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The Republican journal., 1873-06-05
Netting for Windows and Doors.

If we would have cool parlors, dining
rooms, kitchens and bedrooms, during the
hot summer weather, we must have mos
quito netting or wire gauze in all our win
dows, and if possible, at the doors also.
Window blinds cannot take the place of
netting or gauze, because they exclude so
much of the cool evening and night air, and
although they are very essential and need
ful to shut out the hot sunshine, and the
beating storm, yet they will not answer all
our needs.
Mosquito netting can be purchased at a
very cheap rate, and the ''gude mon" can
easily make or procure some frames to fit
all the windows, which can be either paint
ed white or stained dark red to match the
windows Then dark blue, pink, green or
white mosquito netting can be easily
stretched and tackled over them by the
skillful fingers of house-mother; and after
she has used them for one summer, nothing
could persuade her to go without them
another season. They will exclude mos
quitoes, flies, moths, and all other insects,
and will not exclude the fresh, cool air.
They are very easily taken ont and put in;
or they can be so arranged that the win
dows can be closed on damp, cool days.
Any women can tack a piece of the net
ting across the lower half of the window
on the outside of the sash, if that is the
only means she can employ. The wire
gauze requires workman's handling, and
it can be made into permanent shades which
will withstand all weathers.
When we have tried the good effect of
these shades we must also have the doors
attended to. A slight framework of pine
can be made, and fastened to the outer
door posts by means of strong hinges and
with hasp to fasten it with, and a handle
The Republican journal., 1873-06-05
Filtration in the Tropics.
BY JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY.

Once ! had little sweetheart
In the land Of the Malay;
Such little yellow sweetheart,
Warm and peerless as the day
OF her own dear sunny island,
keimah, in the far, far East,
Where we sucked the lucious mango
All! and many a sweeter feast.
And such little copper sweetheart,
Was my Golu, plump and round,
With her hair all blue-black streaming
O'er her to the very ground.
And her ewes! her eyes were heaven!
Changing swift from joy to grief;
And her dress! it was no larger
Than ladv's handkerchief.
Twas enough for little Golu;
No more raiment did she need,
Than the milky, budding breadfruit,
Or the lily of the mead.
And she was my little sweetheart
Many sunny summer day,
When we ate the fragrant guavas
In the land of the Malay.
Life was laughing then. All, Golu!
Do you think Of that old time,
And of all the tales | told you
OF my colder Western cline?
Do you think how happy were we
When we sailed to strip the palm,
And we made a lateen arbor
OF the boat sail in the calms
They may call you semi-savage-
Golu! | cannot forget
How / poised my little sweetheart
Like copper statuette.
Now my path lies through the cities.
But they cannot drive away
NY sweet dreams of little Golu,
And the land of the Malay.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-05

A grindstone should not be exposed to
the weather as it not only Injuries the wood
work, but the suns rays harden the stone
so much as, in time, to render it useless
Neither should it stand in the water in
which it runs, as the part remaining in the
water softens so much that it wears un-
auuallV
The Republican journal., 1873-06-05

correspondent of the Germantown
Telegraph gives the following as his mode
of relieving choked animals. Make a ball
of fine cut chewing tobacco and molasses
and crowd as far back in the animals mouth
as possible with tongue pulled out; it soon
sickens the animal, relaxing the muscles,
and the vomiting will invariable throw up
the impeachment.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-05

mine, merrily looked me in the face, and
said:
Captain c., allow me to introduce
to you dear Jack-the Jack of Hearts
my husband -
The Republican journal., 1873-06-05

correspondent of the Prairie Farmer
writes that ticks may be kept from sheep,
and even driven from them, by putting sui
phur in their salt once month. He keeps
lice from his cattle, horses and hogs by the
same means. If lice trouble hogs, he puts
sulphur in their food. If chickens are
troubled with them he puts sulphur in their
food, and sprinkles it in their nests.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-05
The Iowa Tornado.

aithOughthe statements made were alarm
ing, they conveyed NO idea of the injury
done to property, ami Of the number Of
persons killed and wounded. In The ;tb-
sence OF telegraphic communication with
the interior, nothing definite could br
learned and hence the drSpatchcs were
made up from rHn0rs. with It few scns;l-
tloraI adjective5 sandWicaed in to make
the cyclone truly horrible. Had the
writer Of the despatch had the most vivid
imagination, he could not have pictured
the devastation and ruin wrought within
hours, Such Il wind-storm was never be
tore Experienced in these counties. The
oldest inaabitant remembers a hurricane
twenty-five years ago, that swept every
thing before it, but as Washington was
then an insignificant village, the damage
was not material, Five years later there
was Il hail-storm which did considerable
injury to the crops, but the tornado OF last
Thursday is the severest ever known in
Washington county.
THE TEMPEST ROAR.
No damage whatever was done in
Washington, the point nearest where the
storm laid its destroying hanI being abont
six miles distant. The .Oar which ac-
companied this manifestation OF the anger
OF nature was distinctly heard here, and
it is said by farmers who live ten miles
away, that they heard a peculiar, rumb-
ling noise and could not avoid connect
ing it with the storm. To some the noise
sounded like It heavy freight train ut night,
when everything was reposing; to others,
like musketry with an occasional dis
charge of artillery. Scarcely any light
ming flashes We're visible. and only an oc-
caslonal loud peal of thunder Wars heard
The rain fell in torrents, not in drop,
but in sheets, there appearing to be "a laAc
OF water in the atmosphere. The who.r
country was Hooded to the depth of several
inches, and it is feared the corn already
planted has been washed out
| ~ Iith LINE of lhh STORM
| o,, t,y, o,.a,. ,,,ri,b tI,o ,ub;rl,yirJ scam,
to have iamped. is misunderstanding
The Republican journal., 1873-06-05
FertiIizing Properties in Bones.

The true value of bones, aside from their
Importance In the arts of handles, rings,
paints, clarifying sugar, etc, is fast begin
ming to be appreciated in this country.
People were Mortified a few years since hy
the published account OF the tons of human
bones transported from the battlefield of
Waterloo, to be ground and spread over tie
worn out lands of Europe. From time
immemorial it has been known that vegeta-
ton, and particularly trees, thrive immense
ly in graveyards.
Now it is neither the gelatine nor glue
that holds the particles of bone together,
nor the lime of which they are composed,
which gives activity to vegetable growth
alone, but the phosphorus in them-that
intlammable material of which matches are
manufactured, known in its combination as
phosphate of lime, that plants seize upon
with avidity as food Nothing else within
the range of agricultural experience 80
rapidly developes the cellular structure.
To he most useful, bones should be pull
verized, and that enables water TO make a
quicker solution OF the phosphate, which
the minute roOtlets Immediately absorb and
circulate through the stem, leaves and fruit.
Save the bones, therefore. Let nothing 90
to waste. There are actual treasures con-
cealed In dry bone, if the right course be
pursued to exact them.
In the skeleton of n horse or OK, or even
a dog or cat, taere are about from one to
four pounds of phosphorus. The carcass
of any of these animals, cut up and dis
tributed among fruit trees, instead of being
buried out of the way as 4 nuisance, would
be to them rich entertainment of delicious
food. Colonial Farmer
The Republican journal., 1873-06-05
Compost for Gardens.

The reason of the failures which so
utAuy persons experience iu attempting to
.al>' line vegetables and lowers is found
lI 'he poverty of the soil. Gardens which
A#ve been long in cultivation become worn
Nut exhausted ana aoured, and often need
IoNd top-drr~>ng of lime, or plaster of
Paris. ur some rich compost or manure, to
revive thetr wasted properties.
For tle greater part of our garden crops
tac soil cannot be too rich; yet many of
.ur farmers seem to grudge the manure and
compost which is put upon their vegetable
gardens. ana will only allow a few wheel
htrf1w loads ~ it where they should put
csrt loads
Spent brewers hops are an excellent fer
zer, aud whoever can procure them will
40 well 10 30 50, As they make all kinds of
g4rivn crops flourish, and are also very
dr~ rAhlo FIR flowers, both ANNALS and
Htldiug-nut plants. Scatter them plenti-
uly uvrt fhe soil ana spade them in we'll
1Hou, WtA-lecayed stable manure, and
iatltv of h. is, however, the best thing
Thar W. can apply to our gardens, both for
vegetables and flowers. 1t will make all
kind> of crops grow luxuriantly, and bear
nhundauty. The point where most of us
tail. j. in not giving our crops a large
euaugh supply; one can hardly put on too
=,
such a. lettuce, spinach, cucumbers, corn
aabhagc. cauliliower and the like. Spread
n evenly over ihe surface, spade it in early
lu the season, and then plant your crops,
and see for Yourselves how much benefit it
Is to them. Bn, if you have not given them
enough tn grow luXuriantlv, be sure and
give il in liquid state, when the young
plants have attained a few inches in height
Spinach and lettuce are some of the gross
est feeders, and unless they are well sup
piled with rich food, they will surely fail.
50 Ill up a large barrel with COW or horse
manure. ana add water to it aud make a
liquid manure, which will be of the greatest
service to not only your lettuce and spinach,
tut to melons, corn, cucumbers and the
Ike, and roses, geraniums, etc, all during
the season. As the liquid is used up, fill
up with more water; add peck of charcoal
10 ii and it will deoderze its odors, and
apply it twice a week. Such a barrel OF
fertilizing liquid will greatly enhance the
beauty and the luXuriance of all the green
things which your garden contains, and it
can he filed from the droppings in the
streets; II manure cannot be otherwise OBJ
tained, night soil can be so composted with
perfectly dry earth, or sand, that it will
become perfectly odorless, ard is quite
equal, if not superior to any other fertliz-
ing matter
The Republican journal., 1873-06-05

The Gardeners Monthly, in speaking of
the Black Knot on Plum and Cherry trees,
says, it should be cut ont as fast as it ap-
pears, not as the Black Knot, bnt as a mere
sappy abrasure, green and spongy, above
the bark. 1t is no use to cut it out after Il
month old. This delay is probably the
secret Of many failures in removing the
Black Knot.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-05

NARIABLENESS OF THE POTATO. The eX-
periments made on the farm of Cornell
University, the past few years, show dis
tinctly what was before known to many,
that varieties of the potato which succeeded
well in one locality may entirely fail In
smother. The 'tGranite State, for example,
which produces over POO bushels per acre
in some parts Of New England, yielded
almost nothing at Ithaca. The Peachbow
yielded but little in 1871, and nothing in
1872 The Early Rose averaged the great
est product of 40 sorts tried.
MT w ID. Phnbrick, of MiddleSex County,
Mass writes TO the Country Gentleman,
thai a ncighbor Of his had litter of pigs
which We're allowed to run out of the pen
through hole too small to admit the sow.
The pigs began to thrive apace, but it was
noticed at the same time that the COW on
which the family depended for milk sud
denly fell off, sometimes giving hardly any
milk. At length the good wife watched,
and had the satisfaction of seeing the COW
lie down after feeding, when almost instant
ly four suckers were at hand; each took a
teat, and in few moments stripped her as
dry As any milkmaid could do.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-05

Boggs wants to know why kiss is like
a rumor? Because it goes from mouth
to mouth.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-05

Why is bootblack like clever school
master? Because he pollshes the under
standings.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-05

A minister going to dine after service
with one of his deacons, came upon the
hired boy OF his host, digging at wood
chuck's hole. The parson, who was un-
known to the boy, checked his rein, and
accosted him with, "Wel, my son, what
are you doing there2" Digging out a
woodchuck, SIR" said the boy. "Why,
but don't you know that is very wicked?
And, besides, you won't get him if you
dig for him on Sunday" "Get 'im," said
the boy; "thunder! I've got to get i'm /!
The minister's coming to our house to
dinner and we amt got any meat.n
The Republican journal., 1873-06-05

About forty rods distant from the Can
Ger farm stood the Beedleford school
house. 1t was an old frame building
made of square timbers. Nothing re-
mains on the site, bat a quarter OF Il mile
down the road were found what had evi-
IDENTIFY been portions of it. School was in
session when the cyclone made it appear
ance, about twenty scholars being in at
tendance The rumbIinG frightened them,
and they gathered around the teacher,
Miss Smith, thinking She could protect
them. The building shared the same fate
as the others which came within the grasp
of the tornado, and teacher and scholars
cannot imagine how they got into the
road way. The wind demolished the
windows first and rushing into the build
ing lifted it up rs if it were made of paper
and knocked it about like n shuttlecock
A daughter of Henry Rathmel, aged II
years, was in the doorway, and seeing
the black cloud coming, started to run
out. No one knew what had become OF
her until they found her mangled body
half an hour alterward in the mud quar-
ter OF mile down the road. She must
have been raised by the wind and carried
along. She had very little clothing when
found, and her remains were covered
with mud Miss Smith and six of the
scholars, whose names could not be
learned, were injured, three or four OF
| them dangerously: One very singular
, 1873-04-03

PoRT Discovery, March 27.--Sailed,
Mary Glover.
PoRT BLAKELY. March 27.-Sailed. +.
Nicholas Biddle.
PoRr townsend. March 29.-Arrived,
Lovett Peacock.
SEATTLE, March 26.-Arrived, the
schooner Clara Light, Capt Mitchell,
with the following freight list:
Seattle Crawford & Harrington, 482
pkgs.; Wa Chong, 93; Anderson g. Hop
kins, 9; j. A. Woodward, L; Schwabach-
er Bros, & Co., 2l1; F. V. Snyder, 2;
Mon. Cbong, 55; j. E. Marne, II; Wad-
dell & Miles. %; VIM. Maydenbauer,
so; 7. S. Russell & Co, 2; E. Calvert
& Co., a; Kelly & Carney. IA; Stone &
Burnett, / II. J. Moore, L.
Port Townsend-S. S. B.. 2; E. S.
Fowler, 4; Rothschilds & Co., 4; Water
man & Katz, 1893; G. G. Bartlett, 1; +.
w. James, L.
Olympia-L. & B Bettman, 229; 3.
G. NJ. 3; Turner & Granger, IA; J. B.
Pray, Is; Il. 3. P, 8; Hawk Bros, l.;
E. Sylvester, TT. G.. Lowe & Co., g.;
7. McCleay & Co.. so.
Tacoma. W. B., 5; C. & c., 80.
Steilacoom-Pincus g. Packsher, "a;
w. F. Shaffer, 2.
Port Gamble-J. W. Downing, 1.
Seabeek "A. P. Howe, l.
PoEr TOWNSEND, March 24.-Arrived,
ship King Philip. March 25th, ship
James Cheston. Wallace, Nanaimo, (put
into Port Townsend on account of the
sickness of Captain Wallace.)
PoRF GAMBLE. March 25.-Sailed,
bark Camden. Robinson, to Honolulu;
D. Hoadley, Kilton, to San Francisco.
OFF Port Townsend Ship King Phil
ip, Daley. bound to Nanaimo.
Passed down. Bark Powhattan, Black
stone, to San Francisco.
Port Townsend. March 26.-Arrived,
ship John Jay Parker.
, 1873-04-03
of houses in the vicinity. steeples. and

of houses in the vicinity, steeples, and
all ether prominent buildings were
crowded. The drop fell at 2l minutes
past one o'clock, and the body hing
about thirty minutes. Manley made a
short speech attributing his fate to
whiskey. He met death with great COM
posure. several colored preachers at
tended the doomed man, together with
a committee from the Young Mems
Christian Association.
CINCINNATI, March 28.-W. H. Spra-
que, member from the 18th District of
Ohio says he don't propose to appropri-
ate to private use his back pay or in
creased salary tor the AID Congress. but
will cause it to be returned to United
Treasury, or devoted to the relief of the
tax payers of his District.
The Liberal Republicans in this city
to-day, endorsed the following Demo-
cratic nominees: Geo. G. johnson for
mayor, Paul Remelin, for trustee of the
water-works; n. Marshant, for Judge OF
the police Court, and the remainder of
the ticket is conceded to the Liberals
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-All mem
bers of the Cabinet were present at a
meeting to- day, except Cresswell.
Belknap will leave for The West to-
night.
New YORK, March 2S.-Gen. FIRE.
mont thinks he had injustice done him
in Paris, in the recent trial. In
reading the testimony he found that
many of the witnesses perjured them
selves il the late trial. He is undecided
what to do. He may go to Paris and
have the case re-opened and tried on its
merits.
Stockwell will be obliged to mortgage
over a million dollars worth of property
of the Howe Sewing Machine Company
to pacify the mail company, to cover
his late SpeculatlOnS,
New YORK, March 2S.-A very large
number of Railroad men from various
parts Of the country are in the city for
the purpose of having conference, the
nature Of which is not known Among
those present are Cakes and Oliver
Ames, Tom. Scott, Sidney Dillon, Gen.
Fremont, Gen. Stager, of Chicago Gen
eral Burnsides.
Foreign letter report Sir Bartle Fere
failed in his mission to the Sultan OF
Zanzibar, against the continuance of the
slave traffic.
The Steamship Great Western, ashore
at Black Moor, was got off and returned
to Bristol.
An insane American appeared at the
Lodge gate of Winsor Castle yesterday
and demanded to see the Queen, alleging
that she was his mother. He was arrest.
ed and upon being threatened with IN
generation in mad house, promised to
return to the United States.
PARIS, March 2S.-The petition Of
Prince Jerome Napoleon, praying fol
French citizenship. will be presented to
the National Assembly to morrow. Up
OH its introduction the government will
instantly prepare to pass it to order Oh
an adverse vote will Immediately intro
duce bill to Danish thu Bonapartists
| from France.
, 1873-04-03

81 world like to have paid the doctors
bill. The times are hard. and. But
never mind. won't get that new over
coat I was thinking of This one is a
little thin, but dare say can make 1t
do"
EYES, you will get the new overcoat,
Lemuel. DEAR laughed Mrs. Farquhar,
producing slip of cracking brown pa
per from her pocket. Here's the fifty
dollar BILL"
Mr. Farquhar caught al 1t like hun
CRY volt at a piece Of raw meat.
"My dear Bessie, where did you find
it?"
Where yCu put it, my dear-in the
boot. I heard you get up in the night
and go prowling around l perceived
ia the morning that you had entirely
forgotten the whole transaction, and l
myself took the bill out, before the old
boots became the prey of the beggar.
Here 1t is. and all l have to ask OF you
to be a little more careful next time. !"
My DEAR" said Mr.. Farquhar. 'you
are u TRIUMPH
"And now," his wife roguishly asked.
"ale we quits about the clock key?"
Mr.. Farquhar thought they were.
CALICO PARTY.-The party at the Pa
vilion on Friday evening was success
in every respect, there being over thirty
couples present and the dancing was
kept up until the "wee sma' hours
anent tie twal." The supper, which
was gotten up by VIM. Richards, of the
American Exchange, was pronounced
first class by all.
, 1873-04-03

The following from tn Racine, Wis,
AdUocate of March 1st shows that the
colu weather at the East still continues:
We are assured upon good authority
tn At during the past week, Lake Michi-
gan has been covered with a belt of ice
extep ding, with the exception of some
twenty-five miles, entirely across the
lake to the Michigan shore. Boys who
were out upon the ice at the reef on
Tuesday last, ran down several wild
duck capturing them alive. This is
something which has not, to our knowl-
edge, been done before upon this lake.
, 1873-04-03

Ey DR.. B. r. Freeland, the distin-
guished Dentist, has gone t. Oily npia
to remain till the 1st of May, when he
will return to this city.
Middletown transcript., 1873-12-13

PAY Ur-Ifyou have money pass IT along
Hnl out the old purse. and hand over the
dollar; you owe ii; i. is not yours; pay il.
Don't know when you'll ever see another
dollar? Well. perhaps you never ough. to
another. till you learn what money is
made for, and cease TO hoard il mp. Dst
whether you over see smother dollar or not.
this enc 10 not yours, that 10 clear II you
owo il for an honest debt. Pass it along
pay your debts and trust in God to bring
/. back again in His own good time.
Money is mado to be used, and the way
to use !. is to pay your debts. A few
dollars used in good community will pay
all the dsb,s. and leave everybody clear.
and with ss .sch money - they had ii
the beginning; > few dollars hessdsd make.
everybody trouble. and does no one any
good.
Middletown transcript., 1873-12-13
Sflsqt 9setrp.
FR 1lOnELOR's soL1LOQUY.


n narsy, q not 70 marryi that's The question,
Whslhss 'tis nobler In the bach to suffer
IT. jssss and bantsrs Of Outrageous females,
O. y hhs asns against ~ of troubles.
Aad b pssposing, end them. 70 court; to
marry,
r. b. bach no more and, by marriage end
The hsars-Achs; aud the shoasaad aad one Ills
Daehslors ass hsir 10 Ills coasumasatlon
Dssously 70 b. wished. TO court, 10 marry;
70 .asvy pssrhases V ras-sy, there's the
fnb;
Fes il that STATE What af.sr.houghts may come.
whsa ~ havs shuilled OF this bachelor coil,
Must briag sApsntsncs. There's the respect
Thss ssh~ .sa live - long single life,
Fer Who wouid bear the scern Of pretty girls,
Tbs hints Of widows, the iusolsnce Of married
men,
Jhe inconveniencc Of undnrned socks,
And thrsad-bars coats, and shirts with but
toss Of,
The psnes Of love-hts, and the misery
OF sleeping with cold feet, tho dumps, the
blaes,
The horrors and the owl-like loneliness;
when be himself might his quictus make
with bare twill you have me?" Who would
bear
70 fret and groan under single life,
Bst that the dread Of something after mar
stags-
That undiscovered act.work from whose mcsh-
No ventufer escapes, pussles tho will,
And makes us rather bear the ills we have
Than ay 10 others that We know not Of?
Middletown transcript., 1873-12-13

De not look sour and wo.begons. -
Sydney Smith denounced such an express
sisn IS . ..brssch Of peace" DR.. johnson
used to observe that habit Of looking At
the best side Of thing Was worth more
to man than Thousand pounds = year.
and Samuel Smiling. observes, 1--WE pos
sess the power, 10 = great extent. Of 30
exercising the will ~ to direct the
thoughts upon objects calculated to yield
happiness and Improvement rather ths,
their opposite. In this way the habit ei
hsppy thought may Be made 10 spring up
like any other habit"
Middletown transcript., 1873-12-13

The striking difference between young
man and young woman is illustrated By
: orssksr. who says that the arss thing a
young man does vhsa hs ssss ffisad with
) nev bat = 70 sabs Il - ard ssssnsly try Il
% NJ On hsad hst vksa aysuss lady
- - = ~ ssqusl.saseDe pish ! asw
heanet, ~ IL M - VI - - s6eops.
Y ssn1lls s1e t1f ~ ! ~ aaa.