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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-10
rocky road, but the valley Of peace is
almost in sight.

rocky road, but the valley Of peace is
almost in sight.
Thirty-six citizens of Tri0lpp -
ton the legislature in favor q -
fixture.
Bangor Alliance resolved m g.
dorsement Of the Usury bin with Tor
fixture.
2.-Suggesting that as Tie Lec1
ship is vacant the Executive
should fill the same according to law.
M. j. Killeen, President; ]. = Egan,
Secretary.
Joe Penner, Douglas County
you're a friend 'tas what is friend. -
Your glorified epistle received. Don't
have to study Greek to understand it
either. We never wanted to shake
hands with man so badly Gin all
our born days!"
John A. johnson writes: "Why
don't the Executive Com. appoint a
State Lecturer? We need one-would
have a great many more sub-alli-
ances. The way to push the GREAT
WEST is for every member to sub
scribe.'
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-10

J. II. Maxwell, of Worthington, is a
true man. He says "the GREAT WEST
gets better as it grows older-keep
pounding away! We made q bad
break by electing that saucy Miss as
State Lecturer. Itshould be correct
ed by the State Committee. The
plutes are getting more furious
against Mr.. DQnnelly every day"
Mr.. j. H. Lackey will please accept
our thanks for his assurance of conf
dence in us-in Todd County. 1t is a
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-10

o. S. Clapp. President Appleton Al
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-10

ken of. What resolutions were they?
And then, to fill our cup of worm.
wood and misery, in fact, to utterly
disintegrate our liver, this man sends
a copy of his slush to president
Donnelly!" That will be interesting
to Mr.. Donnelly, who extended a
hand to Hall at the State Conven.
tion-and has from that moment
been the target of their outrageous
abuse, even to secret conclaves
against him! II Miss Med. had not
made the Executive Committee Gin.
teresting" for Mr.. Donnelly she
might have gone on as an "outside
official" Sail on, Eberhard-wiggle
and twist and curse. The great ship
which bears the destiny of the ALI.
ance in this state was ribbed, and
keeled, and sheathed and SPARED by
the GREAT WEST while you were
sucking party thumbs! Sail on, in
your little craft-but the great ocean
which engulfs your little soul bears
upon it's bosom the great, the strong.
the invincible G. W.-Stronger every
hour, broader every day-and its
mighty army OF friends growing in.
to legions of MEN-aye, men, whose
mission is Humanity! And some
day you'll brag about how you
'helped build up that GREAT. WEsr!''
Come up, little hornet! Climb up
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-10

ing the State Lectureship. We only
refer to the others because it was
claimed that we did not mention the
letters in her favor. Probably nine
tenths would rejoice with you if she
would resign.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-19
THE BEST SOCIETY.
A Safe Resort for the Country Boy in the
Civ,


When hoy starts ont from, his co,,r+,.r
home 70 try- his fortune in = nrn,t ci+ty
he moods most of ali total.n - ,,ond s+orI,
of ,,rincinlas with him He must b,.,o,
nm his COURAGE os If no ,vnr,, ,roi,o. i,+o
bo++1o for he is s,1,r +o hovn y flrb+ of
if and he will mood all his moroI for+i.
11de to stand ONT AGAINST +ba tnrn+a+;o,,s
which will wreck his career bnvond
neradvnntura if no Willis +o +Ior,
What be se.I,s he cannot mo. syoent y,
+bo fo.oa o,,,,,,+;t;o,, .,.l,;ob rd.,,,..
from rho str,g.yia nj man, tbonsondy ~
Obtain tho son,.. ,,.;zs !. ba Give
+bers ,,,o ,,,,.1+;.,dag ,,,c,,,,,,l ,i,,,
,d,,or..,r,,sl,:. ,.,:.,.l,,,,.,n III
him fa~ ta,,irS +, Tho r,,sn u.s. ,,,r,,
1,aar ;,:,n..,e ,1v.a,-s j., -roi,.r.. l,atI,
noor,l .,,G ,,h-s;.,j erd ,>.o.to ,,,,,,n 90
b;s roso,rc.s u. lin vacuum IL,
o+h 49,, 90
=; - '..;,' -'-Uli''1
III HIN ''''' 'S - - nc 81 ne must
DE Prepar"r' l" aeio l''os@H' Tor ne VIII
get very '"!': Hel| :'H:n aEy Body else.
The first thing IL: n2y :HEling TO Il
great city to do, is to take pains to start
with right asso.iar;ons Ir .rsry spch
town +bara .,r.,,,-,aran,., c.-c,os -
sooia+u MO ,,,,,.,,,-;t,. :. 1.aIa,.a.' -
SooieVy' -.o " '.i'-.''' ~ - 10 i1fs'e ior
e'eryp"ay 10 MO" t'CH "'heE' ana
therefore 1t dlvl!'aa up me- 'aany circles
of common Appropriateness. and in each
of these the me.nocr. are as well known
to one another as are the Inhabitants of
a VILLAGE Thrr Az. road .nd had OWL
in ttnir irf,rcnc.s ,rd ;ni,ri,,,s j., th,i
10 s,,;.;4 ~, -. .'sei
TONE I,,, anu sp'rI'' VI sanitary ana neip1ul'
"here' men, snail tne country boy go
for society? The best place is to
church. In these days a city church is
the center of many social no less than
RELIGIONS activities, It is a life of in
dnstrv in which men and women onC,,rra
80 49, somo+b;nr. ;s noinrr ~, non.z,i[s1
~, ~ Uli''. SolHes"i.s :" So VI 1e"sc1ess-
~ soineth Ii 70 interest aho 70 give
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-19
SENTIMENT ON WHEELS.
i Pretty and Peculiar Name Cor New
York Truck.


York Truck.
"My Darling"
These endearing words, in bright
golden letters, stood out in bold relief
on the dashboard of huge four-horsc
truck in a broadway blockade of We
hiclcs, They aroused tender memories.
The driver looked as unsentimcntal as
possible in his coarse raiment and with
his rough manners, But he was not
prOfane or brutal toward his horses.
Patiently he awaited the loosening of
the jam, while his neighbors filled the
air with curses. Finally, his horse. be-
coming rcstive, he climbed down from
his box and soothcd them with gentle
words and caresses. Then 81 bvstander
asked why he called his truck My
Darling"
Why" he said, because it keeps
green the memory of my daughter, lit.
tie Nellie. She's dead now, but before
she joined the angels she claspcd her
hands around my neck and said:
Papa, Nm going to die, and l want
you to promise me one thing, because
it will make me so happy. viii you
proInise?'
Yes" said, I'll premise anything;
what is it?'
Then fixing her eyes upon mine she
said: oh, papa, don't be angry, but
promise me you'll never swear any
more nor whip your horses hard, and
be kind to mamma.
That's all there is about it, mister,
for promised my little girl I'd grant
her last request, and, sir, I've kept my
word"
Then the blockade was lifted, the big
truckman resumed his seat, dashed d
tear from his eye and was soon lost
in the muddy tide of travel.-N. Y.
Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-19
PenuriOus Won MOltke.

1t is related of Won Moltlze that. after
the equalization in Paris in 1871, he
went to Colmar and, meaning to stay
there Il few days, did not disdain to ask
for Il billeting order. Mile. R., how
ever, upon whom the marshal was to
have been CHARTERED, would have moth
ing to say to him, and Moltke was fain
to lodge a:,d feed himself at hotel--of
course. at the lady's expense. He asked
for four rooms on the first floor, in
vited people to breakfast and dinner
and treated them to champagne-In
short, the Tcuton hero lived like fight
ing-cock. But at the end OF three days,
the landl 'rd, who hated him, quietly
took leave TO remind his eXcc!lency that
the term of the biileting ordo~ had now
expired. Moltlte replied with dry
cough and demand for small room
on the secopd floor. During the re-
mainder o. ris stay hc lined fricnGless
and charpagnclcss at the table d'hote.
N. Y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-19
COMFORTABLE HOMES.


A Comparison Between Those of England
and America.
Much is said of the luxury of the Old
World, but people who have had oppor-
tunities for comparison testify that the
average of comfort in living is much
higher in the United States than in
England and Europe. Even the homes
of the wealthiest are entirely lacking
in comforts and cOnveniences that are
regarded as indispensable among the
middle class and even the poorer homes
of the United States. Many English
houses occupied by families of means
are not supplied with steam or water,
and the general method Of heating is
by open fire-places fed with smoky soft
coal. Hot-air furnaces are almost I'M
known. Set bowls, with hot and cold
water faucets, are regarded as non
permissible extravaganza even by the
wealthiest, and only the very wealth.
lest sometimes indulge in the luxury of
a bathroom. A hotel having one adj
vertiseS it as a special and unusual at
traction. Candles are still much relied
on for illumination. A hundred other
conveniences regarded as necessaries
in American homes are unknown in
English households. A recent writer
on this subject remarks that 1t may be
safely said that there is not a roySl
palace in all Great Britain or Europe,
which is as luxurious, or even COM
Portable, as the house of the average
American of moderate means, and in
no country in the world is the greatest
blessing of life-a happy and comforta-
BILE home-so readily within the reach
of all rs in our own land."-Good
Housekee ping.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-19
TORTOISE SHELL.
Women of Fashion VIII Wear 1t in Their
Ornamcnts-New Uses for 1t.


Ornamcnts-New Uses for 1t.
Almost two years ago the fashiona-
BILE woman who could not by some hook
or crook possess an emerald or two in
her jewel box, felt that the world stood
all awrv, and her life for lack of emer-
aids was but a blank. drcary waste of
broken hopes Every woman she knew
wore emcralds set in some form or other,
and during the craze for the green stone,
diamonds for time lost their prestige.
But the popularity of emeralds was
not long lived, and turquoise came in to
their place. Just now. however. far
sighted jewelers. are busily polishing
mp and setting their supply of topaz, for
the time seems ripe for a temperance
of the golden stone. Topaz are to be
set with amythists and sapphires to
give the good effects Of contrast Sap
phires more particularly will be IA
vored, 50 nearly does the blue match
the glowing purple of the corn flower.
But Just watch the jewelers. windows
for the topaz and see how wonderfully
it will be set in ornaments of daintily
carved tortoise shell: wonderful combs
lISLlC'l otlG ttS HIT dS ldte "bTh ana
sprinlllcd everywhere with topaz in
every shade, from pale straw color to
deepest yellow. Tortoise shell is to be
the chosen setting for the new favori tie,
and besides the fanciful combs, wonder
fUl bracelets are being made of the
r.chly cOlored shell. Scarcely bracelets
or bangles are these new ornaments,
but old-fashioned armlets that clasp the
white members above the elbow.
a woman just back from a flying trip
to the French capital wore one of these
armlets at dinner the other night. The
jeweled lace sleeve of heSleft arm was
much shorter than that of the right, and
just about midway between the Shout
der and elbow was clasped band of
richly tinted tortoise shell. that broad
aned out on the top side of the arm into
shield-shaped piece that was carved
and inlaid in fancy gold designs, and
directly in the center twinllled a huge
topaz The round polished arm gained
an additional glow of pearly Wilderness
against the dark shell, and when in the
drawing room, after dinner, the other
women wished her to pass the bauble
around for closer inspection, she smil-
ingly shook her head. My bracelet"
she said, lis copied from one worn by a
rich and titled French woman who is
possessed of famously beautiful arms,
one of which in her childhood was
marred by the physicians vaccination
needle. In consequence of the ugly white
scar She chung to long sleeves till an
artist ieweler thought out bracelet
design DV which the marks cOuld ba
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-19
THE HEARTS QUESTION.

-.@e5hGN love, orskall not?"
Unused maid perplexcd with caroi
40, To taste this mystic cup,
Shall | venture, or beware?
-'Zs there any human love
With urmiugled Joy repleteS
tCr is L. not intcr-m!xcd
With the bitter and the sweet7"
a have seen mothers hair
WEiten as the early frost,
AL for love; as yet her child,
Was not 'noag the dead, or lost.
Twas the care.worm gnawed her heart,
Lest some danger might befail:
IN hel cup Of mother-bliss
Was this drop Of frettins gall.
z have known tender wife
Smile and sigh, be calm and start,
AS anxtcty's hot hand
Held or lOosed her aching heart.
For the warm and loving tie
Seemed not as it once had been;
,Jealousy-the skeleton,
Slowly mixed the worm wood in.
Then l know two maidenS sweet,
One with heart all bruised and torn,
While the other wild with love,
Laughs the gaping world to scorn.
And if all were pure and good,
Pulses beating calm and SOW,
Still there comes time-alaSl
Either one must surely go.
All methinks this human love
Slyly dips its two edgcd-Gart
IN some subtle drug Of grief
Ere it plungos in the heart.
Question deeply, o my hoartI
And the answcr-weigh it well;
What the cup of love contains
Only itself can tell.
Hannah More Kohaus, in Inter Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-19
MATRIMONIAL MiSHAPS.
humorous Blunders Made by Bashfu
Brid9grooms.


Brid9grooms.
Ministers declare that in nine caEes
out of ten brides are much more self
possessed than are bridegrooms when
the marriage cermony is being per-
formed.
A shy, understanding little creature
robed in white will stand perfectly erect
looking the minister calmly and square
ly in the eye without for an instant
losing her self-poise, while the big,
blunt siX-footer of a bridegroom by her
side is pale and nervous and trembling
His fingers are likely to twitch nerv-
ously, and he may even hitch at his
trouser legs or twist a corner of his
coat skirt.
was once"best man" to stalwart,
middle-aged bridegroom, noted for his
courage and feats of daring, says a
writer, and when the time came for us
to go downstairs to meet the bride and
her attendants, he nearly had fit, and
he looked like a walking corpse all
through the ceremony. l had to keep
saying, brace up, old boy" and Come,
come, you've got to go down." to get
him started at all; and at the door he
was idiotic enough to clutch at me and
say:
Say, Fred, how would it do to have
Mary and the preacher slip in here and
hssg tell over with before we go down
at all? can't go through it before all
that crowd"
idiot I said briefly and pointedly
enough to leave no doubt as to my
meaning, MARY won't come in here,
and you will go down this instant
He got through at last without doing
or saying anything ridiculous, in which
respect he was luckier than another
stalwart bridegroom of my acquaint-
ance, who was SO dazed and overcome
that he held out one of his own fingers
for the ring when the minister said:
''With this ring I thee we'd
Another bridegroom ! know lost his
head to such Il degree that when it came
time for him to say, 81, Horace, take
thee, Annie. to be my lawful welded
wife" he said, in an unnaturally loud
tone, 81, Annie take thee, Horace, to
be my lawful welded wife" and when
the time came for him to introduce his
bride to some of his friends who had
not yet seen her, he did it by saying,
awkwardly, "Ah, er-Nliss Carter, this
is my wife, Miss Barton calling her
by her maiden name.
Few men say my wife easily and
naturally the first time they use the
words in public.
A funny case was that of a badly
ratified bridegroom who stared blankly
at the minister until asked if he took
this woman to b. his lawful welded
wife" when he started suddenly and
hastily, and said, in the blandest
manner:
"Ah! beg pardon, were you speaking
to me?'
A village preacher said thNt he once
married a rural couple at the home of
the brides parents in the presence of a
large company of invited guests. The
bridegroom was Il big. bony, red-faced
young fellow, who locked as though he
could have felled an OK with his fist:
hut he shivered and turned pale at the
beginning Of the ceremony. and at its
close he fell down in a dead faint, to
the manifest annoyance of his bride,
who had been as cool as a cucumber
phi1a6alrhta Call
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-19

Ten days later, when tie other de-
tectives had given up the case as
''hopelcss," went to Mr.. Ames and
asked:
"About how much is Mr.. Ralston, the
cashier Of the local bank, estimated TO
be worth?"
"some $4,000, should say" was the
reply.
"He could not casilyraise that amount
of ready money!"
81 think not
''AIr. Templeton was very method
zeal in his business habits, under
stand"
HE was"
''Ie would not have been likely to
issue checks without making note Of
them on the stubs in his check-booll?"
NO"
within the last month Mr.. Ralston
has paid out betw cen $1,000 and $40, 900
for stocks and for margins; in the local
bank to-day are checks to a similar
amount bearing the signature of Hor-
ace Tcmpleton-genuinc or forged
none of which are recorded on Che stubs
in his chcck-booll."
what" fairly screamed Mr.. Ames.
''On the morning of the 18th, in Mr..
Templeton's library" began, giving
no heed to Mr.. Ames' exclamation, II
found what escaped the notice of my
brother dctectives-a peach stone in a
stove, SO moist as to indicate that the
peach from which it came had been
eaten not long before.
Il suspected that poison had been adj
ministered to Mr.. Tcmpleton through
the medium of this fruit and resolved
to base my investigation upon the sup
position that this was the case.
The physician to whom l stated my
suspicious reluctantly and secretly re-
moved the stomach from Mr.. Temple
toms cntombed body. An analysis re-
vealcd undigestcd pieces of a peach and
enough prussic acid to kill half dozen
men.
Il learned that when Mrs Temple
ton, that fatal evening, left her home
to attend the prayer meeting Mr.. Raj
ston was chatting with her husband;
that the day before he had received a
basket Of peaches by express; that at
the time Of his death Mr.. Tcmpleton,
though extremely fond of them, had no
peaches in his house.
These circumstances led me to in
vcstigatc Mr.. Ralston's pecuniary az
fairs and | discovered the facts which l
have given to you.
THAT is all have to say"
1
trembling like leaf.
Cashier Ralston was charged with the,
murder of Mr.. Templcton, arrested and
confronted with the evidences of his
guilt. Al first lie protested his inno-
ccnce, but his manner, information, and
the expression of his countenance bclied
his words
Finally he confessed that he had
caused Mr.. Tcmplcton's death, as had
surIHised, refusing to tell where he had
obtained the poison; that he had in
fiictcd the blows upon the dead mans
head and made the mud tracks on the
carpet to induce the belief that resulted
from them; that he threw the peach
stone into the stove and had no idea
Chat, if seen, it would be given any
consideration; that, owing to disastrous
specuiations, he was on the verge of
financial ruin and had forged Mr.. Tenn
pleton's name to large amount of
paper which he had used as ''collatcr-
all that he had committed the murder
to prevent the discovery Of his forgories
He was sentenced to be hanged, but
committed suicide before the day set for
his execution.
received the SO, coo reward Fred
I. Foster, in Chicago News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-19

Hunker--You are familiar with bot.
any, l believe?"
patts-Somewhat
Hunker-To what genus do the New
York Astors belong?
Spatts-To the golden rod species "".
judge,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-19

Business and Good Usage Hnrmonizing.
''Would you say it LOCKS as though
or it looks as if'?" inquired the re-
porter pausing moment to sharpen
his pencil.
The editor of the struggling young
western daily answered without look
ing up from the stirring appeal to adj
vcrti@2rs he was writing for insertion
in first column, editorial page, double
loaded, with display head:
Write it it looks as if he said.
"Saves composition. - Chicago Trib-
unc.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-19

So It Does.-Joh n-"It would be
good thing to introduce buclswheat
into some baseball nincs just organic
ing" Jim-''lIow's that? What benefit
would they derive by doing SOP" John
ALI the benefit in the world. Buck
wheat makes good batter. brook
Ign EaGlc
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-09

Now that the state Library will soon be
moved to its more convenient quarters in
the new extension, believe that the time
has come to unlock and render Immediately
available, all its vast treasures Of informa--
ton, by the adoption Of the card system OF
cataloguing used In most of the larger libra
ries OF the country. am convinced that by
the adoption Of this system the practical
utility Of the library would be enhanced 80
per cent. In an address sent out by the AS
ISOLATION of State Librarians, an organiza-
ton formed at st. Louis in May, 1889, the
functions Of a state libraryl were thus sue
| cinctly stated: "a state library should not
only be a complete reference library for all
branches of the government, executive,
judicial and legislative, and the repository OF
| all materials for local history and biography,
| but it should also contain and furnish aoun'
| dant facilities for using all desirable books
| of information relating to special industries
| and pursuits Of the state, or calculated 70
| lead TO the introduction OF industries and
pursuits suited to 1t, but hitherto neglected
| In short, 1t should be fitted to serve all In
terests Of the state by infusing into thelI
| conduct the highest intelligence anu skill.
With the card system OF cataloguing, Q
library conducted upon these lines may be
made Of great value to the state. The intro
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-09

Agriculture is Names foremost material
interest Upwu.ds Of eighty thousand of our
citZ-ns are actively engaged in its pursuits.
Whatever can be done, therefore, to further
promote this important industry of the state
viii contributes directly to the general pros
perity of our citizens. During the past de-
cade substantial advance has been MADE by
our farmers in the use of labOr-saving ma
chinery, and in the adoption Of improved and
scientific methods of cultivation. The graft
flying growth Of manufacturing centres in
Maine, during the past few years, aud the
strong REASON we have to hope for still fur
thtr development Of this character. are full
OF announcement to our agricultural inter-
ests. With an enlarging market for home
products there Is reason to believe that the
pursuits OF hnsbandry may become more re-
muntrative TO the large number of our citi-
zens engaged in them An important factor
in the advancement OF agriculture has been
the Grange, with nearly 1900 members. Its
discussion and interchange of views have
been OF great benefit TO farmers, both indus
trally and socially.
A desire has been felt among the farmers
of the stats to have the Secretary OF the
Board Of Agriculture given an Increase OF
salary and assigned permanent quarters at
the State House, thus enabling him 70 dev0te
| his whole time to the important duties OF his
office. Such change appears to me In all
| respects desirable, and l commend 1t TO your
| favorable consideration.
STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
| On the thirtieth day of August last, bill
was passed by the Conert SIS of the United
| States, apprOpriating portion of the pro-
| ceeds Of tue public lands to the more COM
plete endowment aud support ofthe colleges
| for the benefit Of agriculture and mechanic
arts, established under the provisions of an
act of Congress approved July 2, 1862. by
virtue of this act, tue Maine State College Of
| Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts will re-
ceive the sum of fifteen thousand dollars for
the year ending June 30. 1890, and an annual
increase of the amount of such appropriation
| for ten years by an additional sum of one
| thousand dollars over the preceding year.
until it amounts to 5000, at which annual
sum twillremain thereafter without furth-
| er increase.
In addition to this, the general govern
ment supports the Agricultural Experiment
| Station, located at this college, at an annual
| expense Of fifteen thousand dollars. This
wise and generous action ON the part of the
national government will place the college