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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-03-09
PATHETIC INCIDENTS.
Two Illustrations of Inherited Appetite
for Strong Drink.


for Strong Drink.
TheNuestions raised by the fact that
there is an inherited appetite for in
toxicating liquors transmitted to chill
| dren from parents who are inebriates-
furnish problems which confront the
moral sense and conscience of the.
country, and demand solution in con-,
formity with Christian and humane.
principles.
1t is below the figures which might
be cited in proof to state that one hun
dred thousand infants are annually
born in the United States with so
strong an hereditary appetite for
liquors that they are almost certain to
become drunkards.
What Temperance lecture could be
more eloquent and pathetic than an
incident which happened recently at,
the New York City Tombs. A lawyer,
well known in legal circles for his
sometimes brilliant pleas, walked into
Justice Kilbreth's courtroom and
asked to be committed for contempt in
so doing
WHAT" said the Justice. "You
wish to be committed? What kind of
joke is this, Mr.. p"
Its no joke" answered the law
yer Il want to be kept away from
liquor. 1t has been my ruin, as it
was my fathers before me-"
Yet after the poor man has been
confined in prison a month, he will
come out with the fatal appetite still
strong upon him, to meet temptation
on every side and to fall again.
At the Massachusetts Woman's Re-
formatory visitor was talking with
an unfortunate prisoner, whose time
would be out in few days.
You will soon have your freedom"
the visitor kindly said, land chance
to try again, and make your new ifee
SO good that the past shall be for
gotten"
"'Taint no kind of use for me ~
try, ma'am," the woman said, d.
spondently. 81 shall be right bac.k
here again in little while"
ooh, no." the visitor said, "l'm
sure you will try to do right, and that's,
half the battle"
Yes, ma'am, do mean to try, but
I know how twill be with me. Ishall
do pretty we'll for week or SO after
I'm out. an l shall fight against my
self. But it's rum will put me back.
shall have to go by bar-rooms every
day to my work, an the sight an
smell of it'll tantalize me till I'd ruther,
die than live without it. an then, after
I've had it, the evil one gets in me,
an I shall be back here"
What could the visitor say to help
this unfortunate woman?-Youth' 8
Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-03-09
THE TOBACCO HABIT.
Well-Known United States Senators Who
Are Addicted to 1t.

Well-Known United States Senators Who
Are Addicted to 1t.
Senator Coke. of Texas, has conceded
to taste what he never would to style.
He smokes cigarettes. Lest somebody
might say he was cultivating fashions
BILE habits he enjoys cigarettes only in
the privacy of his own room.
Senator Eustis smokes cigarettes al
most exclusively. They are of the finest
Turkish tobacco, and each cigarette is
provided with a holder. They are ex-
pensive, but those Senator Coke affects
are the plainest and cheapest of Ameri-
can make-fve cents a box.
Senator Kenna has his cigars made
in West Virginia of select quality of
the natural leaf. He prefers them to
imported cigars.
Senator MCPHERSON chews cigars in
preference to tobacco. He takes a
cigar from his pocket, bites off a COM
Portable chew, and replaces the re-
mainder for future chewing. He does
not chew any other kind of tobacco.
Senator German chews in a delicate
and sparing manner. He prefers the
natural tobacco without flavoring or
sweetening, and pinches off for chew
small piece not larger than a vest
! -k,tton.
! senator Edmunds chews strong tobac-
CO and is rarely ever without a supply
/. in his mouth; as matter of fact he
dos not chew it, but simply keeps it
securely resting in his mouth.
senator Daniel keeps an unlighted
. cigar in his mouth almost continually.
Henever lights it, but chews vigorous
ly on the end, and when he is busy
. writing small stream of amber-colored
saliva steals down from each side of
hismouth. In his seat on tho floor he
munches at his unlighted cigar.
Senator Vance chews as he does
every thing, with earnest vigor. He
likes the plain North Carolina leaf best,
but can chew any thing called tobacco.
Senator Hampton takes his tobacco
, in the shape of snuff, or rather he lets
it dry thoroughly, pulverizes it with
q his fingers, and then snuffs it.
When Senator Cockrell gets his feet
. into pair of carpet slippers and puts
/. ON his working coat he takes down one
Of those cob pipes, of which hundreds
of thousands are turned out by Mis-
souri, factory, and looks the intense
satisfaction he feels. The Senator
would not exchange his cob pipe and
i Charlton County leaf for the fines
thing in Washington tobacconist'
s.ock-Washington Letter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-03-09
SECURE GOOD SEEDS.
II You Neglect to Do So, Y GU Need N
Expect Profitable Crops.

If You Neglect to Do So, Y GU Need Not
Expect Profitable Crops.
1t is folly to expect that the corn at
harvest will be better than the seed
that was put into the ground at the
planting. 1t is waste of labor and
manure to expend them on poor SEEDS.
Farmers do not give this matte sof
seeds sufficient thought and ssdv
There are some seeds, if heawiii
proper care, that the farmer caDffop-
erly raise himself, while otherfcan be
better raised by the seedsmen! One OF
the most important differencesbetween
the seeds raised by the skilled seed
grower and the ordinary armer is
this: The former carefully 'rogues'
the crop. Suppose both gre raising
dwarf peas of some kind TO- seed. The
farmer will take picking or two for
his table, "just to try" thus removing
all the early seeds; the seed-grower
will allow none to be taken and he will
also ''rogue" the crop, which means
that he will go along the rows and II
there is a plant disposed to run up and
be no longer dwarf that plant is pulled
up and thrown out as a ''rogue." If a
plant shows a difference in the color OF
the flowers, in the size, shape and
abundance of the crol, or presents any
other marked peculisrities that show
it to be different from the average OF
the crop, those plants are regarded as
rogues and treated as such. Ii his In
dian corn at harvest shows that it is
mixed-that some OF the grains on an
ear are of the wrong color-the farmer
wonders how this can be, as he planted
but one kind of corn. He forgets that
his neighbor has a field of different
corn from his and that the rail fence
will not prevent the wind from floating
or bar insects from bringing the stray
pollen which has caused the milking
Do not think that selecting ears which
show no admixture will answer as well
for seed. If a crossing has taken
place, with results that you can see,
there will doubtless be a mixing in
other respects, such as earliness, num-
Der of ears on a stock, or number Of
rows to the ear, which may be eqSaks!
important, but will only be manifested
in next years crop. If you have a
select and favorable variety of corr
which it is desired to keep pure, anil
there is danger that it may be mixed
with pollen from neighbours field, i
will be well to plant a patch excl,-
sively for seed in some locality as f;r
as possible from the neighbours fielt.
If the planting of this corn for seed be
delayed few days the corn will notbe
''in silk until the other from which
danger is feared has shed all its pollen.
Money expended in securing a stock
of pure seeds in place of those Of
doubtful quality is well invested al
though its wisdom may not be apparent
until harvest. There are several
novelties offered each year which are
praised in glowing terms without in
tent to deceive. Do not decry them
because they are new; they may be
really desirable. Even cautious man
will try q few-enough to yield seeds
for next years crop if desired. -Ameri-
| can Agriculturist,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-03-09
WHAT THOU DoEsT, DO WELL.

II thou hast but one song to sing,
A little song, may be,
o, sing it then the best thou canst,
All blithe and earnestly.
Think not it is not worth thy while
To let thy voice be heard;
Some weary one may hear thy song
With joy for every word.
II thou hast but task to do,
Perchance a little one,
o, Slight it not because it's small.
But let it be well done.
1t may be one will see thy work,
And, reading thy desire,
Say: He who doeth small things well
Is worthy, come up higher"
If thou hast but one hour to spend,
Don't think it matters naught
How it be spent, but spend it well,
And give thy earnest thought
To its demands, for time alone
The story e'er can tell
OF wasted time, so count thy hours
And spend thy moments well.
Who doeth small things well will prove
To higher trusts most true;
Therefore be sure thou doest well
Whate'er thou hast to do.
And IL thou hast O task 20 do,
Or just tale to tell,
Remember, if It's worth thy time.
IT'S worth thy doing well.
Annie Wall, in Farm and Fireside.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-03-09
A REMARKABLE MAN,
How Georgian Quit Drinking, Smoking
Chewing and Cursinc.

How Georgian Quit Drinking, Smoking
Chewing and Cursing.
Citizen Gam. of Athens, Ca, the
head of one of the leading firms there
recently gave reporters brief history
of a life remarkable in some repects.
Forty years ago this last Christmas, I"
said Mr.. Gam, II got on spree.
decided it should be my last and il
was. But didn't quit drinking. One
day in the June following went into
barroom. l didn't have but S15 to
my name. called for drink, gave a
boy who was tending the bar a S. gols
piece to get five cents out of it. and b
accused me of wanting to beat him GU
of a drink, but finally changed tn
money. My horse was standing abou
twenty steps from the door, and be
tween the barroom and the horse
made resolve to never drink anothe
drop. l got on the horse, came on b,
where my sweetheart lived, stole her
came ON toward Athens, married he
at small church near Princeton
spent my remaining SIS for som,
clothes for her, for the old folks would
not let her have any thing. and com
menced life without any thing. w,
both went to work with the intentio,
to have some of this worlds goods
and every Christmas found us will
more and more. l chewed tobacc,
twenty years, and one morning laid
piece on the mantel with the determin
alton to quit, and for ever thirty year
have never tasted the stuff. l neve
bought a cigar in my life, and neve
played game of cards in my life
Twelve years ago / quit cursing.
was most profane, and one night m,
wife told me that ought to quit it
l told her not to say another wor(
about it, and from that day to this al
oath has never passed my lips. IN
Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-03-09
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

-Four negatives were recently taken
of cannon ball thai occupied only
one-third of a second in passing a given
space.
The tensile strength and elastic
limit of certain classes of iron increase
during rest after stress beyond the
elastic limit.
Experiments carried on at Astra-
kan show that the culture of the silk
worm could be carried on as far north
as the mouth of the Volga.
Prof. Riley, the entomologist, has
discovered all insect which preys upon
boots and shoes. 1t can be destroyed
by vapor of bisulphide of carbon.
-''Sperrylite." a new discovery, is
said to be the first mineral yet found
containing platinum as an important
constituent other than the natural al
Toys with various metals of the platinum
group.
When nearest to the earth the
planet Mars is about 100000 miles
away, distance (which is" says Prof
Young. in Popular Science News,
''about $50 times that of the moon, and
a century's journey for a celestial
limited running forty miles an hour,
without stops"
Brick is, as ever, the favorite build
ing material. A trade paper says:
"There is no material that can be used
lsksr construction equal to brick. Every
brick bears its own weight. Bricks
have already passed the fiery ordeal
before they are used in buildings, and
are tempered"
In the new method for obtaining
gas for balloons the hydrogen is gotten
by heating slaked lime and powdered
zinc, to be inclosed in the cartridges
for safe transportation; by heating this
cartridge In an apparatus provided for
the purpose, hydrogen gas is obtained
in sufficient quantities to initiate an Or
binary military balloon in three hours.
"A Swedish scientist claims to have
discovered the secret of artificially pet
rifying wood, by which means he be-
lieves edifices may be built of wood
and converted into stone. At present
the cost is about $500 per cubic inch,
so that the discovery does not promise
an immediate revolution in building.
Thomas A. Edison says he is now
experimenting on an invention where
by electricity would be produced direct
from coal, dispensing with boilers, en-
gines, dynamos, etc. Besides, he said.
this would use nearly the entire heat
of coal, instead of only about five per
cent, as done by the present system OF
burning.
| A still body of water at a tempera-
ture of from 70 degrees to so de-
grees, which is about the ordinary
summer temperature, will evaporate
about three-eights of an inch in "a
hours if there be no wind. With the
wind blowing at 20 miles an hour the
evaporation will be about an inch.
The amount will vary considerably
with the variations in moisture of the
air.
l. The application of electricity tc
fAtke production of brilliant effects on
lfthe dramatic and operatic stage opens
new era in scenic representation
The sun, moon and stars, clouds, hail
rain and snow, sandstorms of the des
ert, flower gardens, fre-hies and al
most everything involving color, light
or shade, are represented with veri.
similitude which has never before beer
equalled.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-03-09
AN APPROPRIATE SIGN.

The Kind of Work Turned Oat - One
Young Mans Experience.
Whenever l go to church or uptown
on shopping expedition l pass cor
ner where a gilded sign hangs over
the door bearing the words: Sample
Room" On the side of the building
near the door is large black and
gold shield and upon it again in gold
letters we see Sample Room"
Very often we hear piano and vio-
lin going within. and men singing;
and sometimes we see some of the
samples they make inside leaning
against q tree-boX, or staggering
along the sidewalk, or even lying in
the gutter Now you know what 1
mean. They make drunkards inside
that corner building, and then turn
them out as samples" of their work.
Not long ago a young man went into
one of these Sample Rooms with
three, hundred dollars in his pocket.
He had just sold a horse to q friend,
and at his friends urgency, he stepped
In 10 tdko d 1853 Va OOOA Al AohoA "a
the trade. He had seldom entered
such place; but he went this time,
took the one glass of beer, then glass
of whisky, and stopped to see a
game of cards played. Next morning
he awoke in Jail, and presently found
himself in court, sentenced to pay a
fine of ten dollars or go to Jail for ten
days. He put his hand in his pocket
not dime there! Yesterday three
hundred dollars; to-day not a dime!
That was another sample" of the
work done in the corner saloon. He
could remember nothing, except that
he went in there and took two drinks
beyond that his memory failed.
Having no money he had to go to Jail
and bear the disgrace of having the
story known at home, as we'll as the
dreary Imprisonment. Had he kept
away from that place he might have
gone gayly home with the money in
his pocket. AS it was, boys, did he
gain or lose by going therep- Sunlight.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-03-09

Guest Cat Saratoga hotel) -"Seems
to me have seen you before" Waiter
Yes, sir; l was guest here last
year" "Ah! That accounts for it. I
was a waiter here last year. "-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-09-07
The Grand Prerequisite of Vigor.

The dual operation of digestion and assimilation Is the grand prerequisite of vigor. To insure the conversion of food into rich, nutritious blood, 1t Is only necessary to use with persistence and systematically Hostetter's Stom- ach Bitters. The fountain head of supply in the animal economy Is the stomach. To regulate, to invigorate that organ, and thus facilitate Its d. gestive and assimilative processes, should be the chief aim of those troubled with & deficit of stamina Nervousness, insomnia, feeble appetite these are usually traceable to i'm paired digestion. Overcome this and you of necessity dismiss its multifari- ous, perplexing and harassing symp- toms. The emaciated can never hope to gain flesh SO long as assimilation is imperfect. The Bitters surmounts the only obstacle to an increase not only of vigor, but of bodily substance. Conquer also with the Bitters malaria, kidney and liver complaint, constipa- tion and rheumatic trouble. Thorough ness characterizes its effects.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-09-07
The coiumbia's Regular Season.

The Columbta's Regular season.
 "King Cole II" closed its four weeks successful run at the Columbia theatre last Saturday evening. The new come dian, MT. Bruno, has scored c great suc- cess in his Hibernian interpretation of the leading role, while the pretty statue march, led by graceful Nellie Des- mond, has been voted by the audiences the prettiest effect of the season.
 Last Monday evening the Colum- bias regular season opened with MT. Thomas Keene in a grand spectacular and scenic production of "Richard ILL" This will be followed by several other gems of his extensive Shakes perian repertoire, all environed with every detail of which artistic training and liberal management can conceive.
 Following MT. Keene comes MT. Frank Sanger's company in "Archi- bald Clavering," Gunter's dramatiza- tion of his own novel, "Mr. Barnes of New York" elaborately produced in every particular. "Mr. Barnes" Is to be succeeded by the favorite author actor, Mir. Ned Harrigan, in his great comedy success, "Old Lavender" that pathetic picture of real life which kept New York 90 long betwixt a smile and tear.
 "Ksjanka," Miller Brothers new spectacle, the Duff Opera company in new opera, "Psola," and the ever favorite Boston Ideals complete the early season, and are followed during the winter by a long list of sterling attractions, including MT. Wilson Barrett, Miss Victoria Vokes, MT. Richard Mansfield, "Zig Zag," "The Still Alarm" and "Little Lord Faunt- leroy" The entire season Is booked, and nothing but the very best attrac- tions will be presented during the Columbia's brilliant season of 1SS9- go.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-09-07
Gounod's First Composition.
Albany Express.


 The following story is told about the beginning of Gounod's career as a musician: Gounod's parents did not at all fancy his taking up music. They took counsel on the subject with the headmaster of the school which their son attended with the following result: "Your son become a mu- sician2 Never, sir" replied the master. "He has a decided aptitude for Latin and Greek" The next day Master Charles was called into Nj. Poirson's study. "Well, sir, they tell me you've been caught writing music. {" "Oh, yes, 1 want to be & musician" ]" "You 8 musician? Why, that's no profession at all But here is some paper and a pen. Write me a new air on the words from Joseph : Scarcely emerged from infancy. Then we shall see what you can do, 1" said Che professor, delighted at the clevernoss of his device. It was the noon recess. Before the bell rang to resume studies Gounod was back with his page black with crotchets and Quavers. "What, already" said the professor. "Well, sing it." Gounod sat down to the piano and sang, and the tears soon began to gather in the headmaster's eyes. He embraced his pupil and exclaimed: "Ma foi' let them say what they please, you shall study music"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-09-07
THE CRY FROM TACOMA.
BY GEoRGE HORTON.

Sisters spread the glorious news, Wives are in Tacoma needed. Men out there are tn distress, Shall their prayers 80 all unheeded@ Beauties with and without flaw, Splnsters past all hope of marrying. Widows both by death and law Buy your tickets, no more tarryinR, For tall girls, short girls, fat girls, lean girls sweet girls. sour sirls, pug nosed girls all sorts of girls, even white horse blondes.
 All are wanted in Tacoma! Oh, the mayor of Tacoma Sends to Bostons chief this plea; We are running short on wives, Send car load C. O. D." And those young men way out west, For 'tis SO the letter stated, Think they'll fare the very best With New England females mated, Girls from Chicopee, Nantucket, Pena- cook, ,winoeski, Pawtucket, Woonsoeket, Noodus, Naugatuck, Willimantic,
 All are wanted in lacomai Send yonr resignation in To the equal rights disSenslon, Cast your Howells in the Ire Long wlih Browning's last invention. Lay the gold trimmed eye-glaSs by, Burn the normal school diploma. For they long to hear the cry Of sweet babies fin Tacoma!
 Yes girls from Androscoggin, Ar oStook.
 Macwahoc, WytopitlOck. SaccArappa, Bucksport, PenobscOt, Togus. Damaris- cutta, MuscOnguS, Pemaquid.
 All are wanted in Tacomai Oh, my sisters, this is grand, That the men should own they need us Why that suppliant vail deny; 'Come and pet us. come and feed us, Where there's noble work 10 do, Where there's need of men undaunted, Where the brave are and the true Women there are always wanted
 Yes even from WiscaSsett, kenduSkeaR, Mattawamkeag, rassadumkeag. fatta- gumpus, Mlnn, Lebec. Sagadahoc. AT rowsic, Montsweag, CarTitunc. kenne bunk, kittery, ORunquid,
 Wives are wanted m Tacoma.
 Chicago Her. Id.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-09-07

A. w. GLEASON.
 Notary Public.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-09-07
AN ELOQUENT WITNESS.

In the county court of Summit County, O., man was recently on trial for stealing 8 horse from Albert G. Mallison. The principal witness for the prosecution was John Malli- son, aged sixty-four years. The fol- lowing verbatim report of his testi- mony has been sent to the Rochester Post Express by & western lawyer |:
 Question (by the prosecuting at- torney)-Where is your home, MT. Mallison?
 Answer-I reside, sir, and gentle men of the jury, in the Smoky City of the Keystone State.
 Question - At the time when 1t is claimed the horse was stolen you were visiting your brother, A. G. Mallison, I believer
 Answer Gentlemen of the jury, at the time the horse was stolen 1 was visiting my only brother for the first time in twenty years. We were quietly sitting by the comfortable old fire place, engaged in a pleasant con- verse of our boyhood days, when sud- denly his hireling, without any sign of warning, rushed into the room in 8 state of breathless excitement, and with quivering lips announced that the best horse had just been taken from the barn, and that he had come up the highway just in time to see him ridden rapidly away.
 Question-This was in the evening, as I understand it; what kind of a night was it, MT. Mallison?
 Answer-A few light and feecy clouds fitted across the disk of the moon.
 Question-What was done when you heard of this?
 Answer said to the hireling : "Mount the large bay and ride up the right hand road with celerity, while I ride up the left hand road with alacrity." We mounted and were of like the wind. At about two miles from the starting point these two roads came together. For some req son the rascally thief did not ride as fast as we, and as we neared the point of intersection observed the hireling coming toward me, and the thief was between us. Ishouted to him to halt. He saw the situation, halted and dis mounted. I bounded away from my horse. Hostihties ensued. I struck him to the earth like . dog. He rose again; hostilities were resumed. The hireling was now with me, and, gen. tlemen of the jury, we soon had the villain h0rs de combat and conveyed to the jail Of the county, and gentle
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-09-07

Of Gentle Disposition.-Lady (to tramp)-"Poor mani You must have broken of many dear ties in your life"
 Tramp-"No, marm, stepped on lem tenderly."-Epoch.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-09-07

There is nothing more unsettling to 6 mans good nature than to find that boots" has spent an hour trying to put patent leather on his yellow shoes. Merchant TrdceLer.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-09-07

men (rising to his feet and pointing to the prisonerO there sits the cow ardly, cringing, oontemptible, das- tardly scoundrel, and may God have mercy on his soul