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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16
A TRUE INCIDENT.
Drank Not His wife's Health But Her
Sorrow.

Drank Not His Wife's Health But Her
Here is a story which might bring
tears to the eyes of a brewer and re-
morse to his heart were it less iron
bound:
Come in, Dan, and have drink wild
rs" said one of the 'longshOremen, en-
tering the door of a saloon in South
street, to another standing on the side
walk.
mo, Barney, won't. Didn't I tell
We dozen times I'm through wild it!
Go on without me-" answered Dan Nc
earthly, and he walked across to the
river front and stood pensively gazing
into the water.
His friends, in the meantime, We're
asking one another what had come over
Dan, who had been the very life of their
drinking bouts - and fighting bouts
tOo-for when Dan was drunk he al
ways wanted to fight, and as he was sell
dom sober he was almost always fight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16
An Old EneIish Coin.

A gold coin, first psed in France, and
introduced into Engl md in the reign of
Edward w., was called the angel. It's
value was about ten shillings. 1t was
impressed with st. lichael and the
dragon. hence the anne. The angel
was discontinued in the seventeenth
century. This coin was well known in
the days of Shakespeare, who used the
term in various plays. In THE Merry
Wives" he SOS; He hath legion of
angels" and again: Il had myself 20
angels given me this morning" The
bo1net piece was a gold coin of James
V. of Scotland, so called from the
queens head being decorated with
bonnet instead )pf crown, coined in
1890. From their beauty and elegance
of appearance TINY are among the moss
valued curiositiesA of the antiquary.-
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16

They found him, stif~ and cold, his
can by his side, his eyes wide open and
staring into space. And then they
knew what kept him, for he would
never come again.
Poor Dan Mccarthy! and yet his
heartbroken widow does not know that
she has escaped a life of horror and
misery; the saloon and a sober Dan
could never have existed together in
this world.
One had to go, and it was not tho
saloon.-People's Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16
Reckoning Day Coming.

drunken and sends him to his death ex-
pect always to escape punishment for
the wicked deed? Just think of it!
For the profit that is made upon a pint
of whisky there are men who take the
risk of sending their neighbors to hell
Man! The voice of thy brothers blood
creth out against thee from the ground!
Westerly Tribune
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16

A home-protected colony is to be
startes by Mr.. Henri Menier, the French
chocolate millionaire, who has just
bought the island of Anticosti,' at the
mouth of the St. Lawrence for $50, 900.
The colonists will be asked to live under
a prohibition liquor and game law, and
will have the fullest liberty in every re-
spect. Much interest centers about the
experiment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16

The Apachcs of southern Arizona
make whisky from the sap of n smaTl
species of cactus. They cut out the
hearts of the plants, resembling little
cabbages, and in the cup-shaped recep-
tacles left behind the sap accumulates.
From this sap they distil the famous
"mescal," which drives those who drink
Il to sheer madness.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16

Remember, my SON. said the pru-
dent father, "that politeness doesn't
cost anything"
yes" was the reply, "Pve heard
that"
you don't doubt it, do you"
"Well, it certainly does cost me ten
cents week TO get any politeness out
of the walters at our hotel" -Tit-Bit
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16

Mr.. Toddles (proudly patting his
gun)--I once shot deer with this
weapon.
Miss Swippish-Is it possible! Didn't
you know it was loaded ?-Cieveland
Leader.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16
Cowed the Old Man.

Father (thrcateningly)--rve > great
mind to thrash you.
Little Son-Take fellow of yer size.
Take ma!
Gather trembles at the tls>u&sht, and
ats down.)-N. Y. Weekly.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-18

AT \ CIItID,S GRAVE.
II is not dew that e,elms 50 brIghp
on these frail flowers meath which ~
s.eerE,
But tears shed by the fnourHer Night
Who ever fingers here and weeps.
Herbert Bash ord. in ChlutauQu1
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-18
Campaign Songs.

II was IN the campaign 1hIch resulted i,
I4lncoln's election 1880 thar eiectionee-.
ing made special use az music, Inesas
since 'eTiDrecanoe and Tyler Te.o,' no 49,
;ion had produced 50 many songs. TAA
auadruple character Of the contest. inc,ns
ing as Il did, TWO Democratic f.cSess
Douglas (reSu.arl ana DrSckinElise tserss
sionl. with Bell and Everett on nsuryal
ground. no tioxot contributed 20 that -.
suit. though the tremendous issue waIsA
developed as the campaign co.tinus,i
stirred the patriotic impulses Of every cna
according to their Sno wedge ana n-ssn.
,3!ees Bell and Everett. had two scars
neither OF which gained popular fayo-
The Breckenridge wing 81 the Democrats.
party had one song 10 the tune OF "An,A
Lang Syne." while the Douglas shou,s-s
aroused the enthusiasm singing the sen,
Douglas and His Men" % The air "Dsnna
We Hear the SscEan.' the other song usei
by them was entitled "Lincoin.s psctursrss
ana was intended TO BE- fanny. OF r.
many Lincoln songs the east merstor,ou.
IVES the most generally sung. II was "a.
;ifsea The Lincoln Hoss and Stephen 4 /.
sung to the tune of ''Du-da.'' The sonar
ing verse will indicate the literary quarry
Of the song:
There's an old pillow ''Hoss" whose nan
IS Dug"
Du da, du da.
He's short and thtck--a regular '.PluKs
pu da, d9 ia.
Chorus
Were bound 20 work all night
We're hound TO work all day.
III bet my money on the Lincoln HosSV
Who bets on stephen AZ
The. lively air. so simple that chna
could sing IL and easy 20 mareh by. rem
siere1 this very popular, especially In tia
West. When Lincoln was reelected m
1Se4 there were few campaign songs In TIA
proper sense of the term. But the var
song Battle Cry OF Freedom" and TIA
enlistment song. I'VE Are Coming, Fathe.
Abraham were made TO do loyal ssrvscs.
The opposition were inspired with sscksy
effort entitled "Iinco,n's Dodge" set /,
Yankee Doodle satire on We Ars
Coming. Father Abraham ard The
Hour and the Man set TO the air Of
..Bonny Dundee" The one single song 0!
tha eIectioneering type for Lincoln was 4
marching song entitled Then Go for Oh
ABE and Re Marching Along
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-18
A PAT FLUSH WAS LOW.
Full House and Four Sevcns No
Good, Either. in This Game.


That was a great game OF poker played
al Middlet0wn a few nights ago. The
sports haven't recovered from the shock
yet. Four phenomenal hands came out
and the dealer had the best hand OF all.
II was. however. a fair game. and though
the dealer was the heaviest loser. one man
insisted on fighting him.
The players were one drummer. one bar
room keeper. one professional gambler
and one young sport who was just cutting
his eye teeth in dollar limit game. The
young sport was the dealer of this partlcu-
lar hand soon after midnight. when the
cub" had lost about all or his money.
II was Jack pot. and each of the pay
ers had pushed a quarter into the pot
The drummer sat next 70 the dealer. and
he opened q at once. The barroom keeper
saw his dollar and raised it another. and
the gambler came n. The cub looked at
as hand ana saw that he had three aces.
lie put up the necessary two dollars and
called out Cards.
The drummer took one card. the bar
room keeper stood pat" the gambler
took one card and the dealer took two
cards.
The drummer bet a dollar and was
raised. The gambler looked az his hand a
long time. and finally pat in 50. thus rails
Ing both the others. The dealer was al
ment. for his TWO cards proved 10 be an
ace and A deuce -Four aces,
Tie put n the s. necessary 10 call and
added 81 Tor raise. desc tactics went
around the table several times There
was az least 40 on the ;aDie when the sa-
loon keeper dropped out He had 4 flush
pat" but he knew h.s companions well
enough 80 be sure tha; BE could not hope
70 win.
There was apparently 10 danger Of the
drummer or the cub ceas;nx 70 raise.
ana after the gambler had called several
times he lad down G fgu house-fours
and 5r4ys.
Dollar up'" arst from the drummer.
then from TIE 'cub" was al that broke
the awful sfl~aess Of the room. The
cab put BIS rsr3s on The table. for he
waS trembling Violently The other play
ers were ndget.nx p tar'r seats
My las5 aeliar." Satt TIE drummer IN 4
Vo.ee hrs me}1er would nos have rceoz-
ntged IN caN you
The boy sarue4 his cards face 40 I'm
front o. n-r5 ana reached FOR me '+pot ''
~ aseh amounted 20 exactly 81
Tae drummer grabbed his arm ara con-
raaaaea h.m % vva-t. Then be- looked az
tee four aces earyfu'Y. examined the
deck Thoroughly Aad theu turusd III h )
oN1 Aaa5. sfc hat het4 fas4r saV4gs
t1-aashon- TIE dr9-n Haer jumped 70 r. 3
tfet ant declared fnai Pr .4aa haeu cheat
Is. ana ih&t sae money snoulA nos leave
tae ro0m. Tire c.asrs Hnailv ga @.r3 ht-n.
however. Aut Ae agreed 10 l-t 5ae X nnsr
a.anr-
Ecs- aces foar sevsns. fours f8u y
f-AEs and "A sat fasA are mot foaai
o5raoAfslas eaea otaer IN enc game often.
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Conclusion.
How Bryan Reasons.

Chicago Times-Herald.
One OF the tremoIo passages IN Rryan's
speech 10 the convention reads thus:
Those hardy nsoneers who braved all
the dangers OF the wilderness. who have
made the desert 20 blossom as the rose
those pioneers away out there. rearing
their children near TO natures heart.
where they can mlngle their voices With
the voices OF the hirds-out there where
they have erected schoolhoa<ss for the ed
ucation Of their young. and churches
cemeteries where sleep the ashes Of their
dead-are as deserving OF the canSidera-
tion OF this parry as any people IN TINS
country.
Query; Are those men any more deserv-
Ing Of consideration than other people? II
SO. WHY
When they braved the dangers % the
wilderness they did IL in order 10 make
money. The desire Of gain and not pdtrl-
otism urged them on. What Is there so
exceptional in that that he currency
should be watered TO ob.ige them
Many 81 these pioneers have taken up
laad. improved Il. With borrowed money,
ana grown wheat. corn. cabbage and po-
tatoes. On the Platte that may be called
making he wilderness blossom like The
rose" n more prosac sections they call
It raising crops" But what IS there 80
very praiseworlhy about making the des-
ert blossom like the rose"-purely as a
should be empow cred 10 cheat those VINO
loaned them the money with which 10
make the rose gardens?
II has no: been understood hitherto that
persons who rear their children where they
can mingle their voices with the song Of
the birds have any special prerogatives.
and are exempt from the law of medm and
tuum- City parents. whose chidrens
voices blend With those OF sparrows, do
not claim 10 repUdiate their debts. Why
should men who live where robins or blue
birds sing?
The pioneers OF and for whom Bryan
speaks have built schooihouses and
churches. and have laid out burial
grounds. Mr.. Bryan seems 10 think that
noteworthy. hut the residents OF other
parts OF the United States have done like
wise. only a. somewhat earlier day
But how does the fact that the pioneers
have built churches and schooihouSes JUS
tify them in demanding that the COM
manG.neni Thou shalt not steal which
Is supposed to be tau~It in those build
ings saali be ahrogated for their special
benefit?
Il has been contendei sometimes that
great geniuses-poe;s and musicians--were
outside the ordinary code OF morals But
this Is the flrst time a similar claim has
been made on behalf OF men who are not
gcnuses ard who are doing nothing To
distinguish themselves from the mass of
the community.
They build churches and schoolhouses
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Thsrssors they have 4 right 20 srsnss.
They hear the swallow twIttsrsng s-rr.
the straw-built shed" therefore ~
should BE relieved OF half their ssars
They rear their children near naturt.
heart - nat *. ont in the country Thsra.
fore they should De enabled 20 pay on !,
5a-cent dollars the persons who Ioa.ss
them the money with which 10 settle dor.
near natures heart.
This may strike the ordinary nan n.
strange reasoning. bG, Il IS Bryan's. I. 4.
re best arScment he can make n 5efsrs,
Of dishonest dollars
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The c!ty e I,on5aa Aas rev ah5ut =
vatles ~ carriage ways las4 Nth no .sa4ess
5~afsviais out 81 which. roughly speaking.
asphalt ee2nfs f0r taree-ioH~ghs art
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not resulted IN high prices for the sAI m.
They get fer the csaSs o. aFtastSs eS@a'1..o-l
- 5texs>e ara the United states lower
prices than the American arms
~ and these prices are paid IN MONEY
u-,,r-b t,yst ,ra-hslF that reserved by tEe
syr4-t-an farmer for his prossacfs ne
farmers % ne great Mississippi Na!4ey
Who are now being urged 20 vote leF tlie
establishment % the Mexican nnAAeiA.
sysrer, IN this country should be interest
81 y, shase reports K Will he seen tslaS
their Mex}~an brothers IN agriculture arg
forced 20 sell AZ prices unheaTd % IN 1hlS
country. and probably the "a 70 we "fslca
our farmers get for their beef cattle me
SIS 10 So which their Ini-ch COWS are
worth: the KS 10 s75 which their horses
AMI mules bring. and :ae &So 10 sS-sp
which sheep vii sell for. would as naoch
surprise ;hArn IS do their prices surprise
Us In comparing prices fri the two SoiA-
tries. Always bear N mind thai Cur 1o4sars
exchange FOR tNlce as much OF any pro
duet in the market as Do those q Mexico
in which the Mexican praces gwen are
quoted.
Conclusion.
II seems 70 ne. therefore. that the farm
ers ~ the United States ought 70 tainA
seriously, very seriously. az these facts
scfore they vote for the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver. II this system y liAeiS
TO reduce largely the va-Ge which theF
receive for the articles which they
have 10 sell. and al the same time drive 10
A hiGh r-erni,srr1 the metal with which they
are many Of them. now obliged 10 pay
their debts, viii they not. under free coin
age. be far worse of than ar PRESENT.
t-hfcas, frsNr-iA~eaan
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-18

When Mr.. Hem2hill was eanyasssng
Cashel he found that a party OF electors.
known as ''ccmmoners' numbering some
thirteen or fourteen were nosoriousiy cor
rupt and always sold their vote TO ths
highest bidder. Their usual price was 60
per vote. Hemphin requested the priest
10 preach on the sin OF trafficking on the
franchise and the priest complied and &c.
nounced corrupt traffcking in votes az 4
moral sin. The next day Hemphin met
one CT the commoners and anxious 70 learn
what effect the sermon had produced on
these venal gentlemen he asked the man
whether he had been at mass on the pre-
yious day.
Il was. your honor"
WAS not that sermon on bribery excel.
lent?'
1T was an excellent sermon, your
honor"
''Wlil IL do good. do YOU think"
IL think il viii make the election run
very close. your honor
'rEow SOP
why, we always got $50 for a vote BE-
fore We knew 1t was a sin: but as bis
reverence says we'll be d---d for selling
our votes we can't for the future take less
than ci0.''
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GOLD AT 4 PREMIUM.
WHY FARMERS SHOULD DREAD
FREE COINAGE.
Debts Now Hard TO Pay Would Be
Harder With Free Silver-t Does
Not Advance the Prices of Farm
Products in Mexico-The Gold Clause
in Mortgages.

Washington City. Oct l2-Tne numerous
letters Of corrnenda ton with wnich the
farmers OF me United States have re-
warded ny efforts % show them that the
fall in farm prices IS due 10 other causes
than governmental action relative 10 ss.Ver
have sd NE 20 make some further inveS-
tisat!on as 10 the probable efTec; upon
them ot an attempt by this nation 10 re-
store the free coinage Of silver without
the cooperation % the great nations with
which We have orr chief business rela-
tons.
Born and reared upon a farm, growing
10 manhood behind the plew in The state
which has given the presidential candi-
date 70 the Popu.ist- Democrats party. 1
resent the assumption that the farmer de-
slres 10 bring ABOUT a change IN the cur
Tency system for the purpose OF paying his
obligations in q deprecated currency. and
feel that il Is only necessary to discuss
the probable effects o. free coinage upon
aim in the prices he would get and the OPP
portunity il would give him 10 honesty
pay the debts ne has honestly incurred.
All the nations which have attempted 20
maintain unlimited coinage of silver since
the great fall in its value have lost their
gold coinage ana have now only a silver,
or deprecated paper. These nations con
sl4tute one-half Of the worlds population.
OF people. while the United States num-
bers bat 100000, or 10 per cent. Of that
grand total of silver-using people.
II the unlimited coinage of silver by over
700. 0[1. 000 people has not been sufficient 10
prevent its falling to one-half its former
value. does Il seem reasonable to assume
that the mere addition OF 10 per cent. OF
that number, the population Of the United
States, would bring IL back 10 its fo-mer
relation with gold9
IL is perfectly apparent that not only
would this action fail To restore silver to
its former parity with gold at the ratio Of
le 10 !. but that free coinage would, on the
other hand, result in the disappearance OF
all the gold money of the United States.
or in its adyance 10 a high premium. This
is so apparent from the present condition
of other countries which have already free
coinage of silver and from the experience
Of al! nations for generations. that the
man who denies ii shows himself de-
ceived or desiring 10 deceive others.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-04

riment with this plant as a forage)
that they have derived extremely sat
isfactory results in every instance
from feeding with the plant. In no
single instance has he received an un-
favorable response in regard to the
plant as a forage. Stock all relish it
and it proves exceedingly nutritious.
A. A. Persons.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-04
Florida's Opportunity.

The following communication ap-
peared in the Florida Citizen of a re-
cent date:
Possibly at no period in the history
of the state was a grander opportu
nifty of brighter prospect ever offered
for the Florida agriculturist than the
present. From one end of the state
to the other the light hammock lands
have been proved susceptible of pro-
ducing the finest Cuban and Sumatra
tobacco known to the trade, outside
Of that grown on the islands, and
now that war exists on the island of
Cuba, Florida should take advantage
of this opportunity to grow tobacco
and supply the United States, and,
for that matter, Europe also, with
the best substitute, which, when put
side by side with the imported arti-
Gle, cannot be distinguished one from
the other by expert judges. My opin-
ion is that after the Cuban war at
least three years will elapse before
a full tobacco crop can again be
grown in Cuba. The Sumatra crop,
so far as can be learned, is almost a
failure this year. Now let us be up
and doing, so as to supply this, and
any future deficiency, with the beau
tiful silky tissue leaf produced so
readily on our light hammock lands,
seemingly the home of this particu-
lar variety. Leaf dealers are now in
our state, seeking eagerly for our
Florida-grown Sumatra and buying,
wherever found, at good prices.
The present years crop of these
two varieties will aggregate consid-
erably more than 100000 pounds,
in the state. Many crops have already
changed hands at good prices, and
are being sweated and baled by ex-
pert packers. With these facts be-
fore us, the tiller of the soil may
profitably prepare to put in from one
to as many as he can properly culti-
vate and house, only bearing in mind
that the best article commands the
best price. An undesirable crop will
not be found profitable. Select as far
as possible newly cleared, light ham
mock land, then give the crop the
best attention.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-04
For the Florida Agriculturist
The Velvet Bean,

4 OF TIE ASrlCulLuT1SC.
The Velvet Bean.
Of all the faroge plants that have
come under my observation since I
have been in Florida, the velvet bean
is ahead The immense growth COW
ers the ground from three to five
feet thick when planted in hills four
to five feet each way. One acre will
make a pasture for three COWS from
August to December. l have had my
attention called to this bean for three
years, and I believe today there is
nothing in the state to equal it for
forage or as fertilizing plant.
Planted in rows five feet apart and
three beans in hill four feet apart.
AS soon os the plant appears above
ground cultivate between the rows,
and in two weeks cultivate again.
This is all that is required to make
the crop. If planted in an orange
grove it will be necessary to pull the
vines out of the trees once in two
weeks, rolling the vines away from
the trees. If planted in April, in July
the forage will be so dense the under
leaves will begin to drop to the
ground, and will continue to drop and
decay all the season, enriching the
soil so that no other fertilizer is re-
quired. The vine will continue to
takes a heavy frost to kill the plant.
[ know two fields of this velvet bean
that were planted one year ago last
April, and they are as thrifty now as
they were a year ago, and the groves
are making the most satisfactory
growth of any in this locality. No
work has been done in these groves
for over a year, except to keep the
vines out of the trees. This is the
solution for making cheap orange
groves and bringing out those frozen
down two years ago.
OcO. II. WIISuU.
Orlando, Fla.
We addressed a communication to
Mr.. A. A. Persons of the Florida Ex-
pertinent station asking for informa-
tion about this bean, and in reply re-
ceived the following:
Editor Florida Agriculturist:
am in receipt of your favor of the
oath inst, and in reply to same I beg
to enclose you two sheets of Bulletin
No. 35 issued from this station last
summer. The information you desire
will be found in this portion OF the
bulletin, A. "A. PERSONS.
Early in 1895, my attention was
called to ''pea" which was reported
to grow luxuriantly in poor soil, to
give large amount of forage, to
Weld an unusual amount of peas, and