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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-14

An English builder of theaters has
invented a panic lock for theater doors.
1t is contained in a panel which occu-
pies large surface on the inside of the
door, and any one coming in contact
with the door must press the panel,
upon which the door opens instantly.
1t is impossible for the doors of a build
ing fitted with this lock to be fastened
so that egress is prevented, but from
the outside no entrance is possible ex-
cept with a regular key. Terry's the
alter in London has been fitted through
out with the new lock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-14
The Limit of Visibility.

just how large is the minutest OBJ
ject it is possible to see under the mi
croscope, is speculation of considera-
bic interest. Sir Henry Roscoe having
treated the 10000 of an inch as tho
limit of visibility with the highest
known magnifying power Mr..
Crisp, of the Royal Microscopical
Society, af1irms that the real limit may
be quite safely placed below 100000
of an inch though it can not be def
nitely determined. Rev. DR.. Dallinger,
the eminent president of the Society,
indorses this view, stating that he has
himself seen objects which were GER
tainly between 100000 and 1-300,0 600
of an inch. -ArhdnSatO Irdceler.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-14
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
MY DOLLY.

wonder what my papa means
BY calling me Miss Fidgety
A silly goose
That has no use
A troublesome young midget.
He says always fought to laugh.
Good little girls are jolly"
What would he do
II he, boo-hool
Had tored bis little Dollyt
He says my Dolly's nothing but
A lot of rips and creases-
That all combined
Could never find
One-half the missing pieces.
AndNmamma told me il it was
Made out of iron and leather
1t wouldn't stay
More than day
Securely held together
know its nose and ears are gone,
1t has one leg left only;
A great big crack
10 in its back
And one eye looks so lonely.
Its face gets blaclzer every day,
IL never lloy, never;
And If rub
And scour and scrub
1t makes IT worse than ever
They want to know what makes me keep
The nasty thing" about me,
Why, don't you see
It's fond of me,
And couldn't do without me!
Now does 1t matter much to them
How sick and cross I may be?
I'm not afraid
Mamma would trade
Me for another baby.
u. .Spytle1, in Louisville COurier-JOuYHaL
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-14

A commercial traveller was brag-
ging about the magnitude of the firm
he represented. "a suppose your house
is pretty big establishment" said the
customer. Big? You can't have any
idea of its dimensions. Last week we
took an inventory of the employees and
found out for the first time that three
cashiers and four book-keepers were
missing. That will give you some idea
of the magnitude of our business. y
NJ y. Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-14

Robinson--That is fine dog you
have, Dumley. Do You want to sell
him?
Dumley-Tll sell him for fifty dol
lars.
Robnson-Is he intelligent
Dumley with emphasis)-Intclli-
CENT? Why, that dog knows as much
as l do.
Robinson-You don't say so, Well.
I'll give you twenty-five cents tor him.
Dumley. Y SunA
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-14

"A butter dealer recently sold a
quantity of bad butter at u residence
in indianapolis. When he next re-
turned he was invited in. He entered
and was seized by the inmates, stripped
of all his clothing and battered from
head to foot with his rancid wares.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-14

"A ten-year-old boy who accompan-
led his mother to bookstore asked the
young clerk if he had "any books for
little boys that amt got any religion in
en-" Little boys that amt got any
religion in 'em should read the Bible
and Sunday-school books-and this is
the kind of literature the ten-ycar-old
querist evidently did read. -Drahe' S
Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-14

Nearly all of the Sc, 600 worth OF
iewelry stolen from Banker Morgan, OF
New York, has been recovered. A
search under the carpet of the room oc-
cupied by Dorsey, the burglar, revealed
u cigar box concealed in q circular
hole deity sawed in the floor beams,
which contained large part of the
missing gems.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-14

Frozen oranges are lightin wciaht,
q fact which, if you will remember
will keep you from being swinowd h.,
fruit vendors
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01
a Corrs,pondenr,s Il ply,

MsRIDIAE, Tx May ~ Ioo''
To the Editor of the Gazette.
I was very much surprised indeed ..
G. o. Nelson's card in THE iAzETTE OF
the 26.h, denying my special Of the 2oi1t
wherein I stated inst Henry LocXeth
Esq had sues him for SIS, 600 for slsp1eI
and deiamation of character. Nelson saG
discussed the case ard also the speciA,
sent about 1t in the presence OF j. L.
Gouldy. ann
The suit is No. 1923, fled May Is, lsss,
BY A. G. Mckay, district CLERK CT Bosqae
county, aud citation was issued the ssTs
day and plsGed in the hands CT j. b. NE.
constable pfecint No. L. Suit was ofougss,
By Messrs. Locket. and GockstI nv
the petition sliegss the slander ana , Gs.
isma.ion to have been made on tae 2 ~.
April, 1887, and about 20ih ct msyI 1870
and at divers other times til 1st Januns
1888. Nelson denies that Lockett IL w..
prominent merchant, as was sta'ea y
my special TO TaE GAZETTE. The pSa-
ton in this suit shows some Of the Iss'
ons why Lcckett is not as prominent
merchant es ne used to be.
q. S. DnLiRD'
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01

due ct . dete -Axed. There is In
the United States Treasury 81 ,ooo, 600, 600
in gold coin as special reserve, but the
amount OF the notss due, payable on de-
msnd, is In round figures three and hall
billions. Mr. Atkinson asks, "wou,d a
private corporation consider itself IN pos
session ct suyplus revenue from it's
business which 1t would be at liberty to
deal with ct its own pleasure, II It owed q
large sam Of money on demand and still
larger sum OF money subject to be paid
on demand withins short period Of tine7'
Hardly. Let Us be thankful for the sur
plus AID for the prosperity that enables
as to create q surplus.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01
DIsPOssEssRD OF HIS WIFE,

a well to do FaIn,sr LisiCs Near Piii
T. Robbed of R,s wife and Children.
speciai 10 the Gazette.
PARIS, TEX, NAV 30.-Au ireiul hus.
band, Mr.. Tom Holconbe, Wei! 70 do
farmer, living ahous fourteen miles
northwest Of Paris, came to town yestsr,
day and swore Out complaint sgsirsis
young man by the name OF s. 7. Rough
to the one TACT lie had dispossessed hin
OF his wife, Mrs. E. A. Bolcombe, and
bis two little Children, one between two
and three Years old and the other 81 in.
FAINT. Mrs. Holcombe had been living u
Paris foF several months. M. H1lGoDes
remained On the farm aud occasionally
came TO see his family and providing iOs
them. PI.or to his leaving she was lvi7s
in house with another family, and ii
wss noticed Mr.. Rjugh, YouDg
man who appearsi 10 be socui
twenty-five years old, took moTe thr
ordinary interest in Ter Welfare
during Ter stsy there. A fer dsyF sgobs
and Mrs. Holcombe lef. forpsrts ursuoRs
ar d made arrangements TO have tie house.
hold goods shipped to them .! Celeste.
Tex. A friend promptly notified NJ. H3.-
ccmbe OF the proceedings. He coma 70
and stopped the shipment OF tho s9oas
And took the necessary steps TO bs7e Inc
parties brought bscE, which viii De done
ss soon as the officers can fad them. IL
Is ssid that Mr. Rough told soRs par'ies
here that he was going iuto tbe hotel opsi-
ness at Celeste snd wanted MIS-. boz,
combe TO help him.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01

Mr.. BLAINE does himself credit &c 4
man in his second letter Of declination
TO Question his sincerity IN declining &c
sbs an asp,rsnt for the nomination was to
question his veracity, sndget Some of HE
best friends I'D this. The.lstter of Mr.
Blaine printed In The GAZETTE yesterday
should settle che question, &C the gentle
man ssys: tsEs should now by speech
or BY silence, By commission CT omission,
permit my name in any eceat to come be-
fore the convention should incur the re-
proach Of being ;Cncandid," etc. In deed,
were Mr.. Blaine now to acceptShe oni-
nation under any circumstances, he
world de generally held to be tho smails
est OF political tricksters. BE has Jet
himself down easy. Don't disturb his re-
pose.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01
DEVELOPaENr Of TEXAS.
100 Doses Ono roElo-

The Advantages on ,red TO settIs,, =.
Northwest rt1as-Cnsnp Home,
ALBANY, TEI., May ., N.
To the Editor Of the Gazette.
We are sll Interested, or should ba q.
the progress, Advancement ard n,sa,,.,
development OF our state.
Vast in her territorial limits; vans,,
tui in her past "Reminiscences; crest in -,
observation-disclosures, undivided. Is Ha,, ~,
OF contemplation.
The progress Ct Texas has bee, IL,
an ascending stairs-ssep By steD sho -,
sdvanced in the scaie OF intellege1,e ~
Industry, giving evidsuce Of her ,p,T,.
greatness Ia the increasing prospsritg \,
her people. '' u
Aimogs phenomenal has beer her ,,,-
Deration from disasters By. drouch. an
hood; and to-day her people, iltiyiir.
ally and collectively, sre harvesting n,
golden gtains OF rsward, p5op,c..e,, s.
their patience and ul.iripg energy, Al
over the great northwest, Wh, re 4, ,sx
months past the psrched grcuno ~,
pleading In vain for 5 d.op 0t nojs,ps.
helds OF wheat, oats and corn bow ,1sl,
iuxurlant hsads to the passing breezs /,
grsteful Acknowledgement Of an upnra,a
denied season Of prosperity. An oye,.
d wing treasury has contributed turG.t !,
her institutions of learning, wbs,s
The mass of her people receive ~
education, preparing them FOR the blg5sn
type OF ctt!z5nehIp, s2d making Il In
possible for the eEacting CT vholes0n.
IL VS. TO depend entirely On the Wisdoa, a
few, but enlerging the facilities fJr ires
lnstructions 20 the eyteG', that UPON ths
enlightenme nj Ct the whole people will
rest the pD1s- to perpetuste good goysr.
men.. Nothing bu. political 0sr!srs c,p
weaken the giaut strength Of Texas, svd
re,aTd her progress uP ward ard onward
to first place among the states Z. lie
tedeIsi Union.
Since ihe adjustment OF the differences
existing in the Democratic parry a
the convention held st Fort War.h,
it is hardly probable that such
an emergency will arise sgsl,
during the coming canvass, lhE
will so far disturb the bod5 po,li:
,s to divert attention from :he develop
nent CT the material resources CT the
state, which are Just low beginning 10
assume practical shape. Consequently
Northwest Texss bt ing an inviting f:lj,
With abundsnt crops srd cheap LANDS,
will naturally prove the Ell Dorado sought
~ immigration from other states. Sls
vii give an impetus TO our home pe65ls,
md many long talked of enterprise VII
'e put Into operation. The POSSIBILITIES
4 Texas are great indeed, and few BIl
re able to measure the beneficial results
i this year Of general prosperity, rafl
IL ORR vacant prsiris lands become he
roperty OF enterptising farmers Of TIE
0rth and east. EDGAR RYE.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01

a. least erce & fortnight in order to yer.
5slly explain the purport OF something he
! has written to his insmorsts, Msny a
one whose heart has been bursting with
an exubersDt Election has been unable In
| express 1t in writing, and doubtless not
few marriages thst would have brought a
| lifelong happiness have been prevented
~ the chill Of cold INK Ali this NAV oe
done AWAY with BY the phonogreuh.
"Dearest," wnen undersccred by heavy
black line, may be batter than Hdesres STU
without the liae, but how cold in compar
fson with the same word reprodaced by
the monograph, into which the beloved
one hiss breathed the word with al the
srtor of distant lover. In view of the
perfection to which the machine has been
Drought, especial instruments should be
made for lovers, and with dummy at
tachment for embracing when yer the
tones are reproduced with great feryor.
The immense advantage thst the poss.
ession Of well.regulated phonoer.pa
would confer upon spinster with visions
OF oresch Of promise suit Ia her minds
eye will be sppsreht upon the sughteet
reflection and the funny writers and the
comic artists have turned this phase of
the matter into verita Die mine OF laugh
ing material.
Seriously, however, there seem TO be
CREST capabilities in the perfected ms
chine and 1t Is quite within the possibiu-
ties that It's completion marks the begin
ling OF new era In general verbatim re-
pt&tng.
Ne cut accompanying this represents
3ne.hf the mach mes that were shown at |
recent press exhibition in New York.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01
TEXAS IN TYPE.
Clippings from State Exchanges on Matsor
-rok Interest

Clippings from State Exchanges on Nattor
| OF Interest.
Crop prospects in Grayson county az
reported good.
\ The cotton In Grsyson. is suffering o.
fccount Of the cool weather.
The cattle on the range In Greer COUNT
are said to be In fine condition.
A new postofflcs has been establi shee
In Greer county called Quartz.
Ripe peaches OF the Sneed variety were
exhibited In Alvord the first Of last week
In'Coryell county corn, wheat and OATS
are alb fne. The wheat cutting will com.
mence this week.
There is new town being built on the
Fort Worth and Denver Railroad In the
western part Of Dallsm county.
The crop of osts in Frio county is said
to be unusually fine and the yield from
present harvesting very large.
A csbbsge measuring four feet across
was brought to the Office CT the Pesrssll
News and WAS grown in that vicinity.
The corn crop in LsSalle county is as
sured and said to be the finest ana heavi-
est ever made in Southern Texas.
In the absence OF Mr.. Hampton Pyle
and family from their house in Bonham
someone riddled the windows with shot
The rain and wind storm on Tuesday
OF last week, destroyed the Cumberl.nc
Presbyterian church In Rockwall, as well
as some residences.
A $4,000 iron bridge is being built
ACROSS Peese river by the county at Yer
non, and the structure is to be open for
traffic by September l.
Two young women in Hunt county are
experimenting In silk culture. They have
this year 5000 worms that have been
reared on the leaves Of the bois dare.
Early last week 3 violent wind storm
did much damage in Brookston TO
residences and business houses
The loss in houses and stock is estimated
at $4,000.
The first cotton blooms Of the season
were brought to Hsllettsvllle last We'd
nesdaY. Farmers In the. vicinity report |
the stalks in some pisces nearly waist |
high and well set with squares,
Lightning struck the house Of Mr. W |
W. Bishop about four miles from r 1ck-
wall. Il passed down the stoveplpe,
killing s chicken under the house. The
inmates escaped unhurt, Mi. Bishop only
'eceiving slight shock.
Mr.. John Nebhut Of Terrell, while
rossing Kings creek, met with serious
ccldent. The bridge gave way, throwing
he loaded wagon, himself and team into
he creek. killing one CT the horses End
ruising him considerably.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01

ago; its devotional poetry has risen above
the mechanical rhymes OF Stefnhold and
Hopkins; it's music has outgrown the
plaiEtive minor chants which we're sung
~ the hunted end the prescribed in mouu.
aln Businesses or on lonely moore; bu.
tDessr1e doctrines flourish, the same rules
OF conduct are enfofceo and the same
moral integrity Is demanded Of it's adher.
ents rs at the beginning.
The extent OF the influences which Pres
bytetianisM has t1 srclsed on, the body
polite in this .eeuusfy, cannot easily De
measured. Hard and uNyielding ss irs
creed may appear to many, it has about 1t
a conservatism whicA has done good ser
vice not only ip opposing the advance Of
speculative and materislietic thought, bu.
also in iniasins the spirit Of honesty and
integrity into commercial dealings, and
thus ccxituc;rg 10 the Industrial prosper
tty Of comm aDitiss. Il has cleo isalously
watched over the education Of the your e,
aud has not been forgsaul Ct tho issi0n-
aty work By which 'igtOrance and crime
may be lsssene6 aud the perplex,pg
problems q lie partly solved The
charity toward Other branches of the
Christian faith hos been recrgpizat by l.,
and there is strong hope that this Gene
raj Assembly mEY formulate plan by
which the members Of the church north
and eecth msy be once more brought to-
getbes.
Philadelphia, therefore, extends wsrm
greeting to the assembly, knowing that
the wisdom, the wealth, tie culture and
the integrity which are represented in II
may be relied upon 10 deliberate with an
eye to moral and social progress and to
the spread OF th.t'virtue which is the
pledge Of perpetviry to nation.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01

4 THE Ohio State journal asss Tough,
mot the man, whether white, black OF
yellow, bulldozer or bulldozea, who is
so .Gl,ifiless that he cannot afford to pay
Is to Is cents Cor muslin suEcient to
make him shirtlhe condemned to 60 to
and f7o upon the, earth shirtless, till he
sipks into dishoaoTed grave 2" SO, So;
that's the theory. sis it? People that
cannos afford to pay high pricest for
necessities in ordes$o make manrfactur-
ers rich should go without the necessities.
: Well, taat may be geSd Republican pro-
lection doctrine, Is. lie not the kitd
that suits the ma ority of the voters Of
this great country, and so you win End
when the vote is counted In November.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01
Farmer and Free Wool.
Philedesnhis Re- ord,

1t has been rumored that Senator Hoar,
as well as Rspresen,stive'LoDg, is desir-
GUS OF quitting political life in order to
disport himself in more congenisl occu-
patton. These distinguished gentlemen
would not DE missed il the people Of Mas
sscnusetss should send in their place two
more farmers like Farmer Russell, who,
On Wednesday, made second telling
speech In favor Of tariff reform. Being n
sheep grower himself, and representing q
constituency largely engaged in
wooden manufacture Er. Rassell's
argument hSd q double per
tinency. He showed the absurdity OF the
claim sandwiched into tbs resolutions of
the Pennsylvania Republican platform
that 1000, 600 persons we're dependent
upon wool growing, when the whole an
nual product was only worth SIC, 600, 900,
The price Of wool, he decla-sd, was de-
pendent on the demand Of the wooden
manufacturers. Wool Was the only great
agricultural product which had NO export
value; the price, therefore, depended
upon the prosperity Of the men in
this country who bought and
used it. Wool growing and wool
fourished together or LAM
guished together. At present they were
languishing together; while the rags that
dropped from beggsrs' backs we're worked
over by shoddy mills into clothing for
No fully civilized nation
axes wool except proteciioa-ridden
Spain. Mr. Russell declared that wool
would advance in price IN less than yesr
Z it should be placed on the fsee list; and
re said that the Lowell Carpet Company,
which had recently suspended operations
because 1t could not stand the tariff tax
IN its raw material, would resume if the |
Mills bill should become Law.
Talk Of this kind from Mr.. Russell drew |
he fire Of the protectionis;s; but he |
proved able to take care OF himself in ous-
nd thrust debate And the subsequent |
declaration of Mr.. Fitch, Republican
member from New York, that the people
Il his district had elected him to Con-
ress mainly because his Democratic
pponent had voted against the .consid-
ration Of the Morrison bill added to the
rotectionist discontinue.
Altogether, Wednesday was q red
lster day for the tariff reformers In Con.
feSs. 10 a
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01
san HOUSTON ConMESCExSl

Yesterdsy's Programme at Runfltaua.
b, Presshsed with . Dane, @
Special to the Gazette
HUNTSVILLE, TEX, May 80 The joiut
entertainment OF the literary societies OF
the Safe Normal Institute came of last
night, and despite the inclement weather
. large assembly was present. The entire
programme was gone through IA d.
manner. To day the regular school =
ercises were concluded with an a. Is
from President Baldwin, who at 4 a
clusion Of which was presented 81 De
students with nne gold headed CA ].
Dr.. Baldwin was so taken BY surpfy :
that he called in State Superintendent
Cooper to respond which that gentleman
did In brilliant manner. This evening
n enjoyable s&slx uas given py the
(umnf of ~ D>afoS s. rs.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01
a ceatary OF Presby.erianisn.
Philadelphia Record,


twas eminently fitting that the Cen
sennikl convention Of the General Assem-
BIZ of the Presbyterian church 10 tsis
coSntry should be held in Pailsdelphts.
TWAS organized here, and the growth
and development OF the commonwealth
are ipseparably connected with the pro-
gress OF the denomination. The history
Of Presoyterisnism everywhere has beer
q protest. against depotism, while its
memberss who were driven to this coun-
tfJ BY persecution, were foremost IN the
efforts made TO throw OF allegiance TO
the British throne and establish 9 govern
ment Of the people.
The growth Of the PresbyteriaR faith,
when We consider its essentials, has been
marvellous. As laid down by the divines
who met ct Westminster It appealed to
the intellect and TO reason. It was
rot emotional, It hsd neither forms nor
ceremony: it WAS devoid OF liturgy; and
yet. with all these apparent drawDacks,
1t successfully appesled to all classss, and
has been able to maintain itsslf sgeiH(l3
these innovations which many belle
to be necessary IN order to
pace With the. advance Of 600 T.
and with the development Of =
artistic element Ia mans naturas.
Iss churches eSe not the cold Z ke>
less barn-like etrue5lyeo Of 11ll
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01
Editor shep srd's Acutensss.
0uoehp HapoII

The editor of the NV York Mail eaf
Express places scriJtursl quotation q
the head OF lis column daily. The ides
is an excellent one. Il SHOWS that some
one around the office possesses bible, ever
| if Incapable Of making intelligent use OF
| it. Some OF the texts selected sre totally
| irrelevent to anything within the ken OF
man. Detached from their connection
they mean nothing, convey no lesson,
give no Impression. Yet they sTe always
clean and refpectsble, and have cauaed
many people to talk about the paper. In
deed, some OF Mr.. Shepard's cons.itu-
ents credit him with the sonorous style OF
belly Job, or the tender psthos OF David,
they not knowing thst these men, long
ago dssd. contribute to the Mail and Es'
press.
Occasionally the choice is happy IS this
for instance.
And he that overcomefh, and he that
kaepeth My works unto the end, to him
will give authority over the nations.
Could any reference to Mr. Cleveland
nave been more delicately putt By Sc
lectipg ell passages with such jud .cious
care MIR. Shepard will become q power
Tor Democracy. 1t was known that In
holy Writcorld be found passage sppli.
cable TO almost any human condition, but
&c y would have looked there for political
reference. Mr.. Shepard makes much
better Impression when speaking flsura-
lively than when he opens his own NOR.
tai mouth. The other day he said
to Q correspondent that he thought
JEFF Davis would make the best
candidate for the Democrats. Herein he
sank to an intellectual level which few
can reach without Incarceration In 8
friendly asylum. Hs should, Is is plain,
copy Esore extensively from the bible and
cultivate silence. The quotations will be
respected for their purity and their source
whether or not they convey much mean
ing. They will cause no libel suits nor
rsDkla. IN the breasts of the opposition.
Sill, the sllusson to JEFF Davis will not
sNir mp dissens.on. As matter OF fact,
Ell Dkvis is not available and Mr.. Shep.
II ought, fer the sake Of his own stand.
rg among. Journalistic, TO find it out.