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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Russell Sage recently gave the chill
dren of New York village a free ride
over one of his railways.
Another paving material has been
discovered in Florida, at Tampa. 1t is
the pebble phosphate, and is said to be
very good and cheap.
A resident of North Carolina is
gleefulIy pointing TO sunhower stalk
on his place that is 10 feet tall and has
81 flowers upon it.
In a run between Wibber and Titus
Vile. a New Jersey wheelman caught a
whole swarm of bees on his back and
carried them number of miles.
Ten Judges of the English supreme
court continue on the bench though
they have passed the period at which
they are by law entitled to retire on a
pension.
There are 26 negroes under indict-
ment for trial for murder in Montgom-
cry county, Ala, and Dallas county, not
far away, reports IS to be tried for the
same crime there.
Boston is to elect its mayor in De-
cember for two years term and to vote
on an act for the regulation of the city
government. Prediction is made that
the ballots will number 100000.
The Russian photographers have a
strange way of Furnishing those who
having received their photo, do not pc y
their bills. They hang the picture of
the delinquents upside down at the en-
trance of their studios.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The swallow has larger mouth,
in proportion to its size, than any other
bird. He needs a scoop-net mouth. for
he does all his feeding on the wing.
Place a snake on a smooth sur
face, as polished table, and it makes
no Roadway, because it finds no re-
sistance on the smooth surface to aid
it in pushing ahead.
An attempt to acclimatize ostriches
in south Russia has proved successful
The ostriches born in Russia are much
less sensitive to cold than the imported
ones, and their plumes are equally good.
The wave length of Roentgen rays,
according to PrOmetheus. has been as
rertained by DR.. Fromm, of Munich. to
be fourteen milliOnths of a millmeter
or about IS times smaller than the
smallest wave length of light The de-
termination was based upon interfer-
phenomena.
Condensation is the result of chill
ing the air. The ascent of the lower
strata of the atmosphere into the high
er regions and the consequent expan-
sion and loss of heat is the most prob
able cause of rain, and it is not impos-
sible that the air near the ground. be-
ing made to rise by being artificially
heated, might tend to produce the de
sired dOwnpour of rain.
Sudden and great fluctuations in
the level of water in wells in stormy
weather, closely corresponding to the
fluctuations in wind velocity recorded
by Prof Langley, have been observed
by DR.. Romei Martini. This explains
the popular tradition that bad weather
may be predicted from the sudden rise
and fall of wells. Curiously. however.
small and rapid changes of barometer
are more certain to affect wells than
large changes.
"a Calcutta physician who was at
tackled by swarm of bees" says Pop
ular Science News, was severely stung
on the hand, head, face and neck. no
fewer than $50 stings being afterward
taken from his neck. Fortunately he
had some ipecacuanha powder with him,
which he Immediately had made into a
paste and smeared over the head. face
and neck. The effect was most marked.
preventing to large extent the swell
ing and pain which invariably follow
the bees StingS"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14

WAS FULL OF CONTEMPT FOR HIM
the young man was very angry, and was
full of contempt for him on account
Of what ne called his 'fanatical no.
TONS
That was the parting of the ways
for these two young men. The poor
Young confectioner that stood by his
principles has grown to be a wealthy
and hon0red citizen, while the rich
young tippler has long since gone to
> dishonored grave, eaten up by his
sinful lusts and appetites as Herod was
eaten of worms.
Our young hero maintained the
same attitude as business enlarged and
lroadened He became after awhile a
caterer, and on his business cards,
through all the years, he has kept the
plain and simple statement that not
only would no wines and liquors be
furnished by him, but he will not per-
NIT his servants to serve at feast or
dinner where they are used. He has
many times lost hundreds and thou
sands of dollars by his fidelity to prin-
ciple, but it has D%fe1 tempted him
TO swerve for moment; and perhaps,
in the long run, he has gained 10y it,
even financially. His splendid fidelity
to principle has been a great object
lesson for good to all who have known
him, and has helped by example aid
influence to Danish the punch bowl
and the wine-glass from many rsed-
ding feast and public dinner in that
part of the country.
when the great Poughkeepsie rail
road bridge was nearing completion,
big dinner was given to the railroad
men of the country at that place. Our
friend, as the leading caterer of the
region, was secured for the occasion.
But as the time drew near, and he found
they intended to use wines, lie refused
absolutely to have anything to do with
it, and so steadfastly did he abide by
his purpose that the wines were ban
ished.
who can tell how wide the influence
for good such a business man spreads
through the community? Like Peters
healing shadow, on whomsoever the in
tluence of such a man falls, it's effect
Is to strengthen him in purity and
righteousness of life"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14
To Dry Wet shoes.

First wipe off gently with soft cloth
all surface water and mud; then, while
still wet, rub well with paratfin oil. us
ing for the purpose the furred side Of
flannel. Set them aside until par
TALLY dry, when a second treatment
of oil is advisable. They may then b,
deposited in n conveniently warm
place, where they will dry gradually
and thoroughly. Before applying
backing or kid dressing, give them a
final rubbing with the flannel, still
slightly damped with parafiin, and your
boots will be soft and flexible as new
kid, and be very little affected by the
bath i'll the rain.--N. y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14
Drug Vice in England.

The frightful increase of the drug
habit in England has impelled the
British Medical association committee,
the representative medical body of the
country, to recommend parliament to
include drug-drinkers in bill now be-
ing passed through parliament, giving
power for the compulsory detention of
habitual drunkards
This is the first time that the gravity
of the drug vice has thus been admitted
by the profession here, and the com
mittee is so deeply impressed with its
growth it advises the establishment of
special houses of detention for its vic
tins at different stages of the disease.
The restrictions on the sale of drugs
here are so lax that they do not amount
to anything, and this trade now forms
one of the most profitable sources of
the business of chemists in the fash
ionaDle PARTS of London. - Chicago
Tribun6.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14

at may be true that poverty makes
strange bedfellows," said a man who
recently returned from Europe, but
the combination of diverse persons to
be found about the tables of the trans
Atlantic steamers are about as remark
able in their way as anything of the
kind well could be. On the steamer
that carried me over was an actor well
known for his eXclusiveness,a and his face
was picture when he went down to din
ner on the first night out, and he found
himself seated at the table with the for
mer husband of a comic opera prima
donna who has had more than the usual
number of them, an American humor-
list, who takes an annual trip to Eng
land, and woman who was once very
publisher of a magazine. On another
Journey across the head of an estab-
l;shment that makes n specially of re-
ligiouS works sat next to dancer who
had just made a failure at New York
musical hall, but had freely advertised
her European scandals. But none OF
these conjunctions was more amusing
than one that occurred early in the
summer. Then a well-known young
literary man of New York was seen at
the Sunday morning service sharing a
hymn-book with Anna Held, who
looked as devout as a st. Cecilia" IN.
Y Sun
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14
CANNIBALs' QUEER ACTS.
Interesting Statistics in Regard to
Eating Human Flesh.

Manuscript recently discovered in the
neighborhood of Cairo gives some inter
esting information in regard to canni-
halisn. For thousands of years the
fashion of eating human flesh prevailed
in Cairo and the adjoining country. The
object, however, was not to satisfy hun
ger, but rather to honor the dead. Only
the arms and legs were eaten, and for
all we know to the contrary the remain
ing portions of the bodies were treated
with becoming reverence.
Taking this established fact as
starting point, Flinders Petrie, the
eminent English archaeologist, recently
set himself to study the psychology of
anthrOpophagy, and he was soon in pos
session of several other equally remark
able facts. For example, he learned
that of every 100 persons who eat hui
man flesh 20 do so with the object Of
honoring the dead as we'll as of securing
their good will, and thus obtaining for
themselves perfect happiness in the
next world. Such is the custom of the
Thibetans, as well as of the Australian
and South American aLOrigines. The
Thibetans were especially wont to hold
most impressive religious ceremonies
while the cannibalistic feasts were 60
ing on.
The Samoides do not hesitate to eat
their parents, and in defense of their
conduct they maintain that the dead
will thus live more happily and alto
gether more comfortably in the future
life. In ancient times certain tribes
invariably ate their deceased friends
and relatives, as they considered that
it would be a monstrous thing to hand
them over to the tender mercies of the
worms. All cannibalS, however, are not
actuated by such unselfish motives. Ac.
cording to Il writer in the Journal des
Debats. many cannibals eat human flesh
with the object of obtaining direct ben.
efts thereby. Thus we are told that
10 per cent. of them eat the most stall
wart warriors who fall in battle, with
the hope of increasing their own cour
age, and that they also eat dead chill
dTen, with the object of thus recovering
their lost youth. Again, ten per cent,
eat their nearest relatives through re
ligiOus motives, since they hope thus to
escape the wrath of the gods. Moreover
five per cent. eat human flesh because
they hope in this manner to punish
those whom they are eating.
There is room for much further in
vestigation in this direction, and those
who know Mr.. Petrie are confident that
he will in the near future discover many
more equally interesting facts regard
ing cannibalism.-N. Y. Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14
LIP TALK.
A New Science That VIII Manifest
Itself in Mnny Ways.


Those who are moderately we'll in
formed are aware of the fact that the
deaf and dumb are being taught to I'M
derstand from the motion of the lips
of the person with whom they
arc conversing This is not so
difficult as it may appear at first
thought. With a fair amount of prac-
proficient in the method. At least a
case that is reported in this city would
seem to establish the fact.
a gentleman who has daughter who
became interested in the subject prac-
ticed with her at odd times, and they
became almost expert in the business.
They had worked with each other at
many odd hours, and enjoyed the eX-
ptrience with something that APP
preached scientific satisfaction. There
was a practical side to the matter, also,
that gave them great deal of sport.
They took frequent street car rides
during the summer for the purpose of
practicing their speciality. When
ever they could get in position to study
the lips of two or three who We're CON
versing in whispers, they would repeat
to each other what they supposed was
the subject of conversation. They diff
fered but seldom as to the talk of sub
jects scrutinized
That they might always have good
vantage ground, they would ordinarily
take the front seat of the summer cars.
as it faces all the other seats and al
fords a fair view of the occupants of
the car. One night they were imme-
diately opposite two young girls who
were in a talkative mood. Their COM
ments were about the occupants of
the car, and especially pronounced
about a young man blessed with good
looks, who was sitting within range Of
their eyes.
Shortly they turned their attention
to the gentleman and his daughter.
Now, as concerns the appearance of the
two, there is enough difference to in
dictate the relationship, but the de-
meanOr of each to the other was such
that the Chatterers We're puzzled.
THAT old ducks on the mash" said
one.
The little girls got Oh stylish buds, -
said the other.
"Betchu they git off at IS gar
den," mentioning a popular resort on
the hilltop. said the first
'She makes me tired. 'Sthat chimney
silk she's got on, l wonder"
NAV; shiny bingham, I guess"
That's a diamond she's got on her
hand"
"Oh, you can't tell" and so on ran the
remarks.
AS the couple under discussion left
the car, the daughter leaned out and
said:
He's my father; we're not going to
IS garden; this is silk, and my ring
is a diamond"
When they had left the car one girl
said: We'll, gee whiz, they've got good
ears" - Cincinnati Commercial Trib-
une.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14
TEMPERANCE.
TRUE 70 PRINCIPLE.
Young COnfectiOner Refuses to Sell
Brandy Drops.

brunuy DrOps
Louis Albert Banks tells, in the
Union Signal, of Poughkeepsie bust
ness man, widows son, who started
as a confectioner. He prospered in
business, and became also a sincere
Christian. By and by his principles
were tested:
One of his friends, who was also
one of the richest young men in the
community and the best customer he
had, came to his shop one day and or
dered ten pounds of brandy drops. The
young confectioner did not make these,
but he ordered them from New York
by express. Before they came, however,
his conscience began to trouble him.
Was he doing right in having a hand
in selling these brandy candies? He
knew that the young nan who had or
dered them would give them out among
the young men and the young women of
his acquaintance, and the result might
be that more than one would get their
first taste of intoxicating drink in that
way, and no one could tell what sad
result would come of it. On the other
hand, if he refused to accommodate
his customer, he would no doubt lose
his friendship and his trade, and only
drive him to some one else who would
procure them for him. He could not
sleep that night, and the more he
thought about it, the more thoroughly
convinced he became that it was not
a Christian thing to have part in any
way in putting temptation in the way
Of another. Having come to this con
clusion, he acted with promptness and
tirmness. When the brandy drops came
he Immediately expressed them back
to the wholesale firm in New York,
and when the young man came around
after them he frankly told him what
he had done and why. As he expected,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14
AVERAGE HEIGHT OF MEN.
Natives of thx t-li:cd States the Tall
est OF All Caucasinns.

During tbs war measurements were
made of owe. ,OOO,O 900 men in the United
States army, and it was found that the
average height of men born in the
United States was CTS inche4. Accord
ing to Topinard, the average height of
Englishmen, Scotchmen and Swedes is
GA inches; Irishmen, 81; Germans,
Co.,; Frenchmen, 65; Danes, Co.,; Rus
Slams, G5.4; Chimes, "a; Bushmen, 81;
Laplanders, 6O.7; American Indians,
GS.2; Patagonians, 7O.3. Taking these
measurements as a basis. the average
for the word would be about Cos Ma
tives of the United States, it will be OBJ
served, are taller than any other repre-
seutativeS of the Caucasian race. and
1t is an interesting fact that residence
on this continent, or, at Least, the north
ern part OF it, tends to develop all the
races in respect to height, weight and
muscular power. Thus, in the army
measurements referred to the average
height of foreign born citizens was less
than the average of Americana born, but
greater than the average in their re-
spective countries. The high average of
the Indians is another point in proof.
No statistics of the height of women
have ever been tabulated. According
to Ger and, the variation in the height
of females of the various races is very
much less than of men. In the shortest
and weakest races the females are
physically equal to the males, and some
times surpass them. On the other hard,
where the stature of the males is con-
sidered above the normal, the female
departs little from it.-St Louis Globe
Democrat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14
Knew Angels Didn't Smoke.

A preacher called at a house and
asked to stay all night, The good WON.
an told him that they could not take
him in. He insisted, but in vain. Al
length he said: We'll, of course, if ]
must go on, will; but l remind you
of that passage in the Bible which says:
we ought to entertain strangers, fol-
thereby some have entertained angels
unawares.' Il am not afraid of you1
being an angel" replied the woman:
IAN angel doesn't smoke or chew AM
spit tobacco, as you do."-Dr. Steel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14

Dawson City is nearly ten degrees
further to the south than the ancient
Norwegian town of Hammerfest,
where men make shift to live comfort
ably the year round. To be sure, there
is no gulf stream to temper the iron
frosts of Klondike, and the average
winter is % degrees below zero; but
there are warm winds from the Pacific
in the summer that make the climate
far from forbidding. The average tenn
perature for the summer months is Sc
degrees, and the 81 degree mark is by
no means unknown to the mercury. II
is, of course, too far north for wheat
but barley, oats and rye ripen freely,
and ordinary vegetables can be cult
waited with success. A fair index to the
soil and climate is afforded by the tim
Der. The finest white spruce grows
abundantly in the Klondike region.
The trunks even attain Il diameter of
two feet where the forest is not crowd
ed. As for the danger of starvation,
that should not exist, if the miners ex-
ercise common prudence. The streams
swarm with salmon, and a few weeks Of
fishing in the fall should provision the
settlement securely.-Illustrated Amer.
lean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14
BITS AND BREVlTIES.

Statistics for the license period just
closed in Chicago show a decrease OF
354 saloons.
Men who habitually use Intoxicating
spirits are more difficult to cure, if bit
ten by mad dog, than temperate men.
The late NJ. Pasteur.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, of Eng
land, appeals for support to the Army
Temperance association, which, he says,
mot only contributes to the honor and
welfare of the soldier, but returns him
to civil life a better man and more
useful citizen"
My experience is that no substance
wastes and destroys the brain cells and
impairs the tissues so rapidly, even
when taken in moderation, as alcohol
and it's compounds. Therefore the
drunkard's brain is largely wasted
brain-a prematurely senile brain.-I.
n. Quimby, NJ. D., Jersey City.
Mayor j. S. Scudder, of Neodeshar
Kan, has been arrested on a warrant
from the district court under that pro
vision of the prohibitory law which re-
quircs all county and city officials to
notify the county attorney of any vio-
lation of the prohibitory liquor law
coming within their knowledge.
Chilhower, a town in johnson county.
Mo-. is undergoing decided wave OF
reform. Four gamblers caught in the
act and a druggist, arrested for selling
whisky, were arraigned, and created
sensation by preferring charges against
other druggists and gamblers. The
most prominent people of the town, in.
Guiding the mayor, marshal and bank
president, are involved, and they were
arreste3 Wine and Spirit News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14
Alcohol Partly Responsible.

Statistics tell us that the French pop
ulation HIS ceased to increase. Las
year the number of deaths exceeded tn,
births by 100000 How can we he'll
saying that this physiological de
cadence of the French race, at leas
i'm certain districts, comedies with th
progress which the same statistic
show in the consumption of alcohol
We do not make it solely responsib
for the phenomenon, but it must MOI
the more be held innocent.-Le lamp
pAria.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14

A little girl was looking out of a win
dow the other day, when a man with a
wooden leg limped past.
"Oh, mamma, mammal" cried the
child, "come and see the man who walks
with one foot and a curtain pole!''-
Cleveland Leader.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14

-Egypt's population, according to
the census just taken is 100000, an in,
crease of 100000 since 1882, or about
AZ per cent. in Is years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14

Landlady-I hope you haven't found
your room too light in the morning.
Mr.. Newboarder-I did until pinned
the mattress over the wfndow.-N. Y,
journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14

Michigan has passed a law fixing
heavy "cnalty upon railroad companies
for cr- ing or keeping in their Em
piov addicted to the "sc o. in
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-02-12
The West End Social Climb.

The West End Social Club originated
under the auspices of Mrs. P. H. Hooe,
of West End" who gave the first en-
tertainment The Misses Willes, Misses
Alice and Maud Duvall Mrs J. Alfred
Osborn, Mr. and Mrs H. II. Sasscer, Sr.,
and Mrs. H. H. Sasscer, Jr., and Mr.. G.
c. West included the guests. With a
membership of twelve, it was decided
that each hostess should have the privi-
legc of inviting four additional guests
These gatherings have given so much
pleasure that restrictions were removed
and at the fifth entertainment given on
Thursday, February 4th, from two to
five o'clock, by the Misses Duvall, at their
hospitable home, "Trumps HILL" the
guests numbered over twenty Mrs. Hooe,
Miss Mary Hooe, Miss Jennie Robinson,
Miss Bessie Duvall, Miss Gertrude Berry,
Miss Mary Berry, MIR. and Mrs. H. H.
Sasscer. Jr., Mr.. and Mrs Reggie Bur-
roughs, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Sasscer, ST.,
Mrs. l.. Van Ness Duvall, Messrs. Will
liam E. Duvall. j., W. H. and George
Duvall, and Archie Duvall, Messrs G. C.
West, James NJ Christmas, Willie Marbury
and William Berry. Mr. and Mrs. B. F.
Duvall, Messrs. Percy, Edward and
Charlie Duvall, assisted the Misses Du-
vail, in receiving their guests in Il most
hearty and charming manner. Refresh
ments, consisting of scalloped oysters,
sandwiches, coffee and chocolate, ices,
cakes and fruits were served.
A beautiful specimen of the king of
birds, a trophy of Mr.. James Christmas
skill, stood with spread wings and looks
benign, as if well pleased with the brilliant
scene within the handsome parlors, of
bright eyes and smiling faces We left
the bird as we found him, but in each life
may the friendships formed and pleasant
memories remain indclibly.
The next meeting will be as Mrs Reg
gle Burroughs
The West End Social was entertained
by Mrs H. H. Sasscer from two to five
o'clock Saturday. January 18th Among
those present were: Miss Lenore Stone
Miss Minnie Wallis, Miss Lewis, Mrs
Marshall Marbury, Miss Alice Duvall,
Miss Maud Duvall, Mr.. and Mrs. Reggie
Burroughs, Messrs. c. c. West, Percy
Duyall Jr., and Mr.. Jas. Wallis.-Insrfte.