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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-21
NOT SUPERCILIOUS.
1t Was Only Ordinary Human Feeling
That Influenced the Young
Woman.

There was something strikingly pic
torial in the appearance of young
woman who sat in the upper left-hand
corner of a jackson avenue trolley car
during one of its outbound runs the
other morning. 1t was due, no doubt,
to many things-to the aristocratic
slenderness of her figure; to her wide.
dreamy eyes, the exact color of wood
violets; to the great black forest Of
ostrich plumes that formed her hat;
to the geometric curve of the tower
ing collar of her cape, says the New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
Everybody looked at her, the men
admiringly and the women coldly, as
they always do when another woman
is better dressed, and she withstood
the scrutiny with regal composure.
She did not seem aware that anybody
else was present.
AT last the car neared the corner,
and when she had pressed the button
and the wheels were almost at a
standstill she arose calmly and glid0d
down the aisle.
She was at the door when the car
came to a full stop, and, seeing her
stagger slightly from the shock. the
conductor instinctively laid his hand
upon her arm. 1t was a courteous and
respectful act, and one that might
have saved her from fall, but the in
slant his fingers touched her sleeve
the naughty beauty leaped backward
as if she had seen an apparition.
Don't touch me, sir! she ex-
claimed, with harshness that shocked
and astonished every nearer.
The conductor was plain, kindly
man, and, flushing with modification
and chagrin, he turned back to his
platform, while the young woman gath
cred her skirts and passed swiftly
through the door.
We'll, | must say" remarked an Ell
derby man who had taken in the cpl
sode over the top of his newspaper.
that was about the most painful ex-
hibition of superciliousness | ever wit
messed in my life. She seemed TIC
think she would be contaminated if
that honest fellow touched the hem
of her garment"
There was a growl of approval. and
the conductor thrust smiling face
through the doorway
Don't blame the young lady,
gents" he said, cheerily "She ex-
planned it all when she was gettin' off.
She didn't mean nothin'. You see.
she's been vaccinated, and has a
arm"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-21
SETS GOOD EXAMPLE.
The Little Ma ton of Japan Has Adopt
ed n National Anti
Tobacco Law.

The. little empire of Japan has set a
good example to the world by adopting
national anti-tobacco law. 1t not
only forbids the smoking of tobacco
by persons under 20 years of age, but
imposes q fine upon all offenders, as
also upon those selling to such per-
sons. The tobacco habit has greatly
increased in Japan during the last five
years, especially among the young, a
very common sight on the street be-
ing the smoking of cigarettes even by
children. Not only do the Japanese raise
tobacco themselves, but they purchase
much American tobacco The bill
against the use of tobacco was intro
duced into the lower house and later
the house of peers. In writing on this
subject, DR.. julius Soper says such a
law will have more influence in land
like Japan than it would in the United
States. Here the people naturally re-
spect officials and law makers. Even
if the police may not be able to find out
those selling to minors they will be-
able TO prevent such persons smoking
on the public Streets" The agitation
against the use of tobacco is fast
spreading over the world, and none too
soon to save the rising generation
Banner of Gold.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-21
SOUTHERN TEXTILE MILLS.
There Has Been Great Progress In
the Industry from Virginia
to Alabama.

All visitors to the southern states.
as they travel along the railroad
lines, are surprised at the number
of cotton mills they see after they
have first entered the cotton belt.
Some of them are on the banks of
rivers where they utilize water pow
er; others at crossroads or in the
cotton fields where they depend upon
steam. The Southern railway has Just
collected the most recent statistics
about the growth of textile industries
in the south, and finds that last year
there was a gain of 1906 looms and
422 ,049 spindles in the southern mills,
says the New York Sun.
The cotton acreage this year will
be the largest on record and will not
fall far short of 26,000000 acres. Cot
ton raisers also expect good prices,
for last years crop in India was a total
failure, ours was small, and the pres
ent Egyptian crop is not promising.
So this season is expected to be a
boom period, both for the cotton
raiser and the textile manufacturer
in the south
In towns along the western parts
of North Carolina, South Carolina
Georgia and Alabama, there are now
about 100 mills either building or to
be built this season. Many of them
viii be plants of large capacity, and
their machinery will start before the
close of the year. There are now 366
mills in operation, including AZ knit
ting and 46 woollen mills. There are
1886 looms and $685. spindles.
The south is not yet utilizing it's
abundant water resources as it might
do, though 112 of these mills, or about
third of them, are run by water
power, supplemented in some cases,
however, by steam. Electricity is used
in a few mills, but steam is most util
lied. Towns like Augusta, Ga, with
abundant water power, depend upon
water almost entirely.
Of the cotton mills now in opera
ton, % are in Alabama, A in Georgia,
two in Kentucky, two in Mississippi,
1873 in North Carolina, which is the
banner cotton manufacturing state
of the south, 65 in South Carolina
nine in Tennessee, and three in Vir-
ginia. The cotton mills turn out all
kinds of common fabrics, such as
sheetings, tickings, prints, shirtings
drills and so on, and a few of them
produce the finer kinds of cotton
cloth. The knitting mills manufac-
ture a great deal of hosiery and I'M
derwear, and among the woollen mills
one South Carolina plant makes in
grain carpets and art squares, while
others produce all sorts of cloth for
suitings, as well as blankets and fan
nels.
Merchants are now anticipating a
large and remuneratiye trade with the
orient in cotton goods and farmers
are looking for a big crop of eigh.
and ten-cent cotton. So the future
looks bright for the cotton mill set
Elements in the south, where the OPP
eTatives have this little advantage over
those in the north, that besides work
ing in the factories, nearly every fam
lily has a few acres planted in cotton
which, some way or other, they find
time to cultivate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-21

than "a gallons! The total amount
consumed in France, which mas a
population of 38,000,OO0 is more than
940,000,000 gallons year-eight times
as much as is used by the 100000 900
people of Great Britain, Germany and
the United States taken together.
1t is often said, the French drink
wine while other nations drink beer
or spirituous liquors. Of beer alone
the statement is, indeed, partially
true. The annual consumption per
capita in Great Britain is about 81
gallons, in Germany 81 gallons, in the
United States 10 gallons, and in
France five and one-half gallons. But
the French people consume more
spirits per inhabitant than any of the
other countries. The figures are: For
Great Britain, one gallon; the United
States, less than one gallon; Germany,
a gallon and three-quarters, and
France, more than two gallons for
each person.
The report also shows the interest
ing fact that the consumption of al
coholic beverages in Canada is small
err than in any other country from
which statistics are obtainable.
Our own showing is not a bad one,
but every earnest lover of his country
will wish that it were better
Youths Companion
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-21
Beer Disease.

According to Van Laer, who has been
studying the special diseases or bac-
terra which affect beer, there is such
thing as beer disease. 1t appears that
bacillus develops in beer associated
with viscous fermentation and converts
practically the carbohydrates into lac
tic, acetic and butyric acids. This
practically destroys the quality of the
beer, and makes it in the language of
beer men double faced" Its flavor
may be increased, but its effects are de-
pressing and resemble those of mar
ootic poison. 1t is said that many
beers on the market are injured by
this bacillus, whose presence is largely
unknown. 1t is evident from this that
beer is not the simple, harmless bever-
age upposed.-Journal of Inebriety.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-21
Less Chance Of Recovery

Prof. &. Sims Woo3head, NJ. D., pro-
fessor of pathology, Cambridge univer-
sity, perhaps the greatest authority
on pathology in the world, recently
wrote for "Abkari," edited by w. S.
Game, of London, as follows For the
last year or two have been keeping
note of the various observations that
have been made in regard to the use of
alcohol in disease, and am coming to
believe more and more firmly that the
patient who takes, or has taken, alco-
hol has less chance of recovery than
the patient who abstains."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-21
DELIRIUM TREMENS CURED.
Cold Water Bath Given to a VictiEI
of Debauch and His
Life Is Saved.

Maurice Lettulle, in La Presse Med
icale of July s, 1899, describes the case
of a man SO years of age, admitted
to the Hospital Boucicaut with Sc
we're attack of delirium tremens,
which had begun four hours before.
At the time the patient was in in
tense excitement, but was capable of
answering questions. The muscles of
the trunk were in constant tremor,
and the limbs were thrown about with
great violence. A camisole was app
piled which, instead of calming,
seemed to aggravate the excitement.
The temperature on admission was
104,5 degrees Fahrenheit, and the face
and eXtremities were cyanosed. Seven
hours after the beginning of the at
tack he was given a cold bath of GA
degrees Fahrenheit. He remained in
the bath for 80 minutes, and at the
end of that time suddenly passed into
a state of collapse, with tie pulse re-
naming at the same rate as when he
entered the bath, los. In the mean
time the temperature had fallen to
90 &c degrees. This was ten minutes
after the bath had been given. From
this extremely low point the tempera-
ture gradually improved until 12
hours after the bath had been given,
when it was normal. The patient did
not have a return of the delirium The
author enters into a consideration of
the literat1 fire of the trea tman+ of do
lirium tremens by cold baths. He
regards it as distinct improvement
upon the use of opium, choral OF
digitalis. The bath in the case de-
scribed was administered for too long
a time, but he thinks it is justified
in these very grave cases, and in the
case in question it was followed by
lowering of the temperature and
disappearance of the delirium.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-21
POWER OF TEMPERATE LIZ
He Who Cannot Govern Himself Ii
Not Qualified to Cow
ern others.

He who cannot govern himself cam
not govern others. Persons of infu-
cnce are as rule persons who have
attained self-discipline- Self-mastery
means the mastery of ones lower self
by the higher. The body must al
ways be subject to the soul. 1t al
ways will be when the soul is master
of itself. The affections are mental
and spiritual attributes, not physical.
The body cannot love, the soul only
loves. If we could see deeply into
man we should find that every phys
zeal appetite took its beginning from
spiritual desire. Spiritual is here
used in its root meaning-that which
pertains to spirit. In this sense a
desire may be either good or bad)
When the soul sets its affections on
things below its earthliness and de-
pravity affect the body. An undis-
ciplined spirit is self-indulgent and
the physical nature soon comes I'M
der the sway of it's imperious desires.
We attribute too much influence to
the body when We speak of intemper-
ance. We say the drunkard is bound
and helpless through appetite and
disease. But lifelong drunkards
have often been completely released
from their passion for liquor through
the renewing and converting grace of
Christ.
The first step toward the discipline
of temperance is to yield the life to
Gods control. Daniel accepted Gods
ideal for himself. He placed manhood
before wealth, and integrity of soul
before promotion to power. He
trained the body for the sake of the
soul, and the soul for both its own
and the body's sake. How magnifi-
Gently he scorned luxury and self-in-
0allgence.-N. Y. Observer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-21

of this old building for a schoolhouse
anyhow. If there should be a panic
there would be a terrible catastrophe
on those narrow stairs"
Hush, they're going to Begin
The entertainment proceeded after
the manner of such affairs; the little
girls spoke and sang; alone, by twos
and threes, and in chorusss, and gener-
ally disported themselves according to
tradition and custom, while delighted
fathers and mothers and aunts and I'M
Giles sat and gasped in the sitting at
mosphere. 1t grew hotter and hotter.
Men painted for air and a lady quietly
tainted and was carried out. Present.
ly those sitting by the windows were
conscious of little glimmerings of heat
| lightning, and then of thunder caps
banking up in the west. But there was
no wind. There came low mutterings
behind the distant hills, and a little
later duh jar rolled up, bringing to
the perspiring audience a curious feel
ing of apprehension. They dreaded,
though they welcomed the shower.
D'''A 'iANA \ was III NihAis Dut llIC lICd
seemed rather to settle down and be
more oppressive and sitting. The thun-
der rolled up nearer, the lightning be-
gan to be brighter, until one could as
sociate the flash with its attendant low
growl of thunder; but still there was
no wind.
At last, to Uncle Georges unspeak-
| able relief, it came Mabel's turn. and
she stepped up to the piano resolutely.
Uncle George leaned over nervously
and spoke to the very stout gentleman,
who had now achieved a brand new
shade of purple; "Who ever hung that
flag two inches from the gas Jet over
my little girls head, had murder in his
eye. 1t wouldn't take but puff to set
it ablaze." Fatal words. There came a
| binding flash of lightning and a clap
of thunder like a rife shot, and with it
fierce gust of wind that set the gas
Pickering and viciously flung the flag
against the flame. Instantly it caught
and with snap and crackle blazed up.
While the thunder was crashing down
peal on peal, and roll on roll, Uncle
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-21
TEMPERANCE ITEMS.

II. d. Pile. the new lord mayor of
Dublin. is well known as total absti-
nence advocate.
The Dow tax collection shows that
over 300 saloonkeepers in Cincinnati
have gone out of business during the
past year.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union is fully committed to the project
of establishing homes for inebriates
in India.
The London Times not long since
said England, with 500 years of
license, is the worst liquor-cursed ma
ton in the world
A cigarette smoker sends into the
air about 4,00O,OOO,O 900 particles of dust
at every pull, according to DR.. Atkins
Investigations.
clergyman'was recently hanged in
effigy in Boiling Springs, Pa, because
of his successful fight against the
granting of a liquor license to the vii
lage hotel.
During last year the increase in the
drink bill for Great Britain and Ireland
amounted to no less than G6,169, 465,
the total being c 1872 ,163, 474, an expend-
iture amounting to % los. 11hd. for
each man, woman and child of the en-
tire population.
The calling of grand jury in Hutch
inson. Kan, caused stampede of jour
nalists, gamblers and boot-leggers I'M
til the city was as ''dry" as the most
ardent temperance worker could wish.
And now they talk of making the grand
jury perpetual.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-21

George leaped to the fiery banner,
jerked it down and flung it out of the
open window. AS he did so he heard a
wild cry of "Fire!" and was conscious
of a panic-stricken rush for the door,
All the pent-up madness of the hot
term seemed to vent itself in a push
| ing. screaming scramble. He thought
of the narrow stairway and the little
children. stop" he cried. stop. the
fire is out. There is no danger" They
needed him not but fought fercely,
the strong iS;shing one side and tramp
ling down the weak. By some unknown
means the stout gentleman had gotten
to the door and closed it. sit down. -
he shouted, sit down; the fire is out.
There sha'n't blame one of you go
out. All, you would, would YOU" to
frantic man who strove to go by him.
60 back" Bitf. bang. The man fell
back, but again pressed forward in ter
ror.
Suddenly, frightened as they were,
they heard childist treble rise high
above the tumult.
"Oh where, tell me where, has my High
land laddie gone?'
1t was Mabel. Mindful of her deter
mination not to be frightened what
ever happened, she sang Justify, quav-
ering out above the confusion. The
people farthest from the door stopped
in amazement, then more ceased strug-
Cling.
What else do you know?" cried I'm
Gle George, as she finished
'Why, l know Oats, Peas, Beans
holding his hand and looking at him
timidly.
''Well, let's sing it then" he cried.
Wait a minute and with a quick
movement he jumped her to the top of
the upright piano. "Now."
Well might the men and women cease
their efforts, well might they desist
mauling each other and come back
quiet and shamed to their seats. Well
might they stare and stare and then
applaud wildly. Perched high up on
top of the piano stood little maid in a
starched dress and braided pig-tail.
who sa2g Justify, holding a tall young
man by the hand, while he, at least two
octaves below her. was also roaring out
in deep baritone an ancient nursery
rhyme. Outside the lightning flashed
and famed. and the thunder rolled and
pealed itself away into the distance.
Mabel went home at the head of a
cheerful procession. High on her I'M
cle's shoulder she beamed on them all,
but particularly on very stout gentle
man, whose clothes were dusty and d.
sheveled, his collar hanging supinely
down his back. his coat sleeve torn out
and his face chromatic poem in three
parts; countenance purple with still
another unique hue, upon which was
tastefully superimposed a glorious
black eye. the whole topped by a mop
of carroty red hair. He was supremely
happy in his unusual adornments and
cantered gleefully alongside, OCCASION
ally running ahead to lay his black eye
against the cool lamp posts and water
hydrants. And so they brought the lit
tie girl home.
Uncle George" said she, putting
her hand down close to his, 81 WASN'T
frightened, was I?"-TAe Housewife
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-21
WHAT THE NATIONS DRINK.
A Comparison of the Consumption
of Liquor by the Four
Great Nations.

A report recently rendered to the
British parliament contains matter
which ought to lead to searching
of hearts by the people of many ma
tions.
The report deals with the produc-
ton and consumption of alcoholic
beverages in Europe, the United
States and the British colonies. In
such a publication stupendous fig
ures, although melancholy, are to be
expected; but some of the facts here
disclosed are astounding.
Take, for instance, the consumption
of wine. In Great Britain each per-
son consumes, on an average, less
than half gallon year; in Germany,
a little more than three-fourths of a
gallon in the United States, less than
a quarter of gallon; in France, more
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-21

President Swensson, of Bethany col
ege, Kansas, says, in the Sheldon ed;-
lion of the Topeka Capital: "The
American saloon, open by law and Ii
,ense, is our greatest single enemy of
lecency, morality and religion. Our
prohibition laws close that saloon aud
ill that foe. What greater praise
could we utter?"
, 1900-05-12
TRUSTEES ORGANIZE
OTTO GRAMM ELECTED DIREC-
TOR, E. D. CARTER CLERK,
A. C. JONES TREASURER.
All Teachers Who Made Application
Were Re-employed-Two of the
Present Corps Will Not Teach Next
Year-Other Matters Disposed Of
at the Meeting.

The board of trustees of school dis
trict No. l held a meeting today and Or
ganized for the ensuing years work.
All the members were present except
]. W. Johnson. who is visiting in Ne
braska. The newly-elected members,
Mesesrs. E. D. Carter and N. f. Cor
tkell, qualified and assumed the duties
of the position.
Otto Gramm was elected director, E.
D. Carter clerk and A. c. Jones treas
urer.
All the present teachers in the city
schools, with the exception OF Miss Ar
tisee Smith and Miss Mile Thompson,
made application for unemployment,
and all were elected. The vacancies
created by the withdrawal of Misses
Smith and Thompson will be filled at
the next regular meeting Of the board,
which will occur on the first Monday in
June.
No action vas taken in regard to the
employment Of janitors for the ensuing
year.
N. E. Corthell was appointed a COM
mittee of one to see that the school
fund receives its proper share of the
noney collected for fines for INSIDE
meanors, which has heretofore been
paid into general funds and thus lost
to the schools.
Messrs. Corthell, Jones and Frazee
were appointed as a committee to de-
termine whether it would be more ad-
Vantageous to continue the school at
the fish hatchery or to provide con-
veyances to carry the children to and
from the city.
The clerk was instructed to CORE
spond with bell manufacturers, obtain
prices on new bells and ascertain how
much would be allowed for the old bell
now in use at the brick school house.
which has become cracked and useless.
These several committees are expect
ed to report at the next regular meet
ing of the board.
1t was the sense Of the meeting that
it would be advisable to advertise fer,
bids for minor school supplies and also
for fuel for the various school build
ings.
, 1900-05-12
BRIEFLY MENTIONED.
Jesse Converse has purchased a new
and fancy driving team.

Jesse Converse has purchased a new
and fancy driving team.
Four DRINKS and six hoboes were be-
fore Justice Hayford today. Two
DRINKS paid fines aggregating SIT, and
the others were sentenced to work on
the streets.
The illustrated lecture on Jerusalem
and South Palestine" will be given at
the Presbyterian church Sunday even
ing at s O'Clock. Admission free. Sill
yer collection.
DR.. Hamilton received a telegram
this morning stating that Mrs. John
Pratley of Medicine Bow was seriously
ill. The doctor left on No. 8 to attend
to the wants of the patient.
The Laramie Broom company has re-
.ceived a carload OF broom corr which
cost $4,000. A year ago this product
was selling for $40 per ton, but now the
price is 5000 per ton. For the amount
paid for this carload Of broom corn,
six carloads Of -four could be purchas-
ed.
Charles w. DeKay, for many years
clerk in the office of the division fore
man of the Union Pacific at Laramie,
has resigned that position and on the
first Of next month will succeed C. D.
Spalding in the First National bank.
Mr.. Spalding, as has been previously,
announced, will become assistant
cashier Of the Albany County National
bank on June LIST.
Mr.. Fred George, ST.. today received
the sad intelligence Of the death Of
Mrs. Anna Hendrickson, mother OF
Mrs. George,at her home in Alexandria,
Illinois. Mrs. Hendrickson's life had
been despaired of for some time and
Mrs. George was on her way to the bed
side Of her mother but had not reached
her destination before the death angel
had paid its visit, and she was apprised
Of the fact by an announcement in a
st. Louis paper.