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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

They tell rather good story about
Fl. R. H. the Prince of Wales. A
couple of weeks ago he was taking a
walk in st. James Park before break
fast, when he found himself followed
by we'll dressed but crazy-looking
old woman. Having seen this woman
before, and probably guessing what
her object was, the prince resolved to
take no notice of her, but continued
his walk until obliged to turn home.
wards. The woman Immediately stood
before him and curtsied. The prince
raised his hat and tried to pass on.
II have grievance, your royal high
ness" began the stranger, producing
from her handbag roll of closely
written parchment.
Zach. madam, these is not re first
time have been taken for re Prince
of Wales!" was the reply in a gruff
voice with strong German accent.
After flashing a glance of deepest
scorn upon him. the cid lady put away
her precious documents, remarking:
II have the honor to have known all
the members of the royal family, and,
if my eyesight were not becoming bad
nowadays should not have made such
an astonishing error as to take you for
the prince" The Prince of Wales
again took off his hat, smiled, and pro-
ceeded on his way.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22
DR.. Depsw,. Lesson ON sobrIstv.

Chauncey NJ. Depew says: "Twenty-fve
years ago 1 knew every man, woman and
child in Peekskill, N. Y. And 1t has been Il
study with me to mark boys who started In
every grade of life with myself to see what
became OF them. was up last fall and be-
gan to count them over, and 1t was an in
,structive exhibit. Some OF them became
clerks, merchants. manufacturers, lawyers
and doctors. 1t is remarkable that every
one OF these that drank lie dead; not one
living of my age. Barring "a few who were
taken by sickness, every one who proved
wreck and wrecked his family did 1t from
rum and no other cause. or those who
were church-going people, who were steady,
who were frugal and thrifty, every single
one OF them without an exception owns the
house In which he lives and has something
laid by, the interest OF which, with his
house, would carry him through many a
day. When man becomes debased by
gambling, rum or drink, all his finer feel
ings are crowded out, and the poor women
at home suffer-suffer for those whom they
love better than life. Our Dumb Animals.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22
Dangers to Life in India.

India is the only country that makes
deaths by the attacks of serpents and
wild beasts feature of it's annual
statistics. That it has good reason
for doing so is shown by the impress
sive figures of last years mortality
eleven hundred and thirty-three hun.
dred deaths from snake bites and two
hundred and ninety-one people killed
by tigers and other wild animals. AL
though India is one of the most
denseH populated countries on the
globe, fthe increasesof human inhabit-
ants does not have the effect of de-
creasing the number of wild beasts, as
it does elsewhere, because the religion
of the natives or great proportion
of them-forbids them to take the
life, even of dangerous beasts and SER
pents; hence they let these destroyers
thrive and multiply in the midst of
their communities. One of the best
works Of the British in India is their
reduction of the number of wild beasts,
and especially tigers. as a result of
their passion for hunting big game.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22
Insanity and Drink.

Some remarkable statements were made
recently before the members of the Soci.
ETY. for the Study OF Inebriety. eft the Brit
ish Medical Societys Office in London. In
an address upon acquired insanity in its
relation to intemperance in alcohol Lieu
tenant-Colonel Surgeon Prlngle said the
question of insanity following excessive
use of alcohol formed one OF the most i'm.
portant to the nation at the present day,
and 1t was the duty Of the medical profess
sion to train the public mind so as to pre-.
vent people from lapsing into permanent
insanity through drink. The terrible in.
crease of insanity appeared to have fallen
over London like an epidemic. Tho in
crease could not be due to any appreciable
extent to cases becoming publicly treated
which few years ago were privately
tr .ated. The cause would have to be
looked for elsewhere. Where insanity was
directly traceable to alcohol, it was not
caused by the moderate, but by the intem-
perate use OF the stimulant; it was also due
TO the civil powers OF the country in allow
Ing man or woman to continue in the in.
temperate indulgence In alcohol to such an
extent as to become burden to the State.
The modern mode OF life was one OF such
excitement, and anxiety, that alcohol was
largely 1ndnlged In to drown care and In
duce oblivion. Intemperance in alcohol
gradually assumed the mastery, and in
these periods of excitement cerebral symp-
toms and delusions appeared and often
altered the character of the case In such
manner rs to bring it within the grasp Of
the law. The liberty of the subject in the
matter Of habitual inebriates, which en-
abled him to exist on the borders Of GRIM
fnality, was a matter which the public
should be brought to view In it's proper
light. Such cases would have to be dealt
with as cases of public nuisance, for while
the State credited such people with free
will, they failed to possess It, and were
practically like the beasts that perish.
Something would have to be done to check
the tide Of insanity which was surround
ing London. A factor in the cause OF this
acquired insanity was the adulteration of
the various preparations OF alcohol. The
only way to stop the spread OF insanity
was by means OF compulsory treatment,
and public sentiment would have to un-
dergo q considerable change before long
to deal with the matter.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

oromntIv en- He receiUed a u0und
listed in Company A, of the Twenty-sixth
Wisconsin Volunteers. In the Army Of the
Potomac our hero saw much lighting, cam
paigning in the Shenandoah Valley.
In the first day IS fighting at the battle OF
Gettysburg, Schiffeneder received a
wound in the right side, which afterward
caused him much trouble. With portion
of his regiment he was captur d and i'm
prisoned at Bell Island and Ar lersonville,
and afterward exchanged He returned to
his regiment which was transferred to the
army Of General Sherman, and marched
With him through Georgia to the sea.
In this campaign Mr.. Schiffeneder's old
wound began to trouble him and he was
sent to the hospital and then home. He
had also contracted catarrh Of the stomach
and found no relief for years.
II happened to read an account Of DIR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People about
year ago." he said, "and thought that
they might be good for my trouble. con-
rluded to try them. l bought one box and
began to take them according to directions.
They gave me great relief. After finishing
that box bought another and when had
taken the pills felt that 1 was cured. /
recovered my appetite and ate heartily.
san testify to the good the pills did me-"
Mr.. Schiffeneder is prominent Grand
Army man in Chicago, whittier he moved
some years ago with his family.
A leading physician says that pepper is
deadly poison to the system.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

The Two Glasses-some Remarkable State
Inents Made Before the British Society
For the Study of ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Directly TraceabIe to Alcohol.
There sat two glasses filed to the brim,
On a rich mans table, rim to rim,
Ono was ruddy and red as blood,
And one was clear as the crystal food.
Said the glass Of wine to the paler brother:
"Let us tell the tales Of the past to each
other;
I can tell of banquet and reel and mirth,
And the proudest and grandest souls on
earth
Fell under my touch as though struck by
blight,
Where was king, for ruled in might;
From the heads Of kings l have torn the
crown,
From the heights OF fame have hurled
men down;
l have blasted away an honored name;
l have taken virtue and given Same;
/ have tempted the youth with sip,
taste,
That made his future barren waste.
"Greater far than a king am +,
Or than any army beneath the sky,
l have made the arms OF the driver fail,
And sent the train from the iron rail,
I have made good ships go down at sea,
And the shrleks Of the lost were sweet to
me,
For they said, Behold how great you be.
Fame, strength, wealth, genius before you
fall,
For your might and power are over ALL
Ho! ho! pale brother" laughed the wine.
"Can you boast of deeds as great as miner"
Said the water glass: "I can not boast
OF king dethroned or murdered host,
But can tell OF Il heart once sad,
By my crystal drops made light and glad:
OF thirsts I've quenched, OF brows I've
laved,
or hands I have cooled, and souls I have
saved;
have leaped through the valley, dashed
down the mountain,
Flowed in the river and played in the
fountain;
Slept in tie sunshine and dropped from the
sky,
and eye.
have eased the hot forehead OF fever and
pain,
have made the parched meadows grow
fertile with grain;
/ Gun tell OF the powerful wheel at the
mill,
That grinds out floor and turns at my will
81 tell Of manhood debased by you,
That have lifted and crowned anew.
/ gladden. the heart OF man and maid;
l cheer, help, strengthen and aid;
set the chained wine-captive free,
And all are better for knowing me-"
These are the tales they told each other,
The glass OF wine and the paler brother,
AS they sat together filled to the brim,
On the rich mans table, rim to rim.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22
Temperance News and Notes.

Join total abstinence society II possible.
The people OF Norway are greatly alarmed
them.
Temperance Is the rule, 1t appears. all
along the line In connection with the Sou.
dan expedition.
Avoid the saloons, shun the companion
ship OF those with tendency to intemper-
ance, and court the friendship OF sober and
steady men.
Peace or war, prosperity or depression,
the drinking OF liquor still goes on. But
there Is gradual Increase In the number
OF those who recognize the folly and the
wrong OF all this waste Of money.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

Clean blood means clean skin. Nc
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm.
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed. l0c. 25c, SOC.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

Everybody knows that Dobbins' Electric
Soap is the best in the world, and for SO years
it has sold at the highest price. It's price is
now cents, same common brown soap.
Bars full size and quality. Order of grocer. ADJ
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

Scotch doctor proposed logging as a
cure for habitual drunkards before the
British Medico-Psychologica Society at
Edinburgh. For the alcoholic crave he
suggested us a remedy blistering and the
heredity' that the man should be fogged
within an inch OF his life every time he took
drink
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22
Success Of Omaha Expo,ition

The Omaha Exposition makes a splendid
financial showing for the first sixty days.
The receipts for June were slightly in ex-
cess OF the running expenses, while In July
there was CSC, 900 surplus to apply on the
floating debt.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22
Heroes of War.

From the Chicago Times Herald.
The feeling Of admiration for heroes Of
var seems to be innate in the human heart,
Ind Is brought to the surface as the oppor-
unity and object for such hero worship
presents itself.
Among those who proved their heroism
Turing our Civil War was A. Schiffeneder
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

We think Piso's Cure for Consumption is
the only medicine for Coughs.-J ENNIE PINCK-
ARD, Springfield, Ills, Oct. l, 1884,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

Educate Your bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathnrtic, cure constipation forever
i0c 25c. II C. C. c fail druggists refund money.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

If 16l Sedg-
wick street,
Chicago. He
s an Austrian
oy birth came
20 America at
. h g ag 9 OF
W g n t y and
soon became
an American
.iti z Q n. He
was living in
Nil W a IL Ike Q
when the call
tor lu n :
T. q g RS came,
early in 1862,
/ n d h 9
nromntlv an
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

There are about 10000 Chinese on our
Pacific coast.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infiammn-
ton. alays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. a bottle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22
To Cure A Cold in One Day.

The empire OF Japan comprises to-day
about 1000 rocky islands.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

In 1886 slavery was absolutely abolished
in Cuba.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

The Icelanders are descendants of the
ancient Norwegians
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

The population OF Russia is increasing at
the rate OF 1000, 900 year.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22
Ksnsas Celebr.ted Paac.

Governor Leedy, Of Kansas, ordered the
nring OF thirteen guns in honor Of the
declaration Of peace.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

To Cure Constipatl0n Forever.
TAke Cascarets Candy Cathartic. lOc or $50
e q @. @. fafl to cure druggists refund money
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AL
Druggists refund money fit fails to cure. 25l
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

Opium is obtained from the unripe fruit
OF the white poppy.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

The italian state lotteries netted a clear
profit Of IS, SOC, 900 last year.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

Purely vegetable, mild and reliable. Cause Per;
feet Digestion. complete absorption and healthinl
regularity. For the cure of all disorders OF tne
Stomach, Liver, Bowels. Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous
Dispa
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22
beauty Is Blood Deep.

A leading physician says that pepper is
deadly poison to the system.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-01
Got Her Medal Back.

Colonel Robert White, of Wheeling w.
Va, who was a soldier OF prominence in
the Confederate army during the war,
has restored to its rightful owner gold
medal, after It had been out Of her pos
session thlrty-three years. While a pupil
at the Virginia Female Institute. at
Staunton, Mrs. Malnda Bingham, then
Miss Malnda Caperton, was awarded
handsome gold medal for general deport-
ment. In 1861, when Cooks Federal COM
mand retreated through Monroe county,
they looted the mansion OF Senator Alien
r. Caperton, at Elmwood, near Union.
Among other things carried off was the
gold medal Of Miss caperton, the daugh-
ter of the Senator. Nothing was heard
Of the missing medal. though Mrs. Bing-
ham often expressed sorrow over its loss.
About a month ago Colonel White dis
covered by chance that an ex-Federal
soldier in Wheeling had the medal,
having traded a canteen OF whiskey for
Ii few days after 1t was taken from
the Caperton mansion. Colonel White,
learning that the soldier did not want 20
keep it if he could find an owner. wrote
TO an acquaintance named Caperton in
Monroe county. asking II such a medal
had ever belonged to any OF his family.
Colonel Whites correspondent knew the
history of the medal, and Colonel White
restored the medal TO Mrs. Bingham,
who IS now the wife of one Of the judges
of the Supreme Court OF the District OF
Columbia. The medal was delivered at
the Caperton mansion, at Union, where
Mrs. Bingham makes her home.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-01
Another Year.

written for the Dispatch)
Another year" the wild bells ring;
Another year" the echoes sing;
Another year TO life has sprung,
It's tales untold, its songs unsung.
The old must die, the young be born,
And on this new years lappy morn
We stop to think upon the past,
And ask how long do pleasures last.
They last little while and then
They fade before the eyes Of men;
For in a twinkling OF the eye
The brightest pleasures fade and die.
But from the ashes OF the past
Whose flame is quenched by Times cold
blast,
The smoke of bygone deeds will rise,
And hide the present from our eyes.
And in the smoke bright forms appear,
Which TO our eyes at last grow clear;
The shades of things that used TO be;
The forms OF those we used TO see.
And those who we so well have known,
Who have as strangers TO us grown,
Assume once more their wonted place
And greet us with familiar face.
And those who in their graves have lain
For many years. now come again,
And take our hands in theirs once more,
And whisper to us as Of yore.
For e'er the echoes Of the past
Send back Times voice unto the last,
When strife and tumult shall be DER,
And echoes cease forevermore.
JAMES S. WILSON.
Smithfield, Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-01
Petersburg Index-AppealD


The Petersburg Index-Appeal says that
the financial troubles of Mr.. w. NJ. Sin
gerly, of Philadelphia, are due TO the folly
Of publishing a 5-cent newspaper tor
/ cent. -he Record says. however, that
its earnings I'm 1896 over and above all
expenditures were $50, 0O0.-Richmond
Times.
Colonel Singerly has our profoundest
sympathy. and we are reluctant TO dis
cuss his Affairs in the aspect they present
themselves to our view. The result Of
his business career proves conclusively
that he was not a businessman, and It
is possible that he is mistaken about the
earnings OF the Record. or that he is de-
ceiying himself. He was owner both of
the newspaper and the Daper-mil and
the latter is credited with having lost a
million dollars. His newspaper was con-
Stunning several millions OF pages a day
OF white paper. and IL is not known how
much OF that lost million dollars vas
due Colonel Singerly's mill by Colonel
Singerly's newspaper The facts show
that he had been a borrower of money
since 1882. an unpaid mortgage on real
estate OF that date being now In evidence.
IL is hardly probable that the Colonel
would have used the earnings OF his
newspaper to pay Indebtedness 10 his
paper-mill. while he WAS borrowing
money ~ interest rates. Colonel Singer
Tvs liabilities were 100000, and more.
while the pap-r-mill Is charged with the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-01

or tho wheelman to mako excursions 10
view the country about. Not as much
money as was needed has been spent
upon our streets OF late years. but we be.
lieve IT IS generally agreed that In 1895
we shall sec an Improvement in this re-
spect
Richmond is fast developing. also, as
an educational centre. and college stu
dents are so numerous here they have
become more than ever an important part
OF our population. The primary schools
are likewise thriving and number about
fourteen or fifteen thousand pupils.
The healthfulness OF. Richmond has
been steadily advancing of late years
aud the United States tables of NOR
tally for our principal cities rank us
high. We are improving. too, in the mat
ter of crime the police statistics not only
showing fewer arrests than formerly
but exhibiting a lower percentage of
gross and violent attractions Of the law
our continued exemption from devastat-
ing hres commends us TO the insurance
COMPANIES anu eNdiNS the reputation OF
our fire fighters"
In fine, Richmond has all of the hal
lowed memories of the capital of the
Confederacy and the central battle
ground of a great war, along with a fair
degree OF the hustle and hustle of ac-
tivty and energy Of an up-to-date Ameri-
can city. 1t is. therefore. not only
an advantageous place for manufacturers
and merchants, but is attractive to schol-
ars and tourists. And for all of
these we have a hearty welcome waiting.
We are bent on business this year. as
never before, but We have time for hospi-
tally, too.
And so we find ourselves parting COM
pany with 1S97-drifting apart from an
old friend. We are speed ng the parting
guest and welcoming him that comes.
May we al! find our account with the
past year gratifying, and may our sincere
greeting now be one to another: "A
happy new year; may YOU live long and
prosper"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-01

The withdrawal from James river OF
the steamboat Virginia and consequent
discontinuance of the all-water service
between this city and Baltimore is greatly
to be regretted. The all-water route
was started as the result of fight be-
tween the Daytime and the old York
River Line, but the differences of the
two. corporations represented having
been settled, and the boat having been
run under a cut-rate regime, from the
standpoint of the company owning her
her withdrawal was a matter of business.
None the less, while she was on she de-
monstrated the practicability of making
an all-water service between here and
the Monumental City a paying invest
ment, which it is hoped contains promise
for the future The patronage bestowed
by our people upon the Virginia, aside
from being evidence that the public
wanted the facilities she offered, was a
deserved recognition of the efforts of the
officers Of the boat and of the company
TO win appreciation. Though, as we
have stated, the enterprise was conducted
under cut-rate conditions, the accommo-
dations and attention were first-class in
every particular and the company kept
absolute faith with the travelling and
the shipping public.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-01
THE RICHMOND DISPATCH.
BY THE DISPATCH COMPANY.

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Subscribers at FIFTY CENTS per
month, payable to the carrier weekly or
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50 cents for one month. Price per copy,
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The WEEKLY DISPATCH at 81 per
annun.
The SUNDAY DISPATCH at $3.50 per
snnum, or IS cents for six months.
Subscriptions in all cases payable IN
advance. and no paper continued after
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post-ofice money order, check. or regis
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wishing their post-oiiice changed must
give their old as well as their new post
ofsice. Sample copies free.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-01

loss OF only 100000. This would repre-
sent the profits OF the Record for three
years. and would be significant II the
paper bills were not paid. 1t Is also
worthy OF note that the Record is relied
on for bonding purposes. and the exhibit
must. therefore. be as good as possible
We believe that one OF Colonel Singer
ly's business mistakes was the publica-
ton of a paper like the Record at 1 cent.
and I'm this opinion we arc sustained by
the high authority OF the New York
Herald. which. speaking from its own
experience with its evening edition. the
Telegram, says that n cent paper cannot
be proatably published now. The
Telegram had a larger field than the
Record has, 1t was not so expensive a
paper, and II had more money and better
business management behind 1t.