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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-10
MODERATE DRINKING.


Accumulation of Evidence Against the
Use of Alcoholic Liquors.
According to a German medical jour
nal, DrS. Bonnet and Marandon have
been studying the diseases of wine.
tasters, and find that they frequently
suffer from disturbances similar to al
coholism, although the claret-tasters
do not swallow the wine, but on the
contrary, reject it, and even rinse their
mouths afterwards. In one case of DIR.
Donnet's, q man thirty-two years old
used to taste, every day, thirty or forty
samples of wine, occasionally liquors
and rum, without ever swallowing any
part of them. After two years he be-
came very excitable, lost his appetite,
did not sleep we'll, and suffered with
disturbances of sensibility, pains in the
breast, feeling of weakness, difficulty
in breathing. He improved after aban-
doning his profession, although a nerv-
GUS debility still remained, as notice.
| able by the facility with which he was
set in tears. Another statement made
by Dr. Bonnet is that there are
great number of apoplexies in Bor-
uOduAs HuClC uIhJ pClSoAo uIIHh Ollo
and half litres of wine with each
meal. This number exceeds the num-
Der of apoplexies in any city in the
world. DR.. Marandon did not notice
any symptoms of intoXication in Bur-
gundy tasters, although some of them
would swallow the samples. He remarks
that tea-tasters always swallow some
tea, and this, he says, explains the
nervous symptoms the are affected
with"
Wine-tasters must certainly be con-
sidered as moderate drinkers, although
they swallow very little of the wine;
and hence the study of the physical
condition Of wine-tasters evidently has
a very important bearing upon the
question of moderate drinking. The
accumulation of evidence against the
use of alcoholic liquors, either moder-
ately or immoderately, has become so
great that it would seem that no ground
whatever is left for those who still at
tempt to maintain their use upon scien-
tific principles -Good Health.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-10
WHAT THE CAMERA SHOWED.

denly stopped and raised one corner Of
the shawl. We saw several green
shoots two or three inches high. He
replaced the shawl, played a little
more IN his pipe, and l could have
sworn saw the shawl pushed three
feet into the air. Again he stopped and
removed the shawl. This time there
was a perfect tree, two feet or more in
height, with long, slender fat leaves.
Leasing nudged me, and took my pict-
ure while he made a skeleton sketch.
While we were watching this creation
of the queer old man, it seemed to
vanish before our eyes. When it was
gone be removed the bowl and spread
the shawl on the ground before him.
Then there was more music and more
swaying, more looking at the crowd;
and, as we watched the dirty square of
cloth he had placed on tho ground, we
saw outlined beneath it some moving
object. AS we watched he grasped the
shawl by each of two corners, and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-10
ONLY HYPNOTISM.
How Indian Fakirs Deceive Those
Who Watch Them.
A Young Chicagoan Demonstrates the
Truth of His Theory Mango Trees,
Babies and Other Obi ects, Great
ures of the Imagination.

Nearly every traveller who comes back
from India brings with him more or less
marvellous stories of the performances
of Indian fakirs or jugglers. No one
ever heard of one of these tales without
being curious to know the explanation
of the mystery. All sorts of theories
have been offered, all of which are more
or less unsatisfactory. 1t has remained
for a young Chicagoan, says the Chicago
Tribune, to furnish an explanation that
explains and to present what must be
accepted as absolute proof of the cor
rectness of his idea.
Frederick S. Gilmore is son of w. S.
Gilmore, well-known coffee broker OF
this city. He lives with his parents in
a pleasant home at No. 1920 Bond
avenue, in Windsor Park. Young Mr..
Gilmore, who has just returned from a
two years trip around the world, is a
pleasant-faced, light-haired young man
of twenty-six. He is an SO Yale man.
After his graduation he spent a year in
business with his father. At the end of
the year an opportunity presented itself
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-10
THERE WAS NO boy.

had not been there when the ball was
tossed into the air, but he was there
now, and at word from the fakir he
climbing it a good deal after the
fashion Of monkey climbing grape
vine. AS he was starting got his
range and made picture of him, Less
ing at the same time making a sketch.
The boy disappeared when he had
reached a point thirty or forty feet
from the ground, at least we could not
see him.
81 had no facilities for developing the
camera films, and it was these Leasing
took with him, as we'll as a thousand or
more other negatives, to be developed.
The fakir pictures, with a few others,
received this afternoon. After the fa-
kris departure Leasing filled in his
sketches, and these he left with me.
You'll see by comparing the ones Less
ing made with the photographs that in
no instance did the camera record the
marvellous features Of the performance.
For instance, Lessing's sketch shows
the tree grown from the bush, while
the camera shows there was no bush
there. Leasing saw baby and so did l.,
and he has got it in his sketch, but the
camera demonstrates that there was no
baby Lessing's sketch of the boy
climbing the Irvine is evidence that he
saw it, but the camera says there was
no boy and no Irvine. From which I'm
compelled to believe that my theory is
absolutely correct-that Mr.. Fakir had
simply hypnotized the entire crowd, but
couldn't hypnotic the camera"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-10
PRISON BRUTALlTISS.
Tortures Said to BE Inflicted in the Colo
RADIO state Penitentiary.

RADIO state Penitentiary.
The Denver News, in an extended ex-
posure of alleged abuses in the Colo
RADIO State Penitentiary, describes two
methods said to be used to discipline re-
fractory prisoners. Tho description is
attributed to a convict, from whose let
ter the following is taken:
After supper the unhappy victim is
led forth from his cell to the vicinity of
the stable and compelled TO stand with
his back to post erected for such occa-
sions. Two officers are generally Or
dered to tie the prisoners hands behind
his back; strap is then drawn around
him, lashing his body to the post.
An officer attired in waterproof clothes
now steps behind the post and holds
the prisoners ears, while another
stands off about six feet and throws a
stream of water in the prisoners face.
There is generally a siXty-pound pres
sure on the pump, and the water is
thrown with so much force that it tears
the flesh from the prisoners face. The
force of tho water compels the prisoner
to open his mouth, and the stream is
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most strangled. He is then granted
respite till he has thrown up the water
he swallowed and regained his breath.
This operation is repeated three or
four times. Finally, when the guards
have had sufficient fun, the water is
thrown in the victims face until he is
knocked down.
Another engine of torture is what is
known as the urging-up machine. 1t
consists of a pair of handouts and
rope. The prisoner is taken to the
warehouse and obliged to ascend plat
form that is situated in one corner of it.
Before adjusting the handouts the ropes
are twisted so that when the offender is
swung from the platform he is whirled
in the air at the rate of one hundred
revolutions minute. He is wound off
the platform by means of windlass.
When the whirling motion has ceased,
the officers PROFOUND all kinds of taunt-
ing questions to their victim, and if he
shows more fortitude than they like to
see in an unfortunate man one of them
will jump up and swing himself from
the prisoners shoulder in order to in
crease the pain. The victim is left
hanging until non-circulation causes in
sensibility. 1t is frequent occurrence
to throw bucket OF water in mans
face and ask him how he likes it -
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-10
TEMPERANCE NOTES.
LIQUID eLoRIEs uNcoNcEALED

thaVe tasted ofthe grapes rare juice that poets
call divine
But Dead-sea fruit shall quench at last the lips
that thirst for wine.
sing of better vintage-liquid glories uncon-
cealed-
In a Jug of cold spring water ON a summer
harvest-teld.
An old stonejug I'm singing Of, a corncob stop
per, too;
offalling lines of supple grain whose roots are
dipped in dew;
And darkest CLEAN of emerald among the
tasseled corn
And sunburned faces smiling when they hear
the dinnerhorn.
When the rain Of molten sun-hakes beats on
flower, tree and leaf,
And you twist golden girde round each heavy
laden sheaf,
Then, as you press along the slope, across the
sandy clods
Your lips grow parched with waiting for the
nectar OF the gods.
The shorn. broad field is lying like yellow
carpet spread,
And the midday sun is streaming from heights
far overhead;
While the only sound or echo on the hillside or
the giddes
Is the passing of the reaper and the rattle of its
blades.
And as Dn gallant steed appears barefoot
country boy
And hands you down his burden there what
wor6s can tell your joy
As you press it to your dusty lips, the common
old stone jug,
And cool, clear water rushes out with "gurgle,
gurgle, glug!"
All! then through all your being steals a calm,
delicious bliss
For sky and earth and sunshine seem com
mingled in kiss;
And that kiss has stepped your senses as with
some magician's drug,
AS the cooling eddies greet you, bubblinS down
ward from the jug.
And when you set it down at last, reluctant
yet content,
You realize what water is-God's greatest
blessing sent;
For, all that man can ever brew the victor's
palm must yield
10 draught of cold spring water in q summer
haryeStfeld
Ernest McGafrey, in Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-10

beard hung low on his breast. His onl y
decoration was copper ring or bracelet
worn about his right arm between the
wrist and the elbow. His eyes were re-
markable both for their brilliancy and
their intense depth, if may so term it.
They seemed to be almost jet black and
were set unusually deep in his head.
When we stepped into the little circle
about him those eyes took US in from
sole to crown. He had spread upon the
ground coarse carpet of peculiar text
ure about four feet vice and six feet
long. At his right stood small earthen
bowl and across his knees lay strange
looking musical instrument.
Having received the signal that all
was ready he took the bowl in his hands
and turned the coNtents-a reddish,
sand-like mixture-out upon the carpet.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-10

taking snooze and told me there was a
fakir in front about ready to begin his
performances. l was as pleased as he
was Neither of US had been able
previous to this time to see one of these
fellows, but we had arranged little
plan which we were to put into opera
ton when opportunity offered. I had
been impressed by theory that the ex-
PLANTATION of all their alleged supernat-
ural performances would be found in
hypnotism, but did not know just how
to get at it until Leasing proposed this
plan to test my theory: While the
falir was going through his perform
ances leasing was to make rapid PEN
Gil sketch of what he saw, while l at
the same moment would take snap
shot with my camera.
Being prepared to put this plan into
operation we went out from our abode,
and there found the fallir and crowd
of natives and one or two Europeans.
The fakir was queer-looking chap.
His hair was long and matted and his
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-10

LhSSlNG . ShElCh ItE SlSlMBING BOIs
snatched it from the ground. Upon the
spot where it had rested but moment
before there sat the queerest, dimpled
Indian baby that had seen in my
travels. Leasing kept his nerve better
than l did. would have forgotten
what I was doing if he had not re-
minded me. l took the picture and he
made his sketch. The baby remained
but a moment before Mr.. Fakir re-
covered it with the shawl, and, draw
ing a knife, cut and slashed at the spot
where the infant sat. In another in
slant he threw away the shawl and
there was nothing there.
eve had scarce time to recover from
our establishment when the fakir drew
from under his knee a ball of gray
twine. Taking tho loose end between
his teeth he, with a quick upward mo-
ton, tossed the ball into the air. In
stead of coming back to him it kept on
going up and up until out of sight and
there remained only the long, swaying
end. When we looked down after trying
to see where the ball had gone, we were
all astonished to see standing beside
the fakir boy about six years old. lie
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-10

to spend some time in foreign countries,
and he started out alone. Being rather
enthusiastic amateur photographer, he
carried his beloved camera with him.
He first did the British Isles and then
went to Paris, where he put in several
months. While there he ran across a
college classmate-ay young New Yorker,
George Leasing. Leasing was somewhat
of an artist and was putting in his time
in the American art colony in the
French capital. From Paris Leasing
and Gilmore travelled together. They
"did'' Europe and afterwards Egypt,
India, Australia, Japan, China-their
tour winding up in the United States.
In talking to Tribune man of his re-
markable experience in India, Mr.. ELL
more said: 1--WE had done West India
pretty thoroughly, and had spent some
time in Calcutta. From there we went
north, stopping for a short time at
Rajmahal and Dinapur. From the lat
ter city we went south to Gaya, which
we reached in July last. One afternoon
Leasing rushed into the room where was
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-10
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

THE money paid in one month for two
glasses of beer day, would buy ton
OF coal.
DIR. Il. w. RICHARDSON declares that
alcohol causes mortality more enor-
nous than even consumption.
SIR MoEEL MACKENZIE attributes the
reason why men more than women suf-
fer from sore threats, to smoking.
ToLsToi's latest crusade is said to be
against tobacco and alcohol. is stated
that he has work nearly ready for
the press in which he strongly in
Weighs against gluttony and drunken
ness, and shows in a vivid manner the
effect of narcotics and intoxicating
drinks on the human system.
SHOULD the tobacco-users of the
United States abstain from it's use for
period of five years, and place the
amount so saved in common fund,
dividing equally, it would give the head
of each family a sum sufficient to pur-
chase an eighty-acre farm in the Vest
ern States or Territories.-Good Health.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-10
A Striking Illustration.

The doors of Bellevue Hospital
swung open recently to admit as pa
tent a shoeless man, who had in a
drunken frenzy attempted suicide by
shooting himself. This unhappy man,
Colville by name, educated in this city,
was at one time a prosperous pastor
in the Methodist Episcopal church.
Overcome and disgraced by the liquor
habit he was obliged to leave the
church. He was supported in his sub
sequent idle and drunken career by his
wife, as a dress-maker, until finally
threatening her life and chasing
her with loaded revolver, she
was obliged to leave him, TAX
ing their children with her. His
case, inexpressively sad for his family
and friends, as well as himself, fur
nishes another striking illustration
that even ministers can not indulge in
the use of intoxicants without the risk
of ruin, body and soul. 1t is an added,
emphatic obiect-lesson for total absti-
nencc.-National Temperance Adv0
cate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-10
A WORKADAY ROMANCE.
Toll and Priyation Ennobled and GIori.
fled by Pure Sentiment.

Toll and Privation Ennobled and Glori-
fled by Pure Sentiment.
This story was originally told by
Spurgeon: A young clergyman and his
bride were invited guests at large
party given by a wealthy parishioner.
In all the freshness and elegance of the
bridal wardrobe, the young wife shone
among the throng, distinguished by her
comeliness, vivacity and rich attire;
and when, during the evening, her
young husband drew her aside and
whispered to her that she was the most
beautiful woman in all the company,
and that his heart was bursting with
pride and love for her, she thought her
self the hnppiest wife in tho world.
Ten years later the same husband and
wife were guests at the same house,
where there gathered similar gay COM
pany. The wife of ten years ago wore
the same dress she had worn on the pre-
vious occasion, and, Of course, it had
been altered and re-made, and was old
| fashioned and almost shabby. Toll, and
care, and motherhood, and pinched cir
cumstanCes had taken the roses out of
her checks and the 1.-THE spring out of
! her form. She sat apart from the crowd,
! careworn and preoccupied. Her small
hands, roughened with coarse toll, were
ungloved, for the minister's salary was
painfully small.
A little apart the ten-year husband
stood and looked at his wife, and as ne
observed her faded dress and weary at
titude, great sense of all her loving
faithfulness came over his heart. Look
ing up, she caught his earnest gaze,
and noticed that his eyes were filled
with tears. She rose and went to him;
her questioning eyes mutely asked for
| an explanation of his emotion; and
when he tenderly took her hand, and
placing it on his arm, led her away from
the crowd, and told her how he had
been thinking Of her as she looked ten
years before, when she was a bride,
and how much more precious she was to
him now, and how much more beau tiful,
for all her shabby dress and roughened
hands, and how he appreciated all her
sacrifice and patient toll for him and
their children, a great wave of happi-
ness filled her heart, and light shone in
her face so that it gave more than
youthful beauty. And in all the COM
pany there was not so happy couple as
this husband and wife, their hearts and
faces aglow from the flaming up of pure
sentiment that transfigured and en-
| nobled and glorified all the tolls and
priyations they had endured, and whose
reflected radiance no untoward future
| could dim.--Good Health.
AN Atchison, Kan, girl is Excepting
| company" in a parlor which was fur
nished with the proceeds Of straw
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-10

He mixed ltabout with his fingers. appar.
emily to show that it confined no con.
cealed objects. Replacing the sand in the
bowl he stood it in the center of the car
pet, several feet in front of his knees,
and covered it with small shaw, first
placing in the mixture several seeds of
the mango fruit. Then he played a
weird air on his pipe, swayed back and
forth.
1.-THE swaying and pipe-playing lasted
two or three minutes. Then he sud-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-10

An Atchison, Kan, girl is Excepting
company" in a parlor which was fur
nished with the proceeds Of straw
berry patch.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-14
WHO'LL GO OUT NOW!

1t may be that in the next house the Re-
publlcaus, in order to express their dis
sent from Democratic legislation, may
desire to absent themselves from the
hall and cool their heels in the corridors.
The Democrats resorted to such tactics
toward the close of the last session, and
their absence was so seriously resented
by the Republicans that, on one occa-
sion, that worthy patriot, Mr.. THOMAS
B. REED, caused an instantaneous photo
graph to be made of the aspect of the
chamber without the presence of the
Democrats. This photograph was re-
produced and sent over the country by
the hundred thousand as campaign doc,
uments
Apparently the people viewed the sit
uation with alarm. The chamber looked
cold and gloomy without the Demo-
Gratis, and so the voters concluded TO
fill the house with them. The revolu.
ton was complete. The people have SO
arranged matters that there is no neces-
sity for the Democrats to go out, and if
the Republicans desire to absent them
selves they will not be missed. If TIE
result is to be taken as fair indication
of the temper of the country, there
would be no objection if the Republican
should fail to attend the next session O
Congress at all.
Ninety Republicans have been swep
out Of their seats, and the Democrat
have majority of 154. The peopl
seem to be going back to first principles
for never, since the Republican part
was organized in 1854, has it gone int
the House with so Insignificant a nun
Der of representatives. The pOpula
reputation Of a political organizatio
was never more complete and ovel
Whelming
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-14
MARRIAGE AT HEND ERSON

At two o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
at the residence Of the brides father in
Warren county, Mr.. Frank H. Cheat
ham led to the hymenial altar Miss Cor
nelia K. Aston, daughter of Mr.. Edward
Aston, of Warren county.
The following were the attendants:
Miss Addie Cheatham with Mr.. Ed
ward Aston, Jr.; Miss Fannie Yarbor-
ough with Mr. John Pelon; Miss Minna
Williams with Mr.. L W. Barnes; Miss
Affie Williams with Mr.. B. S. Moore;
Miss Mamie Baxter with Mr.. W. @.
Mabry; Miss Bennie Williams with Mr..
Ed Williams; Miss Hannah Respass
with Mr.. John Graham; Miss Rie Parker
with Mr. G. @. Hunter; Miss Mona Davis
with Mr.. E. G. Cheatham.
After the marriage the party enjoyed
most sumptuous entertainment anc
spread.
Dinner being over, the wedding party
left for the home Of the groom mother,
where reception was given. Th'
bride is from one Of old Warren's most
aristocratic families The groom is th,
clever agent of the Seaboard Airline a
Ridgeway, and numbers his friends by
| the hundred.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-14
SUPREME COURT.

Tomlinson VS.. Wilmington & Seacoast
R. R. Co.. argued by 7. Il. Sutton for
plaintiff and T. @. Smith and S. O. WE'LL
for defendant.
Thornton vs.. Vaustory; argued by
Sutton & Cook for appellant and n. W.
Ray for appellee.
Buie VS.. Scott; argued by N. W. Ray
for plaintiff and R P. Buxton by brief
for defendant.
Town of Maxton vs. Commissioners of
Robson; argued by Sutton 4 Cook for
plaintiff and VIM. Black and 7. A. Nc
Neill for defendant.
Walker Ex Parte; argued by VIM.
Black for appellant, and I. a. Mcneil
for contra.
Bank vs.. Burns; argued by Haywood
& Haywood for plaintiff and Bachelor &
Devereux for defendant.
Monroe VS.. Lewal argued by A. "
Haywood for plaintiff and \. ". Ray
for defendant
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-14
RIOTOUS NEGROES.
The Police in Making Arrests Fatally
Wound One of the Offenders.
[By United Press.l


WHEELING, W. Va, Nov, 13, $780,
A riot occurred here yesterday afternoon
between a number of negroes and the
police, which resulted in the probable fa
tai wounding Of negro named Cloud
from Whiteville, Va, and the severe in
Jury Of policeman Donnelly. Several
negroes had been terrorizing the inhabi
tants Of the South Ward all day, by de-
manding food and money at various
houses, and in forcing the demands with
a liberal display Of firearms. The po-
lice were notified and q posse attempted
to arrest the offenders. The negroes
opened fire on the officers, none of whom
we're struck. During desperate hand
to-hand fight with the man Cloud, Off
Ger Moran shot his antagonist and beat
him severely with his club. Officer Don
| nelly had his hand broken by a stone
thrown by one Of the desperadoes. Al
the offenders escaped save the wounded
one He may die.