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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-05-15
The Divine Law.

Now, in our judgment, in the present
state of American society and Ameri-
can drinking customs, the social use of
wine or lager beer does carry with it
considerable peril; peril even to the
man who thinks himself most secure
against it, peril to others whom he can
not protect. If you deliberately judge
otherwise, if you conclude thai it is
safer for you to set the community in
general and your boys in particular an
example of moderation than of total
abstinence, you must judge-no one
can judge for you; ii you think this is
the safest example for you to set your
Bible class, you must judge-no one
can Judge for you. The only thing we
can Judge is this, that the Divine law
of spiritual life and love, which no man
can disregard without sin, forbids us
to hazard moral good for a sensuous
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-05-15
Drunkards, Paupers and Beggars

for the sober, industrious and respectable
portion OF the community to support ! shall
deeds of riot, robbery and blood and by so
deal in Family Spirits. which will incte men to
doing diminish the comfort augment the ex-
penses and endanger the welfare of the com
munitY.
will undertake, at short notice, for a small
sum, and with great expectations, TO prepare
victims for the Asylum, Poor Farm, Prisons
and Gallows.
will furnish an article which will increase
fatal accidents, multiply the number of dis
tressing diseases and render those which are
harmless ncurable.
will deal in drugs which will deprive some
of Life, many of Reason, most of Property,
and all of Peace, which will cause fathers to
become tiends, ana wives widows, children Or
phans, and all mendicants.
will cause many of the rising generation
to grow up in ignorance, and prove u burden
and nuisance to the Nation.
s%~I will cause mothers to forget their Off
spring, and cruelty take the place of love.
Will sometimes even corrupt the min sters
OF religion; obstruct the progress of the Cos
pei; detile the purity of the church, and cause
temporal, spiritual and eternal death; and ii
any should be so impertnent as to ask why
have the audacity TO bring such accumulated
misery upon the people, my honest reply Is:
MONEY! The spirit trade is lucrative, and
some protesting Christians give 1t their cheer
full countenance.
have Il license, and If do not bring these
evils upon you somebody else will
| have purchased the right to demolsh the
character, destroy the health, shorten the
lives and ruin the souls of those who choose
10 honor me with their custom. ] pledge my
self TO do all have herein promised. Those
who wish any of the evils above specified
brought upon themselves or their dearest
friends are requested to meet me at my Bar,
whore will for a few cents furnish them
Win the certain means OF SO doing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-05-15
PRECIOUS HINTS,
Sound Advice to Young Men Who Want
to Commit Matrimony.
CoIoot tl,o fr;rl

Sound Advice to Young Men Who Want
to Commit Matrimony.
Select the girl.
If you have rival, keep an eye on
him; if he is widower, keep two
eyes on him.
Don't swear to the girl that you have
no bad habits. 1t will be enough for
you to say that you never heard your
self snore in your sleep.
Don't put much sweet stuff on paper.
If you do, you will hear it read in after
years, when your wife has some special
purpose in inhcting upon you the Sc
verest punishment known to married
man.
Go home at reasonable hour in the
evening. Don't wait till the girl has
to throw her whole soul into Il yawn
that she can't cover with both hands.
A little thing like that may cause a
GOODNESS at the very beginning of the
game.
If you sit down on some molasses-
candy that little Willie has left on the
chair, while wearing your new summer
trousers for the first time, smile sweetly
and remark that you don't mind sitting
on molasses-candy at all, and that
"0oys will be boys" Reserve your
true feelings for future reference.
If, on the occasion of your first call,
the girl upon whom you have place d
your young affections looks like an ice
berg and acts like u quiet cold wave,
take your leave early and stay away
Woman in her hours offreeze is uncer-
tain, coy and hard to please.
In cold weather finish saying good
night in the house. Don't stretch it
all the way to the front gate, if there is
a front gate, and thus lay the founda-
ton for future asthma, bronchitis neu-
ralga and chronic catarrh, to help you
worry the girl to death after she has
married you:
Don t lie about your financial condi-
ton. 1t is very annoying to bride
who has pictured for herself a life of
luxury in your ancestral halls to learn
too late that you expect her to ask a
bald-headed parent, who has been uni
| formly kind to her, to take you in out
of the cold.
Don't be too soft. Don't say:
"These little hands shall never do a
stroke of work when they are mine, -"
and ''you shall have nothing to do in
our home but to sit all day long and
chirp to the canaries," as if any sensi-
BILE woman could be happy fooling
away valuable time in that sort of
style; and girl has fine retentive
memory for the soft things and silly
promises of courtship, and occasionally,
in after-years, when she is washing the
dinner dishes or patching the west end
of your trousers, she will remind you
of them. in cold, sarcastic tone of
voice. Scott Way, in Puck.
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A SINGULAR WAY.
Private Dalzell Tells How He Quit Il
Drinking Habit.

Private Dalzel Tells How He Quit the
Drinking Habit.
The following letter speaks for itself.
To Editor Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette:
| was past thirty, well on towards
forty, before became at all addicted
to the liquor habit.
L contracted it in politics-a very
good place to catch and retain the dis
ease. Twas pretty hard drinker of
the periodical class. For months l
would be sober as a preacher, until i
got the first drink; then | was in for
week, to end with sick spell and
season of repentance and good resolu-
tons, in turn to be broken in u short
time.
AT length l began to see where L
was. was yet comparatively young
man, and it was not too late. Some
thing must be done.
So | locked myself up in my room
and refused to see any one for three
days l was duly sober and out of
reach of liquor, though desiring it
greatly. But l determined never to
leave that room until l had settled the
question finally. 1 never thought of
swearing off. had tried that.
That is poor plan.
| had experimental with the Sons of
Temperance, the Murphy movement
and the Church-all to no purpose.
Without book or paper, there | went
! into committee of one on the matter,
and sat down to converse with my own
| thoughts.
had really but single question to
pass upon-you will smile to read what
it was-"what in the world had | been
drinking?"
For years | had been an eyewitness
of the manner of compromising the
liquors sold in drug stores and saloons.
knew how much fusel oil, opium,
strychnia, nicotine, burnt sugar and
rain water it takes to make barrel of
whisky. Like all drinking men, had
long known by observation the effects
of these poisons. l had seen them kill
men and women.
They had often nearly poisoned me
to death. [ saw that all liquors were
adulterated, and that while some have
more and some less poison in them,
they are all vile authorizations, and
that there is not drop of pure
liquor on tap anywhere. The more 1
thought of all these things the less l
desired to drink again, and the more /
became disguised with these villainous
compounds called brandy, gin, whisky.
I saw they were all surcharged with
poison-all without any exception. By
degrees. as l advanced in my recollec-
ton of facts that had fallen under my
experience and observation--leaving
out of sight the moral and religious
questions, important as they are-I at,
length awoke from my reverie to dis
cover | had lost all taste or desire for
the nauseous stuff. have never de-
sired or taken a drink of any intoxicat-
ing liquor since, and never will. Such
is the simple story of my alienation
from this disgusting and dangerous
habit. The same process will cure any
man who will consider it.
PRIVATE DALZELL-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-05-15
THE FAMILY TREASURE ROOM.

j lift the latch with reverence and slowly
pass within;
part the curtains noiselessly, to let the light
peep in;
The sunshine streams across the floor, where
silence reigns supreme,
While in this hall of memory walk as in a
dream.
There are gems of priceless treasure before
me on each wall,
T1me-worn pictures, dear reminders, that
tender scenes recall;
There are souvenirs of loved ones, whose
stay on earth was brief,
There are gifts of love and offerings be-
speaking joy and grief.
There are records of sad burials, of births
and bridal scenes.
OF goings out and comings in, and much
that intervenes-
OF touching griefs and tender, of circum-
stances sad;
OF tovs and hopes all radiant. of swelling
hearts and grad.
There are locks of hair well slyered. from a
mothers sainted brow,
There are tokens of a fathers love- made
very precious now
Remembrances of childhood? Yes, little
iaXen tress
Which the King of Terrors left untouched
when he took our baby Bess
There are emblems of a husbands love-of a
devoted wife,
That stood the test of troublous times
throughout heightened life;
Paternal pride, maternal joys sisters love
and truth,
A brothers faithfulness revealed mid try
ing scenes OF youth.
There are kites and tops. and skates and
balls, and nameless little tools
To help in mastering lessons not to be learned
in schools,
While those to whom they once belonged are
scattered far and wide,
Some lighting earthly battles, some gone out
upon LIES tide.
There are cupboards full of relics, packed
drawers, holes and hooks,
There are shelves piled high with well-worn
dllapidated books,
There is dainty verse and dogRerel, and full
PACED childish lore,
There is history and mystery in numbers by
the score.
There are school books thumbed and tat
tered, and bearing many a trace
or genius and of mischief, caricatures of
form and face
There is Bobbie's name in this one and
Marys name in that,
There are messages and marks to tell what
Cupid then was at.
But now I find on all of these there's dust
and gathering mold
For days and years have passed away, and
they are growing old.
Old? Yes so old. and yet so fresh upon the
craven walls
That stand around the avenues of memory'S
blessed halls.
i walk alone, yet not alone ali, no, the very
air
Is peopled with remembrances SO sweet so
rich, so rare,
Each treasure has its voice. and tells, yet
without tongue or Speech
How very dear to me are these-how treas
ured all and each.
] look at this and then at that, turn a tat
tered page,
Among the toys linger, the toys of those of
tender age;
My step falls light as passing on mid burie
hopes and fears,
turn to go with beating heart, eyes dimmed
by falling tears.
close the curtain noiselessly. to:shut the
sunlight out,
] lift the latch with reverence, and slowly
pass without,
With memories sweet and tender of all of
those with whom
walked as in dream, anew In The Family
Treasure Room.
Clark ". Bryan, In Good Housekeeping.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-05-15
TEMPERANCE READING.
SATAN'S DECISION.

meeting was convened in hell,
10 see If any one could tell
VINO best promoted Satan's cause,
And spurned and trampled Heaven g law
The devil, seated on his throne,
Commanded that his horn he blown,
10 summon all the hosts of he'll
10 gather round their chief and yell.
Hemotest caverns heard the sound,
And myriads to their chief did bound,
AND bowed with reverence ut his feet,
Amid the suffocating heat.
His highness then the question states,
ana each contestant then relates
HIS mode of warfare and success
In propagating wiUkedness.
The miser boosted of his gold,
Inc gambler did his tricks unfold,
Insatlate Lust put in her plea,
Oppression loudly shouted: Mel"
When all had tried their very best,
10 win in this great fiendSh test,
kIng Alcohol came rolling in,
And swearing he was bound to win,
His list of trumphs on his back,
Which weighed q ton, Egyptian black,
Containing crimes so vile and great,
NO tongue could tell, nor pen relate.
The old chap. with long, warm embrace,
Gave Alcohol the highest place;
The craven crowd now SUNK away
King Alcohol had won the day.
john Jameson, IN ~ Y. Witness.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-05-15
TRUTH UNADORNED.
The Plain Business Announcement of
Honest um-Seller.

The Plain Business Announcement of an
Honest Rum-Seller.
The Idaho Democrat publishes the
advertisement which we reprint below.
On first reading it we judged it, says
the Christian U2itn, to be either hoax
or Temperance agitator's ingenious
attempt to produce Temperance sem
sation. But, sending for information
to subscriber of the Christian Union
at Boise City, where this advertisement
appears, we are assured that it is a
genuine liquor saloon. There is a mys-
terry about this ''naked truth adver-
tisement which we do not pretend to
solve. But it certainly is the truth I'M
adorned. This is, we believe, the first
case in which the Christian Union has
ever published an advertisement on its
editorial pages. And this one is pub
lished without charge:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-05-15
YOUNG MOZART.
Evidence of His Miraculous Capacities
Givenln His Seventh Year.


At five years of age he began COM
posing without the slightest guide. He
formed the pieces on the piano, played
them to his father, who then wrote
them down. 1t is strange that he was
not child when seated at the piano.
Nobody dared address a joke to him or
talk aloud. In letter of his fathers
it is stated that some of his friends, who
saw the child SO very serious, predicted
that he would not live long. Although
he willingly studied every thing his
father told him to work at, music filled
his soul from early childhood to such
an extent that when his toys had to be
taken from one room to another he in
sisted on march being sung, to the
strains of which he walked in time and
in procession, with the person who as
sisted him. From letter of Court
Trumpeter Andreas Schachtner to
Mozart's sister, | take the follow
ing details. l may first be al
lowed to say that a trumpeter
then was not what he may be now,
and that this Mr.. Schachtner was Il
man not only of musical but literary
culture, who often lent a helping hand
with Mozart's llbretti. He writes:
''Once l came home from church with
your father and we found Wolferl fully
engaged with his pen. Wolferl-the
diminutive of Heterogeneous in
German just the same as in English, n
small wolf. The. child had a paper
before him and would not let us see
what he wrote because it was not ready
1t was full of ink spots because he
pushed his quill every time to the
bottom of the inkstand. His father at
last took it away from him and found
it was the manuscript ola concerto for
piano, and on his remark that it was
too difficult, the little boy jumped up
and said: 1T is a concerto. Let those
who want to play it study hard, and
playedit." Evidence of his miraculous
capacities was given in his seventh
year. 4 trio was played and he begged
to be allowed to play the second fiddle.
His father, knowing that the boy had
never had regular instruction, would
not hear of it. The boy insisted. So
the father ordered him out of the room.
He then resorted to the infallible means
with which children and women govern
! their so-called masters, the men-he
began to cry. OF course one of the
friends present begged that the child
might be allowed to have his will, and,
to the utter amazement of all present,
he sat down and played without fault,
first the second, then the first fiddle,
until it was the fathers turn to shed
tears of surprise and admiration
| T,ollJT19 Rnr
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When they had finished reading they
asked him if he desired it to be known, and
he signified assent; and when the people
knew it they were touched by the unselfsh
romance of it and promised that whatever
happened him Mary should be gently cared
for
But nothing happened for many years.
He recovered his speech, but not his limbs,
and he set Teachum in charge of the store,
while she, she for whom he had sacrificed
his best years, became his gentlest nurse
and greatest comfort.-M Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-05-15

pleasure. In our Judgment, if we were
to use wine as social luxury in the
United States of America, we should be
violating this law Whether you would
violate it or no, you only can determine,
and from the decision of your own con-
science there is no appeal except to
Him who seeth the secrets of every
heart and judgeth all men with unerr-
ing justice of Judgment Christian
Union.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-05-15

The fox-hunting season in England
closes in mournful strain of disap-
pointment, Not only has the season
been dull from sporting point of view,
but some of the staunchest supporters
have felt that they could not afford to
continue the sport. Farmers have been
unusually determined to preserve their
rights, and have warned hunters off
the field by such evident signs as
closed gates, wire fences and notices.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-05-15
SHOULD BE.

FRIENDS AND NEIGHBoRs: Having Just
opened a commodious shop for the sale of
Liquid Fire, 1 embrace this opportunity Of
informing you that have commenced the
business of making
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-10
a cnRIsraAs

When The Christmas moon hangs low IN the
sky,
Amdthedawning Of Christmas day draw nigh
Three ships come sailing aerss-s the sea,
with sails that CLEAN Ike the ice on ne lea
The Hrsi one Is laden with silver and aosa;
The SECOND one carries The wise men ofoid;
on the PROV nffhe third shinrsa great white
star.
This bringe,n tho christ Chili fsofu afar
whoseyer >haII >ee fhe iF-i -hip -a1
Into The port With a l~AvoriH- gale
Riches are his and honor and fame
That shall come 10 him ~ that wifts hipeasne
whuScver -istli watch the second >h5p sH
Up the harbor, stately and SLOW,
He shall be af-e ana learned srd great
Yet must h. have patience 70 watch and Rsii-
Bat y hoover shall re she third >aip roIie
Into the river and toward hi house
FOR him shall ~ rhs5.7-ChI1a eHtsF tnsi sssE
into hf- hoss4e o. ahit iarnt scr aye
~
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-10

We always give buyers fill returns for
their money. 0ur business meth ads are
%weil-known to ali. This explains our IN
ere Use Of business, which in amonnt this
year is largely in excess OF any former sea-
son. f. b. Humphreys x Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-10
WARTS.

Tic Med. Press says: It is fairly c,tab-
lisiied that the common waft, which Is 50
~unsightly and often 50 proliferous on the
hands and face, eau be easily removed by
small doses Of sulphate ef magnesia taken
internally. NJ. Colrat. OF Lyons, has draw
attention % this extraordinary fact.
Several children treated with t~lifee-grain-
doses of Epson salts. mornin. aud evening,
were promptly cured. VI. Aubert cite,
the ease OF a woman hose face was dis
figured by these excreseences. and ~ho
Was cured in 4 month by = drachni and a
half Of magnesia taken daily. Another
medical man reports q Ease Of very large
warts which disappeared III a fortnight from
the daily administration Of ten grains of
the salts.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-10

From one ten Of ordinary gas coal may
be produced 800 pounds Of coke, 20 gal
Ions OF ammonia water, and 40 pounds OF
ceal tar. BY destructive distillalion the
coal tar viii yield CSC pounds Of pitch y
pounds Of c@resote, IA pounds beavy oils.
50 pounds Of naphtta yellow, 8. > pounds
n%aphthaline, 40 pounds naphthol, 22l
pounds a~lazarln, 81 pounds solvent napl-
tina. ID pounus rhenol - pounds aurine.
IL. pounds b%enzine. IL pounds airline,
OF of a pound ioludiue, Go OF pound
anthraeine. ard 90 Of a pound t%oiuene.
From the latter = obtained lie new sub
stances know as saceharins. which is 23o
times as sweet as the best ssgar-Scvace
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-10

We probably have the largest stock OF
staple dress goods to be found Ia this ii
cinify. We have nice plaids for ~ els, and
a large variety nf plain go3as AZ The same
price. Ia black eaShmerrs and ottonAns
we are particularly favored -eople and see
E. Il. Humphreys & Go.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-10

Al a recent matinee at i theatre . gen
iieman was seated behind i iadF wearing
one Of the fashionable tall hats. Excuse
ne, madam, but ifyon 10 not remove yeuf
hat | shall net be able TO see ANYTHING.
The lady ignored lin. Excuse me. mat
am, but If yeu DO not remove your hat
something unpleasant will happen. The
lady ignored him again. The gentleman
Taton his own lat. Loud cries Of Take
oil that hat.' Take ii that llai..' arose
from the andierce behind The lady
tnouglt the cries referred to her hat and
quickly removed it. ..Tlank Won. madam
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-10

1t Is said that those whe have suffered
intensely from asthma have found almost
instant relier from . single ~tetspoenful OF
warm honey. \ professor Of nediciuehas
declared that honey distuTbs the formation
Of fnngeid groati,s, ard has. heretofore,
been Of great use a il preventative OF
thrush in babies. il is also claimed that
an ointment made Of honey and ilsnr is an
excellent remedy for boils.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-10

General Lew Wallace, author Of Ben
Hur; \ Tale Of tine Christ. Has AT last de-
cidei 10 take the lecture platform. Tie is
already provided With engagements until
next spring. Now II Mrs. Wallace would
ou:y accompany linn and 'cli What she
kHowsof Turkish harems, in tie interest
ing way in which her descriptions were
written a iew years ago. it would double
the attraction.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-10

Iuiic understand lite chorus. hlet fuiia a
follows:
My object aii-subiimc
/ shall achieve IN time,
10 make the punishment lit the crime,
The punishment ~ The crime"
| had eudrayorCd to- Illustrate the idea.
The following morning, at breakfast lac be-
gan TO play with the crnet stand. | told
him net to do 50. He persisted, and at
last upset the red pepper Oh the table cloth?
/ said: Now Allen, you were disobcdient
and upset the pepper caster, and | should
make the punishment III the crime by put
ting some Of the red pepper on your
tongue" He looked mp like a flash and
asked: Would the punishment be The
same, papa, III upset the sugar howl
was SPECIFICS. -Bo6ghood.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-10
INTERPRETING THE MEkADO.

My little boy, aged folr,and- half years,
had learned tile Mikado's song. anddid not
quite understand the chorus. which runa as
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-10

Ignalius D~onnglIy on'ergcs from Tie pc
Htical debris Of the late election elected TO
the lnwer house Of the Minnesota Legisls-
ture. Vow that the Storm is over SIR.
Donneliy should 90 forward with his liter
arg cipher puzzle and prove 10 the literary
world that Bacon wrs;e ~hakspeaTe.-
haHsas city Sur.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-10
S.f.OO \ YEAR.
"rAE IDEAL MAGAZINE"

tor yonne people j. what the papers call 81.
NichOiIs. 10 you know about it,-haN rood
it i, how clean and pure and helpful? 1t
there are any boys aud girls IN yanr house
VIII Won moi Try a number, pr.tFy il Tor Il Year.
and see Tit ism INST The element you need in
the househo!dt The LoHt{DH Times has said.
W have nothing like it on this side Here
nrt.-nnlr leadiMg fetf mr.. Of
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-10

NrS. olipbaat and q. B. AldfieA have
wrought e~ouieiutly Ia producing The
second Son. a novel thar s to esrae eat
IN tie Aagatis during 1ss1.