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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-07

copies of these kilograms are i'm
mediately destroyed, if l buy these?"
he asked.
81 will cheerfully do so, if you
make me little promise in return"
was my prompt reply.
what is it you ask? You seem TO
be quite a woman of business"
Only this: use your influence with
President Russell to have a young
man named Frank Stanley appointed
to the SUPPLEMENTARY of this division
of his line" / boldly answered.
The governor smiled at my hot
blush, nodded, gave the required
promise, produced fat pocketbooll
from which he counted out $500, tore
the kilograms into little bits, and
politely ushered me out of the room.
l lost no time in hunting up my
broker, getting back my original roll
of money, and returning by the last
up train to the Office, where l found
everything as I had left it. 1t was
with a tired sigh of relief that 1 re-
stored the bills to the safe and saw
that it locked this time with de-
cided snap.
Within two months Versailles Elec~
trio was at par, my hundred shares
were worth $4,000, and Franks al
lotment half as much more. He
obtained the position of division
superintendent and was retained in
it by the big company, which event.
ually absorbed our weak one, and
then we got arrears of salary and
left the detested office and devoted
my time to planning the cosy villa
in the suburbs of Versailles, which
we still occupy.
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deceptive effects of alcohol on the
higher intellectual centers of the
BRAIN" a
DIR. 7. d. Crothers, professor of the
diseases of the brain and nervous sys-
tenn in the New York School of Gin
zeal Medicine, says, in regard to the
effects of alcohol on mental opera
tions:
The rapidity of thought and time
reaction is another test showing the
mental activities. By the aid of
battery and clock marking parts of
second, the time can be measured
from the moment the eye perceives
an object to its registration on dial
by the pressure of a button. This
in hundredths or tenths of a second
shows the time of the passage of
thought. This in almost endless vari-
cites can be used to show the quick
ness of sense and thought impress
sion, and to state them in figures.
Thus the time in health for the regis
tration of sense impressions is three
tenths of a second. After the use of
two ounces of spirits, eight-tenths of
a second or more is required.
"lf the time to express a thought
thrown upon a canvas and registered
by pressing a button be seven-tenths
of a second, after using spirits, it will
be increased to double the time. Con-
trary to the common impression, the
rapidity of thought and the time to
express it is slowed up always after
the use of alcohol. This can be meas
ured with accuracy and precision"
In the recent calorimeter expert
ments with alcohol at Middletown,
Conn. the subject was given two and
half ounces of alcohol day. but
not all in one dose. for fear of dis
turbance of the nervous system. The
two and a half ounces were divided
into equal parts, which would be
11.S1 grams, or one and seven-eighths
teaspoonfuls, to dose. From this it
was said that there was no appar-
ent injurious effects, but no record
is given of any tests that were APP
piled proportionate in delicacy to
| the smallness of the dose.
The foregoing quotations show that
doses smaller than those used by
Prof. Atwater have been found to
weaken the power of concentrated at
| tention and other forms of mental
operations.
The findings of the above investiga-
tions prove the deductions made from
the Middletown experiments to be err
roneous, and that the textbooks are
keeping pace with the progress of
science in teaching that alcohol is a
brain poison.-New Century Study of
! the Alcohol Question.
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distance is halved it will naturally give
one-twelfth.
If preferred the mice can be cut out
of white paper and gummed on the face
of the clock.
Clear red figures on the body of the
mouse mark the hours. The millboard
face is now vanished and tackled over
the existing wooden face with four
gilt tacks. Before lacking on, how
ever, get some one to paint in black
artistic and plain lettering the old
nursery rhyme of 'Dickery, Dickery.
Dock" The clock hands should also
be blackened.
The weights are painted vermilion
and vanished, and you should buy two
paperweight mice, fixing them on near
the top of each weight with fine wire.
The cat pendulum may be drawn on
the lid of an old tin biscuit box, cut
out, painted black and placed over the
existing pendulum. If tin, it should
be soldered on, but if cut out in card
board fine wire will suffice to attach
IL TO the pendulum.-Kansas City
Star.
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TEMPERANCE ITEMS.

The illegal liquor dealers of Ban.
gor, Maine, have just had to pay $685.
600 in fines.
The first blacklist of habitual
drunkards' published in London I'm.
der the new licensing act shows
three times as many women as men.
Of 1879 summary convictions to
the city Jail of Pittsburg, Pa, dur
ing 1902, nearly every one was
treated for alcoholism. One hun
dred and nine suffered from delirium
tremens, and seven died of it.
Santa Monica, Cal, closed all her
saloons last year. AS a result her
bank deposits have increased $4,000
during a period of three months, as
against the same three months UNI
der license, while the arrests for
drunkenness have fallen off so per
cent.
According to the report of the
workhouse directors of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, for 1902, out of 46S prisoners
received at that institution, 222 were
sentenced for drunkenness alone. The
report shows furthermore that a
large part of the remaining sent
ences were for crimes and INSIDE
meanors connected with saloons or
the use of strong drinks.
In view of the suggestion that men
who become drunken be deprived by
law for periods of their right to vote,
each offense to add another period
longer than the previous, an ex-
change calls attention to the fact
that Professor Cook, of Trinity,
Hartford, found that of every 1000
steady drinkers who were voters. $40
were down in the ward-heelers'
books as purchasable. Also OF
every 1000 confirmed drunkards, 7Se
were recorded as purchasable. One
ward contractor" had an agreement
to deliver so many drunkard votes
for three years in succession for SC
much money. --
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CLOCK FOR CHILDREN.
Tiny Mice Mark the Hours and u
Hungry Black Tom Cat Tops
the Whole.

A clock calculated to attract the
,hildren's attention is now displayed
in jewelers. window.
To make this clock the first pur-
chase should be some strong millboard,
prepared for oil painting. The mill
board should cover the face of an or
binary open clock and project about
an inch all around. On the top of the
squares should be cut the figure of u
black cat. The cat and square are in
one piece.
The cats should be painted in black
oil color, with yellow or green eyes.
and the whole clock face painted
bright leaf green with vermilion
outline. When this is dry describe a
circle from the hole where the hands
pass and carefully draw - mice SINH
lar to those in the illustration. Be
careful that point marked on the CEN
ter of each mouse comes exactly over
Zach of the ~ divisions of the circle.
The stretch Of the compass in drawing
the circle is one-siXth of the measure
ment of the circle; therefore, if this
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Not in the beer saloon.
Where are we safe from vice and crime?
Not in the beer saloon.
Lost ones plodding their fatal way,
Trace their sorrows to that dark day
When they were tempted first to stray
Into the beer saloon.
Where is the role Of duty learned?
Not in the beer saloon.
Where is the right to manhood earned?
Not in the beer saloon.
Only the slave of the pewter pot
The lover of rags and a wretched not,
The idle hand and the hopeless sol,
Go to the beer saloon.
Where would you seek faithful wife?
Not in the beer saloon.
Where would you look for blameless life?
Not in the beer saloon
Many a wife and maiden rare,
Knew no wrong till they entered there;
Many a reputation fair
Lost in the beer saloon.
Where can old age its solace find?
Not in the beer saloon
Where may our youth improve the mind
Not in the beer saloon
Man and woman lad and lass,
Strive these temples OF sin to pass,
Danger turks in the fatal glass
Keep from the beer saloon.
National Advocate.
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grams, pocketed them and the roll
of bills and whipped on my hat.
When the train rolled into the sta
ton at Versailles, had my plan
well in mind, and promptly proceed
ed to carry it out. Rushing up the
narrow stairs of the brokers Office I
found the proprietor just on the point
of going out. Drawing him back into
his private den l told him l wanted
him to buy me 100 shares of Yer.
sailles Electric, which was then quot
ed around "a.
Here is enough to put up five
points margins" 1 said, handing him
my borrowed roll of bills, "but i
want you to promise not to use this
particular money, which 1 will leave
with you for security. 1 will redeem
it before night, and come to your
house if necessary"
"All right" he said, "you have al
ways proved to be reliable, land with
out any further talk he carried out
my order.
The first plunge had been taken
now for the most daring part of
my bold scheme. First, however, 7
must get word to Frank, so that.
whatever happened to me, he should
not lose the opportunity to secure
his stock. By the greatest good luck,
as 1 came out of the brokers' office
l met one of our linemen, who had
seen Frank during the day and gave
me some idea of his whereabouts,
so that after some little search /
succeeded in finding him, giving him
strong hint that he must bind his
stock bargain at once, and leaving
with him in sealed envelope one set
of my intercepted kilograms.
Boarding a horse car, l started for
the State House, where l boldly told
the first official | met that l wanted
to see the governor.
His eXcellency was a spare, tall
man, with a decided stoop, a cat
shaped head, sparsely covered witt:
grizzled hair, and bright, shrewd eyes,
much wrinBled at the corners, out
of which he bestowed upon me n
quizzical, but kindly, smile when l
insisted on being left alone with him
on business of the utmost personal
Importance to himself.
l went straight to the point, pulled
out my copies of his kilograms and
placed them in his hands. After the
first start of nervous surprise he was
cool and collected and l didn't have
to threaten to scream, as ! had ex-
pected.
Il see that you recognize those
kilograms, governor" l said. "They
are only copies, but other authentic
copies are in safe hands. l value
them at $3.50 apiece, but you are the
best judge of that. Of course, you
can take all the force out of them
by signing the bill, but then you will
have a big block of worthless stock
on your hands. and what will your
friend. Mr.. Russell, think?"
'Wili you promise me that all other
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AS HE ORDERED.
Patient Through Misunde rsta n di u
Eats Carrots Instead of Drink
ing CIaret, and Gets Well.

London Tid-Bits tells a story of an
anxious mother who brought her
daughter to see famous London ply
sician. The girl was suffering from
what some people call general low
ness" There was nothing much the
matter with her, but she was pale and
istless, and did not care about doing
anything, even eating.
The doctor, after due consultation,
prescribed for her a glass of claret
three times a day with her meals.
The mother was somewhat deaf, but
apparently heard all he said, and bore
off her daughter, determined to carry
out the prescription to the letter.
In two weeks she was back with the
girl, rosy checked, smiling and the pic
ture of health.
The doctor naturally congratulated
himself on his skill, and said, cordial
ly; 81 am glad to see your daughter is
so much better
Thanks to you, DOCTOR" exclaimed
the grateful mother. She has had
just what you ordered. She has eaten
carrots three times day, and some
times oftener-and once or twice she
had them uncooked; and now look at
her!"
Another instance of the truth of the
old saying: God heals and the doctor
takes the fees"
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Dog Used as barometer.

Sailors who arrived in New FORK last
month on the bark Adam w. Spies tell
remarkable stories of the barometric
tail possessed by Bob" the ships dog.
The vessels barometer had been
broken, but on two occasions one of
the men noticed that just before
waterspouts appeared Bob's tail would
be lying fiat on his back. After that
Bob was studied. Ii was discovered
that the tail pointing straight astern
heralded the approach of westerly
gales, and that when the tail dropped
it rained within the hour. When Bob's
tail curled at the end snowstorms and
hail squalls were looked for. The
barometric indications of the animals
tail were as faithfully followed by
the captain as if his regular instru-
ment had noted the condition.
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Rests with tranquility,
For Time he counts not as his foe
Nor Death his enemy.
-Virna Sheard, in Canadian Magazine
Corseted London SwelIs.

A sartorial authority in London an
nounced some months ago that before
long well-dressed men would be wear
ing corsets. The statement caused
some ridicule, but it has been borne
out by facts, for the real London swell
of to-day is Enthusiastically corseted.
More than that, he is having his hips
padded and there is a growing demand
for the effeminate article necessary to
giving the appearance Of wasp waists.
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THE HOUSE COMPLETE.

the box pass for the fiat roof. Get
father or brother to cut in your house
holes for windows on the front and ON
each side. Also in the center of the
front have cut door. Paper bearing
appropriate designs to represent
stained glass can also be put into the
window openings or isinglass can be
used for this purpose the sashes being
painted in white.
Now cover the entire outside of the
house with putty, and upon this fasten
bits of stone. These can be found on
the beach where they have been pol
ished by the waves, or if pebbles are
not desired, break up with a hammer
any ordinary rock and use the pieces
By the way, l always prefer rock in
the rough for houses for truly people,
but l won't express an opinion in re-
gard to houses for dolls.
The fat roof can be covered either
with sand or with sanded paper A
chimney can be made of pasteboard
and covered, if desired, with red paper
marked off to represent bricks. Of
course, a slanting roof can be had if
preferred. This can be made of bent
piece of pasteboard. The house be
set in the cover of a large box. This
will serve as lawn, and can be COW
cred with green moss. Walks can be
laid out over the lawn. a piece of
mirror will serve as pond.
The house can be built of paste
board box, but it must be very stiff
to support the weight of putty and
stones and maintain its shape
Orange Judd Farmer.
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THE HEART COURAGEOUS.
VINO hath a heart courageons

Who hath a heart courageous
VIII fight with right good cheer;
For well may he his foes OUTAGE
Who owns no foe called fear!
Who hath heart courageous
viii fight as knight of old
For that which he doth count his own
Against the world to hold.
Who hath a heart courageous
Will fight while fight he can
'Tis not the victory-but the strife,
That doth proclaim the man.
Who hath heart courageous
Will fight both night and day
Against the host invisible
That holds his soul at bay.
Who hath q heart courageous
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NHNHERE does wise
'N~ man spend his
time?
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STONE HOUSE FOR DOLLY.
Hint for Little Girls Which, II They
Carry 1t Out, Will Give Them
Much Pleasure.

The most picturesque houses are Of
stone in its natural form. Since moth
ing is too good for the dollies, such a
them. There are comparatively few
among truly people who can have such
houses because of the cost. But you
have an advantage over others, my
little girl mothers, for you yourselves
can build a stone house for your dol
lies.
Use for framework wooden box
as near the shape of house as it is
possible to find, letting the bottom of
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-08
AFLoAT FOR $50 YEARS.
ship Anita Retired After Long REC,
ord OF SloWness.

ship Anita Retired After Long Fec,
ord OF Slowness.
What ship In the world can boast
such record as the Anita, which has
just been sold to be broken up? She
was registered at the port of Genoa,
and has been afioat almost since the
days OF Columbus.
She was built in Genoa in 154S, and
her last voyage has not long been
over. It was from Naples to Teneriffe
It is true she was EOS days on one
voyage from Baltimore to Rio dc
Janeiro, but what Is that to ship
which has weathered such countless
storms and tornadoes in all parts Of
the world?
The sturdy old vessel has been en-
gagged In the carrying trade between
Spain and the United States. OF course
she has been repaired frequently dur
ing the many long years OF her life
but still her original style has beer
preserved, and she still exhibits hel
high bow and stern and lavish carv
ings Of cak.
The schooner Raven of Beaumari'
Is famous old vessel She has beer
engaged in the coasting trade durin,
the reigns of Ave British monarchs
In fact, her age is ia years; but tn
old ship has been taken to Carnaryol
harbor to be broken up.
A fine old warship is the old 70,gul
frigate Anne. She was crippled an,
run ashore OF Dungeness in Admira
Torrington's battle with the Frencl
fleet in 1890 For full 200 years sh
has been embedded in the sands there
She has become visible once more
for the hulk now shows plainly at Low
tides close in to the shore. Expedi
tons are being organized to rails
some OF her old brass guns.
A still older warship is a Spaniar,
which has been discovered lately IN
der 200 feet Of water off Messina
From this vessel six guns have beer
recovered, including two guns sever
feet long.
These bear the date 1862 under tn
royal escutcheon Of Spain-whicl
makes 1t pretty certain that she wa
sunk In some naval engagement in tn
seventeenth century.-Stray Stories.
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The Wrona Dead Man.

The Rev Joseph Twitchell, MARI
Twain's friend, was called upon al
short notice to offciate at the funera
services Of man who lived in Glas
tonbury,Na suburb Of hartford. Barely
reaching the church in time for the
service, he could only learn that the
name of the deceased was the same
as that Of person with whom he had
been acquainted some years ago. In
his eulogy he told surprised congre
cation OF the virtues, the fatherly ten
derness and the felicities Of the mar
ried life Of his lamented friend.
After the service was over, Mr.
Twitchell met the sexton and asked:
well, JOAN, how did you like my
eulogy?"
Zine sir, in its place."
What do you mean, John, by in its
placer"
why, DR.. .Twitchell. this man was
q bachelor"
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The Life That Counts.

The life that counts is life on high
level, yet full of helpful healing sympathy
for all life on it's lowest levels. 1t is the
first debt which we owe to our fellow men
in this age. The man who has faith ac-
cepts the uncertainty of life as the conse-
quence of it's larger significance; he cam
not interpret it, because it means so much:
he cannot trace it's lines through to the
end, because it has no end; it runs into
Gods eternity. Something better is COM
ing out of it than worldly fame or wealth
or power He is not making himself. God
is making him, and that after a model
which eye hath not seen. He can toll
away at his work, not knowing whether
he is to see its results now or not, bat
knowing that God will not let it be
wasted. There is satisfaction in being
appreciated, In feeling that others ac-
knowledge our worth or our power, and
in gaining that praise from the world that
is food to so many of us. But the man
or woman whose lives are not on the high
est plane are those who take up their bur-
dens without hinching, or without pros
pect of reward, who do not look for the
plaudits of pit and gallery; are uncon-
cerned as to the audience SO long as they
play their part well, and in faith and
patience, live the life where they belong
even though their heavens fall.--Annie L.
Jack.
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Got $1,000 bv Tort,Ira

While the husband Of Mrs. Miles
O'Rourke, Of Clearf1eld, Pa, was alb.
sent from home, a stranger called
and asked Mrs. O'Rourke for some
thing to eat. She gave him some
buns and was preparing some coffee
when he struck her on the head
leaving her semtconscious, bound her
In chair and demanded where the
family kept Its money. When she re.
fused he held lamp to her feet. He
got $4,000.
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We offer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
T. i. CKENKx i Co., Toledo, o.
We, acknowledgement, have known F. j. Che
ney for the last Is years, and believe him per-
feotly honorable i'm all bnsine transaction,
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
lions made by their Arm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALpINa, K1sNAE&MARyIx, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cureis taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per hottie. Sold by all Druggists
Halls Family Pills arc tho best.
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Cfd-Tfmc Citizen Of Iowa.

E1ihu L. Bowman. of Glenwood
Iowa, claims TO have been either
of that state longer than any Other
living mar Born in Kentucky II
September. 1875, he went with hi:
parents to Iowa four years later. Hi:
father was killed by Indians while
making 3 visit back to his formel
home In Kentucky. Elihu served ii
the Black Hawk and civil war cam
paignS.
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The best calculation that can be
made shows that the average number
Of children In the white native family
q century ago in the United States
was more than six: in 1880 it had
fallen to less than five; in 1860 to less
than four; I'm 1872 to less than three; in
1900. among the upper classes" in
Boston, to less than two.
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The English language, according to a
German statistfci2n who has made a
study OF the comparative wealth of
languages, heads the list with the
enormous vocabulary Of 100000 words
German comes next, with 10000
words; then Italian, with $4,000
French, with 10000; Turkish with o.,
500, and Spanish. with 10000.
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w. L. DOUGLAS
$50 & 50 SHOES S SsSe.
You can save from $50 to So yearly by
wearing W. L. Douglas $3.50 or So shoes.

They equal those
that have been cost
ing you from $4.W
to $500. The inn
mense sale Of w. l..
Douglas shoes proves
their superiority over
all other makes.
Sold by retail shoe
dealers everywhere.
Look for name and
price on bottom.
That Douglas uses Cor.
0na Colt proves there Is
value In Douglas shoes.
Corona Is the highest
grade Pat. Leather made
FAT COIOc Eyejefs ussd
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Fab I'm birth Rate

Banking institutions have no use for the
mo account" nam.
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MIS- Wfnslows Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums. reduces ini1amma
ton sallays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. bottle
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Az CORRECTED.

The Parson-You wouldn't be sc
poor, inomas, were 1t not for the fact
that you are intoxicated half the
time"
Thomas-Thash 1nic) not 1t, par
shon. I'm (hic) 'tox'cated half tn
time. cause I'm (hic) so poor Sheer"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-08

A stock OF Indian corn uses up thirty
one pounds of water during its season.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-08

PUTNAM FADEI.Ess ORES produce the
brightest and fastest colors.