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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-10-20
LOCAL EW s.
LODGE MEETINGS..

sHEALTIEL LODGE. No. 100, I. o. o. F.
meets in LeGge's Hall every Monday night
OAKLAND LODGE, I. o. G. T., meets in
same Hall every Tuesday night.
ALTA LODGE, No. 574, X. of H., meets in
same Hall I'd and 4th Thursday nights of each
month.
meets in same Hall I'd and 4th Friday nights
of each month.
LOCAL BRANCH, No. So, of the Iron Hall
meets in same Hall LIST and Sd Saturday nights
of each month.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-22
Wealthy COngresSmen.

The number of wealthy members of
Congress constantly increases. Social
prestige is frequently as much sought
after by them as distinction in legisla-
tive work. In consequence, elegant es-
adjustments increase wonderfully year
by year, until Congressman who is
content to live upon his pay cuts very
small figure here. Col. Theodore Ly-
man of Massachusetts is one of the new
me nbers who will entertain much. He
has bought an elegant place on Thomas
Circle for that purpose. Col. Lyman
inherited great wealth, and is, more
than that, brave and scholarly man.
He served through the war without pay.
Then there is Senator Palmer of Michl-
gan. He has rented Mr.. WINDOWS
house, Mr.. Palmer is a grandson of the
William A. Palmer who was a senator
from Vermont during Madison's admin
istration, and, later, governor of That
State. Congressman Washburne Of Min
nesota, the last of that famous family in
public life, has rented Don Cameron's
house, and will give lavish receptions.
or the new senators nearly all are mill
lionalres. Bowen of Colorado is min
Arkansas during the Dorsey regime, Sa-
bin OF Minnesota went from Connecticut
~ years ago, and Is now very rlcn:
Dolph of Oregon is thrifty corporation
attorney; exGov. Colquitt is one Of the
best TOTO men in Georgia: Randall Glib
son OF Louisiana inherited wealth, and
the others are we'll off. There are not
many poor men left in the Senate.
Count out Messrs Blair. Frye, Kenna,
Jones of Florida, and Riddleberger, and
the rest are all rich. This is not especi-
ally to be wondered at. Money making
has been easy of late, and tire s-iourths
Of them are more than fifty years old.
Washington Letter.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-22
Names OF the FabriCS.

Everything connected with ones bus.
mess is of importance. Very few dry
goods men know the origin of the names
of many of the goods they handle
These may seem trivial points, but they
ire of interest to the man who seeks to
be thoroughly familiar with the mer-
chandise in which he deals. For the in
ormation of such, we give the deriva-
ton OF the names of the following goods:
Damask is from the city OF Damascus;
satins from Zaytown in China; calico
from Calicut, town in India, formerly
celebrated for its cotton cloth. and
where calico was also printed. Muslin
Is named from Mesul in asia; alpaca
rom an animal of Peru, of the llama
species, from whose wool the fabric is
woven. Buckram takes its name from
bochara. Fustian comes from Fostat.
a.city of the middle ages, from which
the modern Cairo is descended;
talfeta and tabby from a
street in Bag lad; cambria from Cam
brai. Gauze has its name from GAIA;
baize from Bajsc; dimity from Damietta,
an jeans from Jean. Drugget is de-
rived rom city in Ireland, Drogheda.
Duck comes from Torque, in Normandy.
Blanket Is called after Thomas Blanket,
famous clothier, connected with the
introduction of woolens into England
about 1910. Serge derives its name from
Xe-ga, Spanish name for peculiar
WOODEN blanket. Diaper is not from
D'Ypres, as is sometimes stated, but
from the Greek diaspron, figured. Vel
vet is from the Italian velluto, woody
Latin, velIuf, a hide or pelt. Shawl is
the Sanskirt saIa, floor; for shawls were
first used as carpets and tapestry. Ban
danna is from an Indian word meaning
to bind or lie, because they are tied in
knots before dyeing. Chintz comes
from the Hindu word chett. Delaine is
the French ''of WOOL"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-22
Domestic Recipes

| There is choice possible in almost
| all the affairs of life even in so irifling a
matter as purchasing honeycomb Quilt;
| for instance, there are the Old fashioned
| quilts, with no particu ar pattern. all
| blocks and squares, and the greatly inn
+ proved ones which are now made, with
a pretty centerplece and border. BY
all means choose the latter.
A delicious sauce may now be pre-
pared for winter use; it is made of cram
berries and raisins. To one quart can I'll
of cranberry sauce allow one good
| handful of raisins; they impart deli
cate flavor, which is a great improve
| ment on the cranberries alone. Gram
berries are also excellent canned alone,
with a little sugar, for pies and pud
dings. 1t is better to put theaa up early
in the season. as there is likely to be
more waste later on.
An appetizlng dish appeared on our
table the other day, called ON the menu
'tsmothered heart with lemon sauce"
1t was made OF slices of beef heart
cooked in very little water until ten
der, then dipped in -four and nicely
Drowned lin butter. The sauce was of
flour, butter, and hot water, ard was
favored with lemon. This is to be served
as an entree only, and not to take the
place Of the roast, which forms the
piece de resistance at the ordinary DIN
ner.
II is an excellent plan to prepare the
cabbage for dinner an hour before it is
time to cook it. Cut the cabbase. in
quarters and scatter handful of salt
over itRnd cover it with cold water.
This is a good course to pursue ii one
has not the time to look the cabbage
over carefully. Cauliflower should be
treated in the same wav, after being
picked apart. There are so many small
insects this year, especially, that great
care is necessary in looking over yege-
tables.
A new fancy in the crazy quilt line is
to have in the exact center of the quilt
block of plain satin with the initials, in
monogram or otherwise, OF the owner of
the quilt. Another new departure is 70
have each block he embodiment of an
idea, or at least to have each block de-
pie, let one have Kersington work in
outline patterns only. another needle
work of d tferent kind, or applique, or
painting. The foundation OF these
blocks must necessarily be of plain col
ors in silk, satin or velvet.
A mixture is excellent ,or removing
grease spots and stains from carpets and
clothing made of two ounces of ammo
mia, two ounces of white CASTLE soap,
one ounce of glvcerine, one ounce of
ether; cut the 8, ap fine, dissolve in one
pint of water over the fire; add two
quarts of water. This should be mixed
with water in the proportion of a tea
cupful to one ordinary sized pail Of
water. Mix thoroughly, and wash
soiled garments in it. For removing
spots use sponge or clean flannel cloth,
nd with a dry cloth rub as dry as pos
sible. Wooden goods may be made to
look bright and fresh by being sponged
with this.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-22
EVOLUTION OF THE BANJO

How the Instrument Has Advanced
In the Favor of Society.
"It is astonishing how fashionable the
banjo has become of late years." said an
eminent instructor in the myst cries OF
that instrument the other day to New
York Times reporter. The professor"
was seated In an easy chair with a banjo
resting on his knee, while his hand,
wandering over the strings, produced
dreamy suggestions of plantation mel
ody. Once" he continued, "the banjo
was considered barbarous instrument,
to be classed with the kettle drum and
the toEa-tom, ana was fhought'inIapable
of anything beyond an accompaniment.
Nowadays the development of nuslcal
taste has brought about an appreciation
of the higher possibilities of the banjo,
and has also produced o marked ina
provement in the instrument itself. The
modern banjo with its carefully stretched
sheepskin, steel frame, an cat-gut
strings, is very different affair from
the original instrument which one sees
even now in the South in the shands Of
the negro, whose greatest delight it is
to strum upon it accompaniments
those strange, barbarous chants, the
primitive music brought from Africa,
which were doubtless once the war songs
of the native tribes. The first banjo
was doubtless simple bamboo stick,
with tibres stretched upon it, upon
which the mag:cians, or Obi-men, in
Africa may have played while conduct
ing their entertainments. The next step
in the evolution of the banjo was cal
abash gourdlike fruit with long stem,
upon which the strings of the instru-
ment were stretche d. The present
shape is probably directly traceaole 10
this curious instrument. Even now in
the South the darkies make banjos out
of gourds, across which they stretch
some sort of skin for 4 diaphragm.
Snake skin is favorite material for the
purpose. There is no race of people
more generally gifted with natural mu-
steal ears than the African. 1t is rare
thing to see negro in the South who
cannot sing or play upon some musical
instrument. l once lived upon a planla-
ton for a few weeks, and every night
the negro quarters were filled with the
music of the banjo and the voices of the
darkies singing. There was one instru-
ment heard which puzzled me very
much. 1t seemed to give forth but
single. long, droning tone. 1t wasn't
for some time that / knew what pro-
duced it, and you could never guess
what it was. A negro would lay his
horny finger on the table, which served
as a sounding boa d, and, whe,tipg the
finger with his tongue, draw the stick
slowly across it, producing the long bass
tone have described. A year and a
half ago the banjo furore was in its
height, 1t even became fashionable in
England, where pronclency in playing
upon the instrument came to be consid
cred all elegant accomplishment. 1t is
still fashionable, though no, quite so
much so now as when it first became
the rage. Many young ladies and gen.
tlemen come to me to learn how to play |
the banjo. 1t is quite easy to learn and |
serves admirably to accompany singing |
in the parlor."
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-22

We dare say three-fourths of the disea es
that prevail in the human family are directly
or indirectly induced by some deraneemen,
of the stomach. The most Serious ailments
have their origin there. With dyspepsia the
food passes indgested through the ilacteal
vessels and many particles of deleterous mat.
ter are carried into the blood and gain lodg.
ment often in tie lung and other great cen.
tiers ofvitality. Hence dyspepsia favors the
occurrence of consumption in persons at all
predisp0sed to it. 1t is also the primary
source of scrofula and other diseases of the
blood and skin.
The person who has Q ptg-pen appetite
one day and can eat little or nothing the
next has dyspepsia. The person who feels q
heaviness at the stomach ,fter eating, acco m.
panied with gulping-up OF wind and sour
particles, of food, has dyspepsia. Besides
these symptoms are bad taste in mouth, pain
in chest, shortpess OF breath, palpitation,
headache, giddiness, GOODNESS Of eDtremi
ties, languor, sleeplessness and deepoEdency.
In prescribing Burdock Blood Bitters as
cure for dyspepsia we desire the patient to
eat regularly reasonable quantity of good,
plain food (not too hot or too cold) and to
use very sparingly of tobacco ifaddicted to
gans OF salvation. Dyspepsia Is disease OF
toe mucous membrane lining the stomach
If the patient will treat this mucous mem
brane of the stomach with any sort of decen-
cy, cfasipg to aggravasc liz sensitive surface
withsindig stible matter, we gArantee the
use 0fBurdock Blood Bi.ters will cure him.
That's all we ask. Give the sf0macl q
fair CHARGE. Burdock Blood Bitters will do
therest. Thousands of testimonials.
I3urdock Blood Bitters by all druggists.
Foster, MiIburn &C., M'i'rs, Buffalo, N. Y
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-22
Amber Cane as stock Feed.

AS this is the time of year when farm
ers generally make up their minds as to
what they will do with their farms the
coming year, a suggestion to those who
have stock and wish to know a good
forage plant might not be out of
place.
To those who have ranches overtaxed
from raising wheat and barley for the
past ten or fifteen years, and wish to
give their land a rest by summer follow
ing, and at the same time to get some
return the same year for labor expended,
! would suggest the planting of amber
sorghum cane. The requisites neces-
sary for good yield are no more than
wheat. namely, good cultivation ant.
thorough pulverization of the soil. This
year planted some in young orchard
of about two acres, putting one row be-
tween the rows OF trees, and used about
two quarts OF seed. which consider
rather too much for the ground, but /
per acre. planting the rows three feet
apart. After plougiling the ground twice
and narrowing it down smoothly, the
heavy rains Of May made it nec-
essary for me to go over it again with d
Gu tivator which was done the latter
part of the month";. and on June I
took the plow and ran a furrow through
about two inches deep, sowed the seed,
and covered it with slicker or c!od
crusher. In about week it had started
nicely, but was too thick, aud when
about TIVE feet high commenced thin
ming il out TO three or four incheg apart,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-22
Good Coffee.

Good coffee is one of the most essen
tial requisites of a good table. Often
after the best coffee is procured it is
poiled in the making. Nothing will so
perfectly destroy the flavor of coffee as
an old burnt boiler. Many times is the
question raised, what can be the mat.
ter with our cofee?" and it is not an
swered until the mistress examines for
herself. The cook declares that she has
made it in the usual way and the fault
must be in the coffee. Upon investiga.
ton the old burned coffee pot is found
to be the cause of the trouble. Unless
the greatest care is taken and the
grounds removed every TIME coffee is
made it soon becomes unfit for use.
There are numerous patent coffee-post
which in a measure obviate the trouble,
but most of them are quite expensive,
and sometimes quite useless. One,
however. is very simple and really very
practicable. 1t is of plain tin, made in
two parts, something after the fashion
of farina boiler. The bottom of the
upper part is covered with thin cloth,
which is SO arranged that it can be cas-
lily removed or replaced. The coffee is
put into this part which reaches quite
low into the boiler proper. No egg is
required to settle this coffee, the
grounds being held by the strainer.
Boiling water is poured through the cof-
fee, and then it is allowed to stand few
minutes OH the stove. This method of
making coffee is similar to the French
way, but differs in this respect that the
strength of the coffee is only partially
extracted 10y pouring the water Through
and the process is finished by allowing
the coffee to come to boil with the
grounds in it.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-22
"OUR MARY'S' TRIUMPH.
She Captures the Audience as Paul
inc" in The Lady of Lyons"

She Captures the Audience as Paul
inc" in The Lady of Lyons"
American womanhood and the Ameri.
can stage may we'll be proud of Mary
Anderson. Her great success in "Par.
thenia'' was confirmed recently by an
overwhelming triumph as "Pau ine."
Within few weeks she has become the
central figure of dramatic interest; has
vanquished Ellen Terry in her own
theater, and has brought to the English
drama fresh charm which it has long
lacked. She has, by her beauty and
winning manners, SO established herself
in the affections Of her London audience
that her departure will be mourned al
most as national calamity. Nothing
could exceed the brilliancy of the audi
ence gathered at the Lyceum
Theater. In the poscenium sat the
Prince of Wales, the Princess of Wales
and Prince Louis Battenburg. The
Prince of Wales followed intently every
movement of the actr ess, while the
Princess wept at the pathetic pas
sages. The most of the nobility now
in town were present, with the
Baroness Burdett-Coutts at their
head, and the juvenile Lord Garmoile
who is engaged to Mrs. Fortescue, the
actress bringing up the rear. Mr.. Gill
bert, the play wright, sat majestic in his
box, signifying by his presence that he
had forgiven the loveliest of his Galate-
as. Barley Campbell occupied a box
immediately above the stately Gilbert.
Nearly all the Americans who have not
yet homeward flown made a point of
witnessing the triumph of their fair
country woman. The general admis.
sion on all sides was that no more
charming "Lady of Lyons" was ever
seen in England. When pauline" APP
peared in label shaped dress, peculiar
to the days of the French directory, she
was voted IS beautiful as Parthenia in
the chiffon of Greek maiden. When
she changed her costume, first to
brown riding dress and Robens hat,
then TO the white satin of a bride, loud
murmurs of appreciation ran round the
boxes. In the performance of the part
Mary Anderson displayed all those fine
qualities already known to
the American play-goers. Her
fearful appeals were sometimes
drowned by the clamor of Claude Mel
notte, played by burly actor famili-
arly styled Handsome Jack Barnes"
but in quieter moments her pathos
touched all hearts. 1t was real pleasure
to see how genuine was the applause at
the end of each act. When the play fin.
ished, nobody LETT their seat till the &C.
tress appeared before the curtain.
Then arose shouts of enthusiasm; men
waved their hats, ladies waved their
handkerchiefs. while Mary Anderson
stood amid the tumult, bowling and
blushing likes timid scnooly girl, and
once raising her eyes to the box where
the Prince and Princess of Wales sat ap-
plaudlng vigorously. 1t was quite re-
markable scene. When it was over,
there was rush for the carriages. In
to one of thsm stepped one Of the most
beautiful women Of London. "Well."
said friend at the window, "what do
on think of herr" The beauty replied:
Exquisite! Exquisite! she is grace made
woman. boston Herald Cable.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-22
Down on Tobacco Smokers.

Mr.. David Dudley Field writes an at
tack on tobacco smokers. He would
have then driven out of society, and,
naturally enough, this furious reformer
calls on the women to do it. It is evi.
dent that David Dudley does not like
the smell of tobacco, since he calls smok-
ers uncean persons, but he should allow
for difference in taste, and respect the
opinion OF not few that some people
who never use tobacco carry about with
them smells that are worse than those
which come from the Indian weed.
Often in room full of dyspeptic reform
ers puff of fresh tobacco smoke would
be blessing, and the coming even of a
person with smoke saturated CLOTHING.
not as that of noxious, unweleome
beast, but rather as that OF an angel OF
health shaking disenfectlng odors from
his wings.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-22
The Man Who Leaves the Door
Open.
From the New York Tribu1e.

From the New York Tribu1e.
While the man who takes your unbrel-
la has all seasons for his own, and the
man who has little story to tell fails
not in seed time nor in harvest, there is
one particular fiend who becomes par
ticularly numerous at about the time
when there is GOODNESS in the morning
breeze and no steam in the radiator. We
refer to the man who leaves the door
open. He comes to the Office on various
ostensible errands, in fact on about ev-
cry known pretext, Excepting to set
tie bill,-but always his purpose is to
20 away leaving wide open the portal
through which the autumnal zephyrs
come cavortine with glacial GOODNESS,
and bearing in their chase embrace full
many token of tho pervasive dust f.om
which we sprang and to which we sh Ill
return. It does no good to bawl after
him to shut the door. Oh, no. He is
meandering adown the sunny street,
watching the white winged clouds play.
ing tag in the deep smiling heavens.
But as we lay down the pen, and push
back the chair, and walk to the door and
close it softly and pensiveiy, and then
stoop to gather up the scattered papers
that have been whirled about our feet
like fading forest leaves. the blessed
Serosch whispers promises Of q good
time coming, and we are copsoled with
confidence that in that bright dawninp
era our autumn days will be free FROM
carking care, for the man who leaves
the door open must SO.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-22
Useless Fire Escapes.

It is related that when Rey. DR.. Ellis,
Rev. Philips Brooks and Rev. DIR.
Brooke HEREFORD were on their way home
together from Liverpool to Boston, on
the first Sunday out the captain of the
Cephoionia endeavored to arrange for
religious services, aid asked the three
famous clergymen to decide among
themselves which should preach. Mr..
Herford at once excused himself. saying
be had preached steadily during his va
cation and now wanted at least one Sum
days rest. Then Mr.. Brooks suggested
that DR.. Ellis, being the oldest, ought to
preach. ooh. no." said DR.. Ellis, ''it
would be nonsense for me to preach
when everybody wants to hear you"
And so, after half IN hour of disclaimers
and compliments, the end of the matter
was that there was no preaching at all.
WELL" said the captain, with sigh,
II did what could. But isn't it sim
gular? Three fire-escapes aboard, and no.
body saved from the burningp
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-22
A MATERIAL SPECTER.
How q Nice.Lookfng Ghost Was Cal
tured In Savannah.

How q Nice.Looking Ghost Was Gap.
tured in Savannah.
From the Savannah News.
Yesterday morning about 8 o'clock
Mr.. Warning Russell caught suspicious
looking character entering the premises
of wealthy citizen, and the circumstan-
ces which led to the capture are said to
be as follows: During the past three
or four months the residence of the
gentleman was securely locked every
night when the inmates were retiring,
but every morning the rear doors were
found unlocked, and on several COCA
sions wide open. The matter assumed
the stature of a mystery, and repeatedly
foiled successive attempts TO explain it.
Whoever entered the house and passed
out neglected to remove anything of VAL
ne, Ind what the object of the strange
visitor was and how he gained
an entrance to the resid ence
when the locks were repeatedly changed
were annoying questions. The men,
nervous, and their friends suggested
ghosts and other equally mysterious
and unwelcome intruders. The owner
of the house finally called on Mr.. Rus.
sell and offered a liberal sum If he weuld
solve the matter. Mr. Russell said he
would undertake the task provided the
owner would take his family out
of town and not return until after s
o'clock the following day, the proprie-
tor to make the tact of his intended Wis.,
it from the city known to every person
in the neighborhood. The condition
was agreed TO. Mr.. Russell with two
detectives, that night early, went
through the house, fastened every door
and window, and then locked the rear
door. and taking the key with him, So
creted himself In the clubhouse in the
yard, alter taking the further precaution
to sprinkle lime on the ground near the
rear doors. Yesterday morning al the
hour mentioned, q well-dresed youn :
man opened the side gate leading to the
premises, as ended the back stets,-
and then unlocking the door passed in
to the house. The detectives a few
minutes alter, with the second key, en-
tered nolselessly and tracked the in
truder by the footprints to time in the
hallway and on the stairs to one of the
sleeping apartme nts, where they awak-
ened the young man, who had gone by
this time to sleep. The youthful inva-
der proved to be son ofthe proprietor,
who was in the habit of stealing out of
the house and then returning before
daylight but who, knowing that his
family was away, concluded not to re-
turn until an hour or so before sunrise.