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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-09-26

A local oracle was walking through gal
lery with one of those large-eyed, artless,
simple, modest girls the other day. He
was enlarging on the different schools of
painting. He appreciated everything; he
knew everything. They came to picture.
He saw without looking name in the cor
ner.
"Now, there" he said, 81 can tell the
Dutch school at glance. That is by Ed
boxer. Edboker is a favorte of mine.
There is something so genuine in his paint
ing, something so natural and strong in his
handling of Il subject. think nothing is
more marked or curious than the distinc-
tons between painters in the way they treat
the same theme. The strong Dutch indi-
yiduality OF Edboker-"
81 beg your pardon, but it appears to
me this picture is painted by E. A. Baker"
Baker All, dear me, so it is. How
very Dutch he s."-San Francisco Cllron-
igIp
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THE LONDON MINT.
The Number of Coins Struck Durino tho
Past Year.


Inc recently issued report of the
: MY master of the Mint, giving an
OepaI.ouaber 6cratons of that De-
sccount of the opc "A Drup,,.
pa.<ment for the year 1884, is a Mo.
than usually interesting document.
From it we learn that the amount
of gold coined during tho year
exceeded by more than a million the
amount coined in 1888, while the silver
coinage was but little in excess of the
average. The coinage of bronze, how
ever, was larger than in any year since
1875.
The total weight of metal melted
down during the twelve months was 470
tons, made up as follows-a certain
proportion of alloy being of course in
cluded-gold, 67 tons; silver, 1913 tons;
and bronze, POS tons. The total num-
Der of coins struck out of this metal was
60, 295, 1872. giving an average of more
than 1,2OO, 900 pieces per week through
out the year. Out of these, however,
s, 942, 0S1 pieces did not come within the
limits of the standard legal weight, SO
that the number of pieces available for
issue was reduced to S. 1868, 301, the
value of these good pieces being, real
or nominal, f3, 157, $3.50 los. Id. OF this
amount, $500, 292 los. I'D. (41, 093, 301
pieces) consisted of imperial coinage,
the remaining E87, 673 los. Sd. %, 270,-
600 pieces being colonial coinage for
Canada. Jamaica, Hong Kong. etc. All
this coinage, both imperial and colonial,
has been executed at the mint, it's in
creased coming power rendering it I'M
necessary that any portion of the work
of coinage should be intrusted to private
firms.
The greatest number of coins struck
of any denomination was about II, 700,-
600, consisting, as will readily be sup
posed, of pence. Halfpence came next
in point of numbers, nearly 900, 900 of
this coin being struck. The number of
farthings struck was over 300, 900, a
seemingly large number, considering
the present small general circulation OF
this coin. OF shillings, nearly 1000, 900
were coined; sixpences, over 3. 400, 900;
threepences, over $500, 900. Sovereigns
and half-sovereigns were coined to the
number of over 100, 900 and LOO, 900
respectively. Of colonial coinages, that
of bronze half-cents for the Straits Set
Elements was numerically largest,
1900, 600 of this coin being struck during
the YEAR, Chambers Journal.
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THE LANDLADY'S STORY.
How Matrimonial Event Came
Near Being Postponed.
A Mysterious DisapPearance-Grand
TOmmy's Little Practical Joke, and
the Misery 1t Caused-Happy
at Last.

1 beleSe in fun. Oh, yes, l do believe
in fun. But practical jokes may go too far
indeed they may. Now there was the
case of Mrs. and Mr.. Ratchet. At least
then they weren't Mr.. and Mrs. Ratchet,
but Mrs. Pouncer and Mr. Ratchet; and
She was widow; and when she came to
me in carriage-hired, but still with a
man in livery driving it-and said to me:
''Oh, Mrs Kimberly, maam, it's not the
expense I'm thinking of, for terms don't
affect me much--poor, dear Mr.. Pouncer
was so very thoughtful of me in his will;
but should you be able to promise me the
comforts of hume"'
And her dress was the richest of silk
and all covered with English Grape, and her
veil with hem a yard deep and really,
was so touched that l promised her my
best front room with the aleOye, whether
any one else wanted it or not. And she
lived in retirement and had her meals in
her own room for two weeks, for a reason
that she conGded to me. She was going to
the dentists, and they were full set, and
of the beautifulest whiteness, like snow;
but at first, you know, you can't talk in
'em, much Jesse at and that makes it in
convenient.
At the Sef-Same moment so to speak,
MI. Ratchet he came to the house; and it
was the most remarkable coincidence, he
coniided in me, too. He was going to the
dentist, likewise, and his was a full set:
and he said he'd like to be spoke of, and
charged as an invalid for month, which
was done And all would have been pri-
vate and unknown but for my grandson,
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HOW NEcKTIEs ARE MADE
growing Interest of Considerable I'm.
portance-The Materials Used.

interest OF Considerable I'm
portance-The Materials Used.
4here are special grades and de-
signs OF silks and satins made ex-
clusiYely for the necktie trade said q
manufacturer to reporter. ..These
materials are made from patterns de-
signed by men who do nothing but
study up new things in neckties. There
are from nifty to seyenty-fye factories
IN this country and ten or twelve FIRST
class makers. The latter usually SO c,ra
exclusive right to use certain STYLES of
goods from the makers by buying either
the entire stock offered to the American
market or a large portion of if. R,t
the success Of making up the goods il
Just ike lottery ticket. Pertains ono
year L may hit on some design and II
WIN become so popular that all other
makers Will be forced to adopt it. bnt
tne next year some one in Boston orr
Thlladelphla may make hit and 7 will
nave to follow him. There's never anv
telling how necktie is going to taLo
with the public until it's on the market
There its success depends on who adonts
III hrSt' II he happens to be howlino
swell and on the right side of popular
favor mat particular kind of necktie
will sell we'll" -1'0AO'e
Are the styles of making up neck
ties originated abroad?r ~
mot now. They were until less tbsr
tnree years ago, but now our STYLES are
superior to the European and t6ev are
coming over here for patterns. How
ever, there is tendency for Enoljsb
fashions for the fall" o '-'H
Are men or women EMPLOYED in
making neckties?" -
Women. There are moro +bon
100 girls thus employed in This citn
llone. They work by the piece ana
make more or less money ACCORDING n
her eXpertness. A good finisher can
make eight dollars or nine doIIarS
week She takes necktie after il 10
'ut together and finishes each detail
,Te9rfectly SO that it is ready to box
hree different colors of the same de- i
lgn and style are boxed together to
i've the dealer an assortment in the S
ne make. The fnisher must see tbat |
Il OF this one kind are exactly alike in
ONT OF hnlsh and makeup. We have -
ne grl who does nothing but turn the a
ands OF neckties, and she makes fifteen t
oHars week. She turns TWENTY-FIVE
thirty dozen bands a day. S
l ne cheap wear now flooding the /
arket Is composed of old styles made II
poor goods. As rule, men show no |,
scrimlnation in purchasing neckties b
i2y look into window see a tie that O
Ees their fancy and then rush in 70 O
" 1t, never stopping to ask the price Oh
rus they are just as likely to buy one W
the cheap kiad, that will not last a al
eek as good one. ~ 7. Mail and m
cPreSS. ''''" 10
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MAY be they &c on the.

the water" said 1. MAY be they-se on the
floor"
And l peeped around, and pretty soon [
saw on the side of the bowl five little black
marks and on the window-sill were five
more, and then five more yet
Then | began to guess. l went out into
Mr., Ratchett's room, and on the window
from the black piazza there were five more
black marks, and on the bureau was a COB
let of water and on that five black marks
more.
knew all now. My grandson, Tommy,
was fine child but he had one popularity.
The more | washed his hands, the backer
they got. And whatever he touched he
printed off his hands on.
He was capable of climbing that wisteria
vine, and he liked to tease. He had lively
disposition, poor dear Tommy, and he had
taken the teeth-bOth double sets-just as
he had my spectacles before church-tine,
and once put his poor Uncle Primers
wooden leg up the chimney. when he was
telegraphed for in hurry somewhere.
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1 like lively disposition, but boarders
have their rights and weddings aren't to be
tri1ed with; and says |
" Mrs. Pouncer, be calm" I'd gone
back to her room, You know. 'Don't cry
any more. The wedding may come off.
after ali I'll try to help you" And then.
first of all, | hunted up the mush-stick and
then hunted up Tommy.
Says L: MY child, I've taken my slip
per to you before; but this I've never cor
rected you with Now own up, and you
shall have whole half pie before dinner.
But deny, and I'll attend to YOU
Then says he: You'll give me a real
half pie? Not caty-corner halfp'
Says L: Il will" Though | had pangs
of conscience.
And he says: They're in the plum-iam
you're going to have for lunch, grandma"
" In the plum-jam," says l. "'Oh, you
dreadful boy"
Says he: Cant L have that, too? ]
don't mind"
So | got the plum-jam, and 1 spooned
out the two double sets, which | should
have helped some Of the boarders to if
hadn't, and then l carried Mrs. Pouncer
hers, and washed the others off and con-
sidered; and it dawned upon me like a
vision. Where should Mr.. Ratchet be but
at his dentists and his name | knew. So
in my wrapper and a waterproof, not look
ing in the glass for my bonnet. off started,
and IN the dentists, sure enough, [ found
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-09-26

Mike-Oi say, Bridget, wot sames to be
the mather wild the young missus? She
goes about all day looking thot sorrowful
and droopin' her Dyes red wild tears. Is she
disappointed in luve, dye think?
Bridget-Shge, Moike, Dim at a loss to
know entoirely. 1t was only this mornn'
that she was talkin' wild de ole missus an
heard her say that her fate was more than
she could bear.
Mike-Poor sowle! Oim thinkin Bird
get, it must be bunyuns she has on them -
N. Y. Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-09-26

| was a visitor at a house in the coun-
try not many years ago at which among
my hosts guests was Lord Walter
and brother of the Marquis OF Lorne.
shall never forget an amusing incident
of that visit, and | think his Lordship
must also recall it with a great deal of
amusement. 1t was on Saturday
evening, after the ladies had retired for
the night and the servants had gone to
their quarters, that the gentlemen of
the house suggested that they might
find amusement in hunting for game.
This overture was met with some
establishment by not only Lord Walter
Campbell but with the other men in the
party, and when they presumed to ask
what kind of game he wanted them to
hunt for at that hour of the night
was then past one o'clock-he replied
by saying: Come and I'll show you. )"
Forthwith they started for the lower
regions of the house, and when they
arrived in the kitchen the host brought
from a closet some yellow insect powder
and several pairs oS bellows, with an
arrangement on thG%oint of them in
which to place the powder so that it
could be blown out in spray. Each
man took one of these bellows, filled
with yellow powder, and following the
example set by their host blew it into
the crevices of the floor and rat holes.
Much to their amazement, as they had
not been told what all this preparation
was for, after injecting the powder the
first time out rushed hundreds of croton
bugs, and the sport then began. 1t con-
sisted in blowing the powde. all over the
floor and killing these unpopular but
well known insects.-COr. n. \. Times.
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Tommy, that | have the bringing up of:
and how he found it out I don't know, but
he did, and told it to all the boarderS in the
parlOr one evening, and was corrected with
my slipper and sent to bed in consequence
But Mr. Ratchet he never knew, and Mrs.
Pounccr she never guesSed-and we must
oil come to ii some time; and some of us
had Eve no doubt And it didn't matter
much, after all. And what do you believe
those two did--widow and widower-but
fall in love with each other. at least as
much as at their age and their size could be
expected! He waited on her to church,
and she knitted him worsted muf11ers, and
he used to read something that he called
poetry, and that was solemner than the
prayer-boOk, of mornings in the paror-
keenngt # ton Ton peihg dhqsted r ad making.
her cape dreadful, poor thing! But men
are inconsiderste, whether married or sim
gle, and women will put up with a great
deal before the wedding-ring is on. Like
wise, he took her to lectures, where am
told she went to sleep, poor dear!
She liked fun, and good eating, and
dancing, even at her size; and he liked hor-
rid solemn things and had way of talk
ing as if you didn't have ideas nobody else
could understand you hadn't any at all.
can, poor dears, though you can't help Won
derng sometimes that they haven't had suf
1icient warning Well, he proposed, of
course, and she accepted; and she was to be
married in lavender, with white lace flounces
and fichu; and he gave her another dia-
mond ring, though there wasn't any room,
to speak Of for it on her fat finger, she had
. many already; and they were to be mar
d quietly in my parlors of a Tuesday
ming; and Monday night all was right;
Tuesday morning the dreadful things
n to happen. Sally, the chambermaid,
5 to me, and says she: "Oh, Mrs.
)erly, there is something the matter
Mrs. Pouncer. She's a moaning
ful in her own room, and wants to see
30 ! ran upstairs as fast as [ could,
though the store-closet was unlocked; and
if the cook helped herself to lump she
took pound of sugar-as l knew she
would. And there l found the poor dear a.
crying in bed, and she says: Lock the
door, Mrs, Kimberly" in a queer kind of
voice, and then she showed me what had
happened. She always took her teeth out
of nights and put 'em ia bowl of water
and some one had come Inflow, she
couldn't think, for though the window was
open, who could climb up the wisteria vine
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-09-26
UNDERTAKES.

HcST end why the Term Came to BE
Applied to " Funeral Directors"
The earliest known use of this word
as applied to conductors of funerals is
by Young, who has the couplet
While rival undertakers hover round
And with his spald the sexton marks the
ground.
The present use of the word is nc
doubt derived from its primary mean
ing, one who stipulates to do anything,
or undertakes the management of any
affair Two hundred years ago class
of people known as upholders were
usually called upon to take charge OF
the funerals Thus the poet Gay says ::
The upholder, rueful harbinger of death,
Waits with Impotence for the dying breath
Now, upholders were dealers in
secondhand furniture, old clothes and
the like, and perhaps were SO called
because they were so often resorted to
as the last resource of failing credit
AS these persons were able from
their stock of cheaply purchased
material to supply what was
needed at funerals at less ex-
pense than the regular merchant or
haberdaSher they came to be thus en-
ployed, and also to furnish houses. In
time the more ambitious of this class
confined their business to the furnishing
Of houses only, and dealt in goods both
new and old, and to avoid the con-
founding of their business with that of
The funeral managers styled themselves
upholsters, name changed latter to
upholsterers. Subsequently the more
pretentious members of the clan of
upholsterers assumed the name of
undertakers, deriving the cognomen
logically enough from the Specification
of its parts in the Saxon tongue. An
undertaken, one who takes in hand a
business or task. or renders himself
responsible for its performance. Or
perhaps the idea of the word was taken
from the French name for the same
office, entrepreneur, though the primary
idea of the French word is rather that
of one who bids for a particular task.
Clarendon, in his "History," gives the
word with a general meaning in the
line, antrim was naturally great
undertaken. Honeywood, in "The
ood-Natured Man of Goldsmith,
speaks thus of Croaker: His very
mirth is an antidote to all gayety, and
his appearance has q stronger effect on
my spirits than an undertaker's shop
st. Louis Globe Democrat
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him, with his mouth full of plaster, and
such happy man as he was never saw,
when [ said, says l ''Alr Ratchet, they
are found"
So they were married that day afts,r all,
and they board with me yet. I've kept
their secrets, though perhaps they amt Sc
crets any more; and they've rewarded mo
with their gratitude. But one thing dread
full did happen-beside the pie, Tommy
swallowed all the plum-jam. l expected
that he'd die, but he didn't.-Iid Bits.
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Words of Advice.

An Eastern paper, the AcGdeny
Ne,0S, having asked number of dis
tingushed persons to write for its
columns few words of advice to boys
received, among other answers, the
following: DR.. Lyman Abbott: what
soever thy hand finds to do, do it with
thy might" f. p. Roe: ''Do one thing
honorably and thoroughly aud set about
it at once" Ex-President HAYES.
Commit to memory and recite Browns
letter to young friend" General
Lyon: No one will ever become a
great scholar without constant study,
close application, and without
thoroughly understanding that which
he may attempt before passing it by to
take up something else. g." General
Winfield 5. Hancock, among other
things: "Be truthful, never try to APP.
pear what you are not, honor your
father and your mother" Rev. f, f.
Hale: Tell the truth. Keep the Com
mandments. Do not drink. If you
have anything to say, say it, but if not,
certainly not'
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Too Near to BE Neighborly.

Hostess (atan evening party)-Mrs. Hen.
bricks, will you step with ME a moment;
want to make you acquainted with Mrs.
Tomlinson? You will like her Pm sure.
Mrs. Hendrcks-Excuse me, if you
please, Mrs. Jones, but would rather not
You see we-er- both live in the same
fak-N y 1,LlRa
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-09-26
MARRIAGE A LA MODE.

A hat! A cane!
A nobby beaul
A narrow lane!
A whisper lowl
A smiIe A bowl
A little fiirt.
An ardent vow
That's cheap as dirtl
A hand to squeeze,
A girl to kiss,
Quite at ones ease,
Must needs be blissi
A ring! A daUel
a honeymoon
To find too late
1t was too soon!
-Euery Berg, IN Puck
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but monkey? and they were gone. "And
under my door this cruel letter, Mrs Kim.
berry," said she; and she pointed TO one
lying on the bed. Read it." says she. 80
i opened the letter and read:
DEAREST CAROLINE: Circumstances that /
can not possibly explain force me to fly from
this roof. How long shall be gone l do not
know. 1t depends on another. Believe me
true, and trust me If you can. l have no hope
but in your complete faith in me. Yours,
EDWARD.
''Two such blows in one morning. says
she, ''and the cergymen coming, and all
OF course, under any circumstances, l
couldn't be bride until l had new set;
but could have said | was ill., But what
is it? Is it a first wife? Can it be?'
HE doesn't look it," says |.
'rhere's no Judging by looks" said She
"May be he's found out about my teeth,
and gone"
"1hat amt likely" says /; 'hed have
more sympathy" But l didn't think to
say why. .
"llo's man." says the widow. CHATS
enough. But it's an awful mystery?"
perhaps your teeth were never put in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-09-26

DR. C. c. Abbott the naturalist, re-
Gently found upon his farm at Trenton,
N. j., box tortoise, upon the under
shell of which was cut his grandfather S
name, j. Abbott, with the date 1921,
The appearance of the tortoise denoted
great age, and there is no reason to
doubt the fact that the name was really
engraved upon it sixty-four years ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-09-26

"A noted statistican. Edward At
kinson, insists that there is an abund-
ance of room yet in this world. The
1, 400, 900, 900 persons supposed to be on
the globe could all find easy standing
room within the limits of field ten
miles square, and by the aid of tele
phone could be addressed at one time
by a single speaker. In field twenty
miles square they could all be comfort
ably seated.-M Y IriJupc.
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Careless Letter Writers.

Some facts and figures showing how
careless many persons are appear in q
Washington budget concerning the
Dead Letter Office. The whole number
of letters received during last year was
4,S34.099, or an average of 1863 for
each working day. OF these 3,7l9, $50
were sent to the Central Office because
they were not called for at the postoilice
to which they were directed, and ll2,-
64S were returned to the poStoilices by
hotcl-keepers and thence sent to the
Dead Letter Office because the departed
guests for whom they were intended
failed to leave u new address. Oh the
domestic letters opened, 49, 3S7 con-
tanned money amounting to 1888, 770.17;
20, 2O4 contained drafts, checks, money
orders, etc, to the amount of S1,576,-
94S. ID; S4,OSS contained postage stamps;
1880 contained receipts, paid notes,
and cancelled obligations of all sorts;
3S,34S contained photographs, and
25,554 contained articles of merchan-
disc Chicago Hcrald
BY a provision in the laws of the
republic Of Mexico it is said that all
persons not MeXicans are prohibited
from owning an estate within twenty
leagues OF the boundary line.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-06-05
THE ROOT OF EVIL.
Money Separates a Once
Happy Couple.
ETERNAL FISHERY DISPUTE.
More Appointments-A Big Bear
-Sheridan's Leg Broken
Ferdinand Ward.
ETERNAL FISHERY DISPUTE.
Fad Effects of Money.

DETROIT, June 4.-Judge Chapman, OF
the Superior Court, yesterday, granted
Permelia Hopkins absolute divorce
from Mark Hopkins, on the ground of
extreme cruelty. The testimony
showed that the parties were married
in Minneapolis, Mimi, III 1859, each
having a child by former marriage.
Hopkins was a pattern-maker IN re-
duced circumstances. They lived
happily together until 1873, when an
uncle of Hopkins died in California
intestate, leaving an estate valued at
S. 100000 of which defendant received a
large portion. He Immediately built
an elegant residence at st. Claire, and
adopted a luxurious style of living.
From this time, Mrs. Hopkins said,
their domestic misery began. Hop
Eins became worse and frequently APP
piled vile epithets to his wifein presence
of the children. A sister of Mrs. Hop
kins testified that on one occasion she
heard complainant calling for help in
her bedroom late at night. On enter
ing the room, she found Mrs. Hopkins
lying postrate and Hopkins standing in
a threatening attitude over her. Hop
kins turned with an oath to the in
truder and drove her out and locked
her in her own apartment. Hopkins
admitted that he had used profane and
violent language towards his wife, and
said that separation was necessary.
The question OF alimony was arranged
out of court by the lawyers.