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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-07-10

Heaven, Ben. Brannan," ,ried the
childish voice, breaking into wild sobs.
at last; land, oh, if your whisky kills
him, body and soul, and he's parted
from ner forever, will you dare tell my
mother, when you meet her at the
judgment, that you never did any
harmP"
The unnatural strength which had
upheld the child gave way at last; she
tottered and would have fallen had nov
tall, powerful-looking man pushed
his way out from the saloon and caught
her away from the kindly, womanly
hand stretched out for her Holding
the poor brave little girl in his arms,
while the great tears rolled over his
rough, brown face, he said:
'It's all true, every word of it. I'm
her father, poor lamb, and I've been
just such brute as she's told you; but
I'm ready to sign the pledge tonight,
ladies, and by the help of God III
keep it. And now, Ben.," turning to-
ward him as he spoke, ''for the sake Oh
the poor fellows like me who are SC
easily tempted, for the sake of their
wives and children, for the sake OF
your own WIG anu DdDy, WHO Is nc
prettier than my Mamie was once,
ask you to give up this miserable bust.
ness.
Brannan had grown very pale while
Mamie and her father were speaking;
his pretty little wife was sobbing bit
terly as she chung to his arm, and the
innocent face of his baby girl looked
up wonderingly into his. There was
fearful struggle in the mans soul; how
could he yield when he had boosted
that he never would? But then, how
could he continue to sell the maddening
poison, which could make man crush
and mangle the delicate form of his o@n,
little childP Then as the idea which
Mamie had suggested came back to
him, and he thought of the possibility
of poor Mary Burke requiring her hUs-
bands blood at his hands, he hesitated
no longer.
I'll give in," he said, huskily. 81
thought could hold out against en-
angel from Heaven, but | couldn t
stand that poor, lame child. "-Maay
b. Benson, in XVIII amendment
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-07-10
MARRIAGE In BRAN,
Consanguincous Unions the Ru.
of the Execution

Oohsahguihcous Unions the Ruiz Instead
of the Exception.
Consanguineous marriages in Brazil
are the Scle and not the sxcention.
there being really more such than O,
those between parties not related by
blood. There are very many not only
between first cousins but also batween
double first cousins; and there are
probably more marriages between a
man and his niece, or a woman and
her nephew, than there are of first
cousins in America, even without tax.
ing into consideration the fact that the
population of the United States Is foul
or five times as large as that Of Brazil.
1t seems most ludicrous to the stranger
to hear man and his wife address each
other as cousins, as they generally dc
when such was their RELATIONSHIP.
In many cases not only was the union
of the parents consanguineors. but
also that of the grandparents. and in
some cases even further back Surely
this has its effect on the intellect of their
offspring, though not so marked ans
invariable as one might natursliy sur
pose. For some of the children are APP.
pareutly as intelligent as those Of
people not related by blood. But this
proves nothing unless it is their good
fortune, and even these probably pay
the penalty in some other way
The people of Brazil are by no
means Intelligent as race generally,
but this is chiefly due in part to the
absence of educational facilities for il
is no easy matter for the pskh @aaple
in any part of the country to squire
even the rudiments of an edication,
and for those outside of the towns it is
virtually impossible.
Probably to consanguheous mar
riages are due not onlYome loss Of
intellectual power, but sso the facts
that the people are, as a rle, homely,
exceedingly nervous, andhot vigorous,
though these conclusionsnay be quail
fable, for the lack of vipr may be due
partly to the climate ani their lazy, in
active lives, and their ntveusness may
be attributable to the quntity OF strong
,COlICC IlC1 bll vi lin ll"hA Ne0A y ShAi'
hood, and the habit of xcessive smok-
ing amongst the men ad boys.
The features of the wite people are,
for the most part, Irregular Gener-
ally they have coal-lack hair and
beautiful black eyes. Sometimes the
teeth are very fine, aid the hands OF
those of the best families are beauti-
fully soft and very lexible, a most
natural sequence, as thse people, hay
ing many slaves, neve perform any
work themselves, nor hve their imme-
diate ancestors before them, to impair
their delicacy. But whatever beauty
they do possess will frequently be
marred by ugly skins, hoses, mouths OF
other features, whilst the face may
lack cultivated, refined expression,
which gives place to he sensual. But
this is no invariable rlle, for some are
handsome, intelligent and refned-look-
ing.-Brooklyn Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-07-10
Strictly Private Families.

A lady advertised for board in
strictly private family. She received
two hundred and tifty-five answers by
actual count, She was able to respond
to only thirty or forty. Following was
the dialogue in each case:
"Do you have a strictly private fam
ilyP"
80, yes, indeed"
How many persons have you in
your house?"
"Twenty, ma'a'm."
"Twenty, and yet you say you have
private familyP"
eyes, ma'a'm," with an air of in
jured pride, "but they are all friends of
mine, who board with me. "-Merchant
Traveller.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-07-10
MISS CRGSUS.

:, MY Lady Disdain, my Lady Disdain,
OF contumelious mien,
I AS proud and as cold as in days OF old,
The proudest and coolest queen;
With your chiseled face and your stately
grace,
. You tyrannize over men;
And your beauty rare makes us all de-
spair;
But your beauty will fade
What then2
NY Lady Dsdain, my Lady Disdain,
You're lovely, and gay and young,
] agree in sooth there is naught ike
youth
AS poets have often sung;
But the years go by as the swallows Fly
With swiftness beyond our ken.
You are radiant now with your white,
l. smooth brow;
But the wrinkles will come
What then?
My Lady Disdain, my Lady Disdaln,
You've servants at call and beck,
And jewels most rare CLEAN amid your
hair
Or sparkle upon your neck.
You have wealth at hand that you may
command
BY dipping golden pen,
And an income fine, that wish was mine;
But your father may fail
What then?
Rambler
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-07-10

George Holyland, of Fork, Md,
was shearing sheep the other day,
when the animal kicked and drove one
of the blades of the sharp shears into
Georges abdomen, intlicting wound
from which he soon died.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-07-10

He was type of his class who, hav-
ing accumulated fortune of sixty
thousand dollars by selling liquor, and
who had frequently boosted that he
never drank drop himself, on watch
ing the funeral of one of his victims
pass his door, said, in a heartless way:
"That's the first time he ever passed by
my place without coming In to take
drink. ~ Chicago Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-07-10

According to recent estimate there
are 2S0,000,0O0 cocoanut trees in the
world. They produce about 10000
100000 nuts every year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-07-10

THAT dark and damnable traffic
turned the day of God almost into
day of Satan, and made it questiona-
BILE whether, for the mass of the peo-
pie, it would not be better to have
no Sunday at all.-ReV. Canon StoW'
ell
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-07-10

"A settlement near Tacoma, W. T.,
has the euphonious name of Succotasl
Valley.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-07-10
An Honor to the Profession.

Summer Hotel Manager-Yes, am
looking for head clerk, and if you can
give satisfactory references l don't see
why we shouldn't come to some agree
ment. What have you been doing Of
late?
Applicant am an ex-hackman from
Niagara.
Summer Hotel Manager-And how
about referencesP
Applicant-It is forty-eight carat
stone, and weighs four pounds. and
when l wear it upon an immaculate
Summer Hotel Manager-That settles
it. Front show this gentlemen the
head clerks room.-IGd Bits.
Robinson Crusoe's island has be en-
leased of the CHILEAN Government by a
Swiss named Rodt. who has colony
there which he manages much in the
way Crusoe directed his community
after immigration gave him one.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-03
TEXAS In TYPE.

The public schools of Denver have $50
pupils on the roll.
Wills Point is receiving cotton at the
rate of 100 bales per day.
There were several wagon loads Of
watermelons for sale on the streets Of
Clarendon last week.
A carload Of laborers for the extension
Of the Denver road, passed through
Wichita last Thursday.
In Bosque county the opinion prevails,
that the recent rains have doubled the
cotton crop In that section.
In Shelby county the farmers are gath.
erlng their corn, and in many instances
report forty bushels to the acre.
There is scarcity OF seed wheat in
Montague county, so that many of the
farmers are prevented from sowing
A large mushroom has been on exhibit
ton at Chico. 1t weighs seven and one
half pounds, and Is foot In diameter.
The farmers around Weimar say that
the recent rains have caused good deal
of the open cotton to rot in the fields.
The Gilmer Mirror says that there is in
that county school for every six square
miles of territory. The available fund is
over 81, 900.
Mr. William Koehl, one of the oldest
inhabitants Of Hunt county, was killed
on September ~, by being caught in the
saws of his gin,
Mrs. Lee ID, Martin of Colorado has
been relieved of tumor weighing sixty.
one pounds. The operation was per.
formed by Memphis physicians.
The recent rains in Blanco county have
SO improved the range, that the cattle are
ready for market faster than the shippers
can lind means Of transportation.
A. ID. Scobee was arrested In Temple
for an attempt to negotiate a note which
had been stolen from Busher Bros. OF
Houston, he having been their book.
keeper.
The force employed on the Sherman
Register was go depleted by dengue as ia
require a notice on Friday TO that effect
and indulgence asked until it could be
recruited
Heavy rains have soaked the ground In
Hamilton county. The grass is line and
the wheat starting up beautifully. The
cattle are taking on fat rapidly and
will be In lne condition for the winter.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-03
THE MENACE TO A SOUTHERN
INDUSTRY.

Readers Of THE GAZETTE win recall an
editorial article published in this paper
a few weeks ago, discussing possible
menace to cotton-growers In the South In
the shape OF movement to control the
cotton oil industry. 1t was stated in the
article alluded to that such movement,
engineered by powerful syndicate,
could, In getting possession of the oil
mills secure absolute control OF the in
dustry, and thus fix the price Of every
ton OF cotton seed marketed by the South
ern farmers. The specials and Asso-
ciated Press dispatches from New Orleans,
published in THE GAZETTE of Thursday
morning last, show that the cotton
planters of Mississippi and Louisiana are
even now apprehensive that the move
ment, which was only limited at by THE
GAZETTE, has already taken shape SO
definite and threatening that only the
most prompt and heroic action on the
part Of the planters can avert and deal
with the danger. According TO those
kilograms syndicate has obtained con-
troll OF nearly all the mills and machinery
in the two states OF Mississippi and
Louisiana. This syndicate is evi.
IDENTITY confident Of Its ability to carry
out its plans, Tor II has closed up
several Of the mills, thereby diminishing
the output Of the cotton-seed product.
Further than this, and what Is OF greater
moment to the farmers, II has made a
general reduction, cut OF nearly one
half, In the price OF cotton seed. IL has
announced the price 1t will pay for seed,
and farmers can take that price or keep
the seed at home. This Is the beginning
OF the movement and is what The GA.
zErrE epprehended 1t will be very diff
ncult 10 grapple successfully with such q
monopoly. Individual enterprise cannot
afford 90 compete withit. IN few plueky
individuals purchase machinery and erect
al mill the syndicate stands ready, with It's
vast resources, to break down COMPETE
ton. It is rich enough to at once raise
the price for cotton seed to high fgure,
which the opposition mill win OF course
have to pay, and then when the produc,
is ready for market the syndicate mills
will sell their products at price that III G
competing mill cannot stand without be.
ing rSined. This, in slangy but forclble
English, is simply the "freezing-out'
process. Time and again It Is
applied, and successfully, by aggregated
capital to crush ont competition. When
the competitor Is crushed the old tactics
are resumed-down goes the price paid
the farmer for cotton seed, and up goes
che price asked the consumer for cotton
seed products. This process has been
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-03

applied with wonderful effect by the
Standard on company and its auxiliary
branches, IN getting control OF the petro-
leum product. As stated in the first ar
ticle on this subject, TIE GAZETTE has
been informed that the Standard OH
company Is interested in this movement
upon the cotton-oil industry. II the re-
port is true, the matter may well excite
the apprehension Of cotton growers.
The American Cotton Oil company, which
has It's headquarters in Cincinnati, Is
mentioned very prominently in the dis
patches from New Orleans. Rumor,
whether well founded or not, credits the
Standard Oil company with being the
ally and hacker OF the American OIL com
pany. 1t is an interesting fact that the
American Oil company is acquiring mill
properties in Texas. THE GAZETTE
knows Of such acquisitions within the
past few months. Going back to the
question Of resisting and dealing
with this movement, 1t may be said that
without the active cooperation Of the
farmers, opposition will not be possible.
II the growers OF cotton can be awakened
to the danger, they can meet It. They can
do this by adopting the plan which is pro-
posed in Misslssippi-the establishm nj
Of competitive mills, which will be sus.
tanned by the farmers. 1t must either be
this or a refusal TO sell to the syndicate
mills, thus depriylng them of the seed
There are comparatively few farmers who
can afford to enter into this latter policy
although, II made general, 1t would un
doubtedly force the monopoly to pay bet
ter prices for seed. Almost any farmer
however, could afford to let competitive
mills have his seed at a fair price, giving
them absolutely the preference, and fore
ing the syndicate mills to remain idle
The evil does not threaten Texas as yet
but II 1t has developed IN two cottor
states 1t will reach others Texas farmer
will do we'll to prepare, sooner or later
to join in some kind Of movement to pro
tect themselves in this matter. Practica
suggestions, as to defensive measures
viii prove interesting and perhaps yalua
BILE. II these shall reach THE GAZETTE
in succinct, brief form, they will be pub
lished from time to time. THE GAZETTE
has not attempted to outline, save in {
crude and general way, any remedy o.
plan Of action,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-03
COMPROMISE.
Action that the Twentieth LegisIatur,
Should Take.
,,,,.. c % 70, TEX Sept 80, 1880.

ohVNAN Aahos
COLORADO, TEX, Sept. 30, 1850.
To the Editor Of the Gazette
compromise with the lease-law
makers and the cattle kings is proposed
by the retail merchants and the laborers
Of Northwest Texas, and the "nestersp
and owners Of from fifty to 500 head OF
cattle.
Repeal the lease law. Have the next
legislature enact a law that all OF the
states land in Western Texas is a pas
ture, aud that whoever turns cattle and
sheep loose in said pasture shall pay to
the state 10 OF 90 cents per head per year
for the privilege Of pasturlng; that all Of
the wire fences on the states land shall
be taken down. that the sheriffs and
tax assessors Of the western counties
shall collect said pasturage at the end Of
the year, the state holding a lien on said
cattle for the same.
The wire fences and the lease law have
broken all OF us little folks, or run us out
of the state. The cattle kings are most
all OF them nearly "broke" for the same
reasons; but they are nearly all members
OF Incorporated cattle companies, and the
interpretations have no souls, for which
reason they have nobody's sympathy
and although they declared two and four
years ago that they had money
enough at Austin, to get any laws passed
that they wanted, they either did not un-
derstand the effect that the lease law
would have on them and their cattle
business, or else failed TO pass such laws
that would suit them. What we propose
will certainly suit the people in Eastern
Texas. "CoLoRADo CITY,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-03
An Unhenlthy s,nt, ~ Ana,..
To the Editor Of lso ea 1oiaD' fNA'' Sept 50

GoLIAD, TEN., Sept 30.
To the Editor OF The Gazette
There is an important truth stated II
your editorial in THR GAZETTE Of Sept
20, headed 'rrake 1t Strait" that is los,
sight OF by our people. tits when Won
say "Too much preponderance OF mum.
bers is as unhealthy for the party govern.
ing as for the people governed. There
can not be much misgovernment where
the parties are so evenly balanced as to
strength that walk-oyers are out OF the
question:" These are truths universally
proved In the history OF all people, and
polntedly verified by the history OF our
own state. From 1874 to 1875
the fear that any mistake on the part OF
our Democratic government in its iesisla.
ton might bring the odious Radical
party back into power, made that period,
not only In the wisdom and business OF
the laws passed, but in the progress OF
our people In all the elements Of pros
perlty and happiness, rarely equaled and
never excelled In the history OF any state
or people, and we entered the wear ISIS
with s0,o00,000 acres OF public land re-
served specifically BY section 4 OF article
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-03
A Gazette Premium.

By permission we publish The following
letter TO Max Elser, state agent for
Ivers s Pond pianos. The letter speaks
for Itself, and is another testimonial add
ed to the long list in favor OF the Iyers &
Pond upright
FORT WORTH, TEX, Oct. !. 1856.
Max Elser, Esq.
DEAR SIR; The Iyers & Pond upright
plano, drawn by our little daughter in
The GAzETTE's arst semi-annual draw
ing, on September 8, last, and for which
you are the state agent. has attracted
considerable attention; and many musi-
claus, both professional and amateurs,
have called TO test IL. The universal
verdict is that, no better instrument is
manufactured. Prof. Often, the popular
and well'known teacher, pronounces 1t
equal 70 any, and Mrs. Judge j. +. Cooper
and other well-known amateurs, indorse
the instrument as fully. This much ia
due you and the manufacturers, and il is
pleasure to rs TO testify TO the universal
opinion, as given in its favor by COM
petent Judges. Mrs, st. Clair saws She
wouldn't have any other Yours truly,
M j. Q. Sr. CLAIR.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-03

THE Salvationlsts have a way Of adapt
ing means to ends that draw into their
ranks class which other rellgionlsts
have failed to reach. OF course 1t is SEN
sational in the extreme, and in gathering
In the dregs there will Of necessity be
some unwashed sinners. Canada seems
to be the most favorable locality for their
peouliarities, one being the facility with
which they appropriate popular melodies
to their purposes, Lately the band played
cover the Garden Wal" and the refrain
Of the hymn to which It was adapted was,
"Ii you can't get In at the pearly Gate,
climb over the garden wall"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-03

For fourteen years Robert Smalls,
colored, has represented what is known
as the "black" congressional district OF
South Carolina The Democrats have
strong hopes OF carrying the district this
fall, not by overcoming the Republican
majority, but through division in the
Republican ranks. Smalls Is not popu-
lar with the white Republicans, who talk
Of putting out ticket headed by white
man. II this is done the Democrats
expect TO triumph and poll plurality OF
the votes When this Is done South
Carolina will be thoroughly redeemed
from negro rule.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-03

THE Republican party is in danger Of
being betrayed in the house OF It's friends
With Blaine as the exponent, and Dorsey
at the head OF an executive committee Of
the party, those who consclentiously
believed that the country was alone safe
in the hands Of Republicans will have
their faith severely shaken. The res ults
Of the Maine election must be anything
but pleasant reading TO the "smirched
statesman who has perhaps, never In
any campaign, put forth more determined
and persistent efforts. II these results
have to him any meaning, they must show
conclusively that dead issues are dead,
and the people regard the man whose
constant endeayor is to resurrest them, a
demagogue, and not a trustworthy leader
Star routes lead but TO the grave, and
there entombed, must lie the hopes and
aspirations Of those men who lent them
selves TO such inlqutles. The evil men
do lives with, as well as after them.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-03
SuNpAr LAWS EoR oLrrRS.


The last Legislature Of Louisiana passed
a Sunday law, applicable to the whole
state, and somewhat similar to the Sun
day law we have in Texas. II Is to go
into effect ON January /, next. The
greatest opposition to the bill, when 1t
was pending in the legislature, came from
New Orleans. Tue rural members favor
cd it, There are no cities or large towns
in Louisiana, outside Of New Orleans, ex-
cept Shreveport, Baton Rouge and Mon
roe, and the country element passed the
bill. Associations are now being formed
Ia New Orleans to fight the law and test
It's constitutionallty. There is large
Latin element In the population of New
Orleans. These people are nearly all
(nominally, at leasD, Catholics and at
tend the Catholic church Ia the morning,
but they have been raised to regard Sun
day as a holiday. The law passed by the
legislature Is radical innovation, not
alone on tradition or precedent, but on
their social customs. 1t Is exceedingly
difficult to enforce any law that clashes
with public opinion, as has been de.
monstrated time and again in Texas.
Spasmodic efforts are made In such cities
as San Antonio, Galveston, Dallas, ETC.,
to carry out the provisions Of the Texas
Sunday law, but after brief struggle
public sentiment proves stronger than the
statute. Juries win not convict II there
is even shadow OF excuse for acquittal,
and in many instances city and county
officials are so deferentlal to public sentI.
ment that they close their eyes to palpa.
bic violations OF the law. All large cities
even In New York, where the police sys-
TENS are admirable, have had similar
| experiences. Public opinion In cities
does not look kindly upon regulations
which, however suitable for rural com
munities, do not meet the needs OF cit,
populations 1t will be rather surprising
II New Orleans, city where Sunday ha.
been observed less vigorously than any
whore else in the country, shall submit
qui city to the Louisiana Sunday law. L
there are constitutional objections to tn,
law they win certainly be discovered. II
II is impregnable in legal sense 1t may
be obeyed outwardly, as is the case il
the large towns of Texas, but Sunday il
the Crescent City win very likely be kept
pretty much as It has been in the past.