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The Republican journal., 1870-11-10
A CURIOUS ACCIDENT.

We can say, after reading this little story.
that truth is not nearly as strange rs fiction
A young man, u mechanic by trade, PASSED
the evening in Brooklyn, about siN weeks
ago and was returning To New York ON th,
ferry boat ut twelve; ninety-ninc out OF every
one hundred persons always rush directly
through a boat to the end nearest their dr9tl
nation, but this young man remained ON thr
after part till il touched the dock, when hr
passed through the ladies' sitting room. and
observed on Il seat Il lady's satchrl and um
brela. Every one was Fastening OF tho
boat there were nut three or four la,lir. iu
the whole party, 50 the young man sriIrd
the satchel and umbrella and hurried after
the receding passengers. Holding both In
ticles alott, he hurriedly questioned several
people. TO none of those belonged the
property he had taken possession of.
After waiting about the fcrry-housc some
time, he took the captured articles home. Ot
course he expected that they would be speed
ily advertised, for the satchc, which wat.
locked, and the umbrella. We're well worth
some reward But day after day passed no
advertisement appeared-and he procured a
KEY and opened the little bag, which contain
ed 81 900 in government bonds (unrcgi,trr-
ed) a portemonnaie holding 800 in currency,
Il splendid gold watch and cham, u broken
ring, II gold thimble, a locllet containing IN
elderly mans portrait, u slip of paper, and
in a female hand written these words II
have waited and waited YOU do not come
and have ceased to hope. +. P." Upon Il
marginal piece of some foreign newspaper
was the name Of a hotel in New York that
does not exist. The young man consulted
police headquarters, and he went daily to the
Morguc for some female to come ashore, bul
now nearly two months have gone by and no
trace Of the owner has been found. Ii is ON
ly by one of three suppositons this mysteri
ons satchel can be accounted for. Either
murder, suicide or sudden insanity has over
taken the unfortunate owner, In the mean
time the custodian of the unexpected fortune
is half out of his wits with the emharrasS
ment that bcsets his position.
The Republican journal., 1870-11-10
HOW i BEGAN FARMING.

| commenced learning to clear new land and to
cultivate the Soil in the wilderness of Sandy river
III Name, seVenty-eight Years ago and served an
apprenticeship of eight years without fee reward
L then, in 1900, began on my own account in the
woods on the Plymouth Patent (now Industry } in
the county of Franklin, Me-, feIled the trees on
eight acres and burned the cut down. On the 10th
OF April, 1901, commenced burning off the logs
and cleared up three acres by hand in three weeks,
soWed two bushels Of wheat on two acres and one
bushe of rye on one acre. Having no funds to be-
gin with procured seed on credit; hired yoke of
oxen and narrowed the three acres well as |
could in one day and then grubbed with hoe round
the stumps two days and thus covered the seeds not
covered with the harrow. The wheat and rye grew
finely and the two bushels of wheat yielded forty
two; the bushels of rye, over thirty bushels of eX-
cellent quality. l picked up the limbs on the re-
naming tive acres, on which l planted corn and
raised l2S bushels of sound corn for market
When could leave my work, on my new land,
| worked at having and other work for hire: made
shoes in the fall and taught school in the winter
paid for board and some for clothing, husbanded my
recOurceS well as [ could to raise money to pay
for land and ut the end of the year found myself
worth 5000. | continued to clear up about four
acres Il year till had cleared fifty acres, planted an
orchard and erected suitable farm buildings and
fences.
was at Hallowel the greater part of the time in
lS03, q and /, on wages. In the fall of 1901 ! mar
ried and settled on my farm: was prosperous never
ltiled to raise good crop from what soWed OF
planted, and At the expiration of eleven years had
gained by my labor on an average clear $500 per
wear. That j.. my farm buildings and assets were
estimated at $1,000, the aVailS OF my new farm and
wages earned, In lSl2 was called to an official
was constantly employed in places of trust and pro
nj many years and did not give up doing business
entirely until 80 years Of age. W. A. of Norridge-
Wock in Maine Farmer.
The Republican journal., 1870-11-10
THE WAY OF THE WORLD.

When at morning you start on the journey OF life,
With your heart full of hope and your pocket Of
gold,
When the air seems with Sunshine and happiness
rife,
You think you can never grow weary and old.
The path lies before-the ascent is but slight,
And the soft springy turf with fresh dewdrops is
pearled,
When your spirits are bright and your footstep j.
light,
It's 4 very nice way is the way of the world.
When surrounded by friends, you stride gayly
along.
And each weayes for the other green garands Of
bays;
While you Tighten the Journey with laughter and
Twill be sunshine, yon think, to the end of your
days.
If sleeper the path grows as still it ascends,
What prospects Of bliss are before you unfurled,
While the storm still impends;epe you're left by
YOU friends,
It's a very smooth way is the way of the world.
But, all when the tempest oertakcs you at last,
When clouds and thick darkness the prospect en-
fold
When you wrestle in vain with the force of the
blast,
Till it leaves you exhausted, and naked, and cold
When the path you We're climbing is shattered and
cleft.
And sharp splintered crags all around you lie
hurled;
When your friends have al! left, when of fortune
you're reft,
It's a very hard way is the way of the world.
The Republican journal., 1870-11-10

SITTING ON EGGS. We put the eggs safely
in our coat-taiI pocket, and walked cautious
~. 1t recalled piece Of disreputable care
lessness on our fathers part, who once sat
down on Il dozen eggs, and went np Us if
every egg was a bomb and every bomb in
explosion. But then he was a notorously
absent minded man His very example was
our safety. And yet, we dwelt with some
inward mirth rs we walked to the house.
on the ludicrous figure which our father cut.
Dinner was spread as we came in. Some
question came up which diverted our thought
from the discovery of the nest-indeed, we
forgot that we had eggs about us, and drew
to the table and sat down with alacrity which
we got up. ''Gracous!'' ''Why, what is
the nlatter?'' "Matter enough care YOU
sick DO let drew my hand from my
pocket, streaming with liquid chicken, never
to be born, and the disgusting secret was
out. That woman was a saint. NV pockets
were duly cleansed, without one cutting
word. ! can imagine the process, but
never like to dwell upon it, Would Won be-
lievc it, the same thing happened in few
weeks again? 1t did, and to the very same
person. But never since, no-ncvcr! From
that day TO this we do not remember ever to
have taken IN egg from q nest.
/. When | see man who allows himself
to be putfcd up and fattcred, know that his
time will como when he will sit down on his
eggs.
3. When see men who are robbing right
and left, and filling theirpockets with unlaw-
full wealth which other men earned, say
"You will sit on those eggs"
3. When over-cunning men think that
they can outwit all their fellows, and are cx-
ulting at the success which their shrcwdness
has achieved | say to myself, "Fill your
pockets! BY and by you will sit down on
those eggs" Beccher.
The Republican journal., 1870-11-10

We republished 4 day or two since the
beautiful poem by Mrs Wakefield, nee Miss
Priest, recently deceascd-enttled ''Over
the River Nd one can ever read this touch
ing production even if it is re-read weekly,
without feeling something Of the depth Of
tender affection in which it is SO swoetly lined.
The writer was factory girl, and it is an
interesting fact that the lines were originally
written on an old piece of brown paper dur
ing an hours incoming at the mill in which
she worked, in Mass, and then thrown aside
and forgotten until q year later, it was acc-
IDENTITY resurrected by the authoress in a
search for something else. 1t then occurred
to her that it might be worth printing, and
she accordingly forwarded it to the Spring
field Republican, where it first appeared, in
August, 1857. [Lewiston Journal.
The Republican journal., 1870-11-10
FLOWERS AND VINES IN THE HOUSE.

lhere are many beautiful botanical experiments
Willcli can De conducted in the house during winter,
winch are not embraced generally in the list of
hoWers and vines in our parlors and windows.
HOW many OF the fair readers of the TELEGRAPH
have the beautiful vine of the sweet potato running
over their mantle-shelf: This pretty sight can be
enjoyed by placing sweet potato in a tumbler or
ohef glass vessel. filled with water passing a Mn
through the tuhcr SO rs to keep the lower end from
one OF Two inches from the bottom of the vessel
heop on the manie-shcf, in a warm ROOM and
every day give il sun for an hour or two and in a
~" Gays fool'lngS VIII begin to appear, aiming for
ne bottom OF the vessel, and in two or three weeks
Inc eye Will begin to shoot and rapidly grow and
run upon Suspended twine or any little trcls-Work
prepared for it. The d{OscOred G0Iat0e is the nret-
test for this purpose, when it can be obtained.
The Morning GLORY" can be propagated in par
lof windows, where there is some sun to perfection
curing winter; it flowers with its natural colors
and the delicate little vine can Ne made 10 RIM over
We tat "lIdoW. hanging vase is the prctticst for
suspend an acorn by 4 cotton thread so AS nearly
10 touch the water in glass vessel Ga hyacinth
SiaSs Is perhaps the best,l set upon the window or
mamie, anu let 1t remain there for eight or ten
WehS more "r less, without being intertered with,
eAFfft 10 supply the evaporation Of the water and
lhr acorn will burst, and as it throws a root down
ihto Ilc water, sprout or stem will be sent uJ-
WHd' throwing out beautiful little green leaves
lhiS giving you an oak tree in full lite and health
within your parlor
l,Pfe are many of the NOSES which can be very
successfully grown in the house through the Win
ter, and with the foregoing afford an ntrrcstina
't rehncd enjoyment for the tcmnnes of a family.
"' rcitl pleasure TO all who have Il taste for the
'Uduliltll To witness We trust to see q greater in
inAtioh on the part Of the ladies to Introduce into
rem houses this most agreeable addition to their
'"lleS'lc pleasures, IGermantown Telegraph
The Republican journal., 1870-11-10
JOSH BILLINGS ON COUNTRY HOTELS.

Hotels are houses ov refuge homes for the
vagrants, the married mans retreat, and the
bachelors lireside
They are kept in all sorts ov ways, some ON
the European plan, and many ov them on no
plan at all.
A good landlord is like good step-moth
er, he knows hiz Dizziness and means TO do
his duty
He knows how to rub his hands with ioy
when traveller draws nigh, he knows how
TO smile, he knows your wifc'5 father when
ne Waz living, and your wife's first husband.
out ne don't speak about him.
lie kan tell whether it will rain tomorrow
or not; he hears your complaints with tear
in his eye, he blows up the servants at vrrr
suggestion, and stands around reddy with
shirt collar on as stiff as broken china
A man may be good Supream Court
Judge, and at the same time be a miserable
landlord
Most everybody thinks he kan keep hotel
(and they kan), but this ackounts for the
great number Of hotels that air kept on the
same principle that 4 Justiss ov the Peace
otfiss IL kept in a country during n six days
Jury trial for killing sumboddy's yello dorg
hotel wont keep itself and keep the Land
lord too, and ever knre a traveller from the
habit of proi;tne swearing.
several times, and it alwus makes me swear
wuss
1t is too often the kase that landlords 90
into the Dizziness oy hash as ministers 90 in
to the professhun, with the very best ov mo
tlves, but the poorest kind oy prospects.
don't know of any Dizziness more tiattcr-
sum than the tavern dizziness; there don't
seem to be anything to do but to stand iu
front ov the register with a pen behind the
ear and see that guests enter the house. then
yank a bell-rope six or seven times. ana lhru
tell John to sho the gentleman 20 9-G. and
then take four dollars and fifty crnts ua>f
morning from the poor devil ov a Traveller
and let him went
This seems to be the whole (and If H. tbr
whole thing) in most eases.
You will diskoyer the fnllowinr lr.L ,ir
shun mild one, oy about y hotels ont of u
between the Atlantick and paciirk Oslmu.
akrost the United States in STRAIGHT lipr.
Yonr room i n foot {; inches 7vuE.,t
inches, parallelogramlv.
1t being court week (es usuaD all the ,ya.i
rooms are cmploynd Inv tbe LAWYERS .ui
Judges.
You're room is ON the uttermost floor.
The carpet is inorain-inorained with tba
dust, Kerosene lie And ink-.nnt, of fnnr ,e,n
crashns
There IL two PEGS in the room 10 bitch
coats into. one ov Them broke o,,b .nI tL,.
other pulled ont ond missinu
The hnro has th.o,, I,cr, i ,,,,I,,.,I
The GLASS TO the bnro 7swinrs an tynmiy,,
which have lost their Grin
There is one towel on thn rack Mn, I'm,
wet. The rain water in tho ni,rbor ,.um. AM
ov the we'll
The SOAP IL az tuff TO wcar az a whrt--tnu,
The soap IL scented with cinnamon He. M.
The Republican journal., 1870-11-10

A FRANK confession. A farmer living in
Oxford county, Maine, went down to town
/ not a thousand miles from Portsmouth, for
the purpose Of purchasing yoke Of oxen, as
he had been informed that there was a lot of
very fine stock for sale by one of the wealthy
land owners of the place. Arriving in the
best farming district of the Cumberland coun-
ty town, our friend met a man driving an OK
team Of whom he enquired-
''Can you inform me where Mr.. Wall
| lives ~
..There's a number of Walls live around
here Which one did you wish to find ?" re-
turned the stranger, who was a stout built,
keen-eyed man, habited in homespun, but
bearing in his general appearance unmistak-
able tokens of ease and comfort, far rs
finances were concerned.
II don't know what his christian name Is y
pursued our friend "but he is the owner of
some very fine oXen.'
"Wen" responded the stranger, ''they all
own pretty fair oxen"
But the one wish to find has oxen forsale' ,
Gas for that sir, guess they'd any Of em
sell if they could get their price,
.But,n exclaimed the Oxford county man.
.the Mr.. Wall | wish to find is quite
wealthy
Eyes; well, / reckon there amt any on
'em very bad off," replied the other with a
nod,
ssMy Mr.. WALL" continued our friend, hes
itatingly, '.has been represented to me as
being a very closested man, and not scru-
pulouslv honest in all his Transactions"
With a curious twinkle of the eye, and q
gentle pat upon the paunch of his near OK,
he said-''To tell you the truth, sir, | guess
they're a cosc-sted set all around and |
never heard that honesty run in the family
Isn't there something else ?"
eyes" replied the searcher for oxen, des-
perately, "they say he has been caught in
the act of robbing his brothers chicken
COOP"
The stranger bowed and smiled
81 guess I'm the man, come with me and
I'll show you as fine stock of cattle as you
can find in the State; and if you know what
oxen are, there's no danger of being cheat
ed"
FATAL ACCIDENT AT WALDOBORO. Satur-
day morning, sad and most terri
bic accident occurred in Waldoboro on the
Knox and Lincoln railroad. In making a
dirt excavation the bank caved in, burying
four men Elijah Condor of Friendship, was
crushed by rock weighing about ton and
a half so that he lived but few moments.
Zenas Condor. his brother, had his back
broken and will probably die. James White
of Nova Scotia, had his thigh broken; James
Donovan, Irish, had 4 leg and arm badly
fractured; the latter requiring amputaton
near the shoulder Joint. Both the Condons
are married men with families. White and
! Donovan are unmarried
The Republican journal., 1870-11-10

wagon HIRES. a newspaper writer says his
wagon tires wear out before they get loose" and
me reason Is, he Saturates the tcoes thoroughly
with linsecd oil before the tires are set The fai-
locs are placed in hot oil for about one hour and
are thus rendered perfectly waterproof so that the
shrinking and swelling that loosen the tire are pre-
vented.
The Republican journal., 1870-11-10

4 DELICATE DESSERT. Lay hafa-,tozen crack
rrS in a tureen ,pouron enoughboiling water tocover
Them In few minutes they will be swollen to
hrec on ionf times their original size. Now CRATE
loat sugar and a little nutmeg over them, and dip
Oh enough sweet cream to make nice sauce and
You viii have simple and delicious dessert that
Wll resi- lightly on the stomach, and it is easily
prepared. Leave out the cream and il is a valuable
recipe for sick room cookery"
The Republican journal., 1870-11-10

BEat, TINE TO PAINT HOUSES. Experiments
show that pant or surfaces exposed to the sun,
VIII be much more durable if applied in autumn or
spring, than if put on in hot weather. In cool
weather. if dries slowly, forms hard glossy coat.
tough like glass, while if applied in warm weather,
dry that it is rapidly beaten off by rains
The Republican journal., 1870-11-10

Mrs. Dorothy Trissccd, of indianapolis,
had portion Of her skull blown away, u few
days ago, by accidcntly striking her foot
against the trigger of a gun She was looking
into to see if ii was loaded
The Republican journal., 1870-11-10

lloLDlNG UP MILK. Mr.. J.. Morton informs the
Rural American that when his trouble him in
tins way, he reaches his hand up and places the
ends of his fingers on the backbone, forward of the
hips, aud presses down hard for minute or so and
they always give their milk very freely
The Republican journal., 1870-11-10

A schoolmarm in one of the neighboring
towns has Just completed a touching poetical
refrain on '.blarsted hopes" II commences
lnu the buZum of the tlourS
The son looks from above:
Alas. no one looks into minc
| wilt for human luv.
The Republican journal., 1870-11-10

A gentleman of Barbour county, Ala, who
has prejudice against the ordinary mode Of
burial, has ordered marble coffin for his re-
mains.
The Republican journal., 1870-11-10

MILKING CLEAN. Experiment has shown that
the milk last drawn from the COW, is frolu ten to
twelve times richer than the first drawn portions,
or contanngs from ten to twelve times rs much
The Republican journal., 1870-11-10

The mackcrel!ng season Of lS10 is fast
drawing to Il close, and hy the middle of
November the bay fleet will all have arrived
home and the business closed up for the yelr
The shore fleet have done nothing for the
past fortnight and many Of the vessels have
abandoned the business and hauled up. The
mackerel have struck of much earlier this
season than in former years, consequently
the hopes which We're entertained of :; good
catch in October, 10 wind mp the years work
successfnlly have been diSsipatcd. Still the
catch Of the season has been much larger
than that OF last, probably double; and most
of the fleet have done d fair years work
One schooner has been lost in the business
The bay fleet rs q general thing have done
rather slim, the restrictions placed upon the
fisheries in those waters greatly embarrass-
inc the business. The number of vessels
employed has been much less than that Of the
previous wear, and most of them have made
but one trip. \ few good fares have been
brought in, but the fleet as Il whole will not
average more than one hundred and seventy
five barrels The qIality Of the mackerel
has not been quite as good as those caught
off this shore, and the Latter have been most
in demand, but within the past week the bay
have advanced in price, and the market IS
daily imprOvinr The seizure of four vessels
engaged in the business, and the loss OF one
on her voyage thither, has been q serious
drawback to this branch of the fisheries, and
it will prove far from profitable to many of
the firms engaged in if. To sum up, the
mackereling season of 1870 will prove moder-
atcly remuncrative and on the whole q little
Improvement on that of last year. GlouccS-
ter Advertiser.
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SEA Moss FARINE, made from Pure Irish Moss is
considered by all who have used it to be most de-
lightful, healthful, and economical food.
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rCoMMUNlCATFD.l

oar Can tdate Tor iCeHister OF wills.
The convention tdat placed IN nomination william
NJ. Bum made a wise sell c ion. His adherents de-
tected imm4 lately after their organization that he
would lie winning man, snd witlOut disparagiOg
any OF the other candidates before the convention,
think may safely assert az the Intention
from the beginning 10 nominate a man whO had
been in active service under the old h4g, and who
had acquitted himself with c'e tit without having
ceiyed a commission f"r us services. The cOumuni-
cation Nbich appeared yOIr issue a few daj ago,
signed "rWentieth Ward, did AIr Bum justice in
speaking so honestly Ci his military career. The
Democratic party have, in some Instances, honOred
the soldier in stleeti 2 him Tor position, but the
cases have been very rare, ana they have invariably
chosen officers for their nominees Now our
great patty have opportunity presented them for
c0mI limenting man Who held the position Of a
priyat@ aud let them come up to the work nobly
ana thereby show their enemies that they mean
what they say when they assertthai the soldier sba
hs n WaTded. A PRIVArE.
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MARRIED.
HAY-GIBS0S.-On the 2Tth instant, by the Rev.
X. M. Patterson, MIR. GEORGE HAY to Miss AHSIE
r., daughter OF Patrick Gibson Esq, all OF this city.
HUTCHINsoN-SHREvE.-At the United States Le-
cation, Brussels, September Ii, $780, by the Rev.
William Drury. British Chaplain, EMLEN HUTCHtN-
son, OF Philadelphia, TO MARY SHREyE, OF Boston :
DIED.
HOEFIICH.-On Tuesday morning, the 2Ith instant
CA1HARINE HoEFLlCH, widow of Samuel Hoedich,
in the 18th year of her age
The relatives and friends are respectfully invited
to attend the funerd from her late residence No III
North Ninth street, Friday afternoon, 30th inst
at O'Clock.
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~ OBBINS' HAIR REVIEWER REST ORES THE
IL natural color without oyeing, by imparting
vigorous and healthy growth.
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PRoMrTEEss, energy, and perseverance have es-
tablished reliable, cheap and first-class Curtain,
Shade. Bedding, and Upholstery Store in the wei
known house of Albertson s. Co.. No 1875 Chesnut
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MAR R HE'D.

The model Upholstery Store OF Phlladelph a,
ALBERTsoS * CO.'S, No. 1895 Chestnut street.
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THE WORD "SozoDoNT," which is fast becoming
household word, is derived from the Greek, and
composed Of two words, Sozo and ODoSTES. "5 ozo,"
translated, means to preserve and ''odontcs," the
teeth. So2oDohT, preserver of the teeth. Aud It
is true to its name,
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NOT satisfied with administering to the mere com.
fort of their guests, Wessrs Rice OF the AMERC AN
HOUSE, BOSTON, have fitted their billiard halls with
the best material in the country.
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MIR. WILLIAM W. CASSIDY, the jeweller at No
South Second street. has one of the largest and
attractive stocks Of all kinds OF Jewery and Silver
ware In the city, He has also on hand fine assort-
ment OF fine American Western Watches. Those
who purchase at this store at the present tie are
certain TO get the worth OF their money.
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CHHb sCsNs.

"SPALDNGs GLUE" will mend your ways, or any
n ing else that needs mendng.