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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-17

PRESIDENT JoHNsoN's HOUSEHOLD.
The next time Judge Burns visited the White
House he was in company with Senator Patter-
son, the son-ln-law Of President johnson, and
the remains of President Lincoln were on the
way to the tomb at Springfield. Ill. Judge
Burns had the entree to President Johnson's
presence at any hour of the day or night He
never asked for an Office, and then as now the
non-office hunter among the Presidents
friends was rare visitor who was always well
come. MIR. Burns met prominent southern
politician In the ante room at the White House
as he was coming from Mr.. Johnson's room one
morning. when did you arrive in the city?"
asked the man. Last night, sir" said Burns.
and you've had audience Of the President al
Nady, and I've been here six weeks and cannot
so much as get promise to see him. How is
this!" '.My friend, l do not want an Office"
rephed Burns. The judge AYERS that the White
House never was and never has been so nicely
kept as IL was when Mrs. Patterson, President
Johnson's daughter, had charge Of it.
MEMORIES OF MRS. HAYES.
1t was about this time that Mr. Burns accom-
panied congressional commission from Nash
vile to New Orleans. Among them were Mr..
and Mrs. II. B. Hayes, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Wade,
and United States Senator and Mrs. Forster Of
Connecticut. During their journeyings to-
gether the judge formed deep attachment for
Mrs. Hayes, and his admiration for her remains
fervent to this day. There was con-
test among the ladies of the party
for ceremonial precedence, Mrs. Foster
claiming first place. 1t was Mrs. Hayes
who ameliorated all the bitterness OF possible
strife by her ready tact and good nature. Mr.
Burns, as president of the railroad on which
they were travelling, had something to do with
the commissary department, and in q speech
| he made at their farewell banquet he compli-
mented the gentlemen Of the party on being
1.-The most honest set of drinkers 1t was ever his
| pleasure to meet" Afterward, 90 great and
sudden are the political changes Of this govern
ment, he went to the White House, not TO visit
the President. but to see Mrs. Hayes, and he
was charmed with her cordial reception Of him
| In his eulogy of her tho Judge says: "Mrs.
! Hayes was q woman Of tact and good sense:
| her manner was marked by the most exquisite
cordially and modesty. She knew 20 Justly
how to treat every one and she was always
good to me. ] liked her better than
anybody else ever saw. did
| not vote for her husband. but I
would have voted for herr He took the lady
Of the White House 70 task ON the wine CUES
| ton, 70 which she made reply: This il NOS nv
house and cannot order II at all times q such,
there 10 wine on the White House table when
there are strsngers or foreign diplomats to dine,
bat when only my husband and sons are At table
visit he made to President Franklin Pierce in
the White House, whom he remembers g 8
gentssl-looking, polite man, who wore buR
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-05
ANTIQUITY OF SUGAR.
The Process of Making the Sweet Sub
stance of Chinese Origin.

The Process of Making the Sweet SUBJ
stance of Chinese Origin.
The Chinese, who invented almost
every thing before any body else heard
of it, claim IT, be the original discover
ers of the process of sugar-making. and
it is said that sugar was used in China
as long ago as three thousand years.
This is misty, but the fact is well estab-
lished that it was manufactured in
China under the Tsin dynasty two hun
dred years at least before the Christian
era began. India has put forward a
claim for priority of invention, but the
probability is that the Hindoos learned
the art of sugar-making from the Chi
nese and that through them the knowl-
edge finally spread to the Western ia
tions. Nearchus, when sent by Alex
ander on an exploring voyage on the
Indus, brought back reports OF "honey"
which was made by the Asiatics from
cane without the help of bees. At this
time neither the Greeks nor the Jews
nor the Babylonians had any knowl-
edge of sugar, but later the art of max
ing the artificial "honey" became
known and practiced, though its prog
ress and development was exceedingly
slow. 1t was prescribed as medicine
by Galen in A. D. $50, and up to the
seventeenth century it had become
nothing more than costly luxury, to
be used only on special occasions.
Even as late as the beginning of the
eighteenth century the annual con-
sumption of sugar in Great Britain had
reached only 10000, 900 pounds, where
as it is now more than 1000, 900, 900
pounds. Refined sugar was not made
in England till 1859. The art of REIN
ing was learned by a Venetian mer-
chant from the Saracens, who sold the
secret to him for 100000 crowns.-
Good Housekeeping.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-05

passes over the counter of saloon
would. If the saloon were not there, 60
to purchase food and clothing and the
comforts of life for its miserable VIC
tins and their innocent but suffering.
families.
The men in whom the alcoholic ap-
petite has been formed are really ir--
responsible beings. The Internal
poison has destroyed their will power
and transformed them into slaves. The
burden OF the violation of law is not
properly to be laid upon their Shout
ders because of this very irresponsi~
billty which has been created by rum
They will drink so long as rum is to.
be obtained.
1t is clear to any one who ever
studied the subject that the saloon is
an institution which perpetuates the
traffic, because it is the chief factor in
leading men to drink. Nine men out
of ten will not stray into forbidden
paths unless opportunity is given. So
long as the saloon exists, we may be
sure the evil of drunkenness will con-
tinue, and the grand army OF drunk.
ards be constantly recruited through
its means. Toledo Blade.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-05
Il Seemed Very Funny.

He was talking with Nanlzin farmer
yesterday. and in the course of CONVEX
sation asked:
''Is your wife in with your"
"Noap," replied the farmer grinning
little.
Didn't she want to Gomez"
''Noap," with " broader grin.
"When she comes in with you bring
her up to dinner"
I'll wilt! chuckled the husband.
"Say. what ails your You seem
greatly pleased"
at seems funny"
"What doesp"
"Asking about my wife. She's bin
dead seven years!"-DetroH Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-05
EDUCATED FOOLS,
A Class Which, Unfortunately, Is Numer'
Gus and Growing.

Gus ana GroWihE.
The young lady who upon her first
visit to the country asked which COW
gave the buttermilk, was probably
familiar with the philosophy Of Kant,
and could talk discursively of Brown
ing, but to the matter-of-fact people
who heard her she must have appeared
silly in the extreme The story serves
as an illustration OF class that is nu-
merous and growing.
Americans have fallen into the habit
of talking of common things in far
off transcendental manner as il they
had neither lot nor part in that ordin-
airy earth which can grow potatoes and
pansies cheek by jowl.
Meanwhile the sun of the social sys-
TEN is hireling, and children get
their first lessons in life from O protege
OF an open door society.
''f l were to make world" said
Ingersoll, Il would make good health
catching" Whereupon some one asks
incredulously: "Why doesn't Mr.. In
gersoll make world, ha! ha!"-a brand
new world with all modern conven-
fences in it-whcn he so well knows
how. There never were any mira
cles," cries the writer OF Robert Els
mere" No miracles, when the world
is full of them! The air you breathe is
miracle. Thank Heaven that it be
not owned by corporation that would
shut it off ten feet above your head I'M
til you had paid your tithing. No
miracles! The egg you eat is a miracle
of miracles. Your own eye is mira
Gle. You can tell all the chemistry of
it's component parts, but can you put
the light of life in it, dear educated
fools?
When Hercules tried to kill his ene-
my he dashed him on the ground and
saw him instantly revive. for the COM
mon earth he touched gave him re-
newed strength.
1t has been said that the man who can
make two blades Of grass grow where
only one grew before, is benefactor
of his kind.
A pretty pastoral story is told of a
father who sent out his son as a herder
and gave him only these three words of
Observation-Disclosures your sheep"
The boy was an 'innocent" and could
only do the one thing, and his mind
only retain simple lessons. But he
remembered the sheep" and herded
them so we'll and did his duty so faith
fully, that he knew every sheep and
lamb of his flock by just looking in its
face. 1t is lang syne now, but Rob
bie's sheep were known for their ex-
cellence far and near.
King George III. has been much
laughed at for tnquiring how the apple
got into the dumping Yet the apple
dumping is more necessary to the COM
fort of household than the discovery
OF new comet. Who would prats of
discovered stars to starving man?
Devout, or undevout, that astronomer
would be mad.
To be educated above the common
things of life is not to be educated at
all. Take the Latin words out of our
language and we can still live, love,
sleep, eat and do with the rest.-Detroit
+ Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-05
HOTELS IN JAPAN.
According to Carp" They Are the Noisie
Places Outside of Bediam.


Places Outside of Bedam.
A Japanese hotel is one of the noisi-
est places outside of Bedlam. The walls
are OF paper, and you can hear all the
talk of your nextroom neighbor.
Many of these walls are pushed back
at times, and as you pass through the
corridors you see the various occupa-
tions of the guests. The sleeping,
dressing and eating goes on before
your eyes. The guests eat in their own
rooms, and their food is served to them
on little tables about a foot high. Each
man has his own table, and in the cases
OF families each member squats on his
heels or knees before one of these little
tables, which is not over two feet
square. New chop-sticks are furnished
to every guest. They come wrapped
up in paper, and with these the guest
can eat every thing from rice to fish.
1t is wonderful how we'll they separate
the bones from the fish with them, and
how they are able to pick up beans and
peas between two sticks and eat
them. The food is brought in in lit
tie bowls, and there are no plates,
knives. forks or spoons. The rice
comes last, and this is brought to the
room in wooden box hoped with
brass and looking very much like an
American sugar box. The Japanese
eat very fast, and a man is considered
lazy if he eats slowly. It is rather a
compliment than otherwise to make a
noise in eating. and the smacking OF
the lips shows the host that you appre-
ciate his food. If you grunt and re-
gurgitate, it will not be out of the way,
and when you close your dinner with
rice you will do we'll if you will pour
your rice bowl half full of tea and mix
this with the rice. AS you get near
the bottom it will be the approved jap
anese fashion to lift the rice-bowl to
your lips and shovel the contents in
with your chopsticks. You may eat as
much rice as you please, and you will
be expected ut the close of the meal 10
carefully wrap up the dainties remain
ing and to drop them into the long
pocket OF the sleeves of your gown.
! You will find no sign in these Japanese
hotels indicating that "food taken from
the table will be charged extra for"
and if you are dining with Japanese
you will probably have from two to six
geishas to keep you company.-FrGnk
g. Carpenter, in National Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-05
NOONTIDE.

At noon stand upon the height,
Here at the parting of the ways
Adown tho long gray road gaze
That lies between me and the night.
Then turn my longing eyes once more
To the fair land where have been,
Where shady pathways lie between
The woodlands and the river shore.
Far of see the shining sand,
/ hear the voices OF the waves
Singing among the glimmering caves
The low, sweet songs Of fairyland. =
All, me! and have come so far
Since that sweet hour when far away
watched the waking OF the day,
The fading OF the morning star.
heard Apollo's deathless Tyre,
, Far by the fount OF Helicon,
And all about the woodlands shone
The crocus like sudden Gre.
They say this dusty highway leads
To fame and fortune, place and power,
That time has many golden dover
For him who fashions dreams to deeds.
If some potent spell might cast
Fulflllment OF my wish TO earn,
I'd only pray might return
To the dear places OF the past.
Be mine the tender rose Of hope
: That trembles in the morning sky,
And all the sunsets gold may lie
Ungathered on the western slope.
Not any pecan which has rung
From thousand thousand lips to greet
A hero's triumph were so sweet
To me as that glad chorus sung.
In quiet dawns, when midst the birds
A soft wind rising from the sea
Waltens wild sweet melody,
The ghost of ong-forgotten words:
While clear above the silver mist
The happy light Is mountain high,
Changing the opal of the sky
To emerald and amethyst.
The thrush that sang his morning song
High on the elm trees topmost bough,
Within his cage sings sadly now.
Nor struggles, for the bars are strong
know my wishes are as vain
AS his behind his prison bars
The morning stole away the stars,
The night will bring them back again.
Then rs turn me from the height
And tread the hard and dusty way,
Hope whispers even yet may
Find my lost past beyond the night.
ID. j. Robertson. in Longman's Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-05

THERE are many temperance So
cieties in Japan, and all are working
for the principle of total abstinence.
The National Temperance Society con-,
tains men of higher position than any
other, and publishes a magazine at tho
capital. North Shore Temperance So
ciety is the largest organization, and.
is carried on in connection with a.
Christian mission. The Temperance,
Association organized in 1886 with
eighty-nine members, now has q menu
bership OF eight hundred and pub
fishes q magazine, The Temperance,
which has attained large circulation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-05
THAT CERTIFICATE.
Farmer Lynn's Acute Attack of
Ioctors Latin.

ats dretful, dretful," groaned Far
mer Lynn, as the doctor left on his
final visit; lies when fall plowin' S
got to be done an there amt nobody
to do it never did see any thin so
onluc,1y. It's bad enutf to be stopped
short in my career as twas, but to
think kin never do another stroke Of
work so long as live it's jes' too bad!"
''Why, feyther, it amt as bad as
thet," said his wife, peering at him
through her spectacles. ga broken
arm amt goin' to invalidate you like
that. S'posin' it he'd been your neck. I"
thought es we'll hev been," said the
farmer. shortly. Its no use talkin',
mother, I've paid the doctor for his
'pinion and there tits on black an
white, jes' as he writ it out himself.
faint broken arm. eyether. It's a
heap wuss. You kin see for yourself
There's the Doctors certificut.
Mrs. Lynn took the piece of paper
and studied it carefully for some time.
Then she laid it down.
Il can't make head nor tail of it,
Jeptha, but mebbe you can," she said.
ats tew bad that you should be so
'hicted, but you know the Lord loveth
whom He chaseth. and it's only the
wicked that go on and flourish like a
bay rum tree"
"Humphr' grumbled her husband,
''that's all very well, but who's to do
the farm work, fodder the stock, and
-oh-oh-oh, it's jes too bad! Me laid
up like an old woman and tied into a
cheerr'
Dear, dear. it does seem unfortnit."
Mrs. Lynn said, with her usual ready
sympathy, "but, Jeptha, you must
bear it like Christian, if it isn't a
relishin' dose. 1t do seem queer that
sech q affection should happen to a
man as active as you be. l reckon it's
speshial Providence.
"Hev you writ to RUDE, mother?'
asked the farmer shortly, moving dis
tressfully in his arm chair.
mo. but 1 shouldn't be 'sprised,
feyther, if Hetty had been writin'. I'll
ask her." and she stepped to the stair
door, and called softly to some one
above.
"Here 1 am, Auntie," responded a
cherry voice, and the next moment
light feet battered down the stairs, and
a pretty girl with cheeks as red as a
June apple. and eyes like stars, stood
in the kitchen.
This was niece Hetty, who was MAX
ing long visit to her fathers brother,
and had come from away up in YER
mont.
"Did you write to Rube bout your
uncle's afiiiction?" asked Mrs. Lynn.
''No, Auntie; Rube never asked me
to write to him."
you've got to write meow, Hetty,"
said her uncle, land tell him of my
misfortin, an let him know he's got to
como homo and set to work on the
farm, whether it be to his likin' or not,
an tell him he mought as well give up
college learnin', for oncet an all"
III thought he was studying to be
a DOCTOR" said Hetty, timidly.
$50 he wuz. but I've got to be help
less crippic--oh. Lord it's hard-for
the rest of my days; he's got to work
the farm to keep us from starving.
There amt nobody but him, and he
hates farrnin' like pizen. faint to his
likin', but it is to Ioine, but I'll never
do another stroke of work. An me not
turned sixty yet"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-05

A DELICATE and refined taste is Of
inestimable value to its possessor. A
man with his mouth saturated with
tobacco juice, or throat rarchei with
spurious liquors, does not know any
thing of the delicacies of taste. He
loses very much of the enjoyment os
eating and drinking. -ESchap1e.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-05

That was gentlemanly thief who
robbed the postmaster Of Lyons Farm,
a suburb of Newark. In consideration
of rihed letters and stolen stamps. gold
watch and 500 in cash, tle post
master found the following note and a
81 bill: Dear Sir-The fellow who
robbed your house tonight is born
gentleman and no hog. leave you
this bill as capital upon which to begin
life anew.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-05

According to Johanna Faber, the
famous manufacturer Of Nuremberg,
the people of the United States use. in
ound numbers, 100000 900 lead pen
;ilS every year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-05
TheRepublican.
Jas. A. HAYDEN, Publisher.

OAKLAND. GARRETT CO.. MD.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-10
knew we had the San Francisco
Association for our enemies.

knew we had the San Francisco
Association for our enemies.
at the time of the letting of the Fresno
contract we first sent man up, who was
gobbled by the northern companies.
Then on a short call we put in a bona
tide bid, by which we eaved the people of
Fresno $4,000. We were heartily
thanked by the contractors, who said
That the associated companies had been
debating things to suit themselves before
we came in to upset their plans.
Immediately after the contract was let
to us, rumors began to be set afloat that
our pipe would not stand the test.
McBean, the leader Of the association.
came down and paid visit to our works.
and then returned to Fresno. Then the
articles began to appear in the
Fresno EapoSitor in which the charges
against our pipe were openly made. The
style OF business that Mclean is I'D to ia
pretty well shown by the letters which
he sent to various members of the Coun-
Gil here about the letting of the contract
for Los Angeles sewers, in which he
asked whether he could be of service to
them in any way.
Now, the statement that our pine does
not stand the test is complete lie. Our
pipe was tested at National Citv, and I
have a letter from Goldthwait, the Su-
perintendent OF Construction of sewers
in San Diego, ying that he has put it
to the test and that he recommends il
over any pipe manufactured on the
coast. This endorsement is seconded by
Buck, who is McBean's own agent.
We have also certificate from Cum
Y n oh q M nf
pipe is accepted in the place of any other
pipe on the coast. 1t has been put down
IN that wet soil where other pipes have
caved in.
We stand ready to submit to any kind
OF test. In Fresno offered Mclean,
before the Council, to put up $5, 900 on
the test, the money to be paid by the
manufacturer of the pipe which soonest
gave way under the test, and to go to
any charitable institution they might
suggest.
We claim that a public test which we
propose now in refutation of this state
ment to give as soon as practicable, will
show our pipe to withstand double the
pressure which will burst that manufac-
tured in the North.
AS to the statement that we have not
sent any pipe to Fresno yet, that is true
enough, but the reason is that, by a
change of contract, we were compelled to
add to the amount and increase the size
of the pipe. We shall begin to ship next
week.
When these rumors started, I went up
and put the pipe to an immediate test,
as result of which the Council of Fresno
passed resolutions expressing their COM
plete confidence in the work.
We have no idea Of calmly submitting
to this kind Of treatment, and shall take
action in the matter.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-10
A Little Scrap.

Yesterday afternoon @. A. Sumner, the
well-known real estate man, accom-
panied by his brother, visited the new
house which the former is having erected
on Logan avenue. The contractor who
has the job in hand was in the building
and with him was friend of his. A
discussion took place among the four
with regard to a marble mantel which
there was in one of the front rooms.
Words soon changed to blows, and at the
end the two Summers left the building in a
badly battered-up condition. They went
Immediately to the District Attorneys
Office, and two warrants were sworn out
against the two assailants, the contractor
and his friend.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-10
4 Determined suicide.

The Coroner held an inquest last
evening on the body of Mrs. Maggie
Stewart, who died during the forenoon
from poison administered by her own
hand. The material which she selected
with which to do the deed was "Rough
on Rats" She made the first attempt at
breakfast, Friday morning, but the poi
soned coffee she was about to drink was
taken from her. A little later she man
aged to swallow the stuff and was taken
with violent convulsions. A physician
was summoned who gave her an emetic!
1t is supposed that che subsequently took
more of the poison, as she suddenly
grew worse, and finally died in fearful
agony.
Mrs. Stewart and her husband man
aged the Grand View Hotel on College
and New High streets, and the only
cause " hich can be assigned, other than
absolute insanity, is that hard work had
made her tired of life. In the midst of
her suffering she declared that she did
not regret the step she had taken.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-10

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