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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-10
SURE OF ONE THING.


Hot Water in the Hands of an Excited
Woman as Fight Exterminator.
There was a case of assault and bat
terry before one of the justices the other
day, and a witness with a black eve,
several strips of court plaster across his
nose and one ear badly Topped over was
asked by the defendants lawyer if he
saw Brown strike White
Cant say as | did, - he replied.
"Did YOU see the whole AFFAIR.""
"Mo>tly.n
"Wcl, how was it?"
"Well, Smith and me sot on the
reaper talkin' evolution. Jones and
Green sot on the grass talkin', and
the straw stack disputin' on politics.
Three or four boys was in the barn
gittin' up dog fight"
Yes, 90 on
''Fust | knowed, somebody called
somebody else a liar Next | knowed
evolution, politics and fighting dogs
was a rolling over each other on the
grass, and every man kicking and biting
and hitting away fur all he was wuth."
"But did you see Brown strike
Whitc?"
Cant say as did,
"Did you see White strike Brown"
Cant be sure it, The only thing
Tn sure of, Mister Lawyer, is that my
old woman came out with a pail If hot
water and lickol the hull crowd and
had over two quarts left fur next tipe."
detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-10

Let any farmer compute the sum
which a full annual crop of apples
would produce, even at a low rate per
bushel, and he will be surprised to find
how much more profitable his apple
orchard is than any part of the farm
devoted to grain growing. With good
management and manuring a full crop
ofapples may be grown every year with
as much certainty as any grain crop
and with less expense.-M Y. Herald
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-10
LAKE SAILORS.
Their Ordinary Superstitions and Their
Extraordinary Fear of Red-Headed
Women.

Their Ordinary Superstitions and Their
Extraordinary Fear of Red Headed
Women.
At supper we spoke again of sailors
and their superstitions. The Captain
said:
Sailors on the lakes are very super
stitious. Lots and lots of 'em would
sooner lose place than sail on Friday.
They're awfully afraid of anything that
appears the least bit supernatural
Anything in the shape of will-o'- the-wisp
or st. Elmo's light will make most OF
'em tremble in their shoes. Once !
frightened a set of 'em half to death by
mutfling lantern to give it a weird APP
pearance, and then tying it to the yard7
arm. Then they are firm believers in
the power of certain things to bring luck
or ill-luck, just like old Colerldge's
Ancient Mariner and the albatross.
They're particularly timid ofred-headed
women. | was mate on a boat once on
which red-headed woman took pass
age, and the sailors complained right
of. Once outside everything seemed to
90 wrong. Finally, we ran into a
schooner and lost our jib-boom. This
was too much. Half the fellows came
to the Captain and actually asked to be
put ashore anywhere in the woods rather
than run the risk of a possible loss of
life, as they said. They weren't accom-
mOdated, of course, but once in port
you should have seen those fellows draw
their pay and skedaddS. A red-headed
Captain would either have to use hair
dye or quit the business. Cook, bring
me another cup of tea. "-LouiSUilte
| COUrier-JOurndL.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-10

"A female book agent has gone
down into some of the deepest coal
mines of Pennsylvania and has taken
a large number of orders from the men
while they were at work. PalS6urgh
PSOt
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-10

Red squirrels lose no time in pick
ing out the toothsOme mushroom from
the tempting toadstool. The cute little
creature never touches the latter, but
the mushroom is nuts" to them, and
no doubt they make merry when they
read daily in the papers of some poison
ing case of the sort. "What fools these
mortals be who eat toadstools," chuckles
the red squirrel. Troy Iime&
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-10

"A man died lately in London from
the effects of bite of cat. And a
verdict of death from hydrophoba"
was rendered by the Coroner's Jury
that Investigated the case
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-10
THE HARNEss-MAKER's WOO


"Inever went to school, Miss May,
And sew I'm not horse-collar,
But I'm as haTnesSed as the day,
And not strapped for dollar"
She guessed his spur-pose, and Mt once
Said to the harness-maker:
"You show no traces of Ounce
In beng heart-breaker.'
Then he got harness knees. Sighed he:
Your sweet words stirrup in me
A hope that you my bride be
o try bit to win me-"
40, no, surcingle will stay,
Ere do that, dear Walter"
"Then, darling. won't you name the day
To meet me at the hater?"
"No maiden names the day." she said,
A blushing in her beauty,
"But if you're hitching soon to wed,
You'll buckle to that duty"
'Ill name tomorrow, then" he cried,
Lest saddle be our marriage"
"And, if it rens, the maiden sighed,
''Whip better have a carriage
H. c. Dodge, in Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-10

"A genuine sealskin is valued at from
$50 to $50. That with the necessary
work and the silk lining makes good
cloak worth about $400.-M. Y. Herald
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08
A Petrined Girl.

A young lady living in the vicinity Of
North East, named Lizzie Patterson,
has been relieved from life of suffer-
ing, which for fifteen years had not an
alleyiating circumstance. When girl
at the age of 10 she was stricken with
rheumatism. A season of treatment at
the hands Of the most skilled physicians
failed to relieve the sufferer. At the
ago Of fifteen her muscles became so
rigid that the power of locomotion was
entirely destroyed. Since then she was
confined to her bed and chair, and was
unable to do herself the slightest SER
vice. Five years ago the muscles be-
came 50 hard that the joints Of the low
er limbs could not work. The fibrous
tissues of the arms and hands were next
affected, so that they were entirely use
less, and soon like the lower limbs
were no semblance to the human anat-
Cmy. A year ago the muscles control
ling the head and neck were contorted
30 as to draw the head out Of shape.
The muscles in the face then hardened
and closed the lower jaw so tight that
teeth had to be removed in order to
make an aperture through which food
could be introduced.
To give the patient even moderate
amount of food required three hours
work. during which time the effort at
swallowing caused excruciating pain.
Vomiting and suffocation finally caus-
ed death. Miss Patterson was 20 years
Of age, and at the time of her death
she was actually petrified with disease.
The case is exciting great interest in
the medical profession - Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08
Decay OF the Hawaiians.

With an abundance of schools and
churches, there are every year fewer
scholars and worshipers; with an ad-
mirable system of government, they
are constantly becoming fewer to gov
ern.
The successive census returns tell
this sad story: In 1882 the inhabitants
of the islands were 130,313; in 1886,
10S,579; in 1850, "a. l65; in 1860. $1,000;
in 1866, 62,959; in 1872, Sc, ,S97; in 1873,
57,9S5. And even this seeming arrest,
shown by the last census, in the process
of decay in the native race, is not real;
for during the last six years the Hawai-
ian population decreased four thousand,
the total gain being caused by an in
crease of foreigners to the extent of
over FIVE thousand. The Government,
in a frantic effort to save Itself from ex-
tinction, is importing immigrants.
During the two years ending in 1880 it
introduced over nine hundred Portu-
guese from the MADEIRA Islands,
and more than eleven hundred
Polynesians from the Gilbert Islands.
Besides these, many Chinese have come.
We are told, moreover, that the phys
ical type of the natives has deteriorated;
that the great stature and forms noted
by the early visitors to the islands have
passed away.
The history of the Hawaiians for the
last sixty years might be almost con-
densed into three words-Christianiza-
ton, civilization, extermination.-Pop-
ular Science Monthly for December.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08

proves that many guilty escape, few iuuo-
cent are convicted"
On divorce, he favors Q restriction Of
the legal causes, and says. in the bright,
un-state-papsr-liks way characteristic OF
him:
"lf marriage were q union of hearts only,
thtr might be some found alton for the claim
OF either party 10 withdraw at pleasure. But
marriage is an objective reality, the founda-
ton of the family relation, which, however,
lightly it may be entered into, can rarely, il
ever, be severed without serious injury to
the parties, to their offspring, and to the
community. Religion, morality, and the
welfare Of society. As well as their own per-
manent interests. demand OF men and women
in this relation, that they bear largely with
each others de;ects and in6rmities, rather
than seek reliet in separation. system OF
laws which encourages the opposite is at once
shocking to the moral sense, and highly i'm
polite. As divorces have for many years in-
creased in numbers in q ratio beyond that Of
population, am constrained to believe that
our 8, stem is Lax, and tends to the dissolution
of families"
For the rest of the message, which is
mainly occupied with the dry and statisti-
cal, and which even Hoadly's breezy
rhetoric cannot enliven, We refer the
reader to the message itself.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08

.is assaults q pssf-steak as II he had q
bitter antagonist in his grasp and was
determined to annihilats him. He gulps
down cup of coffee as exultantly a. IL
1t We're an enemy he was burying out OF
sight.
Senator Vance, of North Carolina,
likes good dinner almost as well ~
he does good yarn. He IL very fond
of roast beef, chicken and lamb, and
the dinner is the event Of the day to
him. He never likes to dine alone. He
is fond Of company, and is never 90
happy as when he has three or four
congenial souls at the dinner table with
him.
William Walter Phelps Is the "dude"
Of the House, but by no means an unin-
tellectual one; he is one Of your steel
edge dudes, although actually and
emphatically he bangs his hair by comb
ing it over his forehead and clipping it
He is intensely esthetic in his table
manners. He picks up piece Of bread
as daintily as Oscar Wilde, and mani
pulates it as if he was afraid he would
hurt it. Eating is to him apparently
beautiful and quiet ceremony. He drinks
his soup as noiselessly as if he were in
a pantomime, and when he munches
his bacon it would require an audiphone
to enable you to hear him. When he
picks his teeth he modestly wells his
entire face with napkin. Washington
Letter TO the GdlUeStJn NeUS.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08
RED NOSES.
There Arc -Four Kinds, but Only Ono Sure
Remedy.

Many gentlemen of correct habits
and proper morals, who are members
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton and sympathize with the prohibi-
tionists, are afflicted with carmine-tip-
ped noses of so brilliant lustre as to
drive the casual observer to the conclu-
sion that they are dissipated and aban-
doned reprobates. Nothing can be
more disheartening to q man whose
principles have led him to abstain to-
tally from all intoxicating liquors than
to be pointed out as horrible example
to the rising generation in the streets,
only because an inscrutable Providence
has bestowed on him a red nose. One
of these unfortunate individuals, driven
no doubt to desperation by the scorn OF
the temperate man and the jibes OF the
small boy whom he meets upon the
thoroughfares of the metropolis, yester-
day advertised q, follows in . daily pa
per:
A liberal reward will be paid for a remedy
that will cure a red nose on person OF good
habits.
DR.. William Stevens, of No. % West
Thirty-iirst street, was questioned up
on these phenomena by reporter OF
the Times. .Red noses" said the
physician, "may be divided into four
classes. There is the whisky red nose.
which Is often cultivated by its owner
with as much pride and attention as he
devotes to the coloring of his meer-
schaum pipe. Some mon are proud OF
red noses Just as others are OF black
eyes-artificially black-but these per-
sons are not ornaments to society NOR
ally any more than they are physically,
as a general thing. OF course, the only
kind Of remedy for this kind of red
nose is to abstain from the use OF alco-
holic beverages. Il all depends upon
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08
Recre alton.

There is a homely saying among the
fishermen "that those who will not
mend their nets will soon be unable to
catch fish," and one is seldom found so
improvident as to let hole grow larg-
er and larger until the net is useless.
The nearest approach to absolute rest
is sleep, and of this every man, woman
and child should have abundance, pro-
portioned to his constitution and occu-
patton; but there Is relative rest,
quite important, and more neglected
by most busy men and women, this rest
is recreation. The Il haven't time"
excuse, although as popular as ever, is
sadly threadbare. A man owning
property can afford to invest thous-
and dollars though he withdraw it from
active business, If he is sure that the
money will double itself. We all have
twenty-four hours every day to invest,
and if one hour withdrawn from busi-
ness can be better invested, is it not
wise thing to do it? Relaxation. how
ever, to be profitable, must be whole
hearted. 1t is not rest for the business
man to bring his affairs and worries
home with him. 1t is not rest for tho
student to brood over theories and for
mulus when he walks, neither is it rest
to take ones fear and anxieties to our
friends table. If we have no heart to
throw off these burdens, we should
make the effort in spite Of ourselves.
We have been bound to our cares as
the convict is to his ball and chain, and
it is time to master circumstances, in
stead Of being their slaves. Mental
slaves are more independent upon the
physical condition than we are inclined
to think. Irritability means overstrain-
ed nerves; the "blues" and '.black but
terflies" are other names of indigestion
and poor circulation. Recreation, it
is to be remembered, il neither dissipa-
ton, nor yet absence of activity. Com
plete change of thought is Relation;
and Hood is quoted by recent writer
as saying that the Quaker always en-
joys life, for he makes a pleasure of his
business and business of his pleasure.
-Erery Other Saturday.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08
"Let Love Abide"
In the gardens At Bramshill an ancient wed
ding-r1nG was dug up. The posy engraved
upon It, Let love abide"

In the gardens At Bramshill an ancient wed
ding-r1ng was dug up. The posy engraved
upon It, Let love abide"
sss the house in dreams, know the charm
that haunts each silent room
whore Lelys beauties smile and glow, aud
triumph in immortal bloom;
And old dead loves and joys OF yor0 come
back to live their lives once more.
Deep in the ivy on the walls the peacock sinks
his purple breast;
The place is full of wild bird calls and pigeons
coo themselves to rest,
While tunefuily, through rush and break, the
streamlets trickle to the lake.
Across the long gray terrace sweeps the sub
tie scent of orange flowers,
And through the stately portal creeps q sigh
from honeysuckle bowers,
To blend In chambers, dim and vast, with
fainter sweets of summers past.
Do shadows OF the days of old still linser IN
the garden ways2
Long hidden, deep beneath tho mold, they
found ring of other days,
And faith and hope and memory cling shout
that simple wedding-ring.
1t bears posy quaint and sweet land well
the craven letters wearD
Let love abide'-the words are meet for tboss
who pray loves endless prayer;
The old heart language sung or sighed, for
ever appeals, "Let love abide"
full in shade or shine,
Age after age your walls enfold tho treasures
OF an ancient linel
And yet-let time take all the rest IL love
abide, for love 10 best
Sarah Doudney.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08

What is the Springer Committee for,
any wayf 1t is in Cincinnati questioning
Lot Wright about appointing deputy u S
marshals But was it not lawful to ap-
point them2 Did the deputies do any
thing illegsl3 Was anybody prevented
by them from voting7 All the specifca-
tions yet appearing are that the deputies
we're not OF the proper color and were not
respectable. Suppose that Follett estab-
fishes that Lot Wright appointed q large
number OF deputy marshals. Suppose he
establishes that they were a number of
them colorsd persons. Suppose he estab-
fishes that they were not OF the highest
social standing. What then1 Is there
anything in the constitution or the laws Of
the United States against this sort of
efensef That seems to 6s about what
the Springer investigation is trying to End
oat and bring to light
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08

Lieutenant Ludovisi, of the Italian
army, who slapped and insulted a
brother officer, and shot him dead in
the duel which ensued, has been tried
by court-martial for the former offense,
and condemned to two years military
seclusion and the forfeiture Of his COM
mission. The court-martial took no
cognizance of the duel; for. while tho
penal code regards dueling as a crime.
though very venial one, the regula-
tions of the Italian army compel an of
ficer to fight with any one who insults
or challenges him. on pain OF expulsion
from the army.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08

whether . young man viii sacriflcs MS
appetite to his appearance. The second
class Of red nosss-the kind OF nose
that may be associated with the lea-
lures of gentleman who does nos use
liquors. produced by embolism; tnat
is, by the stoppags or obstruction OF
bloodvessels in tho end OF the nose,
causing the blood to remain there.
This may be cured by pricking with
long needles and letting the blood out.
Does it hurtP Oh. no, OF course not;
it's a very pleasant operation Ike
pulling teeth.
The third class of red nose may be
called the cancerous diathssis nose
which Is caused by the cancer, and can
only be cured by tho cure OF the cancer.
The fourth class OF these red noses
the red nose that is most common to
men and women of good habits as
the gentleman who advertises says-is
the red nose produced by superficial
capillary circulation in the veins and
arteries Just below the surface OF the
skin, These arteries are so minute In
their normal condition that they will
not receive the red corpuscles In the
blood, and therefore no redness Is ap-
preciable when the arteries and skins
are healthy. The redness is caused by
disorganized condition Of the capil-
liaries. The minute veins become en-
larged and the red corpuscles are ad-
mitted and show through the skin.
The only cure for these noses is climate.
diet, and exercise-a regulation of the
system. Some people whose noses are
red in New York would find them the
color of the rest of their skin in Florida
or at the North Pole, and the people
whose noses are red in those places
might find them cured in a climate like
this. The only sure way to cure any
red nose is to adopt the plan of the
gentleman mentioned by Sam Weller.
who cured his little boy of squirting by
cutting his head off. ~. Y. Times.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08

We have given the governors message
in volume by itself. We are sorry for
the man who thinks it is his duty to read
it. In fact, we are sorry for having thrown
the temptation in his way-or would be. if
we had any fear that he would fall into
it. A governors message is always q
formidable thing to tackle; but this enor-
nous deluge of words isappalling. There
are many very bright spcts in it, however.
Yet, as we have paid for it, our readers
must take it off our hands.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08

The New-York Tribune having stated
that over 10000 men were in enforced
idleness in Philadelphia. Mr.. Lorin
Blodgstt. good authority, says that there
are not 5000 persons in enforced idleness
in the city named, and adds: II person
ally know that at least . hundred estab-
lishments are employing doubls the force
at work in them in December, 1882, at
which date an official census Of all the
city was taken by the police under my d.
rsction by order Of the Mayor. There
were then 242, ,343 persons employed in all
the industries. have recently examined
about a thousand establishments, the re-
suit SO far showing fully 10000 more en-
ployed than in December, 1882" Six
thousand persons is not an unusual num-
Der to be out Of work in so large city as
Philadslphia.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08
WATCH
THE KIDNEYS.

They are the most important
seeretcry organs. Into and
through the Kidneys flow the
waste fluids Of the body,
containing poisonous matter
taken out Of the system. If
the Kidneys do not act prop
erly this matter is retained,
the whole system becomes
disordered and the following
symptoms will follow: Head
ache, weakness, pain in the
small Of back and loins, flushes
Of heat, chills, with disordered
stomach and bowels. You can
thoroughly protect the Kid
neys by BURDOCK BLOOD BIT
TERS, and when any Of these
symptoms manifest them
selves you can quickly rid
yourself Of them by this best
Of all medicines for the Kid
neys. BURDOCK BLOOD BIT
TIERS are sold everywhere at
ST per bottle, and one bottle
will prove their efficacy.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08

The reports from Pittsburg are to the
effect that the iron trade is Frightening,
and that the various mills there are start
ing up with full sets Of hands.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08

The Commercial Gazette says that Glad
stone must not evacuste Khartoum."
This should be Immediately cabled to him.
By the time the c. G. falls under his no
tice he may have already evacuated.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08

Now notice that Grover Cleveland is not
going to display the absolute stupidity
that certain smart gentlemen have been
prophesying from his big neck and mas
sive jaws. His letter to G. William Curtis
was no FOOLS epistle. And the letter he
has just written in reply to one from Sun
Set Cox that appealed to him in behalf Of
the Russian Jews did not come from the
back of the neck. 1t hoped" in q man.
ner that manifested lively assortment Of
brains
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08

Now General J. W. Denver is talked of
by Democrats as a gnbernatorial candi-
date. This must be the result of great
concession on the part of his friends, who
had him on the track for q presidential
nomination last year.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08

Grant is in an alarming state of health,
supposed to be largely caused by the mis-
fortunes that have lately accumulated
upon him. But Vanderbilt is in fair
way to get his money, and is cheerful and
hapop
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08

Major Hugh T. Brooks remarks in The
American Rural Home that the consump-
ton OF more cherries. berries, peaches
and grapes and less pies, cake and meat
would lessen pain, prolong life. and greatly
increase the mental and physical vigor Of
the race
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08

If it can be found, it is possible that the
American navy will be sent to the mouth
of the Congo.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08

Hurd will be seated in the next con-
gress; and when he goes back to Toledo
to run for anything he will be reseated.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08

Please get ready to say February. 1t
will require three or four weeks practice
to say it well.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-08

The Chicago Times calls Randall "the
Sergeant Bates of the tariff issue"