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JOKES THAT AMUSE SAILORS.
YARNS or THE FORECASTLE IN
THE SECOND DOG WATCH.
What the Cape Cod Lad Was Fishing For
story OF the Naval Militia Man who
Got His Lights MiXeti-GeOrgia Sail.
Or's Rebuke to the Polite japanese.

What the Cape Cod Lad Was Fishing For
story OF the Naval Militia Man who
Got His Lights MiXed-Georsia Sail.
ors Rcbuke to the Polite Japanese.
Sea life develops a sense Of humor, and
Jack sees the funny side OF everything.
Any incident that occurs aboard ship with
a side capable Of humorous development
is instantly seized and launched upon
a sea Of forecastle gossip, until it circles the
globe more times than Jack himself and ia
translated into as many tongues as there
are maritime nations.
II is in the second dog watch that jokes
are born and told. The second dog watch
Is from to to 8 o'clock in the evening,
are al leisure Then after the evening
meal, while pulling at the pipes, the fore
castle hands arouse one another's mirth.
Here is a typical yarn:
The conversation had drifted to long
VOYAGES and to Jacks inevitable desertion
at the first port. Said one old ex-man-of-
rars-man:
But we can't do that in the navy"
No." replied the young merchantmen,
Hang the navyl | wouldn't ship in the
navy for shippers pay II amt fit for a
white man-seln' yerself for four years"
Well says the man-of-war' ut
amt so bad as We think it is There's ways
o getth' out of the navy, too. an what's
more, with your pay"
How" inquired several
hen I was on the old Alabama ten
years ago" continued the blueiacket,
there was a young fellow aboard just
shipped.
He'd been bred to the sea in Cape Cod
hShin' smacks. SO navy discipline didn't
agree with him. We could all see as how
II vas maxim him pretty sick. but to cheer
him up We laughed and jolsed and jollied
nm along, thinkin' he d soon get used TO IL.
II wasn't no use, though; he kept gettin'
bIocr. and pretty soon he got to actin
queer. Whenever he was off duty he'd sit
dangIln' his feet over tho rail, fishin, no
oat on his hooks and the ship goin' ten
-nats' After that we begun to get unaaav,
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Wonderful" exclaimed the Spanish
captain. How much English is like
Spanish"
Another story of a similar nature, but
peculiarly American. is told of a Yankee
tar aboard n man-of-war in Japan. The
ship had anchored in Nagasaki, and native
sampan man came aboard.
As is we'll known, the Japanese are the
most courteous people in the world, so,
according to custom, the sampan man
when met at the gargplank by u long, loose
iointed boy. bowed low and greeted him
with the universal salutation:
"O-hio.' Good mon i0gD
Nav" replied the sailor, "Ahm from
Georgia. Ah'm no damn Buckeye
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hotel we happen to be in. After a week
or so at one house each OF MS goes on to
another, acting under directions from
New York. We're under no expense except
Tor clothes. and the pay is pretty good.
It's life of ease and luxury I'm afraid
it's spelling me for real work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-16

saving of and more
reputation
n
advantage the new and have time
the quality our goods
advantage lasting friend of purchaser
Sl0OO SlOu on
idea Of the savings though to
the carpets; ordinary
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mention hundred little things that
woman will notice If she knows what is
proper in these matters and has her eyes
open.
by the same man, but we make frequent
and detailed reports to the manage" -c+,t'e
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-16
Here Are Notable Features for Tomorrow.

At $50. 100, Regular $75.00-Mahogany.
round top, 10 feet.
At Sos. 90, Regular S82.OO-Mahogany,
round top, 10 feet.
At $500, Regular $IlO.OO-Mahog-
any, round top, II feet .
At $4,000, Regular $l25.OO-Mahog-
any, round top, 10 feet.
At $I25.OO. Regular $l60.O0-Mahog-
any, round top, 10 feet.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
ADULTERATED HONEY.
oaly Way to Avoid Getting II IL ~
Purchasing Goods frOn Re-
liable Dealers.

Complaints keep coming to hand all
the time about adulterated honey, says
Farm, Stock and Home. Where can I
get pure honey?" is a question that
am asked almost daily. Il would not
trust my own father when it comes to
extracted honey" was the reply | got
to-day from a would-be purchaser of
comb honey, who writes DIR" before
his name We seldom take any notice
Of such accusations Of dishonesty, and
we are weary Of the cry of Where
can l get pure honey?" because it
comes as a general rule from those who
buy from the fakirs, but we dislike to
have them come our way for SYM
pathy after getting just what they were
paying for. However, in reply to those
who really want pure article, and are
willing to pay for it, there is no diff
Guilty at all about the matter A coed
way to get pure honey is to raise it
yourself or else buy from some pro-
Queer whose reputation is above suspi-
cion, or buy from some reputable deal
er who handles first-class goods of all
hlnus, your grocer, for instance. IL you
live where there is a good pure food
law try the honey of various producers,
and when you get an article that you
like send sample of it to the dairy
and food commissioner for analysis
and he will tell you free of cost if it be
pure or otherwise. But do not pro-
nounce honey impure simply because
you don't like it. The combined efforts
of the dairy and food commissioner
and the State Bee Keepers association
have done much to drive spurious
honey out of the market, and we
hope the day is not far distant when
congress will see it's way clear to pass
pure food law that will make the
business of the adulterator both risky
and Improbable
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
HOW CHEAP BAKING POWDER
IS MADE.

A recent seizure of lot Of cheap"
baking powders by the authorities OF
neighboring city has exposed the
character of the low priced brands Of
baking powders which many manufac-
turers are Offering throughout the
country. The price of the powders first
attracted attention to them. Samples
were taken and analysed. The official
report Of the analysis showed the stuff
to be "alum powders" composed chiefly
of alum, sulphuric acid and pulverized
rock. The powders were declared dan
gerous to health and several thousand
pounds were confscated and destroyed.
Physicians have frequently cautioned
consumers against mixing food with
these so-called cheap" baking powders.
They are all found, when analysed, to
contain large percentages Of alum and
gulphuric acid to which are added vari-
Gus sorts of filling matter sometimes
both injurious and nasty.
The high class, cream of tartar bak-
Ing powders. are the most economical
and wholesome and should always be
selected for use. They will be found
cheaper in the end, besides making the
food better and more healthful.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
SEVEN GIRL FARMERS.
These suodern Maud MuIIers Are as
Handy with the Piano as They Are
with the PIOw.

Jonathan c. Wilson, well-to-dO
farmer, living east of Rushville, Ind,
has seven girls, ranging in age from
6 to 90 years, and all are old enough
to work on the farm. 1t is no I'M
common thing in passing the farm,
which contains 40 acres, to see these
modern Maud Mullers busy in all of
the various departments of farm
work.
Circumstances have had great
deal to do with their doing the farm
work. Their parents are old, and the
two brothers are away at school
most of the time. All of the girls
go to school in the winter, except
the two older ones, who stay at
home and attend to the stock and
look after the farming interests.
As early in the spring as will per-
NIT the ground is broken, and as
the gee" and "haw'' of the plowman
is heard in the surrounding fields,
the voices of these farmer girls are
none the less effective. When the
soIl is ready for the harrow they get
out to work early.
They put in the corn, pillow and
tend it, usually getting it plowed over
three times before the hay harvest
and wheat cutting is begun. Putting
up hay is one of the features of the
girls work. baking the meadows
sweet with hay" is such an uncom-
mon thing for women to undertake
that people will stop along the road
side to watch these girls load the
wagons and haul il to the stack.
Usually one of the younger girls of
the family drives the binder in cut
ting wheat while the others do the
shocking. After the summers work
is done, cider is made and stores of
all kinds put up for the winter.
W God is cut and hauled to the wood
shed, and repairs of fences and
buildings are looked after. There
is nothing whatever on the farm that
they cannot do.
They are cultured and educated.
They look at farm work in a sensible
way and are glad to help their par
ents. They are church workers and
stand high in the community. The
two older girls are skilled musicians
and can touch the piano keys as
well as they can handle the plow-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
IMPROVING THE FLOCKS.
niciOus Practice of Exchang-
ing Eggs lis in Vogue.

The farmer who buys pure breeds this
fall will benefit the entire community in
which he resides While some may sup
pose him eXtravagant in buying better
stock, yet they will soon request an Eek
change of eggs" which should not be
allowed by any enterprising farmer. 1t
is just as reasonable to exchange pure
bred calves, pigs or lambs for inferior
stock as to exchange eggs, as eggs repre-
sent stock. Many farmers exchange
eggs from common stock in order to
avoid inbreeding. In the first place,
the eggs themselves are a risk, as no
one can estimate what they may pro-
iuce, perhaps no two chicks from them
being alike, and no breeding of value
in the stock Again, the changing of
eggs makes the flock in a community all
of one blood, so that really nothing can
be gained by the practice after it has
been persisted in for time Do not at
tempt to better your flock by changing
eggs for some nondescript stock that
has not merit nor possesses any adj
vantage. To improve a flock one should
know the kind of stock he is using and
what can be expected from it. The ex-
changing of eggs is a practice that
should not be encouraged. Farm and
FireSide
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
Hospital for AiIinE Hens,

For my hospital l have large dry
goods boxes, put where no healthy fowls
can get to them, made with Stats same
as chicken coops. Keep close watch that
everything is burned up, dead hens and
all. Take all away so the well ones
can not scratch in the ashes. No sick
fowl should be fed corn or oats; feed soft
food, and oyster shells. In winter feed
two quarts osyter shells a day; in morn
ings, a soft warm mash; at noon, corn;
for supper they have oats and all scraps
from table. Once week l give small
boiled potatoes mixed with bran. They
have dust bath and plenty of milk and
have plenty of eggs. With good care
poultry pays.-Calla, in Ohio Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17

In every country of the civilized world
Sisters of Charity are known. Not only
do they minister to the spiritual and
intellectual needs of the charges COM
mitted to their care, but they also
minister to their bodily needs.
With SO many children to take care of
and to protect from climate and disease,
these wise and prudent Sisters have
found Peruna never falling safeguard.
DIR. Hartman receives many letters
from Catholic Sisters from all over the
United States. A recommend recently
received from a Catholic institution in
Detroit, Mich, reads as follows:
DR.. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio:
Dear Sir:-"The young girl who
used the Peruna was suffering from
Iaryngids and loss of voice. The result
of the treatment was most safiSfac-
tory. She found great relief, and
after further use of the medicine we
hope TO be able to say she is entirely
cured. Sisters of Charity.
The young girl was under the care of
the Sisters of Charity and used Peruna
for catarrh of the throat with good
results as the above letter testiies.
Send to The Peruna Medicine Co.,
Columbus, Ohio, for free book written
by DR.. Hartman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
A Remarkable Woman.

Kokomo Ind, Nov. 23.-Mrs. Anna M.
Willis, of this place, a charming old lady
of "a years, has given for publication a
very interesting letter.
Mrs. Willis is widely known and high
ly respected, and the recommendation she
gives is well worth the consideration of
anyone who may be interested. Mrs.
Willis address is r. r. No. 6, Kokomo.
Her letter reads as follows:
Il have been troubled with Kidney
Trouble for 20 years. 1t was so bad that
1t affected my heart and my back. 1t
hurt so that | could not get up when
down, and l began to think that | would
be past doing anything. | was recon-
mended to get Dodd's Kidney Pills and
purchased some at the drug store of Mr..
G. f. Meek. After using several boxes,
l was completely restored. | feel twenty
years younger, and am able to do all the
usual work in the house and garden which
a person who lives on the farm has to do
although l am "a years of age"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
MAKING FIRM BACON.
System of Feeding by Which Pigs
May BE Put on the Market
mt Six Months Old,

In Denmark they look upon BARLEY
ercise is conducive to firm bacon, and
ii plenty of buttefmilk is used | do
not think there is any danger of soft
bacon After a pig reaches rs or 100
pounds almost anything can be given
1t in the way of feed. Some of our
packers have been advocating keep
ing the hogs until they are eight or
ten months old as a help to produce
the arm bacon, but if fed right a hog
may be put on the market at six
months old. | think in MANY in
stances the value of roots has been
overestimated, but they certainly help
to keep the hogs in good condition
and prevent them from becoming too
fat when young. Without roots. our
difficulty has been to get them TO
grow rapidly without getting fat. Fed
on something bulky they will grow
and at the same time not become
very fat. 1t is little difficult to ex-
plain the reason The question of
wheat feeding has never been taken
up by our institution. In feeding it.
/ should mix something bulky with
it, or it might be gummy and indi-
gestible. / would much prefer feed
ing some roots with it. For young
pigs we found oats better than most
feeds. We grind them as finely as we
can mix with middlings-Prof G. E.
Day, in Farmers Review.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
FIRST KIDNEY PILL MADE.
THE ORIGINAL DISCOVERY.
THE ONLY GENUINE.

WIN. H. NEIGHBoRs, the we'll
known jeweler of West Main
Street, Wytheville, Va, says :
Some four years ago an attack
of grip settled in my back, and
l have suffered off and on ever
since with a dull, heavy aching
across the small of my back,
always more severe in the
morning. 1t was difficult for
me to stoop or straighten, and
if l sat down for any length of
time it was hard for me to
arise. l took two boxes of
Doan's Kidney Pills, and the
dull, disagreeable aching left
me-"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
TRACING THE LEAKS.
How Important Treasury Inforas-
tion Gained Outsias Cir
cuIatiOn.

81 have stopped talking to you fellows
about the plans of this department"
bluntly declared Secretary Shaw to .
newspaper friend the other day, reports
the Capital. Il know, of course, that l
can trust you, but have learned that it
is better not to talk to anybody when
am maturing an important movement.
Now, take this last refunding operation
of the treasury, involving $50 ,000, 900.
Why, man, said nothing to anybody
about that, and still news of it leaked
out before | was ready for it,
How did it get out?" asked the news
paper man.
The keen, gray eyes of the secretary Of
the treasury twinkled. He screwed up
his face until it looked like funny mask.
That's what I'd like to know" he
said. DO you know" he went on to
say, since | come to think it over, | do
remember that l wrote one letter about
it."
"To whom" insisted the inquisitorial
journalist.
ITO the president, sir; to the pres
ident, sir" exclaimed Mr. Shaw, but
clean forgot to tell him to say nothing
about if "
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
HOMEMADE TRAP NEST.

allows the door to fall The nest works
well, if fowls are pretty much of the
same size, but small hen may not
raise the door enough to unfasten it..
The nest is II inches wide, II inches
high and Is inches long. The illustra-
ton shows the hook which holds up
the door, also the nest set ready for
the hen to enter. Trap nests are useful
for poultry men who wish to build up
special strain of birds, as it will show
which hens lay, thus enabling the
breeder to know exactly what he is do
ing.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17

Mrs. GEORGE WALLACE, Jr.,
of Elmira, N. Y, wife of
George Wallace, broker, of
West Water Street, and living
at 667 Baldwin Street, saws:
In March, 1897, l was cured
Of kidney and bladder trouble
by Doan's Kidney Pills. My
physician said at that time that
my life could be saved only
by an operation. Night after
night l had been kept awake
for hours at a time with ter
rible pain in my back, and the
secretions from the kidneys
were in as bad state as pos
sible. / suffered with hemor-
rhages frequently and was in
a weak state. Four boxes of
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me,
and | now gladly reendorse the
remedy, because during the
time which has since elaps l,
nearly seven years, l have never
had the slightest sign of q
return of the trouble"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17

When Gen. Ian Hamilton, of the Brit
ish army, was in Washington he was the
guest of Maj. Gen. Corsin and all his mail
was sent in care of Gen. Corbin at the
war department. One day quite batch
OF letters arrived and was taken in charge
by one of the brightest colored messen-
gers in the war department to be deliv-
cred at Gen. Corbin's residence. But this
messenger and others had read the ad-
dresses and commented on them. Lieu
tenant General Sir Ian Hamilton, X. c..
b." they read. what does X C. b.
mean asked one messenger. Don't you
know what that means? replied the 9th
er, scornfully. why, X. C. b. means the
Cat Came Back Thought every niggah
knowed that. Chicago Chronicle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
PIGEON HOUSE AND FLY.

is 40 feet long, IL feet wide and nine
feet high to peak of roof Along the
north side passageway three feet wide
runs the full length. This is shown in
our second illustration. The rest of
the space is divided by four partitions
into five pens of equal size. The pens
are separated from the pasageway by
wire netting reaching from the floor to
the roof, with door into each pen. If
should either use one of these COM
partments as room for storing feed
and other supplies, picking squads,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17

years standing, David Meekison.
DIR. Hartman, one of the best known
physicians and surgeons in the United
States, was the first man to formulate
Peruna. 1t was through his genius and
perseverance that it was introduced to
the medical profession of this country.
If you do not derive prompt and sat-
Iisfactory results from the use of Peruna,
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, o.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
How Eggs Absorb Odor..

Very few people are aware how rap
idly eggs absorb the orders of nearby
objects such as onions and kerosene or
even the filth of the poultry house. The
shell is porous and in few hours the
yolk Of an egg will become tainted by
near proximity to strong odors. Strictly
fresh eggs that bring the highest prices
to local customers, are removed shortly
after they become separated from the
hen, and are kept in clean receptacle
IN clean room.-Midland Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17

etc, or add ten feet to the length of
the building for such purposes.
Each gable near the peak has four
light window. Each section of the
poultry house has a six-light window
on the south side. All the windows
slide and are covered with wire net
ting on the outside.
The partitions between the sections
are made of inch boards running to
netting and are hung with spring
hinges, SO as to be self-closing to pre-
vent the possible escape of the birds
Each pen has one of these doors, and
likewise each end of the building
Both inside and outside doors should
be kept securely locked.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
WHAT SICK KIDNEYS CAUSE

KIDNEY COMPLAINTS. - Dia.
betes, Bright's Disease, Inflam,
nation of the Kidneys, Dropsy
dwelling of the limbs or body,
incess2nt pains in the back Oh
loins.
BLADDER TROUBLES. - In.
flammation of the bladder, in.
famed passages, pain in passing
urine, incontinenoe of urine, toe
much or too little urine.
URIC ACID TROUBLES
Rheumatism, Gravel, Gout,
Gall Stones, Lumbago.
NERVE TROUBLES. - Neural
gia, Sciatica, Nervous Collapse,
Sleeplessness, Melancholia.
Many other disorders are
caused directly or indirectly
by faulty kidney action, and
can be reached and cured by
Doan's Kidney Pills. This
remedy has cured every COM
plant recorded above, and over
so, 600 testimonials prove its
surprising merit.
so cents per box, of all deal
ers, or mailed on receipt of
price, by addressing Foster
Milburn Co.. Buffalo. n. Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17

A caller at the boarding house of Mrs
Irons was surprised to see fine greyhound
basking in the sun outside the kitchen
door. Il didn't know you had dog" she
said. Hes beautiful animal. How long
have you had him."
Two or three years"
How does it happen have never seen
him in passing along here?"
I'VE don't allow him to leave the back
yard" replied Mrs Irons, with emphasis
What kind of an advertisement would it
be for a boarding house to have a creature
as lean as that dog is standing round in
front of it?"-Yo uth's Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
Oats for Fattening Fowls.

Oats as a poultry feed should be first
class, but owing to the large percentage
of hulls they are not relished by chick
ems, and for this reason are somewhat
indigestible. When ground they may
be used freely in the mash, also the
rolled and granulated oatmeals are ex-
cellent for feeding young chicks The
ground oats without the hulls are used
extensively in Canada for fattening
towls.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
;;fi;;;[i;55ii;tg{l5ji5!J;jI'jtj@}j.Sz@!!9
GSK~d SllEg5&
HOUSE FOR PIGEONS.
Suggestions as to Proper COBstruc-
ton EpitOmized from Recent
Government Bulletin.

The pigeon house should be built on
a well-drained site. The following sug-
gestions as to CONSTRUCTION are made
by a government bulletin: No house
should be built for more than $50 pairs,
nor should more than so pairs be kept
in each section. In our first illustra-
ton we show house that is very SER
viceable. This shows a general view
of the pigeon house in the rear, with
the yard Called the "fiy'O. The house
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17
SIMPLE TRAP NEST.
Useful for POuItrymen Who Wish to
Build Up Special Strain
of Birds.

A simple trap nest is in use by the
Ontario agricultural college. The door
is adjusted low enough SO that the hen
on entering raises it slightly, thus re-
lieving the hook, which drops back and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-17

II. B. McCARvER of POI
Cherry Street, Portland, Ore
gon, inspector of freight cars
for the Transcontinental Com
pany, says: Il used Doan's
Kidney Pills for backache and
other symptoms of kidney
trouble which had annoyed me
for months. l think cold
was responsible for the whole
trouble. 1t seemed to settle in
my kidneys. Doan's Kidney
Pills rooted 1t out. lis several
months since l used thekl, and
up to date there has been no
recurrence of the trouble"