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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-12
LOANS TO DRINKERS.
Money Thus Placed Can Not Be Recovered
"A Case in Point.


People who are in the habit of loan
ing men of Incorporate habits money
with which buy liquor would do well
to pay some attention to an opinion by
by Judge Hawkins, handed down in
the orphans court recently, for in his
judgment they are equally guilty of
misdemeanor with the retail dealer
who sells the liquor. The opinion is
filed in the matter of the estate of
Charles L. Phillips. The question in
volved arises out of a claim for 81, 525. 80,
presented by Frederick Shielded and
made up of small items of cash loaned
to Mr.. Phillips from day to day for
upward of a year prior to September,
1892 Mr.. Shielded testified at the
audit that 1.-The reason why Charles
gou money from me was because he
was drinking man and was ashamed
to go to the bank and his family had
stopped stopped payment of his
checks. Charlie was not drunk all the
time. l have drank with him, but did
not stay long at time with him in sa-
looms" The evidence, however,
showed that Phillips frequently went
to the bank during this period, and
that Shielded was with him when many
of his checks were cashed. From Sep
TENDER "a, 1891, to Septembe 80, 1892,
Phillips drew siXty-seven checks,
amounting in the aggregate to 81, 500.
20. The whole amount alleged to have
been advanced by Shielded in addition
to this from August l6, 1891 to Janu-
airy 30, 1892, was SIPS. so, making the
total expenditures of Phillips for a
little over year S., AIS. 80. Phillips
was not engaged in business; was ad-
mittedly OF incorporate habits and
part of the time was confined III a hos
pltal from the effects of these habits
In refusing Sheidel'S claim Judge
Hawkins makes the following pointed
remarks: These loans were for the
most part avowedly made for the pur-
pose of enabling Mr.. Phillips to crafty
his habit of Incorporate drinking in
defiance of the wishes of his family
There can be no other construction
placed on Sheidel's evidence. While no
precedent in point has been found, this
case comes clearly within the prohibi-
ton of public policy. The Brooks law
not only expressly withholds from re-
tail dealers right in any case to re-
cover for liquor sold, but makes the
sale of them to persons of Incorporate
habits a criminal offense. 1t is OBJ
vious that the law is equally APP
plicable to a man who furnishes
the drinks and to him who
furnishes the money to pay for
them. Each contributes to the temp
tation. There is no reason for dis.
elimination between them. The law
is applica BILE to and should be obeyed
by all. The purpose Of the alleged
| loans, out of which Mr.. Sheidel's claims
arise, was, as has been shown, plainly
illegal. 1t was an aggravation of the
offenses that he acted in defiance OF
the wishes of Mr.. Phillips family, and
can have no standing in court OF
equity" Judge Hawkins also dis.
missed a petition of Sheidel's to have
the case opened for further hearing
at the cost of the petitioner. The bal.
ance for distribution in the Phillips
estate is S26, 655. 20. 1t is divided equal.
ly among the heirs under the provi
sions of the will.-Pitts5urgh Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-12
GREECE'S CURRANTS.
Tho New Danger Threatening Land Be-
set by Many Ills and Disadvantages.

set by Many Ills and Disadvantages.
The people of the kingdom of Greece
suffer from many ills and disadvan-
tages which do not beset nationalities
less distinguished than the descend
ants of the ancient Hellenes. They
have an occasional earthquake,
droughtS are not uncommon, volcanic
eruptions rattle them, Turkish ma
rauders make murderous onslaughts
on them, and occasional notices are
served on them by English, French,
German and Russian bondholders that
the quarterly interest on sundry mort
cages is past due and must be paid
without further delay or evasion. But
recently the people of Greece have suf
fered from new difficulty; the cur
rant or raisin crop is too generous.
There is too much of it. The land has
proved too fertile, and, in consequence
threatened with serious financial diff
culties such as overtake the husband
men of other agricultural lands when
the crop runs short.
Corn is not produced in Greece in
sufficient qualities to supply the in
habitants, and a certain amount has
to be imported every year from Russia.
The most favored and best cultivated
crop is the currant. Immense dis
tricts are planted with currants in
various parts of the kingdom, par
ticularly along the shores of the Gulf
of Corinth, between the towns of
Corinth and Patras and on the islands
of Zante and Cephalonia. The chief
market for Greek currants is England,
which takes from nine to ten million
dollars worth in a year. They are ex-
ported to other countries, but not to
the same extent as to England, where
the popularity of plum pudding and
mince pies keeps up steady market
for Zante currants, as they are often
called in the trade. The United States
have very little commerce with Greece
next to none at all, in fact. During
the last fiscal year reported, the total
exports of American goods and prod
ucts of all kinds to Greece amounted
to only one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars, while the imports tc
this country from Greece, chiefly cur
rants, amounted to eight hundred
thousand dollars.
The farmers OF Greece. or more
properly the farmers of the currant
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-12
BOASTS AND BAKES.


of Cooking Meats.
Ovens ought always to be kept really
clean Doubtless much neglect is due
to their being black and dark; but it is
no excuse for the dirty state they are
so>comiaopA~ in. 1t may be thought
that ~,sS EeaJsof the ovens kept it pure,
if not actually clean; but this is only
correct in a very limited way, as can
be judged by the odor usually ex-
perienced if an empty oven is we'll
heated The most correct thing is to
scrub, and, if necessary, scrape the
oven out atregular periods, the same
as would be done with harder or meat
safe What the writer has frequently
recommended is to white wash the oven
interior This is useful as we'll as
clearly practice, for it makes the oven
interior solight and nice. A thin coat
of whitewash, having little size as a
tiXative. will not peel off or cause any
trouble whatever. 1t will show most
plainly when the oven gets dirty, and
can, wbenrequisite, be easily washed
off and renewed.
What largely goes to keep an oven
clean and free from calcined fatty
matter is to use double roasting pan
that kind which has water in the
lower pan. underneath the one which
catches the falling fat. If the water is
put in the lower pan, the fat in the
upper one does not boil and squirt its
particles onto the oven plates, owing
to the fact that fat to boil must reach
a higher temperature than we can
raise the water to. Water boils at 212
degrees in an open pan (at sea level,
and this is the greatest heat it can at
tain-it cannot get hotter. As fat,
therefore, requires temperature of
over 300 degrees before ebullition oc-
ours, boiling cannot take place while
| the water is in contact with the fat
pan. If the fat is kept from boiling
the oven must keep in a cleaner state.
In any case the odor of burnt fat will
never be so conspicuous when oven
roasting is in progress, and the fatty
matters are not decomposed and
.Wasted- There are many things in
1favor of the water pan.
AS to the digestibility OF roasted or
baked meats, there is not so much
known as might be desired, but what
is known is in favor of the former. 1t
is not urge4 that there is more nour-
ishment in roasted meat than baked,
perhaps less if the constitution be
capable of dealing with the latter; but
for digestibility, meat is considered
best if it has its vapors carried away
and not kept around it. The oily fats
and unctuous juices that are doubtless
retained to greater extent in baked
than roasted meat are pronounced tC
be not only less digestible but con
ducive to indigestion in those who dc
not already suffer with this malady
In proof of this instances have beer
urged where a medical mans orders tc
eat roasted instead OF baked meal
have caused sufferers to receive con
siderable benefit. In any case, mod
ern range should be able to give either
from its ovens, by the proper regula
ton of the veutilators combined witt
cleanliness. English Mechanic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-12
FACTS AND FINDINGS.

IT is the duty of government "a
make it easy for the people to do right
and difficult for them to do wrong. -
w. 4. Gladstone.
NOTHING is of value unless it is the
work of ages. Reform must come az
the product of all the evolution Of the
past Rev. Mangasarian.
"WHERE there's so much smoke there
must be some fire." as the stern EN-.
ployer said after the cigarette -consum.
ing clerk had walked dejectedly away.
N. Y. Herald
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-12
TEMPERANCE NOTES.
TALE OF TWO LIVES.
The Sad Contrast They Offer Warning
to Young Men.

The Sad Contrast They Offer n Warning
to Young Men.
At the close of warm day in the
summer of IS, as l sat in hammock
swinging lazlly back and forth, l be-
came drowsy and fell asleep.
A moment later l opened my eyes
and saw two bright boys of n dozen or
fourteen years just closing a book
which they had been reading together
Il want to be like George Pea body"
said the older of the two with light
hair. Il am going to try to make
fortune and build schools and libraries
for poor boys" he continued. Then
turning to his companion he said:
(Which of the men we've read about
are you going to be like, Henry?"
II want to become another William
L. Dodge, and build churches and send
missionaries to heather lands at my
own expense, said Henry.
A look of determination coming into
his brown eyes, he again said: Lets
really try it, Charley. You know our
teacher told us last Sabbath that we
are not to live for ourselves, but for
Gods glory"
Agreed" said Charles, earnestly.
Lets shake" And as they stood there
with clasped hands they began to grow
DINNER and DINNER, until presently
the scene faded entirely away and an
other appeared.
saw before me the interior of the
large wholesale grocery house of Wilde
A. (IilHa1 in tho aitNr nf G.
day. A long line of men, women and
boys moved slowly past the cashiers
window, and presenting little punched
slips, received their weeks wages in
return.
As tall young man with blue eyes
and light hair passed into the street,
folding his bills, he was hailed by a
group of sporty-looking young men
from whom clouds of cigarette smoke
circled upward.
Hello, Charley; what's the matter,
you look as sober as q parson," cried
one.
Here, have cigarette" said an
other.
Its Saturday." said third, and
we've got the afternoon for the races
and the evening for ,Malooney's new
play. Come on boys, I'll bet on Fleet
wood"
l became deeply interested as
looked at Charles, for ! saw the boy
who years before had made such Ii
noble resolution. l could see by his
face that there was struggle going
on. His conscience was plainly urg-
ing him to stay and seek better COM
pany, but alas, he was easily led,
and the urgent words of his compan-
ions prevailed and he joined them.
heard low jokes and coarser laug liter
as the crowd moved down the street.
As they turned the corner it suddenly
grew dark around me, and when next
awolle the spectacle presented was
brighter In plain but neatly-fur-
nished dining-room a new1y-wedded
couple chatted merrily over the tea
cups. l felt thrill of pleasure as
recognized Charles at the head of the
table, and saw his face beam as they
talked of bright plans for the future.
But my gladnesS was not to be of long
duration. While talking he had poured
out a glass of wine and drank it
hastily. A second and third seemed
necessary to the completion of the
meal.
In a twinllling this picture was swept
away, and l found myself standing in
gilded downtown saloon. Amid the
click of the cues and balls was heard
the CALCULATIONS of excited young men
moving unsteadily round the tables.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-12

Scarcely had l reached this part of
the room when my attention was ar
rested by high words between two of
the players Each was partially in
toxicated and bent on having his own
way in the matter. There was
hasty gathering around the disput-
ants. They needed no urging, for
blows were already being exchanged.
The shorter of the two was getting
worsted, when there was flash, a
loud report, and the tall opponent fell
force was irresistably drawn to the
spot, when l beheld at my feet the
writhing body of-Charles.
Everything about seemed to grow
black when light again broke and
saw at my feet two graves. One was
fresh and one overgrown with weeds.
Two wooden slabs were all that distin-
guished them from the hundreds of
similar ones around. On one was in
scribed:
CHARLES SWIFT, !:
AGED %
+: Born ........ /:
Died ........ !:
s"................ .''''..''''' ..........""-
The other was almost as plain. 1t
read:
$....................
ANNA MAY SWIFT,
AGED %
Born ........
Died ........
And for some reason beneath this
were the words:
"Died of broken heart"
could stand there no longer, bal
turned away weeping.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-12

I stood in the counting room of a
wholesale hardware firm in the same
city of c.. A young man sat at
desk industriously working at columns
of figures.
As he turned mis- head for a moment
to answer u question of an employe, !
instantly recognized Henry, the
younger of the two boys whom I had
seen standing with clasped hands,
each determined to make the most OF
life.
The next thing 1 remember was OF
standing in a small room. 1t was not
handsomely furnished, but neat and
everything in order. A few ineXpen-
sive but artistic pictures adorned the
walls. A bicycle was seen in the cor
ner. On the opposite side of the room
stood the bookcase. 1t did not con-
tain many books, but the few it did
were by the greatest authors. And
seated at the table under the ruddy
glow of the lamp was Henry, deeply
engrossed in study.
At this instant the picture vanished
anu IOOheO upon d pcduLllul SlS III
A family was kneeling in prayer.
The head of it, after prais'
ing God for His goodness and
love, gave special thanks that God had
enabled him to become successful
merchant as he had desired in his
youth. Earnestly he prayed that he
might be kept from temptation and
make the est possible use of his
wealth for the glory of God. He closed
by asking that fresh blessings might
follow the efforts of the missionary
he had recently sent to Africa.
You can imagine my joy at seeing
that this modern hero was none other
than the brown-eyed boy grown tc
manhood.
While seated at the breakfast table
the mornings paper was brought IL
and Henry was startled by the head
lines:
KILLED IN A DRUNKEN BRAWL
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-12
KILLED IN A DRUNKEN BRAWL

CHARLES SWIFT, A PROMISING YOUNG
MERCHANT, SHOT DEAD IN KELLEY's
SALOON.
Henrys hand trembled and tears
dimned his eyes, but he restrained his
grief and briefly told his family of
their boyhood resolve, and how Charles
would surely have also gained his goal
but for his getting into bad company
and becoming a slave to drink. Henry
Homespun, in Rams Horn.
The morning times., 1895-08-19
Sins DIVINELY FORGIVEN
Rev. DR.. Kent's Sermon on Part of
the Lords Prayer.
Pardon for Past Offenses Within the
Scheme of Gods Mercy, Though
Punishment May BE Inflicted.

Rev. Alexander Kent, D. D.. of the Peo-
of sermons on the Lords Prayer yesterday
morning, Forgive US our debts as we for
give our Debtors" being the theme.
debts stand for what are called sins of
OMISSION" said DR.. Kent, duties left
undone; trespasses for sins of commission,
things done that we ought not to have done.
THE prayer is that sins of whatever sort
may be forgiven; that God may forgive US
as we forgive our fellows. Now, l realize
that these words, "sin," forgiveness"
pardon" are damaged terms. They have
been used so long To cover false and IRA
tional ideas chat liberal people, who have
outgrown the old thought, have prejudice
against them.
while the theological system in which
these words have played so large part is
rapidly losing its hold oldonthemoreprogressiv
and thoughtful minds, there are facts of
human experience under the government
of this universe, however we may view it,
that cannot be gotten rid of by rejecting
the system which attempted to deal with
them. These facts are covered by the words
under discussion.
Forgiveness is that experience of the
soul through which relations of confidence,
trust, communism, fellowship are restored.
In the prayer we are considering these reIa-
tions are dealt with as personal relations.
Let US come now to consider more spe
officially the words Of the text: Forgive
US our debts as we forgive our Debtors
This does not mean forgive as we ought
TO forgive; it is forgive as we do forgive.
What is forgiveness? What is it to
forgive debt? 1t is to cancel it, wipe it
out; TO consider 1t as no longer existing;
to free the debtor entirely from the obli-
cation.
What is it to forgive a neighbor tres
pass? tits to remember it no more against
him-to let it be as if it had not been.
But tcananything like this ke place between
US and God? What is the debt we owe,
and for which we desire forgiveness? Duty
undone, is il not? Does God ever cancel
this obligation? Certainly not, so far as
J the present orfUtureis concerned. But does
He so far as the past is concerned? May we
feel that the debt we have incurred by neg
lect of duty has been graciously wiped out?
We may, beyond doubt. There is pos
sible state of mind and heart in which all
past delinquencies are felt to be forgiven.
''fhe same is true in regard TO the sins
OF commiss ion. They cease to be
barrier between us aud the Infinite-they
| are forgiven.
This forgiveness, or putting away of
sin, does not involve the putting away OF
all consequences. Punishment may play
a large part and necessary part in this
work. The painful results of dissipation
may be the very means by which the
man is brought to see the Divineness, the
beueficence of the laws upon which he is
trampliug."
The morning times., 1895-08-19

but he had a church and was preaching
the true Baptist faith. He didn't baptize
people in the pool Of Shiloh. He would
tell them why. Because the pool OF Shiloh
was fenced in and Christ wanted all of the
people to be there. He wanted the gamblers
and the whisky drinkers to be there and
see the manner of salvation"
And SO when the eldest son OF God went
down into the river with John the Baptist
the heavens were bursted wide open and the
Holy Ghost came down on them as they
stood in the licorish waves of the Jordan"
This statement created something OF an
emeute in the crowd OF talkatlve womenand
there were many expressions OF approval
and praise.
BAPTIZING BEGUN.
Then he went on: And tell you when
they were in the water John said to Christ:
You must baptize me- and Christ said, no,
sir; you baptize ME, ,foritismore fitttDger. y
From all this the preacher concluded that
there was a commission to the preachers
to baptize for the commission of sins and
called the candidates into the water.
The firsttwo weregirls. They were taken
| out into the water nearly up to the
armpits and after the formula they were
| immersed face upwards. The first to
emerge jumped up and sang GLORY to God" !"
| and clung to the neck of the deacon.
Hold her down; don't let her CO." and
various other irrevereDt expressions were
brought out by this performance and such
remarks were kept up throughout the whole
ceremony. The second girl went through
the same performance She tried to rise
| on wings out OF the water and was much
| affected by the immersion.
| The group which made all the remarks
| looked on this sacred ceremony as a
farce aud treated 1t as such from the begin
ming to the end When the last We're
about to be immersed, the tide had risen
aud the cross had to be moved In shore.
The last man to be baptized was the
one n the blue pants and the old woman
stuck TO it to the last that the man in
the blue breeches ought to have been
baptized first. She did not assign any
reason for it.
The caud ida tesS were evidently very
sincere in their professions and are said
to be very worthy people. AT the close
| Of the ceremony the crowd was much
greater than at the beginning, two curious
horsemeu having made their way out into
the river on horseback to witness the
proceedings,
Mason, too, was also very much in earnest
aud he had very ma ny friends in the crowd
who paid no attention to the side remarks
OF the critics
The occasion was the quarterly baptism
aud his church, Mt Airy, is said to be
increasing in numbers.
The morning times., 1895-08-19
IIEEAED Unto COLLIN
Rev. Hason's Remarks al a Bap-
tizing in Eastern Branch,
He HAD ELEVEN CANDIDATES

His Criticisms on the Baptist Union
Warmly Approved-FemaIe Me-
ophytes Fell Around His Neck After
Being Immersed-An Old Lady's
Prediction In Favor of Blue Pants.
The morning times., 1895-08-19

Have you subscribed yet for the
Morning, EventSg and Sunday Times
at so cents q month";
The morning times., 1895-08-19

HE wasn't a learned man like Nicodemus,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-21
WIT AND WISDOM.

If you would fiatter fool. ask his
advice.
The best time to pay debt is when
you make it.
A bad memory is sometimes a great
source of relief.
Man is remnant and an agglomer-
alton of the past.
Spending cents foolishly leads to
spending 50 the same way.
In the banquet of life the scum is
sometimes mistaken for the cream.
1t takes more to keep up appearances
than it does to support family.
1t takes a man to make a fool of a
woman and woman to make fool of
man.
You may go abroad for pleasure and
find her waiting by your fireside when
you return. -Judge.
Generosity is quality which few
people possess, and yet are always
hunting for it in others.
Forty per cent. of what we buy is
not essentially necessary for life and
happiness. Don't forget that.
1t isn't always virtue that brings us
to the leading. "Iago" may be billed
in bigger letters than "Desdemona. -
Puck.
Jimmy-Come on; let's run across
the street. Tommy--Wait minute!
There amt any trolley car comm
now!-Puck.
We often hear men complaining of
their hopes being dissipated, and as a
rule that's just what ails the complain
ant.-Richmond Dispatch.
Little Georgy-Papa, why do you say
that the pen is more powerful than the
sword Papa-Because you cannot
sign checks with word. Review
Anecdotique.
Ingoramus - How did England
great comic journal come to be called
"Punch?" Wiseacre-From the modus
operandi of getting joke into an Eng
lishman's head.-Puck.
No matter how good the deacon is,
he will always look wise and pleased
if any one suggests that he was {
pretty lively young fellow when he wal
a boy .-Somerville Journal.
A Dakota court is struggling with /
prisoner named Szckyz. We dom
know what he is charged with, bu
from his namo wa suSpact If is cod.
water.-Chicago Dispatch.
Once upon time Bicycle accosted
Horse. "Get off the earth!" said tn
Bicycle; " I am going to supplant yo1
entirely" The Horse smiled. MAY
nay" it rejoined gently; "they can
make canned corned beef out of you.
Puck.