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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04
MISHAP TO A SMUGGLER.
A Cab Runs Over Him and Betrays an
Ingenious Device.

Near one of the gates leading into
Paris an old man of stout proportions
was seen one day vending his way,
when cab, driven at great speed, APP
preached, and as the man paid no atten-
ton to the warning cry of the Jehu, he
was knocked down and the vehicle
passed over his body, to the consterna-
ton of the spectators.
A crowd gathered round the vener-
able individual, who lay on the ground,
not in pool of blood, but in one of OIL.
The hero of this misadventure, who had
only been slightly stunned by the shock,
soon rose to his feet, with profuse
thanks for all the sympathy and COM
passion which his accident had elected,
and then, disregarding further offers of
assistance, began to shuttle off as fast
as his legs would carry him.
One of the eyewitnesses of this Gu
rious scene went up to an employe of
the octroi and gave an account of the
episode, upon which the official. run
ming after the victim of the accident,
extended to him a polite invitation to
rest in his office.
81 assure you l am not hurt" re-
piled the old gentleman, who displayed
great anxiety TO take himself off.
80 much the better" replied the en-
ploye, but L want to have little talk
with you. all the same"
Some gentle force was required to in.
duce the corpulent one to enter the of
flee, but once there he was made to un.
dress, when he was found to be almost
skeleton. The mystery was soon eX
planned. lie had between his waistcoat
and his shirt skin receptacle which
was capable of containing from six to
seven liters of liquid. On this particu-
lar occasion it had been filled with oil
| and, while it had saved the bearer from
severe injury, it had betrayed him, and
he was removed to the depot at the pre-.
lecture of police amid the laughter OF
| the people who had witnessed the acct
dent.
a quantity of receptacles of the kind
| described have been found at his dwell
| ing, and another individual has already
been arrested on suspicion of being al
accomplish. 1t need scarcely be added
| that the oil was thus introduced into
Paris with the object of evading the
octroi dues. AS matter of fact, al
sorts of devices are employed by per
sons who make speciality of this fraud
but it is not often that person is de
tected in these tragi-comic circum
stances.-Paris Cor. London Telegraph
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04
A FAMILY CURSE.
1t Seems to Have Held On for More Than
Century.

Century.
For more than 100 years, it was said,
fatal spell hung over the Goldsmids.
Toward the close of the 18th CEN
fury there died in London the Rabbi
de Falk, who enjoyed high reputation
as a seer. He left to Aaron Goldsmid, a
great-great -grandfathe of the late
member for st. Pancras, a sealed packet,
with injunctions that it was to be care
fully preserved, but never opened. The
old Dutch merchant who founded the
branch of the Goldsmid family in this
country was warned that as long as
his order was obeyed, so long would
the Goldsmids flourish like young
bay tree. If it were disregarded, i'll
fortune would for all time dog the foot
steps of the race Aaron Goldsmid left
the packet inviolate for some years.
One day, curiosity becoming ungoyern-
able, he opened it. When his servant
came to call him he was found dead.
Aaron Goldsmid left a large portion of
his fortune to two sons, Ben amin and
Abraham. These went into business
on the London stock exchange, and vast
ly increased their patrimony. Benja-
min founded naval college and per-
formed many acts of less known gener-
osity He lived long, but the curse Of
the cabalist overlook him. Enormous
| ly rich, the delusion that he would die
pauper fastened upon him, and to
avoid such conclusion of the matter,
he, on April 5, 1908, being in his 55th
year, died by his own hand. Two years
later his brother Abraham, being con-
cerned in a ministerial loan of 14,O00,-
900, lost his nerve, blundered and
bungled. sank into a condition of helpless
dependency, and on September %,
1910, day on which a sum of 100000
was due from him, he was found dead
in his room.
The fortunes of the family were re-
stored by Isaac Goldsmid, nephew of
the hapless brothers and grandson of
the founder of the English house. Like
all the Goldsmids, Isaac was a man of
| generous nature and philanthropic
tendencies. With him it seemed that
| the curse of the cabalst had run it's
course. 1t is true that before he died
| he lapsed into state of childishness
But he had at the time passed the limit
of age of fourscOre years, after which
as one of the kings of his race wrote
centuries back, mans days are but
labor and sorrow. Isaac Goldsmid was
succeeded in his fortune and his baron
etcy by his son Francis, on whom the
curse of the cabalist seemed to fall when
he was fatally mangled between the
engines and the rails at Waterloo sta
tion.-H. W. Lucy, in From Behind the
| Speakers Chair"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04
AN Ex-SALOON-KEEPER TALKS
Gives Reliable and Important Evidence
Regarding the Accused business.

Gives Reliable and Important Evidence
Regarding the Accused Business.
An ex-saloon keeper is our authority
for the figures that follow as to the
sales and profits of saloon. He says:
You see, beer costs about $2.25 key,
and we aim to sell about 240 glasses
each key. Take place that uses several
this makes $14, or about $3.50 profit on
each key. Take place that uses several
kegs day and you can see where the
money comes from. About whisky?
Well, the boys never sell any, of course
its wine, only wine, you know, made
from corn! That sort of tipple sells
at ten to fifteen cents SMILE which
runs about 10 to the pint, or 100 to the
gallon. The truck costs all the way
from one dollar to three dollars per
gallon-the latter for heightened GUS
toners. There are several ways of
making a ten-gallon key grow TO 40
gallons by judicious use of sundry
things that l won't name. Of course,
the business pays big, but then there
are many demands made on the boys,
and they lose many dollar by dead
beating Still, let fellow keep out of
law and his mouth shut on the stuff,
and he will save money. ! did, but l
never liked the business after all. 1t
was not pleasant to see fellows blow in
their money when l knew they needed
it elsewhere, and many a fellow here
will tell you that 1 refused him. Real
low fellows make a good thing out of it
in making errors in change when SELL
ing to booty fellows, who, being slight
ly off, can't remember where the
money has gone, you see. Many of
them have to 'whack up to allay perse-
cutions, and keep the mouths shut.
Then comes assessments for political
purposes. 1t makes big hole in the
earnings, especially if some dead-beat
lawyer has got the chance to come in
on you. never saw the saloon keeper
who took real pride in his business,
and l would not go back into it under
any circumstances. Don't you print
a word have told you, or else there will
be scalp missing in the camp of the
iong-haired. "-Oskaloosa Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04
AT A WIDOWS WEDDING.


MomentOus Event.
Etiquette governing the wedding of a
widow has been recently recognized and
temporarily, at least, is finding high
vogue among certain great ladies who
are making second matrimonial ven
lures. The widows engagement ring
is now a peridot, which in reality is an
Indian chrysolite, and deep leaf-green
in color. The peridot ring is set about
with diamonds, and when it arrives the
lady gives her first engagement ring to
her eldest daughter and her wedding
ring to her eldest son.
One week before the wedding state
ly luncheon is given to the nearest and
dearest of the old friends of the bride to
be. After the engagements announce
ment she appears at no public func-
tons. At the altar her dress may be of
any subdued shade of satin. To make
up for the absence of veil and orange
blossoms, profusions of white lace trim
the skirt and waist of the bridal gown
en- secondes noces. Even the bonnet is
of white lace and the bouquet is prefer
ably of white orchids. And up the aisle
the lady goes, hand in hand with her
youngest child, no matter whether it is
a boy or girl. The little one wears an
elaborate white costume, holds the
brides bouquet, and precedes the newly
married pair to the church door. Where
there is large family of children and q
desire on the widows part for trifle
more display than is usually accorded
on such occasions, all of her daughters,
in light gowns and bearing big
bouquets, support their mother to the
altar.
An informal little breakfast now fol-
lows the ceremony. Such breakfast
is scarcely more than a light, simple
luncheon, served from the buffet, wound
up by Il wedding cake and toasting
posset, but the bride of a second mar
riage does not distribute cake nor her
bouquet among her friends. Her car
riage horses do not wear favors, either,
though shoes and rice can be freely scat
tered in her wake, and, to the comfort
and economy of her friends, she does not
expect anything elaborate in the way
of wedding gifts.-N. y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Washington is noted for the beauty
of the trees which line her sidewalks,
and the reason lies in the fact that for
many years past she has made the care
of them my uicipal duty.
Boston has solved the tramp prob
lem by requiring the Weary Willies'
to work for everything they receive at
the Wayfarers' lodge, and indignant
men of leisure are boycotting the place.
The latest fashionable ailment in
New York is ammonia colds" Accord
ing to the doctors who do business with
the 400" they are caused by overindul-
gence in artificial ice Kinks. The ''shop-
ping face" the golf straddle" and the
bicycle hump" are not in it with this
latest affection.
Mini Novgorod, in Russia, was al
most obliterated by fire in 1864. All the
buildings and bazars in which were
held the annual fair of merchants from
all parts of Europe and Asia were blot
ted out, and that year most of the trad
ing was done in tents or temporary
structures.
Of every 1000 clergymen between
the ages of IS and 65 only 1898 die an
nually, but of every 1000 doctors be-
tween the ages of As and IS no fewer
than 28.03, it is said, die every year.
Some statisticians attribute the high
rate of mortality among medical men
to the haTassing nature of their duties.
Last June James Bridgeford lost
his fine SIS gold watch while blowing
on his farm near Kelso, Wash. He
hunted the land over at different times,
drawing harrows and even forlking most
of it over, but never could find the
watch. The other day George Mcclellan
came through the field and picked the
watch up.
"A Frenchman named Villon has in
vented novel method of sealing cham
payne bottles. The, loss and deteriora-
ton of champagne due to the escape of
gas, long, he says, made some process
of perfect air-tight sealing desirable.
NJ Nillon accomplishes this by covering
the cork and part of the neck with a
thin layer of copper electrically de-
posted
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04
To Steady Pictures.

The dealers in upholstery hardware
are frequently asked for some scheme
to steady picture on wall, especially
small pictures. A housemaid with a
duster is everlastingly setting askew
small pictures, and the average room,
after busting, looks sadly awry. All
sorts of picture hooks have been in
vented which are supposed to SO grip
the picture cord that it will always
hold the picture evenly on the wall.
Then, again, corner clamps have been
brought out, one for each corner of the
picture, the clamps being driven into
the wall-but everything of that sort
has some objection. The simplest and
most infallible way of holding picture
immovable is by making a small gimlet
hole in the extreme lower point of the
inside of the frame, where it touches
the wall, and at this point drive a small
brad into the wall, leaving about half
an inch protruding. The hole in the
frame caps this brad like socket, and
the ordinary busting of the pictures
does not move it in the least.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04
Is Degrading the People.

A writer in France says that the MAN.
ufacture and consumption of alcohol
in that country is degrading the people
mentally, morally and physically, re-
filling the hospitals, asylums and pris-
ons. These physical wrecks bring into
the worl1 miserable offspring which in
herit weak body and soon show the
tastes of their parents. The great dan.
ger seems to be in the consumption of
liquors made from essences, and es-
pecially absinthe, which is said to be as
fascinating as it is harmful. If the
government would take entire control
of the manufacture of alcohol and for
bid the making, importation or use OF
dangerous essences, the evils of drink
ing in France would be very much les
sened.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04
ndensatiOn,

The man in the bicycle suit laughed
heartily.
VERY funny" he said.
"What?" asked the man with a largs
section of skin gone from his nose.
why, these 'Don'ts' for bicyclists, ,
replied the man in the bicycle suit.
Lets see them" said the man VIII,
was short of skin.
The man in the bicycle suit handed
him the paper.
1.-THE best one isn't there" said the
man with the fantastic nose, shortly
IF it was, the rest wouldn't be neces.
sary."
What. do you consider the best one ~
asked the man with the bicycle suit.
Don't ride" answered the man
whose nose stood in need of grating
and then he carefully put large piece
of court plaster where it would do the
most good.-Chicago Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04
Golden Toast.

Cut bread into even pieces, toast and
butter the pieces and moisten them
with hot water. Boil six eggs hard.
Separate the whites from the yolks;
chop the whites and press the yolks
through a colander or sieve. Make u
white sauce, using one tablespoonful
each of butter and flour cooked together
and then add a cupful Of cream or milk
When it is well thickened add the
chopped whites and season with pepper
and salt. Spread this mixture on the
slices of toast and cover the top with
the mashed yolks. Sprinkle the yolks
evenly over the pieces till they look very
yellow. Serve very hot.-Good House
keeping.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04
WOULD NOT CUT HIS HAIR.
Marshal Canrobert Refused to Obey the
Army Regulations.

1t was singular fact that the late
Marshal Conrobert, the last of the
French marshals, offered in himself a
constant example of the violations of
the regulations of the army in which he
was so conspicuous an officer. Through
out almost the whole of his military
service Canrobert wore long hair flow
ing down his shoulders, and this hair
was sort of oriflamme to the soldiers.
But ever since the year 1888 the French
army regulations have positively re-
quired that every officer and soldier
shall wear closely cut hair, without
any tufts, curls or ringlets whatsoever"
and severe penalties are provided for
persistence in letting the hair grow
long.
Canrobert had profuse mass of hair
which he was very proud of. 1t was
cropped to his great grief when he went
into the military school of st. Cry in
1926, but when, as a young officer, he
went into the Algerian war in 1885 he
profited by the relaxation of many reg
ulations there to let his hair grow down
his shoulders again. Several years later.
also, in Algeria Col. Canrobert, bare
headed, led a heroic charge at Zaatcha
and his long floating hair, in the thick
of the combat, served as rallying sign
to the zouaves as they swarmed through
the breach. After this war Canrobert's
head of hair had already become so ia
nous that no superior ventured to COM
mand him to cut it off, though Gen.
Pelissier, who hated him, once called
him professor" in a cafe in Paris, and
by way of excuse affected to have mis-
aiken him for doctor of philosophy on
account of his hair.
The emperor Napoleon III. did once
venture to demonstrate with Canrobert
for wearing long hair. The marshal's
response was very "Frenchy."
Sire" he said, my hair belongs to
history"
He did not cut it off. 1t hoated all
through the French and German war,
becoming legendary among the soldiers.
Long since it became snow white and
fell upon the old marshal's shoulders
in his declining days, and it clustered
about them as his body lately lay in
state in Paris.--London Tit-BitS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04
VARIOUS NOTES.

TwENTY-FoUR members of the Brit
ish house of commons are total alb
stainers.
STEER clear of the grog and you will
avoid many troubles.-National Tenn
perance Advocate.
WHEN a boy forgets to kiss his mother
good night he is generally smoking
cigarettes on the sly.-Attila, in Lever,
THE London grand division of the
Sons of Temperance reported 7,114
members at its 2Sth anniversary lately,
In greater London there are con-
sumed every year about 45,OOO,O0O gal
Ions of malt liquor, 100000 gallons of
wine and 100000 gallons of ardent
spirits.
81 CAN drink or let it alone, as
please" Well, try letting it alone. To
do so will not harm you, and it will help
some one clse.-United Presbyterian.
IT has been pretty well established
that the children of Incorporate pa
rents are afflicted with degeneracy and
various neuroses. Associate this, then,
with suitable environment and the
drunkard or inebriate is an inevitable
result.
AN encouraging feature to the tenn
perance reformers is that the best
thought from the brightest minds and
the best and most gifted men and wom-
en- of the nation are in sympathy with
and are aiding in carrying on the work
The most diShea rtenino fact for the
liquor dealer is that the dissolute and
most diseased are supporters of the
trafIic.-Pacific Ensign.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04
TEMPERANCE.
AN OBJECT LESSON.
How Public Attention Was Drawn to the
Awful Work of the Saloon.

How Public Attention Was Drawn to the
Awful Work of the Saloon.
"One of my friends" says Rev. Charles
Garrett, sis very earnest, shrewd man,
who seems to always know how to do
the best thing at the right time. One
day he was passing a gin-shop in Man
chester when he saw a drunken man
lying on the ground. The poor fellow
had evidently been turned out of doors
when all his money was gone. In a
moment my friend fastened across the
street, and, entering a grocer's shop,
addressing the master, said:
"'Will you oblige me with the largest
sheet of paper you have|
What for, my friend? What's the
matter?'
"'Oh. you shall see in minute or
two. Please let it be the very largest
you have
The sheet of paper was soon pro-
duced.
"'Now will you lend me a piece of
chall>?' said my friend.
"'Why, whatever are you going to
do?
"'You shall see presently
He then quickly printed, in large
letters:
SPECIMEN OF THE WORK DONE INSIDE"
He then fastened the paper right over
the drunken man, and retired short
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04

To read an inscription on silver
coin which, by much wear, has become
wholly obliterated, put the poker in the
fire, when red hot place the coin upon it,
and the inscription will plainly appear
of greenish hue, but will disappear as
the coin cools. This method was for.
merly practiced at the mint to discover
the genuine coin when silver was called
in.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04

When Jean Baptiste goes on his trav-
els he takes ticket, with a check for
his baggage, and enters a train. Gle
used to go to the station in gig, ac-
cording to NJ. de Gaspe, but l never
heard him use the word, though know
he patronizes the cab-stand rather than
the place de fiacres.') ''All aboard"
shouts the French guard. 'All right"
says the French passenger. l remem-
Der one day, going down from Mon
treal to Quebec, hearing the guard ask
a swarthy habitant for his billet"
"Eh?" said he, puzzled. "Votre til
quette," explained the guard. "Oh, Je
comprends. lie voici." l have even
encountered a sentence like this: Nous.
leur donnerons DIES free ticket" Jean
Baptiste will also tell you, if you desire
such information, that the train con-
sists of "douze chars ct un engin," in
stead of "douze wagons ct un locomo-,
tive;" but he still finds time to call the
railway itself "ch'min d'fer," having
cut down the syllablcs from four to
two.-Contemporary Review.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04
Reform in Birmingham. England.

Birmingham, England, has made an
experiment in regulation" by estab-
fishing municipal public house for
the sale of beer, porter and aerated
waters. The profits of this civic liquor
business were applied to the main
tenance of a reading and recreation
room, the whole idea being a small but
hopeful concession to some of the prin-
ciples of the temperance workers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04

The widow Flapjack recently lost her
wedding ring. she was inconsoiable
for awhile, and went about wringing
her hands and saying: "There, now,
wouldn't have lost that wedding ring
for anything. I'll have to go and get
I1arried again, for I'm bound to have a
wedding ring. 1 can't get along with
out it. "-Texas Siftings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04
Worse Than Armenian Atrocities.

The Turks in Armenia have done aw-
full murder, but it may be just as well
for us to remember that the saloon
keepers in our country last year killed
more people and caused more crime
than did the unspeakable Turks in Ar
tnenia. America has Armenia right
here.-Voice.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04

To one pint of good milk add one
tablespoonful of gluten meal. Leave it
surrounded by boiling water Is or 20
minutes. Salt to taste and thicken
with flour to the desired consistency
Good Health.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04
She Thanked Him.

An effective reproof was that given
by an elderly man to a fashionably-
dressed young woman, who, as it seems,
must have been surprised out of her
manners" The young woman WAS
walking rapidly along street shaded
by many trees, when the elderly man,
coming up behind her, saw large fuzzy
caterpillar on the collar of her coat.
81 beg your pardon" he said, laying a
OBTAINING hand on her arm as he spoke
and removed the obnoxious crawler,
81 wished to take off this caterpillar,
which was almost at your neck" The
young woman stared haughtily and
with an air of resentment at the cater
pillar and was about to pass on, with no
word of thanks. IF | made a mistake,
and you would prefer to have the cater
pillar replaced, can easily put it back. y
said the gentleman courteously, suiting
the action to the word. "Oh, no, no,
please take it off" said the young wom-
an, her haughtiness quickly vanishing;
and with his second removal the elderly
man got his THANK you," and the cat
erpillar found another resting place
Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-04

A traveller by mail routes may cover
the distance between New York and
San Domingo city in nine days.