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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-12-18
KING AND MONK.
The Visit of Alfonso XIII. to the Car
thuSianIS. ..-.A

The Visit of Alfonso XIII. to the Car
thusians. ..-aA
The last journey of Alfonso KILL
from San Sebastian, by way of Burgos,
to Madrid was one of more than COM
mon interest. 1t began rather inaus-
piciously. Several Russian grand dukes
and their families who were also stay.
ing at San Sebastian, accompanied
the royal party to the station, the little
king dutifully kissing the hand of the
fair grand duchesses. The youthful
Russians, however, who had been his
majesty's playmates, thought the mo-
ment of departure the proper occasion
on which to bring to light the sins OF
the youngest king in Europe. He was
horrid boy to play with, they said.
and would never play at what the 9TH
ers proposed, but would always have
his own way.
At Burgos, however, the humiliation
of these accusations was forgotten, when
the king was literally smothcred with
flowers as, by the side of the queen re-
gent, he drove through the streets,
shouting with deliglH at the sight of the
flights of white pigeons that were re.
leased from captivity in order to cele-
bratc the day.
A striking incident occurred during
the visit of the queen and her children
TO the Carthusian monks of Milatiores.
The queen had photographed to the pope
asking that the Fathers" might be re-
leased from their VOW CT perpetual
l., f.. F..
hours they were allowed to talk. One
of the oldest of the Silent CarthusianS,
man of ninety-two, Padre Juan, on
seeing the little king, took him up in
his arms and told the queen that he had
known Carlos ", and had never
dreamt that he should live to take an
Alfonso MIL in his arms. The latter
was at first somewhat frightened at the
sight of the old monk. but soon got &C
customed to him, and listened with big
wondering eyes to the benediction o.
the latter as he babe the royal party
goodby.
''Son of noble kings" the old Car.
thusian said. 'may God lead you in the
paths of virtue, To- the glory and tbs
good of our beloved Spain. shall not
see you again. Soon my bones shall
rest in the tomb and | shall return t.
the dust to which all things return
Think of the words of an old man. BE
good Spaniard and your subjects will
bless and worship you | bless you as
one who is daily expecting to be called
away. Farewell, my son, and may
Heaven protect you"
The queen was greatly moved by the
old mans words, kissed his hand and
asked him to pray for her and her chill
dren.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-12-18

"Wasn't your dog sick the other day?"
"Yes"
"How did you treat him?'
Made him swallow "a dose OF tartar
emetic."
"How much?"
about gill"
Next day. Didn't you tell me you
gave your dog dose of tartar emetic3"
Eyes"
swell, tried it on q sick dog of miRe
and it killed him in two minutes"
That's right Fetches EN- every
time. Nasty day, isn't it?" - Chicago
Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-12-18

--"Ed-"Do you ever play football2
l should think you would enjoy it. ="
Ned--"My dear fellow, have wife
and familyr--Lowell Citizen
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
The Mother of the Chick.

The New York Tribune. upon this question, tells the following story:
 Which is the mother of the chick the hen that lays the egg, or the hen that hatches it? This is n question lA ely decided by Justice McM ahon of Parkville, q sm all but interesting suburb oi the City of Churches. It is the first ca SC of the kind known to have been brought into court, and by reason of it's unique imp ortance the trial has occupIe d much of the time of the presiding justice. The facts are that Farmer McCaughn and Farmer Gormley are next door neighbors, and their henneries adjoin each other. Farmer McCaughn owns choice game birds, but the fowls be. longing to his nsighbor are of the ordinary farmyard standard. It wus testified that one of Farmer Me taugbn's hens scrambled over the fence and mdiscreetly, ifnot wickedly and feloniously, did lay two eggs, at divers times, on Farmer Gormley's premises The triumphant note which heralded this maternal achieve ment did not suggest to Farmer Gormley the propriety of picking up the eggs and delivering them into the possession of the owner oi the hen. On the contrary, he promptly put them under n setting hen owned by himself and in due cource of time they were matched
 So soon as their feathers and little red combs began to grow Farmer McCaughn observed that these dubi ouS chickens were null blooded game birds, like those of his own henuery, and he made demand for them Farmer Gormley denied the claim oi ownership with emphasis and dis dam. Then Farmer McCaueh sum moned his chicken-raising neiehbor before the court for trial, and issue was joined. Tho question was not between hen and hen, but between farmer and farmer; or, rather. 1t was a question as to whose hen was the mother of the chickens Now, ordi- nary common sense would suggest that as the matching oi the chickens is q mere mechanical process, chiefly dependent upon caloric, as science has demonstrated most thorough ly. ii is not characteristic. or nee essarily even suggestive, of mother hood. The sitting hen is unques- tionahly m aiiicient incubator, and go too would be rooster, if you could get him to sit long enough; but who would presume to say that a rooster could become a mother, even if he should hatch a dozen broods? Justice McMahan has de. cided that Farmer Gormley must surrender the two chickens to Farm. CT McCaughn. or pay to him the full amount of their value But is not Farmer Gormley entitled to pay for ] the labor and services ot his hen In matching the eggs? The decision o i the Justice is righteous as to the main point at issue, but he seems to have overlooked the fundamental propriety of the counter claim.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
She Took Her Knitting,

! 1 From the New Tribune
 "l never been on the cars before. '' said the little old lady, settling her. self in the seat and arranging her skirts. My son got married fifteen years ago, and went to live to Bridge port. He kept urgin me to come to Bridgeport, but says to him, Il ain't never been on the cars. and I don't think would like. it.
 "'Now, mother says he, "you won't have no trouble at all. You jest get on the cars, and you have nice cushioned seats, and you see lots of strangers. Mother, says he, you would ike it, know
 "'Well John, l say, it don't seem right tc me, an olG woman, to go gaddin about in new -fangled cars
 But every time he come to our house he kept urgin' me"
 John, l says, I might go if I could do some knittin' on tho cars. But l ain't { willin' to set idle with my hands crossed and do nothin'.'
 Why, mother says he, I nin't never seen any women do much sew in on the ears, but bless you, lots of 'em knits You kin jest sit there and knit till you git to Bridgeport.
 "'John, says I, l'll go to please you, but l don't think it's right.
 Now, mother, says he, I'll come nnI frif Ein h Henry come down.
 "'No, says l, Henry must stay to home and look after the farm, and I guess 1 kin git to Bridgeport fl the ears will take me there
 They will take you right there, and will meet you, says he
 "'How will know, says I, when We are to Bridgeport
 Why, mother says he, the brakeman will put his head in the door and say what station it is. :"
 ''So here 1 am. on the cars for the first time 1t ain't much use for me to be wastin my time. and l guess I'll do some knittin'."
 The little woman put on her glass es, and. feeling around her clothing with trembling hand, drew forth her knitting.
 Do you know" she said, turning around her work and looking at it closely, ''the ears run quite smooth. l don't seem to mind cm at all, but it don't seem right for an old woman like me to be goin about on cars"
 She picked up two or three stitches and was on the point of starting her slender needles on their way when the brakeman opened the door and cried, Bridgeport, bridgeport"
 What did he say?' asked the lit tie woman, with surprised look in her eyes
 Bridgeport, We are coming to it now
 Bridgeport?" she said, folding her knitting, Now, ain't that aggra- vatin'2 l always thought Bridge port was forty miles rom LIS. If knew 1t was so near l would have walked it. Why, ain't been on the cars an hour yet"
 Nobody laughed at he little wom- an.
 Why, John, she said to big, strong, honest-iaced man who camo in to meet her, why did you fool me about Bridgeport? could have walked 1t in q couple of hours. v
 It's forty miles, mother, he said kissing her wrinkled face. It's the cars, you know, that makes it seem so short.
 Dear. dear" said the mother, ain't it wonderful"
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
TOO YOUNG FOR LOVE.

Too young for Love1 r@A .& An say not sol : si Tell reckoning rosebuds not to bloom, Nss Wait not for spring to pass away V. Love 6 summer months begin with May. Too young for love- Ah, say not sol
 Too young? Too youngt
 An, no! mol nci 2 Too young for lover @ l
 An, say not SO. M While daises bloom and tulips glow June 500 will come with heightened day, To practice all love learned in May.
 To young for love?
 Ah, say not sol fN
 Too young? Too young7 E.
 An, mol mol mol
 Oliver Wendell Holmes in the Atlantic.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
A HAUNTED HEART.

F she could only for get! An, if she only dared pray hea ven for one moment of forgettulnessl
 But heaven would hearken to no prayer of hers, so Isabel
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09
THE BRIDGE NUISANCE.
A Chicago Institution at Which
Everybody Kicks.
How the Communication between Differ
ont Parts Of tho Garden City Is In
tcrrup,cd Bridges Constant
~ "On the Turn
Ispecial Chicago CONSEQUENCES

Perhaps, kind reader, you have heard
OF the Chicago river If not, YOU nre
unfamiliar with ono Of the most pecul-
iarly interesting streams on the faco
OF the cirth.
Ruinor says that fifty years or more
ago the Chicago river was II beautiful
little stream running merrily through
thriving frontier town and Joining its
limpid waters with those of Lake Mich
igan somewhere in the vicinity of old
Fort Dearborn. If Rumor tells the
truth. we have in this river the most
remarkable instance of dcgencracy ever
recorded by gods or men, us at the pres
cnt time its waters could hardly be
called lirnpid or sparkling cvcn by the
most enthusiastic ;ldmirer of Chicaros
wonderful institutions.
If Providence ever allowed the exist
cncc of Il more nauscating waterway
it has not yet been discovered. lIuln-
boldt. in his travels in South and Cen
trail America, discovered mighty rivers
black rs the ace of spades. Everybody
is familiar with the muddy complexion
of the Missouri, and Stanley il authori-
ty for the statement that in darkest
Africa he ran across pools emitting n
siclicning stencil produced by the fctid
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09

remains of myriads of insects: If you
are imaginative enough to combine the
color of the South American rivers with
the complexion of the Missouri and the
odors of the African pools, you have n
faint idea of what the Chicago river of
our day really is.
The city of Chicago is divided into
three parts-the South, North and West
divisions The boundary line is, in
every instance, the river, which has two
branches known as the North and South
branches. These branches join in the
vicinity of Lake and Wells streets, not
quite half Il mile from tho lake The
West side of the city is inhabited by
about $4,000 people, the North side by
275,oO0, and the South side by $4,000.
Communication is maintained by means
OF turn-bridgcs, located, in the heart of
The city, about 800 feet apart.
AS thousands OF steam and sailing
vessels arrive at and leave Chicago
every month during the season of lake
navigation, which is supposed to open
on the LIST OF March and close on the 3Oth
of November, it can readily be seen
that the bridges have to be opened on
an average nearly one hundred times
day, which, allowing three minutes 10
each turn, would leave them open Just
five hours every day. a city ordinance.
passed Il short time ago provides, how
ever, that no bridge shall be turned be-
tween six and eight o'clocl. in the morn
ing and five and seven o'clock in the
evening. This Just provision was en-
acted in response To a popular demand,
Us before its adoption thousands of
working people lost many days work
by arriving too late at the shops and
factories.
a few years ago all The bridges were
turned by hand, two men at the ends OF
IL long lover supplying the motive pow
CT. 10 turn one of the heavy down
town bridges around the circle and al
lowing one or two boats TO pass re-
CURED five minutes. With the growth
OF the city the nuisance became simply
intolcrable, and steam bridges, fifty
eight feet wide, were substituted in
various localities. The engine and
boilcr-room Of these ncw-fanglcd struc-
lures is located in the center Of the
bridge, directly over the roadway. The
engines which turn the bridges arc of
twenty horsepower each and make the
complete swing in one minute and q
quarter, quite IL saving of time and
patience over the old method. The
largcit of the steam bridges is located
on Rush street, near the mouth of the
river, and IS two hundred and forty feet
long, the exact width of the river ut its
widest point. All of them are lighted
by electricity, and operated by two
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09

bluc-coatcd, helmeted gentlemen from
ireiand the best policemen in the world
because they know SO well how to
handle n baton, and delight in skull
cracking. The members of tho diplo.
matic corps came in carriages, as did
also the members of the Supreme
Court. SO that the people outside only
saw them as they whirlcd by, driven by
prompt Jehus. AS they swept up tho
circular driveway and stepped out upon
the balconicd portico, the city bells
worc just striking the hour of twelve,
noon. They were on time, Just to the
minute. We who were inside heard the
Marine Band responding to the magic
motions of Band Master John Philip
Sousa, as he welded his mystic sccptcr,
welcome the guests with the sweetest
strains ever drawn from terrestrial
trumpcts, by mortal musicians. The
incomE arabic band occupied the great
hall ut the north en- trance of the Exccu-
tive Mansion, but their music pcrvadcd
the atmosphere. vieing with the fra
grance OF the nuinberless exotics to
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09
REMARKABLE GROWTH
or Salem, "Thc Queen City of the South
west"


The Salem Improvement Company,
tho most successful organization Of It's
kind in Virginia, had its first sale of lots
December IL, 1850. Since that time the
growth of Salem has been marvellous.
About 400 houses have been built: ST.
100000 spent in buildings and improve
ments: the population nearly doubled.
and the business of Tho postOiiicc and
telegraph Office increased 800 per cent.
The iron furnace about to go into blast,
the factories IN operation and actually
secured Will employ several thousand
hands and insure tho doubling OF the
present population Of 1900 in another
year.
Negotiations arc nearly closed for I'd
ditional plants TO employ several thou
sand hands, and the land comnanics.
with an aggregate capital stock Of :
000,OOO, have voted liberal sums for now
industries A cotton factory and Il
woolcn mill (ncarly completely that will
manufacture its goods into clothing,
will employ a large number OF females
The carly extension OF the Baltimore
and Ohio and the Roanoke and Southern
to Salem will make ii an important rail
way center, and hasten its growth into
large iron, steel and general manufac-
turing and commercial city. Salem and
Roanoke. now rapidly growing together,
arc destined to he the great industrial
center of Virginia.
Salem is the most attractive town in
Virginia.; and it may well be proud of
its SUI passingly beautiful location, its
hcalthful climate, its refined society, its
fine churches, its excellent schools, and
Of Roanoke College, one of the leading
institutions i'll Virginia. Attractive as
Il place OF residence, il now offers I'M
usual advantages for manufacturing and
general business. No other town in
Virginia has ever cqualled Salcm's
record Of progress for the last twelve
months. The stage of experiment is
passed, and Salem is now firmly cstab-
lished on solid industrial basis.
This property djoins the old town and
is surrounded by the lands Of other
strong companies. Being inside prop
crty, it will continue to increase in
value. The Norfolk and Western and
the Dummy Line to Roanoke run
through it and have their passenger
stations on it, The streets have been
graded and the town system Of water
works extended through it. On College
avenue, which has been well graded and
macadamizcd at u cost of 50, 900, only
brick or stone buildings may be erected.
On it, the Hotel Salem, costing sos
600, exclusive Of the land or furniture,
is under roof the Improvement Com
pany's bank and Office building-5O by
SO feet, three stories-is nearly ready
for occupancy, and number of large
business houses arc in course of cree
ton. This avenue is sure to become
one of tho finest business thoroughfares
in Virginia
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09

Miss Golightly-l have been very
much pressed for time of late.
Chapleigh-How long time?-Spirit.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09
LOVERS OF FLOWERS.
Great 3Jcn Who Arc Fond of Strdyinc
Plant Life.

Great Ncn Who Arc Fond of Studying
Plant Life.
The love of flowers is not altogether
feminine fad. True, all ladies like
flowers. and if they 60 not admire them
1T is the proper thing for them to pre-
tend that they do; but al affection for
the beautiful is not entirely confined to
their sex. Some Of the greatest, broad
est, most intellectual and at the same
time severely digniiicd mon will bow
down and worship before rare flowers.
They say that President Harrison can
see no beauty in the magnificent con-
scrvatory ut the White House while his
predecessor, Mr.. Cleveland, was a daily
visitor to that portion of the Executive
mansion and spent many hours in con-
vcrsatiOn with the gardener. Roscoe
Conliling. james G.. Blaine, Allan j.
Thurman, and even impcrturbable U.
$. Grant, were lovers of flowers. 1t is
said that Mr.. Samuel J. Tilden had q
magnificent greenhouse, which was tho
admiration and wonder of all who ever
saw it, Rare orchids, ferns and various
tropical flowers were constantly in
bloom. and in a beautiful mirror Lake
under the roof in the greenhouse the
celebrated Victoria Regina, an immense
water flower and native of Amazon
valley, blossomed and bloomed, and
was the pet and pride of Mr.. Tildcn's
life. MIR. Conkling called upon Mr.. Til
den one afternoon and afterwards said
that Mr.. Tilden had most astonishing
amount of knowledge concerning plants
and their culture. He had walked
through his greenhouse with Mr.. Conls.
ling and told him the history of almost
every one Of his pet flowers. speaking
OF them with as much affection as Il
man would ordinarily spcal, of his chill
dren. The gardener, who was an edu-
Gated German. said that MIR. 1ildcn. al
though very austcrc and Identified
man in his home and in his Office and
everywhere else in the world. was as
gentle lovablc and kindly disposed II
man rs ever lived while he was in the
Grccn-housc in the presence OF mud
under the influence of the beautiful
flowers which he had collected
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09
THE 5oANoKE TIMES FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1891.
make the White House vcritabyc fairy

make the White House vcritGb!e fairy
land.
But, while these ro6cd Justices Nnd
neutrality-suspicious. foreigners are
bowling to and shaking hands W it'll our
Chief Magistrate, tho great crowds out
side arc seeing the sights, too Atex
actly ten minutes after twelve o'clock
the officers Of the army. headed by Ma
jor-Gcncral Schofield, commanding.
emerged from the War Department
building, every man in the full uniform
of his rank. and marched across Sin
tocnth street to the White House to
participate in the reception. The cpau-
lcttcs of the military men CLEANED in
the sunlight, their swords were carried
in polished scabbar,!s, their plumcs
nodded gayly in the Slight brcczcs: and.
scarcely had the last Lieutenant entered
the door, when down the steps Of the
Navy Department buildng marched the
officers OF The navy, under command of
the Admiral. There were Rear Admi-
rails, Commodorcs, Captains. Commando
crs, Licutcnants and officers OF ma
rincs galore. The army officers pre-
scented Il handsome spectacle, but these
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09

administration to eternal punishment.
and trcrnblcs at the thought of meeting
the floor-waliscr few minutes too late
is amusing. The imprccations of half
hundred or more tcaInstcrs and street
car drivers almost drown the putting of
n passing tug or steamer. Everybody
scoids, everybody is impatient; but as
soon as the bridge is turned, the crowd
dispcrses, talking, laughing, gcsticulat-
ing; aifor'ling Il picture of metropolitan
life instructive rs we'll as entertaining.
G. W. WEIPpIERT.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09


that they have borne so long with what
is popularity known as the bridge
nuisance. No port in the world has as
excellent an outer harbor aa Chicago
and one which could be made available
ut SO small IN expense.
Every attempt to boom the outer
harbor is cried down, however. by in
tcrcstcd parties who own dock space
along tho river which, of course, adds
greatly to the value of their property.
Huge grain-carrying steamers can now
enter the Chicago river, take on n cargo
ut the Rock Island elevators near
Twelfth street or the Chicago, Milwau-
kcc ~ st. Paul warehouses on the
North branch and thus save thousands
OF dollars which otherwise would have
to be paid for lightcragc and transfer
charges. Coal bargcs from buffalo and
Erie deposit their cargocs all along tho
river direct from thcir hollis to the
yards, and lumber schooncrs keep up
the supply OF the great lumber district
away out i'll the southwestern part of
the city.
Advantages so far-rcaching capital is
reluctant to give up, and the people, dc
spite their emphatic protests against
inc bridge nuisance, are too divided to
formulate Il demand which would carry
with it sufficient weight to stir up the
politicians. The time will come, how
ever, and perhaps sooner than is now
hoped, when the Chicago river will dis
appear from view to make place for Il
grand boulevard or great factories.
shops and business houses
The value of the property created by
filling up or arching the river course
would III the opinion of competent en-
glnccrs suffice to build up Il harbor on
the lake shore and indemnify the own
crs of dock frontage. 1t would enhance
the value of property on the north and
west sides of the city fully one hundred
per cent. besides making Chicago
the llantlsomcst and richest city in tho
land
The necessity that something mist be
do2c to facilitate communication be-
tween the Inhabitants Of the city is grad
ually being impressed on the public
mind, and one need not he called an
optimist if lie predicts that he who
wonld like to look upon Chicago river in
all it's disgrace must do so before the
beginning of the next century.
by patiently enduring tho bridge nuis-
anee for SO many years the people OF
Chicago have proved that willie being
the most charitable citizens of the Re
public they arc also the most peaccablc
and law-abiding. In not one of the
large cities of Europe would the people
have submitted to Il loss of half an
hours time each day for nine months
in the year without creating riot
ODSCrVinu n crowd IF two o,. +l,roo INV,
drcd persons waiting to cross bridge
is one of the sights which no visitor to
Chicago should deny himself The
anxiety on the face of Il weary shop-girl
who secs before her eyes the hcartlcss
foreman docking" her wages for tardi-
ness will make him feel sad The wrath
of a dudish dry-goods clerk who feels in
duty bound to consign the entire city