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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-05

as 1t IS one of morals and economies.
We do not believe that any man can,
consistently with the spirit of Chris
tianity, be a drinking man, even in
moderation: for his example is a STUN
bling-block in the way of others, and
St. Paul gave the Christian rule when
he declared that IF meat make my
brother to offend, will eat no meat
that is, if anything, even innocence it.
self, were a stumbling to an
other, he would avoid 1t. And as a So
cial and economic question, there is no
doubt that the abolition of the saloon
would be of enormous benefit to the en-
tire community, as well as to the indi-
viduals who are slaves of the drink
habit.-Toledo Blade.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-05
SILVER COLLARS.
Put Around the Necks of Slaves Centuries
Ago.


In the London Gazette for March,
1856, there is an advertisement to the
effect that black boy of about fifteen
years of age, named John White. ran
away from Col. Kirlle on the 18th inst.
Gle has silver collar about his neck
upon which is the colonel's coat-of-
arms and cipher. He has upon his
throat great scar" etc. A reward is
offered for bringing him back.
In the Daily Post of August 4, 172O is
a similar notice: went away the I'D
of July last from the house of William
Webb, in Limehouse Hole, negro
man, about twenty years old, called
Dick, yellow complexion, wool hair,
about five feet six inches high, having
on his right breast the word Hare
burned. Whoever brings him to the
said Mr.. Webb's shall have half guinea
reward and reasonable charges"
Again, in the Daily journal for Sep
TENDER IS, 172S. is an advertisement for
a runaway black boy. 1t is added that
he had the words My Lady Brom-
fields black in Lincoln's Inn Fields
engraved on a collar round his neck.
The degrading custom of decorating
male and female slaves in England
with collar bearing the name and des-
ignation of their owners had the exam.
pie set for it in a high quarter.
There still exists at Hampton Court
the bust of favorite slave of King
William Ill, the head of which is of
black marble, while encircling the
throat is carved white marble collar
with paddock, in every respect like a
metal dog collar.
In the museum of the Antiquarian
society in Edinburgh there is speci-
men of those slave collars, although in
this case the wearer of the collar was
not a black man, but white. The
collar bears the following subscriptions:
alexander Stewart, found guilty of
death for theft, at Perth, December 5,
1901. Gifted by the justiciaries as d
perpetual servant to Sir John Erskine
of Alva."
That a collar was considered as es-
sential for Il black slave as for dog is
shown by an advertisement in the Lon
don Advertiser for 1756, in which Mat
thew Dyer. working goldsmith at the
Crown in Duck lane, Orchard street,
Westminster, intinates to the public
that he makes 'silver padlocks for
blacks or dogs, collars" ete.-Cham.
berS' Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-05
GENERAL BREVITlES.

The Women'S temperance committee
of the worlds auxiliary congress. Miss
Frances E. Willard, chairman, numbe
twenty members. all well-linown W. {.
L. L. workers. The advisory council
connected with this committee contains
list of over hundred names of prom
inent women who are believers in total
abstinence from all parts of the world.
The number of arrests for drunken
ness in Massachusetts for the year
1890 was So, Sl4, of whom only $3.50 were
women. Forty-fivc thousand nine hun
dred and eighty-two arrests were made
in the twenty-five cities, and only
$751; in all the rest of the state. The
city population is 1897, 1914; the town
population Oil, 770. The number of ar
rests has increased since 1885 from 3D.
$50 to 52,Sl4 in 1890, whatever the fig
ures may mean.
THE conference of the six North Lon
don branches of the British Women's
Temperance association sent the fol-
lowing resolution to William L. Glad
stone; That as the sale of Intoxicating
liquors by grocers has resulted in a
SEcdJ lucTtdSe OF drunkenness among
women, this meeting respectfully calls
the attention of Rt. Hon. w. Z. Glad
stone, NJ. p, to this fact, and earnestly
entreats the right honorable gentle
man to take tie necessary steps to Sc
cure the repeal of the grocers license
act of 1861"
THE editor of the Bluffton Nndo
Bugle has voting record that is hard
to beat. He was twenty-one October
ID, 1880, and has voted every presidcn-
tial election since. His candidates
were: John Quincy Adams, William
Writ, William Henry Harrison, James
&. Birney, Martin Van Buren,, John F.
Hale, John c. Fremont, Abraham Lin
coin, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford i.
Hayes, James A. Garfield, John =. st.
John, Clinton b. Fisk. Although eighty
one years old he bids fair to vote for 4
few more presidential candidates yet.
as he is in good health and with cap
italy preserved faculties This he at
tributes to his total abstinence life
Union Signal.
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NEXT WEEK.

The work will be easiernext week." she said
The extra baking is done and the bread
Is the most 1 shall do in that line Master
Ned
Has a brandnew suit; no patches he'll
need,
shall get quite a rest-I need one, indeed.
Il will read my new cookbook-at Christmas
il came
Charles said it would give me pointer on
game,
In the cooking of which I'm decidedly lame.
Alas, l confess my shortcomings are many
All, me. that might only live without any
And If find time, I'll try over that song
That Isabel lent me I've kept it so long
I'm really ashamed to return it It's wrong
To neglect social duties-but then I've no
time
To spare for society, arts nor for rhyme.
But I'll catch up next week With some
Of these matters,
And garnish both inside and out of the
platters"
These high hopes had possessed this poor
housewife before,
And as often been dashed upon fate's stony
floor;
But the storm Overpast-grew courageous
once more,
ANU 40 HOpC SpIllSS GlCIudl Suc Sdtll-
cred them up,
Thinking some day to guam from a high,
trimming cup!
But these dainty air,castles came down with
smash,
AS Jimmy came in ''brolIen out with a rash,
And she heard wild yell and horrible crash
From the pantry it came-Johnny lay
midst the wreck,
And had broken his arm, instead OF his
neck
But time healed the wounds and hope came
again,
To dwell brief space with this mother of
men;
But the rainbow wings paled in the strife
that came then
For a new trial rose in the buffalo bugs
That got into the carpet and nice parlor
rugs.
The work wi. be easier next week" she said
The west wind is warm, the clover is red;
I'll try brisk walk, twill help my bad head ;
Through bright country lanes I'm pining to
roam
There's nothing whatever to keep me at
home"
But when next week came, She rode out in
stead
With coaches and horses; her poor aching
head
At rest on little square pillow They said
Twas beautiful funeral" the flowers
immense"
- Poor Charles did his duty, he spared no eX-
pense.''
w. b. Cosstt in Good Housekeeping.
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FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

Bread Pancakes: Three well beaten
eggs, one cup flour, two pints sour
milk, one pint grated bread, one table
spoonful melted butter, one tea
| spoonful salt, half teaspoonful soda;
fry as any griddle cakes-Detroit Free
| Press.
| Nice Mullins: Two eggs, butter size
OF an egg, one cup of sweet milk, one
tablespoon of sugar, one heaping tea
spoon of baking powder, flour to make
3 stiff batter; bake in muffin rings or
! gem pans.-Boston Budget.
Mint Sauce, for Roast Mutton: Mix
half teacupful of good vinegar, one
tablespoonful of white sugar and
chopped mint. Let it infuse slowly till it
boils up once or twice, then serve.
The water from boiled cabbage Or
turnips should never be thrown into
sinks, as the odor will be conveyed
through the rooms. 1t should be
thrown out of doors as soon as possible.
-Drake's Magazine.
| Popcorn Candy: Boil one cup of
white sugar, half a cup of water and
one tablespoon of butter. Cook until
ready to candy. Then pour over two
quarts of popped corn; stir until well
mixed, form in balls with the hand or
put to cool in a shallow pan and cut in
squares.-Sp Springfield Republican.
Raspberry Vinegar: To one pint of
raspberries use one pint of vinegar, pour
it over the raspberries and let them
stand forty-eight hours, then strain
them; to every pint of juice add one
pound of sugar and let it boil four or
\ Ave minutes Bottle when cold.
The metal of sewing machines, tea
ltrays and other surfaces usually COW
Tered by thick black varnish can be
ljapanned over when scratched by TAX
ling lamp black or ivory black and thor
Ioughly mixing with copal varnish. 1t
AN be first mixed with little turpen-
lime and thus be made into a perfectly
smooth paste.
An egg cooks just under the boiling
point and if custard boils it is liable
u curdle. To tell when it is cooked
sufficiently, dip a spoon into the hot
clstard. and if coating remains upon
the spoon the custard should be taken
from the fire at once; but if the spoon
Comes out clean let the custard cook
minute more, then test it again.
--Poached Eggs with Cream Sauce:
Break fresh eggs into boiling water,
slightly sailed; when set, remove with
skinner, place on hot platter and
pour over them a sauce made as follows:
One teacup of sweet cream, a sprig of
chopped parsley, one tablespoonful of
butter, one teaspponful of flour; mix
smoothly together, salt and pepper to
taste. boil three minutes, pour over the
eggs and serve.-Arthur's Magazine.
"A very refreshing beverage may be
made from lemon sirup, which can be
prepared ready for use as desired. Boil
together for ten minutes three pounds
of sugar, two and a half pints of water
and three-fourths of an ounce of tartaric
acid; then add the white of an egg to
clear it, boil five minutes and strain
through a jelly bag. When perfectly
cold add the strained juice of five
lemons, bottle and cork tightly Keep
in cool place. Stir the sirup into ice
water to taste.-N. Y. World.
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HIS LIFE FOR ANOTHER.
Noble Sacrifice Godfrey Owen
Made for the One He Loved.

1t was when Alma Bentley was only
six years old that her father wrote to
me asking me to come to Startled and
AXE the place of govcrness to his
mothcrless girl. Amos Bentley was a
PARKWAY cousin of my own, and he had
heard of my recent widowhood, my
anxiety to find some employment. And
out of the goodness of his heart he
offered me d position in his own luxuri-
GUS home that gladly accepted. l was
received like a sister. and, indeed,
Alma has always called me Aunt Susie
AS she grew older, masters in music
drawing and languages assisted me in
her education, until, at eighteen. it was
decided that she was to spend winter
in New York with her aunt Mrs. Win
ship, and be introduced to society.
1t was natural that girl of eighteen
should be excited and eager over such a
prospect, but Alma dreaded it with a
strange fear for one so young. Had she
been French girl of two centuries
earlier, she would, most assuredly,
lave been "a nun, and often told her
So in Jest. Yet. in most serious earnest,
| knew that | had never seen or heard
of girl in this buStling. busy age of
ours so pure of heart, so deeply dcvout
SO modest and tender as Alma Bentley
She was very fair, rather pale than
rosy, yet not sickly-looking. with wav-
ing hair of light brown. and large blue
eyes, slight in figure, and with look
of perfect serenity and peace.
Allie looks like saint her father
said to me. SHE seems to have none
of the brightness of girlhood. Is she
happy
''Yes. think she is happy, as far
as such Il plying nature can be. But
the sorrow of others, the crime the
misery, the poverty she secs press upon
her"
why need she see?" he asked quick
ly. you do not let her go into the vii
lage?'
She goes every day. | think the mill
hands look upon her as upon an actual
angel
Mr.. Bentley frowned heavily. walk
ing up and down the long drawing
room.
something ought to be DONE" he
said. But what? What can be done?
When Mr.. Rogers built the mills and
houses for the hands he was a rich
man with every prospect. of success
before him. For nearly ten years the
mills prospered, but when he failed it
was utterly, hopelessly. No one else
took the place; the mills were closed,
and here are some six hundred fami-
lies, too poor to get away, out of work,
their savings spent, sickness every
where. 1t is terrible! give all that |
can, but | am not rich enough to support
a whole colony"
Your name is in every prayer they
utter | said, emphaticaIly. Allie
goes where there is sickness where
poverty presses hardest. As YOU say,
you cannot support colony, but
Allie gives sympathy, tenderness. time,
advice, and puts her hand to every
thing, She makes soup and tea for
the sick; she washes and dresses the
babes whose mothers arc i'll; she
speaks words of comfort and hope in
her sweet, tender voice. and she
takes flowers to put in the humble
cof1ins.'
| quote the conversation to show
what Alma Bentley's claim to saintli-
ness consisted in. Not that she made
any such claim, for she was as modest
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seemed unnaturally large; but he kept
on in his daily routine of duty and
charity, and Alma was enthus; astic in
praising him to me.
1t was late in the autumn when we
began to be uneasy about Charles
Lathrope. He had been in st. Louis
through September, on some business
errand, and had written regularly to
Alma. In October, his letters suddenly
ceased. For weary weeks Alma
watched the mail, her face growing
daily more pallid and sad. I had rot
fully realized how deeply her love hid
taken hold of her heart until this tine
of suspense. But | knew then that
with her to love once was to love tGa4
life.
had not thought of any plan for re-
lief until, one morning, Godfrey Owen
sent in his card to me, and met him in
the drawing-room.
Miss Bentley is at the village" he
said to me, land ventured to call to
ask you once more to be kind to me
and tell me what sorrow is killing her.
Can help hero"
told him as frankly as he asked.
I'VE have written to the address in
st. Louis" l said, but have no an
swer."
"Will you give me that address?"he
asked, and put it carefully in his ntte-
book. II will start for st. Louis to-
night" he said, but it would be lest,
perhaps, not to tell Miss Bentley Until
you hear from me there"
1T would be best" said. at t1y
only throw her into state of agitation
and suspense worse than she is 4yS
enduring" kA&r
So he went away, my hero, my mar
tyr, giving me the last clasp l was ever
to feel of his strong hand, the last
kindly look from his dark eyes, the
last tender words his lips ever uttered
for me.
One letter, only one, he wrote 10 nc.
He found Charles Lathrope in house
deserted by everybody but little
negro boy, lying dangerously i'll with
smallpox. Before he entered the house
himself he wrote to me, warning me
he should not dare to write to me from
there.
But if brothers devotion, a brothers care,
will save the life Of the man Alma loves, be
sure he shall have them"
So he wrote. Weary days followed
without one word of tidings Then
came telegram from Charles La
thrope:
81 am recovering. Mr.. Owen has taken the
smallpox. Is very ill.,
Later he told me that the physician
took this and some other kilograms for
him, but would not let him send let
ter.
1t was after Christmas when he came
home and to Startled.
Il owe my life to a stranger" he told
me: land not until he was dying did he
tell me the motive that led him to st.
Louis to nurse me back to life. 1t was
the most peaceful, beautiful death 1
ever imagined, and must have been the
end of sinless, unselfish life. Not a
doubt. Not fear! He babe me give
his love to Alma, and told me it was an
entire happiness to him that he had
helped to save my life for her
They are very happy, Alma and her
husband, living useful Christian lives,
doing good without firing" But l,
who am still at Starfield-Amos Bent
ley's housekeeper-I think, with tears
always, of the noble life laid down SO
calmly-the great, generous heart stlled
forever-and wonder if, in the great
hereafter, the mystery will be ex-
planned and | shall know why happi-
ness was denied Godfrey Owen in this
lite. Anna Shields in n. Y. Ledger.
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TEMPERANCE NOTES.
THE BEAUTIFUL RYE.

See here, what beautiful ryeI
When ground in the mill,
And baked with skill
like it as well as pie.
Do you:
But oh, what miserable stunt
When passed through the still
And fashioned to kill
I'd never a drop of it touch.
Would your
Behold the barley. all gold and bright!
When fed to the hogs,
Or even the dogs,
They fatten, but never get tight.
Do you?
But oh. what poisonous slopl
When given to brew,
To rot and to stew,
Why. dogs would not touch drop.
Would you?
Here are the grains and all Of them good,
The wheat and the oats, and the barley ant
rye.
The Lord made them all for nourishing food
But not for the poisons that cause men to die
DIR. E. II. CasSel, in Union Signal
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He Can Meet Him without Fear.

Observation-Disclosures Downes. You
look as though you had heard good
news.
Epson Downes-I have. I've lust
been told that my tailor IS getting near
sighted Life.
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-She-"Don't you think that Miss
Simpson is too lovely for anything?"
He-"Well, l wouldn't put it as strong
ly as that; but 1 don't doubt she's a
well-meaning girl and comfort to her
mother. Harvard Lampoon.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-12-11
The Plan Was Too Exacting.

He was from Shelbyville, and looked
like it when with his son Bill he
"orrove' at the Palmer house the
other day. In a burst OF confidence
he shook hands with Clerk Cunning
ham and informed him that Me an
Bill come in this mornin' with a car o
hogs, an we lowed we'd come in
from the stock yards an see the
sights. Whut's the cheapest room ye
kin give me an Bill? We don't want
no style-just like We hev yer own self
is good 'nufT fer us-eh Bill?'
Bill bobbed his head forward in
pantomime assent and Clerk Cunning
ham informed them that the lowest
price for the two would be So a day.
"Myl That's pretty steep! They
only charge 81 a day at Smiths Hotel
down to hum. But | guess, seem as
we're here, we'll go the whole hog; ell,
BiIY'
Again Bill assented, and the old
man asked Cunningham:
What time is meals ready
breakfast from $50 to II, lunch
from 12 80 TO g. dinner from $50 to 10,
and supper from to 11.30," replied
Mr.. Cunningham.
The old man waited for a minute
and then shouted:
Gosh, Bill, we won't have scarcely
no time to do nothing but eat. = Chi
cdQO Post.
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All Three Words There.

Mrs. HIS a young married lady.
and an Episcopalian. Her husband
is not a member of any church, but,
as all good husbands should, he fre-
quently attends church with his wife.
His first attempt, however, to con
form to the Episcopal form Of service
was so mortifying that he was almost
tempted to forswear church going al
together.
1t was Easter Sunday, and his wife
had tried to coach him beforehand,
naturally wishing him TO take part
with her in the service.
Remember now, my dear" she
said. that the rector will come for
ward and say The Lord is risen. and
you will respond with He is, indeed
You will remember that. now, won't
your"
We'll. / guess | can remenberthree
words replied Mr. H a little testify.
An hour later they were at the
church. The rector came forward at
the proper time. in the beginning ol
the service, and said solemnly:
The Lord is risen"
Promptly and distinctly came the
response of Mr.. -:
lis he. indeed?'
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SHEPHERDSTOWN w. VA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER II, 1891

to do, if they would agree to meet
again, next MOI ming, before daylight.
he might have something to offer for
their consideration. They all then
separated.
"'Gen. Ewell had not gone very far
when he discovered that he had left
his gauntlets. which he valued very
much, in Jackson's tent. Upon re-
turning he found the flap of the tent
down and tied, and heard the voice of
Jackson within engaged in prayer.
He concluded that he was lust say
ing his prayers" before going TO bed,
and that he would wait until he got
through. and then he would go in and
get his gloves. but Jackson continued
to pray long and fervently, and he
could not help hearing what he said.
1t was as little child talking TO his
father. He told his Heavenly Father
that he did not know what to do /;
that everything seemed to be involved
in perfect darkness, and that the 9th
er Generals seemed to expect that he
would be able to tell them what the
army ought to do; would He not gra-
ciously reveal to him what was best
to be done? This was the substance
of his prayer, which he continued to
utter as he urged his suit with God
which he did with the utmost humili-
ty and reverence, and yet with hum
bic boldness Of a little child. Jack
son continued praying so very long
that Ewell concluded that he would
| leave
when they assembled next morn
| ing. and Jackson laid before them
what he would now suggest, they all
instantly perceived that il was the
very thing that ought to be done; and
so the movement through Thorough
fare Gap was decided upon. and the
series of battles that followed, with
the results so well known by all.
Ewell was wounded, but he still held
the opinion as to Jackson's natura
ability and there was therefore no
other way, TO his mind, 10 explain
| Jackson's success, except that prayer
had power with God, and that this
fact carried with it practically all the
rest that the New Testament taught
and if this was the case he was most
assuredly on the wrong side and the
quicker he got over TO the right side
the better for him, and that he had
been trying to get there ever since he
had come to that conclusion and il
was in carrying out his determination
| that he now asked admission to church
membership. '"-LouisriHe CoTier-Jolr.
| nal
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Practice In the Supreme Court OF the United
States. the Court of Claims, all the Executive
Departments and before Congress. Coilec-
ton OF Claims for Indian Depredafions spe-
cialty Pension cases prosecuted. Patents
promptly secured. Careful attention given
10 all classes Of land cases.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-12-11
All a Mistake.

The reporter that had accompanied
the special train to the scene OF the
wreck hurried down the embankment
and found a man who had one arm in
a sling, a bandage over one eye, bis
front teeth gone, and his nose
knocked four points to starboard, sit
ting on a broken truck Of the sleeping
car surveying the horrible ruin about
him.
Can you give me some particulars
of this accident?'' he asked, taking
out his notebook.
Il haven't heard OF any accident,
young man." replied the disfigured
party stiffiy.
He was one of the officers OF the
road.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-12-11
TOILET SOAPS

Inst received large assortment OF fine
Toilet soaps embracing the following popu'
lar kinds running in prices from q Genus up
TO 20 cents:
Cashmere Bouquet, Cape May Bouquet
Farina Bouquet, Oriental Bouquet
Pure Lavender, Aromatc,
Ambrosia, sweet rern,
Aicona (iIycerine, Scented Glycerine.
Clarinated Glycerine, So Per Cent Giycerine'
Pony Glycerine, Prize Meual GI!ceIine
'rransnarent Glycerine, Oatmeal Glycerine,
Carboiic Glycerine, Carbolic Toilet.
SnInhnr Soap, Carolina Tar Soap,
Cntlcnra Soap Packers Tar Soap,
sunny south, LUray Toilet,
Cocoa Castillo Long Cocoa,
Rine Noitled CASTLE. Red Notified CASTLE.
pnre White Castillo Germicide Soap,
Elder Flower Crown Bath,
shaving Soaos. BARRIERS Bar Soap.
Thesa Soaps are all hignly scehteo anu
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