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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06
The Dny "At Home"

A day lat home" may be made very
different affair from an ''at home"
day. The former should be considered
a necessity by everyone who is in
clined to be at all social, while the lat
ter, which is supposed to be rather
formal, need not be of frequent oc-
currence. In fact, the formal "at
home" may be observed only for peri
odical entertaining, but a certain day
in each week set aside for the purpose
of being free to enjoy all who may call
is sure 10 result in great satisfaction.
If women would only realize how dis
appointing it is to 90 a long distance
to call upon one and then find the one
they desire to see Just gone out"
there would be more who would set
aside some particular day each week
upon which they would be at home,
have that day understood by all their
friends, and above all things make it
a point to stay in upon the appointed
day. And a call seems so much more
cheerful and homelike if a cupful of
chocolate or tea and some light cake
are in readiness Try the plan and see
if YOU and your friends are not both
better satisfied With each other. And
on your own rounds of calling YOU will
soon find how much Hore satisfactory
is the call made upon those who have
thoughtfully set aside "a day."-Chi-
cago Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06

This is an excellent and economical
dish, but too often comes tie the table
with the meat dry ana tar+eless. and
the stufiing a soggy InaS%. The meat
should be taken from the upper round,
and should be fully 21a inches thick.
Have the butcher cut a pocket in the
steak. which may be stuffed with a
mixture of one cupful of fine bread
crumbs, two tableapoonfuls of sausage
meat. and one tablespoonful each of
onions and mushrooms finely chopped.
Season well with salt and pepper, fas-
ten with toothpicks and brown all over
in a little hot fat in a deep skillet.
Pour in sufficient boiling water to
stand a half-inch deep in the pan;
cover closely, and simmer very slowly
for three hours. adding more water as
it boils away. Thicker the gravy with
a little Drowned flour, and flavor with
a pinch Of kitchen bouquet.-N. Y.
Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06
An Expensive Telegram.

Punctuation, which used to be re-
garded as very essential part of
composition, does not receive the
same attention to-day which was for
merly given to it. There is, how
ever, one man who, if he were asked
would be likely to concede its i'm
portance.
He is wealthy business man of
New York, a man of large liberality.
and very generous to his family.
During his absence from the city his
wife desired to make a purchase of
laces amounting in value to $4,000.
The sum was large, and, although she
knew his generosity, she decided to
telegraps to him for his sanction
before buying.
In reply to her telegram of inquiry
came the answer: mo price too
high" Touched by such Hberality.
and stimulated by the cheering mes
sage, she proceeded to buy not only
the laces which she had in mind. but
other goods to the value of $4,000.
When the husband returned and
his wife showed him her purchases,
he asked to see the telegram which
she had received. 1t was something
of a surprise to him, but he said
nothing. What he had written was:
NO. Price too high. Youths Com
panion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06
LETTERS THAT GO WRONG.
Ing CRreIessness on the Part
of Senders.

The belief that the people are more
careful now than they were five years
ago as TO the addressing of letters is
not borne out by the report of the
dead-letter Office. says the Chicago In
ter Ocean. The receipts of mail mat
ter at that office were S.5O7257 pieces
for the year ended June 80, 1901. against
7.536,15s pieces in 1900, an increase in
one year of over u per cent. The or
binary unclaimed letters numbered
j,93l,4O7 in 1901, an increase Of 53S ,6O7
over 1900.
There were received at the dead-,et-
ter office in 1901 unregistered pack
ages to the number of 1896. an in
crease of 252.412 over 1900 The or
binary unclaimed packages numbered
5l5.425, against 74,434 for 1900. an in
crease of 24O99l. Ofthe letters opened
1882 contained 81, s54 in money. and
$500 contained drafts. notes. money
orders, deeds, wills and mortgages,
having face value of $1.17S.97O. OF
the letters and parcels opened HIPS
contained photographs and 179. $40 post
age stamps. OF the letters held for
postage sos were to foreign addresses
and lO7.l39 to addresses in the United
States. The misdirected letters num-
bered 454,sS3. and the parcels 1924
There were 80. s37 letters without ad-
dresses, 15,S43 envelopes containing
money found loose in the mails. and
lO@,64O letters sent to fictitious ad-
dresses.
OF the great mass of matter re-
celved at the dead-letter office 4.7O1,-
1863 letters and circulars, 44,711 par
GELS and 1902 letters containing
postage stamps were destroyed; a.
TBS letters containing money 1868
containing drafts and money orders,
1857 containing valuable papers,
1860 containing postage stamps.
47,725 containing photographs, and
l.9OO,sl6 containing nothing of value
were delivered to the persons for
whom they were intended, and $3.50
letters containing money or drafts
and photographs were returned to
the writer's.
Unclaimed addressed parcels to the
number of 27,234, and 25.OS7 without
address, were sold at public auction
for $3,732, and 1862 magazines were
distributed among charitable institu-
lions in Washington. OF the misdi-
rected letters 6O962 of domestic ori-
gin and 1859 foreign were delivered
to corrected addresses. Foreign let
ters and parcels to the number of
749, S31 We're returned to the coun-
tries from which they were mailed.
OF all the letters and packages re-
ceived at the dead-letter office $780,
OO4 were returned or delivered I'M
opened. Foreign post offices re-
turned 1926 registered letters, 361,-
934 ordinary letters and 1868 par
GELS to the dead-letter office as I'M
deliverable, and the dead-letter Of
flee returned $4,000 letters to Austria
Hungary, $4,000 to Canada, $4,000 to
Great Britain, $4,000 to Italy and H.
500 to Russia.
1t is easy to understand how let
tiers written abroad may be misdi-
rected or may be sent out with i'm
perfect addresses, but it is not so
easy to understand why even regis
tered letters and letters containing
money and drafts should be sent
wrong in Chicago and other cities of
the United States.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06

rule was followed in the case of the
sons of the present king; Prince
Edward was made soldier, and died
while major in hussar regiment;
Prince George was made a sailor, and
has commanded his own ship on
regular cruise. Now. by the death of
his elder brother, he becomes prince
of Wales, the first of the line to be
a sailor. Hitherto he has been pro-
NOTED rapidly, but with decent pc
riod of service in each rank, until he
now holds the commission of captain.
Hereafter his promotion will be very
rapid, and his new grades will be
honorary, as it will not longer be ad-
yisable for the heir to the crown to
go to sea in command of a fleet or
to take the risks of a naval officer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06

the seventeenth and eighteenth centu-
ries. Two of Charles Is children were
carried off by the scourge, and three
of James lis offspring, including
Mary, queen of England, and spouse
of William III. Louis NIV.'s son (the
dauphin), his grandson (also dau-
phin), and his wife and great-grand-
son, Louis XIV, all died Of uallpox
Likewise Joseph l., emperor of Ger
many, in 1711; Peter H., emperor of
Russia, in 1880; Henry, prince of Prus-
STA, in 1867, and Macmillan Joseph,
elector of Bavaria, in 1777. Two Brit
ish sovereigns had very narrow es-
capes-namely, William III. and Queen
Anne
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06
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A TEETOTALER DOG.
aOw He and His Little Mistress Car
ried On an Active Temperance
Crusade.

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06

1t seems to me that no one can get
so brutally and inanimateIy drunk as
the Prussian. | know of nothing
more hopelessly pitiful-eNcept, per-
maps, London Saturday night-than
wife leading home her tottering
husband after he has spent his last
cent. 1t is estimated that co PEI
cent. Of the peasantry are addicted
90 drunkenness. With n view to botI
revenue ard reform, the government
having undertaken the sale Oh
liquors, finds that the peasant sim.
ply buys more at a purchase, and
suffers accordingly.-Correspondencs
N. Y. Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06

to the river Ca very narrow one), and
try to get him to go in. He would lap
the water and paddle in it with his
feet, but no amount of coaXing and
throwing in sticks and stones would
induce him to go any further. They
say it is a bad thing to throw a dog
IL, so | never tried that.
One evening l was down at the river,
doing my best to persuade him-but,
TO my yeXation, he would only run in
a few inches, then come back to me,
wag his tail and yelp-when l saw
watching me from the bridge Jack
dSmithers, whom people call the worst
man in the parish. I was just little
bit frightened. Suppose he was drunk,
i thought, what should I do? How
ever, he was not at all drunk, as ] soon
found out.
"Ye don't go the right way about
the thing, missile" he cried. Come
you the other side O. the river, and let
him bide there-heIl soon swim across
to ye."
In an instant it flashed into my mind
that this was the very thing.
"What a splendid ideal" said. "But
how shall I make him stay here while
get across?"
For answer, Jack was at my side,
offering to hold Laddie while I got to
the other side. Oh, how he yelped and
struggled when he saw me go but
Jack held him fast. Then came the
anxious moment. l stood on the OPP.
posite bank and called ana his captor
loosed him. He rushed to the waters
edge, then stopped and whined most
piteously.
"CalI him. said Jack.
So cried; "Laddie, Laddie, come to
your missus, good dog!"
All at once he took a plunge, and
was soon safely at my side, very
pleased indeed with himself. and lick
ing my hands and face all over. I
turned to thank Jack Smithers for his
help, and asked him if he were fond
of dogs.
every fond" he said. and then we
got into quite a friendly talk about
G.oddie, who, he prophesied would
ZONE day be a beautiful dog. He
stopped down to look at him more
closely, touched a little piece of
draggled ribbon on his collar, and
looked at me, inquiringly.
"Oh, yes" I said, "Laddie is total
abstainer and wears the blue ribbon
to show his colors"
Oh, how Jack Smithers laughed!
Total abstainer, be he?" he said.
swell, / guess, he never got chance
to be anything else"
ooh, yes. he did" I replied. "The
other day a man who came up to the
vicarage to do some work laughed ct
his blue ribbon like you did, and Of
fered him some beer, but he would not
touch it. Now, don't you think he was
very sensjble?"
Sensible! Ay, that he was-dumb
animals be sensible; more so than hui
man beings some times"
And with that Jack Smithers wished
me good evening and went off.
When | came in and told father what
had happened, he was quite delighted.
"Nhy, Janet" he said, ''Laddie has
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06

German physicians are applying a
new remedy-lecithine--to the cure of
diseases which require treatment of
the nerves and nutrition. Eecithine
and its compounds are said to have
tendency to increase weight aud
growth.-Science,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06

found out the soft spot in the mans
heart, and no one knows what good
1t may do. Be sure and let him see
your doggie whenever he likes"
So 1 did. Jack Smithers became
quite devoted to Laddie, and he re-
turned his affection. 1t was summer
time, and he was always coming up
to the vicarage in the evening to teach
him some new tricks, the result being
that Laddie is now one of the most
accomplished dogs in England. Some
times father came out, and some times
he did not, but he never talked to
him about anything except Laddie. One
day, however. he asked him to 90 into
his study and look at some of Sir Ed
win Landseer's pictures of animals:
and when Jack Smithers came back
into the garden he had tears in his
eyes, and the blue ribbon on his coat
That all happened more than a year
ago. Last night we had our annual
temperance meeting-the incest day
in all the year, so the people say. We
had tea in the garden first, then a
few games in the field and then we all
marched down to the schoolroom, our
temperance band leading the way.
Laddie joined in the procession, and
he wore a new collar, and big bow Of
blue ribbon for the occasion. When
we got to the schoolroom. he lay down
quite still on the edge Of the plat
form.
There were one or two good
speeches; then father asked anyone
who felt inclined to speak to say what
the temperance cause had done for
him personally. There was a pause,
and then Jack Smithers stood up.
There was great applause, and cries
for him to get up on the platform. So
he came up. His speech was very short,
but, as father said afterwards, it could
not have been better.
'Friends,' he said, you all know
what | was this time last year. and
you all know what I am now. | amt
ashamed to say I owe the change to
dog, this 'un (pointing to Laddie). l
saw he had more sense than me. for
when he was offered beer, he said;
MOI wbiIo + vol ,.o,, IN I..a.-. -,',a.
ala TLo4 ro+ oror ~ au5T.I,., Wa.
what . faal ia [oaa '.i'u ! 'LoIs II
the dog did-he loved me, in spite OF
my bad ways; and I may tell We now
] Ionged to be loved He got me away
from the saloon, too, for | spent nv
EVENINGS with him irs+ood r. tLono
Then tho vfcar no +an,o,1 - W.
rirb4 o,d .La,,.a1
loved oil dumh animals Inros r,o ,,, "i,p
more for He had civo,, III g. 4a.ar.
me from sin A1d 10 sa,r ~ hor. I CaS
wished mo ~ 1oro n, Lo1il . ~
and Leon fror, ei,, Co. ~ g.. 49,
and how. ia ,,.o,,Ia -, -. -
If asked Hin, c. IKE ,e
stoned tho nrod,,o o,d 1.o,,4 euSa, 'I.,,,-
which ,yas nv, sfn cnnIa.ila ,i' - ' l'I1
been hard strunr7o NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ,','
me power 70 coT0nor mn +fII aa,,- ,5
beIiava Tie o1,,o,.s ,,.i1I :,
T,ddia b,d Loon fauo4i. III
tbrougb +bo snooob Co., =, 1. -
friends voioo. ana ,,.hor Taa1- C,y.t,,l.s
STONED he irn,nod m oaro i l,,,;,,a
little whine and 1icl,aI his banJs IS
tbe orcot doIinLt 81 Oh ~ non, ,i,N'.,' ~
claimed ,oudI,,
Then Mr. Henderson +bo sooro+orro,
tbe tamneronce sooio+r not ,,n 90
said tbo+ nc Todd;o ho1 49, 'p' 19to
lonc totol ohs+ai,,on oa,5 80 49,, -.lI
GOOD worl, in tbo - ,o',u W.
= medal ''''1
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non on to one OF the media Is and then
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06
A Cuban Rattle.

The colored people of Cuba have a
kind of rattle made of Costilla cane,
with hard seeds, about the size of
marbles, placed inside to produce the
desired effect. 1t is used in dances
as an accompaniment for a guitar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06

Dorothy-Pauline, what makes you
SO unsociable?
Pauline--Unsociable? I'm not bit
unsociable; l merely don't like so,
ciety,-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06
Sewing Machine for Human Skin.

In France they have invented a
surgical sewing machine which will
mend rents in human skin at a rapid
rate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06

Smallpox has played sad havoc
among European royalties throughout
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-09-10
JEFFERSONVILLE.

Mrs. Chas. Richards and daughter are il
Milton.
A cemstery meeting is called for Saturday
Sept 10.
W. H. Griswold and wife are in Saratoga
for two weeks.
DR.. and Mrs. Mar vim spent Sunday at Mrs
Lottie Pages.
Mrs. Nettie Porter and son of Sharon are
visiting in town.
The Crescendo club met with Mrs f. E.
Smith Friday evening.
Rollo Southland and wife of New York were
in town last week calling on friends.
Work on the town clock is progressing fine
ly under the direction of Eugene Wells Hl
s. E. Pope and wife, who have been spend
ing the week in Canada, returned home Mon
day.
Mrs. Julia Fl artw Of Essex Junction was
in town Wednesday the guest of Mrs. Hattie
Hunter.
The Ladies who are working for the Gene
terry fund received $40 for lunches town meet
ing day.
DR.. and Mrs. Coburn of Milton, formerly Of
this place, are happy over the arrival of a 10
pound girl.
The road leading to the cemetery has been
put in fine shape by Road Commissioners Davis
and his men. os5
f. e. Smith is in Johnson this week and in
the absence of E. Ii. Sherwin has charge of
the station there. 3.
Mrs. Lottie Page, who accompanied her
daughter, Laura, to Montpelier last Monday,
returned Thursday
Mrs. Fl. W. Varnum of Burlington, who is
just returning from spending the summer in
Maine, was in town visiting recently.
Florence and Auson Summers of Waltham,
Mass, who have been spending several weeks
here visiting at j. T. Wcoxs, returned home
Thursday
The Cemetery Association enjoyed very
pleasant evening at Mrs. A. NJ Thomas
Saturday evening. Ice cream and cake were
served. RI cepts $40.
Mrs. Elizabeth Powell received a severe
wound in the head Friday of last week by
coming in contact with penny in the slot"
machine on Harrington & Potter IS store
steps
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-09-10
SBuRY.

T. j. Burnell visited in Swanton last week
Mrs Slloway is at Porter Davnson's to
work. "a
Mrs. Joe Wilkins visited her father in Glover
last week.
1t is expected that our term of County Court
Will be very short
Eddie Cornell attended lecture at Hard.
wick Saturday night.
Mrs. Milo1W oolcutt is living alone since the
death of her husband.
Arthur Sawyer has hired Ben Moody's farm
for term OF five years,
Chas. Robbins has sold his farm and bought
the Edd Hastings farm.
Albert Smith is attending County Court at
Newport as Grand Juror.
Albert Cowles moves from his farm to the
North Village this week.
Anthony Dormau is working for Clarence
Putnam at North olcott.
nice hoy baby was born to Mr.. and Mrs
P. W. Davidson last Wednesday.
Miss Julia Reed has gone to Johnson where
she will attend the Normal School.
L. Fl. Miller and Osman Lewis took in the
F air at SheIbrook, p. @ last week.
Elder Stebbins exchanged pulpits with Rev.
L. Barnard of Wolcott last Sunday
Jack williams is stopping with his daugh-
ter, Mrs Conant, at the South Village.
We experienced very heavy frost here last
Friday night and corn is a total failure.
L. H. Miller and 0rmand Looms attended
the Fair at Sherbrooke, P. O., last week.
John Uric and DR.. Dillingham; will exhibit
their fancy poultry at the Lamoille County
Fair
Roy Udell, JESSIE Burnell and Glenn Bailey
from the Branch are attending school at the
Common.
Chas Robbins, who has been sick for long
time with throat and lung trouble, lies very
low at this writing.
F. ] Burnell sold to T. NJ. Gallagher six
pigs, five months and two days old, whose
combined weight was 1928 Who beats?
Mr.. and Mrs, IN oble Kenney, Mrs. A. NJ
Hartman and Of. j. Burne attended the
Franklin County Fair at Sheldon the past
week
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-09-10
EAST CAMBRIDGE.

Lois Watets of johnson is stopping a while
at F. E. Putnam's.
Albin Demerritt and vile of johnson spent
Sunday at &. l.. Demerritts.
Emerson and Robbie Flanders visited
friends in East Fairfield Sunday.
l.. N. Flanders and family visited inNorth
Cambridge the first of the week.
School did not keep the first of the week on
account of the illness of the teacher.
Mrs L. L. Stearns and daughter have re-
turned from their visit in Hardwick.
Ira Keith and family of North Cambridge
visited at l., U. Flanders last Saturday.
Will Demerritt and daughter and Mrs. F.
f. Demerritt visited in Albany last week..
Stella Fulington was at home Saturday
and Sunday from her school in Morrisville.
John. Bradford and wife have finished work
for Lee Stearns and has gone to their home
in Hardwick. -rs Oetr
Our farmers are busy harvesting their oats
and potatoes, which are proving to be better
crops than was expected.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-09-10
WORTHWHILE

Read G. p. browne & Co.'s new ad.
Roy Pease left Monday evening for
Boston for a few days vacation.
Mrs. F. p Keller returned Monday
evening from several days passed in
Burlington.
Regular meeting of the W. r. G. will
be held Saturday afternoon at G. A.
Il. hall. A large attendance is desired
|. G. Stone and daughter, Mrs. DR..
Stone, of Burlington, visited his
niece, Mrs. Jas. Jewett and brother,
W. H. Stone, last week.
A. F. Bowen is attending the Bar
ton Fair this week. His son, Her
bert, is looking after the store bust
ness during his absence.
Mrs. q. G. Stowe left on the early
train this morning for Palmer, Mass.
where she will visit relatives and
friends. She was accompanied by
Miss Bertha Terrill, who returns to
her school work in Hartford, Conn.
Miss Clara Trow, who passed the
summer at the home of ex-Gov. Hen
dee in this place, returned here from
Newport Monday evening and left
to-day for her home in Washington,
via. Ferrisburg, where she will make
a short visit to relatives.
The Lamoille Valley Fair Associa-
ton has bought several buildings of
the Campmeeting Association and
have moved them to the Fair
ground. Some of the buildings will
be used as barns, while one cottage
has been moved to the lower gate
and when repaired will make an ex-
cellent ticket office. The many i'm
provements on the grounds this year
and last make the ground one of the
best in the State.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-09-10
STATE NEWS.

Workingmen began Monday to excavate on
the Burlington city market lot preparatory
to laying the foundations for the new library
building. The armory will be moved at once
and will be out of the way by the time the
workingmen are ready to excavate. The
new library will be constructed by c. E. Page
OF Rutland who was awarded the contract
some days ago. 1t is probable that nothing
more than the foundation of the building can
be laid this fall
An unknown man was found under the rail
road bridge near North Hartland station
Thursday morning shockingly injured. Ply
sicians were called and they thought he had
been injured AS hours He died about two
O'Clock The man was about so years old
with dark hair and features and wore mus
tache From papers found he may be i seph
Kelley or Riley OF Essex Mass, book agent
star was tattooed on the back of his left
hand. He was probably struck by a passing
train. Local authorities are investigating
Mrs, Sarah Chapman of Bethel real
daughter OF the Revolution, observed Sa tur.
day the Tooth anniversary of her birth. A
public reception in her honor was given in the
town hall Mrs. Chapman arose and made
extended remarks of thanks. She was born
in Plainfield, N. a. She is an honorary mem.
Der of the OttaQuechee chapter of the Daupb-
ters of the American Revolution. When Pres
ident Roosevelt stopped at Bethel last Sat
urday, Mrs. Chapman was seated in the
stand near him, and he addressed a few words
OF personal congratulation to her.
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