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FABRICATED WINES.
Before Were They So Numerous
or NiIIainOus.

The London Mail says: To-day is
the day of the wine fakir. Never be-
fore in the history of the trade have
his devices been so numerous and his
connections so villainous. Never be-
fore, too, have his profits been more
satisfactory. So long as there is a
demand for full-blooded Burgundies
and clarets, at, say, six shillings a
dozen, that demand will be supplied.
There is a vast difference between
fabricated and adulterated wine. The
latter is generally pretty easy to
deal with. Fabricated wine is far
more difficult of detection.
Here we have a connection of a
more or less chemical nature, which
is designed with the express idea of
closely initiating the genuine wine,
both in color, bouquet and taste. One
favorite fabrication consists of 80
per cent. of water, 5h per cent. of al
cohol and AZ per cent. of tannin.
The two latter ingredients are OBJ
tanned from the cheapest form of i'm
ported raisins.
Very frequently these raisins con-
sist of squeezed grape husks which
have already done genuine service in
some French wine press. They cost
next to nothing to import, are re-
| fermented here in England and their
| juice is eked out with the acid of
tartaric acid and molasses. Conse-
| quently the maker is enabled to sell
his connection at the ridiculously low
price of about one shilling two pence
per gallon, and at the same time to
make an excellent profit upon the
! transaction. Much of this beverage
first sees the light in or near Lon
don.
The retailer sells it again at about
two shillings siXpence per gallon;
or, if bottled and beautifully sealed
and cobwebbed, at the considerably
enhanced price of, say, siXpence per
pint bottle-"Our famous six shilling
claret.'
a particularly pungent revelation
of the beauties of certain British
I light wines was afforded the food
personalities committee by Prof. w.
H. Morfield. This scientist, who is
consulting sanitary adviser to her
majesty's office of works, stated that
he commonly found salicylic acid in
these vintages. Salicylic acid, added
he, for the benefit of his nonscientific
hearers, was a slightly acrid, irritat-
ing substance which was much in de-
mand among the afflicted people as a
corn solvent.
A fabricated sherry which can be
sold at good profit for one shilling
a bottle is prepared from cider-and
more obnoxious things. Champagne,
which is also better left untouched,
is prepared by the willy fabricator.
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A Observation-Disclosures Family

A strong sense of the fitness of things
must have possessed colored woman who
recently applied for the place of cook in a
Washington household. The home was ex.
ceptionallly we'll supplied with rich furni.
ture and bric-a-brac, and evidently the
woman thought her work should be in keep.
ing with this elegance.
what is your name?" asked the fan lily
"Evangeline, thank you," came in reply
from the dusly applicant.
"Eyangeline, then, tell me, are you good
cook"
ITS just like this: You see. can do ten.
dollar. cooking, SIS cooking, $50 cooking;
but"
There was an undue emphasis on the
"but," and Evangeline glanced admiringly
about the house.
at seems to me- she went on, finally
"you folks wouldn't be satisfied with any
other than my S25 kind"
The family was taken aback, but man.
aged to recover itself in time to say it might
get along with about seventeen-dollar and.
thirty-fve cents cooking for a few months
at any rate.--Washington Star.
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FILLING AN .ICEHOUSE.
u You Have Never Done 1t, 1t VIII
Pay You to Read This Article
Over Carefully.

of our own ice house, with boards
nailed horizontally on the inside
of the poles. From IL to Is
inches should be left between the ice
cakes and the walls. Locate the ice
house where good, natural drainage
may be secured. Tile may be laid,
as indicated at A, to secure more ade-
quate drainage if needed. Cut the
cakes so as to break joints, say 1Sx36
inches, or 15X3O, as conditions may re-
quire. 1t will be impossible to make
the cakes fit together perfectly, no
matter how expert the saw manipu-
lator may be. On this account, we
put in one layer, fit closely as pos
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28
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AN EVENING AT CURLAND'S.
1t Came to an Abrupt and Sensational
End-A Father Finds
His Son.

Curland's hotel has had an extra
cleaning and is brilliantly lighted, for
it is Saturday evening and the men
from the numbering camps have re-
ceived their months wages. Curland
himself is in high glee and is giving
commands to his bartender.
EsWe will make a big pull this night
j everything ready? Whew! won't
the money flow? But you just keep
an eye on that gang from Mayre's.
They are a desperate set and it won't
answer to let them get the start of
us"
Good evening, Tom. Brought your
violin? You're the man."
The music soon draws crowd, the
men. A few show that they have
known better days" Apparently
the toughest of all are the ones known
as "Mayre's men," Mayre, their boss,
is one whom all fear. Tall, of COM
handing appearance, he is a born
leader of men, and those from his
camp have imbued that wild, reck-
less spirit which dominates their mas
ter.
Say" eXclaims one, "Mayre, you're
lucky, you're taking all of the money"
mo, he isn't. He is dishonest,S
comes from a man who belongs to an
other gang.
Hold still, Harold Sard; what are
you doing?"
Drinks are had. Down go the cards.
There is quarreling over cards and
pool. What cares Curland? He is
reaping a harvest.
A storm has arisen and it is nearly
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28
PROPERLY PACKED ICE.

sible, then shave over the upper sur
face of all the cakes with a carpen-
ter's adze. The shavings of ice are
swept into the crevices between
cakes. When freezing cold, little
water is sprinkled over the whole sur
face to cement the layer solidly to-
gether.
AS each layer is completed, the
sawdust should be filed in around
the sides, level with the top, and sol
idly tamped down. Allow no sawdust
to remain on top of the various lay
ers until the ice house is filled. The
cut shows the sixth layer in and ready
for the sawdust. Ice is preserved
by being packed away from the air.
AS hot weather comes on the ice will
settle some. Be sure to keep the
sawdust tamped down around the
sides frequently during early sum-
mer, and see that no alrholes form.
When the ice is all packed in, cover
with 10 to Is inches of sawdust. Leave
the gables open more or less to al
low free circulation of air over the
ice. l hope that this description, with
sketch, of our own successful harvest
ing and storing of ice in a cheap pole
frame ice house, Will encourage many
farmers to decide to have some ice
next season. And may they thorough
ly enjoy, for the first time, the cool
ing benefits which accrue to the for
tunate possessors of the CONCEALED
fluid.-J. H. Brown, in Rural New
Yorker
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coin on the card table, has lost its
fascination for the time. One by one
they separate. Some to go home to
loved ones still watching and praying
for the prodigal son. others to wander
up and down the quiet streets think
ing as they have not for many day
of the old folks far away in some
country home or perhaps even farther
away in the heavenly home.
The lights are out in the hotel.
Curland's traue will decrease, for Cas-
per Mayre's influence will be used in
a better way.-Alice Irene Nichols, in
Union Signal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28

Eggs have brought good prices this
winter, and they give more profit in pro-
portion to the cost of the materials en-
tering into their composition than any
other animal product on farms. If the
flock is large and but few eggs are Sc
cured, it may be due either to too much
grain, a lack of animal food or to
having too many hens for the space &C.
cupied. 1t is mistake to keep more
fowls than can be accommodated,
simply to wait for the warm weather OF
spring for them to begin laying. Cut
out all the Improbable members of the
Aock
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28
Medicated Wine.

A prosecution has been instituted at
Liverpool against British wines which
contain too high percentage of sail
cylic acid. 1t is stated that a firm
which had large stock of pre-
served wine, on having it condemned
in court, simply altered the labels and
sold the lot as patent indicated
wine, being legally entitled to Go so. as
the drug was present to an extent well
above the lowest limit allowed for the
so-called medicated wines.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28

Mrs. T. Pelton, $50 st. Anthony avenue,
st. Paul, Mimi, writes:
"Peruna has done wonders for me. 1t
has cured my headache and palpitation OF
the heart; has built up my whole system
| cheerfully recommend Peruna to all suf-
ferers afflicted with catarrh. My mother is
never without Peruna. When one is tired
and generally out of sorts, if Peruna is taken
it Immediately removes that tired feeling
Peruna cures catarrh by removing the
cause, inhamed mucous membranes.
DR.. Hartman, the compounder of Pc
runa, once said, in lecture to women:
"a great number of women consult me
every year. l often have occasion to say
to these patients, Il fear you have ca
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nine before the stage arrives from the

( nine before the stage arrives from the
nearest station.
Passenger tonight" shouts the
obliging stage driver. Curland, re-
markable for his graciousness, well
comes the newcomer.
An old, feeble man is he, with a
staring, wandering look.
appears a little out" remarks the
stage driver on entering. Wonder
what he is doing up here
The old man sits by the stove and
with forlorn, respondent gaze his
eyes keep roaming about from one to
another.
mister, have a drink" The offer,
though frequently given, is refused.
Somehow this doesn't please Cur
land. He is not in the habit of hav-
ing anyone about who does not drink.
From the stage driver he has learned
that the old man seems to have plenty
of money and he is determined to
have some of it. When drinks are
again put up he insists that the stran-
ger shall have a treat.
Slowly the old man walks toward
the bar. men, will you have a story?"
says he.
Yes, yes; story" comes from the
excited crowd.
"He is crazy!" "Crazy as a loon!"
"Look at his eyes!" are the various
remarks.
With outstretched hand the stranger
1oope forIvard and oozae OF +la o,o,,.J
Instantly they are silenced at the
strange scene and the stranger tale.
"Years ago." says he, 81 was a
wealthy man of influence in far
away state. A wife and son composed
my family. We were proud of the
; boy, who was exceedingly bright and
at the time of the opening of my
story was preparing for college. That
year | was elected mayor of the town.
which had been called Temperance
town., but when the vote was taken
as to whether we should have saloons
or not l wanted to be popular, so
broke the tie and the saloons were
opened. Six months later checks were
presented for payment, forged by my
Gun NbCh INC IlHu-
ence of liquor. Angry and excited. !
drove him from our home. Weary
with sorrow, the mother lived only a
few years and died moaning for her
boy. Since then | have Travelled from
state to state searching for my SON.
With eager, excited tones the old
/, man again breaks the silence. Have
! you seen him? Do you know Casper
Mayre?"
Father! father!"
The hushed group are startled. The
old man is grasped by strong arms,
for the son is found.
Don't you know me, father? I am
your SON."
mo, mol" said the old man; "my
boy IL young You are not my SON"
Boys, he is my father, but he is
crazy, and l made him so. Who will
help me take him to the camp? No
Curland. No more liquor tonight.
have had all ever intend to have
With sobered speech the men follow
the father and son as they pass CIT
into the night. the sparkle of the
wine in the glass, the clink of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28

doctrine for the last forty years, but there
are vast multitudes of women who have
never heard it yet. Catarrh may attack any
organ of the body. Women are especially
liable to catarrh of the pelvic organs. There.
are one hundred cases of catarrh of the pei
vic organs to one of catarrh of the head
Most people think, because they have not
catarrh of the head they have not catarrh
at all This is a great mistake and is the.
cause of many cases of sickness and death"
If you do not derive prompt and satisfae-
tory results from the use of Peruna, write
at once to DR.. Hartman giving full state
ment of your case and he will be pleased to,
give you his valuable advice gratis
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28

-, A new clerk in Atchison, according to the
Globe, is attracting a great deal of favor
able comment. Investigation reveals the
fact that his popularity is due to his habit
OF laughing at the jokes of customers
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28

Proved It-"What do you think, Clarice
went out and sang at an entertainment in
a private insane ASYLUM" Did she say
whether they showed their insanity much %
ooh. yes: they encored her three times. y
Philadelphia Bulletin.
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There were Sc times as much liquor
exported to Porto Rico in 1899 as in
1898; 5S times as much to the Philippine
islands, and 1000 times as much as the
average to the Philippines for the last
ten years.-Union Signal.
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Stability wins.-Ram's Horn.

Suicidal.-'I hear a lot of the rich young
men in town have organized suicide club"
"Yes They're killing themselves with late
hours and high living. Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin.
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Poor Fellow.-Lena-''I don't know what
to make of Harry Harmless" Alma-''Well
if you were to do as good many of the girls
have done. you'd make fool of him. >
PHILADELPHIA Evening Bulletin.
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not bad. ] am not
troubled it h
coughing or spit
ting or any 9th
er disa greeable
symptoms of ca
tarrh.' But, my
dear madam, you
may have catarrh
all the same. Ca
tarrh is not al
ways located in
the head. You
may have catarrh
of the lungs, or
stomach, or liver,
or kidneys, and
especially 20 u
may have catarrh
of the pelvic or
gans.
The d o c t or
went on to say:
Il have b e e n
,,pao obipu 4 h ! g
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eemne
in As
The Peruna Medicine Com
both myself mother, Mrs.
find invaluable
Diseases
those and with
strung. A. Lockwood
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28

The Department Store of the Future
"Who are those solid-looking men going up
in the express elevator" "They are cap
italists. We have a marked down sale of
railways to-day on the twenty-fourth' floor
i'll the second annex back. Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28

Easy.-"Ah! yes" sighed the lovelorn
youth, I'm passionately in love with Miss
Van Fickel. | wonder if | will ever sue
coed in winning her affections" ''Why not ?"
replied his cousin Helen. Il know at least
half dozen other men who have. "-Phila-
delnhia Press
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28

An Atchison man who had a good job,
was always looking for something to do
on the side, in order that he might make
extra money. He neglected his main work
for the side line, and was discharged. There
is a suggestion in this for lots OF people,
Atchison Globe.
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From ,,,hor, heath, from health content
ment spring s.-geallie.
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Are so much easier to prepare than the OF
fashioned gelatine. With Burnham's Hasty
Jellycon there is nothing to do but dissolve
is already sweetened and favored. Get a
package to-day at your grocer's. The fla
vors are Orange, lemon. strawberry, rasp-
berry, peach, wild cherry and unfavored
".calfsfoot" for making wine and coffee
jellies.
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tarrh. madam They will generally
reply, oh, no, | never had catarrh. My
nose is perfectly clear and my breath is
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28

Mrs. Julia c. Brown,
of Pecatonica, Ills,
says: 81 have used
Peruna in my home
for the past four
years and am thor
o u g hly convinced
that it is a reliable
f a m ly remedy"
Julia G.. Brown.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-16

enjoy the fruits Of their industry with
out interference from the authorities
so long as they remained in the neigh
borhood Of the community to which
they were assigned. Good behavior
was rewarded by additional liberty.
Exiles who proved trustworthy were
allowed the privileges Of ordinary citi-
gems and were sometimes permitted on
parole to return to their old homes
in Russia to visit their parents or at
tend to business affairs. No one was
chained either on the march or after
arrival unless he had committed a
capital crime, or had tried to escape,
or wal refractory or had violated the
orders or the rules imposed upon him.
The heartrending pictures drawn by
Mr.. KEENAN, and other writers were
often accurate, but the figures who
appeared in them were usually men
who had aroused the hostility Of the
officials by resistance or defiance and
were punished for that reason.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-16
Great Naval

It is not generally known that within
eighty miles Of Victoria, and forty-six
miles inside Puget Sound, there is q
ruecleus Of a navy yard which is des-
tined to be n Of the most important
II not the most impcrtant-in the Union.
Ten years ago a wilderness, it now
teens with life. It's situation is ideal.
It is absolutely land-locked, its short
est approach being a narrow, winding
channel six miles long, heavily forti-
fed and mined. It's longest approach
Is fourteen miles. with an entrance SO
narrow an enemy's ship would stand
no chance OF getting through.-Harp-
er's Weekly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-16

There has been q great deal Of SYM
patty wasted upon Siberian exiles,
writes William =. Curtis from st.
Petersburg. While there have doubt
less been innumerable cases Of In
Justice and brutality, for Russian Of
1cials are corrupt and cruel, and the
Slavs, as q race, have always regarded
human suffering with indifference.
nevertheless, under ordinary circum-
stances. the majority Of those who
have been; banished to Siberia are
much better OF than they were at
home and ought to consider them
selves fortunate to escape imprison-
ment. for a term Of years. The cara
vans Of c%onvicts, whose misery and
anguish have aroused so much horror
and indignation in civilized countries
have not usually undergone any great
er h%ardships than were borne by the
pioneers who crossed our own prairies
to Colorado, Montana and California
before the overland railroads were
built. And, upon arriving at their
destinations, unless they were guilty
OF serious crimes, their surroundings
and circumstances were often much
better than those Of the men who
developed the wealth of the mountains
and the prairies west of the Missis-
sippi river. The life Of a miner or a
ranchman or a farmer in Siberia,
whether he be an emigrant or a con-
vict suffering Punishment, offers in
fnitely greater advantages for moral
and material improvement than can
be- found in any of the great Russian
cities, and in the great majority Of
cases what was imposed as a punish
ment turned out to be a blessing, for
many Of the w%ealthiest and most in
fluential men in Siberia are exiles
who have found unlimited op%portuni-
ties for the exercise Of their talents
and industry. The exile system was
adopted by Nicholas T., 'the iron
czar," with the idea Of utilizing con
vict labor for the development Of the
timber, pastoral and agricultural re-
sources Of the vast region beyond the
Caucasus mountains, and, instead OF
sending offenders to prison, shipped
them into the wilderness to work
out their small salvation under the
surveillance Of the police. They
were ticket-of-leave men. They were
permitted to go and come and do
whatever their hands found to do. and
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-16

Having found by personal expert
ence that Lydia p. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is q medi-
cine Of rare virtue, and having seen
dozens Of cures where my suffering
sisters have been dragged back to life
and usefulness from On untimely grave
simply by the use Of a few bottles Of
that Compound, I must proclaim its
virtues, or I should not be doing my
duty to suffering mothers and dragged
out housekeepcrs.
"Dear Sister, is your health poor,
do you feel worn out and used up,
especially do you have any OF the
troubles which beset our sex, take my
advice /; let the doctors alone, try.
Lydia p. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound; it is better than any
and all doctors, for it cures and they
do moi. "-MRs. e. C. SAITH, 1919 Ock
st., Treasurer w. CT. o., Kansas
City, Mo.-ssooo forfeit u asous Testimonial 10
vot genuine.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick o-
men free. Address, Lynn Mass.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-16
A Pa.tor's Many I,ectures.

zone Of the most remarkable men in
this country" declared a Philadelphia
man, the, other day. els the Rev. DR..
Russell n. Conwall. pastor Of the Bap-
fist Temple, Philadelphia. He told me
not long ago that he had either. lee
tured or preached every evening, with
possibly a dozen exceptions, during all
of the past sixteen years. He has de-
iivered the lecture he calls Acres of
Diamonds more than $500 times. In
addition to his duties rs pastor Of the
largest, Baptist church In Philadelphia.
he Is presidentyof q college attached to
the church, In which more than q hum
dred young mensare educated,by means
Of money raised entirely through DR..
Converts efEorts.e'-rNew York Times
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-16
The Drum In warfare.

In 1859 the Italian minister Of war,
fSignor Ricottt, abolished the drum in
the Italian army. For nine years q
crusade in It's favor has been carried
on in Italy, and at length its return
is decided upon. Every regiment in
the country has been supplied with
one or more OF the 1900 drums which
have been ordered from a Milan max
ser. These new drums will be- an inn
,provement on the old ones, for they
are only to weigh four pounds, as
against the previous seventeen pounds.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-16
Friend in Need.

ySay, pa, what does animadversion
mean?" "Animadversion? Just wait
a minute, my boy, and I'll look it up"
'You needn't mind, pa. I only want
ed to see if you could say it. That's
one Of the words I heard ma tell Aunt
Mary she was goin' to spring on you
when you came home from the club.
Here's the other two-paraphernalia'
and .idiosyncrasy.' Better practice EN-
up, dad, while you've got, time
Cleveland Plain Dealer.