davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
liquor Always Aggr~vates Mans Infirn
tiles.

Ex7uor Always Aggr~vates Mans Infirm.
tiles.
The tendency of liquor to exaggerate
the drinkers mental peculiarities is
we'll known. If man has gambling
instincts he wants to tackle some kind
of game as soon as he gets jag on"
If he is full of milk of good fellowship
he hunts up his friends and wants them
to drink with him-and if he can't find
his friends he'll take anybody who
comes along. If he is of a quarrelsome
disposition he will get into no end of
rows-and lay it to the liquor. I've
known men of deep religious training
who always wanted to sing hymns
while intoxicated, and to discuss relig-
ion, though of course they no longer
held any relation to the church.
Drink affects mans physical pecu-
liarities in the same way" said gen.
tleman in the Astor house rotunda,
where the subject was being discussed.
Il know a man who walks pigeon-toed
with one foot, for instance. can tell
whether he has been drinking as far as
l can see him That particular toe
turns in more than usual 1t keeps on
turning in as he gets fuller until it
finally downs him. 1t gives him a sort
of a peculiar side motion. When he is
drinking he walks on the side of the
street toward which that foot leans
and it seems to steer i'm up to every
barroom against his will. When he is
not drinking he walks on the other
side and it keeps him along the curb.
1t is n fact that is observable that in
liquor the lame man goes more lame,
the deaf man is more deaf, the blind
man is more blind, the hump backed
man is more bumped and the straight
man-why, l used to know a very
straight man who would actually fall
over backward when he got load
on!"-N. Y. Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
TEMPERANCE NOTES.
THE Al YHARET OF DRINK.

A is for Alcohol-curse Of mankind;
B is its Bars, with tn Arch Tempter behind.
G is the Crimes that its victims commit;
ID is its Drunkards that die in f1t
K is the Ease which the stun may be had;
# is its Families, starving and sad
G is the Graves and the Cutters 1t fills;
III is the Homes that are wrecked by its lila
1 is the Ignorance caused by its use;
j Is the Jim-Jams it's sure to induce.
* Is the Kicks that drinlker must take;
l. is the Loafers it's certain to make
M is the Money il robs from the poor;
Ms the red Noses that nothing can cure
o is the Onsprings it throws on the street;
p is its Prisons and Poor-houses complete.
2 is its Quarrels that murders produce
RS the Remorse in the hangman's hard moose.
s is the Shame, Sin and Sorrow il makes;
Il is the Thirst that, once formed, never Stakes.
Us she Unfortunate-trying Gold Cures"
v is the Vileness drinker endures.
WIS the Wives that il causes to weep;
x their Xcess is OF misery deep.
Y is the Youth who begins on lust ale;"
z is his Zebra-striped suit when in Jail
& let us remark that the only sure way
or escaping the death of q drunkard some day
After sharing his p:e Of shame, sorrow and sin
Is not leaving on 1t is-NEVER BEGIN.
H C. Dodge, In Goodalls Sun
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
THE MAKING OF ALCOHOL.
Created by the Perverse Ingenuity of
Man.

Created by the Perverse Ingenuity of
Man.
A minister is now and then found
who speaks of alcohol as something
which God has made, and which is
therefore good, and some intelligent
people seem to admit the promise laid
down. But has God,made alcohol? No.
When God made the world, there was
not a drop of alcohol in it. No tree fur
nishes that kind of sap; no COW gives
that kind of milk; no beast, bird, fish,
plant or mineral affords alcohol. How
is alcohol produced? Much as poison is
produced in a dead body. A man may
be perfectly healthy to-day; he dies;
one week hence every portion of his
body is SO poisonous that the knife used
in dissecting the body is as poisonous as
the fang of a rattlesnake.
No living thing contains alcohol; but
when wheat, rye, corn, potatoes, grapes,
apples and other fruits begin to decay
or rot, then alcohol is developed in the
process of breaking down and destroy
ing these things. But alcohol does not
then exist by itself; it flies off into the
air and is gone; but men, in the exer-
else of 1.-The wisdom which is from be-
meath, which is earthly, sensual and
demonical," have contrived a way of
taking these decaying substances that
are thus made poisonous, and putting
them over fire, by the heat of which
the alcohol is turned to vapor This
vapor passes upward from the still, and
is turned down through a long worm or
coiled pipe, which passes through a tub
of cold water, thus condensing the
vapor into drops, which drizzle out in
little stream of alcohol at the bottom.
But this alcohol, if exposed to the air,
would Immediately evaporate, and fly
away. 1t must be caught in a close
vessel, and then tightly corked, or
else it would quickly vanish into the
air.
This is the truth about alcohol. The
Lord never made it; it was not created;
and it does not grow; it never was
found in nature. 1t is only developed
in decay, and only the perverse rngenu-
ity of man, dlstilling, condensing and
imprisoning it, enables him to provide
himself with this deadly and devilish
poison, which fills his soul with wicked
ness, his mind with madness, his body
with disease, and his home with mis-
cry, want and woe. The. world was
thousands of years old before any man
knew how to collect and imprison this
deadly substance God made man up
right, but he has sought out many in
ventions, and alcohol is one of the
worst of all inventions which the devil
has helped to contrive. The Christian.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
A QUEER PLEDGE.
1t Saves a Man and Leads to Forming a
Noted Temperance Organization.

1t Saves q Man and Leads to Forming a
Noted Temperance Organization.
The congressional Temperance So
ciety lately celebrated its sixtieth an
niversary. 1t is a curious and interest
ing fact that this temperance society.
composed of members and eX-members
of congress exclusively, was organized
before the first national temperance
convention was held in this country.
1t has had in its sixty years of existence
many nota BILE names on it's roll of men,
bership, among them, Webster, Everett,
Cass, Frelinghuysen, Choat, Presidents
Fillmore, Pierce and Hayes, Wilson,
Logan, Window and Teller.
Although there has been an impress
ion that members of congress are far
from being friendly to the temperance
cause there are to-day and have been
in the past many firm supporters of
temperance in both branches of con-
gress and it is probable that the habits
of intemperance of which so much has
been said prevail in much less degree
now than in the past. Hon. George n.
Briggs, who was SO long governor of
Massachusetts was one of the founders
of this society. He was man of fine
personal appearance and exceedingly
neat in his personal apparel, but all
who ever saw him noticed that he never
wore Il shirt collar. His reason for this,
as he himself tells it, was as follows:
When young man he worked in a
hat factory. Most of his associates
20 iply
Young man in whom he took great in
terest and to whom he had often
spoken to dissuade him from his bad
ways. This man one day turned upon
him with great vehemence and bitter
nessness and said:
Il don't want you to preach to me,
Briggs; you have your faults as we'll as
]. You don't drink, but you are as
proud as a peacock. When you have
done work you dress up in your finest
shirt and collar, and you strut around
town to be admired. If you will tear
that ruffie from your bosom and that
collar from your shirt, and never wear
either again l will sign the pledge and
keep it as long as you keep your prom
ise."
Briggs took his hand out of the water
and gave it to his friend as a pledge OF
the agreement. 1t was kept by both
The young man rose to be member of
congress, and Briggs was also a con-
gresham and one of the worthiest Of
The governors of Massachusetts, But
h. never wore shirt collar. This, to
g ,,Iuu careful O; his personal appear
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
TEMPERANCE MOTHER.
She Would Not Lend Her Bucket to Carry
Beer In.

She Would Not Lend Her Bucket to Carry
Beer In.
A man from the new house near by
came in at the alley gate and to the
kitchen where a mother was working
for the comfort of her family. He asked
for a bucket The men working on the
brick wall We're thirsty, and he would
take them a drink. The bucket was
brought The lady, remarking on the
discomfort of working in the hot sun
that midsummer day, offered to fill the
bucket at her well; the water was so
COOL men from offices and stores near
by often came or sent for water from that
well. Reaching out for the bucket. the
man declined the water, saying in
friendly tone that the men would like
beer better than water, he only wanted
the bucket to carry it1n. Steadily the
bucket was held back as the lady said;
Il am sorry. l can not lend bucket
of mine for beer. Why, l dare not, l
have three boys, and what would they
think if let beer be carried in any
thing from my kitchen? l am sorry
you wanted it for that Should my
boys drink liquor when they are grown,
they must not say they ever saw beer
in anything belonging to their mother,
not with her consent. Good day. -
Temperance Record (Enpl
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
Where Daughters Are MIsrortunes.

In Sicily a daughter is not regarded
as an unmixed blessing In fact, the
advent of baby girl is looked upon as
such a misfortune that black flag is
hung from the window to proclaim the
sad event The reason is purely finan-
cial. They have to be maintained at
the expense Of the family until their
marriage, when they have to dover
their husbands Boys, on the other
hand, increase the family wealth both
by their labor before marriage and by
the young lady's fortune when they
marry. Still the girls are said to be
kindly treated Chicago Tribune
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
HI, Very Gentle Kick.


A Washington man who devotes q
good deal of time to economic problems
stepped into restaurant
II want a dozen raw oysters"
He got them and received check for
a quarter.
That is remarkable" he said, after
some thought 'Unless | am mistaken
the price of an oyster stew is quarter. :"
Eyes, sir. Nothing strange in that "
Eyes, there is | cannot, sir, conceive
of healthy state of affairs under which
the raw material costs quite as much as
the finished product Washington
Star
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
THE EXTENSION ROOM.

cemen+ed, paved with flags or laid with
boards. The walls consist of wire net
ting with cement plastering. This adds
but little weight and keeps out both
cold and heat. The windows are ar
ranged SO that they fit exactly over
those Of the house proper.
The sliding portion of the building
is launched on a system of wheels,
which run on rails sunk into the floor.
The motor mechanism consists OF
cone-shaped wheel moved by a lever
which turns around the axis and cogs,
thereby winding or unwinding Il cable.
This cable is fastened to the inner wall
of the sliding room. The motor appara-
tus occupies the farther corner OF the
stationary room, into which the sliding
one dovetails.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
TO Resuscitate Drowning Persons.

There are many prescribed methods
for the resuscitation of drowning per-
sons, but one of the most efficient means
is the pulling of the tongue. This Is
also applicable to asphyxiation from
gases. The tongue must not only be
pulled out Of the patients mouth, but it
must be twitched rhythmically in imita-
ton of the breathing rhythm. The
effect of this method was recently veri-
fed in the province of Orel, Russia A
peasant named Sophron had been drawn
out of river; all methods to revive him
were fruitless Then an old peasant
named Petrucha resorted to this meth
cd, and in five minutes the man was re-
stored to consciousness.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
AntIseptic Paper.

An antiseptic paper, which, it Ii
stated, may be applied over the wounds
and fixed in position with a bandage.
can be prepared by impregnating sheets
Of unsiued paper with mercuric chloride.
This is dissolved in the proportion OF
two and half drachms TO a pint of dis
titled water previously sterilizeo by
boiling, and six drachms of pure
glvcerine added. After thoroughly
soaking, the paper is allowed 10 dry,
and IS then ready Il + use.-TherapeutiO
|pzatte.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
MOISTURE IN GASES.
When Perfectly Dry Many Gases Refuse
to Combine.

When Perfectly Dry Many Gases Refuse
to Combine.
The important bearing Of moisture
upon the combination of gases, and in
some cases even when this combination
IL attended with combustion, is mem
toned by Sir Henry Roscoe H. the
course of an appreciative notice in Ma
ture of book of chemical lecture ex-
periments recently published by Mr. @.
S. Newth Mr.. Newth gives several
experimental demonstrations OF the
fact that many gases, when perfectly
dry, do not combine; carbonic oxide and
oxygen being Of the number. Sin IL.
Roscoe adds a striking illustration TO
those mentioned in the book. 1t is az
follows: Dry a current OF carbonic
oxide over glass balls moistened with
strong sulphuric acid; light the stream
of gas as il issues from a horizontal
tube; then plunge over the blue fame a
cylinder full Of air which has been
previously dried by shaking IL up with
little strong sulphuric acid The
flame instantly goes out. This remark
able result of extinguishIng a flame Of
gas by merely dried air is very sugges-
tive OF the hidden value that may at
tach tc what are commonly regarded az
impurities in chemical compounds and
mixtures
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
A NATURAL DEFECT.

''Be careful, Mr.. Snobly, that is the
fifth glass of punch l have seen you
take"
''Ah, my dear Miss Winston, you don't
know me; can drink any quantity of
liquor and never have n head on me-"
''Oh no; no one would ever accuse
you of that."-Truth
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06

Mr.. Daddy wish our baby could
talk more plainly; Browns baby is a
month younger, and one can under
stand almost every word it says. l
wonder why it is?
Mrs Daddy (offended)-rm sure l
don't know. TO the baby.) Comesey
tooty mommy lite sweety. Does 90
wicked pepper scold 90 dear title popsy
wopsy dodkins?-Puck
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06

Jack Billings-Do you think it right
for fellow to kiss girl suddenly,
without warning?
May Cooings-No; do not.
Jack Billings-Neithcr do |. But how
is he going to war her?
May Cooings-I don't know of any
better way than to ask some question
like yours just now Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
A Lesson In Etiquette.
In a Kitchen:

In n Kitchen:
Mother-You shouldn't dip your fin
ers into the gravy that way. Mary.
It's very vulgar.
Mary-But how else can I taste it,
mother? You surely don't want me to
soil one of the plates!-La Lanterne de
COcorico.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
Order Countermanded.

Foreman COB office)-What are you
working at now?
Boy-Runnin' off some business cards
of young woman who wants to do
mending for gents and families.
Foreman-Gee whizz! Didn't you get
word not to print 'em? The order is
countermanded. Quick as the boss saw
that girls card, he rushed off and mar
ried her.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
He Was Up.

The tooth puller was right up with
the times in youth, style and check.
Have you all the latest appliances"
asked a patient in the chair, holding on
to his jaw.
"Oh, yes" replied the artist, I'm
fang de Steele" and the tooth flew out
against the window pane and smashed
it.-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
SLIDING HOUSES.
Tho Novel Invention Perfected by Ger.
man Mechanic.

man Mechanic.
The problem which confronts every
large city is the one of saving space.
This problem has given rise to a num-
Der of remarkable inventions, only a
small portion of which have proven
practicable.
A decidedly practical novelty which
is creating widespread interest is the
invention by a German of sliding houses
and revolving pavilions, says the st.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The cut shows dwelling house
which can be enlarged by one extra
room, the latter being moved out on
the lawn or garden, as necessity re-
quires. The side wall of the extra
room forms likewise the side of the
house The floor of this sliding room 10
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06

The Buffalo News has an old joke
with slight variation:
Nimrod-Any good hunting round
here?
Farmer-Yes; oceans of it.
Nimrod-What kind of game mostly?
Farmer-Never seed any game. Just
plain hunting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
Follow Anything.

Old Gentleman-Nice little dog you
have. Isn't he a hunting dog?
Small Boy-Idon't know what that is
scent?
Small Boy-Yes indcedy. JUS roll
one.-Good News
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
Honesty Pays.

Jim-IIonesty is the best policy arter
all.
Bill-How?
Remember that dog stole?"
yep"
"Wcll, I tried two hull days to sell
i'm, an no one offered more n dollar.
So / went, like a honest man, an guv
him to tn ole lady what owned i'm, an
she guv me five dollars. IN. y. Week
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
noth sides of tho FAMILY.

She-I took the present you gave me
TO my aunt and she thought it was
lovely. But she wants to know what
we viii do with it after we are mar
ried.
He-That's very simple, dearest. Tell
her shall take it TO my uncle.-Brook-
iyE Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06

Miss Tootyfrooty - Mistah Razzer-
strope, you reck'n rs gwine walz wild
a gem'man wild his 'spender hangin'
outen his cloes dataway?
Mister Razzerstrope - Deed, Miss
Tootyfrooty, yo's mistaken bout dat.
Das no 'spender, das nah new fob
chain.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
TEMPERANCE STUDIES.

ance, was no small sacrifice. Chicago
Journal
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
Grief and JdS in Japan.

"The Japanese are the quaintest people
on earth" said NJ. Hutton. Of San Fran
cisco, at the Southern. "They are as yer
satile as the French and initiative as the
negroes. Since the introduction into Japan
of American ideas and thrift they have
been striving hard to adopt our way of liv'
ing and acting in all particulars, but they
are so thoroughly grounded in their old
customs and mannerisms = which, you
know, is a system Of almost complete re,
versal of everything Caucasian-that with
all their sprightliness and ambition sew
eral generations yet will perhaps pass
away before the revolution now in prog
ress in the country will be complete.
at sounds ridiculous to you that any
sane human being should give expression
to poignant grief by loud end rollicking
laughter. But that's just what the Jap
anese do. / have seen whole room full OF
mourncrs in Yokohama and other cities OF
the empire in the ecstasy of joy instead OF
commissions of grief, as with u.s. Their
peals of laughter were little hysterical
but all the same they laughed. And when
a child is born to Il Japanese household the
important event is heralded to the com
munity by the loud cries and walls of the
father and by bountiful supply of Grape
on the front door. However, the more adj
vunced few among them are discarding
these strange, ancient customs, and are
adopting our ways even in this particu
lar."-St. Louis Chronicle.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
Surprising Temperatures.

When Mr.. Whymper visited the summit
of Cotopaxi he pitched histent for the night
on the slope of the ashy cone, about $50 feet
from the rim of the crater With great
amount of labor he and his mep made =
level platform of the ashes large enough t.
hold the tent, which they made fast III best
they could.
1--WE had scarcely completed our prepare
tions," he writes, when "A violent storm
arose. which threatened to carry away tbs
whole establishment, but the wind sub
sided as suddenly us it had risen. Mean
while, another cause for alarm presented
itself
"A great smell of india rubber began tt
declare itself, and on putting my hand tt
the floor on the side nearest the crater
found that 1t was on the point of melting
On placing "a maximum thermometer OF
the floor it rose until it indicated 40 dogs
Fahrenheit.
''As my feet did not feel at all warm,
tried the temperature on the other side o
the tent, and found it only 30 degs. In tn,
middle of the tent it was 72.5 degs. Thest
temperatures were maintained during ou
stay.
"Outside the tent the air was intensel,
cold, even in the daytime, and mt night til,
mercury dropped to Is degs. Fahrenheit"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03

One Writer'S Method.

An author who would be known to n
good many readers If he were to be named
told the writer Il few days ago that he suf-
fered from the criticism of the editor as
badly as anybody until recently, when he
hit ON u new idea. Said he: II used TO
waste time and postage by sending my
stuff around haphazard, and the result
was that | got nearly all of it back Now
Iye got different plan. l go TO the editor
of Snarler's and tell him that l have a
theme for n story or an article to make,
say, 10000 words, and give him Il hint of
what it will be like. II he doesn't want it l
try some other editor, but II he does I-go
home and write it, Not a bit. l pull over
my pile of the rejected, send IL to him and
get check for 500. You see, I've got a
little reputation now."-New York Re
coraer
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
A Task for n Young Convict.

When a mere pickaninny, running about
in the one garment that forms the costume
of all negro youngsters in the south, Cy
Williams was arrested for stealing horse.
He was not large enough to mount the ami
NAL and was caught in the act of lead q
it off by the halter, for which he was duly
the word should be unduly-sentenced to
twenty years. imprisonment.
Warden Martin was puzzled to know
what to do with so small "A convict, but
finally invented task that certainly re
fleets credit upon his ingenuity. He placed
two bricks at each end of the prison yard,
and giving the black baby two more or
dered him to carry them to one of the piles,
lay them down, pick up the other two,
which in turn were to be carried to the
farther end, exchanged again, and SO on
back and forth all day long, always carry
ing two bricks.
He was warned that he would be whipped
If he failed to pile the bricks neatly OF
broke any of them. He grew up at the
task, and the constant abrasion of merely
picking up and laying down wore out fouI
sets of bricks before he was put to Other
labor.-Captain Powells Convict Camp
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
A Iittlc Mixed.

The Prince of Wales once had favorite
tailor named A, who was rather given
to emulatng the airs and graces of his
noble patrons, and on one occasion Mr.
A managed to get an invite ont to nm
aristocratic function through the medium
of a rich customer His royal highness.
hearing that his fashionable tailor, Mr.
A., was one of those present on the oc-
casion, asked him day or two afterward.
while being fitted for suit of clothes,
what he thought of the company at the en-
tertainment. Assuming an air of ruff1ed
dignity, Mr. A replied, We'll, little
mixed, your royal highness, IA little mixed"
"Ah," archly replied the prince, I'VE can
not all be tailors, you know, Mr. A-p
Poor Mr. A felt the sting of the gracious
compliment, and WIS much mortified
Scottish American.