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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-01
WRAPS AND JACKETS.
Snowy Garments for Theater and Churc
Wear.


Wear.
The military cape in many variations,
with Jokes, square, round and pointed,
with or without vest, but invariably
with the high rolling collar and high
shouldered effect that seems to be so
dear to the presiding genius of fashion,
is so popular garment as to deceive
the unwary into believing that it is in
deed the leading and unique style.
Not So however; for the caprice of
elegant dressing is to be little in ad-
vance of what is termed the popular
style, and SO the coatshaped jacket is,
after all, more likely to be the prime
favorite. The jackets worn are of cletl,
in all the new light and rich colors,
with or without elaborate braiding of
silk or gold cord on vests and collars
The more dressy have silk-faced revers
or furlined fronts, and open over the
blouse waists of silk with which thew
are worn, to give the latter the effect of
a vest, if need be. Some very snowy
Jackets are of dark-colored velvet or
velveteen with silk facings and lining.
For ordinary wear, the ''reefer" coats,
buttoning closely with large buttons,
on one side, are the prime favorites.
In dark blue, green and black, these
are most comfortable and convenient
garments, and are most liked for morn
ing wear, while the dressy jackets are
liked for ccremonious visiting, and the
easy-ftting capes for theater and church
wear.
The coats with separate skirt-pieces
are usually made to match the dren,
and importers show "three-piece cos
TUNES" that is, dresses with round
waist, skirt and coat, all of the same or
happily harmonizing materials Dem.
CREST
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-01
RAILRoADERs. FRANKS.
One Case In Which the Victim Got tie lie
of the Joke.

One Case In Which the Victim Got tgss Hest
of theJoke.
Railroad men delight in PLAYING
tricks on each other and on green
hands, and sometimes they carry their
jokes to unpleasant and even dangerous
lengths. On certain railroad in this
state brakeman on a passenger train
was lounging around the terminal de-
pot one day, waiting for his train to
pull out when he was approached by
young man who desired information re-
garding the person to whom he should
apply for place as brakeman.
well, I'm the man that hires them"
said the brakeman. winking at the by
standers land I'm wanting a man, too;
but your green at the business, amt
your
The applicant admitted that he was.
but reminded his questioner that deter
mination and perseverance were almost
equal to experience.
That's So" said the delighted brake
man meditatively. 81 believe I'll give
You trial Go upstairs to the first
room on the right and ask for Charlie
Hepburn. Tell him you are going out
on No s. and that you want watch
and time card"
The man unhesitatingly obeyed, and.
walking into the office, said Familiarity:
II want to see Charlie Hepburn"
slight flutter ran around the office.
and the general superintendent, turning
around in his chair said:
"Well, am he. What do you want?"
"A watch and time-card." said the
young man, nonchalantly. I'm going
out on No. s."
"Who said SOP" asked the astonishcd
superintendent
THE man that hired me-" replied
the other.
well, you just come down stairs
with me and see II you can find him.
II You can I'll give him run that he'll
like, said the enraged great mogul.
But the brakemans train had pulled
out and the superintendent never found
out who he was.
Another similar case occurred where
the perpetrator of the joke did not es
cape SO luckily. A would-be fireman
was hired by a man whom he supposed
to be the foreman, but who was in
reality the fireman on freight train.
The fireman explained all the duties OF
the position to the green hand, and act
ually sent him out on his own run.
The alleged fireman made the trip with
out anybody discovering the fraud, as
the engineer supposed the regular fire.
man was laying off. When the new
fireman was cleaning up his engine in
the roundhouse on his return the fore.
man came along.
What are you doing up there?" he
asked
"Cleaning my engine" was the reply.
who are you?"
"The fireman on this engine" replied
the other.
"Humph! Could you tell the man
who hired you, if you saw him?' asked
the foreman.
Certainly; there he comes now,'
said the fireman as the hoaxer leisurely
sauntered in the door.
The foreman discharged the funny
fireman on the spot and hired his victim
to fill the vacancy, and to-day he is the
head engineer on the road IN Y SIM
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He had not flattered her in the sketch
he mailed to his friend. Tonight she
wore graceful tennis costume; the
tip of one little rubber-soled slipper
just swayed the hammock gently to
and fro; red silk scarf was lnotted
loosely at her neck
Il wish you would say that this
might be true" he spoke to her, low
and earnestly.
He was referring to the last of the
little newspaper items. He had read
and reread it score of times that day.
She pretended not to hear him.
He persisted.
1T seems as though we had known
each other for years"
But it has only been weeks" she in
terposed, looking away.
Then she asked: lis it not time to
start?"
Il had forgotten all about the train, :"
he acknowledged. drawing out his
watch. But we have time to reach
the station"
They left the apple trees and
strolled toward the street They
reached the little station as a train
rushed into it and the passengers came
sut and on the walk lined by the many
busses and hacks waiting there.
There were bustling young collegians
in striped caps; large families, each
under the generalship of tired-look-
ing pater-familias; bevies of young lad
les with stern faced chaperones, and
smiling young couples perhaps on
their honeymoon trip; and invalids a
very few; it was hard to pick them
out The hack and bus men made the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-01
81 WISH THIS MIGHT BE True"

81 WISH THIS MIGHT BE True"
ing his other mail aside. When he had
finished he reread it in an odd, half
daZed way.
Then he reached for pen and pa per
"OTD CHUM" he began:
II am coming to Saratoga. My faith in
women is crushed. Be ready to Join me and go
up among the forests Of the Adirondaeks.
Ned. know that my fiance and your Phoebe
Weeden are one and the same person-and try
TO hate her
Your old friend, MARK"
That was all.
Then he rung bell at his side and a
merryfaced boy appeared.
Take this to the post Office, he said
Yes, sir" and the boy received the
addressed letter and disappeared.
With sigh Mark Hazard again took
mp the pen and wrote another painful
note, then left the office.
Two days later he was passenger
on the evening train which rum bled
into Saratoga.
We will follow the incidents just as
they happered. That mornings Sara
togian had, among its other society
news. this item. which deals with our
dramatis PERSONA:
The performance. by amateurs OF the
bright farce, a Box Of Monkeys at the SAM
tarium last evening was one OF the most sue
cesstul and pleasing social events OF the sea
son. Lack OF space prevents our giving full
account Of the entertainment or justly praising
the lctors individually. on DIT. BY the way,
two of the gifted amateurs who played leading
paris are &c be married at the end Of the sea
son"
In the fire grounds environing the
Lyon cottage, beneath two sturdy
apple trees, Ned Brownell and Phoebe
Weeden chatted in the gathering twt
light, she sitting smiling at him from a
hammock, he on the cushion at her
tset, the morning paper in his hand
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What old women Talk About.

The next time you see two intel
ligent, weH-dressed, dear old ladies
meet on the street and stop to cha,
with each other. just time you gait SO
that you may walk one square before
passing them. Then as you pass keep
your ears wide open and you will hear
them say something about somebody
that is i'll. You will hear: They say
it's typhoid fever" or she was feeling
as well as ever day before yesterday,
but the next day"-or something of q
similar character. Otcourse you mustn't
stop to hear the entire conversation,
but there is no law to prevent your
wondering, as you walk along, why 1t
is the delightful old souls don't discuss
some other topic.-Chicago Newa
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Especial New York letter.


The curtain of life falls in many de-
ceptive folds over countless sad and
tragic happenings in this mad, restless
and feverish struggle for social posi-
ton and worldly possession, which re-
main forever covered by the shield OF
apparent virtue,
The foot prints of many crimes are
washed away from the sandy beach of
public inspection by that ever mysteri-
Gus wave of fate; to save the transgres-
sor from cow iction, but send him forth
a conscience-striclsen wanderer from
post to pillar. But tarry with me a
little while. will draw aside the veil
a wee bit and picture to you life after
dark.
The bank cracksmen lead the crimi-
nal procession, the vocation requiring q
high degree of mechanical education, a
knowledge Of character, fearless ac-
ton, and fund of intuition" for they
can see more through steel plates than
many can through glass They mostly
travel in trios, dress we'll, live at the
best of hotels, enter into the charmed
circles of society; in fact, gain the con-
fidence of the best people in the local..
ty. By long odds they are the most
desperate of criminals, as they place
no value on human life, and when at
bay they shoot to kill every time. They
take dangerous chances to secure their
plumber, knowing full well that the
law is most exacting in their case,
and if caught it means long penal SER
vitude.
OF all the criminal pursuits the pre-
vailing fad, bracing the bank in broad
day, is the most exciting, uncertain, as
well as foolhardy. Desperadoes of the
plains indulge in these FRANKS, and
never the genteel expert. 1t requires
but little previous preparation. Lunch
hour is the most favorable time, as Gus
toners and the clerks are absent. The
knife and blackjack are the only
weapons used, as the job must be done
quickly and quietly. In this game of
chance the life of the cashier wGvers in
the balance.
The diamond thief is festive wan
derer, a cross between dude, Uriah
Heep and Jesse James. He never devil
ates from his special calling, the pas
sion for the sparkling gems being he
reditary. He travels incog.; with q
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and the tam-o-shanter he invariably
wears when loungi ling, and his being a
great friend of Mark Hazard-as you
can judge by his first letter, that
which caused all the trouble.
SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug Is, 1891.
"MARK, OLD MAN:
"Yes; l have been here almost a
month without writing. Forgive me,
old fellow; you surely iyill when tell
you She is an angel Such eyes.
Such mouth! Such presence! And
such hair And she has let me sketch
her!
1--WE met at the ball given at the
Grand Union for the visiting tennis
players who are holding convention
here. She is stopping with the Lyons
at their beautiful cottage on East
Broadway. BY the way, you wrote
that the future Mrs Hazard expects to
visit friends here. Mark, am de-
voured with curiosity. You adroit old
sneak; you never said word about
meeting her in Jacksonville, and /
your chum! And now you have not
told me her name! Is she anything
i
she is, old boy.
You know that am at the Sanitari-
um; and you know how the people
revel in private theatricals. They were
always bore to me, but now! Well,
am leading man in our company, and
well-nigh crazy on the subject-you
can guess why: Phoebe Wee1en plays
my better half in piece we are re-
hearsing.
"AUG. IS, 1891.
MARX, OLD MANI pick this up
days ago. l was interrupted and went
off to Mitchell's Glen, and Phoebe Weed
en- was one of the party. We two got sep.
aratedfrom the others when we reached
the glen somehow, and Mark-I pro-
posed couldn't help it!
"And she said might hope
Cant you come down for few
days? won't fear rivalry from your
good looks now, as ! might have done
week ago; and you say that your fu-
ture bride may be here, too.
Your chum, NED.
"P. S. - Here is rough sketch of
her. Oh! that l were one of the old
masters so l could do my model JUS
tice, instead of your old chum. whose
pictures are skyed at the expositions
and only find purchasers among his
friends. N"
The letter reached Philadelphia in
due time and was in Mark Hazards
mail on the afternoon of the twentieth.
He was sitting at his desk in his down
town law Office, in pleasant frame of
mind, smoking a fragrant cigar.
he opened Ned's letter first
In doing so the inclosed sketch fut-
tered to the floor, and this he picked
up, regarding the face that smiled at
him from it with a start of real sur
prise.
The little thinning was sweet and
girlish. frank and winning. The pic
tured hair was sunset-yellow in its
shading; the dress, simple white one.
He began the letter eagerly, thrust
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air resonant with their harsh cries:
"Clarendonl here, this way!" Com
gress hall!'' Gun i-t-e-d Statesw 1t
was merry hurly-burly.
Neds companion stood on tiptoe re-
garding the arrivals; he scanned them
from his vantage in inches, face by
face, and protected her from the crush
as much as h e was able.
Mark Hazard, handsome and COM
handing in presence, came out of the
station door and moved on toward
them. Ned had not got his letter--for-
gotten and very much crumpled it still
remained in Jimmie Nolan's pocket
and he would be quite surprised to see
him. Then there was lively little
woman behind Mark Hazard and just
separated from him by two very
idiotic-appearing young gentlemen of
the genus dude; trim, polite figure
in brown travelling dress and nobby,
brown turban. She had a peculiarly
sunny smile and friendly twinkle of
eye.
One of the tall-collared young men
somehow dropped his cane and the
next moment she had slid up beside
recovered Then Ned Brownell espied
Mark Hazard, and exclaimed:
IF there isn't my chum!'
And his pretty charge cried:
There's my little mother, and she is
nearly swallowed up by the crowd"
Mark Hazard looked down at his
side as a musical voice greeted him:
ITO think you and have been riding
all the afternoon on the same train
and that neither knew that the other
was there" the little woman of the
brown travelling dress was rafting on.
"Why," was all he could say.
Then the little lady caught sight Of
Ned and his ris-d-cis and she cried
And there is Bee, my little daugh-
ter! knew she would be here to well
come mer'
Mark Hazard was too taken aback to
speak for a moment, and he seemed
greatly puzzled as he caugh. sight of
Ned and Ned's companion pressing to-
ward him. The young lady with Ned
was of striking resemblance to the
merry companion at his right, whose
tongue was going so fast he did not
know what she was saying
about: bee being with the Lyon's;"
"Wrote you would be here too;'' eve
will have a splendid time." and You
will like her because she is like her
mother"
But the truth soon dawned upon him.
This young lady with Ned was the
daughter of whom ne had been told
when he first met her mother at Jack
sonville.
1t had never occurred to him that
she could be more than a schoolgirl;
but then, his sweetheart's first unhappy
marriage was "A very early one. And
Ned was in love with her! Those
letters he wrote, where were they? he
asked himself. He jumped at the
right conclusion about that to Ned; it
must-did-come to the other address
when its intended receiver was on her
happy way there.
There was a merry meeting of the
quartette, and Ned said that he never
expected that his sedate chum would
drop in on him in that skylarleish sort
of fashion.
Mark took him into his confidence
later about the two letters he wished
to recall, but they in time, despite his
efforts, reached their destination, and
then-well, Ned told me the facts OF
this little love comedy, and | was per-
mitted to reproduce IT, only, of course,
substituting fictitious names for those
of my friends.
CLARENCE c. CONVERSE.
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"A party Of young women Of Fulton,
Mo, got up coon hunting party few
days ago. The boys were vigorously
excluded. The party started out with
four dogs, two guns, two axes. asld big
basket of lunch. Early next morning
the whole neighborhood started out TO
hunt the hunters, and found them deep
in the woods, all sitting in row on a
log, crying dreadfully. They admitted
that they got hopelessly lost in the
woods within a couple of hours after
the start
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-01

Dram. Attic. -Jinks - Gallon has
taken TO play writing Filkins-
well, he always was dramatic.
Jinks-''How do you make that out?'
Filkins-"Why, he spent his last cent
he had for a dram aud lives in an attic {"
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CRIMINALS AT WORK.
alimpses OF Life After Dark In a
Large City.

The Cracksman's Dangerous Calling-Rob-
bling Hotel Guests at Midnight-Sen-
ing His Life for Liquor-Ths Res
urrectionists Trade.
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near flowing Rhine wine, the savings
of toiling worlsmen and the hoardings
of penurious citizens are scattered "a
the winds of extravaganza, and remin.
iscenccs of lie after dark are spun
mid joyous songs Of revelry.
OF all crimes that Of the resurrection.
list is the worst. The artist pictures q
midnight scene in Gods acre where
fond kin and friends are not allowed to
rest in that vale Of everlasting po>ce.
1t seems hard that after the bitter
struggle of life where one loses
wealth, honor and health in the mad
rusc of the age, which is a "ttful
dream. his clav is denied the sanctity
Of the grave. GRANT PARIsz
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Will picture
Ned BrowneIl,
a n d then for
the story: He
is a tall, ath-
letic young fell
low and any
thing but bad
looking; an art
ist--you could
tell that in an
instant fro m
the velvet coat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-01

and the tam-o-shanter he invariably
wears when lounging, and his being a
great friend of Mark Hazard-as you
can judge by his first letter, that
which caused all the trouble.
SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug. Is, 1891
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-08
In the Senate and House.

WASHINGTON, July S-There was
spirited debate in the senate yesterday on
the question of investigating the causes of
the Homestead, P, riots and the employ
meDt of the Pinkertons The question as
to whether an investigation should be
ordered was referred to the committee on
contingent expenses with a request that
they report today. The balance of the day
was devoted to the consideration of the
sundry civil bill.
In the house the silver bill was referred
to the committee on coinage weights, and
measures, without opposition, the anti
sllverites ceasing to filibuster. The rest of
the session was consumed in the discussion
aud adoption of resolution regarding an
investigation by the Judiciary committee
OF the Pinkerton detective forces and their
employment by corporations engaged in
interstate commerce, and especially the
trouble and riots at Homestead. Pa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-08
"--- p"II Situation

CHICAGO, July S.-A meeting of the
Western league has been called for today
at columbus, and it will probably dis
band. The Milwaukee club has gone to
lieces. Chicago has signed Decker and
Conners of the Joliet club. Following are
yesterdays League records: At Chicago
W aShington ., Chicago l; at Cleveland
-brookIyn 0, Cleveland 6; (second game)
Brooklyn 9, Cleveland 4; at Louisville
Boston D, Louisville I; ut Cincinnati-Bal-
timore ., Cincinnati 2I: at St. Louis-Ne,v
York ., St. Louis 4; at Pittsburg-Phil-
adelphia Z, Pittsburg s.
Western: At Kansas City-Toledo |,
Kansas City 13. Illinois-Iowa: At Rock
lsland-Rockford 3, Rock Island-Noline,
II; nj Jo!iet-Isrre Hamte 4 Inliet 3
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-08
LIVE orOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO. July Z.
Following were the quotations on the
board Of trade TO lay: Wheat-July opened
T8sc, clo>et Hlsc; September, opened nc
lS34 q. Corn July, opened and closed ;Olsc;
September. opened 40, closel 491sc; Nav
opened 5jc, closed 5)lsc. Cats-July, opened
3@5sc closed ;e1@c: August orened and
closed 'l&4c; September, opene ed and closed
3ll@c PorS- July, opened sIljl, cosed
SlIi2L@; August, opened -, closed =. SEN
tember enc Sll6i closed SlL57ya. Lard
July, opened S7.0il5, closed s7.O2I6.
Live Stock: Prices at the Union Stock yards
today ranged as follows: Hogs Market
active on speculative shipping account: prices
We're 50 lDc lower; sales ran .ed at S47,gd.jG0
pigs, S5.5Od5s5 light, S5.45 159j rough pa k
ing, S5.591lsi mixed, sos 15sj heavy pack
ing and shipping lots
Cattle-Market aciive but fairly on local
and shipping account; prices jGllOc lower;
quotations rangel at s. 2D95.s1 choice to ex-
ira shipping steers, S49'G55..5 good to choice
do, Sii Gas fair to good. 39OlIi ~ common
to medium do, S365I4l5 but hers steers,
S265@3iO stockers S290Lsj Texas steers
S3.55G415 fee iers, SL9)I375 cows S!mG375
bulls and S2.5}053l veal calves.
Sheep-NTarket fairly active and prices easier:
quotations ranged at S43J15 % per IU lbs
westerns, SL35 i6j natives, Si6J0I 30 Texas
and S5.ujd6.75 lambs
Produce: Butter-Fancy separator 20a
cOI5c; fine creameries, Is 6Gl9c; dairies fancy
fresh, ljQl6c; No l dairi es I:Mlic; packin
stock, fresh l0Gllc. Eggs-l4l5 Hljc per doz,
loss off. Live poultry-Hens, lerE per~ fb,-
spring chickens l6gl l7c per ID; roosters, &c;
ducks, PC; tur keys mixel, Sc. Potatoes
Burbanks, ,2j131c per bushel: Hebrons 2O625c;
Rose, i5G30a; Peerless, l5I2nc: common to
poor mixed lots, l0Gl=c; California new pota-
toes, 81 per 2-bushel sack; New Orleans ;OA
15c per sack. Strawberries, 1j 70 SlO0 per lt-0t
case. Goosebcrries Shopper l6qt case Rasp-
berries-Red, Sl.jDG $3.50 per 2i-pt case: black.
SLAI 81 per 2i-pt case Blackberries
a.. 3 per 24-qt case
New York.
NEW York. July7
Wheat-No. red winter cash, a1I4c; July
S1sc; August, S45sc; September, sJIsc; Octo-
Der, Sc Corn-No. mixed cash. 5glSc;
July, j5l4c; August 55lsc Sept mber, SIC.
Oats-No. mixed cash. SStsc: July &c;
August, 3G34c; September, 36Ikc Rye-Dun,
heaey and lower; S.dSja for car lots Bar
ley-Neglect,d ii. Pors-Dult but strong;
mess SlL75Nl2.1b for Old. Lard-Quiet; Sep
TEMPER, So, October, S1.i5.
Live Stock: Cattle-No trading in beeves.
but the feeling for higher prices: dressed beef
firm: native sides, 'tGsL4 per ID. Sheep and
Lambs Trade active at an advance equal to
strong Lic per lb; sh .ep, 81 % o 6lsI6 per 100
lbs; lambs, sos Gs..5. Hogs Market higher;
live no s, Sj.Gl46l5 per lOl lbs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-08

WASHINGTON, July o.-Ihs foiiowln.. are
the weather indications ior twenty-four hours
from p. m. Yesterday: For In llama and ILL.,
nois-Incre sing cloudiaess, fol1wei b. show
ers during this afternoon or tonight; cooler
tonight For Lower Michi-an-Fair we ther;
showers tomorrow; variable winds. For Tn.
per Michigan Fair weather: southwe.ta-iv
winds; cooler tonight. For Wisconsin-Fair
weather, followed by local showers tonight or
tomorrow; cooler in southwestern portion:
southerly winds For Iowa-Local showers:
variable winds; cooler tonight