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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Bake sponge cake in gem pans. Cool
and remove the centcrs. Fill with thick
cream, beaten until stiff, sweetened
and favored. Allow the white of one
egg beaten stiff to half pint of cream,
Decorate with candied cherries and
ngelica.-Lcisure Hours.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Amelia--Swcar not by the moon, tho
inconsistent moon.
Augustus-Then what shall l swear
by?
Amelia-Swear by that which you
hold invaluable; something that you
cannot live without.
Augustus-Then, Amelia, love you'll
I swear it by my bicycle.-Tit-Bits
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

"a man who tries to argue with a
woman is fool, shouted Mr.. Meribole.
as the discussion waXed warm.
YES, I've usually found it So" re-
sponded Mrs. Meribole, in her most con-
ciliatory tones.-Detroit News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Murray Hill-My wife is the best
hearted woman in the world. | don't
believe there is another one like her.
Pete Amsterdam-Is that so?
Murray Hill-When she ISLANDERS any
o. her friends she don't believe it her
self.-N. Y. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
HIS Only Objection.

81 love to hear you talk, my dear"
said Mr.. Bickers to his wife, when she
paused TO take breath at the end of
the second column of curtain lecture,
but your volubility is really reflection
on my wisdom"
How SOP"
because word to the wise is suffi-
cient."-Demorest' Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Little Dude-Say, do you think / can
cross that field without attracting the
attention of those animals?
Big Countryman-Of course. Thin
beasts hain't got magnifying glasses
on!-Twinkles.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
There Were Others.

81 am proud to say that my grand
father made his mark IN the world, "
observed Mrs. Colonial Dame.
We'll, guess he wasn't the only man
in those days who couldn't write his
NAME" replied Mrs. Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

81 don't understand why you dislike
Herbert So" said Mabel to her father.
Il don't think he has any ideas of
finance"
Il am sure you wrong him. He is de-
voted to it. He stopped right in the
middle of his proposal to me to ask
how your business was getting along
Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
Enriching the Language,

paw" asked the little boy, what
does it mean when man is 'frowned
down."
"It-er-means to discourage him."
"Then would they encourage him by
smiling him up?"-Indianapolis Jour
nal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

You're gentleman, sir; can't say more.
Allow me your hand to press!
You're the only one of these men a score
Who didn't laugh when, on the floor
In the whirling dance 1 tripped, and tore
My beautiful partners dress"
THAT l did not laugh is not strange. say,
For the lady's my wife, and her bills pay"
Harlem Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

''My landlady is very set in her de
termination not to have any smoking
in the diningroom," said Hawkins.
We've never even had a buckwheat
cake or cup of coffee that smoked."-
Harlem Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
Appropriate Nomenclature.

And this beautiful hybrid" contin-
ued the enthusiastic foriculturist, Il
have named The Candidates Pledge "
why SOP"
Because it fades so quickly."-Chi-
cago Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Chatterton-Hardup seems to be hav-
ing better luck lately.
Wiggins-What? Has he paid you
what he owed you?
Chatterton-No; he hasn't called to
borrow any more!-Philadep Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Don't you think have a very lovely
fgure?"
Said pretty little maiden that met,
And, remembering she was heiress to
million,
said her figure suited me. you bet!
Town Topics
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
A Wise PrecautIon.

Start-Never kick a man when he's
down.
Dart-And if you kick him when he's
down, better see to it that you kick him
hard enough to keep him from getting
up again.-N. Y. Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

These methods perverse fate SO oft will
disclose
That It's useless to doubt or to scott;
It's the girl with the new suit of bicycle
clothes
Who d. the first mud hole falls off
washington Star
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

He called her a rose.
He called her pink;
He called her all
That is sweet, l think.
And when they We're wed
He let her call
When breakfast was ready
Dust like them alb.
Boston Ideas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Hostess-What has become of Sandy
Smith, who stood so high in your class?
Alumnus-Oh, he's taken orders.
Hostess-He's in the ministry, then?
Alumnus-No; in restaurant.-Har>
lem Life,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Dobson-I can tell school-teacher
as far as | can see her.
Robson-Well, you can't tell her
understandable Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Though man may boast with lofty frowns,
His wife's old-fashioned state,
He likes to see her hats and gowns
Made strictly up to date.
Chicago Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
's-Didn't you smell this stew

Mistress-Didn't you smell this stew
burning?
Bridget-Yes'm
Mistress-Well, goodness gracious!
why didn't you take it off?
Bridget couldn't reach it from
here, mum. Me arrum's not tin foot
long.-N. Y. Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

He-There is only one time woman
doesn't eXaggerate.
She-When is that?
when she speaks of her age."-N. Y.
Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Little Jack Horner sat IN the corner,
Eating a bakers pie;
He stuck in his thumb. and pulled out q
plum
(Which proves that the story's lie)
Philadelphia Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

She-I want a change, l must have it.
Do you think it is interesting to see the
same tiresome face day after day?
He-Why on earth do you stand before
the mirror all day, then?-Fliegende
Blaetter
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Eyes, sir" said the convict, time was
when | was admitted to the very best
houses"
And what brought you here?"
They caught me coming ut."-Tit-
Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Maud has paper-knives in numbers,
Bronze and silver. old and new:
But whene'er she cuts a novel
She just makes hair-pin do.
Chicago Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
En- nui.

I'VE have found out why Nora breaks
so much china"
'Why is it?"
''She says she gets so dead tired wash
ing the same old dishes over and over
and over."-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

''Those people next door are still in
their honeymoon"
Have you seen him kissing her?"
mo; but he let's her read the morn
ing paper frst,"-Chicago Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Chollie Softleigh (who is thinking OF
a friend)-A fool and his money are
soon parted.
Miss Cutting-How did you lose II,
Mr.. Softleigh IN. Y. Times.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-04-03

and receive the largest benefits.
One can 60 to certain colleges and
be obliged to spend at the very
least three hundred and fifty dol
lars; one can get a first-rate educa-
ton at certain colleges, too, for as
small a sum as two hundred; but
the basis / have indicated con-
tains the essential elements for
making judgment.
The question of cost has rela-
ton also to the aid which the COL
lege can give to the man 7of light
pure and of heavy brain, and also
to the opportunities for self-sup-
port. For every college has scho-
larship or air funds which are
grants made to the use of good
students. Every college also Is
able to offer to certain men means
OF self-support. At this point the
advantage that the city college en-
joys is greatly superior to that
possessed by the country college.
l know not a few students who,
through the grants made by the
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-04-03
The Cost of a College
Education.

Possibly the first question which
a parent asks himself is one as to
the cost. Certain colleges to which
he might be glad to send his boy
he regards as closed because of the
expense. In general way the
cost of a college education can be
easily settled Certain colleges
exhibit in their catalogues four
scales of annual expenses, denomi-
mating them Glow" Moderate" eli
beral," and very liberal" The
same conditions obtain within the
college that obtain out of the col
lege. l consider that for a boy of
good habits, of high aims, appre-
ciating properly the purchasing
power of money, this is a fair me-
thod of estimating what he ought
to spend in college: Add together
the fee for tuition, the fee for room
and for board; multiply the result
ting sum by two, and you have
what it is best for him to spend.
1t is best for him to spend this
sum to get the best out of the col
lege, to live the most vital life in
the college, to have the largest
number of interests, to be the
most useful and to form charac-
ter that shall fit itself most exact
ly and fully into the conditions
which he may be called upon to
fill. Many boy in college spends
very much less than what is best
for him to spend; he is obliged to
spend very much less. Yet it is
better for him to come to college
and to be economical economical
even to the danger point of suffer-
ing and of decency,--than not to
come at all. Not a few boys also
come to college who spend very
much more than twice the expense
for the three fundamental ele-
ments of tuition, room, and board.
The larger number of boys of la
wish expenditures are gravely in
jured through these extravagances.
Upon this basis which / have in
dicated, one can 60 to excellent
colleges upon sums not exceeding
three hundred and fifty dollars,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-04-03

There is no question but the in
fluence of the President and the
arbitrary tactics of Speaker Reed
will easily force the tariff bill
through the Lower House, but it
will not have such plain sailing in
the Senate. While there is every
assurance that it will pass the lat
ter body, the question of which
depends upon a great many things.
1t will pass whenever the Demo-
Gratis, silver Republicans and Po-
pulists are willing, and not before.
At the present time their policy is
not to delay the measure beyond
a reasonable time. But whether
or not they continue in this frame
Of mind depends wholly upon cir
cumstances. If the Republican
leaders treat them gently, yield to
them as far as they think proper
and do not attempt to take posses
sion of all the committees and all
the patronage of the Senate, the
opposition may stand aside and
permit the bill to pass about July
States.
1t appears from the above clip
ping that the Democrats, silver
Republicans and Populists do not
care much about the public good,
and will only vote for the passage
of the tariff bill if courteously
treated by the Republicans. Are
these great statesmen ready to
swap their manhood and vote for
little taffy that may be given
them by the Republicans?
If the bill will result to the good
of the country and the Democrats,
silver Republicans and Populists
belivee, it is their duty to support
the bill, if they believe the contra
ry, they should oppose it, taffy OF
no taffy.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-04-03

cast obloluy upon good and holy
men. Let him devote his talents,
if he possesses any, to other tasks
thar throwing mud at those who
are the servants of the Lord on
earth. His occupation is not on
ly Infamous, but most unprofita-
BILE, and as idle, too, as seeking to
arrest the wrath of the lightning
or the fury of the waters with
words of threat and blasphemy.
Enough of Vital! He is Obnoxl-
Gus to the community.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-04-03

college in the shape Of loans OF
gifts, or through certain work that
the college puts into their hands,
are meeting all their expenses. Be-
it said, too, that most men of this
sort are men of the largest ability
and the highest promise. In .
word, it may be said that, however
worth educating or needy Of edu-
cation the rich man may be-snd
he is worth educating and he needs
edhcation-it is of the utmost i'm
portance for the best interests Of
America that the poor boy of abb
lily shall be educated. Many .
college president stands ready to
help the boy of strong body. Of
light purse, of pure heart, of good
brain, and of high purposes to an
education. A boy should never
give up the hope of acollege edu-
cation on the ground of poverty
From Elements in the Choice OF
a College," by President CHARLEs
F. TIMING, in April RerieW Of
Reriescs.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-04-03

The Rev. w. II. Weaver, pastor of the
u. B. Church, Dillsburg, Pa, recognizes
the value Of Chamberlain's Cough Rene
dy, and does not hesitate to tell others
about it. II have used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy" he says. land find 1t an
excellent medicine for colds, cOnghs and
hOarseness." So does everyone who gives
il trial. Sold by 7. j. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-04-03
WHO is THIS MAN?

Daily Item.
When a man comes before the
public as a denunciatOr of the
priesthood he is regarded with
feelings of deepest hostility. He
attacks men engaged in the holi-
est of callings; men who are be-
loved and respected by all.
The announcement is made that
one Joseph Vital, calling himself
reverend, will lecture at Minerva
Hall, tomorrow night, on Secret
Sins of Priests"
Who is this man that would set
himself up as a reformer? What
knows he of the class which he
hee marked out for his poisoned
shafts? Is he foolish enough to
imagine he can do them harm,
encased as they are in heavens
own armor?
Shame upon him! Let him hide
his face from the light of the sun,
and the moon and stars, and from
the light made by man himself,
for he is of darkness, this self-con-
stituted reformer, and t" darkness
should he ever be confined.
This priesthood is not of to-day
nor of yesterday. 1t has existed
for nearly twenty centuries, and
its deeds are as great beacons of
light in the history of the world.
And this individual, Vital. would
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-04-03
SHERIEF's SALE.
State of Louisiana. Parish Of st. Martin
18th Judicial District Court.
No 1862.
MALyINA FAURIEs wife Il als
THEOpULE DEbAHOUSSAYE.

By virtue Of a writ of Fieri Facias
issued in the above entitled and mum
bered suit and to me directed by the
Hon. 18th Judicial District Court in and
for the Parish of st. Martin dated March
18th A. d. 1897. have seized and will
proceed to sell at public auction to the
last and highest bidder at the Court
door, in the Town OF st. Martinvilie, be-
tween the legal hours on
Saturday May Sth 1897
the following described property to wit:
A certain tract of land situated In the
Parish Of st. Martin Louisiana measur-
ing 4 acres bounded north by land Of
south by land formerly belong
ing to Mrs. Chas. LenOrmand now to
Champagne, east by heirs Of lsmard
Landry and west by land OF Alfred Lee:
9. Another tract Of land cOntaing a
of an arpent front by 10 arpents depth
bounded north by TheOdule Delahous-
saye, south by land formerly belonging
to Chas. Lenormand now to Champagne,
east by land of Arthur Lenormand and
west by land of Rep. of Ismard LANDRY.
3. Another tract Of land containing
50 acres more or less bounded north by
land of s. v. Martin. south by land of
Mrs. Arthur LenOrmand, east by land of
Mrs. Gustave Fournet and west by land
of Mrs. Ismard Landry, together with
said land all the improvements thereto
belonging.
Seized and sold to satisfy said above
mentioned writ.
Terms and cOnditiOns-CASH.
Sheriff's Office this 3lst day Of March
| 1897. ID. REEFS, Sheriff.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-04-03
SATURDAY APRIL 3, 1897.
Desforges Gets His Reward.


Daily Item.
Gov. Foster has pardOned Louis
Octave Desforges, and on April l
the convict-councilman will once
more be at liberty.
The release of this man from the
penitentiary was a fOrgOne cOnclu-
sion. 1t was part and parcel OF
the bargain entered into between
Murphy j. Foster and the city
ring, during the last camgaign,
and to seal which Desforges con-
tributed good round sum toward
the election of Mr.. Foster.
Thus we see that the governor
and his board of pardOns undo
what was done by the courts. A
man convicted of crime, who hap
pens to belong to the political
clique now in power, need not
trouble himself much, as his day
of deliverance is not distant. The
governor and the board of pardOns
will take care of him. The golden
staff of hope is given him to learn
upon and meanwhile his life is
made easy.
Mr.. Desforges was convicted by
a Jury of honest men. He fought
justice hard and long, but was fin
ally overcome. After his convic-
ton he exhausted every remedy to
escape penalty for his crime; with
out avail, however. He was sent
to- the penitentiary, but The Item
predicted that he would be par
doned and the prophecy has been
verified.
Justice must be satified with
having lodged Desforges in the
penitentiary for time, but the
people of the State, who are moi
under the control of Mr.. Foster
will condemn his conduct in un.
sparing terms. He comes between
the law and its violators without
even the plea of humanity to offel
in extenuatiOn of his conduct.
A great state of affairs, tina
brought upon us by Murphy j
Foster. And he pretend to have
a conscience. Of what material il
it made?
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-04-03

The good people of Massachu-
sets, it seems, wish to put Neva-
da out of the Union because of its
Legislative act permitting prize
fights, and the Boston Advertiser
suggests that it can be done by a
constitutional amendment applica-
bic to all such cases. The Consti-
tuition of the United States, how
ever, declares that no amendment
shall ever be adopted which shall
deprive State without its consent
of equal suffrage in the Senate"
Aside from this Nevada as sove-
reign State has the right to lega-
lie prize fighting if she sees fit to
do so and she cannot be interfered
with in the exercise of this right.
One would imagine from the tone
OF the Boston Advertiser that sucn
a thing as prize fight had never
occurred in Massachusetts, but
the truth is not a week passes
without the people of Boston be-
ing entertained by "sparring
bouts as they are called, between
two bruisers who pound away un-
til one of them is knocked out.
The country also remembers the
time when Boston was proud of
the fact that it was the birthplace
of the mighty John l.. Sullivan.
There is still a great deal of puri-
tanical humbug in the Old Bay
State and every now and then it
crops out.-States.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-16
THE RIVER STILL FALLING.


The Depth of Water Yesterday Fraction
Under Six inches
Yesterday afternoon, on the basis of
the City Engineers figures of last
Tuesday, there was small fraction less
than six inches of water in the channel
OF the river. The stick mark set by
spirit level showed about ten and two
thirds inches. When this mark showed
twelve inches the City Engineer made
the depth seven inches and one-quar-
ter. Showing ten and two-thirds inches,
as it did yesterday, would make a
depth Of about Al of a foot, according
TO the Engineer. Nobody can tell ac-
curately, however, what the marks
really are until the city spends a doz-
zen dollars or so in running the marks
down to zero.
1t is certain, however, that the river
is lower than ever before known. But
it would be source Of much satisfac-
ton to a good many people to know
just what the stage really is.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-16
FUNERAL OF j. f. CLINE.>

The funeral of the late ]. F. Cline
took place yesterday afternoon at two
o'clock, from the late residence of the
deceased on South Front street, Island,
and was very largely attended. The
Knights of Pythias turned out strong,
and a considerable number of Elks
were also prominent in thee funeral
cortege. The interment was at Green
wood
The pall-bearers were chosen from
the Knights of Pythias and Wheeling
Lodge of Elks. They were Messrs.
Milton Mabis. Charles Schmidt. Robert
Cline, A. D. Howe, Charles E. Vankeu-
ren, c. R. Tracy and Michael Warner
The Elks conducted their services at
the house and the k of P. ritual was
followed at the cemetery. Among the
floral tributes was a magnificent piece
about three feet high from the Elks,
designed by Miss Minnie Huscroft.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-16
A GANG OF THIEVES
Arrested at Martins Ferry, Yesterday
Morning.
Six People Arrested Charged With
a Lot Of Burglaries in West
Virginia Towns-AL Long Series of
Crimes Explained.

Early yesterday morning the Martin S
Ferry police made six arrests, which
VIII go long ways in clearing up the
recent robberies that have occurred in
the small towns back in West Virginia,
along the B. & o. road.
The persons taken into custody on
the charges which are preferred against
them are all from Martins Ferry.
Their names are VIM. Gardiner Thorn
as Wilson, Sanford Baker, Wesley, Pat
rick and Charles Gruber. The four last
named are colored men.
On Saturday last the general store of
N. w. Robinson, at Burton, w. Va,
was entered and robbed. The author
tiles Immediately took the case in hand
and have given their men a close chase.
They traced them to the home of a
relative of the McGruders, on Big Fish
Creek, in West Virginia. Here they
found a large amount of stolen goods
and the owners of the place, being una
BILE to give the officers straight ac-
count Of the goods, were arrested. See
ing the position they were placed in
they informed on those who had
brought the goods there. With
this information the officers, Constable
Taught, of Church township, accom-
panied by Officer Mccullough, of Hun
dred, w. Va, started for Martins Ferry.
Upon arriving in Benwood, Thursday
night, they telephoned the Martin S
Ferry police to arrest the men named
above, which was done about three
o'clock yesterday morning, Marshal
Burns, Officers Talbot, Guider and
Waters making the arrests. A large
amount of stolen goods was found at
the home of Wilson, Gardner, and the
McGauders. 1t includes shoes, two or
three suits of clothing and a large
amount of calico and flannel
A very queer thing in the whole af-
fair is that the Martins Ferry police
have had suspicious that stolen goods
was being brought into the town, and
Friday evening decided to arrest the
men they did arrest, as they had Sc
cured enough evidence to put them be-
hind the bars. Il was only short time
afterwards when they received the mes
sage from the West Virginia authori-
ties to arrest the men. The Martins
Ferry police. however. were going to az
rest them on the charge Of robbing the
pCstOffice at Ned. Pa.
The arrest Of the men will in all prob
ability clear up the robberies that have
occurred at Covers Gap, Littleton,
Earnshaw. Bolton. and Burton. in the
past five or six months. as the same
gang is supposed to have committed all
the robberies.
The prisoners refuse to return with
the West Virginia authorities without
requisition papers.