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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-07

"The use of 'Castoria is so universal and
its merits so well known that it seems work
of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep CaStoria
within easy reach
CARLOS MARTYR, D. D.,
New York City.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-07
A DO|dT SoVed is D DO||OT Eq[led E?

Don't know that the reputation of this prices
ply stupndous We right the front bargain cen Sup
VOC make worth your while We will make
it worth your while again.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-07
FREE! FREE! FREE!
A LARGE and BEAUTIFUL OIL PAINTING

22x36 inches, framed ready to hang up given away Make
the dear old home attractive We present you with of
these beautiful paintings when you have purchased goods
from store TO the amount of ten dollars,
On the LIST day of January will also give away mag
nicent S-day clock. Call and see it and get plan
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-07
JeWe1ry! JeWe1ry!

We have just received the finest line of Jewey brought
town Our Watches Clocks Chains Rings Pins fine
and prices very low.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-07

Castoria is so well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-" H. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
Ill So. oxford St, Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-07

Ripans Tabules relieve scrOfula.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
A GLOVE SACHET.

A pretty glove sachet is made of
piece of chamois skin twenty by twen-
ty-one inches. 1t is lined with a piece
Of China silk nineteen by twenty in
ches, with thin interlining of per-
fumed wadding. Place the lining on
the outside so that the longer way OF
the silk lies the shorter way of the
chamois. This will bring the edges OF
the lining and the outside even on two
opposite sides, while on the other two
the chamois extends an inch on be-
yond the sill. Sew the lining on the
outside all the way round by machine
and fold over the two even edges to
the middle, fastening them there to
make the two pockets. Cut the
chamois skin that projects at each end
into narrow strips to form fringe. The
decoration on the outside CT the sachet
is done in gold paint and consists Of a
band across each end ct the head OF
the fringe and scattered design of IT.
regular daisies done in outline. st.
Louis Star-Sayings.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
BEAUTIFUL COMPILATIONS ARE RARE.

The complexion is something that
from time immemorial has been the
cause of more worriment to womankind
than any other physical charm. A
truly beautiful complexion is rare, but
much can be done to improve upon one
that is not faultless. Tight lacing and
the wearing of insufficient clothing in
winter have most disastrous effects upon
the skin, red nose, the most trying
of all the evils, being frequently pro-
duced in this way. 1t may sound a
little harsh to say that the generality
of women do not wash their faces
They give them little dab and con-
slider the performance finished, there
fore the pores of the skin become
clogged up, and the muddy complexion
is the natural consequence. The face
should be thoroughly washed with soap
and warm water; this does not mean
hot water that will react and cause the
skin to be tender, but lukewarm soap
suds are the very best beautifier for
the skin that can possibly be employed.
Exercise and care of the diet are the
two essentials which will materially
assist in giving us q skin somewhat like
that which We so ardently desire.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
A WOMAN OF ACTION.

There is a kind of tonic in the very
presence of the woman of action. She
gives forth an electrical vitality that is
taken up by those around her, and in
course of time she becomes kind of
dynamic center. Everybody is glad to
see her from the moments she makes her
appetizing appearance at the breakfast
table and almost seems to improve the
aroma of the coffee she pours till the last
good nights ore said after day of use
full, pleasurable and health-giving ac-
tivity. If you try to solve the prob
len-that is, if you ask one of these
hfe-giving women how she manages to
keep up the pace and yet retain her
relish of the quiet, so-called pleasures,
she will probably attribute it to su-
perabundant health. Perhaps you
will then want to know if she practices
q scheme that she can impart to you,
because you feel that you would make
almost any sacrifice to be like her. II
she think we'll enough of you she may
disclose the fact that she is on early
riser. Before anyone else is stirring
she has dashed her face with cold water,
eaten an orange, peach or an apple,
as the season goes, sand finished by bath
ing her face, neck and arms in warm
water. She believes in plenty of fruit
and plenty of water.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
TAKE CARE OF THE OVEN.

The condition Of the average stovo
oven in which food and pastry ere
baked is not such as to inspire ad-
miration. In fact, perfunctory sort
of sweeping is about all the cleaning
our stove ovens ever receive. In q
great many cases remnants of dishes
which have boiled over remain for
months charred on the oven bottom.
Now all this negligence in the care
of the oven undoubtedly affects the
food cooked in it. In some parts of
England where brick ovens are used
the walls of them are whitewashed.
This purifes them, as common white
wash, it is well known, is an excellent
disinfectant. Of course, it would not
be possible to treat an ordinary iron
stove oven in this way, as the lime
would corrode the oven. In some
parts of Europe, the ovens are tiled
and these may be easily washed clean.
There is no possible objection to wash
ing out the oven of an iron range. If
this is done Systematically at least once
q week from the beginning, the oven
will never get in the black sooty con-
dition in which it is 80 frequently
found.
When anything boils over in the
oven, it should be allowed to burn to
char, as it then may be easily scraped
off and brushed out. After this the
oven should be thoroughly aired. 1t
is o great mistake to bake delicate
dessert or cake or pie in the same oven
with dish of meat which has been
favored with onions or strong spices.
The flavor of the meat will invariably
affect the more delicate dishes. The
shallow closet under the baking oven,
commonly called the heating closet,
where dishes may be temporarily kept
warm after they are cooked, should be
kept as clean as the stove oven. 1t is
certainly a very disagreeable and a
hard job to clean a stove which has
been neglected, but it is asmall mstter
to keep stove clean, if yon begin Mt
the beginning and never allow it to
become clogged with SCOT and dust
and the debris OF food. The fues of
every oven should be cleaned out once
O month. New Y ork Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
OLD POTATOES MADE NEW.

At the season of the year when pota-
toes are apt to be strong tasting, and
to be less appetizing than at any other
time, it is well to try to present them
daintily at the table. To remove the
rank taste, soak them several hours in
ice cold water, then wash, cut out dark
spots, and boil in the skins. When
done, pour off water, set on back part
of stove, with thin linen cloth spread
over them, then peel. Some prefer to
steam them altogether. If this way OF
cooking is liked better it is advisable
to peel them before putting over the
fire. Potato salad is rather m appe-
tizing dish at this time Of the year.
It may be made by putting q layer OF
sliced onions, cold potatoes, and hard
boiled eggs in turn in deep dish, and
then pouring over the usual mayonaise
dressing. American Farmer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
THE THROAT OF YOUTH.

People who make stCdy of such
important problems, says the Boston
Herald, are always telling women that
the throat is the first part of their
bodies to reveal the insidious approach
of age. But they don't add that high
"choker" collars and the stiff linen in
which the "tailor-made" young woman
and the athletic girl delight to bind
their necks are ages most potent allies.
The proper way to treat a neck is to
give it all the air and freedom possible.
Bestow your linen collars and chemi-
settes upon some one who doesn't want
a we'll preserved throat. Rip every
high collar of Of every bodice and fin
ish it with q tiny standing ruffle of
softest silk, if it must have finishing.
Cut your house gowns down in VS. in
the back and front. Make your ging-
hams and your muslins with round
waists and surplice fronts and trim
them with bit of lace at the throat.
Then wash your neck every night with
O rough cloth and pure almond meal.
Rinse it in hot water and anoint it
freely with some emollient. If you
can afford it and care about taking
your cream in that way, cream neck
bath is excellent.
Another thing which shocn,aaers and
physicians will tell you to GO for your
complexion is to Wear looser shoes for
the next five months than you do for
the rest of the year. The feet seem to
feel the general spring langour even
more than the rest of the frame does,
and whatever gives them the nearest
approach to barefoot ease is the best
thing for them in summer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
Diversions Of an Empress.

From 'Ibe Empress of Austrie," hv
One of the Ladies of Her Corr!!. in
Harper's Magazine, we quote as fo..-
lows:
During the entire summer which tol-
lowed her sons marriage the Empress
seemed unable to shake Of her mel@n-
choly forebodings, and it was only
when she went to Godollo that the free
and invigorating country lie in q meas
ure restored her peace of mind. Every
morning she attended mass as enrly as
five o'clock, and after drinking u cup
of black coffee without milk or sugar,
she mounted her horse, md accom-
panied by one of her ladies-in-wsit;ng,
galloped off through the magnificent
park, which is traversed in every 6i-
rection by broad, sandy avenues.
Changing horses several tines in the
course Of the morning, she would re-
main in the saddle until noon, when,
after taking q cold bath, she would sit
down with her lady to simple lunch
con, consisting of very rare steak,
dry toastand glass OF Montrose claret.
Towards four o'clock her majesty again
went out riding, returning only just in
time to dress ior dinner. It is useless
to say that ten or twelve weeks of such
q life were sufficient to exhaust the
forces of the strongest ludy-in-w waiting,
who, moreover, was obliged to be per-
petually on the qui vive, impcrvionsto
fatigue, and always in the best OF
humors. The Empress used to retire
at nine or ten o'clock, and then We
were accustomed to assemble in the
private apartments Of Countess Goess,
the Grand Mistress of the Robes, and
to remain there until two or three
|'o'clock in the morning, laughing,
chatting, smoking cigarettes and even
sometimes dancing with the aiGes-de-
camp and gentlemen-at-crns Oh duty
at the castle. The Empress's affection
for her ladies-in-waiting very much
depended on their skill in horseman-
ship. To those who rode well she was
exceptionally kind end indulgent, but
had no sympathy whatever with tho2c
who were not perfect horsewomen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
A Queer Way of Advertising.

A queer way of advertising wares
has been created by Sixth avenue
taxidermist who occasionally has real
live things to sell. Last Friday while
walking past his shop I perceived a
stuffed alligator in the window with O
sign in his mouth to this effect: 'You
can have my little brother for IS, and
he is no fake" I stepped inside, and
sure enough there lay live alligator
with it's most salient feature, the
mouth, wide open catching fies.-
New York Advertiser.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
COOKING FOR INyALIDS.

Broiled Beef Juice-Broil one-hali
pound Of round steak one or two min
utes, on each side, cut in small bits,
squeeze ont the juice, salt and serve.
Stewed Beef Tea-One-half pound of
round steak cut fine and soak in one
half pint water for half an hour, let it
heat, not boil; strain. salt and serve.
Egg Gruel-Beat well one egg, white
and yolk separately; pour one cup
boiling water or milk to the yolk, add
one teaspoonful of sugar, mix and stir
in the white.
Beef Essence-Put one pound of raw
beef cut fine in glass jar set in cold
water, heat gradually, not quite to boil
ing, and keep there two hours, strain,
season and serve hot.
Raw Beef Sandwiches-Scrape fine
two or three tablespoonfuls OF raw,
juicy, tender beef, season slightly with
salt and pepper, spread on thin slices
of bread and toast slightly.
Stewed Beef Essence--Cut onc-half
pound of beef into bits, salt it and in a
few minutes squeeze it; let it stand
for half an hour, heat real lot, but 90
not boil it, and serve at once.
Cruel, Cornstarch, Rice or Wheat
Flour or Arrow Root-Wet two tea
spoonfuls Of flour in cold water OF milk,
stir into one cup boiling water, add
salt, boil five to eight minutes, thin
with one-hali cup milk.
Broiled Steak-Wipe the steak with
a clean wet cloth, take piece of the
fat to grease the gridircn and broil
over q hot fire four OF five minutes;
turn often; put on hot plate, season
and spread with butter.
Indian Meal Gruel-One tablespoon
full of flour and two tablespoonfuls of
meal. wet in little cold water and stir
into one quart of boiling water and
with one teaspoonful salt; boil thirty
minutes, stirring often.
Broiled Beef Tec-2roil one-half
pound of lean, Juicy beef one minute
on each side, cut in small pieces, pour
over it one-half cup OF boiling wnter.
squeeze It, salt the juice and serve in
stantly. Do not heat it again.
Milk l>orridge - Boil twenty-five
raisins cut in quarters, in water enough
to cover them, twenty minutes; when
plump and the water has evaporated
add two cups OF milk, and, when boil
ing, add one teaspoonful OF flour
rubbed to q pastcr, let it boil up then
with little cold milk add the white
OF On egg we'll beaten.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
below her knees. She used to have it

UclOW uer hueSS. oue uSeo w uafC ~
brushed for hours every day, while her
reader" Mile. F., read to her Eng
lish, French or Hungarian novels. Her
Majesty was particularly anxious that
the dressers who brushed her long
tresses should avoid pulling out q
single hair. This, of course, was an
impossibility, and the unfortunate
maid concealed carefully in the pocket
of her apron any hair which became
entangled in the brush. One day the
Empress, happening to glance into the
looking glass, caught sight of the maid
concealing small roll of hair in the
above-described fashion. Jumping up
from her rocking chair her Majesty
clutched her attendant by the wrist
and angrily exclaimed:
81 have caught you ct last. You are
running my hair p
With presence of mind which
would have done honor to an expert
diplomat, the maid replied, unhesitat-
ingly: II implore your Majesty to
forgive me. It never happened before.
I only wished to have few of my
sovereign's hairs to put in the locket
which my little girl wears around her
neck as talisman."
Whether the Empress believed or
not this clever invention, do not
know, but struggling her shapely
shoulders, she resumed her seat, laugh
ing merrily; and the next day she
presented her maid with a locket en-
riched with diamonds, saying, with a
mischievous twinkle in her eyes, 81
think this is the kind of talisman your
little daughter deserves for having
such clever mother. "-Harper's Mag
azine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
HOW TO ROAST MEAT.

The glory of piece of roasted meat
lies in the preservation of its juices
This may be best done by placing tns
meat in q very hot oven, at first, until
it is lightly Drowned. This ''sets" the
Juices and causes q coating to form on
the outside to keep all Juice from es-
Gaping. After the first fifteen minutes
the oven may be allowed to cool some
what, so that the meat has a chance to
become thoroughly cooked without be-
ing burned on the outside.
In boiling meat the piece should be
plunged into pot of briskly boiling
water. It should then boil more slow
" until cooked through. In this way
the natural flavor and nourishing
juices are preserved.-New York
World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
FOR PERFUAuNG THE CLOTHES.

A delightful mixture for perfuming
clothes that are packed away, and
which is said to keep out moths also, is
said to be made as follows: Pound to
q powder one ounce each of cloves,
caraway seed, nutmeg, mace, cinna-
mon and Tonquin beans, and as much
orris root as will equal the weight of
the foregoing ingredients put to-
gether. Little bags Of muslin should
be filed with this mixture and placed
among the garments.-New York
World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
The frue Sardine.

Sardines are small fish OF the her
ring family that are caught in vast
quantities on the west coast of France
and to 3 less extent along the shores Of
Portugal. Their flesh is very delicate.
The sardines are salted or preserved in
olive oil or butter and put up in tin
cans for shipment to all parts of the
world The larger-sized sardines are
callel celans in France and pilchards
in England; their shoals are preyed
upon by Goldfish and especially by por-
poises. Little fishes OF many other
genera of the herring family are called
sardines, among them being the ''Span-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
DON'T Deceive the Children.

Beware OF trying to deceive children.
How often must parents be taught this
lesson?
"Why, mamma, you've got gray
hair in your bang!"
eyes, dear. That came because you
were so naughty yesterday"
"Oh, mamma, what naughty little
girl You must have been to grandma! |!
All her hairs are gray. "-Demorest's
Monthly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
Tho

ish sardins" of the Vest Indies. The
menhaden, little fish caught in great
quantities on the coast Of New Jersey,
is called the American sardine. 1t is
rut up in oil and marketed as sub
stitute for the genuine sardines first
above described. But many OF the So
called American sardines are vile
things, preserved in cottouseed OIL:
st. Louis Republic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14

George, the two-and-a-half-year-old
son of Henry Webber, OF Bondhill,
Ohio, is q young giant. He weighs
sixty-four pounds, wears a g. hat and
No. 10 shoe, and the calf Of his leg is
ten inches in circumference.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
A PIT OF ROYAL VANITY.

The only trait of vanity which ever
noticed in Empress Elizabeth of
Austria was the pride she took in her
magnificent chestnut hair, which fell
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14

Hats for the summer Of cfnc;sIy'every
sort, and as variously trimmed, are to
he worn. And the most extraordinary
combination oil colors appears IN the
decoration. .......s.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14

The Scotch herring fishery is row
the greatest in the world, employing
u, 600 boats and 100, 900 people.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
To Cleanse the system

Effectually yet gently, when costive or bilious,
or when the blood is impure or sluggish, to per-
manently cure habituul constipation, to awak-
en- the kidneys and liver to healthy activity,
without irritating or weakening them, to dis
pei headaches, colds or fevers, use Syrup of
Figs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14

Syrup

Ny acquaintance with Boschee's
German Syrupwas made about four
teen years ago. I contracted cold
which resulted in hoarseness and
cough which disabled me from fill
ing my pulpit for a number of Sab
baths. After trying a physician,
without obtaining relief I saw the
advertisement of your remedy and
obtained bottle. Ireceived quick
and permanent help. I never hesi-
tate to tell my experience. Rev. w.
II. Haggerty, Martnsville, NJ. Q
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14

J. c. Simpson. Marques, w. Va, says
Halls Catarrh Cure cured me of a very bad
case of catarrh." Druggists sell II, 75c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14

Mornings-Beecham's Pills with drink of
water Beecham's-no others. 25 cents a box.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14

For Pneumonia, no other cough syrup equals
Hatch's Universal. q cents at druggists.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14

One Cent Gold Paper Per Bolt.
Fine Gets, 3cts. embossed, Acts; ingram,
Five Cents; gold border 1c. q yard. 100 Sam.
Piles, all prices for &c. stamp. REED, Wall
Paper Jobber Rochester, Pa
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-01-12
Good Country Roads.

They would make it possible for
the farmers to take advantage
promptly of the highest market, no
matter at what season of the year.
They would save him days and
weeks of time which he wastes every
year wallowlng through the dis
gusting mire of dirt roads.
They would reduce to a minimum
the wear and tear on wagons and
carriages.
They would lessen the expense in
keeping horses IN working order.
and fewer horses would be required
in the country to perform the far
mer's work.
They would require less to keep
them in repair than do the dirt
roads.
They would make 1t easier for a
team to pull several tons over their
smooth surface than to draw a
wagon through the mud.
They would afford ready COM
munication with the outs ide world
at all seasons Of the year.
They would save the farmer many
vexatlons and nervous strains.
They would practically shorten
the distance to the local market.
They would increase the demand
for country and suburban property.
Farm and Flreside.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-01-12
FrostburQ Ambitious,

The citizens of Frostburg have
begun a movement to have the
county seat of Allegany county
changed from Cumberland to that
town. At a public meeting recently
held there resolutions were adopted
and ordered to be sent to the county
commissioners of the county, pray
ing that the rebuilding of the court
house be postponed until the peo-
pie of the county have had an op.
portunity to vote on the question
of where it shall be erected. The
resolutions further declare that
Cumberland had not the facilities
to properly protect the county's
property from destruction by fire
and Frostburg had.
The movement is looked upon by
the majority of Cumberland's peo-
pie as not being serious. A few,
however, believe that as three of the
county commissioners are from the
western portion of the county, the
rebuilding of of the court house
may be delayed until an election is
held. Frostburg is situated only
about three miles from the Garrett
county line and is nearly forty miles
from the Washington county line,
and is very inconvenient for access
from the eastern part of the county.
1t is not at all probable that the
movement to change the county
seat from Cumberland, centrally
located, with population of fully
$4,000 inhabitants, to Frostburg,
which has a population of about
1000, will amount to ANYTHING.