The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-11-27
Letter fYan, Barton.


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truly loyal subjects until the days of
| "cthcrea midncss" shall indeed return
and release us from their thraldom. In the
street the ioot>tep of the pedestrian falls
more briskly as he feels tile increased sting
at his toes, nose and fingers ends and he
disappears around the corner. (now sadly
deserted by its whilom staunch adhcrents, }
| leaving in his wake puff> Of concealed
breath thai would do no discrcdit To 4
high-pre~cnrc tu3hoa under full head OF
steam Ihc tohacconi>t is forced 10 de-
pend upon the nn}ikcneSS Of the noble red
man rs an indication OF The nature II his
wares: those elaborately gottcn-up and
| highly intellectual representations of the
genus homo whose delight it ha5 been to
emulate The position Of that eGigy with
| ont, however. following his example in
the matter ot civility 70 the lady-passers,
having taken their eNquiSitcly fitting gar
ment~ and harmless profanity, their ma
llve 'ilaHanaS" and copiou- gastric Juice,
| to within doors. The very street pigeons
give token Of their -rn@ihility to the lower
temperature, and hop sadly about with one
hand thrust in doWny pocket, and ever and
| anon, as they EAST 4 ruotul Glance in the
direction of the biz thermometer ct the
corner druggists their lifr-blood cougeals
sympathetically with the crimson tuid in
the weather glass
The market already present unmi,tah-
able signs Of the approach Of the annual
time -honorcd feast, and turkeys and chick
ems. both goodly to the eye and sayory to
the no~tril~. are pouring into the city 10y
rail- boat and Wagon. soon to grace the
festive board in many 2 happy and re-
united home circle The necessary con-
comitants Of the Thank giying meal,-the
crisp and inevitable celery the ruddy cram
berry, The golden squash the influential
onion, the conservative potato, and, bless
me. | had nearly forgotten the lucious
oy~tcr-arc in abundance, all to fall a
sacrifice to the Unsuitable bellies of the
universal Yankee nation.
One firm, Messrs Doe. Case < Chaplin,
have on exhibition at their stalls in Quincy
Market a cheese which il a cheese; its
height being three feet. diameter five feet,
and weight 1851 pounds. This cheese. the
Pr auction Of an Ohio dairy will gladden.
the ewes Of such rs care TO look upon it,
until Christmas, when il will gladden. the
stomach Of such Is viii care to pay for
the benetaction. The cheese is big but
the number Of the former class viii prob
able exceed the latter
And while we are thus making ready
ior cpicurean delights, a dark cloud lowers
over the land. and ere these sentences
shall have been printed the word may have
mons to that undiscovered country. and
the llnell that shall strike anguish to the
heart Of many a fond wife, brother or Sis
ter Heaven forcicnd the blow. and may
the hcadlong readiness to appeal to the
dread arbitrament of the sword, now so
painfully apparent IN the sensational press,
be succeeded by more thoughtful and con-
sequently better counsels.
BuI there is 4 war that has actually COM
menced and is now waging an unahatng
fury. which is bloodlcs> Is far a. the pub
lie il permitted 10 know, ami which, it Is
to be hoped, will be fought to the bitter
end if aught Of good can come OF it, viz. :
maid, or, a the Transcript is pleased to
call it. The Row in the Kitchen For
some threr weeks past that paper has
contained communications from both par
ties in interest on this vcNed question:
though the parlor has necessarily and
obviously the advantage over the kitchen
in such a controversy, and the excite
ment hI, reached such l pitch that the
matter may evcntuate in something more
than mere talk. Not unlikely the articles
viii appear in pamphlet form, and some
of them certainly deserve I more enduring
form than i daily newspaper ailord@
Municipal politics occupy & prominent
share Of attention in the papers, As also
in business and social circles and while
the next mayor is practically elected, Mr..
Cobb having received the joint nomiua-
ton of Republicans amt Democrats. the
number Of gcntlemcn anxious to serve
H., .,l T.. ~
all proportion to the number 10 be elect
ed, and who are to be the twelve ncum
bent5 of the chairs in the new board is
like all doubtful things, very uncertain.
The gentlemen of color, having ut last be
come convinced of The truth of the state
ment 50 pcrsistently made by their "plain'
brothers, especially Just prior TO an cleo
ton, rs to their equality in every way to
their lighter skinned compatriotS, are
clamoring tor representation in the GOV
eminent of the city, and Ward Six will
doubtless send an American citizen of
Council
The School Committee OF the ensuing
year will doubtless make a new and radi-
cal departure, and comprise at least one
woman in its membership Miss Lucretia
Croker, lady every Way qualified for
the position, Is prominently spoken OF rs
a candidate. and nothing but the Ingram
ed prejudice Of the sex that votes Will
vent her nomination, and if nominated
She will receive most hatterng support
al the polls. II woman j. fitted Tor any
public office, = position SO closely allied
to that occupied BY her As nearest head of
the family, should be at once accorded
her; indeed, is one which has too long
been denied her intultivc love and tact in
the training of the Young idea.
The 'llard times of which We all hear
so much, also, have become. instead OF
visitor, one of the family. and bid fair to
spend the winter with ~. Various schemes
have been proposed to alleviate the sut-