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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25

n A sort of yelled way johnson was
l the butt of the by Force of Arms"
company. Why Crandall had taken
him on was a question concerning
which that reticent person offered no
information, but it was generally con-
ceded-with a possible exception
that as the new member showed very
little taleRt as an actor, the nearly
ended season and the minor part to
be filled accounted for it.
The leading man treated him with
lofty condescension; the soubrette
poked open fun at his staid ways and
labored efforts in acquiring the bust
ness" of his part, and Ransom, the
comedian, remarked facetiously one
afternoon after Johnson had failed
twice to respond to cues: That fell
low ought to be with Joe Jefferson as
understudy; he could do the 20 years
sleep in Rip out of sight" Miss Mar
velle, the leading lady, alone failed to
remark on any of Johnson's shortcom-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25
THEY KNEW NO FEAR
How Five American Soldiers Dcfed
an Army of Redskins.
Thrnshed Them at Odds of Twenty
Five to One-A Scene of Cool COur-
age and HerOism That Has
But Few Equals.

Probably nowhere in authentic his
tory outside of the official records of
the Sixth United States cavalry can
there be found an account of bat
tie fought and won by an army with
odds against it of 25 to l. 1t wasn't
much of an army, to be sure, that lit
tie contingent of American cavalry,
but it fought hard for Is hours and
thrashed beautifully % times its num-
Der. Maj. w. H. Carter, of the Sixth,
touches on the incident briefly in his
history of the regiment, but he gives
in full the letter of Gen. Miles, which
is perhaps the most striking testi-
monial to the heroism of a handful
of enlisted men that was ever penned
by general commanding a country's
| armies.
In August, 1874, says the Chicago
Record-Herald, the Cheyennes, Kiowas
and Comanches were dyeing the Kan
| sas border red. An expedition against
them was fitted out at Fort Dodge,
with Gen. Nelson a. Miles in command.
The Indians fled south to the Red
river in Texas, pursued hotly by
detachment of the Sixth cavalry under
Capts. Compton and Biddle. The
braves of the allied tribes made a
stand on the face of the bluffs of the
Tule river, All told there were 600
warriors. The meager forces of the
Sixth charged, routed the reds and
drove them lover the bluffs and
through the deep precipitous can
yons, past their burning villages and
out onto the Staked Plains
1t became necessary to send couriers
to Camp Supply, Ind. T. The whole
country was swarming with hostiles,
and the trip was one that seemed al
most certain death. Volunteers were
asked for, and Sergt. Zacharia T.
Woodall, troop I, of the Sixth. stepped
forward and said he'd go. The whole
outfit was ready for the service, as
matter of fact. The commanding Of
ticer picked out four men to go with
Woodall, and the little contingent
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25
ONE LIFE AT A TIME.

If the dead came back
If in some shadowy glen their forms might
meet us,
Or from some wandering wind their voices
greet US,
Or if, in all earth's strange or common
places.
We might have hope to see their dear, dead
Hope by keen eyes and hearing to dis
cover
The father, sister. husband. wife or lover,
From death come back
Life would be all a watching and wait
ing,
A standing tiptoe at the mystic grating,
A pleading for the blessed shapes to linger,
Strainsrg to touch them with a doubling
finger,
Chattering wildly of the past (and sueing
Wildly for pardon of our evil doing
Before they died..
Their pardon, lacking Gods. would still
content US;
We should walk blindly in the way they
sent us;
Follow no unseen Christ, nor seek the por-
tai
OF that unseen, faith-conquered life immor-
tai.
We should be serfs to sight, if out of
Heaven
To our crude eyes so crude a boon were
our dead come back.
And soon, distracted with this double
showing
Half earth, half Heaven, our doubtful
senses knowing.
Labor would languish into dreams and
fancies,
Duty be dazed by binding sunward
glances,
The world become less real, nor Heaven
come nearer,
Our dear ones be no happier or dearer,
Should they come back.
Who wishes back the blessedly departed!
Back from their sunny peace and swift
winged power
Into our cares that clog and woes that
lower.
Just that our faithless, fretful eyes may
view them
"A few brief years before we shall go to
them,
When we are dead
All, God knows best, one life at one time
giving,
Sparing to fret US with a double living,
a clash of mysteries, two worlds, two mis-
s!ons,
Two stern and strange and masterful con-
ditions.
My prayers I turn to praise, o God in
Heaven,
That 20 my wall this boon Thou hast not
given
My dead come back
Amos r. Wells, in Endeavor World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25

started out across the Indian-infested
wilderness.
The five cavalrymen rode northward
under the starlight. At dawn they
bivouacked. but before the morning
cup of coffee was made they saw
circling on the horizon a swarm of
Cheyennes. The eye of the sergeant
told him that to get through the
circumference of that circle was be-
yond the power of any five men, even
though they were old campaigners OF
the Sixth cavalry. With his four fol-
towers he made for little depression
which offered some natural advan-
tages for purposes of defense. There
the five dropped, and with carbines adj
vanced waited the narrowing of the
red cordon's limits. The Cheyennes
charged, and charging sent volley
into that little prairie stronghold
There was hot answer and five Chey-
enne ponies carried dead or wounded
riders out of range, for the braves
were tied to their mounts. Behind the
little natural rampant Sergt. Woodall
was sorely wounded, and one man was
dying. Let Gen. Miles letter tell the
rest of the tale:
From early morning to dark, out
numbered rs to l, under an almost
constant fire and at such short range
that they sometimes used their pistols,
retaining the last charge to prevent
capture and torture, this little party
of five defended their lives and the
person of their dying comrade, with
out food and the only drink the rain
water that they collected in a pool,
mingled with their own blood. There
is no doubt that they killed more than
double their number besides those
that they wounded. The simple re-
cital of the deeds of the five soldiers
and the mention of the odds against
which they fought, how the wounded
defended the dying and the dying aid
ed the wounded by exposure to fresh
wounds after the power of action was
gone-these alone present a scene Of
cool courage, heroism and self-sacri-
flee which duty as well as inclination
prompt us to recognize but which we
cannot fitly honor"
When dusk gathered on the prairie
the Cheyennes literally fed, thrashet
by the sturdy valor of five American
soldiers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25
WOMEN WHO ANSWER "ADS."
time, According to This Mans
Experience.

1--we actually got SO that l dread to
advertise for female employees" said
the manager of an art store, to a
New York Sun man. IF it was pos
sible to get through the work myself
I'd rather do it than to interview a
mob of feminine callers.
ITO select a good assistant didn't
use to be such a big job as it is now.
For one thing, there were not form
erly so many trihers. You would be
surprised to know how many women
answer advertisements for help who
do not want employment and neither
could nor would take it if it was Of
to them at a good salary. They are
what ! call professional advertise
ment anSwerers.
Il had occasion to advertise only
last week for clerk, and as a pro-
lection against these nuisances, l
stated that no professional callers
need apply. Yet they came, at least
a dozen of them. Fortunately, I've
got so | can spot them on short no.
tice, and don't fool away much time
on them.
when the unqualified callers first
began to besiege me in such numbers
l was under the impression that the
regular FOUNDERS were the repre-
sentatives of agencies who wished to
get US on their list and furnish their
own applicant on commission. but
was mistaken in this, for while a few
of the professionals are connected,
most of them pursue the fad on their
own accord. 1t is without doubt the
craziest hobby womankind has ever
ridden, and my only hope is that they
will soon run down.
"A gOodly percentage of these
idlers are social reformers who are
bent on writing books and tracts and
things. Somewhere they have i'm
bibed the idea that men who employ
help are regular vampires, ever on
the lookout for new victims. and their
object in visiting us is to investigate
our methods of securing clerks and
afterward acquaint the public with
our evil procedures.
But | can stand even these trouble
some spies with even more equani
ity than the woman who, finding time
hang heavily on their hands. tramp
around from office to Office for the
fun of the thing
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25
A Woman's Invention

When an alarm of fire is rung up in
any Of our large cities, and the en-
gines of but one district are called
out, there is an expense to the depart
ment for fuel and wear and tear of
the apparatus estimated at 500 per
alarm. The turning in of a false
alarm is therefore no trifiing matter,
and the perpetrator of the Joke" mer-
its condemnation. Miss Ellen E. Tyn-
dale, London woman, has patented
an invention which is meant to check
the false alarmist and put an end to
his pernicious activity. The contriv-
ance takes the form of an automatic
alarm post which not only rings up
the fire station, but also grips the
wrist of the alarmist with a steel
bracelet, blows police whistle and
presents the man with shilling for
his trouble. The prisoner cannot be
released until policeman arrives and
the authenticity of the alarm can be
verified The invention is not likely
to become popular in this country,
where men would not be willing to be
chained to a post in a public street.
even f"r the magnificent compensation
of % cents.-Scientific American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25

ings--possibly because she was a
kindhearted girl and hated to hurt
anyone's feelings.
If Johnson resented the ridicule and
covert sarcasm of which he was the
object he made no sign, but went blind
1y on, not doing the things he should
have done, and doing with effusion
those which he ought not to have
done; standing on his dignity when
common sense should have taught
him to unbend, and, because of his
lack of insight into the true inward
ness of things theatrical, becoming
familiar when it would have been to
his advantage to have remained dig
nifed
To further complicate his relations
with his fellow players, johnson had
fallen head over heels in love with
Helen Marvelle and showed it, regard
ing her with dog-like devotion in his
eyes that proclaimed his secret, which
redoubled the witticisms at his ex-
pense.
''She would as soon look at Props
the kid said Parker, disgustedly,
who, by reason of his playing leads,
felt himself something of a mentor.
"Jehnson's got nerve to even look at
her the way he does. / don't believe
Miss Marvelle remembers his two-by-
twice existence hslE the time" Park
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25
Divide the Wreckage.

The wreck of the great ship Tan
tallen Castle on the rocky shore of
Robben island has attracted attention
to the leper colony located on that
speck of terra fr1na. The lepers, of
whom there are several hundred, have
peculiar custom of dividing the fore
shore of the island into portions, one
portion being given to one leper.
Whatever jetsam is cast upon that
portion becomes the private property
of the individual to whom it is as
signed. This unwritten law is rigidly
observed and causes no disputes. A.
more dreary existence it is hard to,
imagine than that on this cherries
spot of sand and rock, which is SUBJ
iect to great heat in the summer and
very boisterous winds in the winter.
london News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25
KING COTTON.
LOuisiann's Magnificent Display and
Striking Exhibits Mt the Pam
American Exposition.

In the Louisiana exhibit in the Ag-
riculture building of the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition, King Cotton occupies
the most conspicuous place. Forty
varieties of seed and 60 of lint cotton
are shown. The different varieties
are displayed in miniature bales. Sew
eral full sized bales as they are pre-
pared for shipment are also shown,
says the exposition bulletin Cotton
seed is also shown in large number
of jars; cotton seed oil in tall glass
bottles. The seed is also shown after
undergoing different commercial
processes. The cotton seed cake,
which is product after the oil is
pressed out, is also exhibited. This
cake, when ground, makes cotton
seed meal, which is used as feed for
cattle and as a fertilizer. Sulphur and
rock salt are shown in the exhibit,
the former of 99B per cent. purity
and the latter 9S per cent Both the
rock salts are from the fields of Lou
isiana, which contain an ineXhausti-,
bic amount of these products. An
interesting feature is an illustration
of the products of fat pine. a piece
of the wood is shown together with
its products, turpentine, tar, tar oil,
creosote, pyroligneous acid, wood al
cohol and charcoal The charred re-
mains of the wood after these prod
ucts have been extracted is shown be-
side the natural wood
A striking feature of the exhibit is
sweet potato weighing 122 pounds.
Thirty-tive varieties of sweet pota-
toes are seen. Extremely large pecan
nuts In II varieties are displayed.
Along one end of the exhibit bales of
moss are piled one bale showing the
moss as taken from the tree and 9TH
ers showing the prepared product,
and the finished moss ready for use
by the upholstercr. Twenty-Five
kinds OF hay, some of it being the
famous alfalfa variety, are shown in
model bales, - varieties of wheat in
jars and five of oats. An exhibit that
will be most interesting to smokers
is one of perique tobacco and cigars
Raw tobacco, and cigars in boxes are
shown in considera BILE quantities.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Two hundred and ten tons of
honey, worth e12,OcO, are the yearly
produce of Ireland.
A new insect has appeared in Cal.
ifornia in time to devour the eggs of
the countless red spiders that injure
the orange groves.
In the Rhine vineyards one of the
methods of protecting the vines
against frosts in May is to put paper
bags around them over night.
The trustees of the British museum
have recently transmitted a beau
tifully illuminated address to Emperor
Menelik expressing their thanks for
the assistance and facilities which
his majesty has accorded of late to
British travellers who have undertaken
journeys to Abyssinia for the purpose
of scientific exploration.
Ore of the simplest, cheapest and
best sterilizers is sunshine, and it is
important to allow as much sun in
sick room as possible. The same rule
is applicable to the rooms of healthy
people. The good effects of ''sun
bathing" in the treatment of conva-
lescents is ample proof of the utility
og the rays of the sun 70: therapeutic
purposes.
The Prussian government has adj
vised the various communities in Prus-
STA that they should erect, at their
own risks, cheap dwellings for en-
ployes, the laboring population, and
persons of relatively small income. 1t
also urges electric lines for quicker
suburban communication, and men
tons a number of legal steps which
will prevent excessive real estate
speculation.
In the years 1649, 1865, 1878 and 1886
smallpox spread among the inhabit-
ants of Boston with great destruction
of life. In 1902 there were 313 persons
who died under its power In 1921,
$3.50 persons had it in natural way,
and that number was large half of
the sole proportion of whom S44 died.
In 1870 about 400 cases of smallpox oc-
Cured; vaccination with the virus, be-
ing the discovery of DIR. Jenner, of
England, was introduced here about
the year 1900 by DR.. Benjamin Water
house.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

That's satisfied looking elevator
boy" Eyes; the elevator is out of or
der and won't run" = Indianapolis
News.
'Leather-head? Why, I thought her
real bright well, she is educated,
to be sure! Say a patent-leather-
head!"-Detroit Journal.
I'm the nature of things summer en-
gagements at the shore should be
unstable" ''Why SOP Because they
are generally built on sand. "-Phila-
delpia Times.
A Reprobate.-"Aren't you ashamed
to go away and leave your wife in
tears?" asked the, near relative. "Oh
l don't KNOW" answered the brutal
man; that's the way she has a good
time when she goes to the theater."-
Washington Star.
My, what an untidy man." ex-
claimed the fair visitor to our sane
tum. who is the one with his desk
in such a litter?" And then she was
sure she was being jollied when heI
Bulut Sdlu IL WAS tIle lIlSI dl y SuitOI
Philadelphia Press.
Old Bachelor Ito his housekeeper)-
II don't think this is the usual kline
of tea, Martha. What sort of packet
did it come in?" Martha-"FaiX, an
think, now, the tay merchant said il
came in stame packet all the way
from Ceylon. "-Picl-MeUp.
Fallen Angel.-"What's this, dear
ie?" said the young husband, as he
tried to bite into it. ''Why, that's an
gel-food, darling" replied the fan
creature on the other side of the ia
BILE. "Oh! Is ito" with contracted
brows and set jaws. Il thought, per
haps, it was marble cake. ''-Philadel
phia Bulletin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25
ONLY ONE WHISTLE.
How the Rural Attorney Obtained
Damages for His Client
from the Railroad,

In the early days of the railroad in
Michigan there was a farmer who
owned two well-bred and useful dogs,
named Major and Tige, says Golden
Days. On a certain morning the dogs
chased a stray hog down the main
road, and on the return trip stopped
to play at the railroad crossing.
to look out for the locomotive, Tige
was struck by that engine of destruc-
ton and killed, Major escaping by
sheer dog luck. Damage suits were
a new thing at the time, so when the
owner of the dogs commenced an ac-
ton before a rural justice of the
peace there was an immense crowd OF
neighbors present at the hearing.
The engineer swore that he gave one
sharp blast of the whistle as he APP
preached the crossing. 1t looked as
though the railroad company was to
go scot free. but the attorney for the
farmer knew his business-and also
the justice. Your honor " h ; said, sit
is required by the statutes in such
cases made and provided, that when
any person or domestic animal is up
on railroad and seen by the en-
gineer, he must sound his whistle. In
this instance, your honor, there were
two domestic animals innocentlv
playing on the track, and the whistle
was sounded but once, when it is a
positive legal requirement that it
should have been blown twice-once
for each dog" So convincing was this
argument that the couQtry justice
would not even give the railroad at
torney hearing, and awarded the
plaintiff the full amount of damages
sued for.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25
Philippine Ferry.

The natives of Mindanao, in the
Philippine islands, have a novel way
OF crossing the river in the rainy sea-
son when it is in food. Instead of
working the ferry by means of rope
or sweep they harness it to carribao,
or water buffalo, and drive" across
the river. These water buffaloes are
used as beasts of burden in the Phil
ippines, and the wealth or otherwise.
of native chief is gagged by his neigh
bors by the number of carribao he
possesses. Resembling cow in all
but horns (Which in the case of the
carribao are from four to five feet
apart), these animals are equally at
home on land or in water.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25
Curious botanical Experiment

Some curious botanical experiments
made at a geological labora tory at Ma
pies are reported by Hans Windler.
A flowerless aquatic plant. that grows
normally with it's roots in the sand
and its leaves in the water, was invert-
ed, specimens being placed with the
leaves buried in the sand and the roots
Hoated in the water in strong light.
The roots changed to stems and leaves
the buried parts becoming roots.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25

A German professor declares that q
poor man in a hospital is better of
than rich patient n\his own house,
and he hopes that this fact will help
to overcome the prejudice against hos.
pitals.-N. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25

Never BECOME RuStv

Three things that never become
rusty: The money of the benevolent,
the nails in a collectors shoes and a
woman's tongue. - Chicago Daily
News
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25
The Pain of Parting.

The pain of parting is experienced
by the small boy when his mother at
tempts to comb his hair.-Chicago
Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25
A Psychological Error ]
By William Foster Brown. :


Copyright, 1901, by Authors syndicate.J
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08

means of the combustion OF an explosive
mixture and the combination OF the hot
gases of such combustion with water. which
is thereby converted into aqueous vapor.
1.-THE important feature of Mr.. HOfmann'S
Invention lies in the fact that he constructs
the apparatus so that the whole heat and
force of the products of combustion will be
utilized in their primary function OF COM
binirg with the water to produce the ex-
pansive fluid in the form OF aqueous vapor
to be used in the motor.
THE explosive action takes place very
much as in an ordinary gas engine, but the
force Of the explosion Is not expended in
actuating a piston. as Is the case In a gas
engine. Such explosive action Is used for
another purpose-namely. to carry the gases
of combustion to combine with the water to
form the aqueous vapors. which are then
used in the motor.
THE hot gases of combustion exchange
their heat with the less hot water. and the
latter is converted into steam. which. mixed
with the cooled gases. furnishes an expan-
sive motive fluid. very suitable to operate
motors of the steam-engine type for auto.
mobile or other uses.
NIL. Hofmann's invention embodieS Q val.
liable idea in that it insures a more direct
and complete utilization Of the fuel than
with the use Of the inefficient steam boiler.
On the other hand. his invention gives to N
automobile the smooth running qualities Of
a steam engine instead Of the perky and
noisy action of a gas engine.
Achievement in Chemistry.
"Mr. Holman. besides being versed In
mechanics. has devoted much study to the
subjects of chemistry and electricity. and
he has made practical inventions in those
lines. One OF these inventions. which he
has patented in the United States and In
different countries of the world. relates to
q process of regenerating the lead peroxtdei
electrodes Of accumulation batteries.
zone of the methods Of re~generat1nS or
recharging. chemically, such electrodes here
tofore attempted to be used. has been by
the employment of the hypochlorites. such
as chloride OF lime. That was dtsadvan-
the electrode a deposit vas formed. which
tageous. because during the oxidation OF
had a bad eject, increasing the internal
resistance of the battery SO that the cleo
trO-motiye force would rapidly diminish.
Mr.. Holman has overcome these aim.
culties and has demonstrated that the ac-
cumulatOr electrodes can be regenerated by
m means. and in a practically feas.
ible way. by the use Of free hypochlorouS
acid in solution. instead Of the troublesome
hypochlorites. This invention may seem
but the simplest inventions are
generally the most important and valur
able"