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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-12-29
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be remembered in some portions Of the
west as one Of the coolest, stormiest
days of an exceptionally cold winter.
! have good reasons to remember 1t,
for on that day ] came very near losing
nv life as the result OF nv own fool
hardness.
The day before I arrived at the little
frontier. town of s., where / had
business, proposing to drive thence
next day to IL, forty miles distant,
where / intended to spend New Years
day with friends whom | had not seen
For several years. l had confidently
expected to reach Il without diff
Guilty and surprise my friends-who
had always made it a custom to usher
IN the New Year with much Jolly cere-
4n1ony-by appearing in their midst
sate on New Years eve. | was, there
Fore, much vexed, when / arose in the
morning to find that a heavy snow had
fallen during the night, and that the
weather had turned much colder, with
& heavy wind blowing from the north.
Nevertheless. l was fully resolved to
go, providing coald find anyone who
was willing to under take the drive.
But there was no regular stage hne,
ind no one seemed willing to trrst
himself and his team 10 the possible
chances OF a hard "nor'wester," and.
after trying several places without
success, ] returned to The hotel N very
,disagreeable mood
ASH was expressing my disgust to
she landlord with whom l was we'll
acquainted. a man whom | had noticed
on the train the evening before, and
who was now sitting BY the stove read
ing, looked up and re marked:
~ fancy we are in the same fix; am
very anxious to get to h myself,
6ut there seems to be no chance of
getting away from here"
perhaps" suggested, intending To
ne humorous, perhaps VIC might buy
a team and 90 any
This brought the stranger to his
feet
Il don't know whether yoa would
be willing or not, or whether we could
get team; bat why not try to get one
to 90 with, on the understanding that
we pay for any damage done to the
horses or conveyance-or pay fair
r.rice for the animals in case they
should not pull through alive?'
The very thiug." ! agreed. I'VE
can try. anyway"
The landlord and others tried to dis.
Boade MS rom OR purpose but we
were firm, tue the result was that in q
short time We secured team of horses
and cutter, leaving with the landlord
G deposit sufitHent to cover their value
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the safe and left the Office last, that
forenoon, he was terribly shocked. Sid
ney, like many impulsive, kind-heart-
ed, affectionate lads, was a bit wild,
and. somehow, it seemed natural that
suspicion should pass by me, the sober,
steady one, and attach to him, the
headstrong and thoughtless My father
did not know that |, on whose honesty
and integrity Of all persons he mostde-
pended, was the real thief--that had
gambled and speculated until exposure
and ruin stared me in the face; and In D
moment Of weakness had stopped 10
common theft TO hide my tracks
Sidney did not come home to dinner
that evening. and we saw nothing Of
him until nearly twelve o'clock, when
he came in somewhat flushed with
champagne. My father drew him into
the library, and in the tactless way
men OF much honor and family pride
often have asked him about the miss
ing money. OF course Sidney knew
nothing OF il, and said so. II Ire had
suspicious, he was not the one to tell
them; and the result was that there
Sidney kissed his mother and sisters
and left the house. He has never
entered it since, and stayed in the city
only long enough to say good-by to
his sweetheart--a dear lovely girl
who was nearly broken-hearted. She
has never married, but is still waiting
for Sidney to return and clear him
self
Soon after that my mother died Of a
broken heart Sidney was her young
est and dearest | think my father is
a sad old man--older than his years.
by far, and broken with sorrow.
Since that night have known no
peace. | left home soon after and
have been wandering ever since; but
the Thought of my double crime has
pursued me mercilessly, until, some
times, have been almost insane. For
nine Of these years have been seek
ing almost necessarily for some trace
of Sidney, bat to no purpose On New
Years nights his face haunts me; see
it as il ooleed when he went cut Of the
door. leaving home and friends and eli
that makes life worth living behind
''l1e is not dead--something tells me
So shall find him yet know. I
only pray it may be soon. have made
a fortune out of the money 1--stole; it
is all for Sidney, when find him. Do
you--do you think that when find him
and he learns what is in store for him
and that back in Ohio the girl he
swore never to see again until he had a
clear name to offer her is still waitiag
for hin-he will feel like forgiving and
trying to forget?"
| coald not understand the man TO
thus unoosorn himself to strangers:
and there was an appealing weakness
in his tone, as he finished, that con-
trasted markedly with his strong per-
sonality. ] looked at him wonder ing
/ ly. as he sat with his face bowed in his
hands
The other man rose, and staggered
over TO where his guest sat
II know ne will kn0p TT" he said.
chokinely. And l knew you'd come.
scmetime-Earry
Brown started to his feet with wild
cry:
sid! Sid!"
And there, in the little miners cabin,
ont in the wilderness, with the storm
bowling outside, the New Year and
Witnessed as glad reunion as etther
OF as ever saw. r l. KErCrvA
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unfair, but impossible, 10 institute
comparisons between cities in regard 10
a matter like intoxication, of which 1t Is
so difficult TO obtain accurate statistics.
Excessive drinking takes many forms,
some of which never show themselves
to a casual observer. Though | have
seen many cities Of the United States
have intimate acquaintance with only
one besides the city of Washington. SO
far as external appearances go, there
is certainly much less intemperance to
be seen in the streets of Washington
than is visible publicly in New York city.
Aside from Inherited tendencies, the
two chief causeso of intemperance among
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-12-29

All went well until early in the after
noon, when we came to several miles
of bad road, over which we were COM
PEELED to drive with the utmost care,
despite our impatience. To add to the
discomfort of the situation, it was be-
coming colder, and the wind, into the
teeth of which we were driving, was
blowing at fearful rate. Both of us
began to feel the cold keenly, and the
prospect of darkness coming on soon,
and finding us on a strange road, and,
anywhere, did not tend to enliven our
spirits.
Mile after mile we urged the tired
horses along. until it seemed as il they
must drop from fatigue; colder and
more fercely blew the wind down the
narrow, high walled canyon, until
became so chilled that Mr.. Brown had
to take the reins
Soon dusk began 70 gather. BY this
time found l. ad frosted my face and
hands severely, and was becoming
numb all over. 1t required much urg-
ing from my companion to keep me
from falling into that sleep which in
tense cold superinduces, ard which is
nearly always fatal. Finally Mr.
Brown drew rein.
THESE horses cant go another mile.
We shall have to do something" he
said. 1--WE cannot keep on going"
lie had hardly spoken when he
added: 'Ohl thank God, there's a
light"
must have been pretty badly
frozen, for, though Mr.. Brown said aft
erwards he talked to me as we passed
on to the house where he saw the
light, I knew no more until several
hours later found myself on bunk
in a rude, one-room cabin, with Mr..
Brown and another man, apparently
the cabins owner, standing over me.
Good" said the stranger. 81
thought he wasn't too far gone to pull
through ali right" For which was
duly thankful, and so expressed my.
self
Later in the evening, as Mr.. Brown
and our host sat by the FIRE. smoking
Silently, lay idly watching them, and
ives suddenly struck with a certain
similarity in their appearance They
were about the same size and build,
| had the same color Of hair and eyes,
| and, though our host wore a thick
beard, which Mr.. Brown did not, fan.
| cied detected certain faci.l resem-
blance. Both men. too, had decided,
positive way OF speaking, and wasted
| no words.
Suddenly Mr.. Brown drew out his
watch and looked at it, "A quarter Oh
Twelve" he remarked. eravely-almost
sadly, I thought I noticed our host
cast quick, keen glance at the Others
face. Then Mr.. Brown continued
| looking dreamily into the roaring
flames in the big open fireplace: ~
don't know why l should become con
| fidential or communicative; it is mo-
! my way. But tonight, the eve of the
/ New Year is the sadaest night OF The
wear, for me; and there has never an
old year died, in the last eleven, tina
has not found me Ion ring foe human
companionship and sympathy. If
had neither should go mad, think.
He paused for q few moments, ant
seemed lost in painful thought 8heI
he continued:
Twelve years ago tonight, l be
came a criminal and an undecl aret
perjurer. No, you need not look ix
credulous; II is true. Shall 60 onf"
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THE NEW YEAR.

Could we but dance TIE now year o'sr.
It's hi12cn depths unvei,,
Look GA tho blessings safe IN store,
Whose Iacrcies never fail;
Gould We but see the happiness
The New Year sceke 10 give,
Our daily lives to cheer and bless,
how gladly would VIC live
Gould we behold the grief and care.
The weary, painful strife
Allotted as our rightiul SHARE
n each new year OF life;
Cou!d VIC ;.nticipa.e TIE thcrns
That in our pathway lie,
Before tie smiling New Year dawns
How gladly would we diet
Yet, igroran: OF all, We 1ropc
With blind persistence, On;
Upheld by patient faith and hope.
Each daily task is won;
A new years burden pnconccaled.
Our inrlost hearts beru,ab,
Rat sorrows one by orc revealed
Arc conquered as they como.
-Lar&na w. Sheldon, N N. Y. World
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Halo, Vanderloin. some 81 your
people corning IN on this train7~
"Yes; I'm expecting sister OF mine"
Sister, en-! Ry birth, o. rcfosal?"--
Truth
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Or dear ones taken away
Thor hast brought strength for the daily
task,
1noa hast shown Us CLEANS Of light,
Thou hss: brought US near some friends most
dear,
Ana given us songs in the night"
Tne hours Of thy life are numbered nov.
And we look with fond regard
On ali the pleasure thy days have brought
And forget what we found so hard
II is ever 80. when we reach the end,
And the pressure Of work is DER,
That we gathos our sheaves and count our
gains
And remember our toll no more
We know thou art bringing us gifts, New Year.
Ofwealth. OF pleasure OF rest.
And our hearts beat high as thou drawest nigh
For VIC hope and desire thy best
But, al, of sorrow, OF waiting, Of loss,
Thou hast also hidden stored
Csod strengthen us all 70 endure our crosA
Nor faint ere the strife is oeri
And let rs tomorrow with hope begin,
Ard fix our standard high,
STRIVING 70 conquer the weakness and sin
That nearest our souls 90 lie:
And with helpful work or with kindly thought
ISct Us tighten each others care,
For Love can soften the hardest lot,
/ And hghten the gloom OF Despair.
Once Week.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-10-27


70 help us to determine wnetner We are To
have a republic to administer before we differ
as 10 the conditions upon which 1t is to be ad-
ministered, believing that the forces OF reform
this day organized will never cease to move
forward until every wrong is remedied and
equal rights and equal privileges securely es-
tablished for all the men and women of this
country.
We declare, therefore
That the union of the labor forces Of the
United States this day contaminated shall be
permanent and perpetual-may its spirit enter
into all hearts for the salvation Of the republic
and the uplifting of mankind.
Wealth belongs to him who creates it, and
every dollar taken from industry without an
equivalent is robbery. IF any will not work
neither shall he eat. The interests of rural
and civic labor are the same: their enemies
are identical.
We believe that the time has come when the
railroad corporations must either own the PEG.
pie or the people must own the railroads, and
should the government enter upon the work Of
owning and managing any or all railroads we
should favor an amendment to the constitution
by which all persons engaged in the government
service shall be placed under civil service
regulation Of the most rigid character, SO as
to prevent the increase OF the power Of the
national administration by the use OF such
additional government employees.
We demand national currency, safe, sound
and flexible, issued by the general government
only; q full legal tender for all debts, public
and private and that without the use of bank
ing corporations; q just, equitable and efficient
means of distribution, direct to the people, at
a tax not to exceed per cent. per annum, to
be provided as set forth in the subtreasury
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-10-27
A New EN- blem.

The time has come for every Ameri-
can to rise up and go to the ballot box
as free men and women, instead of 60
ing like sheep and cattle are sent into
the incorporated butcher pens. OF
course you know how the corporations
have been shipping colored voters into
Kansas. Since they found out we won't
allow that class to vote, illegally they
are trying to send them back under the
scheme of Liberian colonization. | want
to make a suggestion to the American
people-when we can get representation
through the law making power to have
the American emblem changed to some
more motherly looking bird-a hen how
ering her brood of chicks, l think,
would look more like protective gov
eminent than that giant vulture. 1t is
too emblematical of those cannibalistic
vultures that have been perched up on
Capitol hill, at Washington, making
laws for corporations and other mil
lionaires. | feel much encouraged at
the looks of the political situation. 1t
will be a grand thing to have Mr.. Lin
coins place filled in the White House,
which has been a vacant chair to the
people ever since his tragic DEATH
John T. Townsend, of Olatha, Kan.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-10-27
The Coming
Climax in the
Destinies of America

BY LESTER c. HUBBARD. 40 pages of new
ammunition for the great reform movement.
The textbook for the Presidential cam
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-10-27

Have you written
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-10-27
COURAGE AND FIDELITY.
How General Weaver Obstructed Con-
gress and Got Bill Passed.

How GeGeral Weaver Obstructed Con-
gress and Got a Bill Passed.
Two Incidents stand out prominently
in the congressional career of James g.
Weaver. How he fought for three
months to secure recognition from
Speaker Randall for the purpose of in
PRODUCING an antigold bug resolution,
and won, has been frequently told.
Here are the particulars of the other
great fight made by this indomitable
champion of the people. 1t took place
during his last term in congress, and the
account is taken from the columns of a
New York daily paper:
What is now the territory of Okla
homa was then an Indian reservation.
Rich cattlemen, however, had persuaded
the Indians to let them occupy the coun.
try for grazing purposes without giving
the Indians any reasonable compensa-
ton. General Weaver believed the land
ought to be thrown open to citizens fol
settlement. He introduced a bill to &C.
complish that end. Immediately the
rich cattlemen took steps to prevent its
being considered by the house. It is
well known that if the bill could he
brought up for consideration it would
be passed. The only thing necessary to
defeat it would be to keep it from being
discussed. Time and time again Gen.
eral Weaver tried to force its considera-
ton, but each day he failed. Then he
made up his mind that he would block
the business of the house and prevent
congress from doing anything at all, no
matter how important OF unimpOrtant.
His purpose was to weary the mem
bers out and so fatigue them that they
would be glad to surrender to him. He
began by demanding roll call upon
trivial motion. He continued by max
ing dilatory motions hour after hour,
until whole weeks were consumed and
no public business had been transacted.
He drew to himself the wrath Of both
great parties. Newspapers criticised
and denounced him, but he held to his
line of battle and proved that as an OBJ
structionist the house of representatives
would never have his equal. Finally
the members yielded. They saw that
under no circumstances would he ever
give way, and fearful that their own
measures would be jeopardized, and
knowing that the plan to open Oklaho-
ma to public settlement was wise and
only opposed practically by the rich
cattlemen, they surrendered.
A day was set for the consideration of
the Oklahoma bill and it was adopted.
1t was great and magnificent victory
for Weaver, and some of the very men,
some of the very newspapers that had
criticised him, now turned around and
complimented him for his audacity, his
pluck and his persistency.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-10-27

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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-10-27

BY LESTER c. HUBBARD. 40 pages of new
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The textbook for the Presidential cam
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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-12-08
Mr.. Cleyeiand's T7tterances.

ANY aisinclination On the part of the |
most learned and cultured of our citizens
to mingle in public affairs, and the con-
sequent abandonment of political activ
ity to those who have but little regard
for student and scholar in politics, are
not favorable conditions under a gov>
eminent such as ours, and if they have
existed to a damaging extent, very re-
cent events appear to indicate that the
education and conservatism of the land
are to be hereafter more plainly heard
in the expression of the popular will
Address at Haroard Unioers ity, 1886.
But the full advantage of that which
may be yielded to State by the toll and
ingenuity OF her people is not measured
alone by the money value of the prod
ucts. The efforts and the struggles OF
her farmers and her artisans not only
create new values a The iield of agricul>
ture and in the arts ana manufactures,
but they at the same time produce rug
ged. self-reliaut, and independent men,
and cultivate that product which, more
than all others, ennobles a State-a pas
triotic, earnest American citizenship
Address at Vi7,0inid State Fair, 1885,
We discover that the fortunes realized
by our manufacturers are no longer sole
! ly the reward of sturdy industry and
enlightened foresight, but that they re-
suit from the discriminating favor of the
| Government and are largely built upon
undue exactions from the masses of our
peoples ng2uot Aessage, 1888.
Justice and fairness dictate that in
any modification Of our present laws re
| lating to revenue the Industries and in
terests which have been encouraged by
such laws and 10 which cur citizens have
| large investments should not be ruth
| lessly injured or destroyed 1Gnat0b
| MessGQe, 1885.
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SOUTH.
CONNEUriUN5

sDaiiy except Sunday. tspnday only.
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Additional local trains leave Clifton Forge
as follows;
Daily, except Sunday--At ii,S0 q. m; arrives
Richmond 1870 p. N.
+Excep6 Sunday Where no sign is given,
daily,