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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-28
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THE DRUNKARD.

What left him void of reason and con-
troll?
A chattering, idiotc shape? A ruined
soul?
What drove the sparkle from those eyes;
What loosed that maudlin tongue?
What caused that hectic flush to rise,
That hectic flush and nerve unstrung?
What banished pity from that breast?
What lulled that conscience to its rest?
What kindled but to waste that brain?
What quickened but to clog the mind?
What dyed the cheek to leave the stain!
OF guilt and shame behind?
What canned the latent fires of hate
To fury = maddened state?
What aimed the deadly blow
The helpless hand must strike?
The blow that fell on friend or foe,
On friend or foe alike.
Faith, Hope and Love. The Solemn Vow,
Alas Alas. Where are they now?
Where are the safeguards of the soul?
Why must those life stars sink?
Who shall answer? Call the roll.
Who shall answer for the curse OF
Drink?
Chicago Voice
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-28
Vice Crusade in Chicago.

The crusade against vice in Chicago
continues to gather momentum, and
disreputable places which have -four
ished without mclestation for years
have been thoroughly cleaned out,
says the Union Signal. The failure of
saloonkeepers to comply with the
midnight closing ordinance has been
followed by immediate arrest, and it
is said that the fines imposed will be
so heavy as to leave no doubt of the
seriousness of the intention to en-
force the law. Mayor Harrison will
advocate the enactment of an ordi-
nance which will abolish private din
ing-rooms in restaurants, asserting
that these are more dangerous tc re-
spectacle young women than the base.
ment dives
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-28
A TEMPERANCE MONKEY.
offered n Drink of whisky He Turns
DisgustedIy Away and Is Dec
rated with a White Ribbon.

81 had the pleasure, some weeks
SINCE writes Mary f. Voorhees,
''of being ON steamer com.
ing up from the south. The
captains young son had a monkey.
a great pet. and we were often enter
tanned with his funny pranks and
astonished a t his good sense. One day,
after feeding him a. number of things,
some one went to the bar and brought
a glass of whisky. As soon as the
monkey saw it. with delight sparkling
in his eyes he put out both hands to
bring the glass to his lips; but as he
smelled the contents he pushed the
glass away with a plain look of dis
gust on his face. The men again tried
to force him to drink. Finally some one
brought a small tea roll. put it in the
glass and when moist with spirits put
it to the monkeys lips; but he turned
his head from side to side to avoid the
smell. with the same look of disgust as
before.
Il then said: Gentlemen am sorry
to see you torture that dumb brute.
You should have great respect for his
very lofty principles. He evidently
has more sense than nine-tenths of
men, who ruin body and soul with the
vile stuff. | call that monkey a tenn
perance monkey, and viii honor him
before you
Going to my stateroom, brought
out piece of white ribbon, and mid
the cheers of all present tied it round
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-28

In view of the exorbitant price of
coal in this country, says the Liverpool
Daily Post, Ireland is likely to benefit
greatly this winter. Turf, black turf, y
as the old Irish song says. is already
a rather common feature in the fuel
supply of Liverpool, and recently. for
the first time in history, a load of peat
was delivered at loading place of bust
ness IN the Exchange building. The
carts resemble the Galway turf carts,
and capacity is about the same A
Galway cart-a small load, it is true
costs five shillings six pence. The turf
is warm and comfortable. There seems
to be chance springing up for ireland
that she never had before.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-28
wonders of the Corn Plant

Assuming that there are 20 leaves
two and one-half inches wide and 80
inches long on a corn plant and that
there are three plants in hill on 40
acres, counting 1920 hills per acre,
the number of square feet of surface
presented by the leaves would be
4,O5o,OOO, equal to nearly 95 acres,
which area the blades would cover as
carpet if placed side by side. This
calculation does not take into account
additional surface which naturally
would be present in a field of corn
Farmers Voice.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-28
Proper Way to Fit shoes.

People would find less difficulty with
ready made shoes, says an experienced
salesman, if they would stand up to
fit them on, instead of sitting down.
Nine persons out of ten, particularly
la5;es, want comfortable chair while
they are fitting shoe, and it is with
Che greatest difficulty you can get
them to stand for few minutes even
after the shoe is fitted. Then, when
they begin walking about, they Won
der why the shoes are not so comfort
able as they were at the first trial A
womans foot is considerably smaller
when she sits in chair than when she
walks about. Exercise brings large
quantity of blood into the feet.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-28
PRINCESS CLEMENTINE.
Daughter of Belgian King to- BE .
Nun in Spite of the Pro-
tests of Her Father

Princess Clementine of Belgium.
who will soon enter convent and
take the veil against the protests
of her father, has desired to retire
into a religious life for the past two
years and has been thus far restrained
by parental authority.
The princess is the third and young
est daughter of King Leopold of Bel
GUM. She was born on July 80, 1872.
One of her sisters is married to
Prince Phillip of SaXeCoburg, and the
other, who is eight years older than
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-28
WALKS ON THE WATER.
German Inventor Has Constructed
"Water Skis" with Which He
Performs Strange Feats.

An ingenious device for walking on
water has been invented by Capt.
Grossman, of Cologne. Germany. He
has called his apparatus ''water skis. -
and he has shown that he can accom-
plish with them as much on some of the
more turbulent waves and falls of the
Rhine as the Norwegians can with
their snow skis on the steep noun
tains of the north.
Capt. Grossmann's water skis are
Two plain cylinders made of aluminium,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-28
THE IDEAL HUSBAND.
He Not Only Provides Well for His
Family, But Shows Constant Con-
sideritiOn for His Wife.

The man who makes the best hus-
band has a temper calculated to bear
the wear and tear of everyday life.
He does not fly into a passion at a
trif1e, or vent his rage at things that
nobody on earth could have prevent
ed. He may show his righteous wrath
on occasions, and rail at persons or
things that deserve it, but he doesn't
harp on the annoyance for hours aft
erward and make everybody about
him miserable. A good proportion of
men who take to drink do it because
they have little else to occupy their
time. When a man takes to doing
nothing from choice, look out for
that man. He is pretty sure to soon
drift into bad habits. The best of
husbands is considerate; he is always
thoughtful regarding his wife, per-
forming various acts likely to minis
ter to her comfort. If men had any
idea how women love to be taken care
of and looked after they would, per-
haps, exercise their own powers in
that direction little oftener. Con-
sideration smooths a wife's ways for
her. When a husband comes home at
night and he meets her, tired and
worn with the burden and cares of
the day, of which he knows nothing.
kind word will cheer and comfort
her as nothing else will. - n. Y.
Weekly
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-28
WALKING ON THE WATER.

10 feet long. They are so light that
they can easily be carried on the Shout
ders on terra firma, like pair of big
oars. The skis are propelled by the
treading of the feet, which keep four
oar-shaped wings in constant motion.
Capt. Grossmann saved 90 lives during
recent food. 1t is claimed for this
apparatus that it is much more easily
manipulated in rough weather than
most life-saving boats.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-28
HE PUSHED THE GLASS AWAY.

HE PUSHED THE GLASS AWAY.
the monkeys neck. The young owner
then marched his pet off in great
glee and triumph"
This queer monkey, like the old-tihe
jester. in the midst of his buffoonery
threw out a strong bit of wisdom. re-
marks the Union Signal. Let us hope
that the temperance lesson sank deep
into the hearts of those present, and
that all who wear the white ribbon may
prove as resolute and firm in time of
temptation as did this pet monkey.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-28

One of the recent inventions tried
on the British soldiers in South Africa
is called solid beer" 1t is a jelly
made from malt and hops, from which
beer can be made anywhere and fer
mented. 1t is said to make excellent
beer and to work equally well in hot
or cold climates, the process being
very simple. The military authorities
have reported fayorably upon it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-28

The high explosive lyddite, which as
been used extensively by the British
in the South African war, is now said
to have been deficient in several impor-
tant respects, and il is asserted that
few Of the shells fired from the field
pieces exploded satisfactorily
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-28
priest place in the wor1d.

The driest place in the world is that
of Egypt between the two lower falls
of the Nile. Rain has never been known
to fall there, and the inhabitants do
not believe travellers when told that
water falls from the sky.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-28

In Berlin the vegetable dealers prac
tice new trick. They dip ra6Ishea
into an aniline dye to give them
bright pink tint, and thus make them
seem fresh.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-28

In Devonshire the cycle has been APP
Piled to butter making. A man sits
on his bicycle, pedals, and, by means
OF chain. turns the churn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-28
Steel used by RnIIroaaI

Railways use up over 100000 tons
of steel a year-almost hall the worlds
product.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-10
LAVA BUILDING ROCK.
Important Decision by Board of CLASH
fication Of United States General
Appraisers.

NEW YORK, May "A decision has
been made by the board OF classification
OF the United States general apprais-
ers upon an important but not generally
understood import. II was relative 10
the status of lava rock under the pres
ent tariff. The lava rock in question
was hewn and squared and the collec-
tor in San Francisco assessed a duty
Of 30 per cent ad valOrem under the
provision for Other building stone
hewn." The importer the Giant Pow
der Company. protested claiming low
er duty under any one Of four diff
ferent classifcations.
The board overruled the protest and
in rendering this decision reverses a
previous decision Of its own which had
been affirmed by the United States cir
cult court for the southern district Of
New York. General Appraiser Fischer
who wrote the opinion for the board
in the present case. says that at the
time the previous case was heard no
evidence was submitted 10 show that
lava rock was used for building stone
anywhere in the United States. In the
present case however. the testimony
submitted proved conclusively that lava
rock is now used largely for building
purposes in this country.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-10
PANIC IN LONDON.

LONDON, May s,--Not in the memory
Of the Oldest stock broker in London
has there been such a panic as prevail
ed this afternoon in Americans. After
the closing OF the stock exchange
crowds OF dealers endeavored to strug-
gie into the narrow confines Of Shorters'
Court, where outside dealings are done.
in efforts to raise or reduce. as the
ease might be. Americans to a New
York parity.
Suddenly there developed a terrific
slump in Union Pacific, which was
Knocked down 20 points in as many Sec
ends. st. Paul suffered almost as bad
~. Large and small brokers rushed 10
the scene until Throckmorton street be-
came impossible. Rain poured down
but the excited crowd paid no heed to
n Parties formed themselves into fly
ing wedges in endeavors to force their
way into the center of Shorters' Court.
at which spot the principal dealings
were done.
All sorts. conditions and prices were
shouted at the top Of the operators
voice. Down, down went Americans.
Leading houses sent urgent orders TO
buy or sell but found It almost impos-
Sible TO have their orders executed
Railroads Of every description were
quoted at rock bottom prices and steel
and other securities fell in sympathy
then, without rhyme or reason. the re-
action set in. Up and down went Amer
fcans
After about half an hour of this
panicky speculation a more reasonable
feeling prevailed and stocks rose to
within few points of their price when
the stock exchange closed. But long
after the usual hours hundreds OF stock
brokers, most Of them drenched to the
skin. traded in the hope Of getting clear
before .omorrow's opening.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-10

advance but It is now evident that fur
ther new business for delivery this year
must be taken care OF In mills east OF
Pittsburg.
The course OF pig iron production is
being watched with interest by the
trade. Buyers seem to be proceeding
on the assumption that consumption
will be overtaken shortly and that the
active blast furnaces capacity will be
sufficient to preserve stable prices
through the year-at least to guarantee
against any material advance Two Of
the large new Central-western fur
naces have just gone into blast: ano,h-
er is to follow shortly and others will
come later in the year.
II Is already evident that the United
States Steel Corporation will not be In
the market for as much pig iron in the
second half Of the year as II bought
for delivery before July /. Foundry
buying keeps up. though at slackened
h"NN ohN AhS AASlN vi iEOtl IN IOuluEY
cupolas is probably in excess Of any
record yet made.
Sheet and tin plate works are being
driven to their full capacity. 1t Is the
expectation that basis WI! BE- agreed
upon with the Amalgamated Associa-
ton that will obviate the necessity Of
a shut down on July pending the ad-
iustment Of the scale. putting that or
ganiZation in line with the concillation
movement which looks to a continu-
ance Of operations pending all adjust
ments of labor questions. The posslbil-
ity OF machinists' strikes at various
points on May 20 is one element Of
uncertainty in the situation. The nine
hour day and increased wages VIII be
granted in some cases, it appears. but
the majority of employers are expected
to refuse the double concession.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-10
SALE OF RARE WORKS.
Old Books and Letters Brought High
Prices at New York.

NEW YORK. May 9-A first edi-
tion Of John MYton's Paradise Lost
London, 1867 brought $3.50 at the auc-
tion sale here Of the books and letters
collected by William Harris Arnold. 1t
is the highest price ever fetched by an
early Milton edition.
A first edition OF "Adonals." by Percy
Bysshe Shelly, Pisa, with the types OF
Did)t, 1912, sold for $50, and Tenny-
sons The Falcon" London, 1879. for
$40. The Promise Of May" by the
same auth)r London. 1882. sold for
s43O. An autograph letter written In a
Virginia jail. November Il. 1859 by John
Brown. OF Ossawattomie. To T. b. Mus
grove. sold for $500. A long autograph
letter. January 13, 81, 1920. from John
Keats to MS sister-in-law. Georgiana.
was sold for $500 A complete holo-
granh manuscript Of Keats poem "To
Charles Covden Clarke" dated 1916.
went for 1925.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-10
PREVALENCE OF GAMBLING.
Bishop Lawrence Declares That Gamb-
ling Spirit Pervades Com
munity

BOSTON, May s.--"one only has to
listen TO the shouts In the stock market
during the past few weeks" said B,sh-
op Lawrence In his annual address to
the Massachusetts Diocesan conVen tion
OF the Protestant Episcopal church. 10
be impressed with the danger in which
our young men and women. our boys
and girls staEd from the temptation
20 gamble, 10 get something for moth
ing, to try to make money fast. to haz-
ard what is Of value simply for the
pleasure of the hazard
II am not drawing fine distinctions
much less am making the stock mar
ket the scapegoat for an increasing
popular danger ana vice,
Vicious gambling which catches the
popular eye is but the symptom Of a
spirit pervading the community. that
ot an measineSs to work steadily for
the legitimate rewards az labor
an unrest at the moderate and fair
return OF capital, making has.e
to get rich, keen love of the sport
Of overreachlng another, fascination
in living by ones wits, instead Of by
| ones sober thoughts and careful work
Two generations ago playing cards
was forbidden because Il was asso-
ciated with gambling Then the cards
were brought forth from their hiding
places and given place in the inno-
cent amusements of the home. Today
they are returning to their old call
ing as the instrument OF gambling.
There are men and men who are wor-
shlppers in our churches. some even
communicates, who waste the daylight
and concentrate all their thoughts and
nerve upon the game-and the game
is not complete without some stake.
small or large
What will YOU give for the future
OF the boy whose pin money is the
gain Of his fathers .game at the club?
The point I want to make is that
inst ad of dwelling on the excesses OF
the stock market or criticlzlng the po-
lice for not suppressing the worst forms
OF gambling. We should look To our
selves and discover the symptoms OF
the same vice in us"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-10
sALIsBURYs CONDITION.
New Rumors Of Serious Illness Of Eng
lish Premier.

NEW YORK, May "A dispatch tC
the World from London says:
Alarming reports about Lord Sails
burys condition are prevalent. A. j
Balfour, the government leader Of the
house Of commons and nephew OF
Salisbury, had private audience with
the king, which is understood 10 have
been caused by the prime minister's
falling health.
There has been complete silence on
the subject for three weeks, the only
indication that he was not recovering
being afforded by the postponirg Of his
return from Beaulieu. He was to have
been In London by this time but he
has not yet left his Riviera residence.
The attack Of influenza before Easter
left him exceedingly feeble and the
news from Beaulieu received in Lon
don shows that his debility is obstinate
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-10
CARNEGIE CRITICISED.
His Plain Speaking to a British Au-
dience Was Not Enjoyed

NEW YORK, May 9.-Andrew Car
nagies advice TO the British people.
given at the recent meeting Of the iron
and steel institute, rs to how 10 man.
age their own affairs. causes him to be
taken to task by the Chronicle, says
the London correspondent Of the Trib-
une.
Mr.. Carnegie said that the way 10
conquer foreign markets was to have
control Of the markets at home. This
remark the Chronicle construes into
meaning that Englshmen should pay
no atten ton to anything outside Of the
boundaries Of the British islands and
jumps to the conclusion that Mr.. Car
negie breaches a gospel Of most paroch-
ial utilitarianism.
Another remark made by Mr.. Car
negie-that there was far more lost in
consols at 95 than would ever be gained
in South Africa-was not unanimously
acquiesced in at he meeting.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-10
CONSERVATIVES pEIIGurEp.
Agitation Against Coal Tax Has Not
Weakened Their Party,

NEW YORK, May @--Conserva,ivts
in rhe British p1rlmmcn, are In high
spirits, according to the London cor
respondent Of the Tribune. because Of
the result OF the recen, bye-electlon IN
Monmouth, Some II them even bet
heavily against their own candidate aud
they were amazed hy the s,ealIness OF
their followers In a constituency which
ought naturally to have been Influenced
by the agitation against the coal tax
Their spirits rose steadily Ns reports
We're received that the miners confer
ence was breaking up without having
ordered strike at the collerles Mean
time Liberals were gossipng over the
strong pro-Boer vote ut the National
Liberal Club on the question ot censur-
ing committee for neglectIng to com
mel DR. Clark to resign his membership
last year Only IS members voted for
the motion and over 200 against Il at
4 general meeting " the club,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-10
OVER
100 MILLION DOLLARS
For Dividends
OVER
READ THE PROOFS
United STATES Official Report
MADE TO
COMMISSIONER OF THE UNITED
STATES. GENERAL LAND Of
F1CE. WASHINGTON.

10y Il geologlst and mining expert OF
worldwide reputation. Professor Ben
iamin Silliman. who spent several
months there, then being connected
with the United States surveying corps,
and In his official report says
Here are countless millions OF tons
of rich gold quartz reduced by the
great forces OF nature to condition
ready for the application OF the hydraul-
ic process while the entire bed OF the
Rio Grande for over forty miles Is a
sulce. on the bars OF which the gold
derived from the wearing away OF tho
gravel banks has been accommodating
for countless ages, and now lies ready
for extraction BY the most approved
methods OF river mining. The thick
ness OF the Rio Grande gold gravel cx.
ceeds In many places 600 feet or nearly
three times that OF the like beds In
California. while the average value per
cubic yard Is believed TO be greater
in the New Mexico beds than In any
other such accumulatlons yet dlscov-
cred
Il have made reconnaissance OF the
whole of this gravel along the
Rio Grande. and have examined with
all the care possible In the time at my
command the character OF the gravel
and It's contents OF gold. Nothing.
am persuaded, dincc the dlscov-
cry OF California and Australia II COM
parable for It's immeasurable resources
OF gold available by the hydraulic pro-
cess to the deep placers Of the Rio
Grande."
Other reports from eminent mining
experts Of national reputation pro-
nounce the property OF this company
the richest and most extensive known.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-10

~ resisting all treatment ana has now
reached grave point
The World correspondent asked Lord
Hugh Cecil, NJ T., one OF Lord Sails
bury's sons, Il Il is true that the pre-
mier IS seriously N. He replied; 81
know OF no ground for such a state
ment,"
The possibility Of Lord Salisbury's re.
tlrement has been freely canvassed In
political circles, His death would no,
dissolve the ministry but would lead
to It's reconstruction,
The World correspondent, hears that
King Edward would Ars, ask the Duke
ot pevonshire to take the premiership
and II he should refuse would then ask
Mr., Balrour to accept Il,
Mr. Chamberlain Is now regarded as
quite out of the running
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-10
INDIAN SCHOOLS.
Larger Attendance Than at Any Other
Time in Pas. Ten Years.

NEW YORK, May "a statement
by the Indian bureau shows says a
Washington special to the Press, that
there are more Indians now IN the
schools Of the government than at any
other time in the last ten years. the
total being 25.s6S.
The statement embraces figures for
the three months ending March 81, 1901.
It shows that in the non reservation
boarding schools the enrolment for the
quarter was 7470. The enrolment in
reservation boarding schools in the
three months was 1O411. Day schools
during the quarter had 1907 pupils. The
total enrolment Of the three classes
Of schools during the quarter was
221SS