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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-04-12
TEMPERANCE NOTES.
THE FOES OF DRINK.

can show plain in Commandments Ten,
That murder must not come from men;
And most foul crimes OF which we think,
Originate from taking drink.
Man liberty you only mean to plan?
Proud, noble, reasoning. thinking mang
free agents! We admit this all,
Though not free to make his brother fall
Into dark pits where drink will lead,
Not free to bring distress and need
Into lone homes where cheer should reign,
Leaving the slime Of the serpent's stain.
Not free to go to weeping wife,
win maddened brain and words of strife;
10 take from children morsel meant,
Anu give home cherries discomfort.
Not free to make some mother-heart
10 writhe and groan with painful smart
vi cruel stings, her child may throw
acknowledgements where she may go.
by bread man does not live alone"
Ihunders from Heaven in mighty tone;
And none need fear by honest gain,
Inc Stan OF Life" e'er to obtain.
An no! this meier will be denied,
II energy and push are but applied
but the motive is-to gain this bread,
by sweat from honest, manly head.
Then put not wine to thy brothers lip,
AT nrst he may gently, lightly sip;
rms Is Gods law! then tempter think;
oh! do not urge thy friend to drink.
The Book tells us that long ago
Az lana s feast that wine did flow,
But Christ, with His own hand Divine,
turned crystal water into wine!
NOT such as would the brain set fire.
WIN hendish thoughts and foul desire
10 skulk and plot, devise and plan,
10 Stay, mayhap, his fellow man
AND now, the time is just ahead,
When stone" will not be given for bread,
NOT serpent" to the children sweet,
instead of fish" that they may eat!
Then peace and JOY will reign supreme,
free agency" will be the theme;
free agents-but to do the right,
But never free TO drink and fight.
ana In this mighty, coming fight,
Just pause and ask: Who's for the Right
Inc answer comes along the line
lis woman, prayers! and Hand Divine"
sure conquerors this stalwart force,
Right will prevail, though rough it's course;
Then Rights fair banner will not trail,
Nor hear on breeze the opposer's wall
An. on your side no prayers ascend,
And earnest with the angels blend,
NO pure-soued woman's voice to hear:
March bravely on! we give you cheer"
No. while you fight, no knee is bent,
No silent prayer to Heaven is sent,
That Right may conquer-Right may reign,
u er all this sunny, southern plain
Hattie A. Mabry, in Banner OF Gold
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-04-12
DOLABEILE'S LETTER.
The New Spring Silks Defy Accu-
rate Description.
New York Society Going Wild Over tho
Many Pretty Things Exhibited for
Spring Gowns-Revival of the
Artistic In Millinery.
Especial New York Letter.

In the spring young woman's fancy
lightly turns to dress, and she is in
deed hard to please who cannot tird
exactly what she most needs in the
complete menu the dry-goods caterer
has to offer this season. You would
think it were May to see the lovely
tempting spring silks in their delicate
tracery, as they lie in shimmering
heaps on the counters. Every woman
can now walk in silk attire, for the
prices are so reasonable that it would
be wicked, as l heard a gushing girl
say, mot to buy" On the sale days
the very newest silks are put on the
counters, and the next day, when the
sale is off" the prices are one-third
more. notice a prominence given to
very light colors in all new goods, both
silk and wooden. Some of the new
China silks have white or pinkish
ground with a faded flower design,
which is like the gowns in old pic
lures. Others have pin-head checks
and buds, or small flowers. The chene
taffetas are deliciously like old China
patterns. The taffetas and faille Fran
caise silks are soft and pliable, to
drape gracefully. The India silks and
Habitat and Ki-Ki have been selling
freely at thirty-eight cents a yard.
They make up into lovely summer
gowns with quillings of ribbon and
lace garnitures. The changeable
armure silks sell at the same price.
The MORE silks are having a most
determined run, being introduced by
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-04-12
WORKED FOR HIS WHISKY.

An Indiana Farmer Shovels Fourteen Hun
dred Bushels of Wheat in One Day.
They have what they call Farm
ers' Club down at Decatur, Ind. 1t is
| composed of about dozen gentlemen,
each one of whom owns lot of land,
but not one of whom has turned a foot
of furrow in the last ten years They
are great story teilers, and after they
have discussed all public questions and
saved the country by deciding the
tariff, financial and other questions,
they amuse each other by telling some
incident past rather interesting life
has produced.
One day they were telling about the
hardest days work. They like to talk
of hard work, and encourage quite a
rivalry in that sort of "Reminiscences.
Henry Wilson told how he had split
thousand rails in day one time, and
the next man passed. Mr.. BETH
cord related the Incidents of forty
mile march under broiling July sun
down in Georgia. Jack Hamerly re-
membered having Graded seven and
one-half acres of oats from sun to sun,
and then it became McDougal's turn.
well, SIR" said the old man, I'll
tell you used to be drinking man."
Used to be?" interjected two or
three.
Yes, used to be. l had a habit of
taking a jug of liquor when 1 went
home, as | lived about seven miles
from town, And l would slip the jug
out of the wagon and bury it in a bin
OF wheat. My wife always had one
drink in bottle at the house-never
more than one-and when l got right
dry she would let me have it.
But after took to bringing the Jug
home she got suspicious. She couldn't
understand how l could stay happy so
long on her poor little single drink.
So she watched me. One time l came
home all tangled up, drove into the
barn and hurried my jug into the
granary, where buried it in the wheat
bin. Then the hired man came and
took care of the team and went to the
house.
After supper got thirsty and my
wife gave me that everlasting last
drink from the bottle on the shelf.
But it wasn't enough, and along about
nine o'clock l went out to the barn
and probed around for my jug. But |
couldn't find it. l kept digging my
hands down here and there, but il
wasn't there. I kept hunting till they
got to calling me from the house and
then l gave up and went to bed thirsty.
And Lord! what thirst | had in
the morning! But l knew what was
the matter with my jug. l had looked
in the wrong bin. So l went out before
breakfast and looked in the others.
But | couldn't find it. After breakfast
l went out again, my tongue thick and
my throat dry, and made another
search. But it was too well hid So |
got scoop, locked the granary door
and l shifted fourteen hundred
bushels of wheat trying to find that
jug of whisky. And l didn't find it.
That was the hardest days work ever
l done"
Where had it gomez" asked BETH
cord.
why, my wife had it in the cellar.
But she wouldn't give me a sup of it."
How many bushels of wheat?" asked
Wilson.
Fourteen hundred bushels" said
McDougal, firmly.
We'll, l move that's the hardest
days work." said Jack Hammerly.
And the farmers club so decided
Chicago Herald
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determined T

alternating stripes of satin and MORE.
This silk is used in immense quantities
for making over, the sleeves and trim
mings being composed of the MORE.
Some of the silks have knotty effect
to resemble the knots in a board.
These are called arabesque moires,
and make one ask "what next?"
The new colors are real novelties,
although we think each season must
exhaust color resources. But there are
absolutely new shades of green, blue,
yellow and brown. Then there is
Florentine pink, and a color that is
pink and yellow combined which was
originally called punch" color Tea
green and foliage green are both new
colors. All shades of brown are popu-
lar, and the red-headed girls wear them
of them as will harmonic.
The new wooden goods are classed
under the head of novelties, there be-
ing too many of them for regular
names. If you want hop-sacking, or
serge. the clerk will show you all the
new weaves. The French soft wool
are the finest and best, as they have
melange of color which makes their
dainty designs resemble old embroid-
cry. The ground work is pearl or gray
or light tan, or pale green, but the pat
tern blends with it so perfectly that it
has no decided tint, but soft blend
ing of many. Dark emerald on mouse
gray ground is a favorite style, with
small design OF lighter shades Crepons
are IN constant demand, as are the
lightweight Scotch suitings, which
are made up with silk sleeves. These
delicate street suitings are made up
with lace and ribbon, or some of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-04-12
A Poor Investment.

The old gentleman had let five of his
lovely daughters go to that many
more or less worthless sons-in-law, and
he was watching the sixth one with
more care, though whether that ever
made any difference in such matters is
open to question. For her, at last,
came young man, as the others had
come.
Don't say word" interrupted the
father when the young man appeared
trembling in his presence; Il know
what you are here for, and the only
question have to ask is Can you sup
port my daughter when she becomes
your wife?' Five of them have mar.
ried, and I've never been able to de-
clare dividend on one of them yet. II
you can change my luck, young man,
I'll set you up in business, and won't
charge you a cont. Detroit Free
Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-04-12

new passementeries. Two large but
tons on each side of the bodice point
are much affected.
There is carnival of lace, and every
thing in the stores that is made up
has share of it. Anne of Austria lace
collars are worn with outside gar
ments. Then there are crimped ruff
Aes of lace, which may be made of an
inferior article, as the quality does not
reveal itself. Lace bibs are worn with
satin stocks. Lace yokes and sleeves
are already ordered for all spring
gowns, and lace fc hus and collarettes,
lapels and bretellcs of lace, accompany
all the new gowns. Point de Gene re-
mains faTorite lace. Ecru or butter
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-04-12
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

What a pity man was not born with
q horn in his mouth. News.s
-Wife-"What are you coming home
for at this time in the morning." Hus7
band--"Brek' flush. "--Pearson's Weekly.
-''He went to the office loaded, yqE,,
say? What was the result? "'He was
was fired. IN, =. Press.
There are some exceptions, but as
rule when you have nothing to say, II
is best to say it silently.-Youth's Com
paniOn.
Business is business, unless the Gus
toner happens to be lady, in which
case it becomes a strategy.-Ol City
Blizzard.
What is friend? A friend is a
man who points out the silver lining
in the clouds to avoid lending you an
brella.-Lowell Courier.
-Elsie-'Don't you think Mr.. Court
enay has a very sensitive mouth?'
Nicolette (blushing to her earsl-"Hov
should know?'-Vogue.
Miss Loftleigh-"There are soma
social chasms that cannot be bridget
with gold. Mrs. Dowitt-'Yes, but +
you have enough of it you can fill then
in. "-Washington News.
Zone swallow does not make a
summer" but it NAV have occurred to
you that one grasshopper makes more
than dozen springs --Tammany Times.
Two carpenters got into row,
I'm sorry to relate,
But when the first one took offense
The other struck gait
indianapolis Journal
~ guess you dom know my name.
/" Tommy-''Yes 1 do; sis calls
you old stupid" ''Why does she?"
cause you don't take the hint that
she likes you better'n anybody. -
Inter Ocean.
-Consoler-"Think of the meeting
with your departed friends" Society
Lady (moribund)- dear, 1 wonder
if they have followed the changes in
the hand-shake. Detroit Tribune.
-Johnny-"Mamma, don't you think
Tommy Morgan is an awfully good
little boy in church," Mammal
guess so; why?" Johnny well, when
they passed the money round ne didn't
take any, and he wanted some for his
savings bank, too. Inter Ocean.
-Teacher-''For men must work
and women must weep What is the
meaning of that line, Tommy Flagg?'"
Tommy-"It means that men has to
work to get money, and then the wo-
men has to cry before the men will di-
vide with them"
First Student-'1'veh had notice that
l must move out to-day, for l haven't
paid any rent for more than year"
Second Student-'Remarka BILE coinci-
dence. That's just my case" First
Student-''What do you say, then, to
exchanging rooms?" -Fliegende Blat-
ter"
Dear" asked Mrs Wickwire, look
ing up from her paper, what does this
paper mean by referring to the super
fluous woman?' What is a superhuous
woman?" In our engagement days"
answered Mr.. Wickwire, 1.-The super
fuous woman was your youngest SIS
ter. "-Indianapolis journal.
-Sure!-'I can't use your cantata,
professor, but | know man who has
plenty of money, and if he could hear it
he'd buy it." Professor Spinet eagerly
Introduce mer' Manager-"I will;
but mes deaf and dumb. Judge
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-04-12
No More Bills.

Jin!lers-Your wife is running up
big bills at the stores, is she? Huh!
my wife started on the same road, but
| stopped her mighty quick, l can tell
you-yes, sir. l ordered her never to
get another thing charged, and she
never has-no, Sir.
Winkers-But she still shops.
Jinkers-Y-e-s; she-er-made me
put my bank account in her name and
give her check bools.-N. Y. Weekly
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-04-12

Sunday School Teacher (sadly)-I'm
afraid, Johnny, that l will never meet
you in heaven.
Johnuy-Why? What have you been
doing now?-Home.Jou rnaL
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-04-12

the ladies' tail
ors into walking
suits. The MORE
coat is one of
the fashionable
5 prin g wraps.
For this purpose
a silk is used
t h a t varies in
price from four
dollars a yard to
six dollars. 1t Is
a large watered
design, two in
definite stripes
covering the en-
tire w / d t h.
! MPire Franchise
has a set watered
stripe, and there
is a MORE an
4,c,,,a %lo% Lo.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-04-12

Old Graybeard-It's pity to keep
such pretty bird in cage.
Mrs. De Style-Isn't it shame How
perfectly cxquisitely lovely it would
look in hat.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-04-12
Not u Thinker.
DoLABELLE.

Kate-Why does Mr.. Littlebrain
stutter so?
Jane-Oh, somebody told him he
ought to think before she speaks, and
he is trying to follow the advice
Detroit Free Press.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-08
I'ne Color or Human Blood.

When the physiologlss tells you that
ssblcod is the nutritiye flid Of the
tissues Of living creatures" he has told
you about all that he or anybody else
knows about the mysterious current Of
life. To he sure, he can quote whole
textbooks on the subject-can tell you
about "dissolved fbrine, albumen, so.
dium, potassium" ETC., that the liquor
sanguineus contains; about the amoe ooIl
movements of the corpusc.es and the
rouleaux way in which these sane cor
puscles pile up when separated from the
liquor sanguineus, and about nucieo!eus
appearance of ths same when they are
examined with microscope, and yet the
whole reverts to the fact that "bIood is
d nutritive fluid, transparent and almost
colorless when deprived Of the min lte
solid bodies known as ''corpuscies." Al
NAV be inferred from the hints above
given the color of blood depends entirely
upon the presence of the corpuscies,
which, by the way, are OF two different
tlnts, red and white, the proportion in
the blood of a healthy adult, woman or
man being three white corpuscles to lOGJ
red ones. The size of the red blood
corpuscles of tho human being is only
one thirty-two hundredsh part OF al
inch in diameter; those iu the blood OF
some of the lower animals being larger
in some cases and sm aller in others. A
species of reptile, Proteus, has the lar5-
est known blood cells, the average being
one four-huudredths Of an incl. The
color of the blood is entirely dependent
upon the presence Of hemalglobln in the.
red corpuscles; but, it may be remarked
as curious fact, even these red corpus
GELS are only red when 3 considerable
number of them are collected to5etner-
single cells being almost transparent and
OF very light straw color. 1t has only
been few years since a distinguishe I
European scientist announced to the
astonished that white blood cells were
really the scavepgers of the sangulneus
fluid; that they were capable of indie
pendent motion, and that they cocupIe
the time in catching aud devourlnG NIL
c,obes.-St. Louis Republic.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-08
How Some Fires Originate.

A list of unusual and curiously causel
fires has been compiled and the Railway
Review mentions some Of the number: ::
IL includes a factory fire which was
traced to railway truck, an over heated
axle having thrown Car from the track
and set fire to petroleum tank from
which the flames spread to the building.
An instance is given in which bucket
greasy waste was ignited by the friction
of belt which sagged against it. In a
harmless case of spontaneous ignition Of
oily waste, this material, with some
wood cdips, had been thrown into tie
Ere box Of an idle locomotive, shortly
after which the workmen we're surprised
BY the blowing of of steam by the
sugine. Another fire was due to oily
waste in manner which could not we'll
be foreseeu. Only heavy mineral oils
we're used, and place was provided for
the waste, but cockchafer crawlei
from the receptacle directly to gas jet,
whcn the creature was quickly con-
,uned, and the oily cotton tilaments ad.
herring to its body spread the FIRE. Well
known incendiaries are Photographic
and other lenses which act as burning
glasses, and bright tight plates, wnlcn
serve as concage mirrors. A plumbers
exploit consisted in applying the dame
test to a newly made joint in gas pipe,
then covering the pipe without noticing
small blue flame, which was discovered
some six weeks afterward, when the leak
had become somewhat enlarged. A
Gail glanced from carpenters hammer
into the conveyor of raw material IN
jute factory, rubbed against the drum
aud produced spark which set fire to
the place. a flood burned one factory
by causing pile Of iron filings to ozl-
d,ze so rapidly as tc become intensely
heated. A stream from the flremen's
hose started second fire in New York
while putting out one in small build
ing, q neighbo-ing shed containing
ouicklime having been penetrated BY the
nv
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-08
Crocodilos and Their fayS.

"E. z" gives in the pages Of the Lon
don Field some interesting information
respecting crocodiles. "During an eigh
years residence in India" he writes, 't
caught many, varying from fifteen to
twen:y-six feet. Let me prsmise by say
ing that there existed at that time, about
eight to ten miles from Calcutta, farm,
with large mill, built on the river sid,
in blight, where pigs were killed and
cured in large numbers, the ofal being
thrown into the river. In this blight ALI
gators sw armed. I for long time tried
shooting, but never got one, for whes
shot they sank, and getting into the cur.
rent, were carried down the stream. I
have shot small ones in tanks, ana they
invariably took from two to three days
to come to the surface. The largest in
bulk that ever caught measured only
nineteen feet three inches, but at least
four inches to six inches of his tail ha |
been taken off. he measured close oa
to twelve fest in girth just behind tha
fore legs or fms. The head when cleaned
weighed sixty -four pounds and the largest
tooth " ounces. BE hal eight shol
wounds in the head, one eye was gone,
aud nearly all Of his snout, and four buL.
lets were cut out OF his body. His in.
side passengers consisted of "a dead
Hindu" seven pairs of bangles, three
arm ornaments, and about fifteen inches
of twisted brass wire; be had also three
hair balls, similar to those found 10 cat
tle-no doubt all formed of pigs hail
from the oEal.
"The longest one I ever caught was
for the late John Waterhouse Of Halifax,
who vas travelling with taxidermlst.
He measured close on twenty-six feel
twenty-five feet ten inches). he was,
however, lanky and would not have
weighed more or so much as the one oi
nineteen feet three inches. have
frequently had in the pen, where they
were put, two together. and pretty
bobbery they made, growing like dogs,
lsshing one another with their tails, and
wrestling with their jaws locked. My
apparatus for catching consisted Of forty
fathons of II inch white MANILA rope,
at the end barrel TO serve as buoy,
pile driven into the ground for a long
turn where necessary, two shark HOOKS
tied together, and for bait the lights of
a pig inflated through part of wind
pipe which foased the hooks. By these
means + have landed over twenty. The
banks were sloping and muddy, so no
wonder the big oae dragged seventeen
men down into the water before he gave
in-in fact, drowned, as ons hook held
and kept his mouth open; the other hook
he Strengthened, and tore the barb OF.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-08
Trailing Escaped Conyicts.

Cody, q convict who escaped from
the Deer Lodge Penitentiary recently,
was young man who had only nine
months to serve, says the Idaho Inter
Mountain. He was engaged in cutting
brush to build dam when ne escaped.
He ran up the railroad track and took
his shoes of to throw the dogs off the
scent should they follow him. But
that was where he made mistake, as
the bare feet gave the dogs a better
scent. Cody left the railroad and
crossed the Deer Lodge River. The
dogs were put upon his trail, one on
each side OF tho river.
Where Cody crossed the river one Of
the bioodhounds stopped and barked
to his companion on the other side.
who Immediately took up the scent.
When Cody saw the dogs coming after
him he was on the railroad again. He
threw up both har ds and ran towards
one of the guards, who was following
the dogs on horseback. In order to
prevent the bloodhounds from jump
ing upon Cody and tearing him to
pieces, they had to let him climb up .
telegraph pole. While he was up
there the dogs were chained together
and kept from him.
Warden Conley says the prisoners
live in terror OF the bloc lhoual<, and
their presence is more effective IN nre-
venting escapes than all the guards
they could hire.