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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07
DRANK ON WAGER AND DIED
FOOIhardy New jersey Man POurs
Two Quarts and a Half of Whisky
Into His Stomach.

John Barney Vanpelt drank two
quarts and half of the deadly Jersey
decoction known as apple whisky and
died speedily. There are men along
Park row who have drunk more than
10000 quarts of whisky in their lives
and bid fair to live the century out, but
they have refrained from Jersey apple
whisky. and they never tried to break
records, as Vanpelt did.
In the barroom of the Matawan
house at Matawan, n. j., last week,
young Vanpelt was drinking with par
ty of friends. The conversation turned
to deeds of prowess with the bottle and
the tankard, and Vanpelt announced
that he could drink the same quaint
of whisky as anybody in the house
could drink beer. A bet was made, and
another young man took the beer end.
Drink after drink vanished down
Vanpelt's throat, he making point of
drinking big glass of the liquor every
time his opponent slowed away a glass
of beer. When Vanpelt had put away
two and half quarts the young man
who had been drinking beer fell from
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07
HER EXPLANATION.
She Told Him How He Would Make
Her and Mamma and
Aunty Happier.

There are incidents of real life which con.
stantly prove that truth is often more anus.
ing as well as more strange than fiction. A
sweet, gentle-voiced girl-one from whose
disposition sarcasm is as far as frost from an
active volcano-won the affections of
young man. 1t was an unintentional con
quest on her part, but none the less com.
plete. He propounded the old question and
she demurred. He bided his time and agaip
proffered his suit. She again delayed an an.
swer. But the third time she received his
question first with silence and then with as.
sent.
and you will be mine?" he asked.
eyes"
at seems too good to be true. When shall
the wedding take place."
'I-I don't know"
"There is no use in putting it off"
NO" she answered; 81 think not"
"'Say week, from today"
every we'll"
81 knew that you would realize that you
can be happier with me than without me"
he suggested. little triumphantly.
eyes" she answered. 81 do realize il
now. You see. since Uncle Bob went away,
mamma and aunty and have been quite
alone. We all talked it over and agreed
that it would be ever so much safer to
have man in the house at nights. Wash
ingtOn Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07
CIGARETTE SMOKING.
Why 1t Ia Specially Injurious to the
YOunE-Interferes with
Growth.

Selma Severson, NJ. d. "Pediatrics")
queries: What is there about tobacco
smoke so injurious to the young?"
After referring to the composition Of
tobacco smoke, the suggestion is Of
fered that the products of such are
more readily taken into the lungs when
smoking cigars and cigarettes than
when a pipe is used, as the stem of
pipe, if porous and clean, absorbs the
nicotine. Upon the heart there is a
functional arrangement producing ir-
regularity of action, due to the poison
Gus effect of the nicotine upon the
nerves controlling its action; thus we
have palpitation, dyspnea, and cardial-
gia. Upon the nervous system, nicotine
has decided effect, the pupils often be-
coming dilated with consequent OBJ
security of vision, specks before the eyes,
and sometimes deep-seated pain. Upon
the exhausted brain it has soothing
effect, while upon the fully nourished
brain it acts as an irritant. Through
the sympathetic nervous system the Sc
cretions are disturbed, also the regula-
ton of involuntary muscular contrac-
ton, as shown by spasm of the stomach
and the vomiting produced on the first
attempt at smoking. There is also an
oversecretion of the salivary glands,
with frequent irregular secretion of the
gastric juice, the result being a loss of
appetite, if not dyspepsia. These dis
turbances being functional, the tissues
quickly regain their normal condition
when tobacco is DESCENT nued. 1t also
acs as a mechanical irritant to the
mucous membrane of the bronchial
tubes, and if bronchitis be present it
maintains an irrita BILE state of the mem
brane and keeps up the cough. Thus by
lessening the bodily vigor the person is
unable to withstand disease, and if he
inherits weak lungs, may easily become
a prey to tuberculosis. From the fore
going, the author suggests that upon
the young, tobacco has a decidedly in
furious effect. so much energy being
wasted through all the years when so
much is needed for growth and repair,
the whole organism being in a state of
disorder.-Journal of Inebriety.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07
OUR BONNIE BOYS IN BLUE

Farewell, brave boys in blue!
Godspeed on your victorious way!
While your beloved ones shall pray
God guide and guard you every day,
Our bonnie boys in bluel
oh. gallant boys in blue!
Well say farewell with smile and cheer:
And you shall never know the tear
That flows through all your absence drear.
oh, soldier ladies truei
Oh, patriot boys in blue!
Wheree r you go by land or sea
Beneath that banner OF the free.
There floats the flag of victory!
Oh. dauntless boys in blue!
Beloved boys in blue!
We know that some may ne'er return;
But yet our leal hearts proudly burn
To see those faces set and stern
With purpose firm and true.
All. other boys in blue
Who once marched down this city street
Now resting in your winding sheet;
For you two nations war drums beat;
Columbia fights for you!
Oh. martyred boys in blue!
No freeman's blood e'er flows in vain.
Columbia needs not call again:
Remember, boys. the gallant Maine!
Her buried boys in blue!''
Columbia's boys in blue!
Her banner waves above your head;
And by it's bars of white and red
She wears the living, shrouds the dead:
Coumbia's freemen true!
March on. brave boys in bluel
That flag that floats Ger every street.
That lag-has never known defeat!
The God of Hosts guards patriot feet
Beneath that banner true!
Good-by. brave boys in blue.
Good-by! that word SO sadly sweet
Means: God be with you till we meetw
Till home again we proudly greet
Our brave, bronzed boys in blue!
e. Dorsey Anderson In n. Y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07

his chair in stupor and Vanpelt was
declared the winner. He did not show
Immediately the effects of his debauch,
and accepted an invitation to drink a
glass of beer. At the end of ten min
utes he fell to the floor, unconscious.
Relatives of Vanpelt picked him up
and carried him to his home in East
Matawan. His father, Jacob Vanpelt,
was told of the young mans condition,
but he said that John often drank too
much, and would pull through all right.
John was put to bed and left alone.
The next day some of the men who
had been in the saloon the night before
called at the Vanpelt home to see how
John was. The elder Vanpelt went to
the young mans room and found him
dead. He had not moved from the posi-
ton his body had assumed when he was
placed in the bed the night before. A
physician made an examination, and
said that death was due to alcoholism
The county physician was informed,
and an investigation of the circum-
stances will be made by the authorities.
N. Y. Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07
SACK OF PORT AU PRINCE.
How MorEan's buccaneers Fought
Their Way Into the Cuban City
and Laid 1t in Waste.

When the fleet arrived at the nearest
harbor Morgan landed his men and
marched toward the town, but he did
not succeed in making a secret attack,
as he had hoped. \ Spanish prisoner
had let himself drop overheard, and,
swimming ashore, had warned the gov
ernor of the attack. Thus prepared,
this able commander marched body of
soldiers along the road by which the
pirates must come, and when he found
a suitable spot ne built a formidable
barricade. Behind this his soldiers
were posted with their muskets and
their cannon.
But when Morgan came within sight
of this barricade, he considered that it
would be entirely unnecessary to at
tempt to disturb this admirable de-
woods, led them entirely around the
barricade, and came out upon wide
plain before the town.
Here he found that he would have to
fight his way into the city, and probably
much to his surprise his men were pres
SIlllg Nlidl SNh W q DObJ VI
The pirates routed the horsemen, and,
after fight of about four hours, took
possession of the town. Here they cap
tured great many prisoners, whom
they shut up in the churches, and then
sent detachments out into the country
to look for those who had run away.
Then these utterly debased and cruel
men took their usual course after cap
turing town; they pillaged, Toasted,
and rioted. Even when the poor citi-
zens seemed to have given up every
thing they owned, they were told that
if they did not pay two heavy ransoms
they would be carried away into slavery,
and that their town would be burned.
For two weeks the pirates waited for
the unfortunate people to go out into
the country and find some of their fell
low citizens who had escaped with a
portion of their treasure. In those days
people did not keep their wealth in
banks as they do now, but every man
was the custodian of most of his own
possessions, and when they fled from
the visitation of an enemy they took
with them everything of value that they
could carry. Before the citizens re-
turned Morgan made a discovery; a
negro was taken who was carrying let
tiers from the governor of Santiago, a
1eighboring city, to some of the citi-
zens of Port au Prince, telling them
not to be in too great a hurry to pay
! ransom, because he was coming with a
strong force to their assistance. When
Morgan read these letters, he changed
his mind and thought it would be a wise
thing not to stay in that region any
longer than could be helped. So he de-
| cided not to wait for the unfortunate
citizens to collect the heavy ransom he
demanded, but told them that if they
would furnish him with 500 head of
cattle, and also supply salt and help
| prepare the meat for shipment, he
| would make no further demands upon
them. This, of course, the citizens were
glad enough to do, and the buccaneers
sailed away.-Frank r. Stockton, in ST
Nicholas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07

Say, I've been living quite SPELL"
said Mr.. MIDDLETON, but here is some
thing quite new to me-a war map
pinned on the wall in the dining-room
at home, where it can always be found,
and where all can look at it convenient
ly at once. Mrs. MIDDLETON put it there.
She's absorbingly interested in the war,
as all women are. and when say some
thing about the situation of the Span
ish feet in the West Indies she walks
up to this map on the wall and wants
it illustrated and made clear by that"
N. Y. Sun
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07
LANGUAGES OF MUSIC.
The Airs of Different Nations sound
Very Much Like Their
Speech.

A French missionary played airs by
Rossini to a Chinese mandarin, who,
though a man of intelligence and Guilt
walton, according to oriental standards,
shook his head disapprovingly. When
pressed to give a reason for the depre-
ciating gesture, he said:
at is sadly devoid of meaning and
expression, while Chinese music pene-
trates the soul"
We smile at the absurdity, because to
our ears Chinese music is the linking to-
gether of harsh and unmelodious
sounds, the mingling of crash and
caterwauling.
Prof. Arlo Bates uses this incident in
his Talks on the Study of Literature"
to illustrate the fact that there is con-
ventional language in sound as there is
in words. Barbaric folk use language
of music which penetrates their souls,
but which causes the nerves of civil zed
people to Jingle. Our music seems as
absurd to them as theirs to us. Neither
understands the musical language of
the other.
The Japanese complain that our d.
vision OF music into regular bars has the
effect of making it "chip-chop, chip
chop, chip-chop."
There is no universal language in
words or in art. The Greeks, who built
the Parthenon or wrought the Venus Of
Melos could not have discerned beauty
or reverence in the uncouth figures Of
Aztec deities. An Aztec who was moved
by twisted deities clutching one an
other by their plumes would perhaps
have stood without emotion before a
Greek temple or a Greek statue
Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07

covery of modern times has done so much to
enable women to take their proper place in
life by safeguarding their health as DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Act.
ing directly on the blood and nerves, in
tons, they restore the Strength and health
to the exhausted woman when every effort
of the physician proves unavaling
For the growing girl they are of the great
est benefit, for the mother indispensable, for
every woman invaluable.
For paralysis, locomotor ataxia, and other
diseases long supposed incurable, these pills
have proved their efficacy in thousands of
pnSas
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07
JOTTINGS OF TEMPERANCE.

A German chemist, on Analysing some
milk, found that it contained alcohol
The cows had been fed on the waste at
distillery.
Rev. DR.. Louis Albert Banks, of Cleve-
land, o., has opened a crusade against
the gambling tolerated by the officials
of that city.
There is no consistency in praying
God to save your boy and then voting to
license the saloon to kill your son.
Patriot-PhalanX.
The temperance cause is making
great progress in Scotland. Paisley has
stuck to the reduction of license move
ment until only two licensed taverns are
left in the city.
Who is the greater, the man who
yields to passion, or the man who con-
quers his passion and follows his calm
Judgment? There is one standard for
the individual and the nation.-United
Presbyterian.
1t is estimated by reliable statistics
that each of Americas 100000 saloons
have an average of 40 cutomers-10,-
100000 people-steady drinkers, who
spend an average of 500 a year for
drink; it amounts to total Of
$1,000, 100000 year.
Drunkenness is not the only cause of
crime. but it is crime; and if any encour-
age drunkenness for the sake of the
profit derived from the sale of drink.
they are guilty of form of moral as
sassination as criminal as any that has
been practiced by the braves of any
country or of any age.-Chrstian Work.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07
More Than We Mine.

1t is estimated that $900,000,000 are
spent for liquor annually in the United
States. The entire mineral product of
1896. including gold, silver, iron, copper,
lead, zinc, quicksilver and aluminium,
was about $685.. 100000. That is to say,
more than three and n half times as
much is spent for drink as the value of
all the metals from our mines. The
amount spent for liquor is more than
four times the value of all the bitumin-
GUS and anthracite coal produced annu-
ally.-Christian Work.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07
The French Vintage.

The average yield of wine in France
in 1897 was $50 gallons per acre, which
is about one-third less than in 1896, but
less than the product Of that year, The
value of last years vintage is estimated
at $132,O00,OOO, about $lO,5O0,0OO OF
which is for the high brands. The total
acreage planted decreased during the
past 10 months nearly 100000 acres. J:
is now some 100000 less than It was ten
years ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07
Quite n Difference,

Nose Muddycrick-Pse fairly infatu-
ated wild dat lovely Miss SNOWFALL. l
feel jest ez if I'd like to eat her.
Sam Sandyhill-Dat's hallucination,
man, not infatuation! She amt NO
spring chicken!-Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-07

r e c o m
mend them,
as they did
more for
me than any
physician,
and | can
give Dr..
Williams
Pink Pills
f or Pale
2 e o p | e
credit for
my general
good health
to-day.
~ -
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-17
THERE WILL BE NO MONEY
 TO RUN THE TAX OFFICE

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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-17
SAY THEY HAD A RIGHT TO
 ROB THE DEAD
dence in the case of the people vs. Brandes. JOHN E. BENNETT,
 Of Counsel for Defense.

This is all the substitute that Streigh- tiff has for Lillian Brandes' skull. When asked for a statement regarding this re- markable case, Attorney Bennett said:
 ''I did go to the Coroner's office at Berkeley, accompanied by Dr. Woolsey, to make an examination of the body of Lillian Brandes. We arrived there just before the funeral was held. Mir. Streigh- tiff went away and left the body for us to make whatever examination we de- sired. He asked us to leave everything as we found it, and we agreed to do SO. His remark meant that he did not wish us to leave the body disarranged or to do anything that would give him work. In this respect we kept our word. We found the body in low coffin, ready for the funeral, and MT. Streightif objected very much to having us make an exami- condition of the skull we decided to take it with us to be used as evidence in the case and at the proper time to be used as an exhibit We did not mutilate the dead girl. for the skull had been detached at the autopsy. When the Coroner returned, pr. Woolsey was ready to leave in his buggy which had been standing outside But I remained several minutes later.
 The head was stuffed with excelsior and neatly sewed over, and presented in no way a disarranged appearance. l re- mained with MT. Streightif after his re- turn, but said nothing to him about the removal of the skull, because 1t was within half an hour of the time set for the funeral People were already begin ming to rap on the door for admittance There was also another man in the room with us. and I did not care to talk of the
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-17
CLAIM MADE BY THE
 DEFENSE.
Attorney Bennett Declares the Father of Lillian BrdndeS Was Privileged to Mutt
 late Her Corpse.

The sensation yesterday was the re- markable turn given to the Brandes mur- der trial by the publication in yesterday s Call of the fact that the murdered girl was buried without her skull, which was taken from her coffin by representatives of the defense just a few minutes before the funeral services commenced.
 But for a trihing incident no one would have known except Dr. Woolsey and At torney Bennett that Lillian's skull had been removed and would be used as evil dence in the trial of the case. Deputy Coroner Streightif left the morgue at Berkeley just as pr. Woolsey and Attor- ney Bennett arrived. He extracted promise from them that they would leave everything as they found it. When he re- turned half an hour later the friends were arriving to follow the murdered girls re- mains to the grave.
 In placing the lid on the coffin Streigh- tiff happened to place his hand on the top of the girls head to straighten out the disheveled hair. This exhibition of ten derness-for it could have been nothing else. under the circumstances brought to light the fact that there was nothing un- der the hair. Those who had taken the skull had arranged the hair so as to cover up their work, and had done it so well as to deceive any one who looked at the girls face
 Streightif's fingers as he ran them through the long hair at once revealed the absence of the skull. The minister was present and friends were standing
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-17

surreptitously removed the skull of the dead girl, hoping by thus robbing the dead to acquit of the charge of murder the man, believed to be responsible for the death.
 "The first I knew of the fact that they had taken the skull was last Thursday. Dr: Buteau, the autopsy surgeon. testi- fled in court that day, and after leaving the stand overheard remark he made to MT. Bennett that led me to believe that, the attorney had possession of the skull. The day Bennett and Dr.. Wool sey visited the Morgue. Deputy Coroner Streightif telephoned of the fact, but that time was not aware that the skull had been taken.
 pr. E. H. Woolsey, the physician who, at the request of Attorney Bennett, re- moved the skull cap from, the head Of the took in the affair. When the proper time ea wsv eas Re know w of the transacon This will probably be when the case comes to trial in the Superior Court and am subpenaed as a witness. Until then it would hardly be professional for me to say anything
 On being asked as to the legality of the action of himself and Attorney Bennett in taking the skull the doctor smiled, and leading the way to a closet in which he keeps his grewsome anatomical specimens he produced a dozen or more skull caps which he stated he had removed had died by violence. Whether it is legal or not" he said, "I do not know and have never inquired, but 1 have been of a century, and at present am of the opinion that I will continue to do so for some years to come. have always taken them in the interest of science, and I be- lieve l have a right to secure as many specimens as I am fortunate enough to come within reaching distance of. The oldest skull cap l have belonged to a man who came to an untimely end in 1874
 The doctor continued by giving a volu- ble and interesting history of his uncanny treasures of years gone by, and fondled them as miser would his gold As to the last treasure added to his hoard he was silent. He would not exhibit nor ad- init that he had in his possession the skull cap he secured from the head of Lillian Brandes a few moments before the funeral services of the murdered girl began.
 In Justice Gifts court yesterday morn- ing the preliminary hearing of Brandes was speedily concluded and he was held to answer in the Superior Court for the murder of Lillian Brandes and was re- fused bail.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-17
FRANCE AND THE JEW. Dr. Voorsanger's Lecture at the Tenn ple Emanu-El Last Evening.

"Sold Out to the Jews" was the sub ject of Dr. Voorsanger's eloquent address at Temple Emanu-El last evening. It was a discussion of popular prejudice existing especially In France, against the son or Israel, the text of which was the prose cution of Dreyfus, accused of divulging official secrets to the enemies of France. The rabbi dwelt on the fact that the de- cree which sent the condemned Jew to such a dreadful punishment had never been signed by any higher authority than the French Secretary of War, who IS an army officer. This was an act matched by the military olgarchy of the republic against the Jewish prisoner.
 Another point was that the sending or Dreyfus to such a far spot as Devils ls- land was to remove him and all possible dangerous disclosures from Paris and re- vision.
 "Vendus aux Juifs"-sold out to the Jews-the cry of the anti-semitic mob of Paris, is an attempt he said. to make the people believe that the Dreyfus matter is a Jewish affair and an endeavor to move heaven and earth against the accused man and his race generally.
 France has population of 39OOO,OO0, of which 75,000 are Jews, but the percentage of Jews who take an important part in the public affairs of that country is far greater. The French Jew has made for himself an honored place on the pages of the republics history. and his name Is forever woven with that of France.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-17
CoRoNER'S INQUESTS. Peculiar Verdict of an Intelligent ,Irrv in a Suicide Case

Coroner Hawkins yesterday held sev- eral inQuests, the more important being the cases of Louisa Seinger, Carl Rich ard Schneider and Mrs. Georgie Meadows. In the Selinger case the jury rendered the verdict that the woman came to her death from the effects of a gunshot wound in- fiicted by her husband.
 In the Schneider case the verdict was that the deceased came to his death in the Harbor Receiving Hospital December g, from a fractured skull, caused by a Iessness of the railway company
 In the case of Mrs Georgie Meadows. who committed suicide by swallowing carbolic acid on December 8, the jury ren- dered a verdict of accidental death.