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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-18
A SAD STORY.

= Daughters Last Night with Tier Fa-
: ther-She Learned What Death Was.
A few nights ago the writer was or
red out to one of the smaller Illinois
es to investigate certain case over
Sunday. On the train was a remark
gbly bright and CHEEKY little girl, seven
or eight years of age, who broke up
the WEAKNESS of the early night for all
the passengers in her vicinity with her
childish wit and fun. She was ac-
companied by a prominent Prairie
State politician, who looked at her
rather sadly now and then as he told
her story and his errand. Her father
was distant relative of General Grant,
and during the latter's second admins
tration was made a Consul at some gay
European port. After marrying the
daughter of well-known and wealthy
citizen of his native city, they went
abroad with the brightest prospects of
happy life. Fast companions proved
too much for the husband, and by the
the time of his return home he was a
wreck Influence, however, secured
him good place on Western railroad
as its travelling passenger agent, but
his course went straight downward I'M
til his wife with her two children
went back to her fathers home, and he
became common sot. Two days be-
fore, broken down with the ravages of
consumption and disease. he had come
back to his native heath, as he said, to
die His continual wall had been to
see his little daughter, and finally the
request had been granted by the grand
parents, who had removed to Chicago
to escape the humiliation his career had
brought upon them.
The next morning it was found the
party was stopping at the same hotel as
the writer, and the garrulous landlord
told pitiful tale of how his sick guest
had bribed his attendants to get liquor
the evening before, and how they and
the dying man had lain all night in a
drunken stupor. The second morning
there was an unusual hush about the
place. Even the porter walked on tip
toes, and the frisky girls of the dining
room were frisky no longer. When the
landlord came in he said, quietly: He
is dead" He then said that during the
evening the patient had come to himself
and recognized his daughter, a con-
tented smile passing over his haggard
face when he saw she was with him once
more. The contrast between the youth
full innocence of the one and the wreck
dissipation and vice had made of the
other was so striking as to affect even
the stolid landlord, whose voice grew
husky as he described the scene. With
scarcely a word spoken father and child
remained hand in hand as the night
wore on, the pulse of the dying man
growing weaker until life went out,
only gasp marking the end.
On the return train, her mission over
was the daughter in charge of the same
friend. She was no longer chirping
about the car Ike robin in May. Her
eyelids were swollen, the trace of tears
remained, and she gazed earnestly out
of the car-windOw as the train rolled
along, scarcely speaking word for
miles. She had learned what death was.
- Chicago I1jbune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-18

don't feel like hoeing corn the follow
ing day. Any man who has ever had
his feet frost-bitten while bugging
potatoes will agree with me that it
takes away the charm of pastoral pur-
suits. 1t is this desire to amalgamate
dog days and Santa Claus that has in
jured Maine as an agricultural hotbed.
Another reason that might be as
signed for retaining from agricultural
pursuits in Maine is that the agitator of
the soil finds when it is too late that
soil itself, which is essential to the sue
cessful propagation of crops, has not
been in use in Maine for years. While
all over the State there is magnificent
stone foundation on which farm might
safely rest the superstructure, or farm
proper, has not been secured.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-18
VERY TRUE, SO MAY YOU.

Young man, you say you want a wife
To bless your home and cheer your life,
A woman true in every way,
Who does her duty every day;
Whose love is strong and good and pure,
A love that wins and holds secure;
A wife that will not scold and fret
And make you wish you ne'er had met;
Whose presence is Il shining light;
Whose counsel guides and keeps you right :;
Who tries to please in little things,
And to your home rare comfort brings;
A woman who knows how to mind
Her own business, that's the kind;
Who loves her home and stays right there
And does not run round everywhere
To gossip and TO idly chat
And tell the neighbors this or that;
Who, when you're troubled, cheers you up,
And sweetens every bitter cup;
Who, when you're sick, will nurse you
through,
As only loving hands can do.
Young man, take my advice in this,
If you re in search of perfect bliss,
in weighing girls, see that you place
Good sense 'gainst beauty, wealth or grace.
My friend, you think that you are wise,
But some shrewd girl may shut your eyes
You think you know just what you need,
But your impressions may mislead,
For other men have thought so, too,
But they got fooled, and so may you.
Camden Post.
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FARMING IN MAINE.
Observations of William Nye, the
Veracious Chronicler.
Sleigh Riding and Corn-Hoeing-A Great
Stone Crop-The Wormless Railroad
Pie--Gathering the Gram
berry Crop.

The State of Maine is good place in
which to experiment with prohibition,
but it is not a good place to farm it in
very largely.
In the first place, the season is gener-
ally little reluctant When 1 was up
near Moosehead Lake short time ago
people were driving across that body of
water on the ice with perfect i'm
punity. That is one thing that inter-
feres with the farming business
in Maine. If a young man is sleigh
riding every night till midnight he
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-18

If had known when Ipassed through
Minnesota and Illinois what a soil
famine there was in Maine, l would
have brought some with me.
The stone crop this year in Maine
will be very great. If they do not
crack open during the dry weather
there will be a great many The stone
bruise is also looking unusually well
for this season of the year, and chill
blains were in full bloom when | was
there.
In the neighborhood of Pittsfield the
country seems to run largely to cold
water and chattel mortgages. Some
think that rum has always kept Maine
back, but claim that it has been wet
feet.
The agricultural resources of Pitts
field and vicinity are not great, the prin-
cipal exports being spruce gum and
Christmas trees Here also the buckle
berry hath her home. But the country
seems to run largely to Christmas trees.
They were not yet in bloom when | Wis
tied the State, so it was too early to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-18
He Knew the Climate.

Commercial Travellers Wife-"Now,
my dear, what coat will you take with
you? 1t is almost June; your linen
buster will be enough, guess
c. T.-"Lay out my fur overcoat, my
heavy cloth overcoat, my spring over
coat and my linen duster.n
c. rs W.-''Why, my dear!-You
are joking, amt your"
c. T.-"Certainly not. I'm going to
travel in New England. "-Bostoa Cour-
Ter.
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In the Bernese Overland parrot
one day made its escape and perched on
the rain trough of farm house in the
neighborhood. The farmer, who had
probably never been out of his native
village, brought a ladder to capture the
strange animal. When he had reached
the top and was reaching out his hand,
the parrot called out: "What do YOU
want? What do you want?" The
astonished peasant at once took off his
cap and said: go, | beg your pardon, |
thought you were bird"-MitzctheiM.
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GORGEOUS GOLDEN TROUT.
A Mysterious Denizen of Kansas Creek
That GIitters in Dazzling ReautY.

That GIitters in Dazzling Beauty.
There is trout in Whitney Creek,
a tributary of Kern River, in Kansas"
said veteran New York angler, 1.-The
like of which does not eXistin any other
water of the globe. 1t has an abode of
its own in the upper waters of the creek.
and it is not invaded by any of the other
breeds of trout, which swarm in the
waters below, simply because it can not
be got at by them. The reason of this
is very simple. About six miles from
the head of the creek there is pcrpen-
dicular waterfall, $50 feet high. The
rock down which the water tumblcs is
solid and smooth on its face from base
to summit There are no protruding
lodges or holloWs at short intervals on
the rock, by means of which other trout.
with leap after leap, from ledge to ledge
and hollow to hollow, can scale this
watery precipice, as they do in the case
of thousands of high waterfalls else
where, and no trout or salmon that ever
climbed from mouth to head of the
steepest mountain streams can 90 up
this sheer fall of a hundred and fifty
feet. Consequently the trout above the
falls have never been disturbed by inter-
lOpers of different variety, and they
live by themselves in the pure. cold
water, the most splendid family of fresh
water fish.
"They are fish literally bespangled
with FURNISHED gold and dashed with
spots of the brightest crimson. The
/
| actually thought it had been orna-
mented by the person who had it with
flakes of gold leaf, and that its red spots
had been heightened in color with the
brush. But this is their natural
appearance, and when they are taken
from the water and the sunlight strikes
them they glitter as if they were clad in
brilliant armor. They are called the
golden trout. Their habits are the
same as the ordinary brook trout, and
they take fly just the same and fight
as gamely. Their flesh is no better 1t
is their beauty alone that places them
at the head of this great fish family,
noted for its beauty-N. y. Sun.
George Law, son of the famous
patron of sports, the demigod of the
sporting fraternity, free dispenser of
money among them, and it is an I'M
written law to them that he shall not be
molested. Fear has more to do with
THIS than love. The thief who robbed
him would be hunted out of town by
his fellows. 1t is said that he spends
800, 900 year in purses for contests,
materials for revelry, and direct gifts to
professional athletes. That is his diver
sion. He is a gentleman in rearing,
education, and instincts; the toughs
with whom he comes in contact are
merely the creatures of his pleasure
lie would kick any one of them out of
the street railroad Office in which he
spends his business hours, but at night
they may be convivially familiar with
him.-M y Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-18

The Supreme Court of Oregon re-
Gently decided that women should not
be admitted to the practice OF law in
that State.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-18

In the course of q recent Montana
cattle case a cowboy testified that "a
maverick is somebody else's calf that
you get your brand on first"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-18

The colored people of Raleigh, North
Carolina, are organizing a Temperance
society, It's mission being 'to teach and
preach Gospel Temperance, and point
out the evils of intemperance
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-16
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

1t took fifty years to bring the
Hing James translation of the Bible
into general use.
-"Pickpocket' is the only English
word adopted into the French Ian
guage which the French write and
pronounce correctly.-N. 7. Sun.
"A bridge in Cecil County, Mary
land, bears the following sign: No
tbs. If you 60 over this bridge Faster
than a Walk VOW vii bee find tiv
dolers."
"A Russian traveller predicts that
Thibet will prove to be second Cali
fornia, as, during a recent visit there,
he found the natives gold-washing in
the crudest way, but with the richest
results.
Down in Biddeford. Me-, people
are so heightened that instead of bath
rooms they speak of an 'ablutionary
studio;" at least so reads an advertise
ment in the Biddeford Times.
China offers as attractive a field
for the work of professional explorers
as any other couatry on the globe. 1t
has recently been ascertained that the
Chinese coal fields occupy an area of
four hundred thousand square miles.
One of the largest single electric
lights ever constructed was placed on
exhibition at Seneca Falls, n. Y, re-
Gently. 1t was of fifty thousand candle
power. and was made in Ilion. The
light was placed on the tower of build
ing at a height of seventy-tive feet
from the ground. 1t is intended to
illuminate the whole village.-ButaLo
Express.
"A correspondent of the Scientific
american states that he knows from
personal observation of the seventeen
year locust having appeared In the
southern part of Massachusetts, in 1918,
1855, 1852 and 1869. In 1918 they
were very numerous; in 1885 they were
less so; in 1852 still less, and in 1869
they were quite scattering in compare
son with 1918.
Under the proposed system of
pneumatic transmission between Paris
and London-two tubes employed, one
for sending and the other for receiv-
ing-not only is it intended to send
letters and kilograms, but parcels
weighing as much as twelve pounds.
1t is believed the time taken in trans
mission would be only one hour
Chicago Current.
The RuSsLz Inraltd gives the sta
tistics of INSTRUMENTATION and desertion
in the Russian army. In these the
number of offenses committed during
the five years from 1879 to 1888 are
said to have amounted to siXty-six
thousand, of which ten thousand were
cases of insubordination; there were
twelve thousand cases of desertion and
twenty-four thousand of robbery.
The latest idea of public buildings
is that of having them made on the
telescope plan-the stories being showed
up by the hydrostatic pressure. In
case of fire in the twelfth story or
the sixth, the building is let down I'M
til it is on the ground, where the fire
men can easily flood it.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-16
HANGED BY A MOB.
A Negro Lynched at Girard for an Out
rageous Assault Upon Young Girl.

Negro Lynched at Girard for an Out
rageous Assault Upon a Young Girl.
GIRARD, KAN, July Late in the
afternoon of the Fourth of July a girl
thirteen or fourteen years old was waylaid,
outraged and horribly mutilated near Bax-
ter Springs in Cherokee County by a
colored boy named John Lawrence who was
arrested for the crime, and for fear of be-
ing lynched was taken to Columbus on
hand car that night A mob followed and
in some manner a young white man by the
name of Wolf was shot and killed near Col
umbus. The colored boy was lodged in
Jail and the next morning brought to Cir
ard and put into the alleged county Jail
here which is nothing but q
mere she'll Heavy irons were kept
on one of the boys ankles. When
the 11:22 train arrived from the south
yesterday, about forty men got off at o:
near the station and scattered through the
town. AT about twelve o'clock the Sheriff
received a telegram from the Sheriff OF
Cherokee County, which read: Get our
little niger out of town before the Gulf
train gets there" Half an hour later a num-
Der of armed men made dash for the Jail,
broke down the iron door, took the prisoner
out, marched him up one of the main
streets, united horse hitched to wagon
in front of a business house, threw the
colored boy in and drove off, armed men
surrounding him and keeping the citizens
from interfering. They took the negro
about two blocks west Of the jail and hung
him to the rafter of house just being
completed by Arthur Sharp. One OF
them, said to be the father of the
girl. emptied his revolver into the body,
three or four bullets striking it. The raid
was SO unexpected that the people here
were entirely taken by surprise and those
who did try to interfere had revOlvers
pushed uncomfortably close to their persons
and were warned to stand back. A coron-
er's jury was impsneled and after hearing
testimony rendered a verdict that the
''cOlOred man. whose name is unknown to
the jury and whose age is supposed to be
about seventeen years, came to his death by
strangulation, caused by hanging by mob
composed of from twelve to twenty men, at
least two of whom were from Baxter
Springs, Cherokee County, State of Kansas,
and whose names are Ii. C. Trip and Cap
tain Price, and that the act was felonious."
The body Of the victim was then cut down
and buried by the city authorities.
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THAT MORMON INSULT.
The Saints Reported to be Preparing 20
FTght-The Cabinet to Take . Hand.

t1Rnt-lno SaDtucS 70 AnAc ho-ANs
SALT LAKE CITY, July 6.-The outrage
committed on the Fourth by the Mormons
has eDgendered no little amount Of ill-feel-
ing. Still another matter of interest
has come to light to-day. A circular has
Just been issued by Taylor and Cannon, as
sessing the head of each Mormon family
SIS, estensibly for means with which to
complete the Salt Lake Temple as speedily
as possible, but in fact for the sinews Of
war. Instead Of remaining on the defensive
the Mormons propose to carry the war INTO
Africa. The saints are told in connection
with the demand for money, and which
some of the poor families in the Territory
are selling their last COWS to raise, that be-
fore the temple is completed, if this money
shall be quickly forthcoming, Utah shall be
rid of every Gentle and apostate in the
dominion of ST. John This is the stuff
being preached by the Bishops and home
missionaries all over the land, while the
true inwardness of the business as reported,
is. that the half million dollars TO be thus
raised is to be used in Washington. First,
to drive from the Federal offices in Utah
those who are obnoxious to the Lords an
nointed polygamists and supplant them
with men of their own choosing, and
TO then work for the adj
mission of the Territory into the Union as
State. But whether this is accomplished
or not the church is to make surrender OF
polYg;sny, and on that fact demand the de-
sideratum of their hopes sovereign, state
hood From still another source we hear
that polygamy is to be surrendered, with a
mental reservation, and that, too, within
the next ninety days; that the elders are
being privately instructed. so that when the
October conference is called to vote on 1t,
all will understand exactly that it is cut and
dried business for a purpose, to be follow
ed in the coming Congress with a concerted
movement backed by money, to press into
the Union. Even Justice Field who was in
tle city few days since, could see no OBJ
lection to the admission of Utah, except her
pOygamy, and thousands of people in the
United States are in that very boat. But
everybody in this Territory fully realize,
what that, as an accomplished fact means
to both saint and sinner.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-The insult heaped
upon the United States flag at Salt Lake
City is to be one of the topics for discussion
at to-morrow's cabinet council. 1t is the
one topic of discussion in the departments
to-day and the indignation is very general.
1t is believed that prompt measures Will be
taken to punish the men who dared fly the
American flag at half-mast on the anniver-
sary of American independence The act,
it is believed, is punishable under the laws
relating to treason and to any acts Of re-
belliOn against the Government
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-16
Victor Hugo's Belief.

In speech on public instruction. in
1850, Victor Hugo said: "God will be
found at the end of all. Let US not for
get Him, and let us teach Him to all.
There would otherwise be no dignity in
living. and it would be better to die en-
tirely. What soothes suffering, what
sanctiies labor, what makes man good,
strong, wise, patient, benevolent, Just,
and at the same time humble and great,
worthy of liberty, is to have before him
the perpetual vision of better world,
throwing its rays through the darkness
of this life. As regards myself, be-
ieye profoundly in this better world.
and / declare it in this place to be the
supreme certainty of my soul. / wish,
then, sincerely, or, to speak more
strongly, l wish ardently for religious
instruction.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-16
A FAMILY POISONED.
Wine Taken From "A Bottle Used for Lini-
meht Produces Horrible Poisoning.

Wine Taken From a Bottle Used for Lini-
meht Produces Horrible Poisoning
BURLINGTON, IA, July "a fatal poi
soning case is reported from Scott County.
A family named Baker entertained a dinner
party last evening at which many persons
were present. all being relatives. At din
ner wine was served from a bottle in which
it had been placed a few days ago. The
bottle had recently contained linment made
from roots of jimsOn weed. Nearly all at
the table drank the liquid. In few mo-
ments all were seized with terrible illness.
Their eyeballs Sweled to an abnormal size,
great drops of froth issued from their mouths
and the sick persons hit at themselves and
nearly tore off their clothing in their agony.
They screamed and rolled on the floor.
DR.. Bell was called, who summoned another
physicicl. Each one had TO be held at
times by five persons before the stomach
pump could be used. Mrs Hardesty, who
was seemingly the least i'll, died in an hour
under heroic treatment Five other per-
sons were eased of pain, but all lie in
cOmatose condition; and it is feared Samuel
Baker may die.
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Heckmer Terms Up.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July John L
Heckmer, who, about two years ago, as
Grand Treasurer of the Catholic Knights Of
America, embezzled some S22, 900 of that
orders money, and suddenly disappeared
from his home at Grafton, w. Va, has
been found, and will probably suffer for
his indscretion. Last nigslt he presented
himself to Supreme President Russell
at Lebanon, KY, and was forwarded
to his home in West Virginia. He
offers no compromise, and makes no
propositions, but hopes to do so when-he
sees his friends. He is not held under ar
rest but is subject to the constant surveil.
lance of the officers and will not be allowed
20 return to Mexico, where it is thought he
has been hiding. Heckmer came by ar
rangement from San Antonio, Tex, and was
dead broke. There are six indictments on
file against him, one for ENLIGHTENMENT. and
five for forgery, it being alleged that he
forged his bond, as all the securities denied
that they ever signed it. Heckmer will be
prosecuted.
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The Presidents Vacation.

WASHINGTON, July 9.-The Star says:
The President is preparing to depart from
Washington for summer vacation. His
plans have been arranged, and it is expected
that he will be able to get away within a
day or two. He will go to New York
State, and betake himself to the woods
for few weeks to get away from the
worry and bother of ofiiceseekers and poll
ticians. His plans have been made very
quickly, and he will probably leave as soon
as the appointed time arrives without max
ing any previous announcement The
President wants period of perfect rest,
and does not propose to be followed into his
retreat
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-16
A Brave BOYS Death.

BOSTON, Mass, July 6.-While Henry
Cooney, aged sixteen, and VIM. Council,
aged fourteen, were bathing in a stream
IN the Back Bay Park yesterday, Conuell
was seized with cramps and called 10
Cooney to help him. The latter cried:
''Climb on my back, Willie, and l will
take you out all right"
Connell did so. The brave boy strug-
gled manfully with his weight, now sink
ing, now rising. When a Doe feet from
the bank both went down and were not
seen again until brought up dead by
diver. The affair was witnessed by a
large crowd, who were paralyzed, as
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