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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-18

shat number of years ago they were
Hooding the country with circulars,
Getting forth the ease and safety with
'I"hioh the rural customer could pass
,.tf counterfeit money, and the aston
lshingly low price at which he could
procure that which even bank experts
'At times failed to detect as counterfeit
Of course, then, as now, the scheme of
those vagabonds was to get their
Iiupe's good money and give him a bun
die of blank paper, cut the size of
Greenbaclls, or bundle of sawdust.
The green-goods men are very careful
of their precious liberty, and do not
care to run the risk of handling gen
uine counterfeit' bills, as one of them
called it in his circular.
Near Ayers Hill, in Potter county,
Pennsylvania, about ten years ago,
lived sturdy, healthy young farmer,
Al Mayo. As he has since left that
part of the country no harm will be
done by giving name and location.
In some way the green-goods men of
New York got his address, and he got
one of the regulation greengoods cir
culars. AL had good little farm, Il
wife. and one child but he was not
contentcd with the slow returns of
farming: he wanted to make money
faster. The tempting circular struck
him very forcibly. At first he threw it
aside as being rather risky. Then he
began to argue with himself: IF
bank experts are deceived by this
money, and it passes just as well as
the genuine, where is the great harm in
using a little of it. The fact of who
makes it does not make such great
difference. Al had never been en-
gagged in anything that was not fair
and square, and his neighbors never
questioned his word. He prided him
self considerably upon that, but finally
his scruples gave way and he opened
correspondence with the New York
parties OF course he said nothing
about it to his wife. If a man has a
good. first-class wife, he never consults
her when he is going to do anything
that isn't just straight he's afraid that
she might dissuade him from his fell
purpose, - r
An about the same TIM chat AL was
corresponding with the Sharpers his
father-in-law, who lived in one of the
lower counties of the state, received a
green-goods communication. Like AL,
he had never heard of their schemes,
and like him he laid aside his conscien-
tious scruples at the tempting allure
ment and decided to be something of
villain himself, as it promised to pay
SO well. AS a matter of course his ne
gotiations were conducted very secret
ly. for it would never do for Maj. Stout,
pillar of the church, to be caught in
any shady transactions.
Al and his father-in-law were dealing
with the same firm, and by some fatal
chance both appointed the same day to
meet the gentleman in New York and
close the business, and each, entirely
ignorant of the others journey, landed
in New York only an hour apart. Al
had given as his excuse for visit to the
great metropolis that he wanted to
buy new team of horses and the ma
jor wanted to get some farm tools. Al
was cautious, and to avoid being
robbed of the money he took with him
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-18

A certain physician, who has not got
much practice, hired small colorcd
boy to accompany him in his visits and
hold the horse.
"How does yer like yer new place."
asked the boys mother when he came
home on Saturday night
II likes it fusrate. We neber has to
stop at de houses at all like de udder
doctors. L jess gifts all de ridin' l
wants." was the reply. Texas Siftings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-18
GOOD ADVICE.
But 1t Was Wasted on the Young Man
With n Mustache.

With Mustache.
A large, middle-aged man, with
kind Of how-are- you-everybody look on
his big, round face, stepped into south
side street car yesterday morning and
sat down by the side of laddery youth,
whom, after few remarks of pre-
liminary nature pertaining to the
weather, he addressed in this style:
81 reckon you were born and raised
a blond, warn't you, young man."
II suppose so, answered the other.
81 don't often make mistakes about
things of that kind" rejoined the large
man, heartily. Il can spot blond as
far as can see him. And there's an
other curious thing about that, he
added, turning half round i'll his seat,
crossing one leg over the other, and
growing confidential. Mature never
makes any mistakes, either. When ma
ture gives a young fellow sort o
pinky skin and light brown hair she
doesn't give him blue black mus
tache. That's why"
The slender youth hastily crossed the
car and sat down on the other side.
Conductors" yelled the young man,
'let me off at the next crossing
"Td like to know what difference, "
interrupted the now painfully blond
young man fercely, lit makes to
you"
"You're right" said the cheerful mid
dle-aged party following him over.
'Its altogether too sunny on that side.
Now. about this thing of blue black
mustache on blond face, you know,
with light eyebrows and"
Certainly, certainly that's what l
was coming to. Lord bless you, I've
got nephew nearly as old as you are.
reckon, and he's got Il regular sponge
cake complexion, you llnow-one of
these tallowy, waXy sort of skins that
90 with light tow-colored hair. They
call him Sorreltop. Well, that chuclIle-
head went up town one day and paid a
barber a quarter to dye his mustache.
When he got home"
Say, look here! What do l care
about your nephew
CHATS just exactly what I'm getting
at. lie had a blue-black mustache like
yours and he looked like
'And he looked like a streak of per-
dition on full moon," continued the
middle-aged man pleasantly. mo, sir,
tell you, young chap"
But the young chap, without waiting
for the next crossing, jumped off.
Flop! Kerhop! KerhopAop
The car was going at the rate OF
twelve miles an hour.
When he picked himself up he felt of
his blue black mustache to see if it was
all there.
Then he picked up his hat.
And then he stood in the middle of
the track and swore at the flying cable
car until he had to get out of the way
of the next one.-Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-18
HE WAS FORGETFUL.

A narrowing Incident of Suburban Life.
81 can't stand this anynlonger!
shall see the doctor in the morning"
said Mr.. ManorParhe, as he watched
the children trying to eat their dinners
with one hand while they held their
nostrils tightly closed with the other
1T is very strange" murmured the
wife
81 can't get rid of that Internal odor,
Last night | took hot bath with "A
quart of Florida water in it: and to-
day was as bad as ever.
The thing follows me wherever go
Coming down on the train, had the
whole car to myself. AS | stood on the
front deck of the ferry boat, Mr.. Hard
ing came up to me and said: Those
oil factories at Bergen Point are an out
rage on the community; the way they
poison the atmosphere is simply un-
bearable: something out to be done
about it at once
On change. | can see that every body
avoids me. Why, this morning, | went
into the Lackawanna crowd to fill a big
order, and in less than minute the
brokers all melted away and left me
alone with the sign post.
It's running my business! When | go
into the private office, the customers
get up and leave; and old Mr.. Bender
told me that he couldn't imperil his
health by coming there any more until
had those gas-pipes attended to-
"Probably the doctor will be able to
remedy it" said Mrs. Manor Parke
"And l wouldn't worry too much about
it if l were you. You are getting so
nervous and forgetful Only last Sat
urday, | asked you to bring a cake of
compressed yeast from the city: and you
never remembered it. You know we
can't get it ont herc!'
mo, | didn't forget it; l distinctly
recollect breaking five dollar bill to
pay four cents for it." returned Mr.
Manor-Parke, Indignantly
"Well, you never gave it to the girl. I"
"Hum; let me see. All. here it is
Great Cpsors ghoSt" exclaimed Mr.
Manor-Parke as he drew from an OBJ
scure pocket little square package
wrapped up in tin-foil.
As he laid it on the table in front of
him the moldy contents oozed through
break in the covering and a powerful
odor filed the room.
''Oh, dear! Take it away laughed
Mrs Manor Parke. Take it out and
bury it deep, in the garden. There's
your complaint John; you won't need
any doctor How long have you been
carrying that thing around with you?'
about a week" roared her husband
Then growing graver, he said: See
here, Belle, guess we'll do our mar
keting by express after this; it will be
cheaper. l suppose that internal thing
has cost me about five thousand dollars
worth of business. Henry Romano,
in jury.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-18

Mrs. De Mover-Sakes alive! This is
the noisest neighborhood | ever got in
to- Just hear those children screech.
Maid-There' your own children,
mum.
Mrs. De Mover-Are they? How the
little darlings are enjoying themselves.
IN. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-18

Mother (who has brought home some
fruit DO you like these nectarines,
Robby? What do they taste like?
Rooby-Yep. Taste like peaches
without whiskers. Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-18
A Singing Rooster.

There is Shanghai rooster in Gull
ford, Conn, endowed with an ear for
music and a sweet voice. It is owned
by the pastor of the Congregational
church. and as it has had frequent OPP
portunities to hear the doyology, it has
learned the tune. During pause
which followed the singing of this we'll
known tune recently a strange and
peculiar sound was heard, which was
recognized as the doxology. The con-
gregation was startled, and at first it
was thought that some naughty
boy was hooking the worshipers. One
of the deacons started out after the
bad boy, and broad smile enlightened
the minister's face as he recognized the
voice of his rooster. The deacon found
the bird sitting on window sill of the
church singing the tune in good form
and with much zest. There was no
more solemnity during the services.
-Jasper-"Judging from the reports
in the papers it seems to be quite the
proper thing for young men to kill the
girls who refuse to marry them"
Jumpuppe-"Yes If it goes on there
is danger that all of the sensible girls
will be killed off. IN. Y. Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-17

sir August Paget receives Sio,ooe
: year as British minister IA Austria.
This salary enables him 10 keep on good
terms with the imperial family and the
aristocracy and his duties do not ex'
tend much beyond this.
Miss sara Jeanette Duncan. the
author Of "A Social Departure" and
the correspondent for newspapers In
Canada. Washington. New York and
New Orleans. Is going from her home
| in Ontario TO India. where she will DC
married.
The verses commencing You'd
scarce expect one Of my age" etc. are
| said 10 have been written expressly for
| prominent New Hampshire statesman
| who fionrished in the first half OF
this century. lie spoke the verses when
mere child at school.
Jason Brown. second son Of the old
abolitionists whose ''sonl Is marching
on. \ recently came east from California
where he has lived for the last six years
and is visiting at York, Pa. not very far
from Harper's Ferry. lie is now sixty
eight wears old. and lectures good deal
on temperance
Mr.. Gladstone is moving into his
new house in Park lane. The old gen.
tleman is not. however. getting his inn
pcdimenta in order for removing from
the cold shades Of opposition" TO the
sunny side Of the treasury bench The
old tenants are very reluctant about
giving up possession
The Crown Priscess Stephanie Of
Austria appears to have abandoned all
idea Of contracting second marriage,
as she has just purchased beautiful
property at Abazia. on the Adriatic'
where She is going 70 build large villa
which is to be surrounded by elaborate
" laid out Italian gardens.
The young viscount Belgrave
: grandson OF the duke Of Westminster
viii. on his twenty-fifth birthday. b.
e the richest man in the world. At tina
Z suspicious time his income will be no
: far from twenty thousand dollars day
E 4 reasonably good start in hfe, a
: money goes. one would say.
G The queen Of Roumania has writ
4 ten a melo-drama which should hav'
. been produced at the Burg theater a
n Vienna. but il turned it ont 70 be :
It wildly and weirdly absurd in plot an
e 50 bolnbastic in language that the mar
4 ayers insisted that if II was produce
e there would not only be riot in IN
4 audience. but a strike among the en-
g ploves. and 50 il was withdrawn Eve
Q ! queen is not free from dramatic fai
e urcs.
4 Thomas Nelson Page. the souther
;. author. explains how a portion OF u
d Pages in America came TO write II
q name Paige. as is the case with man
81 in the north. Those branches Of n
'e family in England and Scotland whi'
n. espoused the Cromwellian cause We
oe anxious not 10 be connected with the
X cousins. who were royalists. and 80 q
4 roundhead Pages put in the Il, whi'
u has been kept in ever since. II "
" worn as badge Of religious loyalt
X Just as the cavaliers wore their howiI
~ locks
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-17

Glarine misrepresentation Of the Repudi
ated Roarer for Protection.

cs-~sn~ ystsrepr vaccinations Of the RepudI-
ated Roarer for Protection.
II il asserted by Maj. Mckinley that
we have practically got free raw ma
terial. for private citizen can buy his
raw material abroad, pay tax on Il a.
the custom house, manufacture II N
his factory. and the government VIII
refund 20 per cent on the manufactures
article. keeping per cent as is per
ccntage for handling goods" Citizens
acquainted with the provisions Of thu
law quoted will understand in wha
manner the truth has been concealed
| bv partial statement. The drawback
| IL Only To lie paid to those manufactur
| ers who seek a foreign market witt
their goods. III the products are 70 b
sold to buyers in the home market
then no ~ per cent Is repaid BY IN
government Mr.. Mckinley well knev
he was stating falsehood. but he wa
RELYING on that ignorance 81 which b
has complained since the public repud
alton Of him and his revenue monstro'
itv.
nut there are other facts connecte
with this provision made for the bel
eft Of pets Of republican Legislation
Not only must the goods manufacture
from these imported raw materials
made for export, but they must
made solely from imported raw mater
/ ais. II is a policy telling the Amer
can manufactures that II he would ga
advan tage Of this law he must not pu
7 chase the products Of protected Anne
{ lean mines; that he must refuse
I handle the products Of American
|. dustry. and must be careful to put in
a his boiler-tubes only steel import
q from other countries II Is notorio
}. that this policy has for years forced Q
. Of the largest concerns engaged In
manufacture VI tubes for boilers toi
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u,rt ~ raw materials IN order that "
might compete IN the open market with
its products But Il has done more. Tor
until the passage Of the Mckinley bill
the amount OF the tax refunded was
but 90 per cent. and the 10 per cent tan
was taken from that possible fund %
be divided between labor and capital
arising from the difference between
the cost OF the raw material and labor
and the selling price Of the product
These were facts well understood oy
the voters 81 the BAY state who refused
70 submit longer 10 the impositions Of
the protective system.
| There is another consideration 20
| which the attention OF protec""nists y
called. In the same speech from which
! this claim Is drawn. Mr. Mckinley says
| that the tax levied ~ our custom house
i paid by the foreigner fer the PRIV
elege Of trading in this country This
Is the persistent claim Of the high tax
er. The foreigner pays the tax Then
will one OF the organs which halls the
Mckinley speech as an eloquent de-
tense Of protection tell the people by
what right the government pays to
private citizen that money derived
from those who would trade in this
market? II in lcvying tariff tax or
the imported steel for boiler tubes IN
government has secured . portion o
, the 81 100000 day needed for its sup
port. why should il paid 70 private
citizen? This question has been pro
pounded from every rostrum Of FREE
trade and has been published IN ever.
: organ devoted TO greater liberty Of tn
! people. and has never yet received r.
Div from devotees of a system only sus
: tanned by fraudulent prctense. 1t Is
|. lying pretense and by their silence IN
: tribute-takers have confessed the'
! crime.-Chicago Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-17
POINTS AND OPINIONS.

If Beniaminimum Is really
candidate for denomination his plat
form will be force, Mchinleyism and
Tom Reed Reciprocity will not DC
in it.-Chicago Times
The republican party in Okla
homa Il described as "a total wreck
Il is then in a condition completely IN
accord with the party outside Of Okla
homa st. Louis Republic.
Whether the report that George
| +. Edmunds is about 70 resign his seat
! IN the senate be true or not. there j. no
doubt that his political career in recent
years has been disappointment 70
himself. - st. Louis Globe Democrat
(rep)
We hope none of the numerous
plots against the car viii succeed
while Tom Reed is in Europe. II the
car should be killed Tom would apply
for the position. and then would out
car all the other czars Of history.
Boston Globe.
i Mr.. Mckinley boosted at Roches
ter that 1.-THE Fifty-first congress die
more public business than any congress
since the days OF the war" II You cal
footing the treasury public business
Won are right No other congress evel
! voted away one thousand million dol
lars.-N- Y. World.
n What does II all mean? The man
| n facturers wanted an increased tariff
we are told. so that they might main
| tain the high scale of American wage
: and protect the American workingmel
, | from the low wages paid his paupe
! competitor beyond the sea The man
ufacturers got their increased duty
! They got all they asked for and in som
: cases more than they asked for. An
: having gotten IL they have begun :
! reduce wages. Thi is especially nc
|. ticeable in the iron and steel bushes
!. which had no excuse for a high dut
except the alleged need for maintainin
a wages. What does It mean?-Dctro
l. Free Press.
4. The expenditure Of the billie
a congress Is such bcwildcring tot
" that Il il hard 10 grasp IL II has 70
,e divided up and thought OF in separa'
T. sums. II amounted 70 s.,00O,000 p
A. dav while congress was in sessio
in Counted in silver dollars there was
r. metal weight Of 5000 tons. This wou
r. make an outlay Of six tons per day.
TO about s5s5 apiece for each senator al
n representative. For the two sessio
to OF 800 days the expenditure was at =
Cd rate OF S2s second. This Is tolcI
Us bly, rapid gait. III not probable III
nc the billion congress will ever find
he equal for rapacious proiligacy. PHI
M dslphia Record.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-17

n noted for It's great variety Of
contributions. from the frontispiece
OF white lilies TO its amusing
end-page drawing by Bridgman.
s.The Mysterious Choir Boy" Is a
beautiful story full Of the Easter spirit,
by Henry Klrke White. Jr. Tho jolly
April First story. "Chollemyisses' Az
flictcd Holiday" il by the author OF
Cane Cod Fclks: "Hong Wings Sea Voy-
age" the fanciful tale BY Z. Cummings.
offers the too-curious boy . lesson N q
pleasant shape; "A Lost Story" by
Anna Leach: The story Of My Bank
Book by Louisa Trumbull Cogsvsll,
and The Cock Of Scbastopol," are adj
mirable short stories. The young peo-
pie in Margaret Sidney's serial, "five
Little Peppers Grown Up" constantly
get into all sorts Of interesting trouble
The hero Of cab and Caboose," Kirk
Munroe's serial, shows his ''clear grit
..Marietta's Good Times are unique
In the line Of articles, there Is Egg
rolling at the White House" on Easter
Monday, by Prof. Mason, with picture
Of Baby Mckee; Easter Day Beyond
the Sea-" by Amanda l. Harris; "A
Black Prince" by Walter Hough. Of the
Smithsonian Institution; concerning
Bats" by Grant Allen; Mrs Clafiin''
outspoken ''Margaret-Patty Letters
Miss Runners Figure Drawing fo'
| Children" and "Men and Things.
| There is also beautiful Mother-song
| BY Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Blake. and
| Tuscan StorneH by Mrs Cavazza, will
an exquisite picture by Irving 4. Wiies
WIDE AWAKE is -. 20 year; 20 cent
single number. ID. Lothrop Company
| Publishers Boston.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-17
IGNORED PROTESTS.
Old Buncombe in His Great Act OF IN
Tightening Manufacturers.

tightening Manufacturers.
When the Mckinley administrative
bill went into effect. on the first OF
August last. European manufacturers
entered vigorous protests against some
of its provisions. especially those reiat-
ing to elements of cost. When the
other and worse Mckinley bill went
into effect. on the 9th Of October. there
were still more energetic protests from
tie same quarter. Mr.. Blaine thought
that the foreign manufacturers. like
American consumers. didn't under
stand the bill" and he set about the
work Of enlightening them. His hrst
step was To instruct our ministers to
all the leading countries 70 inquire into
and report upon the real effects OF the
new legislation. Evidently his object
was to instruct benighted foreigners
for American consumers have no need
Of reports from our foreign ministers to
| inform them in regard to the effect Of
the Mckinley tariff upon prices The
reports. il is stated. are now coming IN
| and in course of time they will Dc
/ printed. But we may venture TO ex'
press doubt whether foreign manu-
| facturers will then understand the bill
any better. for they must necessarily
learn something about it from expert
ence. and upon them must our foreign
Representatives depend for whatever IN
formation they get 70 embody in thei
reports. The consuls have been NOR
usefully employed under Mr.. blaine
direction in preparing reports on tn
duties charged upon American mer
chandise imported into the countrie
where they reside, and on export dutie
charged upon merchandise shippe
from those countries. These report
NAV be of some use to Americans
the foreign trade, since they are iikei
to deal with facts. and to be somethin
better than mere apologies for MchIi
lleyism Chicago Herald