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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06
WIPE OUT TIE SALOON.
Why should This, the Greatest Evil of
Home and Nation. lie Allowed to Exist.

Why Should This, the Greatest Evil of
Home and Nation. lie Allowed to Exist.
The saloon is the vital point in the
rum traffic. 1t is the fertilization be-
hind which that traffic is securely in
trcnched. Through its means. the
drink habit is learned by thousands
who would never have become its vic
Tins had there been no saloons, the cen.
ters Of social life with so many thou
sands. The saloon is the great enemy
of the home. Its garish lights out
shine in attractiveness the evening
lamp around which gathers the family
circle at home; its throng Of gay revel-
ers seems better company to the mex
perienccd boy than that of mother and
sisters around the family hearthstone.
BY allowing the saloon to exist,
we say in effect to our sons, in
experienced in the ways of the world.
vet eager to join its pleasures and taste
its unknown joys, you may fall into
temptation, and probably viii; but that
is your own lookout. You can not walk
from home to your place of employ
ment without passing these places,
whose threshold you should never cross.
But these saloonkecpers must be main
tanned, and if you are foolish enough
to become their victim it is your own
lookout"
But would it not be better, knowing
the real evil of the saloon, to Danish it,
destroy it, that the rising generation of
men shall be delivered from an utterly
needless temptation? Is there think
ing man, no matter even if he be
not a total abstainer, who will
hesitate to aid by his influence
and his vote, the effort to eradicate
this great evil? The saloon is trap
for the young, the snare of all man
kind. 1t even lays its hands upon the
Sabbath. and destroys its sanctity by
turning it into holiday or drunken
revel. It lays heavier tax upon man
kind than the most despotic govern
mcnt upon earth ever dared to inflict
upon its slaves. It reaches out to de-
stroy the home. 1t enters the political
arena. and controls the destiny of the
country. 1t overshadows the land as
did the tabled upas-trec, whose breath
was Ne3ln 10 an unfortunate TO come
under its influence.
The saloon should go; it must go
The blood Of the myriads it has slain
cries out from the ground for its over
throw The tears and sorrow of heart
broken parents, the shame of widowed
women, the degradation and pauper-
ism OF countless host of children,
cry unto Heaven 10 one mighty chorus
OF accusation against it. Why should
our eyes be the longer blinded that we
can not see the malignant curse upon
the nation which it really is? Are we
so utterly selfish, so Indifferent to the
welfare of the people, that we do not
rise in our might as a nation Of breth-
rem, and exterminate this plague-spot
of modern civilization, and shut for
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06
TEMPERANCE TlDINGS.

CLEVELAND, o., has one saloon 70
every 175 inhabitants.
A RECENT dreadful murder in Con.
nect!cut was committed by man who
was drunk on hard cider.
ALL the crimes on earth do not de-
stroy 50 many of the human race nor
ALLEVIATE so much property as intemper-
anCe.-Lord Bacon.
ONE of the bylaws of a newly or
gained church among the Zulus is
that no member shall drink the white
mans grog."
THE annual liquor bill of the United
States is over one-ffth of all our ex-
penses and between fifth and sixth
OF all we produce.
The New York Tribune says: THE
liquor traffic is to-day the heaviest clog
upon the progress, and the deepest dis.
grace, of the nineteenth century.
IT is said that Benjamin Franklin
while working as a printer among
London beer drinkers, was known as
the American aquatic" because he
drank only water.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06
uarrodsburc of Old and To-day.

Before the declaration of independ-
ence was, Harrodsburg was, and there
was time when if King George of
England had dropped into the town
unexpectedly every head would have
bowed and the Harrodsburg brass band
would have played God Save the
King" but that time has passed, and so
has King George. Now if king should
come there the band would play Com
rades, and everybody would trot up
and shake hands with his nibs and ask
him to take something SO much for
the Dec. of Ind. and its glorious results.
1t was in l774 that James Harrod, with
a party of Indians, came ont to the
wilds of this section and established
here the first town in Kentucky. They
called it iIarrodstown at first, then
Oldtown, and finally decided that a
burg was what they wanted, so called
it lIarrodsburg, and thus it has re-
manned to this day.-Louisville Courier
journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06

'lnstead of loading your drays, u
said an Incorporate clerk, you stand
there arguing whether an injunction
could not be brought against the firm
for obstructing the sidewalk You are
your own lawyers, and you have fools
for clients
Judgment may be affirmed" said
''LaWyer John" but not with costs.
We have borrowed our law books, and
we save money by keeping ont of the
saloons. 1t costs us less to fuddle our
brains with law than with drink. A
debauch over Blackstone leaves a bet
ter taste in the mouth than a night
spent in carousing."
So the laugh in the end turned
against the Incorporate clerk The
young porters knew how to take and
return joke. BY their good humor
they amused everybody in the store,
and ii was not long before members of
the firm helped them to get clerkships
in law offices.
One of them to-day is on the bench.
and the other is a lawyer with a lucra-
tive practice. They made their way
rapidly, and neither criticism nor
ridicule kept them back Youths Com
panion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06
SOME STARTLING FIGURES.


Five Times the Total Gate Receipts of the
Worlds Exposition Paid Every Year to
Chicago saloon eepers.
AT largely-attended meeting of the
Catholic clergymen and laymen of one
of the tSading parishes of Chicago,
Father NJ. p. Bowling, one of the most
earnest of those demanding reform,
made an address in which he gave some
startling figures. He said that the
total cost of the Worlds exposition was
S25, 900, 900, the gate receipts $40, 0O0 900
and the appropriation of the city
of Chicago $4,000, 600. And yet, stu
pendous as these figures are. the
money annually paid to the Chicago
saloon-keepers is nearly twice the com
bined construction and general ex-
penses of the Worlds fair, about five
times the total gate receipts and near
ly ten times the city's appropriation
During the six months of the fair the
saloons of the city received not less
than three times the gate receits, So
600 going to them for every 81 900 paid
the fair. lie made a terrible arrain-
ment of the saloon and appealed for
help to save the perishIng thousands
whose degradation is due to drink
Illinois Waterman
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06
Evil of Post Exchanges.

Referring to the regulations govern
ing post exchanges" Gen. o. O. How
ard in his army report recently filed in
Washington, says: II believe the in
crease of cases of court-martial is
largely due to these exchanges 1
form this opinion from the cases that
Nave come before me, and believe the
drinking habit is increased by the
encouragement given them. AS l my
self am regarded as extreme, the words
of the department inspector are at
least suggestive: From the amount
of beer consumed in them (the ex-
changes) it is to be feared that we
shall have many rheumatic and equity
soldiers in the course of time, providing
the restriction on length of service is
taken off"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06

The shops in Italy are startling sur
prise to American. travellers. There is
Il dazzling window display that is inn
possible to resist, and the traveller en-
tiers the shop to see the magnificence
that must be beyond it. Nothing is
there bat a small dark room in which
the family of the shopkeeper lives. The
whole stock in trade is in that one
window. BEHIND it sits the owner, his
wife or clerk, peering out at the pass
ers-by like spider watching for the
unwary fly. The twinllling dark eyes
might easily be mistaken for sparkling
jewels, as they flash out from among
the beautiful wares.-Chi2ago Record
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06
TEMPERANCE NOTES.
STORY OF TWO YOUNG MEN.
Moral Preached by Their Studious. Tenn
perate Habits and Those of an Intem-
perate Clerk.

Moral Preached by Their Studious. Tenn
perate Habits and Those of an Intem-
perate Clerk.
Thirty years ago two Irish immi-
grants employed as porters in New
York warehouses undertook to study
law. After working from morning I'M
I'll night, packing goods, loading drays
and making deliveries, they sat up
until twelve o'clock in their rooms in
a clearinghouse reading law books
and discussing principles and cases.
Inc ambitious young men were so
deeply interested in their night work
that they frequently argued points of
law during leisure moments at the
store, and naturally exposed them
selves to chatting and ridicule With
Irish wit they parried every thrust,
and never lost their tempers.
Their companions nicknamed them
the Judge" and Lawyer John" and
asked them mockingly whether they
thought that merchants would consult
them as lawyers after employing them
as porters.
They may do it." answered the
Judge" after we have worked up a
fine criminal practice in keeping out
OF the penitentiary night brawlers like
yourselves, who ought to be in their
beds and asleep"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06
ODD ORDINANCES
'one queer Regulations Regarding MUS
ances in the City of New York.


some Queer Regulations Regarding MUS
ances in the City of New York.
some OF the local regulations under
winch New Workers live, which it is a
legal offense to violate or ignore, are of
peculiar character What is known
as article "a of the Revised Ordinances
Uhe chapter on nuisances-is perhaps
the most peculiar of all. Any person,
IL says, who shall permit any bear or
otner noXious or dangerous animal to
run at large, or who shall lead any such
animal with chain or rope or other APP
pllance, whether such animal be muz-
Nleo or unmuzzled, in any street, ave-
nue., lane, highway or public place
within the corporate limits of New
FORK shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
aemeanor. Amy person, says section
s4O OF this chapter, who shall raise or
ny any kite in any street, lane, avenue,
or public place south of Fourteenth
street shall be fined five dollars. No
goat shall be permitted to go at large
on any street, avenue, lane. alley, pier,
or wharf under penalty of three dol
lars for every such goat found at large,
TO be paid by the owner or by the per-
son having charge, care or keeping of
such goat"
AS goats cannot be impounded, the
arrest Of stray goat in conformity
with the ordinance quoted, even if the
goats defence did not make such at
tetapted action impracticable, would
! tsNFS'fn1 II ffil-advised proceeding, as the
board of aldermen has no. provided
any place to which an offending goat
may be taken. Section $50 declares
(same chapter of Nuisances) that no
person shall bring into the city of New
York or have in his, her, or their pos
session in said city any oysters be-
tween the first of May and the first of
September in any year, under penalty
of fine of five dollars. No person
shall swim or battle in any of the
waters within the jurisdiction of New
York, except i'll public or private bath
ing houses. unless covered with a bath
ing suit. No grocer, innlleeper, tavern
keeper, or any other person shall have
in his, her, or their premises any fly
ing horse or horses or whirigig or
io"N'ld OoUC Vi o'ier HihcH.lieiS Vi ',o
vice ~ Whatever name IL may NC
cd1Ie''' ui'''er PeildI'y Vi my "oi'"ia -,
NO person Silall use OF perform 'rIi W v. i'n'
vi iir' Vi procure VI ""eI any o I.'l
person 70 use OF perform win any n ltI!
organ III any ol inc s'reetS OF pun IL
places u We" lorh Oelore inc iioul %
d. H. Ut aller inc ilour oI p H. e.'cii
gay no[ curing any P"r' Vi IilG III >
ddy Oh Cne week commonly eaileo sun,
u"y' NJ PoI9ol shall PEI III "Poi' a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06

A waist of cherry Henrietta to be
worn with brown, gray or navy skirts,
has stirring at the center fronts.
leg-of mutton sleeves, crush belt and
collar, and circular epaulettes. All
edges are finished with three rows OF
No. | black satin ribbon. One of striped
blue and beige flannel has pointed
yoke stitched on the one-piece back,
leg-Of-mutton sleeves having deep cuffs,
turnover collar and three boX-plaits in
front This is worn with a blue ribbon
betting belt, such as sells from thirty
nine cents at this season. For nicer
wear an old rose surah has a round
yoke of three puffs, leg-of-mutton
sleeves, crush collar and belt. All
edges are finished with an inch-wide
edging of white guipure lace sewed
under the silk edge. For all kinds of
wear changeable brown and blue or
green taffeta is made with the inevita-
bic leg-of-mutton sleeves, crush collar
and belt, epaulettes ending as revers,
or shirred yoke without any revers.
These waists are worn to school,
church, at home, girls parties and to
dancing-school.- Ladies' Home Journal.
-Scioto means Hairy Stream" In
early days, the waters of this and
other streams often contained deers'
hairs at the season when these ami
mails were shedding and frequently
took to the water.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06
Sermon Preached by a Comparison.

The United Kingdom Temperance
and General Provident Institution of
London has since 1910 issued more
than 100000 policies. 1t had June,
1894, over $4,000 policies in force, COW
ering insurance to the amount of over
So, 600, 0OO For twenty-eight years
past it has had two section-a TEN
perance Section, in which abstalners
only are insured, and General Sec
ton in which those who use into XII
cants moderately are included. The
record of the twenty-eight years shows
the actual" claims in temperance
section to have been about 70 per cent
of the Expected" while in the gem
eral section they have been about 90
per cent. of the Expected"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06
ITS HEREDITARY EFFECTS.
Drinking Fathers Leave Sinful Herltages
and Make the Poorest Husbands.

Drinking Fathers Leave Sinful Herltages
and Make the Poorest Husbands.
Anthony Comstocil in reply to the
question from Dcmorest's Magazine as
to who makes the best husbands?"
writes:
l have studied the laws OF heredity,
practically, and with hundreds of liv-
ing illustrations, right here in this
office, for twenty-five years, and have
reached firm conviction that no man
is worthy to become a husband or
father who is not always sober and
clean. find that nine out of every ten
men who drink had drinking fathers
or drinking family before them. The
father says: "Oh! l only drink a little,
you know; it never effects me-" But the
father never knows what terrible eff
fects of just drinking "a little" may be
revealed in his offspring; what awful
influence it may have upon the mind
and habits of his child You can not
enervate the mind and body and have
strength and intellect remain. If you
are father, as you sow strength and
intellect in yourself, so shall you reap
strength and intellect in your chill
dren. If drunkenness and licentious-
ness go hand in hand, if we are gen
Grating drunken race, then we are
producing at the same time an unclean
race. There is room here, regret to
say, only for the cruel, hard facts.
Let thinking men and women consider
them; and above all, let the wives
bring all their loving influence to bear
upon their husbands to restrain those
very husbands from drinking. And
the woman who can keep her husband
from strong drink will have the very
best husband
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06
An Archbishop,s Robes. 1eO5.

In our own time, when, from anti
quarian curiosity or some other reason.
ancient tombS have been opened, we
have come face to face with long buried
specimens of olden needlework An
instance occurred not long since in
Canterbury cathedral, when the tomE
of Hubert Walter was opened. This
ecclesiastic was archbishop of Canter-
bury when he died, in 1905. Only his
bones remained when the investigation
in question took place, but these lay in
the vestments in which the body was
inferred nearly seven hundred years
ago. and on these robes are various EN-.
broideries in silk and gold. The linen
was found to be considerably decayed.
but the amber-colored silk on which
the embroidery is worked is in fair
preservation. This work consists of
angels, the evangelists, and other sa-
cred figures arranged chiefly in round
lets. In the same cathedral may also
be seen another specimen Of even
greater interest; this is the velvet upon
"a surcoat worn over armor) of the
Black Prince, which is suspended over
his tomb 1t is embroidered with his
arms in gold. The robes of the Saxon
bishop, st. Cuthbert, in the library of
4, a.rham cathedral, are also enriched
with needlework. -Chamb Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06
UNCONSTITUTIONAL union Goes on RECORD.

The international Typographical
union in session recently AL Louisville,
Ky, instructed its delegates to the
American Federation to favor the ma
tional and state destruction of the
liquor traffic. The resolution was
adopted almost unanimously, and a
gift of flask of whisky for each mem
Der, male and female, which was sent
to The convention by one of the city
officials, was declined with thanks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06

ever these gates OF death through
which each year an army of seventy
five thousand persons marches to per-
dition? When will the people rise in
majesty, abolish the rum traffic, close
up the saloon, and pulverize the rum
power. -Ioledo Blade.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-12-06

-Lehigh is a corruption of the l. liam
word lechau, "a fork"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-16

a similar symposium under more fav-
orable circumstances. The music, both
vocal and instrumental, was splendidly
executed and too much praise cannot
be awarded to the two young violinists
Miss Mary Field and Master George
Lusll, who played long and difficult
pieces with the most artistic accuracy.
We were also especially pleased with
the recitations "rhe Death Bridge Of
the Tay." was most wildly and pa
thetlcally given by Mrs Nordyke, and
her enunciatlon was absolutely perfect.
Miss Nelke was as charming and bright
as usual aud eloquently told THE Pi-
lots Story" Of the captive slave. She
was greeted with rapturous applause.
by her numerous friends. and in re-
Spouse TO an encore kindly gave uH in
her inimitable way humorous Irish
dialogue, which fairly convulsed the
house with LAUGHTER.
The rendition of 'Hagar's Parting
from Abraham" by Miss Forrest Tuck
err, was such as to arouse the listless
and enthuse the most critical. In one
selection is rarely found as wide a scope
for dramatic power. Hatred, love.
scorn. grief, despair and hope followed
in rapid succession and the vivid por-
trayal OF each was both grand and SUI
perb. and the dignity of manner add
ed y charm to the intellectual express
sion. It can be said Of Miss Tucker
that few reach such perfect standard
in the presentation of most difficult
part.
The closing number, Good Night"
given by the ladies' quartette. was quite
pleasing feature and will long lin
ger In the memory, We are proud of
such talent in Fort Worth. Ladies,
give us repetition of the entertain
ment. SPECTATOR.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-16

Special Dispatch.
Ardmore, 1. II. May 15.-Chief Mar
shall L. L. Stowe left on early rain his
morning for Houston. Texas with
reluisition papers for one c. NJ. Ha-
worth who is wanted for enlightenment.
haworh is a young man, having lac
~ attained his majority. and for a
time was agent Of the Chicago, Rocl,
Island and Pacific railroad Terral.
l. t. Last September he very mvs-
teriously disappeared. A careful in
Vestisation by the railroad and express
companies, for which he was agent.
revealed a shortage OF several hum
dred dollars in bis accounts. His dis
cripuon was wired to various parts OF
the country, and every effort made to
apprehend him. Last Sunday Mar
sinai Stowe received message from
George Ellis, sheriff at Houston, say
ing he had arresed Haworh and
jailed him there, and to come for him
at once. The young man is said to be
OF most excellent family.
He will be vigorously prosecuted by
the Rock Island railroad and exnress
companies.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-16

While 1t has been almost impossible
to make turn anywhere for the past
few days without running aground of
Baptist, 1t was noticeable that n
eoteiie Of prominent lights made their
headquarters at the Mcleod. This no.
tel, by the way, which is the most
centrally located of Dallas obstetrics.
mas Just changed hands. having come
under the management of Mr.. N. b.
Sigh. well known as financier
throughout North Texas, He has some
peculiar notions about running a hotel,
one of which is that the more pal
ateable the cuisine the better the busl-
ness. and the policy seems to be q
success.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-16

A clever Piece of Forgery Detected
ut Ardmore.

N'''er ticce OF Forgery Detected
ut Ardmore.
Special Dispatch.
Ardmore' 1. IT, May 15.-A clever for
gerry was detected this morning iust a,
time to prevent a $50 loss. The 1cIrs,
National Bank received a welis-Fargo
express money order from law arr,
In st. Louis, Mo, for collection. Tho
money order is drawn for $50 ava
shows to have been issued at Cb,caeo
III, and is signed by Arson Gordor
tie eomrany's agent at that point and
is msse payable to George Monroe th,s
place, It is Endorsed by b. n. Frond
Enclosed with the order were pr,ntsa
instructions from the ST. Louis Ar,
to the bank as TO the manner in whlch
to remit proceeds Of the order.
Yesterday Agent Brown of the Wells
Fargo company read in the st. Iopls
Republic where forty welIs-rarro
money orders h,d beet printed -
forged at and In the vicinity NJ Roe
ton Mass. and as The order presented
h,re bore corresponding number ~
those forged at Boston he refused ~
cash It and teiegraphed inoulrlng !,
It was genuine.
The order was nronounea ,o,,s.
and payment refused. The orS. ss' ],
eieverly executed, beiag an exac, ,d =
simile of = wells-Fareo money ora l~
save %ai ir does not show The A.
tsinting IT, nun
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-16
SOME NEW RULES.
o,on.inuea From First raee.

In oIoouent ,orms or ut, ,o,naopor
with the colered Methodis,s
"rhIs chanel" DIR. collins sa,a "wes
named for myself and I mayer dreamed
that the general conference nould hold
It's session here"
He gave his bearers much ,ood ad.
Vice. ana Mt tho conclusion 81 Me
speech n vote OF thanks was tardsred
the sneaker
Rev. walters and Mr. Hart re,,,,.d
TO MIR. Collins i'm feeling terms and
evoked the hearty "amensr Of the
assembiage.
Mrs. Charlotte canady asked permis.
sion to address the conference. hut was
prohibited ON account Of the late hour
A sneeInI dav wos "a, 80 " ~.
the lady.
The election a, nm ea,,or cor a..
chrIstlan Indax ana noo,, ~
,v"s ,sa ~, I ",'.,. anu oooN asen'