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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10
A Pretty French Girl.

One of the prettiest girls I saw In
France was selling flowers on the grand
balcony. Her beauty won her many
buyers as well as admirers. Her hair
was as dark as the ravens wing, her
eyes flashed and softened by turns, her
features were as clean as from a sclup-
tors chisel, her cheeks red roses. How
ever she might be addressed she answered
with smile, melodiouS laugh of
pleasure following IL she were pleased n
frown clouding her face but adding to her
beauty il she would reprove. But she did
not lose the evenness of her temper Il
do SO want to sell all ze genteelmen
flowers" she would say In broken Eng
lish, with a delicious French accent that
stole right through the hearts and
into the pocketbooks Of some Amer
lean gentlemen, / knew, and to whom
she often turned during the evening,
but I want them to buy for their own
goot, not mine. love re flowers. They
are sweet flowers, lovely flowers" aud
her face ran red with bushes like her
roses. gave mp thinking Of her when /
heard next morning that she had hus-
band whom she regularly whipped twice
day.-D. A. Orr in Chambersburg Spirit.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10
A PLEASANT EVENING PARTY.
Music, Games and Dancing Occupy Il
Guests Until II Late Hour.

Music, Games and Dancing Occupy the
Guests Until II Late Hour.
Last evening at Mr.. Alonzo Morgan's
residence, On Maple avenue. a merry COM
pany OF young ladies and gentlemen as
sembled to while away the evening hours
with pleasure and festivities.
The party was given in honor OF Miss
Hattie Adams. of Findlay, Ohio, who is
visiting relatives in this city. The evening
was enjOyRby spent in games, music and
dancing, and the guests were 10th to ia Ike
their departure until the small hours of the
mlrning.
Among those present were: Misses Hat
tie Adams. May Brooks, Effie Allen, Car
rie Brown, Fannie Fill $, Lulu
Hunter, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Robinson. Mr.. and Mrs. E. ID. Coates,
Mr.. and Mrs. John jackson, Mrs. Allen;
Messrs. Delaney, Anthony and Joiner. of
Wilberforce; Messrs. Charles Hackley,
Charles Washington, VIM. Allen, wm.
Hunley, Oliver and Howard Love. F.
Guinea, c. Rudd, Z. Roberts, Ezra Ward,
A. b. James, Edward Garrett and George
T. Fry
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10
lACONDk LkcONiCS.
Items of Interest from springfieId's LiyeI,
Little suburb.

items of Interest from springfieId's Lively
Little suburb.
Miss Efie Nelson was bitten on the hand
by pet squirrel on Thursday, and so in
jured that she had to go to a ph ysician, but
Is now better.
Rev. C. j. Burkert returned on Thursday
evening from Mount Orch, Brown county.
Ohio, where he has been assisting Rev. F.
II Bohn In protracted meeting for a
week
Friday evening will long be remembered
by Master George Burkert, our ministers
youngest son, il being the occasion of sur
prise upon him in honor of his tenth birth
day. A merry time was enjoyed by all
present, while George was made happy by
many useful and beautiful presents. Among
the little folks present were Misses Alice
SimOns, NAV Sleigh, Berthe Lay bOurn, Car
RE, 0rlle, Matte and Myrtle Cartright,
Plossie and Mabel Scott Carrie and Rosa
Darsch. Gertie and Hattie Munday, Rana
ZuTsyern; Masters Charlie Laybourn Wal
ter CuIp, Willie Clark, Harry Mitchell.
Clifford Grove, and Harry Noble.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

rnBU rather Inan leave the world without
keeping her vow TO him she would be
married on her dying bed powdered
her up well. miss, and l dressed her in
| the embroidered dressing gown, with tube
roses at the throat. | pulled down the
green shades and darkened the room. She
fixed the pillows to prop herself up with,
and then skipped into bed.
"'Give me my pearl bracelets, she said,
and the handsOmest OF those handker-
chiefs, and all my rings; and Flora, mind
you must sob all through the ceremony,
I'm going to he calm
I'VE hadn't five minutes more, but Just
as the first knock came to the door she
whispered:
"'Oh. dear! II only could have slow
music. Couldn't you catch that "Travi-
alta" organ, Flora, and get him TO play
for half an hour outside the window
He's always on the corner. Flora, III
leave you something handsome if you do. ;
II did 1t, short as the time was.
caught that man and he ground out his
quarters worth.
The clergyman was a very nice, neat,
near sighted old gentleman. Mr. Birch
was the dreadfulest sight-pale as a ghost
and shaking from head to foot. The
groomsman looked dreadfully sorry: tho
four or five intimate friends looked as
though they were at a funeral; and to SEQ
her, with her calm smile and powdered
face, one hand against her heart, the
other in his-I was glad I'd been told to
sob; had to do something. And SO they
were married.
al feel, said Miss Grigg. slowly, that
this, perhaps the last moment Of my life,
Is very sweet. To die thus. with my hand
In yours-ah! Dear friend, adieu. Flora,
my faithful maid, take this ring saw
her pick out the cheapest; but no matter.
Remember me by it Now-ieaye us
Then everybody kissed her and went
out OF the room sobbing.
"In a moment more there was scream;
Mr. Birch had tainted away. 1t took an
hour to bring him to.
THE reporter of the evening paper was
waiting outside for the news. It was pub
lished all over that night. but the next
afternoon the travelling dress came back
in the black trunk.
Eyes, miss, of course-Miss Grigg-I
mean to say Mrs. Birch-recovered at
once. And that's the whole story. I'm
the only one that knows it, and wouldn't
mention it TO any one but you, ma'am-" -
New York News
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

Binks was calling on the nipple Of his
eye. He picked mp n volume OF Lucille"
anil ran across an inscription on fly leaf
"Ahl present." he remarked.
ayes, from a dear friend. on, ever so
long ago-seven or eight years"
so long as that"
''Oh, yes. was quite little girl"
When three weeks had gone by without
the regular e. O. d. appearances of Binks,
and il began to look as though he really
meant 1t, she looked up the book and
found the explanation in the inscription.
II read:
To Miss Clara, on her Goth birthday"
That fly leaf Is .Hrn out now.-Chicago
Mail
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

The Bee Line &c. C. c. & l. R'y) has
completed arrangements by which TREY will
be able to sell hGU fare excursion tickets to
all points In the northwest. west, south
and southwest as follows: Tickets to Ar
kansas. Texas. Kansas and Nebraska will
be sold March goth and 2lst, April Sd and
4th, oath and 25th, May sth and 9th, 22d
and 23d and June 5th and 9th. Tickets to
Kentucky, Tennessee. Florida. Mississippi,
Alabama, Georgia. North and South Caro-
lima, will be sold March 27th and April 10th
and cath. With the splendid through par
lor car service 10 Indianapolis and st.
Louis, without change, quick time, sure
connections and the best equipped road In
this section of the country, the Bee Line is
prepared 20 guarantee perfect satisfaction
to all. Only one change to most Of the
above points. For full information, tickets,
ETC., call upon or address
9. II. KNIGHT, Agent,
Springfield, o.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10
WHERE THE TROUBLE LES.
DR.. Lyman Abbotts " Ords 40 Plymouth
Church People.

Church People.
The following extract from one of Or.
Abbott's talks to his people has several
good points applicable to any locality, and
it is consequently reproduced for the bene-
lit OF REPUBLIC readers:
The Saloon, What Ii Is, and What Shall
We DO With lt?" was the subject Of DIR.
Lyman AbbOtts discourse at Plymouth
church last night Temperance people
forget" said DIR. Abbott, that one reason
why men frequent the saloon Is because
they are thirsty. You may walk from Cen
tral park TO Union square on a hot August
afternoon aud cannot get a glass OF water
except in a liquor shop.
Temperance people alsn forget that m n
and Others out Of wo:k, lOunging On Il 9
whaTyes. have no place 10 gofor shelter
except the saloon. We ought to have along
the wharyes OF New York coffee rooms
where men could go for shelter and CON-
paniOnship. The saloon is the poor mans
club, and, after all, the society in the sa-
loon is not absolutely bad. The saloon,
therefore. gives drink TO those who are
thirsty and gives shelter to those who are
not otherwise provided, and gives social
companionshIp TO the poor man. | think 1
that is good about the saloon"
Having read extracts from pamphlet
respecting adulteratiOn of wines and liquors,
Dr. Abbott continued: THE saloon is the
deceiver of the people. 1t is q false pre-
tender; it sells a perpetuaily adulterated
article. This saloon that is making its for
tune by impOverishing it, customers is the
destroyer of little children and creates the
base and horrible appetite on which 1t lives.
/ indict the saloon because IL Is the breeder
OF crime, Of poverty In the individual FAM
ily; because it is dealing in false pretense;
because IL is regardless OF morals In Its
traffic; because il is q breeder of vice, and
because it entails such burden of tax
alton upon the community. But that is
not all. The saloon is backed up by
a large proportion of the population of the
United States, and has by the backing OF
the liquor dealers a great political power.
How many saloons there are | don't know,
but this DEVILS name is legion. There Is
no trust that Is better organized, that is
more fruitful or vigorous In action than the
whisky trust or the brewers trust.
what shall We do with it? We can all
agree to stay out OF the saloon and to use all
the influence in our power to keep Others
out. think the time will come when we
shall look back with wonder and shame at
the liquor store paving the way to political
office. | am not prOhibitiOnist and do not
advocate its principles. 1t is one thing to
prohibit gambling, but 1t is another to pro-
hibit the manufacture of playing cards and
come in and prevent man playing game
of cards with his children. SO it is one
thing to close the saloon, but il is another
thing TO determine what a man SHALL uake
with his meals"
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

They were sitting by the open fireplace
together and she said:
Have you ever looked into the phisoso.
ply # the east2'
Somewhat
"And do You believe in the transmit
grafton of soulsT'
II think do"
"Well, what would you like to be In the
next life:r
The flames cast their bright light on her
beautiful red hair, as he replied:
my darling, l should like TO he white
horse"
Long time she sat pnd wondered why he
made so strange a choIce.-New York Star
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10
CONTENT VS.. oIScoNreNT.

One, satisfied with what must b. her lot
Twas not a CORNER lot-serenely meant
Never 70 wander from her humble cot,
Made beautiful BY wise and sweet content
And one dissatisfied with all he had
Rovsd from his place into the worlds mad
whiri
What did he findf Wen, II was not 20 bad
TIE fellow found that cottage and that girl
"A W. R" In The Century
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

II would be bad enough II a habit
which, for some il harmless, Tor many
beneficial, should become 50 general that
regardless Of its effects z-a.nicious, every
body fell into it. ToSome tobacco is u
specific poison, to some one cigar smoke
means a headache, to some long con-
tinued boring cholicy pain, TO some dys-
pepsia, to some loss OF yirility, to some
cancer in the mouth, to Grant compara-
lively early death.
Why should such people smokeS
And why should they be compelled to
suffer from the smoking of others.-Joe
Howard in New York Graphic.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10
Service of Song.

The following is the choir part of the
Service Of Song" in the First Presbyterian
church tomorrow night:
!. Organ chen" Schubert
Chsnt-'The Lords Prayer -......-....... -,
s. Qusrtette-"Te Deum'' (B flstl.. Buck
Z. Trio-''0n Thee Each Living Soul
Awaits. Creation" "
Miss Williams, Mr. Frankenberg and Mr.
Williams
6. Solo-''O, Rest In the Lord" Elijah. -
Miss Alice J. Vose
g. Qusrtette-"He Shall Come Down Like
Rain. -.........-............. ............ Buck
:. Duet-"0. Morning Land GO. H. No5l
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

burst, best -four will make the whitest,
lightest loaf of bread, ard is the healthiest
and cheapest -four that can be used. Ask
your grocer for IL.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

There are clubs Of all sorts and charac-
ter In New York. The tall men have q
club called the Titans. The men who
wish to show themselves superior to
superstition have formed themselves into
club Of thirteen. The southerners club
together and so do the New Englanders,
The fat men and the Scotchmen. The
athletes and the artists all meet together
in associations for their own encourage
ment and improvement. 1t is even re-
ported from Paris that near sighted club
has been formed there.-N Y. World.
Ladies', why send your lace curtains to
the laundry to have them cleaned and de-
stroyed? Bring them to the Springfield
Steam Dye Works, 81 north Center street.
and they will be returned to you clean and
In good condition and as good as new.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10
STAR AND CRESCENT.

Excellent Programme Rendered by the
High school Society on Friday After
noon.
The last regular meeting of the Star and
Crescent Literary society occurred Friday
afternoon. The following order OF exer-
eises was followed:
Salutatory-"SmsIl Beginning ~..........-..
Miss Nora Flago
Essay-"The Wonders of America ...--...y..
RecitatiOn-"Success".. Walter Plattenburg
Essay-"The Miser''. Miss Kate Barr
Debste-"Resolved. That Capital Pun
ishment Is Unjust" ".-..-.............----...-.
Affirmative Mis-, 1nHs HSTs.G ws,hnas niss
Negstive..-..--...-....-.....,.M ....,. Miss Ida Fleming
The judges decided in favor of the mega
Instrumental Duet. Misses Stoner and Dazey
Essay-'The Fools Paradise" Miss Botmsn
Instrumental alSol0-....-..-..-..--.-.Miss Cummings
kssay-"Joan OF Are $50. Miss Gus lie Weigle
Papers on Current Events
The Blair Educational BIZ '-......-.-.....
....-.............. ....................Miss Rosa smith
-. Miss May Tritt
George W. ChiIds" Miss Edith Fisher
Life of Louise NJ. Alc9tt'' T;....,;....;;;...;
Duet-ElolinceIlo and Piano--.-...........
Nh. Hammond and Mss Irene SpanEler
kssay-L Luck Miss Jessie Corbet
Recitation-"A otrangerin the Pew.
Rebecca gill
kasis-Home sweet Home Mss selosS sSe,esy Sts5
VaIedictory-"The Independence Bell.
sue Fay
The exercises were excellent and reflect
great credit upon the society, and that the
Friday afternoon sessions will soon cease
many will regret TO learn.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10
Miss Williams and Miss Vose.

uet-"O. Morning Land tG. H. No.SI
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

Excellent Programme Rendered by the
High school Society on Friday After
noon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-30
BRIGHT BITS.

HAVE you Browning" she asked at the
village store. mo" replied the clerk; we have
backing and whiting, but no browning .-Life.
BACHELOR PHILOSOPHERS have observed that
the first baby generally gets about 95 per cent.
OF the parental discipline that is devoted to the
whole family of chlldren.-JOui7adl of EdLcd-
ton
TEACHER Children. there is something within
you that tells you when you have done wrong
What is il? Small boy lgorged with green ap-
rles)-l know, sir. 1t S the colic.-DetrOtt Free
Press.
THE Chicago Tribune prints a composite pic
ture of twenty-five girls in the senior class of
Michigan University. We are glad that no one
american maiden is quite SO homely.-BuGalo
ErDress.
A CALF was born on the farm of Michael Glib
bonS, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, without
the remotest sign Of a tail, This refutes the
venerable saying that the tail always goes with
the hide.-LotoeH Courier.
IT'S A WISE CHILD, ETc.-Papa (of Calvnistic
faith, has just heard that Molle was at the
theater last evenlng)-Good morning, Daughter
of Satan.
Mollie-Good morning, Father.-LJe.
LAMBREoUIN-The is Brown crossing the
street; let us turn down here and get out of his
way.
Robinson-what's the matterH Do you owe
him anything9
Lam6requin- but he has just got back
from weeks fishing excursion.-L$fe.
Coon MORNING, Mr.. Dallywag; changing your
boarding place again?"
Yes
what is the matter now. thought you were
nicely fixed"
well, so 1 was; but got week in arrears
on my board and my landlord served me coffee
this morning in fancy cup with gilt lettering
on it that read: Think of me- | paid my bill
and got out. You can bet / wouldn't put up
with such base hints for pay as that was.-Chi-
cogo Ledger
ToDEsoN who has grown his moustache,
dropped his Gs and got into society AGAIN.
Duchess. It's not amusin, after spendin' a
pleasant evenin', to find you've been hobnobbin'
with Shopkeeper, or sittin next to his wife
at dinner, you know.
Her Grace-Oh dear me. Why my husbands
shopkeeper, Mr. TodeSon. He keeps that
great brc-asbrac warehouse in Conduit street
and the toy shop on the corner, that's mine
and the confectioner over the way, that's my
mother, the Duchess of Hautcastlel
Todeson feels he has been putin his foot in
it-PLnch.
WE are in some doubt as to what Charles
Dudley Warner means when he says In HarpeT's
Magazine that Chicago is becoming modest. ~
Mr.. Warner is Yankee, and the Yankees have
a way of using the adjective for the adverb.
But did Mr. Warner mean to say: Chicago is
becomingly mOdest?" If so, did he mean TO
imply that modesty beiitted Chicago because
she had little to be proud of? Or does Mr. War
ner mean to imply that Chicago is passing from
a condition of vainglorious immodesty into a
state of prepossessng mot to say maidenly)
diffidence? The ambiguity of the gentleman s
TO puff or to criticise hm.-ChicGgo Morning
NelcS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-30

The Indianapolis Convention.

4bO 4A4QlailhpOllS OOIlNtlIlOIl.
The National Prohibition Convention,
which meets at indianapolis to-day, will be
just as enthusiastic d lubtless as if it had n
chance to eject the ticket it will nominate.
1t will no doubt be as sincere aud earnest as
the convention Of either of the great poiiti
cal parties, because it believes that it repre-
| sents something that will command the sup
port of a majority of the people of this
| country in the very near future. The
| chances are that it will nominate Gen.
Clinton B. Fisk for President He is man
of prominence and ability, and leading
PrOhibitionist. If there are candidates for
Vice President their names have not com
manded much attention from the press.
Prohibition is making steady progress,
and it is safe to say that the Prohibition
party will poll much larger vote than it
did in 1894. Whether or not its vote will
be very much larger is a question concern
ing which there is "A great deal OF specula-
ton. The Republicans, of course, insist
that it will not show any considerable in
crease, and pretend to have information
which iustiiies them in saying that many
Republicans who voted with the Prohibi-
tlonists four years ago will not do so this
year. 1t is apparent, however, that
they are very anxious respecting the
strength of the Prohibitionists. In the
doubtful States of New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut the ranks Of the Prohibi-
tionists are mainly recruited from those OF
the Republicans, and in proportion, there
fore, as the Prohibition vote is increased
the chances for the Republicans to carry
those States will decrease
The Prohibition vote in 1880, when Gen.
Neal Dow was the Prohibition candidate
for President was 1896 in the whole
country. In 1884 Mr., st. John, who was
the Prohibition candidate that year, poled
1903 votes; that was a very great in
crease If the increase should be as great
this year over 1884, as it was in 1884 over
1880, the Prohibition vote would be i'm
mense-s something like 200, 600, and would
justify the Prohibitionists in thinking seri-
ously Of carrying the country in 1892, or, at
least in 1896, But it is not at all probable
that the percentage of increase wifi be any
thing like as great this year as it was four
years ago.
Although the prohibition sentiment is
steadily growing stronger, the majority of
Prohibitionists are far from being satisfied
that the best way to advance the prohibition
cause is by means of political party. They
are inclined to think that prohibition has a
better chance for permanent success sep
arated from politics than connected with it {;
and they are therefore inclined to depend
upon local option rather than legislative
enactmentS
The Prohibition leaders, however, may
soon become strong enough to create
such prohibition sentiment as to
force all who favor prohibition into the
Prohibition party. In that event, that
party would become a power in politics
that would arrest the attention and COM
mand the respect of the whole country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-30
Michigan's Local Option Law.

The local option law in Michigan had a
short lease of life. 1t went into operation
May last, and it was declared unconstitu-
tional a few days ago. The fault was with
the law makers. They made laws without
consulting the constitution of the State. If
the people send Incompetent men to repre-
sent them in their legislatures they may
expect imperfect laws
The title of the Michigan local option law
is, IAN act to regulate the manufacture
and sale of liquor" The constitution of
that State provides that mo law shall en-
brace more than one object, which shall be
expressed in it's title" 1t is evident that
the local option law does not comply with
the constitution, because it does not express
its object in its title. It's object is not Ito
regulate the manufacture and sale of
liquor" but to give the people of
any county in the State the
power to prohibit the sale of
intoxicants in such county. The Supreme
Court of Michigan could hardly have de-
cded otherwise than it did, and it might
not have been out Of place for it to have
read the Legislature a lecture on the evils
and expense of careless legislation.
This decision in Michigan may raise in
the minds of some persons the question
whether the local option law of this State
is constitutional. 1t may be said quite
safely that it is. If it were not, the fact would
have been discovered long before this. 1t
has been subjected to the most careful scru-
tiny, and no serious flaws have been found
in it. The constitution of this State con-
tains provision similar TO that of the
Michigan constitution above quoted, but
the title of the local option law of Georgia
expresses fully and clearly the object of the
law.
In proportion as the Prohibtionists gain
strength the demand for prohibition legis-
lation will increase The AUTHORIZATION
lists will fight prohibition with every means
in their power, and if legislatures are not
more careful in framing laws great deal
of prohibition legislation will prove to be
worthless.