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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
FIReSIDE FRAGMENTS.

Providence Rye GLADSTONE pint
OF milk, one tablespoonful of Indian
meal, one egg, and rye meal enough to
make it as thick as batter. Bake in
cups.-Boston Budget
Snow Cream.-If made with dry
soft snow it is equal to ice cream, and
Is made in few minutes One egg,
one-half cup of sweet milk or sweet
cream. one teaspoon vanilla, stir in
enough snow to make it stiff-Ohio
Farmer.
Tomato Sauce. -Scald and peel six
large, ripe tomatoes; cut them up and
stew slowly, cream together one table
spoonful of butter, one tablespoonful of
sugar, one tablespoonful of flour; when
the tomatoes are thoroughly done and
reduced to fine pulp, add pepper and
salt stir the butter, sugar and flour in;
let boil up, and serve IN winter this
sauce may be made from nice canned
tomatoes Farmers Voice.
Charlotte Russe.-Talle pint cake
tin, and line the sides of it with bis
cults. fitting them close to each other,
and cutting off the ends of the biscuits
that stand above the tin. Dissolve
half an ounce of gelatine powder in Il
gill OF milk in a stewpan. Whip half
pint of cream to stiff froth, and add
sugar and vanilla to flavor it. Then
strain the dissolved gelatine gradually
into the cream, mix it well with "a
wooden spoon, and pour it gently into
the mould, SO as not to disarrange the
savoy biscuits When cold, turn out
and serve. Garnish with preserved
cherries on the top, and a little an
gelica chopped finely. Leeds Mercury.
Chicken and Mushroom Patties.-
Cut fine the meat of tender chicken
boiled. Chop cupful of canned mush-
rooms, and mix with the chicken. Into
saucepan put tablespoonful nice
butter; add two level tablespoonfuls
flour; and when smooth gill each OF
hot milk and cream. As soon as this
boils, add the meat, and season with
salt and pepper; and when all is very
hot, add the yollls of two well-beaten
eggs. This is prettily served in little
baskets made Of lettuce leaves tied
with narrow ribbons, or in fancy paper
es.-Mrs. w. l.. Wise, in Farm and
Home.
"A Savory Rechauffe.- Put into the
chatting dish two tablespoonfuls of but
ter and one of fruit jelly, apple cur
rant or grape, with tablespoonful of
Try mustard. Stir until the butter and
jelly are melted and blend. A rather
low flame should be used for this to
prevent any danger of the jelly scorch-
ing, In the sauce thus prepared lay
slices of underdone lamb, mutton or
roast beef Salt and pepper them to
taste, and let them simmer for several
minutes turning them often that they
may be heated and seasoned thorough
ly, yet not scorche,1. This is an admir-
able recipe for warming over cold game
or fowl-N Y. Observer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
WHAT DOLLAR BILLS WEIGH.
A Guessing Contest in Which Several
Gained a knowledge of Gravity.

A Guessing Contest in Which Several
Gained a knowledge of Gravity.
Several customers were chatting in a
Lafayette avenue grocery store one
evening recently when the grocer
pointed to a half barrel of small beans
and asked how many of them it would
require to make bushel.
Various estimates were offered One
man recklessly put the number down
at fifty thousand, which occasioned
laugh from all the others who had
guessed a much lesser quantity, rang
ing all the way from five thousand to
twenty thousand
"Well, gentlemen" remarked the
grocer, you are all wrong. There are
approximately one hundred and nine
teen thousand beans in a bushel."
No one was inclined to believe him
until he showed them that it took sixty
beans, selected at random, to weigh
half an ounce. The rest of the calcu-
lation was simple.
snow, then" said one of the party,
"since we are engaged in guessing con-
tests, how many dollar bills would it
take to weigh as much as silver dol
lar?"
One said one hundred, another said
seventy-fve, while the grocer, who
knew all about beans, put the figures
at three hundred.
'All wrong" remarked the man 1T
takes just twenty-five" This was
proven to be the case by experiment.
n. Y Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
VARIOUS NOTES.

THERE are over forty temperance So
cieties in Japan, with membership of
upwards of ten thousand men and
women.
THE Wine and Spirit Gazette saws
there are nearly two hundred thousand
voters in the Empire state who live by
the saloon.
The dram drinller who says that he
can quit, but won't, is father to the man
who says that he would quit but can't.
Young Mems Era.
WITHIN ten years there have been in
this country 81, 1884 deaths from yellow
fever and $50, 1000 deaths from alcohol.
Yet we license alcohol and quarantine
yellow fever.
ALARMED at the ravages Of strong
drink, the Belgian government has or.
dered the display in all schoolrooms Of
printed placard setting forth the Ia.
furious effects Of Standardization.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
A STRANGE PEOPLE.
The Tarahumaris Indians and Some or
Their Habits.

The TarahumariS Indians, inhabitinG
the Sierra Madre, are a strange people.
Their devil is always represented
with beard and they call the Next
cans the bearded ones" Ny offer of
some tobacco was once refused by a
man because he feared that it would
cause a beard to grow on his face-be-
cause | was bearded man. A medi-
cine man once astonished me by hav-
ing his hair cut short. When [ asked
him why he had done so, he said it was
not good because it was old; his head
would get new and good thoughts with
new hair. When the hair is cut off for
this reason the head is covered with a
piece of cotton cloth to keep the mans
thoughts from escaping. When they
cut hair from the head because it is too
long they place it under a stone or hang
it from the branch of tree.
In the pine regions, where they live
longer than in the barrancas, it is not
infrequent to meet men and women
who are at least one hundred years old.
Long life is what they pray for. Old
people are many; their hair is gray but
they are seldom bald. There is pecu-
liar but very slight and indescribable
odor characteristic of the Tarahumari;
he himself does not recognize it; but
he says that the Mexican smells like a
pig and the American like cotfee-both
offensive Odors to him.
The Tarahumari never cheats and is
a pleasant fellow to deal with so far as
honesty goes. He is averse, however,
to selling anything and considers it a
favor; in fact, when you succeed in
making bargain with an Indian the
mere fact established a species of
brotherhood between you and facili-
tates later transactions. Time for con-
sideration is thought absolutely neces-
sary by the Indian. To buy sheep
requires at least two hours. In all
bargains he always consults his wife
and even his children, and if any of
them, even the youngest, Objects moth
ing can be done. To conclude bar
gain about an OK may require three
days. The almighty dollar has no
power with most of them.
The Tarahumari has no word for
love. His heart wants him Tor herr
very much" is their expression. The
husband and wife when alone kiss each
other. Mothers and fathers kiss the
little ones on their mouth or stomach,
as do also the brothers and sisters AL
though phlegmatic, the Tarahumaris
are affectonate; but it is seldom that
they show affection in public unless
when drunk. They are apt to be
Jealous and are sometimes inclined to
coquetry. have seen the Tarahumari
girls endeavor to attract attention by
biting their wrists, at the same time
throwing coquettish glances toward
the object of their attentions. Prof.
Carl Lumboltz, in Century.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
THE STARFISH.
Some Queer Things That This Odd Crea-
ture is Said to Do.

There are several pretty creatures
who live in the water, and are classed
as fishes" yet who do not look like
the fishes we usually know. One of
the most common and familiar of them
is the startish. Many of you who have
been to the seaside this summer have a
starfsh, or, perhaps, several of them,
among your curiosities
There are several kinds of starfish,
some of them being very beautiful,
with long, feathery arms, The COM
mon starfish, which you have doubtless
seen, is fve-pointed creature, his
shape, of course, giving him his name
These fishes are soft and fiabby while
living, but when dead and dried they
present a brittle and shell-lille appear
ance. They vary in size, from tiny
creatures an inch across to twelve and
fourteen inches in size, or perhaps
much larger but this size is that ordi-
narily found on nearby coasts.
The startish manages to walk along
the land by the aid of numbers of tiny
feet on the under part of its body. 1t
not only walks easily, but is said to
stand up occasionally on one of its
points and survey the scenery, but as
we have never seen a starfish do that
we cannot vouch for the fact.
Startish, so naturalists tell us, live
upon mollusks, and are specially fond
of oysters. But when the oyster de-
clines to come out of his she'll in order
to provide dinner for Mr. Starfish,
that gentleman has a way of taking
him whether the oyster wishes to come
or not. Our naturalist says:
1.-THE starfish lays himself down on
his victim, and, folding his five arms
about it, holds it firmly in place. Then
he gradually pushes his stomach out
through his mouth, and wraps it around
the unfortunate oyster. Whether some
fluid of the stomach forces the shell
open is not known. But the result is
the securing of dinner for the star
fish, and the death of the oyster" One
of the peculiarities of the starfsh is
that a new arm grows whenever one is
destroyed. Even if half the fish be de-
stroyed, the missing part will be re-
placed, as good as ever.-N. Y. World.
The allowance for temperature in
a steel tape is determined by two-thirdS
of the difference between the tempera-
ture of the air and that at which the
tape was standardized. The difference
is the number of thousandths of foot
to be allowed for each hundred feet
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
ADDRESS ON TEMPERANCE.
A Sabbath-School Superintendent Earn
est, Forcible Appeal.

A Sabbath-SchooI Superintendent Earn
est, Forcible Appeal.
DIR. John s. Marshall, superintendent
of the First Baptist Sunday-school of
Chicago, recently delivered the follow
ing excellent short address on TEN per-
ance at the school:
Daniel purposed in his heart that he
would not defile himself with the por-
ton of the kings meat"-because it
was unholy-"nor with the wine that
he drank"-because he recognized the
fact that it had the power to ruin both
body and soul.
love to think of this boy only about
fourteen years old, exhibiting so much
decision of character, so much stamina
He must have had good and wise IA
Their and mother. How carefully they
must have taught him; how thorough
1J they must have instilled into his
mind the law of God.
Daniel had the courage of his convic-
ticns. and dared to do what he believed
WAS right.
Daniel had to face the question of
strong drink, and he did it manfully.
The same uestion confronts US to-day
have we the courage?
believe strong drink is the greatest
cuI Sc under the sun. Then why not
fgnt it? Every civilized nation upon
the earth is cursed with it. Then, why
not try to stamp it out?
Do you know that sixty thousand
people die every year as the direct re-
sult of strong drink? that sixty thou
sand annually fill drunkard's graves?
and that sixty thousand boys and girls
begin this downward course every
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
A LITTLE CHILD'S LEADING.
Testimony of Drunkard Father to the
Influence of His Little Girl.


A remarka BILE case of child influence
is reported by an exchange to have re-
Gently occurred in London. A lecturer
in the course of his remarks said:
Everybody has influence, even that
child pointing to little girl who sat
beside her father.
That's true" cried the man.
At the close, he sa id to the lecturer:
81 beg your pardon, sir, but l could
not help speaking. l was once drunk
ard. | used to carry this child with me
to the public house sometimes. As l
approached it one night, hearing a
great noise inside, she said:
Don't go, father"
60 Please, father, don't GOT
"'Hold your tongue, said
presently big tear fell on my
cheek-I could not get a step farther,
turned and went home, and have
never been in a barroom since. Thank
God for it! am now happy man, and
this little girl has led me to it; and
when you said that even she had influ-
ence, | could not help saying, That's
truer"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
Some New Belts.

A pretty belt has folds of silk run
ming round the waist, with the silk at
the sides shaped into an imitation of
the prickly cactus leaf, this appear
ance being given by stitching. Another
novel belt is of velvet, with the portion
of the right side cut into two sections,
initiating the umbrella palm, and
beaded very delicately along the edge
of each of the many divisions of the
leaf OF this plant. The upper leaf
stands upright against the side, and is
set just below the bust N. Y. World
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
TEMPERANCE NOTES.
GIVE 1T NO QUARTER.
The Saloon, the Greatest Evil In the Land
To-Day, Should Be Wiped Out.

To-Day, Should Be Wiped Out.
Lord Rosebery, the present prime
minister of the United Kingdom, in a
recent public speech, said; IF the
nation does not soon control the liquor
traf'c, the liquor traffic will control
the 4atiOn.' That is the condition of
things now in this country. Not long
before his death Wendell Phillips said:
The large cities of this country are
governed by the saloon in their own
interest Whatever may have been
the extent of the power of the liquor
traffic at that time, it now covers
much larger area of our country than
TIL at assigned to it by Mr.. Phillips. If
there is now any state in the Union, or
any city, large or small, not in some
way controlled by the liquor traffic,
do not know the name of it nor where
it can be found.
The saloon, under whatever name it
may exist or whatever restrictions NAV
be placed upon it, is inconsistent with
the general good. 1t wages deadly war
upon every interest of nation, state and
people, and no so-called regulation of
1t or restriction can change its charac-
ter or diminish its power for evil 1t
will be always, under all circum-
stances, the prolific source of poverty.
pauperism and crime; of misery, wretch
edness and ruin to the people; of demon
alization, degradation and brutaliza-
ton twill and must antagonize every
thing that is good, and under no cir
cumstances or conditions can it have
any other influence in the community
than what is evil, and so bad that no
worse
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22

The BANNER WE We ENLISTED UNDER.
The drink bill of the nation in 1894
was more than twelve hundred million
dollars; the indirect cost, loss and
waste can not be accurately stated, but
must amount at least to one thousand
million dollars. Adopting that esti-
mate, the whole cost direct and indi-
rect, is more than twenty-five hun
dred million dollars annually, of which
twelve hundred millions at least falls
to the share of those who can not, with
that enormous expenditure, provide
decentIy for the proper support of the
family and the education of the chill
dren. who grow up without any suit
able training for citizenship, and must
swell the ranks of the dangerous
Glasses of society.
The liquor traffic adds nothing to
the national wealth, nothing to the
prosperity of the country; nothing to
the welfare and happiness of the peo-
pie. 1t earns nothing, not penny;
the enormous fortunes that many deal
ers in alcoholic liquors accumulate,
whatever their magnitude, are so much
scraped up from the earnings of others;
largely from the pitiful wages received
by their victims from their intermit-
tent and imperfect work, while these
poor wretches leave wives and children
to freeze and starve or to throw them
selves upon public charity, which they
are compelled to do in vast numbers.
Drunken men; freezing, starving, help
less wives and children; beggars,
tramps, thieves, burglars, robbers,
incendiaries, murderers; mobs, riots,
outrages of every form and degree of
violence and infamy; such are the in
evitable products of the saloon besides
thousand other infamies which de-
cency forbids one even to name More
and greater evils come from the saloon
to nation, state and people than are
the outcome of all other evils ind
crimes of whatever name. We must
not, under any circumstances nor for
any consideration, consent to any COM
promise or treaty or truce with the in
famous crime. 1t should be a relent-
less war under the black flag, with No
Quarter blazoned on its banner Cen
Neal Dow, in n. Y. Independent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
In the Rocky Mountains.

-Traveler-But l can't see why
you're so down" on the dude eastern
tourist.
Grizzly Bill-Stranger, l hain't got
no use for Teller that cuts his pants
off at the knees when he might wear
'em long enough to tuck in his boots!-
n, Y. Advertiser.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22

Novice-Ou what theme would Glib
bler's Magazine most likely accept an
article?
Ben Thereon the relative strength
of the different baking powders -
Truth
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22

T. V. Powderly, ex-president of the
Knights of Labor, believes that the
cause of temperance is gaining ground,
and all because men and women who
believe in it can not be browbeaten or
fri tened
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22
Timely Help.

She heard his passionate protestation
of love.
NO" she declared; II cannot change
my mind"
A sardonic smile stole about his lips.
SIN that connection"
He was suddenly calm.
Il would like to call your atten-
ton to our system of developing the in
tellect; complete in fifteen lessons; no
teacher required. Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-22

Prof. Won Socialistick-E fferywhere
VIC go we Wind spirit off unrest.
Hosts Little Boy-Yes, indeedy. Just
listen to the baby. Nurse can't do q
hing with him to-day.-GOod News
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-07
ST. LOUIS RACES.
Sam b., No Remarks, Little Fellow. Jr.,
Arthur g., Roy and Pioneer.

Sam b., No Remarks, Little Fellow. Jr,
Arthur c., Roy and Pioneer.
ST. Louis. Mo, March G,-Weather clear
and pleasant at Madison today. but track
heavy.
Selling, five furlongs-sam f. p1 Hyle,
10 to y won; Frank Ellis dOi. c. Hues-
ton, to p, second; Buckhorn COG, Berger
8 10 y, third. Time, lib.
Selling, 1--WE and half fnrlongs--No Re;
marks Q03. Wallace, 70 y, won; Montcll
(9G. McCue. 10 u, second, Governor
Brown Q07, Elliot, 30 to o. third. Time,
I.27,
Five furlongs-Little Fellow, Jr., d07.
Bebo. 10 TO D. won Beeton 90, Soden, 9
10 y, second; Jessie Bennett (9l, Hyle. u
to D. third. Time, l;l2lz
Five and half furlongs, selling-Arthur
G. u07, c. Hueston, 10 y, won Pisano
Easley 10 d. third. Time, 1870,
Five furiongs-Roy gOz, Arnold to D.
ond;. Colonel S. uOl Hueston, TO D.,
Selling six and a half furlongs-Pioneer
l03, Berger . 10 p, won; bushranger
(e9. Wallace. 20 10 D. second; Oliver twist
dlJ. Il. Denny. TO u, third. Time, 1884.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-07
APPOINTMENTS.

George NJ. Hughes has been appointed
general agent in New York for the New
York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad
company.
A. c. Michaelis has received the APP
pointmcnt as traffic manager OF the New
York and Mobile Steamship company, with
headquarters at St Louis For the pres
ent' however, he will be at u Broadway.
New York
II. A. Kimbal has been appointed man
aging dlrcc tor and ID. Q. Prescott, general
superintendent and traffic manager of the
Concord and Montreal railroad, the resig-
nation of General Manager 7. A. Mackin-
non having been accepted.
The Fort Worth and Rio Grande has
recently created the office of travelling
freight agent, and has appointed n. r.
Wilson to the position. Mr. Wilson has
assumed the duties of his office. The new
appolntee was late travelling freight agent
for the Gulf, but previously was CONNER
cial agent of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas at Pittsburg, Pa, The appoint
ment is said to have been worthlly be
slowed
Mr. b. r. Dunn has been appointed dis
triCt freight and passenger agent of the
Choctaw Coal and Railway company for
the Western division. with headquarters
at Oklahoma city All matters pertaining
to the traffic of the Western division will
be under his control under the supervision
of j. +. Holden, auditor and traffic man
n we
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-07
TEE RACING CIRCUIT.
VICE PRESIDENT II. t. IL. WILSON
INTERVIEWED.
Spring Races to Re Held In Houston
During tho Latter Part OF May.
A Fine Outlook for tho
Turf in Texas

A Post reporter met Mr.. Harvey T. II.
Wilson yesterday, who had Just returned
from Dallas, where he has been In at.
tendance at the meeting OF the Texas
Racing association, Mr.. Wilson is vice
president OF the new organization and in
the absence Of the president Mr.. Ramp
man OF san Antonio, he was elected
temporary chairman. An executive COM
mtttee was formed. consisting of Messrs
Jjohn simpson, OF Dallas, chairman. Henry
ENall OF Dallas, :, L. Specl OF San An
tonic, y. J, W hitsctt OF Corsicanu and
{. j, Lonclls OF htlsporo, with authority
t9, approve all dates Tor fairs ard meets,
an plans concerning the management OF
tracks, etc, To- be under their supervision
ana subject to their approval Each local
oFGauizauou Will arrange Its own pro-
IIammes and purses The membership OF
lhe state association consists OF the
different race tracks in the State
About fifteen tracks Joined the pssocia-
ton a thig meeting. and about fifteen
more annii.d for membership by letter.
the Dallas association was not pre-
pared to name a date Tor their spring
meet, but VIII arrange satisfactory dates
with the Houston track, before their ad-
Nertising Is put out.
The spring races will be held In Hous-
ton on Mr.. Wilson'S new track during the
latter Part OF May. There were owners OF
over two hundred head OF thoroughhre
crs and representatives OF the various
tracks of the state who expressed their
intention OF remaining in Texas and maxi
ing this new circuit.
Complimentary letters from a number
Of prominent railroad officials, who ap-
proved Of the good work and Offering
all the assistance in their power in the
way OF furnishing the best railroad ac-
meeting adjourned. subject to cai Of act
ing chairman, Mr.. Wilson.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-07

a gentleman who was in Houston a
few days since remarked to Post re-
porter that he had formerly been pos
tai clerk on a prominent railroad.
In relating some OF his experiences the
ex-clerk stated that this branch OF the
public service, which world seem to de.
serve so much attention, received less
consideration probably than any other.
1T shares" he continued with the
llfe-saving service the reputation Of be-
ing more dangerous than any other form
of endeavor for which this government
pays salary, and It lives up to It's repuie.
A harder combination Of physical eNer-
tioE and mental strain than that required
of the clerks, who spend much of their
time In rapidly moving cars, could hardly
consequent upon many hours of continu-
Gus application to duty are added the
possibilities of horror ever present in
railroad work IL would seem as though no
way OF earning living could be much
more unpopular.
"One of the most fearful risks is that
OF conhagration following closely upon
collision or derailment, and t. the re-
m0Val Of this the authorities should APP
ply themselves with humane haste. At
present the postal cars are Illuminated
by oil lamps-an ancient fashion, for the
continuance of which there Is no sound
excuse. All the trains on roads That pre-
tend to be anything are equipped with
compressed gas or with electric light, but
the postal cars in those same trains have
nothing better than malOdOrOus, leaky
and dangerous oil lamps. Large quanti-
ties OF mail are annually destroyed by
the lamps. a fact that should he potent
to work reform But human life Is price
less and II is in Its behalf that agitation
should he continuous until the old-fasl-
Toned oil lamp is suppanted by gas or