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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-22
THE OLD HEARTHsToNE.

The house is shabby, and gaunt and brown;
Weather beaten and grim indeed;
It's twisted chimneys are tumbling down,
: Its fretted gables have gone to seed;
Its floors are sunken its doors are shrunBen,
But thro' its windows, bleared and old,
Sweet faces looked in the days gone by;
And mornings glory, and sunsets gold,
On its worn thresholds used to lie.
Wild grasses creep round the mighty stone
That once was the altar of home and hearth
And the winds, with q shril, disconsolate
moan,
Sweep thro' the chambers of death and birth
And the shuddering floors, the creaking doors
Thrill to the passing of things unseen,
When the ghostly curtains of eve are drawn,
Or the moon, with white face, stands be-
tween
The gloom of night and the gray of dawn.
But under its hearthstone rude and old
The roots of my heart strike deep and strong
Its walls are hung with the purple and gold
OF dreams, and wreathed with the glory OF
songl
Rough brambles Chamber in hall and chamber;
But light feet echo along the floors,
And garments CLEAN when the twilights fall,
Fair faces smile from the ruined doors,
And white hands becSon. and voices CALI
They are the dear lost loves knew
Gone from the valley and shadow Of tears,
Still, by memory's golden clew,
They follow me through the mist ofyearsl
Their soft hands tighten my load, and brighten
The rugged way of my life tread,
Through an alien land to a land unknown,
For the hope and promise of youth lie dead
And buried under yon gray hearthstonel
Emma Alice Br01ORe IN " Y. Ledger
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place his own religion-Buddhism. IT..
vic Introduced the arts of readinr and
writing, and caused all the new loorn
ing and literature of Thibet TO bo r,.;+
ten in the Sansl1rit or, as it is coI,od
the Dewanagri alphabet. Ever since
the Thibetian language, though Of the
Mongolian family, has preserved the
Aryan characters.
The Chinese Government has always
regarded Thibet with an anxious and
jealous eye. They have an ambassador
with a strong force resident at Tboesa
who are literally spies on the Dolai
Lama, on the regent, and on the Soma
Delai Lamas, and all report their doinos
at headquarters. But in the spiritnal
sense even the Emperor of China is
forced to render homage and alteration
to the great Delai Lama, that dwels in
Thibet.- Wide .AU0ke.
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is 1T A TRITE SUBJECT2

He Who Thinks So Has Not Yet Really
Heard the Story in All Its Significance
How 1t May Become Frightfully New.
A friend Of mine asks whether we
Temperance people are not afraid of
becoming stale-talking, preaching,
writing Temperance until the subject
becomes threadbare, utterly worn out,
until nothing can be done but endless
ly and monotonously repeat what has
already been told a thousand times.
l answered no. We only regret that
we can not tell our story oftener,
more fully and to more people.
Worn out! By no means. As long
us rum is wearing us out, wasting life
and treasure, running us, body and
soul, there is no danger that the sub
ject will become trite. Let no one
turn away from the Temperance book,
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SHERIDAN'S REvENcE, 7,,
why He Had Fort Leavenworth Reduce
to Department Headquarters.

TO department I1eauquaftefs.
"Some of the stories published about
General Sheridan are not exactly ac-
curate," said an old army officer,
Though that is not ut all unnatural.
These tales travel from one man to
another and get mixed in transit The
story about his being fined at Leaven-
worth while he was in command of the
fort has variously been sold, but the
truth appears to be that he was fined for
contempt of court. He Was subpenaed
before Justice Tholen to appear to an
swer the charge of assault and battery
upon a fellow who had been ordered
off the reservation, and who, not obey
ing the mandate, was knocked off. He
lodged complaint against General
Sheridan, who paid no attention to the
summons to appear before Tholen.
That was before the Legislature of
Kansas had coded jurisdiction over the
reservation to the General Government.
One day when Sheridan was down
town he was caught unawares by a
constable, who read the warrant to
him and there was nothing to do but
obey. The justice, as can be imagined,
was full of importance, and his breast
swelled when he thought of what a
great man he was in having brought one
of the big Generals of the war to book.
Sheridan was furious and did not deign
to set up any defense, the consequence
being that he was fined one hundred
dollars.
He was so mad at this that he shortly
afterwards had the headquarters OF
the division removed to Chicago, re-
ducing Fort LeavenwOrth to depart
ment headquarters. Had it not been
for this Fort Leavenworth would get
have been the headquarters of the
division, and even more important
post than it now is.-Detro1 NesUs.
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MODERN BRlGANDAeE.
A Timely and Emphatic Protest Against
the Tipping system.

the Tipping System.
The growth of the tip system in
this country within the past few wears
has been very remarkable. Not MANY
years ago an American was expected
to perform the service for which he
was employed without extra comnen-
sation, and it was only the lower
grade of servants and porters that
one ventured to reward with tip.
All this has changed very RAPIDLY,
and the traveller now finds that
nobody will refuse proffered coin,
while very many will do(n Ssrs
without it, The man VIII qJSdfles
for your trunk, the man wh0.handleS
it at the station, even the man who
checks it; the man who eceives II
at your hotel, and of cours, the man
who brings it to your roor-each one
of these expects his tip. And so ii
goes through the whole pund OF the
summer tourists eXperieue.
The worst feature of all this is that
the system is not only LIBERATED but
encouraged and even pared in by
those who profess to offei"hospitality"
to travelers-of course br a consider
alton. When a man ges to hotel
and pays an abundant pice ne expects
to be taken care of andserved and de-
Tended from eXtortion: instead, he is,
in many cases, Systematically robbed
The hotel stands in" With the porter,
the barber, the newHealer and the
other brigands, exactng a high pay.
ment from them, and sometimes a per
centage of their pelquisities, so that
the guest is regularly swindled by the
consent and cooperation Of the land
lord.
This is a gross abuse that ought tC
be stopped. 1t is not too much to ask
that hotels. railroad companies, ex-
press companies and other concerns
that deal with the travelling public
should pay their own servants and not
leave them to be paid by their Gus
toners. Every one is glad to re
ward attentive service and to pay
for any special trouble taken in
his behalf, but no one likes to be
made to pay twice for that to which
he is entitled of right and to feel when
he goes to a hotel as though he we're
entering a robbers cave. -PhladeFtta
Times.
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A Yankee Doctors Wit,

1t is told that while the late Emperor
Frederick was in London for the
Queens jubilee, Sir Morell Mackenzie
introduced a noted American doctor TO
him. After careful examination of
his throat, the imperial patient, in his
usual cheerful manner, inquired: 81
suppose an imperial throat is very
much like that of other mortalsP ''
"Well, sir" came the quick reply, eve
will try and make it so, at any rate "
The then Crown Prince thoroughlv an
preciated the quick Yankee wit. and.
striking his broad chest said: "But
this is all right, is it not?n The Yam
kee gravely looked the splendid pro
portions of the illustrious patient m
and down, and then deliberately drawled
out: "As for the rest, sir, you world
make good American" Fritz's NOR.
riment was great, but the German doe
tors present were aghast at such leyity.
NJ Y. Post.
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Even Love Must be Sacrificed.

On the elegantly upholstered sofa in
the parlor of Sir Reginald Muldoon sat
his only daughter, Vivian, clasped
close to the Sunday vest of Adelbert de
Ribbon. The shades of evening had
long since ceased falling and all was
dark and still save for the ticking of
Vivian's Waterbury watch. Suddenly
Adelbert, throwing himself upon his
knees at the feet of the imperious
queen of the 'Steenth ward, exclaimed,
in an ace high but piteous voice:
Darling Vivian, think how | love
you and promise that you will be mine!
| will make any sacrifice to win you
for my wife"'
"Win you buy a baseball season
ticket and take me to every gameP'
inquired the girl.
30, that is too much! Any thing but
thatr' moaned the youth.
Then away with you" Numbered
the noble girl. although love you
dearly, l can never be yours"
With a groan of unutterable anguish
Adelbert rushed from the house, and
the next day the daughter of Sir Regi-
nald was married to the ticket taker at
the polo grounds. -Judge.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-22

THE manufacturers of Hudson,
Mass, have formed league, and pro-
pose to give the preference of employ
ment to good, sober American citizens
They further agree to discharge, when
practicable, all men of Incorporate or
vicious habits, and when that is done
the one discharged will not be en-
ployed by any member of the league
until he shall give satisfactory proof
of reform. The result has been good.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-22

IT is little the sign of a wise or good
man to suffer Temperance to be trans
crossed in order to purchase the re-
pute of a generous entertainer.-Atter-
b2irJL
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-22

A RECENT railway disaster on tho
Mexican Central railway, resulting in
thirteen deaths, is said to have been
caused by drink,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-22

"A spider" in Newport vernacu-
lar, is a high phaeton with a seat for a
driver behind and drawn by two horses.
, 1888-12-02

match race. Both men had previously de-
feated julius Wulf, a Sculler of no mean re-
pute, and in consequence there was a great
deal of interest shown in this match. Searle
took the lead shortly after the start and
maintained it throughout, winning by two
lengths. Searlc showed magnificent form.
This performance established a reputation
for Searle, and he was matched to row Chris
tan Nelson, the Anglo-Danish Australian
s~culler, for 81 900 a side, over the Paramatta
course. The race was rowed on Sept. IA of
this year, and Searle easily defeated Nelson
by four clear lengths in II min. 251T Sec,
against a stiff breeze. The Paramatta
course is three miles and $50 yards in length.
From that moment Searle was looked upon
Us the coming Australian champion.
He next challenged Edward Hanlan to row
him over the same course, offering to give
him odds of $500 to $3.50, or two 10 one,
but Hanlan did not want any part of the
youngster, and declined. Then Searle chal-
lenged Kemp for the worlds championship,
with the result as known.
, 1888-12-02

speedy turf performer. Robert Steel showed
the grand Epaulet. 2:19, whose blindness
caused his retirement from the turf when he
promised fair to become the long sought
world beater.
One OF the most pleasing features OF the
show was the performance of Nine. Maran-
tette and her horse Woodlawm The horse
shows wonderful intelligence, and Mime.
Marnntette is a remarkably fine horse
woman.
Mambrino King showed, as he always
does, magnifcently, and of his get the 3
year old Prince Regent made a decided sensa-
ton by his performance. The award Of the
blu ribbon to Mambrino King was the sub
Jcct of much criticism, but among practical
horsemen opinions were about equally divid
ed as to its correctness. To be beaten in this
competition was no discredit.
The New York city mounted police squad
gave a very excellent exhibition OF its prof
cheney in cavalry drill. The men sat their
horses well, and executed the various move
mcnts with n pr cision that was like that Of
regular troops.
But the crowniug event OF the week was
the competitive drill between the Philadel-
phia City troop und the New York Hussars.
When they answered to the order ''chargeI'
they made a fierce attack on wooden dunn
uies. The dummies were painted to re-
semble every phase Of military helplessness.
The turbaned Turk, the ounte chasseur,
tho Cossack and the light cavalryman were
among the job lot. As the young Quakers
dashed by they slIshe1 with their sabcrs ut
tho heads Of the unfortunate dummies in u
way that was truly blood curdling. The
New Workers showed themselves to be quite
rs rerocious It was an appalling sight.
After the opening day, children were con
spicuous only because they were not there,
Tho trouble with the children brought to the
show on the opening day was thnt they imme-
diatcly developed un insane desire to possess
puuics like tho jolly little fellows they saw in
, 1888-12-02

Walter Reeks, the Australian yacht de
Ggner, who is now in Boston looking at the
models OF the best American boats, and who
has II commission to build u yacht to chal-
l,uge for the Americas cup in 1890, says, &c
ccrding to The Boston Advertiser, that it is
only of late years that the sport Of yachting
In Australia has made any very great strides,
either in number Of yachts or excellence OF
design, nor are there any large boats on the
yacht club list even now,
The premier Of Queensland, Sir Thomas
McIlwraith, about a year ago procured from
Mr.. Burgess a design OF a thirty foot boa. for
bis owp use, This boat has been built in
Sydney and was launched about n month
ago. She will doubtless soon be trying CON
illusions with Joats Of similar ri ting designed
aud built In the colonies.
, 1888-12-02
A CONTRAST.

There is a greater interest taken in the
horse show nowadays than in the early years
Of the associations Gfforts. The people pa
tronize 1t literally. They examine the classes
with critical intelligence and are competent
in the main to give an opinion regarding
them.
The most general interest seemed to center
on the trials OF the hunters. The ladies par.
icularly seemed TO wnx enthusiastic over
this feature Of the show, md 1t is possible
that the handsome gentlemen riders did some
thing toward making the young ladies and
their mammas particularly anxious to see
the trials. There were many young aides
there who preferred 70 exhibit their own
horses, too fully a quarter OF the horses ex.
hibited were owned by women, and they
took the bitches and the five bar gates with
as much ease and a good deal more grace
tlan the men
, 1888-12-02
BASE HITS.

The Detroit club entered the league in
1851. She took Cincinnati's place. Wouldn't
it be singular If Cincinnati should now re-
sumo her old place at Detroit's expense.
Tho suit of Arthur Whitney, OF the New
Works, against the Detroit baseball club has
been settled, the club having paid him $500
damages for failure to employ him after they
had contracted to do So.
Detroit is only fifteen miles from London,
Ont, and it is believed that an international
association club would pay there.
Dick Roche, the we'll known st. Louis
bpokmaker and horse owner, has decided to
locate permanently in New York. Next sea
son his stable will consist of Badge, Brad.
ford, Limbo, Liberty and Leontine.
The finest basebal ground is in Detroit.
whore there is no club to play ON it or people
20 pay TO see the game.
Emery, the western expert, has taken up
his residence in st, Louis,
The Chicagos and Pittsburgs made the
most double plays this year. This spenks
volumes for their infields.
Cincinnati really mHle Tom LOTUS an
offer before coming to terms with Gus
Schmelz.
McGarr, of last seasons Omaha team, has
signed with the Kansas City association
club for next year.
Detroit's salary list was $4,000.
Thu Detroit club had a salary list OF $4,000.
Kelly says Morrill, aned him only sl93 this
season,
Louisville received $4,000 from the Ath-
lcuics for Catcher Cross.
II is reported that Gafrney has been secured
TO umpire in the League next season.
Every member OF the Louisville club has
received an invitation to spend u month this
winter ut Scott Sections home in Spencer
county.
Arthur Irwin has signed a contract to play
with the Philadelphia club next season. He
will again captain the uipe and play short
sep,
Manager Phillips has been formally re-en-
gagged by the Pittsburg club ut n salary OF
81 200 a year, an increase Of $500.
, 1888-12-02
QUAIL SHOOTING.
The Most Familiar of Ameri.
can Game Birds.
BOB WHITES PECULIARITIES.

How, Where and When He May Be
shot-The Observation-Disclosures Favorite
Among Yankee sportsmen-An Unusu-
ally Good Season All the Country Over.
The farmer boy whose tastes incline toward
shooting is happy now, for he can start out
with his gun on almost any early morning
when the white frost lies thick, and shoot, or
at least shoot at, the most familiar of
American game birds, our own Bob White.
In the north and south, east and west,
quail seem to be plentiful this year. Their
favorite feeding ground is in the fields of
wheat stubble and among the gaunt stalks of
last summer rag weed. In early morning
the farmers boy, with his gun, looks for
the little birds in sunny fence corners
and other places where the first rays
OF the rising sun have melted the frost.
In midday he crouches by the fences at
the edges of the fields where Bob White
stays, so that on the first alarm he can scurry
away to cover close by. In rainy weather
the farmer's boy, If he is posted, doesn't look
for Bob White at all, for the clean little
birds are disguised by a storm and keep to
cover.
b. White possesses all the qualities of n
good game bird. He lies well to the dogs,
eibhei III CONSy VI SlnBly, anu his DulleL ike
flight tests the nerve and skill of the sports
man. There are four other species of quail:
the California mountain quail, the valley
quail, the Arizona quail and the blue quail;
but of them all Bob White is the sportsman's
favorite.
This quail makes a simple nest on the
ground in some sheltered nook and lays from
twenty to twenty-five eggs very much in
shape like a hens egg. The female sits three
weeks and unless disturbed generally matches
all of them. During the tolls and cares of
incubation the male bird frequently sits near
whistling soft notes Of encouragement to his
mate. As soon as the young are out of the
shell they running about, and
they readily follow the parent bird.
They are comical. looking chaps, no
longer than your thumb. At the first
note Of alarm from Mrs. Bob White they
instantly disappear in the punches of grass,
under a leaf or bit of bark. Many instances
are cited OF the domestication of this inter
, 1888-12-02


fore a large audience, made up to some e1-
tent of ladies, and it is fair to suppose that
if Williamson didn't quite succeed In break
ing the record he probably shattered several
Chicago girls hearts.
He made three throws, all distancing con-
siderably any previous efforts made for the
locket offered by The Cincinnati Enquirer.
The official measurements are as follows:
First throw, 3Sl feet 5 inches.
Second throw, 800 feet IL inches.
Third throw. 302 feet IL inches.
The 500 cash prize was offered by the
Cincinnati club. The locket is in the shape
of n baseball diamond with a white enameled
ball in the center. The base paths are
marked by row of diamonds. 1t has been
properly inscribed with 10 name, date and
achievement.
Ned is as big as John L. Sullivan, and is
one OF the best inielders in the profession.
de tried wrestling once, having as an oppo-
nent Capt. Joe Emerich, the well Known
sporting man, but after forty-five minutes
hard work on the floor and all over the room
Ed gave the job up as a bad one, alleging
that he was ''too strong to work"
, 1888-12-02

tao b,llls At last two score Of fashionable >
ch.ldreu wcro Iactled aud prevented from
bowling by the promise Of Shetlands, etc
AMI aat,r Moses" Fr.tsch could only tie
persuaded tH 20 home quietly 10y tho absolute
hedge OF "A four in. ham. Iist like his papa's.
Al this yIuHed parents TO think twice about
r.Iain' their rssping little oTsprings to
tho Garden, although Master Howard Dick
n2H, j. n;H. q. ]nnsouucel that he didn't curo
tur American horses Hmy nlCr1, becaus, he pr o
p9.rl u live ~ England on account Of Nj.
ii,rTisnu's election.
iIo f1ur-u-hanGs wore something Of a
o. tJ",olutanent ia number. Mr., StmgIs being
die ualy one % the %tyrty-nine members OF
Ia. Ecw YORK Coaching club to make an en-
Try.
1t was q subject OF general comment and
gr5'et that the Lor.I!arl family, which has
dnag SO nue.! to propagate and maintain the
Jgt iu sp0esh in the country, should be COM
.p'gd & absent itself from Il show to which
h-s cou,-ihGted 10 much in the past; but,
ser, thing considered, the show was Il great
Ivc.ss.
Tho worlds high jumping record wU
hcitcn on tho last night Of the show by two
horse Gebhard's Leound Mr.. William
Deerland5 FiIeuuker. They both cleared
the bars nt 6 feet 30 inches. This was IA
inches better than nuy previous performance.
, 1888-12-02

In default of any genuine challenges for
the Americas cup, the usual crop OF rum ors
is now hourishing, there being now III rec
rather airy challenges aioat. One of tn csc
is based on nothing better, according to The
Forest and Stream, than a brief inquiry
from a Mr.. Phelps, N. A, Of England, who
certainly has not attained any great fame or
prominence as a yacht designer, as to
whether a vessel drawing seventeen feet
could sail the course, an answer being re-
quested by postal card. The second rumor
has for foundation the report, which is
probably true so far as it goes,
that the Thistle mas been hauled out
under a shed to be deepened; though that she
will lave a centerboard, that she is owned
by Mr.. Coats or that she will challenge again
for the cup are entirely matters Of conjecture.
TIT third rumor comes from the presence OF
Mr.. Walter Reeks, OF Sydney, in New York
and Boston. Mr.. Reeks has been looking for
information in regard to challenges and races
for the cup. but there is very little probable
ity that the New York Yacht club will tie
called upon in the near future to consider a
challenge from Australia, and at present
there is no reliable indication Of ono from
any other source.