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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04
PEACHES WITHOUT DOWN,
Remarkable Results of Maryland
Observation-Disclosures ENperimenting

Mr.. William P. Winter, retired ear.
penter, who lives at No. S26 North Carey
street, has entered heart and soul into
the wizard business with remarkable
results. In a cozy little back yard OF
Mr.. Winters home grows peach tree
that has produced annual crops of
luscious fruit for a number of years
Two years ago Mr.. Winter grew weary
of the conventional covering of the
peaches in his limited orchard, and de-
termined at least to produce a peach
minus that Objectionable nap or down
He began a series of experiments
and that year produced a peach clothed
in the ordinary raiment of the banana;
but, not satisfied with the result of his
startling assault on nature, he has sue.
ceeded in producing a crop, which is
just now ripe, that looks for all the
world like a tree full of apples. The
skin of the fruit is perfectly smooth
and of a dark red hue, shading grad,
ually into a yellow that Mr.. Winter
claims is remnant of the banana skin.
Next year." said he, Il will have an
orange skin on them"
The method employed by Mr.. Winter
to produce these startling results is 9
profound secret, and he is preparing to
copyright the scheme. Grapevines, as
well as peach trees, tremble before the
skill of the eX-carpenter, and among
the curious things that thrive in the rear
of S26 North Carey street is a vine of
this sort that bears at this time ripe
grapes as sweet as honey and usually
large, half-ripe grapes, blossoms and
buds, which Mr.. Winter expects to ripen
by Observation-Disclosures American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04
COAL AND IRON.
Showing Tint Great Britain Is MOI
Holding Her own.

Statistics show that, whereas Great
Britain in 1910 produced rs per cent. OF
the worlds supply of coal, at the pres
ent time it produces only "a per cent.
Atlantic liners no longer carry coal
from Great Britain for the return jour
ney; they now take in American coal
and no less than 1900, 900 tons Of Amer
lean coal were thus consumed in 1885.
The condition of the iron manufactur.
ing industries has always exercised q
most important influence on the pro.
duction of coal, so that large demand
for iron draws with it large demand
for mineral fuel. During the last .;
years the worlds production of pig
iron has increased from $4,000, 900 to
26,000,000 tons; but the share taken by
CT eat Britain has fallen from 4S.S pei
ceLt. to 80 per cent, while that of tht
United Stctes has increased from IA
per cent. to 26.2 per cent, that of Ger.
many from ia per cent. to 21.4 pei
cent, and that of Russia from pei
cent. to Al per cent.
Indeed, iron is now being imported
llOlll lIlC ClllltNl states lillO llllS tOuIl.
try, and, incredible as it may seem, the
railway station at Middlesborough, the
center of the iron trade, is built of iron
brought from Belgium. Surely, then.
the author of Our Coal Resources at
the Close of the Nineteenth Century
is hardly right in thinking that British
coal and iron still hold their own. He
argues that other countries of Europe
are eNhausting their coal supplies just
as Great Britain, yet the figures he gives
show that Germany has in reserve
within a depth of 1900 feet, 109, 100000,
900 tons of coal as compared with oui
| S1,6S3, 100000 tons within depth OF
| 1000 feet. And this estimate does no
| include brown coal, of which Germany
raises $4,000 900 tons annually Nature
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04
VARIOUS NOTES.

No wines are served at President Nc
Kinley's state dinners.
It's a battle between the grogshop
and the home.-National Temperance
Advocate.
The Dublin Total Abstinence society
celebrated its diamond jubilee on Sep
TENDER 20 and so, with a reception and
public meeting.
Word comes through the London pa
pers that no wine or beer was served at
the dinners given to the poor in that
city in honor of the queens jubilee,
A petition of the temperance people
OF Emporia, Kan, asking for special
grand jury to investigate alleged vio-
lations of the liquor law, has been stolen
from the office of Judge Culver.
Mrs. Dora Alexander has begun suit
in the circuit court at Taylorville, Ill,
for $4,000 against two saloon keepers,
whom she alleges sold liquor to her hus-
band, causing his death from exposure
to the cold while intoxicated.
At recent session of the jubilee con-
vention, Improved Order of Red Men,
held at Philadelphia, it was provided
that no dispensation should be grant
ed to tribes to give entertainments
where Intoxicating liquors were sold.
When some one demonstrated with an
old saloon keeper for enticing the boys
into his saloon, he replied: 80, it is
beezness, beezness. The old drinkers
will soon be dead, and where will my
beezness be if l don't get the boys?'
1t is estimated that one family out Of
every five in the United States must fur
nish one boy in every generation to
the liquor monster. Have you fur
nished a boy yet? If you favor the
saloon, you should not refuse to give
one bright boy to be made bloated
drunlzard, for the saloon must have
boys to live educational Temperance
Advocate
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

1t seems the courts find no flaw in
Bilks' will" you don't say so! Why.
supposed Bilks to be richer than that"
Detroit journal.
Uncertainty. -Farmer-"Can l hire
you to shock my corn?" Bicycle Girl
(aside)-''I wonder if he takes me for a
man. detroit Journal.
Reflected Glory. - Visitor AND
who are you, my little MANI" Cuth7
bert with conscious pride)-''Tm the
baby's her."-Tit-Bits.
THAT tenor of ours has a marvellous
voice. He can hold one of his notes for
half minute" ''Shucks! I've held
one of his notes for two years, "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Tell me, DOCTOR" asked the ambi-
tious young disciple of Galen, eagerly,
what was the most dangerous case you
ever had|' I'm confidence, now that
| am about to retire from practice
answered the veteran physician, frank
ly, Il will confess that it was my med
icine case. Puck.
During the progress of the Thellus-
son will case, which benefited several
generations of lawyers, one of the coun-
sci employed suggested that something
should stand over It'll the day of judg-
ment." Said Richard Bethel, who also
appeared in the case-he was suisse
quently Lord Chancellor Westbury:
'Will not that be very busy day?''-'
Household Words.
A gentleman calling at hotel left
his umbrella in the stand in the hall
with the following inscription attached
to it: This umbrella belongs to man
who can deal blow of 25O pounds
weight | shall be back in ten min
utes." On returning to seek his prop
erty he found in its place a card thus
inscribed: This card has been left by
man who can run 10 miles an hour. l
shall not come back "-Tit-Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04
sTABB1NG AFFRAYs ARE FREQUENT

still very viyid-and it is typical of
thousands upon thousands of other
families among the poems.
1T is true that wine drinking is uni
versal among the wealthy and middle
class of people of Mexico, and they do
not seem to have the slightest concep-
ton that it can injure them physically
or mentally. But the peon class is so
much worse off, not only because a
very much larger per cent, get "eally
drunk but also because they thus waste
the greater part of their small wages,
when every cent is actually needed for
food and clothes. The mon, who usual
~ get from 81 to so cents a day, are
paid off Saturday night. BY Tuesday
the majority of them will be begging
for 'socorro.' that is, a small amount
on their wages, say, ~ cents day, for
food. The more skilled a man is the
worse it is for him, his money lasting
for a drunk on Monday as well as Sun
day. Blue Monday is what certain
gentleman always calls the first day of
the week. His skilled workmen, whom
he has long had in training, are always
off on Monday, some of them even on
Tuesday. Though their wages are
from one to two dollars per day (Which
is a large amount the way these people
are accustomed to live). their families
are no better off than those who get
so cents day.
at is pitiful to see the policemen
Sunday evenings taking to the COM
misarias' the disorderly drunk, women
as well as men. Except in and through
the mission schools, there does not seem
to be one thing done to teach these poor
creatures better. Yet they number
nearly two-thirds of the entire popula-
ton.
There are only certain districts
fortunately where the maguey, from
which puIque is made, can be raised. AS
it is the cheapest intoXicant, a quart
costing only two or three cents, there
naturally is more drunkenness and
more abiect poverty in such localities.
For Instance, the plaza in Chapala
Estate of Jalisco) was always crowded
on Sunday; from far and near people
came to buy and to sell. Yet there
never was a single person not clad in
clean, whole clothes. The women wore
stifIly starched calicoes and lawns; the
men were picturesque figures, indeed,
in suits of manta. bleached white as
snow, gay serapes and sugar-loaf hats
Yet one could not remain long in this
quiet little country town, almost ideal
in its loneliness, without becoming pain
fully aware that intoXicants abound
Indeed. | doubt if in all Mexico there is
a single tienda' where sugar, coffee,
rice etc. are kept which has not its
rows upon rows of bottles of wine,
beer. mescal, tequla and aquadiente.
Unless imported, all these drinks are
very, very cheap. OF course. cutting
and stabbing ARRAYS are not infrequent
especially on Sundays!
cigarettes are universally used by
these people, the women consuming as
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04
A QUEER REQUEST.
A Texas Man Who Called Upon Com
Eress to Name His Boy.

vi the many freak communications
which reach the capitol and the de-
partments one which came to the house
just before it adjourned is deserving of
the proverbial biscuit. The letter was
addressed to The Congress of the
United States in Washington Assem-
bIed," and came from a resident Of
small settlement in northeastern Texas.
1t was written In an entirely earnest
spirit. 1t said:
Dear Mister congressman: My dear
wife Amanda has just been blest by the
appearance of healthy young boy. Me
and my wife can't agree on no name to
give the boy and we want you to help us
out. l wants him called Dave and she
wants him called Cy, but she won't give
in neither will l. Now what we want
you to do is to have a document passed
through your body giving him handle.
Please attend to the matter as soon as
possible. Yours
The only person around the house to
whom the letter could have gone
through the regular system of dissem-
mating the miscellaneous mail was the
private secretary of Congressman
Bailey. He communicated the contents
of the letter to a number of the en-
ployes around the house. The other
afternoon the secretary sent out num-
Der of typewriter letters to dozen or
more employees, enjoining them to meet
in one Of the committee rooms.
When the clerks assembled, he pro-
posed that they, as a substitute house of
representatives in committee of the
whole should attend to the very urgent
communication which he had received,
and that suitable name should be Sc
lected for the growing young Texan.
Accordingly set of resolutions, stick
lers in their form and precision, were
drafted, with seal attached and sigma
ture properly fixed, and sent to the
writer They informed the Texan that
the congress had taken cognizance OF
his communication, and had acted ac-
cordingly. The congress, exercising
power which was vested in it by the law
of 1851" said the resolutions, hereby
designates. denominates, titles and
names your offspring after three dis
tirguished scions of the Lone Star. Lee
it be known that his name shall be
Bailey Chiffon Mills -.'-Washing
ton Post
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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and o+ pnrtIond Oro ,ybora sohooI,
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formed to learn it bv peonle in varions
walks of life.
A cu+tipo rabul,a wac ri,o, 20 \.
conpreoation nv nrpacber in pIeasan.
tom Kan. lust after the mr., var ,,,biob
succeeded his sermon. he said. .sTbose
of the conorepa+ion that dia- ~
their tbinos on DURING the n,,,yer ean
do 81 while nrononnoo +ba Lonod;a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04
TEMPERANCE.
DRINK HABIT IN MEXICO.
1t Is Hindering the Improvement of
Condition of Common People.


Condition of Common People.
In a letter written from Tacubaya,
Mex, to the Union Signal, Margaret
Kennedy describes graphically the
misery, suffering and crime growing
out of the drink habit. She says:
standing on an upper corridor this
morning, the landscape spread before
me was so beautiful | could not refrain
from crying out: oh, it is heavenly
beautiful Great white cloud-islands
were drifting in the sea of blue above
like the famous floating islands of
Mexico. a wall of mountains shuts in
the lovely valley; near BY, they were
a rich purple tint, contrasting beauti-
fully with the trees, while in the dis
lance the lofty snow mountains
cleaned in the sun.
But looking down all the quiet
beauty of the scene was spoiled! Here
stood Juan, boy perhaps 16 years old,
watching herd of goats, while his
mother, needle and thread in hand, was
evidently trying to make his ragged
garments stay on awhile longer. The
poor boy had been obliged to hang a
piece of an old sack across the front of
his body, for shirt there was none
except in the back. Maria herself was
one mass of tatters and her hair in a
hopeless tangle. AS her wretched ex-
cuse of a rebosa slipped off, there were
at least half dozen places where the
brown skin showed through. Probably
neither Juan nor his brother. MIGUEL.
ever had pair of shoes, and their only
clothing has been shirts and pants of
unbleached cotton cloth, called "man-
Ia" which costs but II cents a yard
Both boys work. There are no other
children; the husband seems a quiet
industrious man, and even Maria
ragged as she is-has employment
more than half the day.
"But Maria was drunk Saturday
night. That solves the mystery Of such
rags and filth. If it were not for drink,
this family could live in what would be
to them real comfort. Yet Maria COM
plains bitterly that her sons do not
respect her. This is no fancy sketch
alas, the memory of Maria drunk is
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04

There is a pet snake in nearly every
house in Brazil" said a Chicagoan who
has returned from journey through
that country. They keep them just as
we do the cats or dogs, and, indeed, for
much the same purpose, using them to
kill the rats at night. The snakes are
species of boa from ten to fifteen feet
long, and are perfectly harmless to
mankind, while they are quite alice
tionate and, like cats, become attached
&c the house where they are kept.
These snakes are sold in the markets,
where | bought one that died ON the
voyage from Rio Janeiro to New York.
- scientist, to whom | spoke of these
snakes, told me that no snakes are fea.-
IL dangerous to man. He said that
never had snake attacked a man un-
less the man had first attacked it, The
reptile is defensive, but not offensive,
and has no desire to pick quarrel. But
if YOU tread on snake the thing cannot
know that your intentions are not in
imical to its welfare. So l always
avoid snakes. Chicago Times-Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04
. Twenty-four cigar,

many as the men. Twenty-four cigar.
etts can be obtained for three cents.
With wonderful natural resources
Mexico is advancing rapidly. And
were it not for drink, all these millions
of poems would advance wonderfully
also. In many places their wages are
double, in some even triple what they
were a few years ago, and they are
treated with far more kindness and
consideration. Public schools have been
established all over the country. 1t is
said that President Diaz is anxious to
leave a fine system of public schools as
his monument. Certain it is that both
he and his lovely wife do everything
in their power to help these poorest
and lowliest of their countrymen. oh,
that our scientific temperance instruc-
ton could be taught in all these
SChoolS!"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04
Eig pulhinE.

Soak half pound of dried figs in suf-
ticient water to cover them for sew
eral hours. Drain and chop them fine,
also mince finely half pound of suet;
then add to the figs with half pound of
fine breadcrumbs and cupful strip.
Butter mold and fill with the mixture
and boil for two hours, as given for
canary pudding. Turn it out and serve
with the following sauce: Place in a
saucepan one tablespoonful of butter
and dessertspoonful Of flour; let them
become well blended over gentle fire,
when add half pint of hot water and
stir faithfully, When the sauce has
3oiled for five minutes, add three table,
spoonfuls of sirup and a little grated
uutmeg Serve hot.-Ladies' World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04

The towering Washington monument,
solid as il is, cannot resist the heat of
the sun, poured on its southern side
on midsummer's day, without slight
bending of the gigantic shaft which is
rendered perceptible by means of a
copper wire, ia feet long, hanging in
the center of the structure, and carry
ing plummet suspended in a vessel
of water. At noon in summer the apex
of the monument, $50 feet above the
ground. is shifted, by expansion of the
stone, a few hundredths of an inch
toward the north. High winds cause
perceptible motions of the plummet,
and in still weather perceptible vibra-
tions of the crust of the earth, Gther-
wise unrerceiyed, are registered by it,
youths Companion,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04

About year ago Rev. Mr.. Denison
set up in his parish in North Kensing-
ton workingman's club, which he
called the Healthy club" Prebendary
Denison in starting this club said it was
the business of Christianity to produce
strong men, not moral inyalids, hence
he would have in this club beer and spir'
its sold to the members and put one OF
his curates in it as manager.
The latest news about Rev. Prebcn'
Diary Dcnison's drink-selling club-or
"house of healthy, self-respccting man
hood" as he calls it, is that ii was thu
scene of drunken row a few days ago
The assistant barman was Gavagely SET
upon by one of the 'self-respecting
customers, and two others joined in the
fight, with the result that the assistant
barman was dangerously wounded, and
the three men are in Jail till it is seen
how he gets on. This is just what might
be expected of drink-selling club, even
when under the patronage of a preben'
Diary and the management Of curate
National Temperance Advocate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04
Hadn't Thought of That,

Some time ago." says an insurance
man, "a man asked me to accompany
him home, as he had some things there
to be insured. When we arrived at
his house he showed me 100 boxes of
cigars which he wanted insured. There
were 100 cigars in each box, making
10000 in all, and were valued at ten
cents each, so | insured the lot for$1 900.
A few days ago the man came to me
and asked for the insurance money.
You've had no fire at your house. re-
piled. NO, but I've smoked them said
he, and according to the paper I'm en-
titled to the money, as it reads distinct
ly that if the goods are consumed by
fire money is paid on application As
far as technicalities were concerned he
was all right, but l knocked him cold
about minute later by saying in a very
stern manner: All right, sir; you'll
get the money; but, according to your
own confession, | will proceed at once
to make a charge against you for in
cendiarism.' We'll, I'll be hanged was
ali he said, and the room shook violently
after he banged the door!" - Phila-
delphia Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04

The report of the United States com.
missioner of internal revenue shows
that during the last fiscal year there
was a decrease of nearly $250,OOO in the
revenue receipts from the liquor ard
tobacco business as compared with the
year before. This outlook is very en-
couraging, for it indicates correspond
ing decrease in the consumption d
these products.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04

Jay, Me-, claims one of the biggest
trees in Maine. 1t stands on the bank
of the Androscoggin, on the lawn of the
late Dudley Bean. The circumference
four feet from the ground is 90 feet, ds
ameter seven feet. About six feet from
the ground there are seven branches
radiating from its trunk which are from
IS inches to "a inches in diameter The
branches spread over a space of ground
20 feet in circumference, or 90 feet in
diameter. Where the branches leave the
trunk of the tree about seven feet from
the ground there has been erected a
band stand which seats 25 persons. \
cooler place on hot days cannot be-
found. A Boston gentleman was riding
by recently, and the tree attracted his
attention. He examined and measured
il, and was astonished at its dimensions.
He went away with the remark that if
the tree was on his lawn $4,000 wouldn't
buy il. 1t was set out AZ years ago by
La Fayette Bean on the day of his de-
parture for California, whence he never
returned.-Boston Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04

Judge-Fifty dollars and costs,
Prisoner-But it is impossible for me
~ raise that amount at once, youI
honor.
"Then take your time--siX months
Chicago Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04
She MnH Startled.

Dadghter-Mr. Goodman asked me to
marcy him last night.
Mamma-And what did you tell him?
81 told him to ask you"
''Ask me! Why, you wouldn't have
your dear old mother commit bigamy
would you ?'-Up-to-Date
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-04

Finnicus-You can't Judge a man by
the clothes he wears.
Cynnieus-But you can by those his
wife wears.-Y.elloW Book.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-31
Flames at Hillsboro.

lIillsboro, Texas, January 27.--Yesterday
morning about 4 o'clock FIRE was discov-
cred on the east side of South Waco street
in the Hawkins & Larry block, which de-
stroyed two one-story business blocks be-
fore the flames were under control A fierce
north wind was blowing aud the weather
was bitterly cold and few firemen or spec
tators turned out. In consequence the fire
boys had no one to direct their efforts. ex-
ccpting the chief of the fire department. 1t
is usually the case here that onlookers take
more interest in the management OF fires
than is necessary until they have become
to be regarded as a nuisance, but the COS
weather kept them at home and the fire
department got along better without them.
The fire is supposed to be the work of an
incendiary and a fire inquest is being held
II is expected there vii. some startling de-
VploDmeuts