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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-05
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liquor drinking. With our most
strenuous efforts we can only partially
protect men from temptations; we can
save them completely only by SC train
ing them that they will not yield to,
temptation.-C Christian Inquirer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-05

He that conquereth himself ;e
greater than one who taketh citv
But both have to give way to the man
who can sit behind one of the aprino
bonnets in a theater without thinkinS9
unutterable things. philadelphia Preas7
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-05

Yes. sir" said Popinjay. emplat-
ically, "Graball is man of limited
means, but unlimited meanness. -
Darlington Free Press.
Iron County register., 1888-01-05
TAKE IN THAT LITTLE BOOM.

When the winter days begin, and the frost is
setting in,
And the air is damp and chilly, and mankind
is sad with rheum:
When the ground-hog soundly snores, and preu-
mony goes outdoors,
When the other tender plants are housed take
in the infant boom.
Forakers distended mouth yawps against the
Solid South
Shut it, shut it. Baby Benson, feel and fear
the winter bruno:
Hear the word that Jamesy Blaine sends across
the salty main,
See, his big boom comes a-whizzInD best take
in your little BOOM
Pinkston's patron, Honest John, dreadfully is
taking on,
And his grim and icy features are enwrapped
in deepest gloom;
Mourning DER his wretched chicks, vainly
against fate he kicks,
And grieves to think the time has come tc
house his tender boom.
Hawley, Harrison and Hoar, Allison, Evarts
hear the roar
OF the Blainiac movement rushing like the
water through flume;
Hope and comfort gentle spring to your seeth-
ing souls may bring.
But, till the winters past, each one had best
take in his boom!
~ y Sam
Iron County register., 1888-01-05
HOW TO BUY BOOKS.
First Get Money, Then Enthusiasm and
Then u Lite Learning.

First Get Money, Then Enthusiasm and
Then Lite Learning.
Enthusiasm, like that felt by Lamb
tor the Elizabethan dramatists, is what
is especially needed for the formation
of library. The buyer. if he have a
strong bent in one direction. will sat
isfy that first. If history be his special
study, the historians will figure most
conspicuously; if theology, the theo-
logians; if poetry, the poets. This is
reason able enough; but there is no
branch of study that can be fitly pur-
sued alone, and, after satisfying a
special taste, the man who wishes to
possess a good library should, in the
first place, secure good copies OF the
greatest authors in all the prominent
departments of literature which his
country has produced. 1t is a
disgrace to apply to public
library for books that deserve to be
read and reread. Fancy applying to
Mudie's for Shakespeare or Mil
ton, a Don Quixote' or a Waverly
novel. for '.Boswelrs Life of John
son" or Lockhart's Life of Scott :"
However limited the book-buyer's 8
taste or means, it especially behooves
him, if bent on culture, to possess good
library copies of the great poets and
historians of this country. Poetry,
apart from its intrinsic value as the
most elevating and delightful of in
tellectual gifts. opens up many a fair
path of literary study; and, without a
knowledge of past history, man is
helplessly adrift when he attempts to
steer through the conflicting currents
of contemporary politics. But what
can the student know of history or of
poetry unless he have the books at
hand upon his shelves for reference
as we'll as for study. 1t may
be impossible to read a
borrowed book with some adj
vantage. but it is the pursuit of knowl-
edge under great difficulties. You are
limited in time. and you are not priv.
ileged, as Coleridge was, to make yonr
notes on the margin as you go on. AL
most always l decline lending, even
ought to have in their own libraries;
and, if I yield in a too easy moment,
the pro liability is / suffer for my folly
afterward. The most honest people
the world have II peculiarity-the
forget to return books. Let me en-
by repeating. with more emphasis,
what l have already suggested-that
the foundation of library should be
laid in early life. To see it grow. by
slow but sure degrees. is sure delight,
and the boy who spends his 'fips" in
this way will, as he grows to be man.
spend more, until in the course of
years he will gather round him host
of never failing friends. London
NeaUs.
Iron County register., 1888-01-05
PlTH AND POINT.

-Humor is to life what flowers are
to landscape; not essential, burvery
| pleasing.
If dog can not reason, what
makes him hate a tramp. -PhiIadel-
phia Neaos
Many homely, unattractive girl
| gets husband on account of her pa
value. Life.
Wherever you see prosecution,
there is more than probability that
truth lies on the prosecuted side.
Lady Gin bric-a-bric STOREY lie.
me see something handsome but
cheap" Clerk-''Yes m; something for
a wedding PRESENT."
How can we live and think any
one has trouble piercing trouble
and we could help them, and never
try?-G George Eliot.
which are never SO apt to cut those
they are employed on as when they
have lost their edge.
First Tramp-"R run. Jake"
Second Tramp-"Eh? Has that farm.
er got gunP'' mo. he's got wood
pile - Omaha World
Money, like rain in the desert, is
hard to get and when we do get it.
it slips away as easily as does the rain
in the sand. -PscE's San.
The older man gets the more
difficult it is to pull the wool over his
eyes. He has good deal less wool,
you know. - Yonkers Statesman 1
IL Conductor (shouting) -
.'Wuh hu'r twan frrr!" Passenger
when you get through practicing
your hog Latin, won't you please tell
us what station this is?'-7erds Sift-
i,,os.
A man reading in the weather re-
port that the barometer would prob
| ably rise on the Gulf of Mexico, put
all the money he had into barometers
and sent them down there. hoping to
realize on the rise. - 1eras Siftings.
The extreme elasticity of the word
'trust" was never known until the
nineteenth century. when boot. whisky,
oatmeal and other 'frusts" were
formed, and foundered, because men
could not trust each other. - Bulletin.
Young Man. Take Notice
When on the clock her gaze she bends
| And wonders if pas gone to bed,
And when you make joke pretends
| She did not hear just what you said;
| When she behind her lily hands
Begins to yawn, though he may grieve,
The man of sense will understand
The time has come for him to leave.
| - Boston Courier
"A woman in Boston put off her
daughters wedding in order to have a
bright day for the ceremony. This
was three years ago. and the daughter
is still reveling in single blessedness;
and her mother is now willing, should
another opportunity and man offer.
that the wedding should take place
during a forty days rain. accompanied
by lightning, hail. snow, cyclones.
thunder, blizzards. tornadoes, earth
quakes, whirlwinds, and other disa-
greeable meteorological phenomena.
-DraEs's Magazine.
Iron County register., 1888-01-05


BE ceased playing, unexpectedly, and Sc
lected, as if by chance, song from those
piled up on the music stand beside him. It
proved to be that fateful "Addion-(for the
cery simple and excellent reason that Blanche
had orders al,cays to place that song second
from the top IN the piIe).
"You will sing for me, will you not!" he
said, quietly; and, without waiting for her
answer, began the prelude. The Princess
was startled, and flushed deeply as she
recognized the strain.
"How strangei How very strangei AL
ways that song," murmured she to her.
self.
Her first impulse was to refuse to sing
(at least that especial song). But Fairfax
kept on playing the Introduction with all
the expression of which he was capable.
Had he asked her point-blank, he doubted
not that she would refuse to sing the
"Addio."
She could no longer resist, and when the
last bar of the prelude was finished, he was
not surprised to hear her voice commence,
although tremblingly and timidly. Each
one inspired the other. She soon was OBJ
ivious to every thing but her singing and
that wonderfully sympathetic accompani-
Went
Fairfax's triumph was perfect.
When the song was ended neither spoke
a word, but each understood the other.
Tears stood in her eyes, and even his eyes
were moist-hard-hearted man who used to
declare that nothing had made him weep
since he was a boy of twelve. AS for
Dolores, the orbs of that little creature were
Iron County register., 1888-01-05

to don for a little stroll with her caller,
stood Natalie, gazing with all the intensity
of her dark eyes upon this strange proceed
ing on the part of her hitherto cheerful COM
panion.
Her face, strangely pallid and perplexed,
expressed a most curious mixture of grief,
reproach and commiseration-grief over his
apparent distress, reproach toward herself
at not having hitherto appreciated the mag
nitude of his worriment, and toward him at
not having contided in her; and commisera-
ton that desired to expend itself in active
and immediate assistance.
But permeating all, above all. and far out
shining all, was that look which no strong,
true woman ever gives, or even can give, to
more than one man in her life time.
Fairfax saw and recognized it. In a
moment the control over his feelings and
countenance was lost, He had been taken at
unawares in all points The warm blood
surged in torrents over his face. His eyes
showed Enthusiastically the emotion that his
will had so long concealed. An instant
more and he would have rushed forward
and decided his fate, then and there. Well
for his hopes had he done so. But some
thing, he knew not what-how he cursed
his luck afterward restrained him. His
head hung down in shame. He was over
whelmlngly conscience-stricken, and his
previous flush was exchanged for deadly
pallor. When their eyes had met, each un-
derstood the other. Each knew that each
loved and was loved; and each that the
other knew it, too.
The fatal moment had come to Natalie,
and she awoke to find herself a woman.
The scales were torn from her eyes, and
her supposed friendship confronted her in
all its true and soul-stirring proportions.
The fatal moment also had come to her
lover. What he had worked for, schemcd
for, sinned for, and dreamed about was his,
AM i'll measure that alarmed him. Never
had success perched so long on any mans
banners: never fortune more favored any
mans plans. And yet, just as the prize
was actually thrust into his hands, he re-
fused to take it.
TO BE CONTINUED
Iron County register., 1888-01-05
FACTS Asouf BusrLEs.
An Absurd Fashion and How 1t Might Be
EHectually Suppressed.


Efectualiy Suppressed.
The highest authorities on costumes
seem to have inclined to the opinion
that the hustle. which undeniably
came from Paris. was reaction
among the ladies of the French aris-
tocracy against the pseudoclassic
robes of the Revolution and of the Enl-
pire. The ladies of the courts of jose
phine and Marie Louise dressed much
more decently than the Merveilleuses
of the directory had done; still David
and the artists of his school were the
real arbiters of fashion until 1915; nor
could short waists and dresses cling
ing to the limbs be entirely eradicated
from the female fashionable wardrobe
until the Restoration was waning.
Long waists and ample skirts van
quished the exiguous robes just men,
toned. precisely as the romantic
school in the drama and in literature,
headed by Victor Hugo and Alexan-
Dire Dumas the elder, vanquished the
classical school, of which the chiefs
were Viennett and Baour- -Lormian.
The battle was fought and the victory
won a year or two before the deposit
ton of Charles x. and as regards the
garments of the fair sex the change
almost amounted to metamorphosis;
the waist descended from it's bad alti-
tude between the shoulders to its nat
ural position at the hips; sleeves hith-
erto tight were suddenly puffed out to
portentous amplitude. and the pear
shaped, balloon-shaped, or leg g-of-mut-
ton sleeve was in process of time sue
ceeded by a wider and looser sleeve.
which English dressmakers dubbed
''the bishop"
Unfortunately, long waists effected
the revival of the mischievous practice
of tight lacing, and stays became real
instruments of torture-stiff. unyield-
ing cases, fortified with metal busks,
in which the ribs of the hapless wearer
were distorted and the organs of the
chest squeezed out of their proper
places, thus endangering health and
even life. The dress improver ran its
course and declined as suddenly as it
had appeared. The ''princess" robe
DanlSnCu DuStIoS IOf IOuf OF uVe years,
but the hustle came back with short
walking skirts, and it thrives. and
will thrive. and will die again, we sup
pose. no woman can tell when or how.
Notwithstanding all the flouts and
jeers of the satirists and the solemn
head-shaking and grave prolusions OF
the moralist
The only practicable way to sup
press fashion is to associate it with
infamy. Mrs. Turner, the poisoner in
James Is time, was hanged at Ty-
burn in a ruff stiffened with yellow
starch; and yellow ruffs Immediately
went out of fashion. The murderess,
Maria Manning, was hanged at Morse
monger lane in a black satin dress;
and for twenty years afterward black
satin was out of fashion. As it hap.
pens. executions now take place in
private. and nothing would be gained
in the way of fashion reform by hang
ing female criminal whose garb COM
prised huge dress-improver Lon
don Telegraph
Iron County register., 1888-01-05
CHANDELIERS PLAN.
The New Hampshire Senator HOSTS I'll
Sansuine Garment.

Sanguine Garment.
On the alleged ground that Repub-
lican votes are suppressed in those
States, Senator Chandler has intro
duced a bill to regulate the holding OF
Congressional elections in South Caro-
lima, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.
The bill provides for the appointment
by the President, with the advice and
consent of the Senate of four superyis-
ors of elections for each Congressional
district IN the States to which the
measure applies, who are required to
sub divide the districts into sufficient
number of voting precincts. In each
precinct the Circuit Court of the United
States is to appoint four inspectors
and two poll clerks, who are to make
4 regis tration of the voters and con-
duct Congressional elections. The
supervisors are to act as a canvass
the inspectors and ascertain and de-
clare the result of the election. The
supervisors, inspectors and poll clerks
are to be divided equally between the
two principal political parties. AL
though Mr.. Chandler declares this
measure to be in harmony with the
constitution, the circumstance that it
is special and not general in its scope
suggests the contrary. But be it con-
stitutional or otherwise, it will not
pass, and Chandler does not expect it
to pass. 1t is introduced for the sole
purpose of creating a discussion and
enabling the Republican Senators to
make speeches which can be used by
Republican stump orators in the Presi-
Dental campaign. This is its aim and
object, and it is entirely worthy of its
author, for Chandler is nothing if not
partisan demagogue. But his
scheme will hardly avail his party.
The American people are tired of sec
tional issues, and if the Republicans
would win they must march another
banner than the bloody shirt. .-DubuQue
Ia.j Telegraph.
Iron County register., 1888-01-05
CHAPTER XXI.
nIv NENfECJS

After this episode all was plain sailing.
The inmates of ld-Field and Glen Gore
became fast friends. They were constantly
exchanging visits; constantly dropping in
upon one another at unexpected but delight
full moments: constantly lunching and din
ing together; driving, walking, rowing,
sailing, going to church, and, in fact, doing
every thing that firm and presuming friends
are wont to do one with another.
Day by day Fairfax's hold over the Prin-
cess became stronger and stronger, while
she never once became aware of it. Day by
day she began to look more eagerly for his
appearance. Day by day she took increas-
ing delight in his company, and day by day
more and more appreciated that many-sided
and cultured intellect of his.
At last the climax came-but far sooner
and in a manner far different from that
which he had planned.
Whenever at all worried, he had habit,
as the reader may recall, of walking about,
gesticulating and muttering to himself, his
head cast down and his eyes fixed on the
ground.
One morning it so happened that, while
waiting for Natalie to descend from her
room, he thoughtlessly allowed himself to
fall into a reverie. The oid-time worries
and troubles, his uncertainty, the villainy
of his present proceedin gs-all arose before
him in gigantic proportions He sighed
deeply,and began his customary promenade
and audible utterance of his thoughts. With
clenched fists, corrugated brow, and long,
uneven strides, he paced about the room,
muttering to himself:
my God! what shall l. what can do?'
How long this had continued he never
could be certain, but he suddenly became
aware that he was not alone.
He hastily looked up, and there, in the
doorway, holding the curtain aside with one
lovely hand and carrying in the other her
pretty walking g-sacque that she was about
Iron County register., 1888-01-05
AMERICAN COINS. s
Some of Those Issued by the Colonial and
United States Mints.

SOhe Oh InOS6 xSSueu ny INC COkOnIaA anu
United states Mints.
The first strictly American coins
were those issued by the colonial mint
of Massachusetts,, in 1862. generally
known as the Pine Tree series, though
there were four varieties. There is q
coin of earlier date. called the
''Somers Island piece" but this was
probably struck in England. OF the
Pine-Tree series, the first ISSUE and
the rarest was plain hammered
silver coin, and the value, XII,
or VI, made by a punch.
These were followed by others.
bearing representations of pine,
oak and willow trees with .:Massa-
chusettsH and New England as in
scriptions II and III penny pieces
were added, and large number were
struck. the Pine Tree variety being
the most common. A popular story
concerning these coins says that the
mint-master was allowed one in a set
number as his perquisite, and that his
wealth from this source was SO great
that when his daughter came to marry
he gave her dowry of them. making
her sit in one scale while they were
piled in the other, until their weight
lifted her from the ground. She was,
therefore. literally worth her weight
in silver
The first gold coins were struck in
1895, and were the eagle and half
eagle The quarter-eagle, quarter
dollar and dime appeared in 1796; the
double-eagle and gold dollar in 1849;
the silver Scent piece in 1854; the gold
$3 piece in 1854; the nickel cent in
1856; the small bronze cent and 2-cent
piece in 1864; the nickel Scent
in 1865; the nickel 5-cent in 1866; the
trade dollar in 1873, and 20-cent piece
in 1876. There have been many other
assays, or patterns, for CONS. but these
constitute the regular coinage of the
country.
In 1776 appeared lead token. with
a sun-dial diverse and thirteen linked
rings for reverse. This was inscribed
Continental Currency" and is the
type of the first regular United States
coin, commonly known as the Mind
your-business' cent. so called from
this sentence forming one of the
legends. 1t has also been named the
Franklin and the Fugio; the first be-
cause the sentence quoted seemed to
have Poor Richard flavor. and the
last from another legend: "Fugio. I"
II fly" These coins were numerous
and were struck in 1887.
In 1922, 1928 and 1924 the English
colonies were given the Wood half
penny and the Rosa Americana
series, the latter consisting OF PEN
ny, half-penny. and farthing. These
were stEuck in England by William
Wood. and were originally intended
for circulation in Ireland. Repudiated
by that portion of the British empire,
principally through the efforts of
Dean Swift, they were sent to
America.
During the time intervening be-
tween the revolution and .the estab-
lishment of Government mint sew
eral States established minis and
struck coins. The coins of Mas saCik,i- !
sets were n cent antf hph-
cent, with an Indian standing for Mn
bverse and an eagle fPr reverse
Connecticut coined cents only, w
several varieties of bustse
verse and seated 6~
for the reverse. cp.m
z.6.x n NJ 9.
Iron County register., 1888-01-05
-"Senator Hoar." saws a ";

-"Senator Hoar," says Wash
ington correspondent, ''never knew
John Greenleaf Whittier, till last sum-
mer, when it occurred to him that they
should know each other" So the Sem
ator repaired to the home of Mr.. Whit
tier and came away feeling great in
terest in the poet. Such condescen-
sion! Such illustrious humility! And
how proud Mr.. Whittier must feel to
bask in the sunshiny favor of man so
distinguished as the Hon. G. Frisbie
Hoar! 1t is really reward for years
of unrequited labor in behalf of his
country and its literature to be hon.
ored thus in his declining years CHI
cago NeaCS.
Iron County register., 1888-01-05

Max, are all together this morning In the
music-room, and likely to remain 80 for q
half hour or more, throw open the blinds OF
the windows Of the north chamber, toward
my cottage; then go down stairs and open
the upper half of the hall door,"
His instructions had been followed to the
| letter, and he was again successful.
1t was nearly an impossibility to him to be
natural, and no one better than he himself
knew this frailty. 1t grieved him. Spring
| ing originally from morbid self-conscious-
| ness, it besame one of those unfortunate
circumstances connected with his life and
character over which he seemed to possess
no control. At last it grew to such an ex-
| tent that he was quite at a loss to know his
own natural tendencies and inclinations.
| He had fitted himself to Sc many roles that
| he could not detect the true from the false
| those peculiar to his nature from those for
| eign to it.
He had for some time been debating with
| himself which was the best course to pur-
sue in seeking to win the Princess affec-
| tions.
Should he work upon her pityl Appear
as the unhappy, imbittered, disappointed
misanthrope, fighting against fate? Or
should he adopt the character of sincere,
| ingenious, sunny and light-hearted mana
ssBetter the latter" thought he. It
would disarm suspicion. Natalie herself
was naturally bright, hopeful, buoyant and
| sunny as the clear sky. Beneath it, he
knew, lay sometimes overpowering and
| deep fountain of melancholy and sympathy
! that, once set flowing, flowed to no fruitless
| end.
bow he progressed in the first part of
| his scheme has been set forth. OF
| course he had used little Dolores as cats
| paw in forming the acquaintance OF Ma
| talie. Nor were the latter's suspicious at
all aroused Again, the remarks of his
| aunt with regard to his troubles did not fail
of their purpose. Had this light-hearted
fellow troubles? If so, he concealed them
wonderfully we'll His must be a strong,
unselfsh character.
She fell to musing about him. The poison
| began to take effect.
| The remaining portion Of the morning
| hours was devoted to music and converse
| ton, so all-absorbing that Natalie failed to
! note the flight of time.
Suddenly (as had been pre-arranged by
| Fairfax with Blanche) the door of the
| dining-room was flung open and the table
| was seen set for two guests. Blanche, who
also officiated in the capacity of waitress,
! appeared surprised when she saw Fairfax,
| and eXclaiming:
| ''Oi Madamoiselle, 1 beg pardon" has
| tened to close the doors again.
| AS Fairfax expected, the Princess i'm
mediately said: blanche, place chair for
this gentleman. Mr.. Fox, of course you
will lunch with us.''
| Apologizing for remaining so long, he yet
| accepted, and soon happy trio was seated
at the pretty little table-Natalie at the
head, little Dolores demurely at the foot, in
her high chair, and Mr.. Arnold Fox midway
| between the twain.
Iron County register., 1888-01-05
Those Republican Presidentis

Those Republican Presidential
candidates whose activity has been re-
newed by the Presidents message
should remember Chauncey NJ. De-
pew's remark, that the man who neg
lects regular business to nurse Presi-
Dental boom is monumental idiot. y
Boston Globe.