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New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
THE SNOkERS RETREAT.
on " ELEyArEp sTATION.

ON ~ ELEVATED SlAll'N.
"There's a rule I'VE won't talk about how well
Il IL enforceb against smoking IN the cars OF
the elevated road" said downtown business
man This rule used TO apply 70 the station p.a'-
forms as well as the cars | wonder II 1t has
been chargcd?' Nobody seemed able 10 "niGhi'n
him. and he went on. Las, evening went ny INTO
the Park Place station about o'clock lheie
were nftccn or sixteen men on the PLATFORM. ana
half as many women. Seven OF the men. ~
actual census smoking. openly ana palpaDy,
and Two others were armed with lighted cigars,
which must. unless they We're Christmas cigars
given to them 10y ther wives. have been stand
INK temptation for them 20 begin puiing. one
o. the most violent smokers ot the lO' was
young negro Who stood not five feet from the
ticket chopper. consuming Il CIGARETTE WIN ei"i'
fury. The smoke. not TO mention IN" ashes, from
this African eruption actually blew IN IN" race
az the man ~ III ticket d.scster lie bore II
hefo.clly and sad rot WORD. JUST as the
train rolled in 49oiher man "a'k'i onto me
platform by the chopper. putting At ci-ar whith
had jns' been lighted f!e diant g't on m" trah, M
- suppOs, ne STAYED on tn platform 10 nnlsh
tn. cigar I've been wondering All dhF u thr
rule about lighted cigars stil applies 10 ihe p.ai-
forms ANYHOW. Colonel Hahn ought IL be con
graduated on MIS- PArh Place outdoor smoking
m Id
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

people who doa't care what they pay never come
TO the box office. They 90 to, speculators who
give them credit. and they pay them once or twice
year for all the tickets they have had. When
George !. Tyson who made fortune by selling
theatre tickets, died few months ago. ne had
debts of that kind his books amounting TO
$500 Stl. large the ticket s9eculat.ng busi-
Is. the people who support it are not enough
to support the theatres. believe that more money
would come in at the old prices
And so. II theatregoers find the prices excessive,
there are several things for them 10 think about.
They may all be summed up into two chez things:
whether the high prices have not come through
the fault OF the theatre-goers themselves. and
whether the remedy s. not still. in Their own hands.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
THE MOUSE MADE THE BEST OF IT..

From The Lewiston Evening Journal
Bangor merchant set a trap for mice in his
room and woke up Tuesday morning to find that
he had made capture So had the mouse. He was
a veritable Dlogenes. and finding that he couldn I
get out and the night very cold. he reached out,
grpped a sock. and hauled 1t through a small hole
Ia the trap making q nest OF It,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20
GERMS IN THE DUSTPAN.


To those who know the true inward
ress of things the sight Of a housemaid
brushing a dusty carpet is suggestive
of many evils. The death of Pasteur has
reminded the world of what is constant
ly present in the thoughts of medical
mcn-namely, that while micro-organ-
isms are the great producers of disease,
dust is the great carrier of micro-organ-
isms. Now that we know these things,
it is distressing to find how little our
knowledge is put to practical use, and
20 see old customs still unchanged, old
habits which we know to be destruc-
tive carried on, and to find the house
maid on her knees, with her brush and
dustpan, stirring up dust to the detri-
ment of every one. and breathing germ
laden particles to her own destruction.
1t needs but a small amount of common
sense to see that if carpets must con-
tInue, a thing greatly to be deprecated,
they should be rubbed with damp
cloth rather than brushed, and thet
if, in Difference to prejudice, they must
be brushed, this should be done by a
covered American sweeper, with plenty
of damp tea leaves. OF all ways of re-
moving dirt from a carpet the worst
is by the use of the ordinary short
brush, which involves the housemaid
kneeling down in the midst of the dust
which she so needlessly creates, and
drawing it into her lungs with every
breath. For ordinary household use
something like lineoleum, something
which can be washed with wet cloth
every morning. would seem to be the
best covering for floors; but if carpets
must be, and it is impossible to teach
the present generation comfort at
the expense of future risks, st
least let us remember that car
pets may be washed even where
they lie; that, till the day of washing
comes d closed sweeper is far better
than brush, and that the worst form of
brush is one with a short handle
British Medical Journal.
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mony, that death was due to starvation.
Outwardly calm, his sole thought to
avenge Bertha, Jim staggered out of
the court.
His inquiries for the man who had
robbed him of the one jewel he coveted,
to cast it from him, at length elected
that seaman answering to his descrip-
ton of Carter was homeward bound
from Singapore. Thenceforth, know
ing neither hunger nor WEAKNESS, he
was watchful of new arrivals at the
| docks.
His desire for revenge was by now
monOmania. And to-day he had a
were soon to meet. Self-absorbed, in
crossing the street he was knocked down
by dray, and, stunned, conveyed to
| hospital.
On recovering consciousness bis first
request was for his discharge.
Not yet awhile" said the nurse.
''But you won't be dull. That poor chap
yonder," indicating bandaged object
in a distant bed, has been asking for
YOU. You don't recognize him? No
wonder. He was brought in months
agO-after the fire in ST. Thomas
street. He was looking en-, and wom-
an and some children appeared at
top window. The fremen were beaten
Lack by the blaze below. but poor VIII
he won't tell us his surname-couldn't
Withstand their cries, and he climbed
up the waterspout on to the roof with a
rope, and threw one end to them, and
J. ad actually lowered two of the chill
Gren in safety when the walls collapsed.
lie was picked up so terribly injured
that we had little hope of him. But he
has done splendidly. If you"
But Jim was midway across the ward.
o, heaven, to think that this poor man
Gled wretch was handsome Will"
And so sorely misiudged. Leaning over
the brave fellow, Hocken's emotion was
hard to restrain.
Don't give 'em my name" whispered
VIII. Pm manned for life. And l
wouldn't We poor little Bertha saddled
with helpless husband-not likely. To
have happened just when the tide had
turned" he groaned. "Where is she ?"
'She has reached port before u.s."
said Jim, in smothered voice. Don't
ZEE take on. Will" His own tears were
coursing down his rugged cheeks.
well go back TO Pengelly. l can work
for BOTH
'You work for me? You"
eve both loved her. Jim reminded
him. "If so he you'll trust yourself to
me. You will be doing ME favor"
Feebly pressing the hand that gripped
his, VIII mumbled indt-+i8ctly, and
hastily covered his face.-Household
Words.
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the low stone wall which inclosed John
Tregon's field.
NO use going up to the house; Johns
at market, and the miSsis'll be turning
the place topsy turvy," he reflected.
What with spring cleanin's all the year
round and the drivin', Bertha has mad
a terrible hard time. And they do say
il the village Well, WE'LL" he NUT
tered, checking himself, ut wasn't to
be expected with her pretty face that
Jim's hef first sweetheart. And if VIII
Carter deceived her, mebbe she'll think
the more of him. Jim Just dotes on her.
More fule he! Bad wives are Of no ac-
count whativer, and supposin' you ia
hap on & good woman and it pleases ;he
Lord to take her, the years won't fill
the emptiness in you she leaves behind.
I ought to knaw," and Isaac heaved a
mighty SIGH. I've buried wives of both
sOrts-three of EN-"
Not a breeze stirred the lifeless calm;
and the midday sun poured fiercely
down. Presently he sought the shade
of spreading tree which overhung the
wall a few PAGES from him. But he was
no longer solitary. Voices fell on his
ear. Bertha Tregon's and that of the
man who report said had Tilted her.
my poor Bertha! You've no cause to
fear me. l llnaw exactly how it was
you forsoot me for James Hocken. But
I wrote wheniver had the chance"
Not a single letter reached me-"
Because your mother waylaid the
postman.'
Despite the heat, Isaac shivered.
Wills insight was making clear much
that had puzzled him.
perhaps. What matters now?"
asked Bertha, in forlorn tones. You
should have kept away. 1t would have
been kinder"
And let you continue to think 1 was
false? Loollee here, Bertha, you prom
Used to be M wife before ever Hocken
courted you. And now you knaw I've
been faithful to you"
81 durstn't break with Jim. Mother
is set on him. Oh, why did you come?
You'll get fresh sweetheart. but Jim
won't. feel he won't. And l shall keep
my promise TO him"
Put Bertha's love was unchanged; and
to the breathless listener on the other
side of the wall. Wills tender pleadings
were the knell of his sons hopes.
What girl who loved him could resist
handsome VIII Carter?
Gaunt and grizzled, with weather.
beaten, strongly-marked features, he
had ALWAYS known that Tim wasn't one
that girl would fancy. And Bertha
had only accepted him at her mothers
bidding, believing that Will was I'M
true to her. 1t was all so plain to him
now. Poor jim. even a flower that
Bertha had plucked was precious to him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

-"Why is a strong man like you
found begging?" ''Ah, madame, it is
the only profession in which gentle
nan can address a beautiful lady with
out the formality of an introduction"
--Tit-Bits.
DO you think your mother would
let you have another piece of cake,
Willie?" "0h, yes, ma'am. She told
me to be sure and get filled up while
| had the chance. detroit Free Press.
-"Isn't there any remedy for chronic
unltenness?" asked McGuzzle of
Dallas physician. Certainly there is.
just you marry one of these strong
minded women. She'll sober you up"
Texas Sitter.
Old Gentleman to Railway Porter
"Porter, the rain is dripping in from the
lamp-hole all over my trousers"
Forter-"No, sir, it's quite water
tight, | assure you. It's only the oil
leaking bit."-Scranton Truth.
Il knows err heap er men, said
Uncle Eben, dat KANT re'lize dat it
ain no mo- wuhk ter carry in wood or
coal fob money dan 1t is ter carry er
transparency in a percession fob
muffin" Washington Star.
Unable to Compare.-He-"Mis
Kitty, I've heard it said that a kiss with
out a mustache is like an egg without
salt. Is that SOP" She-"Well, really,
I don't know cant tell-for in my
life | never" He-"Now, now. Miss
Kitty" She-"Never ate an egg with
out salt. "-Woonsocket Reporter.
Insufficient Data.-"You are an eX-
pert. are you not?" said the caller"
eyes, sir" "Well, I wish you would
take these two papers and tell me
whether they were written by the same
person" rs it matter of litigation?"
Every possibly" "rhen it would he
really impossible for me to comply with
your request; not until have learned
upon which side I have been retained
Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20
A DAY IN BED.
May Be INDUCED In with Profit by Three
Housewives.


If a vacation is impossible. try rest,
advises writer on wOmen's work.
There is no special satisfaction to the
tired. over-worked housewife at this
season to be told that she must try
change of scene and moderate exercise.
There is no better preventive OF nerv-
Gus exhaustion, we are told, than regu-
lar, unhurried muscular exercise. If
we could moderate our hurry, lessen our
worry and increase our open air eXer-
else a large portion of nervous diseases
would be abolished. But the tircd house
keeper realizes only too well that it is
rot exercise she needs half so much as
rest For those who cannot get n holt
day the best substitute is an occasional
day in bed. Many whose nerves are con-
stantly strained in their daily vocation
have discovered this for themselves. A
Spanish merchant in Barcelona told his
medical man that he always went to
bed whenever he could be spared from
business and laughed Mt those who
spent their holidays on toilsome noun
tains. One of the most successful work.
ing women in England, who had for
many years conducted large wholesale
business, retains excellent nerves at an
advanced age, owing, it is said, to the
habit of spending one entire day of each
week in bed. If we cannot avoid fire.
quent agitation we ought, if possible,
TO give the nervous system time to re-
cover between shocks. If the idea of a
whole day in bed seems absurd to the
tired mother and housewife at least de-
terminc to take half an hours seclusion
and rest after lunch, and it will prove
a saving and not loss of time.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

AS a sequel to recent meritoriotls at
tempts to direct the attention of tour
lists to the many charms of scenery
and greenery existing in "the distress
full country" comes the rumor that the
astute owner of that portion of the
coast embellished by the well-known
Giants Causeway is busily at work
upon a ring fence which will effectu-
lily place this natural phenomenon on
the footing of paying exhibition. This
policy is scarcely likely to increase the
confidence of hesitating visitors who,
at the present time, can with difficulty
be persuaded to put aside prejudice and
undertake that most delightful expert
ence-an investigation of the many
points of interest to be found in Ire
land.-London Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

Bertha. It'd be a charity. For all her
sharp temper, her mothers frettin' her
self into the grave. Take what money
you want out o my old leather bag; only
promise, lad" noting the sullen fire in
his deep-set eyes, mot to meddie wi
Will"
Trust me to find Berthal But she
would be destitute" he said, hoarsely.
"And she may have become a SHINE
to her kith and kin. And in that use
no promise would bind me. father. sFd
We his life if 1 swung for it."
But Pengelly was convinced thatlWill
had betaken himself to foreign parts"
And recalling this, old Isaac was encour-
aged to hope that Jim would be denied
the opportunity of vengeance.
Jim had been in London three
months;; his quest had been unsuccess-
full; vet he continued to haunt the prin-
cipal thoroughfares, tramping north,
south, east and west, in turn.
Big Ben had struck one; he was re-
crossing Westminster bridge I'd his
lodgings, when a woman crouchiBg by
lamp post ahead of him, fell forward
lit heap, and, Fastening his steps he
| endeavored to raise her. But with the
light falling on the pallid, hunger
pinched face groan escaped him. His
guest for Bertha Carter had ended.
At that moment a policeman came
up.
Poor soul! she's dead" heEa1d, at
glance. Better so than the leap into
the water she was bent on. IveAd my
eye on her since seven p,elod She,
seemed dazed.'' %
The body was conveyed to the mortu-
airy, and the verdict at the INQUEST was
in accordance with the medical testi-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20
Safe Advice.

'Apropos of lightning rods" said the
eldest man of the company, 81 remem-
Der along in the sixties W hen the light
ning-rod fever ragged that good woman
in our town built a nice house, but re-
fused to have lightning rod put on be
cause she thought she should trust in
Providence. She was very much afraid
OF the electric fluid, and her life was
pestered by rod agents, but she held out
against them until the second year,
which was unusually stormy, and then
she laid the whole matter before her
minister. lie was a little weakened up
man with a seuealiy voice and he heard
her story of fear of the danger on one
side and her belief that she should trust
Providence on the other and gave a
careful estimate of both. Then he gave
her a very polite bit of advice. He told
her to go home and have Il lightning
rod put on her house and then trust TO
Providence. This she Immediately
acted upon and the good woman never
knew that the rod agent had forcstalled
her and offered liberal commission to
the pastor for his assistance in settling
her mind. detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20
SERVICE.

The slave Of dreams goes smiling by.
Turning a song for all who list;
He had almost forgot to hide
The fetter on his wrist.
The slave of dreams sleeps soft and deep,
And wakes with day-long joy endued;
He scarce remembers now the fret
OF golden servitude.
And l have watchings, Hastings, prayer;
Desire with stern denial wrung.
The loudest song within my heart
Dies on my lips unsung.
And have tears for daily bread
And days of longing, nights of pain,
With endless toiling up the sleeps
Whose SUBMITS none may gain.
Think you that l despair for this?
Across the night-enshrouded peaks
The splendor from the face Of Truth
Illumes the soul that seeks.
What though the vision fade and pass,
The dark anew enCumbereth me?
MY Joy is still to serve for Truth,
Erect, aspiring-free!
Grace D. Goodwin, in S. S. Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

Hadn't he found a rose withered and
dead in his pocket? And all his love in
vain! Isaac whipped out his handker-
chief and mopped his face. Yet, If Will
hadn't returned
But contrary to his expectation, the
girl was firm in her resolve.
81 won't listen to YOU" she said, at
last, reused by Wills upbraidings. Jim
isn't to blanche knew nothing of our
sweethearting-nor am l. 1t didn't en-
ter my mind that mother might've got
your letters. How should it? AS if you
alone suffered" she fatered. Let us
part friends"
"Sweethearts or nothing" said Will,
Gruffly.
With swish, swish of feet through
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

"Ha! hal" quoth Romeo Grutfvoice.
the tragedian, as he YEARLY stepped
from tie to tie on the way from Frost
vile, "'tis the first time, forsooth, I
have played the roll of detective. The
directors of this road know me not,
but | am on their track"
"Just then train turned the curve
and the way it used him made him
feel very mI'4.b ct up.-"N Y, World
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

Old Oliver Cat the library
will l find that great anthropological
work called MAN, the Ruler of the
World?"
Bluestocking Librarian (scornfrilyl
Under the head of fiction" SIR
Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20
A MANS VENGEANCE.


f r o m Pengelly,
and the basket of
fish Isaac Hook
en- carried w a S
heavy. At the top
of the hill he was
fain to stretch him
self on the turf
and rest his bent
old back against
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

between the years 1892 and 1920 the
amount of gold produced in America
was $1O7, 900, and the amount Of
silver was $54, 7O3,000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

"THsRE is no such thing as perfection in
this world" said the philosopher. Right"
assented the colonel Even whisky has
10 be nigh 80 puhsent W tah. Indianapolis
Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

FITS stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of Dr.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer Free 81 trial bottle
& treatise. DR.. KLINE. 933 Arch st. Phila Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

'WITH all thy faults, l love thee still" as
the husband said to his scolding wife,.
d. f. w.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-20

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-24

That's what We say, because its the best.
8alEer 2 Wisconsin grown seeds arc bred to
earliness and produce tho earliest vegeta.
bles i'll the world Right alongside of othe"
seedmeps earliest, his are twenty day
ahead! just try his earliest peas. radshes.
lettuce, cabbage. ETC. He is the largest
grower OF farm and vegetable seeds potatoes,
grasses clovers, etc.
IL YOU WILL cuT rBIs OUT AND SEMI Ir to
the John A. Salaer Seed Co.. La Crosse,
Wis, with Zoe. postage. you will got sample
package OF Early Bird Radish (ready in 1G
days. and their great catalogue. Catalogue
alone 81 postage. CA. G.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-24

fore she shall be entitled to a pension under
the provisions Of said law she shall prove that
her net income does not exceed $500"
Among the miscellaneous business transacted
was the passage of joint resolution provid-
ing for the distribution of undelivered sets
Of the Naval Records of the Rebellit n A mes
sage was received from the President asking
prompt legislation to enable the Attorney
General to prosecute litigation in reference
TO the granting of patents to lands, lying
within forfeited railroad grants. The cause
of Cuban independence was the subject of
Chaplain Condon's prayer at the beginning
of the session and his invocation that this
government would do what it could to
aid in securing liberty for the Cubans.
was followed by wave of ap-
pause, probably the first time that such a
demonstration ever followed a prayer in the
House.
The House on Saturday after an unim-
portant session, adjourned until Monday.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-24
HIS GROWTH WAS STUNTED,
BOY WHOSE LOOKS WE'RE DECEp.
TIVE.
1b" Case OF George Thompson a Strange
One Even Physicians Were Puzzled
"A True story Tha. Reads
Like Fiction
From, he Gozeii.. Doynh ca.

From Me G0z.i;. D0rit.. Ca.
A %0zeH, reporter having heard that Mr.
George c. Thompson. VINO lives about sixteen
miles from DarieD had been greatly bcne-
htcd by the use o! d.. Williams Pink Pills.
called upon him last ~eAi TO learn the par
ticnlars OF his cure.
Mr.. Thompson is Young man OF about
twenty-one. He greetel the reporter cor
dial!y. and spoke freely about his ease.
You wouidn': think that l had been i'll
for eighteen years. would your? asked he,
and the reporter, after noticing his strong.
healthy frame. the ruddy hue OF his cheeks
and generally stalwart appearance. was
forced to admit that no one would think So
well, I'll tell you." said Mr.. Thompson
IRON the time of my birth unit! three years
ago, never saw well day. My parents
spent as much'a their limited means could
AFFORD 10 rest orc my health. hut with no
avail. never grew very much. and when
was eighteen ] looked like u boy o9 twelve.
had no energy. no strength. Ii was n hard
task for me to move about was thin and
phi"-Shastly. i'll fact. ! suffered greatly
from headaches, ani was rarely free from
them. had no appetite and never enjoyed
my food.
'You may well imagine that in the face of
nli this life was a burden tc me. Many n
time thought I'd be better dead and wished
that might be taken. Doctor, seemed to
do me no good. They said my ease was one
OF arrested development. and prescribed
tones. but their medicine had no clect upon
me. l grew weaker and weaker. Al last.
three y"ars AGO. began to take DR.. Will
iams' Pink Pills. From the first box | took
/ began TO oimprovc. ! havetakcn since then
about two dozen boxes Of the pills. with IN"
resul; that you see. Nv appetite is exec
lent. am very much stronger than | wa
ana never have headache any more In the
past three years | have grown more than |
did IN the first eighteen wears OF INV life put
together. and fully believe owe my cure
TO DR. Williams Pink Pill. | owe thom a
debt can never repay
Mr.. Thompson then INTRODUCED the rc-
porter TO his parents. who are both strong
and healthy looking. They fully bore out
the young mans statement in every particu-
lar. eff you had seer my son three wears
ago, when ho was a paie-faced. lstlrss
wreck" :" said his mother, ''you would rraiiY"
how great a change has been made Ill his
health by DR. Williams Pink Pills.
Dir. Williams Pink Pills contain. in 4 con
denscd form, all the elements necessary 70
give new life AMI richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves They are also a
n SupprCSsions. irregularities and ali forms
OF weakness In men they effect II raGic.,!
euro in ali cases arising from mcnta! worry.
ovcrwork or cXccsScs OF whatever nature
Pink Pills are sold in boxes (ncvcr IN loose
bulk) at so cents u box or six boxes for ~ 80.
and may be had OF all druggists, or direct 10y
mail from DIR. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady, N y.