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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
GENERAL GLEANINGS.

WHEN the saloon dies, the devil will
put on deep mourning.-Ram's Horn.
LIQUOR talks mighty loud when it
gets out of the jug.-National Temper
ance Advocate
AS A matter of fact, a saloon keeper
cannot carry his screen beyond this life
-Attila, in Lever.
THE descent from the deliberately fur
rished liquor palace to the low-class
drinking den is both natural and rapid.
Christian Work.
WHEN the corner stone of the Auburn
prison was laid in 1886, bottle of whis-
ky was one of the articles inclosed in
it. Strong drink is the main reason
why we must have jails and PRISONS
Pacific Ensign.
Miss SHERRATT, NJ. A., of the London
university, says she considers the chief
cause OF intemperance among women of
the upper classes, is want of occupation,
and the caste feeling which SO isolates
people in England.
ALCOHOL, taken as Il beverage, is al
ways injurious in proportion to the
quantity taken and the frequency of it's
use. Its use is therefore not only in
expedient as an injurious example, but
is morally wrong, both as it endangers
health and exposes to the insidious
dominion of deadly habit and conn
tenances its production and use with all
its sweeping desolations and woes
Lyman Deecher, H. D.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
How He Could Tell.

Some years ago, man named Green
field, living in New York state, killed his
wife. He was convicted at the first trial
but the case was carried to the court
Of appeals, which reversed the findings
of the lower court. Gov. Robinson then
ordered a special rehearing to be held
at Syracuse. Judge Daniels presided.
When an examination of the jurors be-
gan, a curious circumstance occurred.
One of the jurors declared that he had
already Prejudged the case. lie was
asked if he had read the printed ac-
counts in the newspapers. lie had not.
Neither, he said, had lie talked with any
one about it. He was accordingly eX-
cused. Judge Daniels, however, was not
50 easily satified. lie sent the sheriff
before the man left the courtroom to
ascertain how he could reach a con-
clusion in a case when he had never read
up on it or discussed it. why" he re-
Piled, "the lawyers made such darned
fools of themselves examining the
jurors that | knew the prisoner must be
guilty. Francisco Argonaut.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
ORIGIN OF A QUEER PHRASE.
Lawyers Have Expressions Not Understood
by the Common Herd.

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Among the many strange expressions
used i'll the legal fraternity is that of
DEMONSTRATING" 1t refers to the pre-
llminary examinations of witnesses be-
fore putting them on the stand. There
has been much discussion as to the orr
GIN OF the term, but Congressman eros
yenor gives the following explanation
which certainly sounds reasonable: in
days gone by the Ohio courts held ses-
slons at different county seats at GER
tam periods known as court terms.
10 accommodate the large crowds of
lllgants and witnesses who would flock
in from points for miles around the
county seat when court was in session,
the county authorities erected sheds
near the courthouse, where the liti-
giants and their witnesses could tie and
feed their horses while they attended
court, and these sheds became known
as horse sheds.
Now, owing to the limited space of
the courtrooms, the lawyers who al
ways Travelled with the court. were una
bic to hold private conversation with
their clients and witnesses inside the
walls, and so they used to take them I'M
der the horse sheds and there talk mat
tiers over with them. Among the at
torneys who attended court at Chester,
the county seat of Meigs county, on one
occasion were Tom Ewing and Samuel
f. Vinton. The court was ready to 90
on with the case in which the two
noted attorneys were retained as op-
posing counsel, when it was discovered
that Ninton was not present. The
court looked carefully around and then
asked: Where is.Alr Vinton? 4 don't
know, your honor said Ewing, rising
to his feet, he is not here, but he is
probably outside horse-shedding his
Witnesses This remark raised a gen
eral laugh, and thereafter the word
horse-shedding a witness passed into
popular parlance. Washington Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28

Venice, take my shiff and row Ger to
Avalon" suggested the mill ower 70
the boys. but keep clear of the Res."
lle warned them, las the branchAare
loaded with snakes drowned oul oil
their holes"
The boys leaped into the proffed
skitf.
A few rods from the mills the narrv
banks of the canal disappeared benea |
a dreary eXpanse of water, spreadiI
over miles of country about TIL
crevasse. The roofs of cotton sheds
projecting above the agitated surface
and the deserted dwellings, seemed t,
rise and fall with the heaving current
At Avalon the boys realized for tn,
first time the full calamity of an in
undation. The people, too poor to seel
shelter elsewhere, were living in tn
chambers or garrets Of their cottages
while many had Hospitality taken il
whole families of neighbors who's,
houses did not boast second story
And aside from the discomfort, anC
the anxious watch over the little chill
dren, unaccustomed to their aquatic
homes, constant vigilance was re
quired to guard against the reptiles in
Testing the waters.
On leaving the village the boys wer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
A HOG ORCHESTRA,
The Singular Exhibition Arranged for the
Pleasure of "a King.

During the reign of Louis XI. of
France there was attached to his court
one Abbot De Baigne, man of consid-
cradle wit. The abbot was somewhat
musically inclined, and delighted the
court with inventions of odd musical
instruments. One day the king, after
having enjoyed hearty laugh over one
of these curious contrivances, and de-
string to battle this musical genius,
commanded him to produce harmoni-
Gus sounds from the cries of hogs.
This seemed an impossibilitv to the
king, and he prepared himself to enjoy
the discontinue of the abbot Much
TO his surprise, however, the abbot
readily agreed to produce them. All he
required was sum of money, upon the
receipt of which he declared he would
invent the most surprising thing ever
heard in the way of musical atrocity.
He secured the country and secured u
large number of hogs, trying their
voices as to pitch and quality, and
finally, after having fully satisfied him
self, he arranged the animals in sort
OF paVlllon richly decorated. The day
of the trial arrived, and the king and
his court entered the pavilion prepared
for something, but greatly in doubt as
to the success of the abbot with the
hogs. However, there were the hogs,
sure enough, and, much to the surprise
and delight of the king, they began to
cry tremendously and in good tune,
rendering an air that was fairly recog-
nized. The abbot had arranged a series
of stops that were connected with the
hogs, and upon pulling one of them
out caused spike to prick the hog it
connected with, making him squeal his
note. The rest was easy, for by pulling
out the different stops he produced the
tune.-Philadelphia Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
SOME OF THE NEW HATS.
TulIe Is Used for Trimming and, of
Course, Flowers Are Plentiful.

Course, Flowers Are Plentiful.
There are plenty of picture hats
among the new styles, and the tulle ties
and loops come in nicely as artistic ad.
ditions to the costume. You can have
tulle ties on any kind of a hat. 1t is
not necessary to have a bonnet to put
them on. Green and violet tllle are
the prettiest colors. An exquisite lit
tie hat is made of yellow straw-straws,
l was going to say, for the hat is a
peculiar arrangement of little straws,
set side by side, with a violet at the end,
forming an edge of violets all around
the brim. 'Iulie Loops 5fiIz. ST, eeRecal
the crown. Another dream dream
seems an especially appropriate term
for a tulle hat) has a combination of
two shades of green tulle. There is
absolutely nothing on the hat--a
round black straw-but some stand
up frills of light and dark green tulle
around the crown. Almost anybody
can have a hat like this. All that is
necessary to do is to buy an untrimmed
hat and cover it over with tulle. A
flower or two to stand up at the back
or at the left side of the front is
great addition. The tulle ties are
knotted in large bow under the chin.
Flowers underneath the brim are set
at the back, where most of the hats turn
up. In the case of nose hats that
tip down over the face, the brim is not
always bent up at the back, but in
stead the whole hat is propped up, as it
were, with a bank of flowers and rib
bon. Small button roses are very
pretty for the bandeauX under the brim.
Flower hats are fashionable for
women of all ages. A violet bonnet is
suitable for an elderly lady with white
hair, but made in another shape it be-
fits golden-haired lassie quite as well.
N. Y. Merucry.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
SOCIAL LIFE OF SALOON.
Herein Lies Its Stronghold and at This
Point 1t Must BE Attacked.

Herein Lies Its Stronghold and at This
Point 1t Must BE Attacked.
Those who intelligently seek to con-
slaeA the drink problem in all it's phases
are ME- and more coming to the in
eFilaole conclusion that the drinking
haolt gro"A)argely out of the social in
stncts OF ma'llind, especially of the
poorer clas'ses' raNa' er than from any in
herent purpose to DIX for the sake Of
drinking. And right To rro "a 49,
reason for the existence o. 4ha soIoo-,
1t meets the side of a man S life LII, :,
real, and the substitute must hsra ~
same note and tone if it is to hav> +bs
same successful appeal to human neeo.
1t is not the drink so much as the good
fellowship which is desired, and it has
often been suggested that if free and
open clubs were provided, so that men
could come together and feel at home,
and call them their own, they would be
more than a match for the saloon.
There are factors in the daily existence
of the workingmen of our cities which
cannot be ignored in the consideration
of the abolition of the saloon, and the
necessity of finding an acceptable sub
stitute. We must consider the lives of
the city laboring men, who live on poor
ly cooked food, in narrow limits, and
have few of the comforts of home when
they are through with the work of the
day. When they have had supper, they
either go to bed or turn out on the
81, md iy FOL
place of resort nearby, the saloon is al
most sure to draw them in. Where read
ing and recrea ton rooms have been pro-
vided, and no attempt has been made to
do too much for the men, the efforts in
their behalf have been most successful.
of experience that the daily bath, well
cooked food and clean and attractive
home are the chief substitutes for that
hankering after pleasurable sensations
that impels many men to resort todrink.
They take away the desire for it, and
the substitutes for the saloon are not,
therefore, any great and original
changes, but chiefly the mending of
what is wrong in the daily social life of
the people. Meet the instincts that lead
men to the saloon in some other sensi-
BILE and honest way, and the substitute
is revealed. 1t was found that when we
go down to the plain facts of life, it is
the changing of bad conditions in the
lives of the people that chiefly leads
to the correction of what is wrong.
The problem is thus shown to be So
Geological with regard to a large and in
creasing class of the population. 1t is
the social side of the saloon which
makes it such a power in our crowded
cities, and which renders it an impos-
sibility, in the belief of many clergy
men, scientific men and others who have
given the mater much study, to abolish
it therein unless some acceptable sub
stitute can be found. If this can be
done, the men who now flock intC
saloons to pass their leisure time will
abandon them, and the saloon will die
out for lack of patronage. The facts
fere set forth are worthy the careful
study of all who take an intelligent in
terest in the problem of how to pull
verize the rum power.-Toledo Blade.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28

A man who has a reputation for be-
ing very careless as to his toilet was
elected town clerk in one of the small
towns in this state some time ago, and
the local paper thought it would be a
good joke to announce that: "Mr.
Makeup will wash himself before he as.
sumcs the Office of town clerk" On
reading the notice Mr.. Makeup was
furious, and demanded a retraction,
which the paper accordingly made the
following day, in this fashion: "Mr.
wash himself before he assumes the
office of town clerk" And still Mr..
Makeup was not pleased. How hard il
is to satisfy some people!-Our Boys
and Girls.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
A PLEA FOR THE CHILDREN.
Importance of Installing Total Abstinence
Principles in the Young.

Principles in the Young.
No one doubts that children would be
safer in prosecuting the journey of life
were they fortified against temptation
by the principle of abstinence. What,
then, is the duty of parents? Why
should they deny their children the adj
ditional protection which this principle
affords, and in the incubation of this
principle how important its practice on
the part of parents. How grievously do
some parents mistake their relation to
their little ones. Flowers they think
they are to perfume their wilderness
journey! Yes, and if cultivated they
will bloom and diffuse a sweet fra
GRANGE forever; but if neglected no
deserted garden will send forth an in
fiuence half SO noXious. Images of
beauty, to impart to life the spirit of
poetry! All, in that little one, now so
apparently simple, there is a nature
that may yet outrival an angels grace
or u devils malignity. Playthings!
If when gambling around the parents
chair, or nesting in the parents bosom,
they could stand up in all the fullness
of maturity, developed character,
would not the parent grow pale and
tremble before them? Go to yonder
prison; enter it's gloomiest and most
securely guarded cell. Mark that
sullen. hardened man, and as you shrink
from the being whom seductive world
has betrayed recollect that that coun-
tenance, so scowling, once sent joy to a
mothers heart, and that hardened ma
ture was once tender and pliable. And
had that father as he proudly viewed
his boy, and that mother as she yearned
over her tirst-born child, abandoned
the ensnaring art of drinking and in
stilled into the opening mind sense of
its dangerous tendencies, this day
might have found that desolate home
happy, and one unfit for communion
with his race an ornament of society
and the stay of his parents declining
years.
Upon all temperance workers we urge
the claims of the children. If they
would work to the best advantage we
plead with them to increase their eff
forts for the young-not that we would
have them cease all efforts to reclaim
and influence the old, but, while they
are seeking to cure" we pray they for
get not to prevent"
Here, fire has broken out in a row of
buildings. In spite of every effort the
fire gains Roadway. What's to be done
Dividing the force of the FIRE brigade,
one party advances beyond the point
at which the flames have reached and
saturates the building with water so as
to prevent the fire spreading. So, while
temperance workers continue to ply
the Incorporate and their allies, the
moderationists, with their cold-water
arguments, we urge them not to forget
to saturate the untouched portion of
the community, and thus the enemy,
when driven from his stronghold, will
in vain seek refuge among those who
have been forewarned of his insidious-
ness and fortified of his approach.-Na-
tional Temperance Advocate.
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700 excited discussing the strange
i9nts they had witnessed to give much
'eeu 10 direction, and they had rowed
o1iie Instance from Avalon before thew
iseoVered that they had gone wide Of
nelr course. Then, instead of turning
'aeh' they thought to gain distance bv
u''inS across through a narrow neck
wooded swamp. The depth of the
a'ef brought the boat up close to the
over branches, and the Spanish moss,
oaGng IN gray streamers from every
nn, completely obscured the view.
bm"ell have to go by instinct here"
I, ntured Otto.
1 m AFRAID your instinct is not worth
QNh' returned Sidney, alarmed by the
Rnnper OF snakes in the water and
rs, and the increasing density of the
pods.
n These snakes are altogether too So
flable," remarked Dick, whisking one
INTO the water thai had dropped beside
m from a moss festoon.
They are only hungry" explained
sidney' They don't mean any harm"
| Il don't propose to have them dine off
4e," retorted Dick, striking out vigor-
9usly with his cane.
Black clouds had been gathering above
sRe swamp, and now obscured the sun;
and the boys, winding in and out among
the trees, soon discovered that they
wefe completely lost.
GIN and on for hours they rowed, with
blbtVe5, hands and aching arms,
'3srcf The seemingly endless swamp,
iHdf undsE who were resting from the
oars were kept busy by the too familiar
snakes.
"a whole zoology of reptilla," re-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28

Landing their boat almost a quarter
of mile below the assure, the merry
crew raced along the leyee that extend
ed like a green tongue out of the swirl
ing waters. But before they had COW
cred half the length, there came a
crumbling sound and jarring of the
ground beneath them, and some 20 feet
of the levee's end was suddenly washed
away-a little green island drenched in
spray.
Back" cried Otto, who was in the
lead. The undercurrents are UNDER
mining the levee," he explained n
breath, as they retreated precipitater.T
to safe distance, where they halted to
review the scene.
On their right the Mississippi, seem
ingly as vast IS ever, flowed quietly
along its course, while to the left an
other Mississippi was rushing wildly
through the broken ramparts, and
tumbling in a miniature Niagara over
the back levee-the distractions in this
new river bed throwing the waters into
cascades and whirlpools. Now and then
water snakes and great fish were tossed
up on the shelving bank, to struggle
helplessly a moment and then be swept
away in the next in-rush
A buzzing sound came family to the
boys above the roar of dividing waters.
THE sawmills are high and dry yet
let's go there" cried Otto. And i'm.
-Nediately all followed him toward the
eht"ing whir.
FROM the mills the boys wandered
down to the canal, connecting the race
course with the great inland pineries
II yo' would like to see Louisiana
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
STEPS TO DRUNKENNESS.
Scientific Analysis of the Conditions
Which Precede Inebriety.

Which Precede Inebriety.
Infammations, now recognized as pro-
ceeding from some specific causes, are
in many cases followed by degenern-
tions that naturally lead to impulsive
unands for relief, which spirits or
o'iiei narcotics temporarily supply.
Deseiler''io IONS from toXemias, and poi
sons formed 9TH in and without the
Dody' lall most h~rvilv ON the nerve
centers, creating the same demand for
relief. Alcohol, while br.nrinp tenn
porary relief, rapidly increases these
very conditions by adding new toxines.
and new and stronger impulses for help.
The brain centers become more deb;Ii-
tated and incapable of recognizing the
danger, and the degree of actual pols~n
ing becomes more and more intense.
In many cases there is inherited a
feeble power of resistance, and inabil-
ity to react and recover from the strains
of injurious agents from without or
poisons generated within. Shocks and
powerful emotional changes leave a per-
manent impress on the nerve centers.
first intoxication from spirits leaves
degrees of degeneration from which
there is no recovery. In a certain num-
Der of cases this defective organization
shows a marked tepdency to develop
into certain forms of degeneration or
disease processes. Inebriety, insanity
and many of the allied neuroses are
common. The tendency to either of
these forms of disease may be seen in
certain symptoms far in advance of its
full development.-T.D D. Crothers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28

He spoke: Fill me another glass;
My nerves are shaky-let it pass
Here's to all here"
He lifted up the glass again,
But set 1t down and faced the men
Who sat around.
Boys, and his voice was hoarse with dread
II cannot drink that glass;" he said
A sudden sound,
Like smothered laugh-then his face,
All stern and white, subdued the place,
And silence fell.
Il cannot drink it, for there lies
Within its depths pair of eyes,
Like Heaven in hell
II cannot drink it. for there swims
A face above the foam that brims-
The face of one
Whose heart would ache to see me here.
Whose heart would break, am so dear;
Boys, l am done
Done with the poison; here's my hand.
With Gods help mean to stand
BY all l say;
And stand by her whose dear face lies
Between me and the revelries
leave to-day"
Detroit Free Press.
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the fellow that you always see in the
Biographies among the products of the
south, "-pointing !; . what looked like a
great branch floating on the surface
Drop to the bottom of the boat boys"
| commanded OTTO, while he and Sidney,
icing the largest of the six, unshipped
their oars and stood in the bow awaiting
the on-coming of the huge black snake,
as they now perceived it to be. But not
until it was close upon them did two
simultaneous, well-directed blows fall
upon its horrible head; and it instantly
sank from sight beneath the muddy
waters. Then the frightened boys sent
the boat skimming ahead.
| After another hour of rowing they alb
iruptly emerged from the cypress swamp
upon a broad eXpanse. With a glad
shout, but with weary muscles, the boys
again bent to their oars. Suddenly the
skiff struck with terrifying
Shock against submerged post. For
Second the boat rocked wildly, dipping
" alter. AS it righted, Bert solemnly an
bounced: Boys, we're still afioat--but
. thoO "po Nhil q POI lCl w Oulu Gail d
dull, sickening thud'"
Cautiously they again started on, only
a moment later to find their rudder en-
tangled in a fence wire hidden Just be-
Row the surface.
I'VE must be right over Langhorne's
market gardens" concluded Otto, after
encountering another post and several
more obstructing wires. Now, if we
hold due east we'll come out at old
Mississippi sure"
But where is due east?" asked Sid
Hey, obviously. And all searched the
clouded Sky for some sign of the missing
sun.
Their situation was growing more and
more critical, and with gathering dark
ness came more accidents.
IF we don't stave in the boat against
these posts or get stranded somewhere
between here and the gulf" Sidney was
saying-when across the waste of water
the booming of cannon came family.
That's a signal for u.s." cried Otto;
end they Immediately headed the boat
toward the sound, which was now re-
peated at frequent intervals.
Slowly they crept along through the
darkness and the distractions.
''The canal" shouted Bert, who was
keeping lookout from the bow; and
directly before them, family outlined,
lay the familiar channel.
Completely exhausted they unshipped
the oars, and let the boat drift with the
current down 20 the pier. As it grazed
the landing salute of guns was fred,
announcing the return of the missing
.s1i fl and its crew.
The entire parish is out searching for
YOU, young men-where have you been
{ II day?" asked one of the crowd upon
the wharf
We've been having sort of dellrium
'remens time over there in the swamp"
responded Otto, YEARLY.
When the six boys sat down that night
to late dinner, Sidney said solemnly:
But for the mercy of Heaven we would
now be food for the fishes, and not they
Tor u.s."
Wonder if they would have COM
planned of the number of bones ia u.s."
soliloquized Bert.
FLORENCE EDITH AUSTIN.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
Pleasant.

A naval officer, wishing to battle in q
,ylon river, asked a native to show
N place where there were no alli-
sSrs. The native took him to pool
cle to the estuary. The officer en-
Joy his dip; and while drying himself,
DC SSed his guide why there were never
any ligators in that pool. Because,
san, ne Cingalese replied, they plenty
lraldf shark l"-Cassell' Journal.