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The Republican journal., 1875-11-11
Useful knowledge.

TO preserve beauty, preserve health.
Ii possible neither IL borrower nor a
lender be.
Kind words will keep old friends and
make new ones.
Your business will surely be attended to
if you do it yourself
Soft words and soft water should be
abundant in every home.
Cattle well sheltered will pay le0 per
cent on the cost OF the shelter.
Worry wearies and wears ont more than
work. Anger creates disease.
True economy does not consist in stint
ing and pnchmg ourselves and everybody
about Us
Old gardeners say that beans planted
among squashes, melons and cucumhers
will keep off squash bugs.
A small piece of calf's rennct soaked in
milk and tied round the finger, renewing
occasionally, will cure any case OF ielon.
Never sell of the best animals and keep
those to breed from that are Interior and
viii not bring the highest price in the
market.
Live in the light. Open every room in
Your house to the sun Keep no room
shut up for company. There is no mcdi-
cine like the sunlight.
One of the best dressings for old sores
is perfectly dry, clean earth Dress them
every day, washing clean ami applying a
fresh poultice of dry dust.
Away save the earliest and best seeds
for your own use, by SO doing for years
the quality may be greatly improved and
early ripenin~ will be fastened.
Poultry may be bred III and in for many
years, and the quality greatly improved,
by always selecting the finest fowls to
breed from. This is Il lact,
Colm-cobS make the best and cheapest
fuel TO be obtained They are richer in
potash than any wood, and the ashes
ought to be saved for soap-makin%
The New England Farmer says I'VE
have found the difference between ripe
and carly-cut hay, fed to our cows, fully
equal to liberal daily feeding OF grain" "
Coal-ashes are excellent for pigs to root
in. Poultry will also thrive by having dry
coal-ashes to dust and WallOW in; they
will keep down yermin and make eggs
also
A visitor to Nanmeter's stock farm in
Kentucky saw three pure-bred short-horn
cows worth on an average two thousand
dollars, working in the yoke to prevent
the accumulation Of fat and consequent
baroness.
a correspondent in the Country Gentle
man gives the following remedy for kick
ing COWS: STRAP her hind legs together
above the gambrel Joint crossing the strap
between her legs, thus making with the
strap a figure s. Use a strong strap, and
stand a little forward in putting it on"
The Republican journal., 1875-11-11
The Spoakership Contest.

1t has been understood that there h,-
been tor some time quiet understanding
between the supporter, ot 'Iilden Tor Pres
ident i'll New Y ork and New England aul
the supporters of Mr. Kerr, "l Indiana. tpr
Speaker throughout the country, grurr-
ally of a reciprocal nature, kcrr'S friends
have been sure of the support OF the Ill
dentes on the ground that the Speaker
OF the House and the candidates for I'rc-i-
dent ought not to De taken from thc sumo
section. Qnite recently, however, the tact
has been developed that the New York
and New England Democrats have been
very quietly setting things up to .rrur"
the election Of eX-(tov. Walker, OF Virgin
ia, as Speaker The movement has al
ready assumed formidable proportions,
and will doubtless give rise to :: grr.n
deal Of bad feeling. The canvass tor the
Speakership is daily growing more heat
ed and acrimonious. IDispatch to Eo--
ton Post
The Republican journal., 1875-11-11
Two Sword-Fish Stories.


On Saturday afternoon, about the time
the trigate Repulse was getting under way
large fish was seen by the natives OF
Waikiki rapidly approaching the bay. As
he 'neared the reef he cleared it with one
leap of fully 20 feet. and skinned over
the shallow water inside, until he landed
high and dry on the sand beach, directly
in front Of Mr. J. w, Pnugers seaside cot
tage Here he was seized by u native,
who. however, was unable to hold him.
and the huge fish tloundered about till he
finally got into the water. A crowd Of
natives coralled him. and the water near
shore being too shallow to allow him to
use his fins to any advantage, they soon
killed him with an Ak. 1t proved to be q
species of the sword-fish, measuring feet
in length, while his sword measures SO
inches. The latter may be seen in our Of
flee. He appears to have been frightened
by the Repulse, and shot like an arrow
through the water and over the reef, with
such extraordinary speed that he could
not stop till out OF his native element and
high on the land
These sword-iishes are very powerful.
We remember Capt. Stone telling OF an
accident which occurred while he was
running the brig Josephine between this
port and Jarvis Island, about 1898. The
brig was an extraordinary sailer, and while
going at her full speed, 10 miles an hour,
she struck directly under the stern count
er with such shock as 10 jar the whole
vessel and to awaken the Captain out of Il
sound sleep, who supposed that the brig
had struck Il whale or q reef. Immediate
ly the pumps were started, bat there was
no water in the hold On returning to port
the brig was hove out to find the canse
OF the shock, when near the stcrn-post
imbedded in the thick plank, the blade Of
a sword fish was found fully 20 inches in
length TO have hit the brig under the
counter, the fish must have been going in
the same direction as the vessel; and one
may imagine the speed with which it mov-
ed to have plunged its sword 20 inches
through the planking 1t must have been
going at the rate of 20 or 25 miles an hour
and evidently intended to hit the brig.
supposing it to have been whale. From
this one can get 4 faint idea of the fights
which takes place among the monsters Of
the deep.
The Republican journal., 1875-11-11
VOLUME 4G.

ties. Medicines are of comparatively
slight consequence in the early stage of
the disease, and 10 active remedies should
be given without the sanction of the vet
erinarY surgeon, to whose care the horse
should be consigned, il the disease does
not progress tavorably under the system
of careful nursing The complications in
influenza being, as has been stated, 50
numerous, it is difficult for the amateur to
carry into effect any system OF medical
treatment without running great risk Of
doing mischief, from want Of knowing
the precise nature of the disease for which
it is to he used. SO long as the affection
remains in the form Of simple catarrhal
fever, the measures which have been sug-
gested in regard to diet, with the applica-
ton Of mustard, or ammonia liniment to
the throat and chest, and the administra-
ton of simple fever medicines, will be
sufficient. Anything beyond this domes-
tic treatment the farmer will do we'll TO
cntrllSt to competent hands.
The Republican journal., 1875-11-11

1t was slightly melting day. and the
snow On the roof, though crisp still at the
surface, was Ill that damp state when any
ayalsnche and Mr. Grey realized, even
as he prepared to follow, that, in all prob
| ability, before he could reach his child she
would have plunged down and been dash
ed to pieces on the icy stones below, even
II he We're not precipitated upon her
thought is quick, but Damrosee was
quicker. ''Wait, Florence. wait - she
was crying, before the others had any
more than their heads through the trap.
while snatching off her shoes and stock
ings 'Keep hold! I'm comingw And the
small child, full of sublime confidence iu
the other, ceased screaming, and clutchv,l
the icy edges with all the might Of he.
little bleeding fingers, till DamroSc, tnu
swiftly to be hindered, was setting one
foot in front Of another in the snow, and
descending to the place where Florence
hung, passing the end of the rcins under
her arms and around her waist, and call
ing TO those who had the other end. where
she had left it at the trap. to draw her
back, holding it herself still by one hand
as she tripped up in the same footprints
light as dancing snowflake
she had done nothing, a mere piece ui
practice. just what she was doing every
day and all day long, and with hardly
more danger in it; she was amazed when
Mrs Grey, who had been adding her
screams to those of the child. and wiring
ing her hands helplessly through the
whole of the brief scene. caught her IT,
her breast with kisses and teas, and the
next moment, putting her aside, received
Florence, and, as if the little culprit We're
ik@ly to repeat the misdcmeanor. admin
is.ered corrective on the spot and thru
'alnted away in Susan's arms.
"Yes, indeed. it was lIcavem-drrctcd
act when you brought her. said Mrs Grey
to her husband that night. "Certalulv the
education of the ring ought to be inclul-
ed in eyerybody's life Florence shall -so
to the riding gschool-shan't she, dear p,
as soon as she can sit upon horse"
And Damrosee ?" said Mr. Grey
I'm sure don't know how you are g.,-
ing to overlook my behavior" exclaimed
Mrs. Grey. IL will do what can to make
up ior it. | will be glad to adopt her
legally. to share with Florence in all W..
have-oh, mothers love and all, dear
And-and never did like the name ot
Damrosee; it has such Il wicked, ~uch g.
luxurious sound, too. Can't we make liz
tie Christian OF her, and call her Mar,
BaZar
The Republican journal., 1875-11-11
Two Christians.

Two Christians Travelled down Il road
Who viewed the world with different eyes
The one was pleased with earth's abode,
The other longing for the skies.
For one. the heavens were sO-blue,
They tilfd his mind with fancies fond;
The others eyes kept piercing through
Only for that which lies beyond
For one, enchanting were the trees,
The distance was divinely dim,
The birds that f1uttered on the breeze
Nodded their pretty heads for him.
The other scarcely saw the flowers,
And never knew the trees were grand;
He did but count the days and hours
Till he might reach the promised land.
And one a little kind caress
Would to a tender rapture move;
He only oped his lips to bless
The God who gave him things to love.
The other iourneyed on his way.
Afraid to handle or to touch;
He only oped his lips to pray
lie might not love thing too much.
Which was the best: Decide who can.
Yet why should we decide 'twiXt them:
We may approve the mournful man,
Nor yet the joyful man condemn.
He is a Christian who has found
That earth, ;.s well as heaven, is sweet;
Nor less is he who, heayen-b bound,
Has spurn'd the earth beneath his feet.
The Republican journal., 1875-11-11

LONDON, Oct 81. The mail steamer
African has arrived at Plymouth and land
ed eight seamen, part of the crew of th,
ship John Pascal, who We're taken ON
board at Assertion Island They assert
that their vessel was abandoned ON lire
300 miles off St Helena, anl the crew
picked up by ship Victoria bound fer Boz
ton, but as the latter was short ot provi~-
ions they, the eight men, We're sent ashore
in an open boat at Ascention, while the
Captain, officers and the crew proceeded
in the Victoria. Their statement, urc CON
fused and conflicting They have been
detained and viii be officially examined
Tomorrow 1t is stated they are suspect
ell OF mutiny and dcserlion, and pu--Iuh
of murder
The Republican journal., 1875-11-11

FREAKS OF LIGHTNING. The damage
by lightning to the house OF Elder Colby,
at Gorham, Tuesday night, was quite ser
ious. The roof of the addition was entire
ly removed and the house badly shattered
in every part. An oil cloth carpet was
ripped up and thrown with snch force that
it actually penetrated the wall. son OF
Mr. Colby was thrown violently from bed
and was badly stunned When he recov
cred he went down stairs, expecting to
find his father and mother killed They
had also been thrown from bed, but Were
fortunately not injured. Hundreds of peo-
pie visited the house yesterday to see the
freaks which had been played by the live
ly messenger,
The Republican journal., 1875-11-11
Speaking OF weeds by the roadside. the
Portland transcript saws:

at is rather comical 10 see how much
pains farmers take to plant edible crops
and keep their fields tree OF weeds while
just over the fence is nursery of I'LL man
ner of evil interlopers ready to take pos
session of their field the next season"
1t is the custom OF most every farmer in
this town to do without roadside fences
for his fields. and to cultivate close up to
the Travelled way. You may ride along
our roads in the summer, with the wheat,
oats, corn, potatoes and other crops, grow
ing almost under the carriage wheels
LArOnStnni. Paper
The Republican journal., 1875-11-11
Farm, Garden and Household,
Cisterns for Barns.

A gentleman from New Hampshire, who
visited the farm OF the agricultural editor
some time since, writes to learn more par
ticulars about the barn cistern which sup
plies water for the stock This cistern
has been built and in constant use some
twenty years. 1t is cemented on the gravel,
without brickiGg or stoning, except on
Gne side next to the cellar wall here 1t is
strengthened by a thin wall OF stones laid
in cement From near the bottom pipe
is run through the cellar wall and carried
under ground to a warm and convenient
corner of the cellar where it empties into
u Tub Tor supplying water to the stock
without requiring the labor of drawing or
pumping The cistern is shaped like a
common set kettle OF farmers boiler be-
ing about ten feet deep and eleven feet
across at the top. and holds about one
hundred hogsheads 1t was covered at
first with twO-inch chestnut plank, laid on
chestnut sleepers but the blanks rotted
and have been replaced By green chestnut
timber, heWed ON two sides and laid close
together, iIlling the creyices with cement
These are still sound and bid fair to last
many Years. over the timber there is
about eighteen inches OF loan which en-
Nrely excludes frost from the water and
sides oi the clstern. Owing to an i'm
p,rlect uastewav the cistaTn has occa-
.ionalY. in wears past oyertlowed and
-1tteneJ the bank behind fhe cement aI-
},wiuu the pressure of water from within
IL crack the cement shell and c.nsn q
~tjpht leak Tb.. leaks wore stonnaa bIr
brishinv fine cracks over with . hin coat
of eenent IL has been tirbt now for sew
erll wear, The cost at the fine if was
l,1ilt was onIv aboiu tif1v dollars iunhnd-
ino f,a ni,ino and cave trouohs on tbe
harn. and Il pnmp for ,irawinp Water trom
the top SIX barrels of wafer lime were
used. with about double the nuantitv of
clean. sharp. coarse sand The lime cost
at that time. only a little over two dollars
ner barrel. The pump cost about ten
dollars. and the cave troughs a little
more leaving some fifteen dollars tor the
digging, covering and work of layinq the
cement The diopinp was ALI done in
March when other work was NOT prcss-
irc
N We were poino 70 build AGAIN we
.Huuld. bv all means, build laroeT This
l4s never been dry but once in twenty
wears and tho nnmhnr ot anim,ls Ennt
The Republican journal., 1875-11-11

A Tennessee editor very coolly asks his
readers to credit the following: John
King, in 1861, lived in Tennessee Sol
ders of both armies raided on his farm.
SO he removed allhis produce to the Cum
berland Mountains. A storm threw down
rock which closed the mouth of the cage.
Therein he lived for thirteen years. in the
dark, eating from his produce and drink
ing from spring. The other day a rail
road company, blasting for tunnel, blast
ed him out
The Republican journal., 1875-11-11

1t was an affecting case. 1t was in In
diana and she applied tor a divorce. "Did
he give you clothing enough?" said the
Judge. ii lived with him nineteen years."
said she. .sand all the clothes which he
ever bought me We're bunch of hair-pins
and toothbrush" Here is slight con
trlbution to the great dress problem which
now agitates all feminine conventions and
congresses
The Republican journal., 1875-11-11

An Australian sent an order to London
lately for some iron safes, and of these it
was expressly desired that some should be-
OF Miller's make, which was duly express
ed. But the clerk. junior, who copied
the order was writing of sex that is not
quite safe, for the orders came home with
the astounding line in it; PLEASE for
ward. per first ship, six Millners-three
with drawers, and three without"
The Republican journal., 1875-11-11
Arrested for Overdressing.

Two respectfully dressed women passed
through st, Adams recently, Ell route for
Montreal, as is supposed, from New York,
and returned on the evening train last Fri
day, when one was delayed on account of
slight overplus OF clothing in the way
OF 400 yards OF silk, hidden in her skirts
She is apparently about 30 years old, of
lady-like appearance, and stated when ar
rested by Customs Inspector Walker, that
her companion who escaped had a like
amount of silk. and that they were hired
by some merchant to bring it across the
line She telcgraphed to New York for
Lawyer Stewart as counsel The silk has
been removed to Burlington, when q de-
tective and Mr. Morgan's son from Mon
posing it might be a portion of the goods
stolen from Morgan's store in Montreal,
Sunday night. From information receiv-
ed the Free Press states the silk was iden-
titled as being goods stolen in the burglary
aforementioned. She was held in $4,000
bonds for her appearance for trial at the
next term OF the United States district
court, and in $4,000 to await cXtradition
OF for trial at the county court as a re-
ceiver of stolen goods la default of pres
ent bail she was remanded. She gives
the name of Marion Mansfield.
THE POSTAL THIEF. The diclosures
made by the arrest OF Phalen, the postal
thief lead to the conclusion that he has
been guilty of Systematically and success
fully pilfering valuable letters for at least t
two years, and although no letters ad-
dressed to Mr.. Gregory the seed man of
Marblehead, were found upon his person,
it is fully believed that Phalen knows what
has become of several thousand contain
ing remttances, which have never come
to hand The method by which the ac-
cused has carried on his pilfering SO long
without detection now appears very clear.
He lived in Salem, where he had a wife
and one child. and where he was connect
ed with the Grand Army, and an active pol
itician He was employed on the pos
tai car which runs through Boston to Ban
gor in the night
For some time past he has been in the
habit of coming up from Salem in the at-
ternoon, and returning on the postal car
which leaves tor Portland at 315 p. NJ,
ostensibly for the purpose of assisting the
clerks in distributing the mails sent from
the Boston Office While thus engaged
and enjoying the confidence of his asso-
crates. he has filled his pockets with let
tiers, and at Salem lett the car.
1t Is surmised that having become
alarmed at his operations on his own car,
he adopted the plan of stealing from an
other car in order to divert suspicion from
himself and fasten it upon others. There
are no means, save from his confession.
of ascertaining the amount of his specula-
ton, but from the expensive habits of the
accused and the great number of letters
which have been lost, he is believed to
have obtained large sums.
The Republican journal., 1875-11-11

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nnnltitudn ana ,,ornairnL ~ nnn - ,I'..
nornars of tLn sr,,oro - .tomo.cntt,. L,.
had not been induced To lult WORK pI th'
curiosity Whlch animated the crow" 10y
Whom he was surrounded ne indifference
OF TINS man eXclteu the curiosity "l N'-
Poieon' lie Wlshed To know S"mrlhlii.
ABOUT himi anu passing lhfou%H th'
crowd urged on MS morse uhtI ne ar
tlNed cloSe 10 MN. NAV are YOU 90
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man raised ms eyes anu rer"9u!|'u lN'
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tlle emperor VINO reco@h,It" an ''' N''L-
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a prlSadier III such corps - eN, >iIF.
Why have you quilted the service .
because | mad completed my time ant
obtained my discharge II am sorry Tor
1t; you were Il brave man. I snail hc
happy To do lof You any th'h- Ih my
power; say what 90 you require lf"h
me - That your Majesty WILL leave lh'
TO cut my stone IN quiet my WotA ~HI-
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THE GALVESTON TIMES

Cali at NJ. b. Franklin q Co.'s and SUBJ
scribe for the Galveston Times, published
by LoUGHEny & VAN HORN. II Is straight
nut democratic, and the largest cad cheap
est paper In ths state, 2Elm
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ron rrH VETERAN nv UNION,
sa0 Nnrch Is7a,

lHhN warren u iN9l
nv SETTrE rowGu HOUSTON
nnnd o patriots tried ana tWp,
whose locks utr luTnlnH gray
Among those old historic scenes,
Gather lhcmRrh oH today,
Ny Fancy soals into their midst,
WIN stop 20 huRlud aud luWi
sem ~ near their speaking hearts,
lia Idle l'e Alamo,
Tho q 10 Of year. sweeps by unnlt,
hi, WIN Ull Llio'H care Nud pain
IeNua belong 10 Mexico,
Ana they arc b0yh again
The proud desires, tho dronmg o youth,
NtirRN thvlr Nrlut once more,
As Memory proudly points hVl hand
To valiant deeds ui yorc
Agnm they might, host,
Frum Out the distance loom
ITS santa Anna and his men,
Aud nearer sim they come,
They watch thc hun sim lower sink,
The Held all dyed Ia hi olt
Thty plant their prOud, victorious feet
Where late their foes h0d stood,
"Phat was n day worth living for boys
Twas Aprl-lol,me src--
Hes twas the glorious twenty tlNt
That made our country nee
We fought hnlrfrd, we fought hnlfclad
But nh we fought Ike then
Ana, comrades, II was something grand
To be II soldier Then
The San Jncinlo river told
The story 10 The sen,
Ana Europe, listening from Nim,
Proclaimed young Texas free.
And over sea, nnd over land,
Her bounty SHINE ufar
And Lords and Princes came TO view,
Tho Young Republic, star
And now, II Is 30 long ogo
And after all our scArY,
the star we placed upon her brow,
is one OF many itnT,
Our boys themselves are bearded men,
The dream all fades away,
And yet but yesterday II seems,
We were AZ young ms they,
Texas is now Mother state,
Her sons are statesmen, too;
No fields are half so inir rs hers
No skies are half 50 hlue,'
Yet still see sottened shade
Upon their features spread
They lower their voices, for tpey feel
IT'S hallowed ground they trend,
They pause above the sleeping dead,
our heroes lying low,
The men who fought and bled and died,
10 save the Alamo.
| do not call one deathleSs name,
OF all that gallant bnnd;
Each one II hero proudly died,
Fearless I'm heart and hand.
feel their proud fire in my veins,
My heart thrObs fierce and high!
My pulses thrill like those Of men,
Who do not fear To die.
learn to yearn rs they have yearned,
For dreams that could not last
almost feel as they have felt,
The glory of the Past.
Texas, my own, my native state,
Would could see thee now
In all thy pristine beauty bright.
The Lone star on thy brow!
a band of heroes, on whose hrdwS
Times touch has turned 10 SNOW
God bless them ali ARE met to-day
Beside the Alamo.