buddhist temples, and is supported by
a triple stone wall. In spite of its ex
ceedingly high age the tree, whose di.
mansions are really gigantic, bears
leaves every year.