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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-05-25
The Most Expensive Leather.

1.-The most costly leather in the
world, so far as | know" said a
dealer in fine skins and feathers, sis
known to the trade as piano leather.
American tanners years ago discov-
cred the secret OF making Russian
leather, with its peculiarly pungent and
lasting odor; but the secret of tanning
piano leather is known only to family
of tanners in Thuringia, Germany.
This leather has but one uses the COW
ering of piano keys. A peculiar thing
about it is that the skins from which it
is tanned are procured almost entirely
in America. 1t is a particular kind of
buckskin. The skin of the common
red or Virginia deer will not make the
leather, a species OF the animal known
as the gray deer, and found only in the
vicinity of the great Northern lakes,
alone furnishing the material The
German tanners have an agency in De-
troit which collects the skins of this
deer from the Indian and half breed
hunters, who supply the market. The
hunters are paid an average price of
about 20 cents pound for the green
skins. When the skins are returned
to this country as piano leather they
cost the piano manufacturer from SIS
to $1S q pound. The worlds supply
of this invaluable and necessary ma
terial is supplied by the Kretzchmar
family of tanners, who have six estab-
lishments in Germany, the largest and
best at Gera in Thuringia. IN. Y.
Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-05-25
BoTTLE.NoSEO WHALES.
Capture of One of These Rare Cetaceans
or Atlantic CITY. N. J.,

on Atlantic City, N. j.
One of the late valuable acquisitions
OF the National Museum at Washing
ton is bottle-nosed porpoise, or whale.
1t was recently caught at Atlantic City,
N. j., by the United States life-saving
crew. The animal had stranded itself
in shallow water.
The whale is not what would be
called monster in size. 1t is 122 feet
in length and weighs about 1000 to
1900 pounds. 1t is a full-grown female,
belonging to species that does not at
tain great size. The males grow some
times to length of Is feet. The whale
is considered a great prize by natural
lists on account of the rarity of animals
OF this kind. Prof True said that this
was the sixteenth of it's kind captured
in the North Atlantic. These whales are
cosmopolitan in character and occur in
other seas, but this is believed to be
the first one ever seen by naturalists.
Such whales have been caught by fisher
men, and their skulls and portions of
their skeletons have been saved. There
is skull of one at Harvard, which was
captured in 1867. The best known rela-
tive of the botttle-nose is the sperm
whale. The head of the whale is small
and terminates in long slender jaws,
forming a proboscis from which it's
popular name of bottle-nose is derived.
Tho rooloc oco MO rl>ad nv, two toath
that stick up out of the lower jaw, one
on either side. Sometimes these teeth
curve around or lap over the upper
jaw in such a manner as to make it
doubtful whether the animal could
open it's mouth. The bottle-nose feeds,
it is supposed, mainly on cutie fish. 1t
has breathing hole on top of its head
and pair of small eyes located well
down on the side. The color of the
whale as it appeared to-day was black,
with light grayish shade on the belly.
The color of the whale when in its
natural element is a dark gray, but the
color changes rapidly, after the animal
is brought ashore.
The whale was photographed soon
after it was brought to the museum
grounds. Several views were taken
from window above the spot where
the cetacean lay. Arrangements are in
progress for taking a cast of the crea-
ture with a view to having an exact re-
production of it in size and other re-
spects made in papier mache. For this
purpose the tail was cut off, as this
part will be cast separately. A plaster
mold will be taken from one side of the
animal, and then it will be turned over
and similar mold taken from the
other side. Separate casts will also be
made of the head with the mouth open.
so as to show the structure of the jaws.
When this is done the carcass will go
to the PSYCHOLOGIST. The flesh will be
stripped from the bones, which will be
placed in the macerating watts. In the
course of months they will issue forth
glistening white, be rearticulated by
the PSYCHOLOGIST, and mounted as q per-
feet skeleton III the department OF
mammals. -Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-05-25
A BOYS WISE CONCLUSION.

She wuZ old maid, Aunt Sue was,
She never had any little boys
Err girls, like most Of women does.
guess she didn't like the noise
And bother at a baby brings,
And so God didn't send her none.
But let EN- stay and wear their wing.
1 bet they have sight OF fun.
I've got baby brother there.
And he's got wings, and, II I'm good,
I'm goin' TO die and have pair
Some time, cause mamma said would.
When Aunt Sue was girl, ma said.
She had beau, like Sister Bess.
He went to the war and come back dead,
And that's all at saved her. l guess,
Cause 1.-THE hadn't lost his life,
He would come back after her;
And she'd "a had to be his wife
And go with him jist eOerylCh9re!
I'd think she'd been awful glad
Because he didn't come, but died,
But Std Of that it made her sad,
And mamma said she went and cried.
And mamma said, long, long while
After her beau wuz dead, Aunt Sue
Just moped around and wouldn't smile,
Until they thought that she'd die, too,
But Std of dyin' she KEEP on,
And turned out to be old maid;
Jist cause the other beau was gone,
She wouldn't have no more she said.
1 pity Aunt Sue; but can't
Help be glad at her beau died,
Cause wouldn't have old maid aunt
II she'd a been that fellows bride.
like Aunt Sue; her ginger cakes
Are bettern what we have at home;
Theys sweeter'n them my mamma makes,
And she mos always brings me some.
And she's got lots of books and cats,
And little dog, and she don't care
How much play with them, and that's
! Why like to go down there.
Old maids are nice When I'm man,
II don't live single life,
But marry some one, it's my plan
To have old maid for my wife.
Andrew j. Slriggins, in Commercial Ga
Zette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-05-25
Advertising Enterprise.

''You seem to be very much inter-
ested in art, sir" said young painter
to a portly gentleman who had spent
some time at an art exhibition.
''Yes sir, l am. l take lively in
terest in pictures, lively interest.
You are perhaps a painter your
self?"
mo, am patent medicine man1-
facturer. Merchant Traveller.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-05-25

Handel used to console his friends
when, previous to the curtain being
drawn up, they lamented that the house
was so empty, by saying. Never mind,
dc music will sound de BETTER
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-05-25

-"You ale late this afternoon" said
the music teacher to his banged and
powdered young lady pupil. ''Yes,"
said the damsel, swishing down on the
music stool. ma was so busy with
her household duties that had to wait
nearly half an hour for her to sew up a
rip in one of my kid gloves. Morris
town Herald
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-11-23

ORANGE, LEMON, OLIVE. WAL
NUT, ALMOND; years old; 81 each.
APPLE, PEACH, PEAR, APRICOT,
FIG, NECTARINE, OUNCE, PRUNE,
FILBERT and PECAN; to 2 years
old; $3.50 to $1.75 each.
ROOTED GRAPE VINES; 10 varie-
ties of Table and Wine Grape 20 to 4O
cents each. Grape and Olive Cuttings.
ROSES; 10 choice varieties; year
old; 80 to 40 cents each.
Ten thousand ASPARAGUS ROOTS
at Kalihi; 2 years old; strong, can be
cut the first year after transplantlng
So per 100.
1t is our purpose to recommend nothing
but what we know to be of value and what
we know from experience will grow IN the
Islands.
Parties sendingi in their orders before the
END OF DECEMBER will receive their Trees
and Plants in January and February. the
best time to plant.
A~Full particulars will be given how
to plant and when, with every $25 order.
Address A. HERBERT,
Honolulu;
| Or 3O2 California St., San Francisco, Cal.
ia 1297-1m
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-11-23

One of the interesting relics sold
at the auction of the furniture of Bar
NUNS Hotel, in Baltimore, a few days
ago, was a cardstable on which Henry
Clay once lost 81, 500 at poker 20 Geo
'Ackmun, of Massachusetts.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-11-23
ABOUT SUNSTROKES.
Little Danger from Heat as Long as Per
spiration Is Free.

Little Danger from Heat as Long as Per"
spIration Is Free.
The effects of undue exposure to heat
vary widely, and are by no means
always proportionate to the tempera-
ture to which the person has been ex-
posed. The so-called sunstroke, or
heat-stroke, may occur either in the
direct rays of the sun or in hot rooms.
such as laundry rooms or the holds OF
steamships. Attacks may occur in the
night as we'll as during the day, and,
in general, are to be feared at times
when the atmosphere is loaded with
moisture, so that free perspiration is
checked. Experience shows that the
drinking of ice-water, when the body
is over-heated, is prolific cause of
these attacks.
All degrees of severity are met with,
from the lightest attack of headache
and dizziness to the sudden stroke
which ends in death within few min
utes. Some authorities would make
three distinct degrees of heat prostra-
ton, although the line is seldom dis
tinctly drawn in any given case.
The first variety includes those cases
which show nothing more than sud
den faintness, muscular weakness and
dizziness, with, perhaps, nausea and
vomiting. The surface of the body is
cool, the pulse rapid and feeble. In
such cases, rest in a recumbent posi-
ton in a cool place for a few hours
will generally give relief.
In the second class of cases, the
respiration and hearts action are
affected, and the patient may die sud
denly OF syrcope Active measures
must be entered upon at once. The
patient should be removed to COO
spot, the clothing removed or loosened
and cold water applied to the head
Complete recovery from the effects may
not take place for years.
The third form is the most severe
and in the majority of cases proves IA
tai. The sufferer becomes uncon'
scious, the skin is dry, the pulse SLOW
and full, the face flushed and the
breathing labored. Generally there i
entire Inconsistencies, and sometime
commissions.
The temperature runs excessiveI,
high, and the first attempt should b
to bring it to the normal point. Fo
this purpose cold baths and the ap
plication of ice are indicated. A
soon as the temperature is lessene
stimulation must be commenced, t
counterfeit the great depression whic
always follows.
1t is important to remember tina
there is little danger from heat so lon
as the perspiration is free. By beal
ing this in mind many who are e1
posed might no doubt avert the threat
ened attack by leaving work and seek
ing shelter as soon as the diminutio
in perspiration is noticed. Outh'
Companion.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-11-23
EFFECTS OF CATARRH.
Mental Disturbances Caused by Impeded
Nasal Inspiration.

Mental Disturbances Caused by Impeded
Nasal Inspiration.
Considering the fact that chronic
nasal catarrh almost always obstinate
ly resists the usual treatment which
the victims are wont to prescribe for
themselves, many, after experimenting
for a time, become discouraged, and
allow the disease to run on indefinitely.
That would scarcely be the case were
all its evil effects rightly estimated
Many of them are well understood gen.
orally. There is one, at least, which
is seldom duly weighed, even if recog-
niZed. We refer to the effect of catarrh
on the mind. It surely lessons its vigor.
Brain-workers may have noticed that,
when suffering from cold in the head,
they have been to no inconsiderable
extent mentally disabled. So it is in
chronic catarrh. The mental faculties
are impaired and the victim more or
less dull and listless. It is safe to say
that no man can be at his best
intellectually while troubled with
that affection. Children are quite as
often sufferers from catarrh as are
adults, and the i'll effects of it are even
more apparent to them. DR.. Bresgen:
of Frankfort-on- the-Main, according
to the Philadelphia Medical Reporter,
has recently examined many school
children. He found that, in many
who were VIGOROUSLY inattentive and
slow in making Roadway, neglected
disorders of the ear or nose, such as
catarrh or slight inflammations, could
be detected. DR. Bresgen pointed out
that an impeded nasal inspiration
caused a pressure in the frontal region,
which could readily produce a bad
effect on mental development.
Such children complain of head,
aches. ringing in the ears and
similar conditions, growing more
and moro inattentive and lazy. Dr.
Bresgen's pertinent reports to the
secretary of instruction were not
needed until the observations of Prof.
Guye, of Amsterdam, confirmed the
experience of the German observer.
Guye found in adults that nasal ca
tarrhs of long standing and of neg
1ected character exert a most del
eterious influence over the entire
mental condition of the patient. He
found as results of the conditions men
toned morbid headaches, vertigo, pro-
gressive decrease of the perceptive
faculties, disinclination and even in
ability to work. All of these symp-
toms disappeared after the cure of the
nasal affection. Other observers have
also confirmed the views and asser-
tons of Bresgen and Guye. AS after
measles and scarlet fever, disorders of
the nose and ear are of especially
FREQUENT occurrence, it seems the duty
OF the teachers, or rather of special
school physician, to attend immediate.
ly to these conditions. Great mental
disturbances can in this way be pre-
vented by timely and trivial atten.
tion.-BOston Herald. :
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-10-10
Keep Up With the Times.

The world is getting wiser every day {.
Mankind Is constantly advancing fron
the old 10 the new. AS il Is with rsliS-
ion, art and science. so ii Is with medi-
cine. Each day sids 10 cur knowledge
Of the human body, and therefore, 10
our ability 10 cure its many ills. The
day Of gripping, purgiRg, dehilit2sing
pills, for instance. is rapidly passing
away, and their place being taken by q
Bowel Regulator. whose action Is nStu-
raj and easy, yet effective. Such S
medicine Is MAR-&-lin. e gentle laxative
that acts directly upon the Liver and
Kidneys, and leaves no bad effects. Ii
neither gripes nor purgss. IL not only
cures Constipation, bat, Sll the disor5-
ers and diseases arising from il, and.
when fAken from time 70 time in small
doses, prevents Constipation altogether.
II yoa need Tonie, take Pe-ru-nS- II
year blood is diseased, yea Win find
nothing better than L2-ea-pi-a-
J. w. WELLs, Druggist.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-10-10

TEX anti Mshone conference OF
leading republicans held at Rich.
nond October 3, adopted lengthy
report declaring thst Malone has
deceived the republican national
committee bv false pretenses; that
his plan Of organisation is hateful
sni tyrsanical; thas he has driven
from the councils of the party the
sblesi men in 1t; that he has
forfeited the right to the
confidence Of the people Of
Virginia, and that his defeas is es-
senual to the salvation Of the repub.
iioan party" The conference rec
commended no particular course to
be pursued by the voters on election
day, but it is sn open secret thst
Billy Mahone's political grave is al
ready dug.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-10-10
Interior Items.

Cotton glnners ara busy so are
plckers.. =. Mr.. D. II. Triekey had
the misfortune to get finger badly
mashed in s sorghum mill few
days ago. Business is lively IN
resl estate circles. Quite a large
number of transfers have taken
place lately. Several OF our citi
gems have the Oklahoma fever and
will leave for that promised land
shortly. The tell tale bird
whispers - wedding soon". We are
ANXIOUS to know who and also to
get $ piece OF cake. Over three
hundred people Witnessed the clos
ing exercises Of Prof W. L. Crows
school st Oak Grove last Tuesday
evening. The exercises consisted OF
reviews readings and recliations and
s negro minstrel and magic lantern
show st night The review wSs
thorough snd the pupils stood well
and the readings Snd recitSuons
we're we'll delivered. But the mSgie
lantern under the skilliul hands OF
Mr.. ". H. Qaillen received the
most applause snd wss indeed S
treat to both parents snd pupils. His
views were very interesting and his
eomieal scenes frequently brought
down the house. II was sn evening
that viii be long remembered and
referred 10 with pleasure.
Oct It'll, 1889. Coryus.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-10-10
----------------------------
ACCORDING 10 Washing

~~A-AAsN ~ w AsAA- s1A AAs~
patches Mr.. B.sine's American coz
gress, whose surface appeared so
tranquil, really started of with g
storm which st one tine threatened
to wreck the hopes Of It's protector.
The trouble vas All about the cleo
tioa Of Mr.. Blaine as president
When il became evident that the
secretary Of state would be chosen
TO preside. the Central and Soath
American delegates vent into sscge,
session, and the proposition to make
Mr.. Blaine president Of the congress
was denounced as aaFAir, illegal sad
unprecedented. I'VE do not deny
the right % the A1erlc&a delegates
10 elect the president" sSid one Of
the delegates from Chilli There Sre
pgecedeats for the election Of s pres
ident by the members from the
coantry which Issued the Invitations
% The congress and in which the
congress is held, bGt there are 10
presidents for the elee!ioa SIS presi-
deat q a man who is Tot member
efthe congress The law on3er which
The congress vas called provides
that tie United States shall be rep
resented bY 'e1 delegates, 70 Be sp-
poiuted by the p-es.jea, Snd with
the advice and consent q The senate.
These Ten delegates have beea 50
appointed. and Mr.. BlAize is zo& one
Of them"
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-10-10

criticized by the persons affected.
"A factory viii be established soon
in Jefferson county to manufacture
cotton bagging, Another black eye
for the jute trust. !. w. 5. Mitchell,
leader of the union labor party Of
Howard county and merchant at
Nashville was fatally stabbed Oct
4 by w. A. Maddox, also merchant.
The trouble grew out OF business
matter. The Arkansas division Of
the Travellers Protective Associa-
ton will have reunion at Little
Rock on the 25th inst. 1t will be
field day for the drummers and one
that will rebound largely to the
benefit of the trade interests of Little
Rock. The people for many miles
around Clarksville were taken in
and sold by shrewd trick of some of
the young bloods of that town last
Saturday. Bills we're circulated an
nouncing that on the 4th Prof. Gan
der Of Paris, France, would leap
from the dome Of the courthouse and
fly through space with 8 new flying
apparatus Of his own invention. OF
course the people wanted to see an
exhibition of this kind, Snd more
since 1t was to be with
out price. hundreds of people came
in and by IL o'clock sea of upturned
faces watched lntently the court
house dome to see the intrepid ser
onsut begin his voyage. AT the ap
pointed hour goose, Prof. Gsnder)
was liberated from the highest point
of the courthouse roof and few
grsndly toward The west and soon
disappeared from view. The Joke
worked well, but il is said that two
or three young men failed TO show
up until the now exasperated spec
tstors had left town to ponder over
the desperate intrigues of the wicked
town boy. Maj. PENIS meeting
st Morriltoa resulted in over one
hundred conversions. Thirty six
joined the Baptist church. :, Fred
Martin, Pulaski county fox hunter
says that in recent chase $ fox
jumped upon the back of razor
back hog snd rode him of TO keep
the dogs from finding his trail.
Whether this is the truth or 81 st
tempt to capture the Fort Smith
medal for lying, will be found out
by waiting VIM. Reynolds, of At
klns, happened to painful accident
recently, causing him 10 lose the
thumb on his night hand. He was
working around his cotton press,
when one of the heavy doors fell on
IT. MASKING it to S pulp.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-10-10
Russellrille Raptlst Association.

The ninth annual session of the Rus
ssllville Baptist Association convened
with the church at Russellville Satur-
day. October 5th. The association was
organized By the election of Ed ,. III.
Hart, Moderator, J. NJ. Mallett, clerk.
and W. w. Tate, Treasurer.
The following churches were repre-
sented by the persons whose names are
opposite each
Askins--D. j. Warren, G. A. Marsh,
Ed. Il. Moody.
Bayou-G. NJ. Snyder. A. H. Costs.
r., Gooch.
Bethel. ID. Sullivan, NJ. c. Ed
wards, z. Perkins.
Ball Hill. Il. Hughes. ]. w. Boo
her, VIM. Booher,
Caglesyille--J. M. Mallett, /. n. Ca
gle, d. II. Trickey.
Dover-F. NJ. Taylor, w. I. Jennings,
r, 5. Daley.
East Point--J. w. Burton, ]. d.
Smith, B. ID. r. Shinn.
East Mt. Zion &C. w. Hinchey, Ii.
c. Stars, Il. w, Rogers.
Gumlog-M. l.. Eggleston, j. G. May
field. d. Nj. Weir.
Hopewell, W. P. GillCm. B. F. Gold
en-, j. c. Alewine.
Knoxville-J. w, kirkpatrick, A. w.
Wolf, J. u. Malone.
I.oudon-A. Robertson, B. Bishop,
w. knight.
Mt. Pleasant--J. III. Helm, G. w.
Bowden, w. NJ. Petree.
Morrilton-Elds +. w. Taylor, j..
Nj. Hart and J. A. Myers, and j. O..
Pendergrass.
Pine Grove-Eld. f. u. Landers, Fl. l..
Bouer, w. l.. Hatley.
Potts Station-R Talley, j. v. Al
man. Twiggs Brown.
Smyrna-Eld. J. II. Parker, E. Il.
Gamble, T. B. Dixon.
Sloyer-C. A. Hughes, G. B. Tackey,
A. Hughes.
Scottsville-J. A. Hickman, A. W.
johnson, @. w. Luckett
Stillwell Mountain-Eld. p. A. Rus
sell, A. F. Stevenson, T. j. Holt.
Walnut Grove-w. a. Ross, Dsyid
Lewis.
Russellville-L. W. Davis, W. NJ.
Peeler, o. Fl. Reid.
Correspondence was received from
the following associations, viz: Oar
daaelle, United, Clear Greek, Concord
and Fourche Valley.
The Moderator appointed the follow
ing committees: Foreign Missions,
Associated Missions, Publications, Doc
uments, Nominations, Sunday Schools.
Education, Finance. Prohibition.
On Saturday night The Baptist pulpit
was filed by DIR. Swindall, of Dards-
nellie. Sunday st II Ed. A. j. kincsid
of Fl. Smith, delivered an able and eff
fecfiye missionary sermon.
Sunday afternoon ST o'clock Sunday
school mass meeting was held at the
Baptist church. Addresses were deliv-
cred by Eds. Lawrence and Taylor and
Prof. Ma,lett.
Sunday night the Baptist pulpit was
filled by Ed. J. B. Parmenter.
ASSOCIATION NOTES.
Sunday at II the C. p. pulpit was &C.
cupied by F. w. Taylor, and ST night
by A. j. kincaid.
At II Sunday J. b. Parmenter preach
ed ST the NJ. E. c. 5.
The pulpit Of the Christian church
was occupied Sunday morning By NJ
:. Herklsud.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-10-10
ARKANSAS AFFAIRS.

joe TSte, who chose % 20 70 j&ll
rather thaa pay the 6ae assessed
sgainst him by the Carroll eircnt
court Tor Illicit dealing ia whlskey
weakened amer several days con
6nemeat, &ad hSs made arrange
nsnl to pay the aae, being well able
to do So for besides hsviag good
farm, be Is receiving SO per month
pensloo. Rev. I J Reynolds. has
been sppointea business manager OF
the Arkansas Methodist az LitGe
Rock The Conway oonaty hosri
Of equalization raised the assessment
of that county SS64, 5SS The ex-
iFSoriinaFy increase is severely