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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-04
A QUEER BUSINESS.
Breaking In Shoes as a Means of Making
a Living,


"Wearing shoes is my business" said
a woman the other day. at began in
this way: A school mate of mine had
the good luck to marry a wealthy man.
She had always suffered from tender
feet, and at school | used to break in
her new shoes for her by wearing them
few days. Stretching on a last won't
serve the same end, because a last
cracks, without softening the leather;
there's nothing like the tread of the
foot to do that.
"Well, when my friend married she
insisted on my accepting from her a
tritle for breaking in her shoes. named
fifty cents pair There were other
women to whom she mentioned her
idea, and about half dozen, who wore
the same number as do, gave me their
custom. Gradually my queer little
business increased, so by the time my
daughters grew up never had to buy
shoes for them or myself, and l often
employ girls outside when my custom
ers' sizes do not fit any of us.
81 keep the buttons on the shoes in
addition to stretching them when new
| charge ten cents for putting the but
tons on, no matter how many or how
few there may be to replace. l also
brush and put shoe polish on them.
The charge for this is twenty-five cents,
and the shoes are sent to me and called
for. For years, think, stood alone
in the business, but now the visiting
maid includes the care of shoes in her
duties, so that but for having my own
patronesses she would cut the ground
from under my always new-shod feet. +"
pitts buroh DiSnatch
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-04

Bounder-A man from the security
company called to-day and asked me
what l knew about your character and
habits.
Rounder-What did you tell him? Did
you say that you had occasionally seen
me intoxicated?
Bounder-No, indeed! Do you sup
pose l would go back on friend in any
such way as that? told him that
had occasionally seen you sober.-Mun-
sey's Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-04
MANHAT TAN MILESTONES.
Old Landmarks Still Existing in New
York,

YORK.
How many people out of the tens of
thousands who pass up and down daily
by those historic mementoes of the lit
tie city of the past take notice of the
milestoneS by which the Manhattan
Island farmer or country gentleman
regulated his speed or computed his
time for pleasure and shopping as he
came and left town? Yet there is the
milestone of old stage-coach days on
the Bowery opposite Rivington street,
and on Third avenue, near Seventeenth
street, on the west side, opposite
Chinese laundry, stands stone bear
ing the legend in deeply craven but
time-worn letters: "Two Miles from
City Hall, New York" On upper
Eighth avenue another stone gives not
only the number of miles from the
city hall, but also the distance from
Harlem village as measured by the old
Kingsbridgc road from that hamlet
across the island. At Kingsbridge,
where the old post road crossed Spuy-
ten Duyvil creek into Westchester
county, diverging thence to Albany and
Boston, is the last of the milestones.
1t still bears the inscriptions: "Foar-
teen Miles from the City Hall, New
York" These stones were set up when
the final survey of the city was made
by John Randel, engineer, 1SO7-9,
whose measurements and plans of the
city's streets, avenues and public places
were so accurate that they have stood
unchallenged until this day.-N. Y.
Sun
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-04

-Wollard-"What do you mean by
telling the boys that you have had the
loclljaw?" Pollard-''Just a little joke
of mine. You See l couldn't find that
lock last night, and my wife gave me
the jaw from the window above. ~
lowell Citizen.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-11
English InkIings Of Single Tax Prin'
ciples.

The select committee on town hold
ings of the house of commons. which
has to consider the value and taxation
of land. on the motion made by VIM.
Saunders in 1856. is now sitting in Lon.
don MIR. Moulton. q. c.. testified be-
fore it on April 10, his testimony being
thus summarized in the Chronicles:
The incidence of the rates was az
present unfair and injurious. Tho
landed property in town ought to bear
the major portion of the expenditure.
The value of the land in town depend
ed upon the communal prosperity, and
therefore, a large part of the com
munal expenditure ought to come out
of the property held in the town. In his
opinion ground values should contrib
ute to the poor-rate just as well as
railways, or anything else that was
protitab bic in a town. Ground rents, he
thought, should bear their fair share
of civic burdens. because they especial
ly profited by civic expenditure. Houses
and buildings were property of kind
| which should bear a smaller impost
proportionately for these reasons: First
that the property came from an outlay
of private capital; secondly. that it was
wasting property-in the sense of grad
ual decay: and, thirdly. that is
did not not follow that communal ex
penditure, which improved the value of
land, would improve the value of the
houses upon it. AS an illustration. the
witness instanced the case of Roseb berry
avenue. where large communal eX-
pcnditurc had greatly Increased the
value of adjoining land, and at tho
same time had reduced the value of
many houses almost to zero. because
they were not suitable to land SO valu-
able, and consequently had to be pulled
down. Another reason why the annual
value derived from the house should
not be taxed at the same rate as the
value derived from land was that the
annual return from houses did not rep
resent the same sum as an annual
return from land. An annual return Of
ElO0 from ground rents represented
double the same annual return receiv-
ed from house rents.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-11
These are the figure. which the

These are the figures which tho
Methodist Episcopal Advocate, OF Port
land, gives concerning the relative
standing of the Protestant churches in
Oregon: Methodist societies gil, menu
hers 10. $50: Baptist societies 1O6, MEM
ters 5,O4S; Presbyterian societies 20,
members s. 75; Episcopal societies SO,
members 1000; Congregational 60
cieties 90 members 1913.
Pastor c. II. Surgeons church now
ha. the phenomenal number of 5,32S
commandments in good standing Over
1000 persons attend the regular SER
vices and large numbers are every
Sunday unable to obtain admission.
Once n quarter Mr.. Sturgeon asks all
the mem bcrs to stay away from the
Sunday evening service, to give strang-
ers an opportunity of attending.
Harvard university shows admir-
able breadth. Last year she found
place on her commencement program
me for n negro as class orator. This
year n native Of Japan is equally we'll
honored. This is university extension
of a different sort from that to which
the country has lately been accustomed;
and it is an extension which shows,
among other hings, how little need there
really is to erect a so-called National
university in Washington.-Philad
phia Record.
"A generation before Robert Raikes
secured the starting of his first Sunday
school in Gloucester, Mrs Greening
started one in 1744. in Philadelphia In
1868 Miss Harrison started one in Be
dale, Eng; in 1869. one was started in
High Wycombc, Eng. by Miss Hannah
Ball The first Sunday-school started
by Robert Raikes was in charge of a
woman, Mrs. King in whose house the
earlier sessions were held. In America,
the first Sunday-school in New York
was begun by Katy Ferguson, a colored
woman, in 1893. In 1903, Mrs. Bethune,
a daughter of Isabella Graham, shared
with her husband in making a new be-
ginning of Sunday-school in the same
city,-S-S. Times.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-11
WIT AND WISDOM.

The man who lives to please HIM
self will find that he has a hard master.
RAMS Horn.
If thou art wise thou knowest thine
own ignorance. and thou knowcst not
thyself.
The virtue of man ought to be
measured, not by extraordinary exer-
tions. but by his everyday conduct
Pascal.
"A small boy wants to know If =
bedstead is n quadruped, when it has
four legs and only one foot
ton Star.
''Iiow are You progressing with your
French?" well, I am getting so that
I can m axe myself misunderstood per-
fectly." --Harpcrs Bazaar.
Il love that tranquility of soul in
which we feel the blessing Of existence,
and which in itself is prayer and n
Thanksgiving. -Longfellow.
Society note: The groom's present
TO the bride was handsome diamond
brooch. besides many other beautiful
things in cut glass.-Elmira Gazette.
What we do for ourselves will soon
be forgotten: what we do for others
may be the vision to cheer the soul
when the eyes can no longer behold the
loved ones.
A Tempting Invitation.
s'Comc and dine with me to-day. Par
kerr Parkcr-"What are you going to
have for dinncr?" llyde-"If you'll
come we'll have a goose. saturday
Evening Herald.
Mrs Johnson-You bad boy
Iwhackl: ain yo' ashamed to dccebe
your muddcr SO? Whack. You only
hab one mutlder in this world sab.
lWhacl<. Cufiie-One mndders huff.
daily Continent.
Perch office boy)-I should like tc
be excused this afternoon: l am suffer
ing terribly with the rheumatism. EN-
ployer-Au right: wait few minutes
and III GO with you. ! haven't seen a
game of ball this year.-fIarpor's Ba'
Ear.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-11
The Pennsylvania Law.

Mr.. II. C. lea, a prominent merchant
of Philadelphia. has written letter to
the Pennsylvania legislature vigorously
protesting against the passage of a bill
to list and tax personal property. Mr..
Lea is a large owner of real estate and
a very small owner of personal proper
tv. which makes his letter all the
stronger. lie says:
AS heavy taxpayer I have naturally
given the subject of taxation some
thought for many years past. and my
conviction is settled that real property
is the surcst and fairest basis on which
to levy the public revenue. 1t can not
elude the assessor, as the great bulk Of
personal property can; its value can be
estimated with reasonable accuracy,
and is not subject to violent or sudden
fluctuations The difference between
land at s25 an acre and s25 square
foot is simply that the latter is sur
rounded by capital and busin esq while
the former is remote from these sources
of value. OF all classes in the com
munity. the landowner is the one most
interested in having capital and bust
ness untrammeled to earn the larges
profits. He gets, sooner or later, hi.
share in those profits, and it is suicida.
for him to drive away that which alone
gives his land its especial value over
government lands in the territories
The bill provides for a complete in
ventory of the personal effects of every
person, firm and corporation, including
household furniture and tools, and then
provides that the inventories shall be
printed and distributed to ali the tax
payers, so that each one may play the
spy on his neighbor and see whether he
has made a true return or not AS there
are 225. 600 taxable persons in Philadel-
phia. the lists would fill several vol
umes, so that each person would have .
small library presented to him every
year at the public expense. consisting
of detailed statement of every body S
assets and liabilities.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-11
HE WAS EXCUSED.
A Juryman Who Had Urgent Bnsiness at

Juryman Who Had Urgent Bnsiness At
Home.
An interesting incident of nearly ev-
ery court convened for the trial OF
causes requiring the services of grand
or petit jurors is witnessed when the
presiding justice announces that IF
any of the jurors wish to present OK
cuses to the court they may step for
ward lat this nearly the entire panel
start from their seats and be sworn"
The last three words cause n goodly
number to resume their seats. as they
begin to comprehend that they must be
examined under oath. But as 4 rule at
least half the jurors make some effort
to escape service. And the excuses Of
fered sometimes cause even his hon
or" himself to smile 4 courtly smile.
Recently n Rensselaer, county petit ur-
or advanced to the bench and raised his
right hand, as directed by the clerk,
and took the prescribed oath.
what is your eXcuse? in
auired the magistrate. II have
scruples against capital pun
ishment and could not find a man guilty
of murder in the first degree" But
there are no murder cases at this term,
remarked the court, so your scruples
on that point will not be in your way
OF your Try ing civil causes. nc juror
seemed to understand that he had pre-
scented an invalid excuse but he was
nonplussed only for moment. when
he exclaimed: Judge, I've got six
cows at home and none of the family
can milk three of them except me. If
I'm kept here as a juror somebody will
try to milk them three kickcrS and Ill
be summoned home to attend 4 funeral
I consider 1t a case of life or DEATH
The petitioners carncstncss seemed to
impress the court-perhaps his MEM
orv NAV have gone back to the days of
his childhood when he may have wit
messed at the grandparental homestead
the experiences of some sturdy farm
lad in attempting to milk a kicking
cow-for he laughed heartily as he said:
You are excused for the term.'-Troy
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-11

two things-either itself shoulder the
increase, or charge it over to occupants.
L O., consumers OF houses. IT capital
accepts the former alternative 1t must
content itself with smaller returns But
it was receiving, presumably, no more
than the average return before, and
rather than receive less it will look for
investment in some other direction
But. if the increased taxation is to he
charged over to the consumer of houses,
practically the consumption of houses
will decrease, /. e., people will try to
content themselves with less expensive
or narrower quarters.
The first effect of the increased taxa
tion might be, consequently, rise in
the rental value of inferior houses, and
a decline in the rental value of super.
ior houses; but upon the whole, there
is decreased demand for houses and,
consequently, capital lacks encourage
ment to invest in that sort of produc-
ton. After awhile, the increase of pop
ulation will have so far outstripped the
production of houses, or existing houses
will have so far worn out, that house
rents will rise, and the owners of houses
will begin to collect the increase OF
taxation from tenants in the shape Of
then begin to be invested more freely
in the production of houses, because IL
can now count upon receiving the aver
age return. This same explanation will
apply to all other products of labor be-
sides houses. Taxation of labor pro
ducts discourages production, and de
crease in production ultimately causes
rise in prices.
Taxation upon land values can not
discourage the production Of land. On
the contrary. it, so to speak, increases
such production. 1t causes some land,
at least, which was being held for an
advance, to be offered at a lower price
and if the tax were SO adjusted as to
amount to all, or nearly all. OF the an
nual rental value of bare land, all land
now held for a rise would either be inn
proved by present owners or offered for
sale.
am aware that this has been stated
before. at least the substance of the
proceeding paragraph; but l do not
recollect having seen in The Standard
any very elaborate attempt to explain
lust how increased taxation upon labor
products in the course of manufacture
finally tends to rest upon the shoulders
of the consumer in the form of increased
priccS.-H. J. Chase
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-11
POPPING THE QUESTION.

a Oystauaatie Method Of Procedure That
win Help the Hashtul Young Man.
Don't be too sudden about it. Many
. girl has said mo- when she meant
yes" simply because the lover didn't
choose the right time, and pop the ques-
ton gently.
Take q dark night for It. Have the
blinds closed, the curtains down and
the lamp turned most out Sit near
enough to her SO you can hook your
little fingers into hers.
Wait until the conversation begins
to flag, and then quietly remark:
Susie, 1 want to ask you somo-
thing"
She will fidget about little and
probably reply:
"Yes?"
After pause you can add:
Susie, my actions must have shown
that is you must have seen--l mean
Won must have been aware that
Pause here for awhile, but keep your
little finger firmly locked. She may
cough and try to turn the subject off by
asking you how you liked the sermon,
but she only does it to encourage YOU
After n pause you can continue:
81 was thinking as l was coming up
the street tonight, that before l went
away would ask you-that is 1 would
breach the subject nearest my mean
I would know my
Stop again and give her hand a gentle
squeeze She may make move to get
| away or she may not. In either case 1t
| augers we'll for you. Wait five minutes
and then go on.
THE past year has been a very happy
one to me, but hope that future years
cti11 honrix>r However that
de.ends entirely on you. am here to-
nig.e to kuow-that is, to ask you'll
am here tonight to hear from your own
lips the one sweet
Wait again. 1t isn't best to be too
rash about such things. Give her plen-
ty of time to recover her composure
and then put your hand on your heart
and continue:
YES, I thought as was coming here
tonight how happy I'd been, and said
to myself that if only knew you would
consent to be my-that is, l said if
only knew-if I was only certain that
my heart had not deceived me, and you
were ready to share"
Hold on-there's no hurry about it.
Give the wind chance to sob and
moan outside among the trees. This
will make her lonesome and call up
all the love III heT neaTt. w ueu Size Ue-
gins to cough and grow restless you can
go on.
Before I met You this world was .
desert to me. l didn't take any pl cas-
ure in life. and it didn't matter whether
the sun shone or not. But what a
change in one short year. 1t is for
you to say whether my future shall be
a prairie of happiness or one long ard
nevcr-ending pathway of thistlcs.
Speak, dearest Susie, and say-and say
that"
Give her five minutes more by the
clock and then add:
THAT you-you will be-that is, that
YOU WILDE mine?"
She will heave sigh, look up at the
clock and round the room, and then as
she slides her head over your vest pock-
ct she will whisper:
"Henry-I will. london Tit-Rits.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-11
Su,e. Jvly end Aus.ss.

me most charming Summer ResHts, Of
which there are over three hundred choice
locations, are TO be found in Wisconsin,
Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and the
Peninsula Of Michigan, along the linea OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee q st Paul Ry. n arly
been f1shed out.
These resorts are easily reached by rail:
way, and range in variety from the 'full
dress for dinner" to the 6annel-shirt cos
tune for every meal.
SEPTEMBER AND OcToBK1.-The finest
shooting grounds in the Nor, Invest are on
and tributary to the lines II the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Ry. The crop. OF
Prairie Chickens will be exceptionally
good this year; also Ducks and Geese. In
Michigan splendid Deer shooting 10 to be
had.
Full information furnished free. Address
GEO. Fl. HEAFFoRD, Gen. Pass. ACT, Ch1ca-
CO. Ill.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-11
German
Syrup
Asthma.

"Ihave been a great
Asthma. sufferer from Asth-
ma and severe Colds
every Winter, and last Fall my
friends as we'll as myself thought
because of my feeble condition, and
great distress from constant cough
ing, and inability to raise any of the
accumulated matter from my lungs,
that my time was close at hand.
When nearly worn out for want of
sleep and rest, friend recommend
ed me to Try thy valuable medicine,
Boschee's Germ an
Gentle, Syrup. I am con-
1 fdent it saved my
Refreshing life. Almost the first
Sleep. dose gave me great
relief and a gentle re-
freshing sleep, such asI had not had
for weeks. My cough began immedi-
ately to loosen and pass away, and
found myself rapidly gaining in
health and weight. I am pleased
to inform Observation-Disclosures
am in excellent health and do GER
tainly attribute it to thy Boschee's
German Syrup. c. B. Sr1cKNEY,
Picton, Ontario" =
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-11
Toronto md Return.

We call the public's attention., espe.
cially school superintendents and teoch-
ers, to the fact that on account OF the Ma
tional Educational Association meeting
TO be held nj Toronto, July 18th to 18th,
She Jacksonville Southe astern Line and
Santa Fee route will sell round trip tickets
from st l.. us and all points on its line
at ONE FARE, plus 50 membership fee.
Tickets will be sold July S,h to 18th, and
the limit will he arranged SO that those
who wish can make n visit or take side
reduced rates. Our route is via Chicago
al d any direct line from Chicago. Don't
fail to call on or write to "a railroad agent
for particulars of the "Red Express"
route.
We run the finest chair and compart-
meut Sleeping Cars in the world.
D. ". RIpEn, Sup't.. Jacksonville, III.
H. A. SUrrIE Gcu'l Agent Pass'r Dept,
5l3 Chcstnu; Street ST. Louis.
w. W. KExT, Genr Pass'r Agent Jack
sonyiile III.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-11

The varied tastes of humanity add
greatly to the spice of life. While we
think that apparently every one who
crosses the Atlantic is pushing to take
passage on the fastest steamers, ther.
are many who are just as anxious TO
dawdle over on the slowest boats
There are enough of these to keep the
crawlers going over year after year
Such passengers are those who love the
sea voyage best Of all, or who are in
poor health and need the complete rest
of a long voyage. Passage on the slow
goers is cheaper by far than on the fast
ones, vet it is not by any means tn
poor or the economical who use them.
Some very rich New Workers traSs'
that way by preference.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-11

DON'T use mercury and iodide of potash for
blood diseases. II Your blood is bad DIR.
John Bulls sSarsaparia will quickly re-
store it to Il hcathful condition. 1t is the
best vegetable blood purifier in the world,
and 1t never leaves any evil after effects.
1t is pleasant to take and exhilarating, yet a
discontinuance of its use will not cause a
craving for more.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-11
What. the Direrencee

Monsieur Asphalt-Fataire! Vataire!
Take zee egg away.
WATERFALL! What is wrong with it,
sir?
Monsieur Asphalt (who has been
studying his y)-Ah-it eest-
ah--it eest a wicked egg.-Life.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-11

WHEREVER you find land relatively
low, will you not find wages relatively
high? And wherever land is high, will
you not find wages low? As land in
creases in value, pevetty dce2' ns suf
nauperisx sppesrs
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-11
a Clear Case.

..She never said she'd marry yon. ]
can't sec where breach of promise
comes in.
"Why she said she'd be sister to me
and she never has. Munseys Weekly.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-11
An unbsdden and Unweleome Guest

An Cnbidden and Unwelcome Guest
Is pain, and often it abides with US for
years, il not for life When it visits us in
the guise of rheumatism neuralgia, It
may be checked before it obtains an abid-
ing foothold in our bodily tenement with
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, most effective
OF blood depuren,s and anodynes. The
Bitters also removes liver and kidney com
plants, constipation, nervousness, malaria
and dyspepsia.