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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23
MlDSUMM ER HATS.
Large Brims VIII BE in Favor for the |
Sunny Days.


Large Leghorn flats from rs cents to
four dollars apiece are plentiful after
the first of June. OF course, at the
first price they are not the genuine
Italian straw, but they look very we'll
for season, trimmed in one of the
four styles which are fashionable One
is with white or black ostrich tips.
chiffon and flowers; another with a
wreath of wild flowers; another with a
trimming of immense loops and many
pert ends of light Persian ribbon and
white wings sticking out in every direc-
ton, while a fourth has the back turned
up with mass of pink roses against it;
an immense rosette of white net is
placed on either side of the crown near
the back, with a large Valkyrie wing
of white, and across the front has Il
wreath of roses in their own foliage
and soft drapery of the net. All hats
are worn tip-tilted over the face, which
is said to make. women look younger,
but this style requires fluffy couture.
The ever-popular sailor hats shine in
simplicity or are trimmed so that the
shape is almost hidden. The first named
have Il simple band of ribbon or one of
white leather-the former in a bow on
the side and the latter fastened under a
gold buckle. A novel sailor brim has Il
full crown similar to Tam O'Shanter,
and has a bow on the left side and a
bunch of flowers on the right Medium
crowns are preferred. Large rosettes
of tulle in one or up to five colors trim
sailors, with flowers or wings added.
Bicycle sailors have crown band and
two quilts at the side. A sailor hat for
dressy wear has a wreath of roses in a
quantity of leaves, with two erect stems
of flowers at the back and lot of
smaller roses crushed under the brim.
The severe sailor without bit of trim
ming should not be attempted by the
woman over 25, unless she happens to
be very youthful in appearance.-ta-
dies Home Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

1t is well known fact that Col.
Witherspoon is a dreadfully henpecked
man, which is confirmed by a conversa-
ton he had with Gus De Smith on a
street car, in which there were two
deaf mutes.
isn't it strange to see those boys
talking to each other with their fin
gers?"
at does look little peculiar to see
them making signs to each other with
their fingers"
II should like to learn 10
''Well, wouldn't. ! tried it once
Gould you understand what your
teacher said?"
"Oh, yes; found no trouble in under
standing what she said, but L Vidn't
like the finger language"
"Who taught you?"
"My wife. See that groove on my
nose? No more finger language for
me."-TeXas Sitter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

Marion is "A little girl three years old.
She was going upstairs the other day
when a lady came to the door to pay
her mother a visit, who had in her hand
great bouquet of roses. The child
was delighted to be given these and told
to take them to mamma. She scam
pered upstairs with the flowers, while
the maid ushered the caller into the
drawng-room. This house has several
small children in it, and their mother
is obliged to forbid their using some
rooms freely. When Marion started
down the staircase again, she saw that
the doors were opened into that sacred
apartment. She stood still and stared.
There sat the visitor in plain sight.
Mamma" she shriel<ed to the hostess
in her own room, 1.-THE lady has got into
the parlor!"-N. y. Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

In New Jersey wheat-raising costs,
5000 per acre; therefore the Jersey
man cultivates vegetables and berries.
for the markets of New York and Phil
adelphia.
The yield of wheat in France, ow-
ing to the careful cultivation OF the soil
&nd the large quantities of guano and
other fertilizers employed is II bushels
per acre.
In 1890 were made the first brooms
in this country from broom corn grown
on American soil. The brooms were
made in Philadelphia, and the event
was spoken of at the time as an illus
tration of the development of the coun-
try.
Mr.. Mallet investigated the depth
of the center of shock in the case of
, the Calabrian earthquake of 1857 and
found it to be nearly six miles, while
DR.. Oldham ascertained that the center
of the Cachar earthquake in 1869 was
so miles below the surface.
Rapid progress is being made on
the Great Eastern canal, which is eX-
pected to irrigate 100000 acres in
Nance, Platte and ColfaX counties, Ne
braska. The first five miles nave been
completed. Five grading machines are
at work on the big canal and IA scrapers.
"A nonpoisonous match has been de-
| vised by French chemist, potassium
permanganate and amyl acetate being
! among the inotfensive ingredients. The
matches are made easily and without
danger, ignite readily, are not liable
to explosion when stored in quantity.
and have an odor said to be positively
agreeable.
Electric lines in Europe increased
in number from 70 10 Ill during 1895,
their length from 700 to 9O2 kilometers
$3.50 miles,, and the power from IS, $50
TO 25,O95 kilowatts. Germany leads
with 406 kilometers, followed by France
with 1872 and England with 107, and
Switzerland fourth with Al. The only
countries still free from electric trac-
ton are Bulgaria, Greece and Denmark.
--Antistreptococcc serum has led to
the forced resignation of one of the la
boratory directors Of the Paris med
ical faculty. He has discovered a Sc
rum that would cure erysipelas, puer-
peral fever, etc. which, however, is said
not to be so effective as the Mannorels
serum, and made his discovery public.
A firm of druggists began to manu-
facture the serum and employed the
doctors laboratory assistant to direct
the process; the doctor found this out,
but did not dismiss the assistant and
for the breach of professional etiquette
has had to resign his place.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23
DRUNKARDS' WIVES CLUBS.
Founded Out In Kansas by Long Suffer-
ing Woman.

Founded Out In Kansas by Long Suffer-
ing Woman.
1t is not the pleasantest thing in the
world to be known and advertised as
a drunkard's wife. Most women who
are in that unenvied company are only
too glad to cloak the truth from all
the world and bear the misery of it
alone. Here is a woman who takes a
different view of the matter. She is
Mrs. Fannie Mosier, of Kansas City,
Kan. She thinks the only way to put
an end to her suffering is to blazon it
to the whole world, and so shame the
drunken scamp of a husband out of it.
Drink and her thirsty husbands love
for it started Mrs. MoSier on this can
did crusade. The name of her bibulous
spouse is Allen E. Mosier. She mar
ried him at Browning, Neb., in 1877.
His cruelties and his thirst grew in
about an equal ratio. One day he went
home drunk and tried to strangle her.
That was about IS months after she
had induced him to profess Christian
ity and join the Baptist church. Later
he begged his wife's forgiveness, which
was granted, whereupon he left her to
her own resources. She took in wash
ing, and in this way managed for ii
time to keep a home for herself and
children. Then she conceived the idea
of founding society of drunkards'
wives. This she is now endeavoring to
do, visiting about from place to place
and delivering addresses on the street
corners. She has stitched away, by
hand, until she has completed a black
wooden skirt and hat, and a blue waist.
These make up her reformers' uniform.
The sides of the hat will be decorated
with pictures showing the horrors of
the drunkard's home. The browning
feature of this striking outfit will be
red, white and blue umbrella, the pam
els adorned with legends such as this:
''Choose ye this day whom We will serve
the home or the saloon" II would
seem on the whole that Mrs. Mosier's
crusade was one born of long suffering,
final despair and unrelenting hatred of
the spirit which has brought her so
much misery. There is in the eccen-
tricity of the garb she has chosen and
her ways of going about her work of
reform something that savors of dis
turbed mental balance, or ostentatious
fanaticism. But the people who are
prone to ridicule her stand dumb at
the story of her much suffering and
forget her motley uniform in their
respect for her apparent devotion TO
the one purpose of dealing deadly
knocks to the rum business.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23
DIGESTION TO ARBITRATE.
Wrong to Fight in This EnIixht-
ened Age.

The little man with straw-colored
ha9 wagged his head Indignantly and
p7lttered incoherent epithets while
then six-footer stood off and watched
hiIit with an expression of mingled
CURIOSITY and worriment.
don't know that | exactly under
stanf what you're saying" the big man
reEarked, slowly. But guess have
a retty good idea of the sentiment.
Still we might as well get together and
talk it over SOS to have everything
straight and plain. You said that I
had not done half the fighting in the
war; that l claimed to have done. And
] rrtorted that you were so scared you
diteAt do any
t;ohs, sir, you did. And what's more,
yc AFeiterated it. And, not satisfied
w Al that, you said it over"
Rand thereupon you called me
liar"
Yes, sir. And [ am sorry, sir, that
the company into which | had fallen
and the stress of the circumstances be-
traTed me into the use of a word which
hould not be in any gentleman's vo-
cabulary. But it's the only one which
fits the subject"
Jft's don't bother about that. We're
by the same boat on that trip, any
how. You will remember that l gave
way to my instructive love of repartee
and replied that you were another"
You did exactly that"
"And then you wanted to fight"
Il haven't gotten over wanting to,
either"
Still, even if we were to fight, the
dispute as to the facts in the case would
remain unsettled"
"a man is generally willing to give
in when he has been licked was the
logged answer.
But it wouldn't be an even thing.
/ could take you with one hand like a
whipcracker and snap the pegs out of
your Shoes
The little man looked him over, and,
quite undaunted, replied
you've got a good chance to try"
Il don't want to do it. | dislike to
leave unsettled this question of which
of us is a mendacious blot on the con-
tinent which George Washington once
inhabited. All you want, of course,
is to have it decided which of us is a
liar and which is not
That's all that it seems reasonable
to expect"
Suppose, then, that we go ahead and
determine the thing in a sportsmanlike
fashion. Here's cent. I'll flip it up.
Nhich'l you take, heads or tails?"
Heads"
"All right. If 1t comes up heads,
I'm a liar, and if it comes up tails,
you're liar"
But the little man with straw-col-
ored hair said it seemed a good deal
like foolishness for grown men to be-
have in that way and he guessed they'd
better shake hands and call the whole
affair otf.-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23
LATEST PEOPLE ON EARTH.
Live In an Inaccessible Mountain Between
the Black Sea and the Caspian.

Live In an Inaccessible Mountain Between
the Black Sea ana the Caspian.
The dirtiest people in the world have
recently been discovered by an explorer
in the Caucasus. They live in an in
accessible mountain range between the
Black sea and the Caspian, their vii
lage being so snugly hidden away that
no government has yet been able to
reach them. AS they WsGrs -
ago, 50 they are TO Thu day.
Seen from without there is a certain
picturesqueness about a Svanetian vii
lage, although it merely consists of
miserable stone novels without any at
tempt at form or adornment. Within
the houses are inconceivably filthy.
They are filled with rags, vermin and
dirt of every description. They pos
sess no fireplace nor chimney. All the
cooking, in fact, is done over a hole
scooped out in the middle of the floor.
In these houses men and women and
children are huddled together; during
the long winter months they are shut
for days at time, the cattle often shar-
ing their quarters. Every aperature
has to be closed ON account of the cold.
This long imprisonment is, perhaps, the
cause of the degradation of the people.
Horrible diseases result from it, which
are aggravated by an abnormal con-
sumption of arrack, the strong dis
titled drink of the Asiatics.
Besides being the dirtiest, they are
probably the LATEST people on earth.
1t is an invariable rule to make four
days week holidays, with saints days
as extras. Since they have adopted the
holidays of every other country with
which they have come in contact, it
is not surprising thai the men find
little time for work.
Farming, bee culture and cattle
breeding are the only industries of these
lazy people; throughout their terri
tory there is not a single manufactured
article. Their children marry while
very young, they attend no school, and
lastly they have no money.-Hartford
Times
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

Il hab de pleasure oh announcin' DAT
Candydate Moses Wintergreen am anon
ymous!y 'lected to membahship in dis
club" announced the president of the
Blacltville Social club.
"Yo' mean unanimously 'lected,"
Mistah President" corrected member.
when de president OF dis club de-
ziahs any information or advice from
yo', he will let yo' know, Jabe Jaspah,"
retorted the president, loftily. You'd
ought to know, sab, dat unanimous an
anonymous is synonymatic paints Of
speech, sah."-N. Y. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23


The dying light that stabs one as it dies
Hence does the Sparkling goblet" get the
glow
Sparkling" forsooth!
"Strcng" drink, STRONG" drink Well
may we call 1t strong
That drags so many myriad men headlong
Down woes most awful path to dreadful
death,
That skaters happy households at
breath,
And fastens with its hot and crooked
hands
On temple roof and spire that loftiest
stands,
While marts and studios and statesmen's
halls
1t levels it to the slime wherein 1t crawls.
Strong" drink, indeed!
And rare old spiritsw All, how many
prayer
Beseeches God that they become more
rare!
Rare-till the widows tears less common
are,
Rare-till dismantled homes are fewer far
Rare-till the children's sobs, the wives
despair,
The drunSard's dreadful anguish, grow
more rare!
Brothers, to work! to work with hand and
will,
And make these rare old spirits" rarer
God for the right!
Amos R. Wells, in Golden Rule.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23
Cost of DESTROYING a Stun.

The cost of destroying a Stun is very
great; in London, $2.5OOOOO have just
been expended in the effort in single
district. The Century well observes
that American cities may with profit
learn how serious is the evil of slum
construction. In New York through
the efforts of the state tenement house
commission, legislation has been Sc
cured which if enforced and continued
will lessen the growth of these dan
gerous congested centers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23
What the Poor Man Gets.

What does the poor man get whez. re
goes to the saJnCn2 Does he get bread
acd meat, boots, shoes or clothing for
his family? Does he get value received?
Nay, nay; he gets n full stomach,
swelled head and bleared eyes; these he
takes home to his family for weeks
supply.-C. II. Butterworth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23
Fortunate Tide.

There is a tide in the affairs of mer."
said the man who habitually quotes
Shakespeare, (which. taken at its flood,
leads on to fortune"
YES" replied the man who had mar
ried an heiress, II remember the tide
that led to my fortune we'll"
What tide was that?"
sit was eventide, and we were sitting
in the garden" Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23
TEMPERANCE.
ON CERTAIN ADJECTIVES.

A generous" liquor! All, If generous
Let it return, of what it steals from us.
AT least one-tenthi-one soul for every ten
In mercy let 1t render back again:
One-tenth OF all the homes, the land, the
gold,
The peace, the joy, it's close-mouthed cof-
fers hold!
You sneer. you generous liquor. Well you
know
All things to get and nothing to let go.
Generous" forsooth!
"a royal BUMPER Royal? Yes, a king
Whose reign means serfdom. There's no
sacred thing
This royal liquor" fails to override,
And whelm in lendish lust and hateful
pride.
His reguant scepter bends and at the sign
Men yield themselves the crawling slaves
of wine.
His throne is built of broken hearts, his
crown
Cleans red with stars from heaven fallen
down.
Royal" indeed
"a sparkling goblet! Yes, yes!-all ablaze
With horrid hells most haggard, CHASTITY
rays,
The light of happy eyes turned to despair.
The fash of hate, the eating flame of care,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

"Your accident policy has about run
out. Don't you want to renew it?'
Not with your company. I've in
sured with your company for five years
and never met with an accident yet. |
am going to try some other company for
. change. Texas Sitter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

Cut the fish into fillets and wipe with
a clean cloth; egg and bread crumb
these; fry in hot fat until they are
lightly Drowned, about ten minutes;
put them on blotting paper to free them
from fat; serve on napkin and garnisi.
with parsicy.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23
Did You Ever?

Did you ever hear a saloonkeeper say
ing to n would-be customer. in the
shape of poor, wretched sot; NO, I
cannot take your money. You have
too much liquornow. Take your money
and go buy some bread for your starv-
ing wife and children. "-.-Contestant.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

Foreigner-Scientist agree that cli-
mates are changing all over the globe.
Is there not fear that the American
climate may change for the worse?
American icontdently)-Oh, NO, it
couldn't.--N. y. Weekly.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-13
THE RACE IN DETAIL,
1t Was Hard-Fought Contest and
Splendidly Ridden, Though Acci-
dents We're Numerous

1t was only few minutes before 9
o'clock when the ten men who were
10 ride the first relay lined up on Market
street, near Tenth, and awaited the word
to go. The immense crowd pushed ana
lostled with each other to get glimpse of
the riders, while others who preferred to
see them pass lined both sides of Ninta
street for blocks. AT exactly9 o'clock to
the second Starter McGlynn gave the word.
and theTiders were off over the cobbles each
striving to reach Ninth street first, that he
might have the advantage of leading down
the cable slot as far as Potrero avenue.
Kroetz of the Olympics secured the coveted
position, and led the others merry chase
down Ninth street. The order was: Kroetz.
Olympic; Bozio Imperial; Robinson, San
Francisco; Hardenbrook, Garden City;
Lang guetin, Bay City; GchIeuter, Acme ;
O'Brien, San Jose; Pratt, Alameda; Han
son, California, and Boyden, Reliance.
All went well until the end of Ninth
street, when Boyden fell turning into
Brannan. He fell again on Potrero ave-
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-13

started and kept them there, gradually
gaining until he caught up. Then they set
out for Foster. and how they few over the
ground, past San Leandro and along the
county road, beside the electric road
tracks. They aided each other by exchang-
ing pace continually, great advantage
over Foster, who was riding alone and un-
paced.
Soon they hac him in sight and kept
drawing nearer and nearer Foster must
have thought he was further ahead than
he actually was, for he did not ride at his
top speed any of the time.
Just as he was passing the electric road
power r-house be heard whlrr of wheels
behind him. What was his astonishment
on glancing around to see Wells, Ziegler
and Squires. 1t must have surprised him
greatly. They were badly winded and
dead tired, but they were there, neverthe-
less, and he realized he could never leave
such riders as they behind; ne would
have to depend on beating them out in a
squirt at the finish.
From that point on the pace was very
slow. Fostor would not set hot pace-it
would not be advisable-and the other
three were too tired to do much more than
hang on just then. They were playing for
time to rest and catch their breaths, as it
were, and so the four loafed along turning
down High street, at Fruitvale, toward
Alameda.
AS they turned into Central avenue, Ala
media, Mcfarland caught up to them. He
had made grand ride all the way. and
their slow pace toward the end had en-
abled him to join the leaders.
He would have been big factor at the
finish, but his chain slipped off his wheel
about a mile from the finish, and he was
out OF it. He borrowed another wheel
from a gentleman named Thompson of
The CALL Bicycle Club. who was near by.
put could not catch the leaders before they
finished, though he was only few seconds
behind.
Central avenue. Alameda. offers splen-
did course for the finish OF such an event
as the annual relay race. For two miles
from where the turn is made into it down
to the crossing of Grand street, the finish
ing point, it is level, smooth and perfectly
straight. Down this elegant boulevard
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-13

gether, exchanging pace up to the fifth
mile, when McCrea's tire punctured. He
said nothing, but kept on as best he
could, though it was hard work When
Jones realized what had happened he lit
out and soon left the Los Angeles f1ier be-
hind. The latter rode on mile more
when he met rider on an old model wheel,
heavy and cumbersome, with bell, brake
lamp and all the usual attachments of a
tourists mount. 1t was better than his
own flat-tired wheel though, so he quickly
dismounted and requested an exchange
which was readily granted, and he was off
again at good speed and made up all but
minute of the time ne lost by his acc-
dent.
Had his trailer been near at hand, he
being supposed to start minute behind
him, he would not have lost so much, but
the trailer, George Dixon, also had pune
ture and was nowhere in sight when Nc
Crea most needed him.
Crafts, the Acme man. made the best
time of the relay, 26 min. 36 sec.
FOURTH RELAY.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-13

the dog, and over he went, Suffering ter
rible fall. His wheel was wrecked, and he
was badly bruised, but he mounted his
trailer wheel when the latter reached the
scene, and bravely finished his ride.
1t was bad accident and the Garden
Citys feel that they practically lost the
race there in their own town. What hap
pened to the dog cannot be cleaned from
the accounts OF the trouble.
The Bay Citvs did not do we'll on this re-
lay. In fact, Davis riding was so speedy
he left the others all the way from one to
five minutes behind. The Alamedas were
now 1515 minutes behind. Cardinell of the
California Club did not ride well, and his
club dropped back to ninth position. His
time, 35 min. 05 Sec, would indicate that
he must have met with an accident, though
none was reported.
at the end of the sixth some claimed
that Raynaud, the Bay City man, passed
his packet to Vincent outside of the linn it
OF 100 yards, inside of which the rules of
the association prescribe it must be ex-
changed. Later it was found that the
marks were incorrectly placed and that
Raynaud had done right so that the pro-
test the Garden Citys afterward filed on
that ground Will have to be disallowed.