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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-09-14
SUNDAY SALOONS.
Shall the Liquor A.-.ic Alone De Su-
perior to All Law?

Shall the Liquor A..Hic Alone De SUI
perior to All Law?
This cesspool of vice, the saloon
a shame at all Incorporated to
stand open and ply its nefarious bust
ness on the Sabbath, is a dark blot on
any community. How long shall it GO
on unrestrained? We have a legalized
rest day. Law says business shall
suspend; courts must adjourn; con-
tracts signed on Sunday are void.
Yet, without protest. the one business
most dangerous to all peace defantly
opens wide it's doors. Not on the
grounds of religion do we now plead,
but for humanity's sake. We plead
for the families who are suffering for
want of last weeks wages spent in
the temptations of the open saloon.
We plead for the sake of the laboring
men easily tempted, by drinking asso.
ciates upon these rest days, away from
their homes, and from means of i'm
provement. The State owes the citi-
zen protection from such dangers and
death.
In the City of New York, from 1867
to 1870, the law closing liquor and beer
shops on Sunday was effectively en-
forced. With what resultP The SUM-
day arrests for drunkenness and dis
order were at once reduced nearly
one-half. Shame on the city that re-
fuses to shield that great body of
laboring men from the perils of an
open saloon upon the rest-day OF
America. Humane reasons demand
protection from this evil, aside from
all considerations of Temperance or
religion. The crisis is upon us. 1t
must be met. Let all good citizens
combine against this saloon rebellion.
These words of Lyman Beecher. sew.
enty-five years ago. are being fulfilled
in this fearful violation of the law by
our saloons: "The hand that over
turns our laws and affairs is the hand
of death unbarring the gates of pande-
monium, and letting loose upon our
land the crime and miseries of hell.
Even if the Most High should stand
aloof and cast not a single ingredient
into our cup of trembling, it would
seem to be full of superlative woe.
But He will not stand aloof. As we
shall have begun an open controversy
with Him, He will contend openly
with us. And never since the earth
stood has it been so fearful thing for
nations to fall into the hands of the
living God" Whatever mems views
upon the Temperance question" all,
except the totally immoral, are agreed
that the Sunday saloon is horrid
evil Nothing binders its close but
confused notions about religious
liberty" and Sunday laws" Thou
sands of good Christian people arc
waiting for plain views upon the two
distinct Sabbaths So soon as they
see that the civil Sabbath is based
upon natural and humane laws, and
not upon mere religious views, all
trouble will end. There will then be
such an uprising of the people as
America has never before known
From recent sermon by Rev. 7. W.
Powell, Chicago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-09-14
SALT FOR BUTTER.
Facts Which Are Not Understood by
Many Farm Dairymen.

Facts Which Are Not Understood by
Many Farm Dairymen.
Salt does not preserve butter. Butter
preserves itself, and the salt gives ii
a flavor. Salt has a tendency to ar
rest the fermentation or decay of the
buttermilk, but not the butter. 1t is
not necessary that you should work
this salt through your butter, or work
the butter until you grind it to death
to get the salt through it. If the but
termilk is out of the butter that is all
you want, and you then distribute the
salt through evenly so that one portion
will not be more salty than another.
There are many things which affect
the character of butter, and skillful
manipulation is necessary to have it
perfect. In the first place by not skim
ming the cream from the milk at the
proper time, or it is not properly ripened
and mixed. and hence we do not get all
the butter out of it. If allowed to stand
too long there is a good deal of the but
ter eaten by the acidity of the cream.
Another reason is the over-wOrking of
the butter, which grinds the grain out
of it. Another reason is, the tubs for
packing are often improperly prepared
for the keeping and preservation of the
butter. and to exclude the air absolute
ly from it, 1t is very important that
the tub should be thoroughly soaked
and scalded with hot brine, cloth
should be put at the bottom, and then
thin layer of salt. then the butter
pressed down firmly. so there can be
no opportunity for the air to get in.
Cover the butter with cloth, put some
salt or brine on top, and cover air.
tight. Then set the tub in a place
where the temperature is cool and dry,
and where it can not get musty or
moldy or absorb taints. You can keep
butter an almost indefinite length of
time if treated in this way. We should
do our utmost to have all our butter
go to market in the very best possible
condition.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-09-14
PERNICIOUS WEEDS.
Most of Them Have Been Imported Into
the United States.

Most of Them Have Been Imported Into
the United States.
1t seems a curious fact that every one
of all the more pernicious weeds known
in the United States is a naturalized
foreigner. OF the less Objectionable
class, which may be styled trouble
some weeds, at least two-thirds are
likewise of foreign ancestry. The few
American plants that may be arranged
under the general term of weeds are
for the most part ANIMALS, and there
fore easily eradicated. Take, for in
stance, the common ragweed, or as it
is sometimes known. bitterweed; the
long-leg daisies (Erigeron); fireweed,
beggar-ticks. ETC.; one cutting before
the seeds ripen is generally sufficient
to destroy them, as well as prevent Il
succeeding crop. Carelessness on the
part of the owner will often procure
for him fine supply of sumach and
other plants that increase by means of
underground stems, but all such are
easily eradicated. The vile class of
plants represented by the Canada
thistle, Convolvulus aruensis. couch
grass. ETC., which are comparatively
harmless at home but find on our
shores just the conditions needed to
increase and multiply in wonderful
degree, are difficult to fight, but as the
late eminent botanist, DR.. Darlington
once advised, 'Be continually cutting
off the tops; they represent the lungs
of the plant. Josiah Hopes, in N.
TX. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-09-14
WHEN THE DEAF HEAR.
A Lawyer Finds Out and Loses a Good
Client in Addition.


The deaf man has just discovered
that riding in a rumbling car robs his
affection of its terrors, and is getting
even with his backbiting acquaintance
who have expressed their opinions of
him heretofore without reserve. An &C.
centric millionaire, who had no hear
ing under ordinary circumstances,
found this out the other day Mt the ex-
pense of his lawyer, and the latter now
mourns the loss of his most profitable
client, while the deaf man thinks he
has learned thing or two.
The lawyer was sitting in car talk
ing to friend when his wealthy client
entered and dropped into the vacant
seat beside his legal adviser. This old
curmudgeon will talk me deaf, dumb
and blind" said the Blackstonian to his
companion, and they both scowled at
Moneybags, who was looking out of
the car window. "He has spent lots of
money with me. but it's worth a mint
to yell in his ear. I'm tired of it. He is
deaf as post"
Then the deaf man turned around.
''You can send me your bill in ~
morning." said he, land I'm done with
you."
Lawyer and companion looked at
each other amazed. The lawyer set
about to find how his client recovered
his hearing so quickly.
1T is due to the counteraction of the
noisy motion on the drum of the ear"
said the aurist to whom he applied for
information. The rumble of the heavy
wheel on the track causes the drum to
vibrate, and the afflicted one can hear
quite plainly. Some people think that
they voluntarily raise their voices in a
car. That is not so. Always speak in
a low voice to deaf person in NOV
ing car or vehicle. "-Philadelphi
Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-09-14
JOHN BROWNS IRONS.
Historic Relics That Once Served Beecher
for an Object Lesson.

for an Object Lesson.
James N. Atwood, of Livermore Gem
ter, has in his possession the veritable
"leg irons worn by John Brown dur
ing his Imprisonment previous to being
hanged at Harper's Ferry.
II. Atwood, Jr., Company l, First
Maine Volunteers) was at the Jail
shortly after John Browns death.
The officers in charge of the buildings
vouched for the identity of the irons at
the time and Mr.. Atwood was thor
oughly satisfied with the proof. He
also formed the acquaintance of the
old negro and his wife who had the
care of the cell where Brown was con-
fined.
On the day of the execution the old
man, being afraid that he should forget
which pair of irons it was, tore strip
from the quilt on John Browns cot
and tied it into the key of the shackles,
but the old negress, his wife, said:
'Law! l didn't forgit muffin, for it
was de only pair O irons in de whole
Jail where de key turn de wrong way"
ct was left-handed key.)
Untying the dirty strip of calico
from the key, Mr.. Atwood went to
Browns cell and found the torn place
in the quilt, the figure of the cloth
matching perfectly.
Mr.. Atwood tried to buy the shackles
from the authorities. but they good
naturally told him they had no right
to SELL" then he made this proposition:
eff those irons should disappear and a.
new pair DO found hanging in their
place would there be any investiga-
tion?" They answered him, ''prob-
ably not"
He then paid eight dollars for a new
pair and made the transfer on his own
responsibility.
The shackles were sent home to
Mrs. H. Atwood, Jr., but the journey
was interrupted several times. Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher took them upon
the lecture platform one evening as an
eloquent object lesson. They were on
exhibition for a week in Portland,
Me.
The Portland Historical Society were
very anxious to get possession of them.
The societyls rooms were destroyed
afterward in the great Portland fire.
For few years previous to the death
of H. Atwood, Jr., the shackles have
been on exhibition in the museum in
connection with the Boothbay Custom
House.
Mr.. Atwood, after returning from
his services in the war, entered the
Free viii Baptist ministry. He was a
brother to James N. Atwood, who now
has these shackles in possession. The
present proprietor prizes them very
highly, and says that they are. not for
sale, being almost the only souvenir he
has of his departed observation-disclosures
(Me.) Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-09-14

JOHN JACOB AsToR has effectively
suppressed the sale OF liquor by the
lessee of one of his buildings. The
Vanderbilts, also, are reported recent
ly to have refused a renewal of the
lease Of tenant of theirs who kept a
bar. The good example of such acts
is worth even more to the cause Of
Temperance than are the acts them
selves. -..----.- -...-.-~- .--.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-09-14
AND INDUSTRY.
SCIENC

SS'@iNO
blast is now used in clear
line sand walls of stone buildings
ing the ding, her of cotton mills in tn
-lhe nun Ire than doubled since 1886
South has md ehuylkill United States ar
AT the y hiladelphia, there is man
senal, near ch year 5000. 900 round
ufactured ca b and Is, 900. 900 rife balls
OF ammunltlo of finely powdered mic'
"A mlxtur$ oleum is said to be Civ
ana cruoe petrt results as lubricant.
ing remarkaoi9I fattening company ha'
"A poultry in New York to litter
oeen organlzedfrench plan. 1t is pro
fowls on the 4 le 100. 200 birds ever,
posed to hand
tnree weeks. band in the spectrum
Inc oxygen light from the Eiffel
Oh Ine electric h point five miles dis
tower was, at y similar to that of the
tant, found to b,
Sun rays erica exports many
-oouth am ;heep, lambs and kids.
I'd Tanned SKINS OF tanning is imperfect,
he process OF any of the skins are
however, and No. in Quality
spollea or lnferlf hone is likely to find
line grapho, lcine. Every kind of
novel use in NEE, tn sor,,n II
cough may oe and for tracing the
teaching students.Ia nv frt,ro COM
progress of disea,
- AZ AN. u. there is concern
which annually cut ssDtsso - =,
feet of maple and.eAn logs into dvSa1
wooden dishes. Thd dishes are cut
with revolving knives from square
chunks of wood.
"A system of building houses en-
tirely of sheet iron s!las been commu-
nicated to the Society of Architecture in
Paris. The walls, partitions, roofs and
wainscoating are composed of double
metallic sheets, separated by different
non-conductors of heat.
Blanche Howard, female doctor,
gives statistical proof that the NOR
tality from diphtheria is rapidly in
creasing. Twenty years ago in France
this mortality was between Sc and As
deaths in every 100000 inhabitants
now it amounts to 10 to 121 in every
100000 In England the deaths in
every 100000 number %; in America,
60 to 80; in Germany, 140 to 155; in
Christiana, $40.
Each ton OF coal used by the three
principal gas companies of London,
England. costs. on the average, lis
10d; but as it produces II cwt. of coke,
10 gallons of tar, and other. residuals,
which sell altogether for about Is 10Id,
the net cost of the coal is reduced to a
little under As per ton. A ton of coal
produces between 5000 and 10000 feet
of gas.
The following interesting expert
ment was recently tried at the Royal
Academy Of Science: A lath or thin
slat of wood was caused to rotate very
swiftly, as if on pivot, and on the
surface thus formed a picture was pro-
jected by means of a stereopticon.
The picture had the appearance of
existing in the air, without any back
ground, for objects placed behind il
could be seen through it. ~
-Waxed paper bags are now made,
the interior surface of the paper being
lined with thin coating of paraffine.
which renders the bag substantially
air-tight and waterproof. CORRECTION
cry, fruit and other eatables may be
kept wholesome and fresh, and they
are useful for druggists and grocers.
Coffee or cheese may be kept in them
without losing their aroma, and larger
sizes are valuable for storing clothing
and many other uses.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-09-14

ALCOHOL is demon, brazen-faced
and pitiless. He is fertile in arts and
receptions. With slow and sometimes
with quick adroitness, he prepares the
strands for the rope of the hangman.
Addison says: "Wine heightens indif-
ference into love, love into jealousy.
and jealousy into madness. 1t often
turns the good-natured man into an
idiot, and the choleric into demon
assassin" Why let this demon live
and widen his empirep- Christian In
quirer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-09-14
81 notice that a lake in Michigan

IL notice that a lake in Michigan
is getting lower every year, and the
people fear it will disappear entirely"
remarked a Pittsburger to an Irish
friend. perhaps there's lake at the
bottom and the water runs out, sug-
gested the latter.-Pittsburgh Chron-
icle-Telegraph.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-09-14

me conductor says, "Move up
forward, please" and the passengers
do not stir. The driver suddenly Jams
down the brake and moves 'em-SoU-
erville journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-09-14
WHAT THE TRAFFIC COSTS.

how Startling Facts Are Brought Home
to the Minds of the Working-Men OF
Chicago-A Few Logical Conclusions.
There is practical organization in
chicago. called the Temperance Edu-
cation Society" which has taken a
noble and very good method OF bring
Ing some truths pertaining to the rum
traffic home to the minds of the masses.
1t rents advertising space in the street
cars. which is occupied by placards,
each giving some point which it is de-
slrable to bring home to the people.
These are frequently changed so that
the statements do not become an old
story. Here are three samples of pla-
cards:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-09-14

The blacksmith Yields iron with
sealing whacks. Washington Capitol.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-19
A CHlLD'S FAITH REWARDED.
She Got What She Prayed for but Wasn't
Satisfied Even Then.

She Got What She Prayed for but Wasn't
Satisfied Even Then.
Lewiston Journal.I
A little girl in Auburn whose ways are
altogether lovely, became recently, after the
manner of childhood, very much interested
in those epidermic excrescences on her
brothers. hand known Familiarity as warts,
and she thought that she would be happy
if she could be blessed with some just like
them. Her mother had taught her to pray
for what she wanted and the little damsel
of her own accord prayed one night for
warts. They came-whether in answer to
petition or by excessive familiarity with her
little brothers beauty-marks is not known,
but they came. As time passed the little
ones views on warts changed She no
longer thought they were handsome or nice
and she took the same remedy to remove
them, viz: prayer. 1t proved less eficacious
in this direction than in the other, and after
some vain petitioning she presented her
fearful face at her mothers side one day re-
Gently, and with determination born of dis
appointment said thatshe would never make
another prayer.
why, said her mother" you prayed for
the warts and they came. God only sent
you what you asked for. Why should you
complaint
The little maid looked thoughtfully up
for moment and then replied with this di-
rect statement, SCI will tell you why man.
ma. When asked God for warts I didn't
know they were not nice and God did, so
therei''
1t settled the discussion.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-19
PLEAS OF NOT GUILTY

To be Used as Arguments I'm Favor of
Executive Clemency.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE D1sPATcHI
HARRISBURG, March 18.-The Board of
Pardons, at the meeting tomorrow, will
have a number of important cases to cor
slider, among them Edward Slattery, who
will be represented by W. D. Moore, who
is expected to produce evidence showing
that the prisoner did not kill Meyer. but
that the hurder was committed by Edward
Coffey. The following cases will also be
considered:
B. L. Brady, conspiracy. Venango
county; John R. Hughes, aggravated as
sault and battery, Clearfeld. Argument
will also be had in the case of Samuel
johnson, the murderer of John: :Sharpless in
Delaware county, who has been respited
eight or nine times to give him an oppor-
tunity to prove that he did not perpetrate
the crime. Ex-Governors Hoyt, Pollock
and Hartranft have asked for the COM
mutation of the death penalty to imprison-
ment for life, and half the Pennsylvania
Senators have signed the petition requesting
similar action. Representative Baker, of
Delaware county, who was District Attorney
when johnson was convicted, will protest
against the extension of executive clemency
because he believes him guilty of the crime
for which he was convicted.
Another very important case to be acted
on by the board is that of Sarah Jane
Whiteiing, of Philadelphia, who poisoned
her husband and two children. Judge AL
lison, who sentenced the prisoner to die on
the gallows, has written letter to the
board in answer to a request, in which he
says she was fairly convicted, and that the
plea of insanity was in no way sustained.
District Attorney Graham, of Philadelphia,
compares the woman to Lucretia Borgia,
and says there was no doubt of her sanity
Among the cases held under advisement
are the following: Oscar Hugo Weber
and William Killer, murder in the first de-
gree, Philadelphia; John Powell, felonious
assault and battery. Allegheny; Isaiah
Wechtenheiser, robbery and burglary,
Somerset; Reading B. Burns, attempting to
blow up a building, Crawford; Edward
Coyle, murder in the second degree, ALLIE
gheuy; William Cook, burglary, Alle-
gheny.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-19
A GREAT GAME.
SpaIding's Team Play n 1O-Inning Tie Mt
Birmingham.
rBY CABLE TO THE DIsPATcH.I

rBY CABLE TO THE DIsPATcH.l
LONDON, March is. -[Copyright J. The
American baseball teams arrived by special
tram in Birmingham to-day, and this afternoon
played a brilliant lO-inning game on the War
wickshire cricket ground before an interested
assemblage of 5000 people.
The party is travelling in royal style in ten
gilded coaches on the London and Northwest
ern Road, embracing luggage vans, sleeping
cars, saloon cars and dining cars. Nothing like
it had ever entered Birmingham before, and
many people visited it to-day at the depot. The
party was received on its arrival by delega-
ton from the Warwickshire County Cricket
Club and toasted in the clubs quarters at the
Colonade Hotel. They were driven to the
grounds at 2o'clock in two four-horse English
drsgs and played a game which was remark
able for WiIliamson's fielding and fine base
running. The All-Americas tied the score in the
fourth inning and when the game was called
on account of darkness at the end of the tenth
inning the tie had not been broken, and ma
jority of the original crowd was still applaud
ing. The score:
Chicagos. s.....4 o o o 90 90 o.
All-Americans.....0 l 8 o o.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-19
THE DIVERS STABLE.
An Eastern Authority Tells ofthe Brothers'
Prospects.

An Eastern Authority Tells of the Brothers
Prospects.
Writing of the Dwyer stable an authority in
the New York Herald says: Other well-known
members of the Dwyer stable, including Kings
ton, Sir Dixon, Pontiac, Bessie June, Ford
ham, Oregon, Longstreet, Bella B, Aurania,
Taviston, Brussels and Inspector B are taking
their work regularly, though some of them are
being handled slowly, as McCabe says he does
not want them all fit at once, preferring to
keep few of the best fresh for the middle and
tail end of the season. Kingston and Sir
Dixon are apparently as sound as a dollar,
though tt latter has been declared out of the
spring handicaps. Pontiac, the ''black En-
glishman," will be trained again-that is, the
attempt will be made. His legs have been
"dicky" for year or two. But it is in the 9
ticularly strong this season.
The Dwyers were always noted for their su-
perior string of youngsters and in the years
gone by many of the richest prizes nave been
credited to their stable. This season the
youngsters are an unusually promising lot and
owners and trainers hereabouts agree that the
majority of them will be hard to beat Prob
brother to Hanover, whom he resembles except
in color. Houston is a bay and cost S. 500 as
yearllng. He is the picture of race horse.
Another particularly fine locker is the sister
to fremont. She is black and is shaped like
her famous brother. Flatbush, full brother to
Firenzi, pleases the critics. as he resembles the
great mare very much, but the track hands
have picked out colt by Luke Blackburn,
dam Tomboy, as the coming wonder The
other stables at the BROOKLYN track are in ex-
cellent condition and the trainers are BEGIN
ming to be as busy as bees.