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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06
"eood-Niaht and Pleasant Dreams.n

Two things mean sweet sieep-a
clear conscience and a clean bed. No
one is going to put you in bed they
think is not clean, but haven't you no
ticed sometimes that the pillow cases
and sheets have a stale. musty smell,
and that they are harsh and have an IN
pleasant feeling? That is because they
are washed with soaps thai are full Of
rosin and strong caustics. There's only
one soap for bedding That is Easy
Task Soap" Pure cocoanut oil, pure
boraX, naphtha and other healthfully
sterilizing and cleansing agents com
pose Easy Task Soap and bedding
washed with it is sure to come from
the wash so beautiful that it makes
the housewife proud
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06
HOW MYSTERY WAS SOLVED

The story of woman's strange pre-
sentiment, which led to the discovery
OF child who had disappeared from
her homo, comes from Layenham. in
Suffolk, England All attempts to find
child of three named Gladys May
Bradbrooke had failed in spite of the
efforts of the police, who had searched
two days and dragged three ponds
On the third day Mrs. Welham, a
neighbor. had preseutiment that the
child would be found in disused well
some distance from the village. A
search was made, and The child's body
was found floating in the water which
is ten feet below the ground level
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

The popular Scottish pastime Of golf
now seems to have its advocates in
every civilized corner Of the globe
and in most cases the associations are
governed by the rules laid down by
the Royal and Ancient Golf club Of
st. Andrews. The above illustration
shows a golfer in the act of putting
on the eighteenth green Of the Tient-
sin golf links in China. The tallest
figure on the right is presumably his
opponent with two native caddies be
hind him, while on the left is another
native holding the flag which marks
the green until the player has holed
out
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06
Beware the Dodl

A family moved from the city TO a
suburban locality and were told that
they should get a watchdog to guard
the premises at night. So they bought
the largest dog that was for sale in
the kennels OF a neighboring dog fan
cier, who was a German. Shortly
afterward the house was entered by
burglars, who made good haul. while
the big dog slept. The man went to
the dog fancier and told him about it.
Veil, vat you need now" said the
dog merchant, lis leedle dog to wake
up the big dog "-Everybody
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06
MEMORIAL OF A DISASTER

Located near the margin of a beau
tiful and romantic little lake, in the
Golden Gate park, San Francisco, Cal,
sJands Il handsome marble monument.
In a way it is a memorial 'mOnu-
ment," being an enduring souvenir Of
The fearful disaster that visited San
Francisco in April, 1906-earthquake
and fire. These beautiful and grace.
ui Italian marble columns-the base,
and surrounding entablature and
f.icze, have interesting associations.
Formerly they constituted the orna
mental front entrance to the palatial
residence Of the late A. n. Towne
railway magnate. who for many years,
made his home in San Francisco. His
mansion stood on California street
On the very summit of the fashionable
End aristocratic mob Hill" At the
time Of the great disaster. the build
ing was reduced to a vast heap of
Wreckage by the flames. Singular to
say the front entrance entirely es-
.aped both the violent earth shock
and the consuming flames The quake
lid not crack or shatter the marble
work, nor did the fire blacken the
aighly polished stone
For several years the facade stood
untouched Recently, work was com
menced in removing the mass of &c
5rjs preparatory to rebuilding Mrs
Towne presented to the city of Sor
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06
Pierp's Appetite

J. P Morgan, Sr., was always a
good trencherman in his youth and
he has as good an appetite today as
he ever had, not only for corned beef
and cabbage-his favorite dish but
for other foods If the Morgan, who
dazzled the Teutons with his mathe-
mates when he was a German uni
versity postgraduate student. had ac-
cepted the chair of mathematics Of
fered TO him by Heidelberg, instead, Of
his Yankee Corned beef and cabbage
it might have been frankfurters and
sauerkraut-NewY York Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06
SELLS HIS BODY FOR $50

With less than a fortnight to live
John Jurkin, the convicted Ottumwa
negro who killed Clara Rosen, at Fort
Madison, la, and who was hanged at
The state penitentiary, sold his dead
body to Prof H. j Hoove, professor
Of anatomy of Drake university. Des
Moines. 1t is said that Junkin re.
ceived $50 for his body During the
few remaining days that he had to
live Jurkin spent the money for such
good things to eat and smoke as the
rules Of the prison allowed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06
Perfectly Harmless.

A little girl of three years, whose
father had bought her some firecrack-
ers and SKY rockets for the Fourth Of
July, wanted to know what they were
for. On being told their purpose, she
anxiously inquired if they would hurt
anybody. When told they would not,
she seemed relieved, and that night,
when saying her prayers, she added:
An, bod don't 90 be f'raid Of zem
poppin' fings when zey make a noise
tomorrow, 'tause zey won't hurt 90"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06
He Knows the Game.

According to the Metropolitan Meg
azine. Fire Chief John Conway of Jer-
sey City, has solved the baseball ex-
cuse question by the posting of the
following printed notice on his desk
at fire headquarters:
All requests for leave of absence
owing to grandmothers' funerals, lame
back, house cleaning, moving, sore
throat, headache, brainstorm, cousins
wedding, general indisposition, etc,
must be handed to the chief not later
than ten o'clock on the morning OF the
game"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

Guatemala is land of earthquakes
and throughout the country wherever
the churches have suffered from
quakes and the crumbling towers are
no longer strong enough to bear the
weight of the heavy bells, these are
hung out of doors under pointed
matched roof held up by bamboo
poles. These add greatly to the pic
turesqueness of the landscape.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06
AN ODD MURDER CLUE.

Examining the body of a murdered
woman at Arras, in France the other
day, a doctor noticed finger prints of
blood on the right elbow. He removed
the piece of skin on which the marks
and as a result of compar-
ing them with the finger prints of
several persons suspected of the
crime the wOman's husband has now
been arrested
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06
Uncle Allen.

"If you're getting old and don't
know it," philosophical Uncle Allen
Sparks, you'll find it out when you
go back to the town where you grew
up and look around for the boys you
used to play with when you were a
kid"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

A Poughkeepsie man who went TO
California to accumulate fortune
rapidly has just returned after an alb
sence of 81 years. The old gentleman
will probably put in the rest of his
Gays reading all the get-rich-quick lit,
erature he can find and giving it the
ha ha.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

Correspondents are arguing that a
lie is occasionally justifable and
Brooklyn judge decides that dam" is
not profane. Being good is becoming
easier.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

Esperanto will never offend against
the pure-food laws, unless its advo-
Gates, being merely human, revolt
against its limited expressions for
emotional relief. It's vocabulary does
not contain a single swear word.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

The uncle of the King of Portugal
who saw man killed in q street fgh+
among ruffans in New York. is now
in position to go home and write a
Aook about American civilization.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

Canada has discovered that It has
$39, 100000 worth Of peat boys and
1t is wondering how it can induce its
people to use peat at a low cost in
preference to coal at high cost.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

In Paris flet of beef is worth so
cents pound and only cheap cuts Of
horse meat are as low as 20 cents.
No wonder they call it that dear
Paris"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

England is now figuring on a gas.
driven battleship to render obsolete
all vessels Of the Dreadnought tyne.
People over there must sit up niglts
thinking of new ways to spend public
money.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

The language of the North American
Indian and the Japanese contain no
cuss words. What a handicap when
an aborigine hit his finger with a pre-
historic AK
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

Half a million in counterfeit coin
has been recovered by the United
States in the past year Has any one
heard Of any real money being recov-
cred?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

In the presence Of all this wonder
full aviation on the other side of the
ocean it would seem to be high time
for Americans to Go a few stunts; or
is II to be said that an aeroplane Is
to have no honor in it's own country
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

1t may be marvellous. but It is hu-
man that Susie, the pet ape, should
refuse chewing gum simply because
her teacher tells her to?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

The Philadelphia man who was
choked to death by high collar died
a death that ought to turn Harry Lehr
and Berry Wall green with envy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

Washington has displaced the eagle
and has made the woodpecker the
state bird. This will make Old Badly
red-headed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06
Conserve Common Sense.


US not the present, as we have
seen, exceptionally secure? What.
then, OF preparations for the future?
Patriotism is the basis Of our insti-
buttons. And patriotism in the minds
of our youth is no longer linked solely
with fireworks and deeds Of daring 1t
is taught in our schools A new
course has been added-a course in
loyalty. MethodicaNy. our children
learn how to vote, how to conduct
primaries. conventions and elections,
how to discriminate between qualifica-
tons OF candidates and, finally, how
to govern as well as serve They are
taught to despise bribery and all
forms Of corruption and fraud as
treason. Their creed, which they are
made TO know by heart, is not com
pick. II is simple, but comprehen-
sive, no less beautiful in diction than
lofty in aspiration. These are the
pledges which are craven upon their
memories:
AS it is cowardly for a Jldier to
run away from battle, so 1t is coward
ly for any citizen not to contribute
his share to the well-being Of his
country. America is my own dear
land she nourishes me, and | will
love her and do my duty to her,
whose child. servant and civil soldier
am.
AS the health and happiness OF
and nerve and drop Of blood doing
its work in its place, so the health
and happiness OF my country depend
upon each citizen doing his work in
his place.
These young citizens are our
hostages to fortune. Can we not
safely assume that the principles ami
mating their lives augur well for the
permanency OF the Republic? When
before have the foundation stones
OF continuance been laid with such
care and promise of durability?
The future, then. is bright And
the present? But one thing is need
full No present movement is more
laudable than that which looks to
conservation OF natural resources
But let US never forget that the great
est inherent resource of the Amer
ican people is Common Sense. Let
that be conserved and applied with
out cessation, and soon 1t will be
found that all the Ills OF which we
complain but know not Of are only
such as attend upon the growing
pains of a great and blessed country
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

Married men, according to statistics
are subject to fewer accidents than
are single men. Somebody is keeping
tab on their hours.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

Il has been decided that a divorced
woman is the widow of her former
husband. This classes husbands with
the dead ones
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

Men may beat the birds flying, but
the birds don't have much trouble
with their propeller blades.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

Kondamnigughin," the cuss word
in Esperanto, is ornamental. but too
long for practical use.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

Occasional showers are useful. but
the weather man should not go away
on his vacation and forget to turn
them off
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

Europe cannot expect to experience
a cholera epidemic and an epidemic Of
American tourists at the same time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

"A woman-hater has been captured
by cookies" More than one man
hater has been won by dough.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

Aa'l!linoIs man has patented a safe
ty pin with two points. However,
wearers of the gallus are still waiting
for the two-headed nail.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

There ought to be a greater differ
ence between civilization and the
merely complicated life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

Have you taken Is minutes off to
learn Esperanto?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

A determination to practise what
we preach keeps US from doing too
much preaching.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

In the agreement between Korea
and Japan the latter did the agreeing
for both.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

A Long island milkman mistook a
mule for a COW. Moral: One cannot
be too careful
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

Dear. dear. when an asbestos plant
burns, where does safety lie?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

Paris has thoughtfully relegated the
hobble skirt to the museum of horrors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

In the coming sham battle of areo-
planes is the contest to see which
crowd of aviators hurt themselves
least?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06

In time to come man may evolve a
blunderproof, wreckless railroad.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06
NO CLOUDS IN SIGHT
COLONEL GEORGE HARVEY SAYS
COUNTRY ALL RIGHT.
The WRITER SEES NO CLOUD
Striking Article In North American
Review That Is Attracting Wide
Attention.

The attention OF business and pro
fessional men in all portions of the
country has been attracted to a stTik-
ingly strong article by Col. George
Harvey in the September issue Of the
North American Review in which the
writer takes a view of the greatest
hopefulness for the future of America
and Americans. The article is en-
titled "A Plea for the Conservation OF
Common Sense" and 1t is meeting
with the cordial approval of business
men of all shades Of political opinion
throughout the entire country. In
part, Colonel Harvey says:
Enthusiastically a spirit OF unrest
dominates the land. But, If it be
true that fundamentally the condition
Of the country is sound, must we
necessarily succumb to dependency,
abandon effort looking to retrieval
and cringe like cravens before clouds
that only threaten? Rather ought
We not to analyze conditions, search
for causes, find the root Of the dis
tress, which even now exists only in
mems minds, and then, after the
American fashion, apply such rem
edies as seems most likely to produce
beuefCent results?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-06
Capital and Labor Not Antagonistlc

The Link that connects labor with
capital is not broken but we may not
deny that it is less cohesive than it
should be or than conditions war
rant Financially, the country is
stronger than ever before in its his
tory. Recovery from panic SO
severe as that of three years ago was
never before so prompt and compare
lively complete. The masses are
practically free from debt Money Is
held by the banks in abundance and
rates are low
Why, then. does capital pause
upon the threshold Of investment?
The answer, We believe, to be plain.
1t awaits adjustment Of the relations
Of government to business The
sole problem consists Of determining
how government can maintain an
even balance between aggregations
OF interests, on the one hand, and the
whole people, on the other, protect
ing the latter against extortion and
saving the former from mad assaults.
The solution is not easy to find
for the simple reason that the stu
alton is without precedent. But is
L". progress being made along sane
and cautious lines?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-19
n,F7 AND KEEPING COOL.

careful diet contributes to our
.on,fort more than any other agency
I,,ring the hot days of summer we
o1d and subtract clothing to suit 'iie
changes in temperature; Dut lorse'
that the inside of our bodies IS even
more important than the oo'Siae,
, rIoartv food and heavy clothing mean
.rornth to the body. The food IN ilS
oomhnstion keeps up steady neat
+be clothing retains it. The neass
hearty food that requires hours IL
digestion, causes the body to oeconi
heated like a furnace and the only re
lief is perspiration. The craving Il
cooling drinks if fully satisfied cau95
nrofuse perspiration and the Dang
7 from chills is, ever present -.
. When we remember that the al
~ neonle in the tropics is largely III
/. ord rice let US follow their examl
g ana do likewise. Rice is easy Oh
5. aastion so that little heat is crea''
n The slightly acid fruits, sucn as -;
y, lemon, apple, plum, orange ana u
annie cool the blood and 'hih IL, o
,rnits are largely made up Oh va
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-19

aid MOTHER EARTH IKE le ll,itb
I'd inity through all time but ~'[ of
her far greater success tnan mU' her
h hor sex. has defed man to learn n Sa
age, Scientists still admit 'he anod u
feat Their latest esuna[ ooo roars
,v"'' with mot above 7O,OoO'OoO years. ar;
ar nr' below 100000 years" rms hse eSsh
mate, given official sanction ,n' tnsti.
n nnhlication by the Smithsonian nSt of
tution in Washington, is the iesu, ort " h
. Guides by Frank Wig s w th tr
S Io and George F. Becker Oh u vh|
1Tnitod States geological SURVEY, ,ns,d
s U followed the subject with coi'S'O
cradle interest. entitled q
, Prof. Clarke, in paper ea eniis,I d.
, preliminary Study of che s,. &c al, tn
pndation," presents review tn ol 1 an te
d nuailable data not only Tor ' ne J nrop
states but for the world Of the e. p rje
i. s,tion from a chemical po'h nou ol d
s N,r Rocker, on the other manu. On CT
mr; ni the question in paper OIL
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-19
Reclamation Work Is stopped.

LOckport. reclamation work VI
the Wisner interests il Lafourche ms
been suspended. While no authorlC"-
tive statement has been made. 1t ap-
pears likely that the threatened ll'i,
cation On the part Of the parish anu
the suits already started by TerFe'
bonnie parish is the real cause Tor Ihe
suspension of the work. Hundreds o
thousands of dollars have been spen
mere in reclamation and tieup VIII
be misfortune for the business II
1erests Of this community, and niue
aneasiness is manifested.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-19

THE person who buys Du raunch l'i at the
worth of peanuts to NUM- ,a IN the
w aame to feed the squirrels IN o thI
ua,i or to gladden. the hearts Ii.e os that
d d h.s a. contributed to an industry c ,rS
last year formed mill, ION market in
s ard which placed on the ae m anormous
anu naptous forms, reached the e e is fact
sHm Of sSs,OOO,ooo. But l II ti
s aonording to washington s'a'is' roso,u
"'1 mis- little seductive nut-a f feTDot
ton TT to "eat just one" is soon ,m roai
tonLvhose birthplace Is o n nr
ten ten until comparatively recen .,,;,on u.
" annreciated either as to the nntritioy
IN ,nctn Today the peanut t plays IA
pimnortant part in pleasure ,,o ,. .nrese,
i nmp1 dinner party to the eve eTeF game
s~e'l of the circus BAN no sar rsn
e utcnic. After all, what Is + pa'' mean S
,e p picnic or circus without the p'"D
V, accompaniment?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-19
How Old Mother Earth Hides Her A a5''

80 tho Earth" from more phiio-
sonhical point of view has
Tho age of the earth always nos nos
noon a subject for discussion a .4h"nt
pe on Of science and largely "l'ho tue
iien dofinite agreement among Ine
representatives OF the n u Of the
hranches of studies on account u
diserent points Of attack
N priofv the more recent dlscuSs'o ,ho
as to the earth's age nave p'"N
time as follows: ..otod the
''' lord Kelvin, in 1868, estimat eNo C ont
oorth,s age at 2o,OoO,oOO to 40'VVV''''
a and perhaps sS,ooO,OoO years p.r,s i
anu r,aronca King and Carl Bar nno 40 A
1883, placed the age al -f'''''
years. . 1907 revised his fl
f n0 from 2o,OOO.OOO to 4VV0V'V>
q years. :, 1900 said it W;
o Ct 900 600 to 9O,OoO,ooo years, 81 +,
J. O', Charles D. Walcott, secretary ~ y
CnSl ~, institution, in 1893 plac
A 3 tho maximum age at ?O'ooo,oV ny "a a
e ' Joly. in 1899. estlmateu o. cD ooo {
1 1e of t the ocean at sO,OOO'0OO to 'O'V''''
20 years. ,n 1000, placed
Vs. vs.. age of the ocean at SO'OO0'V''
no 100000 years.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-19
Helpful Hints.

One way to Danish mica 'lnp pd
and ingenious plan consists Oh S ohair
mo a small tub of water Oh saard
on ono a level with the shelf or cupOo ona
M most frequented by the mice anu
anrinkle thickly with oats d
~ The oats float on the wa ,'a,tr CO" 90
n,ra It an appearance of solldl!y 81 y
1 that the unsuspecting mice haV nav ar o
fondness for oats. walk III anu
drowned. rhoro are any
,,,mher of household tasks 'n"t 49,,
no easily done while sitting ~ n n'ii
b no awkward at first, but pracuce W.
~ oooustom one to the change
stool sufficiently high 70 pe!ln,' vi,
3 30 oct a pressure on the iron VII
~ ,oH 90 a great strength saver
p One may sit preparing Veg 5 nn
nickipg over fruit, cleaning si'Iei ~
thousand and one duties when HAL
stand to do.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-19
rAvoR,TE DISHES FOR HOT DAYS

Tho cold fruit soups so popular
among our foreign cousins are sa'n
ing in popularity each year III 'i,'
country. They are so coollns anu ~
sah;ns and at the same time contain
some nutriment. ~ do
Io1,ied soups are always more de-
.soh,, than the hot article, especially
on hot day. 49,. orob
when serving a dinner on the porch
la dishes are more satisfactory, as
Wv diehes are quickly cooled in car
rying. -. dow ,s made
os follows: Fill sherbet cups one ,
third full of lemon jelly made VIII
ae,atine and lemon juice, put a Jew ,
bananas through ricer, sprinkle wiz
, srgar and a little lemon JUICE ao
l his TO the jelly in the cups, Wnen
a ;e Get on this place a spoonful
9 whipped cream and 1t IS reao'
8 serve. ,, dosse
a .,;ob is not so rich as Ice cream
- milk sherbet. Mix together the JUL
~ Of, Of three lemons and one and "a M u
q. ou,f,,,s of sugar, let stand unui |
ir. sngar is dissolved, then add four CT
m fnls of rich milk and freeze. lurn .
ia sunozor handle slowly at first ana
If nh,rhot will be smooth as velvet
no o. sometimes called velvet sherDe''