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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-11

return from the building without the
boy
Every minute seemed an age after
Jim disappeared from sight in the
burning building, and Mrs Franklin
did nothing but walk back and forth
wringing her hands and sobbing out:
''Oh. Willie! Williel Oh, know he
is dead, and maybe burned up before
this time"
Pretty soon there was a shout, which
increased to a mighty roar as the form
of River Jim" was seen at an upper
window, grasping something in his
arms. For only an instant was he WIS.,
IDLE, and as he disappeared from sight
a groan went up from the vast crowd
This was changed to a glad cry, as
Jim was seen, through the smoke, to
stagger out of the door still tightly
grasping what proved to be the inani-
mate form of Willie Franklin, with a
blanket wrapped around him. AS jim
staggered out OF the burning building,
willing hands caught the boys form
and rushed to place free from smoke,
when it was found that he was unin-
jured, except from inhaling smoke, and
| was soon resucitated.
When the boy was taken from Jims
arms, the fellow was seen to stagger,
and those gathered around noted the
change in the man. His long hair and
whiskers were burned close to his head
and face, and his flannel undershirt
was almost burned from his back,
| while his overalls were still seen to be
on fire in many places, His hands and
face were also terribly burned and
blistered. He endeavored to walk. but
again reeled like a drunken man and
| fell to the ground where he lay as if
dead.
A portion of the crowd Of men gath
cred around the form of Jim, anxiously
asking: "Is he dead?'
The poor fellow lay to all appear
ances dead man for a moment or two,
when he slowly opened his eyes and
tried to get up. He succeeded in get
ting upon his elbows, when he gasped
out:
"Bn- Billy, is he all right? l h-had
hard w-wol k ter-ter git ter where he
wuz an"
At this junctore the boy, who had re-
vived, pushed mis- way through the
crowd aud was soon at Jim's side.
Jim, I'm here, I'm all right Oh,
Jim~ This last exclamation was
caused by Jim's frightful appearance
Jim smiled and, by another great cf-
fort, he said:
"Billy, is thet We? Tn gl-glad yer
all right, but I-I'm afeard tibet I've ro-
rode my last log. Guess let t-too
much fi-ire. Sassy, Billy, want yer
ter hev thet mon-money have left
with yer mother, and-snd say, Billy,
ye-yen not forgit Jim, viii YEP"
The last words of the poor fellow
seemed to cost him a terrible effort
He choked up, tried to cough aud after
a moments rest reached out his burned
and blistered hand and huskily whis-
pered:
'Good-by, Billy-be-er-good- boy
and don't never-dri-drin-"
The exertion was too much; there
was dry rattle in his throat he
struggled as if to rise, and then fell
back to the ground-dead.
CHARLES EDWIN WEIIS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-11

rush was made to the scene of the con.
Migration, which proved to be the
Cameron house, owned by Mrs. Prank.
lin.
The fire was discovered by the
Waterman in one of the mills Just be
low the hotel, but as it had originated
in the kitchen at the rear, it was not
discovered until that portion of the
building was mass of flames. The
familiar shrek of the whistles had at
once aroused the lumbermen who
roomed at the hotel, and soon a motley
crowd OF men was seen pouring from
the building in every direction.
The apartments OF Mrs Franklin
and her daughter were in that portion
of the building over the kitchen and
near Che servants quarters Before
the alarm was sounded the female por-
ton in the building had been awakened
by the dense volumes of smoke which
came pouring into their rooms ana il
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-11
was with difficulty they escaped sur

was with difficulty they escaped sur
location.
Willing hands were soon at work
helping to remove what articles of
furniture could be saved, as it was evil
dent nothing could stop the progress of
the flames, as the only water supply
was from the mill Just opposite, which
was inadequate to grapple with the
fiery monster with any show of sue
cess.
While the men were at work, sud-
denly the shrieks of a woman were
heard in the burning building and the
next instant Mrs. Franklin came rush.
ing out crying:
"Williel Willie! Oh. where IL Willie?
oh, some one save him; he's in there
and will be burned up, oh!-oh-!"
Hardly had the lady announced the
fact of her little boys danger, when
tall form, bareheaded and with moth
ing on except an undershirt and pair Of
overalls, was seen to rush through the
crowd and into the burning building.
Everyone who saw the man at once
recognized him as River Jim," and as
all knew his friendship for the little
boys, and Jim's courage in times of
danger, they felt that he never would
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-11

HAT was the
only pane he
was known by
among the log
gers and river
men. That he
must at one
time have been
known by some
other name was
evident, b u I
when he had
landed in the
| u m b er / n 2
town of Cam
eron, in north
ern Wisconsin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-11

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Ask your druggist for SHILOH'S CURB
If your lungs are sore o. back lame, uss
Shiloh's Porous Plasters Price. so
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-11
COMMON SENSE OF THINGS.
Some Seem to Prefer the Wrong way "a
Any Other.

Some Seem to Prefer the Wrong Way to
Any Other.
The other day we heard OF an acct
dent resulting from the common habit
of injecting naphtha or benzine over
moth-infested fabrics A room thus
treated had been closed up, and at night
when the lights were lit the gases ex-
ploded with awful effect We should
imagine that the dangers OF such expert
ments had been sufficiently exploited.
There is no need of any such treat
ment There are ways of treating hair
or other animal fiber which goes into
the filing of furniture that renders it
impervious to all insect pests 1t took
twenty years to show the American peo-
pie the economy of using lining under
carpets and they have not learned the
common sense of it over in Europe yet
1t will probably take twenty years for
us to appreciate fully how much trouble
can be saved, how much waste avoided
by using anti-moth furnishings People
hate to learn things There are lot of
folks that WELD a broom and fiji the
house full of dust who won't try me-
chanical sweeper. A carpet will wear a
third longer with a cotton padding be-
meath it and sweeper to brush it
Many family, too, waste hours and
days of year in twisting up or pinning
up shades, having no knowledge of
spring rollers. People do not seem to
grasp the idea that table linen will wear
twice as long with canton flannel un-
dercloth, or that lace curtains may be
treated in a way to defy the erratic gas
Jet They think too much of how 10 tie
a bow on a china dog and not half
enough of how to sweep the dirt from
under him -Upholsterer.
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The teacher had been giving class Of
youngsters some ideas OF adages and
how to make them and to test her train
lng she put a few questions
"What is an idle brain?" was one.
THE devils workshop" was the
prompt response.
Then there were several more till
thiS one came:
"Biros OF a feather do what?~
LAY eggs" pipcd small boy before
any Aody else had chance to speak -
DeUroit Free Press
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-11

A very becoming jacket is made Of
rose-colored, lightweight flannel 1t has
a yoke Of moss-green velvet from which
the full widths of flannel fall, being ar
ranged in double box plaits. They reach
almost to the knees, and have an inch
wide ribbon as the finish. A rolling col
lar OF velvet is the neck finish, and long
ribbons here looped together confne the
jacket at the throat The sleeves are
high and full and gathered into cuffs OF
velvet A mistake too often made in q
dressing sack is that of having the
sleeves close fitting; as one wears the
sack when arranging ones hair, or
sometimes placing the bonnet Just in
position. the arms want to have a free
swing, untrammeled by tight sleeves
For this reason very many ladies prefer
the old-fashioned angel" sleeve, which
closes Just little below the shoulder,
and sails entirely away from the arm
Ladies' Home Journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-11
The FIRST Native Japanese Christian.

A native Japanese Christian periodi-
cal recently told the story of the first
Protestant Christian in Japan. This was
one Murata, a military retainer OF the
Lord of Saga in the southern island Of
kiushin. In 1s60he went to Nagasaki by
order of his chief, and one evening as
he was crossing the harbor in boat he
picked up book that was floating
about in the water. The writing ran
from side to side, like the crawling OF
crsbs," and upon sending it to one of
the Dutch then settled at Nagasaki he
learned that it was the Christian Bible,
then a prescribed l>ook. Curiosity
spared him on, and he had one of his
assistants learn the language Of the
book and translate it for him sentence
by sentence. His study was continued
in secret, with few friends, after his
return home. When difficult passage
was found messenger was sent to DR..
Nerbeck, a wellknown missionary then
in Nagasaki for its Interpretation.
Musata was afterwards baptized, and
his name now stands first on the roll OF
Protestant Christians in Japan. -Lon-
don Times.
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AN INSTRUMENTATION.
That Was the Reason Tie Didn't Amour
to Much.


to Much.
he was rather proud of the party he
was with, and when he met his old
friend and a companion on the street he
stopped them and said:
Jack let me introduce my friend,
Col Wallace You've heard of him, of
course-one of our most distinguished
Scottish Americans.
After they had shaken hands he con-
tinued
And now shake hands with Aid. Nc
Namara. Won can hardly need an intro
duction to him; he's been leading Irish
American for years, and you know Of
his work in the council"
Then, with graceful wave Of his
hand toward the third, he said:
prof. Giuckenstein-you'v heard of
him, of course. There's no better-known
German-American in the west. His
lightest words carry weight with his
countrymen this side of the Atlantic :"
Jack" shook hands with the profess
sor, and then, turning toward his COM
panion, said:
Gentlemen, let me introduce Mr.
Brown. He is quite well known to his
friends as thorough American Ameri-
can"
beg pardon!" All spoke at once
Me was born in Ireland, brought up
in England and educated in Germany"
continued Jack" but when he came
to this country he sort of took up his
home here and became an American.
I'm told that's the reason he has no title
or Office He ought to have been known
better. Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-11

Before the cause of con-
sumption was known THAT
was only a few years ago),
we did not know how SCOTS
Emulsion of cod-liver oil did
so much good in consumption
and in the conditions that
lead to consumption.
The explanation is inter-
esting. We send it free in
a book on CAREFUL LIVING.
Scorr & BowNx, Chemists, 70, soutA 9Th Avenua.
New York.
Your druggist keeps SCOTS Emulsion OF ccd.isvcr
e0-sll druggists everywhere do. g.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-03-11
RIVER JIM"

How He Gave His Life for That
of Another.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-27
GATHERING OF THE CLANS.
Anniversary Concert of Clan Came
ron Last Night,

The Burns anniversary concert and ball
at Infantry Hall last evening, under the
auspices of Clan Cameron, No. Z, Order of
Scottish Clans, attracted large attend
ance, and until an early hour this morn
ing the hardy Highlanders whirled in the
fascinating maze of the dance. The con-
cert was of the best and was furnished by
the following well-known talent: Reeves
orchestra, ID. w. Reeves, director Fred
;. Gardner, tenor; Bowen X. Church,
Max Guetter, Miss Ada Byron Coombs;
Mrs. Annie Scrutton Hough, elocutionist
Prof. Augustine Jones. l.. l.. b., orator.
Prof. Augustine Jones delivered an ora
tion on the life of Robert Burns, and for
almost an hour held the close attention of
his audience. He said mo other fireside
has so interested mankind as that humble
one in Ayrshire, in the charmed circle
around which sat the youthful Robert
Burns. There is harly "a library in Scot
land, whether in the home of rank and
fortune. or in the humblest dwelling,
which does not contain cherished
volume OF Scotland's famous poems.
An enchantment has been thrown
over the heroes, people and cour-
try by this great singer, which is felt a.
far and wide as onr noble English tongu"
is spoken. 1t is noble and worthy entc
prise to adorn cities and parks with "a
statues of the great teachers and leader
of men, and such statues have the magnet
ism of living persons. They stimulate to-
worthy action and remind us that we can
make our lives sublime. The placing of a
statue of Robert Burns in Roger Will
liams Park will do more good than can at
first-be realized. 1t will place in perma-
neut form a testimonial of our apprecia
tion of the great services of this peerless
singer to ourselves aud our country"
The grand march moved at 10 o'clock,
H.. l..II
was thronged with merry line of people,
following the lead of the leading couple
and moving in intricate and serpentine
figures. During an intermission a sub
stantial collation. was discussed. The fol-
lowing were the committee in charge:
James NJ. Macnair, chairman: Alex Nc
Murtrie, James Prosser, William Muir,
John Jarvie; Robert Gray, chief.
Among the invited guests were ex-Gov.
Taft, Pres. +. Benjamin Andrews of
Brown University, Prof. Augustine Jones,
Gov. II. w. Ladd, Col. II. III. /. Goddard
and ot hers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-27
stole the omcer's Coat.

During the meeting Of the Police Asso-
citation at the Central Station Monday
afternoon, man giving h,s name As owen
McCarron entered the station and report
ed his horse and express wagon rs miss
propriated an overcoat belonging To OH
Ger Merrill. He was arrested later i'm the
afternoon and was locked up. shortly be
foae midnight Officer Hartnett arrested n
messenger boy named Terrence DAILY, em-
ployed by the Postal Telegraph company.
DAILY was driving in wagon and when
questioned could give no satisfactory ac-
count Of how the vehicle came into his
position. IL was discovered later that the
wagon was that reported as missing by
McCarron. The boy was discharged from
custody this morning and McCarron was
fined s2o and costs for stealing the coat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-27
W00NSOCKET.

The Woonsocket Gymnasium Associa-
ton, the Blackstone Athletic Association
and the Social Brass Band made short
street parade last evening previous to at
tending the gymnasium fair.
About seventy-iive people listened to
the third of series of lectures by Prof.
Charles A. Mueller, given in Pythian Hall
last evening, under the auspices of Rath
bone Lodge, No. %. The subject was
American History" illustrated with the
stereopticon, and was very interesting
and highly instructive.
The social season of the leap year was
inaugurated last evening in pleasant
manner at Social Hail. the occasion being
a leap year and anniversary ball. given by
the o. Il. .. A, a society of ladies organ
lied for social purposes, to their gentle
men friends. IL was strictly ladies' night.
the gentlemen playing the part of wall
flowers Bridget Maria ofliciated as floor
directress, assisted by May j. Canning
Hannah j. Sullivan. Mary Caughlin, Nora
A. Finn, Alice +. Smith, Agnes Dunleary.
A clever program of twenty-five numbers
was merrily tripped by over 100 couples
until late hour. The Opera House Or
chestra furnished music aud the City
Cafe catered. The committee OF arrange
ments were: Bridget Maria, Katherine A.
Howe, NJ. Rose Mcdonald. Teresa A.
O'Donnell, Katherine Sullivan and kath-
crime Walsh.
All parties who are dependent on the
city treasurer for their bread and butter,
are anxioutly inquiring when will the
City Council meet and have both branches
harmonize on the appropriations. The
city treasury is locked, bolted and barred,
and not one cent can be disbursed until
the appropriations are made. The firemen
are industriously engaged in button-holing
and wire-pulling various city Solons, and
the prospects are now that they will get
the advance of salary recommended by the
engineers. The matter will probably be
a very few days.
Mayor Pond has called n special meet
ing of the Board of Aldermen and Com
mon Council for this evening at s o'clock,
when an effort will be made TO break the
existing deadlock and make the appropri-
ations for the ensuing year.
A joint convention will be held at $50
O'Clock and action taken regarding the
election of Board of Health.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-27
CENTRAL FALLS.

The fair of the Veteran Firemen's Asso-
clarion opened very auspiclously last
evening in Temperance hall, High street:
The local association marched to the hall
of the Pawtucket Veteran Firemen and
escorted them to the depot where the
companies from Pawtuxet. Olneyville,
Riverside, Valley Falls and Saylesville
were met. The Pawtucket City band
headed the line and LIT the pr procession nei,,n
being illuminated with red fire
burned by enthusiastic admirers.
On reaching the hall President Wilmarth
made short address of welcome, after
which the Hon. Il. J.. Freeman formally
opened the fair The hall was prettiiy
and profusely decorated, and the walls
were lined with booths for the sale of
fancy articles, confectionery, also the
lemonade well, hasty pudding tub, lunch
and ice cream counters. The combina-
tion tickets had great sale. and the in
dications are that the veterans will re-
ceive the hearty support OF the people.
The hall was more than comfortably
crowded and the Pawtucket City Band
added 10 the general interest by
furnishing choice selections at in
tervals during the evening. When
lag somewhat the floor was cleared and
dancing was INDUCED in until about mid
night Among the articles on exhibition
is the old fire trumpet used by Reuben
Smith, one of the first fire wardens OF the
town. The trumpet dates back as far as
-lS40 This evening the series of enter
tainments will be opened, and a select
program is promised.
William OBrien Branch Irish National
Fo:esters, held their regular weekly meet
ing, last evening, and elected delegates to
the St Patrick's Day Convention, to be
held i'm Sarsfeld Hail. PawtucKet, next
Sunday evening The following members
were elected delegates: James McGlynn,
l.. q. Phillips, George Wicks. The branch
will give up their present quarters in
Cadets Hall, and will hold their next
meeting in the hall occupied by che Demo-
cratic town committee.
In the District Court this Morning.
In the District Court this morning,
Hugh Nee was sentenced TO jail for three
months for an assault on Maria Fay. 1t
is said he went TO his boarding place
drunk at A o'clock in the morning where
the woman also resides, and gave her "A
severe beating, blackening both her eyes.
-Four other persons were fined for drunk
enness.
A still alarm was rung in last evening
for chimney fire on Cowden street. No
damage.
Commencing Feb. cath the L. ID. Daniels
Dramatic Club will inaugurate a series of
monthly entertainments, complimentary
to all their friends and the newspaper men.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-27
WEXFORD.

A regular quarterly meeting of Nara
gansett Fire Engine Company was held in
Firemen's hall on Monday evening when
the following were admitted to member
ship: w. III. Bedford, r. A. Young, II. +.
Hurley. James Rumbles, William II. Sher-
man, w. George Orpin, James Hughes.
Charles III. Weeden, Harry Smith, James
Lennon, w. III. Lewis. Considerable rou-
tine business was transacted, and arrange
ments for their fair next month were con-
sidered at length. This will be the first in
the history OF the company and every pre-
caution will be taken TO make IL a success.
Work on the decorations. which promise
to eclipse anything heretofore attempted
In this village, is now well under way.
Mrs. Mary Foote and daughter, who
have been here several weeks on account
of Mrs. Foote'S mother, Mrs. j. j. Rey-
nolds, have returned to their home in Jer-
sey City.
Two boys Of the village recently expe-
rienced some inconvenience resulting
from venturing upon unsafe ice. One
broke through into water beyond his
depth and was assisted out by his COM
rades, while the other escaped with a
plunge up to his waist in the bitter cold
of yesterday.
The officers of the local branch of the
Iron Hall are to be installed this evening.
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THE CHURCHMEN'S GATHERING.
Christians Responsibility in Munich
pal Affairs.

The regular meeting of the Church
mems Club was held at the Trocodero
last evening. Supper was served by Til
linghast and later in the evening the sub
ject, "The Christians Responsibility in
Municipal Affairs" was discussed.
President r. III. /. Goddard called the
meeting to ordsE aud introduced Cansten
Brown of Boston as the first speaker
who said THE measure of Christian re-
sponsibility in good government is a
broad subject, and shall attempt only to
give you thought or two. Is there any
responsibility of good government which
think there is. All Christians should
strive to have the men who are in power
men OF sterling worth. How shall we get
these men? You cannot get an hon
est man out OF any but the
very best school of morals.
The man who is honest simply because
it is the best policy to be so is not the man
you want. The truly good man is honest.
from sense of duty. Thus we must see
that we must have Christian principles
in politics. The educated conscience of q
Christian is the only thing which can be
depended upon. A very distinguished
man once delivered himself of this apho-
rism, There is no room for the Decalogue
in politics" The distaste with which
this declaration was received plainly
showed that If this is true now, the peo-
pie intend that such shall not always be
the case. Let us make place for the Deca-
logue, and let us make sure that we press
home the principle that Christian purity
is the sole foundation of true govern
ment"
The Rev. Mr.. Croton, of Westerly was
the next speaker In part he said: 1.-THE de-
sire TO keep church and State separate has
led TO the belief that the clergy should
keep clear of politics. 1t is this conviction
which has kept us from practical concern
in the matter. This idea has also taken
possession of the laity, and they consider
their responsibility in municipal affairs a
vanishing quantity. Now this is not the
feeling which should prevail Our respon-
sibility should be zealously manifested in
every phase of political life. There is one
rule which the world has not yet tried,
the rule of the indefatigable Christian
laity. The priest has relinquished his
temporal power, and now the world should
be goverened by the Christian citizen"
Judge Carpenter was next introduced.
In substance he said "All human duty
may be divided into two parts first, the
admitting in theory of the controlling
force of the Christian rule of life, second,
the carrying out Of this rule in every duty
we are called upon to perform. What,
then, is the duty of every man in regard
TO politics We can only say that a man
should do what is just and wise. We
must limit the proposition in order to
make il practical. We should, believe,
actively participate In public affairs We
should take an active part In the selection
of candidates for office, and we should see
that these candidates are elected. We
should, in fact, become practical politi-
clans"
At the conclusion of Judge Carpenters
remarks the meeting adjourned.