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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-25
COOKlNG ORANGES.


There is something repulsive in the
idea Of cooking the fruit of the sweet
orange, and it is not to this fruit we
refer. The Florida orange, the most de
licious orange that is grown, when
eaten uncoOked is not fit for any cult
nary process. The bitter wild orange
OF Florida makes an excellent preserve,
very similar in flavor to the famous
Dundee maTmalade of Scotland, made
from the Seville or wild orange of
Spain; but no one is so foolish as to
attempt to cook the sweet cultivated
fruit or preserve it. In regard to the
cheap oranges from Spain and the Med
iterranean the case is quite different.
Though the pulp of these oranges Is
more acid than those of Florida, the
peel is sweet favored. At this season.
the oblong Valencia fruit with its sweet,
orangered rind is found in every
grocery store, and costs from % toe.
cents a dozen. 1t is an excellent Or
ange, cut up for tea, either alone or
mixed with bananas. Peel the outer
yellow rind from the oranges with IL
thin-bladed knife and save it by put
ting it in a bottle and covering it will,
alcohol. If the peel from the oranges
used during the spring months, when
Valencia oranges are in market, is re-
moved in this way and covered with al
cohol, there will be large quantity OF
orange extract on hand. The bottle
containing it should be frequently
shaken and should be left to digest
for six months or longer before strain
ing the orange peel out of the liquid
and beginning to use it for favoring
After taking off the yellow rind, pull
off the white pthy peel, cut the oranges
into circular slices, taking out the
seeds and cutting each circle into three
or four pieces. Add about half a cup
of sugar to the pulp of six oranges or
more if they are tart. Toss them in
the sugar and put lhcm in an eartheE
dish in the oven to melt the sugar. II
will take three or four minutes in a
moderately hot oven. When the sugar
is melted cool the oranges in the re-
frigerator until they are ice cold and
serve them as they are or with whipped
cream for tea. 4 dish of sliced oranges
is very nice with two tablespoonfuls OF
grated cocoanut added to it after melt.
ing the sugar over them. \ dish os
three oranges and three bananas
makes an excellent compete. Slice the
fruit, toss it in sugar. Set it in the oven
to melt, cool and chill it and serve it.
Valencia oranges make excellent frit-
ters. Peat the yolk of an egg with
half cup of pastry flour, add a table,
spoonful of lemon juice and cold water
enough to make il the thickness of an
ordinary thick batter. Let it stand for
several hours. 1t will do no harm, If
it is covered, for it to stand "a hours
Just before using it beat the white OF
an egg to stiff froth and stir it in.
Add also the grated yellow rind of one
orange. Cut two peeled oranges in cir
Giles about a quarter of an inch thick:
remove the seeds. Dip each circle as
soon as it is cut in the fritter batter,
and fry them in abundance of hot fat
for three minutes. Bananas are very
nice fried in this batter. Omit the
orange peel and use little banana
juice in the batter when making banana
fritters.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-25
TEMPERANCE.
THE cHIvALRY OF THE CUP.
Sad Story of Life Transformed by the
Demon Drink.

Sad Story of Life Transformed by the
Demon Drink.
Mary Stirling, arrayed in her bridal
robes, stood in her mothers cottage.
What a picture she made!
The cheeks like mountain roses, the
satin gloss of her dark hair, and the
rosebud lips, were not so beautiful as
the beaming gladness in her dark
brown eyes.
For a beautiful soul looked forth
from the brown eyes.
This very day she was to seal the bond
which bound her heart and soul to
Donald Carter, the lover of her child
hood and youth. And she must leave
her happy home, the mother who mad
80 loved and cherished her, and all the
dear friends of her youth for home
in a strange land. Yet Dopald would be
with her and she was content.
AS she stood beside him and pro-
nounced the indissoluble vows, it
seemed that her confidence was not mis-
placed. a noble specimen of manhood
he was, tall, erect, with broad, open
DIOW anu itbSllluS eyes, DIS hC lOOhCh
down protectingly on the slender girl
by his side.
She did not detect the odor of the
''mountain dew" he had imbibed in
honor of the occasion.
"Good-by, darling mother she said,
as she stood on the deck of the outward
bound ship.
1--WE shall make our fortunes in
America and then We'll send for you"
Alas it was a last "good-by." Amer
ica did not disappoint the happy young
couple.
Donald was skilled workman and
found employment readily at the high
est wages, but, alas.
The craving which the mountain
dew" had kindled was too easily met.
He did not stop to learn from actual
statistics that the drink bill of the free
young nation would provide every fam
lily with home and comfortable sup
port; that, instead, it made beggars
and criminals of the millions; that it
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-25
EASE IN THE SODA GLASS.
robes Lurk In Improperly Cleansed
Vessels.

vessels.
Did YOU ever reckon with the soda
water microbes?
rhere is no nicer breeding spot for the
nieest crop of bacteria than this
sal me soda fountain before which
thirsty humanity lines up on summer
days.
The soda water glass is used every
few minutes by people who pay five
cents to give and take fresh supplies of
germs diluted with the sirups and car
b9n that drip from the nickeled faucets.
he thick sirups and egg mixtures are
the most promising field for the mi
crobe development, because all sorts of
dangerous bacteria are fond of sugar,
and the growth of germs is not stopped
altogether in the ice cold bottles or res
ervoirs. Cold only stupefies microbe,
but it does not derive it of its life, even
if it freezes it hard.
Cream or milk used in connection
with many of the drinke concocted by
the young gentleman at the fountain
adds large crop of bacilli unless it has
been boiled, and that is never done.
Milk that is bad is the most magnificent
culture medium for every kind of germ.
The microbes of rotten eggs are found
in glasses that have been used for max
ing egg phosphates.
AAAnother micrbe that turks in the soda
Ger glass is the pneumonia microbe,
Pneumonia is readily communicated by
glasses and cups used in common by
many people, and anyone who swal-
lows the germ is liable to develop it.
People therefore should be careful
where they drink their soda water and
watch for the methods that are used in
cleansing the glasses, if they wish to
avoid various diseases that arise from
exposure to microbes.
The drug clerk rinses out the glass
before the eyes of the customer in a
sink or faucet, or a brush with wafer
running around it. This gives a sug-
gestion of cleanliness and safety to the
average soda water consumer with
which the bacteriologist is not at all sat
isfied. Such flimsy pretcNt of cleaning
glass cannot make one that has been
infected from the lips of anyone who
has any form of disease a safe vehicle
of drink to the next conner.
The shortest and simplest method to
make utensils free from germs is to
scrub the object vigorously with soap
water, and a stiff steriized brush to get
it moderately clean outside. Then it
should be bathed in corrosive subli-
mate, 10000 solution. for some hours
or very strong solution of carbolic
acid. Boiling hard for at least five min
utes kills the bacteria, but to kill the
spores, superheated steam should be EN-
ployed, or else the glasses should be
boiled three times in succession.
This shows how impossible it is for
the glasses at the soda fountain to be
really clean or free from microbes, and
what Il difference there is between what
the public and the doctor calls clean.
Not a better culture medium is to be
found than the soda water glass with its
layer of sirup, cream, egg. SO thin
that even the microscope would hardly
rsA'eal it, it is sufficient to make a com
Portable breeding place for bacilli. A.
the summer advances the danger be.
comes greater, for the microbes multi.
ply like sands on the seashore. - St
Louis Republic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-25

filled the penitentiaries and poorhouses,
the electric chair and the gallows, while
an army of innocent wives and children
pjned in want and beggary.
Open saloons were everywhere, were
far more plentiful than churches, and
Mary Carter noted that though her
husbands wages were the same as ever,
the most rigid economy was needful to
enable her to buy bread for her little
ones.
They came crowding into the small
home one after another, rosy, bright
eyed little maidens so like the Mary
Sterling of old, and fine boy, too, like
his father.
Donald Carter divided his earnings
between the saloon and his home, but
the saloon claimed more and more, till
at last bare pittance was left for the
home needs.
Donald grew irritable.
Poor boy, he works too hard" Mary
thought.
She was still loyal to her idol.
Donald lost his situation and drifted
from state TO state.
His great ability secured lucrative
employment for a short time, until.
yielding to the enemy which had shorn
him of his strength, he was adrift again.
At last with five helpless children
and brave, true wiie, he found himself
Hooking for a situation" in small
village where the churches outnum-
bered the saloons. Christians gathered
about him, and told him of the Great
Physician. Men farther down than he
were permanently healed, and at last
he bowed at the altar of prayer and
seemed like a new man.
Nearly year passed by and the roses
came back to the wife's wan cheeks and
the light to her eye. But, alas! he would
not recognize his enemy. He fell, and
became a mere vagrant.
The wife, with help of kind friends,
supported the family, where sometimes
the skilled mechanic, Donald Carter,
would hide for a few days.
Every little hand was busy trying 70
help procure clothing and fool.
Mary, her mothers namesake, was
happy. She had picked and sold berries
until she had earned money to buy a
dress.
Give me the money, Mary. You have
done nobly. l will buy you a finer dress
in the village where l have found work
than you can get here" her father said,
and she gave him the money.
The chivalric knight of the bottle
spent the money for grog, and left, fol-
lowed by the excavations of every lover
of decency.
lie is still drifting, his Master knows
where.
Brave Mary tolls on, and the deserted
family have the sympathy, the respect,
and the aid of community which hon
ors virtue and despises the chivalry of
the bottle.-Mrs. f. j. Richmond, in
National Temperance Advocate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-25

Mrs. Highup. Such showing stories
as the papers do tell. l read to-day of
a mother around the corner who tried
to kill her children because she could
not get them anything TO eat.
Mrs. IIigherup-Cruel creature! Well,
| don't know, though. really believe
| would rather etherize poor little Fido
than see him hungry. Marie, go see II
you cant coax Fido to eat little more
of that tenderloin.-N.N Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-25
Dog and Pipe.

The Bristol OEngland) Times gives
the following version of an old story,
which it vouches for as literally true:
"The gentleman was travelling on the
NJ. r. from Stonehouse to Bristol in a
trst-class smoker. The lady got in al
Nate just as the train was moving off.
The gentleman was smoking Il well.
co.ored meerschaum pipe, which the
lady threw OUT of the window. The
gentleman retaliated by throwing out
her dog. At Mangotsfield station the
lady called the guard, and was about
t. give the gentleman into custody for
cruelty to her dog, when, on turning
round, the guard sped the dog running
along the platform, with the pipe in his
mouth, still alight."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-25

Junior Partner-Why did you give
drummer the JOB of collecting debts for
our firm? DO you think he is any good?
Senior Partner-Well, he collected o
iebt from me one day.-Tit Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-25

The song of the locust is louder
other times. In the rural districts this
sign is regarded as exceedingly favorable
for change of weather for the worse.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-25

He who is content with his condition
is not likely to improve it. And, by the
WY, that is exactly the reason why
some people remain in the slums.-Re-
liRious Telescope.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-25

The Hindo-Koosh, 10000 feet, is re-
ported to be the highest point in At
ghanistan.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-02-27
RIor ~ 4 corr EGg CHAPEL.

Ccaused by the Release of Pigeons-The
Birds Pelted with Hymn Hooks, Clubs
and Hats-InabiIity of the Faculty to RE-
store Order : The students Threatened
With Wholesale Expulsion.
Crawfordsville, Ind, Feb. D. The
celebration of Washington's Birthday
at Wabash College began with riot
in the chapel. The sophomores re-
leased flock of pigeons, wearing their
colors, during the exercises and the
freshmen Immediately arose and began
peting tho birds with hymn books,
clubs and hats. Both classes we're
yelling and scrambling over seats, and
President Burroughs in vain called for
order.
The students finally surged into the
halls and began class fight. Presi-
dent Burroughs rushed in but was
pushed aside and his entreaties were
drowned by tho hilarious yells of the
students. Tho other members of tho
faculty were treated likewise and all
except President Burroughs soon re-
tired. He endeavored to address the
students dozen times, but they paid
no attention to him. Wholesale OK.
pulsions are threatened.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-02-27


EIanagna, the Capital, Being Fortified in
Anticipation of an Attack by the Insnr-
gent ForcPs-Tbe Outbreak Caused by
JeaIousies Alleged to Have Religion As
Their BASIS.
Managua, Nicaragua, Feb. %. --(Via
Galveston THE flag of rebellion has
once more been raised in Nicaragua.
Reports received here this morning
show that the whole district north of
Lake Menagua, including tho depart
ments of the west and north, are in
open rebellion against President Zelaya.
Martial law has been proclaimed and
the pressing OF men into the army is
being pushed rapidly. The President
is supported by wing Of the Liberal
party and 1900 men are already un-
der arms.
This town, the capital, is being ac-
lively made ready for defence, as the
insurgents are expected 10 attack it.
Their headquarters arc at Leon, the
old capital of Nicaragua, and the centre
of tho Roman Catholic population as
opposed to the Catholics Of more
modern views. A strong detachment
OF the Leoniats has already left that
town and it is believed that Managua
will be attacked tomorrow or Thurs
day.
The Conservative party in this city
mot this morning and resolved to give
moral support to President Zelaya and
also determined to send ex President
Cardunas and Gen. Ayigillo Granada
near Lake Nicaragua to inform their
partisans there of their determination
to support the President.
The insurgents are supported by a
portion Of the political party in power,
but, up to the present, what is known
as the opposition party proper has not
joined the rebels.
The antagonistic feelings of the peo-
Pile of Leon and its vicinity and those
of Managua date from away back and
are founded upon old iealousies, having
religion as their basis and more mod
ern ideas on the other hand as their
excuse.
Unhappily for President Zelaya a
large consignment of modern arms and
artillery, purchased In Germany, which
arrived here shortly after the occupa-
ton of Corinto by the British, and
which at one time, ii was feared. would
fall into the hands of the British adj
miral, have, owing to political in
trigues, found their way to Leon and
are nav to DO used against tho Presi-
dent and his supporters. The excuse
for sending the arms to Leon was that
a certain party hero was in favor OF
a dictatorship being declared and that,
therefore, it was advisable that the
modern arms and ammunition should
be stored at Leon, where, it was as
serted, there was less likelihood of {
demonstration for or against the gov.
eminent. The Leonists were powerful
enough to have their way in this mat
ter and it would seem from the present
developments that this was only ont
feature of plot to overthrow the gov.
eminent of President Zelaya.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-02-27

New York, Feb. "a. Five hundred
photographers struck to-day to enforce
the recognition of their organization,
the abolition of the piece work system,
the payment of minimum wages of SIS
a week, a,,work week of A hours, pay
for overtime and one apprentice to
every fivea journeymen. The strikers
were employed BY 100 firms, who do
show printing and photographic work.
They are all members of the Interna-
tional photographic Artists and En-.
grayers Insurance and Protective Asso.
citation, which has branches in all the
principal cities of the United States
York branch of the association is ex-
pected to precipitate strikes forthwith
in all the large cities.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-02-27

DIR. David w. Maui died of kidney
trouble on Saturday night, at his home,
ut the southeast corner of Eighth and
West streets, aged GA years. He had
been i'll for some time and was at
tended by DIR. William II. Bullock.
DIR. Maui was one of the best
known physicians in tho city. He
was born in Georgetown and was a son
of DIR. George w. Maui. During the
late war he was chief surgeon of the
second division of the Third army
corps. He enlisted first as private,
afterward became captain and later
regimental surgeon. Besides being a
physician deceased was writer of
some note. He was connected with
the Societies for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children and Animals. The
funeral took placeTuesday morning. Ser.
vices were conducted at his late resid-
ence, Eighth and West streets, by Revs.
w. w. Taylor and W. +. Swartz. Drs.
r. J. Mckay, w. Il. Bullock, j. A.
Ellegood, j. p. Wales, j. A. Draper
and Swithin Chandler were the hon
orary pail bearers. Interment was made
at Wilmington and Brandywine GENE
tprV
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-02-27

Tho ". G. 7. Q. Of Hockossin cello
hrated Washington's Birthday by Civ
ing Martha Washington Tea in the
Temperance House at that place on
Saturday night. The affair was quite
unique and decided success. The in
yitations were in rhyme and each one
was accompanied by I pretty little bag,
with request to place within "a
penny for each year you are old. p" The
friends responded freely and a snug
little sum was realized. Tho money
received will be used for improvements
on the Temperance House. Literary
exercises and music added to tho en-
joyment. Light refreshments were
served by young ladies' who we're
dressed in Continental costumes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-02-27

De. COOKS coon FORTUNE.
Plates in "A burned building Found to b.
All Right.


In the vaults of the American Bap-
fist Publication Society, whose build
ing, No. 1920 Chestnut street, Phila-
delphia, was destroyed by fire Recently,
were the plates of three books which
were written by the Rev. Richard b.
Cook, d. d., OF this city, Ever since
the fire DR.. Cook has been worried as
TO tho fatc Of these valuable plates,
until Monday, when no received as
surance that they were all right
The plates were stereotypes of 1.-THE
Early and Later Delaware Baptists, !"
Life of Christ, and general history
of the Baptists. There were also 300
or 400 cuts, which had been used in
the publication.
DR.. Cook attended meeting of the
board in Philadelphia yesterday, when
arrangements were made for suite Of
fire proof rooms in the now building.
which will he erected on the site of
the burned structure. DIR. Cook owns
copies of some of the books which were
destroyed in the fire, and he may make
the society repository for them il
the fire proof ROOMS are secured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-02-27

Corresponding Secretary Thomas f.
Bayard, Jr., of the Historical Society
of Delaware has received from the
Pennsylvania Historical Society COM
munication in regard to movement to
obtain an appropriation from the Ma
tional House of Representatives for a
sufficient sum to publish the records
and papers of the Continental Con
gress. These records are now in manu-
script and the movement is made in
order that they may be preserved. His
torical societies are asked to inform
their Congressional Representatives OF
the fact, and also to send copy of any
resolutions which they may pass on the
subject to the committee on appropria-
tionH.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-02-27
DAMAGE COMMISSION.


Commenced Work Tuesdap Morning.
Upon the desire of tho Street and
Sewer Department Judge Ignatius Q.
Grubb on Monday appointed John p
Almond, William Baxter, Joseph l..
Carpenter, Dr., j. Newlin Gawthrop
and William Lawton, committee to
condemn property for the opening OF
streets and assess damages on benefits
arising therefrom on Clayton, du Pont,
Scott and Lincoln streets between
Beech street and Lancaster avenue
also on Beech, Sycamore, Maple,
Linden, Elm and Chestnut streets bo-
tween Clayton and Union.
The commissioners met on Tuesday
in tho office of City Solicitor Hartman,
where they qualified before Notary
Public James O'Neill, after which they
left the office for the streets which
they were to condemn. They were
accompanied by Street and Sewer
Director Samuel Chambers and Park
Commissioner Dennis j. Mention.
The commission made an award OF
six cents damages to each owner.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-02-27

George and Uriah Drake were ar
raigned before Magistrate Pritchott
Tuesday on the charge Of obtaining
charge was made by Bernard 2. Hasson,
who claimed that the defendants had
been given goods to sell in 1855, and
Hasson also testified to the facts, but
it was shown that there was no ground
for the charge of false pretenses and
tho case was dismissed William L.
Lyman represented the defendants.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-02-27

Mrs. Mary Z. Gross was arraigned in
Magistrate Kelley'a court Tuesday on
tho charge of disturbing the peace of
neighbour, Harry Chadwick. The
parties live on South Franklin street,
and the trouble originated over
chickens owned by plaintiff and de-
PENDANT. Some of the birds, it was
claimed have been guilty Of trespass.
Mrs. Gross was required to furnish a
mama hond
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-02-27

Ratchet Confession of a Boy.
In Chicago, Thursday, fire was dis
covered in house on Dearborn street.
On penetrating the room whence the
smoke was issuing, neighbors found
the body Of Mrs. Ellen Randolph,
colored woman, lying on burning bed
Sho had received l5euts from Ratchet,
any one of which would have been fatal.
Mrs. Randolph was treasurer of the
Order of the Household of Ruth, and
robbery was supposed to have been the
motive of the crime.
Alfred Fields, a colored elevator boy
ia d hotel confessed to the police Fri.
day that he murdered the woman. He
says he was to receive S75 from Edward
Mcintosh for the commission of the
crime, the motive for which was
quarrel about money due Mrs. Ran
1plph