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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
Fifteen Minutes Late.

Somewhere in the Highlands twins
were born at the meeting of the cen
turtles with the odd result, says the
st. James Gazette, that one opened
its eyes in the nineteenth and the
other in the twentieth century. 1t is
surely the most remarkable of al
century" incidents. There are two
men in England who will read of the
birth of those century twins with
special interest-one a peer of the
realm and the other member of the
house of commons. The peer owes
his peerage to the fact that he was
born Is minutes before his brother;
the NJ. p. missed an earldom by being
born Is minutes late. The peer is
Lord Durham; the NJ. P. is Hon. F. w.
Lambton, member for Southeast Dur
ham. Both were born on June 10,
1855, the earl coming into the world
IS minutes before his brother. Those
Is minutes were worth an earldom
and 10000 acres to the lucky baby
Manchester (Eng.) Guardian.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
AN AUTOMOBILE OF 1923.

acts on a wheel whose movements COM
to the exterior of the front wheels.
which turn upon the same spot where
they touch the ground; so much power
is gained by this pinion that little force
is required from the coachman to pro-
duce the necessary direction.
There are two safety valves calculat-
ed at so pounds upon a square inch,
while every part of the steam APP
paratus has been proved at the rate Of
200 pounds upon square inch.
The steam is conducted into two con.
densers, formed of fiat copper tubes;
that part of the steam which is con-
densed, falling to the bottom of the
condenser, is conveyed to the reservoir
of water for further use, while the un-
condensed steam is conducted through
the chimney and here extinguishes
such sparks as may occasionally find
their way from the charcoal. combined
with coke, of which the fire is made.
The fire, placed under the boiler, is
surrounded by iron plates, and so far
removed from the part of the carriage
destined for goods that no possible
danger can be apprehended.
The weight of the carriage and the
whole apparatus may be calculated
at one and half tons; it is destined
to carry three tons of merchandise,
making a total of four and a half
tons upon wheels conformable to the
regulations established by law and
subject to the usual restrictions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
Always Up-to-Date.

The Passenger Department of the Union
Pacific Ry. has recently issued a twenty
eight page booklet of ''Ihe Overland Limit
ed" 1t is magnificent specimen of print
ing, artistic in the highest degree, and is
embellished with views of the train men
toned both interior and exterior, together
with much information regarding the serv-
ice, and also interesting points on the
putting his affairs in order with the least
possible delay and taking trip to the Gold
en- Gate. The Union Pacific was the pio-
neer line Westward, and it is not too much
to say that it has maintained the prestige
which that fact gave it. A trip to California
over the Union Pacific in connection with
the Chicago & Northwestern and Southern
Pacific Systems is delight at all times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
BICYCLE IN WARFARE.
Great Britain Has Had an Elegant
Chance to Test 1t in the War
in South Africa.

The extent to which the bicycle can
be usefully employed on active serv-
ice has long engaged the attention not
only of our own military authorities,
but of those of foreign countries. 1t
is obvious that there is great difficulty
and esponsibility in utilizing in the
field the services of a body of men
of whose peculiar capabilities in the
particular circumstances in which
they are engaged nothing very definite
is known. There is, of course, nat
ural reluctance on the part of those
responsible for a campaign such as
that in South Africa to make what
must partake largely of the nature of
an experiment while operations of a
critical kind are in progress, says the
Brooklyn Eagle. On the other hand,
it is difficult to see in what other way
the precise position the bicycle is des-
tined to occupy in warfare is to be
satisfactorily determined. Those ar
dent volunteers who for years past
have devoted themselves to the task
of demonstrating so far as it is pos
sible in times of peace, the utility of
force of armed men so mounted, can
not be said to have received much en-
enlargement from the war office in
connection with the Boer war. There
have been few campaigns that have
offered so favorable an opportunity
for the special facilities afforded by
the bicycle. Considering the great
distances that the troops have had to
cover, mobility and rapidity of move
ment have been shown by events to
have been of the first Importance;
while the singularly favorable circum-
stance that the veldt, of which vast
areas exist, is rideable in many d.
rections on bicycle, might with a
little forethought have led to the ad-
vantageous employment of a. certain
number of men on bicycles. No one
with a sense of responsibility would
have suggested our making a leap in
the dark and equipping thousands Of
soldiers with bicycles at the outset
with possibility of the machines be-
ing found to be useless. like the pat
ent carts with which the French ex-
petition to Madagascar was furnished.
The course, however, which the war
office would have been regarded as
justified in taking was to permit a
small force of regulars or volunteers
to be properly organized, supplied
with suitable machines and attached
to one of the field forces in the earlier
stages of the war, so that their utility
might have been practically tested.
Then, if they had proved of real value,
the force could have been increased
as required, for it would have been
found far easier and infinitely less
costly to mount men on bicycles than
on horses.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
AUTOMOBILE EXCHANGE,
Unique Institution Planned by the
New York Agents of Motor
Vehicle Manufacturers

New York city has a new idea in
the way of an automobile exchange,
or rather two of them, but under the
same management. Both will be i'm
mense buildings, with large floor
space. The centers of the buildings
will be riding academies, while on
each side and at the ends will be
booths, Thus far both schemes
agree. In one case. however, the
booths will be free for manufacture
ers, each to leave one or more ma
chimes for actual use. Trained driv-
ers will be in attendance and will
show the various makes impartially,
setting forth their merits and de-
merits, without giving any one make
the preference. Intending purchasers
may try the various machines in the
academy, and, having settled on a
choice, it will be sold to him by the
attendant. There will be no fee for
sells the auto will pay regular fixed
commission. The second concern will
contain practically the same features
as the first, excepting that the stalls
will be rented to manufacturers. Both
concerns will contain storage place
for autos, which will be cared for at
fixed rate. A fully equipped repair
shop will be fitted out and extra
parts of all machines will be kept in
stock, so that in case of a break
down it will not be necessary to send
to the factory, thus losing valuable
time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

Walter N. Stannard, of Springfield,
Mass, believes he has broken a
worlds record. In the year 1900 he
rode bicycle not less than 100 miles
every day, and some days more. He
finished his three hundred and sixty
fifth ride of the year just before mid
night of December 81, 1900, and at
once retired to Turkish bath. His
total mileage was 3S,Ss9 miles, an av-
erage of 1O6 miles day, Sundays and
holidays included. His first ride Of
the year was 12o miles over roads
deep with mud and slush. Stannard
is 81 years of age and weighs 21o
pounds. He wore out and broke be-
yond repair seven bicycles during the
year. In the year 1898 he rode $4,000
miles, and in 1899 $1,000 miles He
does not think he will ride much this
year, saying that country riding as a
business is a little monotonous. 1t
will seem to most people that it took
him a long time to find out simple
truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
Good Advice Unappreciated.

He was very nearsighted, which fact &C.
counts for this tale. 1t was on one of the
recent snowy mornings, and he was unde-
cided whether to yield to a Quixotic i'm
pulse, and clean the sidewalk himself, or to
toss quarter to one of the passing show
elers, and, calm in the assurance that had
est penny or two, pursue his own and more
dignifed way.
A preparatory survey, resulting in the
discovery that a particularly cold and cut
ting wind was abroad, suficed
Say, my man." he exclaimed to the first
person he saw passing, what would you
take to clean this walk?"
"a shovel, by all MEANS" was the la
comic reply.
AS a prominent politician went chuckling
down the street, the astonished questioner
went into the house and kicked himself
three times-N. Y. Mail and Express.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
To Avoid Bicycle Accidents.

If you desire to become a finished
rider, cultivate GOODNESS. The wheel
man who loses his head when he gets
in a tight place and allows excite
ment to get the better of him is al
most certain to come to grief event
ually, and IL is an undoubted fact
that good many of the cycling acct
dents chronicled could easily be
avoided by little GOODNESS and judg-
ment here exercised. Many riders
never feel the slightest uneasiness in
the thick of busy street traffic, as
they have complete confidence in
their ability to manipulate their ma
chine with safety. Confidence and
GOODNESS go hand in hand, and the
wheelman who is of a nervous and
excitable temperament should cult
vate these qualities.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
STEAM FREIGHT WAGON.
IL Weighs n Ton and a Half and IL
Expected to Garry a Load Twice
Its own Weight.

An inventor in pton-Crescent
has obtained a patent for a wagon to
be propelled by steam upon common
roads. The carriage is 81 feet in
length, including seven feet for he fire,
boiler, cylinder and the mechanism
connected with the driving wheels.
Instead of an axletree passing
through both the front or both the
hind wheels, as is usual in other car
riages, the axis merely passes through
the nave of each wheel sufficiently to
support on each side uprights, which
strengthen and connect the frame of
the wagon.
The direction of the carriage is eff
fected by the action of beveI pinion
connected with spindle. which is gov
erned by the coachman; this pinion
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, ..
rrr.c n cSs

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F. j. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the city of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars for each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. d.
1886. A. w. GLEASON,
[Seal] Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur.
faces of the system. Send for testimonials
free. F. j: CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
PROPELLED BY FOOT AND HAND.

tured. The inventor, who halls from
Jericho, N. Y, claims much less vibra-
ton to the arms through the lever
extensions of the handle bar. Their
main purp use, however, is to afford a
means of propelling with the hands
as well as the feet in ascending hills,
the upward pull usually exerted on
the hanole bar being here applied di-
rectly in helping to rotate the pedals.
The machine is steered by the
thumbs, which operate the two small
loops on the handles of the levers.
These loops are connected to the
steering head through short handle
bar, and move the front fork with
out moving the cross bar to which
the levers are attached.
In operating this machine the rider
exercises his arms as well as his feet;
he is obliged to sit erect, and to
bring all the muscles of the body
into play as the latter sways slight
ly from side to side. So completely
are all the muscles developed that
not only DO the toes pedal, but even
the thumbs are trained to steer For
an all round out-of-door exerciser
this Yankee invention certainly can
not be sed!-Scientific Amer
loan
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
Paved with Good Intentions.

"That friend of mine in the asphalt bust
ness had horrible dream the other night.
He dreamed that he had worked through a
contract to pave the main street in sheol.
In his joy over getting it he was foolish
enough to guarantee to keep the roadway
best men to lay the stuff and it was soon
down and approved and the warrants
drawn for its payment"
Eyes"
"And one day Satan sent for him in a
terrible hurry. He hustled down and what
do you suppose? Why, they'd just had a
cilmen, and in warming things up for them
they had rushed the temperature to 400
Fahrenheit-and every blessed scrap of
that asphalt had melted and run into the
sewer!"-Cieveland Plain Dealer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

trouble somewhere, and nervous pros
tration is sure to follow.
You ought to know that Indigestion,
exh au stion, womb displacements,
fainting, dizziness, headache, an d.
backache send the nerves wild with
alright, and you cannot sleep.
Mrs. Hartley. of 221 w. Congress- st.
Chicago, Ill, whose portrait we pub
ish, suffered all these agonies, and
was entirely cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound her case
should be warning to others, and
her cure carry conviction to the minds
of every suffering woman of the I'M
failing efficiency of Lydia E. Plnkham's
Vegetable Compound.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

Plentiful hair is woman's glory, which
all those who lack it can appreciate. When
Mr.. A. NJ. CHANNEL was living at Galesburg,
Illinois, he wrote: your lotion has done
all you promised in restoring my wife's hair,
which had fallen OH in large spots, through
the effects of illness. All thus affected
should use Palmer's Lotion" In connec-
ton with the Lotion, Palmer's Lotion Soap
should be used to clean the hair, and it has
all the medicinal qualities of the Lotion and
makes delightful shampoo. If your drug
gist should not have it, send to Scion
Palmer, 374 Pearl Street, New York, for
samples of Palmer Lotion and Lotion Soap.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
A New Mississippi Bird ge.

The new bridge over the Mississippi
at st. Louis, just authorized by con-
gress, is to be finished in 1903 for the
worlds fair. The first bridge over
the river was begun in 1867, when st.
Louis had a population of 225,OOO, but
when the bridge was finished in 1874
the population had risen to $4,000.
When the second bridge was opened
to traffic in 1890 the population was
1000, and it was evident then that
a third bridge was needed, owing to
the city's greatly increased business
ity.-Indianapolis News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

While l was in the states attorneys Of
fee, said ex-Deputy States Attorney VIII
liam G. Smith, Il had to try a case against
an otherwise honest German for selling
liquor on Sunday. The defendant had re-
tanned certain member of the bar who is
noted for his high c voice. During this at
torney's rather loud address his German
client looked on in rapt admiration, and he
was heard to remark:
''Ach, dots the kind Of lawyer to hat,
yet
WHY he was asked.
Because was the reply, ne hollers so
loud he scares der jury Baltimore Sun,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
Homeseekers ExcursIon.

On the first and third Tuesdays of each
month the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway will sell round-trip excursion tick
cts from Chicago, Milwaukee and other
points on its line to great many points in
South Dakota, North Dakota and other
Western and Northwestern States at about
one fare. Take trip west and see the Won
derful crops and what an amount of good
land can be purchased for little money.
Further information as to rates, routes,
prices of farm lands, etc, may be OBJ
tanned by addressing F. A. Miller, General
Passenger Agent, Chicago, Ill.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
There Is a Glass of People

Who are injured by the use of coffee. Re
Gently there has been placed in all the gro
Gerry stores a new preparation called
made of pure grains. that takes
the place of coffee. The most delicate stom-
ach receives it without distress, and but few
can tell it from coffee. 1t does not cost over
t as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. Is cts. and 25 cts. per pack.
age. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
where Farmers Ride Wheels.

The roads in Kansas are almost uni
formly good and level, and as a re-
suit practically every farmhouse has
at least one bicycle. A farmer in
that state would as soon be without
his team as without his wheel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

The teacher of the Sabbath school class
approached one little fellow who was pres
emit for the first time. and inquired his name,
for the purpose of placing it on the roll
"WeH," said the youngster, they call me
Jimmie for short, but my maiden name is
James" christian Register.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

Write to-day to Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy,
n. Y, for FREE sample of Aliens Foot
Ease, powder to shake into your shoes 1t
cures chilblains, sweating, damp, swollen,
aching feet. 1t makes New or tight shoes
easy. A certain cure for Corns and Bun
ions. All druggists and shoe stores sell it. 25c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

He'd Settle Old Scores-Tommy-" ooh!
Ouch! Stop that" Mamma-"Why, Tom
my, aren't you ashamed? l wouldn't cry
that way if it was my hair that was being
combed," Tommy (fercely)-"I'll bet you
would if I was dom the combing. "-Phila-
delphia Press,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

A woman gets up a good meal for the
preacher, but she eclipses all efforts when
her husband brings former lover home to
dine in order that she may show him what
he ed.-Atchison Globe
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
Couldn't Square the Circle.

HeI thought you knew the Browns
Don't you live in the same square?
She-Yes, but you see, we don't move in
the same circle.-Tit-Bit
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
Coughing Leads to Consumption.

Kemp's BaIsam will stop the Cough at
once. Go to your druggist to-day and get
sample bottle free. Large bottles 25 and 90
cents. Go at once; DELAYS are dangerous
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
ALL-AROUND EXERCISER.
In Operating the Bicycle Here De-
scribed the Rider Trains Arms
Well as Feet.

The attempts at reducing unpleas-
ant vibrations on the standard models
of bicycles are worked out by the in
ventor of the freak wheel here pic
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

Lots of men fool away so much time
trying to get hold of some relatives estate
that they neglect what little business they
have of their own.-Washington (Ia.) Dem
ocrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

There is an insurance company in Paris
that refuses to issue policies on the lives of
people who use hair dye. Having dyed
they are probably considered dead.-Chica-
90 Daily News
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
Delicate Children

Cannot take nostrums without injury. Use
Hoxsie's Group Cure for Whooping Cough,
Group and Pneumonia. A. p Hoxsie, Buffalo.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

The older we get the more difficult we are
to please and the less trouble people take
to please us.-Ally Sloper
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs Thos.
Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich, n. Y,
Feb L., 1900.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

No matter how wise a man is there are
people who think he is fool-Atchison
Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

willie, you mustn't eat so fast; it will
give you dyspepsia" can then would be
cross as a"-Indianapolis News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

Consolation, indiscreetly pressed upon
us when we are suffering under affection,
only serves to increase our pain and render
our grief more poignant.-Rousseau.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
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 25 and SOC.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

The Judge-Your husband is entitled to
little respect, madam.
The Wife-Well, that's what he GETS
Detroit Free Press
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18
Carriers Ink

best for school, home and office. It costs no
more than poor ink. Always ask for Carter's.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

A dyspeptic is never on good terms with
himself. Something is always wrong. Get
it right by chewing Beeman's Pepsin Gum.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

Pleasant, Wholesome, Speedy, for coughs
is Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

''He called his vaudeville sketch The
Vaccination Mark Yes" 1T didn't
take. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

Gratitude is the music of the heart-Rob-
ert South.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

1t takes two to make a quarrel, but it's
usually the work of third.-N. Y Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of
health.-Addison.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

Every man stamps his value on himself.
Schiller.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-18

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quirine Tablets. All
druggists refund moneyifi fails to cure. Csc.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-07
HENRY SCOTT
WILL FIGHT
SHARP CASE
Former Judge Turns Up at
His Old Home.
He REGRETS AN EPISODE
Sensational Case VIII Be
Tried at Perry.
He REGRETS AN EPISODE

Guthrie o. T.. May s.-Henry ". Scott
ex-associate justice Of Oklahoma, is in
the city today on legal business. Scott is
the attorney for the defense IN the Asa
c. Sharp bribery case. which is to be
heard at Perry in short time. It is un-
derstood that Scott has been employed
by Maryland parties to take charge Of
the defense in this case which has at
tracted so much attention.
It seems that three years ago Asa c.
Sharp had charge Of the leasing Of graz
ing lands for the Ponca Indians It is
alleged by cattlemen that he was given
81 500 by them to approve leases on Ger
tain tracts of land, but afterwards did
not do this but kept the 1,5OO Afidavits
we're made to the Indian department at
Washington stating thae the 1900 had
been paid Sh2rp and this brought on the
case in the United States court.
Henry =. asp Of this city was the at
torney for the cattlemen and is said to be
one of the men wba maue affidavit that
Sharp received the money. scott claims
10 have evidence Will clear Sharp
and says tnat he win put up a great fight
at the trial.
In reference to his Kansas City episode
Scott says that he regrets the occurrence
CT the trouble. but that he wante- posses
sion of ais child