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The Republican., 1898-06-09
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SIMPLE FISH TRAPS.
They Work Well at the Seasons when
the Funny Creatures Are Running
Up the Streams.

Fish traps are very convenient meth
ods of taking fish at the seasons when
they are running up the streams. They
Gre generally made of laths in the form
of V, with the apex pointed up the
stream. Wings are fitted inside, as
shown in the upper part of cut, so as
to hold the fish which enter, as they
have the habit of following around the
sides, and in every instance miss the
opening by which they entered, and
are thus imprisoned, and easily dipped
out with a hand net. This method OF
taking fish is mostly used to take eels,
which always come up streams Ia
spawn in the spring, and thus these
traps are commonly called eel traps.
Other fish which spawn in the fail are
thus taken at that season.
There is no reason why the traps
should not be made of wire netting,
which should not be less than one-inch
The Republican., 1898-06-09
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THE DRUNKARD'S COURSE.
Where Habit Ends and Disease Be-
Eins-A Swift Downward Rush
to Destruction.

"The swift downward rush OF the
drunkard's course, as the end draws
on, woGIi be shockingly amazing, if
it were less familiar thing. Although
fer years he may have kept his frailty
from the world, and family pride con-
cealed the skeleton in the closet, there
comes the inevitable time when the
specter will kick itself out and the eX-
pose must come. But the world, ever
morbidly eager to guess at the con-
tents of this closet, has long ago hit
on the truth. 1t has seen the family
growing poorer and more shabby, the
head of the house more shrunken OR
more bloated, and it is, therefore, not
taken by surprise when the end
comes.
THE inebriate loses his hold on trade
if working for himself, or loses his po-
sition if working for another, and so
there comes a day when his money
eaSning power is gone, and this is al
ways when the awful thirst for liquor
is most Unsuitable and inexorable. AS
surely as morals indicate the condition
of the mind, so does the mind depend
on the health of the body, and in no
The Republican., 1898-06-09

disease is this more manifest than in
inebriety. Abandoned by the wife who
has left him III self-defense and for
the sake of her children, cast off by
friends and acquaintances who were
barnacles in the days of prosperity, in
difference to self takes the place of
shame, and defiance of the world the
place of the previous self-conscious-
ness, and so the helpless, hopeless vic
tim gives up resistance, and is borne on
by the current which he is powerless
to resist.
"Henceforth he is an outcast. and he
consorts with the human fiotsam and
jetsam-the wreckage of that monsoon
that leaves none with the power to
reach shore without the proper help.
up to this time The man, for the
sake of others, has made a brave effort
but now he thinks only of himself, or
if, in the few moments of his torturing
sobriety, he gives a thought to those
who have sent him adrift, it is to curse
them with fierce defiance, and to
blame himself that he had not drank
more when he had the money-and so
lost good chance.
ITO drink becomes now the one OBJ
ject of tke wretched mans life. He
hangs round the vilest of the bars beg
ging for whisky, or he solicits on the
street for the same purpose. He be-
comes familiar with police courts, and
serves his time in workhouses, only to
return to a friendless world more de-
fiant, more shameless, and thirstier
than before.
"And so the inebriate goes down,
down, down, till one night the light of
his blasted lie goes out in the gutter,
and the machine charity of the county
consigns him TO the potter's field "A
Modern Miracle"
The Republican., 1898-06-09
DRUNKENNESS IS DECREASING
There Was Never n Time When the
Excessive Use of Liquor Was
so Infrequent.

The men and women interested in
organized temperance work in this
country, are, on the whole, very worthy
people, writes Edward w. Box IN
Ladies' Home journal. They are sin
cere, energetic and well-meaning.
But sometimes they lack that nicely
and wisdom of judgment which is
absolutely necessary in organized eff
fort in or6er that the surest success
may be ASm. They sometimes, un-
fortunately, allow their zeal to run
away with them. This tendency was
recently showed in one of their official
statements which bewailed the startling
growth of intemperance in America
during the year 1897. Many good peo-
PIE, to whom the circular containing
this statement is sent. will be prone
TO believe this assertion. They have
not the means at hand by which to
verify such a statement, and will
be made uncomfortable by it, whereas,
in reality, exactly the opposite is the
truth. There has never been a time in
America when every indication point
ed so strongly to decrease of intem-
perance as the present. There has never
been so little drinking as at present,
and never such a strong tendency to-
ward moderation in quarters where
is fact impossible to eontrovert, be-
cause the most careful figures bear out
this very hopeful statement.
The Republican., 1898-06-09

mesh, so as to let the small fish GO
through, except that good many fish
will get caught in the meshes, and die
before they can be taken out. This is
an objection against making the wings
of wire, for many fish would be caught
by the net and be either lost OF be taken
out with difficulty. The ordinary meth
cd is to place row of stones In the
form of wings from the lower end of
the trap across the stream; these turn
the fish to the mouth of the trap, which
they enter rather than try to get over
the stones. This, however, is only pos
sible in shallow streams, and in the
shallowest parts of the bed. The trap
is generally set in the deepest water,
for the fish naturally choose this pas
sageway. The wire netting, of course,
would be open to the objection that it
would catch all the floating trash going
down the stream, and be thus very like
ly to be broken. This might be easily
removed, however, and it is the only
objection, except the cost of it, that lies
against it.
Another form of trap for fish is also
shown in the lower part of the cut.
This is box of any convenient size, set
in stream, with wings placed to direct
the fish to the opening. 1t is open at
the front, of course, and the top as
well, and two rows of bars, or in this
case, of wire netting, are set across as
shown. The fish go over the bars and.
being stopped by the end of the trap.
60 down between the bars, and, like
Il chicken hunting the hole in the fence
through which it got into a garden, try
everywhere but at the right place. A
few may escape, but very few will
Rural New Yorker.
The Republican., 1898-06-09
SHEEP AND FERTILITY.
some Reasons Why Every Western
Farmer Should Maintain n Flock
All the Year Around

At the late meeting of Nebraska live
rtock breeders Prof. j. A. Craig, of the
Iowa Experiment station, spoke on
"Growing Sheep" The American farm
er had two problems TO face in growing
sheep. One related to the maintenance
of fertility and the other to the profits
that were to be reaped. The time wat
very opportune TO urge upon the west-
ern farmers the introduction of sheen.
New England had 4,3OO abandoned
farms. Farmers east and south are paw.
ing $40,OOO,000 year to maintain the
fertility of their soils. Nav we he
warned ere it is too late. The great
economy of pasturing off such crops as
rye, rape, clover and vetches is becom-
ing more and more apparent. No other
method OF providing fertility is equal
to 1t. One hundred breeding ewes on a
farm will more than maintain the fer.
tl4lty OF 100 acres of land, provided near,
ly all the food raised is consumed on the
land, and provided clover to the extent
Of ten acres per year is one of the crops
grown. From such a flock there should
be 500 pounds of wool to sell in the
spring, and 100 fat lambs to sell in the
summer of rs pounds each live weight.
If the lambs are fed one-quarter of a
pound of Oil meal per day ii would more
than return to the soil all the fertility
removed by the sale of the lambs. In
his Judgment good management would
bring a return of five to ten dollars per
head from each eve, and the farmer
may still maintain his flock without any
deter;oration.
The Republican., 1898-06-09
/ CARAMELS.
The Sws Satisfaction n Woman
FindAlin COnquering MaHcu-
line Hearts.

"And do you ever have such moments!"
Yes" he,replied, "many of them
You are young, you have genius, YOU
have many friends who expect great things
of you. Why should you ever have a dreary
He turned an earnest look upon her. and
she permitted her long curling lashes to
brush her cheeks.
Need u tell you why?" be asked, in
trembling tones.
She did{not answer.
eff had been permitted to know-some
one, before it was too late" he went on,
''life could have held no dreary moments
for me. If | dared now to ask for the love
of-someN Qne who has given herself to an
If | dared"
He hesitated. She arose and smiled sadly
as they parted.
That night she sat alone and held her
mirror in her hands for a long, long time.
And there was a feeling of satisfaction in
her heart as she contemplated her beauty
Cleveland Leader.
The Republican., 1898-06-09
Devious Definitions.

MonkeymThe possible key to mans origin
joys.
Wind--Something that makes a bicycle
pneumatically tired.
Pity-A fellow-feeling that is too often
substituted for charity.
Tros-a - 4.9Sclaettfing that can be borrowed
without security or interest.
Egotist-A man who imagines the world
can't get along without him.
Liberty-The police court judges equiva
lent for $40 or ten days.
Intoxicology-Th science that treats o.
very slow but sure poisons.
Indifference-A mans regard for to-mor
rows breakfast just after eating today.
dinner.-Chicago Evening News.
The Republican., 1898-06-09

many younger woman. Ever since my
recovery l have taken a couple of bottles
of DR.. Ayers Sarsapaiilla each spring, and
health to this treatment. give this testi-
monial purely in the hope that it may
meet the eye of some poor suferer."-
MARY LINGARD, Woodstock, Ont.
DR.. Ayers Sarsaparilla has won It's way
to every corner of the world by the praise
of its friends; those who have tried it and
who know they were cured by the use of
the remedy. There is nothing so strong
as this personal testi ony. Ii -hrows all
theories and fancies to the yinds and
stands solidly upon the rock of expert.
ence challt ging every skeptic with q
positive II knO,o." Ayers Sarsaparilla
with its purifying and vitalizirg action ON
the blood is a radical remedy for every
form of disease that begins in tainted or
impure blood. Hence tumors, sores,
ulcers, boils, eruptions and similar dis
eases yield promptly to this medicine.
Some cases are more stubborn than others,
but persistence with DR.. Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla usually results in a complete cure.
Mary Lingard began with a bottle, and
went on to a course of DR.. Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla. When she was cured she realized
that medicine that could cure disease
could also prevent it. SO she took a couple
OF bottles each spring and kept in perfect
health. There are tn ousands of similar
cases on record. Some of these ara
gathered into DR.. Ayers Curebook, little
book of 100 pages which is sent free by the
J. c. Aver Co., Lowell, Mass. Write for 1t.
The Republican., 1898-06-09
Ask Mrs. Pinkham's Advice-A W,
THE LAW IN THE CASE.
1t Was So Plain and Simple That There
Was No Need of IN
Appeal.

The man in the southwest had stolen the
horse beyond the peradventure of a doubt,
foI he had been taken with the horse under
him and the owners name was on the
blanket. Under the circumstances he
should have been thankful that he had
been granted even so much as a trial by a
judge on soap box, because many such of
tenders, with far less evidence of guilt, had
been swung up to the nearest telegraph pole
on sight. But this one had had a trial and
the verdict had been duly announced
Gents, remarked the Judge who was at
tired in red flannel shirt and sand-colored
pantaloons, take the prisoner"
The eager crowd made rush for him, when
a lawyer from the etfete east, who was pres
judge:
Stop this business. You are acting con-
trary to the law"
The judge, being a good -natured fellow and
gentleman by instinct, stopped it as re-
quested.
whats that the gent says?" he asked
This procedure is contrary to the law"
replied the lawyer
What law" said the Judge, in surprise.
The accepted law of the land"
''I reckon not" smiled the Judge.
But L tell you it is, persisted the law
"'Aw, go iange yourself" exclaimed the
Judge. Don't | know law? Law is rule
of action prescribing what is right and pro-
hibiting what is wrong. Now. mister, and
he continued in less friendly tone, ''if you
air ready to tell these here gents that it is
wrong to hang man fer hoss stealin' you
have got the permission of the court to do it.
but the court amt goin' to be responsible
Ter what happens to man with them SEN
terments"
The crowd assented to this proposition
with a shout of admiration for the Judge,
and the legal luminary from the east with
drew with more or less precipitance.-Was
The Republican., 1898-06-09
A FklEND'S ADVICE.
And what it led to.

It Is not a common occurrence that a
friendly word should be the means of Civ
ing nearly forty years of happiness and
carried. This was the case with Mary
Lingard. At twenty-hve she was dragging
out her days in misery. At sixty-one she
finds herself so active and strong she can
do work that would shame many younger
woman, and looks back on thirty-six
happy, healthful years of industry. But
let her tell her story:
"Thirty-six years ago had great trouble
with my liver. The doctors allowed that
there were tumors growing on it, and they
blistered my side in an effort to give me
relief. l was at that time earning my
living a tailoress, but for FIVE wears,
between the pain in my side and the
klisters 1 was in constant misery, and
work was drag to me, with no prospect
of relief; fortunately for me, however, a
friend advised me to take DR.. Ayers Sar
saparilla, and finally persuaded me to take
a regular course of it. When first com
menced taking the Sarsaparilla my side
was so painful that could not fasten my
dress, and for time 1 did not get any
severe and relief was sure to come, and
come it did. This happened, as 1 say,
thirty-six years ago. My liver has never
troubled me since, and during these years
have passed through the most critical
period of a woman's life without any par
ticular trouble, and to-day, at sixty-one
years of age, / am active and strong, and
able to do days work that would upset
The Republican., 1898-06-09
JOTTINGS OF TEMPERANCE.

When reason rules the appetite obeys,
when appetite commands the pocket
Pays.-National Temperance Advocate.
Prohibition in North Dakota has
saved the people of that state more than
23,000,000 during the less than eight
years that the prohibitory law has been
in force.
There is no evil that affects the church
more grievously than that of drink, and
this the church must recognize and de-
stroy or be destroyed by it.-National
Temperance Advocate.
The campaign against college drink
ing has struck Scotland. A proposal by
Principal (PresidenD Mackay to per-
nit the sale of liquors in the Dundee
University club rooms was voted down.
Ninety-one school districts in New
York failed to furnish proof of compli-
ance with the law requiring instruction
in narcotics. These districts were in
formed that public money would be
withheld because of such failure.
When the Christian people of Amer
iCd VIII lHsISI thdI thC IlduoI tdllS 10
not stronger than they, and that they
must have right of way in Legislative
halls; then will be the beginning of the
end. The liquor traffic must die.-The
Patriot.
A Buffalo correspondent to the C. T.
A. q. Bulletin says that within 90 days
fi'c young men died in the Erie county
IN. W hospital, TO whom the attending
priest was not allowed to give any of
the last rites of the church. because
they ,cmained in a drunken stupor I'M
eli :h.y died.
The Republican., 1898-06-09

To Whom 1t May Concern:
/ can most cheerfully recommend Pe-ru-na
as of the very greatest possible benefit in
cases of catarrh and other diseases of the
mucous membrane. This remedy has es-
tablshed itself in the minds of the people
as of the greatest possible worth and genuine
ness.
l have known DR.. Hartman for num-
of years and am pleased to say that he is one
Of the leading tcitizens of this city, man of
the very highest standing and character in
the community
Respectfully, SAMUEL L. BLACK
The old saying that "a prophet is not with
out honor save in his own country" does not
hold true of DR.. Hartman's great catarrh
remedy-Peru-na Pe-ru-na is in great
repute, not only in the city of Columbus,
where it is made, but in the county and the
state. The city officials, county officials,
state officials of Ohio have given Pe-ru-na the
highest endorsements that words could con-
vey. 1t is the greatest known catarrh rem
edy.. 1t cures catarrh wherever located
Send for free copy of the National Witness,
which is filled with home testimony concern.
ing Pe-ru-na as a catarrh remedy. Address
The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbus, Ohio.
The Republican., 1898-06-09

Little Snooks Enormously, to livery-stable
keeper )-"Have you a very quiet horse? 1t
must be like lamb, neither kicking nor shy,
and not go too fast!" Livery-Stable Keep
ly, guv' v'nor. Which'll yer have-a clothes.
'orse or a rockin' .,'orse Pitt. Bits.
The Republican., 1898-06-09

4 village in Fifeshire. Scotland, has
undertaken to solve the liquor problem
by novel experiment. 1t has gone into
the liquor business on the municipal
plan and runs a gin distillery from
which it derives a yearly profit of G 500
in a community of 1900 Inhabitants.
The proceeds are expended M provid
ing reading and recreation yoUms and i!
is also proposed to install an electric
plant and put electric lights in every
house at half the usual cost. This plan
is one which temperance people will nUt
regard without alarm.
The Republican., 1898-06-09

An Easy Victory.-"Ah," the fond mother
sighed, you say you love my daughter now,
but will you love her when she is old?''
Steadily looking her in the eyes he replied:
"she will never get old. Anyone can see at
20 Daily News.
The Republican., 1898-06-09

Teacher Ito scholar with a very dirty
face)-"Jimmy, | think you are Just about
as dirty as any boy in the city" Jimmy
You'd ought to see my brother" Teacher
Docs your brother have a dirty face
oftener than you do?" Jimmy "Well,
mother says she don't believe he's washed
his face since he got it."-Truth
The Republican., 1898-06-09

Columbus claims the honor of placing tho
first war envelopes on the market L. G.
Collins, the news dealer, placed them on sale
yesterday. The design IS his own, and the
envelopes, representing the American eagle,
American flag and Cuba Libre in two colors,
were turned out by large lthograph firm
in the east-Columbus (O) Dispatch.
The Republican., 1898-06-09

Ready for Eventualities.-Dick - "Why
are you thus armed to the teeth? Are you
going to interview a Spaniard?" Ned
'No-a janitor. Town Topics.
The Republican., 1898-06-09

Ella-"Where was it George proposed to
you last week." Essie-"At hop" Ella
And you accepted him." Essie-"At a
jump" IN. o. Times Democrat.
The Republican., 1898-06-09

Fits stopped free ana permanently cured
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline 6
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 50 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline 933 Arch ST.. Phila. Pa.
The Republican., 1898-06-09

I cannot speak too highly of Piso's Cure
for Consumption.-Mr Frank Mobbs, 2l5
w. 22d St. New York. Oct. 90. 1891
The Republican., 1898-06-09

Smith-Yes. Jones; I'm going fishing
Won't you go along?
Jones No; thanks, old fellow. ain't
drinkin' now.-Judge.
The Republican., 1898-06-09

Fuddy-"Let's go and hear Narrow: he is
getting off some of his best Jokes to those
Englishmen." Duddy-"How do you know?
You can't hear what he is talking about. ."
Fuddy-"B But ! can see how solemn the Eng
lishmen look Boston transcript.
The Republican., 1898-06-09

Two Sides-Mrs. Call-"It's too bad OF
you, Ethel to worry your mamma So
Ethel laged five, tearfully) -"Oh, well, Mrs
Call, if you'd lived with mamma as long as
! have. you'd know which of us was to
blame Judge.
The Republican., 1898-06-09
Nimble Enough.

"Do you think you could dodge bullets?"
81 think SO; I've been dodging bicycles for
about five years. ."-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican., 1898-06-09

Whytye-"Life is very uncertain In the
should be prepared for the summons to ap.
pear before the great tribunal on high"
Slghtley-" May | ask of what church you
are the pastor, sir?" Whytye-"C Certainly,
sir. ! represent no creed and preach from
no pulpit. ! am travelling agent of the
Iniquitable Life Assurance society. Town
Topics.
The Republican., 1898-06-09

Reverse .Action.-The Elder Matron-
"You shouldn't mind the baby crying lit.
tle 1t strengthens his lungs" The Young.
er Matron-"Oh, no doubt; but it weakens
his fathers religion. Indianapolis Jour
nal
The Republican., 1898-06-09
IN Best Understands Wcman's Ills
Shot the Way the Dog Came.

The other day Ole Hanson had trouble
with a bellcose dog that belonged to his
neighbor, a Russian by the name of Havvs
Drenkovitskey. The Swede shot the dog
as soon as he discovered that he was not
friendly to him, and the sequel found lodg.
ing in Justices court. When Ole was pro-
pounded inerrogatories by the attorney for
the prosecution he evidenced a sense of jus
tice in framing replies that is rarely wit
messed.
"What sort of gun did you have, Mr..
Hanson?" inquired the attorney.
rs var two-hole shotgun"
Double -barrel?"
"Yas, das et."
"Well, don't you think you could have
scared him away"
"Aye might eff aye had not bane scare SO
lax DICKENS maesal."
"Why didn't you take the other end of the
gun and scare him away?"
Wal, master lawyer, Wy dedn't de dog
com for mae oder end first eff hae want to do
det vay?"
The lawyer is still wondering if there
wasn't eXtenuatng circumstances connected
with the shooting-Denver Times.
The Republican., 1898-06-09

Some horses can go pretty fast, but a
broken five,,dolar 6ill goes faster.-Chi
cago Daily News.
The Republican., 1898-06-09
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease, a powder for the feet.
It cures painful, swollen, nervous, smarting
feet and instantly takes the sting out OF
corns and bunions It's the greatest comfort
discovery of the age. Allen s Foot Ease makes
tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t is certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, ach-
ing feet. Try it today. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted lie Roy, NY.
The Republican., 1898-06-09
A Good Word for Snakes.

The snake has few friends, but the
New Jersey state board of agriculture
has come to its defense. That body de.
c!ares that,,in the state there are but
two poisonous varieties of reptiles
the rattlesnake and the copperhead-
both of which are scarce and easily rec.
ognized, while there are 81 variet ties
that are not only harmless, but are the
best friends the farmer has, since thew
live on bugs, worms and insects iniu.
rious to egetation.-Farmers Voice.