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cal who questioned her authority, or was
caught out in subterfuges to escape the
sting of the rod, whether by concealed
things or superiority of under-garments.
With such a one it Jared hard. She had a
strong arm, combined with a practiced
hand and six birch switches daily, and by
no furious endeavor to tread upon her toes
or tear her skirts was she ever known to
be baked of her purpose. Tears and sub.
mission were the only terms of release and
forgiveness.
to the murmur of the wind in the pines
around the little brown school house of
long ago. l can see the unfenced play.
ground Invested of grass and torn into un.
seemly ruts by the feet of romping boys
and girls. Under the roots of one of the
great pines we had our hidden ''post-office, I"
where scraps of misspclled romance passed
between youthful lovers. Oh! the rapture
and the heartache of those scrawled pledges
and farewellsl
lean hearthe shouts of my playmates as we
snapped the whip" or played at leap-frog,
tag or "pig-in-the-pen." And then, on win,
ter days, when the snow whirled madly
without, we used to stack the benches back
against the wall, atnoon, and give ourselves
over to the delights of blind man s-buff,
puss-in-the-corner,o or that paragon of youth
full games, dear old sugar-coated "copen-
hagenr Those were the days when no one
dreamed of asking is life worth living9 AS
well ask a thirsty man is water worth
drinkingl
Ihave not seen the little brown SCHOOL
house as an actually for twenty years.
Perhaps it is not an actually now. But
csn see it as plainly among the pictures CT
memory as if were standing where the
road winds around the base of the hill, and
were looking up at the great chimney pour
ing it's smoke through the pines. And there
is one now looking over my shoulder who
can see the picture, too; for did she not once
break my heart by dropping this tear
stained missive into the post-of1ce in the
pine grove:
"Fairwel, Pol; it is al over between u.s."
paul Pastnor, In brakes Magazine
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after this, but no one has ever sue
ceeded him as king of the Zoarites.
The Zoar of to-day is town of four hun.
dred inhabitants. 1t is governed by
board of trustees, three in number, one
being elected annually. A man named Zim
norman, being a direct descendant OF
Baemler, is looked upon as being the ''com
mon father" Imagine huge family occu
plying ninety odd houses, with three thou.
sand acres of land to till, huge stables that
contain three hundred horses and as many
head of cattle, farming implements of the
most improved kind, and well clothed and
fed, and you have Zoar. The houses are
small, of substantial build and scrupulous.
ly clean. The hotel is an old-fashioned
structure with tower and broad veranda
1t is furnished plainly; the victuals ars
solid, yet tempting. Every cent received
by the landlord is turned over to the trus.
tees, while he in return receives his sup
plies at the general store.
So it is with every family. They perform
their proportion of the general labor and
are furnished all the necessaries and not a
few of the luxuries of life. When a young
couple marry they are furnished with a
house, together with the assurance of a
comfortable living. In return they must
share of the work.
What will they have to do? There are
-four and saw-mills to run; tannery to op
crate and cloth to weave; schools to teach
and fields to till; carpenter shops and a
brewery to care for; harness to make and
flower garden covering several acres to
weed; German carp to raise in the river !;
wholesome reading, a brass band and or
chestra to occupy their attention during the
evening Hats, butter and cheese to make,
besides thousand and one different things
to prevent laziness. The men are shaved
twice week by young man who works
in the tannery and is leader of the orches-
ira. Even the tramp who happens to make
friendly call is greatly impressed with
the habits of the Zoarites. The tramp is
well treated. He is given a substantial
supper, good bed in the Cramps Home"
bath in the morning, followed by hearty
breakfast before he is sent his way.
Every thing is done in mcthodical man.
ner Every cow has its particular stall and
mixer. The milk is taken directly to the
public dairy and there, with the butter
and cheese, is distributed So it is with
every thing. No one handles money save
the trustees and hotelkeeper. Many a
Zoarite has not had dollar IN his hand for
years and still they are happy. Every one
works faithfully and jealousy is stranger.
The men are plain, busincss-lo looking indi-
viduals. They are not, as may be supposed,
religious fanatics. AS rule they live to o
ripe old age, wholly indifferent to the busy
world and its puzzling questions. They are
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them their sober, Quakerish hue. A great
chimney rose sheer above the little build
ing, like a stove-pipe hat on callow college
youth. 1t summer it was always murmur-
GUS of the nesting chimney swallows, and
in winter it belched great clouds of smoke
through the somber pines, or waved with
the storms that poured into its wide throat
Here, about and within this little BULL
ing, center most of the youthful reminis-
cences of one who is proud and thankful to
confess himself an ''unca'" bad boy. It is
such a comfort, as one grows older and
better, and more hampered by an unfort-
innate reputation for goodness, to remem.
Der that he was not always so tamely com.
formable; that he committed his boyish
faults, that he played his pranks, and
kicked up his moral heels, and jumped his
fences, just like the wisest Bishop or the
gravest doctor of divinity, who was deyel
oped from tow-headed scamp into a gray
haired, two-hundred-pounds saint.
How well I remember the tricks we used
to play on the worthy spinster who taught
in the little brown school-house, when
was boy! Many mouse have 1 carried
for hours together pinned in my trousers
pocket awaiting the opportunity to let il
loose about her skirts. For that such a
LeTTlDlc person SuOulu De dlrdlu Oh q mouse
was one of the most delightful mysteries
and marvels of boyhood-a problem so full
of fascination to me that never wearied
of provoking its solution And then the
wild Cry we used to raise sometimes OF
''snake, snaker' when harmless, timid
little creature of that kind would escape
from handkerchief that confined it; cry
which set every skirt in the room futtcr.
ing to the top of desk or chair, and evoked
chorus of screams that would have done
credit to an Indian war-dance.
A most excellent lady, this veteran teach.
er of ours was. She had the weakness of
her sex. A tear disarmed her always. She
was most easily imposed upon by imaginary
sickness. A well-timed bit of fattery
earned many an undeserved kindness in
class, or kept the dust undisturbed in many
a youthful jacket. She could be very
mother to a sad-hearted, troubled little
fellow; but woe betide the impairment ras-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-08-31
RIDING AN ALLIGATOR.
A Naturalist's Thrilling Adventure in
South America.

Naturalist's Thrilling Adventure in
south America.
Charles Waterton, the English nat
uralist, is remembered as the first and
only man who ever bestrode and rode
cayman, the alligator of the South
American tropical rivers. This cay
man-riding exploit is one so peculiar
in its nature and so characteristic of
this eccentric naturalist. that we can
not refrain from. giving the adventure
in his own words.
Mr.. Waterton was anxious to have
specimen of the cayman in his possess
sion, for the purposes OF dissection.
Assisted by a number or trembling In
dams, he got a barbed bait made,
which, after IL time. was swallowed by
an immense cayman. Our heroic wan
derer urged the Indians to pull out the
monster by the rope attached to tho
bait. and they did so in state OF I'M
speakable trepidation. With Il mast
of q canoe in his hand, Mr.. Waterton
then placed himself on the watch, in
tending to thrust the instrument down
the animals throat. But he was led to
change his tactics, as he himself thus
narrates:
''By the time the cayman was within
two yards of me | saw that he was in
a state of fear and perturbation; l in
stantly dropped the mast and jumped
upon his back, turning half round as L
vaultcd, SO that gained my seat with
my face in a right position. l imme-
diately seized his forelegs. and by main
force twisted them on his back, so that
they served me for u bride. thus be-
stridden, the brute which was large
enough to eat half dozen men with
the greatest ease, became very OBJ
streperous, and dashed the sands with
his tail at IL furious rate"
But Mr. Waterton kept his seat and
his bridle-hold, and roared to the men
about to pull him farther on shore,
which was accordingly done.
1T was the first and last time, says
our hero. Il was ever on a cayman' s
back. Should it be asked how man
lged to keep my seat. would answer.
[ hunted some years with Lord OAR
ington foX-hounds."
In short, the caymau exhausted his
trength, was mastered, and was con-
eyed to the place desired. N. 7.
Ledger.
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pleasant in conversation, liberal in their
dealings, common sense and integrity being
the two staples in their composition. The
women differ but little from the men in
character Their features betray exposure
and toll, yet there is not suggestion of
coarseness.
With the growth of Ohio the tendency of
the community has been to weaken, es-
pecially among the younger members. It
is but natural that they should look to a
more active life, yet desertions are remark.
ably few. OF late years communication has
been opened with the outside world by rail.
This move has led many to believe that tho
community will gradually give way to a
new order Of things. Yet this is doubtful.
as all thn property must be held intact 80
long as Tree members desire it to be.
FRANK J. MARTIN,
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Something About the Zoarites-A Sinsulas
Community - Historical Sketch of q
Strange People.
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said, but would be better after she had
had a dose of bromide.

said, but would be better after she had
had dose of bromide.
Il occasionally give my girls egg
nog or tea, and as usual thing they
are pretty well treated" said Mrs
morrison, in conclusion.
DIR. ID. Mem. Painter has, during his
long hospital service, made study of
the treatment of delirium tremens and
all kinds of alcoholic dementia.
1--WE have the very poorest class of
alcoholics here" he said. bellevue
is the only New York hospital that
makes speciality of the treatment of
this kind of patients. Occasionally
we have swell drunkard or man.
aoout-town who makes d beast of him
SELF These are always private pa
tients, and have a nurse specially to
attend them.
"When a man is received on the
verge of the ID. rs the first thing to do
is to get him to sleep. This is done by
means of a powerful narcotic. What do
use for the purpose? A prescription
made of hyoscyamine and morphine
Injected under the skin. Hyoscya-
mine produces sleep lasting twenty
four, thirty-six and often forty-eight
hours.
mo, l do not believe in the use Of
alcohol to cure alcohol's ravages.
None of my patients ever receive
whisky. 1 do not know whether it is
employed in private practice. Treat
'Aiiant of patient depends largely on
his or her general condition, and es'
pecially of the heart. Powerful mar
coiics are used so as to bring about a
petceful slumber, in fact make mar
sleD sound and not dream. After
lifelong sleep and when the halluci
Mathis have disappeared. treat the
patiet with digitalis and morphine
Aftefoatients get on their feet l give
hempourishing food and build w
their sstems. l often see the same
men AID women back here two OIL
three tines. The third time usually
settles hem.
at is,vonderful the amount of hare
usage sone men os moderate physique
can STAND They can 60 without fooC
or sleep br two weeks at time whe'
they are Sually brought to us. Al
drink and1o food or sleep is found tt
result disstrously."
"How pout the kidneys OF thu
habitual dlankards?"
They arr, without exception, dis
eased. In Ill the autopsies l hav
made duringmy hospital practice il
all wards the kidneys of all were dis
eased, exceptin one instance"
I'm your opinion which would b.
more liable to bring on an attack O
the horrors. the best or poorest whis
ky?'
"a man could, 1 should think. stan
more bad whisky than he could fin
quality of whisky. but he would be liza
BILE to recover more quickly on tn
finer brand.
81 do not notice that men see NOR
snakes than other kind of animals,
he said. I'm fact, green monkeys {
late appear to have the call. A man
Nancy under such conditions will TAX
Wonderful flights. IN. Y. Mornin
| Journal.
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Labor's Worst Enemy.

While labor is throwing away an
enormous sum annually, with what
show of consistency can it lament its
condition? One years remission of
that destructive self-indulgence would
solve every labor problem eXtant. At
present the workingman can hardly
make both ends meet; is it not be-
cause he insists in creating capitalists
out of the saloon-keepers? The
saloon is the most hideous abuse of
the day, but where would it be if the
working-men withdrew their sup
port from it? 1t keeps them poor.
1t stiles progress. 1t brutalizes hus-
bands and fathers, breaks women j
hearts, puts rags on the working
mans back, disease in his body, and
shame and despair in his heart. Yet
when labor is most disturbed, when
the demand for advanced wages is
loudest, when strikes are most fire.
quent, when hunger and misery are
most rife in the houses of the poor,
the saloon hourishes still. There may
be no bread at home, but there is al
ways beer and whisky at the bar, and
the men who consider themselves
victims of circumstances or tho
''thralls" of capital squander their
earnings in these dens. Can there
be serious labor question while this
state of things continues? Can work
ing-men talk gravely of their wrongs
while it is plain to all the world that if
they only saved the capital they can
they would be all rieht?-George F.
Parsons, in Atlantic Monthly.
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An Economic View.

The economic value OF sobriety on
the part of working-men is being more
and more recognized, from a purely
business point of view, On the part of
employers of labor. The Reading
iron works, OF Pennsylvania, hitherto
employing about twenty-five hundred
men, have recently adopted new
regulation for the future, to which all
employed by them must hereafter CON
form, which declares that: 80 bcr,
honest, in Industrious men will be given
employment. Any employe found
under the influence of liquor, whether
on or off duty, will be discharged ="
Competition has become so close and
exacting that capitalists can not af-
ford to risk loss through inefficient
workmen, rendered such by strong
drink. Working-men should, how
ever, be taught the value of absti-
nence to themselves and their fam
lilies for its own sake, and the State
should cease to legalize drunkard-
making. National Temperance Adj
vocate.
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A "REMINISCENCES.
Memory View of the Little Brown
School-House.

HE little s C hool-
house that stood
perched above the
road, on the piny
hillside, was brown
with age, not paint,
as long ago as / used
to go plodding to-
ward it in my brief
homemade trousers
and brass-toed shoes.
No doubt it was orig
inally a furious red,
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appeared, and only the residuur1, mixed
with thousand beating rains, and crum-
bling frosts and heat, remained to i'm.
pregnate the ancient clap-boards, and give
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M. LUNIER, an eminent French
physician, claims that, alcohol from
cider is moro pcruicious than that
from beet root or grain.
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al fWm0pm
WO-FSON Ecke Main Plaza AceqaS

beuer auf ben 2lrm unb frei6eIte es mil
beionberer Giibrung; er fam Iidb boz
Die ein 8ater, her feinem Ginbe eine
Stiefmutter 81 geben I'M 8egriffe itebt
Nls er ging, iibergab ct ben 6uno 0eIene
nit Der 8itte, ibn gu periorgen UNI
| feit5ubalten, ba feline gegleitung aui
benz @iie unbequem fei. Alma bate
tbm neuli6 Derratben, baB iie bas Sbiet
abi6eulid) finbe.
@liidIi6e Gabrtl iagte Seleae sum
Ibi1teo nit einem fDnberbaren BIid,
beffen 8ebeutung ibm ni6t fIar tuaro,
obglei@ ct ibn bis an fein 3iel berfoIgte
gs bate cine 9roBe Ser5li9feit barin
gelegen obne 3ucifel; aber nod 1nebr :
mar er ni9t elm luenig f6eu, ein me-
mig beiorgt uno ein tpenia traurig ges
tpefen?
Wenu er Ii9 gu elmer gtorbpoIFabrt
aufgema@t bdtte, ipdre bas gaua be.
greifii9. 9lber 10? Do6 bies Wadb.
den mar ibm ia lanee i6on unberifdub.
lid gemefer.
Wtit mathematician ptnttli6teit erz
f6ien ct on bet ibm be3ei9neten Gteae,
an Der f9 bic JeitgenOhen berfammeln
fouten. Ser GluB biIbete bier cine
breite Iusbu9tung, bic eine berrli9e
GlG9e fir cine 6iille bon S6littl6ubs
| l1ufern bot; bon ba an aufnGrts bers
en9te ct fein gett, lpar aber peiter obers
baIb fart iiber Die ufertpieien getreten
un6 bate bic beiOnOere 2iebenstpiirbtgs
feit fiir bic Nteni9entinber, jeben Mbenb
/ BON neuem bies @ebiet Elm tueniq au
iibert6wemmen unb 10 fiir ieben neuen
Wprgen cine neue 8abn bon tabelloIer
0ldtte gu bereiten, tpdbrenb bic l6nee=
beoefte 2anbftraBe an feiner Seite ben
S9litten bic lei6teife Jabrt geftattete.
8ottbolb mar BET erffe auf 6em pIan.
st legte bic S9litti9ube on unb pro.
birte feline Gertisteit, st nor elm
trdftiger 2dufer, tDenn au9 Denig ees
llbt in feineren Sunitiftiden unb obne
beionbere 3ierli6teit. gs fam ibm
| beute gum eriten WaI bic srage, tuie ct
BEL biefer Qrt genegung 1i1 ausnebme,
bon Der er eben fOnit nur empfano,
oaB he tpobltbueno, erfriiGenb uno Itd6
lenb mar.
! ginige S9litten faufen prd9tig bers
an; er erfannte bic bunten Miiben ber
Suiarenoffisiere, tueI9e linn meiltens
bonn 8al Der flii@tis befanut paren.
| Sic bsgriiBten ibn nit GROCER 66fli9s
felt unb begaben' fiG ebenfaas loelei9
anf bag gis uno probirten ibre Gertiss
felt auf benz Stablf6ub. 9lls Der beiie
Gdufer mar leid5t 6erbert bon 8obuns
gen gu erfennen. 9ie @ei9meibigteit
unb mdnnli9e Nnmutb ieiner 8etpe.
! gun9en mar nnberglei@li9, unb erpols
| tlbrte Die gepagteiten 9rebungen,
Sprtinge unb @irbel3ise Dbne merf.
bare 4nftrengung unb obne Gotetterie,
lei9tbin unb tpie ielbfbsritdnbIi6, pie
ettpa ein iugenOli9 fairies pferb 3ped=
lofe Spriinge bon unbeDuBter @ra3ie
ma9f. @ottbolO bepunberte ibn unb
itauHte iiber bic feurige Sdbnbeit bes
Mannes.
SEPT i6oll eiu trdfiises RliageIn bon
Der Seite ser stabt Der. 9llIes tuonbte
ii1 I'm unb glitt benz llfer su. Das mas
rem bic S6Iitteu ber Geftgeber.
(6ortfsbnus foIst)
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9un6 i'm AbreB5u6 bas
IT etne Neueruug, bic in bet 5tabt
Ntlnneapolis eiugefibrt norbea III mn
geipiB anf Sriginalitdt Inlprud ma
den fann. Gin &eporter iano auf Ssis
te 225 oes iOeben erf9ieneGeu WtIuneaz
boliier NoreBbu6es foIsenbes: Carl
Baxter (colored), watchman, Cres-
cent Club" SIN grescent=glub, bef1en
Stemaro %. S. garter beiBt, erfunoiate
ft9 Der Beri6terfatter mad Dem ssar.
bigen Carl. Ser Gteparb pfff, unb
iOfOrt fam Elm fb6ner brauuer Suno
9eretngeiprungep. so" = fagfe Der
Stelparb = Dfeben sic garl gorter.
Sd babe ben 9unb feds Sabre gebabt,
uno er 1T fliiger als man1er Menld1.
Darum babe i'd i'm aud in bas gloreB,
6u@ eintragen laiIen. gr 1T als u@arI
gdrter, farbig, Wd6ter," beiseidbuet.
DAB er farbi9 1T, ieben Sic, unb es
glbt feinen beiierea @d6ter, aIs ibn."
0aran fnipft nun Die u9ispoti6@ et=
mas bos6aft ben foIsenben @ommen.
tar: Dies 5etgt, ipie bic Miblenltabt es
angefangen bat, ibre 8eb6Iferunasaiffer
auf 232, 900 gu bringen.
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WafgebemSc Mnfid,tcn.

0er 9puntp sInpalt MRunbap BON Glap &c., Geras,
laSt gJ4 babe @leetris 8ttterS nit pem iberrabenb
ten ertelse sebrau6t. Wein Sruber lit ebenfal8 in
9opem @raee an Wfalaria uno Gelbiubt, nurne aber
nafm rentlet9en @ebraub iener Meheiu nod aerette
SitterS.
Serr ., s. gBtcpgiou ron 9prie Gare, Sp., flst
en- dpnltheS 3eusniB btnu tneem er lagt Gr slaubt
betr, paB er Seltcrben mare, Bate er nid electric
SitterS angepa1nt.
Dtele ausgeietdnete Mehein I6lst 9egen Densue
nne aue mal1r6en eeiben ebenipppb, Wie e eieelben
6eietttst. nnlberrefiItG 1T es aud be eeberz unp
Nierenleteen, ope alien lbrisen St6runsen Der Ser
pauun9sor9ane. 4ret5 so Gents unb 81 per 6la6e in
auen Npetbeten. g8breiale Bel OretB, 9bpmpIpn Gp
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GtMes inmeem asaod,ens aun,n,er.

aIs iie in ibrer fritif9en 9ebensperioos
bic &eise ibres @ef9tes un6 ibrer Sc
falt f@Dinben unb ibre @eiunbbeit
bur@ funftionelle unreselmdbigteiten
bebrobt fab, bertpanbelte fi9 in Sfreuoe
uno Danfbarfeit nod elmer furaeu
Selbitbebanblung nit DR.. Pierce's
! Favorite Prescription. gs reiniate
u1b berei9erte ibr 8lut, CAB ben Me-
rem, benz Wfagen, ben @inselpsiben unb
anberen Organen cine geiunoe Sbdtia.
feit, uno ibre &ddtebr gu robuiter &C.
iunbbeit folgte f6nea mad. @s 1T bie
einaige Mebi3in fir Grauen, tpelGe Don
4potbefern perfauft tpirb unter Ell =
ner pOfitiben @arantie ieis
iens Der Gabrifauten. baB iie in iebem
Sale 5ufriebenitellen, ober bas @elb au.
rtdgegeben piro. Dieie @arantie iif
auf ben Tlaf6enamf6Iag gebrudt unb
oiele Sabre lang getreuIi6 eingeAalten
porben.
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9te neue @utSefumo.

Ste aue baten Sbre 6reunee uub 8etannteu bopnn
ipreten b6ren. gielsit np sic aud ie6lt Giner rcn
Denen pelGe an ii6 iel6it srfabreu baben ,pie aut
ees N2tttel it, gBenn Ste eS iemalS periudt babeu,
eann tne sic aud Elm treuer 6reune bapon. 0cnn
iper etnmal einen 9eriu9 NIT Or. atnsS Reuer Gni%
eedun9 sema6 bat, her bali eS au6 pou her 9ett an
tmmer in etnem 9duie. 28enn Sic es nod niemals
Sebrdu6 babent uno etuen 0ueu poer cine GrfGltunS
baben lpleH, pher tr9ene Elm 9eieen Der eunae, hes
9alleS eeer eer Sruf, eann reridaTen Sic nd cine
6laihe bierpcn uno eGriuhen Ste es Ger fSrfnIs
pirb IN ieeem Sale sarantirt, oeer eas elo pire an,
rntsejabit. grobe1ai6en gratis in rer apptbefe rpn
Dreib, Ibempicn & &c. FN'