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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-09-19
A STRANGE FUGITIVE.
What m Amiable Sheriff Did to Escape
Administering the Law.

"hat IN Am1able Sheriff Did to Escape
Administering the Law.
Tom Maui was the best-natured man
in the county. He had SO many friends
they embarrassed him. He had to be-
| come total abstainer okeep from be-
coming drunkard. 1t was only in this
way he could shield himself from the
generosity of his friends One day he
was elected sheriff. This was COM
pliment spontaneously extended. To
be sheriff in that county meant to draw
salary. Tom, whose trade was doing
little of every thing in general and
nothing particular, was delighted. He
bought gold watch with some money
he had laid up for rainy day. During
the first three months of his service
Maui made four arrests. He had a
couple of sales. He was affability itself.
1t was almost pleasure to be sold out
by him. He apologized to the men he
arrested and made as many excuses for
them in court as possible. He spent
most of his time in finding homes for
stray dogs and keeping decrepit horses
off the street.
One day the county was electrified
A murder had been committed within
its precincts-hitherto guiltless of blood.
Tom Maui arrested the murderer. That
night when he sat alone in his room old
DR.. Todd called. 81 want to take your
temperature, Tom said he. He had
been present when Maui was born. Zone
hundred and five," he remarked, wiping
his thermometer. Are you going to
hang that man if he is found guilty?"
Tom shuddered.
The county court was not busy one.
There was plenty of room on the docket
for trial of murderer who had killed
good citizen. Tom Maui was more
| sociable in way. At least he no longer
refused drinks, though on the other
hand, he had ceased to laugh or tell his
funny stories.
The murderer was found guilty. A
day was set, according to the law of the
State, for his execution by hanging.
/ The gallows was built of fresh-smelling
pine Tickets of admission to the hang
ing were extended to the press and
prominent gentlemen of the city. The
women took satisfaction from the fact
that the hanging was to be on Friday.
Mrs Maui awoke in the middle of the
night and saw the figure of Tom over by
his little sons head. She heard him
weeping, but she was very sleepy and
her eyes closed in spite of herself
The morning came with sleet and
wind. Maui was not to be found. Mrs.
Maui knew nothing. A deputy sheriff
was appointed and the execution
took place. Maui was heard of by no
one. But in the winter body was
found in tho woods, half buried in the
snow, and in the frozen hand was a
bunch of sea pods, as if they had been
the plaything of the mans last mo-
ments. On one of these hands was a
ring with cameo. Mrs. Maui recog-
nized it. 1t had been worn on the hand
of man who, in new sense of the word,
was fugitive from justice. He fed,
not from execution, but from the admin
istration of the law.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press,
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Railroads Here and Abroad.

A comparison has been made between
railroad operations in the United States
and in Europe, by taking the Prussian
system as typical of the one, and the
Pennsylvania system as representative
of the other. The Prussian system en-
braces Is, 500 miles, and is owned by the
State. The Pennsylvania system is 1854
miles long. The total earnings of the
former in 1SS7-S were $50, 900, 900; and
of the latter, S123, 1000, 900, so that the
Prussian, with moro than double the
mileage of the Pennsylvania, only
earned so per cent more money. The
earnings per mile of the Prussian were
$40, 800, Of the Pennsylvania, $4,000.
The Prussian lines carried 1871, 900, 900
passengers, moro than double the num-
Der transported by the Pennsylvania,
nsmely, TS,OO0,O 900; but, on the other
hand, the Pennsylvania carried 122, 000,-
coo tons Of freight, against only 99,O0O,-
900 tons carried by the Prussian roads,
Railway Gazette.
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AN INTERESTING CASE.
The Countess Sarolta Ways Marriage to
IL Pretty Young Maiden.

The Countess Sarolta Ways Marriage to
Pretty Young Maiden.
Prof. Kraft Ebing, the famous special
ist in mental diseases. in a book lust
published devotes long chapter to an
interesting case which came before an
Austrian court of justice about year
ago, and, without attempting to explain
its cause. says that it would be well for
doctors to take note of it. In November,
1889, the father-in-law of Count Sander
Way accused the latter of having OBJ
tanned from him 500 fiorins under false
pretenses. The trial showed not only
that this was quite true but that Count
Way had forged documents and had con-
Guided sham marriage with the prose-
cutor's daughter, being in reality not
man at all, but the Countess Sarolta
Way, who had for years pa,sed herself
off for a man by wearing mems clothes.
The Countess Sarolta's father, spend
thrift, who ran through /. 500, 900 forms,
brought up his two children as his crazy
mind dictated. The girl went as boy
and the boy as a girl. When the boy
reached fifteen he became a cadet and
The comedy ended for him. Not so with
Sarolta, who was known as Sander Be-
lore she was eighteen she drank, smoked.
fenced cleverly, spent the evenings at
cafes, and had several love affairs.
Everybody in Buda-Pesth took her for
man. Three years ago she made the
acquaintance of the daughter of gov
eminent clerk who had just passed her
examination as school-mistress. After
Two years of counting they eloped and
we're married in Hungary, false priest
officiating and an intimate friend acting
Is witness. The pair lived together for
Xix months, until the father-in-law,
alarmed by the sad state of the Counts
finances, sued him for fraud. it has not
been possible to ascertain whether the
wife was really attached to her "hus-
band" or whether the fear of being the
object ofridicule kept her quiet Sarolta
Way was acquitted. She returned to
Buda-Pesth and to her male attire and
her habits of smoking and drinking.
She writes for the newspapers, and is
not without talent. Her only grief she
declares is that she has been robbed of
what she calls her lawful wife.-London
Daily News.
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were to come back from India, or China,
or Japan, or wherever else he is bury
ing himself alive, he might, perhaps,
fall in love with me. Or | might pos
sibly strike out career for myself, il
only | had chance to get beyond the
stone fences and sheep pastures of The
Glen. But" with deep sigh, Its no
use wishing. Here we are. Uncle
Jabez!" to leather-compleXio old
individual who sat Smelling Lima beans
on wooden bench outside the farm
house door, this is Mr.. Layard, the au-
chor.n
"Sarvant, sir, sarvant!" said the old
man, looking with reverent eye upon
this embodiment of his idea of the lit
erary world.
"lIe has lost his way" went on Alice.
81 suppose he can sleep in the barn
chamber"
And welcome" said Uncle Jabez.
''Supper's most ready. just sit down
and make yourself at home, sir Go in
and help your aunt dish up the cold
pork and beans, Allie, that's a good
girl! Squire Seeley, he's in there.
waitin' for bit Of supper before he
goes on to Meredith Towers"
At this moment Squire Seeley him
self came out, bent and wrinkled old
man, with gold spectacles and a shin
ing bald head. The instant he saw
Alice Adams young companion his
face lighted up with recognition, and he
bowed low.
''Mr. Meredith" he exclaimed; this
is indeed an unexpected pleasure, sir. !
was hoping to meet you at the Towers
tomorrow, but"
"Mr. Meredith
Alices dimpled face had turned scar
let with surprise and modification.
Then you-you are not the book
writer, after all? You have let me be-
| lieve-"
81 beg your pardon said Mr.. Mere
dith, with quiet smile; but is it fair
to hold me responsible for the infer
ences you yourself chose to deduce? /
never told you | was book-writcr.
Alice covered her burning face with
both hands.
''And dared to lecture you on tenn
perance," she cried. 81 told you
Oh! What-what must you think of
me?"
She was turning to hurry away, when
Mr.. Meredith gently detained her.
II think" said he, that you are
frank and noble-natured beyond the
generality of women; and l beg to as
sure you that you have spoken no word
/ al. 30
But it was long before Alice could re-
cover her mental balance.
What mast he think of me?" she
kept repeating to herself. ''Oh! why
couldn't have held my prating tongue?
Well. I've had an adventure at last"
In week or two. however, Mr.. Mere
dith, of The Towers, came back to
Jabez Adams cottage-to sketch some
choice bits of scenery in the neighbor-
hood, he said; and Alice had to go with
him to show him the way, and. almost
before she knew it, all the old awkward
ness had disappeared, and she was chat
ting away as lively as ever; and it hap
pened that he kept coming until one
day he asked her to be his wife.
"You can not mean it, said Alice.
but l do" said he.
81 am only silly little school,
teacher"
"You are my ideal of the truest,
purest womanhood, dear Alice"
And so our little heroine teaches
school no longer, and Meredith Towers
has mistress at last-Cora A. Tufts
in N. Y. Ledger.
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where the pink
leaflets of the wild roses drifted down
around her at every breeze, and the tall
ferns waved softly to and fro, like
a miniature army, with banners of
emerald grasses. The sultry summer
day had burned itself TO a close. the
fiery ashes of the sunset were piled
mp in the glowing west under columns
of rose and gold and deepening violet.
Alice Adams, the tired, little district
schOol-teacher, on her weary way home
from the one-story, red building, where
she had ruled her small kingdom all
day long, had paused in the cool shadow
of the woods to rest and think.
She was an orphan. but, evcT since
she could remember. Uncle Jabez
Adams had given her a home and
fathers affectionate-though unsympa-
thetic-care.
Aunt Abby had scolded her and fon-
died her, by turns, and she had alter
nately romped in the fields, and
dreamed over "Thaddeus of Warsaw"
and Charlotte Temple" until Uncle
Jabez pronounced her ''old enough to
earn her own living and she was pro-
NOTED to the full-fedged dignity of
SCHOOL ma am"
81 feel like bird shut into a cage"
thought Alice. Il do SO want to stretch
my wings"
As she stood there, her bright cheeks
flushed with exercise, and the evening
wind blowing her flaxen hair into
not unpicturesque confusion, a heavy
footstep crushed the dead boughs under
foot. and human shadow crossed the
wild ferns at ner feet.
81 beg your pardon" said a tall,
young man. dressed in a rough suit of
gray tweed, as he lifted coarsely
braided straw hat from his luxuriant
brown locks, but is this the way to
Wild Glenn"
Under his arm he carried portfolio,
in one hand was balanced light fish
ing-rod and sachel, and as she looked at
him, Miss Adams decided upon his iden.
tity at once.
''IOu have taken the wrong road,
said she. The foot-path to Wild Glen
branches off to the right as you pass by
the old windmill with both it's arms
broken. You have taken the path
"IllCL l5u W JIG lclL--dHu HbE6 you
are
SIS it far from the Glen?" he asked,
irresolutely.
You are at least six miles distant
from it," Alice answered, with quiet
authority.
''And how far is the nearest house of
entertainments" he questioned, in evil
dent perplexity.
''Oh! we don't have any around here"
said Alice, unless you call old Uncle
Aaron Hodges beer-shop one-and that
has been closed for a month. But if
you want nights shelter, l dare say
barn-chamber. It's quite comfortable
there, if you don't mind the chanting of
the whip-poor-will at night and the
horses stamping in their stalls, under
meath"
II shall be delighted to obtain any
sort of haven of refuge" said the
stranger, with great fervency, 'for |
think, by the looks of the clouds, that
we are going to have a storm, and |
must confess that l do not relish the
idea of camping out in these woods
without so much as an umbrella to shell
ter me!''
Il suppose not" said Miss Adams,
calmly leading the way. Gentlemen
of your profession seldom are Injured to
the hardships of an open-air life"
He looked quickly at her.
t'Of my profession" he repeated, with
something of puzzled air.
"Ah"' said Alice, demurely; ''you
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-09-19
Changed His Mind.

Turaccioletti has an awful toothache,
but is at the same time in mortal dread
of the operation of having it out" He
knocks at the door of dentist.
SIS the dentist in?"
Eyes, sir.
"Oh! At what time does he go out?"
"At three O'Clock"
every we'll, I'll call again al three. -
Jury.
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objectionable oRense.

Mrs. Gazzam-Pll never speak to Mrs.
Jaysmith again. So there!
Gazzam-What's up?
Mrs. Gazzam--She offered me a seat
in the street car, the impertinent
thing!
Gazzam-I should think that was kind
of her
Mrs. Gazzam-Would you! She said:
''Take my seat, please; am younger
than YOU" o, could eat northwest
Shrre.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-09-19

Two friends were looking at Elihu
Vodder's picture of "The Sea-Serpent"
in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
"What do you think of it?" asked one.
"wo.l, there's great eel in that picture"
replied the other. -Harper's Bazaar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-09-19
ALLEGES ADVENTURE.
How She Became Mistress of Mere
dith Towers.

0 NJ E peoples
lives are so full
of color" said
Alice Adams,
S a d l Y. But
m inc is IL
gray
She was lean
ing on the old
stone stile in
t h Q W o o d S,
where the pink
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-03

to their interest and in view of the
fact, must say, that you in thus de-
manding charges upon which you
knew they had been made that you
were avoiding the issue, and that in
this you were guilty of conduct
inconsistent with the record for
outspoken nanliness your friends
claim for you.
You have certainly ignored the in
terview and charges made by Col.
Taylor, Mr.. Bell and Wilkie, thereby
leading the public to believe that they
are too insignificant for you to notice.
Col. Abner Taylor is an ac-
complished gentleman and OF
known ability and integrity and is
at present member of congress from
the First district of Illinois and was
re-nominated by reclamation on June
ID. Mr.. Bell is an architect of national
reputation and was tor many years
supervising architect at Washington,
and Mr.. Wilkie is a contractor of
ability who is we'll known in the State,
whose word was highly commended
by yourself in your communication of
December Is, 1887, to the sheriff of
Bexar county.
In view of all that has been said on
this subject I refer you and all persons
seeking correct information to those
who represented the State in building
and receiving the capitol.
A. L. MATLocK.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-03
AROUND THE CAPITOL.
Matters Picked Up Going Through the Cap
itol Departments.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.


EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
The governor granted full pardon
TO j. j. Hamilton, sent up from Gray
son in 1887 for burglary and theft,
each two years, the whole sentence
being four years and three months.
The district attorney writing to the
governor says: 81 find that after con-
viction for burglary the charge could
not have been proven. 1 had intended
writing sooner but forgot and hope
the governor will correct the injustice
I have unwittingly DONE"
The district judge expresses same
opinion of the case.
CoMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT..
The State paid $4,000 interest on
bonds held by special funds, including
100000 to the school fund.
The comptroller bought $4,000
Clay county bonds.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT..
Adjt. Gen. King and Maj. Gen. A.
S. Roberts, commanding Texas Vol
unteer Guard, will go down to San
Antonio today to make the final ar
engagements for the encampment.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
The following charters were filed in
the office of the secretary of state yes
erday:
Plum Greek Farmer Verein, of Hays
county; capital $500. Incorporators,
G. Scwiwitz, H. Neiman, Il. w. Hof-
hien, T. Haberer.
The Texas Photograph, of Kan sas,
filed certificates of charter; capital,
100000.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The disbursements at the treasury
on the 30th to employees of the State
government amounted to over $50, 600.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
The teachers of Texas will be paid
the last cent due them by the LIST of
August.
Following scholastic census was re-
ceived:
Falls county, total, 5066 school
population, of whom 1866 are colored.
Corsicana, total, 1,4S5, with ATT
colored.
Dewitt, total, 1926; colored. 1899.
Travis, outside of Austin, total,
COTS, of whom 2037 are colored.
Williamson county, total, 5344, of
whom 574 are colored.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-03
The Preventive OF n Terrible

No disorders, excepting the most deadly
forms OF lung disease, Involve such tremen-
dous destruction of organic tissue as those
which fasten upon the Kidneys. Such mala-
dies. when they become chronic-and none
are so liable to assume that phase-completely
wreck the system. To prevent this terrible
disease, recourse should be had, upon the first
ach Bitters, which experience has proved to
be highly effective as o means of imparting
tone and regularity to the organs of urination,
as well as to the liver. stomach and bowels.
Another beneficial result of this medicine,
naturally consequent upon its diuretic action.
Is the elimination from the blood of impur.
tiles which beget rheumatism, neuralgia,
govt. dropsy, and other msladies. By increas-
the depurative efficiency of these organs,
which are most important outlets for the
escape Of such impnit VS..
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within few days would be in time to
save it.
Cotton is clean and in fine state of
cultivation to resist dry weather. 1t is
growing, blooming and fruiting as
we'll as usual at this period of the sea-
son. No injury is reported from in
sects or the dry weather of the past
three weeks, but unless We Lave a
good rain within seven days cotton
dry land will begin to suffer.
Altogether the prospect is good for
a bountiful harvest.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-03
A Streak Of Fortune.

Mrs. w. Keller, of this city, had the
good fortune on the 9th day of April
TO be notified that she was the holder
of twentieth of ticket number 81 1903
of the Louisiana State Lottery which
drew the capital prize of $500, 1000, and
last week she received a sack of twenty
dollar gold pieces from the Lottery
company, amounting to $4,000, which
she has deposited in the First National
bank for the present.-San Luis Obispo
(Cal.) Republic, May 16.
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Ruby's Letter.

A letter from Mr.. ], w. Ruby, Union
City, Ind, says: II have used your Clarke
Extract of Flax (PapIlion) Cough Cure and
find it a complete cure for deep seated cold.
1t has done more than two of our most
skillful physicians. My children had the
Whooping Cough and with the aid of your
Cough Cure, they had it very light COM
pared with neighbors' children who did not
take it. believe it to be the best Cough
Cure in the market" So it is. A large
bottle only 81. Clarke's Flax Soap for the
Skin. 1t leads them all. Price Is cents
Cough Cure and Soap for sale by Oscar
Samostz' drug store.
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Saved from Consumption.

Several physicians predicted that Mr.. Asa
B. Rowley, druggist, of Chicago, would
soon have consumption caused by an ag-
gravated case of Catarrh. Customers finally
induced him to try Clarke's Extract of Flax
(Papillon) Catarrh Cure. He says: 1.-The
result was unprecedented. commenced
Ito get well after the frst application, and
lam now, after few weeks, entirely cured"
1t will do the same for you Price $1.00.
Try Clarke's Flax soap for the skin and you
will use no other. 25 cents. All of Clarke's
Flax remedies are for sale by Oscar 5amostz.
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Beecham's pills act like magic on . weak
Notice Of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the firm of
Andrews q Hills Of Ell Paso, Tex, COM
posed of W. s. Hills and F. II. Andrews is
by agreement to be dissolved on the 18th
day of July, $780, for he purpose of incor-
porating their saddle and harness business
of the Corporate name of Ell Paso Saddlery
company. ANDREWS 81 HILLS
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Catarrh Cured.

A clergyman, after years OF suffer-
ing from that loathsome disease, Ca
tarrh, and vainly trying every known
remedy, at last found prescription
which completely cured and saved him
from death. Any sufferer from this
dreadful disease sending a self-ad-
dressed stamped envelope to Prof. ].
A. Lawrence, SO Warren street, New
York, will receive the recipe free of
charged.
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Take DR.. Thurmond's Lone Star
Blood Syrup for boils, carbuncles, old
sores, rheumatism, Bright's disease
indigestion and constipation. Alex
ander & Cornwell, 219 East Pecan
treet.
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FARM NOTES.
REMEDY FOR THE PAINFUL CUTS FROM
BARBED wIRE-CARE OF I'M.
PIGMENTS.
Valuable Suggestions as to Corn Topping,
Sorghum Cutting, and Other
Farm Matters.

GThis column is edited by Mr.. John G..
Edgar of Duval, to whom all communica-
tiops should be addressed.l
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Don't disgust your friends with tina
horribly offensive breath when one,
bottle Of DR.. Thurmond's Lone Star
Catarrh Cure will make it as sweet as
babes in less thar week. Alex
ander q Cornwell, 219 East Pecan
street,
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Sugar Chill Cure Is as sweet az
sugar. Children cry Tor it. A sure
cure for chill and fever, dumb ague.
Sold by Alexander & Cornwell. No
cure no pay.
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thicker than lead nerc;l and averag
ing about three feet high. In this
form it is easy to handle and store as
hay, and every straw will be eaten.
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STATE OF THE CROPS.

Oats are all harvested and mostly
threshed They are the smallest crop
for many years, but have generally
been saved in good condition.
Corn is a splendid crop, except
where plan ted late, and good rain