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The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1883-11-15
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The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1883-11-15

FOR SALE CHEAP.
A good second hand Piano in perfect
order. For particulars apply at this
Office.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1883-11-15

DIED.-At Woodville, La, on the night o!
the 9th INST, WILLIAM f. BEHAN, in his
| 3oth wear
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-05-26
A Spirited Race for Office.

Allen Coffin, Esq, bearing the petit
ton of his brother, Mr.. James B. Coffin,
for appointment to the office of Clerk of
the Courts, and John F. Brown, ESQ.,,
bearing similar petition in his own
behalf, both numerously signed, left
here Saturday evening, 18th instant, on
steamer Martha's Vineyard, each being
anxious to gain the first opportunity of
presenting their claims before the au-
thorities empowered to make the ap-
pointment to the office. 1t was also
desirable to obtain certain signatures in
New Bedford. They both put up at the
same hotel in Edgartown, breakfasted
together and to all outward appearance
were most amicable pair. Meantime
each was plotting to outwit the other,
and each knew the others intention
After breakfast they separated. Mr.
Brown Immediately embarked for New
Bedford in the only available sailboat,
and Mr.. Coffin simultaneously set out
on drive to Vineyard Haven. At the
latter place he hired sailboat to take
him to New Bedford. On arriving at
Woods Holl, it was found that the
tide was running too strong to get
through. He accordingly chartered
the steamer Hunter, which happened
to be lying there, and while wait
ing for her to get up steam,
Mr.. Brown arrived, and he also was
unable to get through on account of the
tide. Totally unconscious that Mr.
Coffin had left the Vineyard, Mr.. Brown
and his boatmen got dinner at the res
turant, and after waiting until the tide
turned again embarked. Mr.. Coffin ar
rived at the wharf just in time to cast
off their line and wish Mr.. Brown bon
Coyage. The latter chuckled to himself
over the supposed discontinue of his
competitor, but his exultation was
turned to dismay little later when he
saw the Hunter, with Mr.. Coffin aboard,
following in his wake. The steamer
passed the sailboat off Clark's Point,
and Mr.. Coffin arrived in New Bedford
twenty minutes ahead and secured the
coveted names. Beaten in that direc-
ton, but not discouraged, Mr.. Brown
left New Bedford on freight train at
five o'clock the next morning and visited
successfully Taunton, Boston, Salem,
Lowell and Northampton, securing sig-
natures, letters and influence in his be-
half. Mr.. Coffin left New Bedford at
nine a. m, visited Boston and North
ampton, and returned to Taunton, sat-
isfed that no action would be taken in
the premises until the meeting of the
Judges in Boston next month, Chief
Justice Morton having so informed him.
Unexpectedly to the Chief Justice, how
ever, a majority were present at the
Court House in Boston last Saturday.
the petitions were considered, and Mr..
Brown received the appointment
Nantucket Mass. Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-05-26
An Experiment with Beer.

DR.. Andrew Clark, physician in the
London Hospital, man of the highest
medical authority, talks thus about the
relations of alcohol to work: 81 have
some experience to speak from, for l
am a workingman myself. L take it l
work as hard as most, for l have
eighteen hours day at my work,
working in a hurry, with very anxious
subjects to work upon, and work that
goes over Sunday as well. l have
also the experience of the ten thousand
people that pass before me every year.
l will risk all on the statement that,
however pleasant alcohol is for the mo-
ment, it is not a helper of work, but it
is certain hindrance of work.
"The late Dr. Parkes, of Netley,
was the most loyal, careful, faithful
and truthful of observers whom it was
ever my good fortune to meet. He was
an earnest lover of truth, and he per-
formed the following experiment.: He
got number of soldiers of the same
age and of the same type of constitu-
ton, living under the same circum-
stances, eating the same food, breath
ing the same atmosphere, and he did
this that the experiment might be fair,
and he divided the soldiers into two
gangs-an alcoholic gang, and q nom
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-05-26
Temperance Items.

A LIQUOR DEALER in a Massachusetts
town received a postal-card reading:
"Please attend the funeral of a man you
have been ten years in killing"
A TEMPERANCE SERMON comes from
pawnbroker's shop in Pittsburgh. The
pawnbroker has found that ninety-nine
per cent. of the money he lends is spent
for strong drink.
A TAvERN-KEEPER in Schuylkill Coun-
ty, Pa, is said to have died of grief be-
cause of failure to secure license to
sell liquor. Many men have died be-
cause licenses were granted, and it is
time the rule should work the other
way.-Indianapolis Journal.
w. S. HOLLAND, M. D., of the IRE
presSible Conflict, proposes that a pre-
MUM be offered for the best job turned
out by the liquor traffickers, at the county
fairs of Missouri the coming autumn, in
order that justice may be done this
Legitimate " business. He proposes
fifty dollar prize for the most complete
drunkard in any county, thirty dollars to
be given for the best five years job, and
ten dollars for the best work of one
year. A sadder spectacle could hardly
be presented.-Erchange.
A GOOD STORY was told the other day
at the Victoria Hall. London, by DIR.
Ridge, who mentioned the case of a tee
total Baptist minister who was suffer-
ing from overwork. His wife, who was
not an abstainer, got at the doctor be-
and the result was that the
patient was advised to take brandy and
water. After time the patient, feel
ing no better, went to the doctor
again. The medical man had forgotten
the case, and asked the patient what he
drank. Brandy and water'' was the
reply. "The very worst thing in the
world for you" said the doctor, who
had formerly prescribed it. This will
be worth bearing in mind when rene.
dies Of this class are ordered.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-05-26
Decrease Of the Drinking Habit in
England.

1t is an interesting fact that the En-
glish revenue accounts for 1928 show
remarkable decline in the consump-
ton of intoxicating drinks during the
last half dozen years, the duties from
wine and spirits being sixteen per cent.
less than they were in the fiscal years
of 1906, and this, notwithstanding an
increase of eight per cent. in popula-
ton. In other words, the wine and
spirit duty seven years ago amounted
to f23,000,00 If the same rate of
consumption had been preserved, with
the eight per cent increase of popula-
ton, the duty last year would have
amounted to 924,SO0,OOO. But, as a
matter of fact, it amounted to only
f19, 100000, a decline of 95,000,000,
which can only be accounted for on the
presumption that the people drink so
much less of the intoxicating fluid.
That this state of things was not anti
cipated by the statesmen and politicians
indeed, that they looked for pre-
cisely opposite result-may be judged
from an address of Sir Stafford North
cote in presenting the English budget
of 1874:
81 will refer" he says, Gas one
main source of possible addition to the
revenue, to the vast increase in the con-
sumption of spirits. 1t may be said
that the time may come when check
will come; but l ask under what cir
cumstances would it be expected that
the consumption of spirits in this coun-
try would fall off so seriously as to in
jure the revenue therefrom? 1t must be
either from some general failure of the
consuming power of the people-the
will remaining as it is-or from some
great change in the habits of the
people,"
What Sir Stafford Northcote regarded
as incredible in 1874 has actually come
to pass; and the revenues of the country
are already seriously injured by a change
in the drinking habit That it is
change of habit, and not merely mat
ter of forced economy on the part of the
people, is partially indicated at least by
the fact that they pay 100000 more
duty per annum on tea than they did
three years ago At the same time it is
not easy to supply an explanation for
the change itself. Something, no
doubt, may be ascribed to the effects of
the compulsory education system. the
results of which first began to show in
the adult population about seven years
ago, but more probably is due to the
leavening influence of the various re-
vivalistic movements which have been
prevailing in England during the last
ten years. 1t would be strange, indeed,
if the preaching of Moody and Sankey,
the work of the Blue Ribbon organiza-
tons, the devoted labors of some of the
Ritualistic clergy, and the enthusiastic
If ill-advised- efforts of the Salvation
Army, did not bear fruit in regenerated
lives and an improved state of the pub
lie morals. IN Y. Observer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-05-26
Bucking Against Facts.

A farmer came into grocery-store
the other day and exhibited to the ewes
of an admiring crowd an enormous egg.
about six inches long, which he avowed
to have been laid by one of his own
hens. He had it packed in cotton, and
wouldn't allow anybody to handle it for
fear of breaking the phenomenon. The
groceryman examined it with the rest,
and, intending to chaff the oountryman
said: ''Pshaw! I've got something in
the egg line that will beat that
'I'n bet you five dollars you
haven't" said the countryman, getting
excited.
Take it up replied the grocery
man, and going behind the counter, he
brought out wire egg-beater. "There's
something in the egg line that will beat
it, guess, said he, reaching out for
the stakes.
'Hold on there said the farmer,
"let's see you beat it, and he handed
it to the grocer. The latter held out
his hand for it, but dropped it in sur
prise on the counter, where it broke two
soup plates and platter 1t was of
solid iron painted white.
'Some folks think they are mighty
cute" muttered the farmer as he
pocketed the stakes and lit out, "but
faint no use bucking against the solid
facts. "-Detroit Ctdf
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-05-26

CITY, Minneapolis and st. Paul, which
were looked upon as growing cities,
were regarded with greater favor than
those in other parts of the country.
Boston and Philadelphia were losing
their coigne of vantage in the mercantile
trade. This was particularly true OF
Boston.
The investigation of credits has al
most become part of the trade. Many
houses send reports of their sales to
new concern to the recognized CONNER
cial agencies. The concern itself IS
asked TO make statement. The re-
ports and the statement are compared,
and whatever other information can be
obtained is used in making a rating.
Afterward, if there is reason to suspect
that the concern is going beyond the
bounds of safety, reports are called for
from the houses with whichit deals and
written statement from itself, which
can, if necessary, be used in legal
proceeding if asked for. Judgment
must be coupled with the facts at hand,
but the sources whence information
may be obtained-the business houses,
the legal records, the banks and the
like-are so many that the real standing
of the concern may be arrived at with
a reasonable degree of accuracy.
Many houses require customers, whose
standing they doubt, to make written
statement on the purchase of goods,
and sometimes to swear to it. A state
ment made to obtain general credit
holds good in the courts. Where mer-
chants 90 on after they have become in
solvent, it is oftener the case that credits
were too easy than that it was their in
tention to entail loss upon their credit
ors. There are jobbing-houses in New
York city that do business on $4,000
but they are compelled to keep within
bounds and content themselves with 8
small trade. There is one house in
the city with capital of 100000
which is believed to do a business Of
$15,000,000 year, and another with g
capital of $7,000,000 which is said to dc
business of $4,000, 000.-N. Y Times
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-05-26
Temperance Reading.
THE KNIGHT OF THE BOWL.

Lat the last Liverpool Assizes q man was
sentenced TO penal servitude for life for hav-
ing, when in drink" brutally ill-treated his
body was covered with bruises, the effects of
blows, and in several places the flesh was
Scared and roasted, where the prisoner had
held live Goals thereto.l
The publican sat in his parlor so snug,
BY his bottles and glasses surrounded;
close beside him his pipe, as also mug
Of the liquor that always abounded:
a, happy old fellow, a jovial SOUL
was Inls nero OF mine, the Knight of the
Bowl.
His trade was so good and his profits so sure,
That, his mind quite content and at rest,
He soon fell asleep, and developed q snore,
Most unpleasant well say, at its best.
But lucky old fellow, fortunate soul,
Was this sleepy grog seller, the knight of the
Bowl.
Now how long he slept there Ireally can't say,
But on this point I'm perfectly clear
de had long dream, saw a vision that day
He'll remember for many a year;
And startled old fellow frightened old
soul,
Was this sleepy "mine host" the Knight of
the Bowl.
Now the vision he saw was a woman, once
fair,
Lying, struggling, so hard, for dear life,
In room with scant fire, little bedding, no
chair;
ana TINS woman q mother! wifel
A shame-faced old fellow, indignant old soul,
Was this once careless host, the Knight of the
Bowl.
Her assailant, his customer-one of his best!
Her husband-protector, so namedl
Was kicking and beating his wife with such
zest
That he left her blind, bleeding and manned.
Now saddened old fellow, wretched old
soul,
Was this dreaming innkeeper, the Knight OF
the Bowl.
Unused to much thought, still he couldn't hell
thinking
What a terrible curse to our town
Is this horrible trade, which encourages drink
ing,
While thousands to ruin go down.
But moneyed old fellow wealthy old soul
Was this fat, chubby host the Knight of the
Bowl.
Now the publican wakens, his dream at an end
Will the lesson be lasting? you say;
No! I'm sadly afraid that "the trade" he'll
defend,
And he'll sell as much liquor next day,
For a selfish old fellow, careless old soul
Is this vile compound" seller, the Knight OF
the Bowl.
-EnDliSh Erchnnne
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-05-26
Canon Farrar's Programme of Temper.

Now, drink corrodes the heart of
Nation and the sons of any people,
and nothing cat make them strong
except temperance, soberness and chas-
tity. We, therefore, shall not Join in
any wall which has been raised by the
friends of the liquor traffic about the
diminution of the revenue, but, on the
contrary, we shall 90 on more and more
pressing upon the Legislature what are
our just demands. We shall try and
make them listen to what we require.
Why, ladies and gentlemen, if we only
succeed in getting what Scotland has
had long ago, what Ireland has now got,
what Wales has now got, what York
shire, and Northumberland, and Corn
wall are now demanding we get only
that, we shall at least have got some
thing worth having. But we want to
get, for instance, Sunday closing. With
our Sunday closing we want to get a
five or eight mile, or, as in some of
our Australian colonies, ten-mile
limit, to prevent the abuse of the closed
public-house by that curious and
unreal sort of publican's ghost, that
bogus individual bona fide travel
er. Then we want to prevent passenger
vessels being made into floating gin
palaces. Then we want to prevent,
to prohibit altogether, the payment of
wages in public houses. Then we want
to prevent altogether the great and
perilous abuse which is often made of
public houses at times of election. Then
we want to have society protected from
the pauperism and the vice of drunken
ness. Then we want all those who are
habitual and notorious drunkards to be
in some way checked, or at any rate
prevented from buying liquor which
is also rule in some of our colonies.
Then we want the closing of public
houses at ten o'clock in the evening,
and, if possible, at two o'clock on
Saturdays. l have not done yet. We
want to have individual members of
Parliament prevented from blocking
bills which are demanded by the voice
of the country, and which are re-
quired by the happiness of hundreds
and thousands of people; and then, be-
sides all that, we want veto, protected
by scheduled voting papers, by which
we shall be enabled to veto all new
public houses, to diminish to any extent
we like the existing number of public
houses, and if in any district it is the
strong wish of such district to put an
end in their limits to the liquor traffic
altogether, we want to have for them
also the vote which will enable them to
do it. The reason that we want this is
bpcause we do not wish IN SEQ thrust
upon people, to their misery and demon
alization, without their consent and
against their will, any number of public
houses. We want these things and de-
mand them all in the name of justice, in
the name of freedom, in the name of
morality, and in the name of religion.
We want, and we have right to have
all these, and think l may say in your
name that sooner or later we mean to
get them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-05-26
Observation-Disclosures
THE CATTLE HOME.

ATis evening. and the round, red sun sinks
slowly in the west;
The flowers fold their petals up, the birds fly
to the nest;
The crickets chirrup in the grass the bats
wheel to and fro,
And tinkle-tankle up the lane the lowing cat
tie go,
And the rich man from his carriage looks out
ON them as they come
On them, and on the barefoot boy that drives
the cattle home!
WISH the boy says to himself:"I was that
millionaire,
I'd have palace for my home and never know
care;
There is no wish that heart can frame would
not crafty,
There should not be in all the land happier
man than /!
What joy 'twould be to lead life where cares
would never come,
And be no more the barefoot boy that drives
the cattle home!
And the rich man signs unto himself; my
wealth I'd gladly give
Could live any other life than that which now
live
Could leave behind the dust, and glare, and
tumult of the town,
And sleep at night.withouta care if stocks went
up or down.
o, I'd give my palace and my yacht that sails
the ocean foam
To be once more the arefoot boy that drives
the cattle home"
~ Y Ied0er
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-05-26

alcoholic gang-and he engaged these
two gangs in certain work for which
they were to be paid extra. He
watched these gangs, and took the re-
suit of their work, and it turned out
THAT the alcoholic gang were far ahead
at first. They had buckets of beer
by their side, and as they got
little tired they took beer, and the
non-alcoholic gang were, in an hour or
two, left nowhere; but he waited and
watched as told you, and, as the ex-
pertinent went on, the energies of the
beer-drinkers speedily began to flag,
and, do what they would, before the
end of day the non-alcoholic gang had
left them far behind. When this had
gore on for some days, the alcoholic
gang begged that they might get into
the non-alcoholic gang, that they might
earn a little more money; but DR..
Parkes, in order to make the experiment
.clinching and conclusive, transposed
the gangs. He made the alcoholic
gang the non-alcoholic gang, and vice
versa, the men being very willing to
lend themselves to the experiment, and
the results were exactly the same.
The alcoholic gang beat the non-alce-
holic gang at the starting, and failed
utterly toward the end of the day. This
is the most conclusive, and, l think, by
far the most crucial experiment that I
know of upon the question of the rela-
ton of alcohol to work. With this L
will set aside the question by saying,
from personal experience, and from ex-
perlments most carefully conducted
over large bodies of men, it is capable
OF proof beyond all possibility of ques-
ton that alcohol, in ordinary circum-
stances, not only does not help work,
hut is g serious hinderer of work.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-05-26
A Model Citizen.

Thirteen years ago Annie VIM came
from Ireland to work in a Nashua On.
H. } factory, and from the proceeds of
her industry she has since sent 81 400 to
her husband and children in the old
country. Last August she sent the
funds for their transportation hither,
and Mr.. VIM came to add himself to
the excellent citizenship of this coun-
try. His long abstinence from the reg
ular ministration of corrective methods
upon his wife had sharpened the zest
with which he went at it when he ar
rived, and the faithful woman is now
dead, killed by the worthless beast she
had served so long and so atfectionately.
If justice of the sort usually admins
tered to this class of citizens is dealt
out to Mr. VIM, he will not escape
with less than three dollars fine and
cost.-N. Y. SIN.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-05-26

"A young Mormon couple who went
to the Endowment House in Salt Lake
City the other day to be married, were
turned away, with the statement that
thirty-fye marriages, the full capacity
OF the institution, had already been
rushed through, 1t is said that more
young girls are going into polygamy
titan ever before - Chicago Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-05-26

An authority declares that ticks and
lice will never be found troublesome
where sheep are fat and in good condi-
ton, the pests only attacking poorly
kept animals.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-05-26

examples of the Trust Underlying Busi-
nesS--The Promises to Pay of Mer-
chants and How They are Regulated in
the Usual Channels of Trade