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Pine Bluff, Ark May II, 1901.- Editor Graphic-Dear sir: Having noticed the interest manifested in the Boulder Chautauqua contest. and realizing that it is of a kindly nature and for a good cause, we will. to in crease the interest shown. offer to the first winner a travelling costume for the occasion. free Yours truly.
 J. H. EDDINS= DRY GOODS co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-06-03

Editor Graphic-Sir: We hereby authorize YOU to announce that We wlli present to the contestant receiv- ing the second highest number Of votes in your Chautauqua contest a pair of high grade ladies shoes.
 KATZENSTEINS SHOE STORE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-10
A WOMAN'S CLEVER RUSE.
Took n Bogus Baby Into
London Crowd.

For ingenuity the American woman
journalist is hard to beat, as an in
cident of the reception in London to
the City Imperial volunteers will
show, says an eXchsnge of that city.
During the terrific crush a young
woman with a baby in her arms was
carefully protected by the police.
They stood around her. they passed
her through the volunteer lines, a
mounted officer backed his horse and
made passage for her. an inspector
took her arm and deposited her on
the pavement, shopkeeper, taking
pity on the infant, lifted her over his
barrier and gave her seat. She saw
the procession in comfort, and when
the crowd had thinned she went her
way profuse in her thanks. | had
witnessed the occurrence and it had
somewhat startled me, for | thought
| recognized the bearer of the infant.
When she went up the street l fol-
lowed her and spoke a name aloud
behind her. She turned, and I saw
that my suspicion was correct. 1t was
Miss -, an American lady journal
ist
why, what do you mean by bring.
ing somebody's baby out with you on
such day as this?" 1 exclaimed.
"Oh, don't give me away" exclaimed
the lady of the pen. Il wanted to see
the show from the street and to pick
up copy for my paper, and I'm afraid
of big crowds because I'm such a lit
tie body. l was wondering what
should do, when | remembered that
an English crowd is always sympa-
thetic to a woman with baby. So |
brought one with me, and it has an
swered wonderfully well, I assure
you" "A brilliant ideal" | said, "but
what about the infant? Weren't YOU
afraid of getting it killed? And where
did you find a mother willing to let
you have her child for such a desper-
ate purpose?" 'Oh, that's all right"
exclaimed the lady, with twinkle in
her eye. This baby could stand lot
of squeezing. Look"
She gently raised the infants veil.
] gazed at its placid features and
burst into laughter. The baby that
the police had protected, that the vol
unteers' officer had championed, that
a British crowd had divided to give a
safe passage to, the baby for whose
sake a sympathetic shopkeeper had
presented its terrified mother with a
two-guinea seat gratis-was doll.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-10

lad a sleeping in the kirkyard when l
brought my wee bairnie to this land.
For many year l toiled in sun an
shade for my winsome Robbie. He
growed so fine an tall that he were
ta'en to gentleman's store to help.
Then this man McGinnis set his den on
my way to an fra the bread store,
an he minded twas mesel hated the
uncanny look O. the place. An one
morn as passed by he said needn't
be so grand about my by; he were no
above ta'en a sup O. the liquor wi the
rest. l begged my chiel for the love
of God to let the stool alone. Me Rob-
bic promised to bide me wishes; but the
mon McGinnis watchet o. the nights
when 'twere cauld and stormin', an
gave the lad many cup O his dredful
drinks, to warm him, he would say.
/ got on me knees to me BARN and
prayed him pass the place no more, but
to gang to hame by some other road
Then | went mesel' to the mon. an
p'raps ye ken, yer honor. how a mither
wud beg an pray for the bone O. her
bone an flesh O. her flesh; but he
laughed in me face. Las night. yer
honor, the noise at me door frightened
me; | ruined wi all me MIGHT to see
wha' were the trouble, an me Robbie
sswayed into the room an fell al me feet
he were drunk, yer honor. Then Nc
Ginnis poket his face in at the door
an asked: VIVA think We now Mis-
tress Burne?' Did mean to strike the
mon, yer honor? An I could. I'd a
struck the broth fra his body Ye'd
better keep me WI lock an key till me
gloom dies out; but. oh. iedge, jedge,
| wish meseP an me lad were in the
kirkyard aside the guide father! They
ell me if 1 could prove the mon sold
liquor to the BARN under age, the law
could stop him. | tell We, jedge, there's
naught but Gods vengeance can stop
his ilk. It's well enough to arrest the
mither as strikes the mon as ruins her
BARN, but wait We till the Lord AL
mighty strikes - aye wait We for
that!"
"Does the reporter tell no more ," our
readers will demand. "Surely the mag
istrate discharged the woman?" Yes.
she was pronounced discharged. But
does that meet all the claims of JUS
tice? The civil government owes that
widow and all the mothers of the land
protection from this heartless enemy
which for gain seduces and ruins their
children. When shall their importu-
nate cry be regarded? We read con-
corning the importunate widow that at
last even the unjust judge said: 81 will
avenge her, lest by her continual com
ing she weary me."-Presbyterian Ban
ner
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-10
BABY'S CREEPING RUG.
1t Should Be Made of Strong Material
and Large as the Nursery
VIII Permit.

The creeping rug has quite taken
the place of the creeping bag for the
baby, as the former allows more free
dom to the little one, who is less
hampered than by the clumsy bag
gathered about it's chubby knees.
For the creeping rug some strong
firm material should be used. Canton
dannel is sometimes employed. 1t
should be doubled and the edges
bound with bright braid or finished
with buttonhole stitching in colored
wool. Denim is even more desirable
than the flannel, as, having a smooth
er surface, the child can creep over
it more easily and not drag it up into
punches.
The rug is generally bordered with
procession of animals, cut from
contrasting material-cioth, linen or
cotton, and appliqued near the outer
edge of the rug. Instead of making
the animals from single bright color
of cloth, it is better to have the rug
of bright hue and the animals, as
far as possible, in natural colors. An
effective rug is made of blue denim,
with a border of black cats in all pos
sible attitudes and antics.
AS to size, the rug should be as
large as the nursery will permit. Too
small rug is practically worthless,
because the baby is never on tn.
y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-10
FIRST TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
Interesting Account of Its Organiza-
ton at MOreau, Saratoga
County, N. Y.

The first total abstinence society in
the United States is said to have been
organized at Moreau, Saratoga county,
n. Y, on April 10, 1888. On that date
four young men met in the surgery of
DR.. b. j. Clark, of that village, then
called Clark Corners, to consider what
could be done to stay the tide of drink
ing habits in the place. After many
plans thought of, the temperance So
ciety and pledge signing were at last hit
upon, and constitution was framed
and a pledge made out which received
the four young mems names. DR.. Clark
became the president; Gardiner Stow, a
young lawyer, the secretary, and Rev.
Lybius Armstrong and James Mott, a
Quaker farmer, were. made a commit
tee to secure members. In short time
the society was enlarged and the name
was changed from Moreau to the Mo-
reau and Northumberland Temperance
society, which name il bore when the
semicentennial celebration took place,
April 10, 1888, at Reynolds Corners, two
miles north of the site where it first
originated.
This was a regular temperance iubi-
lee, with delegates from far and near,
and fine speakers and music. Half a
Hundred Years Ago." poem written
and read by young lady poet of the
town. Miss Lura Anna Boire, added
much to the exercises. All the original
signers were present. DR.. Clark pre-
sided, looking hale and hearty after
so years of hard work as a country doc
tor. He lived to the ripe Old age of
Sc, working for the cause he so dearly
loved, and in his will he left fund,
well invested, the interest of which was
to furnish temperance literature to the
schools and Sunday schools of his ma
tive town.
There is still temperance society
known as the Town of Moreau Temper
ance society, which holds monthly
union services in the three different
churches of South Glen Falls-the only
village of the town. At the last an
nual session the principal of the high
school, Prof. Sanford. was chosen pres
ident. Several quite noted Sunday
school and temperance workers had
their home and early training in the
school district where DR.. Clark's home
was situated.-Canadia ROYAL Tenn
plar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-10
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A WINDOW BOOKCASE.
Ornamental Piece of Furniture That
Can BE Made at the Expense of
Very Little Money.

A window bookcase and writing
desk is a novel and useful piece of
furniture for almost any room, and
while it may seem an odd idea for
the establishment of a window, it's
adaptability can readily be appre-
ciated from a glance at the illustra-
ton, which was drawn from a case
actually made and in use.
This is a piece of furniture that
any carpenter can make from clear
pine or white wood at a nominal cost,
and it may be painted or stained and
vanished as matter of choice
An inexpensive one can be con-
structed from boxes and boards with
matched edges. few feet of cornice
molding, some hardware, and with
the tools to be found in most any
home.
Two boxes of equal size are select
ed for the base, and to the open sides
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-10
NO FRAME HOUSES.
South Africa Uses Great Deal of
Brick and Cement in
Building.

South Africa is without a peer as
customer for cement, says United
States Consul General Stowe at Cape
Town in a recent communication to
the department of state, according to
the Washington Star. All the build
ings there, he says, all the ware
houses, stores and residences, are
built of brick, cemented on the out
side, and no wood or frame" houses
are to be seen.
The bricks used in South Africa
are larger than American bricks, and
are "laid up principally with mud"
the inferior clay found in that region,
instead of lime mortar or cement.
The cement comes into play in the
outside finish of the buildings. 1t is
laid over the whole surface, and the
expert Malay masons in South Africa
produce very pleasing and unique eff
fects in finishing up caps, columns
and holdings, closely initiating the
natural stone in this decorative work.
A striking effect is produced by
"spattering" some of the larger
buildings with cement, which pre-
sents rough exterior very striking
and pleasing to the eye, and also DUR
able
The greater part of the cement inn
ported into South Africa last wear,
states the. consul general, came from
Great Britain, and over 125,OOO.O 900
pounds into the country, all told.
when I left the United States" saws
Mr.. Stowe, ''our manufacturers of ce-
ment were producing an article which
was proved by tests to be as good as
the English and that cement ought
to find a large market here. While
the United States at the present time
would be hampered on account of the
excessive steamship rates to this
country, which would prevent compe-
tition with the German and Belgian
cements, yet [ am convinced with
equal rates the United States cement
could find a market here in large
quantities. Cement of the desired
quality will never be manufactured
here, as the ingredients do not exist"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-10
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

"But why" the fair maid was asked,
"why are you about to marry Mr.. Wig
giles. when Mr.. Waggles loves you so
devotedly?" Because Mr.. Wiggles
asked me to-" replied she, simply
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
She-'I wonder if there ever was
such person as the fool killer?" He
Don't ask such nonsensical questions.
How do you suppose l know?" She.
(sweetly)-"Of course. dear, l know
you never met him" - Philadelphia
Record.
Now, John, see herel" she began.
with set jaw. Il must have 500 to-
day" 'All right" said John, prompt
y, here it is" Goodness. john" she
exclaimed, paling visibly. whats the
matter? Aren't you well ?'-Philadel-
phia Press.
Giles-"When you look over a family
photograph album do you ever specu-
late about the thoughts of the originals
of the pictures?'' Wilton-"Yes, think
most of them. if they could see their
pictures to-day, would devoutly wish
they hadn't. Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Meddergrass-''The postmis-
tress doesn't seem to like the new pro-
fessor of the school," Mr.. Meddergrass
No. l reckon not. I heerd some of
the fellers at the store say he had wrote
all his postal cards in Latin. or some
other Turin language. baltimore
American.
It's easy enough 10 make friends, -
remarked the dyspeptic-looking man.
but it's hard to keep them" "Oh,
don't know" replied the other. who
was jovial and wealthy and VIGOROUSLY
easy" Il find that my friends are
quite satisfied to let me keep them
Standard and Times.
Lawyer-"You sax that you were in
the saloon at the time OF the assault
referred to in the complaint" Wit
ness-"I was, sir" Lawyer-'Did you
take cognizance of the barkeeper at
the timer Witness-''I don't know
what he called it, but l took what the
rest did.'-Boston Gazette.
Couldn't Fool Him.-"This," said the
chrome peddler. represents an orient
al dance What does oriental
mean?' asked the head of the house.
Belonging in the east" you git out!
They don't stand fer no dances like
that in the east. I'm from Connecti-
cut, an | ncw."-Indianap Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-10

B.anch "a large oysters in their own
juice; drain, and put the oysters in a
covered dish with one teaspoonful sea-
juice of one lemon, half bunch of pars-
ley, cover and let them marinate one
hour. Shortly before serving mix the
yollIs of two eggs with half cupful milk
one teaspoonful butter, a quarter tea
spoonful salt, the same of pepper. two
ia blespoonfuls -four and the beaten
whites of the eggs; wipe the oysters
dry. dust with flour, dip in the batter
and fry in hot fat to delicate brown.
Pour half pint Bearnaise sauce on a
warm dish, dress the oysters over it,
and serve with French bread and but
ter.-Ledger Monthly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-10

Women earn their daily bread in
almost every branch of human indus
try. Women make or help to make
collins, bricks, tiles, sewer pipes.
tools. boxes, barrels, furniture They
ara in all the professions; they are
Stoclkholders and partners in various
kinds of business, and as to the more
conventional occupations of women
shey are galore. In the more unusual
ways we have had woman an
thropologist, a woman forester, wom-
en- who mine and women who deal
in stocks. One woman spent so years
making bead house and lately was
found dead with her unfinished work
before her.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-10
The Business Instinct.

Poverty Stricken Suitor-Sir, | have
come to ask you for your daughters
hand.
The Merchant Prince am quite
willing to believe you love my daugh-
ter, but am anxious to know why you
have brought your kodak a such an in
opportune time?
81 am passionately fond of photogra-
ply; besides, l am entered in an anna
teur photographers competition, and
wished to take a snap at your aston
ished face when you heard my proposal.
II will secure me prize. Thus | shall
profit either way"
"My son, come to my arms; shall
make you partner in my house. Col
lier's Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-10
NOTES OF FASHIONS.
What Is Catching the Eyes of the
Ladies in Costume Effects
for the Winter.

Women who feel the winter cold
severely are making their usual pur-
chase of albatross or soft French or
Scotch flannel night dresses, which
this year are more gracefully shaped
and daintily trimmed than ever.
For stout figures, the kimono models
are made in plain white wool or with
delicately colored dots or stripes. A
large and varied assortment of these
gowns can be found at all the best
dry goods houses, says the New York
Post
Some of the new round hats to
wear with demi-dress costumes turn
up in a very deep curve at each side,
and the retrousse portions are entire
ly covered with ermine fur. The
crowns of some of these hats are
made of gold-wrought satin; others
are of tri-colored panne, and. again,
the softly draped center is of white
velvet, figured with black silk or che
mile dots matching the black and
white effects of the fur.
Ribbon scarf ends for the neck,
shoulder-knots, belt bows and sleeve
straps are finished with small gold
aiguillettes; also the long, pliable
sash ends of India silk, crepe de
chine and liberty satin, on belted tea
gowns and expensive French negli-
gees.
A new French model for a tea
gown fempire is made of lustrous
white crepe de chine over orange yell
low silk. The soft, beautiful semi
transparent fabric falls in front from
yoke of white lace over orange
crepe. The bodice portion at the
back and on the side is laid from
the yoke in fan-shaped plaits, held at
the waist by a pointed girdle, made
of orange satin straps laid over silk
covered featherbone. The lace at the
throat is gathered into pretty dog
collar of mock pearls. laid over the
yellow silk; and the sleeves at the
top are close and not more than
eight inches in length, but from the
lower edge fall the full gathered fore
arm portions. which are made of the
lace and banded at the wrist with
| the beaded passementerie.
There are but few of the fancy eff
| fects in dress that are not repeated
upon the sleeves. They are gathered
and draped, and tucked, stitched,
| strapped, buttoned, braided, or laced
and trimmed with fine gold braid,
beaded applique pieces, plated frills,
| laces. nets, velvet ribbon, etc. and
| the picture" models on French i'm
| portations copy the styles of queens
| and expresses of nearly every age of
history. including the open flowing
sleeve of Eugenie's time. with under
sleeves made of embroidered silk
muslin.
Among the winter fads of fashion
is that of attaching gold tags to many
articles of wear. These vary in size,
and on many wearers the effect of
| these dangling ornaments is some
| what ludicrous; for instance. on lit
| tie dumpy woman. her wooden gown
trimmed with flying ends of velvet
or other ribbon. from winch suspend
these little metal tags, one might
well suppose that an arrangement of
| gilded bootlaces or staylaces had been
| devised to furnish a novel decoration
for the upper portion of the gown.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-10
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THIS WIDOW TROUBLETH ME.
A Police Court Scene-Heart-B Broken
Mother Strikes Saloon Keeper
Who Ruined Her Boy.
"No. 25."
s. sss

NO. %.
Bring in No. 25!'
''The court is waiting for No. PSI"
There is a little hanging back on
the part of the usually prompt official,
but in a moment more a tall, tine-lOok
ing woman was brought in and waited
the usual questioning.
There was something so piteously
desperate in the prisoners appearance,
and her great haunted eyes had such
look of anguish that the judge, accus-
toned to all sad sights and sounds, hes
itated before asking with unwonted
gentleness:
''What is your name, my woman, and
where were you born?"
MY name is Aleen Burne, yer hon
or, an 1 were born in Aberdeen, off the
Scottish coastland."
"And you are charged with striking
a man."
81 am, yer honor"
''And you meant to?"
81 did, indeed, yer honor. He's kilt
me, yer honor"
The woman spoke with a low, impas
stoned wall which caused respectful at
tention.
''McGinnis testifies that he never laid
a hand on you" returned the judge.
"He stabbed me to the heart, yer
honor"
stabbed you! Suppose you tell me
about it,"
II will. Ye might no ken wha' it is,
yer honor, to hev one bonnie laddte, an
none else. lef' the guide father O my
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-10
Steamed Pud ding.

Scald two cupfuls of milk and add
one cupful of some cereal food Except
oatmeaD and cook seven minutes in a
double boiler. Remove from the fire,
add half cupful of molasses, two
eggs, two tablespoonfuls melted but
ter, one tablespoonful of soda and one
cupful of dates. stoned and coarsely
chopped. Pour in a buttered mold,
cover tightly and steam three hours.
Serve with a foamy sauce. Cream one
third cupful butter; add one cupful
brown sugar and the yollls of two eggs,
well beaten. then one-third of cupful
of scalded milk. Cook over hot water
till the mixture thickens. then beat in
the whites of the eggs whisked to a
stiff froth. Flavor with three-fourths
of a teaspoonful of vanilla and one
fourth of a teaspoonful of lemon ex-
tract. Raisins can be substituted for
the dates, as also fgs.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-10

It is said that French medical men
have, to considerable extent, lately
abandoned the use of tobacco Ameri-
can physicians attending the Paris con-
gress intimate that the government
monopoly in tobacco has done much
to bring this about. The cigars of the
"Regie," that is, those made at the
government mandatory. are so bad,
they say, and the tax on all other
brands so prohibitiye, that the thing
to do in France IL not to smoke at all.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-10
Girls and Fathers,

I always like to see a girl and her
father good friends, who can talk like
equals about anything that comes up,
in the family life or out of it. Such
girl is likely to be level-headed. She
is apt to make up her mind more slow
ly, and to keep it made up when she
has once done so, after she has OBJ
served the cautious and judicial way in
which her fathers mind sets to work.
Helen Watterson Moody, in Ladies'
Home Journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-10

State regulation of the sale of ciga-
rettes has been declared by the United
States supreme court to be valid and
no infringement of the right of con-
gress to control interstate commerce.
The decision was handed down in the
ease of William B. Austin VS.. the state
of Tennessee. and sustained the judy
ment of the Tennessee supreme court
upholaing the validity of the statute
now in force in that state.-Union Sig
nal.