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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-26
A Sly Patriot.

MIR. Buckley, who would like to be
an Alderman but who believes that the
Office should seek the man, goes to a
friend and says:
''Wonder who'll be Alderman from
our ward?'
The friend doesn't know, of course,
and the aspirant continues:
ave have had poor men in the
Council long enough, and | think that
it is time for some prominent citizen to
step forward"
"Why don't you run?"
Il hadn't thought of it, still if had
a call wouldn't care"
The friend goes around and gets the
signatures of a number of citizens. The
aspirant takes it to the morning newspa-
per office, gives it to the city editor and
says:
Here's something you may put in
the paper
The next morning he reads the call
with great interest and writes the fol-
lowing reply: '.
ITO Colonel Higbath, Captain Sal
gore and others. Twas much surprised
upon taking up this morning s paper
TO find that you had solicited me torep-
resent my ward in the City Council
| have never sought an office, and were
it not for the well-known eminence and
responsibility of the honorable gentle
men whose names accompany the call
| should pay no attention to it. | ac-
cept, gentlemen, and assure you that
shall endeavor to discharge my duty"
He is beaten by ten majority, and
declares that he is glad of it, but the
man who carried the call around for
Endorsement and the city editor know
that he is n liar. -ArkanSdW Ir0Ceiier.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-26
BrUShInaIIerS.

An uptown grocer was hanging a
bunch of corn scrubbing brushes on a
hook as young man was passing.
Cleanliness is next to goodness"
the young man said.
eyes. Your piety is rather lone
some, ism it?' i
The young man was interested.
elbow much do the brushes sell for?"
he asked.
"Ten cents"
elbow much do they cost?"
"WhoP"
"You."
"Eighty-live cents Dozen"
Glow much do they cost the
maker?"
GAS near six cents as you can figure
it. The wooden back costs one cent;
the work of securing the wisps to the
back, one cent; the corn two cents; the
wire, the finishing, and SO on amount to
one cent and eleven-twelfths.'
Chow fast does the brushmaker ac-
cumulate wealth at one cent brush for
wiring the wisps to the backs?"
''Not very rapidly. The lightning
man, sober and steady, can make
twelve dozen brushes in a day of ten
hours. He is the exceptionally fast
man. He ties ten thousand knots to do
it. Ordinary men make from eight to
ten dozen. Live on thatp Well the
wife can make four dozen, and the chill
dren can help. 1t is indoor work, and
not what is called hard work. They
work at home. Plenty of people in
New York are worse off than the brush
makers. IN. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-26
GA Little Wine for Thy StOmach's
Sake"

SHORT SERMON BY LAY PREACHER.
Use little wine forthy stomach sake and
thine often intirmities."-I. Tim. 5:25.
Many very worthy Christians apply
all the promises and iniunctions of the
Bible, Genesis to Revelations, to all
Christians living now or hereafter, with
out discrimination; when, in fact very
many were just as personal as DIR. Nut
CALLS prescription for Tommy's whoop-
| ing cough, and can only be appropriate
ed by those possessing the same quail
tications, needs and surroundings, as
the persons or people addressed
Paups advice to Timothy has excused
many dram for which there was no
palliative infirmity; and many persons
give a broad significance to the word
wine" making it include all the fiery
and poisonous decoctions representing
the outgrowth of the pure juice of the
grape.
Dr. Nutgall would have been sur
prised to find his rather Sc ere remedy
for Tommy in a peculiar case of whoop-
ing-cough had been passed round to all
the children in town afflicted with
measles, worms, canker-rash, fever,
teething and humps; and no less as
tonished, fancy, would Paul be, could
he see to what dire dilemmas his pre-
scripticn to Timothy has brought many
weak Christian, and many a man who
makes Bible teaching an excuse for his
depraved appetite.
That pure wine IS good for the stom-
ach, in certain cases, no physician will
deny, but all physicians will tell you
/ that fha 70 nf of r1,oIini,n
lessons it efficacy, and over-doses often
produce the most pernicious results.
The manufactured wines of the
present day. said to be imported from
grape-growing countries, bear no COM
parison to the pure wine of past cent
uries or our own times. and are at lest
very questionable medicines; but when
the wives and children must do without
suitable food in order that men may be
supplied with aGhisky, then the excuse
for such medicine becomes q shameful
absurdity, for which no condemnation
can be too severe.
Then, too, Paul advised the use of q
little wine; that item in the prescrip-
ton is quite forgotten when one copious
draught follows another. and inlirmities
! become OF daily occurrence because of
such indulgence.
The very form of the sentence--"Use
little wine IS suggests benefit and not
abuse. 1t was to be taken in small
quantities like any medicine, and for a
special condition of the stomach. The
so-called "good fellowship of wine
drinking" has ruined many a man to
whom drunkenness was abhorrent, and
who would never have stopped to its
vices only for the small beginning of
glass OF wine with a friend. Paul's adj
monition to Timothy had no shadow of
this good fellowship. He did not say
take little wine with friend, or show
your kindness by offering wine; not
bit of it!
Tmothy's wine was Just for the ne
cessity of the time, tonic suited to his
real need; and no doubt if Paul had
foreseen how many in after day would
trip over his advice to Timothy, he
would have specified the particular in
trinity for which he deemed wine
Dapacea, WO1j2n1L 0t YorE
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-26

"A few nights ago rare sight was
seen from Los Angeles, Cal, in the
northern sky, being an image of the
Sierra Madre mountains high up in the
clouds
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-26

"A Texan dropped into court al
Marietta, Ga, and they saw a pistol
sticking out of his pocket. They ar.
rested, indicted and fined him twenty
five dollars and costs in fifteen minutes
and he took the first train home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-26

In writing about some old-time
doctors, the Boston Medical and Sur
gtcat Journal says that DR.. Henry
Kittredge, of Tewksbury, was of family
so noted for surgical skill in successive
generations that several physicians in
New Hampshire applied to the Legisla-
ture to have their names changed to
kittredge so as to acquire the heredi-
tary prestige
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-26

a RESOLUTION proposing the enact
ment of prohibition in the Dominion
Government was recently so amended
as to declare that when public senti-
ment was in favor of the execution of
Prohibition laws they would be enacted,
and as so amended was adopted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-26

II it is but sman sacrifice for you to
give up sparkling wine, do it for the
sake Of others; if it is a great sacrifice.
do it for your own.-ReU. j. May.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-26

In view of the fact of so many de-
talcations of cashiers and treasurers,
the st. Louis Dispatch suggests that
women be employed in such trusts.
They neither gamble in stocks, smoke,
or drink whisky. The young men
should note the suggestion. There are
thousands of intelligent women fully
competent for this class of work in
every State. = ChicaaO Inter- OceaN.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-26

"A number of earls, lords and mar
quises have been discovered among the
cowboys on the plains. This accounts
for their wild ways. ~ Y Commercial
4AGeertiSer.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-12-13
Kansas city.
IBy Associated Labor Press


KANSAS Cry, Dec. 6. Industrial and
labor matters have changed but little
since our last report, except that groups
of idle men continue to increase. The
new packing house in Armourdale is in
full operation. A new trunk factory will
soon be in operation in Wyandotte.
Missouri river sand has been sent to
Pittsburg for trial, and if found to be the
right kind, glass house will be built
here. Numerous wells are being drilled
for the purpose of obtaining natural gas,
which, if successful, will cause a boom
in our manufacturing industries.
Labor organizations have taken new
life since the election, and we hope soon
to be able to report them in prosperous
condition. Great anxiety is felt among
the miners as to who will be the new
mine inspector, under Governor Mar
tins administration. Thus far the law
has been of Yery little benefit to the
workmen, as the present incumbent is
not practical miner, and was appointed
by Governor Click merely to satisfy par
tisap demands. AND G. ~
~ |
The Labor enquirer., 1884-12-13
EASTERN SPECIALS.
ST. Pnu1.
IBr Annotated Labor Presa. /


ST. PAUL, Dec. 9.-There is no visible
improvement in the condition of the
trades. Most of the union men in the
city, however, with the exception of
the brickiayers and carpenters, are en-
ployed. ~
Printers are arriving every day. prin-
cipally from the west, but most Of them
pass on after having stopped long
enough to make an unsuccessful canvass
of the offices. 1t is the custom in this
state land in others, we presume) for
the printers to flock to the state capital
previous to session of tie legislature,
in hopes of obtaining employment on
the state work. But we understand,
upon good authority, that the firm doing
this work already have a full force oi
men. Consequently, printers contemplate
ing visit to this city with this object
in view, are pretty certain to be disap.
pointed. ~. III.
The Trades Assembly and subordi-
nate organisations will make 9 great
effort, at the coming session of the legis,
lature, to have bills passed abolishinf
the present system of contract convict
labor, and for the establishment OF {
state bureau Of labor statistics. Tht
The Labor enquirer., 1884-12-13
The Miners, Strike,

Secretary Lewis received communica.
ton on Wednesday from D. o. Clark
chief superintendent of the Union. Pa
cific coal department, stating that he was
willing to meet a committee from Louis.
vile, composed of men whose names
were on the pay roll of the Union Pacific
company for the month of October. Mr.
Lewis has replied, stating there is pos
sibillty of a settlement being effected
upon some such grounds, providing, in
case a committee of this kind fail te
agree. that the company agree to submit
the dispute to arbitration. What will be
the result of these negotiations it is hard
to tell, but if the company is disposed to
be fair, troubles will soon end.
We hope for the best.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-12-13
Hamilton.

BY ASSOClaVeQ IADOT IIcso'I
: HAMILTON, Dec. 10.-We have winter
here in earnest and those who have
been most of the past season idle are
getting sample of what they may ex-
pect later on. Outside work is now OF
course out of the question and several of
our industries are talking shut down.
The large Shoe Mandatory of McPher-
son & Co., has already done so, osten-
sibly, to take stock, but it is feared that
it will take long time to doeit. Print
ing has improved very little if any since
last week. Custom tailors, cigar makers
and confectioners keep fairly employed,
but are in no way pushed. The Gardner
Sewing Machine Factory is still working
non-unionists, and the Wanzer is
dragging along with reduced staff on
three quarter time, with, every pro6a-
bility of Stacking up for the winter, in a
few eeks. Reports from the neighbor-
ing country towns and villages are very
discouraging, all warning strangers in
quest of work to give them the go by.
Notwithstanding the hard times our
labor organizations are prospering.
PALLADIUM OF LABOR.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-12-13

former question. having been thoroughly
agitated for several months past, and
having public opinion and sympathy on
its side, and owing to the further fact
that majority of the St. Paul members
elect have pledged themselves to its
support, stands good chance of being
successful. What the fate of the other
bill will be is hard to tell, but, ifNeon-
sidered upon its merits, cannot fail to
become a law.
The cigarmakers are more actively
than ever engaged in. presenting to the
public the claims of the union label,
and most of our local dealers are finding
it to their interest to keep this brand in
stock. +
The Trades Assembly will give its
annual ball on New Years eve.
ST.. PAUL HERALD.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-12-13
Cincinnati.
Nv A ss0eiatad r .ahor prasr I

, i by Associated Labor Press.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 9.-Labor organiza-
tions in this vicinity are all in healthy
condition, with very few exceptions.
During the past two weeks there has
been an assembly Of Knights of Labor
organized here, with prospects of two
more in the near future. With two
thirds of the working population on the
streets, this is pretty good showing.
As all who affiliate with labor organ
izations must take an interest in
corporation, some facts in connec-
ton Herewith will not be out of
place. The recently organized Co
operative comp any, which was spoken of
by your correspondent TIVE or three
weeks ago, is gaining strength every day,
and has chartered two additional COM
panies, one Of which is located across the
river in Kentucky, with steadily in
creasing membership. The central COM
pany sent one of its members to the coal
lands purchased recently by them. He
returned last Sunday, and informs me
that in very few months his company
will bring coal to this city and sell it
at about two thirds the price that is de-
manded by dealers. The intention is,
nv informant says, to employ portion
Of the Hooking Valley miners as soon as
the mines are opened. : -.
The horse-collar makers who were re-
Gently reduced to figure at which they
could barely earn 81 per week, have
taken no steps toward organization yet.
Were they to receive an order to work
three or four additional hours each day
for the same pay they now receive, they
might possibly be aroused to a realiza-
don of their condition. F,.-
i There are at least $50 members of Ty-
geographical union No. 8, out of work at
the present time with no prospects of an
improvement in the condition of affairs.
The German printersare more fortunate,
as all the members of Topographic No.
IL, are employed. No official patronage
from the sheriff elect will be given to
any paper that employs rats. At pres
ent the only rat paper In the city, the
lVolksfreund, gets the bulk of the official
advertising of the sheriffis Office.
! !.
The trades assembly relief committee,
in addition to their good work of last
week, forwarded several boxes of cloth
ing last Saturday and eight boxes on
Monday to the Hooking Valley, besides
what money was collected for that pur-
pose during the week.
No reductions have been reported
The Labor enquirer., 1884-12-13
New York.
4 - =.
TBy ssoeiated Labor Press

New York, Dec. 9.-The scenes in
New York on Thanksgiving day brought
out the "nether side" Of the city to those
who looked about. Travelling from the
Battery along the Bowery and up as
far as Central Park, and taking turn
now and then off to the east side, you
saw at least quarter of million iof
people stalking around, who did not
seem to have very much reason to be
thankful for the fat things ofthis world.
Tens of thousands of the hard-workers
who were "off for the day" roamed
aimlessly about under the dull, leaden
sky over the nudity streets, and they
made a spectacle that might well set the
wealthy classes a-thinkiDg. 1t is esti-
mated that more than twice ten thousand
shivering wretches of both sexes and
all ages ate the turkey of charity at the
various institutions where Thanksgiving
dinners were provided for the needy. :
The Hooking subscription is panning
out better than was promised by those
who thought it would come to nothing
Tomorrow night the great sparring
match of the sluggers in its behalf comes
off at Madison Square Garden; and, il
Sullivan and the other expected gladi-
ators appear in the arena, the thing is
likely to be success.
i The clothing cutters mass meeting
yesterday was held as protest against
a scheme of the bosses. AS the COM
mittee announced, "our employers are
contemplating reduction in wages all
along the line )" but twill be hard for
them to do so if the spirit of yesterdays
meeting pervades the whole fraternity
On their own account, the skilled
workingmen of New York could hold
out against the cutting of wages but
they are in danger of being oyerpowered
by the swarms of competitors who are
coming here from all parts of the eoun
TRY wnere trade has fattened out. aKeeE
away from New York," ," at least in win
tier time
| Mr.. J. T. MeKechnie was yesterday
elected by heavy majority to the re
sponsible Office of fsecretary Of the Cen
ltrul Labor Union.
JOHN SWINToN's PAPER.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-12-13
Baltimore.
Inv Associated Labor Press.

lBy Associated Labor Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 10.--Things are quiet
here in a business way generally, and
your correspondent has very little of
interest to communicate. Work on the
new postofice has progressed as far as
the second story, which is being spanned
with tiers of iron joist, this worS necessi-
tating the laying off of the force of stone
settlers and brlcklavers for the time
being. About seventeen stone carvers,
however, are busy with the molding
work on the building. If the winter
prove mild one, it is thought the work,
instead of being covered up as was done
last season, will be proceeded with, and
the full force of bricklavers and stone
settlers kept on. 1 obtained the above
information from an official in charge.
The building, at guess, will be ready
for occupancy about three. years hence.
There are efforts being made to organ
ize the working girls of Baltimore; to
make of them, if not good union men,
good union women at least.
The democratic clubs are making
active preparations for monster parade
in honor of the election of Cleveland
it has not been decided yet whether to
make the display by torch light or in
the broad glare of day. We have already
been treated to one or two imprompl
affairs, but the one in preparation is to
be the grand finale. rs. ).
The Labor enquirer., 1884-12-13
Akron.
GBy Associated Labor Press

AKRON, Dec 9.-Our labor orgaaiza-
tions have been busy the past week de-
vising schemes to raise money for the
Hooking Valley strikers. Bricklayers
union No. Z, gave the proceeds of their
annual ball, held Wednesday evening
December 8, to the cause. Iron Molders
union, No. 80, are also to have an enter
tainment of some kind, and it looks as
though the organizations intend to make
up for lost time.
Several molders in the stove plate de-
partment of Taplin. Rice & Co. 3 foundry.
were laid off last Saturday, and more are
soon to follow. a-.t I
The Knife works are laying off men,
and rumor has it that only Democrats
have to 60. -q
All outside work of any consequence
is at standstill, on account of cold. !,
Il T. AND L. J.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-12-13
'INERS' STRIKE; STAR
= AND LUXURY!

,TIoN OF FACTS RELATIVE
ISSUES INVOLVED.
concern:
! all concerned and inter
bic to decide intelhgently
the coal miners or the
to be blamed for prolong-.
we submit the following !:
| cause of the struggle is
If the companies officials
settle all differences by
arbitration. g.
contention is the arbl-
which they seek to rule,
res contrary to every basis
! equity.
l Is not so much one OF
hes, but one of principle,
ofa voice In the sale OF
fright Of driving one side
!; the righG of having our
is a fair rate of wages
AN live and maintain fam,
as well as admit the right
lies to such a fair price
luct that will enable them
nand to secure a fair return
ltal invested.
nes, claim tnat in fhs de.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-12-13
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
AND THEY ALL TAKE SUGAR.

Owing to the unfo rtunate termination
OF the late contest, everything has taken
a sstumbIe, )" and having had, with few
favo red friends, private advices from the
seat of war, am compelled thereby to
make an assignment for the benefit Of
my unhappy creditors. Come down
while the funeral lasts, get your Ero-
ceries and fine liquors at your own price,
and you may save enough money yet to-
buy the old girl aud the blessed babies
Christmas gift.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-03
Keep a Good Garden.

1t is general custom of large farmers
in California to pay too little attention
to the growth of vegetables for home
consumption. Thousands OF farmers in
this valley do not produce their own
vegetables. but depend upon the Chi
nese gardeners to supply them. This is
not very fattering accommodation for
California farmers-not being able, or
too shiftless, to grow that which goes so
far toward making up good living. In
the Eastern States, the first thing that
receives attention from the farmer is q
well assorted garden of vegetables. The
result is thriftness rarely met with
in our State, for living is assured
from the garden, and the production Of
the field is sold to better advantage than
where it must be rushed into market as
soon as it is gathered, to meet indebted.
ness incurred for necessaries which
should have been produced upon the
farm. Every farmer in the San Joaquin
valley should make it point to grow
sufficient vegetables to supply his own
table. This will save considerable
sum that would otherwise go into the
hands of Cinnamon, and in case Of fail
ure of field crops, the garden will be
found very valuable assistant in keep
ing down expenses. that generally run
up in very embarrassing manner
about that time. Where a natu-
raj water supply is not to be OBJ.
tanned well can be sunk and a cheap
windmill erected. A few days labor
cannot be spent more advantageously on
any farm than in seeding q small tract
to potatoes, beets, onions and the vari-
GUS truck" that is usually grown for
the use Of man. Nowhere should this
plan be more generally adopted than in
this county. The artesian belt affords
the most encouragement in this matter,
but there is no section of the county
where the farmer cannot improve upon
the old old style of merely growing grain
for money. and spending the money for
those things which he should produce in
abundance at thome.-Talare Register.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-03

The Boss Potatoe Vine


Councilman +. NJ. Hamilton, of East
Los Angeles, yesterday attracted q
crowd in the street by the exhibition Of
the largest crop Of sweet potatoes from
single vine, that HERALD reporter
ever saw. The vine was a goodly-sized
plant. but not of the largest growth.
while the tubers that were attached to
it formed mass Of food that astonished
all who saw it.
The number Of potatoes was about
twenty. varying in size from six inches
in length TO eighteen inches, and were
very beautiful. They we're of new
variety, straw color, with delicate.
crimson blush. and made a person hun.
cry to look at them. But the most as
tonishing feature connected with this
nest Of beauties was their enormous
weight, which on a platform scale,
tipped the beam at 20 pounds avoirdu-
pois. Such yield is amazing. This
vine was not fertilized, but was in the
garden, which is sub-irrigated, and sit
uated on the west bluff Of East Los An
gel.s, overlooking the Arroyo Seco.
By planting an acre Of these vines a
crop might be produced that would
knock the bottom out of q small market
at any time.
In setting the vines feet apart each
way. 2720 could be set on an acre, and
with yield of 20 pounds per vine would
make 100. 400 pounds, as the product of
an acre of our famous soil, an amount
sufficient to load cars Of ten tons each.
1t must not be supposed that these
tubers are nothing but yams, that grow
TO grent dimensions. On the contrary,
they are fine-grained, crisp. delicate
sweet potatoes, and challenge the State
as the boss hill Of potatoes. Next. !.