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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-06-28
Temperance Reading.
KING ALcOHOL,s sOLLLOQUE

In the broad'light of day my grim visage 1
hide,
Nor out in my uniform once dare ride,
For tbs red with the blood of the victims I've
slain,
And it spangles with tears like the dew on the
main.
That a victor am there is none to deny,
For who rules aud ruins so many rs /?
War and famine their millions in dust have
laid low,
But OF all that is holy am the arch foe.
See my army move on! none can with it com
Though they fall by the myriads-why should
| carer
For recruits always ready come pressing
How l gloat DER their revelry, joy in their
song!
I am not content with aught save the best
My recruits must be generous-their all must
invest
But single draught-and l count them
mine,
On nay blacklist enroll them, ere the truth
they divine.
Out of the specie that falls in the till
] forge chains to make them the slaves of
my will.
The King on his throne and the Prince in
the hall
Pay homage and bow before King Alcohol.
In DUNGEONS cons the prisoners have pinned and
But their spirits were free and all bondage de-
But my chains bind in manhood the G od-given
Though they long to be free they are prison
ers still.
Press closely, o! mother, your boy to your
breast,
Though your arms may be weary, your heart
now may rest.
Press again your lips those tiny pink feet,
For III cause them to fail and TO fail in the
street.
Listen! How with sweet accent he now lisps
thy name;
will teach him his Makers and thine to de-
fame.
I'll await him in banquet, in home and in
hail;
That beautiful boy by my oath he shall fall!
/ hear the uprising of men Ger the land
Against my dominiOnS-a host they com
mand.
But at all legislators and 'legions" l laugh
While with my battalion my poison | quaif.
But there is one name, must whisper it low,
lis humanity refuge, but my dreaded foe.
Ihat name-l cant speak it'll try to forget,
Drink again, o! my boys, ere the stars ali
are set.
have lost from my force some I thought
were my own,
As they looked and were saved by the Cruel
fled One.
Then rouse We, my children, find joy in the
bowl
Ye must not grow tender nor think of the
soul.
When the tongue cries for liquor, let no
prayer be SAID,
Though the children are CRYING and praying
for bread.
If the thought of mother, wife, sister or
child
Mingles pain with the draught let your mirth
grow more wild.
Drink again, o! my boys-and again, one and
all
For you are my slaves-I am King Alcohol.
-HuITlgt A. .SCflGlcT. in Union .SEflIUJ
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-06-28

Shiel. The ornaments of the bar were
members, convivial men, each followed
in the footsteps of the other, and near
ly all to-day filled the dishonored grave
of the drunkard. He asserted, chal-
longing contradiction, that iDtemper-
ance was the cause of nine-tenths of
the crime committed in the United
States. He told of his experience
among criminals, who almost invaria-
bly, said whisky was at the bottom of
their troubles. Why would not drink
ing men open their eyes and see what
was before them-that they We're going
down the path of shame, humiliation,
disgrace and death? He deprecated
the abuse of saloon-keepers, since it did
no good. The only way to break up
the business was to stop drinking. He
closed with strong appeal for total alb
stinence, urging those present who had
not already done so to come forward
and sign the pledge. About fifty took
his advice Chicago IrjJuae.
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An EMPTY NEST.

While looking through the window at a tree
in blossoms drest,
saw among the branches an old and empty
nest.
remembered when saw it, how in a by-gone
spring
-Four tiny blackbirds lived in it beneath their
mothers wing.
Once more the blossoms, pink and white,
adorn the little prong
That holds the nest; but where is that fond
mother and her song?
Where are the tiny birdlings that ventured
DER the rim
OF that serene and coy nest, to hop along the
limb?
where
Where
Where
o, where
know there is an idol here that might ten
dollars bring,
I; But as | can not quite see my way clearly
myself any other cOngenital idiot who
wants to undertake the job may APP
propriate the
Whole Internal thing.
N. Y. Sun.
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Significant.

That able exponent of physiological
research, DR.. Carpenter, has given us in
the Nineteenth CenturVa matter of fact
that has its lesson no less than if found
ed on total abstinence premises.
There were, he Says, two Regiments
in India, one remarkably temperate
regiment, the Eighty-fourth, and in it
the normal death rate was 12.1. There
was another regiment that was not so
temperate though not altogether intern
perate, the SiXty-third, the death rate
of which was something like 1872. Now
these regiments had to march from the
same place to another place, but in
different directions, in very unhealthy
season. Itwas very wet, and there was
a good deal of cholera prevailing at the
time. The temperate regiment the
kighty-fourth, got to the end Of its
march without suffering any Sickness,
whereas the sickness which attacked
the SiXty-third, or Incorporate one,
was so great that it filled all its own
transports and was obliged to borrow
the sick palanquins belonging to the
Eighty-fourth. This account ought to
be put up in every soldiers barrack in
the country and in every hospital. -
Union sigma.
GENUINE alcoholic liquors are dead
ly, but the drugged and adulterated
beverages now in use are far worse. He
that lets them alone is safe He who
tastes single drop may find in him
the appetite of drinking ancestors,
which only waits spark to kindle it
into devouring flame. Men differ.
Some can drink, and stop when they
please. Others can not You can set
light to a stick of wood, and put it out
when it is half burned but if you un-
dertake to burn half key of powder
you will not be able to stop just on the
line. Keep fire away from powder, and
whisky away from MENU Q, T. u
Bulletin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-06-28
HORRIBLE CASUALTIES

,.-------sg From the Use of NitrO-Gly-
cerine-FOrty-Eight Deaths in Seven
teen Years-CurIous Freaks and Ludi-
crOus Scenes Caused by the Explosives.
Daily Republican., 1884-05-26

NoMINATIoNs for Council were made
in four wards of the city on Saturday
that will be ratified by the people at the
city election. These nominations were
F. B. f. Miller, re-nOminated in the
Fifth Ward and Thomas H. Latimer in
the Seventh Ward, both Republicans;
Martin Farrell in the Fourth
Ward and Dennis Mention in the Tenth,
both Democrats. Edwin H. Barr was
nominated in the Ninth Ward by the
Democrats, AZ the opponent Of David
r. Smith, Republican and present MEM
ber, and is the only nomination made on
Saturday whose election may be said to
be extremely doubtful. The Republi-
can majority in this ward is not large,
1t is true, but it is large enough to in
sure success with a good and safe can
didate like Mr.. Smith, though it must
be said of Mr.. Barr that he belongs to
the best element of his party. Tho
Seventh Ward is the only one in which
the present occupant was not nomi-
mated.
Daily Republican., 1884-05-26

from Riddles and BaIncroft's Banks,
Christiana Hundred, taken under q
pledge to vote nowhere else. On Sat-
urday last in q nomination which only
concerned the Seventh Ward 228 votes
were polled with quite . large number
OF Republicans not voting. With such
= rapid Increase in Republican voters
the seventh ward should be good for
sov Republican majority in the election
in June. Those who were 80 active in
running this vote up ta such enormous
proportions will certainly see to 1t that
it does not fall off when most needed
If there is the same proportionate in
crease of Republican votes all over the
city, there will be no doubt of Repub.
lican Council being elected, nor Of a
Sheriff and the whole coun-
ty ticket next fail. Mr. Lore will be
defeated, and Delaware will cast her
vote for Republican President
Daily Republican., 1884-05-26

THE City election is now less than
two weeks off. All the Republicans
that can hope to be elected TO Council
have been nominated, though tLere is a
possible fighting chance in the Eleventh
ward for Republican candidate, like
Joshua Maris, should that gentleman be
nominated. The Republicans of the
fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and
Ninth wards have made first class nom.
nations and their candidates should be
easily elected Mr. Eastbnrn of the
Second, ,andMr. johnson of the Thirdare
equal to the others named in every re-
Spect, and there should be no doubt
hl their reelection. If all who are in
Favor Of economical government and
opposed to partisan schemes like the
Water Commission and the Municipal
Court will but vote as they feel there
will be no dOnbt of the reelection of
both Mr. johnson, and if the voters of
the Eleventh ward will but vote us they
now talk the Republicans will not
only hold their own but gain a member
of Council.
Every Republican in The city should
now go to work. Every voter should
be hunted up and spurred up to do his
duty on election day. If this is done
the Republicans will still retain the
City Council, and be an etfectllal bar to
tho partisan tyranny of Water Com
mission.
Daily Republican., 1884-05-26
Subsidies aud Shipping.

Germany has adopted law which
provides for paying subsidies to lines of
ocean steamships sailing under the
German flag. Prussia was the first coun-
try of Europe to follow the example of
England in abolishing her navigation
laws, and the result was speedy and
marked decline in her mercantile ma
rine.
Her ships could not compete with
those Of nation which had spent halfa
Neksdry IN creating ujttbe 81 tGt4aatisRlp
lines, which give her merchants espe-
cial advantages in competing for the
trade Of the world. Two years ago
France abandoned the notion that she
could secure merchant marine with
ont cost to the nation, and offered
subsidies. The United States alone,
Of the countries which have adopted the
protective policy, excludes her shipping
entirely from the benefits ofthat policy.
There is no good reason why the United
States should not have as prosperous a
merchant marine as the countries to
which we have referred.
The protective policy which has
made this country one of the most
prosperous on the face of the globe
would be equally effective if applied to
our merchant shipping The S13O, ,OOO,-
o0Otlying idle in our national Treasury
would put new life into our shipping
interests if applied in the manner that
European nations have adopted. There
certainly can be no good reason why
our merchant ships should not be sub
sidized.
Even if 1t would not pay from the
start it will we confidently predict pay in
future time. Congress has postponed
the matter so long that our South
American trade to which we are epti-
tied by advantage in location has
slipped away from us, and if we ever
get it at all it is through foreign YES
sels by way of Liverpool. Congress
while it protects our industri es by
protective tariff should on the same
principle protect our shipping by sub.
sidies.
Daily Republican., 1884-05-26
HO7ICIA.'

NOTICE-IN COMPLIANCE WITH
IN the provisions and Iequirements Of an
Act Of General Assembly Of the State Of Del
aware, passed 1t lover March II, 1883, enti-
tied AN ACT concerning Private Corpora.
tions," notice is hereby given that oertin.
cate Incorporating company TO b. known as
(" The Schoen Heater and stove Company"
the business Of which will be the manufacture
Of heaters, ranges, stoves, etc.. and the carry
ing on Of general merchandise business, Will,
on the sixth day Of June, A. D., 1854, st 10 o.
clock, q. M. be presented at Chambers In
Wilmington, to the Honorable william u.
Whiteley, Associate Judge Of the Superior
Court ofthe Htats Of Delaware, In and for
New CASTLE County, for his approval. Tho
principal place Of business Of the said propos-
cd company will be In the city Of Whining.
ton, New Castle County and State Of Dela-
ware, and the capital stock Of the said COM
pany will be hfteen thousand dollars, divided
Into shares Of one hundred dollars each. The
persons intending to spply for tho incOrpora-
ton, the majority Of whom reside in said city
Of Wilmington, are as follows -
CHARLES T. SUHOEN,
WILLIAM H. SCHOEN,
WILLIAM W. WALKER.
my2a-N
Daily Republican., 1884-05-26
rKEET OOMMIsSI ONER'S. .OFFIOE,

CTKEET COMMIsSI ONER'Sa aOFFIOE,
y May 23, 1884.
Sealed proposals will be received In the
box In the City Council Chamber, until
O'Clock, p. NJ. Monday, May 20, 1854, for
paving the bed Of King street, from the in.
tersection Of Market and King streets to the
approach Of Brandywine bridge with Bel
yian block, TO correspond In width with that
already done BY the county, the contractor
TO furnish all material, the old material from
t Q bod Of the street to Do reserved by the
city. Tho usual bonds required to accompa-
ny each bid, the work to be done under tho
supervision Of the Street Commissioner.
The committee reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. For further information in
qulre Of A. A. Eastburn, Chairman Of Street
Committee, or LEWIS ZEBLEY,
m2.3t Street Commissioner.
Daily Republican., 1884-05-26
Csnvs tot ana Free Labor.

Senator Brown, of Georgia, is looked
upon as one Of the most reasonable
and liberal members from the South in
the United States Senate, and yet he IL
not above engaging in the business OF
contracting for convict labor to work
his coal mines. The system is most
rsprehensible one and should be frown-
I'd upon by every right minded person
who is not insensible to the common
dictates of humanity. The Senator has
pushed his peculiar method of obtaining
cheap labor so far that he is likely to
have serious trouble over 1t. He lately
purchased the lease of rs convicts to
work in his mines, and he gave notice
that he designed discharging the free
white laborers employed, and replacing
them with his colored convicts. Not
unnaturally, the laborers thus to be
thrown out of employment and replaced
by felons, their families, meanwhile,
being left without support, protested
against what they considered rank in
Justice. They were promptly informed.
however, that if they did not submit
the whole power Of the State would be
turned against them.
1t may be perfectly legal for the
State to take the matter in hand and
put down the incipient insurrection
with strong hand, but it does seem to
us as if that power was used to a bad
purpose when it supports a system of
labor worse than the old-time slave
labor, and which results in immediate
practical injury to free laborers. The
principle Of placing convict labor in
competition with free labor is manifest
ly unjust, especially so when it is
practiced solely for the purpose of a sor-
did economy. Aside from this there
can hardly be two opinions as to the
impropriety of a United States Senator
engaging in such an Objectionable
method of producing cheap labor. 1t is
a degradation of his high position and
lays him open to censure, at least, on
the part of the United States Senate to
which he belongs. There is nothing so
degrading to American labor as to be
brought into contact with convict, pau
per and imported labor, the latter being
but short remove from pauper labor.
1t is a question how far the United
States can go in opposing convict labor
in the States to steer clear of violating
State rights, but there should be no
question as to the propriety of the
government setting its seal of con-
demnation upon such an Objectionable
system Of labor by appropriate resolu-
EOns.
Daily Republican., 1884-05-26
GENERAL BENJAMIN H. Butler hs

GENERAL Benjamin f. Butler has
already pocketed two conventions, and
with them he stands at the portals of
the Democratic Convention soon to as
semble at Chicago, and is demanding
the surrender Of the citadel of the
Democracy. We hardly believe the
Democracy will surrender, but If it
does not then the war will commence
in earnest. If Butler Is not nominated
at Chicago he will not permit the one
who will be nominated to be elected
There are stirring times ahead.
Daily Republican., 1884-05-26
lnY0li0'A Rread.

Put q pint of milk in pan, and
make it luke-warm add to it half an
ounce OF yeast dissolved in a little
warm water, then mix it with one
pound of -four. Set this to the fire to
rise, then beat up two eggs, add to it
two ounces of castor sugar, or, if pre-
'erred without, this can be- left out !;
add two ounces of butter, melted; when
the dough has stood two hours, add the
other mixture, beat up wei together,
make into small CAKES, place on a
baking Uin, AMI bake half an hour.
Daily Republican., 1884-05-26
DIR. :! |, y THEEL ss.,. sss Eis;: Fiji:

1uofpuah> pbloW dreen, (lato Will Prof,
Jahr), is the pnly physician In the q. 8. who
advert1ses, and who Is able to cure, (also
by lettoil, permanently, all and
every disease Of o private nature
iao,ite cases in 4 to 10 dsys) also Nervous De.
hiiity, Youthful lmprudencc, Lost Manhood,
Send IS cents in stamps for tt SCOURllR
Of 0UACKS." The exposing Of " Rever.
ends Free Prescriptions, Museums, Medical
Institutes" etc. Hours, a. m. to 8p. M,
and tO9p. m. Sundays, sto1. Those who
nave suffered for years from any secret dis.
ease, and have lost money ard ali homes of
being cured, can be convinced that there is q
cure for them at last, by consulting Dr.
THEEL, bSS North Fourth street, Philadel.
phia, or reading his "SCOUR9E or
4U ACKS," as this is the only book which is
free from exaggeration, and contains o true
history Of above-named Diseases, and shows
the best method for their treatment by the
leading authorities of the world.
Daily Republican., 1884-05-26
AT
WANAMAKER'S
G R A n D D 0 7.

We get sometimes in a
single day a thousand letters
ordering goods and samples
sent by mail. Occasionally
there are curious letters ask
ing us how to invest money,
where to sell carloads Of pro-
duce, wool, chickens and the
like. Sometimes complain
ing letters come. Here is
one that we print verbatim
and without comment:
Daily Republican., 1884-05-26

THE growth Of Republicanism in the
west end Of the Seventh Ward is re.
markable. In 1880 the vo'e was 154
for President, which we believe was
the largest Republican vote ever polled
III the district. In June 1889 Mavor
Wales received TT votes quite n num-
Der Of Democrats voting for him. At
The late Sheritf's nomination 1853 votes
Nare polled, but many Of these were
Daily Republican., 1884-05-26
FOR RAILING,

Proposals are hereby invited for furnishing
and erecting a wrought iron railing for en-.
closing the city spring on Fourth between
Orange and Tatnall streets. Tho new railing
TO be the Same length as tho old one, iron
lamp posts to bo placed ON the two front
corners. Bids will be received In the box at
the City Council chamber until Monday
evening, May 70, at 7.3o O'Clock, addressed to
T.. y. MOORE,
Chairman Committee on Public Buildings.
m23-3t
Daily Republican., 1884-05-26
shot Through the Heart.

BOSTON, Mass, May 24.-A fatal
shooting ARRAY occurred Thursday night
in the bar.room of Michael Gleason,
No. 63 Howard street. Samuel Allen
and James Sullivan were In the saloon.
Allen laid money on the counter, when
third man, d. Hansell, covered the
money with his hand and Allen &C.
cusod him Of taking 1t. Allen, who
was Intoxicated, drew . revolver from
his hip pocket and at first pointed 1t At
sullivan, saying, I'm going to shoot
you" and pulled tho trigger, but 1t
failed to 60 off.
Sullivan made some light remark,
whom Allen suddenly wheeled
around and d discharged the contents Of
. revolver at Hansell. The ball entered
Hansell's left breast and passed direct
ly through the heart. The murderer
Immediately made his way to tho
street, presenting his revolver at the
tried TO bar his escape. He was '7l. 7ol-.
lowed to fremont row, where be was
arrested BY two citizens and turned
over to the police. The murderer i,
thirty eight years old and claims to
belong in White River Junction, Yer
molt.
From papers found in the pockets of
the victim, he is supposed to have be.
lonRed in Brickton, and to have been
employed in the shoe factory of L. G.
Ward in that city. A. card found on
his person indicated that he had at
some time been a member of the firm
OF Briggs & Hansell, OF RockIand The
men we're evidently strangers to each
other.
Daily Republican., 1884-05-26
PHILADELPHIA,

PHILADELPHIA,
May II, 1884.
Mr.. JOHN WANAMAKrR.
My Dear Sir
l am sorry to be compelled
to say, after a very thorough
examination ofthe premises,
that the Grand Depot" lisa
positively unsafe place for the
general public. And in this
opinion l find a large number
of Methodist ministers now at
tending the General Confer
ence agree with me, having
made visits to this colossal
establishment in company
with their wives.
They unanimously declare
that they have never seen
goods come down in such
quantities and with such dan
ger to stray visitors before
They found a big crash in the
towel department, and there
were evidences of a recent
and rapid tall all through the
establishment, not only in
light goods. but especially in
the furniture and clothing.
One poor man was nearly
broken in the midst of his
purchases and 1nnln-ne ha
will be unable to recover him
self so as to get back to his
home in Iowa without help.
He declares that sleight of
hand must be practiced, for a
twenty-dollar gold piece was
whipped out Of his pocket in
a twinkling, and he found
himself suddenly transf rmed
while in the clothing depart.
ment, and inside of a new
suit of handsome clothes heI
adds that on his return to his
lodging place his wife did
not know him, but saluted
him as the best looking gen
tleman she had seen in Phil
! For this he in
tends to bring suit in C urt i
These are but samples OF
the complaints made in my
hearing daily. If you are de-
termined to allow such a state
Of things do not let goods
come down so precipitately
and from such heights to such
a low level all at once, or you
may be ruined yourself by
their fall. At least you will
allow me to sound this time
ly warning in the public ear.
No person can safely venture
into your stores in the pres
ent state of your goods, with
out ample means to meet the
crisis. He will find himself
unable to keep his balance ;;
and as goods are now going
down, it must be at much
greater cost to you in the
end.
Yours respectfully,
A. BANKRUPT.
Daily Republican., 1884-05-26
DIR. SIMMS
Vegetable Pills.
The Protection OF Pills,

Mankind's FavOrite Pills.
Tho most famous liver medicine on Garth.
No gripping, sickness or weakness attend theii
operation. They do not leave the bowels COZ.
i've Iney tone and strengthen tho Liver,
and act on thekidneys, stomach and skin.
curing Liver complaint, sick headache, nou.
rslgia blliousness, pain In the sides or baok.
pain In the bowels, Kidneys or bladder, etc
Very valuable In dyspepsia, malarial fever oY
dumb ague, chills and fever, general weak.
ness, loss Of appetite, etc. They arc splendid
Tor weakly females as an assistant to Keen the
system healthy. They ore endorsed and 70.
commended by thousands as the incest pur.
Sative and splendid liver medicine, Ele1ant.
~ sugar coated; rs cents box; family boxee
In one 81. sent by mall Sold BY leading
dealers IN medicines. Main depot, Fourth
ano hing streets Wilmington, Del, and sos
hfch street, fnlladelDhia. n0y22-N
Daily Republican., 1884-05-26
ICE CREAM forthe MILLION, !,

r., Who has not hoard Of "Oharlie" =" Kvla
10 ror quarter of a century he has dealt os
III His osI cr.o =, oesooas " ice cream to the public
More than this he has enlarged his faciiities
AZ sixth and Orange streets for the manmtac'
lure OF cresm and his saloon has been remoT.
eied, making 1t amongst the most pleassnt
places OF resort In the city. He is a. he aver
aas mas Oeen ready to furnish ice cream, the best
ad and oaeespest 1or pic-nics, parties, weddings
e'iiAko VI Ail KINGS. mayo 3m