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New-York tribune., 1883-06-03
SHALL NEw-YoRK AND BROOKLYN BE UNITED
LEADING MEN OF EACH CITY ANSWER THE QUESTION

EDSON EXMeh GfcE hEI
WILLIS JAMES O. POTTER MR. BEECH1
B F. GENERAL sLoCtM
Brooklyn under one government mas frequently
andh need of peculiarly capable v ana trained ponce
Ii the following THE TRIBUNE presents me opinions eTven
exCroIer Kelly William Dw president OF the
of Phelps Dodge Co; Orlando B. Potter member
Henry W. Scum
To
ownpu uoires:
New-York tribune., 1883-06-03

n, Would union with Brooklyn be of great
advantage to New-Yorkf
(2) Could municipal government extending over
so extensive an area be effective one covering
asmaller fieldf
81 Would the change probably result in lessen
ing the rate of taxation in either ctyf
(4) Could this enormous area be as thoroughly
policed and protected from fire and pestilence
under consolidated city government az nowi
90 Is it probable that any marked and rapid
increase in the business prosperity of either city
would follow unionf
(6) Would there be great advantage in having
one set of courts and judges for the population On
Several of the gentlemen addressed, havi
porters Their opinions cover all the degre
phatc denunciation of the consolidation sche
Grace to the equally emphatic advocacy of il
by General Slocum and ex-Judge Tracy, by
governments might be combined without entire
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-12-29

A SIGNIFICANT FACF'comeS from Liv-
'rpool, Eng, in the announcement that
Iharos Of the Cocoa Temperance rooms
opened there in 1875 are now at q 100
,er cent, premium.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-12-29
Our Drinks.

Water is essential to all forms of life.
No other t'uid can be found in a healthy
human organization. 1t is the only
drink which can be used without doing
violence, in some degree, 10 mans best
physical welfare.
Tea and coffee, in moderate quanti-
ties, do not, in any marked degree, in
tiuence vital activity unfavorably. The
feeble and nervous, however, can not
use either OF these beverages without Sc
rious discomfort or injury. -
AS to alcohol, it would be better for
the world if the art of producing it
should suddenly be lost, and the process
be forever classed among the lost arts.
We do not need it in any of its forms;
neither the physician, chemist, nor ar
tisan absolutely needs it in any depart
ment of his calling; and this statement
we make advisedly, after full delibera-
ton, taxing into view our present knowl-
edge of the medicine and the arts"
1t is probable that very many rigid
observers of hygienic laws do not use
water freely enough. 1t is possible that
we may, by habit, so modify the sensa-
ton OF thirst that it, in large degree,
We have stRe BE- n Safe guide of our need
which were cured by resorting to the
freer use of water. 1t supplies to the
system the needed amount of liquid to
maintain normal processes, and assist
in repairing tissue-waste. 1t is con-
stantly passing out of the system
through the lungs, skin and kidneys,
and if the supply is inadequate to the
demand, morbid conditions ensue.
Constipation often results from such
deficiency, and remedy in many cases
would be the drinking of one half pint
of tepid water before breakfast.
Much ice-water taken at meal-time is
injurious. 1t arrests prompt digestion,
the latter requiring increased heat
Iced-water should at all times be used
with Northumberland Of Chenlis-
tTu
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-12-29
Temperance Reading.
a CHILD's QUESTION.

Twas the blessed Day made holy q
by the plrth OF Him who gave us
His dear life, and meek and lowly
Died upon the cross to save us.
In a bar-room in the city,
With much laughter and much clinking
VI Their glaSses -more's the pity
Many reckless men were drinking,
And the air was foul with smoking
And it trembled with blaSphemIng,
And with coarse and rbald Joking,
Whlle without the sun was cleaning
On the snow-driftS dazzling whiteness,
And the mimic rainbows showing
That, imprisoned in the brightness
vi the icicles, were glowing.
And upon the bar wns seated.
Listening to the Christmas greeting
AL around him, oft repeated
At each treat or friendly meeting,
child, scarce more than baby,
With face like bud unfolding:
Sad that he should ON this day be
Such dreary sight beholdingl
There he sat in patient waiting,
TO his father closely clinging,
When, the noise somewhat abating,
a.. In a voice clear, sweet and ringing,
Sc Papa" asked he, what is Christmas?
Tell me why they all keep sayin
Merry Christmas Merry Christmas!
lst game that they are playing"
As though struck, the father started.
What if she were lingering near them
she, the good and tenderhearted--
ana could look upon and hear them?
How shed grieve-ay, grieve in Heaven
Endless is the love Of mothers)
Ger the artless question gwen
On that day above all others,
In that place! And close he caught him
In his arms-her boy-and thinking
Sadly of the lost, he brought him, :
From the cursing and the drinking,
Out where the sun was glowing So.
On the snow-drifts' dazzling Wilderness,
And the mimic rainbOws showing,
Prsoned ia the icy brightness,
And he vowed, his child earessing,
From that hour to mingle never
In such scenes. And, with God blessing,
He will keep that vow foreverl
1fg,,.yf
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-12-29
A Mad President.


A well-known President of South
ern road recently distinguished himself
in Chicago. He was bound for New
York, and when he showed his pass at
the depot gate it was promptly taken
up, the bearer being referred to the
general passenger Office for any ex-
PLANTATION he might want. Only a few
minutes till train time remained, and
he fastened into the general passenger
office Tuning with rage. "What does
this fellow outside mean by insulting
me, sir, by depriving me of my pass,
sir ~ he demanded, angrily. ''Does
he think l stole il, or that I've been
trying to sell it, sir? l tell you l have
been grossly insulted, and / want an
explanation" He was urged to be
calm and to state his case little more
plainly, and whatever wrong had been
done would be righted. After he had
acquainted the agent with his name, it
was at once recognized as having graced
pass that had been offered for sale in
a scalping shop few days before
The matter had been reported at the
office and the gate-keeper had been in
structed to take up pass bearing that
name. The Southern railroader then
explained that he had lost his return
pass, which some one had probably
found and tried to sell. He was able to
identify himself without difficulty and
was then given a note to the gate
keeper for a return of the pass. In the
meantime his train had gone, and, boil
inG over with rage, he appeared sec
d no a tho ,ent's office, when he
pro ea {, boa upon the head of ev-
' ln4ec d with the road
tcel of Southern invec-
HycS owing lus unburdened him
se't. h7 .tshlY tore his pass into
az IFS, ut, tarowing the pieces on
the moor, saYageiy exclaimed: "There,
curse you! I'd walk to New Orleans
and back before I'd accept another
pass from your cursed old roadr'
With that he took himself out of the
Office. - Chicdg0 Times
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-12-29
Why He Reformed.

"1ou must excuse me, gentlemen,
Tor cannot drink anything" said
man who was known to the entire town
as a drunkard
This is the first time YOU ever re-
fused q drink" said an ACQUAINTANCE.
'The other day you were hustling
around after a cocktail, and, in fact,
you even asked me to set 'em up"
That's very true, but l am very
different man now"
Preachers had hold of you?'
mo, sir; no one has said anything to
well, what has caused the reforma-
tion?'
'pll tell you. After leaving you the
other day, l kept on hustling for a
cocktail, as you term it, until | met
party of friends. When / left them /
was about half drunk. I would not
have stopped at this, but my friends had
to hurry away to catch train. To
man OF my temperament, half drunk
is miserable condition, for the desire
Tor more is so strong that he forgets
his selt-respect in his efforts to get
more drink. Failing at the saloons, I
rememL--ed that there was a half pint
'ot whisky at home, which had been
purchased for medical purposes Just
before reaching the gate heard voice
IN the garden. and looking over the
fence saw my little son and daughter
playing. No, you be ma, said the
boy an I'll be pa. Now you sit here
an III come in drunk. Wait now till
L MI my bottle He took bottle
and ran away and filed it with
water. Pretty soon he returnert, and
entering the play house, nodded idiotic-
ally at the little girl and sat down
without saying anything. Then the
girl looked up from her work and said:
FLAMES, why will you do this way?'
"'Whizzer way?' he replied.
"'Gettin' drunk
"'Who's drunk?' >
You are, an you promised when
the baby died you wouldn't drink any
more. The children are almost ragged
an we haven't anything to eat hardly,
but you still throw your money away.
Don you know you are breakin' my
hearth
81 hurried away. The acting was
too life-like. could think of nothing
during the day but those little children
playing in the garden, and l vowed
that would never take another drink,
and L will not, so help me God. -
ArhGnSaW TrGCelcr.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-12-29
What are Cyclones?

The case of Joseph Baker VS.. the
Rockford Insurance Company, of Rock
ford, ILL.,, which has been on trial in
the United States Circuit Court here.
has been decided by the jury bringing
in a verdict for the defendant. The
case is one of unusual interest, not so
much fromthe money involved as the
question at issue. The facts were that
Sunday, April Is, 1881, cyclone swept
over the western part of this county,
destroying, among much other proper
ty, the house of Mr.. Joseph Baker, on
which he had a ire and lightning pol
icy in the Rockford Fire Insurance
Company for $1,000. Mr.. Baker
brought suit against the company to re-
cover his insurance, alleging that
cyclones are electric or lightning
storms, and that the destruction of his
house by a cyclone was destruction by
lightning, against which the company
had insured him. This raised not only
q very nice legal, but a delicate and
much-disputed scientific question, and
it was found necessary to take the testi-
mony and deposition of several persons
NNlA hAAO'' u III oClCIIUlllO CIItICS W place
the question properly before the jury.
For the plaintiff the deposition of the
late Prof John Tice was taken. He
inclined very strongly to the electric
theory, as did also Mr.. Llewelyn, of
Mexico. For the defense the testimony
and dispositions of Col. C. Shaler Smith,
Prof. Francis G. Nipher, of Washing
ton University, St. Louis, and Prof
James G.. Watson, of Washburn OBJ
servatory, Madison Wis, were intro
duced; also the report of John L. Fin
ley, of the United States Signal Service,
detailed by the Government to investi-
gate cyclones, and who has taken OBJ
servations of between 600 and 700 tor
nadoes. The defense admitted that
more or less electricity prevails in
storms. The court instructed the jury
that if they found electricity the pre-
dominant and controlling force in a
cyclone or tornado they were to find
for the plaintiff. After being out about
three hours they returned verdict for
the defendant. Jefferson City ono. }
Cor ChicdOO Ty'iJ1t3le
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-12-29
DREAMS And DREAMS.

A maiden sits in a window scat -. &C..
And to and fro swings her idle feet
As she gazes on at the sunset glow
Over the tops of the hills of snow; ..
In her lap rests a book, unopened, forgot,
Her eyes are gazing where ours may not,
AS she dreams and dreams.
Far up in those mountains of red and gold,
Behind the snow hills so white and cold,
She sees, doubt not, a lover true ID. g.
On his fiery steed go cantering thrsIgh;
For the bright eyes flash and the red bps
smile, FL. .. .Ia
And she sits there gazing a long, long while,
ts And dreams and dreams r.
o! the steed is fiery, the yer is true A.. 60.
From the spurs on his boots to his cap of blue /;
And the hot eyes flash, and the cheeks burn
fire ... . .s..
AS he spurs his horse through the mud and
At his side CLEANS sword, now useless and
cold, H'
With rare jewels set in its hilt of gold
Thus she dreams and dreams.
He has traversed the world on his steed so
fleet .i.4.'t.
For maid like this in the window seat,
Scanned maidens of high and of low degree,
And of each one said, softly: mot thee, not
thee"
win never a hand point him out the way, O.
wonder? o, yes! he will come to-day!
So she dreams and dreams.
But bark to that sound; was it out of the
street? FL '
And was it the sound of hurrying feet2
o. my heart, stand still and listen with me
While press my face to the pane and see;
Is it horses hoofs on the pavement below?
Have You come, my knight, is it yes or no?
She dreams and dreams.
From that sword the Jewels methinks see
Adjoining the hand of maid like me!
And now l can feel his breath on my cheek,
His hand, over mine. WIN he never speak?
A voice through the darkness comes loud and
clear.
''What, dishes not washed yet? How's this my
dearS' j.. .r4 ..f.. -
Farewell, o we dreams!"
''a-H -EUening Cdu.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-12-29
The Law Of Trespass.

There seems to be a great difference
of opinion in regard to the laws of tres
pass, and the rights possessed by the
owners of property. Some people think
that one has the right to shoot dog, a
cat, fowls, pigeons, ETC., coming upon
his premises; but he has no such right.
His remedy is to go to the law for dam.
ages, and he has no right to take the
law into his own hands. Some time
ago a person in neighboring county
poisoned a trespassing dog, and was
arrested He freely admitted doing it,
and attempted to show that he had the
right to do so. The court and jury dis
agreed with him, and, as he had no
money, he was sent to Jail for three
months.
Another case occurred in German
town number of years ago. A neigh
boring sporting citizen was hunting
partridges with a fine setter dog on
which he placed great store. The dog
was shot by sporting farmer while
hunting on his premises, and the act,
being proved, the defendant undertook
to show that the dog was unknown to
him, and at best was nuisance. But
this was quickly disproved, and after a
trial of two or three days the defendant
was beaten, the jury adjudging the full
value of the dog about forty dollars.
The case at the time created great
deal of interest, as both parties were
well known and respected in the COM
munity This was the last case we
heard of within the limits of Philadel-
phia County.
How much better, all things consid-
cred, to settle all these neighborhood
questions amicably. With disposition
to live peaceably and kindly in the
same vicinity, and by simply bearing
and forbearing in all the little happen,
ings of daily occurrence, it would soon
be found how easy it was to be always
friendly with everybody, and how pleas.
ant twas to know that there was not a
single person among all your acquaint.
ances with whom you were not on
cordial terms of friendship. German
toacn Telegraph.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-12-29
A Terrible Appetite.

One night few months ago young
man arose to speak in our Fourth
Avenue Mission, but so deeply had he
been affected by the testimonies of the
reformed men that he broke down.
Soon he got up and left the place. One
of the gentlemen present followed him
to the door and asked him TO come
back or 90 home. No." said he,
my wife lies at home dying, and the
money l had to get medicine with 1
have spent on this spree. | wish you
would go and see her." The gentleman
did as requested, and found, not only
the dying wife, but also, in the same
house, another family in misery and
poverty. Only a few days before lit
tie child had died from the lack of
proper food, and, after the father had
been given money to procure box to
bury the dead child in, he went away
and spent it for strong drink. A fe
days ago the gentleman spoke of this in
another mission. After the meeting
was over poor, ragged, bloated wreck
of humanity came forward, with tears
in his eyes, and said: "You touched my
heart tonight, sir; spent my little
child's cof1in-money for liquor" How
long will such things continue?-A. d.
Weeks, IN Union Signal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-12-29
The First Meerschaum Pipe.

In 1928 there lived in Pesth, the cap
ital of Hungary, Karol Kowates,
shoemaker, whose ingenuity
in cutting and carving on
wood, ETC., brought him into con-
tact with Count Andrassy, with whom
he became favorite. The Count, on
his return from mission to Turkey,
brought with him piece of whitish
clay, which had been presented to him
as a curiosity, on account of its extra
ordinary light specific gravity. 1t
struck the shoemaker that, being por-
Gus, it must be well adapted for pipes,
experiment was tried, and Karol cut a
pipe for the Count and one for himself.
But in the pursuit of his trade he could
not keep his hands clean, and many a
piece of shoemaker's wax became at
tached to the pipe. The clay, however,
instead of assuming dirty appearance
when Karol wiped it of, received,
wherever the wax had adhered to it, a
clear brown polish, instead of the dull
white it previously had. Attributing
this change in the tint to its proper
source, he waxed the whole surface,
and, polishing the pipe again, smoked
it, and noticed how admirably and
beautifully it colored; also, how much
more sweetly the pipe smoked after be-
ing waxed. Other noblemen, hearing
of the wonderful properties of this sim
gular species of clay, imported it in
considerable quantities for the manu-
facture of pipes. The natural scarcity
of this much-esteemed article, and the
great cost of importation, in those days
of limited facilities for transportation.
rendered its use exclusively confined to
the richest European noblemen, until
1880, when it became a more general
article of trade. The first meerschaum
pipe made by Karol Kowates has been
preserved in the museum of Pesth.-
Boston transcript.
--"Ethel,'' said the teacher, "whom
do the ancicnts say supported the world
on his shoulderP" ATLAS. sir" You're
quite right, said the teacher. "Atlas
supported the world. Now who sup
ported Atlas?n II suppose" said
Ethel, softly. 81 suppose he married a
rich wife" I'D
An Albany IN. W peanut vender
discovers that he loses 400 peanuts a
day by people taking one as they pass
by his corner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-12-29

/, -"How many parts of speech are
there, johnny" "Well, in our house
there ain t'none, cause when nanny
gets her speech started it never parts;
it Just reaches from sun to sun 'thout
even q crack in it."-Chicugo Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-12-29

Mr.. Wyman, the Baltimore million
airc who died recently, lett nothing but
disjointed memoranda for will. His
wife, who had died some time before,
had three proteges, unmarried ladies,
whom she wished Mr.. Wyman at his
death to provide for To two he gave
100000 each. The other one had boxed
his ears for trying to kiss her, so he
only left her $4,000. Baltimore Sun.
Massachusetts and Rhode Island are
the only States which now elect all
State officers and Legislature every
year, and only six States have sessions
Of the Legislature every year.--BOStoH
Herald '''' ...'..........
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-12-29

An Albany IN. " peanut vender
discovers that he loses 400 peanuts a
day by people taking one as they pass
by his corner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-12-29

DR.. MARTIN, of the Sdlpetrierie,
Paris, has made series of observations
stretching over a period of years, on
nervous affections among the children
of alcoholic drinkers. In eighty-three
families in which one or more members
showed nervous excitability, traceable
to alcoholic origin, there were 40 chill
dren. OF these 1903, more than q quar-
ter, had commissions, and in the year
1874 100 were dead, 24l were still alive,
but "a, more than one-third of the sur
viyors, were epileptic.
Mr.. NEAL Dow says that in more
than three-fourths of Maine the liquor
traffic has been swept away, no spirits
being distilled nor beer brewed. There
are low, secret liquer-rhops in the large
towns, and in Bangor the law is not rec
ognized nor Obeyed.
Daily Republican., 1883-04-26
A Busy Sheriff.

At present Sheriff Martin is kept
busy in calling sales, as no less than a
dozen are already announced. Among
those advertised to take place soon is the
following
On April 9th he will sell the proper
ty of Curtis Talley, situated in Brandy
wine Hundred, land containing 100 acres.
Oh the 10th of May the property Of
Anthony Reybold, in Red Lion Hun
dred, will be sold, and on the 1lth of
May the following sales will take place
in front of the Court House
The property of Oscar Anderson,
James Mckinley, William H, Quinn.
On the same day the property of Will
liam B. Croft, in the village of Odessa,
will be sold at Maxwell's hotel, Middle
town also the property of David Jef-
ferson, situated in st. Georges Hundred.
On the 10th Of May, at the Jefferson
house, New Castle, the property of
Daniel McGovern in the village of Red
Lion will be sold Other sales are an
nOunced in the near future.
Daily Republican., 1883-04-26
The Southern storm.

The latest reports of the havoc done
by the great tornado in Mississippi
swell the list of killed and injured and
add to the property destroyed. French
camp, a village of 300 inhabitants, twen-
ty miles west of Starkville, in Choctaw
County, was destroyed and nine persons
were killed, q number of others being
injured. Some of the bodies have not
yet been found. Seven persons were kill
ed near Morton, where the tornado divi-
ded into two, one fork going over the
Vicksburg and Meridian road towards
Lawrence Station, the other deviating
towards Hillsboro. AT Iarrisville ten
persons were killed. At Hohenlinden
two churches and all the dwellings were
swept away and seventeen persons were
killed. Near Tampico and Abbott two
persons were killed and several injured
Accounts from places in the interior
of Georgia, distant from rail and tele-
graph, which were swept by the tornado
are beginning to come in. Taliaferro
and Lincoln counties, gin houses and
cabins were demolished, and in the lat
ter County Thomas Brooks and his son
were dangerously injured and Brooks
wife was killed by the demolition Of
their house. The house of b. j. RoOp,
near Franklin, was swept off by a sud
ded rise in the Hillahotcbie creek on
Sunday night, and all except Roop
perished.
Daily Republican., 1883-04-26
The Late Cold Wave.

The first arrivals of the season at Buf-
falo by lake came in yesterday from
Cleveland and Toledo. The captains re-
port clear water all the day.
A heavy snow storm prevailed at Ha-
vana, Cuba, on Tuesday night.
A telegram from Reading says it is
feared that the heavy frost of Tuesday
night greatly damaged the fruit in that
section. The thermometer fell several
degrees below the freezing point, and in
some places the snow was two inches
deep.
1t is believed that little or no damage
was done to the peaches in Delaware
and Maryland by the frost of Tuesday
night.
At Petersburg, Virginia, ice half an
inch thick was formed yesterday morn
ing, and the frost extended South,
through North Carolina. Damage to
the fruit and tobacco crops is feared.