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How She Would Fix Him.

Miss Vixen-l am almost positive
Fred Halfway intends proposing to me
tonight, mamma.
Mrs. Vixen-What makes You thinks
so, my dear'
Miss Nixen-He acted so mysterious
when met him on the street this morn
ing
Mrs. Neutrality-suspicious.? How?
Miss ViXen-Why, when met him he
blushed and stammered like silly
schoolgirl. and finally blurted out that
he would like to see me alone this even
ing. He makes me very ennui.
Mrs. ViXen-Well, do you intend to
see him?
Miss Nixcn-O, yes I'll see him. But
You mark my words, If he proposes tc
me tonight he'll never propose to an
other girl if he lives to be 10>.
Mrs. ViXcn-I hope you won't decline
his offer insultingiy.
Miss Vixcn-No, I'll accept him.
Epoch
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24
a Disguised Dandy.

| recently heard story of a dandified
exquisite, who, while travelling recently
in the northern part of the state looking
after certain mining interests, was mis-
taken for spy of the corporation and
suffered in consequence. There were
many accessories which he claimed he
could not do without, among them be-
ing the wooden frame for cleaning his
boots and shoes. and case of bottles
of peculiarly fine varnish for his
polished feathers. One evening while
passing along the highway, he was cap
tured by the miners and his kit over
hauled for evidence of his supposed mis-
sion among them. When they came to
the bottles they opened them, and the
varnish being made with Madeira and
scented with all sorts of good things, it
smelt so nice that the men thought it
must be something good to drink. In
vain did he explain that it was varnish
for his boots. They We're sure it was
too good for that. and in order to try,
he should drink some. SO they took out
one of his own cut-glass tumblers and,
amid spluttering and swearing and I'M
availing protestations, they made him
drink glass of his own boot yarnish.-
Albany Argus.
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WORDS OF WISDOM.
The Folly and FalIacy of License by q
Well-known Author.

The Folly and Fallacy of License by q
Well-known Author.
The fallacy of licensing is one of the
most stupendous evils and political
blunders of our country.
A combination of interests, a long
line of duties, variety of opinions,
and adjustments of differences, make
up our civilization. In the adjustments
of these interests and security of per-
sonal rights none are more important
than, and none so detrimental to the
general welfare of the people, as the
crime involved in the liquor traffic, es-
pecially the terrible criminaiity of a
license for its justification.
Treating the liquor traffic with re-
spect and liberation is an outrageous
perversion of law and justice, and
stands out as the most heinous and
wicked blunder of our times.
This liberation and sanction of the
sale of an insidious, fascinating poison
to curse the people-a poison that in
flames the passions, bloats the body
disturbs all its functions and dement's
the brain, besides impoverishing and
pauperizing the people, melting tC
crime, filling the prisons and leopard
izing every department of civiliza tion
this colossal evil, sanctioned by the
bride of money, by civilized commu.
nifty, is among the marvels of modern
depravity, and shows how low, blunted
and debased may become the public
conscience through the Indulgence OF
selfish appetites and degraded passions.
The people have got to learn the fal.
lacy of these criminal blunders; and
their criminal silence, in their treach-
erous liberation of this monster curse
includes full completely in all that
follows.
To have any peace or security for our
homes and property, this monster
enemy must be crushed out with all
the zeal and determination of an eX'
asperated people. There must be nc
liberation, no concession, no tamper-
ing, no compromise. Only the most
earnest condemnation of conscientious
voters, crystallized into determined ac-
ton that will permit no defeat, and a
confirmed conviction that national pro,
hibition is the only remedy for this
scourge of our country will be of any
avail
Prohibition of the liquor must be SC
aggressive and SO complete that the
selling of alcoholic beverages will be
come the most aggravated offense, and
the saloon etfectually banisheo beyond
the pale of our civilization, as public
nuisance.-W j. Dcmorest, il The
Voice
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CURED BY BLISTERS.
How Determined Wife Cured Her Hu
band of Drinking.

How a Determined Wife Cured Her Hus-
band of Drinking.
A young wife had just settled in her
new home. All seemed fair and prom
Using. But one night her husband came
home very late and staggered into the
house. His wife was greatly shocked,
and told him he was i'll and to lie down
at once. He did so, and in a moment
or two was comfortably asleep on the
sofa. His face was reddish purple,
his breathing heavy, and altogether he
was a pitiable-lool1ing object. The doc
tor was sent for post-haste, and mus
tard plasters applied to his feet and
hands. When the doctor came. felt his
pulse, and examined him, and found
that he was drunk, he said
''Hc viii be all right in the morning. "
But the wife insisted that he was
very i'll, and severe remedies must be
used.
You must shave his head and apply
blisters, she urged, ''or [ shall send
for some one who will"
His head was accordingly shaved
closely and blisters applied. All night
he lay in a drunken sleep, and not
withstanding the blisters were eating
into the flesh, it was not till near morn
ing he began to beat about, disturbed
by pain
About daylight he awolle to a most
uncomfortable consciousness of bis
tered agonies.
What does this mean?' he said, put
ting his hands to his bandaged head.
Lie still-you mustn't Stir said the
wife, you have been very ILL.,"
I'm not ILL.,"
so yes, you are; you have brain
fever We have worked hard with you
all night"
Il should think you hau,' groaned
the poor victim. What is the matter
with my feet?"
They are blistered."
"But I'm better now; take off the
blsters. do" he pleaded piteOusly.
He was in u most uncomfortable
state-his head covered with sores, and
his hands and feet still worse.
My dear he said, groaning, ''if 1
should ever get sick in this way again
do not be alarmed or send for the doc
tor and above all, don't blister me
again"
80! indeed I will; all that saved you
were the blisters, aDd if you should
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A dying inebriate in Oswego, n. Y,
left his last will and testament" 81
leave to society q ruined character, a
wretched example and memory that
will rot. | leave to my parents as
much sorrow as they can in their feeble
state bear. leave to my brothers and
sisters as much shame and mortifica-
ton as l could bring on them. l leave
to my wife Il broken heart-a life of
shame. | leave to each of my children
poverty, ignorance, low character
and remembrance that their father
filed drunllard's grave. For drunk.
ards to read when they have time
Texas White Ribbon
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24
MENTAL WEAKNESS.
The Poisonous Effect of Overwork on the
Brain.


Brain WEAKNESS is analogous 10 wear
mess of the muscles. After exercise a
muscle becomes very tired. If some
other form of exercise is substituted the
tired muscle will soon be rested again.
As to the cause of fatigue, interesting
experiments were made some years ago
by an Italian chemist by takiHg q little
blood from some exhausted soldiers
and injecting it into the veins of dog
1t had the immediate effect of making
the dog tired. He made further exper-
iments by causing dogs to run and in
jecting some of their blood into the
veins of other dogs with the same re-
suit, and by actual analysis it has been
demonstrated that when a muscle is
tired it is poisoned. These poisons are
the result of bodily activities, mental or
physical, and in effect they are paralyz-
ing, which gives the sense of WEAKNESS
which is experienced: so in mental
WEAKNESS the brain is poisoned by the
engine, chohed with it's own ashes and
debris. Brain WEAKNESS can often be
relieved by change of work which will
bring into activity another portion of
the brain. This will draw the blood
away from the parts of the brain pre-
viously used and thus give it the chance
to recuperate. Some business men have
a practice Of solving hard problems in
mathematics as a means of rest. - DR..
j. Ii. Kellogg.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24
He Used to PLAY.

81 used to be fond of poker" he said
and the expression on his face became
retrospective; but sence | got fur aces
downed out in Missoury. hev sortcr
gin up playin' the game"
Your opponent had straight flush,
did hep"
''No; he had five jacks
That's impossible"
Stranger, hev you ever played poker
in Missoury?"
"No, SIR
well, if you ever set down in game
out there. and red-cyed man, whose
clothes smell of cattle, quietly whites
a corner off the table with a bowie
knife, and allows that he hcz five jacks
just bunch your lliards in the pack and
say, That's good"'-N. Y. Telegram.
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Twist AND PASS"
A Trick That VIII Give the Novice More
Than Little Trouble.

N Trick That VIII Give the NOVICE MOre
Than "a Little Trouble.
In performing this trick the novice
will, according to the New York Her.
aid, meet with trouble. 1t is called
"Twist and Pass" and requires but
two picks. One is placed next
to the left-hand thumb and hello
by pressing it against the hand,
and the other is simply secured by the
right-hand thumb. The trick is to
transfer them from one hand to the
other and return them to their original
positions. First with the right fore
finger and thumb seize the ends of the
other pick, the forefnger being upper
most; then with the left forefnger and
thumb seize the ether pick, the thumb
being at the lower end.
1t is absolutely essential that the lat
ter point should be observed, because il
is the key of the situation. In order to
place the thumb in that position give
the hand sharp upward half turn and
then thrust the thumb forward and
downward until it meets the end of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24
THE TWIST AND PASS.

pick. Grasp it firmly, separate the
hands, and you will of course see that
you have transferred the picks.
In order to return them to their for.
mer positions you must reverse the pro-
cess just described. If the directions
are not implicitly followed the picks
cannot be transferred, for they will
catch upon each other in transit.
If the trick is done with dexterity the
picks are made to exchange places al
most as if by magic. 1t also heightens
the illusion somewhat to blacl1en one OF
the picks in order to convince your
friends that there is no deception about
the work
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24
GENERAL CROOK.
a Comrades "reminiscences of u >
Indian Fighter.
In His characteristics the General Was
More of an Indian Than the Indian
His Strong Resemblance to
Daniel Boone.

At the date of which l am now writ
ing, says Capt. Bourlle in the course of
an article in the Century, Gen. Crook
was an ideal soldier in every sense. He
stood about six feet in his stockings,
was straight as an arrow, broad Shout
dered, 1.-THE, sinewy as cat, and able
to bear any amount of any kind of
fatigue. 1t mattered not under what
guise vicissitude and privation came,
they never seemed to affect him. Hun
ger and thirst, rain or sunshine, snow
and cold, the climbing up or down of
rugged, slippery mountains, or the
monotonous march, day after day, along
deserts bristiing with spines of the
cactus, Spanish bayonet, mescal, and
palo verde-his placid equanimity was
never disturbed in the slightest degree.
He was at that period of his life fond
of taking his rife and wandering off on
his trusty mule alone in the mountains.
At sunset he would picket his animal to
mesquit bush near grass, make a little
fire, cook some of the game he had
killed, erect small wind-break" OF
brush and fat stones such as the Indians
make, cut an armful of twigs for bed,
wrap himself up in his blanket, and
sleep till the first peep of dawn.
You ask me to tell you about In
dians," said an old Apache chief whom
l was boring about some chronological
matter-''go to the Nantan (the Chief
Crooks name abbreviated); he'll tell
you. He's more Of an Indian than
am
But Crook did not go on ''tizwin'
sprees like an Apache; he never touched
stimulants in any form unless it might
1Na coyootbir,r. iIa6 bJr Dhvci ai n,
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wonDswoRru's COTTAGE AT GRAsMEBE.

century, to enjoy the tranquil air of de-
lightful studies, amid pastoral, noun
tain and moorland scenery, with 1.-The
peace that is among the lonely hills"
The little village of Grasmere, named
after its lake, near the high road from
Windermere to Keswick, has a plain,
massive, old parish church, with a quiet
churchyard beside the murmuring
stream of the Rothay, containing the
grave with simple tombstone of slate,
inscribed civilian Wordsworth, died
1851" Dove cottage, the modest, lime
washed building in which he lived from
1899 to 1903, with its garden where he
brooded over genial thoughts of man
and nature, is shown in the illustra
finn
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24

"What was the result of Cholly's libel
suit against the Bazoo?'
'lIe was entirely successful. He
proved that the paper had utterly ruined
his reputation, and was awarded suita-
bic damages"
Glow much?"
''Ten cents think the amount was. )"
Saturday Evening Herald.
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which is to b.
found on the
island of BorneQ
is a large frog, q
i'm en- O.
which one of ny
Chinese work .
men brought me.
He told me thai
he had caught il
flying down from
a high tree. This
is the first report
made of a flying
frog, and gained
Sinnn flnnrn fkin
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flying frog, which is about ter
inches long and of glitter.
ing green color, has been repeatedly OBJ
served by scientific travellers, and il
has been found thai it can fly down
ward by means of its abnormally devel-
oped webs, but not upward.
1t lives on the Sunda islands in bushes
and trees, and devours insects which it
catches in its flight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24

Friend - understand yorlr wife's
family trace their lineage back to Will
liam the Conqueror.
Mr.. Meek - | guess that's so. Old
William was n terrible fighter, wasn't
he?--E. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24
WORpSWORTh,S HOME,
Dove Cottage in Which the Poet Lived
Becomes Public Property.

Becomes Public Property.
A committee OF Englishmen has done
Observation-Disclosures the world over
favor in buying the cottage at Gras-
mere where some of the most original
efforts of his muse took shape in verse.
A care-taller has been appointed and
the property will be held as public
trust. The English lake region of Cum
berland and Westmorland is hallowed
by abiding "reminiscences of meditative,
idyllic and lyrical poets who there made
their homes, in the early part of this
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have another spell I should be more
frightened than ever, for the tendency,
l am sure, is to apoplexy, and from the
neXt attack you would be likely to die,
unless there were the severest measures
used"
He made no further defense; suffice
it to say he never had another attack.
RAMS Horn.
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Van Dudcr-Im glad I'm not OUT in
Dakota, among the hostile Indians,
don't you know.
Any--But don't you know that the
Indians never modest idiots?-Light.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24

Hurley-An wives don't beat their
husbands with rolling pins, do they?
Burley-No; some use broom
Light.
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THE FLYING FROG.

A web-FooteG Creature Which May Yei
Develop Feathers.
Traveller Wallace wrote: Zone of the
rnreSt and most remarkable .nOacherS
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Some Tall Chimncys.

The following table gives the exact
height of all the tallest chimneys in the
world, taking into consideration all OF
those which are 200 feet and over:
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general attention.
The morning call., 1891-10-02
NO ROMANCE IN 1T.
The Gallant Rescuer Did it From Int,

The Gallant Rescuer Did it From Inter-
estcd Motives.
The big man was half drunk, and when
he leered at the young woman she tried to
pass him on the extreme oatel edge of the
sidewalk. He stepped in front of her and
she tr.eI to pass to the other side of him.
He was in front of her again. and exclaimed 4:
Don't hurry. my pretty"
She was about to turn and run when
another man emerged from the shadow of a
building
Hold on here" he said; whats the
None Of your business" retoried the
first man.
well. we'll see, said the second. "You' We
been annoying this lady"
"Mebbe she's your wife?" sneered the
first.
We'll, she isn't
"Or your sister p
Or your sweetheart?"
Never saw her before"
"OE, you're trying to make mash. too,
are your"
Pugists would have called the blow a
"beautiful zone, but the kick that followed
it would certainly have been declared a
foul"
"Oh, slrp' cried the young woman. when
the smoke of battle had cleared away, q"
Go on home" exclaimed her champion.
Bat, sir, you have
Go on home. tell you, and don't be
chasing around nights again." he inter-
rupted.
but your noble action" she began
again
Noble nothingW he interrupted again
I've been watching for that man for six
weeks, aud it's the first time I've found him
so drunk that | could smash him without
getting the worst of it. Go on hOmel This
was business not romance. He beat me out
of 81 so"
He lit a cigar and sanntered down the
street with the air Of man who had settled
an outstanding accOupt.-ChicagO Tribune.
The morning call., 1891-10-02
A QUESTION OF yERACITY.
How Minnie Hauk Convinced Customs
Officer of Her Truthfulness.

How Minnie Hauk Convinced n Customs
Officer of Her Truthfulness.
A pile Of trunks and hampers of every
size and description heaped pell nell on the
dock Of the North German Lloyd at Hobo
ken, says the New York Sun, contained the
wardrobe of Nine. Minnie Hauk, who ar
rived on the Elbe, the earliest OF the return
ing birds of song
At the polite but firm request of a Custom
house inspector, all the contents-the
snowy costumes of the only Carmen; the
attire of Selika, the Madagascar Queen
the royal robes OF Elsa, Duchess of Bra
bant; the simple garment OF Ml-nnn, etc
had to be submitted to the stern official. AT
the bottom of one of the trunks about a
dozen pairs of new shoes Of French make
were found.
The extraordinarily small size of these
dainty shoes struck the inspector.
Whose shoes are these, madame? he
asked the famous prima donna.
They are mine, sir"
"Indeedl Am to understand that you
intend wearing these shOeSp" lncredulty
was marked on his features.
The prima donna smiled. "Do you believe
/ am embarkiug in the shoemaker's trade,
or that L am importing shoes for somebody
else ?"
The officer shook his head.
"Oh, L see,' she continued, you think
these shoes cannot be mine, aud they are toe
small for me. One moment please"
With this the prima donna took one pair
of the lot and tripped off with them toward
the ladies' room.
A few moments afterward she emerged
again, and approaching the officer she lifted
her skirts just high enough TO show the foo
in the aforesaid new shoes.
.'Wel, sir?"
Tie officer bowed politely. The shoe:
passed free of duty.
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SHORB AND DE YOUNG.
The Former Discusses the Worlds
Fair Situation.

A T. Hatch has received a letter from j.
de Barth Shorb. bearing date of September
3d. in which the latter expresses himself
very freely concerning the management OF
the Worlds Fair Columbian Exposition.
After thanking his friends for their support,
he says:
"At the earnest solicitation of friends in
California, communicated to me by tele-
graph, aud also at the urgent request OF my
friends in the local directory, l called on DE
Young upon his arrival in Chicago and
asked him for the reason of his opposition
to me as Chief of the horticultural Bureau.
further asked him if, in his Judgment, L
was not entirely fitted by my life and expe-
reucc 10 fill that position, and also informed
him thar it had been intmatet to me that
General Davis would appoint any man from
California who was entirely satisfactory TO
himself and Mr.. de Young, and that he
would not appoint any man to whom he, De
Young, was opposed.
He refused at that interview to give
definite answer, but asked me to wait until
his return from Detroit, where he was 60
ing 10 attend the annual meeting OF the
Press Association. Upon his return lcalled
on him again, and lie told me he would be
very GLAD to vote for me if received the ap-
pOintment, and authorized mo to so state to
my friends, but he also added that DAVIS
WOulu UOl appoint me- anu wien pISSocu
him for the why and wherefore OF Davis,
determination. he stated that Davis would
not appoint me because | had antagOnlzed
his appointees, Maxwell and Forsyth.
When l asked him If it was possible
that on purely personal grounds, such as he
alleged, my appointment resteu-that capa-
city, fitness, integrity and the highest posi-
BILE Endorsement of the most eminent men In
the nation would not be taken into c0nSid-
GRAFTON by the Director Generator whether
he was to be governed entirely by personal
prejndices in his selection of candidate,
De Young replied that he would alone be
governed by personal prejudccs in his selec-
ton of a candidate, and that was the long
and short of it.
From indisputable evidence l also found
that General Chapman was put up by Davis
with the promise from the members Of the
Board of Control that they would reject
him. thereby placing General Chapman in
most Illuminating position, This was TO be
done in order to leave the field open for the
appointment of another Californian, the no.
torious alien William Forsyth, so as to Sc
cure by his appointment just such man as
Davis wanted for that position.
Before forgetting it l will here state.
on the authority OF one of the principal d.
rectOrs of the local board, that Mr. Flower
of New York, Chairman of the committee
sent out by Congress to investigate the
Worlds Fair doings, said he believed the
whole management was rotten to the core.
believe that this fair, if continued under
the present management, will terminate in
a national scandal and disgrace.
In conclusion Mr.. Shorb declares it is his
intention to bring about Congressional in-
curry, if possible, and asks that he be as
sisted in getting at the root of the evil.
The morning call., 1891-10-02

lector must retain them for one year. during
which time they may he duly entered; but
such course would be followed by criminal
prosecution for the eutry of goods On
fraudulent invoice.
On Wednesday four cases shipped to the
same firm from Paris via New York in bond
were seized at Fourth and Townsend. and
on examination were found to have been
improperly invoiced. They were invOiced
as cotton goods" but were found to be
wooden, cashmere, silks, trimmings and
velvets.
The consignment was estimated roughly
at about $4,000, though only invoiced at
about $500. All goods arriving for this firm
will be seized as soon as the time limit IS
passed, unless proper entry be made.
The morning call., 1891-10-02

Six large cases invoiced as Turkish
towels" came on Wednesday evening by the
steamship City of Sydney from Panama,
consigned to Neuberger Reiss & Co., who,
though informed of the arrival Of the goods.
did not make entry. The goods were taken
to the Appraisers store and to-day win be
opened to ascertain whether they are
properly invoieed. II they are not the Col