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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-02
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Many Americans learned at Paris
for the first time that we produce
wines in some grades equal to the
best imported varieties.
All things green have a hardy
growth in England. The garden hedge
there is compact and beautiful-more
so than in any windy country.
The letter carriers of Canada are
paid $50 month at the beginning,
with an annual increase of $3.50 a
month until the carrier receives $50
month, or 5000 year. This is SUBJ
ject to deductions for superannuated
account.
Before the discovery of gold in Cal
ifornia and Australia the worlds sup
ply of the precious metal was limited,
production being restricted prac-
tically to small operations in the
Cral mountains and in our Appalach-
ian chain.
Records of the Irish Emigrant So
ciety show that 25,132 persons entered
at the port of New York as emigrants
in 1900 This is an increase of 2,O37
over the preceding year. There were
11,6?7 males and 1886 females, who
brought $373,754.
A stage wedding of two members of
burlesque troupe was announced to
be performed in Washington the
alter, but the high contracting parties
found it impossible to secure the
services of a person competent to per-
form the ceremony.
Crowded though the ocean may be
becoming, the iron four-masted sail
ing ship Afghanistan managed to
make a seven months voyage from
San Francisco to Liverpool without
being spoken by another vessel. Not
a word was heard of her from her
departure till she sailed up the Mer-
sey, few days ago.
1t is thought by the officers in
charge of the Yellowstone national
park that there are about so bison in
the park. Difficulty has been ex-
perienced in dealing with poachers,
because of the fact that the north
western boundary of the park is not
clearly defined. To correct this an APP
preparation of $1,000 was made at
| the last session of congress for a sur
yeV.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-02

there. 1 knew him well, saw him and
touched his head. 1t was cold and
dead. 1t was Booth. l know what l
know, and l saw the man lying there,
cold in death. The gunboat was an
chored between the arsenal and the
navy yard, but nearer the yard than
the arsenal"
what was done with the body after
the post-mortem examination do not
know. 1t was generally understood at
that time that the body was buried in
the old penitentiary ground, where the
arsenal now is; where the bodies of
the other conspirators were buried,
near the place where occurred the ex-
ecutions of Harold, Payne, Atzerodt
and Mrs, Surratt. My impression was,
as everybody here believed, that
Booths body was disinterred, ten
years later, and laid beside that of his
father in the family burying ground,
near Baltimore. But those are only
impressions and beliefs. As said be-
fore, l do not know what was done
with the body. But do know that it
was the face of John Wilkes Booth
that | saw and touched on the gunboat
in the eastern branch of the Potomac
that afternoon"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-02

years ago, but I heard the other day
her reward has come"
Tell me about your friend" said.
81 can rest while listening, and you
can, too, while telling me the story"
The old man seated himself and be-
gan:
"Ah, can see her now" said he
'Miss Julia was beautiful girl. God
had blessed her in so many ways. The
lines had fallen to her in pleasant
places. She was a truty steward.
Everybody loved her and never day
passed but she was doing a kindness.
'She lived with her mother and
brother in the Woodleigh mansion
We called her mother Lady Bountiful.
Please excuse me if tell all this; it
comes so plain to me-"
go on" / said; 81 am glad to hear of
the lovely girl"
'Well," he continued 81 was the po-
1iceman-we didn't call it that then,
but you'll understand better by that
name-in our town. l saw so much
sorrow as / went my rounds, mostly
caused by the drink, the awful drink:
Every time l look at your white rib
bon l wish to goodness we had had in
those days w. C . T. U. in our town.
"There was a girl called Maria who
would come in from the country. She
was about Is or 16 and real good look
ing, She lived with farmers family
and was right smart in helping, except
when she came to town. Then the
drink would get her, and, poor thing,
she would lie around, then sober up
and go back with promises to do bet
ter. Do you know, miss, 1 just believe
she got the love of liquor from her
parents. Don't you study something
about heredity in your society?"
"Yes," I replied, 1--WE are making
this subject special one in our work,
for we know many a child has come
into the world stricken because of an
inherited appetite"
"Oh," said he, 81 wish folks had
known this long ago, for Maria was
good girl but for the drink. One morn
ing I was going my rounds and there
in the gutter lay Maria. I was about
to take her up and carry her off to the
station house again, when down the
steps ran Miss Julia, exclaiming, in ex-
cited tones: oh, Mr.. Slower, I'll take
her up this time
No, Miss Julia, said I; you couldn't
do that. It's only Maria, and your fair
hands are too pure to touch her.
"'Well, she replied, you have taken
her up so many times and she falls
again. Now she is right at our door
and want to try to help her.
Il endeavored to persuade her not to
attempt IL, but she plead so earnestly,
with sucn a kindly look in her beau
tiful eyes, that finally carried Maria
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-02
HIS TOAST OF DEATH.
Charles Rooms in n Joking Way
Takes an Ounce of CarbOIic
Acid While Drunk.

"Say, fellows, want to give you
toast" said the short, stocky man who
stood unsteadily at the bar in Rosen's
hotel.
"Well, let's have it, Charlie" said one
of the half dozen men who lounged at
the bar.
Fill up their glasses" continued the
first speaker, who was Charles Rooms.
"Those who don't Ike what I'm doing
can go to hi"
Rooms drained his glass to the bot
tom, and the others, needless of his
words, followed suit.
THAT'S my last drink" said Rooms.
A strange silence fell over the group.
at contained an ounce of carbolic
acid, and might well be called an eye
closer" continued Rooms.
'Oh, you'll be all right when you get
something to steady your nerves, old
fellow" said one of the group.
"Oh, yes, I'll be all right" muttered
Rooms, as he sank back to the floor.
A physician was hastily summoned,
but his skill was not needed, for Rooms
had, indeed, taken his last drink. Just
90 minutes after drinking that toast
he was dead.
Rooms was AZ years old. He lived at
Kingston with his wife and three chill
dren. He was prosperous and seeming
~ happy in his home until last week,
when, it is said, he quarreled with his
wife. Since that time he had been
drinking heavily.-Scranton (Pa.) Cor.
Philadelphia North American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-02
Precious stones.

The Sun reported the other day that
Prof. C. H. Shaw has found in Arizona
necklace of turquoises of rare size
and beauty which is supposed to have
belonged to some very important per-
sonage who lived ages ago. A mining
newspaper, commenting upon this
find, says that turquoise mining in
New Mexico is one of the oldest indus
tries of the country, but the output is
quite limited. The turquoise output is
usually more valuable than that of any
other precious stone found in this
country, but the output is worth only
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year. Some
of the stones are used by jewelers., but
most of them find their way into min
eral cabinets and museums. The min
ing of precious stones in our country
has never been a large industry and
the annual product is worth only
about 100000 year.-N. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-02
TWELVE THOUSAND BARRELS.

A few days ago gentleman pointed
tut a bonded warehouse to me, and re
marked that it contained 1900 barrels
If whisky. 1 began to think:
1900 barrels of liquid woe,
Breeding anguish in its flow;
1900 barrels of hell on earth,
Cursing the day of many a birth;
1900 barrels of frenzied mind,
Scoring the laws of human kind;
1900 barrels of blind deceit,
Sharing the paths of youthful feet;
+ 1900 barrels of sisters tears
Rolling down through coming years;
1900 barrels of brothers blight,
$4,000 barrels of stormiest night;
j@~72,O 900 barrels of heaviest signs,
Il, 900 barrels of broken ties;
1900 barrels of cunning lies,
1900 barrels of orphans cries;
1900 barrels of pressing cares,
1900 barrels o. widows tears;
1900 barrels made of slaves,
1900 barrels of drunkard's graves;
1900 barrels of intense pain,
12,0S0 barrels of terror's reign;
1900 barrels of impure thoughts,
1900 barrels of broken hearts;
Il. 900 barrels of honor vain,
1900 barrels of blacklist stain;
1900 barrels of bloody knives,
1900 barrels of ruined lives;
1900 barrels of-Ill say-well,
1900 barrels of death and hell.
Rev. U. G. Foote. in Holiness Review
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-02
NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Camden, N. Y, has gone no license by
II majority after the, most exciting
contest in the history of the town.
The governor of Missouri has signed
the anti'slot machine bill, which pro-
hibits the use of the machines in the
state.
The South Dakota legislature has a
bill under consideration which makes
intoXication a misdemeanor, fixing the
maximum penalty at $40.
Judge Townsend, of the United
States court, has decided that incorpo-
rated cities and towns in the Indian
Territory may pass an ordinance pro-
hibiting the introduction and sale of
intoxicating liquor within their cor
porate limits, but must limit the fine
to $25, and in addition the offender
makes himself amenable to the United
States statutes, which make this Of
Tense felony.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-02
MARIA.
a. True Incident Which Shows the
Power of Love in Rec1aiming
a Slave to Drink

| It was only simple story told in a
simple way, yet the earnest truth of it
stirred and stayed with me many a
day.
l heard the old man cutting the
grass and remembering 1 had prom
Used him some papers to read l hurried
downstairs just in time to hear him
snquiring for me.
Good morning, miss. A pleasant
day, and you are busy with your pen
as l am with my cutter Well, wen,
there is much to do everywhere. You
are doing grand work and L was
thinking just now of young lady
who helped, too. 1t is a good many
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-02
During the revolutionary war, and

During the revolutionary war, and
subsequent thereto, after the commits
sion of his crime, the relatives of Bene-
diet Arnold were ashamed of their kim
ship, and no member of that family
has ever since desired to have the kin
ship known. During the period fol-
lowing the dastardlly deed of the ira
gedian assassin no member of the
Booth family felt free from the dis
grace of his tragic act. Those now liv-
ing and those of subsequent genera
tions will avoid claim of kinship. Be-
cause of this natural family pride,
which must exist in every family, the
great exponent of Shakespeare's plays,
Edwin Booth, never came to Washing
ton for public performance, nor in
private capacity as visitor. Edwin
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-02

into the house and laid her on bed in
clean, comfortable room. Just think
of it, and she so dirty and drunk"
Here the old man stopped, wiped
away a tear, then continued: "She
was a kings daughter, for no one
else would have done that.
81 cannot tell you the ms and outs,
for it is too long, but for many a
day Miss Julia watched by Maria, and
when she came to herself she told
her sad story-how she hated the
drink but had no power to resist
when she came in contact with it.
She plead with Miss Julia to keep her
and so she stayed in that sheltered
home. There were many fierce bat
ties. She told me about them, for
l kept track of her; but with Gods
help and Miss Julia's patience and
love-for it's love, miss, that does so
much in this world-Maria was at
last free girl. Her place in the
home was one of trust and help"
Il guess you were glad you yield
ed to Miss Julia's persuasion that
udys Sdlu l.
Indeed, I think I was" he contin-
ued. st was the beginning of bet
ter days for Maria, and they have
grown better all the time. She
learned to read and write. Many
times the call was: Where is Maria ?
she can do this or that The years
went on, the mother passed to her
heavenly home, the brother specula-
ted and lost heavily; then trying
times came to dear Miss Julia. The
beautiful house was sold, luxuries be-
came few, and finally the brother
went into far country. Miss Julia
and Maria rented a tiny cottage and
one kept house while the other filed
a teachers position. Faithfully Maria
thought of the tender ways to lessen
the burdens of Miss Julia. After a
while-we all have our love chapters,
don't we, miss ?"-and the old man
laughed heartily.
80 you have come to the poir
where Miss Julia met the prince, have
you, and they all live happily after
wards ?"
''Oh, no, no." he hastily answered,
mot Miss Julia, for 1 tell you, miss,
l never saw anyone quite good
enough for her. She was a wonder
fully good woman-and I thank God
there are plenty more of them, too
$50" l interrupted him, you think
wonderfully good women ought to
have the same kind of husbands?"
81 certainly do he said as he rose
to his feet, ''but let me hurry on or
I'll have to clip the grass pretty fast
at the next place. Yes, yes; passing
the house pretty often was a thrifty
farmer, and it wasn't long before he
asked Maria to share his home. They
were married in a real pleasant fash
Maria's home. 1 heard last week that
now she teaches Maria's children
and oh, how they love her! Do you
wonder, miss, she is having such a
reward with the thought of lifting
one life from the awful drink? God
bless you, and all the others, too
who are trying to do the same. I'll
read the papers and pass them on
to the other folks. Good-by; I hope
I haven't wearied you, but somehow
I couldn't help telling you about Miss
Julia"
The old man went slowly out OF
| the gate, and as / returned to my
desk | thought:
I'll pass it on to cheer some heart,
That others. too, may take part;
To lift and lend a helping hand.
To save the girls in our fair land
H. Frances Jones, in Union Signal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-02
Crushed by a Heavy Man.

A colored woman in Atlanta, Ca,
has brought suit against street
railroad company for 1000 damages
on account of a peculiar accident
She was seated in a crowded car,
when the vehicle suddenly started. A
fat man, weighing about 200 pounds,
who was standing, grabbed at a
strap, missed it and fell into the
woman's lap, temporarily crushing
the breath out of her.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-02
Horses in Afr5Cn

A South African bred horse keeps
his condition best, as he will get his
head down and nibble whenever you
get off his back. He is less eXcitable,
too, than most English horses. An
imported horse, bred north of the
equator, takes at least year to get
used to the change of seasons, not to
mention the change of food.-Long-
mans.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-02
ChnnEenble.

Yeast-I can always tell what the
weather is going to be ly my wife,
Crimsonbeak - Indeedl Is she az
tickle as that ?-Yonkers Statesman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-02

Never Decide "a Bet.
Never decide a bet; the loser viii
hate you.-Atchison Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-02

TN THE house of representatives
there is not man to-day who was
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-08-15
A YOUNG LADY's LIFE SAVED.
At Panama, Colombia, by Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy.

DIR. Charles I'll. Utter, a prominent
physician of Panama, Colombia, in a
recent letter states: "Last March I had
as a patient a young lady sixteen years
of age, who had a very bad attack Of
dysentery. Everything | prescribed for
her proved Intellectual and she was
growing worse every hour. Her parents
we're sure she would die. She had
become so weak that she could not turn
over In bed. What to do at this critical
moment was a study for me, but /
thought OF Chamberlain's collie, cholera
and diarrhoea remedy and az a last resort
prescribed it. The most wonderful result
was effected. Within eight hours she
was feeling much better; inside Of three
days she was upon her feet and at the
end Of one week was entirely WE'LL" For
! sale by all druggists.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-08-15
A OLD
j. I. Goodwin celebrates his
Birthday anniversary.

One of the most pleasant social
events that have occurred in this city foI
many a day was held at the Goodwin
residence Friday evening, in commem-
Grafton of j. T. Goodwin's SEVENTEEN
birthday anniversary. The guests
assembled at the appointed hour. The
house, spacious porch and grounds
were tastily arranged, cut flowers being
conspicuous among the decorations. To
choose partners for refreshments, cards,
designed and painted to initiate the
differant vegetables, were distributed
among the guests and each found a
partner in the duplicate of his card.
All were thus paired off and seated in
groups about the tables, elegant refresh
ments We're served and given the undi-
vided attention of all, at least that is
the Judgment of the writer from per-
sonal experience. When the dishe s
We're cleared away, programs We're dis
tributed, headed Vegetables in Dis
guise" containing nineteen questions,
each answer to be the name of some
vegetable; for example, the first ques-
ton was "A pronoun preceded and fol-
lowed by proposition. Answer, onion.
The answering of the questions con-
sumed the greater part of the evening
and furnished no end of amusement.
From the very first all who got a peep
at DIR. Harris efforts were sure he had
a cinch on a prize for he had enumer-
ated III his answers, sheep, dogs, cats,
cattle and like vegetables "a and he
took the beet, the BOBBY prize of the
evening. Rev. H. Nelson Traggitt had
the nswer correct and was awar ded
the head prize, "A fine volume of Chau-
GERS poems. Just why a vegetable pro-
gram should be selected for j. TBS
birthday is beyond us-all the veget-
ables we are familiar with are short
lived and Thomas is certainly not in
that class, but life is full of enigmas.
+. w. Taylor, ON behalf of the friends,
presented III a neat, appropriate man
ner a handsome antique oak book case,
a fine armchair and beautiful mantel
clock. Mr.. Goodwin, although consider
ably frustrated at first, soon rose to the
occasion and accepted the tokens of
friendship and esteem in a very grace
ful manner The party dispersed at a
late hour, each heartily congratulating
Mr.. Goodwin and wishing him many
future anniversaries of his birth, and he
certainly looks as if he intended to full
fill the wish, n would judge from
appearance, the genial Tom was
nearer fifty than seventy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-08-15
A Cure for Cholera rnfantum.

"Last May" says Mrs. Curtis Baker
of Bookwalter, Ohio, ian infant child of
our neighbours was suffering from chol
era iEfantum. The doctor had given up
all hopes of recovery. l took a bottle oil
Chambealain's coiic, cholera and diar
rhoea remedy to the house, telling the N
| felt sure it would do good il used
according to directions. In two days
time the child had fully recovered, and
is now (nearly a year since) a vigorous
healthy girl. l have recommended Thu
remedy frequently and have neve I
known it TO fail in any single instance. u
For sale by all druggists.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-08-15

imply may BE- somewhat uncertain.
take it that il does not apply to
domestic as distinguished from foreign
in this case. Irrigation is also a term
that is capable of more than one mean
ing. In view of the language of the
constitution and the language of the
Act under consideration, 1 regret that i
a not approve of the bonds under the
present proceedings. Ihave given this
some careful consideration and nave
taken the advice of the firm of Hahn
Belder & Hawley, and they concur in
this view.
Yours very truly,
J. M. Martin,
Attorney.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-04-17
CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.

The following assignments OF pastors
to this iRoanOke) district were made al
the recent session OF the Baltimore Con.
T. renee, NJ. E. Church, Son..h, held al
Roanoke +:
Presiding Elder, David Bush. -
Roanoke City-Greene-Memorial W
Il. D. Harper; Trinity, Rumsey Smith
son; st. James, J. L. KILLER; Grace, w.
O. Tolbert; Belmont, j. @. Jeter.
Vinton-T. e. Carson.
Roanoke Circuit-G. o. Haman.
Bethany-H. Q. Burr.
Buchanan-H. L. Myerly.
Fincastle-O. W. Uushby.
Glen Wilton--F. Z. Hammond.
Eagle Rookie. D. Kidner,
Buena Vista-G. L. D. Collins.
Neutrality-suspicious. Grady.
Lexington-J. FL. Light.
Collierstown-A. @. McNeer.
Elliston-W. w. Watts.
Christiansburg-J. W. Grub.
Blacksburg-W. D. Keene.
Newport. NJ. Greene.
New Castle-J. T.. Henderson.
Catawha-L. S, Rpdasil (supply.)
Appointments to Rockbridge charges
% the Rockingham district were made
rs follows:
Fairfeld-S. II. Gray.
Baths aud Goshen--L. r, hardwood
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-04-17
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.

The uniform examinations for teach.
ers in the public schools OF the State
will be held this year by county and
city superintendent as follows:
For white teachers, Tuesday, May
%, and Wednesday, May 20.
For colored teachers, Thursday, May
80. ard Friday, May 81.
The examination will embrace Or
typography, reading, writing, arithmetic
grammar, geography, history physiol-
ogy and hygiene; and for first and
second grade certificates, civil govern
ment and the theory ard practice Of
teaching also.
Persons who are to stand these ex.
aminations should make themselves
tho:oughly-fsnnfIaf With the best text
books on the various subjects. These
books can be selected from the list Of
books authorized for use in the public
schools Of the State.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-04-17
ONLY MALE CHOIRS.

A great change is about TO be made
in the Roman Catholic churches of the
United States. The operate music,
so long in vogue, and which has already
proved 50 particular drawing card
for non Catholics, is to be abolished,
and the simple Gregorian chaLt more
generally substituted, together with
The old fashioned choral music of the
earlier church. Furthermore, it is re-
ported that women are to be excluded
from the choirs of the churches OF
America, as they are from the churches
of Italy, France, Spain and Germany.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-04-17
NEwsY NOTES.


4 new military company has been
organized at Staunton.
The American claim of indemnity
against China is S25, 100000.
**k
The strike situation at Danville is
unchanged. The textile workers are
walking the streets and taking life
easy.
Bishop Thomas q. Dudley paid a
glowing tribute to General Rooert Il.
Lee at an Appomattox Day banquet in
Chicago,
The Paris Rappel says that President
Kruger will sail from Rotterdam for tho
United States or say 81, arriving in
New York juno z.
X
j. Pierpont Morgan & Co. h.7e
formed the Associated Merchants Com.
any, which is designed to acquire dry |
goods in New York and other cities.
Frank Coles of New York, a form
noted burglar, serving an 11.year SEN
ence in the Virginia penitentiarY from |
Lynchburg, has been pardoned to be-
'ome foreign missionary.
x*s 4
Richmond has had two big fires close
IN the heels Of the Jefferson Hotel
'laze. On Tuesday of last week $780,
100 worth Of property went up in
moke. and the following day the big
Ieyer department store was destroyed
nd one man was buried in the ruins
nd a loss of s25O,OO sustained.