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The Republican journal., 1874-11-19
"CONFFDFRATFO HONEn A I oo6o

A "CONFEDERATED HOME" A London
correspondent says; II have heard an
amusing account of the failure Of recent
attempt to establish 'Confederated
Home In London five families possess
ing small incomes united in the establish
ment of a common home. A large house
in the Bloomsbury region was taken for
the purpose, and the arrangements for the
regulation of the household were made
with the utmost care and precision There
was to be common dinning-room in
which all the meals of the household We're
to be taken, and each family had set OF
rooms, which it was to furnish and arrange
as suited its own convenience There was
to be one cook for the whole household.
and couple OF servants to do other work
The experiment was commenced, and for
the first day or two matters went we'll
enough. Before week had passed, how
ever, it became evident that to govern a
confederated home would be nearly as
difficult as to manage an Irish Parliament
The five families could never agree as to
what they should eat and drink The din
ner, especially, was standing subject of
dispute, and the consequence was that the
kitchen became scene of constant wrang-
ling between the unfortunate cook and her
five mistresses. The other servants also
found it impossible to meet the commands
of their associated mistresses. Five bells
would frequently be ringing at the same
time, and one family would complain that
they were being neglected and that an
other was receiving undue attention. Then
the children of the different families would
quarrel. OF course each mamma was sure
that her darlings were not the cause OF
the disturbance. In short, before a few
weeks had passed the confederated home
became what the party who told me the
story called 'confederatcd discord, and
had to be broken up''
The Republican journal., 1874-11-19
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MANHOOD. WCmANHOOD AND
NERVOUS DISEASES.

L 81 published by the Peabody Medical Institute
- anew edition OF the celebrated medical work EN-
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Oh! it is hard to take heart the les
son that such deaths will teach, but let no
man reject it, for it is one that all must
learn, and is mighty universal Truth.
When Death strikes down the innocent
and young, for every fragile form from
which he lets the painting spirit free. a
hundred virtues rise in shapes of mercy,
charity, ard love, to walk the world, and
bless it with their light. Of every tear
that sorrowing mortaIs shed on such
green graves, some good is born, some
gentler nature comes. In the destroyer's
steps there spring up bright creations that
defy his power, and his dark path be-
comes way of light to heaven dickens
The Republican journal., 1874-11-19
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Y as are most hair
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leir notice.
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Freedom Notice.

THIS is to give notice that have given to my
i minor son, Chandler R. Merrill, Jr., his time
from and after this date, with full authority act
for himself in all matters. shall claim none of his
wages, nor be responsible for any debts of his con
tracing after this date.
CHANDLER r. MERRILL,
Winterport, Nov 6, 1s74.-3w1ys
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We WARRANT EVERY BOTTLE.

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BANKRUPT NOTICE.

IN the District Court Of the United States for At
District Of Name.
In the matter p off WILLIAM @ In Bankruptcy
DISTRICT OF MAINE, S.S.-At Belfast, the 2stl
day of October A. d. 1874.
THE undersigned hereby gives notice of his ap
i pointment as assignee of William Q. Spinney
Of Stockton, in the County of Waldo, and State Of
Maine, within said District, who has been adudged
Bankrupt upon his own Petition, by the District
Court of said District, filed Sept 18th, 1874.
3w1S JOSEPH WILLIAMSON, Assignee
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
MOFFAT's LIFE PILLS
and
PHOENIX BITTERS.

The MostSuccessful Medicines
in the World.
Established in 1885, by one Of
our Most Eminent Physicians.
and now used throughout North
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Medicine i'm eases of diseased
Liver, Blood or Skin, lndiges-
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plants, Rheumatism, and Fever
and Ague.
Thousands of certificates are
in our possession, giving detailed
accents of perfect CURES effect
ed by these Invaluable Medicines.
They regulate the System and
put all the functions of the body
I'm a healthy condition.
tB- Sold by Druggists everywhere.
j. P. MILLS, Sole Proprietor,
So Liberty Street, New York.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

Can collection of Individuals do that
which Is dishonest in a single individual
without being dishonest also l ask him
as LAWYER, # he is not bound? And If
he ia. ,riv not san so like an honest man
TGreat applause And if he is not will
ling to say it, then he does not mean it
RE does not mean to pay it if he does not
saw he will, Why say it at all, we are ask
ed? Because you know we have been &C
cused of not being willing to pay it; you
know we have been accused of being will
ling to repeal the law and to take it all
back, and to pay in something else, and
this is the reason the people demand, 1T we
intend to carry out their pledges, that we
shall say 30.
Now, if you think the bonds are payable
in greenbacks, Brother Crebs, why don
you say so? You know we are accused OF
this, and if we don't deny it. it will be be-
heved. The people demand CT us an ex-
preston. Applause.
Let us be honest men ourselves. We
want to pay in gold, and not in paper
promises to pay. Brother Crebs, which do
you mean? Stand up like man. Zap
plause,
That is the right doctrine-a doctrine
which Mr.. Gore ought to have held, and
which, had he done so, he would have re-
ceived the nomination of that convention
and been elected.
Mr.. Gore sneers at what he calls 'the
old worn out theory of gold and silver as
basis of currency calls it IAN old
played out dodge "a humbug and SWIM
die :" and then he proceeded to tell the
people of this state that "he who advo-
Gates it advocates policy in the interest
of the monied power, and plenty more
of that kind of pompous insulting non
sense. Mr.. Gore ought to know that the
greatest foe of the farmers is paper mon
ey that the coin dollar is the only dollar
about which there is no trick; that 1T Is
the only dollar which defrauds nobody !;
that it Is real equivalent for property :
that it is the same thing the year III
and the year out that men know exact
" what they are talking about when such
money is the basis of all our transactions !
that it is not "a humbug or swindle, but
is a reality, an honest dollar.
And he ought to know that a paper
promise to pay is "a humbug and swim
de" unless he can get coin dollar Tor II
when he wants it that it is no dollar at
all, but only promise to pay dollar
that it is promise that the promlser re
: fuses to fulfill that it is broken promise;
0 that he has seen his greenback dollar vary
from 35 cents to 0S cents; that these tiuct
: uations must Away exist and are inheren
| in it unless the paper is instantly convert
n bic Into gold that it is aboulnlble to eV
4 ervh,dy as IA measure Of value, and wors
e of all for farmers Mr.. Gore is not soun'
r. on finance. On the other subjects he talk
is about, The ARGUS generally agrees wit
er him. On financial matters Mr.. Carroll
at the sounder nlan.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

1t doesn't make any difference if a
man has said his prayers before going to
bed. Let him find cracker crumbs be-
tween the sheets, and he won't g. back on
the satisfaction of three or four "swears,
anyhow.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
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We warrant it to cure ScrOfrla
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Sore Breasts or Nipples, Burns,
Scalds, Cuts, and Sprains.
1t has been used over twenty
years, without one failure.
Ithas no parallel-having per.
fectIy eradicated disease, and
healed after all other remedies
had failed. 1t is a compound or
Arnica with many other Extracts
and Balsams, and putup in larger
bOxesfOr the same price than any
other Ointment.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-01-23
Improving Poor Gardens.

A great many ti1lers of the soil may per.
form an excellent job in cold weather by
way of improving the fertility of their
gardens by wagoning or carting clay and
spreading a generous dressing over the
surface of light soil. Itshould be borne
in mind that our most fertile land is CON-
posed of generous proportion of clay
and sand. A clay soil without sand will
always be found quite too heavy for horti-
cultural purposes of any kind, and a
sandy soil without clay to retain the fer
tilizing elements and to yield them up to
the roots Of growing plants will seldom
defray the expenses incident to cultiva-
ton. In order to produce a productive
soil it is essential that there be proper
proportion of argillaceous material in the
form OF clay, generous proportion of
sand which supplies silica, and liberal
admlxture of carbonaceous matter in the
form OF humus, peat, muck or vegetable
mould. These facts will afford a starting
point in the proper preparation of any
soil for garden. Now, then, we will
suppose the land where garden is to be
made is composed largely of sand or sill
ca. If clay, or muck, or both can be OBJ
tanned within distance of one mile, it
will pay to wagon fifty tons and spread it
evenly on every acre. In many instances
a ton of good clay spread over the surface
early in the winter will improve the fer
tility of some light soils almost equal
to dressing of mari, which will cost five
times as much as the clay. If one has a
team and laborer or two, which must be
maintained during the winter, they may
perform profitable service at wagoning
clay, provided the work is properly super
vised for them. When compact Jumps of
clay are spread on the surface of garden
during the winter the alternate freezing,
thawing and rains will reduce every clod
to fine state of communion before
spring. On some kinds of grass land
dressing of clay will often produce
yield of three tons of prime hay per acre
where the yield hitherto has been exceed
ingly small.-Neao York Herald
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-01-23
Directions for Building a Smoke
House.

A CORRESPONDENT inquiries for directions
for building a smoke house. 1t should
always be built of stone or brick, if pos
sible; at least the first four or five feet
from the ground should be so, especially
if wood be burned for the household fires,
since then there is almost absolute safety
from fire, and the bottom may then be
used for storing ashes. 1t will require
about six square feet to hang an average
ham. The crossbars, into which are
driven the hooks for hanging the hams,
should be about eighteen inches apart,
and the hooks the same distance apart
thereon, or say seven hooks to each bar.
A house ten feet square will therefore
hang about fifty hams in each tier; the
upper tier should be two and one-half
feet above the lower. The lower tier of
hams should not be less than six feet
from the ground. Your lower crossbars
will be eight and one-half feet from the
ground, the upper one, eleven feet, and, if
you choose to put in third tier, this one
will be thirteen and half feet from the
bottom, which will give the height of
your building. This will be good pro-
portion, and if only one hundred hams
are required, the lower tiers of crossbars
may be omitted, which will give greater
distance from the fire to the meat.
Projections must be left in the wall as
supports to the crossbars, and the hooks
should be similar to those used by butch
ers, so they may be moved at will. Ven
tilation must be provided at the top to al
low the escape of the smoke; the venti-
lator to be so protected as to exclude light
and flies. 1t is also far better if the fire
place be disconnected from the house and
the smoke carried thence through suit
able flue or pipe. BY this means you
may always have your meat secure from
flies.
In hanging the hams, the top tier is
first filled, an assistant handing the meat
as fast as wanted Commencing at one
side, fill one bar, then place another, and
so proceed until the whole is finished,
using proper step-ladder to enable the
work to be done easily.-WeStern Rural.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-01-23
Russian Soldiers

You would be delighted to see the drill
of these Russian soldiers This morning
while I was reading your letter, there was
parading atthe Boulevard directly in front
of this legation, a regiment of cavalry,
about 800 strong, every horse black, not a
white hair on all the number, of the same
height, size, and style, standing like stat
ues, while the riders, all large men and
equal in drill, wore hemlets and breast
plates of brass polished to the highest
perfection, with drawn sabers of brightest
steel, long, crooked and intended for bus
mess. The exactitude of these regiments
is wonderful. Most of the horses are
black, but there are regiments of grays
and bays, but no mixture. Each horse
must have flowing name and tail. The
infantry and artillery are equally closely
selected, no diversity of height in COM
pany, and they move like machinery.
Great preparations are being made for the
festivities of the coming nuptials of the
Duke of Edinburgh with the Russian
princess, and daily drills are taking place
on the "Champ de Mars" Ishould guess
there were out to-day 1000 or 5000 caval-
ry, as many of artillery, and 10000 or
$4,000 infantry. It's splendid sight,
such as is seen nowhere else. Marching
is very rapid, and mostly to trumpets, on
ly sometimes accompanied by kettle
drums, and for show occasions fine big
military bands. The Emperor and all of
the imperial family are splendid soldiers,
and always appear in the uniform of their
respective regiments, which makes the
military idea the prominent one of the
Empire. want to see no such army in
our country-our citizen soldiers are suffi-
cient; but for an absolute monarchy like
this, it appears to be indispensable.-Let-
ter from Minister JeaoeU.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-01-23
Medical Quacks.

THE amount Of money paid to medical
quacks in this and other cities every year
is much greater than is supposed, and the
ingenious ways in which large sums are
extorted from their frightened dupes
should be better understood, not only by
those who are in danger of becoming
their victims, but by the officers of the
law. We recently became cognizant of a
case which, although fragrant and cruel
to the last degree, is no worse than hun
dreds of others occurring every day in the
dens of these thieves, scattered through
some Of the less frequented streets of the
city.
A gentleman who had in his employ a
young man Of industrious habits and up
right character, recently called upon US
and stated that he feared the young man
had fallen into the hands of quack in
the city, who was taking all his earnings,
and endeavoring to fleece him of every
dollar of his property. He had solicited
the loan Of $500, which he confessed he
desired to pay to French doctor CD who
proposed to cure him of dangerous dis.
ease. The gentleman desired us to aid
him in attempts to save the victim from
the clutches of the quacks, and, as he had
been unable to influence him, proposed
that we allow him an interview
This we did, and learned that the young
man really had no disease whatever; that,
fancying that he was sick from reading
the advertisements in newspaper, he
called upon the advertising doctor, who,
after humping his ribs and sounding -
him with stethoscope, pronounced him
" far gone" in consumption. He had
already been taking his nostrums six
months, paying large sums therefor; but
at the last visit to the great French doctor
he had discovered another disease, which
he could not undertake to cure for less
than $1,000 cash in hand. AS special
favor to him, however, he would cure the
malady for $500 in advance; and this sum
he was endeavoring to raise by mortgaging
his little property, and rendering himself
almost penniless. The quack was very
urgent, telling him that "death stared
him in the face" and if he did not raise
the money at once, and commence with
his medicines, it would soon be too late.
The young man, of fair intelligence,
was completely deluded and thoroughly
frightened by the artful quack, and it
required much skill and effort to undeceive
him. 1t is indeed strange that persons
possessing a common school education
can TALL into such traps; and yet there are
thousands bound hand and foot to these
miserable advertising quacks, who, opera
ting through their fears are extorting from
them every dollar they possess. The
sums taken are often very large, and the
iniquity is of no mean proportion. To
detect and punish these offenders is a
difficult matter; but it does seem that
some plan might be devised by which the
cities and large towns should be rid of a
class of impostors more dangerous and
unsparing than midnigh robbers.-Boston
Journal Of Chemistry.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-01-23
Manurial Value of Wood Ashes and
Lime.

"Agricola" writes as follows: Sow
small grain where brush pile or log
heap has been burned, or where liberal
dressing of ashes has been applied, and
there will be rank growth that will
probably fail and never mature. Sow
grain where lime has been applied to
the soil, and the grain will grown with
stout stiff straw and plump, hardy heads
that mature well. Ashes cause a rank
growth of herbaceous parts of plants,
such as leaves, straw and grass; lime in
duces a growth of the woody part of
plants and the grain or fruit. Ashes
stimulate heavy muck and rich or virgin
soils. They appear to disintegrate or
make available what is already in the
soil. They seem to act specially on vege-
table mould and manures from the barn.
yard. Apply to the most offensive pile of
compost, and they will render it inodor-
Gus and worthless as fertilizer, their effect
being that of relieving the ammonia from
the compost. Ashes used with a compost
heap of decaying vegetable matter would
be wasted-worse than wasted-as they
render the compost inert as fertilizer.
Applied in an offensive sink, sewer or
cesspool, they serve an excellent purpose
as disinfectant. They promote the
growth of grass and forage especially,
proving very valuable on low lands; will
stimulate trees, etc., to vigorous growth
when the soil is strong. They exhaust