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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-06
HE WORRIED ABOUT ~.

. che suns heat will give out in teH million
years more"
And he worried about IT,;
~ IL will sure give out then, ii 1t doesn't be-
FORE
And he worried about 1t;
Il would surely give out, SO the scientists
"a all scicutihcal books that he read.
Nnd the whole mighty universe then would
be dead
And he worried about it;
~And some day the earth will fall into :hs
sun"
And he worried about it;
Oh" .-1st US sure and as straight, as if shot from
agun,"
And he worried about 1t;
r When strong grayitation unbuckles her
Just picture" he said, what fearful col
lapse!
1t will come in u few million ages, perhaps
And he worried about 1t.
E" The earth will become much too small for the
race"
And he worried about 1t:
IL When well pay thirty dollars an inch for
pure space"
And he worried about it;
" The earth will be crowded so much without
doubt
That there'n be no room for ones tongue to
stick out
And no room for ones thoughts to wander
about"
And he worried about it.
1.-The Gulf stream will curve, and New En-
gland grow torrider"
And he worried about it;
'Than was ever the climate OF Southernmost
Florida"
And he worried aboutit.
F'Thc ice crop will be knocked into small
smthereens,
And crocodiles block up our moving ma
chimes,
And we'il lose our fine crops Of potatoes and
beans"
And he worried about it.
.'And in less than ten thousand years, there's
no doubt
And he worried about 1t.
80 Our supply of lumber and coal will give out"
And he worried about it.
" Just then the Ice Age will return cold and
raw,
Frozen men will stand stin with arms out
stretched in awe,
AS il yainly beSeeching general thaw,"
And he worried about it.
Ills wife took in washing "a dollar day.
He didn't worry about it,
HIS daughter scwed shirts, the rude grocer to
pay,
lie didn't worry about it.
While his wife beat her tirccss rub-a-dub-
On the washboard drum in her Old wooden
tub
lie sat by the stove and he Just let her rub.
He didn't worry about it.
S. ". FOss, in Yankee Blade.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-06
SHE RODE PAST A VERY SMALL COTTAGE.

SHE RODE PAST A VERY SMALL COTTAGE.
band should forget the wife of his
youth, but she had expected that he
would have some regard for the woman
whom he had invited to preside over
his household, and she had hoped to
make him comfortable; ito do her
siuty by him." as she expressed it. Part
IF that duty she had performed in the
most admirable manner: never had the
doctors house been so clean; never had
his shirt bosoms shonc with such luster;
but the heart which beat behind them
she had been unable to conquer.
At the end of six months of such a
life the doctor noticed that Della looked
pale and thin.
You need little more fresh air. he
prescribed, land | shall take you out as
often as | can
Not without some inward fear, but
4ttircd in her very best, Della sat in the
buggy by the side of her lord. 1t was a
oalny spring afternoon; nature looked
10 fresh, so bright, so happy, that lit
lie of this happiness breathed itself
INTO Delia's heart. The doctor must
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-06

very happy. But 1T was now thfee
long years since poor Becky had been
resting in her quiet grave. and the
doctors friends had decided that he
needed some one to keep house for him.
After much pcrsuading he had been
particularly introduced to Miss Della
Swan. ''What Il name thought the
doctor, but as he looked at her he saw
that She was fair, gentle, healthy and
twenty-six. In moment of cnthu-
aliastic Selfishness he had proposed to
her, and in IL moment OF enthusiastic
devotion She had accepted him.
They We're married. Everybody said:
"Oh, how much nicer she was than that
other woman" She was very popular
with everybody, but she was not at all
popular with the doctor.
TO him that other woman" was still
all the world and the brightness thereof.
Della had married from sense of
duty" and deserved to be punished; but
it seemed to her that her punishment
was greater than she deserved, She
would not have wished that her hus-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-06
THE HABERGAiS.
A Cruel Christmas Time Which Tradition.
Sanctions in Germany.

Sanctions in Germany.
There is a queer old custom in some
parts of Germany and Austro- hungary
which are distant from the centerS of
civilization. 1t is a cruel custom, too,
but sanctioned by tradition which
comes down from the days of myth and
fable. st. Nicholas day. which comes
on the 9Th of December. is observed
much as we observe Christmas. Stock
ings are pinned up the night before and
are filled with candies and nuts and the
square or heart-shaped cakes which are
always associated with ST. Nicholas day
in German child's mind.
But the day has its drawback. "Be
good or the Habergais will come" is a
threat that never fails to inspire terror
to the infant mind, and with good rea-
son, for the Habergais does come, and
st. Nicholas day is the time for his ap-
pearance. An unearthly monster is
rugged up in the form of goat with the
aid of sheets and poles and Il man inside
for locomotion. The ''Habergais" looks
more like ghostly giraffe than goat;
however, it's goat in the legend. Ac-
companied by the bishop and the devil
close behind tour of the village is
made. and the children in each house
hold are frightened almost out of their
wits, while the old folks sit gravely by
with an "I-told-you-so" expression on
their faces. Fortunately, the custom is
becoming extinct. buffalo Express.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-06
COURTESY IN THE CARS.
Wise Observations of Watchful Traveller
and Their Lesson.


The watchful traveller in city cars, or
wherever his fate may guide, is more
struck by the general courtesy than the
occasional discourtesy of the gentler sex.
The observable phenomenon in city
transit is the resolute, aggressive. con-
scious SelfishneSs of man hiding behind
a newspaper with an air of unconscious
ness designed to deceive-that is, to lie
Or brazening it out with an uneasy
aspect of defending his rights. This is
the spectacle, and not a supercilious as
sumption on the part of the shop girl.
The courteous refusal to take seat, or
courteous acceptance of it, is more
familiar than the courteous proffcr.
Cato the younger suggests that it is a
wrong that seats should not be provided
and holds thai the company should be
compelled to furnish the accommoda-
ton for which it is paid. 1t is Daniel
come to judgment a wise young judge;
but how shall it be done? Shall men
keep their seats until by sheer shame
and in Difference to indignant protest
the company does its duty? But would
the shame and Indignation be due to
the consciousness that the accOmmoda-
ton paid for was not provided? Would
they not arise rather from toe con-
ciousness that it was peculiar wrong
that the geDtler sex should be so incorn-
NODDED? And, if so, while the incom1no-'
dation lasts, what but the selfishness Of
men devolves it upon women? But if
men should agree to surrender their
seats that women should be first accom-,
modated, is there any doubt that the
wrong would be speedily righted? And
to what would this be due but to the
fact that the seltishness of men would
insist upon the comforts of which, while
the accommodation lasts, they deprive
women?
Indeed, if all men in crowded cars
should resolutely keep all women stand
ing, the wrong would not be righted,
because wSmen would submit with up-
selfish patience, and because corpora
tons have no souls. The better plan,
therefore, is that all men shall refuse to
see woman stand, because if men are
really disconnected by their own cour-
tesy they will compel redress. -Harpers
Magazine.
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Another student said glaciers move
down slopes, along valleys, over hills,
lust as streams do.r-Journal of Educa-
ton, Nondon.)
If the Broadway Surface Railroad
were a far Western corporation, doing
business in that region, it would afford
embarrassments to enterprising horse
thieves, for every horse in the COM
pany's service is numbered. and the
number is branded in the newest and
oldest imaginable place-on the upper
part of the front of the hoof. AS soon
as horse is purchased the company's
blacksmith gives him new set of shoes
and brands his number upon his hoof.
in figures fully an inch in length. After
while the hoof grows SO that the num-
bers are not plain, and then they are
branded anew.
A man who argues that one pound
of tea makes 400 small or 800 ordinary
sized cups states his case as follows:
cent piece for weighing the exact
quantity required for Il cup. AS there
are about twenty-five five-cent pieces to
an ounce. and as there are sixteen
ounces to pound it follows that one
pound of tea will actually make 400
cups, according to the standard OF
strength ordinarily required by profess
sional testers. The cups used for this
purpose contain, however, One-fourth
less than the average domestic teacups.
1t will therefore be seen that after
making due allowance for the difference
in the size of the cups the number will
Ge very close to 500
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-06
HIS SECOND WIFE.
How DR.. Brinsley's Bride Settled
Their Difficulties.

L. Il X INSLEY
was the sort of
Il man you could
love if you
loved him; 9TH
er w i $ c v Il
would probably
dislike him, for
he was very pc
culiar; eve ry-
body said so.
His wife had
loved him, and
to her he had
seem e d t h c
most perfect of
men. lie suited
her and $ h c
suited him, and
they had been
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-06
A Convenient Carriage.

A broughm built by an English firm
is a model of convenicnces. 1t is fitted
with electric light sufficient for reading
or writing. Opposite the seat is an
ivory plate on which are several buttons
properly lettercd: Left" Right"
'Stop," SEQ on "IIome" and so on.
On the dashboard, in the coachman's
view, is a case lettered to correspond,
so that when knob is pressed he under
stands at once what is expected of him.
One button brings out the word
"Speak," in which case he will put the
speaking tube il position and receive
orders. Chicago Times
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-06
What She Was Thinking of.

Mother iangrily)-Were you thinking
of your family when you accepted that
man?
Daughter-No, mother, I was think
ing Of my thirty years, and that perhaps
his was my last chance. Yankee Blade
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-06

Editor Ito literary aspirant)-"If
Won are anxious to do some literary
work. write something, say on the chap
81. but made it short and forcible."
Literary Aspirant--"Not if know my
self! A man was expelled from college
last year for doing that very same
thing. Harvard Lampoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-04
Transfers of Real Estate

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: c..
Gessford to G. W. Gessford, lot IL, So 969: s..
A. Day to E. G. Lang. sub 80, so. 3l6; S525. G..
T. klipstein to A. Burgdoff, lots to 6, So 1133;
$. q. Nanny to G. Smith. q int. lot l5 Sec
4. Barry Farm; s.. f. Gadsden to l.. G.
Walsh, sub III, SO. 237; $500 J. F. Ennis to
Mary E. Smith. pts. 80 and 81 3. and HIS ad
to Georgetown; $. G. Ct. Bradley to b.
Cooley. pit. 10, 50. 9O2: 1898 j. II. Wheel
wright to Theobald Smith, pit. 5, Linthcum
estate; S23I5. IL Waldron to ". c. Morrison
pit. 109. So. 1851, $1,000. F.. j. Harmon to W.
Z. Wright ct al, subs Sc to 81, so. S9l; s. r.
Grady to c. Harrigan, lot 40, W. and C.'s sub,
Mt. Pleasant: 81 500. Emma NJ. Berlin to H.
c. Norris, lots 81, 81 and J6, so. 80: $. d.
Ingalls, TO Jennie McGinness. lot 60. D. and l.. s
sub. Mt Pleasant; g. VI. Lansburg to John
Miller, subs 81 and 49, so. 597: s1.04S. so. o.
McCabe TO ". ID. Sullivan, W. %, blk. 10, L.
and BIS sub. Mt. Pleasant; Sl.125. W. Whit
ney to J. b. Dowd, sub IS, So. 500; "a, 400
Johanna FCgarty to Annie Moran, pts. 80 and
49, So. 5GS; s. A. q. Draper ct al to H. VI
Easle, subs AZ to As, So. 1853; 8. VI. Fitzgerald
to II. n He'll, pit. IL, So JS3; Sl.s65. J. H.
Voorhees, to Susan V. Clark. lot 20, SO. SS2: $.
|. j. Baker to j. c. Clinton lot IL, blk. o.
Lansdon Park; $4,000. Ellen T.. Holiday to
Isabella Green, lot T. blk. Is. Brookland: $3.50
5. c. Fitzgerald to W. Henry Walker, lot ID,
blk. IL. 7. and 2. s sub, Mt. Pleasant; 8. W.
ii. Walker to Francis E. Fitzgerald. same prop
erty; 5. T. j. Holmes to Juliet A. Hess, lot
IL, blk. 20, Columbia Heights; S2,5S2.75. A. NJ
G. GOrtoh to I. A Mitchell, pit. Barbados,
&c; $.
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THE EMMETT GUARDS.
OFF for the Great Contests at South
Beach.
IRISH AMERICAN SOLDIERS
Sketch Of the Command That Will Uphold
the Reputation of the District National
Gusrd-The Organizations which They
Will Meet in Drill.

Last night at 11:20, with the encouraging
cheers of well-wishers ringing in their ears. the
well-known company OF the fourth battalion,
DONG, better known as the Emmett Guards,
left Washington for what is confidently ex-
pected to be triumphant trip up through New
York. The command goes to South Beach to
take part in the prize drill under the auspices
of the First American Military Union. The
Emmett Guards will remain away until the
evening of the sth, arriving in Washington
nearly at the same time as the Fencibles- From
the hard work and marked improvement shown
by the Emmett Guards, the many friends of the
command feel assured that, although the COM
pany will be pitted against some of the crack
drill squads of the country. it will not return
empty handed. The contest will consist of in
dividual drill. shooting and squad drill. the two
former taking place on Monday and the latter
on Tuesday.
SKETCH OF Tue ORGANIZATION.
The history Of the Emmett Guards is well
known. but under the circumstances it
may be recalled that seven years ago.
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THE COURTS.
EQUITY CoURT-.Judge Hdoner.

EQUITY CoURr-J,ldge Hdqner.
Yesterday-Carney agt Carney; pro confesso
and reference to examiner ordered. Turner
agt. Williams; time to take testimony limited
to thirty days. Berger agt. Herbert; receiver
allowed to pay money to guardian. Todd agt.
dered. Collins agt. Maron stipulation of coun-
sci ratified Cadmus agt. Bolgiano; William II.
Sholes appointed receiver.
CIRCUIT CoURr-Jui1e Co..
Yesterday-United States agt. Frederick W.
Warren ct al, jury Of inquest; verdict and
judgment for plaintiff, sos. United States
agt. William Henderson; do, $500. Edwin
Sutherland, administrator aSt. Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad Company; verdict and judg-
ment for plaintiff, $1,000. NJ. X. Harr. w.
Danenhower. l.. kettler q. W. Cochran and j.
Reisinger agt. District of Columbia, five cases;
judgments by certiorari.
PROBATE CoURT--Jud1e Hdqner.
Yesterday-Estate of D. j. Quad: consent to
probate of will filed. Estate of julius E. Hill
gard; will admitted to probat and letters tesla
of $1,000. Estate of Henry C. Sener; do. to
Belle G. Sener bond. $500. Estate of Charles
l. Canfeld; do. and letters to Eunice A. Can
field. bond, $1,000. Estate of Richard Hunt;
petition for probate of will filed. Estate Of
Benjamin Caywood; will filed. In re &. n.
Herrell; Eliza ID. Herrell appointed guardian,
bond -, 900. In re +. Renehan; Aloysius B.
Renehan do. bond, $1,000. In re Willis
Combs; allowance made. Estate of Mary
Brown; letters of administration to Ellis W.
Brown, bond, 200. Estate Of NJ. Guerin;
Georgianna Shannon: petition for probate Of
will filed. In re Elizabeth Damon ct al
Eliza Bannon appointed guardian, bond,
So, 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-04

Yesterday Edward Connolly Sons of Balti-
more filed a bill by Mr.. A. Leo Knott against
August Dittrich and others for al Injunction and
the appointment of receiver. The bill states
that Dittrich was in the hat and cap business
on 9TH street and gave compliments in Novem-
in Washington. at No. 724 It'll street, as part
security for S5,9lSS7, then DUE but that the
Indebtedness afterward increased to 81 1873.
and that Dittrich, on August %. 1890. made Il
deed of trust to W. z. Williamson. making
Connolly X Sons preferred creditors to the ex-
tent of So 1903. and that Mr.. Williamson sold the
goods, realizing only 1900. not more than
sufficient to pay the expenses of executing the
trust The plaintiff charges that Dittrich' s
goods were clandestinely removed from No. 724
It'll street to 1912 9TH street, where there was
store ostensibly kept by Emil Schmidt, who is
in reality not engaged in keeping the store, but
is by trade a music printer and resides perma-
nently in the city of Baltimore, and thqt later
Dittrich and his wife removed to No. 1912 18th
street and still carry on business there. The
plaintiff further alleges that Dittrich claimed
to be the owner of certain real estate, but that
the real estate now belongs to his wife, and they
ask a discovery by Dittrich of his estate and
the appointment of a trustee to take possession
of the same and of other property of Dittrich's
ard they ask that it be applied to the liquda-
ton of Dittrich's Indebtedness to the complain
ants and other creditors and that August Dit
trich and Emil Schmidt be restrained from
selling the goods at No. 1912 7th street and a
receiver be appointed to take the same in
charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-04
LOGAN CAMP RECEIVED.
The Sons OF Veterans Handsomely Entel
tanned by Mrs. Electa E Smith.

The Sons Of Veterans Handsomely Enter
tanned by Mrs Electa E Smith.
Mrs. Electa Z. Smith rendered q handsome
reception last night to the members Of the
Logan Camp Sons of Veterans. at her resi-
dence, Oil NJ street, assisted by Mrs. w. P.
White, Miss Minnie Hall and Miss Frou Wat
kins. The parlors were tastefully decorated
with the national colors and presented a bril-
liant appearance. The members of the COM
mand arrived at $50 and marched into the
house in line, being presented by name to Mrs.
Smith by the commanding officer. A bountiful
luncheon was spread in the dining room. which
was also decorated in bunting, and thither tine
guests all ultimately found their way. After
the refreshments had been served short adj
dresses were made to the soldier boys by Repre-
sentative Payson. Maj Carroll and Gen. Bayne
of Illinois. telling of the character OF the man
whose name is borne by the organization. The
evening was closed with singing and the BOYS
left with three cheers for their hospitabe host,
who had given them SO charming an entertain
ment
On Monday evening at o'clock Mrs. Smith
will receive the ladies of the Potomac Relief
Corps, auxiliary to the G. A. R., of which she
is member. assisted by the president, Mrs.
Prentiss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-04

tHt Napt- LIEUT.. HARDEN.
Walsh. First Lieut.. Richard J. Harden and
Second Lieut.. Charles j. Harlow.
THE OFFICERS OF THE COMMAND.
Capt. Harry Walsh is a well-known Washing
tonian and is in his twenty-ffth year. When in
April. 1884. the Emmett Guard was organized
Capt. Walsh was one of the first to seek admis-
sion, but owing to the fact of his being under
eighteen years of age his election was deferred
to the following October. From the date of
his enlistment he showed quick adaptability
TO military matters and. besides. became uni
versally popular in the company. As vacan-
cies occurred he was advanced by the choice
of his friends. In 1885 he was made corporal
and shortly after second lieutenant He was
commissioned first lieutenant in July. 1887. and
in December, 1890, was elected and commits
stoned captain. During his connection with
the company Capt. Walsh has shown himself
an untiring and interchangeable officer and the
advances made by his command attest his eff
cheney.
First Lieut.. r. J. Harden is young man of
twenty-six summers. possessing a soldierly
figure and bearing. He gained his military
experience from his connection with the COM
pany. From the date of his qualification as
first lieutenant he has male rapid strides to-
ward perfecting himself in all the duties per-
tanning TO the office which he holds, and it is
safe to say there are few officers of his rank in
the guard more aptly adapted TO the position
than he.
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CELEBRATING THE DAY.
The Small Boy 10 Out in Force and the Po-
hceman Dodges Him.

Bang!
Bang. Bang!
Bang Bang Bang!
whoa! Let up, you devils, will yezT' An
other volley of frecrackers and the horse and
wagon disappeared up the street.
Any one whose almanac had been lost had
only to poke his head out this morning to be
assured Of the fact that today was the Fourth
of July with big F. Flags were flying from
nearly every building, four big ones decorating
the dome of the Capitol, guns, pistols, crackers
and torpedoes were cracking, suffering and
fixing in all directions, and from
north. east. south and west parties
size from one man with a hilarious counte-
nance and a bullying rear pocket to entire fam
lies with provisions enough to last week, Dut
all bent on an excursion OF some sort
The fun began early in the day and the po-
licemen have had hard time-keeping out of
the way of the small boy and the omnipresent
irecracker. The average policeman has a
heart In his bosom and today policemen have
been seen walking clear around blocks in
order to escape taking notice OF little rejoic-
ings. The crack of explosives has been con-
slant. but with little damage to any one.
Drivers have found it nece ssary to take frmer
grip on the reins today than usual, but then
this is good exercise for the driver and tends
to put spirit in the horses
Sad, however, as it may seem in various
cases. the patriotic celebration Of the great
national anniversary mas been taken advantage
of by some parties in order to wreak their
private reyenges. There is young man on o
street of this character For nine months he
has had murder in his heart against
member of the Thomas Cat family,
who kindly serenaded him almost every
night. Early this morning this malicious in
dividual arose from mis- bed and in moment of
patriotic fervor fred both barrels of a shotgun
out his window. /: is sad tale. but directly in
line with that gun was the aforesaid Thomas
cat and his funeral is tomorrow.
The splendid weather marking today has
sent thousands of people up the river, down
the river and out on the different steam and
street railroads. All yesterday afternoon and
today the wharves and railroad depots have
been crowded by excursionists. Today every
train and boat has gone out jammed, while on
every street car going toward the suburbs peo-
pie have been hanging on by the eyebrows
The Fourth of July is great day and WASH
ington is certainly showing its appreciation of
that fact by celebrating in fitting manner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-04
A SERIOUS CHARGE.

George Carter, One of Twenty-Five Children
Charged With Criminal Assault.
George Carter. a big colored man. is one Of
twenty-five children. not one of whom, accord
ing to their fathers story has ever been ar
rested. But George broke the record yester-
day, for he got caught in the tolls of the law,
charged with having made a criminal assault
upon Brownie Mccoy, whose mother lives at
Fenton place.
The mother, child and a boy were in the
court as witnesses this morning and were or
dered to appear on Tuesday next, the de-
PENDANT being committed. Carter is stout
built colored hod carrier of about thirty years
of age, and it is alleged that there have been
several assaults committed by Carter on the
child during the past three weeks. The arrest
was made by Officer Hodges, who found Carter
at his fathers in South Washington.