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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-12-25
NEW WINE IN OLD BOTTLES.
The High Percentage in the Breakage OF
Champagne Bottles.


The quality of the bottles for cham
payne is an important matter. Unless
their strength is very considerable
there is sure to be terrible waste by
breakage. Their price is sensible
item in the manufacturers budget, and,
curiously enough, it is found that cham
payne bottles can not be used Il second
time, as the pressure to which they are
subjected seems, in some unexplained
fashion, to strain the glass so as to
make it unsafe for future use. Indeed.
it is stated that a thrifty manufacturer
who once made the experiment of put
ting new wine in old bottles. to the
number of 5000 speedily found his Gel
lars filed with broken glass and flooded
with wine. less than scare of bottles
ont of the whole remaining intact.
Sometimes a solution of cane-sugar is
added before the wine is bottled, but
this depends on the character of the
particular vintage. The grape juice of
1874, for example, was naturally, in
point of sweetness, about equivalent to
that of an average year plus per cent.
of sugar, and in that case, and in
deed, whenever the grapes are not
distinctly deficient in saccharine con-
stituents, and therefore in effer-
vescence, no sugar would be added
until a later stage. After being bottled,
the wine is at once cor6ed, the corlls
are secured with an ingenious contriv-
ance which diSpcnSes with wires, and
the bottles are usually kept in the
warehouses above ground, at tenn
perature warm enough to encourage
effervescence, unless, indeed, the wine
contains sufficient carbonic acid gas to
make it possible to dispense with this
stage. Then they are sent down to the
cellars, are stacked in horizonal posi-
ton, ard are left to mature for a period
varying from eight to ten months to
three or even four years The loss from
breakage, though much less than it used
to be, is still very serious. The average
proportion of burst bottles is about
seven per cent. but in particular years,
and in particular cellars, it is sometimes
as little as two or three per cent. while,
on the other hand, there is occasionally.
for no obvious reason, a regular cpl
Gemic of breakage, resulting in the
almost entire destruction of bin after
bin of wine. When the champagne is
considered ripe for the market the bot
ties are placed in specially constructed
racks, with their necks inclining OBJ
| !iquely downward, so that the sediment
may attach itself to the cork. With the
| object of dislodging the deposit from
| the glass to which it has chung, each
bottle is at this stage turned daily with
slight shale) to the extent of one
eighth of it's circumference, and though
this work is done with extraordinary
| quickness, practice makes the manipu-
lation 50 accurate that every bottle
completes the circle in exactly eight
days; in other words it is just that time
before the top side of the bottle be.
comes uppermost again. This opera.
ton continues for six or eight weeks, at
the end of which time all the sediment
has, as rule, descended into the neck
of the bottle, leaving the bulk of the
wine clear and bright -Cornh!ll Maya
zine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-12-25
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

Potatoes la NIsit-s d Hotel: Wash
potatoes and boil them in cold water
slightly sailed When done, peel them,
and cut in thin, round slices. Put them
into saucepan with three tablespoon
fuls of butter, salt, pepper, and a little
nutmeg, the juice of lemon and
tablespoonful of chopped parsley, and
when very hot serve with the fish,
Housekeeper
Chocolate Vanilla Creams: Take
two cups of pulverized sugar and half
cup of cream. Boil for five minutes,
and divide off into balls while hot Take
as much grated chocolate as is neces-
sary and steam over tea-kettle. When
SOFT cover the balls and set away to
| harden. If you wish to have vanilla
flavor, add the extract before putting
on stove.-Ladies' Home Journal.
Spread Eagle Pudding. Cut off the
crust of three good-sized rolls, and slice
them in dish; set three pints of milk
over the fire, and let it scald, but not
boil; then pour over the bread; cover 1t
close and let it stand an hour; then put
in large spoonful of sugar, very
little grated nutmeg, pound of suet,
half pound of currants, four spoonfuls
of cold milk, ten eggs-but the whites
of FIVE only-after all ingredients are
in, mix we'll and put in n buttered dish
and balSe.-Boston Herald.
To cure the very worst cold catch
able take one teaspoonful of flaxseed,
one ounce of ~licorise, and one quarter
of pound of raisins. Put the aboVe
named ingredients into two quarts of
water and over slow fire boil it down
to one-half its original bulk Now,
pound till very fine one-quarter of a
pound of rock candy, add it to the mix
ture, and finish by adding one table
spoonful of lemon juice. Drink half a
pint of this upon going to bed, and a
little more whenever the cough is
troublesome. This is a sovereign bal
samic cordial for the lungs.
Free Press.
-Beefsteak bones need never be
thrown away, as they will make an ex-
cellent soup. Crack the bones in pieces
and put them in closely covered sauce
pan with just enough water to cover
them; let them simmer slowly a couple
of hours, then add two sliced potatoes,
two carrots chopped fine and one sliced
onion If you want tomato soup add
half dozen tomatoes peeled and sliced,
or tapioca or vermicelli. Add as much
water as you will need for the quantity
of soup desired, boil for two hours, re-
move the bones, season and serve. N
Y. Tribune.
Apple Cream Cake excellent. y
One-half cupful each of sugar and sweet
milk. one egg, one-third cupful (scant)
of melted butter, one teaspoonful each
of lemon and cream tartar, and one
half teaspoonful of soda mixed with
flour to make a smooth batter, by sift-
ing twice. This will make three rounds
in layer-cake tins. Between the layers
and on the top put filling made by
grating one large sour apple, adding
one cupful of sugar, the beaten white
of an egg, one teaspoonful of vanilla,
and beating together with an egg
beater-Good housekeeping.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-12-25
DADDY AND SONNY "KELEBRArE."

selfishness from Sonny. The doctors
expect to amputate his leg next week.
If he rallies, as we hope he will, a
sight of daddy" as he calls him,
would do our brave little paHient much
good. l leave you to tell his father of
Sonny s'condition. Yours, with love,
ELIZABETH G. PORTER.
A few days before Christmas two
doctors stood talking in low tones be-
side Sonny's bed at the hospital. The
amputation had taken place some
weeks before. The child was asleep
now. When Sonny opened hisawistful
blue eyes there stood his kind friend,
Or, Gilbert. Very glad Sonny was to
see him. The doctor said cheerfully:
"Well, Sonny, how are YOU to-day.
and what are you going to do to have
a good time on Christmas?"
Sonny said longingly: 81 nd Hhr
ter hev daddy an celebrate, l 'ud Ike
ter ever So"
Long before light on Christmas
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-12-25
STATES AND COLONIES.


Sovereignty.
It is easily obvious to the careful
reader of American history during the
ten years Immediately following the
Declaration of Independence that the
dominant fact in that critical period
was the strenuous jealousy, within the
new-made states, of any sovereignty
external to themselves. They spent
thirteen hard years, one for each of the
colonies, in recovering or re-creating u
common sovereignty.
Some states had formed constitutions
before the Declaration of Independ-
ence. In all of them, either by consti-
tutional or de facto governments, the
people had taken up and exercised all
the powers of civil government. From
1874 to 1881 the colonies were in d
transition stage. They were passing
from colonies to states, remaining the
same in substance while changing their
form and name. If any one act defines
the transition. if any political act in his
tory may be said to have made the
states out of colonies, it must have been
the Declaration of Independence. We
may repeat, before it they were colo
onies, after it they were states,
The colonies thus passed into state
hood. But they were by no means
states within a national union as we
conceive them to re to-day. The hard.
slow and reluctant process by which a
national sovereignty was created to I'M
fold these states within an indivisible
union is the story of the next twelve
years. SO sloS and hard and gradual
was the process, indeed, that the ma
tional union in it's irdivisibility was not
fully and finally recognized until Grant
met Lee at Appomattox.--Dr. Wood
burn, in Chautauquan.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-12-25
Utility OF SoApStonr.

Soapstone, or steatite, can lie made
into anything. Very beautiful stoves
tubs and sinke are important products.
Not an ounce need be wasted for the
dust is dried to adulterate rubber goods,
giving so-called gum rubbers their dull
finish, and in paper too, it is used to
give weight, while all waste can be
ground up into -four which can be
made into fireproof paint for the in
terror of mills or the roofs of buildings.
Scientific American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-12-25
Santa Claus (tonew deputv)-"Say

Santa Claus Ito new deputy)-"Say,
see here! What sort of break was
that you made in Chicago? hear that
only one girl in the whole city found
anything in her stocking" New Dep
uty-'The deuce! Why, the first house
| came to l concluded all the girls had
dubbed together, so l dumped the
whole Chicago consignment into that
stocking. "-Chas. L. LummiS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-12-25

Reasonable Doubt. -Blenkinsop-
Don't fret, my boy, Santa Claus won't
forget you" Tommy Blenkinsop-
That's all right, dad l amt afraid
he'll forget the tin whistle asked for,
but can't help being trifle nervous
about his recollecting the bicycle and
watch and chain. christmas Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-12-25

The earliest mention of holly in
connection with Christmas embellish-
nent is carol in its praise written
about 1850 and preserved in the Ear~
lcian manuscripts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-12-25

HEN Son nv
was a ''Wee
un" t II e T. e
came Il day in
which Son
ny's maw,' as
Pete Peculiar
aallnI bar law
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-12-25

1t is a rule for Christmas to come
only once year but it is a good rulc
to 20 buy. PHI adelphis. Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-12-25
n a Christmas ev0
an emigraut train
Sped on through


And cleft the pitchy dark in twin
With the CLEAN of its fierce headlight.
fu \ crowded car, noisome place,
sat mother and her child;
Fiie woman's face bore wants wan trace
But the little one only smiled,
Ind rugged and pulled at her mothers dress
Aud her voice had u merry ring.
AS she lisped: Now, mamma, come and guess
what Santa Claus II bring"
tZsIIt sadly the mother shook her head,
rs she thought of a happier past
He never can catch us here" she said,
The train is going too fast"
SO "wift are his little deer
Fhey runs all over the world to-day
XII hang my stocking up here"
She pinned her stocking TO the seat
Ard closed her tired eyes,
.tUj soon she saw each longcd-for sweet
IN d"eamland's paradise.
~, 4 seat behind the little maid
a rough man sat apart,
Eiut u soft light DER his features played.
And stole into his heat.
rs he cars drew up at a busy town
The rough man left the train
Slut scarce had from the steps jumped down
Ere he was back again.
And great big bundle of Christmas joys
Bulged out from his pocket wide;
he filled the stocking with sweets, and toys
He laid by the dreamers side.
AZ lawn the little one woke with a shout,
Twas sweet 10 hear her glec:
y showed that Santa would find me out,
NE caught the train you see"
Nhouah some from smiling may scarce re-
fran,
The child was surely right,
The good Saint Nicholas caught the train,
And came aboard that night.
To- ;he saint is fond Of masquerade
A!a' may fool the old aud wise.
and so he came to the little maid
Ia an cmigrant's disguise.
And &c dresses in many ways because
}iT wishes no one to know him,
8.'4r nc never says II am Santa Claus"
2i.J his good deeds always show him.
Henry {. Walsh, in Youths Companion.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
OF 0 T

MIR. RuI MIR, tn" present French
minister Of finance, began life as a
Drummer fora h~onk-arllCr.
" \ from being >lothfuI, the sui
tan i, CA" of the busiest monarchs in
Europe. lie p"a,n.nra Il wide knowl-
cd"r "f geography. of international law
and Of European politics.
TIM duke Of EdinburG is II good iid-
dlcr. lie il also considered the hand
soonest man in London, being nvcr six
feet in height. muscular i'll build, ruddy
complexion, and regular features.
BARON OSTEN SACmEN- u descendant
of Napolron'S field marshal, rich and
unmarried, committed suicide recently
in puhbcln. Il seaside resort in 1.-Two
mia, because life was too mO~notonous."
PORE LEO wisely utilizes the big,
lofty, and airy room known as his
study a Il summer bedroom and has
his dinner served there as well. He
does not believe in stuffy state apart
mcntS.
NINE. PATHS new theater at her
Welsh castle Is said to have cost $780,
600. Nicnlini has been very much an
noycd because Patti would build this
place of amusement, which can never
he made a place to demand admission,
instead of investing in securities that
would bring her Il steady income.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
The Fine ARTS.


ROBIN will make the statue of Balzac
to be put in the place of the Palais
Royal.
THE death of Marie Gordon, the once
beautiful wife OF John 7. Raymond,
recalls the fact that she was David
Meals model for his celebrated picture
of Mary, Queen of Scots"
FREDERICK II. BRIDGMAN, perhaps
best known as II painter of Oriental
subjects, was among the American art
lists presented with gold medals at the
international art exhibition in Berlin.
a BEAUTIFUL. piece of sculpture from
ancient Ephcsus has reached the Brit
ish museum. The relic forms part of a
marble bull, the head being exquisitely
carved, while the figure of u goddess
appears on the body. 1t is supposed to
be 1000 years old.
A PORTRAIT of George Washington by
Gilbert Stuart has been found in the
Isle of Man, says Il cable to the New
York Herald. Its purchase for the ma
tional gallery is unGer consideration,
but Americans are trying to buy it. 1t
is Il small full-length portrait.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
ON AMERICAN RAILS.

The cost of a palace sleeping car is
$4,000; or, if ''~vestihuled," Sl7, 900.
A TRAIN of coal cars on the Ihiladel-
phia x Reading railroad was 8, 100 feet
long.
THERE are in the United States 20O,-
9I9.T9 miles of railroad track of all de
scriptions.
UNDER favorable circumstances it
costs Sl3 per head to ship cattle from
southern California to Chicago.
The United States has more miles of
railroad than all European countries
combined. The mileage in this country
is lG6,Sl1 miles, and in Europe 15I,7I%
miles.
A \ has made the distance from
San Francisco to New York-ovrr 300
miles-in 4 days, IL hours and 80 min
uteS, by being attached SurccsSivrlv To
the fastest trains ON each of four roads.
AMERICAN freight cars carry about
thirty onS' weight, the cars weighing
about nine tons. They are gradually
supcrscding the English cars in that
country, which weigh five tons, and Fan
carry on.y seven tons of cargo.
IN the last ten years the increase was
1921 miles. or more than IS per cent
an average of 800 miles each year. If
the increase in the next decade is only
5000 miles per year our railway mileage
in 1900 will he about I'll, 900 miles
Railway Are.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
CENSUS

POLICE statistics are said to show that
there are 1870, 900 paupers in Naples.
ACCORDING to expert figures, the per-
manent tramp population of the United
States numbers 60, GOT.
PRELIMINARY census returns at Hong
Kong show II population of over 800, 900,
an increase of thirty per cent. in ten
years.
The first directory for New York city
was published in 1856 and contained $40
names. The directory for 1891 contains
379,97I names.
The census men found in the United
States II, 0j6, 100 horses; . 300, 532 mules;
1G,0l9, 59l cows; So, S75,G4S oxen and cat
tie; As, 49, 1876 sheep; 50,G25, 106 swine.
THE census reports the number of
communicates of the Roman Catholic
church in this country ut $3.50, O45, but
states that the seating capacity of the
churches of this denomination is but s.
-YI -D1
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
Weekly %lntcIIigenccr.
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of tho Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

MINISTER EGAN will not be recalled
unless the new government intimates
that a change would be agreeable.
PENSION COMMISSIONER RAUM eSti-
mates that instead of Il deficit there
will be a pension surplus of SIS, 900, 0O0.
JUDGE COOLEY, of the Interstate COM
mission. has resigned.
SECRETARY NOBLE has denied the APP
plication of the Kickapoo tribe of In
dams in the Indian territory to be al
lowed to take their diminished reServa-
ton lands in common instead Of sew
crafty.
SECRETARY BLAINE's residence is be-
ing put in order for his return to Wash
ington, and riders have been received
to have it ready for the reception of the
family not later than October /.
PRESIDENT HARRISON and party
started on the 9th on a yacht for Il gun
ming and fishing trip down the New
Jersey coast.
TIfE Cherokee commission, accom-
panied blythe delegation of Kickapoo
Indians, having concluded their con-
ferences with Secretary Noble, has left
Washington for the Indian territory.
SENATOR PLUME has completed the
important personal work he had on
hand for Kansas constituents at WASH
ington and taken his departure for the
west to take the political field. The
senator will deliver Il series of lectures
with the alliance rs n text.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
TOLD OE ANIMALS.

IT is said that the ape and the camel
are the only quadrupeds which cannot
swim.
AN Ohio man has a colt that is jet
black save its name, tail and feet,
which are milk white.
A RED fox guards the barnyard of a
farmer in Butler county, Pa, and the
chickens and geese are perfectly safe
from thieves when he is around.
WHEN the owner of n pet donkey In
Jackson, Tenn, purchased n rival and
installed it on his farm the jealous
original pet resented the intrusion by
braying so loud hat it burst a blood
vessel and died.
An innocent colt out in Fresno saw a
wooden horse in front of Il harness
shop, and ut once became possessed
with the idea that it was it's mother. 1t
was II long time before this delusion
could be overcome.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19

CHARLES TAYLOR and Edward Waters.
convicts in the Michigan penitentiary
at Marquette, coolly left the chapel, I'M
locked the gates with n skeleton key
and escaped.
JUDGE LORENZO SAWYER, of Califor-
MIA, died at San Francisco recently. In
1869 President Grant appointed him cir
cult judge.
THE Transmississippi commercial
congress has been called to meet at
Omaha, Neb., October 10, to last five
days.
IN a parachute descent from n bal
loon at Dayton, o., a dog landed safely,
but the %aeronaut was dragged through
n willow treetop into the Miami river.
but he was promptly rescued.
REV. HERvEY d. GANsE, n noted
Presbyterian divine, died recently in
Chicago.
RAINMARER MELBoURNE's second at
tempt at Cheyenne, Wyo., proved a
failure.
EX-SHERIFF JoHN $. PoHLMAN has
been appointed a gauger in the internal
revenue service at st. Louis.
The trial of DR.. Thatcher Graves. al
legged murderer Of Mrs. Josephine
Barnaby. of Providence, X. J., has been
set at Denver, Col, for November -.
THERE was a democratic picnic and
barbecue at Liberty, Mo. on the 10th.
The speakers were Vest. Cockrell,
Dockery, Stone and Bledsoe.
THE Chicago Terra Gotta Lumber Co.
may go into the hands of n receiver,
the present manager, Edward Roberts,
of Boston, being accused of neglect.
The assets are $50, 900 and the liabiii-
ties $50, 600.
REV. Howard MACQUEARY, of Can
ton, o., has been perpetually suspended
from the Episcopal church for heresy.
NEGOTIATIONS are in progress in Chi
cago for the restoration of the Western
Union wires to the board of trade hall.
WESTERN pickle men are considering
the advisability of limiting the output.
Miss VERA AVA, II wealthy and prob
ably eccentric Englishwoman, was re-
ported mysterionsly missing in Chicago.
She was last seer at a Jesuit church.
THE Missouri Knights of Reciprocity
met in convention at Kansas City on
the 10th. Hon. s. +. Scott was chosen
grand judge.
SEATTLE. Wash, has been much eX-
cited by the abduction Of William f..
Bailey and II. Il. Albcrtson, his attor-
ney, by u detective who enticed them
into n closed carriage. Bailey and Al
bertson were suspected of having stolen
securities in their possession.
Ex-CoEGREssMAN G. Il. CLARK, OF
Neenah, Wis, is dead.
THE peoples party has decided to
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
TIPS Fur TIDY HOUSEWIVES

zinc is usually cleaned with kero-
Senc.
IL the color has been taken out of
silks by fruit stains, ammonia will
usually restore the color.
ONE or two tablespoonfuls of am
monia added to u pail of water will
clean windows better than soap.
To BRIGHTEN carpets, wipe them
with warm water i'll which has been
poured Il few drops of ammonia.
KEEP nickel, silver ornaments and
mounts bright by rubbing with wooden
cloth saturated in spirits of ammonia.
WHEN acid of any kind gets on cloth
ing, spirits of ammonia will kill it.
Apply chloroform To restore the color.
To REMOVE Il burnt taste from lard
try the following: Melt the lard and
slice some potatoes into it. Let cook q
few minutes and then strain off.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
THE UNVARNlSHED TRUTH.

SELF conccit is harder to cure than
cancer.
ROMANCE is one thing, but making an
honest living and paying your debts is
another.
KNOW myself" is good advice, but
''know about your ~ncighhors," is the
general practice.
TIE man who finds out that he has
made u fool of himself has learned
something valuable.
IF won't help your own crop any to
sit on the fence and count the weeds in
your neighbours field.
II is hard to get people TO see that
anything is wrong upon which they
have set their hearts.
MANY Il 4 who thiukS he can rule
the world changes his mind when Il
hornet gets after him.
How MUCH easier it is to sit by the
fire and resolve to do good than it is to
go out in the cold and do it.
IT is better to know when 70 say yes
and no than to know the meaning of
every word in the observation-disclosures
Horn.