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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-08

such consummate skill that she had 10
be discharged. When the judge an
nounced his decision, the crocodile tears
gave way to broad grin, and leaning
on the arm Of her legal adviser the aged
sinner left the courtroom.
just before the court adjourned o
comparatively young-looking woman en-
tered the court and asked for war
rant for the arrest of her husband
who had amused himself the night be-
fore by getting full and knocking his
bettcr-half under the bed. When he
had her in this undignified position he
wound up the days enjoyment by
kicking her with great vigor and ours.
ing her in the choicest phrases known
to the lowest elements of society. The
warrant was issued, but, unfortunately,
the judge could not enter decree of
divorce for which the woman pleaded.
She was told that to secure legal sep
aration from her loving spouse she
would have to file a bill in q higher
court. bit of information which called
forth flood OF tears shes moved
just now" said an officer to me, but
when her old man is brought into
court she won't be here to prosecute
him It's always so with women"
For four hours the grind continued,
and then the court adjourned In the
afternoon the BLACK Maria" came
around to take the convicted prisoners
to the bridewell The cells vacated by
them were made ready for the next
nights catch" Men with brooms and
buckets of water cleaned the filthy
floors of the cells The matron and her
assistants made preparations for a new
consignment of female malefactors.
The judge and his clerk, tired out by
their disaRreeable work, repaired to an
other Office where his honor transacts
business as justice of the peace. The
habitues of the courtroom went to the
nearest saloon to talk things over"
Not one gave a second thought to the
causes which lead so many promising
young men and women to perdition,
and yet there is no school in the world
where the folly of wrong-doing is illus
trated so forcibly as in a city police
court. q. w. WEIPPIERr.
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place Of safety. In the afternoon she
was compelled to take a ride in tho
BLACK Maria" vehicle which carries
convicted prisoners to the bridewell
There she will have time to "sober off,
process made tolerable only by tn,
hope of another protracted spree at the
expiration of her term.
The next prisoner was rather gen.
tcel-looking, middle-agcd party ac
cused of petty larceny. The evidence,
produced by a number of peddlcrs and
other peripatetic merchants. showed
that the defendant was in the habit OF
purleining small articles whenever be
passed their counters. The prisoner
employed no lawyer, but argued bis
case at length and with wonderful
ability. he produced tears at will and
in the waterworks line was as great
success as Mr.. Weller's friend Jol
Trotter. He spoke glibly of persecu
ton; referred to his accusers as mis-
guided Hebrews" and vicious mon
sters," and alluded to himself as the
''son of a patriot who has shed hii
blood on many fields" The judge
listened patiently to the harangue and
then advised the poor fellow to recite
new tale at the next trial, as the one here
outlined had become just a trifie stale
from continued use. In order to give
him the leisure necessary for the pro
duction Of an entirely new line of de-
Tense his honor favored him with a sin
months sentence.
The argumentative victims place was
taken by a meck-looking young woman
who was charged with beating her four
year-old stepdaughter with a leather
strap until the poor little thing dropped
insensible to the ground. The prosecu.
ton in this case was in the hands of the
lawyer of q philantbropic society,
whose agents told in few words how
they rescued the little girl from being
whipped to death. The judge, who had
shown but little interest in the preced-
ing cases. listened with interest to the
testimony and viewed with horror the
wounds and stripes on the tender body
of the child. The testimony brought
out the fact that the girl had eaten an
apple which the mother had given To
her own child, and for this offense she
was punished with Incredible cruelty.
The Judge fined the woman fifty dollars
and costs and turned the child over to
charitable organization. The prisoners
husband and father of the abused child
paid the fine and, accompanied by the
demon who looked as meek as an
Abused angel, left the courtroom.
The next prisoner brought before the
Judge was fat woman charged with
misleading young girls. The old hypo-
critic carried a handkerchief in her
right hand for the purpose Of wiping
away the few tears which were occa-
sionally allowed to mcander down her
fieshy checks. She pleaded persecution,
and persuaded her attorney to laud her
as one Of the most disinterested bene-
Actresses in the city. Her ''indigna-
ton" persuaded none Of the habitues Of
the court, who knew her as an old of.
fender, but she managed her case with
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They were all physical and moral
wrecks, picked up in the cutters and
sewers, from which nothing will rescue
them save death or imprisonment for
life
Nearly every one of the prisoners was
sentenced to serve term in the BRIDE
well. Some listened quietly 10 the SEN
tence, others abused the judge, but all
OF them will resume their riotous way
Of living as soon as the doors OF the re-
formatory institution are opened to
them. The crowd which | saw at the
police court on this particular day was,
seemingly at least, incapable of refor-
nation and redemption; and unless
Providence interferes with miracle
each one Of the unfortunate creatures
will expire amidst scenes Of vice and
misery too sad for description.
One young fellow attracted the at
tention OF the crowd assembled in the
courtroom. lie looked hard, and seemed
Just trifie annoyed when the officer in
charge of the case accused him of habit
ual drunkenness. The Judge, who
seemed to be well acquainted with the
prisoner, exclaimed thirty days" and
the hangers on straincd their eyes to
catch glimpse of the next victim. Few
noticed the shabbily-dressed old woman
in the courtroom who sighed as the
judge pronounced the sentence. Had
they known that she was the mother of
the prisoner they might have treated
-l...,&
when she broke into tears. AS 1t was,
she was made the target for the cheap
wit of the callous frequenters of the
courtroom, who were inclined to think
that only good luck had saved her from
sitting on the prisoners bench herself.
They did not realize that her swollen
eyes were produced, not by dissipation,
but by weeping over son who, at one
time, promised to be her support and
comforter. Instead, the young man
driftcd into evil company aud was even
then on his way to the penitentiary, for
the fellow standing next to him prom
iscd to give valuable information re-
garding robbery which had puzzled
the police for several days provided he
should be acquitted on the charge OF
drunkenness. His offer was accepted
The Judge imposed fine, but suspend
cd Judgment; and the vile wretch ac-
cuscd his companion of having been a
party TO the robbery. He bought four
weeks Of freedom by his trcachery and
broke heart which had never ceased
to hope for the reformation Of her boy.
No one paid tho least attention TO the
little tragedy which | had been OBJ
serving with great interest. Some
thing humorous seemed to have sue
ceeded the tragic denoucmcnt of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-08
IN A POLICE COURT.
An Excellent Place to Study HUI
man Folly and Weakness
-Four Hours with a Chicago Msgisfrats-
Some of the Prisoners and Their
Extra ordinary PIeas-Queer Phases
of Life in Great City.

A few days ago went to one Of the
prominent police stations for the purpose
of studying human nature. Had gone
from one end of the country to the
other couldn't have found a more pro-
life field for my researches. arrived
Mt the station just in time to see score
or more offenders, male and female,
who were being conducted to the ante
rooms Of the police court in the adjoin-
ing building by the burly blue coats re-
sponsible for their arrest.
Most of the prisoners looked as II
their acquaintance with the guardians
of the peace dated back many years.
Some smelt extensively Of stale beer and
whisky, others had bandaged eyes,
crooked noses, and swollen mouths, and
still others trembled like leaves in the
autumn wind-not because they were
ashamed of their positions, but because
their systems had not been supplied
with stimulants for several hours.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-08

Neatness is good thing for a girl
and if she does not learn it when she In
young she never will. 1t takes a great
deal more neatness to make girl look
well than it does to make a boy look
passable. Not because q boy, TO start
with, is bexer looking than girl, but
his clothes are of different sort, not SO
many colors in them; and people don't
expect boy to look so pretty as girl
A girl that is not neatly dressed il
called a sloven. and no one likes to look
at her. Her face may be pretty, and
her eyes bright, but if there's spot Of
dirt on her cheek, and her fingers ends
are black with ink, and her shoes are
not laced or buttoned-up, and her s,Ton
is dirty, and her collar is not buttoned.
and her skire is torn. she cannot be
liked Learn to be neat. and when you
have learned it it will almost take care
of itself. Detroit Free Press
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last prisoners confession. Before his
honor stood a vixenish old woman
whose dishevelcd hair was but lilly con-
cealed by q nightcap of uncertain color.
She wore once white, but now brown
ish yellow, Mother Hubbard. The
sleeves were rolled up above the elbow.
Although the officers of the court
worked laboriously 10 keep her quiet,
they made not the least impression on
the furious dame, who denounced, in
the most emphatic language, the police,
the city administration and the magis-
trate before whom she stood. Viler
language, ! feel confident in asserting,
had never been heard in a courtroom.
The united efforts of three policemen
were required to remove the prisoner
to her cell, and the officers heavcd a
sigh Of relief when they heard the snap
Of the 'ck which confined her TO q
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-08
SHOE BUCKLES.
Their Great size In tho Last Century and
Conseunent Fall

Consequent Fall
The manufacture OF buckles contrib
uted largely to the employment Of
Warwicl<shirc and Staffordshire jnge-
nuity during the last century. In 1881
ali gentlemen of tone sported on their
shoes n large square buckle plated with
silver, and as the ladies soon adopted
the rcigping taste, ut was difficult, :"
as Hutton, tho historian Of Birming-
ham, rcmarlSs ito discover their beau
tiful little feet covered with an enor-
nous shield OF buckle, and men won
dered to see the active motion under
the massive load" The massive load
soon after this became unsupportablc
for both sexes. Strings came into fash
ion, and consequently large class Of
ingenious artisans were compelled TO
suffer the loss Of their usual employ
mcnt In 1901 a dcputation OF master
bucklcmakcrs from the towns of Biz
mingham, Walsall and Wolverhampton
obtained an audience Of the prince of
Wales, (aftcrward George w. at
Carlton house. whore they presented a
petition setting forth the distressed
situation OF thousands who had been
engaged in the different departments
of bucklemaking, consequent upon the
fashion which was then so prevalent OF
wearing strings. The prince promised
not only to wear buckles on his own
shoes. but TO order the members of his
household to do the same. But the
commands Of royalty were nugatory
when opposed to the mandates OF
fashion. England in the Eighteenth
Century.
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A Wide Margin.

Tailor-How wide collar shall put
on your coat, sir?
Customer-Make IL 10 wide that when
pass you on the street ! can turn II
up so you won't recognize me.-ClothieT
and Furnishes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-08

Customer Ito dry goods clerk -You
have called me a liar; you must take
that back.
Clerk-We RIVER take anything back
But can change it for you; how would
you like TO be called thief2-Puck-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-08

Brown-Anything go in with the sledf
Toy-man-only bottle of arnica and
a package of court-plaster Judge
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-08

Maud Why do you call that ring
n war RELIEF" Ethel won IL in ny
first engagement Keystone.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-03
A Libel on a Fair Town.

Down at Stonington, Conn, an enter
p1ising justice of the peace has had him
self appointed also '.dog officer" which
in Connecticut legal Technology means
the officer whose duty it is to collect the
dog tax. The penalty for failing to pay
the tax is seven dollars or thirty days in
Jail, or both. The Stonington officer has
adopted peculiar method to facilitate
justice. Every morning a carriage starts
out: it is the courtroom on wheels.
There are in it the grand juror, the con-
stable and the dog officer and justice OF
the peace. A call is made upon one of the
unfortunates. He is summoned to appear
at the carriage; the writ is served and
the case is tried. Result-the defendant
is fined seven dollars and costs, amount
ing to about fifteen dollars. OF this
amount the grand juror receives three
dollars, the constable two dollars and
the dog officer three dollars. In addi-
ton to this, each man collects ten cents
per mile for travelling expenses. II the
defendant makes vigorous protest he
is bound over to a future session of the
court; but the result is invariably the
same. me.-Buffalo Courier.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-03
Fertility of Siberia.

Siberia has popular reputation much
like that part of America west of the
Missouri had Fifty years ago, and that OF
the extreme cold in addition. The rea-
son is much the same-its immense size.
But the central and southern valleys are,
level plains, and said to be as fertile as
the western portion of the United States,
and it is not unlike the west in the vari-
ETY. of its resources-ln minerals, timbefs
and in agricultural facilities. It is a
marvellous treasure trove of stored up
opportunities. Its wealth is practically
unlimited. With the advantages O.
railroad communication and telegraph
lines q vast country is added to the
world of civilization. The cultivation
of the land and the introduction of ali
the elaborate machinery of enlightened
life will, as scientists depict, modify the
rigors of the climate, althoughin south
ern Siberia even this obstacle does not
exist.
The great transsiberian railway from
Vladiovostock to the Ural mountains
will bring that great Russian naval
station within fourteen days journey of
st. Petersburg, and along this route
stations will rapidly grow into towns
and offer opportunities for new and
striking development. China is also to
have railroads soon. and those on the
north will connect with the Russian
system.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-03
Highest Of all in Leavening Power-Latest u S. Govt Report
R!H,A:I:,!,!!! a! Bski;'s BsM;ss'!
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
A Bear Fight without Bloodshea.


Alexander Wallace, who looks after
the camp out on Boone's mountain. which
is kept up for the convenience and COM
fort of hunting and fishing parties, had
al. ssciting experience with bear a few
days ago. He started out with an AK
ON his shoulder to find bee tree, and
when about mile from camp, while in
a dense laurel thicket, through which
his course led him, he ran onto couple
of bear cubs. They Immediately set up
a howl of distress and moment later
the old mother bear came running to
their rescue with her mouth wide open.
Wallace raised his AK to strike, but it
caught in the laurel bushes with which
he was thickly surrounded, and the blow
which the bear received was only sufii-
Gent to aggravate her. She opened her
mouth foot or two wider, SO that Wal
lace said ne could see clear into her
stomach, and tried to get Wallace be-
tween her jaws. But he kept striking
at her with the ak in his cramped posi-
tion until one of the cubs, which in the
meantime had run away, began to whine
in pitiful way, when the old bear
turned around and ran off, apparently
thinking its offspring had gotten into
new danger. Thus the fight ended with
out bloodshed on either side. Wallace
was very willing to quit, and straight
way proceeded to make himself scarce
in that quarter. ter.-Punxsutawney Spirit.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-03

Hon. Luther Franklin Mckinney.
Democratic candidate for governor, was
born April 25, 1841, near Newark, O..
and was reared on his fathers farm. In
August, 1861, he enlisted in the First
Ohio cavalry and served until discharged
for disability in 1868. In 1865 he went
to Iowa, and in 1867 entered the st. Law
renee university at Canton, N. Y. and
studied for the ministry. After pas.
torate in Maine he located in New
Hampshire in 1878. In 1884 he was a
candidate for congress and was defeated,
in 1886 he was elected, in 1883 he was
again defeated and was again elected in
1890, and is now representative from the
First district in the Fifty-second con-
gress.
John Butler Smith, the Republican
candidate, was born at Saxton's River,
VT, April 12, 1888. When he had at
tanned the age of nine years the family
removed to Hillsboro, N. H., where he
received his early education. He grad
uated from the Francestown academy.
After working in a shoepeg factory
and clerlling in q store he entered bust
ness for himself, and in 1866 erected a
small mill for the manufacture of wool
en- goods at Hillsboro Bridge This he
has steadily enlarged until it is one of
the valuable properties of the state.
He was one of the Republican electors
of the state in 1884, member of Gov
ernor Sawyer's council in 1870 and
chairman of the Ranuhlican stata com
mittee in the early part of the cam
paig,l Of $780, His family consists of a
wife and two children.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-03
Rock for Eoadm a king.

Engineers learned long ago that the
weight and hardness of rock have no
bearing on its fitness for roadmaking,
and whatever doubt existed that the
same is true as to building stone was
dissipated by the Chicago fire. Very
heavy stone may be brittle. Slate
weighing 175 pounds per cubic foot, and
pure mica weighing 1873 pounds, are Of
no value whatever for paving; and as to
building stone, it is shown that minute
proportion of natural cement, possibly
less than per cent. and adding nothing
to the weight, makes all the difference
between the most tenacious stone and
that which crumbles like loaf sugar.
At present the tendency is to prefer
trap rock, and after that felcite and
granite for road making. In the last
there is much variety, and the kind con.
tanning hornblende is greatly preferred
to that containing mica. It is admit
ted, however, by all engineers that we
have yet great deal TO learn about road
making.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-03
BASEBALL GOSSIP.
Notes ana Comment About tho National
Pastime.

Notes ana Comment About tho National
Pastime.
The Angels have again taken the long
end of series, and have still further
solidified their position as league leaders.
To the unprejudiced observer, however,
it looks as if they should have taken at
least four OF the five games, instead I
three. But then they were favored,
more or lees, by coming up against
Pitcher Darby, who seems to be scarcely
able to stand up before the heavy hit
ters Of the Los Angeles club.
This week our team will be pitted
against Oakland, which is now pr0babl,
the heaviest hitting team in the league.
1t has been some weeks since either OF
these two clubs has lost a series, and
now the schedule brings matters around
80 one or the other will have to sue
cumb.
This week will also indicate the truth
or untruth of some pretty loud gos zip
that has been floating around lately,
to the effect that rather than see Los
Angeles win the second half of the
season, San Jose would throw enough
games to San Francieco to insure
q victory for that team. And
this information came to the writer
not as idle gossip or suppoeition, but al
mostex cathedra, from one who claimed
to possess Mike Finn's closest conf
dence. However, it seems hardly credi-
BILE that anyone having the business in
terests of the league, as much at heart
as one would suppose club manager to
have, could be party to deal that
would react go disastrously against box
Office receipts. The public demands alb
solute fairness. and wants to see the best
team win upon it's own merits.
It now looks very much as though
Prof. Jack Tanning had been retired for
the season. 1t seems too bad that jacks
mania for "nalaria" should have worked
his downfall, for he is an excellent
pitcher. During the present half of the
season Tanning has pitched % games,
of which he won IA. His record is as
follows: Fielding average, 1881; batting
average, .l79; average runs earned of
his delivery per game, IL; average runs
earned per game won, 04; same for
games lost, 10; strike-outs, %; bases on
bal.s, (including hit by pitcher, So /;
wild pitches, 2.
In connection with the above there
appears to be popular misconception
OF the effectiveness of Hoffman against
the local team. During the present
season, to date, he has pitched IL games
against the Angels, OF which he has
only won 4. In one of these gamee,
however, he only pitched one inning.
San Jose is now the only club that
has occupied every position in the
league gamut.
The league standing is:
Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-03
An Adventure with Turtles.

A boy at Newark, N. j., found two
swapping turtles on Sunday morning
and started to carry them home. Ii
crossing q garden he was met by the
owner, who poured out volley Of
broken English upon the lad. The boy
stood his ground bravely and returned
vigorous language, but in doing SO for
got all about the turtles and held enc Of
them close to his bare leg. The turtle
seized the lad by the left calf and held
on with the tenacity of bulldog. In
writhing around the boy brought tho
other turtle in contact with his right leg,
and he; too, took hold. The gardener for
got his anger and with the aid of his
pruning knife managed TO liberate the
turtles from their hold. The muscles CT
both calves were badly lacerated. Phil
adelphia Ledger.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-03
RATIONAL TO THE LAST.
Death OF a Distinguished French PhiIol-
Ogist aud Author.


Death ofa Distinguished French Philol-
ogist and Author.
PARIS, Oct. 2.-Joseph Ernest Renan,
the distinguished philologist and author,
died today. Tuesday last he went driv-
ing and caught severe cold which
speedily developed into congestion OF
the lungs.
1t is said Renan was rational to the
last moment, and when he found death
was drawing nigh, expressed the wish
that he might have national funeral
and his body be inferred in the pan
theon.
Renan died in the College de France,
little way beyond the new buildings OF
Serbonne. His children were present at
his bedside. No priest attended the
dying man. De Freycinct, minister oil
war, General Fevrier, Pere Hyacintbe,
Comte De Lisle, M. Puvis. De Chavan.
mes and other personsges celebrated
in the political, artistic and scientific
world OF France, called at the college
during the day and inecribed their
names on the visitors book.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-03
CoLoNELs- sTiLL WINNING.

A Pretty Game cf Ball On the Oakland
Diamond.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. 2.--San Jose and
Oakland today played one of the pret-
tiest games ever seen on this diamond.
1t was an interesting contest from start
to finish, in which the Colonels won by
superior batting and fielding. Score, s
to2. Hard running catches were made
by Carroll, Dooley, Brown and McGuck-
en-, while Lange made a sensational one
handed catch, for which he recelyed
great applause. Harper did some clever
base running. Manassau's umpiring
gave perfect satisfaction.