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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-10
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

A wealthy girl never has frecklcs.
Those specks on her face are merely
brown-eyed daisies slumberingi in field
of roses. Burdette.
Err man whut likes er song jes
Ca sc it is hard ter sing, doan know ez
much erbout music ez he do erbout
sci nee. -ArkdnSae0 Traveller.
A Texas editor says: 1--WE never
could understand why SO much shot
should be wasted in killing birds while
so many young men part their hair IN
the middle. y Texas Sittings.
Aged Suitor-'I shall love you as
long as | live Young Lady-'That
will not suffice. want some one who
will love me as long as live. '-Flie-
ge,ado Blatter.
Teacher: "Why, how stupid you
are, to be sure! Can't multiply eighty
eight times twenty-five? I'll wager
that Charles can do it in less than no
time" Pupil: II shouldn't be sur
prised They say fools multiply very
rapidly" Prairie Farmer
The Chinese answer
You shootee me and hangee me,
Tou bootee me and baEgee me.
Me doee workee, gettee Doodle,
Livee on ratee, poodle;
O. me livee oh. so cheapee,
And me workee while you sleepee.
IF there's anything like it's roast
GOOSE remarked Henderson, us he
passed his plate for second helping.
at does you credit, " said Fogg; there's
nothing so beautiful as affection
amongst members of a family" y
Boston Transcript
-Botheling rich man by Boosting
of set of malachite studs he had Just
bought, fop asked if he did not admire
them. 80, yes" replied the man of
wealth, every much indeed; Eve got
mantlepiece like them at home. ''-Pect'S
Sun.
THE remedy is worse than the dis
ease''-as the young lady remarked
who was expecting a male friend to pass
the Sabbath evening, and so was seize.
with headache so violent that shr
could not go to church with her family;
when her mother put her feet in hot
water, gave her a dose of castor oil,
and sent her to bed at seven.-B0Sto9
Post.
--''Fine horse you've got there"
said Jones to a Kentuckian riding u
beautiful bay saddler. Pretty fair
hoss,'' responded the Kentuckian, with
affected indifference. Thoroughly
trained as a saddle horse, too, a mt hep
"Knows all the motions, he does"
"What do you call him?' ''Thebes. "
"Thebcs! That's odd. l never heard
such name for horse before. What
do you call him that for?'' Because
he has a hundred gates, of course.
Don't you know ancient historyP'-
Merchant Traveller.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-10
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Eighteen thousand female students
are in attendance upon the colleges of
this country. Chicago Herald.
The Christian Dakota Indian
young men have formed eleven ''Kosha
Okodakiciye, which is the way they
call their Y. NJ. C. A. .
1t has been proposed by mis-.
sionaries in China that the new version
of the New Testament, prepared by
Rev. Griffith John, of Hankow, be.
adopted as the basis of union version
for all China.
Conversions have been reported
frNm all fields of labor of the American
Sunday-school Union from Ohio, Kan
sas, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wis
consin. Four new schools have been
organized recently in the Indian Terri
tory.
AT a regular meeting of the trus--
tees of Dartmouth College, the request
of students of the college that the read
ing-room be opened on Sunday was not
granted, that subject having been re-
ferred to the trustees by vote of the.
faculty. Concord (M H. Monitor.
n NtSll llltill Ill OllC VI INC ldSlllOll-
able churches of New York declares
after years of experience in passing the
platter, that the richest heiresses rarely
put in more than a dime, no matter
what the occasion for benevolence.
They take the lesson of the widows
mite aphorically.
The maximum of daily school work
in Prussia is seven hours for children
eleven years of age up to nine hours
for those sixteen years and upward.
The standard is still higher in Denmark.
No wonder that a large percentage OF
the children under such systems are re-
ported as sickly and weak-eyed.-Chi-
cage SU,a
The following statistics of the Welsh
churches are taken from the most trust,
| population of Wales was 1871, 267-
The Nonconformist denominations COM
prise 864, 3S9 of this number, and pos
sess 4, 447 churches; Calvinistic Meth
odists Presbyterians), 277, 290; Con-
gregationalists, 276, 201; Baptists, 1885,
631; Wesleyan Methodists, 96,43S;
Primitive Methodists, 1882; Uni
tarians, 5000; and Methodist Free
Church, Society of Friends, and Scotch
Presbyterians number 1,60S. Christian.
| Union.
The "Official Year Book of the
Church of England" has published
statistics of the amount contributed by
churchmen during the last twenty-five
years to distinctly church objects, The
figures have been carefully checked
with the view of excluding contribu-
tons devoted to purely parochial pur-
poses, such as the maintenance of ad
ditional clergy, or the relief of the sick
in particular parishes, to middle class
schools, to unsectarian institutions, and,
with few exceptions, to sisterhoods.
Even when thus limited, the total sum
contributed in the quarter of century
is said to reach the enormous amount
of four hundred million dollars.-N Y.
| h rnT1iner
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-10
"WOOL EXTRACT"
how 1t Is Used i'm the Manufacture o
Wooden Goods and Carpets.

dow 1t Is Used in the Manufacture of
|. Wooden Goods and Carpets.
Shoddy is the product of wooden
rags torn by machinery into fiber. A
variety made from hard woolens, like
broadcloth, is known as mungo. Manu-
facturers like to designate it as ''wool
extract better than as shoddy, because
the production gained bad reputation
at the beginning of the war, when I'M
scrupulous manufacturers put from
sixty to eighty per cent. of shoddy into
the clothing intended for Uncle Sam,
the result being that in short time it
faded away like the morning dew. So
the word "shoddy' became reproach.
Wooden goods made with skill with not
over thirty-eight per cent. of shoddy. are
equal in appearance and for wear to
thus made the finish is generally fine,
as the shorter and medium fibers of the
shoddy mix with the longer ones of the
wool and felt into closer fabric and
have better 'pile" to be raised,
sheared and pressed to fine face.
Thus it has, rightly used, been the
means of giving consumers as good an
article, practically, as the Atwood, at
u much less price. Probably without
it the present price of wooden garments
would be at least double, and the low
and medium grade goods would be i'm
possible.
1t is well known how largely the
carpet trade has extended within the
past dozen years and how prices have
come down so that carpets are within
the means of all. This is made posi-
BILE from the fact that old carpets can
be torn up and the length of the tibers
allowing them to be re-spun alone, GER
tain colors in the carpets can be made
wholly of this carpet shoddy. Boston
TLObe
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-10
Contemplate Bank Directors.

Mr.. Coldcash.-Say, have you heard
the news?
Smithers-No, what is it?
Coldcash-Why, the Argentine bank
has gone up.
Smithers-O, the scoundrels !
might have known such a rascally set
of bank directors would rob the depos-
itors.
Coldcash-Why, did you have any
money in it?
Smithers-Every cent l made over
TO my wife before failed the last time.
q the scoundrels!-Tac Rambler.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-10
LABOR'S LOAD.
The Immense Burden Borne by the Work.
men of the Old World.

The Immense Burden Borne by the Work
men of the Old World.
One hundred thousand millions of
dollars. more or less. constitutes tho
srn, of tho bonded nubIio dob+s
..-I1 80 A., =. n",
'ioiiai am. iii"nio'P('i, VI INC ciNllized
world Inc annual interest thereon at
4 per cent.-a far average rate, I'VE
think-amounts to $4,000. 600 OO0
ubiob hos 70 be maid ont of tho ornro,
- ' - ,sL ~ 49, '.' "'iii I'd,
piouoc'S u i"Oo'' ',uo' pay my AL
the living EXPENSES ol the population,
and all taxes for the support of the
various forms of government and lavino
by many other millions as reserve
fund to draw upon for future wants.
And this immense load has been placed
upon the backs of the producing classes
-six-sevenths of it atleast-within the
last one hundred years. Labor carries
producing classes, whether they are
rich or poor, are all dependent alike
upon those engaged in the various
kinds of labor for their support The
rich live upon the accumulated products
of former years, while the poor live
upon those of the present time. Not
more than one-third-probably not
more than one-quarter-o the popula-
ton of the earth are producers, hence
the burden of the laborer is much greater
than that of any other class. But when
millions of them are forced to be idle.
as is the case at the present time, it not
only increases the burden OF the re-
mainder, but breeds discomfort, crime
and misery; and when their numbers
are sufficiently increased by long con-
tinued depression the peace of society
and the stability of governments are
seriously threatened. As their Man,
bers increase and their complaints be-
come louder they are listened to with
sympathetic care by vast numbers but
little better off by reason of theirpov
erty, resulting from low wages and
scant employment. The business OF
these complaints is also acknowledged
by large class OF reasonable and con-
scientious people who are themselves
in good circumstances, but VINO can
not witness the misery of their fellow
beings with Indifference.
In this country of peace and plenty,
of liberty and equality before the law,
the privations and misery of the unem-
ployed laboring class are less severe
than in the older civilizations of En-
rope, for in Germany and France, for
example, many millions of the inhabit-
ants, including women and children,
labor constantly and severely, and yet
live in squalid poverty, scarcely able
to secure food, shelter and clothing
enough to keep soul and body together,
by reason of their meager earnings.
In proof of this let us refer to the
tables of the statistician, who tellsus that
in Prussia. in 1882, the numbero of families
exempt from taxation because their
annual income was less than 1925, was
upward of 100000, and increasing.
In France, out of the 5000, 600 of land
proprietors, no less than 100000 OF
them are on the pauper roll, exempt
from personal taxation. Bothin France
and Germany the number of small
land nronrietors is so GREAT that the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-10
VIRTUE is HER OWN REWARD"

Her own reward" and yet the very noblest
That ever recompensed the souls of men
For all the weight of suffering and of sad
ness,
For ali the anguish of the might have
been"
Each act of virtue is the sure uuclasping
OF chains that bind the spirit to the earth,
The glorious winning of that proud position
That fits thing of an immortal birth.
Her own reward" for earth can find no other
TO offer him who kneels at that fair shrine.
Behold her glad Shekinah shines upon him,
And ia that light he groweth half divine.
The slaves of earth may claim her paltry
treasures.
What could she gather from her poisonous
sod
AS fitting guerdon for that pure endeavor
Whose sweet reward is fellowship with
Cody
Nary f.. Vdndyfe, IN Hdrpcr's Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-10

When Thebaw and his retnue were
landed as prisoners at Madras and
turned over to burly Scot on duty
there the officer who had brought them
demanded receipt. The Scotchman
promptly made it out somewhat as fol-
lows: Received of Colonel Willoughby
one king, two queens, thirteen maids
of honor, etc, as per invoice"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-10

Richard w. Belmont, who was gong
from Denver to the Pueblo Insane Asy-
lum in charge of Sheriff Shrock, sprang
through a car window when the train
was running thirty miles an hour,
When the train was stopped Belmont
was seen running over the prairie I'M
hurt. Shrock, after long chase, recap
tDfed him.--Chica00 Mail.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-10

"A man aged sixty-fve years, who
claims never to have had tooth, has
been brought forward in New London,
Conn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-10
BULLYING A BULLY.
Witness of the Sam Weller Stripe ST.
Iences BrowBeating Lawyer.

A witness OF the sam weller stripe ST.
Iences "a Brow-Beating Lawyer.
There is nothing a bully disikes
more than being himself bullied; and
the man who ridicules every one else
is ordinarily the most sensitive to sar-
casm. At criminal trial 1.-THE coun-
sci for the plaintiff had threatened,
and in some cases had cruelty brow
beaten, the witnesses, when it CHANGED
that hostler, who was simplicity per-
sonified, was called to give his testi-
mony.
Now, sir, hope we shall have no
difficulty in getting you to speak up!"
said the attorney,'in very loud, COM
handing voice.
II hope not, sirY' shouted the wit
ness. at the top of his lungs.
Glow dare you speak to me in that
way?"
Il can't speak no louder!" screamed
the hostlcr.
Have you been drinking?'
''Yes, sir!"
81 should infer So (fiercely) ''from
your conduct; what have you been
drinkingP"
"Corfee, sir!'' hoarsely vociferated
the knight of the stable.
something besides coffee, sir.
you've been using! Don't look at me
like that, sirI' (furiously) "look at the
jury, sir! Did you have something in
your coffee?'
Yes, sirr'
"What was itP"
Sugar
"This man is no fool, your Honor
he is worse!n stormed the counsel
Now, sirrah," turning to the wit
ness, ''look at me! What besides SUI
gar did you take in your coflie this
morningP"
The hostler collected his forces, drew
deep breath, and in voice that could
have been heard blocks away, beloved
out:
"A spune! A spune, an nothin'
else!n- Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-10

"A gentleman having surrendered
his seat to lady in the horse-cars,
without the slightest recognition from
her, drew an ear-trumpet from his
pocket, and held the open end close to
her face. She was brought to her
senses by this broad hint, and found
she had occasion to get off at the next
crossing. We intend to carry trum.
net hereafter. -Prdirie Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-10

"A Wellington (Kan.) paper says;
Beavers have cut down about one hun
dred trees, large and small, on Fall Creek.
Bluff County. during the past winter
and built complete dam across the
stream. They cut some trees eighteen
inches in diameter, and floated their
logs nearly mile down the stream.
They provide against dry weather by
damming the streams and backing the
water SO it will not run out
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-09-03

NEGROES IS FNpMERs. s.--1hcrc has been much
written Of lac about the negro rs u tenan: and
laborcr, AMI many positions taken by the var-
Gus writer's, and rs n sanrle OF his industry and
thrift the following Sr.a,; ior itself Within
the past week have seen numbers of them driv-
ins into town in al kinds of vehicles loaded
with fodder, and make it iny business to in
yc>tigatc, when about the following dialogue en-
sued
Old nam, what are you goinS to 20 with that
fodder ..
'rsc gwiuc t. sell en-.
What for :!
| needs or little meat, and thought I'd bring
this here fodder NJ and sell en-
1T seems to llc, oil man, that you will need
that fodder next winter and spring.
L knows dat, boss, Tut yer zee must have q
little meat to work on.
What are you doing OH the farm now
Well. yer see, wcS done laid by der crop and
dar ain muffin now TO du.
while you are doing nothing at home why
not work cut by the day and make enough to
buy your meat and ether provisions >?
We'll, Is work hard all diS yer and | wants
some rest
Then YOU intend to sit at home idle all the
summer and eat up what you have made and
what you will need mach next spring?
can work al the time and | must have
some meat
This is the way they all do. Before they will
hire out for wages they will sell the last thing
they have around them, including chickens,
except the dog, which must he kept in the fam
lily at any cost. When the lst OF ,auuray, 1857 :,
comes these same darkics will pouncc down on
the landlord for credit and he will havo to buy
corn and fodder for them. They will trade of
the last hushcl Of corn for tobacco or timsy
toggcry and uscles: cs.--lLb,r'Ye Cor. -1w-
yUStd (NTOH,cic.
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Fearful Earthquake Shocks.

fo,v ,,;rutcs ,c,,.t,, .,.,',cI; last Tue lay
,,,,,, ,,o ci,;ycu. Of his town ,Ycrc terribly
o,o,r,,l -, r.cli,,, t,o,c,l -i,c,l Of m Garth
o,o,,o
TLo ,I,cI. ,y,c,lri !,r 2 rriIul,iuy noise
h.e ,bc ra.s;,y If 4, Lc:.yi.y H. len train of cars,
md Immediately an,r the earth trcu.J,c ,.na
,bo.l, the L.u.e,nnl everything in iaera began
TO trcmblc anil ybratc with such rari'iity nrd
force ,ha, everybody quickly ran out Of rIc;r
houses. expecting thcm To fail and crush ti.cra
in the ruins Children were lrlggcl frol their
beds in their nigh, clothes, crown persons vino
had retired quickly sprang to the Il9or. and
without waiting t. dress rushed into the oi cn
air terribly ai!rghtcd The shock lasted mh,,,t
two minutes ani was t,lt VII" clGal force III
every house in town. E.ru the rock k-huilt Jail
swaycd 10 aud fro as i; about to fall. Some
gentlemen who were standing nn the railroad.
in front or Mr. Vim. Muuro'- residence, a. the
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-09-03

HoCnr& STATE CLiINS.-Washington August
"O.--Thc second comptroller, in n lengthy op;n
ION, has Just decided 4 question Of some impor-
tantc relating tu claim for The use and rccupa-
tion of rca! property in the border States du
ring the period Of the civil war lie has he'll
that the accounting officers have no jurisdiction
TO audit aul allow such claims unless il is shown
that there wIS an express agreement on the part
Of Soi.c .iH}y authorized officer agent Of the
Go"vrn""u; to ray Ton the use of the party. upon
il'c faith If which possession was SURRENDERED
hy tn" y~"Hr.
It i a.-p held that in tie ah-cncc of nm cX-
rr"s' "@t""mcnt cnrtract cannot hc implied
where the military authorities account OF
the HC"C sites Of the service are compelled TO
take possession Of and use real property il The
territory which is the theatre Of war and where
occupation is essential To- its successful prescott
ton. Property is not taken in such cases by
ihc exercise Of the right ot eminent domain, but
through H." lawful cNr"I"u of the war power
which iUhrrcS IN every civilized Government,
ami which rests upon i!" light of self pre- .crya-
lion. Tho decision VIII exclude from the cen
~!icrI'j' Of the ace 1uutjng officers n very large
class ui claims Row !"YiIH:, estimated to III.
yoly" 1n.i 81 'Hii!pn dollars, h",dcS a large mum
Der of c,!sr~ in which claims have not been fled
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Coon AnvICE. The Peoria (iil) p;mo"rdt
of Dec 80. 1850, makes the following deliver
ancc:
Those afflicted with amy oisonong eomdi
tions of the blood should waste no time, but 60
at once and get bottle of the greatest blood
purifier on earth. s. :. 5. Leading physicians
rrCS trihc il.
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Local E6w6.

CpltrCl front and thls combined with the hand
s,a., Appearance Of the windows and doors,
make the D.ocA very pretty one indeed.
f.rt, Mci sick & Co. have m9ycl into ono
or ,hc new stores AMI viii kcol, "a usual their
,.ae q grocnrict, etc.
V. D. Bcwl"y will moyc into the Foster
/ JuiIiuy about the l5,h Of September, anil G.
T. Garrett will move his bookstore into the
same day.
nr. Gibbs now occupies his ol sta nd with
new line Of Drugs, Medicinca, etc.
Graham < Sparks have moved into the
beautiful new store formerly occupied by Cohen
4 Fro, anI will kccpa full stock of Dry Goods
C,o,hir.., etc,
S#r,or s, Arthur still occupy their stand ''on
tic corner AMI are keeping line of groceries
bn,h heavy and fancy.
Our town has ample cause to be proud of this
block it i. decidedly very handsome
\ Gooi many Of our citizens, both old and
young turned out last Tuesday night, and,
headed by two drums and battery of light
artillery, manned by the veteran artillcrists,
Alien and Bolick, went down 10 tho residence
of Hon, VIM. Munro and called on HIM for
spccch. Mr.. Munro responded in very happy
speech anl Was saluied by tie artillery ID.
johnson, Jr., was callci out AMI responded in
" short speech full of enthusiasm. The crowd
then aiournc to tho residence Of Hon I. c.
McKi-Sick and called upon him for speech
col. MvKi-Sici responded in h| usual vein.
After this the crowd went up to the Hotel,
where the shock Of the earthquake put IN end
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The Narrow-Gauge Extension.
Ari,>rA ErGrrIELr AND NEwErEET EAiLEoAn
CONriNN,
AUGr>rA, Ga. Aug. T.. lN~G.

Company,
urriCE ur HRESInE>r.
AUGr>rA, GN.. Aug. l.. ISN''.
Dr. Phj,r, Emy.. N-1cjtr'1 {. II. y. {.
prAr sur - have rcHi very carefully your
letter to Col. VIM. Munro, and | "grcc with
YOU that the time has come FIR PROMPT action
on our part. have written him To thNt effect.
~ail TO him that ns only about twcnty-ouc
miles of the road FROM Augusta I" New "rrry
remained to- be surveyed, located ami StlNcd for
the grading forces. ami | have two complete
Engineering Corps III the field could soon use
one ut tl.,m To- project the roal 10 Union {. H..
| also stated to him THAI hnd y grading force
ui ahuut 800 mcu between Augusta auI NcwhCr-
rv-rwig.,s force ui 80, Company .,ri., OF
rrrln,., 80 beyond Elg,cic,l ani Rice X Cole
man workin. south from Ncwhrrvy. irc>tlcs
are being irlmci aud viii soon Ice pat up lie.
vcud HAMBURG In fact. the road i IN cuursc
Of rauid construction. Steel rails @Ui rolling
stccx ior the entire line have been hnrSaincl
for AMI only wait telegram to hc shipped ~
nccIc,l. cannot see any good reason why the
ronl should not hc completed 10 Ncwhcrry in
twelve months from this date.
II Township NO. / OF Union county wish any
guarantee from me let them state il. and il it !
n fair requirement will not hesitate TO give J..
will not fail I" make the guarantee good If |
give it. Very truly your,
H. VI. MITCHELL,
'rr.