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The Republican journal., 1873-07-03
he Cabbage Fly.

All those who raise cabbage or caulifower
plants ia the open ground in the spring are
troubled more or less by the black fly
Fhey usually attack the young plants when
they are lust coming through the surface,
and destroy them at an astonishing rate
An excellent remedy, and one that is GER
Tam TO Nil these pests il applied in time, is
10 steep some tobacco stcmS-sav eight or
i~h pounds, that will cost three cents a
pound IN six or eight gallons of water
Adu 10 Tins two or three quarts of soft soap
and some urine When the flies make their
nrSt appearance on the plants take half a
paiiul al this solution, diluted with an canal
quantity of water, and syringe the plants
early in the morning, while the dew is still
on them. Then dnst them over with some
air slaked lime or little -four of bone,
-oon after watering. One such application
usually answers, but two will surely save
the plants. Scotch snuff is often recon-
mended for this purpose, but heavy dew
on rain washes off the snuff from the leaves,
and the flies win attack them again. With
the tobacco water, the soft soap makes il
otherwise, and it sticks to the leaves fOI
several DAYS.
The Republican journal., 1873-07-03
Our Sunset on the Hill.

The winds low voice was silent,
The whispering trees were still,
When last we watched the sunlight, love
Our sunset on the hill.
You said its glow was shedding
Its crimson on my cheek,
And that my hair was tangled in
It's last, great golden streak.
Then, in some sudden impulse,
You drew me to your heart,
As if 'twere heaven to hold me so,
As if 'twere death to part.
Low sank the sun, and lower
And dark began to creep;
1t stole the gold from out my halr.
The crimson from my cheek.
Yet there together standing,
With hand now clasped in hand,
We watched the solemn night descend
Ger all the quiet land.
| called your eyes the starlight
Because the sun had flown
How selfish to be wanting, dear,
A starlight all my own,)
And then, like happy children,
Still clasping hands we went,
With loves too slow, unwilling steps,
Adown the hills descent.
O. lite's one golden evening!
live to bless it still,
When last we saw the sunset, love,
Our sunset on the HILL
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fodder Corn.

The raising OF fodder corn is one of our
sdVance steps in farming. We witness it's
gradual increase with pleasure, because it
d hopeful sign Of Improvement. Now
planting is over it is good time to put in
i little extra fodder corn 1t is not too late
because in seventy days from seeding it
viii be in silk, which is good if not the
best time to cut it. Those wanting it for
fall use to relieve the overfed pasture can
commence cutting much earlier. Sweet
corn is much the best. 1t can be sown
broadcast or in drills at the rate of three
bushels of seed to the acre. If the land is
in good condition and it is sown broadcast,
grass seed may be sown at the same time,
and with favorable fall there will be a
good catch.
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II don't know from what you Judged.
But there, it's no use crying over split
milk. You'll be married directly, pre-
sumo; must be looking out for house" p"
and mother stroked her nose refectively
with a knitting needle.
''What for ?" said Tom II thought of
keeping on here Just the same"
"I never supposed otherwise" said
mother. ''Of course | did not expect to
turn you out OF your own house"
But what is the need OF looking for
another thenp"
For myself"
"For yourself !" repeated Tom, in a
tone of utter amazement. Going to
leave us just now? Why, Aunt Annie,
never heard Of such a thing !"
"Now, Tom" said mother speaking
very fast, and making her needles fly in a
concert, I'VE may as we'll come to an
understanding at once on this subject. |
anu fully sensible of your past kindness
now let me tinish-I say appreciate it,
and have always tried to do my duty by
YOU in return. us hope shall always be
ready to do. | wish all good to you and
your wife, and shall be glad to help her
il ever can, but to live in the same
house with her, is what would turn out
nleasautIy fnr neither ot us and once for
ajt ca1ly do it,
SsAunt Annie }" said Tom. pushino back
| hi, chair. and staring in mothers excited
| face, teither YOU or must be out of ON
| wits
.'It's not me. then, at any rate" re
torted mother getting nettled
Amusement aud q certain embarrass-
mcnt had kept me !. silent listener. so far
| but there was no standino this: tried &c
speak. but could not for jauohiup.
IL think YOU are out Of your wits TO,
gcther," said mother sharply. "What
aiIs the child,n
NYau DON'T understand each other
oospe1 ..oh deorr it--it's not Lefty -nl
oh dearw and relapsed again.
Not Lefty ?" repeated mother. :urnino
to Tom "Then wbv did Won tell ms
sop
~ never toll Won so ), said Tom
.Why. yes Won did y persisted mother
| s.You came IN and told me Won wer,
| ooinC to he married -
Yes. SO am - said Tom. still at eros.
purDoses.
.Now. Tom Dean" said mother. risiue
and confrontino him. eswbat DO Won mean
! Who i ooino. 10 he your wife
e.. \Vhy Nav of conrsen " answere,
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An old gentleman went one day with

An old gentleman went one day with
his gun to shoot partridges, accompanied
by his SON Before they approached the
ground where they expected to find the
game, the gun was charged with a severe
load; and when at last the old gentleman
discovered one Of the birds, he took a
rest and blazed away, expecting to see
the game fall of course but not so did it
happen, for the gun kicked with So much
force as to knock him over. The old
gentleman got up and while rubbing the
sparks out of his eyes, inquired OF his son,
"Alphy, did point the right end of the
gun at the birds ?"
The Republican journal., 1873-07-03

Marshal SAKE was cool and deliberate
in danger. He usually kept his physician,
M. Senac, near his person At the siege
of Tournay he ordered his coachman 10
drive almost close to the trenches, and
then he sprang ont, saying to his compan-
ions, 81 shall not be absent many min
utes." M. Senac perceived he was near
the battery, and the enemy preparing 10
fire. As the marshal was alighting, the
physician mentioned the danger in which
he should be left. "Oh, never mind y
replied the warrior ''if they fire, pull up
the 0laSses'
The Republican journal., 1873-07-03

We saw at DR.. Hamlln's office yester-
day two fishes-a herring and smelt-
which were taken from the stomach of a
salmon. These fishes are four and six
inches long, respectively, and are an evil
dence that the salmon sometimes INDUCES
in ''fish dinner" Much time has been
spent by ichthyologysts in trying to dis
cover the food OF the salmon and speci-
mems like these are very rare. They will
be presented to the American Commits
sioner of Fisheries. Bangor Whig.
The Republican journal., 1873-07-03

CULTIVATION OF FISH IN DIrCHEs AND
PONDS. Much attention is now being
paid in Germany to the cultivation Of fish
in ponds and bitches, and it has been
found contrary to the generally received
opinion in reference to such localities,
that thay are more favorable for the pur-
pose than other large bodies of water, ap-
parently fresh and pure in their character
This is doubtless owing to the great abun-
dance OF animal life, rs well as to the
more decided concentration of vegetable
substances in the form of living plants Of
different kinds including the algn This
produces a constant evolution of oxygen
needed for the respiration OF the fish, and
allows q larger mass Of life to be crowded
together in Il given space. The produc-
ton Of the species is also unusually rapid,
and the young grow very quickly.
The Republican journal., 1873-07-03

A young man who prided himself on his
mental qualifications, once speaking of the ad-
vantages of these, remarked: "What is better
than good educationr "Common sense, you
fool, you," quickly responded one of his hear
ers.
The Republican journal., 1873-07-03

A reporter last week, in recounting death,
said, "The deceased lady died suddenly, with
out medical assistance, which came too late"
TO die without medical assistance is hardly
complimentary.
The Republican journal., 1873-07-03

A compositor in the Milwaukee News office,
while setting the head of an "Important Dam
Case" was taken suddenly i'll and transposed
the first two words.
The Republican journal., 1873-07-03

The married ladies of Western city have
formed "Come- home husband Club" 1t is
about four feet long, and has brush at the end
of it.
The Republican journal., 1873-07-03

was far grander than the Arctic aurora.
have seen it as far north as eighty degrees.
having made the trip with Buddngton,
who is now on the Polaris. In sixty-fonr
degrees south latitude, however, the gran
deur of the aurora far excels that seen in
the north The light, as it comes reflected
from the glaciers and mountains of snow
and ice, is like 4 strip of FURNISHED silver.
August is mid-winter, and at that time
the aurora is at its height. We were five
days in the hut at one time, after heavy
snow, before we could rouse ourselves
sufficiently to dig our way out.
.e,.,.>-.. ...,,, - ..,,,, ......u
'>A'''' 'i'i' LENS '''i- i''i'i
was not as may be imagined either
pleasant or safe work, yet we We're com
PEELED to take long trips through the snow
up to our waists III seafch OF penguin III
wont a;,bt tn ton mijas from, the but
which was harder wort, than twenty miles
of ordinary walking would have been
We constructed a sort of pike by attaching
a spike TO the end of a board. With these
anj sharp-poin;ed stakes. we sealed the
great mountains of ice. There were hills
and valleys-all untrodden snow. | was
troubled by the recollection Of having
read in a book on Whaling that the straits
between these islands had once been
Wy n"' IL @ =, h,, i,t
f.|,, l;,t, -, o;,xht, ,,';lao ;ul,a1 a,,i
| cunll not possibly have hopod ever to
have crossed the prcal arren wastes of
snow and ice to the coast 1t is not re
markAbie that two of my comrades be
came claZed with anxiety.
We ran.ina1 o+ tb,t ,Iaca from, ahnnt
May III |" about September 70, lS'l. me
provisions than began to get short We
We're hopeful rs yet, and up to that time
had maintained tolerable health cur
| troubles soon began III earnest, however
we iaunched our Gca5 ON the day moi
Gated above to 60 to Penguin lSland on
TINS Is an extinct VolraH". The zee had
moved somewhat to the eastward, in the
direction OF the Orkney Islands, and We
had hoped to be able 10 get through IN
safety. 1t was yet exceedingly cold, al
though winter breaks up about the Iattel
part OF October. As 1t was, we got fast
III the ice Hoe near NioraItty Bay, md
were compelled To desert the boat
TO SAVE orr LIVES
we Sot on lhe noe an" ohiY succeeded
| !" loa'iH"9 lIt N""I' "S julllpihg from
| t'ht !" cahe- we lo9I everything III the
| oot their feet frozen Nnslnnt tbat ,,;,,ht in
the snow. under y heavy northeast o.,Ia
and in the morning started hack ON f,ot
fo reach If possible tbr old lodrn .,t Pot
trr's Cove The snow was mn tn onr
waists and it rcouired almost sunorbuman
love of life to nrevnnt ms from Iyin.,
down. Charles Gardner. Of North Ston-
inoton. Conn walked abouf three huu-
dred wards and became sIerpv |, was
jnpossihlr to rouse him ,nJ unaI,Ie to
carry him. we were forced mnrb ,o,inst
our inclnatiops. 10 leave linn t0 die
Pedro NIontaro. the portuouo.e. walked
almost to Penonin Point within about
| rl2hI lhile9 Oh 'ht iU Wheh ne gave up
stitl almost instantly.
THUS TWO OF OUR PARTY DIED.
The remaining tonr of ua, Townsend
Hess, Pierce and myself, persevercd and
! Inv 1napnr.t,rDlr 4Dnh otbn,, .ltn,.anI.I il,
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What an Old Man has Noticed.

have noticed that all men are honest
when well watched
l have noticed that purses will hold
pennies as we'll as pounds.
L have noticed that in order to be q
reasonable creature, it is necessary at
times to be downright mad.
| have noticed that some men are so
honest that necessity compels them to be
dishonest in the end.
| have noticed that silks, broadcloths
and jewels are often bought with other
peoples money.
l have noticed that whatever is is right
with few exceptions-the left eye, the
leg, and the left side of a pudding.
| have noticed that the prayer of the
selfish man is "Forgive us our debts"
while he makes everybody who owes him
pay to the utmost farthing.
| have noticed that he who thinks every
man Il rogue is very certain to see one
when he shaves himself. and he ought III
mercy to his neighbor, to surrender the
rascal 10 Justice.
| have noticed that money is the FOOLS
wisdom the knave's reputation, the poor
mans desire, the covetous mans ambi-
ton, and the idol of all
l have noticed that ali men speak we'll
OF ali mems virtues WHEN they are dead,
epitaphs of the good and virtuous- i
there any particular cemetery where the
bad men are buried
The Republican journal., 1873-07-03
The following nrescrintion WIS adonte

The following prescription was adopted
by the College of Physicians in Philadel-
phia in 1866. 1t has stood the test Of
many years of experience, and win bear
republication at this time 1t is regarded
by many as probably the very best pre-
scription that can be used Tor cholera in
its incipient stages:
Laudanum, ? ounces; spirits Of cam
phor, 2 ounces; tincture Of capsicum, -
ounce; tincture of ginger, | ounce :;
essence of peppermint, 2 ounces; Hot1'-
mans anodyne, , ounces. If the anodyne
cannot be readily obtained, substitute snl-
phurc ether~half the quantity. Mix
thoroughly, and shake well every time it
is used. Give or take from ten to twenty
five drops, according to age, condition,
and violence OF attack. Repeat every
twenty minutes till relief is obtained In
a desperate case take q tablespoonful at
once Take it in an equal quantity Of
water, and lie on the back quietly or in
an easy sitting posture, with the back
supported, till it has full opportunity to
work Garry a small via! in the pocket,
with a few Jumps OF white sugar on which
to drop it, to be used in sudden energen-
cipS
The Republican journal., 1873-07-03

PAINLESS DEATH. Chiet-.Justice Chase,
says the Boston Traveller, was fortunate
in death as he had been in life. The i'm
mediate cause OF his death was rupture OF
the cerebral artery, whence followed q
rush of blood to the brain: and as the
rupture took place when he was asleep,
he never knew pain, passing calmly away.
Mere dying, it is probable, never is pain
full, but the circumstances that attend
| death sometimes are very painful; yet
men suffer rs much in sickness from
which they recover as they do III those that
terminate fatally. A STRICTLY natural death
would make no more impression on u man
than was made on him by his birth. Ma
| ture is not such u blunderer as to make the
inevitable Il source Of pain that can do no
| good. What is disagreeable in dying is the
result of violations of natures laws. To
die is simply to sleep, death being the
| rounding of life, rs Shakespeare says: To
! the properly constituted mind, death is no
more horrible than sleep; hut then the
properly constituted mind has not vet
| been found. Even those who die calmly
on gladly, 10 so because they have found
life a Gordian knot which can be cut onle :
by the dart OF Death, and not because they
| nave phlloSophlcaily convinced themselves
| that it is Il matter of no moment. BE q
man the most confirmed of believers, ol
| the most confirmed Of unbelievers, he
must have some doubt-and where there
| is u doubt. be it ever so small, there
must be fear. So that when one departs
in his sleep he avoids the last perplexity
| that which waits on the death-bed OF the
! Christian rs we'll as ON the death-bed oil
the philosopher which was felt by Adam,
and which will be felt by the last OF
Adams descendants. Human egotism
has not yet reached to that point in which
death can be 4 matter of absolute indtfer-
ence, and probably it will never reach it.
The Republican journal., 1873-07-03

Governor Giles. of Virginia, once ad-
dressed y note to Patrick Henry, demand
ing satisfaction;
"Sir, ! understand that you have called me 4
'hob-tailed politician | wish to know if it be
true, and if true, to know your meaning
MAI Z .
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To which Henry reDljed.

To which Henry replied:
II do not recollect having called you i bob
tailed politician ut any time, but think it prob
able have. Not recollecting the time or occa
sion, cannot say what | did mean, but if you
will tell me what you think | meant, ! will
say whether you are correct or not.
Yours respectfully,
PATRICK HENRN' T"
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DESERTED BY THE VESSELS.
THE HORROR or THE SITUATION


was then fully realized. We We're beyond
all hope of relief from stray vessels, for
we were out Of the usual track, and there
was no likelihood Of any vessels, only
those to which we were attached, visiting
the place. The terrors of the Antarctic
winter were also before u.s. We found a
self-registering thermometer at Potter's
Cove and the announcement that it had
been left by George d. Glider and James
M. Holmes. The date was given as May
., 1871. We had landed on May Is as
nearly as | could calculate, so that the
vessels had been gone eight days, We
found two casks Of bread lett by Captain
Benjamin Rodgers, of the schooner Golden
West These provisions had been left
because the schooner had four thousand
seal skins on board, which We're more
valuable cargo than bread. The finding
OF these casks allayed our immediate fears
of hunger, as we knew this would sustain
us for some time with proper care The
weather was terribly cold; our clothing,
although of the heaviest furs, was insult
ficient to keep us warm. Out of some
boards which we found a hut was built,
and we began killing sea-dogs for iuel.
We also laid in a stock OF penguin and
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T'eiegraD!ssc Summary.


George Francis Train goes to il lunatic
asylum.
twenty-five hundred emigrants arrived at
New York Monday.
One of the mills Of the American Powder
Company, ut Acton, Massachusetts,. blew up
Monday, killing two men and injuring three
others.
Frank Swoboda and Leo Chariot, two
Young Germans, while duck-hunting on PEG.
iia lake, Missouri. Monday, were drowned
by the up5etting of their boat.
Alexander j. Fenwick, who was to have
been hanged at San Diego, CAL, on Friday
next, died in Jail Monday, probably from
poison.
The suit in Kentucky growing out of the
California diamond sWndie has been COM
promised and dismissed. Lent, the coin
plainant, gets 100000 cash. The suit was
for S350,000.
An engine OH the Chicago, Michigan and
Lake Shore road was Untracked by broken
journal, and the engineer, fireman, and
brakeman killed. The passengers were un-
injured.
Rumors of impending strikes in New York
causes uncertainty III many branches Of trade
and industry. The master carpenters have
decided to be no longer governed by the
eight-hour rule.
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Railroad Matters
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.

Especial telegram to the Dispatch.]
PETERSBURG, Blarch 25.-Thc committees
appointed Ivy The Councils of Norfolk, Ports.
mouth, Lynchburg, and Petersburg rs.
scmblcd in the Mayors Office this evening and
organized commission. President, Major NJ.
j. Baker, of Norfolk; Secretary, James NJ.
Dounan, of Petersburg. A committee OF
one from each city was appointed to confer
with the authorities of the Chesapeake and
Ohio and Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
railroads to Jay before them the scheme of q
connection between Clifton Forge and
Lynchburs, with an extension eastward
through Petersburg and the har5ors of Nor
folk, Portsmouth, and City Point, and to re-
port to the President Of the Commission.
The following is the committee: Messrs.
Chamberlain Of Norfolk, Baine Of Ports
mouth, and Fenable of Petersburg. The
appointment for Lynchburg will be made
hereafter.
After dcsultory debate the Commission
adjourned subject to call.
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RnfErOad War In Ohio.

CLEVELAND, March pa railroad war is
in progress at Youngstown. in this State. A
wear ago the stockholders of the Liberty and
Xenia Railroad Company sold that road to
TIC Ashtabula, Youngstown and Pittsburgh
railroad, receiving in payment part in cash
and part in bonds. The latter company,
owing TO subsequent misunderstanding
about the matter, was brought before the
courts, and for the past four or five months the
Ashtabula, youngstown and Pittsburgh Com
pany have held control of the former road by
virtue of an injunction which expired ut P.
NJ. Yesterday; at which time there appeared
upon the premises two of the principal
stockholders of the Liberty and Xeuia road
with large force of men, who tore up the
track, cut the telegraph wires, stopped all
the trains, took possession of the rolling
stock, and are now In possession of the road
with force Of from two to three hundred
armed men.
William McCreery, the president, and
other officers of the Ashtabula, Youngs.
town and Pittsburgh railroad. are now a!
Youngstown, and it is reported that spe'
cia train has LEFT Pittsburgh with reinforce
ments for McCreery, who is backed by Tom
Scott, of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. Great excitement prevails and there
is imminent danger OF riot.
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.



LoEDoS, March 25.-C Count Bernstof's con-
dition is hopeless, and 1t is doubtful whether
ne will live through the night. Dispatches
from Madrid say 1t is reported there that Bis.
marck refuses to advise the recognition Of
the Spanish Republic, declaring TINT 1t does
not represent the true will of the Assembly
which yielded to the pressure of the masses
in proclaiming it.
1t Is also rumored that the Russian and
Austrian Governments have intimated that
they will withhold recognition ON similar
grounds.
AN international Patent Rights Congress
will be held at Vienna during the Worlds
Exhibition, TO be composed of the manufac-
turers, scientific men, and other experts.
Three American gardeners will be allowed
to raise vegetables on Austrian soil to COM
pete for the agricultural premiums.
An arrival here reports that the British
ship Brothers Pride, Of Cardenas for New
York, had been abandoned at sea.
Italy.
ROME, March 25.-Monsignor Mermflod.
the exiled prelate of Geneva, Switzerland,
has been made Cardinal by the Pope.
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AMERICAN EXHIBITORS AT NIESSA.-The
whole number OF exhibitors to the Ameri-
can section is so far G45, which will be some.
what increased before the exhibition is
closed. Divided by States, the following
resume may be of interest: Alabama has 8
exhibitors, California ?, Colorado ,, Connec-
ticut, 90, District of Columbia s. Florida l.,
Illinois is, Indiana 5, Kentucky 8. Kansas l.,
Louisiana 81, Maine /, Massachusetts OIL,
Michigan s, Missouri SO, Mississippi 2, Min.
ncsota i, Maryland 4, New York 22S, New
jersey 1G, Nevada l, Ohio Sc, Pennsylvania
a., Rhode Island II, Texas l, Tennessee 8,
Vermont II, Virginia 9, West Virginia l,
Wisconsin /; to this is TO be added from
England, The total aggregate of objects en-
posed in Vienna by Americans will be some
thing over 900, which number may posi-
bly, be largely ncreaSed.-Neto York Times.