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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-08

TEAcHER-.sHans, name three beasts OF
prey.n Hans 1.-TWO lions and tiger"
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DR.. P1ERcE's "Pleasant Purgative Pol
lets'' cleanse and purify the blood and re-
Geye the digestive organs.
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TuMBLETUNG, whose opinions are not
without weight, notwithstanding his mixed
rhetoric, says that man must be an ass
to work like horse. Boston Transcript
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THE dudes are very partial to winter be-
cause it's such chappie weather, you know.
Boston Transcript
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catarrh IN the Head

Originates in scrofulous taint in the blood Hence
the proper method by which to cure catarrh. 10 10
purity the blood Its many disagreeable symptoms,
and the danger of developing into bronchitis or that
terribly fatal disease consumption are entirely re-
moved by Hoods Sarsaparilla, which cures catarrh
by purifying the blood and also tones up the system
and greatly improves the general health OF those
who take it.
"For many years, beginning 80 far back don't
remember when. had the catarrh in my head. It
consisted Of an excessive how from my nose, ring
ing and bursting noises in my ears and pains on the
top of my head. The hawking and splitting were
most excessive in the morning, when the back part
of my tongue would be thick with white fur, and
there would be bad taste in my mouth.
My hearing was affected in my left ear. Five years
ago began to use Hoods Sarsaparila. was
helped right away; but continued to use till felt
myself cured. My general health has been good
ever since the catarrh left me-" MRS. 3. u
CAULFIELD, Lowell, Mass.
Hoods Sarsapariila
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WIEN all so-called remedies fail, DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy cures.
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Who WIN be Our Next PrcsidentI
The people are now considering the names of Ed
munds. Cleveland, Logan or HILL Still dark
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Hotel and Surgical Institute

FRESH toe martyrs youths who buy
tight boots Boston Bulletin.
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'sYou'vE got a black eye, Pat. How did
you get itl,' Pat-"Home Rule, STRIP
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THE man with shabby suit of clothes Il
yery likely to shine in society.
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the old lawyer enter. He was loosely
dressed and his eyes glanced about
under his shaggy brows as he nodded
his big STOPPING head to right and left
Behind him came the superbly- nodded
Maun, softly swaying her shimmering
silks. John Earring blood gave bound
at sight of her, and Harry said: "By Joe!
the old boy has let the bird out of the
cage at last!'' John EARRING said moth
ing, and they both watched her make
her slow, willowy way to seat; then
they fell to talking absently again with
their eyes occasionally seeking her out.
Other eyes followed her, too, and
among them the still book-keeper's
with his thin cheeks mantling at the
sight. Then presently every one was
drifting about, and John EARRING and
Harry found themselves not far from
Maun. When she saw them she rose
up with quiekened color, looking tall
and 1.-the in her lustrous, close-ftting
dress, and gave her hand to John Earl
ing with smile. She bowed soberly
to Harry when introduced and gave
him look with her slumberous eyes
that caused that exquisite person to
pull his golden mustache nervously.
He thought her very fine, this dusky
daughter Of Heaven knows how many
mingled strains of tame and turbid
blood, and Yeslit Popp coming up,
with her tongue fippering in perfect
consonance with her fuidity Of
thought, the four young people drifted
across the hall into the sitting-room
and presently were singing at the
organ there-Jehn Earring in the bass
Maun in alto, Yeslit soprano and
Harry at the tenor. 1t was not bad
at least so the crowd signified tina
gathered about them, and after they
had done and the crowd had meltee
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-25

crime, insanity and misfortune is twice
that invested in our national debt.
People sigh over the burden of the lat
ter; let them wake to the realization
that rum is the chief factor in per-
manent debt already twice as large,
and increasing in ratio faster than the.
Nation grows IN population!
Let us make another comparison. In
1880, the total permanent investment,
by our railroad companies, including
the construction and equipment of all
the lines in the country, their lands,
stocks, bonds, telegraph lines, ETC.,
amounted to S., 1852, 445, 806. Our in
vestment in crime, poverty, disease;
and misfortune is about half that of the.
railroads-and the first cost of prisons,
penitentiaries, hospitals, asylums,
almshouses, etc, the annual repairs,
and the interest on these sums, are all
left out of the one side of the account.
By the census of 1880, also, the valu--
alton of the yearly product of all our
manufacturing industries was given as.
S., 1863, 579, 191. If half of this set aside
as permanent fund for the care of
our criminal and dependent classes, at
3 per cent, the interest would all be.
absorbed each year in that way, and
each succeeding year would show an
increasing defcit-for the expense in
creases with their number, and this is
increasing faster than the population
of the country.
Once more: The census report be-
fore mentioned gives the total annual
value of the farm products of the
United States as s., az ,53S, Cos. The
entire product of all the farms of the
country, therefore, in one year, would
be taken to make a fund which, put on
interest at per cent would produce
interest enough to care for this class of
our population.
The total valuation of all the taxable
property of the State of Ohio-both
real estate and personal property-for,
the year 1883 was $1,673, $685. 81.
Hence, if the taxable property of the
entire State were made the principal
of fund, bearing three per cent. inter
est it would not bring in enough to.
support the criminal and dependent
wards of the people in the whole
United States. 1t would have 10 be.
increased over one-half by about
s2'Vo'Voo'Ooo-Co pllnS suluclehtly
large return.
These calculations are astounding,
but they are nevertheless true. The in
direct burden of the rum traffic is APP
palling. The direct burden is greater
yet. Both are increasing, and increas-
ing at more rapid rate than the pop.
ulation of the country. Is it not time
to call a halt? Is it not time to set
bounds to this increaseP-T Toledo Blade.
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TEMPERANCE.
MURMURS OF COMPLAINT.

ooh my! oh my!' said the pretty rye,
81 feel bad enough to have II good cry.
! thought | was meant to be used for food,
And was planted and grown to do some good.
But now, when I've done my best, Just think!
I'm converted into nasty drink.
If had known about this last fall
really don't think I'd have grown at AL"
A stalk of corn bowed its grace full head
And sighed: Il almost wish | were deadl
For the same disgrRcefu fate, fear,
Awaits my every rpening ear.
Ills a burning shame to use us so,
And force us for such a base purpose to
grow"
A murmur arose on the summer air.
murmur of sorrow. and grief, and despair,
Among the hop-vines, as they trembled with
fear.
For they knew they were doomed to make ale
and beer;
And they mourned that in all their beauty and
pride
They must be on the brewers and drunkards'
side.
Then the grape-vines and apple-trees looked
around,
And shook from their topmost leaves to the
ground
As the farmer talked of the cider and wine
He should make in the fall from each tree and
vine.
Irish World.
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A SHIP-DESTROYER.
Prof. Tuck's Submarine Torpedo Boat
Trial Trip of the Strange Craft.


Trial Trip of the Strange Craft.
Persons walking along Riverside
drive at Eighty-sixth street the other
afternoon saw black object skim
ming along on the surface of the Hud-
son. Then they didn't see il for long
time. Then it would appear at a dis
lance. The object was submarine
torpedo-bo the work of Prof. j. L..
Tuck, who showed it off to a few
friends. The boat is intended to APP
proach big naval vessel during war
times under water and, having left a
couple of torpedoes under her hull, to
withdraw to q convenient distance and
fire them by means of an electric cur
rent from battery. The little craft
of iron and steel, weighing twenty
tons, is named the Peacemaker. She
is thirty feet over all, eight and
one-half feet breadth of beam and six
feet deep. Placed at each side of the
keel is enough lead to load the boat
to the waters edge. To sink the vessel
DclOW Jllc WdJGE IucIe are COulpdTG-
ments which can be filled or emptied
as required. Compressed air is held in
iron pipes, to be liberated as the air
grows foul. A common rudder steers
the craft anda horizontal rudder, cen
trally hinged in frame at each side
of the stern, raises or sinks the boat.
On top is little dome twelve inches
high and fourteen inches in diameter,
with glass windows for light.
When a ship is to be blown up, as
the boat passes beneath her a string of
insulated wire carrying two cartridges,
one at each end, is released The cart
ridges are filled with a powerful ex-
plosive and are lightened with corks,
SO that they will rise against the bottom
of the vessel. Thea by means of the
electric battery, after the boat has with
drawn, the explosion is effected. The
little craft Owed to depth of forty feet
in the river, and then took a subma-
rine trip up toward Yonkers, remain
ing under water over seven minutes.
The trials were a success, and the
gentlemen interested in the boat well
pleased. Prof. Tuck said she had made
twelve miles an hour, and that she
could remain under water several hour
N. Y Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-25
HE DID HIS Duty.
Hero in the Cause Who Was Never
Afraid to Express His Convictions.

"A Hero in the Cause Who Was Never
Afraid to Express His Convictions.
In an address at Reading, Pa, re-
Gently, Ex-Governor Curtin humorous
ly said: "Who ever knew an old
soldier to refuse commissary whisky?"
To his surprise tall, gray-bearded
man arose and answered: Here's.
one" The Governor was not so much
surprised but that he could exclaim:
''Then you must have been as dry as a.
craven image" The old soldier who
was not afraid to make known his.
Temperance principles is William H.
X. Bush, of Reading. He served as
sergeant four years in the war, and
was in twenty-five battles. He was a.
Temperance man first, last and all the.
time. He organized a Temperance So
ciety of twenty-eight members in his.
company, but after he returned from
the two-months' imprisonment at.
Belle Isle he found that all but four
had broken the pledge. He at once;
reorganized the society and built it up
to sixty-eight members. Once there,
came an order that every soldier should
have two doses of quinine in whisky
every day. Sergeant Bush marched
his company up to the surgeons tent
at ''sick call" and the surgeon said:
Pour out big one for the sergeant"
But the sergeant answered: Il swore
allegiance to Uncle Sam to fight, but
not to drink whisky" The surgeon
was inclined to make fuss, but the.
Colonel backed up the sergeant and
others of his company who refused the
whisky. "When the Governor asked
that question:" said Mr.. Bush, 81
thought it my duty to stand up, and
up went" IN Y Sun.
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Nature processes of cure are secret.
1t is in their depths that wounds beoin
to heal. Gradually as months went by
the renovating principle worked in
Milly. She resumed her place athome,
the little duties and pleasures, and
took up again the burdens of life. She
was pale still, but the paleness infolded
a sweet serenity which was no less
lovely than her girlish bloom. "Milly
Graves was real improved since her
disappointment" certain severe old
aides asserted, and they were not far
from right. Stephen adored her more
than ever. Two years later he told her
so. To his surprise, she was neither
astonished or shocked, but looked in
his eyes with smile which was SD
and tender and sweet all at once.
"Dear Stephen she said, ''this Is
just like you. Do you recollectthe day
in Love lane, and the rose you picked
up out of the dustp You are doing the
same thing now, but l am not worth
it, dear. not worth the picking up"
"Milly," said Stephen, trembling
with eagerness, "there never was a day
since l first saw you, and that was
twenty-one years ago, when 1 didn't
love you beyond any other living thing.
Pick you up, indeed! You, my rose Of
all the worldl | am not fit to touch
your stem, my darling. or handle one
of your leaves, but 7 Cove you, dearest,
with the whole of NY heart. Can you
not love me little bit in return?n
80, Stephen, dor and the fair little
fingers closed over his. There's no.
body in the world like you. | always
knew that. It's only-the Others are
so much fresher, you know fresher
and brighter, and-they might make
you happier than can. You're quite
sure? You really want me? Then I'll
do my best. Why, Stephen, how hap
Ply you look"
"Happy! 1 should think SO, when
I've got every thing | ever wanted in
my life," cried Stephen.-Pttsb~rgh
Leader.
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Poured Into the Sewer.

On Saturday, in the presence of and
assisted by the members of the "High-
gate Gospel Temperance Help-One-,
Another Society,"" Mr.. William Green,
of Bishopwood House, Highgate, the.
president of the society, destroyed his
cellar of wines, about twenty-five hun
bred bottles, valued at $1,000. In a
speech explaining his reasons he said
that, after mature reflection and
earnest prayer, he had come to the
conclusion that it was Gods will that
he should part with the contents of his
wine cellar. Three methods were
pressed upon him from time to time.
One was to sell the wine to the trade,
knowing that they would sell wine,
whether his or not; the second was to
sell it and give the money to some
charity, and the third was to give it,
as it was, to the hospitals. In pursuing
the first course he would be participat--
ing in the sale of an article which had
been proved to initiate against the
physical, social and spiritual advance
ment of society. The same reasons.
were equally applicable to the second
course, and beyond them there was in
addition the inconsistency of causing
injury to others in order to benefit
some one else. The third course was
met by the success of the London Tenn
perance Hospital, where it had been
proved that alcohol was not necessary
in the treatment of any disease. After
this address the contents of the bottles
were poured into the sewer.-BeltaSE
Witness.
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THE FIRST RAZOR.


The earliest reference to shaving is
found in Genesis xii, IA, where we
read that Joseph, on being summoned
before the King. shaved himself.
There are several directions as to shay.
ing in Leviticus, and the practice is al
luded to in many other parts of Scrip
ture. Egypt is the only country men,
toned in the Bible where shaving was
practiced. In all other countries such
an act would have been ignominious.
Herodotus mentions that the Egyptians
allowed their boards to grow when in
mourning. So particular were they as
to shaving at other times that to have
neglected it was a subject of reproach
and ridicule, and whenever they in
tended to convey the idea of man of
low condition and slovenly habits the
artists represented him with beard.
Unlike the Romans of later age, the
| Egyptians did not confine the privilege
of shaving to free citizens, but obliged
their slaves to shave both beard and
head. The priests also shaved the head
| Shaving the head became customary
among the Romans about 800 b. C. Ac-
cording to Pliny, Scipio Africanus was
the first Roman who shaved daily. In
France the custom of shaving arose
when Louis XIII. came to the throne
young and beardless. The Anglo Sax
ons wore their boards until, at the con-
quest, they were compelled to follow
the example of the Normans who
shaved. From the time of Edward III.
to Charles l. boards were universally
worn. In Charles III. IS reign the mus
tache and whiskers only were worn,
and soon after this the practice of shay
ing became general throughout Europe.
The revival of the custom of wearing
the beard dates from the time of the
Crimea, -1854-55.-Bfdqepor Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-25
LOVE AND PHILOSOPHY.

'Twas at the Concord sages' school,
We met one summer day;
j guessed-and used no logic rule
1 guessed what she would say.
'"Tis very warm this with sigh
1.-THE sun that shines from thence
She said and pointed to the sky,
us rolling toward the Whence" =.
] told her that it must be so,
At least it seemed so there:
For there was much did not know
OF the Whatness of the Where.
About the only thing knew.
When she was standing near,
Was that the sky was much more blue
In the Nowness of the Here.
She smiled and said perhaps twas well
Those pretty themes to toucn;
And asked me if the rule I'd tell
OF the Smallness of the Much.
told her that did not know
That rule. but then knew
A rule that just as well would 60
The Oneness of the Two.
She blushed and looked down on the ground
And said: 1T can be so;'
And then the whole earth turned around,
For my heart was full of woe.
-'Unto the Ceaseness of my End"
sad, Il now shall CO."
She murmured: Don't you comprehend
The Yesness of my Mop"
w. Henderson, in Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-25
A German Sewing-Machine.

A remarkable step in advance in sim
plifying the sewng-machine has been
made by German gentleman, and the
practical nature of the invention was
recently demonstrated. The new ma
chine has not wheel in it. and may
be described as the working parts of a
good sewing machine deprived of all
extrancous details, and condensed with
in the smallest possible compass. 1t
measures only eight inches high by
about two inches wide and one inch
deep. 1t is fitted at the foot with a
screw clamp. by which it can be fixed
to the edge of table and fairly
worked by child. The working motion
consists of vertical plunger pressed
downward by the finger from the top,
the plunger being returned into posi-
ton for the next push by a spring. 1t
makes a perfect lock-stitch, and will
sew all kinds of fabrics, fine or coarse,
within certain reasonable limits. Be-
yond its efficiency it possesses an adj
vantage which appeals 10 all-namely,
that of economy in price. So small is
its cost that it can be purchased for
about five dollars. London Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-25

The encouragement of drunkenness
for the sake of profit on the sale Of
drink, is certainly one of the most
criminal methods of assassination for
money ever adopted by the braves of
any age or country RUSbtn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-25

l CHALLENGE any man who under
stands the nature of ardent spirits, and
yet for the sake of gam, continues to
be engaged in the traffic, to show that
he is not involved in the guilt OF muir
der.--Lynsan Beecher.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-25

Some one has discovered that one
side of the body tends to outwalk the
other; with the eyes shut person in
variably walks 10 the right. If this be
true it might be good thing for bank
cashiers to always keep their eyes shut.
But it is always well for the directors
No keep their eyes open.-Shoe and
Leather Reporter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-25

In museum in an Arizona towr
are preserved the heads of seventeen
Apaches.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-25

In using the ragged-edge writing
paper, which is now ''the thing" large
envelopes must be used to be in the
fashion, sealed with sealing-wax On
the paper must be the writer's initials
in raised gold or silver and in fac smile
OF the writer's handwriting.