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Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-03

ton developed this added cost would dis
appear. 1t is believed that within ten or
twelve years under a judicious policy,
we would produce sufficient sugar to
supply the home demand. We should
then have created one Of the most valu-
able OF Industries, employing vast
amount Of capital and a great deal of
labor, while distributing among our own
people the enormous sum now annually
paid out for imported sugar Certainly
every consideration of sound policy is on
the side of building up the American
sugar industry and there ought to be no
doubt of favorable legislation, both ma
tional and state for this purpose.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-03

Cuba may be rightly called the dearest
gem in Spain's colonial dadem.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-03

The constitution of the United States,
in section of article H., provides that
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-03
REFORM IN THE KGTcHl

Remorse at last has touched
The heart of our cook, l guess.
She beats the steaks llttle more,
Aud us n little less
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-03

Judy: She-You seem to forget yourself,
sir.
Hollow could 1 do otherwise in your
r.n..
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-03

Cincinnati Enquirer: "Your wife has
such a liquid voice."
"Vcry. The only objection l have to 1t
is that she forgets to turn off the tap some
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
PuNGENT PARAGRAPHS.


-May-"Does it ever occur to you that
Mr.. Smithers is acting a part?' Har-
riet-"No. Smithers always seems to
me to think himself the whole thing"
Truth.
-Nibbs-' What a perfect poem the
rount's rich wife is" Dibbs-"Hes;
the count is the only man l know of who
can make poetry pay him thirty thou
sand a year. "-Tit-Bits.
Little Boreham (relating his AL
pine adventures)-"There | stood, the
abyss yawning at my feet Cropper
(yawning portcntously)-" 'Scuse me,
B, but the things infectious. -
Household Words.
Mrs. Baquebay-'I had such pref
ty compliment from my optician to-
day" Miss Fenway-"What was it,
dear2" Miss Baquebay-"He told me
that l had the best nose for eyeglasses
that ever came under his professional
treatment" -Boston Transcript.
Further Explanation Unnecessary.
-Husband-"I can't make out what is
wrong with my meerschaum pipe.
There is a very peculiar taste with it,
and it won't draw" Wife-"That's odd;
il seemed to draw all right when Johnny
was blowing bubbles with it.'-Judy.
SO you say" began the moderately
new boarder, that he specuIated on Il
large scale exclusively. May | inquire
what was the use of the large scale?'
"Gldd to answer you, replied the Cheer
full Idiot. He had to have it for weigh
ing the consequences indianapolis
journal.
Mrs. Durocls-''A Alfred, l had a hor-
rible dream last night" Mr.. Durocks--
What was it?" Mrs. Durocks-"I
thought that you and I were alone to-
gether upon a desert island" Mr.. Du-
rocks-"Well. [ believe that YOU have
always pretended heretofore that that
would be am ideal existence" Mrs.
Durocks-"Oh, Alfred, but you know
in my dream there wasn't anybody
around to see my new spring suit!"-
Cleveland Leader.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
SUBTERRANEAN GALLERIES.
One-Third of Paris Built Over Long
Underground MnNs.

That recent concert in the catacOmbS
has drawn attention to the fact that
one-third at least of the city of Paris
is built over long labyrinthian gal
leries, deep under the earth's surface,
and called The Quarries,' says Paris
correspondent. ParisianS are periodic
ally frightened when they hear this,
and begin to look forward to the sud
den collapse of their high houses. NJ.
Nickersheimer. however, who is in
spector of catacombs and Quarries,
hastens to assure the timid that there
is no fear of any subsistence OF the soil
of subterranean Paris. The galleries
are well propped up and are continual
lY under the supervision of vigilant per-
sons, chiefly policemen, who on their
otf-duty days are paid five francs for
inspection walks through the shafts,
which extend under ground in nearly
every direction. Any signs of decay or
damage on the vauitings or pillars are
promptly reported to the proper au-
thorities, who instantly bring their re-
pairing machinery into play. Accord
ing to classification. the INST group of
galleries begins under the Arc de Tri-
Cmphe. extending in the direction of
Passy and Auteuil. The second division
runs under the Naugirard districts. and
includes the catacombs which are so
called because the bones from old ceme-
teries were placed there in 1776. The
third branch of subterranean arteries
is situated under the boulevard of the
hospital and extends to the fortifcu-
tons, and the fourth runs from the
Bastile toward Nincennes wood. The
fifth and last group, that OF the north,
is the most important, and is pierced
under MOntmartre. the Buttes Cha1l~
mont and the cemetery of Pere-la-
ChaisC and extends out to Noisy-le-Scc
II is supported by thousands of pillars,
and its network of crossings is the most
complicated in underground Paris. All
these galleries are stated to be in a
good state of repair, but especial care
and supervision have to be exercised
in the third group. several landslips
having occurred recently at Issy and
Clamart. y new map or chart of the
subteTranean galleries is in course of
preparation, the project of the Seine
having observed that the existing plans
are rather defective in their topograph-
zeal de-ails.-London Telegraph.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, ! ..

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he Is tho
senior partner of the firm of F. j. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the city Of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars for each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. d.
iSS6. A. w. GLEASON,
[Seal1 Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur.
faces of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

An interesting story is told concern
ing some of the jewels belonging to
the empress. of Germany. She owns
very fine necklace, made of large
pearls, well matched in size and siugu-
lurly pure in color. The necklace, how
ever, had been laid aside for some time
away from The light and air, and as
d natural result the color of the pearls
had suffered considerably. In fact.
when the empress took out her neck
lace il was so discolored that she found
that she could not possibly wear il
in its then condition. The court Jew
eler, when appealed to, gave it as his
opinion that nothing would restore the
pristine purity of the pearls except =
very long immersion in the sea. a
glass case was accordingly made with
holes in it to admit the water, the
pearls were deposited in it, and it was
sunk full fathoms five" in the waters
OF the North sea. The spot chosen is
close to the shore, and it is said that
sentrics are on duty night and day
Chicago Chronicle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
dMOONSHINE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Plenty of Illicit Whisky to BE Had in
Certain Mountainous Districts.

Plenty of Illicit Whisky to BE Had in
Certain Mountainous Districts.
1 The mountainous districts of Somer-
set and Fayette counties, in PennsyI-
yania, which were more than a cen.
fury ago the scene of the whisky in
surrection, still produce Illicit whisky
by wholesale. What is known as lie
Mconshine district lies on the slopes
of the Laurel Ridge range of the Appa-
lachian mountain system. Within an
area of 25 square miles it is estimated
that there are from 600 to 1.00G per
sons connected directly or indirectly
with the traffic. The section is remote
from railroads, and can only be reached
by mountain trails.
TO protect themselves from revenue
officers the moonshiners have code of
signals. Some years ago the presence
of stranger was heralded through
the mountains by a series of lights
placed in the windows of the houses;
but this code was exposed several years
|ago, and the shotgun series was adopt
led. Nowadays when a stranger passes
/ .
led with the report of a shotgun fired
ln the upderbrush. One shot means
lfdanger" and two in rapid succession
lkignify ''captured."
Il The output of the Illicit stills is, in
the main, sold to the foreigners in the
coke regions near Pittsburgh. Besides
being cheaper than ordinary whisky,
II = Il
to them by the fact that it has the knack
Of mounting to the head in a remark
ably short time. 4 small quantity of
the moonshine VIII fit the average for
eigner for any crime in the calendar,
and for this reason it is held in espe
cial esteem.
Friendly consumers living near the
moonshine district can procure the
stuff through the agency of the Rock
of Moses" The location of this insti-
tuition can be learned by the asking,
and one has simply to deposit coin
IL a vessel and place it on the rock. The
purchaser then retires a certain dis
tance, and on his return finds the money
gone and the vessel filled with the
proper quantity of whisky. Rocks that
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
A CHEERING COMPANION.
The Attachment of Il Prisoner to His
Watch.

"What a small thing will keep man
from insanity when i'll solitary contine-
ment," said Il prison warden recently.
Il read the case of Il prisoner who some
how in solitary confinement had man
aged to keep his silver watch secreted
on his person. For a time he kept up
very well, and, as his crime was terri
bic one. we did not feel like releasing
him, but one day he became violent and
crazy and we finally decided to remove
him to the hospital In his cell we
found the watch, with the handspring
broken.
1T seems that as long as the watch
continued to tick in his ear at night
he felt as if he had a companion and the
dark cell did not seem so solitary. He
caressed the watch fondly. talked 70 it
and it talked to him. Hour after .,uur
he spoke and he was enabled to endure
the terrible loneliness with this cheer
ing and gossipy companion. He told me
afterward that he put words to that
ticking and that ,he watch seemed al
most like a thing of life.
But one night something snapped
and it's voice ceased. He wound it IN
anXiously and still it was silent. Il
was like the death of something be.
loved, the passing away of the dearest
thing on earth. Before it had been an
mated and full of life, with a tongue
that wagged and wagged. Now it was a
bit of dead, lfeless metal. The long
hours of the night weighed upon him.
He seemed to see strange visions. His
loneliness was frightful. And then
the ArXt morning they found him raw.
ing and 2razy."-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Aliens Foot Ease, powder for The fcct
1t cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and
instantly takes the sting out of corns and
bLnions. It's the greatest comfort diScov.
cry of the age. Aliens Foot Ease makes
tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain
cure. for sweating, callous, hot, tired, ach.
ing feet. Try it to-day. Sold by all drug
gists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package
EREE. Write Allen Olmsted. Leroy. n. z.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Is as essential to physical health as to polit'
ical consistency. For weakness of the back,
rheumatism, and disorders of the kidneys,
the tonic and dietetic action of Hostetter,,s
Stomach Bitters is the one thing needful.
The stomach is the mainstay of every other
organ, and by invigorating the digestion
with this preparation, the spinal column,
and all its dependencies, are sympathetically
strengthened. The dyspeptic and bilious
will find it pure vegetable stimulant and
tonic
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

sors, barber! You've gone to work and
peeled my head of every dern hair there was
on it.
Barber-Isn't that Just what you told me
to do?
Told you to do? Why, man, told you
l wanted it cut a la mode"
BEG pardon. | thought you said you
wanted it all moved Boston Courier.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

Who are injured bv the use Of coffee. Re-
Gently there has been placed in all the
GRAIN-o, made Of pure grains. that takes
the place of coffee The most delicate stom.
ach receives it without distress, and but
few can tell it from coffee. 1t does not cost
over as much Children may drink it with
great benefit Is cts. and % cts. per pack
age Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
Nictnrin.s Mnny TitIeS.

The proposal that Queen Victoria
make an addition to her many titles
upon the occasion of the completion of
the longest reign. grows in popular
favor, and perhaps something will come
OF it. There are plenty of precedents,
for there have been Is changes in the
royal style and title since the time Of
William the Conqueror. The queen is
said to be hesitating between calling
herself Queen of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and ireland, and of the
Dominion of the British Nation. Defend
err of the Faith, Empress of India etc.
and a formula which would describe her
as empress of india and the British col
onies. The dominating idea of those
favoring the change is to bring the col
onies in somehow. because it is sup
posed that the colOnists will never be
wholly happy and thoroughly loyal I'M
I'll the British monarch's severe; ~rnty
over them is expressly set forth in her
title. The fact that they have managed
to rub along very well heretofore with
out it is regarded rs an argument worth
serious attention.-N. y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
An ObstructiOn.

gents, and view the planet Mars. One PEN
ny, mum"
Old Lady-Oh, law! Hain't it round and
smooth!
"Wil the bald-headed gent please step
away from in front of the instrument?'-
London Tt-Bits
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
Not His Leg.

Five dollars, please" said the fashion.
able dentist, after extracting the tooth.
but, DOCTOR" protested the victim; Il
only came here to have my tooth pulled
Philadelphia North American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

DRoPsY is dread disease, but II has lost
Its terrors to those who know that H. H.
Green & Sons, the Dropsy Specialists Of
Atlanta, Georgia, treat it with such great
success. Write them for pamphlet giving
full information.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

The unhappy man who is enabled to give
to his fellow beings, has at his command
the source OF great happiness.-N. Y. Week
"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17

1t takes up most all of our time refus.
ing to buy things from agents.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-28
HOW TO HIVE BEES.
Some Of the Methods in General Use
Among Beekeepers.

Some Of the Methods In General Cse
Among Beekeepers.
Once the bees have clustered. the
operation of getting them into the hive
is not so formidable as it would APP
pear. Like every other operation in
the working of the hives. the insects
must be handled cautiously and gently.
The hive must be ready beforehand.
The frames should have founda ton
strips fastened to the top as starters"
for the bees to work upon. and to make
sure of them stopping in the new abode
many beekeepers give them comb
from the parent hive containing brood
and honey.
An ingenious device used by some of
our beekeepers for catching swarms is
described as follows by Prairie Farmer:
To make it, get forked stick. bend
the forks together in the shape of
hoop and just large enough to go into
an ordinary-sized coffee sack tor other
open material that will not smother the
bees). then fasten it to the mouth Of
the sack. Bend the stick near the fork.
For convenience cut the stick in two
near the fork and fasten the two parts
together again so that they can be
easily taken apart. Shake the bees
from the comb into the sack. turn it
over and no bees can escape. Carry
them to the hive, take the cover off and
gently lay the sack on the top of the
frames. so bees can crawl out of the
sack down into the hive.
Some people merely place the hive on
the ground and put wide board before
it. Then cut off the branch to which
the swarm is clinging and bring the
whole TO the front of the hive. When
the bees are brushed off on the board
they will usually enter the hive pre-
pared for them without much trouble.
Others brush the bees off the branch
into a basket. box or tin dish, and hive
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-28
Timothy on sandy Soil.

Timothy grass is often sown on sandy
soil. not because it is especially adapted
TO it but because sandy soil is not easily
seeded with anything. and timothy,
which can be sown late in summer and
all through the fall succeeds rather bet
ter than the grasses and cSoyers sown in
spring. ALI sandy soils are deficient in
mineral plant food. Timothy does not
require much, either of phosphate or
o potash, until its seeds begin to form. 1t
. does not need one-quarter as much of
these minerals or of lime as does clover.
and as its roots run near the surface it
is MANFRED chiefly by the ammonia
gathered by falling rains in their pas
sage through the air. When once seeded
with timothy, the grass will remain in
sandy soil until it is starved out. and
nu.sses take its place.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-28
Novel Small Change.

a very interesting report on the trade
of Ads Abbaba, Abyssinia, compiled by
Mr.. Rennen Rodd, has just been issued
by the foreign Office.
The products exported from that
part of the country are gold, ivory,
eivet. wax and coffee. The market for
the two former is largely controlled by
Emperor Menelik, who receives his trib-
ute in this form. This partial monopoly
and the competition of merchants i'm
porting goods from the coast to OBJ
tam gold to send back have driven up
the value, and gold has nearly doubled
in price since last year. The value of
ivory has also advanced.
Dealing with weights and curren-
cies. Mr.. Rodd adds that it is remarkab BILE
that the prestige of Emperor Menelik
has not succeeded in popularizing the
new dollar stamped with kis head The
only small change for the dollar con-
sists either of rife cartridges or of a
piece OF rock salt some eight inches
long, tapering to either end, and about
two inches broad in the thickest part.
Cartridges have come into use as small
change of recent years, but they are
easily tempered with. charcoal being
substituted for the powder. and are,
therefore, an unsatisfactory medium OF
exchange.-London Mail.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-28
Drain the Farm Cellar.

Wet or damp cellars mean foul air,
and consequently diphtheria. malaria,
rheumatism and bronchial affections.
Before the fall rains come on. have drain
thing laid outside. and foot below the
base of the foundation. and run it di-
agonally across the cellar. connecting it
with the outside and street drains. This
drain must have no connection with
sewage, kitchen Stops or surface water,
and ought to be well below the frost
line. The cellar floor and walls should
be cemented. and. if bricks are used
for the foundation walls, it is well to
have layers of cement between. Have
the drain laid at some distance from
the wel.-Housewife.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-28
Young stock for Children

Every boy on the farm should be
given IL young animal to raise for him
self, he to attend to it and be induced
to take an interest in its progress He
will thus early become fond of animals
and of farming, and will be more recon-
ciled 20 farm life when he is grown. The
boy who leaves the farm for the city is
the one who has never had any oppor-
tunities and looks upon farming as
drudgery. Labor becomes a pleasure
when there is something to strive for,
and the early education of the boy on
the farm should be by giving him an
interest in something. All children love
young stock and pet them.-Farmers'
Voice
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-28
NO LONGER a PEST.
Mosquitoes May De Exterminafed at
Small Cost.

Mosquitoes May De Exterminafcd at
Small Cost.
After science and desperation have
failed to rid New Jersey of the mos
quito genius has arisen, like q Moses
from the wilderness of pests. Instead
OF experimenting with them after they
have come forth full-winged and ready
for business, he intends to exterminate
the insects while they are yet in the
embryo state and not gifted with i'm
plements of war.
The credit for the startling discovery
as to the best and cheapest method Of
Kidding 4 locality of its mosquito home
steaders falls to the lot of Prof, Walter
T. Scheele, of Railway, n. J., where he
has been making careful Investigations
with the view to getting some kind Of
a neck hold on the insects before they
have. committed any depredations on
the people of the village.
tAnd at last" said he, looking up
from the glass jar in which his Matching
was being done, 81 have got the best Of
them and feel that it would not be
difficult task to rid whole state of the
torments.
81 can take minute crystal of Per-
rnanganate of potash, drop it in the
quito. and the oxidation that takes
place will almost instantly kill every
atom of life that may be present. Twill
show you how to kill mosquitoes, or
show you how to develop them. The
quantity is one part to 1900 parts, and
25 cents worth will be sufficient to
operate on n ten acresarea. a handful
will be enough 1t may be scattered
around. few crystals at time, wide
ly apart. and promise you that The. pro-
duction of mosquito germs will be i'm
mediateiy stopped. in my laboratory
have killed the germs in Il /, 900 gallon
tank with a pinch of permanganate-
There is no reason in the world why
vast sections of swamp land should no-
be treated in the same way. a little
care will save endless annoyance and
destroy billions upon billions of the
nsects."-Chicago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-28
HINTS FOR STOCKMEN.

In training a colt to harness never
work it beside sluggard or worn out
horse, but rather by a quick. active,
steady horse.
Keep the old sows that have proved
themselves good breeding animals as
long as they continue to farrow good
litters of thrifty pigs.
In CONNIE ncing to feed new corn te
hogs it is best to commence with a
light ration at first and gradually
increase as they get accustomed to
eating.
With ali stock intended for market
it is an item to crowd the feeding now,
better gain in proportion to the
amount of food supplied can be Sc
cured now than later-Farmers' Union,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-28

the bees in any convenient way. Once a
number of them have entered the hive
they will call the others that may be
still in the air, who will join them. Dip
ping the bees off with dipper is pref
cradle to brushing, as the latter irri-
tates them exceedingly and should be
avoided as much as possible.
In hiving, particular point is to
have the hives clean, sweet and light.
Bees hate the smell of paint. Care
should be taken that they should all be
got into the hive, particularly the queen,
or they may desert it again. If they
linger about the entry and are slow in
entering a sprinkling of water thrown
over them will accelerate their motion,