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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-02-19
NUMBER :}:,. 33
Alexander Pope.

Nature seems to have purposcly de
signed him for giving trouble to his iel
loW-creatures. Assistance was a4 ncces
sary to his physical weakness rs ink was
to his thoughts Ills personal charms
We're few, but his defects MANY. He had
clear, sparkling eyes. q long, handsome
nose, smile at once sweet and melan-
choll, and voice exQuisitely sweet and
musical. But he was born with form so
weak as to demand, throughout his life.
that at table his chair bad to he greatly
raised in order to bring his mouth to Il
level with his plate. His Ices We're as thin
as StraWs; and in order to give them Il
resemblance Of bulk, he wore three pairs
of Stockings His head was bald; and.
whenever he could, he wore Il white cap
IN preference to 4 tie-Wig. Because he
once fell asleep al his own table when the
Prince of Wales was talking of poetry. he
was charged with being deficient in good
manners, or with 4 Snobbish desire to show
how little he valued The society Of ROYALTY
but the truth was he was like Il baby lie
was so weak that he obeyed the dictate of
nature as implicitly as an infant obeys her
When she made him weary hc fell asleep.
When he had amy demands to be satisfied
he qucrulously cried for tuem. as 4 spoiled
OF peevish baby would do Wherever he
went his helplessneS5 was complained of
by his host and resented Dv the servants.
True to his boyi-h nature, he neglected to
provide himself with an attendant when
he paid his visits, ,ilthou I'll it would have
been resoaable to suppose that an attend
ant, who was accustomed 10 his habits and
who could anticipate hiS wants, would
have suggested itself us i aneceSsltv TO him.
The consequence OF His lelplp-sness was
that at every house he stayed at q large
retinue OF domestic servants WAS found
unequal 10 the duty of Waiting On him.
One had TO pull on his three pairs of
stockings, While another seWed him up in
his buckram suit one had to lace his
stays while another shaved him. And
When once they We're about him they
dur't not abandon him for he was Sd trail
that they dreaded, should he be left alone.
that he would tumble to the ground and
lay without the power Of rising. Nor did
they 50 much fear his falling down as his
tongue, for this wa au instrument he
could Yield among them 10 rs Good 4 pul.-
pose aS he could weld his pen among the
crowd oi hungry poets. But The iabors IT
the servants were light in the dav-time
compared to what they were at night. If
he was troubled with heutllchp he would
rouse them out of bed to make him coffee,
nhain% the steam OF which he declared
was the only means III which he could OBJ
tain relief In the bittereSt January
nights he would ring the tootmen ont of
their warm blankets to dispatch them on
IA 1i la g,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-02-19

How much has been written about sup
plying plenty OF bedding ana absorbents
for the stable. Yet Il correspondent OF
the Practical Farmer thinks he has made
an Improvement in his stable manage
ment, by dispensing entirely with bedding
for all his animals. After a long course OF
observation, he has arrived at the conclu-
sion that the use Of absorbents in stables,
as bedding. was filthy, barbarous and
meconomical practice. lie says:
II set about with diligence and deter
lnination to so construct the floors Of the
stables that the liquid cxcrement would be
removed from the stable by drainage, as
etfectually and as rapidly as possible. In
this. am happy to say, | succeeded, SO
that | ain now able to keep both horses
and cattle in the stables without the use OF
bedding or absorbents Of any kind and
tle animals are more cleanly, more
healthy, and more comfortable than they
could be with any amount of any kind of
absorbent bedding. a Clean dry, plank
floor, without any bedding, is infinitely
more comfortable than bed of straw OF
any other material saturated with urine
The purity Of the air of stable in which
no absorbents or Of bedding are used, is a
delightful contrast with that of one under
the old system.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-02-19

The hay crop in Maine is larger this
year than that Of last year by over So0,-
900 tons. The yield Of hay, potatoes and
grain crops is as follows: Hay, 2,O07 900
tons; Indian corn, 1852 600 bushels wheat,
zl9,1oO ~ bushels; rye, 26,0l0 bushels; oats
IL, 1,9o'. 100 bushels; barley, APO ,2SO bushels
ne dod total value of these crops is rising
-, 9,OoO,OoO, an increase of more than
$50, 100000 over the value of the product
last year, owing to the generous yield of
the hay crop, which more than makes up
for the decreased value of the other pro-
ducts
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-02-19

4 writer in the New York Tribune saws
Il satisfactory winter feed for sheep, in the
absence Of clover hay, is peas and oats
soWn together, and cut when the grain is
in the milk, or when ripe, if SO desired,
and cured az hay. Two and a half bush
els of oats and one and half Of peas
sown upon ploughed and narrowed soil,
and covered with light tnrrow, or with
the cultivator, would yield on fairly good
ground, a heavy return Of fodder. Some
ruta bagas may also be fed along with the
crop before mentioned
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-02-19
A nohoring q Stealnar Eight Day in
Mid~Ocean.

i passenger ~ the Pucili, Mail steamer
China, which arrived at san raucisro ON
the 18th ultimo, after DELAY " hirh caused
a great deal of anxiety ha furnished tile
following narrative ui the }uNd"r To- the
Morning Gall Of THAT city.
The steamship Ielt Hong Kong On tie
18th OF November lat. She touched ut
\ ohohana, Iapau tnd Irlt .hcrc on the
Sth ut bpccmhcr, lit noon She was deep
ly 1jcL and proceeded olt safely until
nehemher l9 III City minutes past four
the engine broke down and Wa~ stopped.
in latitude 80 degrees II minutes north
longitude l1I degrees - minutes west
the weather being nearly calm the Ship
was for I while kept before the wind and
finally laid 10. The wheels We're lashcd,
the fires banked, Steam was blown OF and
the machinery allowed time to cool, after
which the cylinder head was raised and i
thorough examination was made bv Mr.
OicN3, the chief engineer, who reported
that the thread Of the screw by which the
piston rod was screwed vertically into the
piston had been torn away and the injuries
could only be repaired hy drilling i hole
through the piston-rod and that portion of
the nut next above the cylinder, and bv
making and inserting through il h large
iron key at right angles, thus firmly secur-
in9 the rod to the pistou-The true con-
dtion OF the damage having been fully
ascertaincd, the chief engineer drew his
working plans and figured the amount of
time and labor necessary He reported
that eight days and nights would be re-
Guired to fully effect the repairs ;ls many
Of the tools necessary would have to be
manufactured on board Witt these and
the spare tools usually furnished to steam
ers for use ;tlloat, 210 cubic inches of iron
Were to be drilled out, and the gigantic
size of The machinery rendered he task a
formidable one to accomplish ut sea. The
fires in the main boilers We're eXtinguished
and the vessel anchored to patent drag,
with 4 couple Of hundred tathoms of cable
attached in which condition She lay to
nearly eight days, drifting about nearly in
a circle with variable winds, which at one
time blew quite fresh from the eastward,
and forced the steamer within ~ miles Of
Brooks, Midway Island where the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company have erected
buildings and keep supply oi' coal and
provisions, placed there a. u port Of refuge,
tor Use in case Of necessity On the 9th
of Deccmber lust seven daI and twenty
three houIs, or one hour before promised
the giant beam bowed towards the east,
the wheels turned over, and the China,
then seventy-three miles northwest of the
position in which she broke down, moved
on towards California
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-02-19

ruI,roEs toG NtEp. A writer in the
Tribune. in reference 10 selecting
i'oIaioe~ tor seed. recommends that the
-'-ai be selected in the fall, while .seec-
lun Is possible, and that the tubers coming
ihe nearest to the type desired in a potato
be chosen. That is, he would select long
rather slender, medium sized potato,
smooth, with eyes not deeply sunken, and
lhen il preserved in the cellar, he would
cover with sods to prevent sproutng
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-02-19

A TRII NIr1I or MEDICAL >uKGEI;i. The
theory that anputation may be performed
without loss Of blood to the patient, which
has attracted the attention Of surgical
men for some time past, was successfully
demonstrated by an operation at Bellevue
hospital, New Y lork, Wednesday, where a
large number of physicians and students
gathered to witness the proceedings The
subject was 4 little boy who had been run
over by horse ear and his right leg below
the knee badly crushed. The little fellow
was rendered insensible by ether The
crushed limb was uncovered, and q roll OF
crimson elastic betting was slowly wound
from the knee upward to nearly the top OF
the leg, and a piece Of white rubber pipe
was bound tightly around it at the upper
extremity Not muscle stirred as the
knife and saw did their work, without loss
Of blood. The little patient came to him
self Just as the last artery was tied, but did
not appear to suffer acute pain, and in a
few hours after the amputation he was
quietly sleeping in a hospital cot.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-02-19

An American gentleman asked an Irish
gentleman to give him the real version OF
the story about the Kilkenny cats. In re-
ply he received the following lines:
There wanst was two cats at Kilkenny;
Each thought there was one eat too many;
SO they quarrcled and tit.
They scratched and they bit,
TilI--cxcepting their nails
And the tips Of their tails
Instead of two cats, there wasn't any /"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-02-19

lhe Mechanic Falls cheese factory will
probably start next season, with the milk
81 a'n COWS TO manufacture into cheese.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-02-19

The Herald brings out an interesting
circumstance connected with the appoint
ment of Chief Justice Waite. 1t seems
that he was first nominated BY S. l.. NJ.
Barlow of this city some six months AGO.
and that in appointing him the President
followed Mr.. Barlow> advice There is
nothing wrong in this; and indeed it
might be we'll for General Grant and for
the country if he would ottener draw
counsel from the same source; but the
fact tends to strengthen the belief that in
1864 Mr.. Waite voted for MIR. Mcclellan.
We dare say such was the case. We sup
pose that it is an indisputable fact that not
long before the election he was in full
sympathy with u most estimabe class
of men known as Copperheads, who,
while they believed in maintaining the
integrity Of the country, strongly dsap-
proved Of any measures which Mr.. Lin
coin, Mr. Seward md Mr. Stanton were
We're freely denounced ut the time bN
snch men as Mr., Barlow, Judge Thurman,
the present Senator from Ohio, Judge
Black of Pennsylvania and Governor Sey-
mour Of New York; and unless we are
greatly mistaken, Mr. Waite, at that time
greatly shared their views, and was per
haps even more extreme in his feelings
than some Of them. This makes it all the
more remarkable, that he should have been
appointed Chief Justice on the suggestion
OF Mr. Barlow and that Mr.. Thurman
should have been the principal advocate
of his confirmation in the Senate New
York Sun.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-02-19
Greasing Bugeies and Wagons.

Says the Canada Farmer. grcasing
hu@@les and wagons is Of more importance
than some imagine:
MANY a wheel is ruined by oilng too
plentitullv. \ well made wheel Will en-
durc constant wear from ten TO twenty
Years, if care is taken to use the right kind
and proper amount Of Oil but if this mat
ter is not attended TO, the wheel will be
used up in five or six years, or it may be
sooner Lard should never be used on Il
wagon, Tor it will penetrate the hub, and
work its way around the tcndons Of the
spokes and spoil the wheel. Castor oil is
a good material for use on an iron aNel;
Just oil enough should be applied TO u
spindle to give it Il light coating; this is
better than more, for the surplus put on
will work ont at the ends, and be forced
by the shoulders and nut, into the hub
around the outside of the boxes. To oil
the aNleree, first wipe the spindles clean
with Il cloth wet with turpentine, if it
won't wipe without it. On a buggy or
carriage, wipe and clean off the back and
front ends of the hubs, and then apply a
very small quantity of castor oil, OF more
especially prepared lubricator near the
shoulders point.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-02-19

A Chicago chap advertises for =" steady girl,
to help on pantaloons." A fellow who cam
help on his own pantaoons ought to be asham
ed to advertise it,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-02-19

ONE Time THE GRAN~EEs HAVE DONE.
They have broken the power and com
binations OF the pork packers. They start
ed ont the past fall rs they did the fall be
fore to buy pork at about three dollars
expecting again to get double the price
when they sold as they did last year. But
the Changers We're too sharp for them this
time. They said rather than to sell at these
low figures we will pack our own pork. 50
all over the Westthe Changers combined
determined to pack unless they could get
what their pork was honestly wort. Pork
camel II slow, not fast enough TO meet
the demands of the packers The Gran
gers Went to putting up their own pork.
Thc packers became alarmed and thought
they had better make smaller profits, and
so commenced Offering higher prices. The
t'rangera were firm, resolnte, and insisted
Oh fair prices, and the packers We're COM
PEELED to pay them The result is, pork
to-day is worth 81 - to s. - per hundred
instead of S} The farmers have triumphed
over the combinations to wrong them
Millions more of dollars have been saved to
them than otherwise would have been
They needed the money. and have got it,
| They were entitled to it. and have got
only what was their due The farmers can
combine on Il larger and grander scale
than any other class when it becomes nee
essary. Rural World.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-02-19


PHOFIT OF COOP CROPS Mr. Harris in
his walks and talks i'll the American
Agriculturists thus discourses =
Now, like to say to a young farmer
advance prices We shall have to take
what We can get. Fortunately, there are
a good many men willing to make Il living
by buying and selling. There is compe-
tition enough, as a rule, to secure u.s. tax
inc one wear with another, all that our
articles are worth. Our business is to raise
the best article at the least cost. Take
such simple crop as potatoes. heard 4
farmer say the other day, that no money
could be made by raising potatoes at 30
cents a bushel 1t never seemed to occur
to him that if he raised two hundred
bushels per acre instead of one hundred
bushels, he could make more profit from
one acre than from five. One OF our Roch-
ester nurservmeu raised a crop of white
wheat this year that yielded forty bushels
per acre, while the average Of the county
would not be over ten bushels per acre. of
red and white wheat together. 'lhe mllers
would pay from - 10 20 cents per bushel
more tor this choice white wheat than for
ordinary red wheat, and this in itself is q
good profit The ordinary crop of red
wheat. OF ten bushels per acre would be
worth SIG; While the forty bushel crop of
white wheat would sell for 50. Ii The
crop of red wheat affords any profit, how
much would the crop Of white wheat
afford Figure the interest and taxes on
the land, the cost ofploughing, narrowing,
drilling, seed reaping, haryostin" and
threShur
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-04
Dnilns Llbrnry an CONCERT,

The drawing Of the above git con-
cert has been postponed until Monday
evening, March ~, Us viii he seen by
the advertisement, This posIponehcnl
Is made IN consequence Of the dlrec'
tors n0t being able TO secure the hall
o.nightandthedIliiculty of maknglhe
necessary preparations for the concert
The drawing will ccrioi,ty take place
on the night above Indicated, ~ tick
cls enough have already been sold TO
Justify H. a few tickets, however, can
still he secured, and We advIscevery one
TO 20 and get one. They are to be
found ut Adams Il Leonards', Castor
" Thomas, Williams Il Crowdus' .PrN'
thcr u Murphey's, aud other places,
Price only -.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-04

MARKETS. EY TEI.EtsKApM,

| Special dispatch 10 the Dallas Herald.l
NEW YORK, March 3.-Cotton dull. Mid
ding uplands l6l SC; low middling l5l &c; good
ordinary 1870; strict good ordinary li5sc; or
binary l2Ic.
Exchange dull and dropping, at 4,s7@i S7i5;
sixty days Sl,Sj9 i,Si.4; commercial sixty days
3l@S2iac.
Gold closed at l2ii.
LIVERPOOL, March 3,-Cotton easier. Up
lands Si@Ts; Orleans S@Slsc. Sales $4,000
bales; for speculation and export 1000 bales.
GALVESTON, March 2. - Cotton - Demand
fair ana offerings moderate. The market
closed quiet. Good ordinary lSiic; low mid
ding H}lc; miidllng ll14c.
Gold II HE.
NEW ORLEANS, March 3.-Cotton lower.
Sales 1900 bales, last evening 1000 bales Mid
ding uplonds ljlgc; ordinary 1915; good or
binary be- low middllng li'sc
Exchange 50 096si VI. Bank - 30C93 3d. .
Geld l2i i@i2ls.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-04

The following gentlemen constitute
the grand jury now In session in this
city; John IL. Cole, Womley Carter
John II. Daniel, a. e, Taught, John
Field, John Floyd, Joe Reed, William
Caruth, A. NJ. Horne, W, w, Peak, T.,
II. Kendall, II, II. Hall, i. II. WILLIE
met, George W. Nicely, Samuel Mays,
james jackson, Sloan Jackson and
Joshua Curtis, The elevated character
aud stability OF these gentlemen is an
ample guarantee that imporllalliy,
lirmness and justice will illustrate their
mbors.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-04

Messrs. Thompson, llardwick Il Co.
have opened one of the largest and
hest stocked lumber yards in this State
near the Texas and Pacific freight
depot, Years of experience in the bus
mess and ample capital, with yard
force who comprehend the Importance
Of care, accuracy and promptncss in
handling the material establishes n
taking reputation for this firm Mt the
outstarl. Their advertisement appears
in another column.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-04

We the undersigned stockholders in the
Dallas city Railroad Company, not original
but holding, by purchase from the present
directors and Others, u large number OF the
original shares of stock, respectfully protest
against the action taken by Captain SwnlS
and some other stockholders in requesting
the present directory not to resign but TO
continue TO perform the functions OF n di-
rectory. While we an satisfied that they
would do nothing 10 iniurc the interests of
amy stakeholder knowingly, yet we would
ask by what right they could assume to act
M.d direct the enterprise, after having sold
out all interest in the same The charter an.
iicipates vacancies by death, resignation or
otherwise. We think this IL one of the
"othcrwiSe" eases. We ask them to take no
action until the question is decided
G. j. DENT u co,
lSlit HENRY BOIL.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-04

pr, beaumont, ufSi, Louis, Mon VIII open
M lnnrnary IN the clly ol Dallas hh"Nl We
twentieth ol March, lNl, for the treatment
ofnll ohronij diseases, especially those 81 lh'
Eye aud Var, The doctor Intends 10 h'Nho
II IN institution worthy the confidence ana
patronage 0l the nlilclod, lie has MAJ lNrs'
experience IN the treatment ANA operations
upon the Eye aud Ear, ~ well nslh lhn ''o"l'
menl Of all chronic discusses ii' WIN b' pre-
pnrcd 10 perform all operations IN surgery
The doctor viii have associated win NM
some Of the hest medical TALENT In the state,
aud cordially invites Rll who are nlllici'h To
giye him call on correspond. Letters wiz
receive prompt attention
This VIII Do u permanent INSTITUTION "
you need not bo ulrnid al being deceived
The doctor sn graduate Of medicine ana
surgery. Also Of the Now York Eye Nnd Ear
Institute. H"S'so"N
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-04
Ward.

This populor Elm street druggist is
coming up to the spring scratch with Il
brilliant stock Of fresh drugs, pcrfum-
cries with the celebrated Lubin cX-
tracts, and II general invoice Of toilet
goods. The spulteralivc, snee1era-
tive, bilc-W-your-nosc and bilc-down-
your-throat soda water will soon he in
fun sizZle at Wards. Let Us at once
lay in our peppermints and "sich, y
and prepare to si2Zle soda.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-04

Esuy IA share in eleven tickets
Of The louisville library GIFT
Concert i0r y0Wr W iic and baby.
auH Let them have a chance 10
cry keno" :Gs well ;ss Yourself.
Shares sold by ID. Garry at the
pOst0fiice. Pierce AZ Lyle anai
John McEilaare. ri ss2 "a.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-04
ASTRAL oil ut lIoskin's.

WE regret TO learn of the indisposi-
ton of Judge Kerfooi.
WITH The opening Of spring, hens
and brick mNsons lay with more rcgu-
larity.
Go and get a ticket in the Library
Gift Concert and draw your thousand
dollars.
The Dallas commandery No. G are
called to meet at the Masonic hall TO.
night.
lFyou like good cigars go to Goslin's
stand, corner Main and Austin streets,
and call for the ",Servadero.n
ATTENTION is called to the advertise
ment of sale of apples and cabbage, at
Hill, Shields Il Co.'S, this morning at
II O'clock.
WE sincerely regret to learn Of the
serious illness of the wife of Colonel
Snecd. The patients condition last
night was very grave.
1'nE Texas and Pacific railroad will
change It's schedule on the 10Th instant,
making better time and closer cOnnec.
lions all round.
a MoCKING bird taughttogo through
the mazes of Il polka, waltz, schottish,
etc, etc, was sold in this city the other
day for one hundred dollars.
WE have a vegetable garden and
should the author OF "rhc Gates Aiar,n
ever visit Dallas, we WOULD decline en-
teftaining her.
y nor wind, II hot sun, and wives
spreading foot rugs in front of the
house entrances, gave indications OF
rain yesterday.
SOME United States supplies for Fort
Griffin, are loading at b. +, Luce &
Co.'s warehouse. They go out under
an escort with Lieutenant Whitney in
command.
DURING few minutes yesterday at
ternoon, of twenty-three men passing
and repassing on u certain block on
Main street, all but one were criminals
"out OH bond"
Ten pounds of butter Were stolen
from a wagon which n countryman had
left standing near the Christian church
yesterday, while he went down street
to find a purchaser for this and other
produce.
DALLAS claims to be metropolitan.
We think her claim needs one thing
more TO make it complete, and that is,
that no young lady has yet run away
with her fathers coachman.
A LITTLE girl named Mary Freeman,
was run over by an express wagon, ON
Main street, just above the market
house, yesterday afternoon. A frac-
ture of one Of her ankles was the only
injury she received.
On Friday afternoon next Professor
George will organize the closing term
of his dancing school, for the season.
The ladies will assemble from four TO
six. In the evening the soiree class
will meet as usual.
AS per notice in another column,
there will be q meeting of the directors
of the City Railroad company ut the
office Of the president, Captain George
NJ. Swink, this evening at o'clock.
All the directors are requested to meet
promptly at the hour.
See card of DIR. J. A. Seegar. dental
surgeon, in to-day's paper. The doc
tor is an old resident of Dallas, and
has gained an enviable reputation in
his profession. His Office Is up stairs
over DIR. A. NJ. Cochran's drug store,
on Elm street.