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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-04-12
A HOPELESS CASE.
The Ridiculous Adventures of an Absent.
Minded Man.

Minded Man.
The freaks of absent-minded people
are often amusing to hear of, but 80
great is the inconvenience which they
cause to the perpetrators and to their
friends that one never hears of then
without the feeling that absent-minded-
ness is to be Stunned as disease, and
fought against in every possible way.
An amusing instance of the plight ints
which an absent-minded man may con.
trive to get himself occurred at an ordi
nation in Maine not long since, when !
number of clergymen were gathered "
ordain one of their brethren.
The place was a country town, and th
visitors, instead of being quarteredG
hotels, were distributed among DO
members of the society at whose cbtrch
the ordination was to take place.
DR.. Blank, who was to preach tie ser
mon, stayed with an old deacon, and, al
it CHANGED, was quartered in a room
upon the door of which was ) srlng
lock.
just as the moment came or diving
to church, DR.. Blank appeared IN the
parlor where the family were 'al1lng'
and announced that when he ]ao come
out of his room he had forgotten to put
the catch of the lock dowB ana hao
left on the table within rot only the
key, but the sermon he WIS about 10
deliver.
For an instant there was complete
CONSERVATION, but fortunately the son
of the family recollectd that there was
a duplicate key, which was produced
and the doctor vert placldly upstairs
after his manuscrirG.
Three minutes later he reappeared
with an expression of mingled con-
triton and despair upon his face, and
explained that when he got to his room
he could not remember what he had
come for, and that laying down the key,
he had started to ask, but had been
brought to his senses when the door
once more swung to behind him, and he
realized that it had again shut in his
sermon.
There was no locksmith within call,
and it would have been desperate case
for the doctor had not the son once more
come to the rescue by procuring lad
der, and climbing in at the window OF
the chamber.
He took the double precaution of tax
ing from the table his own key, and OF
setting the door open with chair
against it, and the clergyman, who vas
profuse in his thanks, once more went
upstairs to get his sermon.
When he came down, the family
started for church, and just as they
reached it the hostess remarked, with a
smile, that the congregation would never
know how near they came to having no
sermon. At the words a sudden pale
ness came over the face of Doctor Blank.
Il have left it at home after all!' he
gasped, holding out the key to his room.
Il took the key nsteadr-Youth's Com.
panion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-04-12
SHOES FOR THE DEAD.

A representative Of the Free Press.
mindful of the maxim waiting for
dead mems Shoes" raped at the door
and was answered by an ancient woman
smoking pipe. She took this out of
her shrunken jaws and saying she
smoked for the oothache-though not q
tooth was in sight-directed the way to
the mortuary shoe dealer. 1t was up a
winding stair. A pale young woman
answered the rap.
Eyes, we make shoes for dead folks:
here are some," and she took several
pairs of black, shapeless-looking boots
from box on chair which seemed to
have more left in it.
They were crotchet shoes made to
button up the back, and with the film
siest of soles, and they had no shape
and were made to fit any foot.
Seeing the representative of the Free
Press examining them, the young
woman said sharply:
They're for comfort; they amt for
style. They're warm and snug, if they
don't look pretty. Mother and l wear
them, and we amt dead, either"
The price was seventy-five cents pair
without ribbon bows. Cheap enough,
and yet the young woman said trade
was dull. The undertakers wouldn't
patronize them, and a good many people
buried their dead without shoes; others
didn't pay for them. tr..
1.-THE very pair have on" she said,
''were returned for debt. The corpse's
sister took them off az the last moment.
The dead woman had worn them two
days, and they knowing all the time
they wouldn't pay for them. detroit
Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-04-12
THE PEGU JAR TRAP.
why the Burmese Are So Successful in
Catching Rats.

Catching Rats.
Rats may readily be induced to jump
or drop into any receptacle, especially
as it affords them adequate concealment,
and they do this without one lingering
suspicion of their inability to reach the
only existing outlet when the time for
retreat approaches. Thus traps on this
principle may readily be designed. and
are obviously preferable to our rat-traps
where the vermin are numerous. This
method was thus explained by our cor
respondent, who spoke of the trap as
being ''most successfully used in Bur-
NAH, where the rats are perfect pest.
This jar trap was set for three nights.
On the first occasion l saw seventy-two
rats turned out. On the second night
only nine rats were caught, and on the
third night not one was caught. The
trap was then put away for some
weeks, when it was again success
fully used, but / am unable to say to
what extent it then succeeded. The
common Pegu jar used was about IL
or 2 feet deep and IA or Is inches broad,
and hole was punched in the shoulder
just large enough for rat to enter.
There was about six or seven inches of
paddy (rice in hysk) in the jar, which
was then buried to within about eight
inches of the top. The mouth of the
jar was then closed with board and a
stone. A quantity of old timber joists
and straw were in the clubhouse, and no
end of rat-holes everywhere around.
81 incline to the opinion that my
blue-legged Burmah servant very 'judic-
iously' punched the hole with an old
nail and a hammer, for, though it was
by no means regular or quite round tit
seemed at first sight too smalD, it just
admitted hungry rat. l do not think
the rats, after they had eaten all the
grain, could have gotten through the
hole, they seemed so filled out; other
wise, with such lot in the jar, some
could have got to the hole and pulled
through, imagine. A moving mass of
frightened, screaming rats is bad
taking off for jump, l admit, but an
old fellow now and then might have hit
the hole. doubt if be could, however,
have got through" 1t is Important.
however, in traps of this kind, to see
that tho inside of the vessel is so
smooth as to afford no foothold for the
rats, or they will readily escape by
climbing the sides.-London Field.
The serpent was the most subtle of
all the beasts of the field, but the army
trader is suffer- Boston Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-04-12
SHADOW PICTURES.

Years ago when you were little,
Not SO queeniy, grand and tall,
Oft saw your tiny shadow
Thrown by lamplight on the wall.
Always with the arms uplifted,
Reaching out for my caress,
Was the shadow, till the substance
Found her fathers goodnight kiss.
And tonight, my fair young daughter,
When l met you in the hail,
could see again your shadow
Thrown by gaslight' on the wall.
Arms thrown out and face uplifted-
Could it be for kisses still2
Here the substance solves the question:
PA, want IA dollar bill"
Buffalo Express
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-04-12

house. At the end of four weeks Mrs.
Keene was brought back to the little
frame house again, the happiest little
woman in the land, for, though her ewes
were carefully guarded from the daz
cling. snow-brightened light of day, at
night she dared to peep out for mo
ment at the dear, familiar objects of her
old home. Dearest and fairest of all was
the face of her noble little girl, who had
been real ministering angel in all that
long and wearisome spell of dreary
darkness.
And this is what, with an innocent
child's faith in her own earnest en-
deavors, Katie did.-Eva Best, in De
troit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-04-12
A CHEEKY BOOK-AGENT.
a Conductor Tells How He Put Him Or In
the Mud.

A Conductor Tells How He Put Him OF In
the Mud.
mo one knows, except conductor,
the ways attempted by some people to
deadhead their way on train" said a
ticket-puncher, as he handed back the
reporter the remainder of pass.
The reporter asked what made the con-
ductor drop such an insinuation just
then.
go, some people are cheeky, and will
do their best to beat you. A conductor
is expected to have about twice as many
eyes and ears as ordinary people. He is
expected to know personally or in an in
direct way every dead-head between New
York City and the Golden Gate. If
particular friend of the uperintendent,
general passenger agent, and director,
or even down to head train dispatcher,
comes along the conductor is asked to
pass Mr.. So-and-So on account of another
Mr.. So-and-So. This dead-beat business
becomes well-worn chestnut in the
course Of time. One-half of these I'M
knowns, but all-important, would-be free
riders never have any pass. They will
come in, and, with as much assurance
as cheek will warrant, ask to be passed.
Then, again, there are others who are
intimately acquainted with the conduc-
tor, and, of course, ask to be dead
headed. We never do this kind of bust
ness don't work in any case, but then it
is veritable nuisance which ought to
be abolished. Why, you would be aston
ished at the methods resorted to by some
fellows who are professional dead
heads
II remember not long ago striking a
cheeky book agent. He boarded the
train, and was dressed in the height of
style, silk tile and all. 1t was a dark
rainy night and the mud was fearful.
When came to Mr.. Book Agent he went
into his spacious pocket-book-hi ticket
seemed to have slipped out. He fumbled
through lot of well-worn papers, blank
receipts, but no ticket could be found.
Finally looking up, he said: Just wait
moment: l have placed it in my va
lise.' Slowly he opened the big valise
filed with circulars, dirty linen and tho
other necessary outfit of book vender.
| went through the train and came back
to tho bewildered agent, who was still
overhauling some back number papers
in search of something he did not have.
Ticket, please, said. 4 have lost it.
said he, and can not find it. Pay your
fare, them said l. The truth was he
was busted and hadn't cent. His sta
ton was several miles ahead of us, and
as there was no regular stopping place
between where he got on and where he
expected to get off he would make his
lost ticket racket work like charm.
The conductor, he thought, would not
stop the train to put gentleman of in
the rain and mud. He was fooled. Pretty
soon we came to a water station out in a
big field where the mud was shoe-top
deep. 1t was raining torrents, and our
unfortunate passenger had no umbrella.
When the train came to a standstill
requested him to move out. A scene
followed and trouble was threatened.
1t was disgrace he thought to put
gentleman off in the rain. But he went
out into the dark rain and mud. He
was elegantly dressed, and his clothes
must have been ruined before he found
shelter. "-Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-04-12
SHOES FOR THE DEAD.

The Gruesome Trade Pursued by a Young
Woman at Detroit.
Out in the eastern part of the city
there is an establishment which an
nounces the preservation of funeral
flowers and Immediately under it this
siOn iS 6iSnlaved.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-04-12
HOT COFFEE HERE

Is fact can not gainsay; but do de-
clare that Kate herself stood little
while later ready for customers, with
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-04-12
NANTUCKET'S SWEET BELL.
How 1t Was Brought from Portugal t.
Peaceful New England.

The subject Of church bells is re-
minder of the beautifully sweet-toned
bell in one of the church towers of Nam
tucket. 1t has something of history.
1t was cast in Portugal and was intended
for use upon convent, being dedicated
ITO the good Jesus" in somewhat
lengthy inscription in the Portuguese.
language, cast in raised letters upon it's
side. There are various romantic stories
concerning the means by which it came
to be hung in the belfry of a New En-
gland church. One says that it was
taken from floating wreck by Nan
tucket crew; another is to the effect that
it was captured by a privateer, as the
angels in the old North Church, Salem
street, are said to have been taken. The
real truth is said to be that a Nantucket
sea captain at Portuguese port heard
the bell as it was being tested, fresh
from the foundry, and, being captivated
by its exquisite tone, induced themakers
to part with it and cast another Tor the
convent. He brought it 30 Nantucket in
his ship, and it has ever since hung in
the church steeple.
There is tale about this wonderful
bell that has local application. 1t is
said that some years ago some people of
the congregation of the old South Church
heard the bell and thought that it would
sound we'll in Boston. This was while
the church was still worshiping in the
old edifice. They made overtures to the
Nantucket church, writing from Boston
that they had heard that it was pos
sessod of very fine bell; that the Old
South was in need of bell. For what
price would the Nantucket brethren sell
their bell. The Nantucket church TO-
nored the main question. and returned
reply that they had heard that the Old
South had very fine clock. For what
price would the Boston brethren sell
their Standardization AdvertiSeP
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-04-12

This is time-honored belief.
which has been shattered number of
times, but certainly on no occasion
more effectively than by this story.
from Hopkinsville, Ky, paper: Talk
ing of quail, Colonel S. M. Startling, Of
this vicinity, now in his eighty fourth
year, has broken into countless frao-
ments the ancient and hoary supersti-
ton that to eat quail, however daintily
cooked. for thirty days successfully,
will produce nausea worse than seasick-
ness. On the last day of last October
being, in rather delicate health, he be-
gan to diet on quail flesh exclusively,
eating one bird and sometimes two
every day. He has not missed bird
for 1875 days, and has not the slightest
inclination to change his diet, which
rather improves in flavor"
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-19

NEW YORK. sept. i~.-Messrs. Hubbard.
Price "a CO., iu their cotton CIRCULAR io-
NIGHT. say. "Ile offerings of cotton ln LlN-
.rpo0l to-day created "a weak feeling i'm the
general market. 20, exporter, were lfompi
% anticipate 90 lui.ADr decline IN the south
.rn markets ANA were free sellers. SPINNER
tttnc5 TODAY Wor. Weil up tn their require
ment- thc present differences between
warns and the raw material Iu-ti1iu- free
purchases Of cotton upon the present plane
Uf values. and they are ayailinc themselves
uf the opportunity 90 secure profits oar
close was steady. showing the deciihc
mad created local short interest.
Receipts 90 ports to-day estimated III -
uil bales. against 2l.INt last week. and D.
--2 last year. The spot market il quiet at
i-iGdccine nquotation,; middlIng upland-
Wg.lt. sales. 457 bales. Transactions in
futures 5000 bales. Futures closed ] 10 d
points lower, as follows. september, l".''
Wl0.35: october. 10 100 l0.ll; November
I0.1.rl0.13; December lollWlO.l2; Janu-
AIRY. l0.15n 1918; February lo.l9m lp.2l'
March. IO.zlnlo..5: Auril. l0.ao@ 1871.
uay. lO3jml0&>. I'm Liverpool spot cot
,1u closed steady; middiing uplMds' j
l3-IGl. Sales. 100000 bales. Futures closed
slender: september. J.i3: september and
October. J.a10 j.@~: October aUd NoFem-
l.r. - .5 bid: November and December, '.a.
H56: December and January, '.33.
Produce Flour closed firm but dull; fine
Grade, spring, S2.6jw s3.25. southern
stealy. trade and family cNtra-. $40 f'.5'
Wheat quiet: SO. . red winter, Sloi; al"
september >l.03t. Corn easier, No. MY
ed. 5joI5Ga -c.: d0. September, o6e. OATS firm
$50. Walie. f-'.: $50. l-lN. f. 80 ~ -nhef
Iic. Pork quiet. mess. $ll.-l8>l-.a'. Lard
steady. October. 5000. >u-ai-ltunci iim.
.,tf-f.sf and c.fI-NfG StiH. Coffee steady
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-19
SOLID. TRANSPARENT, PURE ICE,

aie other Plants in OF erection which
are rapidly approaching completion
continually being booked that the Company has all the WORK
cana Tend a remuneaiye prices
The Machine built Company Compression Plan and one oil
simplest 1.-THE simplest in construction; easy oil management "
working United States Patents and 10 most
cie success Machine be at the TRANSPARENT
WORKS city Fredericksburg, Lynchbug and shortly IN noNe'
Salem. Graham Va. and Helena. Ark
the already completed and IN hand
show profit the full amount capa prooi
which 1000 and limited amount OF stock oeu 70 the III"
yosting public a is value of s2j per share
Parties purchasing will the profits of the work already
completed and that in hand.
The Manufacturing its infancy new factories are
up eProucng Machinery will always be IN great d
hof We well situated mere IN c-
o to handle this particular being closely connected with users OF
hiscl o Machinery.
of evidence that work Will De
Quoted in and for the interests the Stock
holders.
those parties who "sh 10 er ue
industry city to come forward ana SUD-
scribe 20 e stock of this Company.
F information can the offices of the Company O EAST
MAIN STREET Subscriptions paid to the Secretary and Ireu
rer r. F. HUDSON G. WALLACE ESQ., Cashier Citizens Bank
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-19

ouorATIoNs or THE NEW YORK
COTTON MARKET.

s,tnatiou Of Tobacco at No""""" NV"
,,,.or Important Contradiction and
"a, Products Peanut Quotations
miscellaneous.
>,w YORK. sept. ls-Money closed at .
cont. Exchange closed steady; posted
... s>llb@ 49,: actual rates. 4Sol4a4SoA
.. si>tv laws. and tSi@ $40 for demand.
..rnmcnis closed steady; currency 6s,
,..nl. as coupons. ~ bid; as do. 1919
II.
rh, market for stocks this morning was
narrow. Now that the tight money
....t.l has passed away there seems to be
..,,.ition 10 take advantage OF the IA
..Ile turn in the market TO sell few
stocks. The short interest is 50 large
.... ,b,s could lc done 10 a limited extent
. ,,.rf decline in prices, but this selling
a brought prices to stand-s'''i'
a.. noon the general list was down
ncr cont The short sell
... ua. chiefly ct the grangers'
,,.,... MAS very easy throughout the after
...... l.aninc down To g per cent. This
....l higher prices for stocks during the
,... bsiCbonr of the day. The highest
..,.... were generally current near the close.
Tine sales for the day amounted to 22-'2'"
shares.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-19

NNilINtA lNi TIC AiAb'0sI
blcItNOND. "a. sept. l7.-Onerings Of
Ia.l atlucti0n on Change Thursday were
extremely light.
Private sales reported 70 the hecretar!
f..t.. Waupers 30 bOgsheads; nilers. %
.,.....f-. smokers. 33 hOgsheadsr scraps,
. a..,l.tl-: Durieys. > hogsheads; dark
f...orl-. gf hOssheads. Total, 214 hogs
office OF the tobacco inspector reports To-
Nll- lruoctlOns Bright, 10 hOgshcads,
l.f.. % h0r-hcads: Western. hogsheads
t.n-rectons Bright, Is hogsheads; dark,
. beads.
Farmers. Wilson's. Virginia. Allegheny,
aI, h4u'-. trcnshaw's. DaSenpOrrs, P!anl-
I- and Merchants, -helburne's, nbOckOF,
fnl -eaDroOk's warehouses report To-Day :
eipt-, @ hOgsheads. Deliveries, % hoSh-
..ad-. 3 tleFees and boxes.
Ouee OF the collector Of the United states
internal revenue reports collections for the
CITY Of Richmond today as follows ::
Tax paid cigars and cigarettes, SiSo.9V;
Cl.. i0nacc0s. Si,S74.sJ. Total, s5.Si3.2O.
Registered al the Tobacco Exchange
THURSDAY. september Is. 1899: A. IL. Cali
l.ngham. Winston. y. c.; =. III. Morton,
durham. A. X. Minstead, Durham; X. Is.
Blsd. WarrcntOn. y. C.: W. q. Dunnlng-
f.u. fannNlle; T.. l.. Morton, Clarks'iiie,
la.
our Colone, "Nedv Crump, Of the old
established firm OF y. 4. Crump& Co.. To-
AaccO brokers, has just returned home rom
thc grand tour Of the great lakes, Including
Champaign. The Adirondack lakes, the 81
Lawrence aBd Niagara, returning via De
toit, Chicago, CiDcinnati, &c. lie Is greatly
improved in health and spirits, and 10 look
lu, ~ handsome AS usual. says that the
anarke, il bound 10 be active and higher In
the near future; that orders viii come In
VITA rush when the manufacturers kee
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-19
BICYCLES. Nc.
FHOSB we're GREAT DAYS,
THEY WERE .

When we started in the CYCLE BUSINESS
eight years ago. we had lots TO contend with
the country roads were poor, the city streets
badly paved. and, worse than an, "old fogy
prejudice had to he ridden over
Thanks to a decade OF progress, the roads
are good. the streets are improved, and "old
man prejudice had a sudden taking oil after
a lingering sickness.
People buy BICYCLES nowadays much
the same as horses. Different makes serve
different purposes.
We have them all, from the little tots pony
bike" TO the 5O-pound road machines.
when the desire to own one OF these steel
steeds strikes you call on
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-19
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH,
baltimore.

baltimore,
BALTIMORE, ND, sept. Is. - Cotton
dull:middlne. 30 5-lGc. Flour dull. Wheat
southern scarce: mltz, 95WSL02; longbery,
gewSI.o9: steamer $40. > red, 9jc., Western
quiet. SGD. . winter red. spot and septem-
DEER. ..W|t.c. Com-Souihem nomi-
nal: while. 5~m5oe. :Sellow, &c.: Western
easy: mixed spot and September ste.
oats firm. Eyo steady. coffee firm. SUGAR
fairly active aud irm; granuiatcd. G7sc.
Whisky irm at >l.l9
stocks Virginia cons0i-, ~ asked: do.
thiec's. 6lWG,14.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-19

how greatly the growing crop has been over
rated as 10 quality. When we called al the
Colonols Office this afternoon we found him
reducing his theory 10 practice. he appear
ing we'll in harness and hard AT work.
Messrs. Daniel Scotch a Co. are perhaps
the heaviest tobacco manufacturers IN the
world. They paid S73,Ooa internal-reNcnue
tax for the month Of August. 1870.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-19
on, what "A cough.

Wal vou heed the warning-ine signal, per
ma IS. OF fhs sure approach Of ihai more icIii-
.ni. iieat.a Cot.ulnptiong Ask yourselves
n vou can aa0id for the sake Of saving ou
cents. a. run the risk aud do nothing Tor II.
W. know from experience that Shlloh Is , uit
YIN cure Your Cough !, never iaiis. lhls
,o.-e sniI me pasi year. II relieves Crpu.
ani ,Shooping Cough at once. Mothers, az
nor hc without II. sample bottles nee 500
hy lsOdcker Brothers and ii. VI. Shclius OO''
,1ruer OF Finh and Marshall streets.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-19

SYMPTOMS: Moisture; intense itching
and singing; most al night; worse %!
scratching. II allowed 10 continue tlmors
form. which often bleed and ulccraie, be-
,oming very sore. swaync's ointment Stoi 5
fhe itching and bleeding, heals liberation,
md i'm most cases removes the tumOrs. At
.lrlgoisfs. or bv mail, for 30 cents. DIR.
Swayne & son, Philadelphia.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-19
yARBROUGu'S "MiLD BURLE
TOBACCO DOES not MAKE YOU
Fnrtlfy YoureeIf

AGAINST malaral diseases tnat are 50
prevalent at this season by thoroughly
cleansing the bowels and ar0using the liVcr
10 its normal action. Take Dr. DaNid
Neuetable Liver Pills.