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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-15


you begun to be affianced to the boss
of the whole bloomin show. What's
the matter with you?"
Il didn't know Jim then" returned
the young woman shortly.
''Oh, that's it, is it, said the boy in
high disdain.
Yes, that's it, doggedly.
The little cart moved on At the
corner of the road the young woman
and the boy got out the boy walking
by the donkey's head and the young
woman keeping near the child. who
stood up bravely in his dazzling white
and red spotted apparel, holding the
reins and brandishing the whip.
Il am going to the circus Aunt Paul
ine.' announced Dolly with the assur-
ance OF one whose wishes have only to
be made known TO be gratified.
We bought red, shiny tickets from
an unseen person in Il covered wagon
and, following the crowd through the
narrow, roped way to the opening Of
the large tent, gave them up to a huge
crippled man who sat there on wood
en- stool, with his crutches leaning
against the canvas wall behind him.
felt at once that was in the pres
ence OF the "old man." the boss of the
whole bloomn' show - Joshua Il.
Crane himself. His face was pale,
square and determined. his thick eye
brows and hair were very black, ana his
shaved chin was of a deep blue. His
shoulders and arms were muscular and
powerful but his right leg dragged
stiff and distorted from the hip socket.
and | thought | saw in his wrinkled
forehead and the lines about his mouth
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-15
Ills Tcmnornrv Story.

DO l understand that you were Il
soldier in the civil war;" queried the
pedestrian of the one armed man who
had asked for aims.
well. | thought | was up to yester-
day, but now dunno was the reply.
what happened yesterday"
'Why. one of these fellers you call
statisticians doubted my story and
soon figured out that l was only six
months old when the war broke out
and consequently couldn't have been
there. I've got to get up something
new. l suppose. and meanwhile, as a
temporary thing, you can put it down
that l tried TO make a short cut by
crawling under street car and in that
way lost this arm. ''-Brooklyn Eagle
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-15
a Serious French Duel.

Yes, William was passing by va
cant lot some place in Paris where one
of these French duels was going on
And what did William do?'
'IIe looked on while the principals
jabhed the air with their swords Final
ly he got tired and was going away
when they brought out pistols
Yes
Both fired at the word, and one shot
graZed a tree in the next field, and the
other tore hole in Williams hat"
"What did William dog
. ''He got mad and chased the whole
party two miles through the woods, but
the only man he could catch was the
doctor"
''What did he do TO the doctor?"
Gle kicked Il hole in his surgical
case. traded hats with him and let him
go."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-15
Reflections.
"a birthday solilOquy.1


~ When conscieutiously ] peer
% a Into the looking glass to see
If this past year has brought TO me
Some wrinkles. Every woman Knows
And breads them as her deadiiest foes!
Full well. l vow. spinster maid,
Whose looks are her best stock in trade.
Feels like demanding days Of grace
When her sole fortune is her face
And prays that Father Time would stop
And once forget TO wind his clock.
So ] survey my face with care.
Thank goodness. there's not one gray hair
The animation in my eyes
My (-)-and-tweuty years bellies.
Dear me. tiny crows foot shows!
Well. let that rass-under the rose
l really think ii does no harm.
But adds 4 certain knowing charm
And makes me look as though l knew
An interesting thing or two.
1t costs. I've found. to take a look.
When leaning from Experiences book!
But on the whole. 1 think I'll pass.
Small thanks to you. my looking glass,
For you would frankly show to me
Were / passe-Sut now | see
no cause for grave alarm as yet
Still meantime l must not forget
That tempus fugits, and Itis wise
To snare a matrimonial prize.
A woman grows to be so sage.
Whose birthdays count up to my age;
So just as quickly as l can
I'm going to, settle on 1.-THE man.
Then. il when next year rolls around,
Still on the family tree I'm found,
Twill he my only course, l fear,
To change my birthdays to leap year!
Maize Virginia Caruthers in New Yorl
Times
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-15

Mrs. Upmore-How is your expert
ment of living in the country succeed
ing?
Mrs. Hyems-It isn't so bad as you
might expect. 1t costs us more, of
course. to have our butter and fresh
vegetables brought out to us from the
city. but we don't have to entertain
nearly as much company. - Scottish
American
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-15

"The trouble" said the dentist. as he
probed away at the aching molar with
a long slender instrument. sis evident
ly due to n dying nerve"
WELL groaned the victim. its up
to you to treat the dying with little
more respect Denver News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-15
A. a Victim.

Mrs. Billus-Why did you tell Mr..
KajOnes you suffered greatly from
cold feet?
Mr. Billus-What was the harm.
Maria? / didn't explain to him that
it was your cold feet 1 suffered FROM
Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-15
2 Poem for Coday
EHE CORN SONG
Greenleaf Whittier
By John Greenleaf Whittier

And now, with Autumn's moonlit
eyes.
Its harvest time has come,
We pluck away the frosted leaves,
And bear the treasure home.
There, richer than the tabled gift
Apollo showerod of old,
Fair hands the broken grain shall
sift.
And knead its meal Of gold.
Let vapid idlers loll in silk
Around their costly board
Give us the bowl OF samp and.milk.
By homespun beauty Iouredi
Where'er the wide old kitchen hearth
Sends up its smoky cuIls.
Who will not thank the kindly earth,
And bless our farmer girls
Then shame ON all the proud and vain.
Whose folly laughs to scorn
The blessing of our hardy grain,
Our wealth Of golden corn,
Let earth withhold her goodly root,
Let mildew blight the rye,
Give to the worm the orchards fruit,
The Wheat-tieId to the fly:
But let the good old crop adorn
The hills our fathers trod;
Still let us, for his golden corn.
Send up our thanks to God.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-15

ut is a difficult problem" said the
conscientious man, very difficult
what is worrying your asked his
wife.
IF I use slang before our sons and
daughters it will encourage them in
the practice, and if 1 don't they will
say l am Il back number Washing
ton Star
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-15

YlEAP high the farmers wintry
As hoard,
Heap high the golden corn!
Ii No richer gjft has Autumn
S-..----S poured
From OUT her lavish horn,
Let other lands. exulting. CLEAN
The apple from The pine
The orange from its glossy green.
The cluster from the vine
We better love the hardy gift
Our rugged Wales boStoW,
To cheer US when the storm shall drift
Our harVcst-tields with snow.
Through wales Of grass and meads OF
flowers.
Our pioughs their burrows made.
While on the hills the sun and show
crs
OF chanseful April played.
We dropped the seed DER hill and
plain
Beneath the sun of May.
And friEhtcned from our Sprouting
grain
The robber crows away
All through the log bright days of
June
Its leaves grew green ma fair,
And waved in hot midsUmm"Fs noon
It's soft ana yellow hair.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-15
Handicapped.

"What is versatility%
Versatility is having so many tai
ents that YOU can't get time to make n
living with any one of them. "-Chica.
go Record.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-07-26
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
A Reasonable Child.

They say 1 am fretful and sulky and
cross,
That Pm snappish and petulant,
too;-
That 1 won't play at all, unless 1 can
be boss,
And dictate what others shall do.
But | always am pleasant and smil-
ing and bright,
When my playmates do just as l
say,
And / never incline to a quarrel or
fight,
If I only can have my own way.
They say that, whenever a feast is
prepared,
/ clamor for more than the rest:
That / am not content if it's equally
shared,
But / must have the most and the
best.
Of course, 1 expect them, 1 frankly
admit,
To give me the best on the tray;
And I'll never be surly or sulky a bit.
If I only can have my own way.
They say over trifes / worry and
fret,
And at nothing I'm often put out;
They say, if opposed, l fly into a pet,
At the least contradiction | pout.
But truly, my temper / will
lose,
And I'll always be merry and gay,
If I am but allowed to do just as /
choose
IF I only can have my own way.
Carolyn Wells, in Success.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-07-26

An entire slice or a whole biscuit
should never be spread at once.
If out to dinner, at the end of the
meal the napkin should not be fold
ed, but placed unfolded at the left
side of the plate. If visiting, and a
n~apkin-ring is given, the napkin
should be neatly folded and placed
in it.
When a plate is sent up the second
time, the knife and fork may either
be left upon it, side by side, or they
may be held in the hand. Usage in
this little ms ter varies, but the
former method is the one generally
preferred.
In passing l~oaf-sugar and olives, it
is always more elegant to provide an
olive-spoon and sugar-tongs. Some
h~ostesses omit these, but it is almost
impossible to help ones self with
the fingers without touching more
than one takes, and this is objection
able.
Mustard and salt should be placed
upon the side of the plate. Meat and
vegetables can either be taken UP by
the fork and dipped into the condi-
ment, or the point of the knife can
be pressed into the salt, mustard,
catsup, etc., and then applied to the
food on the fork.
The same sort of dishes served at
a party supper are suitable for a
neutrality-suspicious.. Salmon or lob
ster with mayonnaise dressing, cold
fowl-roasted and boiled-ham.
tongue, pigeon pie, pressed. beef,
chicken salad or patties, lobster cut
lets, oyster-patties, %jellies, creams,
tarts, ~trifes, ices, etc., may be select
ed from, and, of course, the wedding
cake.
The knife should never be used IN
eating lettuce or salad of any kind.
With a very little practice one may
soon acquire the art of manipulating
an entire l~ettuce-leaf with the fork
and wafer alone. The salad is quite
as pretty, however, and much more
daintily eaten, if several lettuce
leaves are placed together, and then
torn across in strips. A slight twist,
and the prettiest of green roses may
be made to line the salad-bowl in
stead of the plain leaves.-Mary Eos
ter Snider, in Farm and Field.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-07-26
TABLE ETIQUETTE.
Some Simple Rules not Always Found
in Etiquette-Bo

Celery, olives, cheese, radishes,
etc., are always eaten from the
fingers.
1t is not good form to serve bread
in whole slices, but cut in two, or
even smaller.
Glasses should be filed three
fourths full of flesh cold water just
before the serving of the meal.
Open a boiled g either with the
knife or spoon. The top should be
neatly taken off at n stroke.
Cakes are eaten from the fingers.
except in the case of sticky layer
cakes, when a fork should always be
supplied.
Bread should never be broken into
and the last drop of the latter
should never be greedily taken up
with the spoon.
In eating peaches, pears, etc., re-
move the skin, cut the fruit up with
the dessert-knife, and convey the
pieces to the mouth with the fork.
If a silver knife is not provided
for the fish course, and the fish is
bony, two forks may be used. The
knife, however, should always be
supplied.
For a high tea, savory dishes are
introduced, such as ham, tongue.
chicken outlets or croquettes, oys-
~ter-patties, etc., also hot cakes, toast.
biscuits, preserves, honey, etc.
1t is not necessary to wait until
all have been served at the table. One
may begin to eat leisurely as soon
as served, only observing care not to
get through before others.
Each mouthful of bread OF biscuit
should be broken off when needed,
and a small piece of butter put on.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-07-26
BAPTIST UNIVERSITY ". .sm:,

Diplomas given in the Arts, Sciences
Philosophy, in Music. in Art and in Ex-
preston. Courses of study similar to
those in boys colleges. Recitation Pc
RODS, hour each. Faculty of six men
and twenty-four women. School of Bible
taught by a full graduate of Wake For
est and Newton Theological Seminary.
Thorough Business Course. Excellent
equipment for teaching Chemistry, Biol
ogy and Physics School of Music un.
surpassed in the South. The comfort of
students looked after by Lady Principal,
Lady Physician, two Matrous and a
Nurse. Board, literary, tuition, heat,
lights, baths, fees.for physician, nurse and
library, $I67 so per session !; in the club
from $45 to SIS less. No discount to any {;
everybody pays exactly the anne rates..
Believed to be the cheapest school of its
grade in the South. For further informa-
ton, address
PRESIDENT, r. 7. VANN,
RALEIGH, N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-07-26

Have you any improved farm ma
chinery, reaper, saw-mills, cotton
gins, etc., for sale? Then advertise
in our Farmers Exchange.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-07-26
Caldwell School.

Truthful, pure, sincere students for Cald-
we'll School. A chool for boys and girls in
a quiet restful place, co~ngenial to 1ntellectu-
al study and the development of character.
Write for catalogue.
MATTE j. CALDWELL, PRINCIPAL,
Lemon Springs, Moore Co., N. G.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-03-19
A Physicians Advice.

Yorktown, Ark, March 7th.-Dodd's
Kidney Pills must not be COMPOUNDED with
the ordinary patent medicine. They are a
new discovery, specific for all diseases
OF the Kidneys and have been accepted by
physicians only after careful tests in ex.
tIeme cases. DR.. Leland Williamson, Of
this place, heartily endorses Dodd's Kid
ney Pills "as remedy for the various
FERNS of the diseases Of the Kidneys, pains
IN the back, soreness in the region OF the
Kidneys, foul-smelling urine and cloudy or
thickened condition of the urine, dis
charges of pus or corruption, Gout, Rheu-
matism, Inflammation and Congestion of
the Kidneys and all kindred complaints"
Continuing, he says:
IL could mention many cases in which
/ have prescribed Dodd's Kidney Pills
with success. For instance, Mr.. Robert
Weeks, farmer, malaria haematuria or
swamp fever three times, kidneys weak
ened, continual pain and soreness in back,
which made him very nervous, had little
fever and sometimes chilly. Urine change
able, but generally very high-colored, an
old chronic case who had taken much
medicine with little effect. After taking
Dodd's Kidney Pills about six weeks, he
was entirely cured and had gained fifteen
pounds in weight The last time | saw
him, he was the picture of perfect man
hood"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-03-19

Many girl has regained her faded
beauty, many matron has heightened
the days of her comedy appearance by
using Peruna.
Peruna produces clean mucous mem
branes, the basis of facial symmetry
and perfect complexion.
The women have not been slow to dis
cover that course of Peruna will do
more toward restoring youthful beauty
than all the devices known to science.
While it is true that Peruna cures ca
tarrh wherever located, yet it is advisa-
BILE for everyone to use Peruna as a
preventive and not wait until catarrh
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-03-19
Artificial Phosphate.

The manufacture of artificial phos.
plate has recently been undertaken al
Magdeburg, Germany, under the for
mula of Herr VOTERS. There is melted
in a reverberatory furnace mixture OF
100 parts Of phosphorite crushed to q
coarse size, 10 parts of acid sulphate OF
soda, 20 parts of carbonate of lime, %
parts of sand and six to- sevea. parts OF
cinders. The melted mixture is poured
into a receptacle filled with water, where
it cools, becoming granny. The granu-
larry mass is then taken from the water
and after drying is placed in crusher
which reduces 1t to fineness. This prod
uct is said to be superior as fer
tilizer to natural phosphate Revue
Scientific
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-03-19
Hundreds ofWomen Cured byPe-ru-na
of AnnOying Catarrh.

DR. HARTMAN has probably done
- more than any other physician
toward popularizing a means of
escape from the facial deformties, such
as watery eyes, twisted nose, offensive
breath, dry cracked lips, due to the
ravaging effects of catarrh.
He has made chronic catarrh life
long study. His remedy, popularity
known as Peruna, is the most famous
remedy for catarrh in existence.
Probably there snot man or woman,
boy or girl, within the bounds of the
United States that has not heard of Pc
runa. By far the largest majority have
used Peruna.
The multitude of people that have
been cured of chronic catarrh by using
Peruna can never be known.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-03-19
THE GUNBOAT MANDJUR.

The Vessel to BE DiSmantled and
to Remain at Shanghai.
New York, March 5.-The Russian
consul has notified the taotai that the
authorities at st. Petersburg formal
ly agree, says a World dispatch from
Shanghai, to dismantle the gunboat
Mandjur which has been here for
some time in defiance of the neutral
fly regulations. 1t stated that the
guns will be put ashore and that the
Mandjur will remain at Shanghai un-
til the end of the war.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-03-19

has fastened itself in some part o. tho
system.
Peruna acts quickly and benefcially
lining the different organs Of the body.
Thus it will cure catarrh wherever
located.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use Of Peruua,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving s.
full statement of your case and Ne will
be pleased to give you his YalnR I'D
vice gratis.
| Address DR. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, q.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-03-19
BEAUTIFUL SKIN,
Soft White Hands and Luxuriant Hair
Produced by Cutfcura
Soap. g.

Millions of Women Use Cuticura Soap,
assisted by Cuticura Ointment, the great
skin cure, for preserving, purifying and
identifying the Sin, for cleansing the
scalp of crusts, scales and dandruf, and
the stopping of falling hair, for softening,
whitening and soothing red, rough and
sore. hands, for baby rashes, feelings and
purposes which readily suggest themselves,
as well as for all the purposes of the toilet,
bath and nursery.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-03-19

Miss Flora Hauser, 1889 s. New
Jersey street, indianapolis, Ind,
writes:
81 think I must have been
troubled with Csfarrh ever since !
was very young, aggravated each
time / caught a cold. This did nor
prove sufficiently serious to be OBJ
noxi0us until last winter. Then
my head and nose were so stopped
up that felt must do something.
PerHna was recommended to me by
q friend. fused 1t for four weeks,
and found to my relief that 1t cured
mo. IhaVe not had a bit of trouble
since. My head Is clear, and I can
safely affirm that Peruna cured
me. Miss Flora HauSer.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-03-19

ma severe case of Ovarian Y
Trouble and a terrible operation
avoided. Mrs. EmmOns tells
how she was saved by the use
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-1 am SO
pleased with the results obtained from
Lydia e. Pinkham'S Vegetable
Compound that feel it duty and
privilege to write you about it.
~ suffered for more than five years
with ovarian troubles, causing an
unpleasant discharge, great weak
ness, and at times a faintness would
come over me which no amount of
medicine, diet, or exercise seemed to
correct. Your Vegetable Compound
found the weak spot, however, within
few weeks and saved me from
an OperatiOn-al my troubles had
disappeared, and 1 found myself once
more healthy and we'll. Words fail to
describe the real, true, grateful feeling
that is in my heart, and want to tell
every sick and suffering sister. Don't
daily with medicines you know moth
ing about, but take Lydia f.. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
take my word for it, you will be diff
ferent woman in short time. - MRS.
LAURA EMMoNs, Walkerville, Ont. -
$4,000 forfeit If original of aboue letter proving
esnufneness cannot be produced.
Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkham if there Is anything
about your sickness you do not
understand. No woman ever
regretted writing her and she
has helped thousands. Address
Lynn, Mass.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-03-19
Not Quite a Kick.

A few years ago man living near
Wichita had an only daughter. She married
and went to live at Emporia. After her
moved to Wichita, where they bought a
small hotel and made good returns. One
day the daughter and her husband came
for visit They remained two days, then
another, and made no movement toward
home. Finally the father landlord called
his sonin-law to his side and said What
a pity, John, that you and Mary didn't
come to visit us at the farm. We were
not keeping hotel then and it wouldn't
have cost you a cent to have staid as long
as you wanted to."-Wichita Eagle.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-03-19
In fhe Interests of Science.

Some great ships are to-day en-
ployed almost wholly in seeking for
starfish specimens in deep SEAS and
there are hundreds of men who spend
a portion of their time in collecting
starfish in the interests of science.
Many of the specimens collected by
ships are taken from depths of one
and even two miles. The pressure
which this fish withstands at this depth
is of course very great
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-03-19
QUIET AT VLADIVOSTOCK.

No japanese Warships Seen mt VIad-
livestock Since February 20.
Vladivostock, March 5,-All is quiet
here No Japanese warships have
been seen since February 25, when ten
ships were sighted on the horizon,
but soon disappeared.
The inhabitants continue to leave
Vladivostock for Nikolsk, Khabarovsk
or Europe.
There are no signs of spring. The
ice is heavy and the cold is severe.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-03-19
New Excuse.

In the Portland municipal court recent.
ly woman got to the limit of excuses by
saying that an apparent drunkenness was
in reality only a desperate attempt on her
part to break in pair Of new shoes and
at the same time to walk on ice. Judge
Hill smiled but gave her 80 days.-Bangor
News.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-03-19
Teo,inte and BiIIion DOLLAR Grass.

The two greatest fodder plants on earth,
one good for IA tons hay and the other
80 tons green fodder per acre. Grows
everywhere, so does Victoria Rape, yield
ing 10000 TBS. sheep and swine food per
acre. TX. IL
JUST SEND 10c IN STAMPS TO THE
John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, and receive in return their big
catalog and lots of farm seed samples.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-03-19
Feared Husband Would Leave Her.

Terre Haute, Ind, March 5.-Mrs.
Gertrude Shawman, fearing the par
ents of her husband had prevailed on
him to leave her, committed suicide
by taking arsenic, leaving a note that
he should not look upon her dead face.
They had been married a year.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-03-19
The Enect of sleeping in Cars.

Is the contracting of cold, which often
results seriously to the lungs. Never
neglect a cold, but take in time Taylor
Cherokee Remedy of Sweet. Gum and
Mullein-nature's great cough medicine.
At druggists, 25c., 5Oc., and $l.0O a
bottle.