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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-02
BURDEN OF HINDOO CASTE.
Ceremonial Cleanness of the People
Puts Them to Infinite Amount
OF Trouble.

1t must be dreadful, in this day and
generation, to belong to the high
caste Hindoo. We suppose in past
centuries, when the Hindoo were
more or less isolated from the people,
ceremonial cleanness of the Hindoo
people could be carried on with less
trouble than it could be now, saws
Medical Talk.
Just think of man keeping him
self ceremonially clean, according to
the requirements of the Hindoo caste.
The floor of the room in which food
is served must be washed clean with
a particular Hindoo disinfectant. be-
fore and after meals, and this must
be done by Hindoo. If the body of
the attendant who brings the food
comes in contact with a person who
is not Hindoo, or comes in contact
with anything cooked by a person
who is not Hindoo, the food is pul-
luted, and cannot be eaten by a high
caste Hindoo. If water is used out of
cask or bucket, or any other re-
ceptable, not only will the water be
polluted if touched by a non-Hindoo,
but if the cask containing the water
is touched it will be considered pol
luted. Any fruit or vegetable, after
it is cut or broken, cannot be touched
by any one except Hindoo, else it is
polluted. Cakes or bread cannot be
put in box or bin that was made
by any one who is not Hindoo.
The Hindoo cook must take bath
before cooking each meal. He must
cook the meal with nothing on but
his waist cloth. The Hindoo master
must also battle and clothe himself in
clean clothing before he can even
touch his food. He cannot wear any
clothing that has been stitched with
a needle, or touched by a non-Hindoo.
After making himself ceremonially
clean for a meal, if a non-Hindoo
should touch him by accident, he
must go through the bath again, and
redress himself with entirely differ
ent clothing before he can eat.
All the pots and pans and cooking
utensils must be ceremonially clean.
He dare not take cup of tea, or
lemonade, or water from any one who
is not Hindoo. He may not even
drink at spring of water until after
he has washed himself
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-02
The Gar Among His Subjects.

During the cars recent visit to
Moscow, the populace had an un-
usual opportunity to see him at close
quarters. He was taking walk,
with members of his family, on the
wall of the Kremlin. AT the Nikolski
gate he had the choice of returning
or going down into the street and up
again to the wall on the other side.
He chose the latter alternative, and
walked, without military escort,
through dense concourse of his sub
jects. These were wild with joy at
seeing the imperial couple among
them; many began to sob, and the
car himself had tears in his eyes,
London News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-02
DANGER IN OCEAN TRAVEL.
Travellers Are Wont to Imagine
and Worry About.

The great ship dynamite plot. late.
~ exploited at length in the papers,
furnished pabulum for all kinds of
tax around hotel corridors as else
where, says the Pittsburg Dispatch.
A Waldorf group, made up of men who
mad crossed the ocean times innumer-
able, discussed the attempt to sink the
Ombria from the standpoint of the
traVeler. An ocean voyage" re-
marked an old broker who confessed
that he had just returned from his
twentieth trip, sis the one thing for
which familiarity does not breed con-
tempt. Personally l always try to be
square with my conscience before STEM
ping up the gangplank. Hereafter
"hen go abroad l will inevitably add
hidden Internal machine to the side
OF the bank against nv chances of
reaching the other side. 1t would be
curious study to determine just what
ehect the revelation of this plot will
nave upon ocean travel In MANY
cases, though the parties affected by
the fear would be the last to own il.
1t will be the determining cause of
thelr remaining at home. This NAV
sound little far fetched to those who
90 not consider the psychologist sit
uation. l will give an authentic case
winch Is IN point, at least, by analogy.
Since my own mother was the victim
expect you to take this story at par.
we were living in little western town
and one day mother ran across news
paper item about flour milling. The
writer remarked that occasionally.
though very rarely, rat or mouse
would get into the hopper and be
ground up with the wheat, For weeks
thereafter" continued the broker.
solemnly, mother refused to eat
bread, and to her dying day never
wholly overcame her aversion to it."
AS no member of the party seemed
competent to follow this tack a gem
tieman of practical bent took up the
discussion. "Do you know" he said
that If that hundred pounds of dyna-
mite had really exploded in the hold
II is not likely that any great calam-
1ty would have resulted? Admitting
that hole would be blown in the bot
tom of the ship, that does not mean
That she would sink. You know the
steamship companies claim that mod,
ern ocean-going passenger ship are I'M
slnkable. If the Oceanic, the Celtic.
the Cedric or any of the big ones was
10 be blown in half both parts would
hoat. The water-tight compartment
system is perfected to a point that
nothing short of complete dismember-
ment can wreck them. Why, some Of
these boats are so long that it is doubt
ful II all the passengers would hear
the report when an Internal machine
of the type under discussion exploded"
This contribution to the lore of peril
at sea reminded a third party in the
group of tale all his own. 'You never
realize the size of these boats until
you spend few days aboard" he be-
gan. why, l went across with nv
business partner a month ago and we
took the Cedric. We bored each other
to death the first day out and by tacit
mutual consent separated, expecting
to see each other every half hour OF
so. That was on Tuesday, and, bv
George! dye know l didn't see him
again until Thursday? We were not
trying to dodge EACH other, either"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-02
BIDALIA'S "PERFESHUN."
According to Her Proud Mothers
Account of 1t, She Was
"Face Many-Cure."

THE top av the mawrnin' to yez,
Mrs. McClinerty! Shure, tits good
for wake eyes to see yez since yez
moved out av the war-rud. Come in,
woman, dear, and dhrink cup av
tay.'
''Arrah, Mrs. O'Googan, tits your
silf thot has a war-rum welkim for
frind! An how are yez, these noice
days, at-all, at-all!"
Ills well Oh am an hopin' yez are
the same. Take off your bonnet,
avick, an make yourself comfort BILE"
Mrs. McClinerty, come to visit her
old friend, Mrs. O'Googan, laid
aside her bonnet, and when the tea
was served the women drifted into
the most delightful gossip imagin-
able, writes George Owen Koch, in
the New York Times.
1T does me good, Mrs. O'Googan."
said Mrs. McClinerty, after awhile,
''to get chanel to talk to yez agin.
It's yourself thot knows all thot's
goin' on, though how yez do it the
divil a bit av me can tell"
Mrs. O'Googan flushed with pleas
ure at the compliment. "Arrah, dar-
lin. it's yourself thot has the
tongue to say the swate wor-rud,"
she answered. "Yez can put the
comether on wan thOt aisy. Have an
other cup of tay."
"Oi will thot, an thank yez koind-
ly. Thot's good tay. But. Mrs
O'Googan, phare's your darter Judy?
A comfort thot gyrul is to yez, Oil
go bail"
"Yez niver said truer wor-rud. Mrs.
McClinerty. Judy's good gyrul.
She's wor-rukin'"
cat phwat? Has she got a place
or a job in a sthore?'
''Naythur. Mrs. McClinerty. Judy
is wur-rukin' at n perfeshun. It's
somethin' loike docterin', do yez
moind? She's a many-cure."
"The saints be good to us! Loike
'octorin', is it? An how many
does she cnre? An plat ails the
poor sowls?"
she cures no wan, do yez moind?
They're not sick at-all, at-all. A
MANICURE is person thot makes
the fingers av foine leddies an gin
tlemin purity. Me Judy's splindid at
it, be the same token. She wor-ruks
in a par-lor, an ills very ginteel.
But bad scan to me for me impolite-
ness! Oh haven't axed about your
own darter Bidalia. A swate gvrul
is Bidalia, an hip to yez, Oil be
bound"
"'Tis a funny thing. Mrs. O'Goo-
gan. Thot's plat Oh kim to tell yez
about. Shure, it's a co-in-ci-dince,
as me Pathricl1 says Bidalia's wor-
rukin', too. An she's not livin' out.
an she's not in sthore. She has
a perfeshun loike your Judy, Mrs.
O'Googan."
"Allanah! Dim glad to hear thot.
An phat is she afther doin'?"
'She's w,or-rukin for complex
shun speshulist. She is thot! A
complexshun speshulist, Mrs. O'Goo-
gan, is somewan thot makes the skin
av the foine leddies purity. Shure,
Wis, tits a co-in-ci-dince. Me Bidalia's
face many-cure!"
"Glory be, Mrs. McClinerty! Have
another cup av tay."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-02

and liquors that day. All this changed Common created
popular sentiment against this evil and the foolish
abolished, or nearly
Wangtons Birthday, Memorial day, Thanksgiving
and other holidays each celebrated in a fitting
Why then should cling barbous and
ce of socaed celebrating with frghu noises what clearly
of millions of people, and brings disaster and suffering
hundreds of fames Result of days questionable enjoyment
1902 81 killed and 264o injured
What carnage! Many bloody battles of civil did not
show large list of casualties and in addition property
100000 The havoc this year early explosion in
torpedo factory Cleveland o. having occurred May
20 lives reported lost and Is injured The okeepe
who handle Fourth of July goods alter this of affairs
but will simply by purchasing dangerous goods blank
cartridges and giant crackers.
1t far from the intention of this article dcue
od Of celebrating the anniversary Independence but
suggest that it be done music PROFESSIONS
oraory and fireworks displays in the evening
Let every person of all classes enjoy this day such
that they may look forward to it with real pleasure.
Why not the Objectionable features used
to be?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-02

ALL and Il will stand fall with cause" That it seems
to is the glorious thing admire and if going to
preserve that spirit of the soldier will have similar
spirit the civil life the people, the pride warfare the
spirit OF and the spirit of surrender lies back of
this.
II we look out upon national perspective do
tainy one great menace which calls for patosm We around
us spirit of materiaman undue emphasis put upon material
sessions inordnate desire wealth.
ing wealth. an nordnate desire to please those who poseos
OF wealth Now let say if feel that this menace that with
all our with all the spirit of soldier arouse high
minded youth of this country against this spirit materiasm
we VIII say to-day that will not count the opening
the great field which nation that when orr
flag flies anywhere shall fly for righteousness increased
commercial prosperity that will that CONNER
eial robbery shall be committed where floats to
that nothing in commercial history most careful
scrutiny and investigation; that commercial life how
complicated to such honor simple honesty George Wash
ngton expressed in his business dealings
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-02
Spanish Onions with Snuce

Peel four Spanish onions and set
in pan with meat broth to cover.
Cover and simmer until done, but
not so soft as to fall to pieces. Place
the onions on a dish, let the LIQUID
in the pan boil away, if there is too
much for gravy, then thicken with
one level tablespoon of -four to one
cupful, and season with salt and pep
per and butter. Pour the gravy
around the onions.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-02

money; another politics. and the third be good Usually
when boy talks about goodness he needs sharp watching but when
boy really good he best thing the world OF these three
boys the became the richest America. The second
became great politician The third perhaps the greatest of
American preachers When the rich and the politician died
body suggested when the preacher Bishop
Phillips Brooks died money from all the land for the
ton of memorial
The boy the church be honest little lad who fell
of bed night explained that because he had slept the
edge So church life people keep close the edge and fall out
The child the church, his elders consistency One day
happened to take kernels from bag of popcorn gocer
giving little girl When had left the the
child asked:
Did the groceryman give you the corn?"
mo" l said.
did you buy t?'
"No" admitted
did you steal ?'
There out of my pedcament but back the
shop buy bag of and put back grains
One thing would the boy in the church: BE EN-
THUSIASTIC. WHILE YOU WORK, WORK HEARTILY.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-02
CncaO In Nicaragua.

Nicaraguans use up about 100000
pounds of cacao a year. Chocolate,
hot or cold, is used twice day in every
well-to-do household. Cacao grows in
large pods containing from Is to IS
beans each, on trees from 10 to ~ feet
high. A yield of $500 an acre is mot
unusually. Y. Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-02
The Boy Who Goes TO Church
By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY

The boy who goes church must first learn
reverence When l was a naval cadet, one day while
the vessel on which served was cruising off Hall
fax, Nova Scotia, a man fell overheard. Much to
my surprise, the captains first order was not, as
expected to stop the ship, but:
"Sence fore and aft'
In worship the first requirement is to keep
silence before the Lord.
The boy who goes to church should begin
early There is story of three lads who decided
early what they wished to do One wanted to get
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-02
Our Unhappy National Day
By GEORGE E. IVES

MERICA has several legal holidays which universally
commemorate and with exception are source of
lasting benefit and actual enjoyment to all classes.
The Fourth of July however which has the distinction
of being called Our NATIONAL day might properly be termed
unhappy National day from the train of disaster which
follows its observance
1t a custom in former years for our sporty men
to imbibe freely New Years day. and considered
the proper thing by ladies' when entertaining to serve wine
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-02

A magnet has been made weighing
only 31a grains which could lift 1880
grains, or AS times its own weight.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-02

The average man can see where fame
makes some mighty poor selections
Chicago Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-02
The Evw Of Mater7aAsm
BY MISS JANE adams
OF Hull House. Chicago

AT is that admire about the soldier? certainly is
IA %Hd not that he goes battle admire about the sol
AMH der is that he has the of losing his life for the
life of larger that he holds his personal suffering
Of that he fines the Of batth
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-02

One thing would the boy in the church: BE EN-
THUSIASTIC. WHILE YOU WORK WORK HEARTILY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
CHICAGO BANDIT ASKS
FOR DELAY IN TRIAL
Emil Roeski Thinks He Could Not
Secure Fair Trial at Present
Colorado Surlnise.

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Emil Roeski, one of
the car bandits, to-day formally requested
a delay in his trial. An affidavit made by
Roesko states that the public mind has be-
come unduly prejudiced and that il would
be difficult to secure fair trial at this time.
The position taken by Roeski is said TO be
similar to that taken by the other defend
ants. Indications are that the cases will be
continued until a future term OF court.
PUEBLO, Col, Dec. 23.-From evidence
gathered since the confession of Peter Mel
dermeier, the Chicago murderer, il is
thought that he and companion may be
guilty of the murder of DIR. ]. II. Turner
and c. e. Bishop during attempted hold
up on the night of March 15 reward of
several thousand dollars has been offered
for the apprehension of the murderers of the
two Puebloans, both of whom were promi-
nent
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Peter Neidermeier
the bandit now confined in the county Jail,
denied to-day that he had any part in the
killing of DR.. j. III. Turner and c. E.
Bishop, two prominent citizens of Pueblo,
who were killed by robbers He admitted
that he had been in Pueblo several times
but insisted that he had knowledge of
the killing of either of the men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
LIABILITIES, s925,OOOi
TOTAL ASSETS, S26,349
Schedules Filed by Frank D.
Perry, Who Endorsed Notes
Heavily.
AN EASTERN FAILURE

WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. 23.-Financial
men here familiar with the affairs Of the
Worcester & Southbridge road, say the
failure of Frank ID. Perry, while his sched-
ule of liabilities shows nearly Sl,OOO,OOO
should not be regarded as a big failure
This is due to the fact that $4,000 OF his
liabilities is in his Endorsements Of the
Worcester & Southbridge notes, and there
is Only remote chance that he will ever
be called upon to meet this liability. Plans
for settlement with the roads creditors
have advanced so far that they regard ii
as certain that some plan of settlement will
be soon agreed upon, and this will relieve
all the indorsers of the road paper and wipe
$925,oO0 off Perry's liabilities
Perrys schedule shows that 1t was not
the failure Of the Southbridge road that
made him insolvent, as his other liabilities
far exceed his assets, so that If he is re-
lieved of the 600 he will not. ii is said
more than 80 to 60 cents on the dollar.
Perry had no financial interest in the road,
but was member of the firm that has the
contract to build il, and paid by the
company nearly $4,000 in commissions for
his services. His total assets are $26,347
His life insurance policies, which are pay
able to Mrs. Perry, were made a part or
his assets by mistake.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
ANDREWS IS ANXIOUS
TO RETURN TO WORK
Bank Wrecker Says He Will Pay
His Debts and Otherwise Let
Actions Speak for Him.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 23.-Accompanied
by his attorney and several newspaper men,
Frank c. Andrews. former vice-president OF
the wrecked City Savings Bank of this city,
who was released from Jackson prison on
parole at midnight last night, after serv-
ing one year and four months OF his fifteen
year sentence, arrived in Detroit to-day. He
went Immediately to his home. In a brief
statement Of his intentions, Andrews said:
II am not going to make formal state
mant say much will let my conduct
and actions talk. l am going back TO work.
This is the beginning. not the end.
My first care will be to clear up the tire
some controversies and end the legal tangles
and bring a stop to law proceedings, the
continued publicity of which is placing the
banking Institutions OF the city of Detroit in
bad light all over the country and injur-
ing the commercial interests of the town
iii work night and day until L have paid
every penny owe. 1t is the ambition of my
life, now to bring about the day when Gov
ernor Bliss. who has been like a father to
me, will take my hand and say to me-
Frank. you have justified my hopes and my
confidence in you am proud of my action
in unlocking the gates OF prison to you
II go out equipped with good health,
energy and youth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
WHAT A BOY SHOULD READ.
He Should Have a Knowledge of the
Bible as Literature.

II. l.. Elmendorf, in Review of Reviews.
a boy of seventeen should intimately
know the English Bible. He should know IL
as literature quite aside from it's religious
teaching. He should know ii from having
had it read to him from his earliest years,
and from reading and studying 1t for him.
self. boy who grows up without this
intimate acquaintance with the greatest
masterpiece of all literature is without
something for the loss of which nothing can
compensate, and which nothing can replace
Ii is needless TO speak of the strength of the
language, the beauty of the poetry, and the
interest of the narratives of this wonder
full book, but necessary merely to empha-
size concerning II what was said of the
myths and legends-that, without knowing
it well, 1t is impossible to really understand
or appreciate the great mass of our best
literature. Experience shows that unless a
boy acquires this knowledge before he Is
seventeen he rarely gets ii later The la
mentable ignorance that exists In regard to
the Bible was shown by a test of college
students to their knowledge of biblical
illusions in the great poets. This test was
made by President Charles F. Thwine of
Western Reserve University, and the result
was published In the Century for May, 1900.
1t showed that great majority of the stu
dents had clew to the most obvious
biblical illusions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
THE MAN AND THE BOY.

Milwaukee Journal.

Milwaukee Journal
He was a plain. ordinary citizen, with
a smile and friend asked him why he
laughed.
Because / am happy" replied the man.
'I'n tell you about IT. My boy needed a
new overcoat, and 1 had $40 laid away, and
was afraid that the ten wouldn't cover
the need. What do know about boys
overcoats? His mother buys his clothes.
and God bless her, she pinches along and
makes s. do the work tk,0 Of and how SO am
with less than sl2, and couldn't spare sl2
very well.
"The boy and his mother came to the
office, and the boy and 1 went TO a clothing
store 1t was a new experience for me.
l saw ~ in red figures on some boys
overcoats and almost had heart failure:
dollars
"Well. he tried on one. 1t was gray and
warm and had a belt and came down to
the tops of his shoes, and he was so tickled
he just giggled. He kept finding new pock-
cts, and he threw his chest out and said:
If 1 could just have this one, papa. 1
asked the clerk and he said So Five dol
lars for all expanse Of coat! gasped like a
drowning man, and said: Boy, don't you
want something else? He looked shy, and
said he always wanted a pair of golf
cents, and the boy said that mamma was
going to get him a new sweater some day.
flung out a daisy, white and blue, for 81 so,
and 1 paid. Say, guess boy thought L was
going to die right there, and when / told
him that he ought to have one of those
tasseled caps to go with the sweater he
absolutely looked scared, and said he didn't
know he could have it, 1t was beauty
50 cents-made of mercerized silk, they
said. The boy kept the coat on. You
couldn't have pried it off him. He giggled
again and wanted me to feel In the pockets,
and then he wanted to kiss me on the
street. He said he guessed the boys at
school would think he had a pretty good
father.
when we got back to his mother he
was so excited that he couldn't talk plain
and he mixed pockets and loving his
father and merceTiZed silk cap and golf
gloves up scandalousT. Then she glanced
around to be sure that nobody was looking,
and leaned her head up against me and
said: You make me so happy, dear
land it ali cost 1874. and / figure that
there was one thousand dollars worth of
good feeling in it. l am happy, and yet
| feel like a cheat when / think that I
ever begruddged my family anything
A thousand dollars Of joy for 1874 Yes,
there are bargains for those who will look
for them.