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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-05
SPARROW-HAWKS IN THE CITY
Find 1t Easier to Pick Up Living
There Than Roaming Through
the Country.

Spring is the season of year when
the crafty little sparrow hawk, one
of the most interesting members of
the bird family, begins preparations
for its summer life in northern eli
mate. There was a time when this
"kill-ee! Kill-ee!" calling bird was as
foreign to Chicago life in the con-
gested districts as wild geese are at
present, but lately, however, it ap-
parently learned few things about
cosmopolitan customs by finding out
that it is much easier to gain living
in the city than in the country, says
the Chicago Tribune.
Sparrow hawks have become rather
common in many large cities. In Chi
cago they frequent the outlying dis
tricts as rule, but occasionally one
may be seen lowering high over the
rush and rumble of busy streets, and
its odd sounding call of 'Kill-ee! Kill
eel" is frequently heard. In many
places they have shown great discre-
ton in using the steeples of churches
and the towers of large buildings for
their roosting places. They probably
have learned that sparrows-their
principal diet-are not so shy in the
city as they are in the country and
that it is easier to get living in met
ropolitaf districts. The diet of these
birds is quite varied for hawk They
do not eat mice and small birds ex-
clusively, but hunt the open stretches
in the country for fat insects, espe-
cially grasshoppers.
Their method of hunting an open
meadow is beautiful. They never soar
high in air as do numbers of the larger
hawks, nor do they sweep through the
timber and underbrush as do the
sharp-shinned hawks. They fly over
the field at slight elevation, scan
ming the ground beneath for insects
or mice. Occasionally, as they see
some movement in the grass, they will
poise on fast-beating wings to ascer-
tain what moved; then. if nothing is
found, they fly forward, only to re-
peat the performance again and again.
When this lowering is being done the
body of the bird takes an upright po-
sition and the tail is spread, giving
the hawk peculiar look which is char
acteristic. One may recognize at a
great distance this little bird by this
peculiar manner of hunting.
The moment the weather gives him
a chance to obtain his living out in
the fields he quits the underbrush and
briers and at once begins to eat mice
and stray insects which winter has not
hidden completely. He is rather odd
looking as he takes an insect to his
perch to eat. A crow will hold the
insect with his foot on the limb and
then tear it to pieces if it is too large
to be swallowed whole. The sparrow
hawk holds the insect to its mouth
much as boy might MUNICH an apple.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-05
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

Teacher-"Now, which was the
Black Princes last WARP" Intelligent
Pupil-"Please, miss, the one he died
in."-Judy.
If you want large bill for your
small change all you have to do is to
consult a lawyer or a doctor.-Chica-
go Daily News.
Very Dear, Indeed.-She-"I he a
very dear friend of yours?" He
"Oh! sure. He touches me for a
loan every week or so."-Detroit Free
Press.
No Hand with a Hammer. - Mrs.
Dorcas-"Why shouldn't a woman go
into politics." Dorcas-'How in the
world is she going to nail a campaign
lie?'-N. Y. Evening Sun.
The Wrong Track. - Lord Stone
brook-"Miss Pyle, may call you
Angelina? It's such a charming
name!" She-"It is. But it's my
sisters name, not mine!"-Punch.
'Tve been a-thinkin' how things'u
look when Bill graduates" said the
Billville citizen. How they'll look?"
Eyes; to see him struttin' around in
Greek an the old man plowin' in di-
alect!"-Atlanta Constitution.
NO, I'm not very we'll impressed
with the house." said the prospective
tenant. The yard is frightfully
small; there's hardly room for a sim
gle hOwer-bed." Think SOP" replied
the agent; "but-er-mightn't YOU
use folding fower-beds ?"-Glasgow
Evening Times.
Mrs. Twitter-"Oh I've no patience
with my husband sometimes. He
says that women have no heads for
business" Mrs. Flutter-"And after
the splendid work you have done at
our church fair! Where is the man,
I'd like to know, who could sell
goods at 300 per cent. profit? Wom-
en- have no heads for business, in
deed!"-Boston Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-05
Mathematical Denomination.

Elbow is this, Alexander" said Mrs.
Pothurst. "You told me at the begin
ming of the century that you were go
ing to strictly limit yourself to smok-
ing ten cigars day, and, if l am not
mistaken in my count, here you ara
putting away at your twelfth"
''True, my dear" answered Mr.. p,
''this is the twelfth cigar to-day, but,
as a matter of fact. have only smoked
eight. l never smoke over two-thirds
of a cigar; can't do it without scorch-
ing my mustache. Then, if you will
think for a moment, you must see
that l have only smoked eight, which
is two-thirds of 12, leaving me still
two and little more yet to smoke
So, you see, my dear, that have not
broken my promise. Kindly pass the
matches. "-Harper's Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-05
HOW TO BE HEALTHY.
Simple Exercises That Can be Prac-
ticed in Ones Own Room with
Good Effect.

Two baths, say the newest health
authorities, should be taken every
morning, for no less important than
the tub bath for the body is the air
bath for the lungs. Perhaps you have
never taken an air bath and mistak-
emily fancy that it may be necessary
to turn yourself inside out to accom-
plish it. On the contrary, the direc-
tions are extremely simple, says the
Boston Record. You need no appara-
tus, and it takes but moments time
and very little effort. Every night the
lungs become filled up with impure
air and more or less poisonous gases.
A person may go all day without rid
ding his lungs of these impurities.
Therefore it is as important to battle
the lungs every day as the body. Few
people know how to breathe correct
". The lungs are not filled by mere
ly expanding the upper portion of the
chest and raising the shoulders. The
entire front of the chest should be
forced out as one inhales.
There are a number of exercises for
expanding the chest which you can
practice in your own room as we'll as
in gymnasium. A doorway will serve
as well as the most complicated gym
nasium apparatus. A narrow doorway
is preferred. Stand directly under the
frame and place the hands fat on the
door casing, the tips of the fingers
coming at the height of the shoulders.
Walk through the door without re-
moving the hands until you are arms
length away. This draws back the
shoulders and brings the important
chest muscles into play. Try this for
IS minutes every night and morning.
1t will help to wake you up when you
rise and will help you get to sleep
quickly when yo go to bed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-05
A Touch of Fashion.

Little, old-fashioned silk tassels are
used in a variety of ways Two or
three will dangle from the points of
broad, fat collar. They will cut as
a finish for the long revers, which start
from narrow point at the waist-line
and then broaden out as they near the
shoulders. They are seen on the
position backs of a number of coats.
Even the belt-buckle can boast a tas-
sci this season, and the pearl cabo-
chon, so fashionable in millinery, oft
en- show tassel center. An unusual
belt, which fastens with a tassel
buckle, is made of changeable gold
andgreen braid. The buckle consists
of two large corals set in rims of Ro-
man gilt. This is the gilt that has
green finish, and the tassels of gold
thread have the same greenish hue.
Belts of braided satin ribbon are also
in vogue. They fasten with a Jew
ell, art nouveau or cameo, buckle, and
sometimes have short ribbon-ends,
tipped with a ribbon rose.-Woman's
Home Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-05
Farm Lands in Aiaska.

Alaska, it is said, can furnish home
steads OF 800 acres each to 100000 fam
lies.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-05
THE HINDU EDITOR.
Does Not 0verwOrk Himself and PUB
fishes Amusing Excuses for
Shortcomings.

In amusing candor and ingenuity Of
excuses the western editor might learn
something from his Hindu brother,
who, when anything goes wrong with
the paper for which he is responsible,
is as fertile in excuses as Chinaman,
says an English writer.
When the first copy of a new Hin
du newspaper made its appearance
recently its subscribers were amazed
to see that nearly half of it consisted
of empty columns. The following
editorial note, however, explained this
vagary: eve regret that this, our
maiden number, should lack complete
ness due to a miscalculation. We
thought we had sufficient material, and
consequently did not trouble to col
lect more. We can assure our in
dulgent readers that this will not oc-
cur again; and we trust the quality
of the contents will make up for their
lack of quantity"
Another Hindu editor found it nee
essary to suspend the publication Of
his paper for fortnight without any
warning. When the paper again made
its appearance it contained this anus
ing notice: eve regret that owing
to a misunderstanding with a rival
editor, in which we failed to get all
the best of the argument, it was nee
essary for US to retire Unexpectedly
from the conduct of this paper for
the space of two weeks, during which
we have had opportunities of devils
ing certain improvements which we.
propose to introduce into it. The
rival editor, we regret to report, is still
confined to his home"
When the Hindu editor wishes to
rest for time from his labors he calm
ly and confidently announces the fact
in these or similar words: GAS we
are beginning to feel the physical and
mental effects of years unremitting
devotion to the interests of our read
ers, we feel it due to them that we
should take the rest which our labors
in their behalf demand and deserve;
and as a natural consequence beg to
notify that this paper will cease to
appear for the space of four weeks"
ShcAU tiiiiN aSc an lbdiuh ACWS-
paper appeared with two very con-
spicuous blank columns on the front
page. The editor explained this &C.
centricity thus: eve had reserved
this space for an exceptionally power
full article on subject of universal
interest to our readers; but at the
last moment we find that the article
cannot be compressed within the two
columns reserved for it. 1t will make
its appearance next week"
Another Hindu editor, whose paper
made its bow to the public with a
number of empty columns, had the
delightful effrontery to insert notice
to the effect that "a very large guam
tity of most interesting matter has
been omitted for lack of space"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-05
Mr.. Robinson If the Gentlemen

Mr.. Robinson - II the gentleman
will pardon me, this is not sick leave,
but vacation. In the first place, the
printing department in Washington
has no sick leave; they get an an
nual vacation of 80 days, but they
do not receive a sick leave.
Mr.. Hemenway-I call the gentle
mans attention to the error he
makes-that there is 3O-days' sick
leave granted to other employees. The
table on page II of the report
shows that they do not get 80 days
sick leave; that the average sick
leave, over and above the 30 days an
nual leave, is only three days and
fraction. Now, observe the state
ment: You take all of the depart
ments at Washington, and the av-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-05
Father of the Mnn.

''No more meat" said Willie's pa.
when boys start eating they never
know when to stop"
''When l get to be man like you
I'll be different, won't I?'
"Yes; you won't eat so much
then"
''No, but I'll drink a lot. Aunt
Mary was just telling ma that when
you start drinking yon never know
when to stop."-Catholi Standard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-05
Lady Locks.

Cut puff or other rich pastry rolled
into a thin sheet into strips about
three-fourths of an inch wide. Wind
this round and round upon lady lock
sticks, keeping the space between the
paste quite narrow. Dispose on bak-
ing sheet, and bake in a moderate
oven. Remove the pastry from the
sticks and fill the hollow centers with
heavy cream, sweetened and favored
before whipping Budget.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-05

the executive departments here in
the city of Washington. Now, has
the gentleman's committee consid-
cred the question of reducing the
sick leave, or cutting it away alto
,gether, as a privilege granted to the
executive employees in Washington?
/ rather hoped he would do that so
there would be some means of equal
ization of the privileges of vacation
of all employees throughout the
United States.
Mr.. Hemenway-I want to call the
ygentleman's attention to this fact.
that there is no law giving to the
clerks of the departments in Wash
ington 80 days sick leave. The heads
of departments may give them that
leave if they so desire, but there is
no law requiring it. On the other
hand, the law requires that limited
leave be granted for department
clerks outside of Washington. In
1890 Is days were given to the clerks
and employees in first and second
class post offices, and to the employees
of the bureau of engraving and print
ing, which was extended in 1896 to
compositors and pressmen in the au-
diting division of that bureau.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-05
Senator Hoar.s Little Joke

Senator Hoar is joker. On receiv-
ing word that a friend who had been
supposed to have appendicitis was suf
fering, not from that ailment, but from
acute Indigestion, he remarked: That
is good news. l rejoice that the trou-
BILE lies in the table of contents rather
than in the appendix"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-05
HONEST AS A CLASS.
There Are But Few Malingerers
Among Government Clerks.
Most of Them, Both Men and Women,
CheerfulIy Attend to the Duties
Which They Are Engaged
to Perform
[specIal Washington Letter.l


carefully reported by the
most skillful stenographers;
land every word uttered in debate is
noted down, typewriter, set into
type and printed in the Congress
sional Record. These proceedings
are accurately published, and copies
are preserved in the Congressional
library, the library of the senate,
the library of the house of repre-
sentatives and in the library of the
department of state. Thus, from
1912, when efforts were first made to
secure accurate and complete re-
ports, the utterances of our states
men are recorded so that quotations
may be made forever; and complete
reports will always be made.
The legislative appropriation bill
was under consideration recently,
and Mr.. Hemenway, of Indiana, hav-
ing charge of the BILL was inter-
rupted by Mr.. Robinson, of Indiana,
with inquiries which led up to an in
teresting subject. The debate was
carefully reported, and it appears in
the Congressional Record as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Robinson-1 desire to call the
attention of the gentleman to the
subject of the sick leave of employees
in the departments, a subject to
which the committee addresses itself
largely in the report. | understand
that in the executive departments in
Washington the heads of those de.
partments may require not less than
seven hours service of employees and
not more than eight hours, and that
these employees are granted an an
nual leave of 80 days with pay, and
in addition to that they have 80 days
sick leave with pay each year.
Mr.. Hemenway-I want to call the
-gentleman's attention to this fact,
just to correct the statement he
makes. The law requires that they
shall perform not less than seven
hours service. The head of depart
ment may call upon them to put in
II hours a day if he is so disposed.
Mr.. Robinson-Under the law, can
they be required to perform more
than eight hours work?
Mr.. Hemenway-Yes.
: Mr.. Robinson-Now, the gentleman
has said that there is no abuse of
the sick-leave privilege in Washing
ton
Mr.. Hemenway The gentleman
does not want to misquote me. l say
that in instances there is abuse of
the sick leave in Washington, that in
many instances there is abuse of it;
but on the whole the result is not
bad.
Mr.. Robinson-The gentleman does
not hold the heads of departments
responsible for this, because he saws
they are doing the best they can I'M
der the law. This is only the position
in which l desire to place the gem
-tieman. | believe he says that; but
the fact nevertheless remains that
this abuse exists, and l want to ask
him if his committee have considered
this branch of the question, that the
government employees here in Wash
-ington have 60 days leave of absence
with pay, while the employes/of the
government outside of the city of
Washington many of them have no
leave of absence at all, while others
have but IS days leave of absence.
and none have the sick-leave privi-
leges unless they are connected with
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-05
A Popular Fallacy.

Ted-Faint heart never won fair
lady.
Ned-It does in these days. 1 know
half dozen girls who just threw them
selves at an old millionaire who was
said to have heart disease.-N. Y. Sum.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-12
LITTLE DOING IN
RECEIVERS OFFICE NOW.
Mr.. Baker Will Spend Several
Weeks In North Carolina Noun

Mr.. Baker Will Spend Several
Weeks In North Carolina Noun
tains.
Mr.. Marcus S. Baker. tax receiver
of the county. left yesterday morning
for Waynesville, N. C. He has been
in ill health, and his object in taking
the trip is to get rest and quiet. He
will be gone several weeks.
The vacation was imperative. For
the last six months the duties of his
office have been very onerous. Dur
ing the months of April, May and
June he was kept busy receiving tax
returns, and, though an ill man, was
at his desk almost every day.
Then came the election on the heels
of the busy season, and Immediately
thereafter the work of preparing the
digest was begun. This was COM
pleted a short time ago, and the tax
receiver turned his books over to the
County Commissioners. The commits
sioners determined the tax rate Tues
day. Then Mr.. Baker felt that the
time had come for a vacation.
The work in the office is very light
at present, and it is left open at this
dull season for information only Oc-
casionally a real estate man wanders
in to make inquiries about property
or a lawyer drops in to find out
whether a judgment would stick
against some debtor who is not in
clined to meet his obligations, but
things are very quiet when compared
to the hustle and stir of a short time
ago.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-12
CULPRITS IN CITY COURT.
Motley Crowd viii Tell stories to
Judge Norwood To-day.


The weekly crimianl session of the
City Court will be held this morning.
There will be no jury trials. the court
having already tried several of the
jury cases, and has set others for trial
later.
There will not be as many cases this
morning as usual, the week having
been a quiet one in police circles, but
there are nevertheless several inter-
sting cases on the calendar.
John Reid will be tried for stabbing
not in his own defense. In row which
occurred several days ago in the
Wooden Box Saloon John Menefield,
colored, was stabbed near the heart.
and j. P. Cordray while attempting
to quell the disturbance, was badly
cut. The commitment trial developed
the fact that Reid was responsible for
the damage, and he was bound over to
the City Court by the Recorder.
AS the result of another stabbing
ARRAY Edward johnson will be or trial
to-day. Without apparent pTovocation,
Johnson sta bbed a negro named An
drew Williams. The particulars of still
another stabbing affair will De gone
iHlps ana heOTge 1elllS. a wei kllpWn
negro in Yamacraw, will try to prove
that he cut Ed Wagget in his own de-
tense.
Ed Jones will be tried for cutting
Nathan Frazier. The affair occurred
last July, and Jones has been at large
ever since. He was arrested by Pc
liceman Guilfoile. That will complete
the list of trials for cutting and stab
hing.
John Smith. Ben Smith and Tom
Chick will face the judge on the
charge of carrying concealed weapons.
The Smiths will also be required to
explain why they fired their pistols
within the city limits, and if their ex-
plaration is not satisfactory. will be
sent to the tolls for several months
For stealing shoes Margaret Collins
and Gracey Fields will be placed on
trial. Never a criminal session passes
that the charge of shoe stealing is
not on the calendar, and to-day is no
exception.
Chester Sexton will probably be
tried as an escaped convict. He is the
white man who escaped from the
changing, stealing the superintend-
ent's underclothes before leaving
Henry Lawson, will be tried on a
charge of vagrancy.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-12
1,2O0 ON DISQUALIFIED LIST.
Registrars Mt Work on Registrn-
ton Books.

Registrars mt Work on Registrn-
ton Books.
The registration books were turned
over yesterday morning to the county
registrars for examination and ap-
prevail by the tax collector. AS stated
in the Morning News, the total num-
Der of registrations is 6,221, of which
number 5,667 are white and 554 COL
ored.
The county registrars are T. ]. Shelf
tall, William Pease and William
Hayes. They were appointed by the
judge of the Superior Court, and rep
resent, respectively, the Citizens
Club, the Union Club and the Repub-
lican party. The board of registrars
was furnished a list of disqualified
voters last July. This list, prepared
by committee composed of the tax
collector, the ordinary and the clerk
of the Superior Court, contains the
names of all voters who have, since
the last registration, been disqualified
from voting by reason of non-payment
of taxes, idiocy, insanity or conviction
of a crime which DISTINGUISHES.
The number of disqualified voters,
according to the list which was pre-
pared, is nearly 1900. The registrars
met yesterday in the City Court jury
room and began going over the regis
tration books. and it is probable that
they will find the names of some of
the disqualified voters on the books
This might render the person so reg
istering illegally liable to Indictment
by the grand Jury
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-12
To Washington and Return, $3.50,
to New York and Return $22.6O.

TO washington ana Heturn, S1%.OOs
to New York and Return $22.6O.
Unprecedented low rates via the At
lantic Coast Line. account of the ma
tional encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic, at Washington. Tick
cts to be sold Oct. 3, 4, and 6. with
return limit Oct. Is. BY depositing
tickets with the joint agent at Wash
ington, not later than II o'clock noon,
Oct. Is. and upon payment of so cents,
extension to final return limit of Nov.
3, may be obtained.
Interesting side trips to battle fields
and other historic points may be made
from Washington at low rates. These
tickets will be good going and return
ing one way. or via diverse routes.
Train leaving Savannah at FPS p.
m. city time, arrives in Washington
at 1854 the following morning, New
York at 2 p. M, carrying through
Pullman sleepers and dining car.
Train leaving Savannah at 2:3o a.
m, city time. arrives at Washington
at 11:40 p. m, following evening, New
York. 7:15 following morning.
Ticket offices De Soto Hotel and IN
ion Station.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-12
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THIEF CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
Willie Smith Alias Charleston Ran
Down and Caught Under n House.

Willie Smith Alias Charleston Ran
Down and Caught Under n House.
While Judge Samuel Reynolds was
at breakfast yesterday morning at his
home on Huntingdon street near
Price, a noise was heard in one of the
upper stories of the house and one of
the family, going to investigate, found
a negro in one of the rooms bending
over the jewel case. She demanded
what he was doing, and, without re-
plying, the negro ran out of the house
closely pursued by Mr.. William Rey-
nolds, who kept so hard at the run
ming that the fleeing man ran under
Mr. James Eagan's place on Charlton
street near East Broad. Under the
house after him went Mr.. Reynolds
and he soon had the would-be thief
in the hands of officer Sandiford. who
sent him to the barracks. The negro
gave his name as Willie Smith, but
1t is known to the police that he has
another name, and goes frequently by
the alias Charleston, 4"