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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-18

usual talk, at the close Of the address,
the man said: Il want you to be the
one to let me out of the prison, Theo.
You've let me out of a good many
things worse than this place, bad as
it is"
Il don't know what you mean" re-
piled Theo," with a puzzled look.
what | mean is this" replied No.
10. you got me out of that hateful
way of thinking about every body and
blaming everyone for my being here,
when only liquor and l were to blame,
and you've led me out of my sins, for
since I've seen you I've begun to pray,
and | believe that God has heard my
prayers and saved my soul, and now"
Yes, the lad can lead you out" in
terrupted an officer.
So TheO opened the door. took the
man by the hand and led him out again
into the world of men.
All, this was the proudest day that
TheO had ever known. Nor did his
interest in No. IS end here, for he per-
suaded his pastor to find work and a
boarding place for his friend. and to
interest him in the church. After that
No. 13-now known as Mr. Kentman-
began to save up his wages 80 bring
his wife and child over from the old
country. and, best of all, he let liquor
severely alone.-Alice May Douglas, in
Union Signal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-18

touch you and speak to you. haven't
touched boy for II years. Tom was
a baby when | left home"
No. 10 went back to his work with
a brisker step and with a new light
in his face, and Theo and his mother
went down the long corridor toward
the door. There was nothing homelike
or cheerful in the states great iron
cage, and everything seemed to be say
ing: 1.-THE way of the transgressor is
hard"
Upon the following Sabbath Theo
begged to go to the prison with his
father, who was a member of the Y.
M. c. A., that held services at this place
every Sunday morning, and while Mr.
Tarbell did not approve of allowing
a child to often visit so gloomy an
abode, he finally consented to take his
son with him.
Theo carefully watched the faces of
the convicts as they filed into the
prison chapel, hoping to discover No.
13
"There he isl" Theo said to himself.
as man came in, his eyes directed
towards the floor. Yes, this was No
Is, but there was a different express
sion, there was dawning look of ten
derness in his face, and as he saw Theo
he answered the boys smile and bow
with glad recognition.
Theo felt that his presence did the
man good, so he gained his fathers
consent to attend the regular services
at the prison. Sometimes Theo would
remain after the meeting and go with
the chaplain to No. 1875 cell, where he
would talk with the prisoner through
the bars-for an outsider was never
allowed to enter a cell-and at times
the prisoner would talk to Theo Of
Tom and the nice letters that he wrote
about his home and school, little
dreaming that those letters reached
his father at such a place.
'He always asks me if it isn't most
time for me to come back and bring
him and his mother to America, as |
have promised to do" No. 10 said,
''and | always tell him to let liquor
alone-for, you know, that was what
brought me here. I'd never have done
the awful crime / did if I'd been in my
right mind, but when a man trades his
reason for a glass of whisky, he has
to meet the consequence every time,
lad, yes, every time"
No. 1875 term was shortened be-
cause of good behavior, and at last the
Sabbath came when he was dismissed
from his hard service.
When the boy went to him for his
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-18
Substitute for Marble

A cheap substitute for marble claim.
ing additional advantages over the
natural product has been brought out
by S. Sborowitz, of Berlin. A stiff
mass is formed by pounding together
asbestos, dyeing substances, shellac
and ashes, and this is subjected to
great pressure, the resulting material
being firm and tough, and easily
worked and polished. 1t has the APP
pearance of fine grade of marble. 1t
can be nodded into any shape, and is
more durable in contact with water
than other artificial marbles.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-18
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The amplitude of vibration of the
diaphragm of the telephone receiver
in reproducing speech is about the
one-twenty millionth of an inch.
Holophane glass is a pressed glass
resembling cut glass, having vertical
prisms on the inside for diffusing the
light and horizontal prisms on the
outside for directing the light.
Among the perils to which a sub
marine cable is subject are ocean cur
rents, which swirl against seabottom
crags and the attacks of sea monsters,
sharks, swordfish and the like.
Among other improvements at the
port of Boulogne. a French govern
ment scheme provides for the con-
struction of an Atlantic steamer berth
92O feet long and 100 feet wide, with a
water depth of IS feet.
The English cotton manufacturers.
who have for so long a time depended
on the United States for their raw ma
terial, have raised a guarantee fund
of $500 for the purpose of promot-
ing the cultivation of cotton within
the British empire.
The strait of Canso. between Cape
Breton and the mainland of Nova SEQ
tia, is to be bridged. The task is an
immense one, involving great engi-
neering difficulties, and the outlay of
about $5,OOO,OOO. The bridge will be a
cantilever, with a span of 1880 feet,
the longest in the world.
A new process for the manufacture
of artificial marble has been patented
in Berlin. Asbestos, dyeing materials,
shellac and ashes are pounded into a
stiff mass and then subjected to high
pressure. The product is surprising
ly firm and tough, not brittle, is very
easily worked by means of tools, can
be given fine polish, and in appear
ance cannot be distinguished from
genuine marble.
In the construction of a municipal
electrical generating plant for the city
of Geneva the engineers found them
selves confronted with a great diff
Guilty in the constantly varying water
level of the river Rhone. In order to
overcome this Inconsistency of the wa
ter supply a two-storied station was
constructed, with two turbines built
one above the other on the dynamo
shaft. The plant comprises IS sets
of these turbines. The total capacity
of the plant is $4,000 horse power.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-18
NOTES FROM AFIELD.

Mississippi, one of the strongest
prohibition states of the union. this
year reports a surplus of $1,000, 900 in
its treasury.
The Salvation Army of London has
inaugurated a movement for reclaim
ing 5000 habitual drunkards during
the ensuing year.
Taverns in Sweden are closed on Sat
urday, which is pay day, while the saw
ings banks are kept open until mid
night. This plan induces the work.
men to invest their money where it
alcoholic stimulants.
The number of imbeciles and idiots
in the country is increasing lat a rate
faster than the general population.
Mr.. Alexander Johnson, superintend-
ent of the home for the Predetermined
at Fort Wayne, Ind, who has made a
lifelong study of such matters, saws
that rs per cent. of these unfor-
tunates owe their defects to drunken
parents.
~ young man was SnOt down IN the
streets of Atlanta some years ago.
He had been drinking. The man who
shot him had been drinking. In his
pocket, says the National Advocate,
was found list containing the names
of SIS young men. On the paper was
written: "These young men to my
knowledge during the past few years
have gone to their graves by liquor in
Atlanta, Gal"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-18
A YOUNG MANS RUIN.
InsidiOus Work of Alcohol Upon the
Life and Home of One who Had
Bright Prospects in Life.

During our college days, a bright
talented young student won the heart
of beautiful young lady, and they
were married. He soon engaged in the
drug business, and for awhile Heaven
seemed to smile on them; but soon an
enemy worse than death cr2pt in to
bring sorrow and woe, and he became a
slave to the demon of drink. BehinH
the drug counter he learned to par.
take of the death-dealing poison, and
little by little he went down, down,
down! That manly face soon lost its
freshness. The eyes were strangers
to their former brightness; the
energetic step was changed to
tottering irregular one, and the
sanctity and happiness of the
home were no longer preserved. The
heart-broken wife was forced to re-
turn to her mothers home, with her
young daughter, while the husband
continued in dissipation.
The cruel monster did his dreadful
work on soul and body and left him
many times in the throes of deIirium
tremens until at last word reached the
young wife from "a distant city, that
during one of these terrible convul-
sions his spirit departed, and he went
into the presence of God.
When the secrets of men are made
known in the great judgment morning,
what an unfolding of sin and crime
will take place. The poor drunkard
will not be alone responsible for his
own ruin. The druggist and the church
member who voted for a continuation
of the drink traffic, will share in the
fearful responsibility of that young
mans soul. And this is only one case
among thousands who are going down
to a drunkard's hell.
Oh. what an army will be arrayed
before the judgment seat hopeless,
lost and ruined, all through the curse
of drink. Parents, watch the steps of
Your boys, and lead them in paths of
righteousness.-Flora b. Nelson, in
Christian Standard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-18
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Son-"Paw, what does "octo"
mean?" Father-"Octo means eight"
Son-"Then granpap must be an octo-
gon, COS he's so years old. Ohio State
Journal
Mr.. Pushly-"Didn't l see you on
the avenue the other day?" Miss Snub
ber-''It is quite possible; l remember
distinctly that l didn't see YOU
Town Topics.
Il understand that Swirl and Whirl
ran dead heat at the automobile
race" Yes, suppose that was what
you'd call it. They killed everything
in sight" indianapolis News.
Ding-''I just heard Mrs. De Styles
say that she found it impossible to
introduce her husband into polite So
ciety." Dong-'For what reason?"
Ding-"She couldn't teach him to say
dinner for supper baltimore
News.
I'm told the climate here has great
health'giving properties" said the Wis
itOr. What do you attribute it to?"
Well" replied the proprietor of the
health resort, Il guess it's because I've
advertised it so well. lphia
Press.
One Advantage.-"I should think it
would be dreadfully annoying to live
so near the railroad" "Oh, L don't
know. The screech of the locomotive
is most effective and opportune some
times when my wife gets warmed up
to dissertation on my shortcomings
Chicago Post
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-18
RD'5i|siAZ{EI|I):i}||I|aiil|i
~0 -EBA. -
THEO AND THE CONVICT.
How Little Boy Led a Victim OF
Drink Out Into a New and
UAeful Life.

"You may speak, if you wish" said
the chaplain. No. - stopped in his work
and went up to Theo, who had accom-
panied his mother to the prison, where
she had gone to distribute white-rib-
bon bouquets.
But, No. IS did not speak, at least
not at first, although his heart was
full of thoughts that were longing for
expression. Chaplain Mills knew this
from his face, for that chaplain could
read his men like a bOok-and since
speech was denied the poor fellows,
their thoughts and feelings spoke
through their faces.
No, No. Is did not speak to Theo,
but he touched him as tenderly as a
child would touch flower. He took
both of the lads hands in his. he put
his arm about Theo's waist, he patted
his head, and did so many other I'M
looked for things that the boy felt al
most foolish to be thus dealt with.
His mother and the chaplain were
standing by, so he was not afraid-it is
a place to make one nervous, you
know.
Hes just your age now, my Tom is. -
All, No. 10 had spoken at last. and these
words showed why he had taken such
an interest in Theo.
docs Tom live in your town." asked
Theo, thinking that he must say some
thing.
80, no, he's over in the old coun-
try" replied the man; and then he
looked at his striped suit and sighed
heavily.
'Then l know that he can play crick-
ct like everything. if he's an Eng
lish boy" said Theo. 81 wish l
knew him"
81 wish you did" said the father.
shut it is no use to wish. He does not
know in what sort of house his ia
Their lives" And the man looked
frowningly upon the grim iron bars all
about him.
perhaps he never will" said Theo.
"Perhaps not" said No. 10, "but |
must go to my broom-making now. 1t
isn't often that a boy of Toms age
comes in here. That is why | had to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-18
SAVED THE BIG SHAFT.
The Engineer Whose Skill Saved the
Washington Monument
from Falling.

If there is man In the world who
might restore the placidity of Ven
ice, which has been so disturbed by
the fail of the Campanile and the
precarlous condition Of its other ia
nous types of architecture, he is the
new American major general who is
shortly to relieve Chaffee of the
Philippine command. For it was
George w. Davis who saved the
Washington monument from destruc-
ton, and by the application of his
ingenuity solved fundamental prob
lens in his unique, off-hand manner
that had baffled the highest engi-
neering skill of modern times, says
the New York Tribune.
After the great shaft to the IA
Their OF his country had risen slowly
to the height of 1877 feet and rested
there like rough factory chimney,
an unfinished eyesore for 20 years,
congress determined to complete it
and gave the job to the army. Built
on the edge of the Potomac marsh,
as unstable as the soil of the queen
of the Adriatic, the shaft had al
ready leaned five feet out of plumb
and nobody could be found to set it
straight and insure its permanent
stability until Davis, lately a quar-
termaster, then an infantry captain.
volunteered to lift the hundreds of
tons of masonry back to the per-
pendicuiar and build under it a
foundation that would permit the
lifting of its top to the highest point
ever attained by a monument erected
by man.
TO hold the soft earth in place he
built huge barrel 100 feet in di-
it deep into the earth below the tidal
level. He bound together the in
closed mass with piles and braces,
weighing it all down with stones
and concrete, until he had secured a
stability that would endure forever.
Then he wedged up the monument
and put an everlasting foundation
under il and finally turned the work
over II the engineers under Col.
Casey, who eventually set the cap
stone 555 feet above the earth. Up
to this day the great structure has
not moved a hairs breadth and fire.
quent inspection demonstrates how
wonderfully Davis planned. But as
he cannot be spared from Manila to
save Venice perhaps it would be as
well for the NenetiaDS IN come tO
Washington and study his triumph.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-18
Affects the Memory.

Among the numerous symptoms
and effects from the use of alcohol in
excess may be enumerated defective
memory, especially loss of the sense
of time and space; tendency to il
lusions. Authorizations and decisions
of changing character; a loss of
esthetic and moral appreciation; de-
pressed emotional states. irritabilitv
of temper, slowness of perception, a
lack of judgment; suspicious and jeal-
Gus; often delusions of persecution
and maritalinfidelity. which ideas may
become dangerous to life; inclination
to suicide and homicide. and host of
physical ailments too numerous to
mention. In other words, there is not
an organ nor a tissue or cell in the
body that may not seriously be
affected by this toxic substance
when taken in large quantities.
Reason may be dethroned and roll
ton shattered, nothing left but de-
mentia and untimely DEATH DIR.
Beebe, in Lancet-Clinic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-18
HOW TO AVENGE AN INSULT.
The Squire's Advice May Have Been
Good, but Would Hardly
Be Followed

There have been humors as well
as tragedies in connection with the
code duello, now happily numbered
among the things of the past in
most countries. Though these So
called affairs of honor" were al
ways disgraceful and sometimes IA
tai, they had the merit, like all 9TH
er human things full of human error,
of being fruitful in good jokes.
Michael MacDonaugh in his book on
Irish Life and Character" gives
some cases in which humor, from
within or without, came to the res
cue of would-be duelists.
A witty Dublin barrister was con-
suited by physician as to calling
out a man who had insulted him.
Take my advice" said the lawyer,
''and instead of calling him out get
him to call you in and have your re-
venge in that way. 1t will be more
secure and certain"
An npstart squire went to an old
squire for advice as to sending a
challenge.
'Healy, of Loughlinstown," said
he, has threatened to pull my nose
whenever he meets me. What would
you advise me to do?"
Has he really used that threat Q"
asked the squire.
HE has"
well" said the squire, "I'll tell
you what to do Soap your nose we'll
and it will slip through his fingers"
Perhaps the most contemptuous
declination o. a challenge was thst
of an Irish gentleman of the old
school.
Fight with him!" he exclaimed.
81 would rather go to my grave with
out a tight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-18
CRAB DWELLING IN SHELL.

coolly appropriated the broken shell
of a cocoanut for this purpose.
A careful study of these singular
land crustaceans, as well as of all the
other fauna of the Maldive and Lac
cadive archipelagoes, was recently
made by Messrs. Gardner, Borradaile
and Cooper, well-known British nat
uralists, the last named taking no less
than IS .dredgings in five different
atolls.
One reason why they studied these
Oceanic island groups so carefully was
because there seems to be strong evi-
dence that they are the last remnants
of land connection between India and
MADAGASCAR
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-18
CRABS STRANGE HOME.
1t Shelters a Portion of Its Body
Within n she'll or Some Similar
Covering.

Well worthy of study are the crabs
which are to be found in Minikoi, the
most southern atoll of the Laccadive
archipelago. They are known as the
great land hermit CRABS of the genus
Coenobita.
Like the cocoanut crab (Birgus
latro), they have forsaken the sea for
a life on land, but, unlike the former,
they still retain the habit of shelter
ing a portion of their body within a
shell or similar covering. One crab
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-18
GREAT NEWSPAPER ARMY.
Immense PrOductiveness shown by
the Census Bureau on Printing
and Publishing.

The census bulletin on printing and
publishing in the United States dur
ing the year 1900 furnishes a good
summary wherewith to Judge the
vast extent of the newspaper bust
ness in this country. More than a
thousand million pounds of paper
were used to run off the various is
sues, and daily paper was supplied
to each five inhabitants in the whole
land, while a weekly or monthly
reached each two inhabitants, states
the Baltimore News.
A feature of the report is an eX-
tended account of the operations of
the Associated Press, showing the
great development of news gathering
methods during the past two de-
codes. Almost the entire chapter on
news-gathering organizations is de-
voted to history and detailed de-
scription of the worl, of the Associat-
ed Press, which, the report says, was
the leading organization in 1880 and
now lis far in the lead of the news
gathering organizations of the
United States"
The report says that the Associat-
ed Press now has about 700 members,
more than half of which are after
noon dailies, and serves about $500
daily and weekly papers in addition.
Most of the papers served are in the
United States, but there are so or
more in Canada, Mexico, Cuba and
Porto Rico, In its regular news serv-
ice the Associated Press now uses
9,345 miles of leased wire by day and
2O,467 miles by night. The annual
revenues derived from assessments
levied on the newspapers served eX-
coed $1,95O,O0O, and the number of
words daily received and transmitted
at each of the more important offices
is now over $4,000, or the equivalent
of 80 columns of an average newspa-
per. For gathering foreign news the
Associated Press has contract rela-
tions with various foreign news agen-
cies, with which it exchanges news.
Including other forms of publish
ing there were 22,312 establishments,
with capital of 1922, 5l7,072 invested.
This sum represents only the live
capital utilized and the value of the
land, buildings, tools, machinery and
implements. The value of the prod
ucts of the industry is returned at
$347, 055,050, to produce which in
volved an outlay of $4,000, 719 for sal
aries of officials, clerks, etc, $S4,249,-
SS9 for wages, $55, 1897, $50 for miscel-
laneous expenses, including rent,
taxes, etc, and $685. 9O for mate
rails used, mill supplies, freight and
fuel.
OF all newspaper and periodical es-
Establishments, over So per cent. were
owned by individuals, 20 per cent.
in partnership, and only II per cent.
by corporations. The total number
of wage-earners in the industry in
creased only 10 per cent. since 1890,
but the value of products made by
them increased "a per cent. There
was a much greater relative increase
among women wage-earners than
men, showing the increasing proper
ton of feminine wo~kers. OF the
total value of products, advertising
formed 43 per cent, subscriptions and
sales &c per cent. and book and Job
printing, including miscellaneous
products, 81 per cent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-18
Immensely and Minutenes..

Toillustrate immensely and minute
ness, Mr.. j. f. Gore cites the fact
that the nearest fixed star is 271, 1000
times as far away as the sun, and
that a specimen of certain infusoria
can lie between lines of an inch space
divided into $4,000 parts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-18
HANDSOME HOUSE FOR A CORNER LOT


III are the large and conveniently
ando the econd
feet
a
also three
be in most
places frs-clas and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-18

The Detroit river is the outlet of
the greatest bodies of fresh water
in the world, aggregating $4,000
square miles of lake surface.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-18
Delicate Aluminium Tubes

Aluminium tubing for scientific in
struments, is made so fine that 1000
feet weighs only one pound.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-04-16
The Newspaper Law

I. All subscribers who do not give
express notice to the contrary are con-
sidered wishing to continue their sub
soriptions
g. If subscribers order the discon-
tinuance OF their periodical the pub
Usher may continue to send it until all
arrearages are paid.
;. II subscribers refuse or neglect to
take their periodicals from the Office to
which they are directed. they are res
ponsible until they have settled their
bills and ordered them discontinued
I Subscribers moving to other
places without informing the publisher
and the papers are sent to the former
address, they are held responsible.
5. The courts have decided that re-
fusirg to take periodicals from the Of
fee or removing and leaving them IN
called for. is prima facie evidence of
intended fraud.
E. Il subscribers pay in advance they
are bound to give notice at the end of
the time they do not wish to continue
taking it, and the subscriber will be
responsible until nutil an express no.
tice with all arrearages are sent to the
! publisher.
7. The latest postal laws are such
that newspaper publishers can arrest
any one who ,akes paper and refuse:
to pay for it