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FIREi FIREl FlREi
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II you went the CHEAPEST, CIEANEST,
end MOST ECONOMICAL FUEL, buy Wash
ington Gas Company's COKE. .
JOHNSON BROTHERS,
au17.tf Sole Agents.
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HOODS Sarsaparilia
2PE0IAL NOTfORa

.nx,s.W, d, T. U.-THE SILVER LAKE
R-QS Qhsrtette will sing and Prot. A. A Hop
kins and Rev. G. II. Mead, OF New York, Will
speak at the grand mass meeting at the Com
gregatonal Church TOMORROW (SUNDAYl,
at $3.50 p. m. Subject-'Gospel Prohibition"
Come early to secnre seats fe4-lt
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np UNTIL MARCH Is, BEAUTIFUL
sss s ySll paper, &c per piece best .,, Tnite lite
pels for 121$, i5 and 2Oc, at MAHoNEY'S,
313.3lb Pa, ave, Capitol Hill. Remember only
until March Is. ia2i-tmalo
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Indorslng the yeIIow Seal.

District Assembly, No, GO, Knights of Labor,
have given their Endorsement to the yellow
seal to be placed on cigars. They request all
members Of the order to see that they use
only cigars out OF boxes so branded
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Peculiar

TO itself In many important particulars. Hoods
sarsaparlla is different from and superior to any
other medicine.
Peculiar in combination, proportion and prep
aration Of ingredients, Hoods sarsaparila pos
sesses the full curative value of the best known
remedies Of the vegetable kingdom.
Peculiar in its medicinal merit, Hoods sarsapa-
rilla accomplishes cures hitherto unknown.
Peculiar in strength and economy - Hoods sar-
saparil,a is the only medicine OF which can truly
be said 100 doses ono dollar" Medicines IN larger
and smaller bottles require larger doses, and do
not produce as good results rs Hoods Sarsaparlla
Peculiar in its good name athomo - there is
more OF Hoods Sarsaparilla soldin Lowell, where
1t is made, than of all other blood purifiers.
Peculiar in its phenomenal record of sales
abroad no other preparation has ever attained
such popularity in SO short n time. DO not be in,
duccdto take any other preparation. BE sure toget
Hoods Sarsaparilla
soldby all druggists 81; six fore5. Prepared only
by G. /. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
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Bsmitfauces other than by postal money orders,
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Ito receipts for subscriptions returned. The date
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Advertisers who have not made or renewed time
contracts Will be charged monthly card rates
EH- All requests for courtesies from railroadu,
:isAps " amusement or business orders are not
authorized unless signed by the undersigned.
gHK NATIONAL REPUBLICAN COMPANY
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SALVATION OIL kills pain every lime. For
cuts, bruises, spralns, strains, burns, scald,,
anh iTOst bites II is an inhllible cure, Price
only twenty-five cents bottle,
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EXECUTIVE BOARD.

sNg= MOUNT VERNON AVENUE AssoCI-
ES ALTON,
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WANTED---HELP.

wv NTANTED-APPRENTIC ECoMPosIToRs,
w either sex, with experiences; also, Office
boy situations permanent. Address, giving
reference, BUSINESS, care Republican Oaice
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s>xsf-, CoRs ENLEvEs
k~ - SANS DOULEUR.
Durilions mauvais opgies, engelures. soignes
avec euoces, par lie DOC TEUR WHITE, Chiro-
pediste. Numero l4l6 Pa. ave-, visn.yisle VII.
iaId's Hotel. Pour soins donnes chezlui, 81; a
domicil. SO. Le DOCTEUR WHITE, est es-
tabli washington dupuis 1861.
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FOR EBNT---R0oNs

ENoR RENT-TWO COMMUNICATING
i, rooms, south font, for gentlemen, on NJ
y, n. W: between 9th and 10th, location desir-
able and convenient to three lines of street
cars Address, Mrs H." Republican Office.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WIANTED-BY A FIRST. CLASS COOK, A
w situation in n flrst.class family best city
reference. Address JANE LEWIS, 9lS 10th st.
N.W. IL
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-12-20
Curing His Obstinacy,

A guide liz the Maderan valley COM
plains of the difficulty Of dealing with
q certain class of travellers and the
dlemmas he is often placed in to pre-
vent accidents, and relates by way of
illustration the following incident:
IAN Englishman wanted to cross the
Huff glacier and the Clariden summit,
Ny brother and Iwere engaged to ac-
company him. On reaching the glacier
we put the gentleman between US and
prepared to tie all three to the rope.
But he obstinately refused to adopt
this plan of safety. Iexplained to him
the danger of walking alone, and
showed him my written instructions,
but to no purpose. AS he persisted in
his refusal my brother and l tried to
compel him by force. The two of us
were, however, not strong enough to
master him, as he was man of power
full build. We then insisted ON being
paid for the whole of the trip. SO that
we might return at once. This was
only reasonable, as wo had refused an
engagement on his account. But he
would not listen to this proposal.
Then my brother gave me look, and
l understood his meaning.
as we knew every inch of the
ground, we pretended to give in, and
went on our way without the rope But
we led him toward q part of the glacier
which abounded in crevasses, six to
eight feet i'll depth, and therefore not
very dangerous Ny brother and
strobe over them without saying a
word. But as our tourist failed to no.
tica the marks which both of US knew
by heart, he socn dropped into a
chasm TO tho height CT bis shoulder.
You should have seen his face; it was
cs white as pieco of chalk. We
quickly. told him that we would try to
get him out After tying the rope
with due caro- under his armpits, we
pulled him out of his cold grave us far
as his chest and then suddenly dropped
him in again. We repeated the oper-
ation more than once, raising him
higher each time and then letting him
slide down again, tearing his clothes
and grazing hissskin. At last we got
tlirI ont, and from that moment he
was as quiet es lamb. Hc let us do
what we liked with him, and we COM
pleted our tril, without further acci-
dents."--Gerinan Paper.
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aIemory's Queer Ccycr.

I heard a story the other day about
a prominent church member who had
been called on to lead a prayer meet
ing. He selected the subject of some
preliminary remarks, read an appro-
pirate chapter from the Bible, and
started upon his discourse For five
minutes he spoke smoothly, fuently
and aptly, and then, all of a sudden,
by some queer caper of the mind, he
forgot not only the thread of his dis
course, but the subject itself. He
paused to collect his thoughts, but
they would not be collected. Then he
beckoned to worthy brother i'll the
front pew. When the brother came
tho speaker whispered this inquiry 10
his ear:
''Do you remember what I have
been talking about."
"Heyp exclaimed the worthy
brother. He evidently thought the
speaker was accusing him of lack of
attention
"Do you know the subject I was
speaking on?"
No, / do not" said the worthy
brother, scratching his head in per-
picked way. 7
Here was pickle, suro enough.
Then the leader OF Tic meeting called
aaotacr member up and made tho
same inquiries. But this member was
as ignorant Of the matter as the. first
one, and the speal;er, in desperation,
renewed his remarks, touching on an
eii,ircly different line Of thought, as
he aftorward remembered. His audi
enco never knew tho difference, as he
took pains to inquire.-Atlanta Con
stItutlOn.
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Driving Away Malicious Spirits.

whenever we are to ascend a dan
gorous rapid-and nearly all ere sc
considered by tho native itinerary, and
probably are at certain seasons of the
year-a boatman brings out en- old
rusty four barreled blunderbuss, rams
the barrels full of powder, picks il
fuses and stations himself at the side
of the boat for the most serious busi
ness connected with the ascent. As
the boat strikes the first fierce break
ers, one barrel is discharged into the
water; the gun is then dropped upon
the, deck, and the sailor tugs for q
while at the ropes; when We have
swung around and plowed and
plunged sufficiently with little prog
ress, he drops his work, whatever i
may be, fires another fuse and ex.
plodes the half ounce Of powder into
the foam; the third and fourth cham
bers ere likewise emptied if the busi
ness is continued long enough.
This may seem "a curious and useless
el.stom to those unacguainted witRth,
Chinese ideas of dcmonologv, bu
once having mastered this brarch o.
their intricate religious system, it vii
appear to be tho most natural ant
necessary proceeding Malicious apir
its are in and around ell dangerous
places, and ready TO do all manner o.
mischief. They can be frightened BY
terrific sounds ergo, in passing ol
such spots the Chinaman naturally
yells, beats gong, cxplodos Ere
crackers or powder in any form. II
worship, at weddings, funerals, il
times of severe sickness, the greater
the noise the moro likely the demons
arc to hide themselves. Tho water i:
crowded with such demons, and they
arc either frightened or propitiatcd By
the boatrnen. =" Western China"
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Scenery In Central Africa.

Day after day you may v2ndcr
through these forests with nothing cx-
cept tie climate to remind you whoro
you arc. The beasts, to be sure, Gro
different, but unless yea watch foI
them you will seldom see any; the
birds arc different, but you raIoly hear
them and IS forthc rock, they cIo our
own familiar gneisses anA Cianiies,
with honest basait dil13s boring through
them, ard leopard skin lichen5 !.tail;-
ing their weatheTod sides. 5hcusandg
ard tlIouaandi Of miles. then, Ct vast
thin forest, ehcdelcs', traol.lcsa voice
lcss-fcreet IL laountain and f3~cs in
plaintiff; l. cast centlcl Africa
Oncc 2 weei: you viii Sc g pain
once in three lroutl13 the monkey VIII
cross your path; the flowers, OH the
wh6.e. arc few; tho trees are pco:
and, to be honest, though the endless
forest clad rlountainJh2vc a Gtiblin.ity
Of their own, and thouca there arc
tropical bits along aonlo cf lie raorn-
.2;n streams Of cXcuisito beauty, no
where Is there anything in grace and
sweetness end strength to colsparo
with 4 Highland glen. Tropical
Africa
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ITEMS or INTEREST.

+
A pretty Girl carrying package OF
letin. Ii is 'faiS an stationary. .
The original Inventor of tie bell
punch sold his patent fer $500, and
the company purchasing 1t made
hundreds of thousands of sIollars out
of it.
These wordsof the Diblc ere often
quoted: PUT not your trust in
princes, +" but~tl1e end Of the sentence
Is forgottcil-. for they are but men. ~
Carmen sylvia.
The enpressof Japan has established
college for Women. which is to be
ruled by coraH(ittee of forairn ladies.
Two of these az4 Americans, two Eng
lish and the other two French and
German respectively.
The AgricuItnrist claims that scions
for grating sis@ld be cut in the. fall,
after the leaves are fallen and the
wood is fully matused They may
be cut at any filfe during the winter,
but better befordginier SITS in. They
should be kept bnly moist enough to
prevent them hriveling' in soil or
Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller, who
makes her homei in Brooklyn, has her
study filled with birds of all sorts and
kinds. They are not kept III cages,
but are allowed TO fly about at will,
, and they may perch on herchair or on
her shoulder without fear of being
scared aways sf0r eight months out
of the twelve Mrs. Miller lives in this
aviary, then she opens the windows
and sets the prisoners free As they
hop and fly about her from day to day,
she takes notes on their habits. A
note book is devoted to each bird.
A California farmer, believing that
cats will exterminate squirrels and
gophers, purchased a large number
and set them at liberty on his land
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-12-20
The Tree OF Guernica,

The tree Of Guernica is the tree of
the Basque liberties, close to the town
of Cuernica, in Biscay. This symbol
ical tree dates back to the origin of
Biscayan society. The lords of Riscay
took their oaths ON q stone bench
placed ct its foot. The general juntas
arc inaugurated here, and arc con-
tinuod in the adjoining juridical
church of Santa Maria Ia Antigua. 1t
is perpetuated like the EusEarian fam
lily. and is succeeded by its scions. The
present tree is nearly q century old,
since it was 80 years old when its pre-
dccessor, in 1S1isfell down under the
weight Of over 800 years The tree
which is TO substitute the present one
was planted u few years ago. Several
patriotic songs are dedicated to the
tree. Rousseau sent it his blessing, and
Tollicn saIuted it in the midst Of the
French convention.-Lippincott's.
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The following brief description oi
the different forn 5 OF the cross may
prove helpfI. TIC Latin cross IS one
the transverse beam OF which is placed
ct onc-tiiirl tho distance from The tOi,
Of tho perpendicular portion; this is
probably the one on which Christ suf-
fcrcd, ard it is used as an emblem Of
sorrow-thc cross Of the passion, and
as reminder Of tie atone!ncnt.
The Greek cross hos four equal arms,
representing the gospel preached 10
the four Quarters Of the earth by the
four cvaEgclisiS.
The Maltese cross Is formed of four
arrow heads meeting 1.-THE points, tho
badge OF the Eilislts Of Malta. The
eight points of this form of the cross
are said to syrlbolize The eight beati.
tudes
The Cross of Calvary is { cross on
three steps, which gro supposed to
signify the thrse virtues-faith. hope
and charity, and is the Kind always
found On the altars of churches. Then
We have the Gross of Constantine,
which is sig;rly a monogran Of the
first two Greek letters of tho wcrd
Christ. st.-Youth's Companion.
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THE FLYING MACHINE PROBLEM.
xeseon Taught BY the iBirt--hree Indls-
putable Facts


The reason of this wonderful effect.
iveness of the animal machine is Oh
vious. See how this machine has been
gradually perfected throughout in
finite ages, especially in birds. During
the whole geological history of tho
earth this machine has been steadily
improving III structure of skeleton,
energy of muscle and rapidity of COM
bustion of fuel, by struggle fos life and
survival of only the swiftest, the most
energetic and the hottest blooded, until
an almost incredible intensity is
reached in birds Moreover, in them
everything is sacrificed to the supreme
necessity of flight Viscera, skeleton,
legs, head, all are made as small and
light as possible to make room for the
great pectoral muscles working the
wings Add to this the exquisite
structure of The wings and feathers,
adapting them for the greatest effect
iveness, and we must admit that a
bird is an Incompatible model of q
flying machine.
No machine that we may hope to
devise, for the same weight Of ma
chine, fuel and directing brain, is half
SO effective. And yet this machine
thus perfected through infinite ages
by ruthless process of natural selec-
ton, reaches its limit of weight at
about fifty pounds / said weight
of machine, fuel and directing brain.
Here is another prodigious advantage
of the natural over the artificial ma
chine The flying animal is its own
| engineer, the hving machine must
carry its engineer. The directing en-
gineer in the former (the brain) is per-
haps an ounce, in the latter it is 80
pounds. The limit of the flying ami
NAL is fifty pounds. The smallest
possible weight of q flying machine,
with its necessary fuel and engineer,
even without freight or passengers,
could not be less than 800 or 400
pounds
Now, to complete the argument, put
these three indisputable facts together:
/. There is low limit OF weight, cor
tainly not much beyond fifty pounds,
beyond which it is impossible for an
animal to fly. Nature has reached this
limit, and with her utmost effort has
failed to pass it. 2. The animal ma
chino is far moro effective than any
We may hope to make; thcrefor1 the
limit of the weight of q successful fly.
ing machine cannot be more than
fifty pounds. 3. The weight Of any
machine constructed for flying, in
Guiding fuel and engineer, can rot be
less than three or four hundred
pounds Is it not demonstrated that a
truo flying machine, self raising, sell
sustaining, self propelling, is physi-
cally impossible professor Joseph
Lc Conte in Popular Science Monthly.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-12-20

Tie bull fighter had Geoa l
with some marks OF impatiors
final words Of tho inpres5Yio. I
soon as he had a chGuco he c.is.
There is another thir~
which has often led Our 4 8
haps in the ring, end thct ~
man. Mind you, when our
leros are about to risk their
perhaps the most dangerous
q single sido glance 1T the ter
gallery, where their Sweotho1-
sitting, has cost many a brave
his life. 1t is the same with cv.
est toreros, and they seldom 81
bull without having mentl,i-.
publicly, offered him Up d
lovely face up there in thcGa
the galleries, ard woo beside
they cast their oyos towvrd
queen Of the ring to see If she .
gazing ut them wh4n They FuI.
the mulcta and rai-c tho lstci
blade SO as 10 lover tic Eoir
tho place, behind tho teui
whore they muat atriGe
surely, ii thcy would see t-
drop ct their feet 'Ehcs.
are oi,on disturbed By tEc r.
and oiton unfair cries end G.
tho oiicicE2do3 0r amateurs,
oxaspoTct2 our hct blood, e1
rccldcs5iy g. Gt o. hull, FL
wiring from ihcm Gl2tycag G.
and viz Gat o rcru
strives fo2 u cvcry comhei,
each bull i,Cilt, corri,,a G2
bis rsc.acn l!iCft 10 cain hc.
dangerous career. Cor
nllia 'flr;cs.
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The csrnan l.:nr.era,,a ch!la:,ana.

The German emperor was Il lump
tious and ovoibearing child, and never
endured being beaten il any game.
If he could not ret his own way he
would first sill,. ard then try and take
advantage of his position e9 q royal
child" But this was never allowed.
The rule in TIE nursery was strict
equality, and the nurses hod stringent
orders 10 enforce it. He has cold,
proud rnenner, which made him cny.
thing but popular with his other pley-
mates II was quito tho reverse wilb
Prince Henry and the little Princess
Sophie who were beloved by all
New Y sril Tribune.
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II v.ssin Eoston end rot
that tie u.iotrcss of u !,c'.-,,
given TO goinS into Ga
tered one d2Y unexpectedly.
tirlc 30 catch be: kitchen i
aat CT cnlrtying q alccorati,.
l:tcd whiyc ;arag into i,'1 q.
l. exceeding inIallalah!c.
p!icCiioA made The i.ro fash
cci.cnt chafc. Tic head 81
had rot.ccd that Ec rGi. -.
10 pay fer . Cita5 rl9r
Gugcr. crd lis wife i13
TIE farli.y'5 caor!n,C5 Cc.I
th-t aitic.2; but sae did
Gny iacgc, csrcciaily s5 ti'r =
prcs1lre, confessed ra7t
lsriy Lcon '.a:ng ta-..-l.
t!.o as. lNre. raHi., III
"we un-t lavo e." lEa
bI:r1s tl .lo"' i.:et --t
wei;iil upon o.. Use iJl
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Po:.. Cards 1T a Discount.

4 company has been formed in Eng
land to supply post cards ct farthing
each, which will make communication
cost next to nothing. 1t ought, in
America, 10 be really less than nothing,
for it is said that an American never
knows the difference between cent
and nothing. Thus half cent ought
to be just half q cent-less than
nothing. The F;nthing Letter Card
company prints advertisements around
the margin Of the post card and thus
makes its profits. 1t is expected that
100, Geo cards 4 week Will bes sold.
England uses 190,oGo,0o0 cards a
year. AHleric., uses abo,1t $50, ,Ooo, 900
cardS e.ch yecc.:.'.-Eetroit Free PRess
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How lzorey Accumulate:

In 4ulhall's Balance Sheet of the
World" the interesting fact is noted
that "every day that tho sun rises
upon tho American people it sees all
addition of s., 500, 900 to the Gccumu-
lation of wealth in the United States,
which is equal to one-third of the
daily accumulation of all mankind
outside of the United States"
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Facts about Climatic.

Climate, while depending largely op
the latitude, is modified by the atmos-
phei.ic and oceanic movements and the
distribution of land and watei. The
hand takes mp heat ragt.d1y IN summer,
and. IN the north, becomes frozen and
SNOW cladin winter Land winds may,
consequently. be intensely hot or in
teIlScly cold; ana hence lands have q
tendency to produce extremes Of eli
nl2te. The waters OF the ocean remain
unfrozen even far toward the pole, un-
less crowded with lands, their perpet-
ual movements to.lliDg to produce 0
uniformity Of terager2turo over tho
globe; and, he,scc. winds from the
oceans, or any lsu,ge body Of water,
arc rlcdciGti!lg, and Eever very cold.
They l>noluco what il called an III
sular ~.o.
Abso-co Of lands from HIGH latitudes
is equivalent to "a absence of tho
source CT extreme cold; and from
tropical l2titudes Tint Of extreme heat ;
and the sinking of ell lands would
diminish greatly 10th extic.nes. But
sinking high latitude lands also dina
inishes the extreme heat, since tho
Lands become vely much heated in
:;ananer, and this heat is difused By
the winds. Tho rle2n temperature of
the northern hemisphere Is stated by
Dove ct GO degs. 1 and Of the south
ern at So dcg5. T. while the extremes
for the globe, king the annual
means, are SO de..s. +. and zero. Ii
there were no land the mean tampera-
turc would probably be but little above
what it is now. or net far from 81
deg. for tho whole globe. --ArlansaHs
Traveller.
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Nothing remains Of tho famous
English settlement of jamestown, Va,
Begun in 1907, save tho ruins of a
church tower, and this is crumbling
year by year. Tree roots have cracked
the monumental slabs in the church
ward, and thus ono of the few local
tiles recalling the first years Of Amer
fca1I kistory is slowly losing its dis
tinctive features.
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The probable reason why horses ere
apparently satisfied with two kinds of
food may be found in tho circun,.
stance that they seldom have an op-
poltunity to taste anything else. They
are very fond of apples, cabbagcs and
most kind of garden vegetables. They
Gke sweet substances. They will eat
he leaves of corn. sugar cano end
oEghun in preference to hay. De
sutious, but give your horses a va.
ie&y.