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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16

mhet with a spiteful jerk; and goes
into the bedroom to select from their
box on her work table some suitable
buttons and the wherewithal to apply
them. But just as she turns away
with fun hands. those wicked buttons
escape from her hold. and with the
natural peryersity that animates all
things some days. they cease not their
rolling till they have bestowed them
selves far under the dressing-case.
quite beyond reach \ hasty eXcla-
nation springs to her Lips but is
bravely repressed, while the vexed
frown deepens. Losing temper and
patience together, she puts forth all
her strength and lifts the dressing
case clear away from the wall. rolling
it aside while she picks up the fugi-
tive buttons
Say, Nell, hold on there, calls
Charley, observing this exploit
through the open door. "Why don't
YOU let me help you? You ought not
to do such things; you know you'll
hurt yourself"
oh well, it doesn't matter" she
returns, desperately, I'm sure to be
worked to death, somehow: it may
as well be one thing as another"
For a moment honest Charley looks
at his young wife with eyes and
mouth open; never has he heard such
words from her before In that mo.
ment it seems to dawn upon him for
the first time how much sharper is
the outline Of the still pretty face.
how pale the once pink cheeks, what
dark lines under the blue eyes. how
tired look about the child.like
mouth. He sits down suddenly, in
the completeness of the shock.
Nell he says. presently, IF you
are working too hard, why don't you
have a young girl to help, or put out
something-the washing, for instance?
1t isn't absolutely necessary that YOU
should do everything you mustn't
overwork, if we don't make up that
last payment this year"
Il shall do all my own work-un-
less I'm sick-until we are quite out
Of debt and have laid something by"
is the firm reply-she is somewhat
calmer now. Didn't agree to. when
We laid our plans at first?''
But not unless you are able, Nell;
! won't have you over-work: You are
not looking very we'll it seems to
me"
"Of course | am able" stubbornly.
yet struggling TO keep back the weak
tears at these words of sympathy.
or course | am well: what should all
ME? And as for what do. you never
see me doing much, do you?" with
somewhat bitter emphasis.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16
NefIie'S
Lesson
Copyright, by Joseph 3. Bowles)
By Vivian Claude

Copyright. by Joseph 3. Bowles)
She gets up that morning with a
dull headache. a miserable sense Of
heaviness and nervous unrest. com
mon enough, doubtless, to young
mothers who have not yet succeeded
in adjusting their endurance 10 the
various burdens Of life.
She goes out into the pleasant,
coy kitchen; Charley has already
built the fire in the range, and has
gone on into the large shed room
they call his workshop where he
is occupying his spare hours in con
structinE a set of furniture from
original patterns, for spare bed
room Nellie is planning to arrange.
We'll, he may feel fresh and lively
and like working" thinks Nellie, half
sullenly, as she listens to the cheer
full, mellow whistle with which he
keeps time to the music Of his TOOLS
He slept like a rock all night I don't
suppose he ever guesses how little
sleep or rest I got-or cares, either
maybe"
Which last is clearly unjust; and
Charley Burt is one o. tie best hus-
bands in the whole world, as Nellie
herself is often heard To say.
She goes mechanicar. about her
morning duties, preparing the break
fast she knows Charley likes best,
and putting up dainty dinner in his
neat lunch-basket-for he does not
come home till night-all the time
hoping against hope that baby will
not waken till she gets some of the
most necdful work done
The very sunshine fails to cheer
her with its brightness.
Breakfast over, he says cheerfully:
Nell, | wish you'd sew a button or
two on my coat: I've missed some
this day or so.
His tone is the furthest possible
from hint of fault,hnding
She says: Yes, Charley. very
quietly; but lifts the offending gar
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16
Alcohol and Warehouses.

where intoxicating liquors are served
to inmates is gradually decreasing in
Great Britain. no less than $4,000
Il year is being spent by poor law
authorities on beer, wines and spirits
amount was spent on stimulants as
medical necessities" When masters
of warehouses; assert that drink &C
counts for from so to 20 per cent. OF
the inmates, it seems ridiculous. says
a leading London paper, to ply them
with more liquor at the expense of
the rate-payers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16
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NATIONS LONG DRINK.
Amounted to 1900, 100000 Gallons of
Alcoholic Beverages In 1906.

An editorial on The Nations Drink
Bill in the current number of the
American Grocer, says the consump-
ton Of alcoholic beverages in the
United States reached high-water
mark last year, amounting to over
1900, 600 gallons, or about - gal
Ions for each person, including the
babies. The consumption Of beer alone
was nearly 1.70O,OOO.0OO gallons. or 20
gallons per capita.
AS all Of the population are not
users of beer" says the editorial 1T
is probable that those who consume
malt liquor each use every year from
70 to 100 gallons"
The cost to the people of the beyer-
ages used is said to have been 1857
0S3,Gl0 last year Commenting on the
cost the editorial says:
The country was amazed when the
F'ifty-eishth congress appropriated
nearly $1,OOO,000, 900 for the various
branches Of the United States govern
ment, while the people do not vince
at spending nearly $1,500,O0 900 every
year for alcoholic beverages.
That sum is one-ffth the total
value of all of the farm products OF
the nation, estimated by Secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson at $1,000, O0O, 900
The nations liquor bill is $1,45O,-
OO00; its corn crop of 100000 900
bushels is valued at S1,167, 900, 600
The liquor bill is double the value
of the wheat crop; more than twice
the value of the yield of cotton, or
more than the combined value of all
the wheat and cotton grown in the.
United States.
The liquor bill is two and one-half
times greater than the value of the
hay crop"
Regarding the steady increase in
the consumption of alcoholic bever-
ages in this country in recent years.
the writer OF the editorial asks:
is this gain in the use of alcoholic
stimulants due to a stronger national
appetite for strong drink, or does the
absorption OF 100000 foreigners into
the population every year tend 10 en-
nance the demand for spirituous
liquors?
And might not we ask if the in
creasing agitation on the lines Of
socialism, anarchy and labor disputes
be not in Il measure due to the char
acter Of the nmion's beverages"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16
HOW THE STATES STAND.
Survey Of the Temperance Movement
In the United States.

The following survey of the results
Of temperance agitation throughout
the union will be of great interest.
The impetus of the movement is now
almost irresistible:
MISUNDERSTANDING under prohibit
tion.
Arkansas-Fifty-sevcn counties uu-
der prohibition.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES per cent of
territory under prohibition.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. counties under
prohibition.
Geor9ia-One hundred and twenty
counties under prohibition.
MISUNDERSTANDING per cent. of ter
ritory under prohibition.
entuclly-Ninety-five counties I'M
der prohibition.
Louisiana-Eighty-l per cent of
territory under prohibition.
MISUNDERSTANDING per cent of
territory under prohibition
MISUNDERSTANDING hundred and
forty towns TO 100 with saloons.
Missouri-FOrty-one counties under
prohibition.
ssissippi-Sixty-fve counties up-
der prohibition.
Minnesota-One county and 1913 vii
lagos under prohibition.
Nebraska-Forty per cent of terri.
tory under prohibition.
Ohio-Eighty per cent of territory
under prohibition; 6S per cent. of the
municipalities.
Rhode Island-Forty per cent of
territory under prohibition.
Tennessee-Only IA towns and
cities have saloons.
Texas-One hundred and tifty-seyen
counties under prohibition.
Vermont-Ninety per cent of terri
tory under prohibition.
Virginia-Seventy-th counties I'M
der prohibition.
West Observation-Disclosures counties
under prohibition.
Watch prohibition grow,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16
A Midsunnner Ninht.s Dream

1t is difficult to sufficiently admire
the cheerful optimism of the new tar
if editor of American Industries Mr.
Miles has got it all settled The tar
if is to be taken out of politics. he
says, before the Sixtieth congress as
scmblcs on the first Monday in De
cembcr a little more than 80 days
hence This is quick work indeed
Puck in A Midsummer Nights
Dream" declared
I'm put a girdIe round about the
earth
In forty minutes
The Miles midsummer nights
nights dream is even swifter and
more difficult of realization Puck's
promise has been verified by cleo
tricity and telegraph wire. The Ra-
cine (Wis) Puck will need larger
dose Of electricity to help him take
the tariff out of politics in 90 days.
He will have TO kill OFF some 100000
voters arrayed on one side or the 9th
er of the question, Protection or
Free Trade" and bring into being
before the first Monday in December
5000, 900 new voters including about
500 senators and representatives in
congress who have absolutely no
views on this question. 1t will be
great man who can take the tariff out
of politics in 90 years Let alone 80
DAYS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16
TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY.
Phrase Cannot Be Accepted at Its
Face Value.

Senator Hemenway of Indiana is
quoted as follows on the subject Of
next years campaign:
For the first time in sixteen years
the tariff will be the main issue, in my
opinion. The corporation problems
have been mostly attended to now.
and, unless some big new issue should
crop up as the result of the next SEES
sion of congress, the tariff will be the
principal topic on the stump. The Re
publicans will contend that the tariff
should be revised after the Inaugural
ton Of the next President in the inter
erests OF protection and by the friends
Of protection.
The Democrats will contend that the
tariff should be revised with the idea
OF tariff for revenue only in view On
that issue have not the slightest
doubt that the Republicans will be re
turned to power This is a protection
ist country"
"A tariff for revenue only" has in
lines past led to a good deal of dis
cussion. Until 1894 the phrase was ac-
cepted at its face value. 1t meant the
leyying Of no more duties on importa-
tions than nee sary TO carry on the
government economically administer
ed. Such was the explanation offered
by men Of the CarliSle-Morrison. Wat
terson-Nills school of tariff refOrmcrs.
who for years had made the land re-
sound with the issue
But when the Democratic party.
with Mr. Cleveland in the white house,
was called upon to put the issue into
legislative share it fell down" with
the task distres singly, and to its own
loss and humiliation. The German
Wilson measure proved to be anything
but "a tariff for revenue only being
stuffed full of duties designed express.
~ for protection. Even the bill that
Mr.. Cleveland wanted would have car
ried a large amount of calculated pro-
lection.
AS the government must have
money for it's support-no party would
dare put the United States on short
commonS-much Importance attaches
to the proposition that the government
be economically administered" Our
expenses at present are not what they
were in 1884. when Mr.. Cleveland was
first elected, nor what they were in
1892, when he was the second time
elected on platform carrying a de.
mand for "a tariff for revenue only"
Now, what is economy? If We are
spending too much money. where shall
retrenchment begin? How, and to
what extent should the pruning knife
be applied?
Mr.. Hemenway is justified in his
statement that this is "a protectionist
country The truth of that will read.
lily appear if the tariff for revenue
only men take the ground next year
that the English of their issue means
the challenge OF protection to a duel
to the death
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16
More. Too.

Considering the fact that in the first
month of our new system Of making
competition easier by the reduction of
tariff duties through differentiation,
imports OF competitive articles have in
creased nearly SIP 900 is there any
real necessity for either tariff reduc-
ton or reciprocity by act Of congress?
Is il not fact that when we were
scared into allowing foreigners TO APP.
praise their own merchandise we re-
vised and reciprocated about all we
can stand? And more, too, 1t will
probably turn out.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16
Would Provide Mine.

A new mayor was recently chosen
for the city of Leeds, England, and
he accepted the Office. Being a total
abstainer, instead of providing the
city's guests with wine, he donated
what he probably would have spent for
that purpose-$2 500-to feed halt
starved children of the city.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16

more IMAM apt 10 De unSdIlSldciHfN.
There's u value on your COW, is
there on your wife? Do you seek 10
make her lot as easy as possible by
providing labor saving devices?
Put your heart into your work. and
ten chances to one your farm viii
give you good returns. It's the half
hearted effort which brings failure.
No hoof, 10 horse, is al old adage.
For this reason it is we'll to look 10
this part of the animal, ami see that
it is kept sound and in prime condi-
ton.
President Roosevelt hits the nail on
the head again when he says, In
the uplift OF the tiller Of the soil lies
The main hope of the uplift OF the
United States as "a nation
Milk through a sterilized cheese
cloth and see how much dirt falls from
the udder during milking even after
the udder has been carefully washed
and dried with a clean cloth.
An excellent boraX solution for mos
quito bites is made by dissolying one
ounce of the boraX in one pint OF
water that has been boiled and al
lowed to cool. Battle the bites in the
solution
Better look around and see how
many weeds you have been letting
draw nourishment from the soil which
rightfully belongs to the crops. And
remember the weed allowed to go to
seed means a multitude of weeds next
season.
Before buying commercial fertiiz-
ers in large quantities for your farm
be sure that you know exactly what
your land needs 1t is a useless ex-
penditure of money to put on the land
plant food which is not needed. Try
by experimentation to find just what
the soil needs and in just what guam
titles. Such intelligent fertilization
viii pay pul haphazdra lhelhodS VIII
not
iIe"'S VI 'io"eH III la iiiltl5' are
'"u SeLtlnE your snare % IL i not
why not? Ever give the matter
,l'ousill' Are YOUR lar ueln""' 1T
'N''1'' Ale ~" "u'I 'H9 "iohE Win
pooi ~ iHu'.i'.' '.' '''e STUN no u"
'''i Wv " i'ii Ut 'o'''' : u" 'i'a' "''Iiis'
'"i ''' III p'D'"N's "'""' inv MAJ
'ei o"' an" me" pan % mani more
ii'oii'S o''' VI ''i', ."' III ''i''i''' H'''S"1
'''''' ~" ''''' 'n''
mere d'' sunni ldcIs WHICH are
worth 'illuAlhS ABOUT Inc damage
""ht ny insect al" o'htI pests causes
losses ahIudlIN 10 me american iarh'
CT as lol!o"S' foIeHI ana forest pTod'
uctS' 9lVV'oVo'VoV' animal pIoouCIs'
$l'o 'ooo'ooV' Iarh forests %ILVoV'OOo'
fruits, ~ ,VUO'Voo. truck crops SOD
~ 0on 00o ,,o',' YoV'oo''oVV'
o ooo oo0 ''i''''
~ io' l'"''"'7 o"' "l."Il" He'u
'lle IilS' Se"Son anu even 'lie seconu
Se"' ~ pei n"pa WIZ pe pet''' u
mo" II l"'iie' l'i"n 70 rev lne ed''ie
Tram over It. hu' never let II De pas
.uleu cioselS do cloSe pdStuI!ns III
JuteS 'he crown" Vi Ihe plants horses
anu sheep are more llheiE 10 40 Gam
age IN inns way thah are cdttle or
hosS' AIiaIid i''dheS eNceilent pas
lure lor an hlhuS Oh I'VE STOCK ana II
IS 'Npeclaliy aeslraole lor hogs our
ing not "ea'ner' WIN ca'tie and
she care must De exercised 10 aVoid
Dc Jung. Az nrso the animals should
Dc turned IN lor Only snort time
q Il DAY, hhtll tney become accus'
''aed 10 IT, and "hen the Alfalfa is
W. as AFTER ram there IS still
-teater need OF care. 1t is wise TO be
niue more cafeiul IMAM with clover.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16

Here are some facts which are
worth thinking about The damage
done by insect and other pests causes
losses annually to the American farm
er as follows: Forest and forest prod
ucts. $l00o00,000; animal products,
$l75 600, 900; farm forests, $11,000,OOO;
fruits. $27,0OO,00O: truck crops. s53,.
100000; grains, $2O0,OO0,O00; tobacco
S5.300OOO; cotton, $60,0OO,OOO; hay
$53 100000; miscellaneous crops, s.,
500 900.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16

Before buying commercial fertiliz-
ers in large quantities for your farm
be sure that you know exactly what
y0ur land needs. 1t is a useless ex-
pendlture of money to put on the land
plant food which is not needed. Try
by experimentation to find just what
the soil needs and in just what guam
titles Such intelligent fertilization
will pay, but haphazard methods will
not
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16

1t is generally the bad manager that
complains of bad luck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16

See that the sheep are so fed that
they will go into winter quarters in
prime condition.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16

The community which is long on
dog is apt to be short on sheep. It is
also apt to be short Oh cash as well.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16

Plenty OF money in farming. Are
you getting your share Of it? If not
why not? Ever give the matter
thought? Are your farmer methods at
fault? Are YOU worrying along with
poor to Indifferent live stock? DO You
fall down when it comes TO marketing
your farm products? Study the mat
ter out and then plan to make more
money out of the farm another season
than you have this.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16

In breeding your mare ind sire
of similar type, for the get from an
animal of entirely different type is
more than apt 10 be unsatisfactory.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16

Better look around and see how
many weeds you have been letting
draw nourishment from the soil which
rightfully belongs to the crops. And
remember the weed allowed to go to
seed means a multitude of weeds next
season
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16

OF the two ways OF blanching celery,
namely by earth and by boards, the
latter is to be preferred because the
use of the boards keeps the celery
cleaner and makes it less liable TO be
affected by rust or rot. and is ready
for use or the market at least two
weeks earlier than when earth is
used. In both processes the work
must be done when the soil and celery
plants are perfectly dry, as handling
in moist condition produces rust or
rot, or both.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16

Keep the boys interested in the
farm by making them your junior par Z.
ners in the farming business
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16

Cold rains of autumn are more try
ing on stock than the colder weather
of winter See that they are shelter
ed in some way
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16

Why not have a morse the wife and
daughter can drive? 1t would please
them. and you. too.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16

Put your heart into your work. and
ten chances to one your farm viii
give you good returns. It's the half
hearted effort which brings failure
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16

There's u value on. your COW, is
there on your wife? Do you seek 10
make her lot as easy as possible by
providing labor saving devices?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-16

1t is a fatal mistake to attempt to
winter more stock than you can feed
comfortably.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-06-20
TIE STORY.

n HE prophet Elisha returned from
! Ramoth-Gilead disappointed and
perplexed. He had gone thither under
the confident expectation of amounting
Jehu king over Israel, but no word
had come from God directing such ac-
ton. He had waited impatiently for
several days looking for Divine light
and leading, but no Divine message
came, and at last he had returned
home, as we have said, disappointed
and deeply perplexed.
Years before when Elijah was about
to be taken from him into heaven he
had laid the solemn charge upon him
tG anoint Jehu king over Israel, telling
him how the Lord had spoken to him
in the mountain and had told him that
Jehu was to become king in the room
of Ahab.
At that time Jehu was a mere youth
promising, to be sure, but only be-
ginning his career in the army-and
Elijah had understood that the time
had not arrived to anoint Jehu. When
King Ahab had been killed in the
battle with the king of Syria, the
prophet Elijah had not been surprised
or disappointed when Ahab's son
Ahaziah had come to the throne, not
withstanding the fact that the young
warrior Jehu had returned from the
battle with glorious record for valor,
and had proved himself leader of
great ability. Elijah had felt that the
time had not yet come when the word
of the Lord was to be fulfilled by the
amounting Of Jehu.
But when the wicked, iniquitous
reign Of two years had ended in the
ignominious death of Ahaziah as the
result of his fall during a drunken rev.
elry, and Joram, another son of Ahab,
had come to the throne without any
apparent opposition, Elijah had indeed
been disappointed.
1t was then that he had spoken to
Elisha of the commission God had
laid upon him to anoint Jehu king
over Israel, and only a few short
weeks after that he had been snatehed
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-06-20
Saloon Town Reformed.

We've got a town on our road the
boys call He'll If you want a real
hard thing to try out the Y. M. G. A.
on, put it there" This was the remark
made ten years ago by railroad pres
ident to an International Y. M. C. A,
secretary, who had urged that this
organization could better the cond9.
tions Of living and the service on the
road. "That suits u.s." said the Sec
retary. The company put up $4,5OO
for an equipment, and the citizens
$2,5O0. At the end OF a month saloon
men protested that the new organfza-
tion was running their business. One
Of them, who had the biggest paying
corner saloon in town, said his month
ly receipts had fallen off from over
$4,000 to $500, and he or the associa-
ton had to quit. Now a handsome
Episcopal church occupies his corner.
A brakeman who came back to the
town after an absence of two years.
hunted for his former associates in
their accustomed seats in the saloon
and found them in the Y. M. c. A.
building.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-06-20
mar
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Galloon in faded tints, worked with
gold, is used for crown bands.
Entire hats are trimmed with rose
petals, in a succession of sizes and
tones.
Broad, satiny gauze quills Of iri
descent colors are smart on Sumatra
hats.
Jet pins, cabochens and agrafes reg
lister the present millinery craze for
Jet.
Small tomatoes on late millinery
models encourge almost a hope for
Mayonnaise dressing.
The latest Charlotte model is the
revolutionary cap of enormous proper
tions.
Sashes are everywhere on frock
and arranged in every conceivable
fashion
Of the new colors, one favored by
the milliners is blue after rain," q
tint of pale blue.
Many sailor hats are heavily
trimmed all around the crown OF
across the front with flowers, foliage
wings and plumes.