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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-24
FACTS AND FINDINGS.

IT has been stated that there are five
thousand women engaged in the liquor
business in Chicago
BRATTLEBoEo, Vt, has no saloons,
and during the entire year of 1892 had
but twelve arrests for all causes.
THE drink bill of the United States
would purchase all the real estate in
the nation in less than fifteen years.
The food of three million people is
annually destroyed in Great Britain in
the production of drink, and yet there
are multitudes starving.
OF six hundred and eleven paupers in
the Edinburgh poor house, not one was
an abstainer, and four hundred and
seven admitted that their poverty was
due entirely to intemperance.
ALCOHOL insanity is twice as common
in France now as it was fifteen years
ago, and the number of persons placed
under restraint on account OF it has in
creased twenty-five per cent. in the
last three years
TEMPERANCE societies are now per-
mitted to exist in Russia, although pre-
vious to 1870 the propaganda was for
hidden. and it is only quite recently
that the government has ceased to re-
gard them with hostility.
THE most accurate available sources
of information disclose that 800 900, 900
gallons OF distilled spirit, We're con-
sumed in the United States last year,
and that there was paid for intoXicat
ing drinks in this country, during the
same period. 81 500 900, 600,
THE Scientific American, which can
not be accused Of fanaticism. says: 1t
is our observation that beer drinking in
our country produces the very lowest
kind of inebriety. closely allied 10 Grim
inal insanity The most dangerous
class Of ruffians in our large cities are
beer drinkers.
THE National Christian Total Absti-
nence society of Holland recently ccle-
brated its twelfth anniversary The
society has thirty-six branches, with
two thousand members small begin
ming among a population of five mil.
lions. but nevertheless step in the
right direction.
Is their study of statistics the Ger.
man authorities have discovered that
crime pauperism and disease have in
creased in proportion as the sale of al
coholic drinks has increased. They de-
clare alcohol means the deterioration
of the milton, and the government
promptly seeks to stop the tide by
throwing stringent, even harsh re-
st-ictions around the sale Of liquor.
IL 1863 there were in the whole Of
France 800, SIS establishments licensed
for the sale of Intoxicating drinks
that number has grown TO over As. OOc
which is at the rate of one drinking
shop pei s. inhabitants. The nature OF
the beverages has also changed consid
erably for the worse, for whereas hard
" anything but wine used TO be drunk
now brandy, absinthe, gin, etc, are
largely consumed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-24

parlor 15xls feet, with a fireplace in
the corner, and opening by folding
doors into the sitting-room of about
the same size. A family bedroom,
with a large closet, opens from the
rear of this room, and one window
looks out on the back porch. The
entry affords a convenient passage
into the kitchen, and cuts off the odors
of the culinary department from the
rest of the house. The kitchen is 10x20
feet in its extreme dimensions; the
narrower end next the entry commu-
nicatcs with the cellar stairs and
large, well-ventilated buttery, or milk
room, and also has a closet in the cor
ncr. In the angle of the recess where
the kitchen widens is a dumb waiter
descending to the cellar; beyond is
the range with hot water connections
leading to the stationary tubs and
sink opposite, under the windows; at
the farther end is 4 large pantry fitted
up with china closets, shelves and cab
inets for household purposes, and hav-
ing plenty of light and air from the
two windows, while an inside window
affords a handy passage to the sink
shelf in the kitchen. This pantry
opens into the dining-room, thus Civ
ing the kitchen a convenient conGec-
ton with the other rooms, and at the
same time a retirement seldom at
tanned.
Ascending the stair, one turns to the
right and enters the large upper hall,
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mentioned. If desirable, the roof Of
The piazza may be fitted up for bal
cony, and this passage used as the en-
trance to it. Outside communication
with the cellar is had at the rollway
in the rear. This design gives plain,
commodious country home at low cost;
and one which, by tasteful improve
ments in and around the buildings, as
can besafforded from time to time, will
become very attractive residence. A
two-story bay window may be put on
the sitting-room, and be run up through
the middle of the gable end of the
house; while the piazza may be ex-
tended, at the end, over the drive,
forming more elegant carriage en-
trance, and these additions can be
made at any future season when de-
sirable. A front view of the rear Of
the house described is seen in Fig. 1.
In Fig. . is shown the plan of the
ground floor, and in Fig. a plan of
the second floor
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-24
spiders Eat Their Mothers.

One Of the most unnatural things in
nature if the expression is allOwab BILE.
is the manner in which the young of
the common wolf spider, found every
where in this country, treat their
mother After the little creature has
laid her eggs She envelope, them in a
silllcn covering. 50 as % make a ball
about the sine Of a pea, and this She
carries about with her wherever She
goes. and viii defend il with her life
When the young are Matched, they
climb on her back, giving her a mon
strous appearance, and ride about
until nearly half grown, and as soon
a. they discover their strength they
fall 10 and devour their mother. As a
rule the maternal relation is recog-
nizcd in the animal and insect world
only a. long as the necessity for pro-
lection exists. but instances of the
young actually devouring parent by
main force AMI common consent are
extre:u y rare.-LJndOn Nature.
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American Agriculturist.
THE NORTHERN VENICE.
The City of Amsterdam and Its Surround
inRs.

ings.
In respect to domestic life, the Dutch
are more like the English than the
French. They are more, much more,
clean and more simple than the French.
From the Hague travelled on to Ann
sterdam, the northern Venice, as it is
so often called. Certainly there are
great many canals The houses are
very picturesque and possess, like those
of Venice. considerable artistic merit.
The canals are, however, very inferior,
that is, from the artistic point of9view.
First and foremost, there are no gon.
dolas, and secondly, the water, though
far from clean at Venice, is abominably
foul at Amsterdam. 1t is difficult to
admire scenery while standing over an
open sewer, and ! have been inside
many an underground sewer that did
not smell as foul as the open canals of
Amsterdam. Nevertheless from little
distance they are very beautiful.
Many of the canals have embanl<-
ments wide enough to have on each
side Of the water row of trees. Thus
we have for the center of the thorough
fare water people with bargemen and
bearing barges and craft of all de-
scriptiOnS. Then, on either side, a
handsome row of trees, the whole en-
closed by lofty, quaint Dutch houses
with their gabled roofs and varied
shapes and designs, Undoubtedly, il
is town that would delight many an
artist; and il has this great advantage
over, for instance, Paris, that there is
no monotony due to uniformity. The
same may be said of the people in the
street In Holland, at least, national
costumes have not yet been abolished.
The Dutch women still dress with
their brass hcadgear and strange and
large jewelry. The fishermen from
he Xuyder Zee still wear brooches Of
wonderful and appalling proportions.
Though more than half yard wide,
these wonderful garments only reach
Just below the knee. Then the head is
covered with such a strange cap.
These dresses add much TO the interest
and picturesque aspect of the streets.
Some idea Of the peculiar aspect of
Amsterdam may be gathered from the
fact that the numerous canals cut the
Town iIIB NJ it'SS Llldu iiiItbf ISldIflSs
which are connected with each other
BY about 800 bridges. The ground on
which the houses stand is composed of
loan and loose mud, but there is 50
much water around that this ground
offers no solid foundation for building.
1t is necessary TO drive piles down
sometimes - depth of twenty feet TO
find a foundation sufficiently solid h.
build upon. But then the wood worms
attack these piles, and they gradually
give way. Thus many houses are out
Of perpendicular, fact which, il it
does not contribute TO the comfort and
safets Of the inhabitants. further in
crease, the peculiar and interesting
aspect Of the town--Phiiadelphia Teie-
graph.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-24
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

Potato Hash-Heat together in o
stewpan a spoonful of butter and a
teacupful of milk seasoned with salt
and pepper, add cold hashed potatoes,
cover closely, simmer gently until well
heated, and you will have excellent
potato hash.-Boston Globe.
Spanish Custard. Boil the grated
rinds of two lemons and the juice of
one in a pint of water: add the yollIs of
fourteen eggs beaten to a cream and
sweetened to the taste-allow half
pound-stir it one way until it thick
s.-lIarper's Bazaar.
Potato Croquettes.- are diff
ficult to make, because possessing con-
sidera BILE moisture, they are liable to
swell in frying and either burst or
absorb grease. If they are carefully
made and covered, and then allowed to
stand for a short Sine before frying,
and fried in hot fat until a delicate
brown, they should be no trouble
Boston Budget.
Orange Soume.-Peel and slice six
oranges; put in glass layer of or
anges, then one of sugar and so until
all the oranges are used. Let stand
two hours; make a boiled custard of the
yoll<s of three eggs, one pint of milk,
sugar to taste, flavor with the grating
Of orange peel, and pour over the
oranges when cool enough not to break
the dish. Beat the whites of the eggs
to a stiff froth, stir in sugar and put
over the pudding. Detroit Free Press.
III LII I'll l,.,,-
| cupful of sugar, three we'll beaten
eggs, two or three tablespoonfuls of
sweet cream, one cupful of -four, one
teaspoonful of baking powder, half
teaspoonful extract of lemon. Bake
in a long fiat pan; spread the
cake with jelly as soon as it is done
and roll at once. Spread a clean
towel on the table, put the cake on
this, proceed to roll with the towel
over it and leave it wrapped in the
towel until the cake is cool. Prairie
Farmer.
Cucumber Chow-Chow.-Soak cu-
cumbers just out Of the brine until
fresh. Scald in strong vinegar, drain
and put in a stone jar, and cover with
gallon of vinegar scalding hot, to
which has been added half a pint each
of mustard-seed, black and white, two
ounces of white ginger, one of pepper,
two of ground mustard, one each Of
ground mustard, one each of mace,
cloves and allspice, with two ounces Of
turmeric, a tablespoonful of grated
horse -radish, head of garlic, one Ia
blespoonful of salt, two sliced lemons
and three pounds of brown sugar
Ladies' Home journal.
Tomato Soup-A cupful OF minced
carrot, turnip, onion, leek, celery and
parsley, in proportions, varied to suit
the maker, can be first fried in two
u blespoonfuls of butter and then
cooked for an hour before adding n
quart of fresh or canned tomatoes.
when simmering must be continued
for another hour. Then thicken with
two tablespoonful of -four and press
through sieve. Season to taste. Or,
you may omit frying the vegetables
and simply simmer them. Another
way is to add pint of hot milk to a
quart of stewcd, thickened and strained
tomatoes in which you have dissolved
half tcaspoonful of soda to keep the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-24

lighted by the roof windows at the
rear of the house, with a bathroom at
one side; If there is nos sufficient water
pressure for bath accommodating
this will make good store-oom- At
the right of the stairs is long bed
room running ont into the towers, and
having closet or the right, and an al
cove on the left, with a deep recess
across the end of the alcOve. \ fire
place may be built here in corner Of
the upper hall, if desired. Opposite
the stairs is the main suite of rooms on
this door, consisting of a room l2x!1
feet, with large closet and clothes
press fitted up with drawers and
shelves; on the opposite side a smaller
bedroom opens with a closet beyond.
At the other end Of the hall are two
large bedrooms, with closets; the front
one of these opens into light passage
leading into the long bedroom first
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-24

for him, and as few sailors while n. sea
go without drinking, few also drink to
excess.
How then do I account for the
drunkenness of sailors on shore? 1t is
very simple When at sea they breathe
a moist atmosphere heavily impreg-
mated with salt. In an atmosphere of
this kind it is possible for man in
good health to consume large quanti-
ties of strong spirits without having
any serious effect upon him. He drinks
as matter of course, and, L think,
drinking does him good. Salt is great
preventative. Salt water is one of the
healthiest things known. Salty air is
the foe of drunkenness. When, how
ever, a sailor gets on shore he does not
take into consideration the changed
atmosphere which is breathed by land
lubbers. He fancies he can drink as
much as he did at sea, and this error of
calculation usually brings him, sooner
or later, into conflict with pedestrians
or the police.
Persons who do not understand the
matter wonder why it is that sailors
who are constantly drinking at sea,
without any i'll effects which are visi-
BILE, can stand so little liquor on shore.
Well, on shore the sailor is in funds.
He is able to crafty his taste for liquor
in accordance with the depth of his
purse, and human nature is the same
the world over; a restriction removed,
license, for the time at least, is the re-
suit. And Jack Tar on shore, untram-
melted by the regulations of the fore
castle, wishes to show his independ-
ence by drinking more strong spirits
than is good for him or than he can
stand.
THE sailor is generally misunder-
stood character in the United States.
Except on the New England coast, we
have few nativc-born American sailors.
The ships in our big harbors are
manned by Norwegians, Germans,
Swedes, Englishmen, Danes and
Scotchmen for the most part Hence,
seeing him as a stranger and not know
ing him as fellow-citizen, we fall into
many errors about the sailor. Tn
doubtedly the most general and serious
of these errors is the supposition that
sailors only drink when they are on
shore, and always get drunk when they
drink. N. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-24
THE SAILOR ASHORE.
Why lie Imbibes More Freely Than Aboard
ship shore Temptations.

ship shore Temptations.
New York city has seen more sailors
during the last twelve months than
ever before There have been mariners
in our streets from every land and
cline. and. generally speaking, New
N0rk's nautical guests have been well
come. An undue proportion of them,
however, have found their way
TO- the police courts or station hou seS.
The Russian sailors, especially. have
been turbulently happy. One squad was
arrested for hugging and kissing some
% the pretty women they met on
the street. They resisted arrest, and
it required four policemen, reinforced
bv q wagon and two horses, to take
them To police station. Another squad
,raided downtown tenement. Many
sailors have shown themselves bolster
ou, but this applies to sailors OF all
nationality. Americans not exempt
\ man familiar with the ways Of
tar, Jolly and otherwise), who never
received an academic degree and could
not probably pass civil service eN-
animation, explains the matter as fol-
lows:
sailors are not more Incorporate
than other classes of men. They are,
Il anything less 50, for they drink con-
stantly on shipbOard, and a given
amount at stated intervals The sailor
does not measure out his grOg. He IS
relieved of that task. 1t is measured
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SHE WANTED SOME AELIOTROPE.


Matron in "A Hospital Cot.
The women who carry to hospitals
the flowers collected by the different
Flower missions are greeted, as a
rule, with gratitude warmly expressed.
Their posies are welcome, whether
Haunting Rudbecllias from the fields
or the rarcSt of sweet peas from the
garden. Probably poor little Peggy,
the flower girl in the poem, was the
only human being who ever was sick
of the smell of roses"
An enthusiastic flower missioner
from Evanston once met with inditfcr-
cnce to her noSegays, but 1t was only
momentary. The middle-agcd woman
in one hospital cot turned her head
away from the basket.
Don't you care for a flower?' she
was asked.
Il dun no. What you got?' This in
the dullest of tones.
"Why here are roses, and daisies, and
pink, and heliotrope."
"Heliotrope, Have you got some
heliotrope? Let me see piece of that,
will you?'
The EvanStOnian was touched. Her
fancy quickly wove "A story or two
about the life of this commonplace
matron Perhaps, long ago. there had
been heliotrope growing in the garden
where she had been woocd when more
wooablc Perhaps lite child, now
dead, had loved the scent of heliotrope.
She put big spray in the coarse
hand All" said the heroine of her
imaginings. I've wanted TO see some
heliotropc for ever SO long. They say
it's such fashionable color Chicago
Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-24
FOR COOLING ROOMS.
Portable Automatic Fans and the Prln.
ciple That Propels Them.

KOrt1DIe automatic rams ana the PrIns
ciple That Propels Them.
For two or three years past numer-
Gus electric fans, shaped something
like that here represented, have been
seen in hotels, offices and other places
of business in hot weather. To some
extent, perhaps, they have been intro
duced into private houses. They are
arranged on the principle OF wind
mill or turbine water-whecl; except
that in these latter machines the natu-
t;Rl motion of air or water is converted
INTO power, to be used for work of
some sort. In these fans the operation
is reversed Power, in the form of
electricity through the agency of
motor, is employed to set the air in
motion.
To drive such fan as is here shown
about one ampere OF current, with a
little over one hundred volts Tor pres
sure), is required. This is equivalent
to about one-seventh of horse power,
or to enough electricity to run two
sixteen candle power incandescent
lamps. In building with plant for
lighting by that system it would be an
easy matter to run a fan. Otherwise,
small storage battery, which would
need to be sent olt every few days to
be freshly charged, might be used.
The machine, which is not more than
a foot high-som; of them are much
less-could be shifted about like a
lamp and set down in any place where
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-24
COUNTRY HOUSE PLAN.
Adapted to Farm Life and Zoo.
nomical in Design.
Convenient for Domestic Work-Au Its
Arrangements Are Modern and Labor
Saving-Description of the House
and It's Environments.

To construct a house suited to the
mind of every country housewife
would be an impossibility, as the
tastes and ideas of convenience and
propriety in interior arrangement and
appearance differ quite as widely as
the necessities of the household, or the
limits of the builders purse. Hence a
great variety of plans are eagerly
scanned by prospective builders to find
the design best adapted to the irdivid-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-24
FRONT VIEW OF COUNTRY HOUSE.

ual purposes and tastes. The intentionI
of the sketches herewith submitted is
to give a suggestion for a good sized
house, adapted to farm life and at
moderate cost 1t is, says the
American Agriculturist. convenient for
domestic work, and we'll suited for
large family, while the arrangement is
modern and attractive enough to af-
ford comfort to summer guests, if the
hostess chooses to admit boarders to
her family circle during the vacation
season. The interior provides for a
spacious parlor, sitting-room, dining
room, kitchen and six bedrooms, be-
sides small rooms and closets in album
dance. The house is 42X50 feet in ex-
treme dimensions, and is so arranged
that the rooms are grouped in conven-
lent order about central hall and I'M
der a roof which is as simple as possi-
BILE, and having only two breaks in
the one gable to give it an
irregular outline, thus affording Sc
curity from leakage, and econo-
my in construction. A broad piazza
extends across half of the front, with
a carriage entrance at the end, while
at the right steps lead up to the front
door; this opens into the hall 12x15
feet, with stairs ascending opposite
the entrance. This hall connects di-
rectly with the reception-room, parlor,
sitting-room, dining-room and a small
entry which leads to the kitchen and
back porch. At one side is a broad
fireplace, which adds very homelike
cheer to the country residence. At the
right on entering is small reception
room or study. Beyond this is the
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the current-bearlng, insulated wire
could reach it.
The question has been raised, how
ever, whether a cheaper method of OPP
Grating these fans cannot be found.
There are many people who would like
such an instrument on the parlor table,
in bedrooms or beside the couch of an
invalid, but who have no electric plant
in their houses, and regard storage
battery too costly and troublesome. 1t
might be worth while for experts to
consider whether clockwork is not
available for this business, and whether
it could be made to do the work eco
nomically. The fan itself is good
thing. 1t is a necessity, rather than a
luxury. How can we run it most ad-
yantageously?-N. Y. Tribune.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-01
Railroad tanning. in 1874.

Tables of gross earnings for the month
of July are published by the Financial
CAreaicle and by Bredstrsets II appears
that the returns Of ISIS roads show de.
crease of 4 II per cent. ssyenty-two out OF
the total ISIS showing decrease Separate
roads show losses reaching 10 50 per cent.
the greatest declines being IN the roads
running through the silver mining regions.
The Illinois Central had q gain OF Sssa.-
ca. the heaviest reported for the month.
showing very stgiksngly the effect of the
Worlds fair travel on the revenues OF that
company. The figures OF several ether
roads show increases in passenger earn
ings sufficient to counternalanee decreases
in freight earnings, The earnings for the
seven months-1anuary l To July 81
sAoS al aggregate increase OF per cent
The chief causes assigned for the recent
falling of in earnings are the diminished
movement of wheat and other cereals ex.
eeps grain. and the decreasing shipments
OF all kinds of commodities.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-01
MARINE NEWS.

TAroosH. Aug. 81 10 p. m.-Smoky; fresh
east wind. Passed in--Str Empire, 8 a. m. !;
ship in tow of Holyoke. p. m. Passed
out-Tug Pioneer, 4 p. -. tug wanderer
at anchor.
CLALLAN BAY. Aug. 3i.-Smoky; calm.
PoRr ANGELES. Aug. 3l.-Smoky; calm.
PoRr TOWNSEND. Aug 3i.-ISpecial.l -
The ship r. b. Cheney will be ready for
sea tomorrow at Seattle. bound TO San
Francisco. Ship Conqueror will go from
Port Blakeley tomorrow to Tacoma to
finish her cargo for the United Kingdom.
Chilean ship Eritrea will be sold at
auction next Wednesday In this city.
Saiied-Schooner Laura Madsen, from
Port Blakeley for San Pedro; schooner
Ethel Zane. from Port Gamble for San
Francisco: schooner Carrie Watson, from
Port Blakeley for San Pedro.
SAN FRANoIsco. Aug. 3I.--Cleared-Str
Columbia. Astoria; C. +. Sargent, Ma
naimo.
LoNpoN. Aug. 3i.-Sighted- Britannia,
New York; Ottoman. Boston.
SOUTHAMPTON. Aug. 3L--Arrived- Fuerst
Bismarck. New York
NV YoRK. Aug. SL-Arrived-Gall
Liverpool; Aller. Bremen: Didam, Rotter-
dam.
NEw YORK. Aug 3t.--Arrived- tiermanic,
from Liverpool.
BREsKS. Aug 81. -Arrived-Lahn, New
York.
BosroS. Aug. 31.-Arrived-Colorad
Hull