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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26
ISLANDER ON OSTRICH.
in the sand to Escape ObserVa-
ton Is "a Silly Myth.

A well known hunter and taXider-
mist tells this story of personal ex-
perience in South Africa. 1t goes far
toward dispelling a SANDER that has
long clouded the fair name of the
ostrich.
Arriving at one of the monster hills
of the white ant, climbed upon it and
raised my observation glasses to my
eyes for a careful survey of the region.
My first glance showed me. arising
from the dead level of the plain be-
yond, two objects, each having the
form Of a capital S. These l knew
were the heads and necks of two os-
triches. Though | believed that they
had sighted me, l remained immovab BILE
until their necks were suddenly drawn
down to the level of the tops of the
bushes which screened their bodies.
Then l knew for certainty that they
were aware of my presence and would
make a quick retreat.
without losing an instant's time I
ran to the spot where the birds had
been standing and found their tracks.
These l followed as far as they were
distinguishable and then took a course
which l believed the birds would nat
urally follow. No sooner had
reached the top of the ravine than 1
saw one of the ostriches climbing the
side hill. Estimating the distance,
took sight and fired. The ball passed
Immediately between his legs and
struck in the sand of the side hill be-
hind him.
I'm an instant the bird darted away
like an arrow in the direction of a
small clump of bushes in the center of
an open space. That he would pause
behind this bush and then finally
emerge on the other side seemed GER
tain and I aimed to catch him as he
made a fresh start from behind the
thorn. He flew over the sand at a ter
rife rate and reached the bushes.
Then 1 waited fully five minutes for
him to emerge from his hiding, with
my rifle ready sighted so that 1 could
pull the trigger the second he reap
peared, but finally went forward to
rout him out. When l reached the
clump of bushes, an examination Of
the sand showed that the crafty old
bird had shifted his course at a right
angle, making the turn so suddenly
that his feet had plowed up the sand
for a distance of several inches. This
wary tact had placed the bushes be-
tween the bird and myself and he had
made his way to a new cover while l
was innocently waiting for him on the
other side of the ambush. An Apache
Indian could not have executed this
1naneuver more cleverly, and I smiled
at myself for having ever been foolish
enough to believe the traditional story
of how the silly ostrich buries his head
in the sand and believes that he is
thereby concealed" Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26
Drinking Vessels for Fowls.

One poultryman says that he finds
1t advantageous to have two sets of
drinking vessels, using one one day
and the other the next. By this
means one set is summed and aired in
the off day. He thinks he keeps down
disease germs by this method. With
out doubt drinking vessels so handled
will be free from slime and other
things that may foster the develop
ment of disease germs. Certainly it
is wiser to err Oh virtues side than
TO invite disease. We have noticed
that when one set of dishes only is
used for this purpose they sometimes
become very filthy. If disease appears
in the flock they offer a good chance
for its spread.-Farmers' Review.
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once he is up, if he wishes to come
down, he must either leap or fall,
since he is unable to climb down.
One day he said to the Cat: 81
have long wished that l could climb
a tree. Many of my tormenting enc
mics escape from me because l must
stick on the ground. You climb very
well, though you are so little. Why
will you not teach me?"
Come along; l will teach you, with
pleasure" said the Cat, leading the
way to tall tree. After great deal
of instruction, the Tiger succeeded in
getting up the tree, but the Cat, see
ing how an opportunity to retaliate
for some of the Tigers unpleasant
words, ran off, laughing.
81 am up very well, said the Tiger,
little frightened ut finding himself
so far from the ground, now show
me how to get down."
''Oh, no." said the Cat. 81 was only
to show you how to get up. Now you
must get down the best you can.
Since you are so much more powerful
and beautiful, surely you can do that
much better than l."
The Tiger tried to cajole his small
friend, then begged him for help;
but, finding him obdurate, flew into
rage and leaped to the ground,
meaning to catch and crush him at
once. Instead, he was almost crushed
himself, and lay on his side for some
moments, gasping for breath.
At last, when he was able to rise,
he rushed after the Cat with the best
speed he could muster. Lame as he
was, he gained rapidly, and it would
have gone hard with the Cat had he
not, luckily, spied a mans house a
little way off. In this he took refuge.
and he has never yet mustered up
courage enough to leave that protec-
tion.-Capt. c. E. Hampton, in Boston
Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26
GEOGRAPHICALLY OFF,
A Hitch in Spelling That Was
SmoOthed Out by Harvard
Graduate.

They were making copies of inventory lists
when doubt arose as to the accur cy of the
spelling of jardiniere in the original copy.
Miss Brown" called the typewriter,
"please spell 'jardiniere.'
Certainly" returned Miss Brown, blithe-
ly. a-rd-a-n-i-e-r-e."
Goa, | don't think that second syllable is
spelled dan Mr.. Wyeth, will you spell
jardiniere%
"J-a-r-d-i-n-i-e-r-e," returned Mr.. Wy
eth.
The typewriter bushed, says the New
York Sun. Mr. Wyeth was partner, and
it's hard to tell partner he can't spell. Il
don't think that's quite right, she faltered.
Lets look in the dictionary
The dictionary was an old edition and
didn't contain the word. Suddenly hope
doomed large in the person of the senior
partners son. He was fresh from Harvard,
and thei entire Office appealed 20 him
through Mr.. Wyeth's: Say, Ransome,
spell Jardiniere"
Search mel" replied Ransome Put
the thing down as flower pot" Which
they did.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26
A JUDGES Wife p=t S"st o.f 1s
She Suffered for Years and
Felt Her Case Was Hope
less---Cured by
Pe-ru-na.

Mrs. Judge McAllister writes from
1917 West 33rd St., Minneapolis, Mimi,
as follows:
"Isufered for years with a pain in
the small of my back and right side.
1t inferfered often with my domestic
and social duties and never supposed
that would be cured, as the doctors
medicine did not seem 10 help me any.
fortunately a member of our Or
der advised me 10 try Peruna and gave
IL such high praise thafI decided TO try
it, Although started in with little
faith, felt so much better in a week
that IfeH encouraged.
"IfOOk it faithfully for seven weeks
and am happy indeed TO be able TO say
that am entirely cured Words fail
10 express my gratitude. Perfect
health once more is the best thing I
could wish for, and thanks to Peruna
enjoy that now. "-Minnie E. Meal
lister.
The great popularity of Peruna as a
catarrh remedy has tempted many
people to initiate Peruna. A great
many so-called catarrh remedies and
catarrhal tonics are to be found in
many drug-stores. These remedies can
be procured by the druggist much
cheaper than Peruna. Peruna can only
be obtained at uniform price, and no
druggist can get it cent cheaper.
Thus it is that druggists are tempted
to substitute the cheap limitations of
Peruna for Peruna. 1t is done every
day without doubt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26
MATHEMATICAL TRICK.
How to Tell the Number of Spots ON
Three Dice without Ever Max
ing a Mistake.

Turn around and, with your back TO
the table, ask somebody to throw the
dice. Then tell the person who threw
them to double the number of spots on
the dice on the left, and keep the num-
Der to himself. Tell him to add five,
then multiply by five. To this figure
have him add the number of spots on
the dice in the middle, and multiply the
product by ten. Then ask him TO add
the number of spots on the third dice
and give you the aggregate sum.
From the amount subtract, mentally,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26

We would caution all people against
accepting substitutes for Peruna. In
sist upon having Peruna. There is no
other internal remedy for catarrh that
will take the place of Peruna. Allow
no one to persuade you to- the contrary.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use of Pc
runa, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving full statement of your case,
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26
Renovating Old Pastures.

Sometimes an old turnout pasture
can be greatly improved by harrow
ing thoroughly two or three times
in spring; then sow a mixture Of
seeds. One might simply sow on
blue grass, timothy and alsike clover
in moderate quantities. After the
seeds are sown the ground should be
rolled. 1t would increase the chances
of success if some fertilizer contain
ing rather high percentage of nj
trogen was applied. Sometimes one
can find damaged cottonseed meal,
which makes a good fertilizer for
pastures, rs do also wood ashes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26
TRICK IN MATHEMATICS.

$50, and the remainder will show in
the three figures the number of spots
on each of the three dice. For in
stance. take the three dice shown here.
Their numbers are five, three, two.
Double the one on the left, five plus
two equals ten. Add five, equals Is.
Multiply by five, equals IS. Add the
number of spots on the dice in the mid
die, three, equals rs. Multiply by ten,
equals $50. Add number of spots on
third dice, two, equals 1872. Subtract
$50, and 532 remains, which are the
numbers on the dice.-Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26

The Undisputed Points.-Attorney for
the Defense are backyard and a
bluff, sir" Attorney for the Prosecution
And you, sir, are a shyster and rogue"
us get down to the disputed points in this
case. Smart Set
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26
Mouse Plays Queer Trick

A curious trick was performed by a
mouse not long ago in a church of a
large city. The chief stop of the or
gan would DOT sound, and after much
bother it was found that an acorn
had been hidden away in the organ by
the mouse. 1t cost neat sum of
money to right matters.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26

Teacher-"The majority of great men
usually suffer with some terrible difficulty.
For instance, Milton, the poet, was blind.
Try to remember that Now, Tommy, what
was Millions misfortune" Tommy-"IIe
was a great poet. detroit Free Press
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26

"But you must remember, dear, that you
promised to love, honor and obey your
husband" at isn't possible, grandma. |
defy any woman to love and honor a man
who always insists on being obeyed Phil
adelphia Bulletin..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26
At the CoOkfnr-SchooI

Teacher told you to practice this
at home.
Pupil-But I couldn't. Our cook
won't allow anybody in the kitchen
Brooklyn Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26
HOW Ii La in denmark.

The landsthing and the folkething make
1t clear that they are not obliging TO the ex-
tent OF being content with any old thing
Washington Star
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26
Relies Of tho Kitchen

Mistress-Where are the hard-boiled eggs
/ ordered?
Butler-f you please, ma am, the cook
and caambermaid are playing ping-pong
with them.-Town Topics
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26

Miss Sneer-"I've often wondered, M
Rondo, why you poets always speak of the
moon as silver" Mr.. Rondo-''Well-er
perhaps it's because of its halves and
quarters "-Philadelphia Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26
Ladies Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease. A certain cure for swollen, sweating,
hot, aching feet At all Druggists, 25c. Ac-
cept no substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address A. S. 0lmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26

What blessin' is poverty" exclaimed
the old man. "A blessing" "Why, yes;
when you're real down poor you have SIGN
Constitution.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26

Toni don't think III ever get up
enough courage to ask you to marry me
You know faint heart never won fair lady
Belle (blushing I'm dark-Stray
Stories.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever
used for all affections of the throat and
lungs.-Wm. 0. Epdsley, Vanburen, Ind,
Feb. 10, 1900.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26

Bind together your spare hours by the
cord of some definite purpose, and you
know not how much may be accomplished
w. NJ. Taylor.
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There is no blessing equal to the posses
sion of a stout heart Smiles.
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Real living is doing more of what you
want to than of what you have to.-Puck
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26

Failure, after long perseverance, is niue
grander than never to have a striV ing goo
enough to be called failure.-George Eliot
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26

Probably a necessary evil is blessing in
disgmse.-C Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26

Do your best to-day and you will be able
to do better to-morrow.-Ram' Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26

Time is money, and We have "a hours a
day per capita.-Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26
stops the Cough

and works of the cold Laxative Bromo
Quinine Tablets. Price 25 cents.
The Washington times., 1902-08-31
THE COLLAPSE OF THE
CAMPANILE AT VENICE.

Mr.. C. H. Walker, of Boston, who was
in Venice when the Campanile COLLAPSE
ed. has written an account of what he
and his family saw:
From a distance 1 saw the angel
slowly descend. swaying. but upright,
and my daughter and her governess
were on the piazza not two hundred feet
away. They both. say that spurts of
lime dust puffed from the tower about
twenty feet up from the ground, and
that then cracks appeared at the base
in the curtain walls between the but
tresses. which opened upward with
great rapidity, and the base of the tow
ser spread like the roots of a tree. There
was little or no shock. The angel de-
scended in an upright position until the
cloud of dust rose and covered 1t, and
must have come down fully one hundred
feet before topping. When found Il
was directly under and within the main
portal of st. Marks.
The Italians say the tower sc sedesse,
that is. sat down upon itself. II there
had been settlement it would have lean
ed. My own impression is this: The top
of the tower has been continuously re-
paired with new material the bottom
less so. The Loggetta concealed the
condition of the bottom wall behind it,
and it was neglected The series of VIM
dows just inside the corner in order to
light the stairs was always structural
weakness in this type of tower. There
has been work going on in flashing the
roof of the Loggetta, which, while it
seemed very slight and harmless under
usual conditions. under these special
conditions began to show great weakness
at this point. This was acknowledged
two months ago. The continuous re-
pairs. etc. had produced in the brick
work. certainly OF the outside wall.
state to which | car give no better def
milton than that it was a state of un-
stable equilibrium.
Energetic, organized action was i'm
perative, and was not taken, from lack
of appreciation of the facts. very much
doubt II any action could have averted
the disaster. after the crack. which
started at the lowest window toward St.
Marks week ago. had begun to snap
from window TO window all the way up,
because snoring up would merely have
transferred the weak point farther and
farther up the shaft and to the right
and left on the outer wall. Bat the
miraculous thing Is that St Marks is
absolutely untouched-not piece OF mo-
sale fallen. The library has at its end.
in the second story. two columns with
arches and entablature torn out. The
gates of the Loggetta the figure OF the
Mercury. and two of the carved blocksu
with putte are practically uninjured.
The rest are buried STILL"
The Washington times., 1902-08-31

What will become Of this young cou-
pie after they return from their honey
moon. society can only conjecture. Will
they go to Newport. as is now the style
summer and winter. and there hold
court, or will they cruise abroad for a
year and come back with all the para
phernala which young people gather
after year of married bliss?
Miss Nelson's sister. Mrs. Arthur
Kemp. lives at Lenox and her uncle
Mr. Gebhard lives in New York She
herself lives. or has lived, where her
brother lived; and how the two will be
separated is a question.
A Matrimonial Sea.
Cupid. sly Cupid. isn't saying a word
The little fellow is resting Great has
been the havoc this summer. and New
port, which he found a city of beaux
and bellies. has been turned into one
big matrimonial sea.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. the inventor of
the family. lives here with his wife and
house full OF little ones Alfred has
his bride Of year and half ago there
Elsie French. and baby. And now Regi-
maid joins the ranks of benedicts and
goes to Newport with the fairest girl
of the 200.
society decided that it would be a
match some months ago. but the young
people emphatically denied it. They
said they were just good friends. But
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boys childhood, sighed long deep sigh
and said she supposed it could not be
helped.
Around Reginald Vanderbilt there
centers a deal of interest. He is the
youngest son of the house. Alfred is
several years older. and Cornelius is
older still. There is only one child
younger than Reginald. and that is
Gladys, girl of sixteen, who is yet to
marry.
Reginald has been described as a
nondescTipt youth. He is nondescript in
that he has never been very bad. He
has rarely. if ever, INDUCED in wild
The Washington times., 1902-08-31

THE marriage of Miss Kathleen
Nelson to Mr.. Reginald Wander
i bnt VIII take place in a short
time.
The engagement has been announced,
and, in accordance with modern custom,
the wedding Will soon follow.
Thus, there will be removed from the
scene the last of the present generation
of great catches, and society will set
tie down and wait for the next genera
tion to grow up.
Soon the six Gould children will come
along. all in bunch, TO marry the boys
and girls of their choice. But at present
the world is interested in the mating
of the boy and girl who represent two
such old and wealthy families.
According to present standards Miss
Nelson is not a girl of wealth. The
rumor is that her mother has an in
come of about fifty thousand dollars a
year from the Gebhard estate, and that
the girl will have a portion OF this set
tied upon her. Be that as it may. there
is no fear that she will lack for spend
ing money or that she will be accused
of marrying for it. for she has been
reared in all modern luxury and in sur
roundings of great wealth.
Miss Nelson's First Prominence.
Miss Nelson first became conspicuous
ten years ago, when. as child of nine
or so, she was the companion Of her
uncle, Frederick Gebhard. Mr.. Gebhard
was then connected in the eye of the
public with a conspicuous actress, and.
as IL to refute the charges against him.
he appeared in public many times with
this child, his little fair-haired niece.
and he walked and drove, coached and
rode with her all one summer.
Between Mrs. Nelson, the mother OF
the girl, and Frederick Gebhard there
has always existed the deepest sym
pathy, and the devotion of Freddy
Gebhard to his sister has been one of
the most beautiful marks of his career.
The girl Kathleen grew up in Paris
boarding school, as American girls do.
and in summer she was brought home
10 bathe in the waters Of Newport and
climb the autumn mountains Of Lenox.
There she met the little boy Reggie
Vanderbilt and the inevitable happened.
An attachment was formed and. hy the
time they were old enough to realize it.
they had fallen in love
Then came an awful storm OF opposi-
ton Mrs. Nelson could not see her
baby taken away from her, and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt had other hopes for
Reginald For 1--WE years the little couple
batiled against opposition. and finally,
at the mature age of nineteen for the
girl and twenty for the boy, they OBJ
tained the stern parental consent of
their respective mothers.
Corrected and Sent to School.
Mrs. Nelson is said 10 have spent a
great many tears upon the matter, and
a close frier,l declared that she wept
upon her shoulder all one night. and
said that she wished she had soundly |
spanked Kathleen and sent her back
to school; while Mrs. Vanderbilt put
ting away the last mementos Of her !
The Washington times., 1902-08-31

what would Mr.. Vanderbilt want with
the farm he purchased recently if ne
were not going TO be married?
And whom would he marry if not Miss
Nelson?
3 Truth to tell, at the very time gos-
sip was liveliest and every member of
the two families was laughing at the
story. the mammas of the respective
young people were mailing announce
ment cards to their friends and rela-
tions abroad that they might be ad-
vised OF the engagement as soon as
those on this side.
Flowers and Jewels.
No sooner had the announcements
been delivered than orders were
rushed to florists and jewelers. for en-
gagemert gifts. 1t would be putting it
mild to say that Miss Nelson received
at the Margaret, the private hotel in
Newport where she was with her
mother, a carload of flowers
There were blossoms of every de-
scription. orchids. gardenias. lilies of
the valley and roses OF every hue. mede
up in elaborate fashion. There were
numerous souvenirs of silver too. es-
pecially articles for the writing table,
and Miss Nelson was kept very busy
acknowledging tokens of regard.
Miss Nelson is capital whip and Is
seen almost daily driving with her
mother.
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has never been estimated. The bulk of
the property was left to Alfred Gwynne.
who was made head o, the family The
others. Gertrude, Gladys Reginald and
Cornelius, received about seven
millions.
But in estimating a fortune OF that
amount. the utmost leeway must be
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escapades. and whatever he does, whe-
ther it be drinking. card playing, auto
MODELLING. or yachting. he does ii in
moderation.
Reginald Vanderbilt has always
seemed buTdsned by his wealth. He
has always felt that 1t made him a
conspicuous object. and at one time he
was seriously worried lest it make him
unpopular.
The extent of the fortune Of this boy