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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-02
NOTES BY THE WAY.

Every act of dissipation robs body,
mind and soul.--H. w. Adams
The grog-shop is the pirate of COM
merce, the destroyer of industry, the
Gobber of every legitimate business,
/and should be opposed by every worker.
National Temperance Advocate.
Understanding is on the increase
in Japan. Every month 100000 i'm
ported and 100000 native cigarettes
are consumed. Women and children
smoke almost as much as men.-De-
Froit Free Press.
If you have enough of the Christ-love
i'm your heart you can even love and
pity a vile rumsellcr and seek to lead
him out of his soul-destroying business
which is damning his own life as well
as that of hundreds of others.
Temperance principles" won't save
anybody unless those principles are
adopted as a rule of life, and the very
foundation principle of the temperance
mo' ement from the first has been that
alcohol is a poison.-Good Templar's
W'atchword.
How tickled the devil must have been
when he read in the daily papers the
notice of the saloon keepers mass
dneeting at Sedalia, Mo, when they
passed resolutions denouncing one of
their lumber who had sold whisky to a
nine-year-old girl.-Hutchinson News.
Say not, II will do it tomorrow"
Tomorrow is a delusive phantom, ever
reckoning the traveller toward the
brink of a precipice. Tomorrow is a
courteous traitor, a smiling assassin,
Satan's chief recruiting agent, paving
the road to hell!-H. w. Adams.
Jefferson said THE habit of using
ardent spirits, by men in Office, has oc-
rcasioncd more injury TO the public and
more trouble to me than all other
causes. Were l to commence my ad-
ministration again, the first question
would ask respecting a candidate for
Office would be does he use ardent
spiritsT"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-02
HINTS HERE AND THERE.
A TIP in Time Saves Worry and Waste
Utilizing Old Lace Curtains.

Ii women staying at seashore re-
sorts will spend part of their time in
| collecting variety Of shells they may
utilize them in the fall for a unique
| door drapery. Fasten the shells thick
| ly on fish Meeting. tilen drape the net
| ting over door casing and let it hang
down at the sides. The shell-trimmed
| netting also makes an attractive por-
there by lining it with light shade of
sea green silk-fnished material.
Green mosses gathered in the woods
| for winter use have a way of losing
their color and turning brown as they
become dry. If the moss is first well
cleansed in clear water and then soaked
short time in water made almost black
with bluing it will brighten in color
when dried. Spread the wet moss upon
papers or an old tray and let it dry in
| the air, but not where the sun will
strike it.
One of the best cosmetics for bicycle
| riders or persons upon the water is
fresh cucumber juice. This will aid
| in keeping the skin of the face soft and
smooth. To extract The juice from GU
cumber, first peel it, and then cut it
into thick slices and press the juice out
with>a lemon squeezer. \ simple and
| harmless remedy for sunburn is TO
battle the face in buttermilk.
The suggestion of a last summers
camper to add a few sheets Of the
sticky fly paper to the outfit may be
worth repeating. The paper, he says,
proved a veritable boon in the woods,
where gnats, flies, and mosquitoes were
abundant. This fypaper has been
| known to catch flies, reaches, mice and
only recently accounts were seen of
the entrapment of rat on its gummy
| surface.
The washing of fine silk or Isle
| thread hosiery should not be entrusted
to the general laundress without some
supervision. They should be washed
quickly in warm salt water made rather
soapy. No soap should be rubbed on
the stockings. They are then thorough
| ly rinsed in several clear waters and
| dried on the back of a chair, or on a
towel rack out of the sun. Put thick
towel over chair or rack first, as this
absorbs the moisture while they are
drying and prevents streaking. They
should not be ironed, but pulled into
shape when about dry. Many house
keepers have the wooden stocking
forms to stretch such fine hosiery over
as the final drying is accomplished.
The entrance hall of a bare-loolling
country house, which was one of the
| deserted farmhouses common nova
days, was made attractive last summer
by an improvised dadO of daisies. These
grew in great profusion in the fields,
and were arranged along each side of
the hall in common red clay half tiles,
in the bottom of which cheap pint
basins had been fitted to hold the water,
| Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-02

do not want. Youcan have no more un-
til the score is paid"
The drunkard staggered, and it
seemed as if he would fall. Mr. Hale
turned toward him and said: What
viii you give me for enough to buy two
glasses of gin?"
Give your" said the drunkard. 81
have nothing to give, except this little
bundle of clothes. 1 do not believe you
want it, stranger"
Il see you have on your feet pretty
good pair of boots" said Mr.. Hale.
will you give me your boots for these
ten cents?"
The drunkard stood. engaged for a
moment in deep thought. At last he
said; stranger, if give you the boots
| must go out into the snow barefoOted.
If give you the boots, must freeze to
death; if / do not give you the boots [
must burn to death. Stranger, it is
harder to burn than it is to freeze. So
! will give you the boots"
He sat down and commenced to draw
the boots from his feet. But Mr.. Hale
had no intention of furnishing him with
money for strong drink. He was mere
ly experimenting to find how strong the
appetite really was.
There were other lookers-On to this
strange scene. Three or four of them
said the man should have his gin. They
furnished it in hberas quantity. He
drank all he could and took the rest
away. The stage came soon after and
Mr.. Hale pursued his journey.
The next morning he heard that the
drunkard's fears had been realized. He
had left the barroom, neither knowing
nor caring where he was going. When
the night came his liquor was gone and
he went to sleep in barn. The frost
king came at midnight and took the
poor man in his arms. The next morn
ing they found him frozen to death
Charles NJ. Morton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-02
There Was n Cellar to 1t.

Chicken Bill and Tabor were part
ners in numerous mining ventures in
the mountains in the early days, be-
fore the governor became known TO
fame of a bonanza king; and each was
in their several ways helping the other,
says the Denver Times. After Tabor
had struck it rich and had money to
burn, Chicken Bill approached him
with scheme which he represented to
be very promising and easily induced
him to take some stock in it. Before
long the fact developed that Tabor was
a minority owner, associated with d
number of shady fellows from whom
his instinct told him fair play could
not be expected. Thoroughly dissat-
isfied with the deal and incensed at the
deception practiced upon him by a
man he had so many times befriended,
he sought him out and demanded an
explanation. II thought you told me
/ was on the ground floor in that trans
action" angrily shouted Tabor. We'll.
YOU were, Horace replied Bill, with a
characteristic grin. You were in on
the ground floor, just as ! told YOU
but there was a cellar to it."-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-02
TEMPERANCE.
TIE POWER OF APPETITE.
Poor Wretch willing to Freeze to
Death for n Drink.


Mr.. B. E. Hale, a temperance lecturer,
was travelling in New Hampshire. While
waiting one day in the sitting-room of a
hotel for the arrival of the stage that
should take him to town a few miles
from the railroad, there entered a trem-
bling man, carrying a small package Of
clothing. Going up to the bar, he said:
Landlord, | am burning. Give me a
glass of gin"
The landlord turned to the bar and
opened the door. Then he pointed to a
long line of chalk marks on the inside of
the door, and said coolly: John. you
see the old score; you can't have an
other drop of gin until it is paid off,
The poor wretch stood and glared
fiercely upon the man behind the bar
Landlord" he cried, Landlord, you
don't mean that? You have got my
farm. You have got my horses and my
oxen. You have got all my tools. Land
lord, have brought you to-day all that
I have left in the wOrld-this little
bundle of clothes. 1t is not worth much,
because the clothes are old. but theya
all have. Oh, landlord, please give me
for these just one glass of GIN
But the man behind the bar was calm
and unconcerned. "Your old clothes I
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-02
ALCOHOL IN COOKING.
Its Use Has Been the Downfall OF
Many.

We wonder if we are to answer for a.!
sins of tlpoughtlessness. If so, large
number of Christian people will find 4
long score against them, for tempting
people who are trying to reform. or for
creating an appetite for strong drink by
using alcoholic liquors in their cooking
Wine sauces, brandy puddings and
cider-favored mince pies have been the
stumbling Block over which many a
man. trying to reform, has fallen.
a young man who had been a hard
drinker, and had been taken to his
palatial home dead drunk many time,
desired ITO reform and make something
Of his life He signed the pledge, and
fought bravely to keep it.
One day he. said to friend: Il do
not think [ can remain at home and
keep my pledge"
His friend asked why, and he replied:
Il can make myself go past saloons, I
can remain away from the club, but I
must go to the dinner table at home,
and there often [ find wine sauces; and
the very smell of them stirs up my old
appetite so it seems as if I would go
wild"
The mother was told her sons trials,
and replied, as so many other women
have: ooh, it's all nonsense; a little
wine or brandy in cooking can't hurt
anyone; it's just an excuse"
We know other men who have given
up strong drink who never dare taste
of mince pie or any kind of pudding
away from home, for fear they might
find some flavor of strong drink that
would make it hard fight for them to
keep the pledge.
And yet women, when their attention
is called to these facts, will say: ''Men
have no business to be so weak" and go
on cooking with the recipes themselves,
and keep recommending them TO their
neighbors, forgetting what the Bible
says about making one of these little
ones to offend.
If some voice or pen could only arouse
these thoughtless women, and get them
to Danish wine, brandy and cider from
their pantries, it would not only be a
blessing to the men who are trying to
reform, but would save so many others
from forming an appetite for strong
drink at their mothers table.-Golden
Censor
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-02
Diamonds in sand.

An explorer in the mountains Of
Whites Hook, Natal, is said to have dis
covered a layer of sand inclosing small
diamonds at the edge of lake that oc-
cupies the crater of an extinct volcano.
1t is not known whether these dia-
monds were there as the result of wash
ing operations carried on by the ma
tives or whether the discovery CORE
spends to an actual diamond mine. The
hills of Whites Hook are not situated
IN regions known to be diamond bear
ing, The presence of the gems in the
crater of volcano may throw some
light on their formation in nature
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-02

The ugly animal, the wart hog. is
-are curiosity in this part of the world,
but in East Africa and SOmaliland,
wher his foot is on its native heath, he
is thought as worthy an object of the
chase as is the good gray boar of India.
Those who have hunted him with the
spear say he gives as good run, an
swers to the spear with a charge as reck-
less and fights as gamely when brought
to bay as his relative the boar. Unlike
other members of the pig family, the
female is endowed with tusks as for
midable as those of her mate. Regard
ed from an aesthetic point Of view the
wart hog is one of natures least happy
efforts, but he, at least, is a triumph in
ugliness. His head surprisingly resem-
bles that of the hippopotamus and the
tusks are terrible weapons. The huge
warty eXcrescences on the animals face
nre al open question when it comes to
their use or purpose. One fact sets the
wart hog apart from its family-this
beast alone of all swine makes its lair
Eelow ground.-Chicago News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-02
Asking Too Much.

A young couple were sitting together
in a romantic spot with birds and flow
ers about them. when the following
dialogue ensued:
my dear, if the sacrifice of my life
would please thee most gladly would l
lay it down atthy feet!"
ooh, sir, you are too kind! But it
just reminds me that wish you'd stop
using tobacco"
Cant think of that It's a habit to
which l am welded"
every well, sir; this is the way you
lay down your life for me; and as you
are already welded to tobacco, I'll take
good care you are never welded to me,
as it would be bigamy." -Nationnl
Temperance Advocate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-02
Curious Facts About the Toad.

The toad lives ten to forty years, does
not begin to produce young until the
fourth year, but then lays over 1000
eggs a year. 1t has lived two years
without food, but cannot live long I'M
der water. 1t never takes dead or mo-
tionlcss food. 1t takes its food by
means of its tongue alone, and it oper
atcs this so rapidly that the eye can
not follow its motions. 1t captures and
Gevours bees, wasps, yellow jackets,
ants, beetles, worms, spiders, snails.
bugs, grasshoppers, crickets, weevils,
Caterpillars, moths, etc. The stomach
that doesn't finch at yellow jackets,
WaSDS, blister beetles and cGck-beetles
or pinch Dugs would seem to be pre-
pared for anything in the insect line,
and it doubtless is. In "a hours the
toad consumes enough food to fill its
stomach four times. y single toad will
in three months devour over 10000 in
sects. If every ten of these would have
done one cent damage the toad has
saved ten dollars. Evidently the toad
is a valuable friend to the farmer, gar
dener and fruit grower, and can be
made especially useful in the green
house, garden and berry patch.-Gal-
weston (TeX) News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-02

Sheput her arms around his neck and
looked up into his eyes. Yes she
said, Il believe in love in a cottage. l
know that ] could find happiness there
with you" 'My darling.' he eN-
claimed rapturously. But" she peg
sisted, earnestly, you must no+ get it
into your head that | am not an eX-
pert on cottages. You mustn't think
you can palm off cabin or a shanty
on me and make me think it is cot
tage. Many dream of bliss is wrecked
through a misunderstanding OF the
meaning of the word cottage. When
you have one that you would like to
show me l will be glad to pass upon it.
There must be room enough, you
know, so that love won't be crowded
on to the back steps every time one of
us wants to turn around" AS he
stallled moodily away in the cleaning
he realized that he could not play the
Aimham game CT love upon her.--Chi'
oago Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-02

Six ears; cut half the kernel AMI
scrape the rest; one-half cupful of
sweet milk and little water, two table
spoonfuls melted butter. Cook thor.
oughly; when cold put in the yollls o.
five eggs, season with salt and pepper
to taste; lastly, add the whites, well
beaten. Fry on a griddle in melted but.
ter and lard, stirring from the bottom
each time. When a light brown, turn
half over. Serve hot, as you would
eakes.-Ladies World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-02
Mhnt Mnmmm Snih.

"Dick proposed to me last night"
what did you tell him?"
81 said he had better ask mamma, and
what do you think the wretch said?"
Goodness knows!"
Gle said he had asked her already,
and she wouldn't have him Boston
Beacon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-02
Company system in Norway.

The company system was introduced
into Norway in 1871. During the first
five years 20 companies were organized,
Now there are IL, or one in nearly every
town in Norway. Tn 1892 the sales by
the companies of Norway show an in
crease of t,383,os7 quarts over the tran
sactions for 1887.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23
Better Wines In yermont.

The leading manufacturers in Yer
mont all notice large improvement
in business, as is evident from the re-
ports they have given TO the press at
different times. Gen. j. j. Estey Of
Brattleboro was in New York recent
ly and told the newspaper men the
following about business in Vermont:
"For the first time since July, 1898,
our organ factory is running on full
time. Organs are generally consider
ed luXuries, know, but the orders
from the vest seemed to warrant our
running on full time. Business gen
orally in Vermont has improved from
40 to 80 per cent over that of Il year
ago. Other factories are beginning to
fill big orders, and every one is sure
that good times are a reality"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23
west Ealrler

Miss Anna Hale is visiting friends in
Boston.
Nathan Davis has gone to Lebanon, N.
H., for few days.
We hear that our town has a candidate
for county senator.
Miss Lena Smith has been on the sick
list for the past week.
A. J. George of Potter Place, n. H., Wis
tied his sister last week.
W.. S. Bradbury visited his daughter,
Mrs. T.. +. Dudley, last week.
A. Bixby is opening up his lead mine
and is making good showing.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Miller OF Manches-
ter, n. H., are visiting at III. M. Miller's.
c. c. Coburn was recently called to Leb-
anon, n. H., 10y the illness of his brother
Nettie Shumway, Cynthia Hodge and
F.urie Kimball have returned from their
work at the mountains.
DIR. NJ. J. Bixby is at Rumney and has a
force Of men working there at his mica
mines. He SENDS glowing accounts.
Cook q Columns spindle works are
running full time and orders are coming
in thick and fast. They contemplate put
ting in steam power in the near future.
b F. Davis, who has been in the employ
of George & Dudley for the past six
years, has made arrangements to go into
business at East Barre. His many friends
wish him success.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23
Around the Campfire

A w. r. G. was organized at Bris-
tol Friday evening.
Capt. Lipley's troop and band from
Fort Ethan Allen gave drill at the
Manchester fair last week.
Instead OF shooting for the centen-
nial trophy at muster as has hereto
fore been the custom, each company
Of the Vermont National Guard will
hold separate competitions this year
Ransom O. Gore of Bennington,
captain of Co. A, l4th Vermont, was
in Barre recently looking after the
monument which is 10 be erected the
3lst of October on the battlefield Of
Gettysburg by his regiment. VIM.
Barclay is getting out the monumeD'
the cost of which is $1,000.
News of the death of Lieut. T. C..
Kimbal at his post in Fort McPher-
son, Ca, was received recently. The
cause of death was typhoid fever. ii
was a former military instructor H.
military science and tactics at Norwich
University, Mortified leaving in 1892
He was also well known TO state mill
tiamen.
The G. A. r. and W. II. c., with
their families, were invited to Luther
Bonett's in West Concord Saturday,
Sept. 10, for a corn roast. Owing to
the rain not many attended, only %
being present. Mr.. Bonett is the old
est veteran there, being in his Goth
wear. lie is unable to get out, but en-
JOYS company and Il jolly time as much
as any of the younger ones.
The G. 4. r. picnic at Weather.
field Center last Thursday was a pleas
ant affair Comrades Of Jarvis pos
and the ladies OF the Relief Corps Of
Springfield were met there by com
rades Of Giddings post and ladies Of
the Relief Corps of Felchyille. Hot
coffee was served. After dinner there
were speeches by Comrades Fairbanks,
Hank White, Upham and Others.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23

On account OF poor health | Will sell my
farm OF 105 acres situated in tockbridge,
one half mile from river road, two and
one half miles from Stockbridge Common
and two miles from Gaysville. Said farm
will winter Is cows and team; good sugar
place, young orchard OF grated fruit, pear,
plum and cherry trees, grapes, etc. Build
ings nearly new; house contains rooms;
woodshed, 14x25, elapboarded and painted
same as house, horse barn, 30xi0, clap
boarded and painted one cattle barn BOX 10,
one 39x29 also shop and henhouse. Farm
is well watered. This farm is pleasantly
located and is one OF the best in town and
will be sold cheap. Part of purchase money
can remain on mortgage.
A. w. CHAMBERLAIN.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23

The death OF "Old Gray" Editor
CIRCUITS family horse, called forth a
half-column obituary in the last New
port Express. Following so soon after
the death of his lamented dog, Bro.
Grout is entitled to all the condolences
that can be spared. The demise of the
office cat. should it occur, would COM
plete the destruction of a happy family
and certainly be worthy of turned col
umn rules in the tender-hearted con-
temporary.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23

No other medicine in the world is recon-
mended so highly, SO strongly and SO earnestly
and by so many well-known and prominent
people as DR.. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve
remedy. 1t is recommended 10 the sick by al
most everybody, as the surest cure. Ii is
recommended everywhere as the greatest of al
health restorers. 1t invariably gives strength
10 the tired, over worked and worn-ont body.
Itmales pure, rich ,vitaized blood and strength
ems and inyigorates the nerves OF those who are
nervous, nerve-weakened and nerye-exhausted.
Then, too, look at the standing of the people
who recommend DIR. Greene's Nervura blood
and nerve remedy as the greatest and grandest
OF medicines. They are our foremost citizens,
men and women occupying high places OF honor
and trust and known TO everybody, people
whose word is always the very essence OF truth
and who recommend the weak, nervous and
suffering 10 use DIR. Greene's Nervura because
it cured them, because they have absolute per-
sonal knowledge that il is a sure restorer OF
health and strength, and because they wish the
public 10 have the fun advantage OF this truly
wonderful medical discovery.
They desire that health, strength and yigor
shall take the place of weakness. prostration
and despair among the people, and they publish
the marvellous facts of their own cures, over
their own signatures, that the common people
everywhere may know that 90 take DR.. Greene's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy means to be
restored 10 health, reinvigorated. reiuyenated,
revitalized, with new hope, renewed powers,
energies and ambitions.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23

Ex-senator Hill has demonstrated
that he is not a political corpse by
naming the Democratic candidate for
chief justice in New York state in spite
of the silver wing. The latter propose
to stand to their colors, however, and
win have a silver ticket from top to
bottom, including a candidate for may
or of New York. When the votes are
counted, we would not be surprised to
see the regular Tammany candidate
fourth in the race. The split in the
Democratic ranks makes Lows cleo
ton quite probable.