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their graves.
G. A. Ncwhall and III. +. Lovejoy, the
present dcacons, were chosen July, 1867.
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The Republican journal., 1874-01-29
Fat for Fodder.

he hr-t thin" To winter any animal
un is int This was the remark of an in
1elligent farmer made TO us last week, and
ii is a whole agricultural sermon boiled
down to q single text.
When an animal comes to the barn With
his SKIN We'll padded with tat. he is equip
ped for a winter campaign. Fat will keep
him warm, give him courage, and, if
worst comes Ia worst, serve him for
Nictuals and drink. A fat animal will be
comfortable in weather which shivers and
fortunes poor one He will chew the
cld of cGntentment ON fodder which will
half ~tarye one which has no reserves.
and he viii generally bear treatment
which would kill thin one No farmer
can afford To have the early SHOWS drive
poor animals to his barn.
Most farmers know this, and we fear
many a quadrupad which is now sleek and
smooth, upon whose ribs the mountain
pastures have plastered tatncss and whose
sides are glossy from generous feeding,
viii during the coming month lose in
weight and 90 to his winter quarters in
poor condition. In the fall when the frosts
have frozen the life and the Juices out of
the grasses and made them alike distaste-
tul and innutriciOus, and when the cold
storms and bleak winds make protection
almost As necessary As in midwinter, cattle
and horses will certainly fall away if left
to grub in the old pastures or even in the
moving fields by day, and to face winds
and storms by night. Most farmers know
this, too, but the temptation not to break
INTO the hay-mow or the corn-barn until
obliged to, and thereby prepare for a late
spring, is very strong, and it is vastly
easier to conclude that the young cattle
and sheep will find shelter from storms in
the woods and under hedges than to 90
and drive them to the barn and so they
are let to their own devices and their
owners suffer in consequence. This is all
wrong, and we ask our farmer friends to
reform it Remember the text, The best
thing to winter any animal on is tat
The Republican journal., 1874-01-29

darkness into the Enthusiastically wolf-like
note. We knew from the direction from
whence it came that they We're tracking
us by our scent; SO now our last poor
chance lay in the darkness of the night and
our nearneSs to Stor Aswan. Eric still
held the reins, and covered down at the
bottom Of the sleigh and prayed more earn
estly than | had ever done in my life 'tor
an increase Of the snow-drift, or aught,
even miracle, if it might only save u.s.
On, and on, for a time that seemed in
terminable, yet in truth might have been
but few moments. Then the storm ceased,
the moon emerged from her shelter, and
we saw half mile in our rear dark line
coming swiftly and steadily upon us. In
the middle Of a white plain, with no nook
or corner visible wherein we could take
refuge, and still nearly league from
home, our ease looked hopeless enough
So our pursuers seemed to think, as they
caught sight Of us for the first time, and
lifting their black muzzles from the ground
gave vent to howl of savage eNultation.
| could have screamed too when heard it
tor fright was driving me half wild it was
so unutterably horrible to perish thus But
Il glance at Eric, so calm and steadtast,
gave me new courage, | felt that, come
what might, we should at least die to-
gether,
Faster and faster we flew, like hunted
animals, d. ath behind us coming on apace
\ few yards more and he would claim us
Tor his own. Already, | could hear the
rapid breathing Of our foes, see their eyes
and white teeth glittering and cleaning in
the moonlight. Prompted by Eric, | threw
out the bear-skin rug which protected me
from the cold For moment they paused,
smelt at it, then on with fresh fury alter
their prey. One, by one, cushions wraps,
all went over to the hungry pack, each
gaining us an instants priceless delay As
the last tell from my hand, the foremost
wolf bounded forward, just missing my
arm, whilst his strong cruel Jaws met
with a painfully audible snap.
Then Eric turned and looked at me-a
long, loving glance-and began knottine
the reins to the iron side Of the driving
seat lnstinctiyely divining his purpose
Of giving his life to save mine, sprano
forward, and clinging to him tIanticalV
whispered:
dearest, remember we stand or fall
| together
a sudden thought, justified by our dire
extremity flashed through my brain--it
was a torlorn hope. Quickly | bent oveI
Erie, snatchel the hunting knife from hi>
belt, and cut loose the nearest pony. Will
an almost human cry of pain the poor an
imal galloped off, with the ravenouS pack
after it. A few strides only and it was sur
rounded overpowered, down; and the last
sounds we heard ere the welcome light,
Of Stor Aswan came in sight were our bat
fled enemies growing and lighting over
the remains OF my gallant little sterd. II
was Il cruel sacrifice but necessity knows
no law, and by it We We're saved.
In Years after, as we sat around the fire
at New Years Eve, with the storm beat
my wildly, as now. against the easement
and the wntry twilight closing in, oul
| children would ask to hear, 'omcc more,
the ott-told tale of the ''Salten hound~, ol
our flight for dear litr."
The Republican journal., 1874-01-29
rhaps. If you apply for a home in one

perhaps. If you apply for a home in one
of them it will seem odd to you to have
the land-lady inspect you with severe
eye and then ask if you are member of
Congress. Perhaps Just as a pleasantly
you will say yes And then she will tell
you that she is ''tull" Then you vii!
show her the advertisement in the morn
ING paper, and there she stands convicted
and ashamed. She will try to blush, and
it will be only polite in you to take
the effort for the deed. She shows YOU
her rooms now and lets you take one--but
makes you pay in advance Tor it. That is
what you will get for pretending to be
Il member Of Congress If you had been
content to be merely q private citizen
your trunk would have been sufficient Sc
curity for your board. If you are curiou,
enough to enquire into this thing, the
chances are that your land lady will be i'll
naturcd enough to say that the persons
and property of a Congressman are ex-
empt from arrest or detention, and that
with tears in her eyes she has seen sever
al Of the peoples representatives walk Oft
to their several States and Territories car
rying her unreceipted board bills in their
pockets for keepsakes. And before you
have been in Washington many weeks
you will be mean enough to believe her,
The Republican journal., 1874-01-29

move among the poor class Of people
that | write of. The other day heard a
wife say to her husband that She took Il
heavy cold while saving wood in 4 damp
cellar, and have done just the same my
self Many Il man / know who has no
concern whether his wife has tour or six
OF eight children to take care of and raist'
in the ''nuIture and admonition OF the
Lord" All he thinks about - that if IL
the Lords will to have 50 many children,
VII, tl.a- Tho lnan can afford tn 'ln"cntIy
support them or not, on whether the Wo-
man can worl, like u slave, and keep we'll,
and still At the same time bear children
that Shall likewise be- vel III body H. well
As in mind No such thoughts seem ever
to enter his mind lie leaves his Shop,
where all day he has dome the work laid
out for him to do-work that he is used to
and that he knows when it is donc--;ynd
comes into the house at night and ask
why the shelf is not busted. or why the
door is not kept clear of the children
toys, (such broken ones as the poor, tired
mother may be able to get for them), on
why the children are dirty. lie like
children, but he likes to see them kept
clean. When Sunday comes he. asks his
Wife: "Have you made Mary's dress? Is
Nellie's hat trimmed? Did YOU get john
ny's pants and vest done Have You
sewed the hat that was torn? Are my
new pants ready to wear? Did you get
my undershrt and drawers made ?" and
litty-eleyen other things are expected to
be done Just when they are wanted by Il
kind husband.
1t is truly impossible to raise children
under such circumstances, rs they should
be raised Our country is in need of good
and noble men and women, but if Il man
has not an income to Tighten the burden
Of his wife by providing comforts for her,
and sufficient help, he is in duty bound not
to heap one responsibility after another
upon her until She is Worn and tired to
death, leaving a group of poorly born and
raised children | say men are brtlteS who
act with no more consideration, Almost
every day | hear persons say, 'lioW
wicked the people are getting to be, and
| can't help thinking it is owing largely
to the fact that mothers are SO overdone
with work that they cannot train up their
children to be good and noble citizens. l
work harder now with four children than
| would wish my husband ever to. His
work is done at 6 o'clock, but | work from
morning till bedtime and often from night
till morning. Though | know how much
my children need their mother | often
wish to die. My husband is kind, but our
family is too large for his income, and |
am too much worn down to do all that
needs to be done, and an untold number
of other women are in the same or worse
condition. from Laws Of Life.
The Republican journal., 1874-01-29

cunning fellow and knew how to control
himself.
Rugg pulled out the string (Which had
4 knot at the lower end) and out fell lit
tie roll of bank notes. He pulled again
another little roll fell out, and then an
other, till altogether there were twelve
rolls Of five and ten dollar bills
Rugg. who still pretended to be drunk,
laughed aloud, apparently at the quantity
of money he had pulled out; while Sam
was contounded, and hardly knew what to
say.
"IIallo, You are rich. old fellow. very
rich, cried Rugg.
sam collected his notes together again
"Do You think they are good ones p
asked sam. soon recovering himself
Hugg looked at the notes and replied
~ es, indeed they are all good, while he
had noticed at a glance that they were all
new countcrteits Of the Kind most recent
~ put into circulation
IT is curious. said sam. Il have car
ried that stick more than twenty wears 1t
belonged once to my father, who IS dead,
and never in my life knew that the head
would unscrew.1
. twenty years. % stammered Ku@g
land You have had it all the time -
"l les,--it has never been out OF my pos
session.
III seems to me. remarked ku@@. sllii
ieignng drunkenness. THAT Your notes
We're ROT printed at that time =
That was 4 delicate question: but SAN
went ON as it he did not hear it anl
when he had gathered together all Ills
notes, he said. ~ uu wanted to 90 anC
buy something in the store let us 90 ant
do it, and then we will move along to.
%ether.
so We will" said Rugg making an et.
fort to stand on his legs.
SO they went to the store.
When they had entered, Rugg asked the
~torekeeper whether the old man bought
any calico Of him
Yes, about IN hour ago" said ths
storellccpcr
And With what did he pay for it ?"
with this note replied the man
showing Rugg the note he had received
from sam
1T is a bad one" remarked Rugg.
quietly
Bad, cried sam. that is not posi-
bic. Then will take it back to the plac,
received it from am an old man and
have not very good sight Is it not a
shame to cheat an old man like that ?"
Saving this he wiped the tears from
ms eyes When he looked about in hi
pockets and brought out ten good ono
dollar bills and lad them down. appar
rently very much enraged At being cheat
ed lie was on the point Of going away
when Rugg who now appeared to he so-
The Republican journal., 1874-01-29

The New York Tribune says the com
piete lnetficacy Of the various popular
panaccas for bots in horses may be better
understood when we come to know some
thing of the nature of these persistent
parasites. They are not worms, but lary;e
uf a fly, and are possessed of remarkable
powers OF endurance under adversity. The
most msinuating substances are but as
milk and honey to them, and in an instance
recently recorded, 4 colony of them at
tached to the stomach Of a dead horse
We're in no way inconvenenced by an
hours exposure to a bath of spirits of tur-
pentine. But when whale oil was poured
upon them they let go their hold and died
almost instantly. Now, whale oil being
thus indicated as an effective dose, and
pelnS aperient in its action upon the
morse would seem to be the remedy that
SiouiH be chosen before any other AT
least 1t might he we'll to have some exper-
lmentS made and the results carefully
noticed and made note of
The Republican journal., 1874-01-29
VOLUME A.
Measuring Hay.

10 measure the contents of a stack of
hay. proceed us follows: If it is Il round
stack taporing from a point to the ground,
measure the width half way between the
ground and the peak of the stack, multiply
this width by itself, and divide the sum by
.7S54; this will give the average area Of
the surface covered by the stack Then
multiply that by the height from the
ground to the point where the width was
measured If these measurements are
feet. the sum found is the cubic feet in the
stack
If the hay is timothy, orchard grass,
millet, on hungarian, 800 feet will make
4 ton, or 4 cube eight feet each way. If
the stack is very solids and was cut when
dead ripe, 800 feet will make a ton, or Il
cube Of seven feet each way.
If the hay is mixed with clover, about
1N0 feet, or a cube Of nine feet each way.
Will make a ton. If it is all clover, or
light meadow grass, or red top, 500 feet
Will be required to weigh a ton unless it
isprcsSed very hard, when some allowance
must be made These estimates are made
from notes OF n great many stacks and
mows of various kinds. and will give 4
fair average.
The Republican journal., 1874-01-29
The Age Of Shans.
From the New York Graphic

1t is really no wonder that the "oppo-
site sex occasionally burst forth into
plaintiye reproach, and upbraid false tail
ones for the many means resorted to in
order to deceive them. For, IN the con
test for the prize awarded by Paris to the
most beautiful, deceits are invented, and
boldly worn, such rs are sometimes toe
astounding for belief y Iears ago we re-
member hearing Of u French singer at a
cafe chanta1t, whose husband upon being
complimented upon the dazzling fairness
of his wte's neck, lifted off a pair OF shoul-
ders of tinted wax 50 arranged as to be
easily adjustable But that any of our
bellies should consent to the paltly decep-
ton of wearing false kid necks, made in
Berlin and in Paris, and sent with a vast
amount of mystery to the beauty ambi-
tious Of full, round neck and shoulders
is something that almost needs to be seen
to be belevedn Yet this is done. Let
one fancy meeting a lady at a ball whose
tulle scarf deNterionsly wrapped about her
throat and carelessly thrown back, serves
only to soften the gloss and enhance the
symmetery of what seems to her daZzled
observer a pair Of superb shoulders. Fancy
discovering atterward, perhaps, when said
lady has become 4 bride, that those shoul-
ders We're but Il dream-made of kid
That IS worse than nightmare, and ii woud
seem that even q very Bayard could hard
ly say, 'False one, love thee still y
That the desire to have the credit for
having what does not belong to one should
urge to such fragrant deception is aston
ishing, but still more so is the blindness
that leads the deceiver to suppose that
thin arms, etc, can be rcconciled with
this roundness in the neck, And here
putfed tnlle sleeves are called into play 1t
is said that t1esh-colored enamel makes
the complexion, down to the joining hid
den by the tulle, Il perfect match to the
kid Does not this cap the climax? What
climax? the reader may demand. Well,
that of the piled-up deceptions of enamels,
rouges, dyed or bleached hair, false eye
brows, false teeth, pads, colored lips,
stuffed bustles, altitude bestowing heels,
artificial calves, etc.
But the men are Just as bad it Is
claimed. fashionable druggist informs
the ladies that he sells as much "Magnolla
Balm Ga sort of enameD to gentlemen a.
to ladies; while the tailor whispers OF
false shoulders made Of wood; and the
barber the dentist and the vender of uni
forms all tell their any thing but tlatterin2
tale. The bters are bitten.
The Republican journal., 1874-01-29

CHAPrED HANDS. The easiest and sim
plest remedy is found in every store-room
lake common starch and grind it with a
knife until il is reduced to the smoothest
powder. Take clean box and fill it with
starch thus prepared, 50 as to have it con-
tnually at hand for use. Every time
hands are taken from the suds OF dish
water, wipe them, and, while they are yet
damp, rub a portion Of starch thoroughly
over them, covering the whole surface
The eject is magical. The rough, smart
ing skin is cooled and soothed and healed,
bringing and insuring the greatest degree
OF comfort and freedom from this by no
means insignificant trial.
The Republican journal., 1874-01-29

A queer case of somnambulism occurred
few evenings since at a factory in West
field, ct. One of the workmen beng IN
structed in the evening to carry into the
shop the next morning Quantity of wood
lying outside, was surprised when the time
came to find it all carefully piled. The
Waterman says that during the night the
man did the work according to his instruc-
tions, stepping carefully over the things on
the floor. The watchman spoke to him
several times, but receivedno answer, and
as soon as the job was done the somnam-
bulist went home. The night worker no.
ticed feeling of lassitude the next morn
ing, and was unable to work during the
day
The Republican journal., 1874-01-29

LACK OF kNoWLEDGE OF Hot sEkEEr-
ING. One of the most prolific sources OF
matrimonial difficulties is the lack OF
knowledge on the part Of wives of the
duties Of housekeeping. In these days
there are a hundred Young ladies who can
lhrum a piano to one who can make good
loaf Of bread Yet a hungry husband has
SO much of the animal in his nature that
he cares more for a good dinner than he
doee-so long rs his appetite is unappeased
to listen to the music Of the spheres.
Heavy bread has made many heavy hearts,
given rise to dyspepsia-horrid dyspepsia
and its herd OF accompanying torments.
Girls who desire that their husbands should
be amiable and kind should learn how to
make light bread When a Young man
is courting, he can well live at home; or,
if he has to 90 distance to pay his ad-
dresses, he usually obtains good meals at
a hotel or eating house but when he is
married and gets to housekeeping, his
wife assumes the functions of his mother
OF his landlord, and it is fortunate for her
if She has been educated SO as to know
what a good table is Those who are en-
tirely dependent upon hired cooks make 4
sorry show at housekeeping The stomach
performs Il very important part i'll the
economy OF humanity, and wives who are
toroetflll Of this fact commit Il serious
mistake Even the hon may hr tanned by
keeping him Well fed
The Republican journal., 1874-01-29
Love-.


Underneath the maiden's laugh,
Underneath her pert replies
Half in light, in shadow half,
Underneath the lids of eyes
There the pretty secret lies.
Fretful lover. wherefore frown?
Closest hid are precious things.
See the diver dip far down
Dizzy blue of ocean springs
For the priceless pearl he brings.
If her loye--aS stars in skies.
Only not more bright than bare
Broadly hung. and all men wise,
Would the flower be fresh and fair
Would the gift be sweet and rare:
Much of bloom her youth hath lost.
Who makes free with loves sweet ~igu~
nder lashes lowly crossed.
And through bllshes red like wines,
Best he's served who seeks and finds
The Republican journal., 1874-01-29

PLANTING WALNUTs AND ACoRNs. Black
walnuts or acorns should be placed IN
moist sand as soon as gathered, and al
lowed to freeze during the winter. In the
spring, they may be planted in rows three
or four feet apart. The black walnuts
may be transplanted, aS they crowd each
other. The acorns, however, are trans
planted with difficulty. The oak grow
much slower than the walnut, and there
fore YOU would lose Your labor if planted
ratelv, by all means Walnuts should be
planted about three to four inches deep
Acorns one to two inches deep Plant in
exact lines for ease in cultivation
One of the most annoying things in the
life OF a irlit-grower is to find the bark
gnawed from his peach, apple, or pear
trees, or from his raspberry and blackber-
ry bushes Ii the cultivation of the
ground has been clean, and there is neither
Grass, weeds nor litter near the trees or
bushes there is little danger from mice.
Packing the snow about fruit trees is also
sure preventive against tlir'e nara"dore
Charles H. MAY. of Templeton butch
cred a COW \ few days since, and on open
mo the stomach found 4 stick eighteen
inches long and tve-eigths of an inch in
diameter laying across the stomach in
such u position that it had pushed both
sides out SO rs to adhere to the ribs with
out breaking the skin in the least. The
COW was unwell last spring and refused to
eat, but soon recovered her appetite, and
was in good condition when slaughtered
The Republican journal., 1874-01-29

From all accounts it appears that the SEN
tence which has deprived Marshal Bazane
of his liberty for the next twenty years is
to be carried out with all scrupulousness.
The prisoner occupies the very room in
which the Man Of the Iron Mask anguish
ed 50 many years, and from the window
over which the unknown prisoner flung
into the sea the silver plate on which he
had previously scratched his name and his
tory, Bazaine now contemplates Cannes,
and the uxurantly covered hills ofCannet,
backed by the splendor of the Alps. 1t is q
lofty apartment, and not nearly so mcom-
Portable as might be expected; for it con-
tains fireplace and a large window, the
latter grated. however, with strong iron
bars. The prisoner has been allowed n
servant, 4 medical man when necessary
and priest, for whom an altar has been
erected, according to some accounts, at the
end Of the narrow passage from which the
cell opens The prisoner may be daily
seen pacing up and down on the little ter
race near his room in the fortress, and even
that he isallowed to do only at stated hours.
He has his son, a little boy of seven years,
with him, and Col Nillette, his faithful
friend and companion, who has given in
his resignation in order that he may re-
main with his former commander. Madame
Ia Marechale is in Cannes with her other
child. The fort is garrisoned by two COM
panies of the l lth Regiment Of the Line.
Avoid idleness, and fill up all the spaces
Of thy time with serene and useful en-
ployment; for lust easily creeps in at those
emptnesses where the soul is unemployed,
and the body is at ease; for no easy,
healthtul idle person was ever chaste il
he could be tempted; but OF all employ
ment, bodily labor is the most useful and
of the greatest benefit tor driving away
the devil Jeremy Taylor
The Republican journal., 1874-01-29

AFTER nER IOorH. A lady in knoN-
Vile, Tenn. had a front tooth put in on ..
pivot Lately the tooth became loose, and
the other day, while out in the ward feed
ing her chickens, she sneezed hard when
the tooth fell out and was at once swal-
lowed by one of the chickens The lady
kept her eye on that same chicken, and ~
Soon as possible, effected u capture, when
she felt Of the craw until She discovered
substance she took to be her TOOTH and tax
ing u knife, the craw was opened ut that
place, the tooth taken out, and again closed
with needle and thread. and the chicken
released The chicken is still living and
well, though full of resolution never again
to swallow TOOTH while the lady sports
full set of teeth again.