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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-05-20
Why the Clock Stopped.

Two newly-married swallows, with
the important business of building a
nest on their minds, stopped to rest one
morning on the hands of great church
clock in the town of Newark, New Jer-
sey. Presently they noticed a little hole
on its face just large enough for a swal-
low to enter. They looked in, and saw
a lovely place for nest among collec-
ton of wheels that seemed perfectly
| quiet.
There is great difference, you must
know, in the movement of the wheels of
the great clocks. Some turn swiftly,
while the larger ones move so slowly
that, unless they are watched for long
time, they seem to be standing still.
The swallows thought it would be de-
licious to live in the clock. No boys
could disturb them, and unless some one
should invent new kind of flying cat
they would never have any unwelcome
and dangerous visitors. So they began
to build. They carried hay and grass
and cotton into the clock, and by night
their nest was half finished. They slept
in neighboring tree, and in the morn
ing flew back with fresh building mate
rails. Something very strange had hap
pened. The nest that they had partly
built had nearly disappeared. They had
to begin again. All that day they
worked hard. The next morning they
found that the same cruel trick had been
played on them. They now became
very indignant, and that night they
perched on the hands of the clock, soS
to be near in case any one should >En
destroy their nest In the course ofhs
night the hands of the clock turned
around and tumbled them off, but in the
morning they saw that their nest had
only been slightly disturbed. They re-
paired the damage, finished their work,
and moved in that night.
For two days they were very happy
but on the third day man climbed into
the tower to see why the clock had
stopped. He found nearly peck OF
straw and grass and cotton that had
been drawn by the wheels into the in.
most recesses of the clock, and had
finally so clogged the wheels that they
could move no more. Then he found
the nest that the swallows had made,
and threw it away, and stopped up the
hole in the clock face.
And so it happened that the swallows
had to go and build nest under the
caves after all.-Harper' Young People.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-05-20
The Use Of MOrphia.

"a recent painful case of death caused
by, hypoder1nic injection of morphia,"
says the London Lancet, directs atten-
ton aftesh to the dangers Of resorting
to this most perilous mode of administer
ing drugs designed to relieve pain. The
public should be warned against the
practice of employing remedies hypo-
dermically. So formidable remedy
should on no account be used except un-
der medical advice, and, when deemed
necessary, it ought to be given by prac-
titioners. We have repeatedly urged the
profession to discountenance the re-
course to injections under the skin,
which is becoming general. tits prac-
tice of extreme hazard, and we are OF
opinion that surgical instrument makers
should refuse to sell the requisite appa-
ratus to lay persons, and that medical
men should forbid their use."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-05-20
flor numng Rfaders.
:. WHEN I'm d MAN"

I'm boy bout as high as a table;
My hair is the color of flax; 4E.H
My name isn't Shakespeare. or Milton, 4
Or Byron, or Shelley, or SAKE.
By-and-by it will be MIR. Daniel" 7a
They all call me now Little Dam"
I'll tell you in rhyme what | fancy
Will happen when l am man.
I'll have big garden forpeaches,
And cherries, and everything nice;
With the cutest of fixings for rabbits,
And pigeons, and dogs, and white mice.
I'll have big house, and a stable; r
And of horses the handsomest span
That ever you Toasted your eyes on,
Ills likely, when L am man.
A cane I will twirl in my fingers,
A watch-guard shall garnish my vest,
No fear of expense shall deter me,
My raiment shall be of the best
A ring on my finger shall gIsten,
And the cunningest, sleek black-and-tan
Shall trot at my heels as l travel,
I'm thinking, when am man.
No poisonous drinks will l swallow,
From foul smelling pipes I'll be free,
My nose wasn't made for chimney,
No shutting or chewing for me.
Nowmy soul I'll possess with great patience,
And as well as little boy can
i will set them q better example;
Won't lecture them when I'm a man?
I'm boy, so there's no use in talking;
People snub me as much as they please;
For the toes of my shoes are OF copper,
And my stockings come over my knees,
I've told you the whole of my story,
AS promised to when 1 began;
I'm young, but I'm daily a-growing
Look out for me when I'm q man.
John y. Adams, tn Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-05-20

exercising her talents for their own sake
may be her weary father brightest COM
panion, her busy mothers intimate and
and restful friend, the confidential and
adored comrade of her hobbledehoy
brothers, the loving counselor of her
little sisters, the power behind the
throne greater than the throne itself.
She need not go outside the four walls
of her home for her career, nor let those
four walls limit her sympathies or con-
fine her usefulness. In word, the
daughter at home whose parents have
reared her to fill place of her own will
not dream in her palace till the Fairy
Prince knocks, nor, like poor Miss Tox,
seek to solace the weary interval with
the Copenhagen waltzes. -Harper's b.
gar,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-05-20
Very Much Exercised.

Walker Mckee is a fashionable young
man who is very much in debt and who
is also in poor health. He'went to con-
suit with doctor on the subject. The
orfelt his pulse, looked at his tongue,
and said: '.a ''.....
"You need exercise. If you were to
walk down Austin Avenue from the Cap
itol to the bridge over the Colorado
just before dinner every day you would
feel BETTER
"If l tried that I would get too much
exercise, and | wouldn't feel any better
fol, it, either. All my creditors do bust
ness on that street, and some of them are
laying for me with clubs, right now"
-TeGas SJlingS. - A.t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-05-20
The "Father Of the Orphans"

A remarkable character. who deserves
public recognition for the good work he
has accomplished during his life, has
recently died in Vienna, Hisname was
Ferdinand Reidt, but he was better
known as the Father of the Orphans"
He was man of means and happily
married, but he and his wife were child
less, and so they agreed to make the
fatherless and motherless their special
care in life. He began nearly fifty
years ago by taking fathsrly charge Of
two or three orphans, but his good
work assumed such proportions that at
the time of his death he was the legal
guardian of more than a thousand
children. He kept conscientious watch
and ward over these adopted ones dur
ing their early education and their
youth, untiltheir marriage, or their start
in adult life. He was unassuming and
modest, and never claimed credit for his
noble work. - Christian Union.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-05-20

In New York, in a population of
100000, there are $4,000 1unatics, or
one to every 1884 of the population. In
sanity is said to be increasing more
rapidly than the population, and becom-
ing more incurable.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-05-20

Dick Powell, living in Falls County
Tex, sold his wife the other day to Har-
ry Adams, living in McFerran County
for So. -COurier-Joalrnnl.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-08-10
a Girl's crime.

Ella Larrabee, comely 17-year-old
girl, who was arrested for committing
several burglaries, pleaded guilty before
Justice Fisher in Brooklyn yesterday,
and was held for the Grand Jury. She
lived with her parents at 276 Evergreen
avenue, and was respected in the
vicinity. For several months the police
of the Broadway police station have been
kept busy investigating series of bur
glaries, which we're usually committed
in the daytime, entrance being almost
always effected through basement win
dows. It was clear that the burglar
knew the posts of the policemen, and that
the thefts we're committed soon after the
policeman had passed. On June 6, the
residence of James McAuley, 757 Put
nam avenue, was robbed of $25 worth of
jewelry; on June the residence of Mrs.
John Russell, at IS Stockholm street, was
robbed of $50 worth of jewelry and
clothing; and on June II the residence
of John Morehead, at 1918 Lafayette
avenue, was robbed of $111 worth of
jewelry and clothing.
Under the rear basement window, by
which the thief had entered Mrs. Rus
sells house, there was discovered the
sharp imprint IN the earth of wonaon'e
shoe. Afterwards the police heard that
Miss Ella Larrabee, whose parents were
known to be poor, had been seen with a
gold watch. She was watched, and it
was discovered that, dressed in costly
silks and wearing two good watches, she
went to Coney Island on Sunday. A
policeman, without exciting her sus-
picion, got her to show him one of the
watches, and remembering its descrip-
ton, he subsequently, found that it was
similar to one stolen from Mrs. Russell.
Catching sight Of her foot, the same
policeman concluded that it was about
such foot that had made the imprint
under the window. Obtaining O search
warrant for her house, Captain Dunn
confronted her with charge of having
committed the burglaries. and although
she at first stoutly asserted her innocence.
she at length confessed, and as the Cap
tain read of list of the articles stolen,
Mrs. Larrabee, her mother, produced
them. A silver watch, stolen in April,
was found in the possession of John
Larrabee, who said his daughter gave it
him, with the explanation that she had
purchased il for 81 from Q mau whose
name she did not know. He was ar
rested for receiving stolen goods, and
was held in bail.
Miss Larabee was just packing her
trunk when the policeman appeared. and
expected to take the afternoon train for
Islip. where Mrs. Croker, the police
matron. had secured place for her.
Silks and finery which had been stolen
were found in her trunk. She cried as
these adorments were carried away. She
said that her lover, Richard DeCourcy,
aged %, of 882 Broadway, had been her
sccomplice in the burglaries, and he was
arrested and held for examination. She
was sent to jail.--[N. Y. Sun.
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TOO MUCH STYLE.

Love had its birth in cottage.
But soon began putting on airs,
For he said the old house was homely,
And needed too many repairs,
fhe ceilings were low, and the pariors
Unsuited to stylish display.
So Love with his youthful partner
Detern ined to move away.
Love purchased modern dwelling,
Where ever, thing was en- suite,
A very palatial mansion
In very palatial street;
And out of their rural cottage
Did Love and his better halt
Depart, with no pang of sorrow,
To worship the golden calf
She went to wedding receptions,
To parties, concerts and balls,
And the rest of her time devoted
To shopping and making calls;
Was hand-in hand with old Plutus,
Who tried his best, IN engage,
To make this couple imagine
They lived in the Golden Age.
He had his clubs and his dinners,
Where ladies were not received,
And among the breakers and brokers
Was oft of his cash relieved;
And Love- that hys .---.sv a TOKEN
rs tenuer regard displays,
Was taught to be civil-spoken
And free from ola fashioned ways.
Their children were watched BY nurses,
And kept in such regal pomp,
There wasn't a chance for a frolic,
No, never a chance for romp;
And the prattle of youthful voices, '
And the clingng Of baby arms,
For these very stylish parents
Had no very special charms.
And Love--who is never formal
On being left in the .urch,
For cherry and rosy corner
One morning began a search;
There were iamask and satin curtains,
Velvet and plush around,
And over the stately mansion
Elegant things were found.
Mirrors that came from Venice,
Clear az Italian skies,
Rugs in their depths conceal ing
Turkish and Tyrean dyes;
Treasures from loom and quarry,
Glinting with many spark,
Like flashes of lighting playing t
Like elfn sprites in the dark.
But never a cozy corner
Where Love could make sweet delay,
Forgetting the losses and the crosses
And troublesome cares Of the day;
And back to his native dwelling
Went Love-and he sikhed the while,
And said; "There isn't a place for me
In house where there's too much Style
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"Is this seat engaged?" he asked Of
the prettiest girl in the car, and, finding
that it wasn't, he put his sample box in
the rack and braced himself for solid en-
joyment.
for him before he could get his tongue
unkinked. ''Most bewildering day,
isn't it?' 10
"Ye-yes," stammered the drummer.
He wasn't in the habit Of playing pitcher
in this kind of match, and the position
of catcher didn't ct him as tightly as his
pantaloons.
mice weather for travelling" con-
tinued the girl; much nicer than when
it was cold. Are you perfectly COM
fortable?"
"Oh, yes, thnaksr murmured the
drummer.
"Glad of it" resumed the girl, cheer
fully. You don't look 90. Let me put
my shawl under your head, won't you?
Hadn't you rather sit next to the win
dow, and let me describe the landscape
to your
mo, please" he muttsred; Tim
doing well enough"
"Cant buy you some peanuts, or .
book? Let ms do something to make the
trip happyl Suppose l clip my arm
around your waisti Just lean forward .
tribe 20 canl"
"You1l have to excuse mel" gasped
the wretched drummer. I'll don't
think you really mean i'll"
"You look 70 tired" she pleaded,
nv shouIder3 No one Will notice. Just
lsy yonf head right down and III tell
ssNcno. thanksl.I WON'T to-iayl I'm
vsry eoaicelabjs, shask yoal'' ana lie
poor drunnes lcoksd helpless.
.'Yoss ''ays.pin !, = -. es@ d ont: i r: ::
dsftly. ''At ~ next station III ct you
CUP ol ~, and vhen We asrive = or
dsetinstioa you1l let ne call on yeuf''
and 80 a11iIed "A anxious prayor right
up into ~ pnllid oountooenco.
ssI think m - aveH I'D smoke, /" cid
tho dSumuer, cd hauling down his
eripoash, ~ made Tor The door, knee-
dep II ~ Gsine shouered upon him By
13D loIloV coe6od0oso.
ssGIrsnrSr' uurnupod he girl 70 -
LAZY - lpeot - ~. II Only did viii
| hi4 h v1nt - ~ mailing Yeody -
- U31h - ~, blg and alsoGg = - +,
~ eoul1D3 el1u1 T. ( xooIl4 tninn
ponoo - el1cnQoR oec0o1ao ~
-. 90. tcuf1cc ~. theuo i6oJ ~
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DEnARE's WIFE.

OF course every one knows the mer.
camille house of Denmark & Co. Single
mann and I were the Co. and Denmark
we'll, of course he was Denmark.
Denmark and Singlemann had roomed
together when they were boys and young
men. Then Denmark got married and
Singlemann took the rooms he now has.
"Singlemann, old fellow, 1 said, when
we sat alone in the counting room after
the store was closed on Christmas eve,
ct have . turkey which want help on
tomorrow. Come down to dinner"
"Too late, my boy; I just promised
Denmark to go with him tomorrow. His
wife particularly requested it, and SO I
didn't like to refuse, You know"
"Oh, of course not. Very nice little
woman Denmark's wife is"
"What r said Singlemann so fiercely
and sharply that was quite startled.
II said Mrs. Denmark was rather q
fine lady"
Certainly, certainlyw said Single
mann, looking somewhat sbashed. Then,
after pause, he said:
Il didn't exactly catch what you said
1t first"
The fire was slowly smouldering in the
CRATE and the shutters were closed.
poked up the Goals and remarked that it
looked little like snow outside.
81 always feel little queer and ner-
vous ON Christmas eve," said Single
mann, evidently thinking about his abb
rupt ejaculation few minutes before,
and NOT needing what / said; 'you must
not mind me"
whats the matter. Singlemann p
aid I.
Didn't ever tell you about it,"
s.id he.
mo"
. II / hadn't acted like fool" he 70
piled harshly. speaking moro to himself
than TO me lit might have been different
Sow
presumed that it would. and 80 didn'l
ssni5sdict him.
II thought you knew how near came
10 getting married once," he said, with
n attempt It . laugh. The laugt
wouldn't come, and 20 be took the poker
ssoa ne and vengsfully poksd the frs
sSWhen used to clerk hsFe, jon know
Ozark and / roomsd away out o.
Voodvard avenue. / thoughf IL ~ n
nost out in the interior Of 4iehignz
then. but it's diGsrent now. Ever
uorning = came down The avenue
~ young girl. There w. no stree
- eksn. end besides, II thsre bod bosl
--vs1l, We prnotiesd economy -thet'
Nv " boardel away out thsFs In -
eoGu1Ey-but he girl dirt MOTTO
~ vesy much = 6rut, and DsnnEk, b
nesse Io1fesd her - al. Ne both en-
5o1n tovn toos1hsr. Denazk ~ 4
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| ~ her sa;d.
sMadam allow ma IN sae Won home. ;
and cfFsraa h;s arm
aMv heart heat wildly. hut prepared
for 4 ;,sh On Damark
ssShe d;dn4 scream-she burriedly
| looked mn and ao~n the road and saw an
narantlv she was alone with this man. I
could sse bv the LIGHT of the lamp that
| her f.ca NOS doo3lv male Init in a calm
voice fthe sveetest voice I ever heard)
she sa,S.
"sYon NAV walk beside me if Won
vill,-
"Demarx would rather have taken nv
knock down than that. and looked ex-
ceedinolv sbeeuish IA he walked along
with Ss, and r followed behind. not
knowing what to do, as that was totally
nnernaotad tnrn in the affair.
ssrhus did the strange trio proceed for
about ! cnarter If q mile when sud
denly a naIiceman and a lantern doomed
mn from : doorwav he was examiuinr.
Like a arrow sbe sprang from Demark's
aide and Orasned the asfonished police
nan bv the arm with both hands.
Sal s;rr she cried. now in the
widest exA;4emei,t. which showed how
pent-up her fear had peen before, that
man has insalted me, when he thought
no one was near-arrest him, and her
eyes fairly blazed with scorn as she
| pointed at Denmark.
Madame said my unfortunate
friend, If you
Don't speak word to me, you
You coward, she replied, contempt
uously. Then suddenly, without a
word, she turned and walked rapidly
away.
"The policeman placed his hand on
Demark's shoulder. Denmark had been
standing there transfixed, with his eyes
following the retreating figure of the
girl. he seemed to wake up, and flung
the hand of the policeman from his
shoulder.
Come. nv man. none o. that said
the officer.
"sKeep YOUR hands from me- cried
Denmark.
sThe policeman drew his club and
grasped Demark again. and 1 sprang to
the rescue of nv friend. but somehow
ran against that club. and so if you want
the details of that scufle you must ask
Denmark or hunt up that policeman.
"Demark saw Christmas morning
dawn through the bars of the lookup.
~ had an interview with him. and
found him yery depressed. He didn't
care a cent. he said. about the arrest.
but the mesnness of the action was what
hurt him. proposed to see orr EN-.
! lover and have him 90 Demsrk's bail.
or else have the adair flushed up. if DOS.
sible: but Demark positively forbade
any such proceeding: besides. it would
invariably result in The discharge of both
Of MS.
"Il left the cell as detected as Denmark
was. and didn't know what to do"
II resolyed to do an act Of Justice.
however. and accordingly went direct to
the residence of the young lady and
raped on the door--there was no bell.
II had no sooner done 90 than I re-
mem oered that 1 didn't even know what
name TO ask for. However, the young
lady herself opened the door and put an
end to INV embarrsssm sut ON this score,
bat increased nv embarrassment on a
thousand others.
blame exactly where il belonged. She
ss saith there rev with that straight ahead look in
her eyes, and half doubted whether she
pA.% s Se t o %e out Sv without word,
and 7 vent home more depressed than
ever. Altar thinking the matter over
Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-11
Easter Elections Yesterday.


The following are the officers elected for
Trinity church for the ensuing year: Senior
warden, John 2. futile; junior warden,
John B. Robertson; vestrymen, John S.
Beach, Charles E. Graves, Henry B. Harri-
son, Caleb B. Bowers, William B. Pardee,
Andrew L. Kidston, William W. White, Will
liam G. Sumner, Thomas Phillips, Edward G.
Beecher, George A. Butler. Frank Hooker,
John T. Goodrich, Frederick B. Mallory, P.
P Avery; clerk Edward G. Beecher; treas
urer and financial agent, John P. futile
delegates to diocesan convention, John B.
Robertson, AL. Kidston, Charles E. Graves ;
alternates, A., Heaton Robertson, Frank
Hooker, William B. Pardee..
ST. THOMAS PARISH.
The annual meeting of ST. Thomas parish
was held last evening at 1880 o'clock.
Henry s. johnson was re- elected clerk.
Harry Prescott was re elected treasurer.
The following were re elected wardens an
vestrymen:
Wardens- Horace Fitch, Harry Prescott.
Vestrymen-Geo. D. Cover, John L.
Treat Charles Shelton, John E. Earle, TiIton
E. Doolittle, Henry S. johnson, George
Rockwell, John D. Shelly, Jonathan W.
Pond, Benjamins G.. Lum, Prof. Daniel G.
Eaton, Frederick Botsford, Joel A. Sperry,
E. M. Reed, Geo. D. Lambert, A: F. Wood,
Charles A. Lindsey, M. d., Burton Mans
field.
Delegates to the Diocesan Convention
Harry Prescott, DR.. Charles A. Lindsey.
Substitutes, Prof Daniel G. Eaton, John L.
Treat. ---.-.
The treasurer's annual report was pre-
sented and read, showing that the parish is
entirely free from debt with surplus in the
treasury.
The sale of seats took place in the morn
ing and resulted in quite an, advance from
last year
Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-11
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


Sheriff Thomas G. Hollis, who is i'll with
pneumonia, was somewhat worse yesterday.
About fifty people went from Bridgeport
to Waterbury to hear Bishop Simpson preach
Sunday s5
VIM. A. Jones, of Bridgeport, died Sunday
at the residence of his daughter in that city,
aged rs years.
The cali extended by st. Johns church to
Rev. Mr. Witherspoon, of Birmingham, has
been declined.
John Whalen, of Branford, lost 5000 colt
while on the way to New Haven. 1t fell in
harness and shortly after died -.,
There was two inches of snow at New Mil
ford yesterday morning. There was fully
as much as That in this vicinity
Martin Bennett, jr.'s, barn in Hartford
was burned yesterday morning loss 5000,
insured. A defective stove caused it.
The Emma Abbott opera company will
give the opera of Mariana in the opera
house at Hartford on Friday evening
Among the new appointments to the mill
tary academy at West Point are Dwight E.
Holley and John H. Walsh from Connect
cut.
Lucius p Deming and Stewart Bidwell
were yesterday appointed by the probate
court commissioners on the insolvent estate
of Frank S. Bunnell.
At Trinity chapel on George street Sunday
evening beautiful fount of italian marble,
memorial gift from Mrs John Fl. Phillips in
memory of her daughter, was unveiled.
Mrs. Mary S. Hammond, of Hartford,
widow of Mr.. A. G. Hammond, died yester,
day morning of consumption. She leaves
son who is lieutenant in the United States
army. -...',..t ...- -se.
D. M. WEIGH & Son would like the lady
that had the half-dollar's worth of sugar
stolen from her wagon in front of the store
to call at once, as they have recovered the
sugar.
Bridgeport lad named Kelly, - years
old, while playing ball in that city recently,
was struck in the eye by bat and received
injuries which will probably result in the loss
of the organ.
On account of repairs at Center church
chapel the New Haven branch of the Wo-
mans Board of Missions holds its monthly
meeting in the North church chapel 112
Temple street, this afternoon at 2:45.
A special town meeting of the citizens of
Hamden will be held Wednesday afternoon at
'clock to consider the proposed annexa.
ton of O. part of Hamden, including the Sell
den farm, TO the town of New Haven.
This (Tuesday) afternoon and evening, be-
ginning at four o'clock, the ladies of st.
Johns Episcopal church hold an Easter sale
of fancy and useful articles, ice cream and
cake, at the house of Mr.. George NJ Grant,
No. 16 Lyon street. ~.
Haley, the murderer of Patrick oorcoran,
of Bridgeport, remains about the same as
when first imprisoned, except that he does
not have any of the violent symptoms of in
sanity or mania. a potu which marked his be-
havior in the beginning.