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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-13
Snow Baths A New Fad.

Three young women, whose an
nounced purpose was to avoid
catching cold," floundered about
in a fve-foot mound of snow in
the rear of 2o27 Indiana avenue
yesterday, attired only in black
bathing suits, blue noses and glee-
some smiles. The smiles were in
tended to indicate their intense
enjoyment Of the pastime,
In garments even more sparse,
five men turned somersaults,
skinned the cat" and rolled about
in the same snow mound. Their
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-13

est number of them, the trunk be
ing damned to the top with the
differert issues. He also had be
come the leading authority on the
stamps of Brazil. After his re-
turn to the United States he dis
posed of his collection to a dealer,
and the latter said, when he saw
the number of Brazilian stamps
the trunk contained that he could
scarcely believe there were so
many stamps of this one country
in existence"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-13
George Washington A Spokesman.

George Washington, and not
Andrew Jackson was the real orig
inator of the doctrine that ito the
victors belongs the spoils, &C
cording to the discovery made by
Mayor Reyburn of Philadelphia,
who is an outspoken opponent of
the civil.service-reform system.
In making this announcement, the
Mayor quoted from a letter of the
first President to his Secretary of
War, Timothy Pickering, dated
September 27, 1875, in which
Washington declared that the ap-
pointment to an important office
under the Administration of any
man not in sympathy with its
principles would be political sui
eide. The Mayor said that doc
trine was good enough for him.
He again expressed his belief that
much of the recent reform legisla-
ton extorted from the Pennsyl-
Yania Legislature by the anti-gas
lease uprising was unconstitution-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-13

A weak Stomach, means weak
Stomach nerves, always. And this is
also true of the Heart and Kidneys.
It's pity that sick ones continue to
drug the Stomach or stimulate the
Heart and Kidneys. The weak nerves.
not the organs themselves, need this
help. This explains why DR.. Shops
Restorative has, and is promptly help
ing so many sick ones. 1t goes direct
to the cause of these diseases. Test
this vital truth, and see. All dealers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-13
THE MARRIAGE RITE IN MEXICO
Women Over Thirty Have Not nuch
Chance of Getting Married.

Not the least of the romantic
features ofthe marriages Of Mexico
are the ceremonies uniting child
rem. The marriage of girls over
Il years Of age and boys over IS
is permitted. and most marriages
in Mexico come in early life.
There are about 10 to $50 mar
riages a month in this capital,
says the Mexican Herald, a ridicu-
lous proportion in view of the fact
that the population by the census
of 1000 was $500 and is now
probably nearer GOO, 900. This
small proportion Of legal marriages
is due largely to the expense at
tending a religious ceremony, for
the peon is educated to believe
that the legal marriage 5 notsa-
cred without the church service.
Hence when he cannot have the
church service he does not bother
to have the official service, which
is not expensive, performed.
The general age for women to
marry in Mexico is about 20 The
statistics for the last two months
show the following figures on the
marrying of women:
From - to 20 years, 50; from u
to 50 years, 1902; from 81 to As
years, "a; from 40 to 90 years, ).
No woman over 90 was married
during this period As is seen
from these figures, the number Of
women who married at from Il to
so years is greater that any other.
Thes.age at which most women
marry in Mexico is from 8 to "a.
1t is to to be observed that in the
higher classes the girls marry gen
orally when over 90, and some of
nearly 80, and over so, while in
the middle class a great majority
of. the women marry before they
are 20 years old.
Among the lower class, on the
contrary, the number of girls who
marry before 20 is considerable,
and many of them marry at IS, IA
and even , years. The most re-
cent class of girls marry at IS and
G6 are observed among the middle
class and lower class people. One
of these is Angela Carmona, who
married at IS years; another is a
Spanish girl, Rosario Gonzalez,
who married at 10. and another is
that Of Eduardo Gutierrez, who
married at II.
As to the men, the age at which
they generally marry is also from
81 to 80 years. The statistics for
the last two months show that the
number of men married at different
ages was as follows:
From II TO 20 years, 5; from FL
to so years, 90; from 81 to As
years, 81; over SO years, one.
1t is seen that the proportion OF
men marrying before 80 years is
strong, although it is not as heavy
as that of the women married un-
der that age The proportion of
women married under 80 years Is
1856 to %, while the same proper
ton among the men is 95 to 70.
In Mexico a woman above 20 is
considered as not having much
chance Of being married, and in
the middle class the chances are
not great beyond IS years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-13
PUBLlClT Y.

There is a demand from all sec
sions of Maryland for more pub
licity in Legislative matters and
the press of the state, without re
gard to party is emphasizing this
public clamor for timelier en-
lightenment upon the doings of
the General Assembly, in the mat
ter, especially, of Legislative ex-
| penses. In discussing this branch
Of the subject the Baltimore Sun,
among other influential newspapers
of the state says.
Senator Blair Lee, of Mont
gomery county, has introduced in
the Senate bill to amend the
Code of Public Laws 50 as to re-
quire the State Comptroller to re-
| port in detail the expenses of each
session of the General Assembly,
together with the name of every
employe to whom money is paid
by the State. The Code already
requires an annual report of the
receipts and disbursements of the
funds of the State. Senator Lees
amendment is a step in the right
direction, and as such it is to be
commended. Nevertheless, we are
inclined to think that it does not
go far enough.
eff the Legislature should pass
the bill introduced by the Senator
from Montgomery county the peo-
pie of Maryland would have Off
cial information, through the
Comptroller's annual report, pub
l1shed next winter, concerning all
the details of expenditures by the
Legislature of 1908. The present
Legislature has appropriate SI7o,-
900 for its expenses. 1t would
have appropriated $500, 900 if pub
lie opinien had not expressed itself
with unmistakable emphasis and
disapproval against reckless ex-
trayagance. We believe it would
be advisable to publish, before the
adjournment of the legislature, an
itemized statement of its expen-
ditures and we are convinced that
such a publication would have a
salutary effect.
1T ought to be practicable for
the clerks of the Senate and the
House Of Delegates to prepare, 10
days before the adjournment of the
legislature, report in detail of
the expenses of each branch of the
General Assembly, giving the
name of every employee, his duties
and the amount paid him. This
information ought to be laid before
the people Of Maryland before the
end of the session. Then the peo-
pie would be able to pass judg-
ment upon their representatives in
the Legislature with the facts fresh
in their minds and while Senators
and Delegates were still in legisla-
tive harness.
Senator Lee is an able and
earnest advocate of publicity
But publicity, however, thorough
may lose much of its effect if it is
long delayed. We believe public
opinion in Maryland would hearth
ly support the Senator from Mont.
gomery if he would amend his ex-
cellent amendment with the view
of securing publicity of Legislative
expenditures before the end of the
session, instead of next fall. We
think the adoption of an amend.
ment for early publicity, such as
has been suggested, would make
members of the legislature more
deliberate and prudent than any
publication which the Comptroller
of the Treasury might make late
next winter"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-13
Subscribe for The Republican.

If you have Catarrh, rid yourself of
this repulsive disease. Ask DIR. Shoop
of Racine, Wis, to mail you free, a
trial box Of his DR.. Shops Catarrh
Remedy. A simple, single test, will
surely tell you Catarrh truth well
worth your knowing. Write to-day.
Don't suffer longer All dealers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-13
Revenge.

1T took You an awfully long
time to pull that fellows tooth, "
said the assistant.
Yes" answered the dentist
grimly. He married the girl
loved!"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-13
GOODS MADE IN
THE SWEATsHOPS
Many Workers in The Large Cities
Are Compelled to Labor For
Little Compensation.

Lille compensation.
The average resident in the
small town or of the farming dis
trict has little conception of cou-
ditions which prevail among the
working classes Of the large cities.
New and then some article may
appear in magazine or news
! paper relating to the 'sweatshop"
system, but few understand what
this means. 1t is simply this: In
the garment making line and kim
dred industries different articles of
goods are made by contract for So
called manufacturers. The sweat
shops are found il the closely
crowded tenement districts, and
! generally are small rooms into
which the workers are crowded.
The different garments are cut out
at another place, and are sent to
be sewn together to the sweat
shops" which serve as a living
place as well as a work shop.
Each worker receives 50 much per
dozen for garments sewed, and the
price is barely sufficient to pay
living expenses. a woman will
work all day sewing skirts togeth-
er, and will receive from 40 to so
cents for her labor. Those who
work on shirts Conhne themselves
to this particular line; the ones
who sew trousers, the same, and
the Coatmakers and vestmakers
are all confined to their particular
classes of work. What they re-
ceive is 50 scaled down as to allow
the poorest kind of an existence.
These shops are controlled by men
who dispose of their goods to
houses which compete with the
regular dealers throughout the
country. Keep the price of pro-
duction at the lowest" is the
motto of these manufacturers, and
the result is worn out and miser-
able women and children whose
unfortunate circumstances compel
them to thus labor in order to buy
food.
Benevolent associations and So
cial ties for the prevention of crime
have repeatedly tried to break up
these horrible places, but they
manage to exist in every city Of
any size, particularly in eastern
cities. People who live in the
country can assist in preventing
the operation of these shops by not
patronizing any concerns which
I make extraordinary offers in the
line Of clothing for men and
women in catalogues and circulars
sent through the mails. 1t is such
concerns that support the sweat
shop system. No reputable dealer
handles sweatshop goods. So
therefore the entire output of the
factories go to the concerns that
do miscellaneous class of bust
ness by mail throughout the coun-
try. 1t is only the very cheapest
kinds of clothing that come from
the sweatshops. The better classes
are manufactured in large and
roomy factories, where there is
plenty of fresh air and light, and
where men aud women are paid
good wages, and these are the
classes of goods sold by the regular
trade.
There is danger in wearing
clothing made in the sweatshops,
as owing to the closely crowded
rooms and general squalid condi-
tons, germs of disease are plenti-
full, and it has been known that
smallpox, measles, scarlet fever
and other infections diseases have
been carried and spread through
out the country by clothing from
these infected places.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-13

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Green and Alder streets, grey fur
neckpiece. Finder will please leave at
Offutt's store and receive reward.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-13
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The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21
ALL BECACSE OF 4 MILE.

Frank Manley, the rich Fairbanks miner and rancher, who was recently arrested in Seattle on charge of perjury and larceny alleged to have been committed in Texas, declares that his arrest was the result of an attempt at biackmail that failed of it's purpose, and that now his enemies have trumped up this charge to get him out of the way. Manley says that he was threatened with prosecution CD some alleged charges unless he would consent to surrender his Alaska properties. According to the infor- nation received by the Seattle police Manley is accused of swearing falsely to the ownership of mule. which is alleged to have been run over and killed by train, and of having re- ceived s15 for the animal. It is alleg- cd that the mule described in the petition for reim bursement presented to the railroad claim agent is alive, and that it never was the property of Manley.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21
THE COPPER MARKET.

Hate in October" says the Engi- neeriug and Mining Journal, "a sud- den advance of fl in the London mar kes inspired buyers, both foreign and domestic, to come into the Nes York markets and sales of electrolytic cop per were made at ah advance of l-sc per lb. and more, while the Calumet and Hecla made sales of it's particular brand of Lake copper at He. The United Metals Selling Company sue cessively raised it's asking price to l3 5-s and l3 3-4c., delivered 30, days. or respectively about l3 l-a and l3 5-Sc., cash, New York. The aggre- gate sales of all the agencies during the week, Oct. 22-2S, were approxi- m mtaely 50, 900, 900 lb., including large transactions both in electrolysic and Lake copper, and both for domestic and foreign account. The majority of the business was done for export, but although the sales to domestic manu- lecturers were somewhat less than the normal ratio, nevertheless they fgured prominently in the market. Consumption is gradually increasing. both in this country and abroad, and inasmuch as manufacturers are not we'll covered, the market looks strong.
 The bulk of the business this week has been done for delivery in Novem- her and December, but sales were made for as far ahead as Ferbuary. and several of the important produc- CTS are now sold out for November December delivery.
 An interesting feature of the week was the wide range in prices for Lake copper. While the Calumet and Hecla was obtaining l4c. for it's particular brand, other standard grades of Lake copper were selling at 13 o-Sc., and business in Lake, other than Calumet and Hecla, was done right along al l3 3-4c. At the close the market is strong at 13-34al4c. for Lake and 13 1-2al3 5-Sc. for electrolytic 1T cakes, ingots and wirebars. Business in casting copper has been done at ar average of l3 1-Sal3 lie, closing hiuhor
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

The product is sold as Best Lake, not as electrolytic. though but half Lake. Some other Lake coppers are likewise treated.
 "Ot 2a4. 900, 900 lb. of Lake copper Calumet's s5. GOO, 900, Quincy's 16, 900, oOo. Osceola's Is. 800, GOO, Tamarac's 10, 900, O0O and Ahmeek's $500, o00 are conceded Best Lake, ?, 400, 600 lb. of seven other mines including Centen- nial's ?, 250. 900 and Wolverines Iv,- 900, 900 are capable of use for all rus- poses as Lake copper; and no rea>vn appears why most of the remaining Lake product too arsenical for hign furnace refinement cannot be eiec- trolytically refined.
 "There is no inherent chemical 0. physical difference between equal. pure furnace refined and electrolytio- ally refined copper, if the latter IS subjected to the same final furnace process, as it usually is. Electrolytic is capabl of use for any purpose for which best Lake is used. The Ac. premium of the latter is probably due to..the long existing good reputation of Lake. With electroltyic improve ment this preference is diminishing. The Government originally specified Calument alone for cartridges, but now indicates willingness to take the best electrolytic. In the last five years Calumet has sold the Govern ment only 1000, coo ID. Attempts tc raise the price of Lake as against electrolytlc would be offset by larger use of eiectrolytic. If the distinction
 between Lake and electrolytic is as sharply identified as complainant claims, his marketing yearly to, OOO, 900 lb. as Lake, which is but half Lake, raises the question as to his right to relief against monopoly ID Lake. But neither Lake nor 'Bes'
 Lake is so far a distinct commodit,
 as to make Calumet control of Osceola Al louez and Centennial necessaril. tend to restraint of trade or monopol, in Lake or Best Lake, hence there | is DO violat ion of Federal laws"
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21
THE CANNON ROARED.

While campaigning in his home state Speaker Cannon was once in- yegled into visiting the public schools of town where be was billed to speak.
 In one of the lower grades. an am- bilious teacher called upon youthful Demosthenes to entertain the dist;n- guished visitor with an exhibition of amateur oratory. The selection at tempted was Bryon's "Battle of Waterloo" ;" and just as the boy reach ed the end of the first paragraph, Speaker Cannon suddenly gave vent to violent sneeze.
 But. hush hark..'' acclaimed the youngster-''a deep sound strikes like rising knell! Did ye hear it?"
 The visitors smiled, and moment later the second sneeze-which the speaker was vainly trying to hold back came with increased violence.
 But. hark :" bawled the boy
 that SOuQQ DreahS ID OuCc mOTc. And, nearer, clearer, deadlier than
 before.
 Arm arm it is the cannon's opening
 roar.
 This was too much, and the laugh that broke from the party swelled to a roar when Uncle Joe" chuckled : Put up you weapons, children: l won't shoot any more. '-Success Magazine.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

Chairman J. R. Mann of the select
 congressional committee appointed to
 investigate ths so-called paper trust
 and to ascertain the available supply for pulpwood for the manufacture oi
 prinp paper has been in. the woods
 for several days, near International
 Falls, Minn., for the purpose of se-
 curing ata on the supply of pulpwood
 in northern Minnesota. For several hours last week the congressman s party tramped in the rain to inspect tracts containing high land spruce and to search for virgin forest. The pedometer records showed total of twenty-four miles for the day. Only one human being was seen after the party left town. A trip was also made by boat on Rainy river and Rainy lake and Rat Foot river, dis tance of thirty miles. MT. Mann says, My belief is that the com mittee will recommend the revision of the tariff on Canadian wood pulp and Canadian print paper. From our investigation it appears that the pulp wood supply of the Northwest, at the present rate of consumption, will not last many years. In Wisconsin and many paper mills have nearly all their spruce timber ship ped from Minnesota. It is easy to see the result. With the plants of three states working on their limited supply, Canada seems to be our only If we cannot arrange mat ters so that pulp timber can be brougt here cheapy the price Of print paper will go sky high" Which prompts The Miner to suggest that 1t is just that Mr. Manp's committee night find what it is looking for by ;urnipg his attention Alasksward.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21
THE DIFFERENCE.

h case recently decided by Judge Knappen Of the L. $. Circuit Court at Grand Rapids, Mich, the court thus defined the different grades of copper as they are propularly known to the market:
 Lake copper differs from most other copper in that it is native or usually free and substantially pure, arsenic and other impurities being with rock where elsewhere united with the metal. Till recently prac- tically all copper was furnace refined. and impurities were more readil: re- moved from Lake copper and better product was obtained. But by elec-- trolysis practically absolute purity is now obtained, and as a result much lake copper is now refined electrol- ytlically. Calumet refines it's highest grade. mineral by furnace: other grades by treating low grade elec- trolytically and mixing it with another grade not electrolyricially treated, thus diIuting the pecentage of impurities. Its copper, however treated, is entirely Lake copper and sold as Best Lake copper not cleo. trolytic and at one price. Osceola. Tamarack and -Ahmeek mix their minerals with cathodes of Western copper produced by Boston and Mon. tsna, usually in equal proportions.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

The Apollo mine on Unga island. owned by the A. c. Company, which has been idle for the past two years, is now being opsrated.
 It now satisfactorily appears that the chief forecasters of the Bryan forces shot very wide of the mark.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

Even the incubus of the announced suppor, by John D. Rockefeller of Tat. did not suffice to stay the tide even little bit.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

Yes, my democratic friend, it's really too bad. But somebody had to lose, and being used to that sort of thing, it might better be yol than the other fellow.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

And Joe Cannon, too. That may we'll be considered by Bryan men as an insult added 10 injury"
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

Now that the sufiragists are after Mr. Taft, Mir. Bryan in the seclusion of his Nebraskan home may find that even defeat has it's pslliations.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

Mr. Bryan has an advantage over most defeated candidates. He's ac- customed to it.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

Nobody, DO. even the losers, are sorry now that it's all over for anoth- CT four years-unless it be those who fear being compelled to take another perio dical dose of Bryan.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

Copper is reported to be on the ascending grade as to prices, and is now quoted at 141z cents in New York, and the prediction is freely in- dulged that it will go to b and possi- bly Is cents on or before the first of the coming year. Of course our re- publican friends will credit the ad- vance to the election of Taft, and whether or not it really be due to that result, he will be hard-headed dyed-in-the-wool democrat who will be inclined to object to their enjoy meDt of such theory. The fact that ths price of copper is going up should be to Alaska democrats sufficient con- solation in the defeat of their party without caring as to the why or wherefore.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

Somebody has made the interesting discovery that the blonde criminals ousnumber the brunettes who go wrong. It may be, however. that the brunettes who bleach are counted as blondes.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

Now that President Roosevelt is assured that his policy is in safe hands for the next four years, the monarchs of the South African forest had bet ter line up in hallow square ano prepare to receive cssalry.'
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

c. M. Summers took exception to an article appearing in this paper on Saturday night and this morning came into the office and assaulted R. L. Colby, an empIoye of the paper. Colby defended himself-with a revol- yer with the result that Mir. Summers is suffering from bullet wound, al though not seriously injured. Juneau Dispatch. Mir. Summers is banker, and reputed to be one of the owners of the Record. the pers onal journal ism of which is held to have been the remote, if not the direct, cause of the scrimmage. Down this way the opinion seems to prevail that the wrong man was made the victim of CoIby's bullet, and that fortunately the latter did not prove himself a very good marksman.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-21

Burglars in New Jersey town tried 10 steal a piano by taking it out of she window. The noise aroused the owner, and then there was music in the air, the harmonious burglars lead ing their pursuers a merry dance, get ting away to the tune of some hun dreds in household valuables.