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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12
THROUGH PANAMA.
How an Isthmian Canal Would Az
feet the Commerce of
the World.

The situation may thus be summar-
ized: The existing lines of trade seem
sufficient to carry the products between
countries that are in line with an
isthmus canal. To multiply ships will
not make trade, as the products TO be
traded in must first be raised. A sur
vey of the east and its needs and sup
plies leads to the conviction that an
economic revolution must take place
before any great change in production
and expansion of commerce can be eX-
pected. In South America the centers
of production are on the eastern coast,
and would receive little demand from
Asia or the west of the United States.
What is obtained from the west coast
of South America will bear a transport
round the Horn. The carriage of mer-
chandise between the Atlantic and Pa
cific coasts of the United States alone
may offer a prospect of some small in
crease, but this increase cannot be
measured. The rise of the Suez passage
in Importance is no gauge of Panama
canal, for the productions of India and
Australia, which have more and more
appealed to the markets of Europe, and
made the canal what it is, will still use
that path. and find little or no advan-
tage is passing through Panama. My
conclusion is that a canal will be an
undoubtcd commercial convenience; it
is not a necessity. 1t will not result in
an immediate or extensive development
of trade among the continents and the
commercial interests of the United
States in any event are of even less i'm
portance than the interests of Europe
-Worthington C. Ford, in Harper's
MnnaZi
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Nearly all of the canvasback ducks
eaten in the United States come from
Alaska. They start on their southern
tour at the close of summer.
A wild man, who was running amuck
near San Antonio. Tex, was captured
by cowboys, who brought him up sud
denly with the aid of a lariat.
Clocks and watches are seldom used
in Liberia. There the sun rises, all the
year, at exactly six a. m, sets at 6 p. m,
and is vertically overhead at noon.
Spurious coins are legally made in
China. They are used to put in the
collins of the dead, and the superstition
prevails that they make the dead happy.
High hats have been denounced from
the pulpit by Rev. A. E. Smith, of De-
fiance, o. He thinks that the ladies
ought to have more sense than to wear
them in church.
Public ovens are established on most
of the residential streets of japanese
cities, where people can have their din
ners and suppers cooked for them at
trifiing expense.
German canaries excel all other ca
naries as singers. A canary of Ger
many has been known to continue a
single trill for a minute and quarter.
with 20 changes of note in it.
a mad dog in Pisek, Bohemia, bit a
resident. and caused fatal attack of
hydrophobia. Immediately afterwards
the authorities decreed that every dog
in the town should be shot.
The lantern fly of Surinam, South
America, has two sets of eyes, so as tc
catch the light from all directions. Its
light is like that of the ordinary freely
but it is much more brilliant.
The treasurer of a Georgia town late
ly skipped, and the town funds were
missing at about the same time. A
local paper described the defaulter as
six feet tall and $4,000 short"
\ little pet dog which belonged tc
the duchess of Marlborough died
recently. For some months before its
demise it had carried glass eye, the
result of serious dispute with cat
A teacher in public school in Mat.
teawan, n. Y, exhibited to the smaller
pupils the various organs of dissected
cat. to instruct them in physiology
Several of the children became ill.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12
An Agreeable Cough Mixture.

Children can often be induced to take
mothers" cough mixture when they
pull wry faces over a physicians
prescription. Most housewives have
some old and tried cough mixture
recipe by which they set great store,
but should there be some among my
readers who do not possess such a
recipe, l would suggest their adoption
of the following mixture, which will
be found very soothing to the throat
and chest: Get three large, fresh lem
ons and boil them in already boiling
water for about seven minutes; then,
when tender, slice them very thin, put
the slices in a bowl together with a
pound of best moist sugar, and set the
bowl on the stove for some hours, so
that the contents may almost be Gaid
to have distilled. Then take the bowl
from the fire and let the contents cool
for half an hour. Lastly, stir in a table
spoonful of oil of sweet almonds, and
give teaspoonful of the mixture at a
time when the throat is irritated.-
Chicago Times-Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12

where many of those gray-haired par
ents who had been left in the old
earthly homes had gone. He spoke for
an hour, and no one disturbed him, and
the cowboys leaned forward to catch
every word he uttered.
At the conclusion of his talk they
sang an old-fashioned hymn, and every
body was invited to come up and give
their hands if they desired to live better
lives.
Old Zeph Bowers was the first one to
come forward, and he was Immediately
followed by the rest of his crowd. They
were all in earnest, too. Whether any
of them ever became religious | don't
know, but | do know that for the time
being they We're changed men. They
attended the camp meetings every
night, and they we're as quiet and Or
derby as anybody in the audience.
That song, which reminded them of
their old homes and brought back to
them the scenes of their childhood and
youth, quoted and quelled them be-
cause it touched the tenderest chord in
lnelT 0eaTIS. IL dWOke III lnPlT natures
the one fond memory which no man
ever outgrows-home and its sacred
ties and associations.
One little girl, with that sweet old
song, had accomplished what all the
men in Dodge City could not have done.
She had tanned, as if by magic, that
crowd of lawless cowboys, and had
made lambs of them. But no one won
dered at what she had done. Everyone
felt, after hearing her, that it could not
have been otherwise.
No amount of preaching, no amount
of pleading or reasoning, would ever
have brought those men to a sense OF
their duty, but a simple appeal TO their
feelings had worked wonders. Others
had appealed to their minds-she had
appealed To their hearts.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12
A FAMILY TRAIT.
Descendants of Col. George Manning
Have Followed His Example
of EIOpinG.

1t is the latest dictum of science that
acquired traits are not inherited. In
the case of the Manning family, the dis
position of the first member of whom
there is any record must have been
transmitted and the disposition has led
to eight, if not nine, elopements.
George Manning was hired by Gen.
Wheeler, of Steuben county, n. Y,
many years ago to cut timber. He fell
in love with Wheeler's daughter and
she loved him, but her aristocratic ia.
Their would not have it. They eloped
and were married, going into Warren
county, Pa, then wilderness. Here
Manning became very rich and was g
colonel in the war of 1912. One of his
daughters loved and was loved by one
of his workmen named Sawyer. Man
ming would not consent, so they eloped.
Three years later another daughter
eloped and was married to 4 young doc.
tor, Sullivan, who became rich and ia.
nous. Dr. Sullivan's daughter eloped
with and was married to young man
who was Objectionable to her father.
Another daughter fell in love with a
young man and this time, to prevent an
elopement, the father gave his consent.
Then the girl eloped with another
lover.
Col. Manning, the first eloper, had a
son, also named Jason. The young
man fell in love with the daughter of
one of his fathers transfers, which
made Col. Manning furious. Jason
eloped with and married the girl. To
Jason were born a son and daughter.
The son loved young woman and
when his father opposed him he eloped
with and married her. Jason's daugh-
ter loved a young lawyer. George Nc
Cormicll, but her father would not al
low her to receive him.. So she eloped
with him and they were married. Now
Jason's son, who eloped, has daugh-
ter, who recently eloped with George
Burns. her mothers cousin. The per-
son who gives all this information says
another elopement is imminent
Washington Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12
THE BICYCLE INDUSTRY.
An Enormous Growth in the Bust.
ness shown for the Last
Two Years.

In the whole system of orr patent
system none of the mechanical arts has
inspired in an equal period of time such
extensive and widespread activity as
those that relate to the cycle. in 1866,
when Lallement filed his application
for his now celebrated patent for a We
]Ocipede, only 20 patents had been is
sued by the United States for rider
propelled vehicles. At that time all
of these were classified by the patent
office as carriages and wagons" and
were included in the class having that
official title. By January /, 1869, 43
patents for such vehicles had issued.
With the year 1869 the "velocipede
mania" came upon the country. In
that year velocipede patents were in
creased by about 200, and in consequence
were grouped together as a subclass Of
Carriages and wagons" and officially
designated 'velocipedes." After the
mania of 1869, invention in velocipedes
remained practically dead until 1876,
when the English exhibits of bicycles
at the Centennial exposition gave it an
impetus. Until the year 1890, how
ever, when the influence of the pneu-
matte tire began to be felt, the growth
of invention relating to cycles was com
paratively slow. In 1890 one assistant
examiner in the patent office was able
| to examine all applications filed in this
class of inventions. Since 1890 nearly
| 1000 of the 5000 United States patents
fAr HralnoinaIac hon haar, frnntpH n
| 1892 the applications had become so nu-
| merous that velocipedes were collected
| into a class by themselves distinct from
carriages and wagons and transferred
| to another division, which was then en-
| ployed in the examination of velocl-
pedes, harvesters and games and toys.
| The class was then split up into some
| 35 subclasses for convenience of eX-
animation. Applications accumulated
| so rapidly that games and toys were
| soon crowded out and sent elsewhere,
and in May, 1897, harvesters also were
| forced out and the class of velocipedes
now forms by itself one examining
| division, requiring the labor of one eX-
| aminer, nine assistant examiners and
| five clerks to handle the great number
| of applications. And even with this eX-
| pert force, a force larger than any other
examining division in the patent office,
passing on 500 applications, new and
amended each month, more applications
are awaiting action there than in any
other division. In fact, on an aver
age during the past two years twice as
many cases have been awaiting action
in this division as in any other, and
three times as many as in most of them.
And, withal, the class of velocipedes
does not include motorcycles, wheels.
tires, cycle accessories, nor the numer-
Gus special machines, all of which ex-
st only because of the cycle. During
1892 about 600 velocipede applications
were filed, in 1894 about S25, in 1895,
1900; in 1896, about 1900, and in 1897,
about $500, including the various ac-
cessories, gear cutting and tube draw
ing machines and special machinery de-
signed for use in the cycle factory
Iron Age.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12
The Ynuncesf Sailor.

Perhaps the youngest sailor is one
aboard an American bark now lying at
this port. Though but anew months
more than six years, he has been twice
around the world, out by way of the
Cape of Good Hope and home around
the Horn and he has made other long
voyages besides. He is the captain S
son. He began going to sea when he
was Is months old, and he has been on
most of the voyages of his fathers
ship since, sailing when his mother
sails. He is a good sailor and never
seasick. He has a suit of oilskin and
rubber boots and a sotl'wester, so that
he is not confined to the cabin in rainy
weather. He does not, of course, come
on deck in heavy blows or very bad
weather, but he would if permitted
come out in all sorts of weather.-N. Y
Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12
The Parishes of Louisiana.

The parishes of Louisiana which bor-
der along the coast of the Gulf of Mex
leo. from Red river t. the Sabine, and
which are called sometimes the sea
marsh parishes" are nine in number.
These sea marshes remain as testimony
TO the interrupted operations of the
Mississippi river--interrupted by the
building of levees on the rivers banks
which. before the age of civilization
in Louisiana, were slowly and year by
year filing up the marshes so as to con.
vert them by the deposits of the mud
OF the river into the solid ground of the
continent, as the rest of the lowlands OF
Louisiana had been similarly trans
formed into terra frma. AS a rule
with the exception of Orleans parish,
ia which is situated the city of New Or
leans, the population of these parishes
is small, being composed mainly of the
planters who live upon the banks of the
Mississippi and of the many bayous that
intersect these parishes, together with
fishermen and hunters.-N. o. Picayune
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12

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Subscribed and sworn to before me this
23d day of October, A. D., 1897
o. G. HICKS, Notary Public
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12

Their efforts to break up the meet
ing"
Il can only do my duty" the minis
ter replied. 81 will not forsake the
Gospel that 1 may save my life
The brother said no more, but sat
down resigned. He knew those cow
boys, and he pitied anyone who was
SO reckless as to cross them. That
they would shoot the preacher he was
firmly convinced.
After awhile quiet was restored, and
again the minister attempted to speak,
but instantly the hubbub arose in all its
fury. The yells were louder and deep
er than before and pistols popped thick
and fast. Several lights were shot out,
leaving the tent in semi-darkness.
| Others OF the congregation stole away
| and went home.
For moment the minister stood in a
| deeply thoughtful attitude, then he mo-
| toned to his little daughter, who sat
| just below him. She came upon the
stand and he whispered few words in
| her ear. She nodded and smiled, then,
| stretching forth her hand to command
attention, began to sing. The song shs
| sang was Home, Sweet Home" AZ
| first only those Immediately about her
| heard her voice, but by degrees the
noise subsidized and her voice reached
| farther and farther out over the tent.
| Within two minutes a deauhlille still
ness reigned.
The child's voice was soft and sweet,
ard l doubt if any prima donna ever
! put more feeling INTO that dear old song
than she put into it that night. 1t was
a cry from the heart for the old home,
and not repetition of another's words.
| 1t was not song, but longing desire
| "a piteous plea. 1t went to the heart
! of every person in that audience and
carried him back to other days. Even
| the cowboys began TO think over the
past and to recall their old homes in the
east. They remembered suddenly the
| grayhaired mother who had believed
in Christianity and had found such COM
fort in it, and of the old father who had
lived such a quiet, peaceful life, finding
his greatest pleasure in reading the
Bible.
There was no more yelling, no more
jeering, but in breathless silence those
rough cowboys listened to that old song.
1t had touched tender spot in their
hearts, and had subdued and tanned
them completely, and before it came
to an end tears glistened in the eyes of
more than one of them. At the conclu-
SIGN the minister arose and made some
appropriate remarks, keeping his voice
in tune with the sentiments the singing
had awakened. He spoke feelingly g!
the old homes his auditors had left in
the east of the happy scenes of child
hood, and of the great love and good
ness of the old father and mother. He
carried his hearers back to those happy
home days which no one ever outlives.
He warmed and softened their hearts
and brought tears to their eyes.
Then he appealed to them in the name
of Christianity, and drew a beautiful
picture of the great Heavenly home,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12
WOMAN'S FATE.
From the Record, Bushnell, III.

From the Record, Bushnell, Ill
No woman is better able to speak to others
regarding ''woman's fate" than Mrs. jacob
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81 read about DR.. Williams Pink Pills
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12

Fry one pound of lean, tender beat
steak in little dripping; add large
onion cut in small pieces; pour off the
fat and put the meat in a baking jar
with one-half pint of water; add small
carrot cut in very small pieces, pepper
and salt, four cloves and tablespoon
full of Yorkshire relish, also a tablr-
spoonful of vinegar and a lump of sugar;
stew slowly for one and a half to two
hours; then thicken with flour and
serve.--Leisure Hours.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12
A Novelty Gold Mine.

In one of the rivers in California, gold
is collected by means of an iron cylin-
der, which is constructed somewhat on
the principle of a diving bell. The
cylinder containing the workman is
lowered, air is forced into it, and by a
series of pipes under pressure, the
workman sends the gravel from the
river bottom up to the deck of the boat
There it is poured into proper recep.
tscles, is sluiced and washed, and the
gold separated FROM the refuse. While
the men engaged id this work do not
gather gold in Klohdike quantities
they make a fine living, and one which
they think they MAY depend upon fol-
q Long time.-N. Y. ledger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12
ST RANDED.

Let me live little longer,
Maybe the tide will turn:
Tomorrow, a little stronger,
may fight, endure and earn.
Precious the load ! carry,
Sweet the bitter demand
OF the voices that stab and harry
My heart for the work of my hand.
Yet, all day, the sun is splendid;
Who feeds its glorious fire?
Who leads, till night is ended,
The stars that never tire?
Oh, life, life life! In the weather
Trembles the joy of it,
When birds wing on together,
And the fields with bloom are lit.
But l, l am sore and failing,
And the sources round me fail;
My heart, my heart is wailing,
Hearing my owed ones wall.
Ard ] lift this question to Heaven,
Reverent, despairing. fain
To keep the faith: Why am driven
Sheer on the spikes of pain?
Does It ease Thee, Lord, my aching?
Does it warm Thee, am cold?
Do they comfort thee. the quaking,
Wan lambs within my fold?
Yet life a little longer,
Maybe the tide will turn:
Tomorrow little stronger
/ may fight, endure and earn.
maurice Thompson, in N. Y. Independent
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12

L
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12

Mrs. Nobbs-I should think you woult
so dislike to part with your maid, after
having her for two years.
Mrs. Hobbs--Indeed | do.
"One's maids find out so much Rbou
one in two years. N. Y. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12

A man wearing shirt and collar of diff
ferent colors would leok just as well wearing
one boot and one shoe.-Washington Demo-
crat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12

We are wont to look forward to troubles
with fears of what they will inhict, but back
on them with wonder at what they have
saved us from.-Samuel johnson.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12

J. w. Sanders, NJ D., of Bogue, N. c.,
writes: "Many proprietary medicines have
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them Composed of the best drugs, that act
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as its benefits are wonderful. In valvular
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sufficiency weakened valves), it is really
isfaction. A good thing should be praised,
and a valuable remedy like Pe-ru-na is boon
to humanity
Send for book on chronic catarrh, writ
ten by DIR. Hartman, entitled Health and
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the Pe.ru-na Drug Manufacturing Company,
Columbus, o.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12

d. p. Nlehart, NJ. D., NebrasKa CITY, Neb
l am so well pleased with the worka Of
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will say that have never been disappointed
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dreds of bottles. l am a physician of So
years constant practice and always willing
to recommend anything of service to suf-
fering humanity. Pe-ru-na stands first and
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-22
GOMPERS AGAIN CHOSEN.

Reelected President OF the Federation OF
Labor.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 22.-Samuel Com
pers was reelected president of the
American Federation Of Labor by prac-
ITALY a unanimous vote.
The convention spent most of the day
in amending its constitution and provid-
ing means for widening the scope of its
work. The federation increased the
per capita tax upon members Of trades
union organizations from three-fourths
of cen to ) cents per month, the
money to be used to support the FEEDER
alton. President Gompers himself OBJ
jected to this, but the delegates were
strongly in favor of it. On every hand
they declared that an increased revenue
was needed to carry CT the work OF or
ganization.
The resolution Of j. F. O'Srllivan Of
Boston, looking to a bill in congress to
impose an internal revenue tax against
all factories employing wome.. and
children overtime was killed.
Before adjourning the convention
listened to farewell addresses by the
British delegates, William lnskip end
William Thorn.