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A kid, q kid.

The following is the Interpretation:
l. The kid, which is one of the pure
animals, denotes the Hebrews. The ia.
ther by whom it is purchased is Jeho-
yah, who represents himself as sustain
ing this relation to the Hebrew nation
The pieces of money signify Moses and
Aaron, through whose medium the He,
brews were brought out Of Egypt.
2. The cat denotes the Assyrians, by
whom the ten tribes were carried into
captivity.
3. The dog is symbolical of the Bah
ylonians.
4. The staff signifies the Persians.
5. The fire indicates the Grecian EN-
pire, under Alexander the Great.
6. The water betokens the Romans,
or the fourth of the great monarchies to
whom the Jews were subjected.
Z. The OK is a symbol OF the Sara
Gems, who subdued Palestine and brought
it under the Caliphate.
8. The butcher that killed the OK de-
notes the Crusaders, by whom the Holy
Land was wrcsted out of the hands oil
the Saracens.
8. The angel of death signifies the
Turkish poverty which the land OF Pal
estine was taken from the Franks, to
whom it is still subject.
10. The commencement Of the tenth
stanza is designed to show that God will
take signal vengeance on the Turks, i'm
mediately after whose overthrow the
Jews are to be restored to their own
land. and live under the government OF
their long expected Messiah.
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THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT,
Jewish Account of Its Origin.

THE HOgsETHAT JACK BUILT
Jewish, Account Of Its Origin.
AS the occupation and pleasures Of
childhood produce powerful impress
sion upon the memory,it is probable that
almost every reader who has passed his
infantile days in an English nursery, re-
collects the delight with which he repeat
ed the puerile jingling legend, "The
House that Jack Built" Very few,how.
ever, are at all aware of the original
form Of its composition, or the particu-
lar subject it was designed to illustrate
A fewer still. would suspect that it is only
an accommodated and altered form of an
ancient parabolical hymn, sung by the
Jews at the Feast of the Passover, and
commemorative of the principal events
in thehistory Of that people. Yet such
is actually the fact. The original, lin the
Chaldee language, is now living be-
fore me, and as it may not be uninter-
esting to the readers Of the Congrega-
tionalist Magazine, I will here furnish
them with literal translation of it, and
then add the Interpretation as given by
P. N. Lebrecht, Leipsic, 1871. The hymn
itself is found in Sepher Aaggahah, vol
90: -..- .......
IA kid, kid my father bought,
For two pieces Of money: ag
A kid. kid.
2-Then came the cat, and ate the kid,
That my father bought
For two pieces Of money,
A kid, kid.
3-Then came the dog, and bit the cat,
That ate the kid
That my father bought
For two pieces Of money: -...
A kid, kid.
4-Then came the stan, and beat the dog,
That bit the cat, s,..
That ate the xii, a.r
That my father bought
For two pieces of money:
a kid, kid.
5-Then came the fire, and burned the staff,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought
For two pieces of money:
A kid. . kid.
6-Then came the water and queuched the
fire,
That burned the staf,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat
That ate the hid.
That my father bought
For two pieces Of money:
A kid, q kid.
Then came the OK. and drank the water,
That quenched the fire,
That burned the staff,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That ate the kid.
That my father bought
For two pieces Of money:
A kid, kid.
s-Then came the butcher, and slew the OK,
That drank the water,
That quenched the fire.
That burned the staff,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat.
That ate the kid,
That my father bought
For two pieces Of money:
A hid, "a kid.
s--Then came the angel of death,
And killed the butcher,
That slew the.ox,
That drank the water,
That quenched the fire,
That burned the staff,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought H
For two pieces Vt money:
A kid. kid.
lo-Then came the Holy One, blessed be He
And killed the angel Of death.
That killed the butcher,
That slew the OK,
That drank the water,
That queDched the fire,
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"The wife's secret" Her opinion o.
her husband.
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lo-Then came the Holy One, blessed be He
And killed the angel OF death.
That killed the butcher,
That slew the OK,
That drank the water,
That queDchsd the fire,
That burned the staff,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That a.s the kid,
That my father bought -.. .
For two pieces of money: ..
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CAUTION

Hoohand's German Remedies are counterfeitt
See that the signature Of c. N. JACKSON is on t
wrapper OF each bottle. All others are counterfeit
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mend them AZ excellent tonic, impartng tone and
vigor TO the system. Their use has been productive
Of decidedly beneficial effects.
l WIN. F. ROGERS.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-05-23

man Btters" is very good tonic, relieving dyspeptic
'0'''- GEORGE sHARswooD.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-05-23

HON. WM. +. ROGERS,
Mayor Of the City of Buffalo, NY.
Mayors 05ice. Buffalo, June ead 1862
! have used "Hoonand's German Bitters and Tonic
In my family during the past year, and can recon
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Principal ONCE and mandatory at tho German
phia, Pa.
cHAs. N. EVANS, Prop'r.
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HON. GEO. SIIARSwOOD,
Justice Of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, June list. 1868.
have found by experience that "Hoonand's Ger
The Republican journal., 1871-10-05
Power of Short Words.

The late Professor Addison Alexander, D.
ID j. the author OF the following remarkable
composition. which appeared originally in the
Prince own Magazine:
Think not that strength lies in tie big round
word,
Dr that the brief and plain must needs be
weak.
To whom can this be- true who once has heard
The cry tor help, the tongue that all men
speak,
WHOM want woe or fear is in the throat,
50 thai each word gtsped out is like shrek
Pressed from the sore heart, or strange wild
note,
Sung by some fay or lend There Is a strength
Which dies il stretched too far or spun too line,
Which has more height than breadth, more
depth than length.
Let bat this tolrr of thought and speech be
mine,
And he that VIII may take the sleek, FIT
phrase
Which 4ow> and burns not though it CLEAN and
slime
Light but not heat-a flash, but not a blaze
Nor i it mere strength that the short words
boast,
Ii serves of more than fight or storm can tell
The roar Of waves that clash on rock-bound
coasts.
The roar of gnnS. the groan- of men that die
On hlood->taincd fields. 1t has Il voice ~ well
For them that m of on their sick beds lie,
Fol llh'ln llit weep, lbF tlltH lilit ilouIH Inc
dead
For them that laugh and dance and clap the
hand;
To Joys quick step, as we'll as griefs slow tread,
The sweet. plain words we learn first TO keep
time.
And though the theme be sad, or grand,
With each, with ali, these may be made to
chime,
In thought, or speech, or song, in prose, or
rhyme.
The Republican journal., 1871-10-05
Singular Death.
Flom the Pittsburg Gazette.

Yesterday morning, Mrs. Mary Ann
MARSHALL, widow lady, residing at No.
OIsabella street, Allegheny, came to her
,leath, in very singular manner. About
! week ago while eating biscuit at sup
per, she swallowed something which had
peen embedded in the food, whether a
nail or piece of glass cannot be told.
hthe time she experienced an acute pam,
sssthough the foreign substance was cut
Ing its way down, but in a few moments
twas all over. The next day she COM
plained of a slight soreness in her throat,
Which seemed to extend down into the
preast. No attention was paid to the
natter, however, and it was not until a
ouple of days had passed and the sore
ness had increased so as to be uncomfort-
able, that she called the attention of Dr.
Cooper, the family physician, to the
angular circumstance. Notwithstanding
medical care she grew rapidly worse, and
ltout Thursday her throat and upper
part of the chest were very much swollen.
Dr.. l.. III. Willard was then called in, but
sespite every exertion Of the medical
gentleman, the patient became worse, and
he inflammation increased until yester-
lay morning, when death resulted.
"A peculiar circumstance in connection
with the case, was the fact that the lady
throughout suffered comparatively but
title pain, yet medicine seemed not in
he least to check the inflammation which
,esulted fatally. 1t is not known what
he foreign substance swallowed was, but
he friends think it must have been a
mall nail-though how it could get into
be food is a mystery. No post mortem
examination has been made however, and
bis is but conjecture.
The Republican journal., 1871-10-05
A Hidden Treasure.

Among the many strange events that
now and then startle the community, an
occurrence of a singular and unusual char
acter was developed yesterday. Ten years
tgo Irish laborer on the Panhandle
Road, by the name Of Carrighan, pitched
his ''shanty' near Holidays Cove, West
IF I'M industrious wife they soon had a
nice garden patch near the proposed new
road and they prospered, the husband and
wife working and outstanding their earn
ngS. Carrighan was eccentric in his no.
ions, and by far too reticent in telling his
wife what he did with his wages, rs he
would disappear from home on receiving
lis pay, but return the next day, without
cling his wife Il word as to where he had
seen OF what disposition he had made OF
lis money. Two years passed, and the
economy of the couple, their honesty and
good management, must have put them in
Easy circumstances, but upon this question
Carlighan WAS singularly silent One day
the spring of 1864, Carrighan left his
lone for the last time for while working
It a cut IN the road a rock fell and crush
I'd him to death. The sudden blow to
he wife produced alteration of the mind,
eft rs she was without the slightest
knowledge of her husbands financial con-
Iition, and without friends and kindred
Nor seven years the widow labored assidu-
,usly to provide bread for herself and
amily, and, although considered of I'M
iound mind, administered to the wants of
her charge with all the kindness of a
mothers disposition. She always contend
ID that her husband had his money secret
d IN some place about the premises, but
he most careful search failed to produce
he slightest trace OF the missing money
Yesterday, however, the mystery of ten
ears was cleared up, and the partially
leranged woman was brought by the
Ilessing of God, to 4 full return of her
enses, by the finding Of the hidden treas
ne. The discovery was made by man
liamed Scott, who was working in the eel
II of the shanty occupied by Carrighan
It the time of his death. He discovered
Juried in the earth an old coffee pot. Upor
fling the hali-decayed vessel from its
esting-pllco, he discovered the money sc
ong lost. In the pot was found $50 il
liver, thirty sovereigns. and SG4j
nAmerican gold, in all 5000 in specie
lhe glad tidings were communicated tt
Hrs. Carrighan while she was at work
,ver the wash tub, and the money passed
oher charge, This morning she deposite,
he entire sam with the firm of r. e. T
Mears, of this city. Steubenvillc Herald
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a hsndful small of fragrant hops deposit in It
kettle;
7 Then add pint of Adams ale. and boil them
till they settle;
grhen if You wish to brew good yeast, lively and
sweet. you'd 0NghteF
Take four potatoes, medium sized, and wash
them well with water;
hNeSt them OF their jackets neNt-in common
parlance SliU 'enl--
And faithfully dig out the eyes; there, dirt en-
beddeO i'll 'cm.
Then make assurance doubly sure, and Danish
l'y subsequently giving them another grand
ablution;
Then boil thcm-half an hour, perhaps; of
course Your judgment using.
or steam them. if you like it best the methods
of Your choosing.
But whether boiled or cooked by steam, the
process should be rapid;
Potatoes mo8lT0te{y cooked are heavy, sogged,
Napid.
Then mash them thoroughly, each lump with
yigor pulverizing,
And put them in vessel which leaves ample
room for rising;
A cup half filled with sugar add twill sweeten
it enough,
IT needs the same amount of salt; you'll find it
qtdNtUW sun,
The hop infusion strain in next. a pint. YOU
mind by measure;
Then with two quarts of water warm dilute 1t
at your pleasure.
And gently keep it moving, from circ umierence
to centre.
Never fail to bid your sHcer spoon its hidden
depth to enter;
Then add two trimming cups of yeast and
quickly take occasion
The fragrant mixture to subject to brisk ma
nipulation,
Aud, when the entire ingredients are mingled
well together,
Then give the opportunity TO rise, according to
the weather.
in winter set it near the stove, and oft renew
the fire;
In summer place it farther Off the temperature
is higher
Then patiently the issue wait, while Time his
flight Is Winging,
IL status scanning now and then; and when
Won hear il singing,
And see upon its surface now here. now
ttere--l bubble,
1oul feel thou>anl-fold repaid for all your
toll and trouble,
Give TO the wind AL idle fears; all doubts, all
>rrupc. Danish;
A ud when The bubbles thicken fast and crowd
and break and vanish.
Thr Yeast Is prime, your toni is DER, success, has
crowned persistence.
AMI loayes of tender, light, sweet bread are
looming in the distance.
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The Muscular Strength of Insects.

The strength OF an insect can be finely
illustrated by a fact that was once per-
formed by a beetle-0fyctes 2aaina0n-a
variety that is quite common in the United
States. The beetle, for want of any box
at hand, was put beneath quart bottle
full ofmilk upon a table the hollow at the
bottom allowing him to stand upright.
Presently, to the surprise OF all in the
room, the bottle began slowly to move and
glide along the smooth table, propelled
by the muscular power OF the imprisoned
insect, and continued for some time to
perambulate the surface. The weight OF
the bottle and its contents could not have
been less than three pounds and half,
while that of the beetle was about half an
ounce, so that it readily moved a weight
one hundred and twelve times exceeding
its own. A better notion than figures can
convey will be obtained of this feat by
supposing a lad OF fifteen to be imprison-
ed under the great bell Of st. Paul's
which weighs II 900 pounds, and to move
it to and fro upon smooth pavement by
pushing within against the side. We
have another instance of insect-power
that is quite as remarkable as the one Just
related A small kind of carbus, an
elegantly formed ground-b beetle, weighing
three and a half grains, was once fastened
by a silk thread to a piece of paper, q
weight having been previously laid upon
the latter. At distance of ten inches
from its load, the insect was able to
drag after it, upon a inclined plane of
twenty-five degrees, very nearly eighty
five grains, but when placed on Il plane
Of five degrees inclination, it drew after
it one hundred and twenty-five grains eX-
elusive of the friction to be overcome in
moving its load
The Republican journal., 1871-10-05

A DANGEROUS RAILROAD RIDE BY Four
LITTLE BOYS. A singular, and what
might have been tragic incident, occur
red on the Hudson River Railroad on Sat-
urday last. An extra locomotive was Or
dered from Poughkeepsie to New ork,
and Just before it started four little boys,
who were playing about the depot, sup
posing it was switch engine and only
going little way down the track, climb
ed stealthily upon the wooden guard Just
above the bumper on the rear of the ten
der. This guard is only three inches
wide. Three of the boys sat down upon
the guard, with their legs hanging over,
and the fourth got astride of the iron link
which protrudes from the bumper. They
could not be seen by the men upon the
engine, which moved on and continued
increasing its speed until it was going at
the rate of forty miles an hour, as was Or
dered. The boys were in terrible stu
alton. They dared not climb to the top
ance, and their cries We're drowned by
and on the edges Of precipices they were
whirled, the tender surging to and fro.
the dust filling their eyes and noses, and
aIlHoSu cHokllS tuclll W uealn, anu eHIiTe-
ly obscuring them from view of the flag
men and trackmen who were passed.
The locomotive was signalled at New
Hamburg, a man having seen the boys on
the rear of the locomotive when it left
Poughkeepsie. The poor little boys pre-
sented a sorry sight, as they were covered
with dust from head to foot. The boy
who was astride of the link was unable to
walk, when taken off, his legs being
awfully chafed by the motion Of the en-
CINE. The hands of the other boys were
blistered terribly, and the blood oozed out
from under their finger nails, so tightly
had they grasped the woodwork Of the
tender. They were nearly exhausted,
and could have maintained their position
but little longer, when they would have
probably been instantly killed by the fall.
They were taken back to Poughkeepsie,
where the incident had become noised
abroad. and large crowd of people were
in waiting at the depot to see them when
the train they were on arrived.
The Republican journal., 1871-10-05

yI1O THE LADlES.-Th celebrated DIR. l.. DIX
L particularly invites all Ladies who ne ed Ned
icuI on surgical adviser to call at his Rooms, Il
Endicott ST.. Boston, Mass, which they will find
arranged for their special accommodation.
DR.. DIN having devoted twenty years to
this particular branch of the treatmen. of all dis
eases peculiar to females is conceded by all,
doth in this country and Europe) that he excels
all other known practitioners in the safe, speedy
and cilcctual treatment of all female complaints.
lis medicines are prepared with the express pur-
pose OF removing all diseases, such debility,
weakness unnatural suppressons, enlargement of
the womb, also discharges which flow from NOR
bid state of the blood. The Doctor is now fully
PREF AIRED TO treat in his peculiar style, both medf-
cly and surgically, all diseases of the female
and they arc respectfully invited to ca at
No. FL EndicOtt ST., Boston.
All letters requiring advice must &C ntan one dol
lar to insure answer.
BostOn Jan. | ISL yr,
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"What are you about my dear ?" said
grandmother to little boy, who was idl-
ing about the room, and casting furtive
chances at a gentleman who was paying a
visit.
II am trying, grandma, to steal papa's
hat out of the room without letting the
gentleman see it, for papa wants him to
think he's OUT
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ATTIC
TO Females in Delicate Health.

DIR. DOW, Physician and Surgeon, No, Endi-
colt street, Boston, is consulted daily torall diseases
incident to the female SYSTEM PrOlapus Jteri or
Falling of the Womb, Fluer Abus, SUPPRESSION
and other Menstrual Derangemcnts, are all treated
guaranteed in few days. So invariabiy certain il
the mode of treatment that most Obstinate
complaints yield under if, and the afflicted person
soon rejoices in perfect health
Dr. Dow has no doubt had greater experience in
the of diseases OF women than any other ply
stefan in Boston.
Boarding accommodations for patients VINO may
wish to stay in Boston few days under his treat
ment.
DR.. Dow. since 1915, having confined his whole at
tenton to Office practice for the of Private
diseases and Female Complaints, acknowledges no
superior in the United States.
N. b. All letters must contain ono dollar, or
they will not be answered.
Office hours from S A. NJ. tO9I'. NJ.
Boston, July %, 1871. fyr3
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DOLLAR REWARD SOAP

Paint, Grease, Sweat and Leather Stains &C..
Washes with Hot Cold, Hard, Soft, or Salt Water
Saves Labor, Time, Fuel, Clothes, and Money.
Clothes washed with it wear twice as long as if
washed with common soap. One pound of it will
wash from ten to fifteen dozen pieces of ordinary
family washing. 1t washes the finest lace without
injury, and renders all articles clear and bright
new.
THE DOLLAR REWARD SOAP!
Try It in the Bathroom; it leaves the skin cool,
smooth and soft. Use it to cleanse your Marble
Ornaments, Nantes, Door-steps, &C., and Brick
Walks and Alleys. Use it with securing brick in
cleansing iron or steel; it half the labor and
gives better appearance. 1t makes Tin Ware shine
Ike new and has no equal in cleansing glass china
dissolved IN boiling water, it makes the best and
cheapest Soft Soap In the world.
OH ARIES r. MOODY 4 CO, BOSTON.
SOLE AGENTS FOR NEW ENGLAND.
For Sale by all GarOcers. 3mll
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The Chicago stock-yard, it is said, is to have
over the exit gate the legend "Hnc, lilac ZACH
rymae," which. being freely interpreted. is
"Hence! These steers.'
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Scalds Pleurisy, Pains in the Side, Breast Back,
Cholera and Cholera Morbus, Cramp Collie Pains,
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The above medicine has been put to the severest
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