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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Stout Lady-'Doctor, will nothing
but exercise help me?" Doctor-"Well,
you might eat less. "-Indianapolis
Journal.
Old Doc-'What are you going to do
with that beard?" Young Fashionable
Doc-"fm going to charge five dollars
a visit with it."-Syracuse Herald.
Frances-"I wonder if Fred is really
afraid to propose?" Susan-"He must
be, dear. Anyone could see what your
answer would be."-Brooklyn Life.
''They are brothers, but they never
speak to each other" Family pride!'
"Pride?" "Yes, they wish people to
think their father left large estate"
Detroit journal.
Patient-'Don't you feel cold, doctor,
on such raw day as this?" Doctor
mo; you see, L have a patient down the
street who is in high fever. I took
his temperature the first thing this
morning, and so have been quite COM
Portable all day.',Boston Transcript.
ITO arms, to arms!" cried the bla-
tant agitator, pounding on the desk
with both fists. ''Why, certainly"
calmly replied the man in the front
row; we're all that way. Now, if you
had only one arm it might be some
thing to shout about. "-Princeton
Tiger.
Mrs. Hauskeep-"Ain't you got any
home?" Tatterdon Torne-"Yes, lady.
my ole homes way up in Maine" Mrs.
Hauskeep-"Don't you ever wish you
was back there?" Tatterdon Torne-
No, lady, it makes me SILVER to t'ink
of it. My homes in Bath. '-Philadel-
phia Press.
Say" remarked Wragson Tatters,
looking up from the old newspaper
which he had been reading, did you
ever lose yer appetizer" WELL" re-
piled Elton Wrun, Il did just onct. One
day in '97 l got wat l calls square
meal, an fur, mebbe, Is minutes alter
it, l didn't have no appetite at ALL
Baltimore American.
o'clock is an innocent guy" whats
the matter with him." 81 invited him
into a poker game last night, and he
said, with bland smile, that he didn't
understand the game, but would keep
score. finally got him into the game,
and, with the same smile, he did me
out of the biggest pot of the game with
two pair of aces. '-Philadelphia North
American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26

cording to official reports, the popula-
ton affected in 1886 was 47,5OGOOo,
in 1s6s-'69fit was "A, 800, 900, in ls76-'7S
as much as $4,000 900, and in 1s96-'97
it came to 65,OOO,00O. The last famine
almost compares with the present
in area, but not in intensity. At the
corresponding period of 1897 there
were 100000 on relief works. Now
there are 3,7S4,OO0, or more than
double that number. In his recent
famine statement Mr.. Ibbetson said
that ''in Bombay and the central prov
inces a failure of the crops so severe
and widespread has never been ex-
perienced before. Similarly through
out Rajputana, the southeast Punjab,
and the western half of the states of
central India the present drought is
without parallel in extent and inten-
sity."
Fortunately good rain has fallen
during the last three weeks in the
northwest provinces, the Punjab, the
central provinces and central India.
This does not affect the present sea-
son, but it secures the crops ger
minatingin the ground, and so guards
against this famine year being fol-
lowed by another. 1t will so tend to
mitigate the growing severity of the
water famine, which is pressing upon
large areas with even greater severity
than the actual failure of the harvest.
AS it is, prices are rising, and the re-
lief works are crowded.
The crops and the food supply Of
India depend mainly on rain. Out of
a total crop area of 225y0OO, 900 acres,
only 100000 acres are irrigated from
wells, canals, tanks and rivers.
The last famine of 1S96-'97 may be
taken as an approximate measure of
the present one. On that occasion the
cost to the people of India, owing to
the loss of their food crops, was esti-
mated at ELL, 100000 sterling, about
the total revenue of Great Britain at
present. This is, necessarily, only an
approximate valuation, but the &C
tual cost to the Indian treasury can
be calculated with a considerable ap-
proach to accuracy. The amount
spent on relief works, the loss of rev.
enue, the land revenue suspended, the
loans to famine districts and the
amount of the charitable funds came
in all to G19.250,000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26

any railroad. The Creighton brothers
were employed in the construction of
the Union Pacific railroad and other
large enterprises.
Edward Creighton had one ideal in
life and that was to found free insti-
tuition of learning to be conducted I'M
der Catholic auspices, but he died in
testate, and the plans he had outlined
were left unprovided for. His wife,
Mrs. Mary Lucretia Creighton, inner
tied his entire fortune. She knew of
her husbands plans, and determined
to put them into execution. In her
will she bequeathed $150,000 to the
founding of college that should bear
her husbands name, and Creighton
college was erected in the city of
Omaha and given over to the Jesuit
order. To this endowment fund John
A. Creighton has added liberal dona-
tons to aid in the extension and
equipment of the college.
The next object of Mr.. Creighton's
bounty was st. Joseph's hospital,
which was built by him at a cost Of
$25o,O00. When 1t was completed he
again directed his attention to edu-
cation, and founded the John A..
Creighton medical college, in connec-
ton with the hospital. This medical
college became part of the Creigh-
ton university. He gave largely to the
building of St. Johns church, nearby
the college, one of the handsomest
churches in the city. The convent of
the Poor Clares was built by him upon
land that he donated and fund was
set aside for the maintenance of the
convent.
His libcrality toward charity and
education received recognition some
years ago by his appointment to the
title and distinction of Roman count
by Pope Leo XIII.
The recipient of the Laetare medal
is selected by the president and fac
ulty of the University of Notre Dame.
The presentation, together with an IL
Illuminated address, Is made on Laetare
Sunday. The custom of giving this
medal was established in 1888 for the
purpose OF encouraging more active
interests in religious and educational
matters by the laity.
Last year it was awarded to Mary
Gwendolen Caldwell. the founder of the
Catholic university.
The names of those who have already
been chosen year by year as recipients
of the Laetare medal are as follows:
John Culinary Shea, the historian; Pat
rick Kelley, the acted architect of
church ediflces; Eliza Allen Starr, lee
turer and artist; Gen. John Newton, p.
V. Hickey, Mrs. Anna Hansen Dorsey.
DIR. William ]. Onahan, Daniel Dough-
erty, Maj. Henry +. Brownson. Patrick
Donahue, editor and publisher; Angus
tin DAILY, Gen. William Stark Rosecrans,
Mrs. Sadlier, DIR. Adds Emmett, Tim
othy Z. Howard, and Mary Gwendolen
Caldwell.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26
A SUCCESSFUL FARMER.

Within three miles of the town go
ing eastward is the farm of Mr.. w.
Dreamer, one of the municipalities
largest and most prosperous mixed
farmers. Mr.. Dreamer came to this
country in 1880 and settled on a por-
ton of the land which comprises his
present enormous farm of 1880 acres.
In common with many others of a
similar period he experienced ak the
hardships and difficulties common to
the absence of railway and market IA
cilities. In no wise daunted, by en-
ergy, industry and indomitable will
he has been able to surmount all OBJ
stacles and has achieved an unpar-
alleled success, and is known through
out the district as one of its preemi-
nent farmers. His operations extend
over 1880 acres, two sections (the
thought alone of so much land makes
the eastern farmer dizzy; 800 acres
of this is broken and the remainder
is excellent pasture land and wood.
This harvest he took off crop of
500 acres of wheat and 200 of other
grains. Four hundred acres are
plowed and ready for wheat next
spring. Mr.. Dreamer is, as has been
stated, a mixed farmer of no mean
proportions, having at the present
time 40 horses, 60 head of cattle and
so pigs. The most modern farm
buildings are found on his premises,
the main building being a barn SIS
feet square on a stone foundation
containing stabling for 16 horses and
a large number of cattle. The loft
is stored with 20 loads of sheaf oats
for feed and tons of hay; there is
also cutting box. Another building
OF large dimensions is the granary, in
which after teaming large quantities
to market he still has stored 1000
bushels of wheat. A crushing ma
chine is in the building There are q
number of lesser buildings contain
ing chicken house, pig pens and cattle
sheds. The farm residence is a hand
some frame structure of ample pro-
portions, in connection with it is a
wood shed. The water supply is I'M
excelled; besides house supply there
is well in the stables and never
failing spring situate in bluff, which
never freezes. Surrounded by thick
bluff of poplars, extending in semi
circle to the west, north and east,
the winter storms are broken and 40
emulation of snow unknown. Added
to his farming operations, Mr.. Cream
er conducts a threshinU outfit for the
season. His success is only one in
stance of what can be accomplished
in Western Canada.--Baldur (Man)
Gazette, Nov. 10th, 1898.
Thousands are going to Western
Canada this year to take advantage of
the free homestead laws that are be-
ng offered by the government.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26
THE LAETARE MEDAL
20 Be Conferred on John A. Creigh-
ton, of Omaha.
Great Mark of Recognition Designed
by NOtre Dame University for
Catholic Laymen Who Perform
Distinguished Services.

John A. Creighton, Of Omaha, Neb.,
received the Laetare medal from the
University of Notre Dame this year.
This medal is presented on Laetare
y-mid-Sunday of Lent-whence
the medal t,.Nes it's name. 1t is a
mark of recognition for Catholic lay
men not unlike the golden rose pre-
sented by the pope to distinguish
Catholic sovereigns. This medal is in
tended as a recognition of services rem
dered by the laity in behalf of religion,
education and morality. Men and
women have received it because of
their notable services to religion in
different lines of public duty. His
torians, journalists, jurists, engineers,
artists, writer's and physicians have
been recognized by this distinction.
In this instance the University of
Notre Dame has selected as the re-
cipient a benefactor of charity and
Catholic education.
John A. Creighton is one of the
pioneers of Omaha. He has been iden-
titled with the business interests of
that city from it's foundation, and is
one of its most honored and respected
citizens.
Creighton university, the first en-
dowed Catholic university in the Unit
ed States, was founded by the late Ed
ward Creighton. 1t has been enlarged
and developed by the gifts Of John A.
Creighton. St. Joseph's hospital was
founded by the wife Of John A
Creighton, and her bequest was In
creased fourfold by her husband to
make the hospital a fitting monument
to his deceased wife. The medical col
lege that bears his name was estab-
lished by his gifts and made a part of
Creighton university, and numerous
charities in the city of Omaha attest
the liberality and benevolence of the
man that Notre Dame honors with
this medal, it's highest mark of appre-
citation.
Edward Creighton built the first
line of telegraph that reached the Pa
cific coast before the construction of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26
AROUND THE WORLD QUICKLY.
Party of American Tourists Who In
tend Seeing Many Sights in
SiXty-SiN Days.

Among the passengers on board the
train which left the Grand Central sta
ton at $50 p. m. on February 81 was
Il party of tourists who had before
them one of those interesting tours
which are becoming more popular
every year with people anxious to re-
duce the around the world" record.
The tourists in question, says the New
York Tribune, were intent on making
the trip quickly, but not to the eXclu-
sion of sightseeing, and a tour had
been arranged by which they will be
enabled to see much in China and ia
pan, to spend day at the Paris expo
sition and a day in London and still
make the "trip around the world" as
it is known, in 65 days, counting the
days of departure and arrival.
The travellers reached Chicago or
February % and made close connec-
lions via st. Paul on the Canadian Pa
cific railroad for Vancouver, where
they arrived in time to embark on the
steamer Empress of China. The ship
arrived at Yokohama on March ~ and
remained there one day and then pro-
ceeded, calling at Kobe and Nagasali,
stops being made long enough to allow
the passengers to see all the note
worthy parts of the places. The steam
er left the last japanese port on March
16 and arrived at Shanghai on st. Pat
rick's day. The next stopping place was
Hong-Kong, on March 20, where a stop
of one day was made. Thence the party
went by North German Lloyd steamer
to Singapore, which port will be
reached on March &c, and Penang the
next day. The next stopping place will
be Colombo, where, if the programme is
carried out successfully, Il landing will
be made on April /. Seven days later
Alden will be reached, and ''on April II, :"
said one of the party, 1--WE shall be in
the Suez canal, which is pretty nearly
home"
Port Said will be reached on April IL,
and on april Is the tourists will rest a
day at Naples. From there the trip is
by way of Rome, Genoa and the Mont
Gents tunnel to Paris, and from there.
after as much of the exposition and the
city as can be seen in little more than
"a hours has been ''done," the globe
trotters will go to London for day
and thence by express train for South
ampton, where they hope to embark
on the 'Fuerst Bismarck. which is
booked to arrive in New York early
on April 81.
''The whole trip" said Cooks agent,
will take from the afternoon of Febru-
airy 81 to the morning of April 27-66
days in all, which, considering the time
allowed for rest and sightseeing, is
pretty good time for around the world"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26
War and Dyspepsia.

One of the good effects of war is that
it cures the worst forms of dyspepsia.
Many officers who are the despair of
their medical attendants while spend
ing their days between the club and the
barracks, come home from a campaign
with stomach like the ostrichs. This,
of course, arises from the exercise. the
open-air life, the constant mental en-
ployment, and very often the short
commons. Another good effect is the
rather strange one that war cures
nervousness of the ordinary kind, as
well as headaches and neuralgia. In
fact, if man has any kind of health at
the start, nothing braces him up like
an exciting campaign. But, on the
other hand, if any of his organs are
really weak he runs every chance of
leaving his bones in foreign parts
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26

An old lady entered Satchmaker's
shop and handed the assistant a PEN
dnlum of an old Dutch clock.
Here. mister" she said. II want you
to make my old clock CO."
"But you must bring the clock" said
the assistant.
"You stupid fool! the clocks all
right. 'Tis the pendulum that ont 60"
said the old lady, indignantly.-Spare
Moments.
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gan to reach the besieged city in the
north and to relieve his friend, the
gallant Col. Baden-Powell. Plumer is
an old hand in the African service.
During the campaign of 1896 he was
IN command of Plumer's mounted
rifles, and for his work in that capacity
he was brevetted lieutenant colonel
and awarded the South African medal.
He is an officer of the York and Lanca-
shire regiment, and until the present
war begun he was deputy adjutant
general at Aldershot. He served in
Egypt all through the campaign of
1884, and at that time won the medal
and claHp for his bravery in the field.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26
A Bit Rough.

In the course of the fearful march
OF the Irish fusileers from Dundee to
Ladysmith the men were much IA
tigued, owing to the rough journey.
One man in particular stumbled
along as if walking in his sleep. An
officer passed.
Sir" asked Michael, what country
is this at all we're marching over?"
"The Natal taible-land, my man,"
was the reply.
"Bedad, SIR" said Pat, 81 think the
tables turned upside down and we're
walking over the legs of it."-London
Answers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26
Reception Music.

"Shall I sing, or play, Mr.. Bored
host?"
''Oh. it doesn't matter, Miss Blimm
whichever you think you can do
without interrupting the flow of con-
vcrsation. Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26

Some of the delights of single blessedness
were discovered by a British bachelor who
was sewing button on his overcoat without
a thimble. When the needle was partly
through the cloth he would force it further
by pressing the shank against the wall; then
he would aid the movement by dragging the
needle forward with his teeth He was
engaged in the latter part of the perform
ance when his teeth slipped from the needle
and he fell backward from his chair to the
foor, breaking his collar bone
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26
TO RELIEVE MAFEKING.
Col. Plumer Is Doing His Very Best
to Assist Col. Baden-POWc and
His Brave Men.

Lieut.. Col. C. o. Plumer, who is re-
ported to be now within few miles of
Mafeking with his Rhodesisa troops,
has been trying ever since the war be-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26

II Hung Chang has acquired control
OF newspaper in Pekiug. says the
Chicago limes-Ileral,. ane -s.v here
after be ioperiS referred 10 as a yell
low Journalist
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26

"You's de inside of bunghole" yelled
Jimmy.
'You's de center of cruller!" retorted
Micky.-Chicago Evening News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26
THE FAMINE IN INDIA.
Area and Population Affected Are
Greater Than In PreviOus Sea-
sons of Distress.
The distribution of the famine is as

IUIdI ''s'''s''ss's''s IOIOVVIVVV 0IIo1IVVV
The area and population are great
er than in any pervious famine. Ac-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26

"DEAR MRS. PINK
HAM 1T affords me
great pleasure to tell
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-10
Ia lntlmidaci
TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE
OCCURS IN SAN FRANCISCO

cN FRANCISCO Nov JOns distressing accidents San
y o h' ever experienced Of
es mas no parallel In The history
Hp rom the falling % portn Of
WORKS FIFTEENTH
to
m building was hnhod but recently
Dom which the football
md
@ pll fence but THIS was ineffective barrier which the
me msa e'ent OF the works made an unsucesiul
hu NO heed was paid To the and little time the
~ Of running
% on the main structure Upon this 100 had Chamber
while a
anE
pr tSs scanings placed considerable
their favorts venlatng
nsh ana with terrible crash precipitated those upon TO
blow So sudden and compute the wreck that few IL any
o
% puusng TO death Gripping hurt below presented horribly
s nearly factory
of
heat Tits furnace the requisite and in its caudrons
hot boots the would
~ the surface and the binding rods Of
Die aery
II
t % the HELPLESS victims struggled rolled
W furnace while others unable assist themselves removed
% disaster
The furnace that psnks and pieces o. sheet had to
% the victims from their positions which they
scanning living inennged
shudder and best-nerved could continue the
8a these and
temporarily retarded by
rafters braces and toss that
40 .ucns the securing additional support
those struck rafter beam In their descent
,s
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TAXED IN ENGLAND.
Richard Croker Assessed for an In
come Tax of $4,000.

NEW YORK, Dec. IA dispatch to
the World from London says:
Richard Croker has been assessed for
an income tax at 100000 income. This
Is the high rate levied in England on
account OF the Boer war. The tax is
levied on temporary residents as well
as citizens.
Croker consulted some local people
as to what he should do. He was cd
vised to appeal against the assessment
for at the present rate IT meant the
payment OF 5000.
Accordingly Croker went to Vantage
to appeal personally before the local
committee. The proceedings were p-i-
vate.
Croker returned to London again
Wednesday night. He Is making ar
engagements for an early visit to Carls-
bad to undergo a months cure.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-10
IUAM DEVASTATED ANDlAN
AUXILIARY CRUISER SUNK

Asst FILES yphoon which struck Guam about the
Of which,
ana carried Manila by the transport
at wires Joseph
essential
YORK "a Manila The
bu which brings OF terrible typhoon
Island Of
wipe "a r.
been ruined and the vegetation
IN 'enl killed BIZ salt wat
menar temp Merchants
supplies OF food
them 10 Possibly
fromh here =
Got Guamo on
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leans are tired of losing officers and
men by deaths from sickness. We
hope and believe better times are in
store"
Upton AND HIS YACHTS.
Sir Thomas Upton recently has been
considering the proposal to send the
Shamrock I. into American waters for
series OF trial races with the sham
rock III However. while he is anxious
to give the new yacht every chance he
fels pledged to the Glasgow exhibition
committee TO race the older boat i'm the
international match which the commit
tee has arranged to take place on the
Clyde and ne has decided to leave the
decision to Mr.. George I. Watson. who
has designed the new challenger for the
Americas cup. Therefore Il is improb-
able that both boats will cross the At
lantic. as Mr.. Watson only desired to
see how the new and old yachts COM
pared and he believes this can be done
on the Clyde.
The only alterations yet made in the
SHAMROCK I. are TO replace her corrod-
ed plates. improve her sheer plans and
reduce her draught eighteen inches. so
Improving her chances under the new
brltlSn RUE tpreparlng) nVe, but winch
will not now be put into execution until
the trial races OF the Shamrock IL.
have been sailed.
/ Mr.. Joseph n. Choate, the United
States Ambassador. Thursday evening
at the Thanksgiving dinner given at
the Hotel Cecil under the auspices Of
the American Society in London, re-
ferred loosely to '1ong-eared report
ers." which has evidently not been con-
sidered by the English press to be as
humorous as intended. for the papers
dismiss the speech with a few lines.
THE Pail Mall Gazette says: mfr
lChoate was, naturally jubilant last
night, as Americans always are on
Thanksgiving day. There is no false
lmodesty about them. They have not
written their 'ReCessionar yet. and If
Iany poet were TO oblige them with one
Iunmasked they would promptly put it
In the fire. A great people, a young
people, an expanding people. a people
that can lick creation-thats the sort
Iof people to enjoy heartily Thanksgiv-
ing day"
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CHICAGO. Dec. IA special 20 the
Record from Ashland. KY. says:
Gibson. the man accused OF killing
his two-year-old step-daughter by fore
ing "a redhot poker down her throat.
has been arrested here and IL now In
the hands Of n mob that seems deter
mined 90 lynch him.
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House Democratic Caucus.

WASHINGTON. Dec. Ia caucus of
Democrats OF the House has been
called for next Monday afternoon. The
proposed bill for reorganization of the
army will be the subject of considera-
ton. IL Is understood that many Dem
ocrats favor the idea OF Offering a
substitute for the army reorganization
bill n measure extending for two or
three years the present temporary
army arrangement.