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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18
ABOUT CALAMITY.
New Ways of Living Bring New Rules
In Manners.

That element of gallantry which IS
nothing more than hypocritical dis
plav of insincere devotion has for many
years tended to disappear and in the
march of progress will continue to do
so, not more because of the widening
of woman's interests than because OF
the broader view of life and ones duty
toward ones neighbor among both men
and women. True gallantry, in its best
and sincerest form, will never be out
Of date" as long as men are men and
women are women. Men will always
respect women, and if gallantry be paid
to intellectually rather than to ig-
norance it is no less gallantry.
A man who gives up his seat in
street car to a pretty girl and then goes
home and kicks" because dinner is
not ready is not gallant. With new
ways of living for both men and wom-
en-. gallantry must take new forms,
adapting itself to conditions, but it will
ever exist in the hearts and be shown
in the actions of generous men and
| noble women.
y homely bit of gallantry was enacted
in Springfield a few days ago by a
driver of an ordinary, everyday water
ing cart. \ woman had fall from her
bicycle just in front of the street
sprinkler, and although not at all hurt
her hands We're considerably the worse
for contact with the dirt of the road
The driver watched her from his high
seat and then called out, cheerily
want to wash your hands, miss?'
She admitted that it would be de
sirable thing, so the man turned on :
small stream from his cart and helC
| his horses still while the woman washed
her dirt-covered hands. Then, acknowI
edging her Thank YOU with smile
and bow, he drove on and the woman
resumed her ride. The drivers actor
was as true gallantry as ever knigh
performed in olden time-and such a
Parisians would never think Of
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18
NOT SO FUNNY.
How n Practical Joker Played 1t on
Himself.

In a Pullman car on an English rail
way recently a waggish young man,
noticing an elderly gentleman trying
to put on light dust coat, went to his
assistance. While thus engaged, the
man observed good-sized whisky flask
protruding from one of the old gentle
mans pockets, and thought it a good OPP
portunity for a joke. Having helped
the stranger on with his coat therefore,
he pulled out the flask and said:
will you take a drinll?''
The old man did not recognize the
bottle and drawing himself up, re-
marked, rather severely:
mo, sir; 1 never drink"
1T won't hurt you" insisted the wag;
SITS the best"
Young man." said the old gentleman,
speaking loud enough for all the car
riage to hear, "if you persist in drink
ing whisky you will be a ruined man at
40. 1t is the curse of the land. When
! was a boy my mother died. and the
last thing she did was to call me to hel
bedside, and say: John, promise me
that you will never touch drop OF
liquor"
."Oh, well, in that case" said the joker
81 must drink it myself" whereupon
suting the action to the words, he
pulled out the cork and took a gooC
drink A moment later he dropped tn,
| bottle with an exclamation which Ger
tainly didn't sound like blessing, anC
yelled: Ugh! ugh! My mouths al
| raw"
Then it was that the old gentleman
discovered his loss, and to the amuse
ment of the other passengers, said:
"Ah, young man, you will be careful
before you take another mans propert.
again | am DR.. --, and that bottl
contains some quinine and iron for on
Of my patients"
The young man got out at the mex
station.-Youth's Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18

satin-gowned lady; but she had shown
him rough kindness, and, right OF
wrong, had stoutly taken his part il
all quarrels with the neighbors. She
had dressed shabbily and worked a
scrupDing and washing all day. Otter
she had said to him, that if he ran away
from school daily, as he did, he would
never come to any good" 1t had proved
true. He had come to no good. Once
she had sat up nights to dress him out
for Sunday school. When Christina:
and its treats went by, and cold win
try days were over, he had said he would
not go to Sunday school. You'll never
be gentleman, Timmey," she had
said. Right she was, he had never been
gentleman. Once she had took him
to market with her and bought him
candy with one of her hard-earned pen
MES. She gave him the apples peo-
pie treated him to. Once he had been
sick, and she bought him an orange,
and whistle, and held him on her lap,
| Poor mother, after all her hard toll, she
might be dying at last in a poorhouse!
to suffer from sons. How would il
SEEM" he said, Ito work and earn
wages, and have a home and pay for my
own food and have my mother live with
me and treat her proper? Wouldn't
she be surprised? "A better and more
fortunate son. the lady said. 1t would
be to give up whisky and fooling anc
| " Hi ,1Nr, n
the st. Louis road now. I'D hate t.
go back this way, all rags, and ne
money in my pocket"
He knew well that need must not be
There was palling where burly fel
low, such as he, could make good wages
as fireman.
in a month" said common sense
you can go home in strong suit, will
a change of shirts, and money to keel
you and your mother until you earne'
more"
Wonder if 1 can?" he said to him
self.
Poor fellow, perhaps no one hat
ever offered a prayer for him until
did when l was putting his dinner O
the plate" This was what Mrs. Trac
was saying to her husband.
We'll, the prayer of the righteou
avails much. Prayer moves the arm 0
Cod" said the doctor, but, in trutt
he had little faith in good coming t
the Tramping Man.
The next Christmas a very oddly &C
dressed letter came to the D. pos
office, and was fnally given to Mrs
Tracy. The writing was ru0t, out plain
ITO The Lady who lives in Hous wit
pilllers an Pine Trees in the From
YARD, D. Mo-" This legend file
all the back of big envelope. Within
Mrs Tracy read: you told me 20
wished my mother had better an mF
fortunit son. She hes. l come home a
found her pretty nigh pleyed out, b'
l done rite wei by her. l don't drin
none, I work n. b. l go to mite srhu
ar to church. My mother is well toe
car of 1t was your kind words di
il. Your Friend. The Tramping Ma.
Mac Nair Wright, in National Ter
perance Advocate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18
what Women Are Wearing.

Smooth-finished cloth, with a surface
like satin. is chosen for tailor-made
gowns.
The first hats shown at leading mil
liners are black, large and heavily
trimmed with ostrich feathers.
Shirt waists of silk have fitted Innings.
They will be as fashionable as ever
Cashmere waists will also be worn.
The long crinkly sleeves of gauze,
chiffon and crepe, which are fashion
able this season for all house gowns
from the matinee to the frock for ball
room wear, are a boon to the thin-armeC
women.-Chicago Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18

\ Roman deacon was sent for to bap-
tie baby. In the cabin he could find
10 water, but there was pot of tea.
Tea" he reasoned, contains water,
the rest is but accident" and proceed
ed to pour out a cup. But it was strong,
even to blackneSs, and he went in search
of water, and, having found some, wa
tered the tea down to a more reason
able color, christened the baby with it,
and reported the circumstance, as a
case of conscience, to his superior. 1t
had not occurred to him, having found
the water, to use it by itself.
A tutors letter of coincidence sent to
bereaved parent. This was unllindly
attributed to oxford. The tutor wrote:
u am sincerely grieved to hear the
sad news of your sons death. But
must inform you he would have had &c
go down in any case, as he had failed
to satisfy the examiners in classical
moderations.'
One other story | may add here, as
il serves to illustrate a certain dis
parity often noticeable between SaXor
and Celtic word values, and also The
way in which Irish orators discoun-
| their own rhetoric. A home ruler wa
karanguing on English terrorism, anC
after drawing a horrid picture of babie,
speared on the points of bayonets, etc
| he concluded: IF that's your civiliza
tion YOU may keep it, | call it most i'm
| proper" Cornhill Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
, Russian thistle nine feet in

A Russian thistle nine feet in cir
cumference was recently found grow
ing by the wayside in the Santa Fe val
ley. New Mexico.
According to Lord Tweedmouth, the
area of the herring nets used in Scot
land one year was no less than l64,OOO,-
600 square yards.
According to Nilsson, the Zoologist,
the weight of the Greenland whale is
100 tons, or $4,000 pounds, or equal to
that of IS elephants or 440 bears.
Next to our grape wine it is believed
that japanese sake, or rice wine, is the
oldest alcoholic beverage known to man,
its use in Japan dating back over 1000
years.
So rapid has been the change in the
English language that the English of
to-day bears no more resemblance to the
English of 1000 years ago than it does
to German.
The longest stretch of straight rail-
road line in America is on the Lake
Shore railway, beginning at point
| three miles west of Toledo, O., and run
ming 90 miles without a curve.
BY a recent order of the sanitary
police all BARRIERS in Paris must here
after wash their hands and boil their
combs, razors and scissors ten minutes
before taking up new customer.
Attempts have recently been made
in several parts of France and Germany
to introduce the American lobster, as it
| has been found that it escapes diseases
| that destroy the European varieties.
| In 1870 the duke of Galliera began
to spend thousands of dollars year
collecting rare stamps To-day his col
lection is believed to be the finest il
the world, and is valued at $1,25O,OO0.
The crown of England is kept in the
| Tower of London and not in the queens
dressing-room. 1t is never brought ou1
excepting on grand state occasions; bu
whenever ceremony. such as draw
ing-room or leyee. takes place the queer
wears a circlet of diamonds in the form
of a crown on her head.
The pension Office building a
Washington is the largest brick build
ing in the world. 1t has been subjected
to much criticism, but it can stand II
for as the time passes along there ar
many things seen about it that ESCAPED
notice when it was newer. In all Their
are over 100000 bricks in the build
ing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18
TEMPERANCE.
THE TRAMPING MAN.
How He Became a Better and More
Fortunate Som"

Fortunate SON"
Mrs. Tracy" said Anna Maria, the
cook, there's a tramping man coming
on the side veranda; would you please
look if | am to give him dinner" This
was Christmas day. Anna Maria smiled
covertly as she spoke. For one reason
or another, Mrs. Tracy always con-
cluded that tramping man was to have
his dinner.
On this question DR.. and Mrs. Tracy
differed. The Scripture is" said the
doctor, IF man will not work, neither
let him eat" Feeding these tramps en-
courages vice, and puts a premium on
idIeness." I'm afraid it does" said
Mrs. Tracy. But there is a Scripture
which says: IF thou draw out thy soul
TO the hungry" The tramps may not
be as bad as we think, but we are sure
they are hungry. l will lecture them
well on idleness, for the sake of your
text, and feed them for mine"
Ii was this which made Anna Maria
TO smile privately, as Mrs. Tracy went
out to Took at the tramp" She saw
hrawny fellow twenty-siX or seven,
his clothes worn and soiled, his red face
bespeaking intimate acquaintance with
dram shops.
He spoke civilly: Would you give me
a piece of bread for my dinner?" Then
he took a good look at the large, neat
" kept back premises. I'll pack you
some wood for it." Il can find you
some food, but there is no wood to
carry" said Mrs Tracy, and then she
smiled covertly, for this willy tramp
had made sure that this house had nc
wood pile.
Mrs. Tracy went into the pantry
Her dinner would not be ready for an
hour to come. There was nothing hot
cooked. She was rather sorry for that
as this was Christmas day, and the
table IN her hall was heaped with pres
ents.
She took large plate, put on it the
bread asked for, large fresh piece, {
cup, knife and fork. Then she laid OF
the plate a large piece of cold roast
beef. two big doughnuts and slice o
pumpkin pie. She thought that the pit
and doughnuts would look like Christ
mas to the tramp"
Meanwhile the tramp stood OUTSIDE
scowling. He was in very i'll humoT
When the house doors had opened, GU
had come a delicious Odor of roastin!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18
Drinking Among the Upper Ten.

The British governments inspector
of inebriates' retreats, in his report just
issued says: Immoderate drinking
though frightfully common among the
industrial classes, is still more preva-
lent among the upper ten" 1t is also
certain that among women of all class
es drunkenness is increasing rapidly.
Out of 442 cases at the Dalrymple home
101 were university men, 316 were well
educated. 235 were married, and the
others were widowers or bachelors. In
22S cases sociability caused the down
fall. ill-health caused the downfall in
SO cases. and overwork caused the
downfall in 80 cases. In SIS per cent. OF
the cases the excess was traceabIe to
Dredisposing hereditary indications.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18
Tbesc Rules VIII Help Hotels.

Gentlemen will not occupy seats in
the dining-room without their coats.
Women who announce their inten-
ton of going to Klondike on wheels will
please carry out the same and not
linger here.
Gentlemen who wear russell shoes
should not appear in evening dress.
Women who insist on being regis
tered from New York, when they live
elsewhere, will be given back rooms at
front room prices.
Hat pins will be placed in the safe in
the office.
A limited number of questions will
be answered at stated hours.
Funny people will be searched before
entering the diningroom, and their
Jokes, if they have any, will be taken
away during the meal hour.-Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18

turkey. boiled potatoes and turnlps,
stewed cranberries, mixed whitfs OF
fresh bread, celery, gravy-and 1t had
made him cross. What right had these
people to have big house, servants to
wait on them, all this delightful cook
inr-and he had neither home, nor bed,
nor friend, nor dinner? He did not
recall The months of idleness, which,
if industriously spent, might have pro-
cured him much of the good he craved.
This lady was all dressed in black
satin, with a lace frill at her throat.
There wasn't much satin and lace
about him." he said to himself. why
couldn't he have good clothes?' lie
never recalled the money spent in bar
rooms; that would have purchased
many good suits.
Mrs. Tracy came back beaming. She
thought the tramp would be so glad
to get more than he had asked Tor.
You would better come up on the YER
anda and sit down while you eat she
said. IF you are thirsty, here is cup,
YOU can fill it at the pump"
The tramp took the bountiful meal
without a word and sat down. 70, all
cold, was it? Why shouldn't he have
:, hot dinner like other folks? He
could sit in the sun on the veranda
and eat, could he? He wasn't even
asked into the Kitchen" He never
considered that his soiled clothes and
shoes made him very poor company for
neat Anna Maria. Might go to the
pump for a drink, might he? The folks
inside could have coffee and tea, no
doubt. o, he could sit and eat with
out any table; he'd seen through the
window all the style they put on in that
dining-room." So he grOwled all the
time he ate Then he would not knock
a. the door and give Anna Maria the
dishes with thank you" No; he put
them down on a chair and slouched OIL
around the house Mrs. Tracy was
on the front porch. She had just ac
companied a friend to the gate. Sht
looked at the tramping man so KIND
" that for the life of him he couldn'
help saying: Thank ye, mum, for ye'
dinner" You're welcome to your din
rer," said Mrs. Tracy. Then she ben
toward him over the balustrade "
felt so very thankful that my dear sol
was so much better off. wish you
mother had a better and more fortu
nate SON" With the largeness OF on
more kind look. Mrs. Tracy went int
the house Oh. that was it, more for
1urate because better! Better first
then more fortunate. 1t set the tramp
ing man to thinking. His mother, wa
she dead or alive? He had not hear
from her; scarcely thought of her,
eight years. He recalled her now.
big. browsy. coarse, hard-workingwor
an; not M all like this silvery-voice'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18
BITS AND BREVlTlES.

Eighty per cent. of the licensed
houses of England are now owned by
the brewers.
The moderate drinker could abstain,
but he won't, the drunkard can ina
tional Temperance Advocate.
do you think that stimulants would
hurt me, doctor?" Not if you leave
them alone Detroit Free Press.
Alcohol "a not gift of God, but the
devils most powerful agent for destroy
ing Gods image in man.-Natialal Tenn
perance Advocate.
Sergeant-at-Arms Bright, of the SEN
ate. deserves credit for shutting the bars
in the senate and house wings of the
capitol during the recess of congress.
Rev. DR.. a. Fl. Plumb, when preach
ing in Detroit soon after the meeting OF
the American Bankers association
there in August, severely criticised that
| body of influential men for visiting dis
tilleres and having banquet at which
champagne was served. The Detroit
Free Press declined to print that por
| tiOn of the sermon which condemned
the bankers.
f. r. Devine, Phi D., secretary of thu
Charity Organization society of Ne"
York city, says that the Raines liquor
law. prohibiting the free lunch, has
made life more expensive for the New
York vagrant, and thus diminished
vagrancy. He also says that the stale
beer dives that formerly existed in New
York no longer exist, owing to the gen
eral introduction of more effective ap
paratus for withdrawing beer from
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18

Persons afflicted with rheumatism
sometimes find the following simple
remedy etficacious: Mix handful of
mustard with a little cold water. Stir
it gradually into quart of boiling
water. Put large cloths into the mix
ture and wiring them out keeping them
as hot as possible. Apply them to the
infamed parts and wrap heavy flannel
over them. As fast as they become
Geld renew them. This remedy should
be used when the joints are intiamed
and for temporary relief. rheumatism
requires the prompt attention of a
physician and medicines which are en-
ployed to act upon the conditions that
cause the disease. No local application
is likely to effect permanent cure
The root of the disease lies deep in the
system.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18
Genuine Hnir Restorer.

A man dropped his wig on the street,
and a boy who was following close be-
hind the loser picked it up and handed
il to him. Thanks, my boy" said the
owner of the wig; you are the first
genuine hair restorer have ever seen"
Chicago Times-Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18

what shall we do when we feel down
hearted? Drink, says some one,
Drinking will make us laugh, perhaps
for awhile. but not the next morning
The laughter it causes is like the sparkle
or the foam of the liquor itselt-it soon
grows stale.-Rev. Charles Wood, Pres.
byterian, Philadelphia.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18
DO Not Observe sunday.

At the annual convention Of the Cath
Ollie Total Abstinence union at Scran-
ton, Pa, Rev. Mr.. Cleary said: Zone OF
the first laws and precepts Of the Cath
Ole church since the days Of paganism
was the honor of Gods day, but Catho-
lie saloon keepers and their customers
are careless of one Of the church's most
widely misunderstood laws"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18
Where

Bobby-Pa, may | ask you a ques-
ton?
Papa-Certainly my son.
"Wen, where is the wind when it
doesn't blow ?"-Up-to-Date,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18
Real Aristocratic Touch.

George met "a duke while he was
abroad"
"a real duke?'
He must have been, George loanec
him seven dollars. '-Cleyeland Plair
Dealer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-08

RIP. MURDOCH, Manage
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CONNECTIONS.

-, Ja3 Kansas Matthias reclining chat
- seats free) and Pullman drawing room
SSsa,,srs 10 Wichita and Burton kza. Con
,s~-s A. Wichita. Kan. with A. T & s =
~ -aints N Cherokee STRIP and Okla homa
Sor5trrs al Burton, Kan. v!th A T a
: + for points in Kansas
NJ 100, St Louis Asil-Es< recsfrfrr
-LsSr cars (seats free TO 81 Louis ard
p1,7iman dravins-roon sleepeTs 10 Moretr
cS-nscts al Pierce CftT. No, with No 81
60 noirrs in Indian Territory va Seoshr
81 vonett with No 5, the Texas I.roI,sz
1XsSrihule6) which has reclining chair "a =
ssasts freel. Pullman 6rawirg-roon slesr-
s-s 20 Galveston via Paris and Dallas. a.
ss~tnr cars Talirina 20 Dallas: connects y
st,-e-t with No. ? which co2aec.s :
Ton station. St Louis, with al Ines >o-
- assf north ard southeast
''S N ins Colorado and California F-,s.ss
has reclining chair cars tseafs freza -
T,,r--or, snd Anthony. Kan. Pullman 80
% 80; yinr-roou sleepeTs to Burton Es-
1TShsr,,,es Pullman sIeepers Burton Ia
- PnsSio Denver, e PaSo. Les Anesjss
80 Dseeo and San FrAcc.sco. Co-necrs
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Zsw and Ola Mexico. Arizona ard CaIsso--
So. los. St. Louis Lin,te5-Eas reclining
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lrawtug-roon Sleepcrs 10 s. LOUIS Re
Ching chair cars seat - free and PCinz n
Palace Sleeper Monet 10 Dallas Tex. Via
Paris Connects at Monetc with No /, for
points IN Arkansas ard Texas Connects
at Nanstt wiki No & which connects ., g.
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