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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07
Little Fnlnlsts.

The feminist movement extends to
the young. The recent census of play
upon New York streets made by the
Peoples institute revealed the boys
playing only one game not also played
By girls-tO wit, foot ball Baseball
proved TO be the favorite game of the
girls, as it was of the boys. And
every other game favored by the boys
was also enjoyed by the girls, with
the one exception of football.
Even the boys vices are no longer
taboo to his sister. In this census OF
play on the streets eight girls were
found shooting craps. Eight girls
were also cOught smoking.
And while we note this further evil
dence of the triumph of the sex let
us ask what has become of that good
old word 'tomboy"? Has any one
heard it in a decade? 1t used to have
its terrors for the precursors OF the
w0man's movements, the early rebels
against restrictions based on sex, a
generation ago. Do the dictionaries
now mark it as obsolete? Or has it
now become a term of approval? The
tomboy has come to her own
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07

A clever pun and a bit of news re-
Gently appeared in one of the leading
medical journals. 1t says: The vogue
OF the stovepipe is passing; laden with
unhonored years, it is sinking steadily
into oblivion. Safe motely shapeless-
ness cover the massive crania of our
most eminent surgeons and their
dreamy hues of brown and green make
our hat-racks quite attractive The
fashion is to be unconventional with
out reaching the bounds of the too ut
terly utter Each of US takes an in
terest in his brim and molds his form
less headgear with creative dints. We
are passing fast away from the tyran-
ny of the hard hat and the darkness
which was felt"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07

ney like this are that it usually draws
better; it climbs out into the upper air
through the peak of the roof, where il
is better supported by the house and
where it is easier to fix the roof
around it so that it will not leak. Still
another advantage is the additional
height, which insures a better draft.
Chimneys like this draw better for
another reason-they are surrounded
by warm rooms, and the fues are
easily heated. Hot air naturally goes
up so the ordinary cold draft of the
chimney is increased by this natural
phenomenon. All you have to do to
have things right. is to follow natural
laws and take advantage of them to
promote the end desired.
This little house Is only % feet wide
by SO feet long. without measuring
the porch A 22-foot house can be
comfortably placed on a 80 or 35-foot
lot and leave plenty of breathing
space on all sides Then, it does not
cost great deal to build a compact
little house from this plan. Under
ordinary favorable circumstances of
material and labor supply, $4,000
should build it complete, with plumb
ing, furnace, piping for gas. and wir-
ing for electricity.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07
Pearl and MARGARET,

There is a charming legend about
the name Margaret-and all its varia-
tions, from Meg to Daisy, share it.
Margaret is of Persian origin, and
means child Of light, or Pearl The
Persian legend says that oysters are
moon worshippers and that each night
they come up from the bed of the deep
sea to open their shells and worship
their diety
Each faithful oyster that opens it's
shell in worship is rewarded for it's be-
lief, for the moon deposits in it a drop
of dew-translucent, shimmering in
light, and showing wondrous colors-
which the moonbeams turn into a
pearl Murwari is the old Persian
name; and through the Greek adapta-
ton, Margarites, is developed into the
name it is today.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07
SYmpathetic JeMelera.

IF you want dealer in silverware
TO refund money for goods that you
wish to return, just tell him the arti-
Gle was intended for present at
wedding that has been called off, and
you'll get your money" a clever wo-
man said Il have had money refund
ed already this season on a set of
knives and forks and a fruit dish.
They really were bought for presents
and the weddings really were broken
off, thus throwing the things back on
my hands; but if they hadn't been l
probably could have made the mer-
chant believe so, and he still would
have given me my money. 1t is doubt
full, though, If | could have gotten
around him on any other pretext. AS
a rule jewelers. and silversmiths dis
like to refund money. but in case of
interrupted nuptials they relent. They
realize that it isn't the customers
fault that those wedding bells refuse
to ring and are willing to save him
from loss"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07
Adaptable ProdioaI.

A man who lived in Raleigh, n. c.,
fell heir to about $4,000 and immedi-
ately spent it in high living A second
and third good-sized sum of money
came to him, and each time he played
prodigal son until he was without
funds.
One day Josephus Daniels, now sec
rotary of the navy, met this man on
the street in Raleigh. The prodigal
was in rags looked hungry and was
evidently in very hard luck
1t seems to me that you must have
a tough time, said Daniels. How do
you stand it after the good living, lux
uries and fine clothes you have been
accustomed to-"
Mr. Daniels" the man replied, I'll
tell you how | do it; have made ar
rangements to get along without what
l can't get. '-Saturday Evening Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07
hauptmann and helna

Gerhardt Hauptmann, the German
playwright, through the banning of his
new "FestspieP at Breslau by the
agency of the crown prince. is now
suffering for the crime which entailed
far severer punishment on Heinrich
Heine, namely, that of being a great
admirer and eulogizer of Napoleon
the man who trampled Prussia in the
dust. and, above all, insulted Queen
Louise
Heine's "Grenadiers" might be called
an apotheosis of the victor of Jena,
and on settling in Paris he accepted
the Legion Honneur from Napoleon
as well as pension. When the pres
ent kaiser took over from the en-
press of Austria the Achilleion at
Corfu the first thing he did was to
order the removal of a bust of Heine
from the entrance hall, and on being
sent to Hamburg it failed to find a
purchaser. A statue to Heine, the
most popular of all German poets, is
nowhere to be found in Germany.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07
WILSON'S NEW
MEXICAN POLICY
Ex-Governor Lind Goes Presi-
dents Representative.
AMBASSADOR WILSON is OUT.
Administration Determined Not To
Recognize Huerta and Thereby
Condone the Assassination
Of Madero and Suarez.

Washington President Wilson TOOK
the first steps in the policy through
which he proposes to deal with the
Mexican situation. He formally ac-
cepted the resignation of Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson, 10 take effect
October Il and sent to Mexico City as
his personal epresentative-bu not
accredited to the Huerta government
former Governor John Lind, of
Minnesota, lifelong friend of Secre-
tary Bryan. The understanding is
that when a stable government is
established in Mexico, Mr.. Lind will
be formally named as ambassador.
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan had frequent conferences dur
ing the day; Ambassador Wilson had
a long talk with Mr.. Bryan, and Chair
man Bacon, of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, discussed the
situation with the President at the
White House But except for the an
uOuncement of Mr.. Lind's Mission. no
explanation of the policy to be pur-
sued by the American government was
forthcoming,
Official Announcement.
The statement from Secretary
Bryan read:
Ex-Governor John Lind, of Mime
sofa, has been sent to Mexico as the
personal representative of the Presi-
dent to act as adviser to the embassy
in the present situation When the
President is ready to communicate
with the Mexican authorities as to the
restoration of peace he will make pub
lie his views. Governor and Mrs Lind
departed for Mexico by rail to pro-
coed via New Orleans or Galveston.
1t became known that further an
nouncement would be made by Presi-
dent Wilson in few days, possibly on
the arrival Of Mr. Lind in Mexico
City
1t is said the President is observ-
ing with keen interest the efforts OF
leading MeXicans to bring about peace
and will offer no suggestions until
these apparently prove futile That
Mr.. Lind will be empowered to explain
to all inquirers the unalterable opposi-
ton Of the American government to
the recognition of the Huerta ad-
ministration is expected to be a fac
tor which may assist the situation.
Prominent MeXicans have taken it
upon themselves to try to persuade
General Huerta to retire in favor OF
another provisional executive accept
able to all factions
Meanwhile, arms and munitions OF
war from the United States will con
tinue to be denied to the two warning
forces, and unless it is apparent that
internal efforts to bring about peace
have failed the United States will not
offer its services as a mediator. Mr..
Lind will undoubtedly act in that
capacity when the time comes
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07

The right hand doubtless owes some
thing of its pre-eminence to the Bible
The Hebrews singled it out for special
honor, and the Scriptures contain
quite hundred references in which
the right hand" is made the type
and symbol of everything noble
praiseworthy and desirable 1t is
worth noting, however, that the tribe
of Benjamin once boosted 700 left
handed singers who could sling
stones to hairs breadth and not
miss" and that among the mighty
men and helpers" of King David were
many who could use both the right
hand and the left in hurting stones
and shooting arrows with the bow"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07

Besides leading both upstairs and
down, 1t gives a grade entrance to
the cellar. a side entrance to the
kitchen, and 1t takes up very little
room
Downstairs the main feature is the
dining room. which is large enough to
make a comfortable sitting room: and
1t is especially attractive ON account
Of the three windows and the CRATE
Where chimney can be so placed
as to accommodate the furnace in the
cellar, the range in the kitchen and
the CRATE in the dining room, you get
faction with comparatively little ex-
pense. Other advantages in a chin
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07
Decided One Hand" Was gnouuh.

Many stories are told about the
quick wit and humor of the late BIZ
Chenault. who was a gambler in the
palmy days of southern Kansas He
was highly educated and well connect
ed, his brother being a supreme Judge
in western state.
A few years ago Bill was sitting
asleep in a saloon in Oklahoma City
when a free for all fight started AS
the commotion of battle awoke him.
Bill jumped up and cried out:
Deal me a hand"
Just as he finished the sentence a
big cowboy hit him under the ear.
AS he fell to the floor he raised his
head and yelled:
Skip my hand"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07

nished and kept in good repair, it may
be made more attractive than some OF
the larger houses on the wide street
do not mean that person should go
into a part of the town where prop
erty is neglected; but there are many
side streets leading off from main
residence avenues that are more de-
sirable for homes than the main
streets themselves. A house is not
always q home, whether it be large
or small. have seen many more
real homes in the smaller houses than
in the larger ones. think the pro-
portion is very much greater.
The stairway in this little house
combines a good deal in a little space
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07

build any kind of freak house or hitch
on any sort of attachment, and take
plenty of time afterwards to regret
doing so. | have seen a great deal
of such nonsense in building
One of the first principles in home
building is to exercise common-sense
in buying a lot in a location reason
ably accessible to ones place of bust
ness and in a satisfactory neighbor-
hood then follow this by building a
house that fits the lot, the family, and
tie mans bank account. AS a rule,
men are Influenced by their more
prosperous neighbors to build more
expensive houses than they can af-
ford. This often comes about from
selecting a lot in a high-priced neigh
borhood Then a man feels under
obligation to build house in keeping
with the street and with the ideas of
his neighbors. He cannot go against
popular opinion without losing caste.
1t is much better to move into anoth-
er part of the town than to attempt it.
But little house like this, for in
stance, is within the means Of every
ambitious man; and, if properly fur
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07

Mr.. William A Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
GUST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building, for the readers Of this
paper On account of his wide experience
AS Editor, Author and Manufacturer he
Is without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No. IT'S West
jackson boulevard. Chicago. ILL.,. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
An attractive design for six
ro0med house of one and a half sto-
rles, comprising many desirable feat
ures, is shown in the accompanying
perspective and plans. 1t is not very
large; but fortunately, small low-cost
houses often have advantages over
larger ones. Three of these advan-
tages are light, sunshine, and air In
a small house, opposite windows are
necessarily near together; and the
light from one often crosses that OF
another, although they may be in diff
terent rooms. Sunshine, of course,
carries light, and it carries life-giving
properties besides. Light, airy houses
are almost always healthful and cheer
full In crowded cities, houses offer
Ing such advantages are always occu-
pied, while dark. dismal houses often
go begging for tenants In this design
there are three rooms downstairs and
three rooms upstairs, and they are
arranged to provide a great deal of
comfort and convenience.
When man starts to build a house,
he usually has some particular ideas
in mind that he wishes to have
worked into the plan. Very often
these are not practical. They have
been extracted, as a general thing,
from some other plan, and cannot well
be grated into the new design with
out spelling the symmetry. You can
not have everything in one house. no
matter what its size or the amount OF
money it costs. There are natural ad.
vantages that go with the environ
ment, which cannot be successfully
transplanted. This is one OF the prin.
cipal reasons why architects are nee
essary One of the most difficult prob
lens an architect runs up against is
to prevent owners from injecting into
house plans ideas that are not fitting
or practical under existing conditions
One man insisted on having a porte
cochere at the side of his house, when
commodate the extension. He got his
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07
Rinds in History.

Signet rings are mentioned in the
Bible, and we find the ring in those
days, to have been a sign of honor as
it is with us. During the war lover
who wished to specially honor his
bride sent the gold money to the gold
smith with which to fashion the wed.
ding ring, for in those days the heavier
and broader the band the better, and
girls used to measure the width and
"heft' the circles to see whose was
the broadcast and heaviest, and there
by establish social standing unim
peachable.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07

Remember the old school states,
bound in red flannel to prevent the
noise of slate rafting that used to be-
come unbearable. until manufacturers
found how to mufle them? Stores
selling school supplies used to carry
great stocks of them. for it was a rare
day in room that did not see a slate
or two broken; but where are they all
now? Since the boards of health de-
cided that they were insanitary and
decreed against them. the whole tribe
has disappeared.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07
Trees Lightning Never Strikes.

Lightning is said to differentiate be-
tween trees as well as men and wom-
en-. Some years ago Mr. McNab, a
fellow of the Botanical Society OF Ed
inburgh, investigated into the gener-
ally received opinion that neither the
beech nor the birch is ever struck by
lightning lie collected information
regarding lightning trees
throughout Great Britain, and found
no single instance of either of these
species being struck Investigation in
North America gave similar results.
He found, indeed, that in the forest
regions there beech tree was re-
garded as the safest place in a thun-
derstorm
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07
% MINERS PERISH.
An unfortunate Widow Loses Her
Three Sons.

Glasgow, Scotland. ~ twenty-five
coal miners persisted in fire which
broke out in the Mavis Valley pit OF
the Calder Colliery near here. The
bodies were recovered Only one man
escaped alive of the shift of miners
in the pit at the time of the fire. A
widow lost three of her sons. The
rescuing parties passed through a
severe ordeal owing to the intense
heat and poisonous gases,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07
AUTO PLUNGES INTO RIVER.
Three Persons Drowned When Driver
Loses Control.

Grand Forks. ~ D.-Mrs J. Johnson
and her infant son and r A. Steward
and his daughter Alice. were drowned
in the Red River Of the North near
Drayton, y D., 80 miles north Of
here, according TO information receiv-
ed here when the driver of the auto
mobile they were riding lost control
of his machine and went over the
river bank John Anderson, the driver,
and J. Johnson, husband OF one of the
women drowned, swan ashore.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07
ceyIon Bullock Carts Passing.

Owing to heavy mortality among the
bullocks used for transporting planta-
ton products in Ceylon, due to rinder-
pest and foot-and-mouth disease, rev
olution seems to be impending in this
island. in the substitution of motor
lorries for the picturesque but slow
and cumbersome bullock carts which
for centuries have been the chief
means of conveying goods in Ceylon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07
cENsURE FOR MEN eATHERs.
Swimming Instructor Thinks They
Should Wear Short Skirts

Madison, Wis.-H d. McChesney,
swimming instructor at the University
of Wisconsin, in charge of the Brit
tingham Park bathing beach during
the summer, thinks men should be
censured in the matter of bathing
garb more than women. 81 think
men should be compelled to wear
bathing suits with short skirt" he
said
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07
BIG 14-lNCH GUN BURSTS.
Accident Happened At Indian Head,
Md, Last Wednesday,

Washington. - 1t became known
Monday that a great 14-inch gun
burst at the breech end while being
tested at the government grounds at
Indian Head, Md, last Wednesday. in
volving an estimated loss of $25O00O
No one was injured. 4 statement is
sued by Acting Secretary Roosevelt
said the gun burst at the breach end
while being proof fred
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07

idea from a different style of house
built on a wider lot. and it was SO
thoroughly fixed in his mind that he
was prepared to sacrifice much more
desirable features to carry out his
idea He could not understand that
such attachments do not ordinarily go
with small houses on narrow lots. OF
II man is stubborn enough, he can
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07

If you want to find picture OF true
humility hunt up a railroad president.
Between the money kings on the one
side and the labor barons on the
other, he feels like going on a dollar
Philadelphia Ledger
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07
DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR.
Anthony W. Grace Electrocuted For
Murder OF His Brother.

Ossining, y. Y.-Anthony w. Grace
was put to death by electricity at Sing
Sing prison as penalty for the murder
of his brother, Jack, a well-known
wrestler Jack Grace's body was
found hacked to pieces in the rooms
of the Walden Social Club at Walden,
n. Y, last September.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07
Short jerks Threats.

Short jerks is always threatening
to give a written guarantee. although
every one knows he can't write
Atchison Globe
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-07
RELIGIOUS SECT NEARING END
Disappearance of Denomination Known
as Shakers Due to Dogma
of CeIibacy.

The news from Enfield, Conn. that
the North family of shakers of that
place, numbering ten, has moved to
Mount Lebanon, New York, leaving at
Enfield, of the former three families
or communities. only ten members of
the Church family, is evidence of the
passing of a peculiar people, remarks
the Providence Bulletin. The recruit
ing plan of the shakers, dependent
solely for new membership on the
manifestation of divine light as they
came to individuals has not proved
effective Their dogma of celibacy
has made impossible those denomina-
tional accretions that are due to the
transmission of religious views from
parents to children. The 'revivals
out of which the sect sprang in Eng
land and in this country in the eigh-
teenth century long since ceased, and,
in fact, were inconsistent with the
inaggressive character of these people.
The Enfield, Conn. community once
numbered hundreds, and the sect in
the country had 1000 adherents. To-
day, or rather at the time of the last
compilation of statistics made for the
Christian Advocate, in 1912. the fifteen
shaker communities in this country
afforded a census of SIG.
1t was a few years prior to the
American revolution that the shaker
movement. which was still young in
England. was transplanted TO the colo
MES in America; transplanted is the
word. as it appeared here it disap-
peared across the water The sect
is now disappearing in the United
States. Even forty years ago there
were some 1000 full members, be-
sides several hundred novitiates here
The communities then numbered sew
enteen and later fifteen These were
at New Lebanon and Watervliet. New
York; Hancock, birmingham, Harvard
and Shirley, Massachusetts,; Enfield,
Connecticut; Canterbury and Enfield,
New Hampshire Union Village, Wa
tervliet. Whitewater and North Union,
Ohio. and Pleasant Hill and South
Union, Kentucky. They are passing
slowly but surely from the world in
which their theology permits them to
take so small share of interest
Story of a Precious Five-YearO Old.
Bill Bowen of Atchison tells the
Globe of woman and her little son
who were on a Central Branch train
the other day Fares. please" the
conductor said. and the woman hand
ed him one ticket. Boy will have to
pay. too, madam" said the conductor
"Oh. but he's only five years old"
she replied. Looks mighty old to be
only five years old snapped the con
ductor Yes, he does. but you see,
he has been doing a lot of worrying,