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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Trained Elephants

When Gen. Chinese" Gordon took
an Indian elephant and mahout to AZ
RIGA for the purpose Of training the
African elephants he was only repeat
ing history, says the Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger. For antiquarians believe
that the African elephants which were
used by Hannibal in his crossing Of
the Alps were inferior to the Indian
ones and that they were for the most
part controlled and guided by Indian
mahouts. Polybius is quoted as saying
that at the battle Of Raphia, Antio-
chus had Indian and Ptolemy AZ
rican elephants. These animals, de-
picted on Carthaginian coins, are
clearly of the African type, as shown
by their large ears. The indications
are that the art of elephant training
in those early days originated in India
and was brought from there to Africa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Time Lost in Effort
to CAPTURE Hcppiness

For many years now I have been
watching the pursuit Of happiness
What beating of busiest What a
ScurTying hither have seen! 1t would
appear that most people regard hap
pineSs as kind Of wild rabbit which
they must hunt and capture. They
pursue 1t with horses and hounds and
ships and high-powered motor cars
They stop at no expense. Yet have
not known pursuer to capture hap
pineSs. They return to their homes
disappointed Often they have found
the Angel Of Happiness, after search
ing the world for her, waiting for them
on their own door steps and she has
welcomed them and for day or two
they have been filed with the light
of her countenance.
AT last" they say, 1--WE have cap
tured her"
Then, suddenly, she Is gone.
What we need Is more money and
p bigger house." some of them have
said.
And this has been a too common
plea: ''If had another husband or
another wife-some one who really
aoved me and my great purpose-then
should be able to find happiness and
I am sure that she would stay with
me"
All these Incidents Of the chase 1
have witnessed and the tragic failures
which have followed them. L have
come to think that no one who pur-
sues Happiness can ever hope to catch
her. And here I am in accord with
good authority. Mr.. Herbert Spencer
has said that life consists in being in
correspondence with environment.
What then is happiness but full cor
respondence with a good environment?
How may one achieve 1t If his environ
ment is forever changing? - From
"Opinions of a Cheerful Yankee" by
Irving Bachelor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Faded Supersfitions

Whether she was really supersti-
Nous or not, the bride of fifty years
ago was sure to observe certain lit
tie details that were passed along
from one to another. For instance,
no bride dared to ignore the old
s'something old, something new, some
thing borrowed, something blue To-
day they pay no attention to that or
any other similar notions. "There was
time" says venerable clergyman
who has officiated at more marriages
than he can remember, "when brides
were superstitious, but find none of
it now. Brides coming to the church
to be married whGn repairs are go
ing on in the building walk under
ladders with laugh. But forty years
ago, however, 1 waited-at the altar in
vain on one occasion, the bride re-
fusing to 90 on with the ceremony
because a black cat had crossed her
path as she entered the church door"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Big B

"Now, gentlemen" said the pres
ident of the Wisteria Suburban Golf
club, show soon shall we lay out an
other links and move into 1T"
Didn't we move three mouths agoF'
asked the chairman Of the green's COM
mittee.
1--WE did, but they are putting up an
other row Of apartments on the West
side, which entirely blots out the sun. y
"How much money is In the treas
ury?"
ooh. a couple of millions. We made
real money the last time"
sBut is this golf?" inquired dub
In the rear.
my dear boy" replied the president
soothingly, I'VE no longer live in the
suburbs to play golf; we live here to
make money In real estate deals by
moving from one course to another"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Might Reasonably Be
Called "Fixed Income"

A negro was arrested at the In
stance of his wife for nonsupport and
refusal to work. He was being cross
examined by young lawyer. who was
the law partner of local politician,
called Colonel Benson. During the
examination Of the negro the young
lawyer ASKED:
Dick, have you any fixed incomeT
The negro was puzzled by the term.
Counsel explained that the expression
meant certainty Of money paid, not
for odd Jobs, but for steady employ
ment; in other words, q compensation
at stated intervals on which one could
absolutely rely.
Upon the conclusion Of the counsel's
remarks, the negro's face frightened.
"Ah done fink All hab fixed In
come, sah," he said.
"And what Is this fixed income%
was the next question.
swell, sah," he answered with a
broad grin in the direction Of Colonel
Benson. "de colonel dar alters GIBBS me
TO- dollahs an sack OBJ flour on cleo
ton days."-Everybody's Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Movfoir's Romantic Days

Mayfair, which Is now one of the
most fashionable residential districts
in London, was originally plot Of
land set aside by King Edward I as a
fair ground, but later complaint re-
ferred to it as lone Of the most pes
tilent nurseries of impiety and vice,
and one of the most notorious occa-
sions of riot and disorder" Under
James IFS license the May fair was
held, mot for trade and merchandise.
but for music, drinking, gaming, raf-
fling, stage plays and drolls." The gal
lants of the day built houses so as
to be In reach of the fair, and May
fair became the center of London's
social life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
The Hidden Gift

know all about that wonderful,
perfected voice. I knew man once
who pursued 1t until he was within
six months of conQuering the world
with it. He used to practice in Broad
woods piano stores in Pulteney street,
secretly and at night. He had not
been satisfied with opera engagements
with Sarastro and Marcel and ap-
plause. On the very brink of the real
ization of his dream the Truth stepped
In with scythe and hourglass; and 10
an old man lying dead In University
College hospital, and an elegantly
dressed young Partisan in tears and
perplexity saying: Il am his son-if
only 1 had known Viola Trees
castles in the Air.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
"She Bends to Fight"

A ten-year-old girl came to one Of
the Indianapolis branch libraries the
other day to get a book for her big
sister. For a long minute she studied
for the name of the book she wished.
Then a triumphant smile came to her
face.
"Its She Bends to Fight" she
announced, triumphantly.
The librarian had to tell the child
she didn't have book by that name.
She suggested she call up her home
by telephone and check up ON the
name of the book. She called up the
home and came back with this name
of the book, "She Stops to Conquer"
Indianapolis News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Unshdued Saints

English artists in stained glass have
been perturbed by the complaint of
the chancellor of the diocese of Ches-
ter that ecclesiastical windows do the
saints sparse justice in presenting
these holy men wearing boards. Art
lists In stained glass retort that they
aspire to present their subject with
as much accuracy as possible and that
history shows most Of the saints wore
boards, especially as they labored in
countries where conditions rendered
shaving difficult and unusual. Thus,
despite protests of the offended chan
cellor, stained-glass windows In
churches will in future, as In the past,
present views Of saints bearded like
the pard"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Baby Wasp's Feast

The wasp, whose nest frequently is
found under the caves of building or
behind the blinds, is an expert spider
catcher. She selects a spider of
proper size, pounces upon it, thrusts
her singer into the most vulnerable
spot and paralyzes her victim, reduc-
ing it to a helpless state without kill
ing it outright. The spider then is
taken to the wasp's nest and placed
on the under side, the cell is closed
and apparently forgotten. Soon after
ward the egg matches and the infant
wasp is provided with a supply of
food.-St Nicholas Magazine
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Decorative Shoes

Most shoes of the Middle ages had
soft uppers, sometimes closed to the
ankle or higher, but frequently open
down the front and laced over with
decorative straps. Stocking boots
wooden gaiter shoes and simple leath-
Ter soles sewed to the end of tights
were also worn. Tops of high shoes
and boots were often folded over or
trimmed with fur. During the Thir-
feenth century pointed toes of shoes
Increased in length, when the points
were sometimes turned up and back
and tied to garter just below the
knee. High wooden clogs were worn
10 increase the height. In the last
quarter of the Fifteenth century
pointed toes began to be succeeded
by round ones that later became broad
and almost square.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Goldfish Aid Light Plant

Now the goldfish enters the ranks
of mans dumb servants. Spray ponds,
where water is cooled at small trans
forming stations along electric trans
mission lines, are being kept free from
clogging moss by stocking them with
the sparkling fish, says the Popular
Mechanics Magazine. An interesting
balance in numbers and food was
maintained at one pond. When the
moss was exhausted, some of the gold
fish turned cannibals and devoured
the others. The survivors kept the
vegetable growth from accommodating
around the noZZleS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Little Left to Be Said

The discussion about the origin of
the word "carping" as used frequently
In the expression, "carping critic"
leads us to pick up an unused oar for
a moment. The word is not from the
French, but from the fish, and Is 50
called because the carp is scaly,
dumb, sneaking and full of bones. In
the human variety the bones are most
ly above the ears. The carp is also
of the sucker variety, and will steal
your bait. 1t is considered of abso-
lutely no value. When caught 1t will
try and flop back in the water
Wichita Eagle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Trace Link Bet.ueen
Wickedness and Are

Hygiene and eugenics will combine
to extend the natural term of human
Life in the opinion Of Professor Hulk
ley. The birth rate will continue to
fall. AS result the not distant fu-
ture will be confronted with notable
change In the relative number Of
young and old people. The elders will
bulk larger In the statistics than they
do today.
However gratifying the prolongation
Of life may be from the standpoint Of
the individual, the social effects threat
en- to be deplorable. Considering to
what pretty pass the world has al
ready been brought By the wicked old
men and the old men Of the tribe, we
can only shrink from future in which
the old men will be more numerous
and, by definition, wickeder than ever.
A world as foreseen by Julian Huxley
and behaving as described by his
brother. Aldous Huxley, would be
rather terrible world.
One can only cast about for cure.
Euthanasia as corrective to eugenics
Is too heroic remedy, aside from the
fact that the old men, being more
than ever In control of the parliament
and the legislatures, will refuse to
pass laws for the.peaceful extirpation
Of hale but obnoxious old men. Prob
ably the easier answer Is to promote
facilities for keeping old men young.
They seem to be willing enough. More
than ever the problems Of leisure
looms up. How Is one to keep out of
mischief man who works five days
week and six hours a day and refuses
to die before he Is ninety?-New York
Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
The HIGHER Life

What I know is that there is more
In life than anything man can do or
say, that there is an immortal spirit
whose history, whose struggles, whose
victories and defeats give the whole
meaning to this life which Is only one
short paragraph in the book of that
greater life. These are our fleshy con-
ditions and we must obey them, but
through them, always, we must be
waiting, listening, for ever at atten-
ton to catch the movement of that
other life. Your honor, your courage,
your sacrifice, your gentleness, kind
illness, if you lose these things you had
as well be sleeps carcass hanging
in any butcher's.-hugh Walpole.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Lottery's Golden Days

In the naughty Eighteenth century.
before the British people became so
virtuous, the lottery was a public
event almost more palpitating than the
lord mayors show. "Today," writes
Swift to Stella in 1710, "Mr. Addison,
Colonel Friend and I went to see the
million lottery drawn at Guild hall
The jackanapes of bluecoat boys gave
themselves such airs in pulling out the
tickets and show'd white hands open
to the company, to let US see there
was no cheat" In iii a son of Lord
Abercorn won f4,4OO in the lottery.
Today 1t flourishes most magnificently
in Spain, but in England, also, in a
modest way, at church bazaars; for
lotteries are not wicked at bazaars."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Porpoises Visit America

In the mouth of the mighty st. Law
renee river, and often, when it is very
stormy, In the Gulf of st. Lawrence,
may be seen the huge slow-moving
porpoises.
About the color of dirty sea water,
these huge fish, some of them six to
eight feet long, slowly appear on the
surface of the water and slowly dive
with the motion Of a big revolving
wheel.
Porpoises are now chiefly priced for
the Oil and leather which they yield,
although they, as well as their cousins,
the dolphins, were once an article Of
diet.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Great Writer'S Dark Days.

Not many know that the author Of
Little Women" when young wom-
an, went out to do. homework from
sheer poverty. 1t was In 1853, when
she was in her twenty-first year, that
she wrote in her journal:
"In May, when school was closed,
went to L. as a second girl. needed
the change, could do the wash, and
was glad to earn my 50 week. Home
In October with $50 for my wages"
The family certainly needed the $50.
It was about this time that Bronson
Alcott went west to make his fortune
lecturing or something and came back
with exactly $1.-Boston Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
"Go to Jericho"

When he wished to be free from dis
turbance Henry VIII used to go to a
house in the manor of Blackmore,
about seven miles from Chelmsford.
AS a disguise, this place was given
the name of Jericho, and when anyone
inquired for the king while he was
seeking peace it was customary to say
that he had gone to Jericho" The
place usually goes by the name of the
"Jericho estate" or the "Blackmore
priory,' and brooklet running
through the village Is called 'the Jor-
dan"
The popular saying may have been
originally a rebuke to young upstairs /;
q verse In the second book If Samuel
ricio uatil your
.0ndjr Tit Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Walking on Water

It is possible to walk on water,
or at least on the surface of Lake
Magadl, Kenya colony, Africa, be
cause of the thick crust of carbonate
of soda, commonly known as baking
soda, which covers the lakes sur
face. This lake, which is fifteen miles
long and four miles wide, even at
the height of summer has the ap-
pearance Of being completely frozen
over. The lake Is impregnated b.
sodium carbonate, in the same way
Great Salt Lake water Is full Of saA.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Blankets From Trees

The paper-bark trees of northern
Australia provide natural mattresses
and blankets for benighted wander
ers, according to the Sydney Bulletin.
The bark consist Of several layers,
which combined are about an inch
thick. The bark is stripped with the
tree and split, part Of it serving as "a
mattress and the remainder as h
blanket, both of which are water
proof. Being very oily this bark
also burns when other barks and
woods are water-soaked.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Expensive Suit

The first bit Of gold discovered In
Australia was found by a native
bushman. 1t was a very large lump
and he had an idea that it was worth
something but he did not realize its
full value. Seeing his employer count
ing some gold pieces he said he would
bring him a lump of the yellow metal
in exchange for suit Of corduroy.
The exchange was quickly effected
and the native brought lump weigh
ing more than 100 rounds and valued
at more than $4,000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
The Other One

The captain saw young recruit try
ing to cook his breakfast with an anna
flourish fire. He showed him how to
make a quick-cooking fire.
"Look at the time you're wasting"
he said. "When I was In the Hima-
layas I often had to hunt my break
fast. I used to go about two miles
In the jungle, shoot my food, skin or
pluck 1t, then cook and eat it, and
return to camp under half an hour. -
Then he added: "Of course, you have
heard of the Himalayas?"
Eyes, SIR" replied the recruit, "and
also of Ananias."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
THOUGHTFUL Burglar

A man convicted of burglary recent
ly In Australia is reputed to be the
most obliging member of his craft.
He broke into the home Of store
owner, extracted the keys to the safe
and store from the owners pockets,
walked mile to the store, where he
looted the safe of 5000, and then went
back to the owners home, replaced
the keys and departed, after having
closed the window he had forced open
on his first entry.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
Jealousy to Order

"Now look jealous!" commanded a
director of a young actor he was test
ing in closeup. The young actor
tried his best he looked panied, dis
gusted, angry, but the facial express
sion of jealousy eluded him. Il guess
you can't do it, grumbled the direc-
tor. He called another actor.
The discounted youth sank into
chair and watched his rival step in
front Of the camera. After a moment
the director turned sharply to the
youth in the chair. That's It'll" he
cried. Hold that expression" And
he grabbed the youth and forced him
In front Of the lens.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
A Janitor of Arts

Charlie Johnson had for several
years served faithfully as the care
taker of the "South building" one Of
the dormitories at the University Of
North Carolina. One day he came
into the presidents office and pre-
sented his resignation.
Doctor Battle expressed some re-
gret, saying that he hated to lose him.
"Yaas, SIR" replied Charlie, "but
you see It's dis way, Mr.. President.
You know Use a preacher, and de
bishop at de las conference has done
sent me down to Tarboro, N. c., cause
he says dat charge needs university
mani"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-06
You Say II

If Hottentot tot taught a Hotten-
tot tot to talk ere the tot could totter,
ought the Hottentot tot be taught to
say aught or naught, or what ought
to be taught her?
If to boot and toot Hottentot tot
be taught by a Hottentot tutor, should
the tutor get hot II the Hottentot tot
boot end toct MT the HottentOt tutor .
The Outlook.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1927-02-04
Muz zabit, lodi zastaveny
" mlze.

V tezke mlze, jez snesla Sc
mad Baltimore v sobotu a po-
trvala do nedele, zabit byl VIA
KEN muz, nekolik lodi zadrze-
no Cd vyplut1 jfzda jak ze-
leznicemi tax automobily a po-
ulicn1mi karami znacne zpoz-
dena byla.
Nicholas Uhler, 65 rokd sta
ry, zabit byl v1akem Western
Maryland drahy, kdyz mlze
Sci po kolej1ch do sveho domo-
va v Brighton. Strojvddce u
dal, re mlha byla tax husta, BE
nemohl videti muze ma kolejlch
v cas-, aby vlak zastavil.
Sedm osob poraneno bylo,
diva z Mich tezce, kdyz dive po-
ulicni kary srazily Sc ma Har-
ford road u Shadow Lawn. Mo
torman kary udal, re srazka
zavinena byla huston mlhou.
Svedska LODI Brittle, jez v
patek vyplula z prfstavu, pfi-
vlecena byla zpet sobotu We
Ger, kdyz ledovymi krami po-
skozen byl lodni sroub.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1927-02-04
Predlohu o chladirnach mayor
zamitI.

Mayor Jackson v pondell "a
kazal predlohu prijatou NEST
skou radou ohledne drubeze
chovane chlad1rnach.
Mayor omlouva zamltnutl
sve radou zdravotn1ho komisa-
re, DR.. Jones, jenz mayora uve-
domil, re predloha zadnou ce-
nu nema a re nynejsi statn1 a
mestske predpisy stacl. Y
pTedloze stanoveno bylo, re ma
kazdem kusu drIbeze chla-
dirnach chovane mus1 oznace-
no byti datum, kdy tam uloze-
ma, aby kupujfc1 vedei, jak
dlouho ten nebo omen kohout
nebo slepice "df1maly' V chla-
dirnach nezli obchodniky pro
dany jako "zrovna cerstve" "
zabite.
" pondell mayor po SVEN
navratu z Atlantic City pode-
psal Is predloh zahrnuje to,
re meststl zr1zenci mali pravo
ma sve sluzne, kdyz dl1 ma let
Mich vojenskych cvicenich jake
clenove narodnl gardy.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1927-02-04
Rediteka byla pravu vyplatic
kluka.

skolni vybor Anne Arundel
okresu zbavil veskere why re
ditelku obecn1 skoly v Linthi-
cum Heights. V ospravedlneni
ueitelky skolnf vybor uznal, re
reditelka Nancy Hopkins jed
nala die sveho prava uznaj1c
potrebu potrestati telesne zaka
kdyz ostatnf nepomahalo. Pro
ii feditelce cele vzbouren1 I'VE
dly John William Baggett a J.
Frank Bailey zaluj1ce, ze redi-
telka "ukrutne" styrala 13 ro-
XII stareho syna Baggettove,
jenz pry byl stlucen cd hlavy
ku pate, cele telo pokryte mo-
drinami a dokonce dve bulky
ma hlave.
Reditelka doznala, re ''ne-
kolik jich strcila" zakovi, aby
81 pamatoval, re We skole must
poslouchati.
Pc vynesenf rozhodnutf ro-
zezlena matka a jejl pratele
slibuji, re ukazf reditelce "co
a jak" v jine instance.
Druz1, co meme mluvi, pra-
vi, ze vse to je "bluff.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1927-02-04
Ospala, pachajlci darebnosf.

Vzdor tomu, re mestska ra-
da nazvana byla "ospalou"
"pachajfci darebnost", tato v
pondelf neprijala predlohu Is
hlasy proti jednomu, jiz dovo-
luje Sc stavba apartmentn1ho
domu a dvou obchodu ma
Gwynn Oak avenue. Daniel
Ellison, jediny republikansky
Glen mestske rady, jenz NEST
skou radu takto charakteriso-
val, zastaval, ze Harry Apple
stein, jemuz dano dovoleni ma
Istavbu jiz vynalozil nekolik tt
sic dolaru ma stavbu. Mayor
jackson podepsal predlohu 80.
listopadu, &C jak Ellison uda-
va, tato byla 'podle zdanf do
stana podvodem." PGvodne o
dovoleni zadal Feldman. Kdyz
dovoleni dano mu nebylo, pro-
dal m1sto stavebnf prfbuzne-
mu svemu, Applesteinu, ktery
primel radnlho, Johna F. t.
florida, aby dovolenf dano by
10. Toto schvaleno bylo sta
vebnfm inspektorem, Osbor-
mem a mestskou radou, jez,
jak Ellison udava, nevedela O
jaky pozemek Sc jedna.
"Dovoluje-li mestska rada,
ably takto oklamana byla, jest
to smutne vysvedcen1 pro nj.
Doznavam, re jsem jeden z
nich", doznal Ellison.
Ellison zadal, ably Apple
steinu dana byla nahrada "a
penfze vydane ma stavbu.
Pro odvolan1 dovoleni ma to
hlasovalo osmnact radnich.
Jediny, aby dovoleni dano by
10, byl Ellison.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1927-02-04
v sobotu Baltimore bude tele-
fonicky spojeno S Londynem.

V sobotu zahajeno bude ra-
dio-telefonicke spojenf Balti-
more S Londynem v Anglii. Po
osme hodine rano nejenom
Baltimore, ale ostatn1 Mary
landske mesta a District of Co.
lumbia budou moci mluviti az
ma ne rada pride a oni hotovi
budou platiti "a tri minuty $75
a dvacet pte dolard "a kazdou
dals1 minutu.
Vsechny rozhovory dovoleny
budou jenom ma dvanact minut
Kdyz osoba zadana ma dru
he strane velikeho rybniku"
nebude moci nalezena byti, vo-
laj1c1 zaplat1 $40.