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Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-06-25
pRoPosAis ion INDIAN SUPPLIES.

OFFtoR SUPEnrHTErDENr or INDIAN ATRAGna,l
~. otaos asill a o'go.f n. Jaye Is7l % sap:
hsoal ear ending jane %. isiS a. follows
GROW AaEnOY, on YELLOWSTONE RIVER.
9ab.OOO pounds InsO beef.
b6OJJ pounds blown sugar 10 sugar. equal to
segol pounds baeop, Iolsaf sldtsj
7.OO1 pounds salt.
-, MILK RIyER, AGENCY.
iAopoo pounds iusO beef.
Is, " pounds baoon, (oloaF rib)
N"D pounds 6tgyn sugar, % sugar equal 10
1900 pounds no coffee, tsrssu)
SOU pounds salt
-. BL1OKsEET AGENCY
400 pounds bacon. tsisar lids.)
laSOo pounds s9yn saAAr. 20 sugar equal 10
ssS 9 pound. no ,Ssas., trrocnJ
SO pounds salt
'SS Ff SSS ESh sEsR E9Eb f fR
i6,eD ,sois 4 x and xxx aou.
log.gog pounds bacon, teleat sldssl
loi'nto pounds broyn suEar. 90 sugar, equal "a
so0oo pounds no eSHse, (rrSspD
1000 pounds family soap.
bzSSSSESSs S Sii is s9EEs, r T az LrMul
no sacks Xxx asd XXX Hour.
Hlo pouuds inetl beef
ll1tO pounds bacon, tclear sidesl
sou pounds bFoyn sugar, " sugar, equal TO
900 pounds RIO eoaso, tsrSsuj
30 pounds family soap
Pdsss % bs ios the ariloio. delivered at the re
Bidder must state the price. Of the grades Of a,ui
Rss Ssa cattle sif be roo,iyed on tn. hoof. and
The yeght determined b. Weighing on scales, WHEN
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-06-25
Miscellaneous.

IL X ID
VERY SUPERIOR OARS.
uFAvY, oLRAN PRIME TIMOTHY HAY
ALL KINDS OF MILL FRRD.
tW-For sale low 10 quantities 10 suit
myT w, M, GAIT a. co,
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-06-25

OFTIcE ENdmEER JANIS RiyER INPRoyENgNr,i
RtCHNoNn. Va June u, 1S1l J
The Captains Of all steamers plying on james river
A-e requested 70 slgs d9nH apDroaohlnE passing
the United States Drilllng Machine at work In the
harbor, Whsu yellow hAE Il displayed Preparations
are being mads for eIplosiout with NITRO GLY.
ned 70 give q vide berth.
Permit. @ y.lt sss sshns % Inspect he Working
W, q. TURPtN,
ie9f-et .... u. y. Assistant Engineer,
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-06-25
Proposals.

pRoHosAIs ron sog9oh HOOKS AND STA;
/ L TIONkRY, HOUsKFURHIsHlHG GOODS
| OTTTCE BoLRD oY TRusrggH PUBLIC ScHooLfJ
| FRANKLIN SCHOOL HuiLDGNa,
| WAHBIsdrOr, y. o., Juas IA, 1Na
Bshlsd proposals will be rsoeived until o'clock D.
NJ, Jub 9, ts7a % The above. Tor furnishing
| the Abose. named supplies.
Ilstn o. articles required can DO obtained by apply.
| log At the Franklin Bohooi Bulldng,
| j. q, puLIN,
" Il E,IopwARD,
| W, n. EVANs,
IsaLlot COMMITTEES on supplls.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-06-25
PROPOSALS. ron OoAL.

PROPOsALs FOR GOAL
OTFiCn PAY INzPEcroR u. s. NAyY,l
BOSTON, June ~, 1874 4
Proposals, sealed and indorssd Proposals Tor GOAL
will be received Al this once until WEDNESDAY,
tho 18th inst, At ~ ooloet M. Tor the Oeal named
below, To be delivered At the OuAr Navy Yard
ireo OF expense 10 the 0overnment viIi
rs tons white Ash stove Uoal, 9,2tO lbs per ton
so tons Steamboat Goal, 2,2tO lea per ton, -
Ths above Goal 70 DO OF the beat quality OF Is kind
The contractor Il 10 discharge u Into carts provided
by the Government, and the quantity delivered Il "a
he paid for according TO the wells hts Of tho Nav
Yard scales. To be delivered immediately.
The right IL reserved 10 reject any all bids
x. II. GILMAN,
n Pay Inspector u. H. Nav.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-10
The Wedding of Two Seas.

The Scientific american, in calling atten-
ton 10 the statement Of an Italian
journal that the recent visit Of the BUS
sian Car to the southern part of his
empire had particular reference to the
projected junction of the Caspian sea
with the Black sea, says:
The entire length Of the canal
would be go Russian versts, about 400
miles, though the mountain C hahn to be
pierced only measures eight versts, or
about five miles. 1t is calculated that
$4,000 laborers will have TO be en-
ployed for fully six years in order to
complete the undertaking. Quite apar,
from the direct commercial advan-
tages that would result from the
completion of this canal, it would
serve to replenish the Caspian
sea with water, highly important con-
sideratlon. During the last decade,
and even longer, a remarkable reduction
OF water was noticed, so much so that the
final extinction, that is, exsiccation, of
the sea was apprehended. The result
would not only be malarious in the ex.
treme, but also destructive of great
source of wealth, namely, the sturgeon,
sterlet, and seal fish cries. Many thou
sand persons are at present employed in
these fisheries chiefly at Astrakhan)
10y whom 100000 pounds of caviar alone
are annually obtained. An insurance
of water supply to those persons would,
therefore, give renewed stimulus to
their local enterprise, though the same
may not be nearly as important as the
effect on commerce at large.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-10
Hints for the Housewife.

Econonv IN tie Househod.-Mrs.O q. T.,
of Missouri, writes sensibly regarding
economy in the house and on the farm.
Housekeepers should not 60 in debt to
the storekeepers Just because they will
trust them for few months. When one
cannot pay for table luxuries, it is not
wise to use them three times per day.
1t is not right to give children tea and
coffee just because it may look stingy to
outside people, when we know that the
children are better off without them.
Trying TO keep up with the fashions is
extravaganza on the part of the farmers
wife and daught ere, unless wealthy. To
dress neatly and comfortably is all that
is required. Use more fruits and vege.
tables. The finest flour is not the best
mix the shorts with the flour, and the
food is more palatable and healthful.
She prepares the mixture as follows:
Take about one.fourth fine flour and
three fourths shorts, raise with yeast,
and bake on griddle. The cakes are
to be eaten with molasses or butter, or
both, the same as buckwheat cakes.
Her letter closes as follows: " 1t is the
duty of every housekeeper to see that
nothing goes 10 waste IN OF ABOUT the
house that she can make use OF, and it
is the duty of every farmer to see that
nothing goes to waste on the farm that
he can make use of. If we will attend
to these things we will get along better
and we shall like farm life b tier. We
let too much OF labor come to naught."
Yelled Bread. - Every housekeeper
knows that it is not always possible so
to proportion the supply to the demand
that there shall not sometimes be on
hand loaf Of stale bread, which econ.
omy requires shall not be wasted. Our
French friends have contrived many
ways OF converting the stale loaf into
delicious dish, and among them is the
following:
From the half of common loaf of
stale bread cut off all the crust. This
is put into a slow oven and dried, and
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-10
Powder Explosion In Blacksmith
Shop.

The Danbury Conn. Netcs gives the
following free and easy account OF a late
disaster in that town: There was a
trifiing affair in Branchville on Friday.
Philos W. Bates has a quarry about a
quarter of a mile east of the village.
He is also the owner of blacksmith's
shop near by, where he employs two or
three men TO sharpen the tools used In
quarrying the stone for the Shepaug
road at Bethel. In accordance with a
good old New England custom, the
powder used is kept in the blacksmith
shop. There were two kegs partially
filled and one keg unbroken in the shop
at the time our story opens. 1t was a
pleasant day. There was no bright sun
shine, but the general appearance of
things out of doors was mellow and COM
Portable like. One of the men was EN-
ployed at the anvil, hammering the
sultry end of crowbar. A few grains of
powder had fallen upon the floor while
replenishing the quarry from the open
kegs. We came near forgetting TO state
this, which is a more important,matter
than at first seems probable. The other
employees were busily engaged, as the
sons OF toll are apt TO be when employed
by the day. A balsamic perfume filed
the atmosphere of the shop. Suddenly
flake ofstreaming hotir shot from the
anvil down among the grains of powder
which held their slumbering fires to the
floor There were few unnoticed pops
and flashes, then came hiss, as the
fame shot over the open kegs. The
man who held the crowbar mechanically
passed out of doors. Another son of
toll who, with his back TO the danger,
was looking through window, turned
around in time TO detect one end of the
shop in the act of moving off, followed
by comrade whose shirt had gone up
in a flame. The two partially kegs
had exploded with the customary vio-
leuce and the full <eg was on fire. At
this .juncture was displayed an act of
heroism seldom exhibited IN Fairfield
county. Mr.. Bates seized the burning
keg and hurled it into the snow in time
TO quench the flames, save the balance
of his shop and the lives of himself and
men. Two OF the. men were badly
burned, a portion of the shop wrecked,
and two roosters who had been fighting
near by at once buried all animosities
engendered by the fray and Immediately
started over the hill for home, with the
rapid and graceful gait peculiar to those
featbarad Mormons
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-10

Margery to come and get her little cake
out of the oven, only Margery's voice
came, so smothered that we ran to find
her, and there she was, under mothers
bed, with the shears haggling her pretty
hair. To make me n boy so ! tan do
anywhere with papa she said"
In the afternoon spelling-class tedi.
Gus little fellow was dragging along a
line of words of three letters. Margery
standing 10y my side followed his lesson
by the pictures accompanying each
word. When he came to urn, urn, she
said quickly, | amt Erne, Pm Mar
gerry; Erne's my bruzzer.' Then
could hardly keep order, and bethought
me of the teacher who turned out I"
Mary's lamb. Only feared the effect
OF such proceeding would be different
from the ancient story, and both teacher
and scholars would be sure TO follow the
lamb.
When school was out, sincerely beg.
ged the little guest to come again, and
| guess she will, she had been so well
entertained with the routine OF the
school-room
We asked Bessie, the next day, what
her sister did when she went home.
"Why, she really thought she had
been gone long time, and grown big
too. She went up the front stoop and
rang the bell. Erne and | were waiting
at the gate to see what she would do.
She could just reach the knob on tip
toe, but she managed to pullit. Mamma
did not happen to come soon enough to
suit her, so she opened the door and
walked into the parlor, where mamma
found her."
"Then what?" asked.
80, mamma Rugged her and squeezed
her, and Ernest and | ran in, and Tow
ger too, and we danced about and
laughed till she most cried when we
told her how Margery told the mistress
she was named after grandmamma.
Mother said we had all better come
back to school to learn to be orderly
we had such riot. She and Tower
were the noisest ones in it though, till
Margery looked tired, and mother ran
with her in her arms into the kitchen,
for her bowl of bread and milk" >
Christian Weekly.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-10

then crushed and rolled into fine crumbs
slices an inch thick, and these into
pieces about two inches square. TO one
pint of sweet milk add tablespoonful
of sugar and one well-beaten egg. Lay
the pieces Of bread into a broad pud
ding-dsh, and pour over them the milk
and egg. When the bread is thoroughly
moistened, but not soaked so as 10 fall
TO pieces, dip each piece into the dried
crumbs of the crust. Then drop into
boiling lard, and brown like doughnuts.
When done, dust with fine white sugar
and cinnamon. and eat while hot. This
"veiled bread forms delicate dish for
tea. With the addition OF hot wine
sauce, into which has been stirred half
a pint of Znte currants, 1t makes an
excellent dessert.
Potted Shad-Cut fine shad into
three or four pieces, discarding the tail
and head place piece in a small stone
jar, sprinkle we'll with salt and whole
allspice and whole pepper-corns; fill up
the jar in this manner and cover the
shad with sharp cider vinegar. Cover
the jar with stiff paste, and bake in
slow oven for three or four hours. If
the vinegar is strong it will dissolve all
the small bones OF the shad, and the
large one should be removed before
baking. This will keep, in a cool place,
if tightly covered, for five or six weeks !;
so it is well to pot three or four shad at
once. 1t is delicious relish for either
breakfast or tea.
Potted Beef-Take eight pounds of
lean rump steak, put it into stone jar,
with "A teacup of boiling water, level
tablespoonful of salt, a teaspoonful of
pepper, and a few whole allspce, with
one onion chopped fine. Cover with
paste and bake for three hours. Turn
out all the liquor, and take out the meat
into the chopping bowl. Pound it fine
with the pestle; season with half a tea
cup of catsup. Taste it, and if not
highly seasoned add more salt and pep.
per. When perfectly fine, press into
moulds, or small cups; and if desired
to be kept for six weeks, cover the tops
with melted butter so thickly that no
meat is seen. Wet the moulds or cups
with water, and the beef will turn out
in form.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-10
A Happy Woman.

What spectacle more pleasing does
the earth afford than happy woman
contented in her sphere, ready at all
times to benefit her little world by her
exertions, and Transforming the briars
and thorns of life into roses of a Para
disc by the magic of her touch? There
are those who are thus happy because
they cannot help it-no misfortunes
dampen their sweet smiles, and they
diffuse cheerful glow around them as
they pursue the even tenor of their
way. They have the secret Of content.
ment, whose value is above the philoso-
piers stone; for without seeking the
baser exchange of gold which may buy
some sorts of pleasure, they convert
everything they touch into JOY. What
their condition is makes no difference.
They may be rich or poor, high or low,
admired or forsaken by the tickle world,
but the sparkling fountain Of happiness
bubbles up in their hearts, and makes
them radiantly beautiful. Though they
live in log cabin, they make it shine
with lustre that kings and queens may
covet, and they make wealth fountain
of blessings to the children of poverty.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-10
The Texas Cattle Herder.

The herder is a character. He is be-
gotten OF necessity, as was the army
hummer. He is sent TO fulfil
IA mission; and that mission is
"herdin' steers no one who
has ever seen him can for moment
doubt. His pedigree is as much a mat
ter of doubt as that of his steers. His
relationship TO the gentle cow-herd of
the story books and the pastoral poets
is certainly very remote. The cow.herd
of the books is depicted as a mild-man-
nered young man with melancholy air,
lolling about in the shade, reading his
Testament, or the Sorrows of Werter.
lying on his back on the velvet turf and
counting the thistle downs sailing
through the blue sky overhead, or walk
ing hand III hand with his dove.eyed
Phyllis, pouring sentimental nonsense
into her listening ears. The Texas
herder, provided that he can read at all
ten to one that he cannot) takes along
stray copy of the Police Gazette, or
Beadle's Number 753, with which to
fill up the intervals between poker and
three-card monte. Phyllis does not
keep him company while he is "herd-
I'M but arrayed in purple and fine
store clothes, she awaits his coming at
the dance house in the nearest market
town, where, amid the squeaking of fd-
dies, the clinking OF glasses, shouts,
curses and pistol cracks, they pass the
night in drunken carnival. As | have
said, we know nothing of his antece-
dents. AS to where or when he WAS
born, or whether, like Topsy, he "jest
l.
may have had a babyhood and boy
hood, but we have no proof of those
facts. Our first acquaintance with him
is in the prime of manhood when he
presents himself to us fuil.fedged
herder. He is usually tall, muscular,
active, andbut for shockingly bowed legs,
from his constant seat in the saddle,
well built; hair long and unkempt and
sunfaded; in dress, generally indiffer-
ent to color and texture, pair of jean
pantaloons thrust into high.toppea
boots, wooden shirt, belt containing
a small arsenal of pistols and cutlery,
SLOUGH felt hat of great width of brim,
often a genuine Mexican Son.brero. A
part of himself might be reckoned his
horse, from which he is almost INSOFAR
able. In morals the herder is not
model young man for the Sunday
school books. He possesses all the
vices that his limited education per.
mts, and if he omits any it is not his
fault. AS profane swearer he has few
equals, as a gambler he is not surpassed,
and as consumer Of mean whisky he
is without a peer. Prodigal of his
money, needless of the future, he lives
for the day only, and his brief life is
usually brought up with a sharp turn
by a pistol-shot in drunken brawl.
His vices are counterbalanced by some
virtues. Generous and open-hearted,
he will spend his last dollar for his
friends, or risk his life in defense of a
comrade in danger. Living his whole
life without the pale of civilized soci-
ETY., associated with vile men and viler
women. it is only wonder that he is
no worse than he is.-HanSas Magazine.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-10
A Souvenir of President Lincoln.

A curious and valuable souvenir of
President Lincoln is now in possession
OF Mr.. Fell, gentleman of Normal,
Illinois. When it was first suggested TO
Mr.. Lincoln that he might become an
available Republican candidate for the
Presidency he was wholly unwilling to
believe that his name would come prom
inently before the nominating conven.
ton. lie was, however, requested to
write brief sketch of himself, and an
accurate statement of his points as a
candidate. After repeated solicitations
Mr.. Lincoln responded to this request,
and sent brief manuscript to Mr.. Fell,
with no expectation that 1T would ever
be seen by any but his friendly eye.
The manuscript was plainly written
"off hand" and the language such as
he would have used TO friend in pri-
vate CONVEX satou. For instance, he says
of his parents: They were both born
in Virginia of undistinguished families
second families, perhaps | should
say" And in speaking oil his early edu-
cation he says: There were some
schools, so called, but no qualification
was ever required of teacher beyond
readin', writin', and cipherin to the
rule of three. If straggler, supposed
to understand Latin, happened to So
.journ in the neighborhood, he was
looked upon as wizard The manu-.
script closes with the following charac-
teristic sentence: Z" If any personal de
scription of me is thought desirable, it
may be said am in height six feet four
inches nearly; lean in flesh, weighing
on an average $50 pounds dark com.
plexion, with coarse black hair and
gray eyes; no other marks or brands
recollected."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-10
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS.
The Fist Love


I'm only kitten. that ne'er caught rat;
My mistress and have many q spat
And yet l would rather
BE squeezed by her arms till [ can't even new
Than adorned by the Princess of " Buckle my
SHOE"
Her feet look so cosy down deep in the grass
1 wonder my brothers and sisters can pass
And not lnger TO press
Against her smooth ankles, and purr round her
toes
They're older and wiser than me. suppose.
Her teeth are ms white as the milk that lap
From her own little bowl; though she gives me
tap.
And says Naughty Spottyl"
/ know by the way that she wrinkles her nose
She likes me TO share all her joys and her woes
Her eyes are my skies; though it rain out of
doors.
I'm contented to wait till she's finished her
chores.
And then we are happy.
All though may live to.b an old cat,
Who eats rats and mice but never grows fat,
shall neer have mistress so dear and SO fair
With cheeks like wild rose leaves. and soft. curl
ing hair.
And arms like white lilies
To fold round my neck till | can't even new.
Here's the happiest kitten that ever you
knew"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-10
Master and Man i'm Japan.

No feature in japanese society is
more curious than the relations between
master and man. The master admits
his servant provided, of course, that he
be of the military class to his intimate
society; but the servant never assumes
a liberty. He takes his place at dinner
with the utmost humility, and having
done so, bears his share of the converse
ton, addressing freely not only his
master, as if he were an honored guest,
and for a while they would appear to
any one not acquainted with language
most fertile in subtle distinctions to be
upon perfectly equal terms. Yet the
moment the feast is over the man re-
tires with the same profound obeisance
and marks of Difference with which he
entered, md Immediately relapses into
the servitor nor will he in any way pre-.
sumo upon the familiarity which, hay
ing lasted its hour, disappears until oc.
casion calls it forth again. Feudalism
strips service of servility, and although
the feudal system is "a thing of the past,
is traces must long remain.--The Corn
hin Nd0azine.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-10
A Horrible Wife Murder.

The Austin Mimi Register Of the
18th inst. contains the particulars Of one
Of the most cold blooded, brutal butch
cries that has ever occurred in Mime
sofa. A man named Charley Melon
ough, living in the town of Rock Dell,
near the southwest corner of Olmstead
C unity, became involved some two or
three years ago, and to defraud his cred
itors decided his estate to his wife. He
was liberated from Jail, where he has
been confined all winter for resisting an
officer early in March, since which time
he has been very abusive to his family,
and has endeavored by alternately
threatening and coaXing to induce his
wife to convey the land back to him,
which she refused to do. Last Friday
he threatened to kill one of his daugh-
tiers, and his wife sent for one of the
neighbors to take the girl away. He
came, and McDonough did not object
to her going, but after she was in the
wagon he attempted to pull her out, but
was prevented by his wife and the other
girls. A short time afterward Mrs. Nc
Donough went out after some wood, and
McDonough took his ak and placed
himself behind the door. As his wife
came in he dealt her blow on the
shoulder, burying the ak to the helve
in her flesh, the ak partially hooking
around the collar bone, and in this
manner he dragged her out into the
door.yard. She arose to her feet and
he then attempted to strike her in the
breast. She threw her left hand across
her breast and received the blow just
above the wrist, which completely sew
cred the hand from the arm. He then
struck her on top of the head. AS the
ak descended she placed her right hand
upon her head in time to have it cleft
in twain and the ak buried in her brain,
breaking up piece of the skull bone
as large as the palm of the hand. By
this time she had again entered the
house, where she fell senseless to the
floor Here she was found by the neigh
bors, who had been aroused by the
children. Strange as it may seem, Mrs.
McDonough is still alive and conscious.
McDonough was duly arrested and
lodged in the Rochester Jail.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-10
Woman.

Every man of sense and refinement
admires woman as "A woman, and when
she steps out of this character, thou.
sand things that in their appropriate
sphere would be admired become dis.
gushing and offensive. The appropriate
character of woman demands delicacy
of appearance and manners, refinement
of sentiment, gentleness of speech,
modesty in feeling and action, shrink
ing from notoriety and public gaze,
aversion to all that is coarse and rude,
and an instructive adherence of all
that tends to indelicacy and impurity,
either in principle or action. These are
the traits which are always admired and
often sought for in woman.-London
journal.