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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-29
ONE WAY OUT OF PoLYGAMY,
Making Himself Eligible for
Baptism.

A missionary returned from equato
rial Africa told this story at a minis
ters' club the other night to illustrate
his remark that the bringing of heath
en- into the fold didn't begin to
be the biggest job that the missionary
had on his hands, relates the New
York Sun.
In this mans territory there was a
chief who had resisted every appeal
to make him Christian. He was the
biggest man in sort of confederation
of savage tribes, and the missionary
knew that if the big chief were once
converted the effect would be felt by
every native within so miles. So the
missionary kept after him month in
and month out, in face of every kind
of Indifference and rebuff.
At the end of two years the mis-
sionary was all but ready to give up,
when one day the miracle came to
pass-the big chiefs heart was
touched by the truths of Christianity.
The missionary redoubled his efforts,
and in two months more the big chief
offered himself for baptism.
1t looked like a great victory won,
until, in examining the new convert,
the missionary discovered that, &C.
cording to the chiefly prerogative, he
had two wives. The missionary ex.
pressed his horror, indignation and
grief to the chief.
He explained to him how the state
of polygamy was a barrier to anyone
who wished to become a Christian.
Then he prayed with him and the chief
departed, weeping over his unfitness.
But month later he came again,
joyous, devout, and, throwing himself
at the missionary's feet, asked for bap,
tism.
my BROTHER" said the missionary,
II cannot baptize you while you are
the husband of two wives.'
mo two wives; just one wife now"
said the chief.
The missionary raised him to his
feet. Here was the true penitent.
"My brother said the missionary,
you make my heart glad. And what
did you do with your second wife?"
'Um," answered the chief. "She no
good; me want be Kistian; me eat
her"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-29
killing Scorpions in Venezuela.

The presence of many noxious beasts
and reptiles in Venezuela seems to
awaken in the inha bitants the love of
discovering new methods of wreaking
revenge upon the pests. For example,
they have way of killing scorpions
which is also cruel, but has this to
recommend it, that it makes the ami
NAL speedily put an end to itself, with
minimum of trouble to the onlooker.
A circle of living Goals is placed upon
the ground and inside the fiery ring the
scorpion is set. In a moment the an
imal begins to gyrate madly, endeav-
oring to find some way of escape from
the terrible element that engirdles him.
Finding this hopeless he curls himself
up for few moments as though con-
sidering the terrible situation. Then
suddenly he unbends. His tail, where
lies his deadly sting, curls upwards and
is plunged with one sharp stab into his
own body. The poison in its sting
speedily does it's work. The scor-
pion has committed suicide. The
South Americans hold that the baby
scorpions, so soon as born, invariably
turn on her mother and devour her.
Hence, when the baby Venezuelans are
naughty and trouble to their parents,
they are termed scorpions" re-
proach that almost invariably rouses
repentance in the infant breast.-Good
Literature.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-29

A piece of furniture of great his.
toric interest has been turned to I'M
worthy uses. The old table of the
house of commons was reduced from
the great fire which destroyed, in 1894,
the chapel of st. Stephens. 1t has
been for the last 20 years reverential-
ly preserved, and is now located in the
members tea room of the house of
commons. 1t has lately been convert
ed every afternoon into tea table,
and is decked with white tablecloth,
on which are placed hot-water urn
and tray containing teacups. The
table from different sides of which Pitt
and Fox Numbered, and on which
Burke placed his notes when he plead
ed for Cancellation with America and
denounced the excuses of the French
revolution, surely might have been
spared such degradation.-London
News,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-29
SILENT FLIGHT OF QUAIL.
illustrative Instances of the Birds
Ability to Fly without Making
the Slightest Sound.

Some years ago theoretical mechan-
licians of the colleges proved on paper
that a baseball could not be made to
take a curved fight when thrown from
the hand. More recently professor
at Edinburgh university has explained
with ingenuity the peculiar floating
quality of a well-hit golf ball and the
reasons why it goes generally in every
direction but the right one.
No one of the pundits has yet at
tempted analysis and calculation of
the quail's silent fight. They have
never seen it and therefore do not be-
lieve in it. Any old field shot, how
ever, will bear testimony to the birds
strange power, says the New York
Sun.
In proportion to size the quail in
air makes more noise ordinarily than
any other flyer we have. The upward
roar of flushing bevy is familiar to
thousands who have never handled a
gun.
This sudden thunderous burst is
startling to those not used to it and
some means never get to be insensible
to it. 1t affects their shooting so that
they stuff cotton in their ears.
The quail is able on occasion, how
ever, to get up and go without a sound
louder than a child's whisper, but it
uses this gift only when pressed and
anxious to fool both dog and man. Gen
orally the flight is made in woods or
n fhinlyaf Of cn,N1inoc ha
ground is bare and fight is the only
recourse.
This power of silent fight is a great
help to the bird and is responsible for
many mysterious disappearance of
bevies which ought apparently to be
within 20 feet of the pointers nose and
are never seen again. Here are two
recent instances of the phenomenon:
In February H. c. Colbert, of La
fayette county, Ark, flushed big
Tbevy in front of good setter. He
killed two of the birds. The 1emain-
der flew hundred yards from the
small field in which they were found
and pitched in thicket of pine sap
J 1ings beyond rail fence. These sap
lings averaging 20 feet in height and
grew within six feet of one another.
The dead birds were retrieved rapid
ay and Colbert went after the fugitives.
He reached the thicket in less than
five minutes. There was no grass on
the ground, of course, grass refusing
to grow in dense shade, but the earth
was covered to depth of an inch
with pine needles.
The dog faulted at first, going too
far to the left. Then the birds began
rising 20 feet in Colbert's front and
In plain view. One by one they ran a
yard or so on the needles, then shot
upward in weaving fight that was
perfectly soundless.
Once clear Of the pine branches
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-29
Rules of Umbrella Filtration.

Juliet" of Cheltenham, writes:
Kindly publish the umbrella firta-
ton" Here it is:
Carrying umbrella over shoulder
I wish to catch your eye.
Carrying umbrella horizontally I'M
der arm-I would make an impress
sion on you.
Lending umbrella love you.
Returning umbrella after borrow
ing i'll am foolish.-Stray Stories,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-29
CHASED BY A WHALE.
Novel and Exciting Experience of an
American Millionaire with His
Pleasure Yacht

Mr.. Eugene Higgins, the millionaire
yachtsman, was chased by whale on
April FOOLS day.
Mr.. Higgins had his yacht, the Ba
runa, at Nice. He went away from
that gay place for a two days cruise
in the Mediterranean sea. He expect
ed squalls and possibly high weather,
for this idyllic blue sea has as bad a
temper as a blue-eyed woman, says
the Philadelphia Press.
To see a whale is an exciting sight;
to be chased by one is something to
be avoided by the Oldest mariner
The mammals can go at a terrific
speed and their tail is so colossal in
its strength that pleasure yacht
would quickly succumb to a few
angry blows and few steady con-
tortions of the whales body.
The yacht made splendid speed and
got into the harbor first. The shall
low water of the latter saved tie
boat and its owner, for it was a nip
and tuck race to see which would get
there first. When Mr.. Higgins and
his party ran through the entrance
and got into the shallow water they
left the monster lashing around in a
great rage just outside the line.
Mr.. higgins went at once to the
port authorities office and told his
story.
He didn't remember it was the first
of April; but they did. He was excit-
ed and they were mad.
These small officials who have
whole power over trifles grow to a
sense of Importance, and they take
seriously any affront to their per-
sonal dignity.
They belong to the system, and as
such are in line with kings, no mat
ter how long the line is, and how far
they are at the other end.
They resented Mr.. Higgins joke
with such swiftness of anger that
they did the thing it is easiest always
for them to do.
They sentenced him to be locked
up in Jail for "a hours until he recov-
cred d-le sense of the Importance
of being in earnest with them.
But just as if it all were a play the
telephone that is often tardy, but
was then timely, rang out with ex-
element.
The voice at the other end was
from Antilles and announced that a
tremendous whale, travelling at ter
cific speed and in a fearful temper
had rushed clean into the shallow
water of the harbor and was half up
IN the sands of the sea like strand
ID ship on beach.
That it was flashing its tail furious
y and was unable to get back into
deep water.
With all the suavity and the cour-
5esy that is a part of the Italians
temper, the port authorities paid
heir apologies to the millionaire
| American.
He was offered the wine of peace
instead of the bars of guilt. He was
pressed upon to accept everything IN
sight, except the Jail to which he had
been lea.
Mr.. Higgins headed Is sailors and
hey went back to the angry mon
ter and captured and killed it by
ONE expert harpooning.
Even as to it's size Mr.. Higgins hat
OF been telling a joke.
1t is now on record as the largest
yer having been caught.
1t was 104 feet long.
Scientific men are especially inter.
ssted in it, because it is the first
whale that was ever seen in the
Mediterranean sea.
Count on an American to get into
best adventures if there are any tc
De had around the circle of the
world!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-29
Becoming Respectful.
warm

The Iceman - Evidently warm
weather is near.
His Assistant-What makes YOU
think SO?
people are beginning TO call me
Mr.. Smith Haven't got anything
better all winter than 4 say, you,' or
Hello, there!' eBoston Transcript
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-29
His Experience.

"You can't imagine" said the must
cal young woman, "how distressing it
is when a singer realizes that she has
lost her voice"
perhaps not" replied the man,
"but I've got fair idea of how dis
tressing it is when she doesn't realize
t."-Philadelphia Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-29

10 HIS CHILDREN, THAT HE BRINGS HIS MONEY HOME
UNTIL HE BEGINS TO DRINK. Then everything is changed
This statement may starte you:
l HAVE PASSED JUDGMENT UPON THOUSANDS OF
WIFE BEATERS.
That equivalent saying that have passed judgment
thousands whisky bottles FOR FROM MY KNOWLEDGE OF
HUMAN NATURE l KNOW THAT 1T IS LIQUOR THAT IS
THE WIFE BEATER AND NOT THE MAN. 1t would amaze
you know the number of whom l commit Backwels
Island eight times year.
The purpose of this article is make moderate drinkers
think Do be offended when intimate that you MODER
ATE DRNKER would think of beating your wife kicking
your little baby You Mortified this thought
.of
BUT EVERY WIFE BEATER WHO EVER CAME BE-
FORE ME WAS AT ONE TIME A MODERATE DRINKER."
Think this 1t from becoming drunkard
1t is these wifebeang that bring home day
this awful OF liquor The history is the history
of ALL The wife usually the complainant Her brute of hus
band jail But he is brute he also the bread
for his wife and children pity of is usually many
of the latter So she is back within
week withdraw the complaint with the necessary bail And
.oten happens that THE BONDSMAN SHE BRINGS WITH HER
is THE SALOONKEEPER WHO SOLD HER HUSBAND THE
LIQUOR THAT MADE HIM BEAT HIS WIFE
There is lesson in all this the who the
sdrinker NOW.
But good many who when drunk have kicked their
and KILLED the unborn child whom that nourhing
have told that time they only occasional glass
beer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-29
Expert Criticism.

"Dis Haystacll leaks" grumbled
Layaround Lucas as he pulled his hat
down farther.
YES" replied Tired Timothy, "mod-
ern arllitckcher is on de bum."-Ohio
State Journal,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-29

The Teacher-Without mastering
multiplication we could not go any
further in arithmetic.
One of the Pupils-Gee! Wouldn't
that be a cinchi-Puck,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-29
Unfortunately.

Every boy inherits his fathers big
appetite; but every girl, unfortunate
ly, doesn't inherit her mothers knowl-
edge of good cookiug,-Atchison
Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-29
THE BhHCK BOTTLE AND
WIFE BEATING
BY CLARENCE w. MEAD.

AM not Temperance crank" but after my many
years experience as magistrate in the New York
police courts l give it as my opinion that
LIQUOR IS THE GREATEST CURSE OF
MANKIND.
There are seven police courts in the borough
of Manhattan.
TAKE RUM AWAY, AND l AM GER
TAIN THAT TWO COURTS WILL BE SUE
FICIENT TO DO ALL THE WORK.
With no liquor there would be no wife beat
ing and no cruelty to little children.
Get to the bottom of these fendish offenses
and you find the black bottle almost every time.
Every ill-used wife who comes before me-almost
without exception-tells me THAT HER HUS-
BAND IS ALL RIGHT, THAT HE is KIND
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-31
NO. DAMAGE RESULTS.
Engagement in Panama Harbor OF
Saturday Last.

Engagement in Panama Harbor on
Saturday Last.
Washington, July 22.-The state de-
partment has received cablegram
from Consul General Cudger at Pana-
ma as follows:
Fighting at long range five miles
out between Padilla and Guitan and
two government vessels. No damage
done''
This is the engagement In Panama
harbor referred to in Saturdays news
dispatches.
The navy department also received
advices respecting this engagement in
a dispatch from Commander Potter of
the gunboat Ranger, which was rep
resented in the press reports as being
in the line of fire The announcement
by the commander that he had forbid
den bombardment will, it is believed,
cause the insurgents to abandon fur
ther attempt against Panama by water.
Commander Potters dispatch is as fol
lows:
"A slight engagement has taken
place between insurgents and govern
ment vessels, Panama bay. No dam
age. I have notified the insurgent yes
sci bcmbardment cities or anchorage
cannot be permitted"
fs The Ranger was dispatched to David
to report upon the revolutionary move
ments in that vicinity. 3 Sra
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-31
Full and Complete line Of Small Tools.

During last year 100000 pounds of
butter arrived in Europe over the
Transsiberian railway. .... ---....
The state of New Jersey is about to
build Sanitarium for INDECENT suffer
ers from consumption. .a.#
The British have lost 30,616 men in
the Boer war exclusive of the wounded
who died after returning.
Only 5000 conscripts have Joined
their regiments out of the $4,000 called
up in Finland for service.
Poachers using small explosive bombs
have killed great number Of salmon
in the river Dee, England.
There will be an International expo
sition Of the appliances of alcohol held
in Lima, Peru, from Nov. to 30, 1902.
Silk is to be made from wood pulp by
Philadelphian, who will use electric
ally made carbon bisulphide as soly-
ent.
Because she refused to wash baby's
face nativA nurse at Hongkong has
been fined So for "disobedience of law
full orders"
Three hundred million feet of logs
were cut on the Penobscot river last
season. This is, the largest harvest
ever known, and nearly oneshalf of 1t
is for the manufacture of paper
1t has been discovered that the build
ing in Richmond, Va, where Poe edit
ed the Southern Literary Messenger is
still in existence, and it is proposed to
place suitable commemorative. tablet
on it's walls.
The semiannual distribution of prizes
by the National Cash Registry COM
pany of Dayton, O., for the best sug-
gestions for improving factory meth
DDS and shopwork, 300 in gold, with
engraved diplomas, were presented to
fifty prize winners. a.iaE e
John Tweed, the sculptor who is ex-
ecuting the base for fhe memorial to
British soldiers who fell at Shanghai,
in the Matabele war, says it will be
placed in situation near the grave of
Mr.. Rhodes. A fresh tomb is to be ex-
<cavated for the reception of soldiers
bodies.
Dafrymen hate thunder. 1t turns
their milk sour in few hours. The
reason is that. electricity, changes the
sugar in milk to Tactic acid. The case
IN. or Ncheesy part of the milk, being
insoluble in presence of an acid, is then
precipitated into curds, and SO the
milk sotrs.
Paris Avenue DIES Champs Elysees,
which beyond the Porte Maillot is
called the Avenue de- Ia Grande Armee,
is to be extended beyond the Monu-
ment de Ia Defense at Courbeyoie into
the heart of the forest of st. Germain.
1t will then be thirteen miles long and
1870 feet wide the whole way.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-31
Notice For Publication

Land Office at ST. CLOUD, MINI. May %,
1902
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his inten-
tion to make final proof in support of his
claim. and that said proof will be made
before Clerk of District Court at Long
Prairie, Mimi, on July Sth. 1902, viz: SQUIRE
w. BREEs, Fl. E. No. 1870 for the nw14 of
sea. section 2, township 127 range 80.
He names the following Witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, said land, viz:
w. Il. CALLAHAN, of Long Prairie, MINI.
EDwRRD WATTS, of Grey Eagle, MINI.
LUTHER BREEs, of Grey Eagle, Mimi.
INMAN BREEs, of Grey Eagle, MINI,
NJ. d. TAYLOR, Register.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-31
Taken or by Lifesavinq Crew.

Port Hope, Mich, July 22.-Fourteen
of the crews of the whaleback steamer
A. D. Thompson and barge Wits
worth, stranded near Point aux
Barques, were taken off the wrecks by
the lifesaving crew. The" steamer has
been scuttled to prevent her from
pounding to pieces during gale. The
Whitsworth is adoat, hanging to the
steamer by her tow line.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-31
Stock Broker Commits Suicide.

Philadelphia, July 22.-Victor Rouil-
let. aged fifty-one years, stock
broker, committed suicide by inhaling
Illuminating gas at his home in Ger
mantown, suburb of this city.
RoMllet was recently convicted of con-
spiracy in connection with stock
transaction and it is supposed this fact
led to his suicide.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-31
NEIGHBoRs QUARREL.
One Is in Jail and the Other Is in Z
Precarious Condition.

ELK Point, S. d., July 22-John Yus-
ten a farmer near here, was held in
$500 bonds for assault with intent to
kill Ben Perrault. neighbor.. The
latter is in a precarious condition.
with a half dozen stabs from a jack
knife in the back of his neck, on his
shoulders and arms. The trouble was
over sPerrault's horse getting into Yus-
tens oats
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
RICE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Reasons Why the Natives Grow Less OF the
Cereal Than they Consume.

Rice Is unusually scarce In many Of the
provinces Of the Philippines. A large
number Of people are threatened with
suffering, for rice is their staple food. The
Philippine Commission has taken measures
TO avert the impending rice famine. 1t has
appropriated s2OO0,Ooo (Mexican to buy
and transport rice to the districts needing
II most. The grain will he sold to these
who hack it at cash price covering the
cost. A despatch from Manila on Monday
said the commission had already pur-
chased large quantities OF rice and It's
distribution would begin at once.
Twenty-Five years ago the Philippines
exported great deal OF rice 10 hina. which
cannot produce all the grain it's people
require. Theexports, however, fell of from
year to year and finally ceased The Philip
pines no longer export rice and are in fact =,
compelled to import large quantities fr, IN
Cochin China, Burma, and Siam to make
up their own de ficiency.
A circular Of the Department Of Agri-
culture issued In 1859 on The Plant Pro-
ducts Of the Philippines" says: 1T seems
strange that an almost exclusively agri-
cultural country should not produce enough
food for Its own population; but such is at
az present the case with regard TO the Phil
ippines.'
Perhaps it is not 80 strange after all
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
One taste conyinces
kORN-kRISp
i Beats them all
The Lordly FloOrwalker.
From the Philadelphia Public LEDGE

TVo" he Fhhduefpotd Phottc Logger.
Have you ever noticed the difference IN
those lordly creatures. the foorwalkers?"
asked the girl in the broad-brimned hat.
Some Of them are extremely nice and OBJ
lisine. but the others
The other day happened 70 he in big
department store when a sudden electrical
storm came up. A lady and her little
daughter. dressed in pretty summer clothes.
came hurrytns to the door, and seeing the
II wonder II it has been raining lone'-
said the mother. Ask that foorwalker.
dear, and then will we be able to tell how
much longer the storm will last
The girl. dear little lady-like thing.
moved over 70 where the hoorwalker stood
Please. would you tell me about how long
II has been, raining. sirs' she said, The
inagnifcent-looking fellow. almost ak feet
four. favored the little mite with a profound
stare. thereby reducing her TO the. verge Of
tears, and walked on without deigning to
reply. ~
Who had seen II all. he must be an exiied
duke at the very best
The tables were turneo. He Of the good
t0 manners redeemed to the color known as
turkey red, and several of the clerks turned
awny to hide 4 smile"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
WOMEN SKILLED AT FENCING.
1T rs AN IMPORTANT EXERCISE
WITH THEN IN NEW YORK.
Some Women More Proncient With the
FOiIs Than Their Men Antagonists
Fencing Lessons and Rooms-Ad.
vantages OF the Art a. Drauty Maker.

One Of the important athletic exercises
OF the New York woman il fencing.
II used TO be the case tina, man welded
the foils only with male antagonists. but a
change has lately come in this regard.
There are now women in plenty who can
thrust and defend themselves with re-
markabl" force and deXterity. being eX-
pert fenccrs.
II is not an unusual sight, to the few
who are thus privileged in more than one
Fifth avenue home t. see an athletic brother
hard at work for an hour each morning
sparring for points with an engaging and
skil'ul sister. At least one noteworthy
case IL on record Of man who frankly
admits that his handsome young wife Is
too much for him with the foils.
One OF the members Of a women's fencing
class says In regard To this exercise that
twenty minutes of active fencing will give
more exercise to all the muscles Of the body