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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-09
MONEY MADE A DIFFERENCE.
Beef Stew smeIIed Good to Poverty,
but 1t Was Disgusting When
Riches Came.

would you like to hear a story about
the effect of a winning streak on beef
stew" said an old gambler. Yes?
Well, you know one of the gamest old
gamblers you ever heard of is Dem
man Thompson, the actor. He's a born
gambler, and he's at it when his pockets
lined same as when it isn't. Den and a
friend whom We'll call Jack lost a lot
of money in Chicago a few years ago,
and for two days they were broke. 1t
was hard scratching for a place to sleep,
and, as for eating, well, they didn't
manage to get any more than enough
to keep alive on.
Zone night they went to Buck BIS
gambling house to see if Den could
land friend who'd stake him. They
hadn't had bite to eat all day and were
pretty hungry. Buck keeps a cafe on
the ground floor of his place, and the
first thing that struck Den and Jack
when they went in was the odor of nice,
fresh beef stew.
"'Gosh, amt that great!' says Den.
Food for the gods, jack
"'Never smelt anything like it be-
fore says Jack. 'Terrapin and cham
payne for the fool, Den, but beef sqs-.,s
for you and me-
"They stood there just sniffin' the
aroma of beef stew, making eyes at
each other and breaking the silence
every few minutes to say something
about that glorious beef stew. Pretty
soon Den spots a friend and manages
TO borrow a ten-spot.
Come he says, wen make or
break on it,
But says Jack, snif7n' at the beef
stew.
"'No, STREE says Den. and he and
Jack went upstairs. The details aren't
interesting, so I'll only say that when
Den quit he had $500 in his pocket. He
and Jack came downstairs together
and the first thing that struck them
was that odor of beef stew.
"'Phew!' says Jack. What is that
smell?'
".Perfectly disgusting,' says Den.
4 should think Buck would be care
full about the way he scents up the
place
L never smelt anything like it, says
Jack. Let's leave the place at once,'
and those two old hypocrites went out
arm in arm and made a bee line for
a restaurant where they had meal
of liquids and solids that reduced the
roll to almost $7O0.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-09

If time is money some peoples time must
be ounterfeit.-Chicago Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-09
SOLDIER KNEW HOW TO WOO.
Having Won the Young WOman's
Consent, He Succeeded with
the Veteran Father.

81 tell you," shouted the old gentleman,
"I'll not give my consent. I'm not the man
to buy pig in poke or decide case after
hearing but one side of it. 1 don't believe
he was ever soldier or ever saw battle in
his life. | don't care so much for that, but
it's the false pretenses. I'm a veteran and
! know soldier when | see him. III give
him marching orders the next time he
calls"
But, papa, see how straight he walks
and what trim figure he has And he has
told me about lots of battles"
"Bosh! There haven't been lots of battles
since has was big enough to fight. | tell you
that he's false alarm. I'll trap him yet.
I'll bet house and lot that he can't 60
through the manual of arms"
But he can. He took a cane and showed
me the whole thing. 1t was just grand
What in creation do you know about it ?
You couldn't tell the difference between a
right shoulder, shift and double quick.
Did he enlist from Detroit?-"
No, Chicago"
30, of course, some big city where it
would take time to look him up. He's a
fraud"
do listen, papa. He knows all about
you grand army people, and says that you re
the finest, bravest, most intelligent military
men that ever kept step to fife and drum.
He. likes beans and coffee for cold lunch,
and every night he was here he turned the
lights out at ten just from force of habit. "
mo! And he said that about us vet
Grams, hey? Well, III have a talk with your
mother. detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-09
NEED THEIR WIVES.
Some Nervous Men would BE Losx
without Their Help
meets.

A crowded car of an uptown-bound
Lexington avenue elevated train one
afternoon about three o'clock was deep
~ interested in a couple that entered
it at Reid avenue station. The man was
so nervous that he could scarcely stand,
and he fairly trembled as his wife sup
ported him to a seat. AS soon as he
reached it squarely his eyes closed and
he appeared to be in a deep sleep. The
woman carried in her right hand a
saw, hammer, and several other sorts
of carpenters tools. She sat stern and
erect and looked as though life to her
was pretty tough experience. The
passengers guessed that she was lead
ing her nervous husband home from
work, but how on earth he ever used
the tools she carried was a puzzle. If
you look about you these days it is no
uncommon sight to see women care
worn of countenance leading along
faded men. One morning lately a ST.
lent woman walked into the barber
shop on Evergreen avenue, near Coop
er street, followed by her husband,
u IJdle-ldceU, lnln INDIVIDUAL, VINO acted
as though he was walking on air. He
fell into a chair and the barber rapid
ly shaved him while the woman sat in
a corner and waited until the process
was complete. Then she handed over
the price of a shave, with no tip, and
walked out, followed by her broken
down better half. ooh. that's moth
ing" said the barber, as he looked
after the queer couple. 81 have had
numbers of men come to my place like
that. Some of them are so COMPOUNDED
nervous that before you get half-fn-
ished they want to jump from the
chair. I've got six outside customers
whom | shave at their homes, and two
of them l shave in two days; one side
to-day, the next side tomorrow, be-
cause of their excessive excitability.
When | was over in the Produce Elk
change building I had men jump from
my chair and run out of the shop be-
cause they couldn't sit still long
enough to be shaved" - Brooklyn
Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-09
Poetry VS.. Prose.

They were sitting on the front porch
after dinner, enjoying the evening
breeze. Gazing at the canopy of heaven,
thickly studded with glittering stars,
Mr.. bordering exclaimed: Glow ut
terly incomprehensible is the vastness
of nature! Each glittering orb we now
behold is a world of greater magnitude
than our own. How wonderful are the
eternal laws which hold this universe
OF worlds in their unchanging orbits,
and" "Yes," interrupted Mrs. Pom
dering, suddenly giving voice to her
train of thought, "and the man Didn't
leave us half enough ice to-day and I'm
sure the beefsteak will spoil before
morning. Did you order those mack
erel and the ton of coal to be sent to-
morrow"'-Chicago Evening News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-09
NATURALLY A MISFIT,
A Strange Freak of Fate Pursues n
Man who Has Genius for
the InOppOrtune.

'There goes a man." said a Canal
street philosopher, ''who has made a
failure of life in spite of exceptional
equipment for success. He is honest,
affable, highly educated and industri-
Gus as beaver. He has no bad habits,
and | couldn't name man in New Or
leans who possesses a kindlier DISPOSE
ton. yet he is continually out of job
and is studiously avoided by everybody
who knows him. The mysterious part
of it is that nobody can tell you just
why, and the poor fellow doesn't I'm.
derstand it himself. He is beginning
to think that somebody has worked
a rabbits foot on him, but the secret
is really this: He has a genius for
the inopportunte. BY some malign
freak of fate he always says and does
the wrong thing at the wrong time. 1t
is not lack of tact; it is destiny. For
example, l like him, but he never called
on me in his life that his visit wasn't
highly unwelcome. He is morally GER
tain to drop in just in time to catch
one doing something foolish or dis
creditable, and you know how we hate
the innocent chance witness of our fol-
lies. He made a mortal enemy of Col.
- because he happened to walk into
his office while the old man was dyeing
his mustache. He CHANGED on a GER
tain prominent lawyer Sinking before
mirror, rehearsing an impromptu
after-dinner speech, and the prominent
lawyer got even by knocking him out
of valuable contract. Those are two
cases out of dozens. He never gossips
or tattles, but the mere fact that he
has seen things he oughtn't to see and
heard things he oughtn't to hear makes
his very presence embarrassing to the
other fellows. It's most unfortunate,
and all fate. If he were introduced to
a man whose grandfather had been
hanged he'd be absolutely certain to
begin talking about rope inside of two
minutes. As / said before, he has a
genius for the inopportune. My wife
loathes him because her false frizzes
blew off on the street one day and
landed on top of his umbrella. He had
nothing whatever to do with either
the Srizzes or the elements, but now
can't ask him to my house. Terrible
to be under such curse, isn't it On
o. Times-Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-09

would like to have it in my cabinet of
curiosities. I suppose you wouldn't
care to sell it?"
Land sakes, no, honey!" laughed the
old woman. Who'd buy an old thing
like that? I call it my luck bowl. 1t
wouldn't be a mite of use to anybody
but me, and it really isn't any use to
me; but it's all that's left of my old
life, and l think it would most break my
heart to look in the cupboard and find
it gone
Very well, Mrs. Graves, but if you
ever change your mind and wish to
sell it, let me have the refusal I'll give
you more for it than anyone around
here
AS the girls walked home Nelly was
silent and prcoccupied
"I'll have that bowl!' she cried out.
suddenly. Yes, it will be mine before
many weeks. The old woman can
hardly hobble about now, and it won't
be long before she is laid up. That will
be my time, and won't it be a triumph
to show my aunt as fine piece of china
as she has in her whole collection-and
at bargain, tool"
Ellice looked at her friend in mute
surprise. Nelly was good girl, kind
hearted and humane, and yet she was
exulting now that poor, wretched
creature should be tortured with pain.
and laid up, helpless and hopeless, in
order that it might give her an oppor-
tunity to possess an old piece of china!
A mania for ceramics, she thought, was
not likely to enlarge the sympathes or
soften the heart.
What will you give Mrs. Graves for
the bowl?' she asked.
sob, fair price. She'll think it more
than fair. But of course I'm not such
fool as to offer even quarter of its
actual value. l couldn't begin to af-
ford it. Don't look so grave, as if
were giving to swindle the old woman!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-09
The SATSUMA BOWL. ,
By M. B. Williams.
hXXTHERE on earth did YOU get

"WHERE on earth did you get
w that bowie" Nelly Marshall
said to old Mrs. Graves. She and her
friend, Ellice Davidson, had stopped at
the old woman's cottage on their re-
turn from a long, hot walk to get a
drink of her cool well water.
As Mrs. Graves opened her cupboard
to take out her one tumbler Nelly's GU
rious eyes noticed on the top shelf a
china bowl covered with dust, on which
she bounced eagerly.
THAT chiny bowl, is it, honey? Why,
1t was my mothers afore ever l was
born, and she set great store by it. My
father was a sailor and he used to bring
all kinds of queer things from his voy-
ages. They're all gone but that one
bowl, and somehow I've got it fixed in
my mind that | won't have any good
luck if anything happens to that bowl"
The two girls glanced at each other.
Good luck and poor old Mrs Graves
seemed far apart. She was very old, and
had survived all her family and friends
She picked up a wretched living by
knitting and quilting. She owned the
little cottage in which she lived, and
with sturdy independence refused the
charity of her neighbors, save during
her attacks or rheumatism, which of
late were frequent and severe. Every
one pitied and respected the desolate
old woman.
well, what do you think of this?"
Nelly breathlessly exclaimed, holding
out the bowl, when Mrs. Graves had
gone to the well.
Il see an old china bowl" laughed
Ellice, very queer-looking, and very
dirty, and little Clipped at the edges"
you see a genuine Satsuma!" Nelly
said, impressively. Il question wheth-
er another such can be found in this
country. Look at that diapering of
dull gold at the base and edge, and
those birds with outstretched wings in
the center! Why, it's a TREASURED"
us it?" Ellice answered, Indifferent
ly. 1T just looks to me like a queer
bowl. Very nice for milk bowl"
"a milk bowl! You know | spent
year before last with my aunt, Mrs
Davenport, in the city, and she and her
friends were all deep in the study of
ceramics Aunt is a great collector of
old china, and as she is very wealthy
and a great traveller, she has some SUI
perb specimens. Why, she gave $40 for
a Satusma cup and saucer that isn't to
be compared with this! One of her
friends gave $500 for pair of vases, and
they were cracked. Oh, I'm an expert
in china. I'd give anything in the world
to own this bowl, and I'm going to have
it, too! Hush! Here comes the old
woman. Not a word to her of its
value"
Here's your bowl. Mother Graves"
she said, handing it to her with an in
different air. Its very queer, and l
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-09

Lazy people are criticised a good DEAL but
they generally lead long and happy lives
Somerville (Mass.) journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-09

Don't take physic when you should take
exercise.-Elliott Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-09
Catching Up.

"Is your town growing?" asked the
Pittsburgh man of fellow-traveler on the
cars.
"Well, no.; I can't say it's growing" was
the reply; mot growing to speak of. but
it is improving in tastes right along"
you mean that the people are assuming
a higher Standard"
81 do, sir; yes, sir. We now get bananas
every day from Cncnma ana ds I'VE out
limburger cheese. We don't look for any
building boom or influx of strangers, but
we'll hold our own and gradually work up
to electric doorhells and oysters on the half
shell."-Utica Observer.
Something for II Golfer to Learn.
The Golfer-You must acknowledge that
it requires great deal of skill to drive
ball 100 yards
The Farmer-Nothing like the skill re-
CURED to drive a pig so feet. - Stray
Stories.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-09
To Care "a Cold in One Day


Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money fit fails to cure. Csc.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-09
No Ancient History wanted.

The fair wife had been Gliding her
lord and master.
las far back as 1 can remember you"
she said.
"Oh, hold on!" he interrupted "Let's
stick to the nineteenth century, any
way"
The lawyers are now trying to gel
the trouble patched up without carry
ing it into the courts.-Stray Stories.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-09

II, was ministers club meeting, and the
cloth was exchanging experiences.
'At a funeral recently" said one of the
clergyrmen,. Il narrowly escaped laughing
perpetrated. why is it, l asked in the
course ofmy moral applying eloquence, why
is it that there should be a peculiar appro-
priateness to-day in the gathering, about
this bier, of friends and relatives whose
tears fall like rain"
81 paused there significantly to let my
producing flash, it crossed my mind that the
dead man had been a milkman in the com.
munity for % years. "-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-09

I could not get along without Piso's Cure
for Consumption. 1t always cures.-NTrs.
E. G. Moulton, Needham, Mass, Oct %, '94.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-18
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
Associated Press COmmends Move
ment in Behalf of Dewey.

Associated Press COmmends Move
ment in Behalf of Dewey.
Chicago May 17.-At the annual meet
ing of the Associated Press to-day the fol-
lowing were elected directors:
William S. Mclean. Philadelphia Bulle-
tin, vice Clayton McMichael,, resigned; A.
j. Barr, Pittsburg Post; L. Markbreit, Gin
cnnau Volksblatt; Clark Howell Atlanta
Constitution.
The following advisory boards were
chosen:
Eastern Division-St. Clair McKelway.
Brooklyn Eagle. chairman; Charles II.
Taylor, Boston Globe; Clarke Davis Phil
adelphia Ledger; A. p. Langtry, SPRING
field Union; Ambrose Butler, Buffalo
News.
Central Division-G Thompson, ST.
Paul Dispatch, chairman; D. M. Houser,
st. Louis Globe Democrat; S. II. Wilder
Cincinnati Commercially Tribune; II. S.
New Indianapolis Journal e. Rosewater
Omaha Bee; John Hicks. Oshkosh North
western.
Western Divisional. w. Scott, Portland
Oregonian, chairman e. b. Piper, Seat
tie Post-Intelligencer; II. H. Lannan Salt
Lake Tribune; Hugh Hume, San Francisco
Post; X. G. Cooper, Denver Republican
Southern Division-H. II. Cabaniss, At
lanta Journal, chairman; Page M. Baker,
New Orleans Times Democrat; c. p. j.
Mooney Memphis Appeal;
George w. Ochs Chattanooga Times; G.
II. Basket, Nashville Banner.
This resolution was unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolved, That the Associated Press
notices with pleasure the encoura cement
by the newspapers throughout the coun-
try of the proposition by Rear Admiral
Upshur to the Brooklyn Eagle that a
home be secured for Admiral Dewey at
the national capital by public subscrip-
ton
Resolved, That we recognize in the ma
tionaf committee of the Dewey house
fund a fitting body to which to send the
funds secured by subscriptions secured
by newspapers from their readers, and
from other sources; and that We commend
the object and the method without reserve
to The newspapers and periodicals of the
United States"
The business meeting was followed by
the annual banquet
Hon St. Clair McKeIway of the Brook
Ign Eagle, at the banquet, spoke in part
as follows:
1.-THE duration of our stay in the Philip
pines is prodigiousy debated. While the
debate goes on. we stay If the debate
comedies with our stay, think il Will be
a protracted debate.
II know that those who differ from me
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-18
UPPER RICE MILL SOLD.
Bought by Mr.. II. VI. Conner for
$4,000.

$4,000.
The property known as the Upper Rice
Mills has been purchased by Mr. II. NJ
Conner, the consideration being $4,000 in
cash.
Mr.. William Neyle Habersham, repre-
senting the various interests in the prop
erty, fled petition in the Superior Court
yesterday for an order of court authoriz-
ing and requiring the owners and repre-
sentatives of the various interests in the
property TO make title to Mr.. Conner. The
petition states that these parties are viii
ling to make the title but that Mr. Conner
doubts their ability to make valid
transfer of title without the authority of
the court.
The interests mentioned by Mr.. Haber-
sham in his petition are follows: Will
liam Neyle Habersham individually and as
executor Of the will of Mary H. Elliott, a
administrator of the estate of John Rae
Habersham, and as administrator of the
estate of Maria e. White; Robert H.
Coleman, the Pennsylvania Company for
the Insurance of Lives and the Granting
of Annuties and Henry r. Kendall. as
assignees of Robert H. Coleman: A. r.
Lawton, as administrator of the estate of
S. Ellen Coleman; Helen L. Blake and
Charles c. Schley.
-A4NCL dGldliluS the various interests in
the property, which are somewhat com
plcated of the parties named these in
terests are summed up with the statement
that the asslgnees of Robert Fl. Coleman
own half interest, IN which William
Neyle Habersham has an equity; that Hell
en- +. Blake and Charles c. Schlev
own a fourth interest, and that the re-
manning fourth is owned by the estates of
John Rae Habersham, Mary H. Elliott,
Marie E. White and S. Ellen Coleman.
1t is stated chat there have been compu-
Gated business transactions between VIII
liam Neyle Habersham and Robert Fl.
Coleman and that these accounts are in
dispute. 1t is requested, therefore. that
one-half the purchase price of the prop
erty, $22,500, be set aside by the court TO
await the settlement of these accounts
and the determination of the equity of
William Neyle Habersham in this one
half interest.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-18
PYTHIANS HAVE ADJOURNED.
GRAND LODGE WILL MEET NEXT
YEAR AT FITZGERALD.

GOOdrum of Newman Reelected
Grand ChanceIIOr-LeOpoId of sn-
vannah Is SIN Keeper of Records
and sehIs-savannah Companies
Carried on six Prizes In the Drills
OF the Uniform HanIS-Savannah-
inns VIII Return To-day.
Rome, Ca. May 1.-THE thirtieth an
nual session of the Grand Lodge Knights
of Pythias, closed this afternoon. Fitz-
gerald was selected as the next meeting
place. The grand officers elected were as
follows:
Grand chancellor, r. NJ Goodrum,
Newman.
Grand vice chancellor. Milton e. Smith.
Macon.
Grand prelate, Frank S. Hopper Amer
icns
Grand keeper of records and seals. w
T. Leopold, Savannah
Grand master of exchequer, Turner G.
Howard, Augusta
Grand master at arms, f. NJ. sommer-
camp Columbus.
Grand inner guard. c. NJ. Milan. Carriers
vile
Grand outer guard, VIM. II. stywald,
West Point.
Supreme representative, Hamilton
Douglas, Atlanta.
A special appeal for the Georgia Indus
trial Home from Rev. w. A. Mumford of
Macon, resulted in the grand lodge APP
propriatng 500. and s57 was appropriated
by individual subscriptions.
The competitive drll OF the uniform
rank look place at MoDey Park this af-
ternoon, and Savannah companies carried
off six prizes. Teutonia No. got 500
for the finest drill end Georgia No. ],
third prize of $50 Savannah No. Is car
ried off third prize OF $50 for the turn
out on parade Herman Geffken of leu
tonia got the first prize OF $40 for the best
Individual sword play, A. G. Ham of
Georgia the second prize Of SIS, and Her
man Lang of Teutonia the third prize of
$40.
The Savannah party left for home al
10 o'clock tonight.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-18
sensation in Brussels.
MAYOR VAN WICK WAS ANGRY.
Denied That He Had Any Connection
With Pool Rooms.

With Pool Rooms.
New York, May 16.-Mayor Van Wyck
was on the witness stand to-day before
the Mazet investigating committee.
Mayor Van Wyck gave it as his opinion
that The conduct of affairs under the new
charter has been remarkably satisfactory,
but refused to express any opinion regard
Ing changes in the city offices that might
tend 10 improve the administration of the
ctys affairs.
There was not much of note about the
Mayors testimony, and only on one oc-
cas,on did ne find reason 10 make an out
break This was when he was questioned
by Counsel Moss of the committee regard
ing the rumored connection of "a man
named Van Wyck" with a number of
pooi rooms. The Mayor became very
angry al this and declared that Mr.. Moss
had asked the question for the purpose of
'insinuation."
lie demanded that if any evidence was
on nand 20 prove any connection, it should
De produced before the committee. He de-
MED most emphaucally that he had any
connection with any pool rooms whatso-
ever or any Illegal business.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-18
GUARDIANS FOR SOLDIERS.
Two Appointed by the Court of Or
binary.


Two young men, who wanted to fight
for their country in the Philippines, OBJ
tanned the appointment of guardians, both
being under age, in the Court of Ordinary
yesterday, in order to allow of their en-
listment.
Walter Dobson of Jesup, who was form
erly a member of Company L of the Sec
ond Georgia, was one of these. Lieut.
Henry Blum, who was formerly second
lieutenant of Company L. consented to act
as guardian for Dobson.
The other young patriot was Jay N.
Drake, who was only mustered out of the
Third Kentucky yesterday. Drake told
the ordinary that $50 of the 500 which he
received from the paymaster had been
stolen form him at the camp, but how or
by whom he did not know. He was an or
phan he said and wanted to enlist in the
regular service. f. d. Wyatt was aD-
pointed guardian for Drake.
Both of The young fellows were quiet,
well-behaVed and of respectable appear
ance.