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Evening star., 1896-08-07
Dog Days.

The dog days are beginning and Wash
ington Is hot, with that suffOcating heat
that prostrates and sometimes even kills.
Probably from now on for period of sew
eral days, or perhaps a few weeks, the
people of the capital will suffer from an
excess of temperature and will seek every
known means to become and remain cool.
The usual warnings against intemperance
in all things are now in order. Most read
ers of newspapers should by this time be
familiar with the ordinary precautions that
have been repeated scores II not hundreds
of times for their benefit, based upon actual
experience and upon the best medical au-
thority- Summarized, these cautions may
be expressed in a few words: Keep cool
mentally, and the problem Of keeping cool
physically will be simplified: do not imag-
inc that the chief end of life Is to drink
ice water and other very cold beverages
for thirst will not kill in q few hours; over
exertion of any kind in the hot sun leads
to trouble and gives employment for the
physicians at the Emergency Hospital;
hard work may be performed on the bicycle
or in the pursuit of athletic sports quite as
readily as at the bottom of a sewer trench
or in the hay field; a sunstroke may not be
fatal, but 1t always leaves it's mark during
the rest Of the life that is saved from it.
There are many ways of avoiding the heat
in this vicinity. The electric cars will take
the sufferer miles from the asphalt in few
minutes, while the boats will carry hum
dreds of others far away from the blister
ing pavements. Cheap relief from the
causes of annoyance is at the command of
ALL cool bath, carefully taken just be-
fore retiring will often produce sound sleep
even in the midst of the highest tempera-
ture A judicious use of the street sprink-
ler during the late afternoon and evening
will cool on the sidewalks and asphalt to
such a degree as to reduce the temperature
of the house by several degrees.
Evening star., 1896-08-07
been almost hopele.say corrupt. New York

been almost hopelessiy corrupt. New York
city, under the rule of Tammany. was no
worse. The principal difference between
the bandits who operated in the two cities
was merely nominal in New York they
called themselves democrats, in Philadel-
phia they voted the republican ticket. In
both places the taxpayers were merely so
many foolish people who rarely protested
against the robber methods. Things con-
tinued so on Manhattan Island for years.
until decent people found the situation
unbearable. Then there was a great up
heayal and many good results. In Phila-
delphia the republican Tammany has
worked its will practically until now.
There have been semi-oecas!onal reforms
and more frequent promises of permanent
reformation, but much will have to he done
before the spokesman Is finally ousted from
his seat Of power. May the senatorial
committee now IN Philadelphia keep up
IT'S good work until the brand thief is
on the brow of every 'practicaT' politician
who has had lot or part in the 1arcenious
transactions which have made Philadel-
phia notorious In municipal-crimfnal cir
cI
Evening star., 1896-08-07

A busy and useful career came to an end
WheE Samuel Shellabarger died. An active
participant in public and professional life
during a period when the number of promi-
nent nen SO engaged was great, Mr.. Shell
labarger was himself among the most
prominent ana able. Fer twenty years the
distinguished Ohioan made this city his
home. He leaves many friends to mourn
his departure.
Evening star., 1896-08-07
PhiIadeIphia.s Munieiu.I sh,.

Philadelphia cannot possibly be proud Of
the facts which are being made public
through the investigatory efforts of the
state senate committee charged with the
Unpleasant duty OF prying into the dark
corners Of municipal government in the
Quaker City Things are now being made
plain that have lain concealed for years.
The light of day and the Illuminating in
huences OF cold type are exposing all
manner of official misconduct. Yet no one
seems to be surprised. Every intelligent
reader of real newspapers has known that
She Quaker city government has for years
Evening star., 1896-08-07
Not Even u Man.

As a rule, men who are employed by
transportation companies-wh ether on sea
or on Iand-aIe anxious to do all they pos
sibly can TO relieve the desperately dis
trrssed with whom. through casualty, they
not infrequently come into contact An
ocean steamship will stop in its race for
port and for record to succor the crew
Cf wrecked fishing boat and will some
times lie by water-logged craft for many
hours TO the end that lives may be saved.
1t appears from the testimony of witnesses
that a few minutes after the frightful col
l.sion which took place last Thursday near
Atlantic City, Camden and Atlantic train
reached the immediate vicinity of the ca
tastrophe- One hund. ed and fifty able
bodied men, four Of them physicians were
on board. but in spite of the impdssoned
appeals of the many who were more than
willing to do wha; they could to rescue the
unfOrturates the Camden and Atlantic
CONDUCTOR refused to stop his train and
took into Atlantic City-some three miles
from the point of CollisioI-a force that
might have saved many of the victims VINO
died while waiting for the arrival of help
from the town The Reading engineer
UEcse careiessness caused the smashuo
died at his post like hero The Camden
and Atlantic conductor declined an oppor-
tunify to Ircve himself to be a man.
Evening star., 1896-08-07
THE STAR By MAIL.

The Star will be mailed to any address In
the United States or Canada IL ordered al
card. Persons leaving the city for any
period should remember this. Terms: 13
cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or
80 Cents per month Invariably IN advance.
Subscribers changing their address from
one Post-office to another should give the
last address as well as the new one.
Evening star., 1896-08-07

Mr.. Sewall feels, no doubt, that there is
a good deal more that is interesting and
important in connection with the demo-
cratic nomination than will be told at the
notification.
Evening star., 1896-08-07

Even if the United States were willing to
give General Weyler as much time as he
desires for overcoming the Cuban revoIu-
tionists. great deal Of doubt is developing
as to whether Spain would be equally con-
Evening star., 1896-08-07

speech" said the old campaigner, ''is 10
say just what you mean
Yes" W. the reply; that's pretty
hard. But once in a while it's a good deal
harder to mean just what you say
4 Human Peculiarly.
Each vows the spot whereon he dweIls
Is quite the hottest on this sphere,
And 50. each man in summer flies
To seek cooler atmosphere.
And that's why Jenkins of Pohick
Has gone to Hoeville by the sea,
While Jones Of Hoeville every year
Lives at Pohick contentedIy.
Culinary.
1T seems to me-" said the world-weary
man, as he laid down the comic journal,
that the 'summer-girr is over done"
II suppose she is by this time," replied
his companion In ennui; "she looked half
The Small Bexfnninx.
The boy stood on the burning deck
With earnest zeal does he crate,
For some time. he
Expects to be
presidential candidate.
SkepticaI.
rs dat whut yoh maisures de wedder
WIFI" he said. as he mopped his head, which
the years had robbed Of most Of its kinky
adornment.
Yes"
"whut do hit say?
1t says ~, just now"
We'll. doan b'iebe 1t. Yoh KANT con-
vince me dat dis hyah wedder doan' mais-
ure no mo- dan ninety-fo'. You couldn' git
de full measurement inter dat inst ment.
nohow. so dey jes' lets 'er run up ez high ez
1t kin, an leaves 1t go at dat. Eff you wus
ter git de creek fggers yoh'd halter hab
an inst'ment ten er 'lebben feet long, case.
Is telIin' yer. dis wedder measures bout
sebben hundred In de shade at de loves
calc'lation.
disappointed Eavesdropper.
Twas not polite to overhear,
As, meath the shade the twOdrew near.
Yet courtesy could not restrain
A yearning for loves old refrain
All. me. She neither blushed nor sighed
To catch their murmurings tried.
only heard. when all was DONE
Protection and "16 to L.
Evening star., 1896-08-07

A fair sample of the effects of pie and
bottled beer for breakfast is the Chicago
wheelman who objects TO this city's streets
Lecause they are smoother than the ma
cadam he Is accustomed to at home
Evening star., 1896-08-07

Mr.. Whitney is in a position to offer as
an inducement TIE assurance that the po-
sit,on Of candidate on the gold-democratic
ticket would be practically a sinecure.
Evening star., 1896-08-07

1t is a little unfortunate that the hys-
terical tendencies naturally caused by
warm weather should be aided and abetted
by a presidential campaign,
Evening star., 1896-08-07

Government seems to be pretty thor
oUghly established in Hawaii and under
the new conditions the country-inteiIec-
tually and financially-is moving straight
ahead For some time to come. though.
there will be more or less need for the pres
ence in the islands of active missionaries
one of the Horolulu newspapers editorially
asserts that Abraham Lincoln said "A
house divided against itself cannot stand =
The assertion that Lincoln did say that viii!
not be disputed. but IL he did do IL he only
did what countless thousands of other men
did before him Abraham Lincoln was the
author OF many wise utterances. but the
documentary evidence to be found In the
18th verse of the I'd chapter of Mark upsets
any claim that may be made in behalf of
the martyr President as to this particular
utterance
Evening star., 1896-08-07

Hereafter If Mr.. Jones has anything un-
kind TO say he will confne himself to pro-
lection and Hanna in his quest of a topic
Evening star., 1896-08-07

Those Maine republicans who dropped an
unanimous nomination in the slot and got
a speech from Tom Reed secured full return
for their investment In a hurry.
Evening star., 1896-08-07

Every now and then Mr.. Sibley arises and
makes few remarks, with himself as a
pleased and attentive audience
Evening star., 1896-08-07

There Is a general suspicion that Mr.
Tom Watson will not be ''at" the presiding
officers chair in the Senate
Evening star., 1896-08-07

Mr.. Hill might amend his motto to read
Il am a democrat, under protest"
Evening star., 1896-08-07

Our special sales" are
accomplishing just the OBJ
Iect for which they are in
augurated. The summer
stock of footwear is getting
splendidly low, and we shall
not carry a single pair over
till next season.
There isn't another store
in town who can less afford
to show old STYLES, for
you've gotten to expect us
to show the latest creations
=, and all the novelties"
simultaneously as they are
shown in New York city.
Evening star., 1896-08-07
SHOOTING STARS.


''One of the hardest things in making a
speech" said the old campaigner, zig 10
say just what you mean"
Yes" wss the reply; that's pretty
hard. But once in a while it's a good deal
harder TO mean just what you say"
Evening star., 1896-08-07
600
600
600

Night Shirts, made Of an excellent white cotton
with pink or blue cord edge trimming Your nj,
tentiOn Is called to the liberal amount of cloth In
the larger sizes. IA to 10.
soc. Each.
(Men's Store. First floor. 1907 r st \
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-23
VARIOUS NOTES.

IT is stated that Lady Henry Somer-
set is about to visit India in the inter-
ests of temperance.
THE saloon is the instigator of the
most of the violence and the mother oe
nine-tenths of the crime of our large
cities.
A PEssBfIsTIC scientist has announced
that civilization is failure. He must
have been viewing the world through q
saloon.-Pacific Ensign.
STOCKHOLM, the citadel of the Got
tenburg system, is said to have the
largest death roll from alcoholism of
any city in the world. Ninety in 1000
die from excessive use of intoXicants.
IN estimating the crime of an in
ebriate, his life history, with heredity,
and all the circumstances and condi-
tons which entered into the act are
necessary to form some conception of
the responsibility and power to have
done otherwise.
HENCEFoRTH tobacco is to be es-
chewed in the law department of the
Boston university. The following no
tice, which Dean Bennett has caused to
he posted, is worthy of remembrance:
students who are unwilling to give up
the use of tobacco while in this build
ing may withdraw, and the proper pro-
portion of their tuition fees will be
returned upon demand. Further dis.
cussion, in addition to what has been
held, seems unnecessary"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-23

married. She hoped to be taken in as
a servant if he denied her a daughters
right.
He is a relentless man." said Mrs.
Max But the baby is sweet enough
to win anyone if he can be won. Should
he prove at his worst, come back here
and rest before returning to your hus-
band"
They put white embroidered cape
on the baby instead of the piece of old
shawl, and she looked lovely and dainty
as any princess. But ali! the hard old
man shut the door in the two pretty
faces, then ordered the dogs unclaimed.
Mother and baby returned to Mrs.
Max at nightfall the mother pale, ter
rified and almost ill.
"Oh, mamma" murmured Vienne in
her mothers neck, "if we could only
keep that baby! She is sweeter than
even my Daisy" her favorite doll.
So it came to pass that the wealthy
Mr.. Kenby's granddaughter became
Vienna's prime pet, and the pets
parents servants to the Makes. How the
old gentleman raved when he heard of
it! And it amused the Makes TO see how
dead" they were cut at every chance
meeting.
Young kenny (called Victory was an
undisciplined but generous-hearted and
fairly sensible man, who hopefully ac-
cepted his changed prospects in life;
and. under the kindly but uuobtrusive
influences of the Makes he was learning
what mighty evils lay in strong drink
and unprincipled companions.
Mrs. kenny as well as her husband
had evidently been trained to consider
alcoholic stimulants as general cure
all in illness. Mrs. Max more than sus-
pected that little Isa's diminutiveness
was due to the restrictful influence of
alcohol. To have weighed ten pounds
at the age of a week and only 16 in her
tenth month pointed to lack of nutri-
ton. No doubt the baby's mother had
been half starved. Once again she said
to Mrs. Max:
I'm afraid my baby has had toe
much moonshine," and again Mrs. Max
did not comprehend.
But what glow came into Mrs. Ken
by's face when she realized one day that
liquor was not a necessity, even as a
medicine.
oh" she cried, with clasped hands
"Oh, thank God! Thank God! Now
can hope! Now see Heaven!"
In the latter part of November-i1
was the day before Thanksgiving
letter came to Mrs. kenny from heI
father. Her hands shook as she opened
it; the blood left even her lips. 1t was
the first he had written her since she
left home. The letter for which she haG
hoped and prayed and longed fol
through nearly every hour for three
years!
II cannot read it. Mrs. Max" she
whispered, sinking into chair in the
low, warm dining-room. II cannot see!
/ dare not-dare notch, read it
please"
So Mrs. Max read II. with Vienne and
little lisa listening; and Isa's young
mother, white and shi~ering, sank OF
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-23
"Good Morning" In Samoa.

I had to go down to Apia five or six
different times, and each time there
were 100 black boys to say Good morn
ing" to. This was rather a tedious
business; and, as very few of them
answered at all, and those who did.
only with a grunt like pigs, it was
several times in my mind to give up
this piece of politeness. The last time
went down, 1 was almost decided;
but when / came to the first pair OF
black boys and saw them looking so
comic and so melancholy, began the
business over again. This time I
thought more of them seemed to an.
swer, and when 1 got down to the tail
end where the carts were running,
received a very pleasant surprise, for
one of the boys, who was pushing at
the back of a cart, lifted up his head,
and called out to me in wonderfully
gooc English: you good man-al-
ways say good morning" 1t was sad
to think that these poor creatures
should think so much of so small q
piece of civility, and strange that
thinking SOY they should be so dull
as not to return it.-Robert Louis
Stevenson's Letters to Boy" in St.
Nicholas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-23
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

| -Hassal, the London chemist, fount
that in ground pepper, linseed mea.
cake, wheat flour, oat meal, husks O.
mustard and several other materials OF
| vegetable origin had been introduced
as adulterants.
The total value of coke made last
year i'll the United States amounted il
cost to more than $12,OOOOOO. Nine.
teen-twentieths of American coke
| comes from the Appalachian coal fields.
while Pennsylvania produces three
times as much as any other state.
Prof. Frederick Starr, of the Uni.
versity of Chicago, has Just started on
Il three months tour of Mexico and
Guatemala in the interest of archaeo.
logical science. He intends to examine
the drowned Aztec city at the bottom OF
Lake Chapala, and investigate the pyg.
mics in the Chapala mountains in the
interior of Guatemala.
aluminium is not proving to be
of such value for surgical instruments
as was expected. 1t does not oXidiza
readily, but is deficient in elasticity,
and stays bent after pressure. 1t is
also so light that the surgeon does
not feel as if he had hold of anything
when grasping an instrument made OF
it.-Popular Science News.
1t has long been known that oil
and natural gas exist in Kentucky and
Tennessee, and oil men are beginning
10 frir-e e.&n
Experts who have been over the ground
lately report the existence of both lu.
bricating and Illuminating oil, and are
confident that there will be no fam.
inc in petroleum for many years tc
come.
Florida furnishes the country from
100000 to 100000 boxes of oranges
\ year. Georgia ships over 10000 car
loads of watermelons every season, In
the aggregate the shipment of early
fruits and vegetables north and west
probably amounts to $4,000, 900 year
The business is increasing very rap
idly. Ten years ago it was of trifine
Importance.
-Nipcr's blood it is that contains
The poisonous substance which makes
the animals bite fatal, according tc
The researches of NM. Bertrand and
PhisaliX. 1t contains also an anti-toXic
element that stands heat longer than
the venom, so that blood heated to IS
degrees centigrade proved not only in.
nocuous when injected into guinea pigs
but rendered immune against Snjec.
tons of blood that had not been heated
In Germany 6,626 cases of Giph.
iberia have been treated by serum in.
oculation, 2,460 of them in hospitals
according to report of the govern.
ment's medical department. Of these
sos per cent. recovered, 1919 per cent
died, and the rest were still under treat
ment. In the hospitals alone the cures
were S0.5 and the deaths 1915 per cent
The remarks attached to the reports OF
the cases were highly favorable to the
treatment in 4,S71 and unfavorable in
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-23
MAN AT THE WHEEL.
Some of the Ingenious Devices for Navi-
eating Great Steamer.

Let us s. sgen&d t az hour with Capt. Ran
tie bSrdge in midoceaTsaa,Ii!Isa 4st first takes
rs into the wheelhouse. 1t is a room
ten feet wide with a curved front. a
wheel about three feet in diameter is
rlaced i'll the center of the room, and
YOU are surprised to see that the quar-
tcrmaster keeps turning it almost con-
sGantIy. You have always thought that
he had simply to keep his eye on the
floating compass in the box directly in
front of him and hold the ship steady
on her course. AS you look at the com
pass you see the ship veering now this
way and now that, as she rolls and
plunges, or as one screw turns faster
than the other, and thus pulls the ship
around. 1t is hard to make two indie
pendent screws go exactly at the same
speed, and so this man at the wheel is
busy all the time turning the ship
straight. He has to fight the waves
and the screws and the winds at the
same time, and he is busy man.
This steering wheel controls the ship
by means of small column of oil in a
| little tube. BY turning the wheel this
way or that the oil in the tube is forced
UP and down, and that opens or closes
| certain valves in the steam-steering
gear 400 feet away, and the rudder is
turned as easily as if child had done
| it. In most steamships the steam
steering gear is controlled by hydraulic
power-that is by water-but the use
OF column of oil is an improvement.
AS you look about you see fastened to
the cornice directly in front of the
wheelman little scale in black with
white lines marked off on it, There is
dial on it, and as the ship rolls you see
that this is a device to mark the degree
OF the roll. You may notice that it
takes about a second for every degree
OF roll. On each side of the room is
another long black gauge, and the dials
point to cerain figures, generally be-
tween 90 and 95. These dials are little
electrical devices, showing exactly how
many revolutions the screws are max
ing. The captain at a glance knows
what is going on in the engine-rooms.
Over in the corner of the room is an
other curious electrical device. 1t is a
little box with clock in it. The cap
tain tells you it is the machine that
controls the whistle in time of fog. The
law requires long blast of the whistle
at such times every two minutes. BY
pressing button on this little clock
apparatus, and by setting the clock in
Il certain manner, the whistle is blown
automatically for seven seconds every
minute. There can be no error of man
i'll that work. Just as sure as evefy
minute comes around that whistle
will blow seven seconds. Under the ole
way, when man pulled the whistle
cord, there was no cXactness in the
work. When the fog is over the button
is released and the whistle stops.-Har
per's Round Table.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-23

1t is said that Hon. Samuel Galloway,
of Columbus, o., was one of the plainest
men ever known in the state. He told
many stories relative to his own per-
eonaI ugliness of face with great good
humor. One which he often related
with much relish was that of the re,
mark made by the little daughter of a
friend in another city with whom he
was dining. Mamma" he heard the
child say, in an awe-struck whisper,
after a prolonged survey of the pc
culiar features of the guest, that gen
tleman's mamma must have loved chill
dren mighty we'll" "Why so, my
dear?" inquired the unsuspecting pa
rent. "Oh," returned the child, in the
same audible whisper, "'cause she
raised him!"-Youth's Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-23

"You know those people that live in
that two-story house across the way
the Gumpersons, or some such name ?''
'Yes, | know them when l see them"
81 have passing acquaintance with
them. Speak to them when l meet any
of them on the street. Well, one of the
girls stopped me while l was out walk
ing the other morning. She sand:
Miss Highly, your house wasn't bro
ken into last night and robbed, was it p
l said: NO. Why" And she said:
I'm glad to hear it. 1 dreamed last
night somebody got into your house
through the kitchen window and stole
ever so many valuable things Think
of the presumption of it! Dreaming
about us! And they aren't in our set at
all!"-Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-23

The Scotchman's disposition to regard
his own judgment as the best that can
be found is well illustrated in story
once told of the moderator of a Scotch
presbytery. This mans, opinion diff
fered widely on certain question re-
lating to church discipline from that
of the associates with whom he was
ostensibly consulting. At last he said
that he would lay the matter before
the Lord in prayer and then wait for
His guidance. 80 Lord" said the mod
orator, fervently and with perfect sin
cerity of purpose, 20 Lord, grant that
we may be right in this matter, for
Thou knSwest we are very decided.
Youths Companion