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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-24
TEMPERANCE BREVITIES.

A strong breath reveals weak head.
RAMS Horn.
Bishop HartZeil says that - per cent.
OF the decentralization Of natives of At
RIGA in their home life and character
comes from the use of strong drink. and
Rev. Charles Sa,chell Morris declares
that no fewer than > OO0. 900 savages die
every year as the result of the traffic.
DR.. William Goudel Frost. president
OF Berea college Byrea Ky. in speaking
recently upou F.Gus 100 our southern
Highlands" said laat o. is the common
belief OF Judges bat have tried criminals
Tor murder that 80 per cent Of all these
killings are performed under the in
nuence of the whisky bottle
\ number of young men were one
Gty sitting around the IRE in the wait
mg-room of an English railway. talking
about total abstinence societies. Just
then a policeman came in with prison
nr in handouts He listened 10 the
Young mems conversation, but did not
give any opinion. There was also in
the room Mr.. Mcdonald, minister of
the Gospel. who hearing what The young
men were saying. stepped up to the po-
!iceman and said: Pray, sir what have
you to say about temperance" Well"
replied the policeman. all have to say
is that never took tee;otaller to York
Castle prison in my life. nCr to Wakefield
house OF correction. either"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-24

left him, bleeding and senseless, N the
line
Politely ignoring the possibility of
Darlington suing out a warrant for
assault and battery, Scribner skipped
few hours and brought the hero to
the feet OF the lovely Jessica that
evening
He was on mis- knees in his best
dress trousers pouring out his tale of
love from the depths Of his impas-
stoned soul.
Jessica was strangely moved-but
the typewriter stuck.
The carriage roGe ON an oiled bar at
the back. This oil was old and gum
my. The oil on Scribners old machine
never had d chance to grow gummy.
1t took him II minutes to find out
what the matter was and another five
10 remedy the trouble and try to wash
the oil from his hands.
Then he proceeded to get Harold of
his knees and made Jessica promise
to marry him in spite of his poverty
when who should burst into the room
but the rich Jack Darlington.
See!' he cried, exultingly. She
can never be yours. | have here a
mortgage on her fathers mill. long
since overdue. Let her refuse to mar
ry me and | will foreclose."
With a spring like an enraged
tgress Jessica grasped the fatal paper
and held it up. In this she was slav-
lshly copying the machine It had been
holding the paper up for the last three
lines, which had been written over
each other. The spring of the paper
shift had broken and Scribner had
failed to see it
He patched ii up with a rubber band
and JeSSica. relieved from her strained
position, was about to throw the mort
gage INTO the fire. which burned bright
~ IN the open CRATE. Before she could
accomplish her purpose Darlington
was upon her and ere Harold could
interfere he had grasped her roughly
ny the shoulder. Her light dress
brushed across the Goals and in an in
slant her slight, girlish figure was in
flames
Harold Sprang toward her and the
rubber band sprang toward the CELL
ing. Scribner left Jessica blazing mer-
rily away while he climbed down four
lights OF stairs to purchase some more
bands.
With The second elastic in place he
quickly eNtinguished the flames with
Harold's invaluable assistance. Then
II all came out that Harold was the
rlghtful heir to the Darlington for
tune and that Jack Darlington was an
lmposter. Harold married Jessica and
gave Darlington a thousand dollars to
go west with and start life over again
They were back from the wedding
and in their happy home Harold Vans
EMBODIED his wife in his loving arms
He led her to the manteI on which Law
the fateful paper with which Darning-
ton had threatened them
And now, my darling" he said ten
derby, as he took up the charred parch-
ment, "as the real heir of old John
Darlington | shall consign this instru-
ment to"
Hell fire." concluded Scribner re
ferring TO the type machine. as with
another whirr the tension spring broke
down completely
And even after that the editors re-
fused the story, asserting that it lacked
Scribner's usual smoothness of stvle
N. Y. Times
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-24
CHAT AND CHATTER.

M. Van Dusen, Of Manchester, la.
claims the distinction Of being the first
creamery butter maker in the world. tie
Is 81 years old
L. L. Whitman and e. T. hammond
crossed from San Francisco to New
York city in a five-horse power auto
mobile in 81 days travel.
For manufacturing and lacking up
signs bearing socialistic expressions
Benjamin Adams, IS years old. was sent
to Jail for Is days by Judge KimbaIl. OF
Washington police court, Several
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-24

friends volunteered to pay Adams fine
OF five dollars, but he refused To let them
do it. He preferred TO go to jail. The
offender is a direct descendant of Presi-
dent John Quincy Adams
Eleven years ago Mrs. Jessie S Bur
bank, of Oakland Cal. entered into
contract marriage with George Wick
ware Gal!oup. Galloup has been dead
for several years and it was not until
last Friday that the marriage notice
was recorded at San Rafael. Tie con-
tract was drawn up in Lorin and dated
February IL. 1892 but was not acknowl-
edged By notary until November |,
ISQ9
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-24

Horton-Doesn't it cost you a good
deal in time and money to gather your
fruit crop?
Burton-Nothing to speak of. What
the bugs and worms don't eat the
neighbours boys carry off. That's what
like in fruit culture; it's so inexpen-
sive to gather your crops.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-24
PAPERED WITH PROPOSALS.
Society Belle Decorates Her Boudoir
with Nnny Declarations of the
Tender Passion.

Among unique wall decorators the
young heiress to million who has Gov
cred the walls of her boudOir with the
offers of marriage she has received since
her debut certainly takes the lead But
the desire to escape from the hackneyed
and commonplace sometimes degen-
crates into the grOtesque. as these eX-
amples OF wall papers which are not
to be bought in the usual emporiums of
house decoration will show, says the
Chicago Tribune.
Among the Chinese there is a craze
for postage stamp apartments. but the
immensely of patience required before
the four walls are properly covered in
the minute squares renders it unlikely
as modern American fashion A Ber-
lin beauty however, has an idea akin
to it. having her boudoir papered en-
tirely in COlored pictorial postcards
collected from every part of the world.
and representing both landscapes and
figures of every sort and kind. \ more
charming originality is that of the tray
cler, who. when he finally settled down,
had his room arranged as if a cabin on
board yacht, with port holes, life
buoys and everything he could think of
TO create the illusion Of having still the
great wide seas tearing past on either
side OF him
The singer. Mario. who became the
prince of Gambia. and who married the
- !,
newspaper clippings containing en-
thusiastic notices Of his wife The king
OF Cambodia has hidden the walls of
his palace with portraits of his wives.
The longest part of the work was the
photographer Eight thousand wom-
en- make mp the royal harems. and 10
stick the photographs on the wall was
comparatively simple process to sat
isfying the 5000 ladies' upon SO nice a
point as their own likenesses.
Nine Nilsson. the great singer. has
papered one room in her house at
Madrid with the songs she has sung
most successfully. A New York dentist
has also hidden his walls in memories
of his life work. But as he could hard
ly conceal the walls with embedded
teeth extracted from his patients he
has replaced them by playing cards
one for each tooth drawn. He has al
ready pasted 5000 cards-"in memoir
am" An En2lishman. on the other
hand. has contrived a unique wall pa
per with travelling tickets railway,
steamer and street car. In order to keep
the first two he had always 10 pay an
extra sum. and even then many strug-
giles ensued before he was at last al
lowed to issue triumphantly with his
fragment of mural decoration. In the
center of the room are the tickets of
the collectors honeymoon trip.
Perhaps as an offset to the girl men
toned in the beginning morose French
eccentric papered his walls with the
deep bordered invitation cards received
to the funerals of friends and acquain-
tanCes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-24

Waste paper is used as the basis of a
new composition which is said to he
harder than many kinds Of stone. The
secret is that of Yonkers IN. " man.
who has given il the name of pollardite
AS a thin veneer placed on iron. wood
stone or brick, it i said 10 offer pro-
lection against fire, water, acids or rust
resisting the effects of extremes of high
and low temperatures. 1t is compose d
chiefly Of waste paper, pulped and
nodded into form, and presents the ap-
pearance of stone in color and con-
Sstencv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-24
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JESSIE'S GOOD NIGHT.
Her Last Greeting to Her Father
Wrought His DeIiVernnce from
the Intoxicating cup.

Good night, papa" They were the
words of a blue-eyed child as she
kissed her chubby hand and looked
down the stairs. Good night, papa.
Jessie see you in the morning"
1t came to be a regular thing, and
every evening as the mother slipped
the white nightgOwn over the plump
shoulders, the little one stopped on the
stairs and sang out: Good night, papa;
and as the father heard the silvery ac-
cents of the child, he would come, and
taking the cherub in his arms, would
kiss her tenderly while the mothers
eyes filled and swift prayer went up
for. strange to say, this man who loved
his child with all the warmth of his
nature, had orE fault to mar his manli-
ness. From his youth he had loved the
wine cup.
Genial in spirit. and with a fascina-
ton of manner that won him friends.
he could not resist when summoned
by his boon companions. Thus his
home was darkened, the heart of his
wife bruised and bleeding. and the flu
ture of his child Swallowed
There had been three years of the
winsome prat;le Of the baby as she
crept into the avenues of the fathers
heart, keeping him a little closer to
his home. But still the fatal cup was
in his hand.
Alas for frail humanity
How could this father be saved? His
love for his child, though it deeply af-
fected him. did not win him from
drink. But God. with unutterable ten
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-24
Scribner's
Short, Story
By Epes Winthrop Sargent

pers for a living-Sometimes he
merely writes for the newspapers. 1t
all depends upon the men who make
the Sunday papers whether ScriDner
smokes good cigars or plug tobacco
in pipe.
Scribner has the artistic tempera-
ment He is very proud of the tenn
permanent This is as bad as a small
dog when one lives in a fiat 1t leads
one to make nasty remark to the jan
itor, whereat that functionary will alb
sent-mindedly remove bottled milk
from the dumb waiter while forgetting
TO remove the waste basket
Scribner also has a typewriter AL
though it is of the mechanical variety
he speaks of it as she" because it is
SO contrary. That is another instance
of the artistic temperament working
out. Scribner purchased the machine
from friend. None of the mans
enemies would purchase il, so that he
had to dispose of it to a friend. 1t
was about seven years old when it
changed hands.
The other day it celebrated its tenth
birthday bv losing a screw Eight
times Scribner pushed the screw pack
into the hole where the thread used
to be. The ninth time he took il off
the table and headed for the nearest
public telephone station.
He teleph0ned the maker with some
heat to call for the machine
Two hours later small hoy an
peared with twin TO the decrepit
type machine. done up in a black cloth
Take this dod gasted Internal ma
chine ia tbe renair shon," uroad S.,ih-
ner. Tell EN- to clean if and fix il
IN" Then he set olt IN buttar his
daily broad with \ love story Scrih-
ner was so glad to have a new ma.aIne
TO work with he could have compcsed
a serial romance had there been The
ghost of A chance of selliu. if
From The very starr tbara was
trouble Srribner onened tha taIa with
a bovdenisb haroina sv.ip,,ir,, ma, q
low-hanging annie bougb He had IN
leave the lady nm The tree while with
urayer and fasting he snuobt ro dis
cover why the rfbbon Guide World raar
off every time he slid the carriage M
Tor a fresh line.
In about % minutes no discovered
that one of the pana,. cui,a. t,,,,. IN,
low and cauebt the ribbon Guido ia
mended the machine with a tacI, ham
mer and helped the lady down IRON, The
tree
The villain came strolling through
the orchard. The machine caught the
infection of his villainy. Now the rib
bon guide fell off al the end of the
line instead of at the beginning. The
remedy was easy. for the tack han. mer
was near.
The villain proceeded uDon his Grim
inal way and the hero was inst snring-
ing over the low fence inclosing The
orchard when the machine suddenly
decided that twice AS much nanar was
needed at one end of the feed as At
the other The hero detied tho Ioyye
of grayitation for half an bour ,,,tiI
Scribner found that Inv h,clino tho
sheet with six others he couId ind.,co
a more even feed
Then rho harn IigbtI,, landau and i,
half . Dozen strides confrop,od win,
bI.7i,a eves loci, Darnir.rto,, ,,ho
stood with u,Iirted orr, aho,o Tho
coyorino form, of Io,.ioo ca,ro,..
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-24
Egypt EXPORTS EeIS.

Egyptian fishermen receive 800 per
thousand for cells caught in Lake Men,
saleh. These are sailed and packed in
ice and sent to Hamburg, via Trieste,
where the ice supply is renewed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-24
Neither Pretty Nor Sensible.

81 know his fiancee is plain. because
he says she's sensible"
But you can't be sure of it"
''Oh, yes. No girl is pretty who is
spoken of as sensible "
But how can she be sensible? Isn't
she engaged 10 hin? '-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-24

~ Crow watched Eagle swoop with majestic air from neigh
boring cliff upon flock OF sheep and carry lamb his talon
lt whole think looked graceful wtha the
at once proceeded initiate it and bouncing upon the back the
he could he tried make off He
found only that he could that his
entanged in the animals fleece that he could himself
lie therefore became the shepherd who coming
this time caught him. his wings, and him his children for
d payting
hoNeye ralway
OF 0
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-24
Annthcr Model NiIInre.

George w. Vanderbilt contemplates
building another model village near his
estate at Asheville. n. c. The village
will be built about 30 miles from Ashe-
vile, and $l,000,0O0 at least will be
expended on the project Mr.. Wander
bilt has already expended about S1O,-
900 900 in western North Carolina.
Probably Cost Him IA Fortune.
Hewitt-Talk is cheap.
Jewitt-Oh, | don't know; had
some words with my mother-in-laH,
and then the old lady cut me out oil her
Brooklyn Life.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-01-27
OF. APPEAL
OF THOMAS BRUCE.
Eight Assignments of Error Made in the
Case Of the Alleged
Bigamist.

The United States Circuit Court of APP
peals will convene here on February Sd
70 hold its February term. aud will likely
be in session for about ten days or two
weeks. Circuit Judges Con- and S.monton
and District Judges Waddill and McDow-
ell be in attendance.
There are some twenty cases on tho
4 Docket, having been argued at previous
terms awaiting decision, and 1t Is more
than likely the opinions will be announced
in most OF them on the first day of the
term.
The transcript Of the record in tho case
OF Thomas Bruce on habeas corpus. was
to-day received by the clerk from the
4 Circuit Court at baltimore, Nd. Bruce
sets up eight assignments OF error IN his
petition for M appeal to this court. In
tho third assignment he contends that tho
4rdictment did not show Upon its face
that the petitioner. under the laws OF New
Jersey, was exculpated from the alleged
crime, tho said alleged crime having been
committed on the 18th day Of March. 1897,
and the Indictment not being found
against the petitioner Until on or about the
Goth day OF December. 1902, thero not
being found in said indictment that the
petitioner had, during tho running OF the
\ New Jersey statutes Of limitations, been q
Fugitive from Justice.
y Bruce was arrested in Baltimore on jan
suary l., 1908 under an indictment charg-
tirg him with bgalny, tho crime being
(ccmmitted in the State of New Jersey.
tJe sued out writ Of haheas corpus in
the Circuit Court Of the United States
Tor the District Of Maryland, Mt Baltimore,
and upon hearing before Judge Morris hN
was reminded to the Baltimore autiiori-
ties, to be delivered by them to the New
Jersey authorities for trial.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-01-27
Death Of Mr.. M. p. Jordan.

Especial to The Times Dlspatch.) ~,
3DANV1LLE. VA. January 0-Mr NJ.
p. Jordan, one Of Danville's most promi-
nent and influential business men. died
at his homo on Holbrook Avenue at
o'clock yesterday morning. He had been
suffering since June with complication
Of Bright's disease which was the cause
4 OF his death.
Mr.. Jordan was born In Person county,
N. @, June s, 1850, Flo was one of seven
children, all Of whom are now dead. His
parents, DR.. and Mrs.C. II. Jordan. We're
among tho most prominent residents OF
that section. Mr.. Jordan located in Dan
vile about the year 1870 lie was first
connected In business with the firm of
Moore and Price. and was afterwards
one of the partners In the tobacco bust
ness of Jordan and Scott, which business
was dissolved about twelve years ago on
account of tho death of the junior mem-
her. After that time Mr.. Jordan conducted
tobacco business of his own. In which
he was eminently successful. IIe was
president Of the Commercial Bank and of
tile Peoples Savings Bank and Trust
Company. lie was nlso n largo stock
holder In tho Jordan Manufacturing Com
pany, Of Chester, I,a, makers Of fine
dress goods g
Mr.. Jordan had beell prominent In Ma
scnic circles for many years and was a
member of Roman EaHle Lodge, He was
one of the prime movers In tho organi-
gation Of the House Rock Wheel Club
and Its first president, He leaves a wife,
three sons and one daughter. The fun
eral was conducted with Masonic cere-
monies from the MainAstrcet Methodist
Church at 3 o'clock tllls afternoon by
Rev. II, Men. Simpson,, assisted by tho
other pastors OF tho cty The interment
wgs In Green Fill Cemetery.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-01-27
has not yet taken any steps toward

has not vet taken any steps toward
calling another pastor.
Fayetteville Street Baptist Church, this
city, has also been without pastor for
several months.
Tho remains of Captain w. b. Ken
dricls We're brought hero from Atlanta
Sunday afternoon, and inferred with
funeral services this afternoon at 8
o'clock. Captain Kendricls was oiye OF tie
best known men in tho State, having
for number of years been general agent
for the University Publishing Company.
Mrs Kendrick died in this city early in
December
News reached here that Mr.. Richard
8. Busbee, son Of Mr.. Fab. Fl. Busbee.
OF this city, who has been in charge of
the Charlotte office OF the Southeastern
Tariff Association, Is to be given an I'M
portant position in tho home office OF tire
association, ut Atlanta.
The Commissioner of Insurance has Is.
sued n reward of 5000 FOR the arrest Of
the incendiary who set fire to the resi-
dence of Mrs B. r. Montague, in this
city. On Wednesday. January LIST. n pile
OF paper was piled UP under q corner
OF tho por'>h and a match applied about
4S0 A. NJ. It was discovered and extin-
gulshed before much damage was done.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-01-27
LIQUOR AGITATION
All the Ministers of Durham Preached
Upon This Subject.
Especial to Tho Times. DIsratch.l

Especial to Tho Times. DIspatch.)
DURHAM. N. c., January 26.-All Of
the ministers of the city, in behalf of tho
Anti-Saloon League. preached temperance
sermons yesterday. advocating tho London
hill now before tho Legislature combining
the manufacture and sale of whiskey to
towns of not less than 5000 Inhabitants.
Many OF the church people have signed
petitions asking the Legislature to pass
this bill, which would practically make
tho State n partner in the business, under
the dispensary idea, and there arc great
many others who refuse to endorse the
movement, believing that the Democratic
party cannot afford at this juncture to
jeopardlze It's future by antagonizing the
LIQUOR dealers and the men who drink.
Durham has been mado the State head
quarters OF the British-American Tobacco
Company with G. w. Toms rs general
agent The company has complied with
the State law requiring tito be domestl-
Gated. and paid it's $500 privilege tax. This
is tho new name for the American To-
bacco Company,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-01-27
!! 5VICToRY IN THE
lNSURGENT ORDER

Another victory has been won by that
branch Of tho Junior Order of United
American Mechanics. to which tho several
councils in Richmond belong. The fight
Is an old one. and Is quite familiar to
members of the order. 1t began at the
Minneapolis convention of 1899, where the
States OF New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania. Virginia and the District of
Columbia withdrew. Those members who
left the original organization were termed
insurgents. They secured charter
from the Virginia Legislature in 1900 and
We're operating under 1t.
There was o case in New Jersey to de-
eide as to the legality OF the order opera
ting ur11er tho Virginia charter, and the
suit was won by tho council of that
State which means defeat for the
former national council