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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-02-04

happen to men of superior gifts in other
lines of human endeavor. Not infre-
0uently, as he went about from door to
door, patiently setting forth the merits
nj the special polishing powder which he
Offered for sale, he would draw up his
tall form before some frigidly repellant
housewife and say, with justifiable
pride: Il am Sake Pike"
After that, no housewife who knew his
story could well turn him away without
Temunerative consideration, if not of his
polishing powder, at any rate Of him.
self and the day he was a hero. For
Sake Pike was hero once, and had he
died that day even his coat would have
been tenderly preserved; congress would
have voted him a monument, and his
own state would have boosted of him,
and justly, to the end Of time.
There were two really great days in
the life of Sake Pike. One was when he
preceded the band which furnished
music for the First New Hampshire reg
ament of volunteers as it marched
through Concords streets on it's way
TO the defense of the national capitol;
the other, the greatest day of his poor
life, was when the same regiment
marched through an imbittered and hos
tile throng from station to station in
Baltimore.
The Sixth Massachusetts had passed
through Baltimore shortly before, had
been fired upon and had suffered loss.
when Col. Tappan's First New Hamp-
shire boys formed in the railroad
square before marching across the city,
no one could tell what would happen
next. 1t was then that the spirit of
Sake Pike rose to the inspiration of
the hour. Some have spitefully sug-
.gested that the needed spirit was fur
nished at Col. Tappan's private cost,
Sut the thought may be discarded. No
horse that lacked the mettle ever yet
responded to the spur. Sake Pike was
FInbued with the spirit of true patriot
ism, or no amount of stimulus would
have awaited. AS the regiment moved
forward Sake Pike, our Sake" whose
earthly course is now ended, led the
way. Pressing with his baton against
Vidual components one way and an
Sther, urging them to fall back, and re-
peating mildly over and over the assur-
ance, which carried with it the sternest
of threats, that those who came after
him carried muskets and the muskets
were loaded with bali.
The march across the city of Balti-
more was accomplished without the
firing of a shot or brickbat, and in time
Sake Pike came home to us to remain
here as well-known character until
Slow-working disease has now carried
him away. For years he was no longer
hero, only a drum major par excel
fence, peripatetic vendor of polishing
powder, and Character" But sup
pose he had fallen. with bullets in him,
that day in Baltimore! Even at this
day a tear will not be misplaced if it
shall chance to fall on Saxie's humble
grave.
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THE LAWYERS STORY.
why No Liquor Was Taken on the
Camping and Fishing
Expedition.

The young men had made great prep
arations for their fishing trip into the
Indian territory, and their disappoint-
ment was deep when, on the very morn
ing they were to start, the lawyer, whom
they all liked, told them he could not
go. To make the matter worse, his eX-
plantations were very lame and unsatis
factory; it was evident that he had given
up the trip for some reason which he
hesitated to name.
AS a last resort the others went in a
body-six of them-to his Office, and de-
manded that he tell them exactly why
he had deserted, when he had been most
enthusiastic in planning the outing.
IF you're really to understand it," he
said, Il shall have to begin with my own
boyhood. My father, the best father, l
think, that a boy ever had, always
showed me a tenderness which even as
a child | knew was somehow different
from the love which my playmates had
from their parents. 1t was not until
was perhaps IA years old that he told
me why this was so.
Although he himself lived most ex-
emplary life, his father, his fathers IA
Their and two Of his uncles had been
drunkards. The taste for liquor he be-
lieved to be hereditary in our family
and in me he had recognized many of
the traits he himself possessed, and
which had made his own life a long
fight against the habit of drink He
pointed out the danger that lay before
me. and begged me to give him my
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-02-04
DRUM MAJOR HERO.
Led New Hampshire Regiment
Against Hostile Hordes in the
City of Baltimore.

Sake Pike Is dead. Of course, his
parents never christened him Sake" at
ali. That is a name which came to him
later in life. He was named plain Fran
els Herbert at first. But as Sake" we
all knew him through the long years of
the piping times of peace that followed
che excitements of the civil war, says a
writer in the Manchester IN. H.) Union.
How often we have regarded him with
intense local pride as he preceded some
procession, his tall form surmoupted by
q towering bearskin cap, as he manipu-
lated his baton with skill such as no
other drum major could ever acquire,
for he was universally recognized as the
arum major par excellence-the highest
type of that much bedizined genus-ad-
Cnired and Knocked at in the same breath,
as highest types are apt to be.
He had pride peculiar to himself
and knew his worth, as does not always
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-02-04
NOTES AFIELD.

Raleigh, N. c., by majority Of 1914.
voted against the saloons and in IA
vor of one dispensary. The law went
into effect on January /, and % saloons
were closed. The contest was a hard
one
The constitutionality of the Sunday
closing law passed by the Minnesota
Legislature in 1903 was upheld in a de-
cision made by Judge Hine, of the st.
Paul municipal court. The case I'M
der consideration will be carried to the
supreme court
There are voters in Kansas who never
saw a saloon in the county in which
they were born and now live, and in
whose minds liquor selling is classed in
the same category as stealing or any
similar crime" There are counties
where the Jail has not been occupied
for more than eight years.
In Belgium the tax on spirits has been
increased, and at the same time the
tax on tea has been removed, with the
object of encouraging tea as a bever-
age. In Holland a league has been
formed to fight the use of spirits. 1t
aims at legislation, but for the pres
ent it is doing personal work by post
ing agents at the doors of public houses
to urge the patrons not to enter
King Edward directed, last summer,
that the officers of the navy be informed
that he considered his health "as much
bonOred nv those who drink il in wa
ter as by those who drink it in wine"
Early this month he sent word to bar
onet who had violated the doctors
orders by drinking the toast to the
king in wine that such proceeding was
undesirable. We are evidently COM.
| ing to the saner days, when it shall nc
longer be regarded as polite to urge
a man to violate his conscience for the
sake of being in the fashion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-02-04
UNNECESSARY FEAR.
French Bill of Fare Was Taken for
Warning from the Italian
Malta,

When Gunbusta returned from bust
less he was astonished at finding his
good wife wrapt in mental cogitation
over letter that lay on the table be-
fore her Even his entrance did not
seem to distract her. Laying his hand
gently upon her shoulder, she jumped
back with a start, relates the New Yorl:
Times.
why, my dear" said he, nervously,
what ails your"
These words seemed to be a clew for
her to begin weeping, and between her
sobs she blurted:
on, Bert, the worst has come! We
are the victims of the Black Hand of the
Italian Malta. See, this letter came this
morning."
She handed over the epistle and Gum
busta paled slightly as he saw scrubbed
scrawling on the paper what appeared
to be treacherous threat in some for
elgn language. He could not read it.:
neither could his wife; yet they felt sure
It was another case of money or your
life" because numerous incidents of this
kind had transpired in their neighbor-
hood during the past year.
Don't you think we had better lay
some money out on the back stoop, my
DEAR said the frightened wife.
But We don't know the amount.
know what I'll do; I'll hurry to police
headquarters and have them translate
1t for me-" And the badly scared Gum
busta darted out of the house.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-02-04
An Officers Pet Dog,

In the case of the captain of an artil-
lery company of South Carolina, who
was killed in the American civil war. the
ofiicer's pet dog lay moaning upon the
grave of his master, refusing to cal
DIT drink, for three days only, and
then died. This instance is all the
more remarkable from the fact
that the officers body did not
reach the family home in Columb ia until
\ week after death. The dog met it at
The gate. knew by instinct that the coffin
Contained his dead master, lay under it
n the parlor until the funeral, when he
coined in the procession to the grave
Chicago Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-02-04
A BLACKBOARD EXERCISE.
How n Sunday School Can Be Made
to Realize Liquors Startling
Balance sheet.

A splendid way to interest and in
struct, nay TO impress Sunday school
in practical lesson on temperance, is
for the superintendent. or some person
well posted upon the evils of intem-.
perance, to conduct general exercise
a blackboard lecture, taking for the
topic, "A Debtor and Creditor Account
with Mr.. Alcohol" Have good black
board placed before the school, selee'<
some young man who can write wei
and promptly and clearly, and ask him
to come forward and act as clerk for
the school. Then let the leader ask the
scholars for some items that they can
set down to the credit of Mr.. Alcohol.
None will probably be given, for the
glorious reason that there are none;
but do not hurry. Continue to ask if
there is not one thing that can be set
down to the good credit of Mr.. Alcohol.
After | had almost worried school in
my demands for something to set on the
credit side Of the account, little boy
said: alcohol is good to keep corpses
from rotting!"
Finally, when the school is deeply i'm
pressed with the fact that there is no
good thing that can be said in favor
of Mr.. Alcohol, let the debit side be
called for. You will be surprised to
hear the reasons come in. Let the
clerk put them down one at time, and
let the leader put little earnest speech
with each one so as to drive the truth
home. When through what an exhibit
that blackboard will show-not one
thing in favor, but more than a dozen
things against the use of alcohol! How
easy now to clinch this truth upon the
souls of the very boys and girls who
have furnished the items for the conclu-
sion!-Rev. e. L. Eaton, D. D.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-02-04

fighting parson was a natural orator
and most effective speaker. l heard
his famous speech the day after Lincoln
was assassinated. He spoke, on a mo-
ments notice, for two hours, giving
some experiences of his with Andrew
Johnson while the latter was military
governor of Tennessee. He told the
story of call on Johnson when the
prospect in Tennessee looked very dark.
and of Johnson asking him to pray. He
related many anecdotes without appar-
ent purpose, but when he had finished,
the 10000 listeners realized that the old
Methodist had introduced the president
in a new light and had strengthened
their confidence in him.
Nothing could be more impressive
than Moody's bearing and manner on
such occasions. He was then in his
prime. his heavy white hair and beard
giving to his tall, stalwart figure dig
nifty and majesty possessed by few pub
lie speakers of that day. He said more
in praise of Johnson in that famous
speech than the facts warranted, but he
meant every word of it, and no speech
of the time did more to comfort be-
reaved people. Johnson did not come I'D
to Moody's expectations or predictions,
but the fighting parson swallowed his
disappointment until he had oppor-
tunity to scold johnson himself. If re-
ports were true, the scolding was a
corker"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-02-04

promise never, under any circum-
stances, to touch liquor. 1T is your safe
ty,' he said. Unless you make this res
olution, and have the strength to keep
1t, the odds will be fatally against you,
for, like myself, you are easily infiu-
enced by others. If thought that to-
morrow you were to take your first
drink, should pray to God that you
might die to-day
"Of course promised. He had never
talked to me in that way before, and
of cor;'se it made an impression on me.
l was frightened, and for several years
l kept my promise Then l went with
some other young fellows on an all-day
fishing trip. While we were eating our
luncheon one of our number, a boy
whom we all admired, took bottle of
whisky from his pocket, drank from it,
and passed it to his next neighbor The
bottle went round the circle, for no one
dared refuse to follow George Reitz
lead When it came to me tried to pass
1t on without drinking, but the others
began to tease and ridicule me, until
A second and third followed, and | be-
gan to realize that liked the stuff, and
wanted more of it. My fathers warning
flashed across my mind:
If you take one drink, you may be
forever lost!'
''The rest of the day passed wretched-
ly enough, and l was glad when it was
time to start for home When reached
the house found that my father, whom
had left in good health in the morning,
was lying at the point of death. He had
had a sudden attack of heart disease
They told me he was very anxious to
see me alone, and with breaking heart
l entered his room.
''He could not move and could hardly
speak, but as took his hand and bowed
my head upon it, crying, he smiled ten
derby and lovingly on me. When grew
calmer he spoke, although the effort was
pitiful to witness:
BE strong-mother's sake-my sake
kiss me-
GAS bent down to kiss him he noticed
the odor of liquor in my breath l shall
never forget the look of agony, of de-
spair, in his eyes.
My poor-lost-boy!' he groaned;
and these were his last words
"Since that day, God helping me, l
have never touched a drop of liquor.
But know my weakness. don't dare
to eXpore myself to temptation, and
never knowingly go where liquor is to
be used. This morning, while the pro-
vision wagon was being loaded, saw
that some one had sent along a case of
whisky. Forgive me, boys: I'm not
preaching nor finding fault with you,
but you see now why cant CO."
You can go and you shall CO." spoke
up the judge, who had provided the case
of liquor, for the whisky is going to
stay here" So the lawyer went. and a
jollier, healthier, happier outing none OF
the men ever had.-Youth's Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-02-04

Minnie" said Gunbusta, returning
after being away about two hours,
we're fools! On my way downtown l
met Bob Fleming, the court Interpreter,
and he informed me that the letter was
no threat at all, but a French bill of fare
from the man who has opened the new
restaurant on our block"
Mrs, Gunbusta rejoiced. Gunbusta
1elt somewhat relieved himself.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-02-04

Calf full of play and seeing Ok plough
could insulting him. What YOU
said he TO bear that heavy yoke your neck and with plough
tail all day. turning the ground for maser You
wreched poor slave and know better would
See what happy life lead! just where peae-some-
times the cool shade the sunshine
like drink the clear and running brook The OK
all moved by this address, quietly and calmly his
the evening when unyokd and going take his
Calf hung with garand of flowers being led off for sacrifice by the
priests He pted him. could help saying
friend whose condition is the better-yours mine p
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-02-04
What 1t Does.

The liquor traffic: =
Defies law.
Wrecks lives.
Ruins homes.
Divides families.
Destroys wealth.
Breeds criminals.
Produces poverty.
Increases taxation.
Debauches politics.
Disqualifles laborers.
Depreciates property.
Corrupts legislatures.
Profanes the Sabbath.
The traffic must be destroyed,
National Advocate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-02-04

The legislator who will vote to
fasten the saloon system on the necks
of an unwilling people should be pre-
served in his own alcohol and used as
a sign in saloon window.-National
Advocate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-02-04
British SomnIiInnd.

1t is estimated that the population OF
British Somaliland is about 250, 900. Its
area is about 1000 square Ss4leA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-15

was held at go, Wednesday afternoon,
from the residence of her brother, HI
ram Lawrence, Rev. Robert LaWton
having charge of the services. There
was a large gathering Of relatives ana
friends and the floral offerings were
many and beautiful.
Miss Lawrence was held in the nigh
est esteem especially by the older resi-
dents of South Gardiner, for before her
sickness she was very active in all That
made for the best interests of the COM
munity. She took great interest IN the
temperance cause and was an enthu-
siastic .Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union" worker. She was vey KIND
to the poor and would search out dill
gently those who were in need.
She was of a bright, cheerful spirit
and greatly endearel herself to her
own people and friends. She was
member of the Universalist church In
Gardiner and of the Circle of King S
Daughters in South Gardiner.
She was % years and 10 months Vt
age and two brothers. Greenleaf Law
renee of Gardiner, and Hiram Law
renee of South Gardiner and two sis
tiers. Mrs. w. w. Brewer of New York,
and Mrs. F.. l.. MCGOWAN of Boston,
survive her.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-15
Won PLEHvE ASSAssGNs
Will Have ID and 10 Years Penal Ser.
vitude Respectively.

st. Petersburg, Dec. Alt turns out
that at the trial, yesterday, of Sasan
eff, who assassinated Interior Minister
Won Plehve in July last, and Sikorif-
sky, his accomplice, while Sasoneff did
not present the "apolOgia" he had writ
ten in the hospital, be delivered a
speech in his justification. Sasoneff
walked with a cane, three of his toes
and one finger having been amputated
as the result of wounds received by the
explosion.
He also YVES very deaf, one of his ear
drums being smashed. Sasoneff, being
still an Invalid, was taken back to VII
borg prison after the trial. Sikorifsky
was taken to the St. Peter and st. Paul
fortress.
The effect of the applica ton of Emper-
or Nicholas manifesto ON the occasion
Of the birth of the heir to the throne
upon the sentences reduces Sasoneffs
term( penal servitude for life to IA
years penal servitude and Sikorifsky's
(who was sentenced to 20 years. to 10
years penal servitude.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-15
THE BOSTON ELECTION.
Republicans Gain Two Aldermen and
Two Common CounciImen.

Boston: Dec. 4.-Although the munich
pal election. yesterday. resulted in a
sweeping victory for the Democratic par
ty. the Republicans gained TWO members
of the board of aldermen and two men,
bers in the common council The city a
jority
The only contest whereby party vote
coulc be tested was in the bailoting for
street commissioner. Salem ID. Charles
the present commissioner was returned to
Office by the Democrats. defeating Guy
W. Emerson. his Republican opponent, by
a vote of 1850 to 10 SCI
a great deal of interest The greatest ac
tiyity was manifested III the contest, for
full tickets were in the Iield a Democrat
ic, a Republican ana the ticket of the
Public School Association. The last nam
were candidates OF the other parties who
We're approved by th". association. The
endorsed four candidates of the other par
ties. The result of the voting for school
committee was the election of nine Dem
ocratic candidates. eight OF them fol
three-year terms and one to fill an uneX-
Dired term of one year.
Of the - aldermen elected. 10 We're
Democrats Last year, Il DEMOCRATS We're
was probably due to the fact that the al
dermanic candidates were voted for undcr
the provisions of an act passed by tbs
last Legislature designed to equaizc par
ty representation in the PostOn board OF
aldermen. BY the provisions Of this act
each party named Is aldermanic candi-
dates. but only seven could be voted for,
and the ballot was invalidated if more
than seven names were voted upon.
THIS new system of voting caused a
great delay in ta bulating the returns and
it was not until early this morning that
complete returns We're available.
Ore of the interesting features of thu
aldermanic contest was the reelection o.
Alderman ]. NJ. Curley. who at present
is serving a two-months' sentence in tbs
Charles street Jail. Curley was convicted
of conspiracy against the United States
government in impersonating another mar
at a civil service examination. He was
renominated for the board after his SEN
tence had begun and his entire campaign
was conducted by himself from his prison
cell.
The next common council will consist of
26 Republicans and 40 Democrats. The
present council is composed of q Republi-
cans and 81 Democrats.
Voting was very light, the lack of inter
est in the campaign and the unpleasant
| weather keeping hundreds of voters from
the polls
The vote on the license question was not
tabuated in full until today. The total
vote was: Yes, 4l,Si5: no. 20.li2
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-15
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Buffalo Creek railroad coal trestles
AT TIFF Farm. on the southeastern city
line of Buffalo, n. T., were totally de
stock of coal was small and the loss will
not exceed $1,000.
A complete set of the Pennsylvania
Magazine for the years 1115 and 17i6. edit
ed by Thomas Paine and containing one
of the earliest prints ever published of the
battle of Bunker Hill. has just been sold
at auction at New York for 500.
The San Pedro. Los Angeles & Salt
Lake Railroad Co. has about completed
arrangements for opening a new route to
the Goldtield and Tonopah mining coun-
try. A stage line vii! be established from
Los Vegas, New. the present terminus of
the Salt Lake end of the road the dis
lance from Los Vegas to Goldfeid being
about $50 miles.
The freight wreck which blocked all
four tracks on the viaduct of the New
York division of the New York New Ha-
ven & Hartford railroad at bridgeport
CT. Tuesday night. was cleared. Wednes-
day morning, and most of the early pas
senger trains with their duly loads Of
commuters were on time The wreck was
due to a rear-end collision. Harlem
river special freight train bound for New
York loaded with paper, running into the
rear of a train of empty cars.
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THEY MADE MONEY.
Great Lakes Underwriters Have Best
Year They Have Ever Saw.

Chicago Dec. 1.-The season just closed
probably has been the most profitable one
to ship underwriters in the history of that
business on the Great Lakes. Vessel own
crs who carried no insurance were equally
fortunate. the dangers of lake navigation
reaching the lowest point since boats sail
ed the lakes. Several causes for this re
markable decrease in disasters are given.
Some of them are freedom from great
storms. the nearly complete absence OF
fog and a mysterious rise in the stage OF
water on all upper lakes.
Because of the strike of masters and
pilots general navigation did not begin
until after June l. From that time until
the close of naviGat ton 1876 disa stcrs were
noted in the official record of the under
writer's. In 1903 there We're 522 losses.
The aggregate losses on vessels in l'oi
were 81 go. 40. and on cargOeS $2.9,lW.
Thirty-seven vessels of all kinds passed
out Of existence. Their total tonnage wa
17.6S7. The total tonnage lost the preced-
ing year was 3l.64i.