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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-09-28

presence Of eiiete, poi
sonous matter To curt
II two things are nee
essafy Isl thorough
cleansing Of the bowels
"a go the soothing and
cooling Of the inilamcd
membranes
The frs, Is produced
by Dr Pierce > Pleasant
Pellets. Two little
Pellets - about twice
the sire Of a pin head
are a dose They are
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-09-28

twenty hvt l1ands IN ~cirht ! usea eui, one
tqitle " Guiaep Medical Nisolyefy aud onc
vial Of the fcllris "
fiiss - disease that is usually treated
locally with 0iutmcnts which are well
enough in thcif way but do not touch tho
aaAG
This Il where Dt picrcc's medicines en-
crl~they cure the cause of disease and Of
necessity the disease itself disappears.
Piles arc caused by severe Inflammation
OF the lining OF the fcctum aud lower In.
testines, and this Inflammation is due to the
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-09-28

Amtisfsiss N " wfurs
was AtfllstNa aim psla 500
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physically inrspsesiktsd sn1
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thHt puuf sdsite hat fnns me
kfrai gpoa Naa advised ~
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thsns Yuu thasi heartily faf
whAi sou dii fsf nir an suf
hftng has cu,irely vanished
a 4UA -
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14

sendin' people 10 the penitentiary, but
as most all the self-respectin' people
sided with the wimmen, nothin' come
of it.
Bob then built the big stone front
brick you see way down at the lower
end of the street, and went into the
same business again. But l must git
to the point of my story. You see,
Bob argued that a saloon was no temp
tation, and them that didn't want to
drink didn't have to, and them that
did would git it anyhow. And he had
son Charley, young man that every
body liked, and it wasn't known that
he had any bad habits. Old Bob used
to point to Charley as an example, and
say if saloon was temptation, why
wasn't he a drunkard?
well, to come to the point, one day
Charley came up here to the depot TO
take the train to the county seat. A
freight train came along ahead of the
passenger, and Charley lowed he'd ride
down on it. The train did not stop
here at the depot, only at the crossin'
above, and by the time it came along
here, it was runnin' pretty lively.
Charley walked down there to the lower
end of the platform, and as the caboose
came past, he tried to get on the front
platform. He caught the railin' with
one hand, but his feet flew up and then
he seemed to be sucked down under the
car. | was standin' right out there in
front of where we are settin'. When he
got about opposite me, he seemed to
let loose, and went down under the
cars. l thought he was killed, and
shut my eyes to hide the sight. When I
looked again, the train was past. and
| saw Charley johnson within on the
track. We picked him up and some
one ran for a doctor. One of his legs
was crushed off just above the ankle.
In his inside pocket was found half
emptied bottle of whisky. The truth
was out-he had been tempted. The
Ticker had caused the accident.
about two weeks after the accident,
old Bob walked into the temperance
meetin one night, went straight up to
the front, called for the pledge, and
signed it. Then he declared that he
would spend every dollar he had made
out of the business in educatin' the
children of them he had wronged. And
he kept his word. That's how it hap.
pens that big brick is used for public
library instead of a saloon. But tn ere
is your train" said the old man, rs the
whistle of a locomotive was beard in
the distance.
But what became of CharIey?' Y
asked. Did he get well?"
81 guess so. That's him there" he
replied, pointing to the station agent,
who was signaling my train to stop
Lief Robertson, in Rams Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14
Some Coveted scrnwIs.

The most priced autographs in the
world are those of Shakespeare. On!y
seven are claimed to exist, three sig
natures to his will leach with a differ
ent spelling), two to conveyances of
property, one IN the folio edition of his
plays (doubtfuD and one in a Tudor
translation of Montaigne. This last
il in the British museum, and cost over
5000 guincas. One thousand guineas
was the price given by the late Mr.. Al
fred Morrison, of Carlton House ter
race, for an autograph letter written by
Marie Stuart to the archbishop of
Guise. This and two other letters tone
to the pope and the other to the king
of Franco We're written by the unfor-
tunate Queen of Scots on the morning
of her execution. The letter to the
French king was destroyed during the
days of the terror while that to the
pope is still preserved at the Vatican.
The Well-known bookseller. Bernard
Quaritch, gave & GOO for an autograph
of Columbus, which was exhibited at
the world S fair at Chicago. \ Chicago
autograph dealer is said to have offered
to give 100000, or over c 100000. for n
genuine autograph of Shakespeare il
brought to him within year of making
his offer. 1t was safe bluff, for since
the tragic fate of Chatterton no forger
has cared to tackle the quaint scrauI
of the Bard of Avon.-Collier's Week
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14
RELIABLE TESTIMONY.
Points in Favor of the Use of Alcohol
and Their Reputation by
Prominent Physician.

DR.. Bienfait, according to the Brit
ish Medical Journal, offers the follow
ing objections to the use of alcohol:
l. Is alcohol a digestive? No; its in
digestion produces a passing eXcita-
ton; interrupts the proper action of
the muscles of the stomach, because
alcohol acts as an anesthetic after hay-
ing irritated the walls of this organ;
and it drives the blood to the skin, and
so interferes with the action of the
gastric juice.
>. Is alcohol an appetizer? No; it
produces an eXcitation of the stomach
which causes d sensation taken for hun
ger.
3. Is alcohol food? No; it does not
correspond to the definition of food,
and the heat that it seems to produce
does not serve as actual warmth.
4. Is alcohol heating? No; it causes
a flow of blood to the skin and lower
ing of temperature.
). Is alcohol stimulant? No; in no
case, either physical or mental.
6. Is alcohol protector against con-
tagion? No; it predisposes the body to
contagion.
I. Can we live without alcohol? This
idea that we cannot live without alco-
hol is a prejudice that numerous facts
contradict.
s. Is alcohol good for children? 1t
should never be given to children.
.. Does alcohol increase longevity?
According to reliable statistics alcohol
diminishes longevity.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS,

A Discrepancy.-"Wadsleighs says he
never makes mistakes" Hmm.
That's one of 'em. Sydney Town and
Country journal.
We're in a pickle now said man
in a crowd. "A regular JAM said an
other. Heaven preserve us" exclaimed
an old lady.-Columbus State Journal.
you referred to your friend as dead
game sportsman" Yes; he always
buys his birds in the market. Dead
game is his speciality. Washington
Star.
After the Green Apple.-''Are you in
pain, my little man." asked the kind
old gentleman. No" answered the
boy. THE pains in me. "-Sydney Town
and Country journal.
What are you going to be when you
are man, Tommy" I'm going to
work till get money enough to buy
candy store, an then l won't do
thing. st Louis Republic.
Doting Rodney, dear, to-
morrow is your birthday. What would
you like best?" Rodney, dear CATER
brief season of cogitation)-''I think
I'd like to see the schoolhouse burn
down. "-Melbourne Weekly Times.
Here, here!" cried the editor; what
do you mean by saying the prisoner
laughed aloud for mercy?'" That's
exactly what he did" replied the re-
porter. THE judge had just made
silly joke at his expense. London An
swers.
And who was the gentleman we had
at dinner to-day?" inquired the can
nibal king. HE was minister, sire"
Indeed and indeed" calculated the
potentate, smacking his lips; The was
most assuredly prime minister
Town Topics.
Wife-"That prestidigitator did some
wonderful tricks" Husband-''Ah,a and
what was one of them?" Wife-"He
asked if anyone had $50, and had, and
he said he would change them to $40.
And he did, and here are the $40 to prove
it."-Boston Courier.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

According to chemical analysis, IS
parts of the flesh of fish have about
the same nutritiye value as IL parts of
homeless beef
1t is a good plan to occasionally
clean the tires and fill up cracks and
small holes with rubber solution. This
prevents moisture from working
through to the inner fabric.
InMaine there are Il 81 factories,
and the white birch of that
state annually supply the material for
30O,0OO,0OO sDools, on which are sub
sequently wound about $4,000, OOO, 900
yards of thread.
y French journal tells a story about
a dog which belonged to an English
dentist. The dog was scarcely able to
support life owing to the loss of its
teeth. The dentist made an artificial
set, including four canine teeth and
four molars mounted on a plate in the
ordinary way. The dog now eats meat
and even gnaws bones without diff
Guilty and he has gained considerably
in weight.
In an official report of a government
inspector of factories for Coburg
Gotha some interesting figures are
given as to the labor of children under
IA years who make buttons, toys, etc,
at their homes. They work from four
and d quarter to six hours day, and
earn in button making from fif-
teen-siXteenths Of cent to seven
cents; in doll making from 21s to 1S1s
cents; from work on toys, rs to IA
cents.
Baled shavings are a standard ar
ticle of commerce and are largely used
for stable bedding and padding in
straw boxes. as it is finer and there is
less waste. 1t is also more sanitary.
being more absorbent, and in the case
of pine, cedar, fir or spruce shavings.
pitch and turpentine in them neutral
ize the manure and do away with the
usual stable odors. Owing to the fine
ness of the shavings. an uneasy horse
cannot paw the bedding out from I'M
der him as he does when straw is
used.
The lower of the two wings of the
honey bee is joined to the upper wing
in flying by booklets, thus making
them practically single wing, The
upper of the two wings is about half
an inch in length, the lower little
shorter The wings come together
where they are joined to the body;
they are otherwise separate. When
the bee goes into its hive it folds its
wings together, one leaf over the
other, so that they will take up less
room. When it goes abroad it spreads
its wings and couples them together
with the hooks,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14

of the immense territory covered by
the Boer states, the average in the
Transvaal being seven inhabitants to
the square mile and only four in the
Orange Free State.
Until the discovery of gold the Trans
vaal was a country of farms. The gold
regions are of small area, and nearly
all controlled by English capitalists and
miners. Although the Beers were given
every opportunity TO engage in mining,
they stuck to their farms which, by the
was, are truly picturesque establish
meats. Tney consist Of sheep kraals,
ostrich farms, Katiir hats, where the
ho> eat and s.eep, wagon houses and
outhouses rooted with zinc. The
dwelling house usually is a square, red
brick building, with matched roof,
frouted 10y low brick wall. The walls
surrounding the sheep kraals are made
of sod. The average Boer house con-
sists of one big room, into which the
front door opens. 1t is called the ''sit
kane" or sitting-room, and has no
!Goring beyond clay, or cay studded
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14

the wing without missing more than
once in ten times.
In view of the fact that Sir Redvers
Butler, commander in chief of the Brit
ish forces in South Africa, is about
ready to start on his march of conquest
the topography of the country to be
subdued is of timely interest. The two
allied Dutch republics are separated by
the Vaal river only, and in physica! ge-
ography are practically one region
Natal cuts off the Orange Free State
from the Indian ocean, and ZuluianG
and Portuguese East Africa do the same
for the Transvaal. Both states have
SO forms the northern boundary of the
one and the southern of the other. The
principal natural defense of the Boer
country lies on the eastern side, where
it is protected by mountains. In fact,
the two states have been described as
vast upland plateau, bordered on one
side by a group of mountain ranges.
The Drakenberg separates Natal
from the eastern part of the Orange
Free State; then enters the Transvaal,
having Portuguese East Africa between
it and the ocean. North of the granite
region of Basutoland the Drakenberg
is not imposing, the mountains being
rounded and consisting of stratifed
rock, sandstone and shale, capped oc-
casionally by sheets of basaltic rock.
Cliffs now and then offer some striking
scenic variations. Maiuba hill has such
a structure-alternatin sandstone and
shale, capped with igneous rock; and
the adjoining ridge, to which it sinks
down, is Laing's Mex, over which the
road from Natal to the Transvaal once
ran, and which is now pierced by rail-
way. The mountain barrier once
passed, the great South African
plateau, of which the two Dutch repub-
lies is the eastern portion, is entered.
This plateau extends westward beyond
Mafel<ing and Kimberley; and that is
the reason why these two towns were
SO easily reached by the Beers who are
now besieging them.
After the British troops have once as
Cehucu tHis great plateau tneS Will nave
no difficulty in maintaining a direct
line of communication with Cape Town,
nor will they experience much trouble
in carrying artillery across the noun
tains. That is why the Boer generals
invaded Natal and fortified the passes
leading to Johannesburg and Pretoria.
They know that the doom of their coun-
try is sealed as soon as the British have
crossed the Drakenberg.
q. w. WEIPPIERT
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14

To attend a church where the music is
supplied by a barrel organ must be very
like stepping into a bygone century
but il is an experience which the par
ishioners of Trottiscliff-a Kentish vii.
lage within 25 miles of London-can
every week enjoy. Its adherence to old
customs must be pardoned for church
was standing at the time of the Domes-
day book, and the existing chancel is
more than 500 years old. Its pulpit is
the one that stood in Westminster abbey
until 1924. The musical capabilities
of barrel organ are limited, but the
parishioners of Trottiscliff have a choice
of 60, there being six barrels, each sup
plying ten tunes-mozt of them very
old-fashioned.- Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14
LAND OF THE BOERS.
Authentic Information Concerning
Its Climate and Topography.
Snow in Winter Is Not Uncommon,
hut the Summers Are Very Hot
-Cnttle-RaisinG the Prin-
cipaI Industry.
Especial correspondence.l

The impression that the South At
rican republic and the Orange Free
State are tropical countries seems
to prevail quite generally. Some
imaginative newspaper writers have
gone so far as to compare the
climate of the two countries with that
of Cuba and the West Indies. Nothing
could be more misleading than such
statements. While the climatic con-
ditions of the district in question are
not by any means ideal, still some
sections, especially that called the
"Hooge Veldt" (the high field, which
forms the major part of the Transvaal,
is very healthy. The heat of the sum-
mer is mitigated by great elevation
Gin most places 1900 feet above the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14

sea leveD, and the winters are quite
slopes of the Drakenberg, a mountain
chain whose SUBMITS are 1900 feet
above the level of the sea in several
places.
Pretoria, the capital of the South
African republic, has had a weather
bureau for number of years, and in
its reports the January temperature
is given as 90 degrees Fahrenheit,
that of the winter months as 40 de-
grees. The summer is the rainy sea-
son, and storms with thunder and
hail are frequently severe. The rains
usually begin about the middle of Oc-
tober and last internationally until
April, almost the entire fall taking
place during this period. At Pretoria
the average rainfall is 30 inches. This
increases toward the east, reaching
q maximum in the mountain region,
and decreases toward the west, in the
direction of the Great Kalahari des"
ert, a barren and dry strip of unpro-
ductive land, so that on the frontier
1t is not more than 10 inches. A eli
mate such as this is, of course, not IA
Vorable to the growth of timber, ex-
cept in the river bottom lands. Con-
sequently anything bigger than bushes
is not often seen in either of the two
states, although the soil supports an
abundant heritage which, in the win
ter, becomes dry and brown, but
springs up with renewed vigor and
increased succulence with the first
rains. Nature has made the Trans
vaal country a vast pasture, and that
is why cattle raising is the chief in
dustry of the burghers.
General farming is profitable only
where costly irrigation plants have
been established. The soil is adapted
for the cultivation CT all kinds of veg
etables and fruits, and in some districts
a very fine quality of tobacco is grown.
Grain also does we'll in certain districts,
but as a whole the two Dutch repub-
lies are purely pastoral in their indus
tries. AS the pasturage is scanty fer
half year, the farms are necessarily
large, for the stock must often be driven
long distances in search of fodder. This
accounts also for the small population
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14
ANOTHER VIEW OF SPAIN.
An American Writer'S Tribute to the
Spanish People and to the
Queen in Particular.

There is much misrepresentation
about Spain in this country. Lord Sal
isbury's division of nations las the liv'
ing and the dying" and his description
of dying states as those where 'disor-
ganization and decay are advancing
have been construed as an intentional,
but disguised, reflection on Spain. But
she has a brave, hospitable, noble, gen
erous people. Those who think well of
her cannot but hope aad believe that
misgovernmenti is not stereotyped. The
old should vanish in the presence and
power of the new. There is much in
the political and ecclesiastical history
of Spain that is of thrilling interest.
Her sacrifices and struggles in the past
for national independence and for po-
litical and religious rights, by por-
ton of her neople, should not be for
gotten.
In England we have before us the
DEMONSTRATION that a constitutional
limited monarchy is not inconsistent
with the highest civilization and the
largest personal liberty. Spain has a
constitution, adopted in 1876, which.
with the exception Of the unhallowed
union of church and state. a curse al
ways and everywhere, has many prin-
ciples very similar to those in our form
of government.
In Spain there are men like Moret,
Sagasta, Silvela and Campos. who are
broadminded statesmen, cultured and
patriotic; and we may reasonably eX-
pect that they will rise superior to the
unfavorable environments which block
the pathway of that country and place
their historic land, not among the first
class powers of Europe, but alongside
of those of lesser rank, which are not
less distinguished than their great
neighbors for all that promotes real
industrial prosperity, and for the recog-
milton of those personal rights which
lie 1T the foundation of the best polit
zeal institutions.
1t is fortunate for Spain that in the
queen regent the country, bereft of
much that she held sacred, has a head
and ruler who is, in purity of character,
devotion to her religion, practice of the
most exalted feminine virtues. fine in
telligence and large acquaintance with
domestic and foreign affairs, monarch
who will in her future history be hon
ored as boon from heaven, an inspir-
ing eXemplar and model in the perilous
crises which have come with crushing
effect upon a proud and sensitive ma
toni. NJ. L. Curry, in Forum.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14
FACTS AND REASON.

At St. Paul, Mimi, the police have re-
ceived orders to close all saloons at
midnight.
Some things that are genuine are of
no account. There is the case of gem
uine rye whisky.-Atchison Globe.
The first mems shelter under the
auspices of the Salvation Army in Paris
has proved a success in every way.
Over a thousand pledges against drink
and gambling have been taken at tie
Manchester (Eng) Central hall Satur-
day night concerts.-Christia Work.
Dr. Ricketts,, in an article On Snake
Bites" says: "Oyer-stimulation from
alcohol and other agencies is oftener
the cause of death than virus-inocula-
ton"
EX-Gov. Grant, of Colorado, says that
quor-drinkiEg is the thing that keeps
the smelter-men poor, and not low
wages or long hours. He shows that
$2,500,000 in checks have been cashed
for the men by the saloonkeepers dur
ing the last few years.
An offer by firm of brewers at Oar
lington, England, to give rs square
yards of land in order to widen the
street, if full license were granted
for an extension of the premises, was
refused on the ground that there was
no necessity for house of the kind in
the locality.
Bv the viii of the late George F.
Clark, of West Acton, which was re-
Gently filed at East Cambridge, Mass,
Berea college, Ky, is to have temper
ance chair. A professorship is to be
maintained for teaching young men
and women the evil effects of the alec.
holic and tobacco habits.--Na:ional Ad.
vooate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14
EXPERT AT WEIGHT.
Ability to Guess by Ounces Is One of
the Accomplishments of
Most Butchers.

It is his business, of course, and he
becomes expert at it, as a man might
in any work, but the customer who pays
any attention to it at all is sure to be
interested, nevertheless, in the ac-
curacy with which the butcher cuts off
just the required amount of meat.
Whether it is two pounds of steak, or
four pounds of chops, or six pounds of
corned beef, it's all the same to him.
He cuts without long dwelling upon
where to set the knives. He slices away
sort of casual like and plies the saw,
and lays the meat on the scales, and it
does not vary more than quarter or
half pound from the weight required,
even the heaviest piece, ana on the
lighter pieces he comes within an ounce
or two, or hits it right on the nail.
A man, for instance, goes into a
butcher shop and asks for three and
half or four pounds of, say, corn beef.
The butcher gets a big piece out of the
pickle, lays it on a block, and picks up
a knife, and, without the slightest
hesitation, with one strong. smooth
sweep, cuts off piece, which he lays on
the scales. 1t weighs three pounds and
three-quarters; it is in weight exactly
midway between the limits set.
The expert butcher gets his ability to
do this naturally enough, from good
judgment to start with, backed up by
long experience, but when he. cuts
things as close as this, even the Gus
toner familiar with his skill looks upon
his as a wizard. - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.