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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20
TOO LATE.
The Fortune Which Came at Last to u
Wasted Life.

Nothing is more pathetic in this world
than the fate which brings the fulfill
ment of ardent hopes only when the
grasshopper has becore burden and
desire hath failed" Such commentary
on the vanity of human anticipations
occurred not long ago to one of the
toilers of Babylon, who, longing be-
yond everything for the good things
of this world, had, like Tantalus, reached
out ever in vain for the cakes and ale
of existence. They always seemed just
beyond his grasp, until finally they
were within touch, when they dropped
from the nerveless, tired fingers that
were too weak to held them.
Born to expectations which were
never realized, and rendered discomfort
ed thereby with her contrasted sur
roundngs, Miss As lifewas one long.
unSkillful desire. Instead of making
the best of the present, she spent her
time continually in making plans for
the future. Everything was sacrificed
to the elusive hope of the possible riches
which would, she imagined, once OBJ
tanned, make life so delightful and de-
sirable. She might have been happy
wife and mother and a useful woman
in her generation; if it had not been
for the mirage of wealth ever before
her longing eyes-a dream which made
her commonplace surroundings insup-
portable.
So the years wore on; youth and
beauty took fight friends grew feWer
and fewer, until in the midst of a joy
less and purposeless middle age Miss
A fell i'll with long, ncurable ILL
ness. Then, and then only, when the
world, as far as she was concerned,
had narrowed itself down to the con-
fines of small room, and even that
grew DINNER and more unreal day by
day, came the contamination of her
hopes. An aged relative died and left
her the fortune for which she had so
| longed.
"Oh, take them away" she cried,
with exceeding bitterness, when they
brought her the papers that represent
ed so much and yet so little-for truly
man walketh i'll vain shadow and
disquieteth himself in vain; he heapetil
| up riches and cannot tell who shall
gather them. IN. y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

The skill of japanese jugglers is il
lustrated by a recent incident at
japanese dinner, where one of
them was employed to entertain
the company. A foreign guest de-
termined to have no optical de-
lusions about what the iuggler did. He
never let his chances be distracted, and
was not once off his guard. Noticing
this, the old juggler played to him en-
tlrely An immense porcelain vase
was brought in and set in the middle of
the room, and the old juggler, crawling
up, let himself down into it slowly. The
slleptic then sat for half an hour with
out taking his eyes from the vase,
which he had first been convinced was
sound and firm and stood on no trap
door. After this prolonged watch, the
rest of the company assailed him with
laughter and jeers, and pointed to his
side, where the old iuggler was seated
tanning himself, and had been so seated
for some minutes.-London Tit-Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20
ACROSS THE SEA.
The Deserted Wife Won the Race by
Four Hours,

Four Hours.
A race across 1000 miles of water for
wife was recently ended at Ellis
Island. The race was between Mrs.
Franz AlolineauX, deserted wife, and
a young girl, Bertha Neibling, the hus-
bands sweetheart.
The wife won the race by four hours
and incidentally, the erring husband.
MolineauX had been wealthy in Ber-
lin. He had married the daughter of
rich grain merchant. When he failed
in business he quarreled with his wife,
for she made some remark about his
poverty which angered him. He left
her, saying that he would go to Amer
lea and begin life over again. They
were proud and she permitted him to go
alone, although in her heart she loved
him.
The man came over here and by hard
work established himself and was in re-
ceipt of good salary. He thought
sometimes of the woman over in Berlin.
She was living with her wealthy father,
who was very fond of her. In spirit of
pique the husband sent across the sea
for another woman to share the home
he had made here at 1860 Lexington
avenue.
Mrs. MolineauX heard of the other
woman and embarked in all haste on
The other one Bertha Nte9i b mig M oEk.
stecrage passenger on the Venetia from
Hamburg. The Nenetia sailed first,
yet the fast steamer Lain beat her into
port by four hours, with Mrs Molineaux
in the first cabin.
She had little difficulty in interesting
the authorities in her case. Detective
Peter Groden found her husband and in
formed him that a woman was at Ellis
Island waiting to see him. Molineaux
was taken there and the commissioner
of immigration asked some very search
ing questions. Then he dismissed him
to another room and talked to Mrs. Mol
ineaux. Neither husband nor wife knew
of the presence of the other on the
island.
They were brought into the same
room. The wife at the sight of her hus-
band threw her arms around his neck
and tainted.
She recovered OPPORTUNITY and told
him how cruelty she had misunder-
stood him and that she would willingly
share poverty and crust of bread with
him.
No man could resist talk like that.
Molineaux kissed her on the forehead
and vow ed he would be true to her to
the end of time. So they went to 1850
Lexington avenue together, where they
will dwell.
The other woman? The story is prac-
tically finished as far as she is con-
cerned. The immigration authorities
came to the conclusion that as she had
no friends here now and was likely to be-
come a public charge the best thing
they could do would be to send her back
to Germany.-Chicago Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

editor took some notes upon page of
paper that lay before him.
at means that we will kick you out
of the town"
Kick you out of the town." re-
peated the editor, writing it down.
Good. And is that all?"
''We'u burn your shanty over your
tar and feather you"
"'Burn shanty, tar and feather,
repeated the editor, taking notes of the
interview. go on, friend; anything
else?"
The bully was somewhat mystified
and showed signs of weakening" The
editor poised his pen and waited.
then the priest of Bacchus growled:
Wen make it hot for you"
81 think thee said that before" quiet
" remarked the editor, and laying
down his pen he calmly began to sharp
EN- pencil.
1--WE mean it, too" snarled the sa-
loonkeeper, beginning to think he had
SlIO d bdl ldl'
81 am glad to hear thee speak so
frankly" replied the editor, and turn
ing his chair around he looked at the
angry man with a pair of blue eyes that
showed anything but fear. But does
thee know what 7 intend to do? shall
publish every word of this interview
that thee has been pleased to give me.
/ shall let the good citizens know that
thee has threatened me and my proper
ty with violence, and if in the future
any violence is done, the authorities
will know upon whom they have 10 lay
their hands More than this, | shall tell
more of the doings at thy place than
have told yet. And more, if thee comes
here again to threaten me with what
thee and thy comrades in sin propose
to do, | will turn thee over to the au-
thorities for trespassing on my prop
erty. Thy name is George W. Thy
saloon is on the corner of Third and
Pine. Now that I have all the partic-
ulars, thee may go, while l write the
article"
There was an impressive silence. The
.cowed bully eyed the editor with rage
and hesitancy, but the eye of the Quaker
was calm as a mirror. Besides, the
bully noted that he was broad shout
.dered, weighed about 100 pounds. and
his hands looked as if he had once fol
lowed the pillow or welded the siedge
The bully quietly went out, the editor
began work on the interview, anG
naught was heard but the scratching Of
the editorial pen.-Rev. G. D. Coleman
in Union Signal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20
TEMPERANCE.
COULDN'T COW HIM.
How a Quaker Editor Settled a Run
Selling Bully.

How a Quaker Editor Settled a Rum
Selling Bully.
A quiet Quaker who began the publi-
cation of weekly paper in a western
town, soon showed his colors by attack
ing the rum interests. He published
the facts about some of the worst sa-
looms and resorts, calling them ulcers
on the body of the community" He
was especially marked and pointed in
regard to saloon ION the corner of
Third and Pine streets, whose proprie-
tor is George W" The day after
the issue of the paper the big-fisted sa-
loon keeper came into the editorial sane
tum and in domineering tones delivered
himself as follows: "See here. Did you
write this?"
The editor glanced quite carelessly
over the column indicated, and an
swered III a cool voice: Yea, did"
you drab-coated-" there he gave
vent to Il lot of profane adjectives). DO
you know that hurts my business?'
Yea; and l am glad it does"
"You are glad it does?"
"Yea, friend, that is what l said"
The rumseller was too surprised by
his unexpected manner to reply for a
moment; then he swore for awhile, but
as il did not seem to have the effect he
expected, he said: "Well, I'm here just
to warn you that if you print any more
against the liquor business in this town
we'll make it hot for you. Now you've
had your warning and you can take it or
not"
"And supposing don't take it?"
"Then look out for yourself, that's
all"
That IS, thee means that personal
violence will be used?" Upon this the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20
Afraid of Germs.

"Yes, I've broken my engagement
with Miss Prettyman," declared Jones,
sorrowfully.
"Have a quarrel over a philopena?"
inquired his friend.
"No; it was no sudden decision, but
the result of mature deliberation. [
can never marry that girl
"Why? She seemed to be absolute
perfection and just suited for you in
every way"
"Well, probably she is, but l couldn't
stand it. You know her father is a
bacteriologist who does nothing but
study wiggletails through a spyglass
and talk about bacilli. Every time
started to Kiss the girl she would say:
Excuse me, but you might have the
germs of tuberculosis on your lips
and she would swab her mouth with a
handkerchief wet with carbolic acid be-
fore | could kiss her. I'll just be ever
lastingly hornswoggled if l marry a
girl who has to disinfect herself every
time she wants to kiss"-San Francisco
Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

Yes, gentlemen" said an old sexton
in large party, they exhumed a body
the other day. 1t was that of boy who
died nearly half a century ago. He died
from the effects of swallowing a SOW
ereign."
"Ah, and what did you find?"
well, we came to the skeleton, of
course, but the most curious thing
was"
Somebody had stolen the sovereign,
l suppose" said one.
Turned into gold ore again, per-
haps?" ventured another.
mo, gentlemen" said the old man.
eve found just three pounds eight
shillngs, principal and interest for As
years. Spare Moments.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

Overskirts in long pointed effects are
among the leading features of autumn
fashions.
Silver nail polishers have dainty-col-
ored-fawn, blue, pink, etc.-chamois
leather buffers.
The cream and white wells having an
applique border can but receive a new
impetus for the remainder of the sum-
m&T.
Silk muslin embroidered with pearls
and made over white silk is the latest
thing for wedding gowns, and with
sprays of orange blossoms here and
there it is vastly more becoming to the
average bride than the severe white
satin.
Pique and silk is a rather incongru-
GUS combination, but it is fashionable,
and so we must look upon it with favor
whether we like it or not. The pique is
used for collars, revers and cape effects
on silk gowns, and edged around with
Irish lace.-Chicago Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20
GENERAL GLEANINGS.

"The saloon cannot be mended; it
must be ended. Rev. I. w. Hamil-
ton.
Great Britain's drink bill last year
would have paid the rent of all the
houses in the country.
The brewers horse is kept fat by food
taken from the poor mans child
Rams Horn.
1t must be a terrible trial to some
church members, to think there is no
bottled beer in Heaven..-Motive.
A desire to kill the saloon and then
vote to perpetuate it has never yet made
Satan tremble.-Corner Stone.
Maine has no breweries or distilleries,
but it has 80 loan and building associa-
tons in active Operation.-PacifiC En-
sign.
1t is stated on. good authority that in
Bohemia, 33 owners hold 17-1OOths Of the
land and own 1913 big breweries and IS
distilleries.
Intemperance among London women
is increasing. The metropolitan police
returns show that there has been a
decided advance during the last two
years in the number of women appre-
hended for drunkenness.
Good templary was born and nrr-
tured in central New York in 1851
and soon spread throughout the United
States and Canada to countries beyond
the sea, numbering to-day about 100000
adult and 100000 Juvenile members.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20
Alcohol In Temperance" Drinks.

English temperance drinks have a
large proportion of alcohol, according
to recent testimony before the liquor
commission. OF 63S samples of herb
beer examined in 1894 by the inland
revenue department 31S contained more
than two per cent. of proof spirit and
100 more than three per cent Parsnip
beer was found to contain over - per
cent, which is much stronger than or
binary beer. "Teetotal sherry" con-
tanning no grape juice, but compound
ed of sugar and bisulphide of lime, is
declared to be "most Objectionable
drink" A startling expert declaration
was that old whisky, though more Crate
full to the taste, is no more wholesome
than new.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20
Increases Rate of Mortality.

1t is a delusion that is gradually be
ing shattered that malt liquors, talScr
moderately, are not injurious to ply
steal health. Mr.. Shepard Homaus, sc
well known as one of the highest au.
thorities in life insurance statistics,
says: at is my observation that malt
liquor, taken hAbitually by the moder'
ate drinker, tends to increase morality
for it is fact that the rate of mortality
is greater among the Germans thar
among our native American people,"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

In the recent census of the county
of London, the occupier of a tenement
handed back a blank paper to the col
it didn't apply to her. "And where do
you live, them asked the bemuddled
enumerator after long struggle to dis
entangle witness. where do [ live2
Why, where should | live but in my
own ,ome? >" "Well, where is your
home?" This is my 'ome, of course
it is" 'But you said just now that you
Didn't sleep here last night" "No more
l did. l never slept minute all night
long, and my husband IL tel y the
same. "--Household Words.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20
THdREAU's COMPANIONS.
~ Friends In the Forest with the

ne MavR Hriehds In the Forest with the
~ Life Around Him.
The hice which haunted my house
were NJ the common ones which are
said " lhave been introduced into the
count but a wild native kind not
found. IN the village. l sent one to Il
Distinguished naturalist, and it inter
ested lm very much. When | was
bulldl4g, one of these had its nest I'M
| dernedth the house, and before I had
laid the second floor and swept out the
shavinpgs would come out regularly at
lunchhbtime and pick up the crumbs at
my feoE 1t probably had never seen d
man let ore; and it soon became quite
familiar and would run over my shoes
andI up my clothes. 1t could readily
ascend the sides of the room by short
impulses, like squirrel, which it re-
sembled in its motions.
At length, as 1 leaned, with my elbow
on the bench one day, it ran up my
clothes, and along my sleeve, and round
and around the paper which held my
dinner, while l kept the latter close
and lodged and played at bo-peep with
it; and when at last held still a piece
OF cheese between my thumb and finger,
it came and nibbled it, sitting in my
hand, and afterward cleaned it's face
and paws like a fly, and walked away
a Ehoebe soon built in my she'd and
a r "a for protection in pine which
] ( nv ,HIgairist the house. In June the
| n oh ,e -I irI 1aF
her brood past my windows from the
woods in the rear to the front of my
house, clucking and calling to them
like hen, and in all her behavior prov
ing herself the hen of the woods. The
young suddenly dispense on your APP
preach at a signal from the mother, as
if a whirlwind has swept them away,
and they so exactly resemble the dried
leaves and twigs that many traveller
has PLACED his foot in the midst of a
brood aid heard the whir of the old bird
as she Jew off, and her anxious calls
and moving, or seen her trail her wings
to attract his attention, without sus-
oecting their neighborhoCd. The parent
will sometimes roll and spin round be
fore You in such dishabille that you
cannot sor few moments detect what
kind ola creature it is.
The young squat still and fiat, otter
running their heads under a leaf anC
mind only their mothers directions give1
from distance, nor will your approcf
make them run again and betray them
selves. | have held them in my oper
hand, and still their only care, obedien'
to their mother and their instinct, was
to squat there without fear or trem
bling. So perfect is this instinct thai
once, when 1 laid them on the leaves
again, and one accidentally fell on its
side, it was found with the rest i'll eX
actly the same position ten minutes
afterward. The remarkable adult. yet
innocent, expression of their open ant
serene eyes is very memorable. All in
telligence seems reflected in them. The!
suggest not merely the purity of in
fancy, but a wisdom clarified by ex
perience. Such an eye was not borI
when the bird was, but is coeval will
the sky it reflects. The woods do no
yield another such gem.-Thoreau'
Life,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

Even so slight a mistake as the mis-
placing of a comma brought sharp dis
appointment to Frenchman in Wash
ington the other day, according to a re-
port in the Pathfinder. The French
man had grown fond of horsefesh, It
is explained, and was greatly pleased
on taking up bill of fare in one of the
fashionable restaurants of the capital
to read: POT roast horse, radish sauce"
The waiter was at his elbow, and the
people at the next table heard the
Frenchman say, eagerly: Bring TO me,
eef you please, some of re roast horse.
wiz re radish sauce."-N. y. Mercury.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

The festivities at the coming of aget
of the present Lord Hopetoun included.
Il service at the parish church, which
was filled with members of the great
Hope family and also with members of
the Hope elan. The feelings of the con-
gregation thus composed can be imag-
med when the minister began his dis
course with the words: MY brethren.
the world is full of blasted hopes -
San Francisco Argonaut.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20
EFFECTS OF SUNDAY CLOSING.
A Priest Points Out the Vast Amount of
Good That Has Resulted from the Re-
form in New York City.


form in New York City.
In communication to the Freeman's
journal Rev. a. p. Doyle, of the Paulist
Fathers, makes vigorous and eloquent
plea in defense of Police Court Commits
sioner Roosevelt and his Sunday-clos-
ing policy. He says:
II think the practical experience of
every priest in New York, from a moral
point of view, will affirm that the move
ment of Roosevelt has done as much
for practical morality in the city of New
York as any other one factor. Certain
ly incontrovertible statistics prove this
fact. A few straws show which way
the current tends. The savings banks
estimate their increased deposits by re-
markable figures that run into the mill
lions. The pawnbrokers' shops are COM
planning of decreased business. Women
are coming to the civil magistrates and
asking again for the custody of their
children whom they placed in public in
stitutions during the open Sunday sa-
loon time of last year. The public hos
pitfalls report notably decreased num-
Der of accident cases on Sunday night
and Monday morning. The civil magis-
trates have fewer family brawls and
neighborhood quarrels to settle. Many
children are attending school this year
who last year were prevented on 40
count of want of shoes or clothes. All
these significant facts are directly trace
able to the movements toward higher
civic virtue started by Mr.. Roosevelt"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

An old lady in Brussels, who recently
celebrated her Tooth birthday, relatesl
that when Napoleon passed through
her native village of Fumay, in $780,
a peasant having fallen on his knees
to ask favor, the emperor said: Get
up, and never kneel except to God!"--
Chicago Inter Ocean
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

In an Irish daily there recently APP
peared this advertisement: Wanted
"A gentleman to undertake the sale Of
patent medicine; the advertiser guar
antees it will be profitable to the IN
dertaker. "-Household Words.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

+ Temperance teaching in Irish schools
received an impetus from the National
School Teachers congress in Belfast
/ this spring.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-12

| pened before. And there is no telling
how they will cast their votes. The
average woman is conservative and
| while, as some contend, many of them
VIII vote the way their husbands do,
there are many families where political
opinions are divided. There is where
the heeler will again be left. Hitherto
ne could count noses and tell within a
lew votes of how matters were going
he could send for absent voters and ac-
compllsh certain results. But this will
all be done away with. The carriage
winch goes for lady may bring back
a voter just the opposite of what is
wanted and in such instances deep,
poignant grief will have an innings
SO while the parties who have an
nouneed themselves and are being an
nounced, as alluded to in the opening,
II VIII be seen that this fall politics
Will be mighty uncertain
The Republican members of the leg
lslature just closed have to a man an
nounced their intention of not running
again This will greatly relieve the
minds OF the party members, because
voluntary designations are more easily
disposed of than where people have to
be forced from the track Who will be
entered in the race this fall, it is hard
TO determine at this time. 1t is said
that Mrs. Pardee and Mrs. Emeline B.
Wells will be the candidates ON the
ticket for the upper house, represent
ing the feminine portion of the ticket.
although the former declares she is
done with politics.
Time, and time only can determine
AL the little problems which now con-
front the seeker after information, but
IN the light of the past history of the
parry, no one need worry lest there be
dearth of candidates.