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How n Woman Corners q Hen.

When a woman has hen to drive
into coop she takes hold OF her hoops
with both hands, shakes them quietly
toward the Delinquent, and says, "Shew !
there" The hen takes one look at the
object to convince herself it's a woman
and then stalks msjestically into the
coop, in perfect disgust of the sex. A
man don't do that way. He goes out
doors and says, at fs singular nobody
in this house can drive hen but my.
-elf," and picking up stick OF wood
hurls it at the offending biped, and OBJ
serves, Get in there, you thief The
hen Immediately loses her reason and
dashes to the opposite end OF the yard.
The man straightway dsshes after her.
She comes back again with her head
down. her wings out, and followed by
an assortment of stove wood, fruit.csn
and coal clinkers, with much putting
and very mad man in the rear. Then
she skins up on the stoop and under
the barn, and over fence or two and
around the house, and back again to
the coop, all the while talking as only
an excited hen can talk, and sll the
while followed by things convenient
for handling, and bv man whose coat,
is on the ground, ani whose perspira-
ton and profanity appear TO have no
limit BY this time the other hens
have come out TO take hand in the
debate and help dodge the missiles-and
then the man says every hen on the
place ell all be sold in the morning, and
puts on his things and goes down street,
and the woman dons her hoops and
mas every one OF those hens housed and
contented in two minutes, and the only
sound heard on the premises is the
hammering by the oldest boy as ne
mends the broken pickets.-DanbTy
NslUS
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EXEMPTION FROM MUD.
OF The Track.

No. 4. passenger train from C'eve-
land, on the main line OF the C. & P.
railroad, jumped the track half a mile
above Iroudale, about o'clock yester-
day afternoon. Foru passenger coaches
were hurled from the track, one, the
directors car, falling through a bridge
crossing Yellow Creek. The passengers
were considerable shaken up, but aside
from the slight injury Of two ladies, no
casualty OF serious character oc-
Cured. The engine, baggage and ex-
press cars remained on the track. Con-
ducior Berry did all possible for the
passengers, and another train wac dis
patched BY the officers, enabling them
to resume their journey. The accident
it is alleged, was occasioned by the
spreading the rails while the train was
passlng over The directors car a
magnificent and comfortably arranged
coach, hung through the bridge, end
down, aud Dalt a dozen railroad mag
mates from the Pennsylvania aud other
roads, were jumped of together in a
very undignified manner. and all
pretty badly frightened. They could
Dot escspe through the doors OF the
coach, and the passengers had to pull
them out through the windows. One
gentleman OF considerable avoriupois
corpulency, mad tight squeeze to get
out, but the good natured passengers
applied muscular power sufficient TO
place him on terra frma. the accident
wrecked the cars badly, and it was q
miracle that no one was killed. A
freight train following was stopped
short distance from the wreck in time
to prevent collision. 1t is very sell
dom an accident is reported upon this
road, owing. to It's careful and judicious
management-SteubsnviA Herald.
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PERSONALITIES.

A CHICAGO interviewer represents
Lucca "a signing for retirement with her
husband and children, who are dearer
to her heart than money or fame.
There's a genuine German woman for
you.
WARMoTH was asked if Durell got
drunk on the bench, to. which he re-
piled: No, think not. My impression
is-mind, this is only an impression is
he gets drunk at home before he goes
on the bench"
THE Princess OF Wales has evidently
quite recovered her physical disabilities,
az she has enjoyed a spirited run with
the hounds, and also accomplished a
ride Of thirty six miles, and superin-
tended distribution of charities the
same evening,
MARYLAND claims for a recently de-
ceased citizen named Dixon the honor
of being the original discoverer of the
eatlb;litv OF oysters. 1t was perhaps
from this gentlemen that Shakespeare
got his simie OF "the worlds mine oys-
ter which with sword will open"
The pickpockets who work" the
Fourth avenue cars in New York have
a lovely way Of managing things, by
telling the conductors to keep quiet il
they do lot wish to pass in their
checks" The Commerc al Advertiser
thinks that ian inviting field for police
missionary labor
CONGRESS has its hands 30 tull OF sim
ners OF it's own household that it will
have no time to attend to Delahay
drunken JUICE OF the United States
District Court out in Kansas. The
Judge doubtless straightens himself up
with pride, and congratulates himself
that though he gets drunk he does not
steal.
Whoever has read the vapid Society
in the Washington Chro
aicle, will not doubt the same authority,
when it states that "it looks as if Our
beaux and bells were becoming 'used
up" The beat Of intellects might be.
come fearfuIy attenuated when pulling
through such galimantry Of dry goods
as receptions" afford.
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COMPRESSION Al.
SENATE.

WAsHINaroN, Feb. l4.-Mr. Anthony
OF Rhode Island, from the Committee
on Naval Affairs, reported bill for the
relief OF certain officers OF the navy
dropped or retired un ,er the act oI
1865.
M. Edwards, of Vermont, offered a
resolution congratulating the people oil
Spain upon the establishment OF Re
publican torn of Government there and
directing the President to communicate
10 the Spanish Government copy OF
these resolutions.
Mr.. Ferry, OF Connecticut. | think
the resolution had better lie over until
we receive more definite intelligence
that the republic has been established
in Spain.
Mr.. Sprague, Of R. l. suggested
the resolution should be referred TO the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
To that Mr.. Edmunds objected. 1t
was laid over and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Fentou, of n. Y, introduced a
bill authorizing the President to invite
the International statistical Congress to
bold it's next session in the United
States.
Mr.. Cragin, OF n. H, introduced
three bills for the relief OF Secor q Co.,
OF Perine Secor d Co, and Of Zeno
Secor.
Mr.. Harlan. Of Iowa, introduced q
bill to declare inauguration day legai
holiday.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Massachusetts, in
troduced q bill to reimburse Massachu-
set,s for expenditures for the
coast defence during the war.
Mr.. Wright, OF Iowa, by request in.
troduced a bill to amend the Bankrupt
law.
Mr.. Anthony Of Rhode Island offer,
ed resolution which has been agreed
on by the Republican caucus this NOR
ming, and said its adoption was nsces-
sary to prevent An extra session q
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THOs. f.. BRaMLErTE,
Agent Public Library NY.
J. v. l.. RODGERS, Agent.
lOB Market NJ.
Assignees' Notice Of AppoinL.
mont
janli-d2tawSweow

IN THE Distract COURT OF THE
/ Unit d States for the District OF West
Virginia In Bankruptcy.
In tn mattero John +. 1ordon and WI.
lam A. Wright. partners NJ Gordon
Wright, bankIupts.
10 whom IL may concern: The under
.igned, joseph Applegste. OF Wellsburg, In
The county OF B'Opke and State OF West
VIrg mia, hereby gives notice OF the APP
Oleml m, of Allegheny City, Pennsy lyania,
a. a'slgnees OF the estates, partnership p and
Individual, OF John 4. Gordon and VIII
liam A. Wright, partners IA Gordon a
Wright, Of Wellsburg, In the county Of
rrOOke In said district, and who were, to-
wit, on the Sth day OF October, A. %. 1872,
al u"g d bankrupts, upon The petition OF
Oi their ere Iitors by the said court.
Dated at Wellsburg, the 7th day OF Feb
rua'y, A. ID. 1873.
5ignedl JOSEPH APPLICABLE,
oawR Assignee.
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without it, it would be imossible to pass
the necessary bill to carry an the Gov
ernmeut. The resolution provides that
no more special orders shall be made
at this session; that IS motion to take
a recess shall always be in order, 10 be
decided without debate; that the debate
on the amendment 10 the approprla-
tion bill shall not exceed five minutes (;
that no Senator shall speak more than
once on the same subject. The resolu-
ton was laid over until Tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Wood, of New York, presented
a resolution concerning the Spanish
Republic, but it was again laid over.
The House then went into Committee
OF the Whole, Mr.. Dawes, OF Mass, in
the chair.
On the sundry civil appropriation
bill which appropriates $27 95S, ,S29 bill
coming up, the reading of the bill was
interrupted. At two CLOCK the bill Tor
the dis position OF the Geneva award
coming up as special order, by an ar
rangemeut heretofore made.
Pending discussion, Mr.. Niblack Of
Indiana made a conference report on
the Fish appropriation bill which was
agreed 10.
Mr. Swami, OF Maryland, also present.
ei conference report on the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill which
was agreed to.
Mr. Butler OF Massachusetts,, who
reported the Geneva award bill from
the committee, opened the discussion
upon it, explaining the objects OF the
bill.
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TIE editor of the Cleveland Ohio
Herald calls that town "a city OF low
culture" and then goes on in "hu-
initiating confession" TO prove it. He
saysa minstrel show draws larger audi
ence than a scientific lecture. Oh
spirits OF the best who inhablt Euclid
avenue, and such things be and over
come you witt out causing the dand-
ruff on yonr heads 10 ascend heaven
ward ?-l&. Louis Democrat.
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RIVER NEWS.

PITTSBURGH, February l4.-River rie-
ing slowly with seven feet eight inches
of water weather cloudy aud cold. ,
CrNoINNArI, February l4.-River fal-
ling with twenty-three feet in the
channel weather clear. Snow disappear
ing. Business tair. Arrived Exchange
from Pittsburgh.
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| knew the murcurv to fall down 10 400

l knew the murcury to fall down 10 4O'
below zero, 30o below is not much more
and every winter weexperience several
spells OF % below zero. Remember
that, you can readily see that our cold
spells must be very brief in order to
maintain mean winter temperature OF
l60 above zero. That is a iact | have
lived in this State several years, and
until this winter never knew a cold
spell 10 last more than three days, yet
on th Sc spells our trigid reputation is
based.
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IT will be remembered that public
opinion was suspended" come time ago
at the request OF brothers Pomeroy and
Colfax. Information reaches us that
within the last Two or three, days it has
been cut down and found to be in ex-
ac,ly the same condition as when it was
hung up.-N ?, Csmmsrsial Advra-
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LIST OF GIFTS
PRICE OF TICKETS.

Whole tickets, $40; halves, IS; and quar-
tiers & 80. Eleven Whole Tickets for 500
No scount on less than 500 orders. Noth.
ing could be- more appropriate for presen .
han tickets TO this Bauqu [ OF HeIlth or
more likely Ia produce grander satisfactory
results. The object or this 1hiri Gift Con .
cert IN the enlargement and endowment OF
the Public Library OF Kentucky, hich, by
the special act authorizing The Concert Tor
It's benefit Is TO be forever free 10 all citizens
Of every state. This Concert will ba cOn-
Quoted like the first and second heretofore
given. aud full particulars Of the mode OF
drawing the gifts and paying them and
everything necessary TO n thorough under
standing OF the scheme, fron BEGINNING to
end, sre now published in the form OF q
circular, which will be furnished free OF
cost 10 any who apply. The entire manage
ment Of this undertaking has been com
mitted by the trustees To Hon. Thos. +
b amlette, laie Governor Oi Kentucky, TO
whom all communications pertaining 10
the Gilt ConcerI should be addle. sed.
X L. DURRETr {, Prest
w. n. HA DEMAN, Vice Prest.
JOHN ). CAIN, Sec'y Public Library oi
Kentucky.
FARMERS q DRovERs' BANK, Treas.
uier.
II kets are now ready for sale, and all
orders tor them. or applications for agencies,
circulars, Information, etc, will meet with
prompt attention when addressed 70 me a.
below diI ected.
THOS. f.. BRtMLETTE,
Louisville, NY,
Agent Public Library Ny.
J.v.L l.. RODGERS, Agent.
IOB Market ~.
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BANKRUPT NOTICE.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF TBS
l. United States for the District Of WesI
virginia. In bankruptcy.
In the matter of James d. Holmss and
William II. Adams, hankIupts.
district Of West vi ginia, o.:
This In TO give notice that on the 9th day
OF FebrusIy, 1874, = waryantof bankruptsy
was Issued out Of the DfStTict Court Of ths
United States for the District OF Wet vir.
ginla, against the estatss, partnefHnip and
individual, oi James ID. HOLMES and vii.
liam II. Adams partperI ~ Holmes q
Adams OF Grafton, 10 The o)unty OF Taylor,
In aid District, who have bssn sdJucgsd
bankrupt, on their own ps,iiion, that the
payment Of sny dsb's and the delivery OF
any property belonging 10 aid bankrupta,
TO IN. m or for their u-e, and the transfer OF
any property by them, are forbi den by
law and that me- ting OF the creditors of
said bankrupts, n prove heir debts and 70
choose one o, more Assigneea OF their part
nsrship and individual tstaies will be held
at Court Of Bankruptcy, 10 be holden n
Grafton, Taylo county, West virrinia, Al
the store room OF said bankrupts, bsfore
u orEe b. Caldwell, Eq., Register 10 Bsnk.
rup'cy fnr said district, on the ID day of
March, A. ID. ls7s. st2 o'clock P,A
HED3AAN SLACK,
feT US. Marshal for said District.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
Exclusively for the Register
~ the Pacific and Atlantic Line.
Office, IIO Main street.
WASHINGTON.
Credit Mobtlfer rIuvestigattOn-
tcrson Owning up.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA.
In the Senate Credit Mobiller Com
mittee this morning, Senator Conkling
appeared. The testimony of Mr.. Nc
Comb was read showing that stock had
been given to Mr.. Conkling as we'll as
to Mr.. Ames In contradiction of Mr.
McComb's statement Mr.. Conking said
that Ames was right, that he had never
owned stock in the Credit Mobilier or
either ol the Pacific railroads.
Senator Patterson then appeared and
made statement something in detail
like that made in Polands Committee.
Mr.. Patterson made in addition state
ment that he never knew he owned
Credit Mobiler stock. He says he had
given Ames $4,000 to invest in stock
and supposed he would invest. He be-
lieved be was telling the truth when he
said he had never owned Credit Mobilier
stock.
Since Mr.. Ames' statement, however,
and the production OF Mr.. Ames's book
he was now convinced that be had re
ceived the dividend of The Credit Mobil-
Ter stock, but he was not aware that it
was a dividend because he was not
aware in what kind OF stock he had
invested.
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Bishop Simpson wants it understood
that be is fully committed to the doc.
trine OF woman suffrage
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Grandest Scheme Of The Age!
$50O,OO0
CASH GIFTS.
100000 for onIy $l0.

Under authority or special legislative act
OF March Is, 1871, the trustees now an
nounce the Third Ga and Gilt Concert. for
the benefit OF the Public Library OF Ken.
lucky. to come OF In Library HaIl at Louis
vile, KY, on
TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1873.
At this Concert the best musical talent that
can be procured from all parts OF the coun-
try will add pleasure 10 { e entertainment,
and Ten Thousand Cash Gifts, asgregating
vast total OF Halfa Million Lollars cur.
rency will be distributed by lot 10 the
ticke holders as follows:
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The Wilson Com mift ee.

This Committee met this morning
anG expected to examine c. 2. Hunt
ington, Vice President Of the Central
Pacific railroad, but as he failed TO ap-
pear, the Committee took recess until
II o'clock. John J. Cisco Of New
York, has also been summoned, and i
the special committee to whom was re-
ferred the question Of the Committees
power to summon Gov. Dix, report IA
vorably. He will be here.
Mr.. Barlow, who was Gov. Dix's at.
torney, will also be summoned. ?. NJ
Dodge, who was summoned some time
ago, has thus far failed to appear snd
the Committee will have trouble 10 get
him before them.
Upon assembling at II o'clock
Mr.. g. P. Huntington was examined
and testified in relation to the construc-
ton ofthe road, it's cost, DC. 1t appears
that contract madewi:h the WAS finance
committee, which was composed OF the
directors of the road, and which was
similar to the Credit Mobilier under
which the Union Pacific railroad was
constructed. The main point elected
was that he and other members Of the
finance committee who were also Off
GERS of the Central Pacific road, had
received large values in stocksaud bonds
for the contract for the construction oi
the road. The stocks rece ived were at
their full value, perhaps 100000
while the bonds exceeded in value 500
900.
In answer to question by Mr.. Hoar
witness said the contractors for the
road and the directors Of the road were
one and the same-in other words, the
finance committee which built the Cen
trsl Pacific road corresponded with the
Credit Mobilier which built the Union
Pacific road.
In answer to a question as to General
Franchot's duty in Washington writes
and said he was the agent OF the road
and it was his duty to look after all
the interests of the road
The Republican journal., 1873-04-03

consequent of so sudden a revelation, |
turned toward Harper, with this interpre-
tation of the secret | then divulged; and
he too, was stirred to the inmost depths
of his imaginative nature.
On-on we went. in dream of wonder
and future wealth, and nothing impeded
our progress now, until. at last, we enter
ed narrow valley, walled in by precipit-
Gus mountains, and bordered on each side
by a beautiful stream. We knew that we
were upon sacred ground and. along the
shadowy fringe OF the forest, where the
fretted waters sang a barbaric tune, we
| rode, silently as specters resistless
magnetism drew us on, and not word
was spoken. Our very eart-strngs might
have snapped with their terrible tension
We turned projecting angle of the wood,
and square black object was before us
We had found the Lost Cabin nothing
now bat an empty pen of scorched and
blackened logs.
| disc ntangled q pick from one of our
packs, and stepped within the inclosure.
1t, too, was choked with weeds; and.
bending them aside, saw grinninn upon
us in its hideous solitude, human skull!
Poor Harry The Indians had intended
that the cabin should be his funeral pyre,
but only the lighter materials of the roof
had ignited, and the green logs had re-
fused to burn. l struck the pick into the
| ground near the center of the cabin. Once
more lifted it, and drove the long wedge
OF iron to the handle in the loose soil.
The point fastened in some tough sub
stance; and, at the same instant, Harper,
uttering a cry Cf mortal anguish fell
heavily at my feet, as a rifle-shot roared
in my ear-and | dropped into oblivion.
| Then it was night-a long, staress, and
dreamess night of clouded intellect and
| slumbering soul. When the cunning
forces Of nature had repaired the fragile
structure, and the dawn Of reason came,
they were telling the story of stage
driver on the Oregon and California route,
who, many months before, had captured a
nude sun-bronzed wild man-gibberine
like monkey, but harmless as baby
near the boundary line, and had sent him
north to Portland. 1t was the story of nv
rescue from the southern wilds.
For the rest, Harper must have fallen
by the accidental discharge of his own
rifle; and my mind, strung by high ex.
element of the search, weakened by the
despotism OF one absorbing idea, and
dazed by the apparent lnterpostlon OF the
supernatural had given way under the
shock, and the mere instincts of the ami
NAL nature had provided me with sus
tenance, and prolonged nv life. TOver-
land Monthly
The Republican journal., 1873-04-03
VOLUME 43.
A $3.50 lce-House.

Let me tell your readers how / have kept
ice the four past seasons, and my ice house
cost me only So so! | boarded up one cor
ner OF my COW shed, so that | had an in
closure, or room, s by 10 feet, and feet
high to the floor overhead, or rather
boarded up only one side, the shed forming
two sides, and the fourth side was left till
the ice was put in. This fourth side is
taken down every year to slide the ice in,
and then boarded up again. l used COM
mon rough boards, and myself and one
hand put it up, in readiness for the ice, in
two hours. Cost-l20 feet old boards,
81 so; labor, 81 total S2.5 put about
six inches of chip dirt on the ground, and
on that six inches of sawdust for a bottom
or floor for the ice The ice was then put
in, packing it as solidv as possible by fill
ing up the creviceS between the cakes with
snow or pounded ice. A space of about a
foot was left between the ice and the sides
OF the room This was filed with Sawlust :;
also foot of sawduSt was put on top of
the ice, filling i'll nearly up to the floor over
head. The fourth side was then boarded
up and filled with sawllust The same as the
rest. small space was left underneath
the floor for ventilation. | get the ice ont
by taking up the floor over it.
In this way have kept ice the four past
seasons till September. The reason | did
not have it later in the season was, made
my room too small to allow for waste and
supply our wants besides. 1t holds only
four loads of ice. If the room was twelve
feet square (thus making room for block
OF ice ten feet Square) | am confident that
/ could keep it the year round. The larger
the hody of ice the smaller the proportional
waste. have found the greatest waste to
arise from currents of air passing upwards
through or around the ice. The drainage
at the bottom, which must be secured, is
apt to make and leave passages for the air
to enter. To avoid this it is a good pan to
bank up around the bottom of the ice room
with sawdust or other loose Materials cs-
pecially on the side where the waste ice
water runs out
Having used ice four seasons, we would
sooner fail to fill the pork barrel than the
ice house We find it almost an indispen-
sable article for comfortable housekeeping
in hot weather; and my hired help would
consider themselves poorly equipped for a
days work in the hay or harvest fields
without ii liberal piece Of ice in the pail of
drink. We have adopted the plan of cold
drinks instead of hot ones, and are pleased
with the results. Half a ton of ice will do
more and better work in our fields during
the summer months, than half a barrel of
the best whiskey, and the employed as well
as the employer be largely benefited Feb
rnarN is the best month for farmers to lay
in their stock of ice. Let us secure good
supply, and thus institute a reform in oar
harvest fields, and at the same time keep
things cool and quiet in the house. II g.
in Country Gentleman.