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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07
Some Rambling Thoughts.
BY MEMO.
copyrighted by Dave and Tabor.

Copyrighted by Dave and Tabor
Those who boast most are those
who otherwise would possibly be lost
to sight. The truly great never boast;
they do not need to. 1t is the mind
that is too small TO understand its
relation to other minds. that vaunt-
eth itself to be something great; and
because it is so small it is usually
alone it its self-glorifying opinion
To do and then to be content, whether
the doing becomes known or not, is
to be great. But to do some trifiing
thing and then Outrageously cackle
about it, is not only to be small but
to appear small. 1t is better to abide
by the sober estimate of our fellows
than to confuse their minds and dis
gust them by our vain glorYings.
Granting that our work has value,
some one will surely arise to expresses
appreciation of its honesty and sim
plicity. Even earth-wOrms have had
a Darwin to explain the potency of
their doings. But if no praise comes,
what matter? The heart that feels
its own purity of intention, is not
without an inner reward. The surest
way to a downfall is to boast, because
the very self7contidence of the bOaster
prevents him from making the most
ordinary and common-sense prepare
tons for difficulties vet to be faced
and deeds vet to be done.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07

One scribbler for a paper that boasts
Il suppose because no news from Mars
and the distant stars can be gained
to disprove the assertion a circula-
ton 1.-The greatest in the universe
called the Manila exploit the great
est naval engagement in the history
of the world Such a writer is in
the condition of illiterate man who
knows nothing except what has hap
pened during his own lifetime. From
Semiramis to the time of our own
late war, there have been a dozen
naval engagements that have affected
the map of the world more than this
one will. Allowing that it is the first
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07

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Our nation is too great and has too
much reserve possibility of future
greatness to be worthily led in its
opinions by writers of noisy headlines
who twist the capture of freighter
into a notable achievement, or who
magnify a skirmish into a naval ell
gagement, or who describe every
thing, either good or bad, in terms
that are never less than superlative.
The day that Dewey's victory at Ma
Mia became known, one of these blind
readers in New York, with readers
that number nearly a million, fairly
frothed at the mouth as lie penned
his editorial A most moderate line
was that .,"Strange Asiatic fishes are
now nibbling at the mustaches of the
naughty Dons;' and 1--WE O2Cn the
western hemisphere; see.' This sure
ly is not the American spirit, yet it
gets remarked upon as such. If in
any measure | can interpret the real
American feeling, it was voiced in
Admiral Dewey's own message, when
after mentioning his victory in most
ordinary terms, he closed by saying
that he was taking good care of two
hundred or more wounded Spaniards.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07

Let US give this thought a strong
and timely turn. Nationally we need
it; for by unfortunate chance many
men unprepared by study, unripe in
Judgment, ignorant of history and its
teachings - blatant boosters - are,
during these days of national testing,
writing headlines and editorials for
some of the most-read American
newspapers. They are causing at
home and abroad a most unfortunate
estimate of our national worth, and
they not only threaten to but actually
do make slook ridiculous in the eyes
of the world Nor this only, but they
sin against us all and against the
generations yet to come, by giving us
a false opinion of ourselves.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07

Atlantic City and Seashore Excursion
Thursday, July IA. Greatly Reduced
Rates. Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad.
The first of the popular seashore ex-
cursions, via the Baltimore u Ohio X.
R., will be run Thursday, July II, to
Atlantic City, Cape May, Sea Isle
City, Ocean City, n. j., and Ocean
City, Md. Tickets will be good twelve
az days, including day of sale.
Stop overs will be allowed on return
trip at Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington on tickets sold to New
Jersey resorts, and at Baltimore and
Washington on tickets sold to Ocean
City, Md.
Call on or address nearest Ticket
Agent Baltimore and Ohio r. r. for
tickets and full information. 15-3t.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07

Then again, let Us ask ourselves
what this war is about. BY every
congressional decoration, We must
suppose it to be deed OF mercy to-
wards a suffering and down-trOdden
peopie-otherwise would we certainly
not have chosen a famed and limping
adversary. Who ever heard of right
eous mercifulness, blowing blasts of
elf-glorifcation? Boosting. There is
no room for boasting. With the dig
nifty and thoroughness of true great
ness we are striving to do a good
deed. These violent Interpreters of
our doings who would make us to
stink in the nostrils of self-respecting
nations, are like Kings fools at a
state funeral-out of place.
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decided battle between modern war
ships-though Chill, Peru, Brazil,
Japan and China have given us such
knowledge in that direction-yet the
Spaniards were at our mercy from
the outset. They were caught nap
ping to begin with unequaled to us
in number of guns and weight of
metal though outnumbering us in
ships, and unprepared with trained
gunners. The last man to over-esti-
mate it as conclusive test of modern
warfare would be brave Admiral
Dewey himself Boosting is exclud-
ed, but the thing to be thankful for
is that his courageous entry of the
harbor was made justifiable, because
the Spaniards were not even able to
explode their submarine mines at the
proper moment of effectiveness. Had
they succeeded in damaging him these
very same journals of Unbalanced, i'll
bred, brainless boy-men would have
held ghost dances over the grave of
his reputation.
Before we accept the Boosting
standard as one to rally around, let
us bear in mind that we are in COM
bat with Il seventh-rate power, whose
finances are in a terrible condition,
and whose unreadiness is eXtraordi-
airy. If our gage of battle had been
thrown down in February of this year
to some other European power, whose
ships and men We're absolutely ready
for fight, we should undoubtedly
have had to mourn many terrible dis
asters before we were able to rally for
effective defense and intimate tri-
umph. | say ultimate triumph in
no Boosting manner, but only because
our resources are so vast that with a
war dragged out to any length we
should undoubtedly win at this end
OF the conflict at the last We have
done wonders in mastering and
equipping 100, 600 men and in institu-
ting effective coast projections i'll
about a month, but it is well that
they were not needed within a week
after the war began.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-04

Congressman Lewis, of Washington
the noted fashion plate, he of unusual
intellectual proportions, is not only
making himself conspicuous in the
arena of debate, but is putting many
thorns in the sides of his old adver
saries. the Republicans. He can raise
more technical points and sustain them
with more plausible arguments thal
any ten men in Congress. He is grow
ing to be an unpleasant vision in the
eyes of Thomas Bracket Reed. Fol
the Speakers peace of mind Lewis i:
worse than Jerry Simpson. He cam
be brushed aside by the use of the
phrase that Ben Butler once applied tC
Sunset Cox: "Shoo fly! Don't bother
mer Some Of Lewis's proposition.
stick like tar.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-04
STRONG CHAIN OF EVIDENCE.
TESTIMONY OF STATE WIT
NESSES DAMAGING TO DE-
PENDANT.

Unconcernedly "a Any spectator-Mar
tindaIe n stevens Contest Every Inch
but the Evidence of Guilt is Growing
Against the Defendant.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-04

CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAoH
The age-herald., 1898-03-04

writes: For the sake of suffering hu- manity I want to say that from a child I had very weak stomach, threw up my food very often after eating and after a few years nervous dyspepsia resulted and for more than twenty years have suf- feredl inexpressibly. -.sA
 tried many physicians and advertised remedies with only temporary relief for nervous dyspepsia and not until I com menced taking Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets last September, six months ago, have I been free from suffering caused by the condition of my nerves and stomach; in short, chronic nervous dyspepsia
 have recommended Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to many of my friends and now I want in a public way to say they are the safest pleasantest and believe surest cure for stomach and nerve troubles write my honest opinion and I.will gladly answer any letter of inquiry at any time and feel that I am, in my small way. helping on a good cause.
 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is not a patent medicine, but they contain only the fruit salts, digestive acids and peptones necessary to help the weak stomach to promptly and thoroughly digest food.
 All druggists sell Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets at 50 cents for full sized package and anyone suffering from nervous dys- pepsia, sour stomach, headaches, acidity. gases, belching, etc., will find them not only a quick relief, but a radical cure. , Send to Stuart Co.,. Marshall, Mich, for little book describing cause and cure of stomach troubles giving symptoms and treatment of the various forms of indi- geston. 32-4-6-wkly
The age-herald., 1898-03-04

Stlll later, when had strayed away to New York state, again encountered new names for money. There everything was based on the shilling" which represented 12lk cents A quarter Of a dollar was al- ways two shiilings," and all sums under $100 were calculated on the same basis. When I asked the price of board I.was told it ranged from 16 to 90 shillings week. The price of a suit of clothes was gener- ally stated in shillings. That was all right for the natives, but I confess l had ire quently to brush up my arithmetic to get at what SS shillings, 22 shillings, 17 shil- 1ings, or some other high number, amount ed to. It was all clear enough when 1t was Q or shillings, but when 1t got above the dollar it required some "cipher- ing' on the part of a stranger to get cor rect results.
 The 3-cent piece, originally coined in sii- yer came into general circulation in the north about 1850. and was later made in nickel, being coined in that metal at about the same time as the present nickel b. cent piece.
 Some time before the civil war the old- fashioned copper cent was replaced at the mint with the present small copper cents and the 2-cent pieces. Later the first nickels were made, but almost went out or circulation during the war, and were suc- ceeded by the fractional currency of that day, issued in 5, 10, 25 and 5O-cent bills. These were never very popular with the masses, and were looked upon by the gov ernment as a temporary expedient. The most popular designation for them was ''shinplasters," though in Memphis and some other parts of the country they were referred to as "chicken feed"
 During the war there were many other substitutes for money, mostly In the form of cardboard promises to pay everything from a drink of whisky or ride on the cars to a suit of clothes, from a quart of milk or a pound of beefsteak to weeks salary They have dropped out of use in most sections, and in their place Uncle Sams coppers, nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars and "dollar of the daddies" now reign supreme.
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less uncertain and cannot always be de- pended upon. There may be a claim just at the time it is found necessary to re- charge the batteries or the batteries may be in use when a breeze springs up. This would necessitate having two sets of bat teries at a considerable cost Another req son why aermotors have not been more ex- tensively adopted is probably due to the fact that current can now be generated with steam as motive power very econom- ically, especially in large quantities. The erecting of an aermotor and the installa- tion of a number of storage batteries with a dynamo means a considerable outlay of money. especially when the cost of main tenance and renewals is taken itno account. In certain cases 1t may be found that the interest on the batteries, generator and windmill, with the labor item figured in. will cost as much in the long run as the current could be purchased for on the out side. Blunt probably the chief reason why the power of the wind Is allowed to go to waste when 1t could be employed for generating electricity Is the same as that which prevents the use of the immense power derivable from the tides in both the Hudson and East rivers from being util- ized, namely, conservatism, or, If not lack of progress, a slowness In availing our selves of opportunities.
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
wINDMILLS AND ELECTRICITY.
Something of the New Way to Secure House
 Lighting.

From Electricity.
 If we mistake not Dr. Fridtjof Nansen in his last attempt to reach the north pole had the Tram equipped with a specially de- signed windmill which when operating drove a dynamo and furnished the neces- sary current for lighting purposes. An aermotor erected on the roof of a building in Park Place in this city has been for some time successfully driving dynamo in connection with a storage battery plant, the current from which has been utilized for incandescent lighting. From this 1t will be seen that there is nothing very new in the application of wndmills to the driv- ing of dynamos There are probably sev- eral reasons why the windmill or aermotor has not been more universally adopted for the above purpose. In the first place, such a motive power is always more or
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
FOR SALE.
REAL ESTATE BARGAINS.

$3,5OO, corner of 9th avenue and 17th street nice 7-room modern house, must sell quick. on lot lot 5oS15o s % fronting on Fist street and extending back and fronting park.
 s. 25O, No 2O22 Sth avenue, lot 50x240, with three houses, rented at $300 per year.
 $4,000, No. 3118 4tll avenue, lot 75x140, with cottage and alley houses.
 s1,500, Mo- 2409 8th avenue, lot 50x190, with 5-room cottage.
 $6OO lot 6Oxl90 Ave. H, bet. 18th and 18th streets, south, with 4-roQm cottage. railroad in rear.
 Two Groom new, houses on 11th avenue, south, will sell on easy payments.
 7-room house on Humboldt avenue and Fist street, nice repair, will sell cheap on easy terms
 2-11-tu. fri. &we 2009 First Avenue
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
"CHICKEN FEED" CURRENCY.
The Days of Fippeny Bits, York ShiIings
 Picayunes and COppers.

John Spangler in the Galveston News.
 Referring to the word "pcayune," 1t may not be uninteresting to give a setclxh of subsidiary coinage and currency as used in the past. and the various names under which 1t was known.
 In Ohio in 1S44 and previously there was a good deal of foreign coin in circulation. mostly Spanish. with some of the old state coinage of different states occasionally making its appearance. One of the most plentiful of these foreign coins was a piece which passed current for 6A cents. In Ohio this was known a fppenny bit, Q contraction, probably, of fivepenny bit. The half dimes of American coinage were also becoming frequently at that time, and as
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
Six Hundred

Bottles of Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic were sold yesterday in Bir- mingham alone.
 Druggists report an unprece- dented demand for this, the remedy that Dr. Harter declares will rid the city of dyspeptics and sufferers from blood disorder.
 We believed the people of Birm- ingham would have perfect conf dence in all the celebrated Dr. Harter told them, and time has proved our faith we'll founded,
 Everywhere you go you hear some one discussing Dr. Harter's remarkable discovery-in the street cars and on the railroad trains Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic is being talked about and favorable comments heard on every side.
 No amount of advertising, in the short space of time since Dr. Har- ter's first announcement in the press of this city the good news that Iron Tonic was to be given away absolutely free for two days, from all drug stores, could have created the sale 1t now enjoys.
 People who have tried it receiv- ed almost immediate benefit and have hastened to tell their friends. That's worth more than all the advertisements ever written.
The age-herald., 1898-03-04

distinction between the half dime and the fppenny bit, the former was contracted to the word "fp." The dime went under it's lawful name, while the old Spanish double of the fppenny bit was known as the "bit," and the Spanish and Mexican quarter dollars were nearly always re- ferred to as two bits" hTe latter term, think, still obtains in reference to quar- ter-dollar American pieces in some sec tons. There was also a New York state 1.-two bit coin, as well as .'bit'' of the same coinage, which was sometimes called the "York shilling" The pine tree state shilling, coming from Maine, was some times seen, but not much used. Its value was supposed to be 16 2-3 cents. The old fashioned big copper cent of American coinage was plentiful, while occasionally an English halfpenny of copper was found floating around generally passing on the same basis as the American copper cent. Queen Victorias head was then shown on the English halfpennies.
 Later when, as a boy, I removed with my mother to Illinois, met my first stum- fppenny bit was the picoyune, while the ftp had its proper name of half dime or cents. But the larger coins retained the old names, as did the copper cents. As near as I can learn, the term picayune originated with the French, who had set tied St: Louis and had settlements at points all the way from New Orleans to St. Louis and the further northwest, and their names for money predominated in that region.
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
Killed While Resis ting Arrest

Mobile, March 3.-Near Monroeville, Mon- roe county, Alabama, last night, Jeff salter, white, was shot and killed while resisting arrest. During the day he passed three counterfeit silver dollars in Monroevile, and was pursued sixteen miles by officers, who found him and demanded surrender. He seized a rife, and was shot through the head.
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
A PECULIAR FACT.
Thousands of People Have Dyspepsia in Its
 Worst Form and Do Not Know It.

Thousands of People Have Dyspepsia in Its
 Worst Form and Do Not Know It.
 A weak stomach is the ca,lse of about nine-tenths of all diseaae, yet in most cases the wrong thing is treated and the true cause overlooked.
 This is because a weak digestion pro- duces symptoms resembling nearly every disease because it weakens and disturbs the action of every nerve and organ in the body; poor digestion causes heart trouble, kidney troubles, lung weakness and especially nervous break down or nervous prostration. the nerves cannot stand the wear and tear unless generous ly fed by well digested. wholesome food
 Keep the digestion good and no one need fear the approach of disease.
 Arh H. M. Lee of Rochester N. F.,
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
Brvan,s MarchT brouh Georeia

Atlanta, Ga., March 3.-Hon. w. J. Bry- an will visit Atlanta March II as the guest of Hon. Clark Howell and will speak in this city that night. MT. Bryan will de- liver an address at Rome, Ga. March 8. Macon on the sth and Augusta the day following.
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
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argued before Judge Emory Speer. In this case several interior towns on the Central between Macon and Columbus and on the Southwestern railway complain against the excessive freight rates as compared with Columbus and Georgetown. The case had been heard before the interstate commerce commission and decided against the roads, but they refused to desist from charging alleged excessive rates. Judge Speer will render decision later.
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
For Another Postmaster

Washington, March 3.-Senator Mason to- day introduced resolution for the relief of the widow of the colored postmaster recently killed by mob at Lake City, s. O. It is the same as that introduced in the house by MT. White of North Carolina today except that the amount Is made $1o.- 600. 's
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
For Circuit Court Clerk.

Fergus w. Mccarthy asks your sup- portofor reelection to the office of clerk of the circuit court for Jefferson county. Alabama. Subject to the action of the democratic party.
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
MUST BE SOLD.

S-room residence, all modern conven. iences 65 feet front; 7O4 North 17th street House cost A,500 to build. Price $500 Will carry s2000. Apply at once.
 w. B. LEEDY 6 CO.,,
 114h 21st Street.
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
Against Excessive Freight Rates

Savannah Ga., March 3.--In the circuit court of the United States today the case of the interstate commerce commission vs. the Central Railway of Georgia ct al. was
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
Circuit Clerk.

Walter L. Howard announces himself a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jefferson county, subject to the action of the democratic party. d&w If
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
For Circuit Court Clerk.

The undersigned respectfully asks the support of the voters of Jefferson county for the nomination for the office of clerk of the circuit court of Jefferson county, subject to the action of the democratic party.
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
For Probate Judge.

We are authorized to announce J. P. Stiles as a candidate for Probate Judge subject to the nomination of the Demo- cratic party.
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
H. K. WHITE.

We are authorized to announce H. K. White as a candidate for nomination for associate judge of the city court of Bir- mingham, subject to the action of the democratic party.
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Judge W. w. wilkerson

Announces himself a candidate for Senior Judge of the City Court of Birmingham, subject to the action of the Democratic primary.
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
MT. Charles A. Senn

Announces as a candidate for Associate Judge of the City Court of Birmingham subject to the action of the Democratic party.
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
Boudelonviile. La, March 24, 1896.

Bordelonviile, La, March 24, 1896.
 GentaemeIi:-I feed it my duty to add my testimonial to the worth of DIR. HAIR TIERS IRON TONIC Being engaged &C., lively in business, my mind was continn- aaqy occupied, and found the strain very trying upon my system. I finally reached such a condition that I awakened more tired tIham when went to bed Frequent colds fastened tlIemseIves upon my syvteIr mary treatment I tried DIR. HAMPERS S IRON TONIC with remarkable good re- sqIlts feel hike a new man, and have T E DE,SSEI, 4 .E
The age-herald., 1898-03-04

Kane, Pa., Feb. 8, 1896.
 Gentaemen:-I ann using DR. HAMPERS IRON TONIC, and find it the best remedy I have used in many a long year. It conn., p,eteGy cured me of general bility-made me ten years younger. I shall recommend DR.. HARTERS IRON TONIC to others as rong as I live. HARRY SHAPIN.
 Troy, O., March 8, 1896.
 Gemts:-For the benefit of other sufferers I consider it my duty to speak of your From Tonic. My wife was an invalid for several years, had lost, nearly all vitality: she could not eat and was reduced in flesh to an alarming extent. All medicines failed to give relief until we tried DIR. MATTERS IRON TONIC, which restored her usual health and strength in very short time. Words cannot express our ap- preciation of this valuable remedy. It is certainly a wonder and worthy of a place in every nome. "
 Ex-Clerk Supreme Court of Ohio.
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
JAMES A. MITCHELL.

Mitchell as a candidate for the democratic nomination for the office of Associate Judge of the City Court of Birmingham.
The age-herald., 1898-03-04
c. K. HARSH

ia a canida te for nomination by the dem- ocratic party, for the office of senior judge of the clty court of Birmingh gham.
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