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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-14
CONFUCIUS.


The Religious Doctrines of the Great Chi
nese Philosopher.
It may be asked, what was the relig-
ion of Confucjus himself 1t must be
answered; he accepted what he found
without laying stress upon any special
doctrines. While reyerencing an UNI
seen divine power, he yet never spoke
of it as personal. He believed in spir-
its, conformed to ceremonies, and did
not check special prayers. Once, when
sick, his friends asked that prayers
should be made for his recovery. as
that" said he 1.-The proper thing to
do?" ut is so set down, they answered.
lin the sacred book, Address your
prayers, etc. He then uttered this
memorable sentence: THE prayer of
Confucius is constant" Men observed
that he sacrificed to the dead as if they
were present; yet he evaded all ques-
tons concerning them. "Shall we serve
the spirits of the dead?" they asked; his
answer was: "lf you can not serve
men, how will you serve spirits?" Il
venture to ask about death" said a
disciple. "You know nothing about
LIE, how can you know anything about
death?' Have the dead knowledge?'
still urged the eager student. You
need not know whether they have or
not said the master; there is no
hurry, hereatteryou shall know" He
taught" we read elsewhere, "letters,
morals, devotion of soul and sincerity
of heart, but all mysterious occurrences
-feats OF dexterity, abnormal states,
and the existence of spiritual beings, he
shrank from discussing Yet the in
slant the sphere of practice was touched
the trumpet gave no uncertain sound:
without obeying the ordinances of
heaven q e., the moral law, it is inn
possible to be a superior man" He
who sins against Heaven, to whom can
he pray?N mo man knows me. do
not complain; Heaven alone knows
me- This is the nearest approach
find to the recognition Of a personal
God, and it does not amount even 10
monotheism as taught by Moses Good
Words.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-14
BONDED EMPLOYEES.

How Embellishments are Checked by
Surety Companies "A ForcibIe Ex-
ample.
Clason Graham drew the money on q
check for $4,000 signed by his employ
ers, Spencer Trask & Co., oil brokers,
and took a train for Canada, but was
stopped on the way only tours later,
both man and money being back ia
town next day. The quckness of sus-
pIcion and action in the case of a man
whose reputation had been good was
due to the fact that he had given bonds
to the firm for honesty, and his bonds
men were one of the several guaranty
and fidelity companies that have lately
come into use here in New Y ork. These
concerns insure employers against loss
through the thefts of employees, and re-
lieve the latter of the often difficult task
of finding available friends to take the
risks. No less than six thousand men
are already bonded in this way by the
companies, among whom brisk rivalry
has already arisen. Visits to their Offices
show large premises and numerous
clerks, indicating far more labor than
would be requisite for merely making
out the papers and dealing with the
customers up to the point of completing.
the bonds. The explanation is that the
most elaborate systems Of watching the
insured men, and registering their
hab Is, is in operation; and already the
extent and thoroughness OF the espion-
age has become an acute nuisance to its
subjects To feel that his every action
may be under surveillance by a spy is
annoying in many cases wherein the man
is well-behayed. and much dislike of
the new order of things has developed.
But there is no escape because the cX-
istence of the companies provides 50
reasonable an excuse for individuals TO
decline to be bondsmen that there is no
escape.
Railroad employees, bank clerks, court
officers and all sorts Of financial Oil
Gals are chiefly the men involved.
Before making the bonds the persons
characters are investigated as fully as
possible: but that is no complete pro
lection, for one company has ALREADY
loStten thousand dollars through Paying
Teller Charles A. HlnEley. OF the W Vest
Side Bank, and Teller f. }. Diederichs,
of the Laclede Bank, st. Louis, both o
| whom were above reproach. The pre-
ference is for employees of institution.
subject to State Investigation annually
rath~- than the handlers OF money foI
private firms. Nearly all the men in tht
New York postoIlice and over half those
in municipal offices of finance are no"
included in the risks. The charges rang,
from one-haf-to one per cent. on tht
amount OF insurance. The prime lpa
business is detective. Every insure,
person is watched, and very closely. too
if the slightest looseneSs Of conduct j.
observed. In the instance Of tlaSor
Graham, detective reported that he
was becoming lounger about town .
night and apparently was spending
more income than his salary could pro
vide. At the moment when he cashe.
the big check a spy had him in sight
and did not quit him until he took the
cars. Then the detective telegraphe,
/ to the company that he was gong t
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-14
A SCARF-PIN'S STORY,
In Which 1t Exposes an Editors
Weaknesses.

On the editors desk, Uttered with ex-
tracts, manuscripts, exchanges, notes,
writing paper and those other triles
which give q newspaper office some
thing of its individuality, there stands a
round and sticky mucilage bottle with
q rakish brush handle protruding from
its gum-lined mouth like the mast of y
pirate craft, which, by the way, it re-
scmbles in more ways than one. Around
the base of this useful utensil there
crept nimble and inquisitive roach.
Long acquaintance with newspaper Of
fces-he had been in but one, but they
are all alike-had made him fearless.
The editor was busy at his work, and
minded him 70 more than he did the
predatory shears and the other mute
implements of the craft. Experience
had taught him that when the editor
was busy he paid no attention to reaches,
and right he was. Few newspapers,
indeed, recompense an e itor for the
time expended in killing reaches. He
pknGw this, did this wise little brown
heclyad multi 1eorad roach and ba
Iynew a o,rnat dnei more for NOT a1Ta,, a
rooob ooI i've in rn,ys,,o,,o,. ,,rioo
without inarning sometime T6arefora
1ybnn tba fanc1 70 travol and tbo on'
nortnnity in he shane Of the toyari,5o,
6airht NJ tho nuciIorn brush ynra ,,rn7
son7ed to him he moTcbed in that direc-
+ion With a b,.var,,, +Lo+ opI,- oo,,,,,
with an immunity IRON, dancer Ionr ana
certain In tLe nIntinoms t1dns o2 tLn
hottie he sI,Iylv crayIod tal,inn csro
NOT 70 adhere too cInsoIy to Tho oInav
surface and nv dint of nnrspveToncc
and industry bG was soon Loa,ordod L,,
reocbino the summit of tbe timber
Boni, Of The hottie fac;na tbn oiito.
stands row If shelves The denosItor1
of Odds and ON Is rrothored from, n[o,.,,,
where and noy6arn niIod in bonIass
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-14

The deaths in Europe from small
pox are said to be 10000 annually. Tho
mortality is almost wholly confined to
civilians, as owing to constant vaccina-
ton and revaccination the armies are
almost wholly free from the disease.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-14
RUBBER ADULTERATlONS.

Hurtful and Poisonous Substances Em-
ployed by Rubber Goods Manufact-
urers.
Rubber is at present largely adulter-
ated so as to make it cheaper. The
overshoes and boots made of this
material are adultcrated with finely
ground burned potter's clay, of which
it can stand as much rs % per cent.
without losing its fitness for the pur-
pose. The adulteration is harmless,
only the material is not so strong, and
the shoes or boots. instead of
lasting several seasons. as the
old fashioned little non-adultcrated
material, scarcely last one season,
very soon wear in them. While
the pure rubber is stronger than the
best leather, the adulterated rubber is
less strong than the worst leather.
Rubber hose and sheet rubber are usually
adulterated with sOapstOne. This gives
a lighter color to the material, while the
burnt-clay adulteration leaves it dark
colored which.is preferred for shoes.
But some authorizations are hurtful, be-
ing poisonous in their nature. Such is
the adulteratiOn with zinc-white, which
makes the rubber very light-cOlored,
and is used in the rubber for nursing
bottles and children's toys. The effects
of zinc poisoning on the system are
scarcely less alarming than lead poison
ing. Some time ago, says the Manu.
tacterer and builder, little child in
Pennsylvania died from chewing q
paper collar, which, like many paper
collars, was prepared with zinc-white;
and cases are now on record where
children have become sick from keep
ing rubber toys in their mouths. So
many cases of zinc poisoning from the
white nipples of nursing bottles have
already occurred, that the use of zinc
in them has been mostly abandoned.
These rubber nipples, or dolls, when
laid in vinegar, become covered with an
incrustation of zinc acetate. In one
case, in 0.73 gram of doll O.. gram of
zinc oxide was found (over 60 per cent?
In subiecting such rubber objects to
red heat, 81 per cent. of ashes remained,
while the ashes were yellow while hot
and became white on cooling, which is
the characteristic behavior of zinc oxide,
called zinc-white. In another case, in
a doll warranted harmless. 5S per cent.
of ashes was obtained, mostly all zinc
oxide. Several chemical journals are
now calling attention to these facts, and
it is to be hoped that it will effect an
amelioration in the consciences of the
manufacturers. -- Boston journal of
Commerce.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-14
Statistics of the Jews.

The Bulletin of the Geographical
Society of Marseilles estimates the total
number of Jews in the world at 6,377,-
COZ; that is, 5,4O7, 602 in Europe, 245, 900
in Asia, 4l3,000 in Africa. 100000 in
America, and 10000 in Occanica. The
European Jews are distributed as fol-
lows: l,643, 70S in Austria Hungary,
5Gl,6l2 in Germany, 10000 in Great
Britain, 5000 in Belgium, 1916 in Dem
mark, 1900 in Spain, 10000 in France.
1852 in Greece, 1873 in Switzerland,
S,693 in Holland, 36, 289 in Italy, GOO in
Luxembourg, 200 in Portugal, 260, 600 in
Roumania, 2,552, 145 in Russia, 8, 492 in
Servia 5000 in Sweden and Norway.
and 10000 in European Turkey. There
are about 10000 in the Asiatic prov
inces of Turkey, $4,000 in Persia, 1900
in Asiatic Russia, in India and China
10000, and $4,000 in Turkestan and
Afghanistan. In Africa there are about
5000, in Algeria 100000, in Morocco
$4,000, in Tunis 5000, in Trpol 200, 600,
in Abyssinia 5000, in Egypt 5000
scattered over the desert, and about
1000 at the Cape of Good Hope.
Amateur poet-"Again the MS. of
all my new poems has been returned to
me. O, if | only knew how to win the
editors favor!" The editors friend
80, that's very easy-don't send him
any more Of your poems. "-Fiiegende
Blattcr.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-14

-Ocullsts predict that we shall be-
come = specialized nation in fifty years
more -C Chicago Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-14

1t is said that the first restrictive
liquor law ever passed in this country
was enacted in a little town in Rhode
Island and read Us follows: every
saloon keeper who sells more than one
gallon of liquor to a minor shall be
fined one dollar and costs" The first
temperance pledge remembered in cir
culaton in New England was thus
worded: 81 solemnly swear to abstain
from the use of Intoxicating liquors on
all occasions except on training days,
wedding days, banquets, and other great
occasions. ~ T. Sun.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-25
BETDGETs 70 WED.
SenOrita Zarate and General Mite An
nOunce Their & DgaEement

SenOrita Zarate and General Mite An
nOunce Their engagement.
PHILADELPHIA. April 2l.-The first
families Of the midget world are in a
tlutter. For some time past the inten-
tons Of Gen. Mite toward Senorita Lucia
Zarate have been the su ject of much dis
cussion. Countess Magri, nee LayinIa
Warren, and lately relict Of Gen. Tom
Thumb, was known to have favored the
match and was currently reported 10 have
put the Genera up TO proposing. The De
Esta children, on the other hand, were
inclined to laugh at the mat
ter, and one of them is known
to have said that the Mexican mite was
much too old and ugly for the General.
All DOUBT ON the subject was set at rest,
however, yesterday afternoon when the
Senorita fOrestalled the gOssips Of Midget
dom by cOnsenting 10 hold a reception at
the Ninth and Arch Street Museum,
where she and Gen. Mite formally ac-
knOwledged the congratulations of their
friends on their announced engagement.
number of prominent physicians and
scientists and several Third street mag
mates were present.
SenOrita Zarate Wore pink satin, high
necked, with a fichu Of lace. The stately
presence of the smallest woman in the
land was set off by sweeping train fully
three and one-halt inches in length. Full
evening dress covered the Generals
manly eighteen inches Of height. Several
OF the more staid of the guests noticed
with displeasure the unidentified proceed
ings OF the high contracting parties nj the
close Of the reception. The future bride
flourished glass of wine IN the manner
Of the punch song in "Girofle." and called
in shrill tones to the General, "Come and
have a drink"
"l've had some," the military hero
squeaked back, but nevertheless he con-
sented to drink again. and the noses Of
the couple pretty nearly met across the
diameter of baby wineglass out Of which
they simultaneously slipped. Then the
General chased his intended around the
waste-paper basket of the Museum office,
and kissed her repeatedly under the
shadow Of a towering chair leg.
The marriage will take place before the
pair leave Philadelphia. As both the
parties TO the contract are at once deeply
religious and devotees of fashion, nothing
but church wedding will be heard Of.
Admission Will be entirely by invitation.
Last night the intatuatiOn of the midgets
was observed by large portion of the
audience. Sen0rita Zarate. at D. is one
year older than her betrothed and is as
marked brunette as he is a blonde.
KNOW TBYsELF, BIZ reading the asci-
enee or Life" the best medical work ever
published. for Young and middle-aged men.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-25
Urn 6ooos.
B.F.MCKEUNA
Some Of the Bargains We Will Offer
This Week.
DANTE NUNS vEILNGs, SO inches. new

ID AMIE NUNS NEILINGS, SO inches, new
i IA coors, at l0c.
kamle Black Grenadines, 80 inches, at 1910.
Auguilla Pongees, 33 inches wide, at zoe.
summer Silks, Stripes and Checks, at 35c.
and S71Sc.
Self Striped and Plain satins, Spring colors,
at soc.
Nuns veilings, all Wool filings colors and
black, at l5c.
Nuns Veilings, every thread Wool, colors
and BLACK at 2sc.
Abatross Cloths. every thread Wool, double
width, spring colOrs, at soc.
Black Surah Silks, worth 81 25, at 81.
COlored Surah Silks, Beige, Navy Blue and
Brown, at 81
PLAID surah Silks, Spring colors, "a inches,
at$l %.
Black Gros Grain Silks at 81, worth 81 %.
Black eros Grain Silks at 81 25, worth 81 go
l-yard- wide Utica Nonparlel Shlrtlng at l0c.
l-yard- wide Peabody fine Shifting at SC.
Plaid Ginghams at SC.
A. Lonsdale Cambria at 1Oc.
Ga Turkey Red Table Damasks, fast colors,
at ale.
Bleached Irish Fable Damasks at soc. and
75c., worth 75c. and 81.
h6-lnCh Loom Table Linen, all Linen, at Csc.
Gentlemen's GauZe Merno Undervests at
25c.
LADIES' Gauze Merino Undervests at 25c.
Gentlemens Reinforced Dress Shirts at soc.
White Corded Piques At 4c
White Dress Lawns ut O. &c.
White India Lawns, in 24-yard pieces, at
81 per piece.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-25

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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-25
XrnfrinuI.
A Remarkable Cure of a Horse.

In the fan Of 1888 I had a valuable horse
taken with the Pinkcye. resulting m blood
poison. After nine months OF dOctoring with
all the remedies 10 be found IN horse books, I
despared OF cure. His right hind leg was
forty running sores Re was n most pitable
looking object. At last / thought Of Swift's
specific, and commenced 30 uHe it. used af-
teen bottles In August last an symptoms OF
the disease disappeared. There have been no
signs Of Il return. and the horse has done a
mules work on my farm ever since.
JAS. l.. FLEMING, Augusta, Ca.
January Q, 1855.
Swlfts Specific Is entirely vegetable. Trea-
tlge on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
TIT SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Drawer 3, Allan
"a, Ca, or l5e W. sd ST., n. \.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-25
EMBROIDERED ROBES.

ALL OVER LACES. SKIRTINGS,
NCINGS, with Trimmings TO match, in
Egyptian, Oriental and other handsome Laces.
IN OUR BLACK GOODS. DEPARTMENT
we are exhibiting an unusual variety OF new
fabrics in All Wool and SILK and Wool ToN-
lures Of light and medium weights for Spring
and summer. Black English Grapes ana
Grape Wells.
OUR DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT is
filed with handsome goods OF the latest styles
at low aud medium prices. We are showing
also some very high Novelties. such as Bro
caded Pongees, Brocaded Nuns VeiIings,
Combination SILKS tI}rocaded and Plain, etc.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-25
Facfs from the Farms

J. Fl. Pullen, of Laurens county, had
full grown peas on April 1G.
The farmers in the west portion of
Laurens county, who are raising straw
berries and vegetables for market, report
their crops in fine condition. In 30 days
these crops will be ready for market.
ElbertOn Gazette: Farmers who fail to
make their own supplies this year will
have a hard road to travel another year.
The indications now are that cotton will
bring from to s cents, while corn, meat
and -four will be out of the reach of a
Door man.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-25

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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-25
O u II
EMBROIDERY DEPARTMENT.

Is now replete with new goods of elegant
designs and in fine work. We are showing
fun lines of All Overs, Embroidered Skirtngs
aud tlouncings in Cambria, Null, Swiss and
NaInsook, with Edglngs and Insertions TO
match.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-25
TAKEN FROM LIFE.
Halstead to be no Longer Called Weep
ing Crocodile.
Fron. Ae Oineinnati Tlnes-Sta

From, the Cincinnati Times Star.
"Well." said one of the sub-editors of
the Enquirer, 81 guess we'd better call
Hastead blubbering old crocodile in
the morning"
"No." said one Of the other editors, "a
crocodile don't blubber. It's whale
that blubbers. How would it do for a
change TO call HIM thick-hided alligator
with an asthmatic wheeze for a voice that
sounds like q dull saw going through a
wet stick Of irewoodY That's artistic. -
Couldn't we ring TIE French Minister
joke non him againp asked the other.
"That is too venerable by this time.
However, you might use the sniveling,
weak old man editorial paragraph on him.
We have that in stock, and it don't show
wear. What do you think, JohnYv and
the speaker turned 10 Mr.. Mclean, who
entered at that moment.
sit won't do" replied Mr.. Mclean, eve
called him crocodile and alligator, and
thief, and turn-coat, and bunkO man, and
snake-in-the grass, and robber and MUIR
derer, and b"d MAJ generally, until he
don't mind IL any more. What we want
is something so terrible that Balstead Will
writhe and twist in agony when he sees
it,"
"Hum," said the two sub-editors. cor
rugating their brows in painful thought.
There was long silence.
"COuldn't we make him out 10 be a
bigamist and counterfelterW ventured
one OF them at last, but John Il. said never
a word.
Again there was long and painful
pause.
"Ah," suddenly cried John r. 81 have
II. We viii say that he Is a mugwump
candidate for Governor OF Ohio. ThaD1l
finish him.
And then the three danced a wild war
dance In their glee at this happy thought.
For Bronchial, Asthmatic. and Pulmo-
nary Complaints, "BRowN's BRONCHIAL
Tpocuus1 fnanifast ramarlsah Ia o,srati,,a
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-25

The Democratic Club Of N0rwalk met to
decide by ballot which was the preferred
party for Postmaster at NOrwalk. Thirty
three votes were cast. Walter Thomas
had IS and ID. l.. Morgan 10.
Fred. Whitehead died at st. Augustine
as be sat reading. He had been an invalid
for u years and suffered much, but had
no premonition OF death when 1t came.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-25

KNOW THYSELF, By reading the "scl-
enee OF Life" the best medical work ever
published. for young and middle aged men.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-25

For Bronchial, Asthmatic. and Pulmo-
nary Complaints, 'BRowN's BRONCHIAL
TRoCHEs7 manifest remarkable curative
sold only in boxes.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Fatal Eudins of a Trivial Matter in
Jackson County. Fla.-Che News About
IamOnia-ResumptiO of Work on the
ChattahOochee River.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-12-17

ging down an innocent victim. or blight
ing life. There is no need of an idle
word, used in sense in which it can be
given a harmful construction. Levity
may be excused, if harmless. The human
family must by its very nature give way
to mirtb, to a large extent. But there is
as wide sea between merry joke and
an insinuating expression as the imagina-
tion can comprehend. Let the human
mind and heart forever shut out the idle
word, and untold human misery will be
thrown out Of the world. Let the man
or the woman who is possessed of the
devil, and who is blind to the picture of
human distress, and deaf to the appeals
of sorrow, go, in prayer, to the great ply
sician who may yet effect cure as mirac
ulous as any recorded in sacred history.
We cannot afford to have idle words re-
corded against us. God did not endow us
with minds to be used in working dis
tress among our fellows. He gave us
faculties to be used in building up His
kingdom, and enlightening the heart and
mind, and rendering the human life pure
in the sight of Heaven.