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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-06-16

STATEMENT showing the condition Of
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COM
DANN OF NEW YORK. Decemhar 3lSt lSN2.
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report. weekly. Of all goods received, OF
the amounts loaned upon them, and
the names OF the depositors. The au-
thorities are thus able to keep track OF
the pawnshop's business and frequently
these reports lead 70. the discovery Of
stolen property and ultimately to the
detection Of the thief,
MANY CATER TO THIEVES
II Is a fact beyond question that
many pawn brokers cater to thieves
that is. they will receive, by outright
purchase In some instances, goods they
know to have been stolen, Such deal
ers are known as fences" and, for
tunately, this class is represented by
a nominal percentage in Salt Lake.
But, to return to the original invita-
tion-that OF watching the pawnshop's
customers. The aJ'age citizen can
form no idea Of the sights pathetic and
otherwise, to be encountered in one day
BEGINS WORK EARLY.
At in the morning the broker him,
self arrives and goes to work on the
combination Of the, vault. lie has
scarcely opened II when his clerk en-.
tiers, hurriedly hangs his coat on the
rack in the rear room, arranges his
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you don't want to make the loan, say
go
no offcnso. III give you $50 on the
stud"
Good Lord IT'S worth $500. owe
the hotel almos, $50
cant do any better"
IAN right III try somewhere else
Hold on" a. the drummer ls van
ishlng through the door, don't 90
away mad Let's see that again
The clerk scrutinized the diamond
closely. entered into conference, APP
parently very earnest with the proprIe.
tor and finally concluded that II he was
Sure he'd send for IT," they might let
him have so. The deal was closed and
the drummer hastily sought the near
est bar for what he considered much
needed "bracer,'
Before noon a carriage drove up to
the door. A stylish woman stepped
from IT, and lowering a heavy veil over
her carcworn features yentured inside,
Presenting a ticket that called for Ia
dies watch, she said, "My son pawned
this. he took II from my dresser Let
me have IT,
The proprletor-thc clerk Is always
thrust IN the background at the ap-
proach Of a fair patron-thc proprietor
rummaged amongst the thousand or
more similarly described watches and
in time found the one In question.
That's it, she exclaimed. her eyes
dancing; I'm So much obliged
Ten dollars and fifty cents on this,
madame. II you please"
How dare you, sir with a wither-
ing flash Of her dark eyes, I'm have
you arrested for usury!'
But, madame, the loan ls $3.50, and
the interest"
Interest? How dare YOU, sir? It was
not his watch"
Seeing the futillty Of argument the
proprietor threw up his hands, In lily
concealed disgust, as much AS TO say,
Don't pay 1t II you want TO steal t."
We'll, I'll pay you, but It's an out
rage, It's Illegal I'll see my lawyer"
As she re-entered the carriage, the
proprietor turned and observed: 1T Ia
always son or younger brother who
pawns things for some women"
PAWNED sWEETHEART's RING.
Here came young fellow about q
years old, lie pledged girls solitaire
ring, The supper the evening before
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them one Of the strenuous tablets"
THE tablets speak for themselves
declared Representative Rupert
Every member of the delegation was
IN the house the next morning, looking
as bright and fresh as daisy"
So universally popular and wonderful
In their effects are these tablets that
about 10000 Of them were consumed in
the house within a year OF course,
they are not always taken for that day
after" feeling Whenever there is any
thing the matter with a members stom-
ach, whether II be caused from eating
fowl and greens or hot corn bread. or
too much Of the Juice Of the grape, the
Strenuous tablets" are the remedy.
The reason the house is unusually
proud Of ITS STICK bay is that the SELL
ate hat one presided over by Senator
Gallinger Of New Hampshire, and any
thing the senate has the house always
wants. There are always hundreds on
persons on the house side of the capt.
tol and many times this Is increased
10 thousands
"Howdy" Martin, who was one Of the
greatest characters In Congress, from
Texas. experienced much difficulty In
walking on the marble floors of the
Capitol After two days experience In
sliding around he went to a local shoe
store and said
II want to be rough shod"
Guess you're looking for horse
shoeing establishment" suggested the
clerk,
mo, sir; | want you to get me out
pair q them shoes with spikes IN EN-,
SOS | can walk on them floors at the
Capitol without slppin and slIdin'
around"
He was induced to try rubber heels,
and that explains the reason why the
floors In the corridors do not look like
trails over rock
Representative Wilson, IN discussing
the sick bay said THE membership
Of the house Ia composed largely Of men
past middle age and the confinement
indoors, lack OF exercise and the social
conditions existing here are all condu.
Give TO sudden Illness. Many are hearty
eaters and are irregular In their meal
hours, This usually results In indlges-
ton and stomach arrangements
More or less Of the members be-
come nervous, depressed, and suffer
from heart and liver affections. Some.
times, too. member drinks more than
Is good for his stomach, and the result
IL that he comes TO the house feeling
rather scedy Then is when the medl.
cine chest comes in Many Of the mem.
bers have learned exactly what they
need, and ask MIR Estey FOR II: but gem
orally they ROT some physician I'm tho
house to 30 u the chest and select what
is best for them"
There is hardly day that from II 10
20 members do not patronIze the Sick
bay Sometimes II is only for quInine
tablets, strenuous tablets OF some other
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messages Of this sort over the wire
but to all his appeals he received no
answer.
Finally, in desperation the son Of the
rich man telcgraphed his father In
these words
You won't see me starve, VIII your"
The old mans answer came thus
NO; not from this distance"
Then, says Mr. Clark, the boy decided
to go home and work on his fathers
firm.--New York Tribune.
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except, perhaps, 1.-TWO cards or that's
good used Doe Wilson's strenuous
tablets as chips during the game, and
then gave each of the players one as n
"bracer" after they had cashed in and
the game broke up early In the morn
ing,
When Or. Wilson entered the Fifty
sixth Congress no provision had ever
been made for the treatment Of sudden
attacks Of illness IN the house men,
bership, although there are generally
two or three doctors who represent
congressional districts,
Within a short time after Or. Wilson
came TO Congress Representative Rob-
ertson Of Louisiana was suddenly
stricken with angina pectoris, He was
carried into cloakroOm unconscious,
and DR., Wilson summoned He found
there was not even the simplest reme-
dies in the house. and a messenger was
dispatched to a drug store six blocks
from the Capitol Fortunately tn u'
senger returned In time, and Represen-
tatlve Robertson's life was saved
Ii was then that DIR. Wilson became
known as the medicine man." and hc
realized that Ii was necessary TO have
event of sudden Illness OF members,
He introduced resolution providing
for n small appropriation for this pur.
pose, but II went over without nc, II.
During a later session Mark Smith, the
delegate from Arizona, was stricken on
the floor while making a speech In ia
vor OF the admission Of the territory
Of Arizona as a state. Delegate Smith
was threatened with apopleXy and
again no medicines were at hand. DR..
Wilson was called for and after pulling
Mr.. Smith through went to Speaker
Henderson and urged that Il small APP
preparation be made to purchase emei-
gency medicines and instruments.
Speaker Henderson, who himself was
subject to attacks Of acute Indigestion,
at once gave DR.. Wilson permission to
call up his resolution, and without II
dissenting vote the house adopted IL,
authorizing the expenditure of $1,000 or
az much as was necessary for tho pur-
chase Of medicines and instruments for
use In emergencies
with the purchase Of medicines, sur
glcal instruments. antIseptlcs, ban
dages, splInts and dressings came the
famous strenuous tablets" They orig
mated with Or, Wilson, who had been
prescribing them In his practise IN
Brooklyn. The members who tried them
found them efcaclous, and their fame
spread rapidly. Or. Wilson refuses 10
make public tho formula. but says there
Is nothing In them that would hurt a
child
At the banquet given Mayor-elect
George Il, Mcclellan, on Dec T. by his
Democratic colleagues, after the last
toast 10 Colonel Mcclellan had been
drunk standing. DOC" Wilson passed
among his colleagues, handing each Of
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r,,. , couple Of hours of one OF
,oys and plant yourself on the
ln''' ,,o sidewalk In front OF any
gus ..,ker's establishment and Keep
f''' .,os open. observe the ways ana
. .y1 the faces Of the nap'ess mul'
'.na, mat comes a-wooing Fortune
.,ss The sign Of the three golden balls
yoa will find it worth while
~ ~. oyour uncle"-he's the fellow
49,, cots YOUR earthly belongings In
"'. aoo FOR about one-tenth OF their
y' ',"., yame-ls busy man. The holi-
trade being over, things are du'' IN
Joy Lima, " INIT this very dullness Is the
o '' ,,rd that blows good to the money
i" Intending broker Numberless men
w, women. after struggling through
a." .vcesses Of the holiday season. ma
,s.m,e,yes compelled to part win per-
canal goods Of all descriptions at all
,.~,. Of inadequate values to stay the
...usbt Of the hungry wolf And
VAN, uncle smiles as he throws open
~ door and says Come in"
HAWKS OF SMALL FINANCE.
s,lt Lake has 10 pawnshops' not In
,.u,g score or more OF dingy UNI
v.,,,sI dumps" where they will loan
ror.y IN sums ranging from Is cents
nucn old clothing, and finally sell It,
N, IN cases OF that kind, there is sell
i,n any redemption. The man who
lawns his coat usually has another to
op us place and he argues TO himself
ia, he needs the money more than he
,-5s ,he extra garment, Thus the
,anster Of the clothing becomes a sale,
rather than a pawn transaction, and
having his license as second hand
dealer he does not have to secure a
pvn brokers' license, nor comply with
the several sever ordinances that gov
en- these hawks Of small finance.
THE DOWNWARD PATH,
Apawnshop is sometimes great con-
tcrence, That Is, TO those whose In"
comes are as irregular as the lives they
lead To community 1t IS more often
q menace. II Is always natural in
cubator Of crime, poverty misery. The
thief who goes after collateral plumber
knows how and where he can dispose
Of H. This knowledge encourages him
In his nefarious occupation II has
started many a youth on the down.
ward path.
REPORTS TO POLICE.
The police realize this fact. That IL
Why they caused ordinances to be
passed governing pawnshops. They
compel each and every pawnbroker to
furnish the department with a sworn
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IRE is story as IT Is simple In the easter" p r ad
,d hoy OF highly respectable parentage lie ate'aeu
the head OF his classes MS record
,re OF qualification his parents ana on MS '"elh rIn
y they presented him with watch He priced 'ho e ms"y
' was working harder than before over his
Il II books !. .,t. ,.o,nr r,ar,s rature His mar.
h cigarette habit In conceaing the
did m no was exceedingly arfu and equally IN his secret asso
from panons inclined to run Wild one DAY ne was
WI" m allowance squandered with the gang and
without Yet he must have something TO SMOKE
he hld % cesei raising his watch He considered hapy
somebody ,erd rawnshop received IS and ticket calling for
thought sr the money with 81 interest should be returned The
The % v glad this youthful customer lie 'uOoeo HIS
rop'e ,ry "a he deposited the watch in the vault
hands the but easy the nrst time that
TIE 10y s became habit Finally OCCASION after realizing
yos went by himself unable to raise the amount
on m was afraid broker would sell IT, What could he tell his
was H t bappen? Besides needed cigarette
parents article OF value that offered Itself
Ana IIo stole IT, to another pawnshop and realized
was g money redeem his watch The next afternoon he was
more u" er he was In school, He
jail one ,rrs 10 Salt burglarized He
roeu' ,.cs that are shown the official records.
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cuffs, smoothes his hair and begins
TO assert the trays Of jewelry as the
proprietor hands them out.
ought to be good today he OBJ
serves
yes; It's Friday The breakfast
crowd should be out early"
The door opens, A frail. haggard wo.
man, shabbily dressed enters the place,
From beneath a tattered cape she
draws an ordinary alarm clock
Cant use that" volunteers the
clerk.
Don't say that, sir. It's n good clock
and II haven't anything to eat in the
house"
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MEDICINE MAN. OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The medicine man" OF the house OF
representatives. is DR., Frank Il. Wilson,
VI brooklyn, who represents the Fourth
congressional district.
S'nce his appointment as physician In
ulIhaTy' to the house he has estab-
'Soel dispcnsary containing all the
necessary medicines for sudden Hines
"s' ana IN addition has enough surgi-
Val instruments to perform minor OPP
oa"o0' at the Capitol should 1t ever
~'ome necessary.
The medicine closet" az II is known.
VT SICK bay as the members generally
,''V' 10 IT, Is located In the Office OF
'''s'aAI'al-Arms Henry Casson, and is
"' '"aIse of Paying Teller w. II. rs.
r% S,, Nho' before he began paying of
v,""LS OF Congress was a pharmacist.
f.. %,,Ihoers who are now taken sudden
NJ " On the floor or at the CAPITOL are
NJ "s,I 'olnpelled to await the arrival
m.s. ambulance before receiving treat
m'1 Ny. Practically everything contained
eo,i %e emergency ward OF well
tboatttu hospital is to be found among
6ce ''1 w,,s IN the aergeant-at-arms' of.
Eyo ,Nllhm the short time the "slck
ssy.,d n0s been In operation the lives of
mar ,'' members have been saved, and
h eu' olhers have secured relief until
n, 'I T be removed to their homes,
Fop,,h wilson who represents the
yosL W Congressional district Of New
new ." =, S me founder OF the hospital an.
knovn" the house. He is personally
son" TO every member. having nj
,ion no ',lnc or other during his congress.
os,r", service prescribed for them the
'TpVNuous tablets" '"0
blnE W. sa strenuous tablets" are little
t6e G a'alrs' but are In great demand
session ana after" a banquet or social
mem In OF the members, one OF the
has V "Sl, 4f the house who occasionally
A. N" It ne calls card conversational"
.-- -.s nome, when no, a word 20 GAIA
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simple remedy; yet, again, It is for
heart stimulants and medicines 10 ward
off attacks.
The sick bay is now regarded az
one Of the most important and neces-
Fary adjuncts Of the house. Dr. WI.
son, who inaugurated il, Il regular
practising physician in BROOKLYN whore
he has q large practise, He is grad.
uate Of the jefferson Medical school.
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ton to business. He has a son whom
he wishes to train w In his fathers
business. But the boy was set upon
leaving home and seeing the world. So
he procured a position In Chicago. He
soon lost the job, however, and In a
short while found himself without
means OF livelihood
Then he telegraphed to his father for
money-in fact, he sent several urgent
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GOING TO SEE THEIR "UNCLE."

How much do you want?' The clerk
always speaks grufily
"A dollar, If can
no; give you % cents"
But paid two dollars for It only a
fcw days
Cant help that--give you a quar-
tor mechanically.
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WENT TO WORK AT HOME.

The Hon, Champ clark is fond Of
telling the following story Of an old
friend OF his who in his home in JEFF
fCrson city, enjoys a local reputation
for grim humor The old gentleman in
question is the possessor Of large for.
tune, which he has accumulated by
much hard work and the closest atten-
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She takes the money and withdra~s.
AN UNFORTUNATE" DRUMMER.
a fashonably dressed man was sec
ond. His eyes were blcared and hs
hands trembled from acute nervousness
as h. laid down diamond stud. From
his general appearance he WAS recover,
ing from a long period Of drunkenness
I'm a travelling man" he volun,
teered. II want 90 on this stone, Got
rid Of my last cent last night and must
leave town today or I'll lose my job.
Fifty cents?" inquired the clerk,
flippantly.
SAY, don't kid me this morning. If
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Where The lShc Balls Of h Trade Hang That Fay Yaun
Fos Then Uhosunah Uhm Like hesno He Who Enn,s
Leaves Hope Behmd-Hw The Drag a Of psm Lrss ahess
Holds Those "IVho GET The Habit"
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lillian II shtd b. President of to
Of Of
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vrsyo les a
Lux Wright his success OF HI 10 attorneys
cNo II then OF
b
MAT sb hnoN succeeds
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gvo. ID * The Round Table Press
I, is difficult TO imagine any. considerable de-
rnand for Jefferson's "Anas" for general read
ing apart from his autobiography and letters.
| IN connection with which the book forms invalu-
able raw material for the historical student II
. Is a mere scrapbook Of rough notes OF Cabinet
meetings personal opinions. back stairs gossip
and public documents Nevertheless the editor
in spite Of the accessibility OF these papers in
the editions of Jefferson's works. has thought It
worth while 20 make them Up into a separate
voI,Irna and thus explains his activity: We
. became fully sensible Of the difficulties to b
met and overcome at the outset, and gave up
the idea Of making merely a reprint from the
Incomplete and scattered arrangement in the
edition authorized by Congress and printed In
1854 BY the courtesy of the Department OF
State. We were granted access 10 the Jefferson
manuscripts IN the archives Of the department
with the privilege Of copying for publication
After comparing former editions Of Jefferson's
writings which contain the Anas with each
other and with the original manuscripts. we
feel Eratifed by the belief that we have been
able to bring together the first complete edition
in a single volume Of these crisp. interesting
and famous private notes. opinions and con-
lectures Of this celebrated statesman and au-
tror"
As matter Of fact. there IS scarcely a para
graph which was not contained either in the 1874
edition Of Jecerson's works. edited by H A
Washington. or in the later one, edited by Paul
Leicester Ford. a few short unimportant pas
saEes perhaps half a dozen in all. have been
introduced which Mr.. Ford did not print, at
least as part Of the "Anas." Some documents
published by Mr.. washington among the mis-
cellaneous writings have been transferred. Some
matter included I'm the "Anas' by Mr. Washing
ton has been omitted The text OF Mr. Wash
ington has been followed SO far as 1t went, and
the parts that only appeared before IN AIr. Fords
edition with Jefrerson's authorizations are con-
formed to the style OF the earlier publication.
To the text IS prefxed a short sketch Of jefferson
and a collection Of brief CONGRATULATIONS by his
various biographies. The volume also contains
portraits OF jefferson view of Monticello, one
Of the University Of Virginia and facsimile
pages from the "Anas"
Slender as is the claim Of this volume to con-
sideration a new contribution 20 history Il
might be welcomed II Il were a creditable piece
Of bookmaking. The type Is well selected and
the pages composed with taste but the printing
IS bad. and what should be clean. white spaces
are frequently blotches and squares Of ink. which
give a cheap and siipshod appearance 20 the
whole book
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TH4CKER1T.
The Nezo "KenSington Edition" of
His Complete FORKS.


The newest Thackeray Is the Kenslngton Edi-
gun to publish. and which Will be completed IN
thirty-two volumes. Nine OF these volumes have
thus far appeared the first three being given
10 Vanity Fair" the next three TO 'Pen5erri,''
and the last three to The Newcomesr From
every point OF View this edition is 10 be pra fqed.
but especially are we impressed b,. the fact
A PREDATORY note informs US that fl has beer.
prepared with the utmost care Tor correctness
Of text and convenience Of arrangement, hut
without useless or imrertirent editorial ma
chinery." and Il is assumed that IN prosort tho
works OF Thackeray in this way IS to present
them as the lovers OF the novelist would pre-
fer 10 see them. The assumption IS correct In
recent years IL has been made more and more
difficult for the reader 10 get at almost any rras-
SO without turning over a number Of lnrroduc-
tory pages supplied pv some intrusive editor.
Occasionally. il IS true. these irtroductiors are
needed, but this is rarely the case where works
OF fiction are concerned. II there IS one novel
ist. moreover. whose writings REQUIRE no e,4la-
rate PREDATORY remarks. II Is Thaclerav. There
f. M deDvir,- that tfs dar,rbto- had ammo ,,-e7
estins things 10 tel us I'm the ,ntro5uctiors
which she wrote for one edition ~ his work.
But. IN the first place. cousIderin- Taacker7y.s
well known protest AGAINST the preparation Of
a biography ~ himself Mrs Ritrbia,z iIrtle os-
SAYS could not but ir-itats Sor7a OF HIS readers
er5 o,,, ,e,5. f~,r, tbi, foot ,,,o,, could MI
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DOCTOR SYNTAX.
A Sketch of His Creator. William Combe.
From The London Speaker

From The London Speaker
William Combe was born in London in the
year 1141 His parents were wealthy people OF
dubious character according TO ACCOUNT.
who took little interest in their boy. but sent
him, in due course 70 he thrashed at Elton. and
thence, with some rudiuents of Greek and
Latin. 70 the University OF oxford. AT college
he distinguished himself by his vicious habits.
time when vice was too common at Oxford
70 draw much obIoQuy upon its followers. With
wine and cards. and rousing Of the night-owl in
catches, he seems 10 have passed some eighteen
months at oxford with satisfaction 20 himself
though his sudden leaving Of the college. IN 1851
points at some unreCoTded prompting from those
in authority. He left England for some years
at this Juncture. TO travel IN France and Italy,
where he made water color sketches Cau brown
paint and bitumen according to the fashion
OF the time), and met Laurence Sterne, then upon
his Sentimental Journey
On his return he set ND a man OF fashion,
for he had a certain sum Of money In his purse
and N--saad OF HIM. in Bath OF the most
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so LONG
From The London Globe.

From The London Globe.
With respect 10 the origin 81 the familiar
parting salute. so long" there Is a suggestion
that IL is derived from the Norwegian '.Saa
Iaenge. a common form OF farewell equivalent
IN meaning 20 "au revoir." and pronounced like
SO long" with the g softened. There was a
fair number OF Norw egians among the settlers
ia America to Judge by names. and IL is quite
likely the phrase was picked ND from them. II
u IN general use among the Dutch in South
Africa