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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12

Many good stories have from time
to time been told of Rev. Thomas Hunt,
the temperance orator, who was a we'll
known figure in the early history of
the Wyoming valley.
During the civil war he enlisted and
served as chaplain in one of the regi-
ments of infantry raised in the valley.
One day in the midst of fierce battle
a major rode up in front of the regi-
ment, and, to his amazement, found
Father Hunt at the head of the ranks.
chaplain, what are you doing here?"
he asked.
"Doing?" echoed the old minister,
briskly. I'm trying to cheer the hearts
of the brave and look out for the heels
of the towards"
And it was so evident that he was
performing both parts of this self-ap-
pointed task that the major asked no
more questions, but left him to his
work.-Youth's Companion.
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ORIGIN OF HOLD THE FORT"
Part PIdued bu the Signal Service in the Campaign
hrOui.l Atlanta, October, "a.

The signal service of the federal
army played a part during the civil
war that is not generally understood
nor sufficiently appreciated. In this
way most important information was
conveyed from one part of the army
to another and in the face of the
greatest danger. 1t was often the
only means of communication at very
critical times, says a writer in the
Pittsburg Dispatch.
An interesting illustration of the
nature of this branch of the service is
furnished by the part it played in con-
nection with the campaign around At
lanta in the early days of October,
1864, and on the eve of the terrible
battle of Allatoona Pass. AS usual,
newspaper men were at the front, but
the language of the signal service
was one thing they did not under
stand. A New York Tribune man tele-
graphed home: "A signal station
hard to the front is waving merrily its
little flag-a flag that talks-but l
do not comprehend its language"
At this time Gen. Sherman main
tanned his communication by signal
for a distance of II miles over the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12
ABSINTHE IN FRANCE.
What the Drink Is DOING to Under
mine That Country, and the
Fight Against 1t.

As a result of an investigation set
on foot by the prime minister of
France, DR. Laborde has reported that
absinthe is running both the souls and
bodies of the French race The Acad-
envy of Medicine has made a declara-
ton against its manufacture and sale,
and we see the prohibition question
which many have thought limited only
to puritanical communities in the
United States taken up by a European
government. One of the striking, and
in many instances inspiring, character
istics of the French government is that
under it prohibition prohibits. 1t does
not matter particularly what the thing
prohibited is, whether it is a bad habit,
a school system, or the Moulin Rouge,
it goes. The French government,
whose mysteries are past finding out,
and which seems to be a series of
crises, with a knock-down and drag
out riot in the national assembly at
often recurrent intervals, is very eff
fective. We do not always admire its
methods, but we perceive that it al
ways strikes -. 1t appears to be
hampered by no noisy sentiment about
the rights of the people or ''peuple"-
which seems to mean something else
when it is put in French. Cheering
for the rights of the ''peuple' is per-
mitted to go on uninterruptedly when
the cheering is on the side of the gov
eminent; when it isn't, the ''peuple"
are put in Jail or chased off the boule-
ward by the John Darms, as Bill Nye
used to call them. 1t is quite certain
that if the French government deter
mines to suppress absinthe there won't
be a pale shade of green to be seen in
any resort in Paris or all France
ST, Louis Globe-Democrat
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eve lost sight of the confederate
column for time, but soon found it
in the old line of earthworks near Big
Shanty, a few miles north of Kenne-
saw mountain. The. distance from
Kennesaw to Atlanta was about u
miles, and to Allatoona Pass about II
miles. We had great difficulty in
reaching AllatoOna Pass, as the con-
federates were between us and were
burning the railroad and other prop
erty that had fallen into their
hands.
"Allatoona was in immediate dan
ger, only garrisOned by brigade, and
about to receive the attack of one of
the largest divisions of Hoods army,
that commanded by Gen. French.
Gen. Corse, at Rome, had been or
dered by signal to move his division
to Allatoona, but there was doubt
whether the order had reached him.
1t was then that Gen. Shermans dis
patch was sent to Allatoona.
October dawned in all the glory
of a dense fog that hung around the
brow of Kennesaw. Gen. Sherman
came up early and requested the news
from AllatOona. At eight a. N. the
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MR.. FLETCHER'S STORY.
He shows His Boys Row Insidious
Vice Is and How Powerful W hen
Habit Is Formed.

The last tap of the bell was still
vibrating in the air, when two red
faced bows sprang up the school
house steps and broke into Mr..
Fletchers room as if Comanches
were after them. \ stranger would
certainly have expected some thrill
ing tale of adventure to follow such
an advent; but as Mr.. Fletcher did
not even raise his head from finding
the roll of boy names in his little
notebook, l suppoNs he was accus-
toned to this mode of entrance.
There! what did | tell you?"
painted red-faced Teddy Weaver to
equally red-faced Alec Fiskin; Il told
you I'd get here before the WIS were
called-didn't 1? Now, where's my
chewing gum?"
A smothered smoker from the boys
around accompanied the very reluc-
tant transfer of grimy stick of
''Rhodes' Best" from Alec's pocket to
Teddy's. The look on Alec's face as
he parted with the precious commod-
ity would at any other time have
raised a roar of laughter among the
boys; but Mr.. Fletcher was already
on his feet, and roll call was about
to begin. There was no sign that the
teacher had seen the transaction;
certainly there was no sign that he
shared the boys amusement, for he
looked particularly grave-and yet,
Mr.. Fletcher was a great hand for
guying the boys, and laughing at and
with them.
Morning prayers followed roll call,
and then came Is minutes that the
boys liked so well they had been
known to say it was almost as good
as not being in school at all. 1t was
the time Mr.. Fletcher took for tell
ing them something of what ne
called current events" that is, what
he had gotten out of the newspapers
the day before. But to-day his big
DAILY" lay on the platform at his
feet, and he seemed to have some
thing else on his mind
Boys" he said, after a minutes
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heads OF the confederate army, at the
time when Gen. Hood had moved his
position south of Atlanta and placed
his forces between the union army and
Chattanooga. Gen. Sherman told one
officer of the signal corps that one
dispatch sent by the corps was worth
more than a million dollars.
One of the most interesting Incl
dents of the occasion was the recep-
ton of the famous dispatch from Gen.
Sherman-"Hold fast; he is coming
which inspired the popular hymn sung
by Sankey the world around. The
message was taken by Robert j.
Walker, who now lives at Osceola,
Pa, and whom 1 recently visited. He
answered the message of the flag:
eve hold out, general. Corse is
here"
Mr.. Walker served in the signal
corps under Gen. Sherman through
the entire Atlanta campaign.
1t was on the evening of October 3,
1864, that the signal corps discovered
the movements of the enemy near
Lost Mountain. The news was
promptly signaled to Gen. Sherman
at Atlanta, who replied to watch
closely, as Hood was passing around
Sherman's right, going north. Mr..
Walker says:
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OUININE WAS SCARCE.
Common Drug Was Needed During
the Civil War More Than
Ammun itiOn.

Eve needed quinine worse than we
needed lead and powder during the
war between the States" said the old
soldier as he glanced up at some of
the relics on the wall and in the show
cases at Memorial hall, relates the
New Orleans Times-Democrat, land
if we'd had more quinine there
wouldn't have been so many of our
comrades sleeping now in unmEked
graves. Quinine was the one thing
we needed above everything, and il
was the one thing we couldn't get eX-
cept under the most difficult circum-
stances. How many men we would
have saved during some of the
swampy campaigns of the sixties if
we could have secured quinine in
proper quantities there is no way of
telling, but it is safe to say many
lives would have been saved. You can
bet we had hard time of it when
it came to the matter of getting
quinine.
Il believe the union soldiers paid
more attention to the business of
keeping us from getting quinine than
they did to the matter of keeping our
supply of ammunition down to
minimum, and they knew we could
shoot pretty well, too. But they
knew also that Gen. Ague was
not slow when it came to decimating
the ranks of an army of men. Be
sides, the aforesaid general would
save them some trouble. But speak
ing of quinine reminds me of little
experience l had during one of the
Arkansas campaigns, and it shows
just how difficult it was to get
quinine. / got hold of few ounces
of quinine and wanted to smuggle it
into the confederate lines. There
was absolutely no chance in the
world to do it if it should become
known that the package contained
quinine. l finally figured out
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12
ITEMS.

Mrs. Carrie Nation has lately pur,
chased a $500 house in Kansas City.
Kan. and will establish a home for
drunkards' wives.
Four Manitoba farmers amused
themselves by compelling 4 boy tc
drink whisky, and when he became I'M
conscious they poured the liquor down
his throat. He died from alcoholic
poisoning. Arrests of the farmers, ii
is expected, will follow,
The Ministerial association of Hast
ings, Neb., has entered upon system
attic and determined effort to break
up the gambling resorts of the city.
Money has been raised and the coop.
GRAFTON of the people secured. As re-
suit of this united effort some of the
gamblers have left town and others
have been arrested and fined.
Pure food agents all over Pennsyl-
vania have been instructed by Commits
sioner Cope to collect samples of beer
for analysis. The sellers of those con-
tanning injurious adulterants will be
prosecuted. A fine of $50, according to
state laws, may be imposed. The adul-
terants said to be most frequently used
are glucose, decayed rice, mouldy corn,
Irish moss and rosin.
AS the result of a protest by the
United States navy department public
gambling in Bremerton, Wash, has
been completely ended. Games were
running in five saloons, but the mayor
mas closed them all and says they will
not open again. Commandant Stirling
notified the mayor that no more battle
ships would be sent to the Puget Sound
navy yard until the town presented a
better moral tone.
A recent writer in a French maya
zine calls attention to the fact that the
official statistics of the police court of
Paris show that for several years past
there has been a rapid increase in iu-
venile criminality. Even among MUIR
derers there is found large percent
age of young people, some almost chs
dren. This increase Of juvenile crime
is charged to alcohol, which has been
shown to act not directly, but indi.
rectly, through heredity.
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fog lifted a little and signaled. The
answer came at 1850 a. m: we hold
out; Gen. Corse is here.
''At this time the battle was raging
around Allatoona. We could hear the
roar of the cannon and with the tele-
scope see the charging confederates.
AllatOona Pass, on which so much de-
pended, the place where Gen. Sherman
had stored vast amount of rations,
ammunition and clothing, was be-
sieged by vastly superior force and
we were the only means of commune
cation. On our ability to dispatch and
receive messages by the signal flag de-
pended the fate of Allatoona.
"To say that the officers and men of
the signal corps deserved great credit
is saying no more than what Gen.
Sherman said in his report to the Sec
rotary of war. Gen. Sherman and his
staff remained on the mountain all
day, and at 3:15 p. m. we received the
welcome message from Gen. Corse at
Allatoona:
""To Capt. L. NJ. Drayton, Adjutant
General: l am short a cheek bone
and one ear, but am able to whip all
h yet. Corse'
''When l handed the message to
Gen. Sherman he smiled and said: L
knew COrse would hold Allatoona.'
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IT is true one, so true that several
haps you guess what | mean; that
boaconstrictOr was the spisit of gam
bling, and when | see a boy bet an
other boy anything-even piece of
chewing gum'-AIr. Fletcher turned
to Teddy and Alec with a sad sort of
smile-"I am bound to tell him that
he is playing with a Demonstrators
1t may be a very little one. but God
only knows how fast it grows. ana
how strong it grows, and how cruel
it is. All, boys! l met my poor friend
on the street yesterday, and he
clutched me by the arm, and said out
loud, there on the public street,
Fletcher, take me home and lock me
up, and see. if you can't save me
from this gambling devil that is de-
stroying mel"
There was not a sound in the
schOolrOom: you might have heard a
pin drop, till Mr.. Fletcher gave him
self a shake, as if he must get rid of
some painful thought, and said:
"Well, boys, it will be a long time
before l tell you as grisly story as
this again. First class in history
come forward"
Then every boy in school saw one
little chapped red hand fumbling for
another one very much like itself,
and a grimy piece of chewing gum
changed back to its original owner;
but nobody laughed this time.-Eliz-
abeth Preston Allan, in Union Sig
nal.
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CoILED TIGHTLY ABOUT THE LIMBS.

silence, Il want to tell you Jungle
story to-day" There was a murmur
of approval through the school.
But, to be honest with you," con-
tinued the teacher, my story has
much less jungle and much more
truth in it than those of your
princely story tellers, kipling and
Seton-Thompson." Still the boys
did not look discouraged, and Mr..
Fletcher kept on:
There came out of the jungle into
my town, when | was a boy, beau
tiful, glittering serpent, whose name
we boys did not know. Our mothers,
indeed, and some others, said it was
young Demonstration; but the men
that hung about the streets, whom
we boys thought very wise, laughed
at the idea. They said this little
snake was perfectly harmless, never
grew any bigger, that of course
women and preachers land they
sneered when they spoke of preach
ers) were afraid of it; but we boys,
if we were the right sort of boys,
could fool with it as much as we
pleased without being hurt.
81 believed what these men said.
and | fretted a good deal that nv
mother made point of my having
nothing to do with this interesting
visitor from the Jungle; but in nv
heart of hearts l knew that nv
mother was worth all the other peo-
pie in the world-tO me-and so I
obeyed her command, and let the
thing alone. All, boys!"-and here
Mr.. Fletcher's voice got a little
husky-"blessed is the boy who has
that sort of mother, and knows it.
Well, friend of mine whom | will
call Caspar, was very fond of the
little snake (for it was a little one
wheG at first came among us), and he
Wiz always playing with it. But
must make my story short-frst for
your sakes, because you have lessons
to learn, and then for mine. because
1T makes me unhappy to remember
these things. In short the Jungle
visitor was a boaconstrictor. And it
grew faster than anything YOU ever
imagined. Caspar found out too late
: terrible power over him. when he
2ted to escape he could not-no,
not though we all tried to help him.
The deadly thing was wound so
tight around his limbs that no hui
man power could wrench him away"
Mr.. Fletcher had turned rather
pale, and his forehead was damp, as
if he were making himself do some
hard thing in telling this story. This
is a sad story, boys" he said, 'but
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81 am glad to note" said the friend,
"that gambling is a vice that has no
temptation for you"
None whatever" answered Senator
Sorghum. 81 am unable to find any
excuse for mans risking his money
when there are so many sure things
lying around begging for attention"
Washington Star.
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scheme. 1 bought SIS worth of salt
from a smuggler, and put the quinine
deep into the salt so it could not be
found without pouring all the salt
out. I knew I could get the salt
through the lines. I got it through
and the soldiers got their quinine.
They didn't need the salt, but | never
made an investment that gave me
more satisfaction than that SIS 1
paid for the salt"
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Children of Drunkards,

Plutarch says: "One drunkard he-
gets another" and Aristotle, Drunk
en- women bring forth children like I'M
to themselves" A report was made to
the legislature of Massachusetts by
DR.. Howe on idiocy. He had learned the
habits of the parents of 300 idiots, and
las, nearly half, are reported as known
to be habitual drunkards, showing the
enfeebled constitution of the children
of drunkardS.
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Not Interested.

First Citizen-There is to be big
meeting tonight, a great outpouring
Of the masses to devise ways and means
to reform the city government, so that
its affairs may be administered with
strict economy. Come along.
Second Citizen-Um-I'd rather not.
Fact is, am after an office myself
n. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12
The Sorry Effects of Anger.

"McSorley eats at one of those quick
lunch restaurants where the room is
always crowded during the luncheon
hours. The other day a patron of the
place stood right behind him waiting
to snatch his chair as soon as he fin
ished. McSorley felt the fellows hand
on the back of the chair and it made
him hot"
What did he do?"
HE ordered a second piece of pie
just to battle the fellow, and is now in
bed with a horrible attack of acute in
digestion. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12

She-This narrow band of gold 10
very sweet, of course; but you-you
said you intended to bring me clus-
ter diamond ring.
He-Y-e-s, but afterward it oc-
CURED to me that such ring would
hide those lovely dimples in your
fingers.
She - Oh, you darling. N. Y.
Weekly.
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"Can't you hurry bit, Clara? We
must catch the Sawyers and congratu-
late them on their marriage"
"There's no use hurrying for that
it's too late to congratulate them, any
how; they've been married a month. -
L e
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A massive and costly monument to
mark the last resting place of Bret
Harte has just been erected in Frimley
Surrey, England. Has
grave is in the northeast part of the
and around it have been
planted a number of young fir trees
n Y Sun
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12

1T cost me $1,000 to get my DIVORCE"
said the Boston woman.
"You were swindled," replied the
woman from Chicago.
chats about twice as much as
ever paid for any of mine. "-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12

Henry" said the woman with COM
pressed lips, do you remember that
we first met by accident on a railroad?"
yes" replied the henpecked man
sadly, railroad accidents always turn
out disastrously." - Chicago Daily
News,
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The Wishing Habit.

Clarence wish had lots of money.
Uncle Tom-If one could get what he
wished for, think should wish for
common sense, not for money.
Clarence Naturally, everybody
wishes for what he hasn't got.-Tit-
Bits.
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First Old Soldier-Yes, my left leg
was all right, but my right leg was
left right on the battlefield.
Second Old Soldier-Say, comrade,
what leg are you talking about?--Chi-
cago Chronicle.
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Through a Glass.

$50 Prof. Armcrook is dead. / sup
pose he studied too hard"
mo, the thirst he died of was not for
knowledge"
"Well, at any rate, it was spiritual
over-eXertion."-N. Y. Herald.
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Husband-We've got to economic
and lay something aside for rainy
day.
Wife-That reminds me, dear. 1
need a new rainy Gay skirt.-N. Y.
Journal.
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Study in Mathemat'

Pushquill-I hear that Bounderman
Tilted that rich Skinnerly girl to marry
an artists model.
Inksling-Yes; extraordinary taste.
Gave up a fortune of six figures for
fortune of one.-N. Y. Herald.
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"a reputation for honesty is a valu-
able asset" said the statesman.
eyes, indeed" replied Senator Glu-
cose. ''No one would dare to offer a
man with such a reputation a small
bride. '-Brooklyn Life.
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When Bridget lights the kitchen fire she
uses kerosene;
There little boy who oft eats apples that
are green.
And in spite of all that has been sung and
all that has been said
1t Is fact that neither Bridget nor the boy
is dead
Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12

Clara-Don't you love to hear me
sing, Clarence?
Clarence-Honestly, Clara, I'd rather
hear cook sing; for then l know she is
in good humor.-Detroit Free Press,
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Father Visiting son at college)-
Pretty good cigars you smoke, my
boy; l can't afford cigars like these.
Son-Fill your case, dad; fill your
case.-Harvard Lampoon.
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Death dearly loves a shining mark,
1t has been quite often said;
That's why his shaft is oftimes aimed
AT the shining, hairless head.
Chicago Daily News.
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His Word.

He-Darling, do you think your
father will ever forgive me for elop-
ing with you?
She-He said he would.-N. Y. Her.
aid.
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Sambo-Dat amt no game chicken.
Uncle Rastus-He done swallowed
desc dice, den trowed dem up again
and dey done come I'll. Don't dat
show he's a game chicken ?-Milwau-
kee Sentinel
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The roads are not passable,
Not even jackassable;
And the people who t.avel them
Should turn out and gravel them.
Shady Corner (OO Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12

She-Ain't your little sister very
small for her age?
He-She's jist er half sister-Detroit
Free Press.
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Mrs. Newly Wed (from above)-
Bridget! Put the lemons on the ice
so they won't get sour.
Bridget Ito herself)-Is it amy
whonder that l ask DOODLE pay for
serving the loikes of thot? - N. Y.
Times.