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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01
BAD FLAVORS IN EGGS.
They Are Caused by the Food the
Hens Eat and Change of Ra-
ton Cures the Evil.

Farmers have known for years that
when onions were fed to hens they i'm
parted their flavor to the eggs. Now, an
experiment station has very carefully
proved it by a thorough trial, but they
claim that it required some IS days be-
fore they could detect the flavor. Their
onions or garlic must have been very
mild favored, or the hens were not very
hungry for them. When we learned it
by experience, throwing some partly de-
cayed onions into the henyard, it took
but day or two to detect the flavor in
the egg and in a week the egg had a
stronger flavor than raw onion, says
the American Cultivator. But then we
had not learned to give the hens green
food during the winter, only as we had
1t from the table waste, which was not a
large amount, just cabbage leaves, par
ings of roots and such material from
small family. 1t does not take week
to give a fishy flavor to eggs if hens are
fed freely on fish when hungry for ami
NAL food, and it is manifest all the
sooner If the fish is little stale, and de-
caying meat, not sweet enough for table
use, will favor eggs just as quickly as
it does milk when fed to COWS, and we
only wonder that the experiment sta
ton should have thought it was neces-
sary to prove it. Now, they only need
another experiment to prove what 9TH
ers have proved long ago, that decay
ing meat or fish, if fed to hens in sufTi-
cient quantity, will cause rapid decay
Of eggs, or of the flesh of the fowl, if
they are slaughtered within from ore
to three days after it has been fed. And
yet the fowl while alive may seem none
the worse for it, and perhaps be none
the worse for it a week later if its use
is discontinued, as the bacteria that
cause rapid decay cannot work in the
living body, and will perish there in
about week in healthy animal. This
is our reason for Directing to the raw
cut bone and meat, so much advocated
now. If fresh it is all right except in the
point of cost, but decay has usually be-
gun in it before the poultry keeper can
buy it, or he will buy enough to last
several days, and it has had time to
acquire a bad odor and flavor and the
germs of decaV
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01

of whisky within a period of ten min.
utes. In the company was one known
as Or" Jackson
When the others got through with
their DOSE said the report, some al
legged wags put smoking tobacco and
a large amount of alcohol into the
glass prepared for Jackson. He drank
the mixture, staggered to a seat and
died within a short time No one,'
adds the report, was held responsible
for Jackson's death"
Well, some one is responsible" for
this mans death. The act of these
alleged wags" was little less than one
of murder. and it should have been so
regarded and so punished.
There are some men who will lose
their best friends" says Carlyle, in
order to crack joke This observa-
ton of the sage of Chelsea needs to
be revised and brought down to date.
There are evidently in Yoakum, Tex,
some men who are willing to do to
death an innocent and helpless man
''in order to crack joke" There are
cases in which the practical joker"
becomes a practical criminal In civ
ilized society there is no place for him
outside prison walsh. Y. CONNER.
cial Advertiser,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01
DRINK AND DIVORCE.
Some Statistics Which Show the Re-
Iation of the One to the
Other.

Here are some comparative statistics
for consideration: Cincinnati, 3,51S
marriages, with a total of 405 divorces,
a ratio of one in eight. New York 49,
447 marriages, SIT divorces, a ratio of
one to forty. Chicago, 1864 mar
riages, 1908 divorces, ratio OF one in
nine. Boston, 6,312 marriages, 446 di-
vorces, a ratio OF one in fourteen. Phil
adelphia, 1912 marriages, 1872 divorces,
a ratio of one in twenty. San Francisco,
1856 marriages, SAG divorces, a ratio of
one in four.
That drink is responsible for a large
proportion of this domestic infelicity is
the testimony of those who have had
much to do with court business. A let
ter from Cincinnati says only yester-
day eight divorces were granted in
Judge Smiths divorce court and every
one of them was caused by strong drink.
Beer and whisky were responsible for
these marital wrecks. Kate Chaplin
testified that her husband was book
keeper in brewery, but drank so heayi-
ly he was constantly getting in mud
die and losing his job. He left her three
years ago and never came back. Bessie
Russell said that her husband spent most
of his time in saloons. He was con-
stantly beating her. While she worked
he remained in bed. Louise Andrews
said that her husband got uproariously
drunk and cruelty beat her Araminta
Barker said she owned a piece of land.
when her husband got possession of it
and then drank up all the proceeds.
Jessie Miller's husband was a hard
drinker and a gambler. failing to sup
port her. Minnie Schmurr said that her
husband always came home drunk. and
made her sleep on the floor. Laura
Lykins said her husband preferred the
saloon to her company and was drunk
most of the time. Lydia Allen said her
husband spent every cent that he could
get for liquor and lived in the saloons
So we see that the saloon is at the bot
tom of the worlds matrimonial unhap-
piness and ruin. Shut up the saloon
and strengthen the family educational
Advocate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01
POULTRY YARD NOTES.

A day of neglect in the poultry
yard often leads to q month of care.
Remember that filth and lice cause
about all the diseases poultry is afflicted
with.
Get ready for the show season and
let the other fellows see what kind of
breeder you are
Early maturity is what makes winter
laying pullets. Force the pullets alona
as rapidly as possible.
Lawn clippings stored where they
will dry in the shade are an excellent
substitute for vegetables in the winter.
If you have milk do not be afraid Of
giving the hens too much of it. Butter
milk or sour milk are as good as sweet.
Hens like to scratch for their feed.
but if they must scratch for all they get
they will not have much time for law
ing.
Some people prefer to keep focks of
mixed blood. They talk nicely about
their fiocks, but they will learn better
later.
The time to cure disease is lust be-
.ore it appears This can be done by
using plenty of that best of medicine
prevention.-Commercial Poultry.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01
PROSPERITY AND No SALOONS.
Striking Financial Results Obtained
in Certain Dry Towns i'm
kansas.

The towns and counties of Kansas
in which the prohibitory law is strict
ly enforced are, as a Igle, better off
financially than those which allow
open saloons and collect monthly
revenue from them for the support
of the city government. The towns
in which the monthly fHe system has
been longest in force are deep in debt;
they are compelled to maintain a large
and expensive police force, and the
criminal dockets of their county
courts are nearly always crowded.
The opposite is true in the towns
which will not tolerate saloons. This
Hutchinson, town of 10000 inhabi-
tants, and, with the exception of Wich
tia, the largest town in the south
central part of the state. After allow
ing Joints or Illegal saloons to run
for number of years under the
monthly fine system-practically a IL
cense for the support of the city-a
dry" government was instituted ,wc
years ago and the saloons driven out.
The result is given in a recent state
ment made by the mayor, Mr.. F. l..
Martin. He says:
For the first time in the history of
the city OF Hutchinson the floating
debt of the town has been reduced
during the past two years. The street
fund has changed from a deficit OF
70 e h.
general fund from a $4,000 deficit to
a $4,000 deficit Not one dollar of
joint money went into the treasury
in this time.
In the eight years prior, when the
saloons were running, the floating debt
was increased by $4,000. OF this
$4,000 was refunded and $4,000 was
left over for us to pay. During part
of that time as high as $1,000 a month
was collected from the joints
In two years the criminal docket of
the district court originating from
Hutchinson has practically disap-
peared The total costs to county and
city of criminal cases originating in
Hutchinson for two years will be less
than $500, against probably $4,000 to
$4,000 for each two years prior I'M
der the fine system of allowing sa-
looms to run.
Tax levies have been reduced. yet
we voted one mill for a Carnegie IL
brary, increased electric lights from
"a to 46, and added II additional wa.
ter hydrants and two miles of water
mains to our water plant
I'VE reduced the police force and
our city has been free from the crimi.
nal element. A large portion of the
money formerly spent in saloons or
lost in gambling has gone into legiti.
mate trade, and our merchants all
report increased business. During
two years not a woman or child has
complained that her husbands, faith.
er's or sons wages were spent in
saloon or gambling den"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01

Caesar Lombroso, tie well known
Italian anthropologist, has lately pub
lished new book in which he claims
that there exists a certain type of men
that are born criminals, who through
the organism itself are ordained bad
They are seen among the lower classes
who, through heredity, influences of eli
mate, etc, are predestined to criminali-
ty. Lombroso especially attaches i'm
portance to the influence of alcoholism
on criminality and the great misery it
causes. He goes back sometimes for
several generations to find why man
is criminal. He says that of 81 chill
dren born by alcoholics only IA are nor
NAL The abnormity may not always
show itself as criminality, but when il
does in one generation some abnormal
ity can be shown in every generation
OF 100 crimes alcoholism is the cause
of so in France and Al in Germany.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01
FEARED a SEPARATION.
The Dear Little Lamb Was Afraid
Her Father Might BE Put
with the Goats.

Her father had read her the parable OF the
sheep and the goats at the day of judgment.
She made no comment, but that night a
sound of weeping came from her room. Her
mother went as CONSIDER, relates Brooklyn
Lie.
why are you crying, DEAR"
goat"
why, no, dearie, you are sweet little
lamb, and if you should die tonight you
would go straight to Heaven" With this
and like assurances she was finally pacified.
The next night the same performance was
repeated, and again her mot her inquired the
reason,
It's the goats! I'm afraid about the
goats!'
Didn't tell You, dear, that you were a
little lamb"
oh" she sobbed, Pm not crying about
myself, but I'm 'fraid you may be goat!'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01
NEWS AND COMMENT.

You cannot legislate a sinner into g..
saint, but a saint can so legislate as to
make himself a sinner-National Advo-
cate.
Thunder storms purify the air but
burst Of righteous Indignation never
was known to purify a saloon.
Assessors have discovered that nine
tenths of Cleveland O., saloons belong
to breweries, which will now be as
sessed 100000 additional.
Prof. Wiley, of the agricultural de-
partment at Washington, d. c., is to
conduct a careful test as to the effect
of different brands of tobacco, cigars or
cigarettes on the human system. Prof.
Wiley has just concluded tests for adul-
iteration of food.
We learn from LIE Bien Social that the
opinion of the medical men of Belgium
has been asked on the subject of law
for the prohibition and sale of absinthe
and such liquors. Out of $500 circulars
sent out over 5000 have been returned
favorable to the proposed law.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01

At meeting of u 900 laborers held
in Chicago May 20, Organizer Fitzgerald
made forcible temperance address. in
which he conclusively showed that whis-
ky is an enemy of labor. Comment
ing on the bartenders' demand. he
said: THE bartenders are not to blame
for being forced 20 work at their bust
ness, but | wish they would strike and
destroy every saloon and brewery in
the country. Liquor is the laborer' course.
Let the man that thinks whisky
strengthens him buy beefsteak instead
that's the kind of'strength he needs Let
him buy books and educate himself, If
he is not satisfied with his condition in
life. Whisky only reduces his physical.
moral and mental condition"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01
How stock Helps Lind

An instance was related to me the
other day of the value of stock raising
and its incidental clover rotation in
building up the productive capacity of
the land. Before the perfection of the
Chicago cold storage beef industry large
herds of cattle were driven to the Wash
ington market from northern Virginia
farms These farms were then models
of fertility. The rotation was wheat
corn and clover, and little if any com
mercial fertilizer was used. The beef
produced was of the finest When Chi
cago beef began to be shipped everv-
where these farmers did not find if So
profitable to raise steers and drive them
to Washington. They dropped off their
live stock growing, and in a few years
had to begin the use of commercial fer
tilizer These farm lands have since
steadily decreased in productive ca
pGcity, until now most of them are
worn ont and will not produce 70 bush
els Of wheat to TIE Washington
Coil dependence American Cultiyator,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01
;''51(ilZfSia|l):II!|!y|.l'I1'
%N0 -EgA Il
WOULD NOT TAKE THE DARE.
Their Lives on the Altar
of Bacchus.

A few days ago a reveler in Paris,
according to an account in the Petit
Journal, made a wager that he could
CT nix twelve glasses OF absinthe while
the clock was striking the hour of
midnight When the clock began to
strike he began 10 drink and when
the clock had ceased striking he had
finished drinking the twelfth glass
of absinthe. While his companions,
leaping upon chairs, were cheering
Justify, the absinthe drinker fell to the
floor, dying instantly
This man died as the fool dieth. He
really took his own life.
On Wednesday, June II, lot Of
men We're carousing in The little town
of Yoakum. in Texas. After drinking
a great deal and long the jewellers all
agreed that each would drink a pint
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01
THE SELF-MADE MAN.
Not Always n Finished Product, Bat
There Are Some Affections
He Escapes.

Now and then We encounter natural
born ice-man, says Puck.
Some men always seem so very new, and
others so-very parvenu.
The selfmade man is often very good
;ort-when he's finished.
He rarely has the govt, but he sometimes
suffers from over eXertion Of the egotism.
Somehow, the ears OF the selt-made man
often have the look OF having been stolen
from a grabbing.
The self-made man escaped one great Attic
ton. He didn't have baccalaureate sermon
preached at him.
And, Oh! if he could only remember that
there are always Others just as insigniti-
cant as himself.
We occasionally see an architect Of his
own fortune who seems to have mslaid the
blueprint when he was about halfway
through
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01

andy dickson, camping near Three
Sisters. Oregon, had a hand-to-hand
combat with a cinnamon bear recent
". Hickson fred his only two shots
which failed to wound the bear.
There was nothing left but to make
a fight for it, and dickson whipped
out his hunting knife and with a
quick lunge planted it to the hilt in
pipe and bringing him to the ground.
In his fan the bears claws tore the
shirt off the valiant hunter.
and bringing him to the ground. In
his fall the bears claws tore the
shirt Of the valiant hunter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01

Major General Davis, commanding the
Philippines, has issued an order direct
ing commanding officers to carry out the
act of the Philippine commission pro-
hibiting the sale of or traffic in intoxica-
ting liquors, beer or wine at any place
or on any premises within two miles of
land now used or hereafter to be used
by the United States government for
military purposes. Persons violating
the act will be subject to fine CT 500
or Imprisonment for six months.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01
A GOOD FISH STOR
New York Wan Finds Gold Coin i'm
Stomach of Cod. Publishes the
Fact. and IA Kansas Man Claims the
Money.

Stomach of Cod. Publishes the
Fact. and II Kansas Man Claims the
Money.
Some weeks ago \. f. Levy, of New
York city, went fishing down at the
fishing banks. His luck was not eX-
ceptionally good, but when he
reached home and the catch had been
cleaned he found that he had broken
the record. In the stomach of a cod
was found SO gold piece, with two
diamonds set on one side and the mi
tails up. C. E." on the other. Mr..
Levy was so amazed that he sent the
story to the papers and it was copied
throughout the country. This he
thought would be the end of il, and
the matter slipped his mind and was
forgotten. But recently he received
a letter from Patrick G. Evans, resid-
ing in Kansas, who claims the $40
piece as his own. and Mr.. Levy will
surrender il TO him. Mr.. Evans in
his letter tells the following story:
Il saw some days ago in u st.
Louis paper an item about your
catching a Goldfish which when you
opened it gave up SO gold piece, on
one side of which were Il couple of
diamonds and on the other the let
ters p. c. E. The coin is my prop
erty, Mr.. Levy. The coin is valuable
to me, for the following reason: !
was fool enough about five years ago
to go into a wildcat gold mining
scheme in Colorado. ! paid the piper
TO the tune of about $1,000 before 7
found out what ! was mp against.
The only thing | got out of the enter
prise was this same SO gold piece.
which ! borrowed from the president
of the company, man named Harris
Colby, at Leadville. Col, having only
check in my pocket at the time and
being shy of ready money. As it hap
pened ! did not change it. and the
next day the mine busted So | said
| would keep the coin as a warning to
me not 10 be played as a sucker by
any man or men who owned gold
mines. Frank II. Wells. a ieweIer of
Denver. Col, put two diamonds in
the piece. charging me $50 for the
job. and ! guess the transaction is
still on his book if YOU wish to YER
fly my statement.
Il wore the coin some wears. and it
made good whenever | was tempted
to go into some scheme that promised
a bunch of money for next TO moth
ing invested. ! was in New York in
May and remained over for some time
with friends. We went Establishing
in the lower bay, and | was hauling
in a fish when somehow or other the
chain TO which the coin was fastened
got caught in the rigging of our
sloop. which Just then rolled, the
chain snapped, and away went the
coin. You can prove the truth of
this if you will write me, when Will
write you and send the addresses of
witnesses of the accident. will also
give you references of good men
here and in New York, who will
vouch for my business and moral
character. | am interested in the
salt industry of this town. and have
also mining and ranch interests"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01
Has a Church o. ERis sgands.

Michael Glita. a mill employe of
Passaic. y. j., has a church on his
hands, which he won recently at
rattle. It is an old building now used
by the st. Michael Greek Rite congre-
cation. which is erecting a new edi-
flee, and Father Molscanyci decided to
rattle off the building and Glita won.
He will tear the building down when
the new church is occupied and will
put up a home for his family with
the mmher
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01
FALL KIDNEY CHILLS.

With the chilling air of fall comes an
extra tax on weak Kidneys It's the time
Doan's Kidney Pills are needed now
recognized the world over as the chief
Kidney and Bladder remedy.
Aching backs are cascd. Hip, back, and
loin pains overcome Swelling of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01
NEAT POULTRY MARKER.
IL Is Easily Put On and Docs Not Mu-
tilatc or Inconvenience
the Chicken.

A marker that is easily pat on and
does not injure or mutilate the chicken
is made from a two-inch strip OF zinc
or tin, as shown in the cut The wsste
cuttings from any tin shop will include
plenty of strips that will answer with
out much cutting. A hole is to be punched
in the large end, through which the point
is to be inserted and bent over after wind
ing around the shank of the bird. To
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01
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HOMEMADE LEG BAND.

put On the numbers neatly, cover the end
of the tag with grease, in which write
the figures carefully with nail. Then
apply little muriatic acid, which will
cut into the surface of the metal where
the nail has laid it bare-I. A. Fiske, in
Farm and Home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01

limbs and dropsy signs vanish. They
correct urine with brick dust sediment,
high colored, pain in passing, dribbling,
frequency, bed wetting. Doans Kidney
Pills remove calculi and gravel. Relieve
heart palpitation, slccplessness, headache,
dizziness.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01

The relations of a lady who had died,
leaving legacy to favorite donkey in
order to secure its comfort, recently came
into court and asked for a decision as to
who was to enjoy the legacy after the dnkey's
decease. The next OF kin, was the judges
verdct.-Punch
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01

Harlow-.I noticed you called Fred
brother Does he belong to some secret
society that you do?" ShaIlop-"I don't be-
long to any secret society. / call rim brother
because my wife once promised to be sister
to him. Boston Transcript
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01

WHAT do you think of this LADY, asked
one of the germs that had been swept up
by the woman's skirt 81 am greatly at
tached to her, answered the other. in
fact, | am one of the most ardent followers
in her train. ''-lndianapois Sun
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01

Edna-Mr. Case just complimented ME.
He said reminded him of swan
May-Really. He told me once that swans
always died after they sang and he knew
many people who ought to do the same thing.
Chelsea Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01

Il put in the French phrases here and
there said the would-be author, Ito give
the book an atmosphere of culture" H M
remarked the critic, ''it would have helped
a bit ii you had put in little good Eng
hsh in spots. -Phlladelphia Ledger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01

Bulky Butters-"Is dey swell folks up
at dat house," Wocful Walters-''l- dey
swell: Say, dey didn't hit me wit muffin
but gOlI clubs. - leveland Pain Dealer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01

When You learn how difficult it is to col
lect a bill from some of our best people, you
begin 10 understand that polite society ~
not altogether vanity-Puck
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01

Constance-'J wonder how Nancy came
to marry Harry Riddle Imogene-''Why
haven't you heard? He is immoderately fond
of auto riding, and he carries large accident
policy. Boston Transcript
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01

The hand that is guided by intellect is sure
TO achieve sonetning.-Ch icago Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01

/ am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs Thcs
Robbins, Norwich. \. Y..Feb. l.. 1900.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01

ne Chicago & Nortn-Western is the only
double track railway between Chicago and
the Missouri River