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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-12-15
RELIGIouS NOTICES.

~ ST PAuL's ENGLIsH In rHE-
- BAN CHURCH, corner II Eleventh and II
streets.-Preaching TONIGHT at T.So, and Re-
yiva Services EVERY EVENING this week. All
deifSs REV. 8. DoMsR. Pastor.
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Fresh for the Holidays

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Broken Candies. lbs. for 81.
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OF 0O0 To $4,000 TO LOAN.-I HAVE
DlsOOVO on hand to loan sums OF the above
amounts On ass District Bonds. United States
Bonds, or any other class Of approved securities.
Address at once TO II. A. c., Lock Box III, CITY
Post once. novSo-u
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Mechanical Genius.

| know at least a score Of men who,
though intelligent enough in other re-
spects, do not know how to drive a
nail in a workmanlike manner. As
boys, they were educated with view
to practicing certain voeations or
professions, and mechanical arts we're
completely ignored by their unwise
parents or guardians. Now it is es-
sential to every man-lawyer, preach
er, physician, merchant-to know
some of the principles Of mechanical
art, aud how to apply them, for no
man leads an Industrious life with
out very frequently seeing the use Of
such knowledge. There are certain
mechanical rules that apply to almost
every piece Of work that man attempts
to perform, from the folding of a pa
per to the matching together Of two
boards, and the bungling manner in
WHICH these things are generally
done, shows how little idea men have
of mechanism. Then, fathers, wheth-
er city men or country men, fit up n
workshop for your boys, A small
set Of tools, of the best material, will
not cost much-not more than ten or
twelve dollars at most-and they'll
soon return to YOU thrice their value
in the good accomplished Where
there is q comfortable workshop sup
piled with good tools, the boys are
seldom known to leave it upon leisure
days to loaf in the streets. If moth
ing else is given them to do, they will
be manufacturing wind-mills, sleds,
weather-cocks, hand-carts, etc, and
every hour thus employed adds to
their skill as wofkmen. Very soon
they will be able to make rainy days
as profitable as others, repairing or
making very many important fixtures
about the house. We know boy me-
chanics who have supplied their
homes with brackets, hower-stands,
step-ladders, and a hundred and one
other things convenient and valua-
ble
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Sincerity in Art

In our estimate Of work Of con-
temporaneous literary art it is pre-
cisely here that we are most at fault
How much ofthis sincere element any
work Of art possesses only time can
tell. After all, we take our friend
and neighbor upon appearances. 1t
is Just as well perhaps, that we should
not sit in subtle judgment upon his
professed sympathy with our sorrow,
his friendly greeting and laughter.
After all, the sigh and the smile have
their sincerity. So We are charmed
with the poets song-it Is 4 song Of
the green fields we know so well if
not about them, still sung under the
potent influence Of their familiar
beauty. We give ourselves up to the
intoxication. After all, it is not mere
sham and show. The song has
heartiness Of its own it sayors OF
soul, even If it does not spring from
the depths. 4 poet, therefore, may
be to his generation 3 true poet, aud
the generation that follows may ind
in him q suspicion Of selfco1scious-
ness, a taint of afeetation-a thought
about something vain and transient
and all too meanly personal, insteaa
of the thing eternal. That is enough
He goes no farther. "-Ser1oHeT
Monthly
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Servous Excitement

One dreadful form Of ncrvous ex-
citement very prevalent among all
classes Of society is that which is
commonly called "dipsomania.7 \
weak tendency to drink becomes an
insane tendency. We are especially
liable TO it at the present time, be
cause so many ofus are oyerwrought
Our actors, our orators, our CONNER
ciai men. can hardly keep up the ner-
yous energy required to 60 through
with their work, and 50 they take al
cohol to get up the steam Of the mind
We believe ifa man has to 90 through
4 certain amount of bodily work he
will DO it better if be takes a little
stimulant. In cases ofmental strain.
the freer be keeps from stimulaRt the
better. Let him always eat some
thing when be drinks. Let him drink
as little stimulant as possible as a
rule let him substitute coffee or CO.
Goa for spirits and wine, and be VIII
be fresher for work and last out bet
ter The body is q tough machine,
but you must treat it fairly and so
Of the mind-it is usually tough
enough. but you can upset it. We
beseech you, workers, to watch your
selves, especially in this matter Of
taking stimnlants. But what shall
we say of the pleasure makersI
Young people should enjoy them
selves if enjoyment comes innocently.
But what do we see constantly? We
see young people whose susceptible
ties are keenly alive to everything
that comes from without, fresh and
healthy young girls Of seventeen and
eighteen, at parties and balls, who re-
ally require no stimulant, or the least
possible amount little wine aud
water at most. Well, these young
girls drink champagne at intervals,
glass after glass they do not know
how much they do drink They have
not been cautioned. It is over excl
liability it is thoughtlessness. But
it is like throwing vitriol upon roses
to apply such an amount ofstimulant
to young. healthy bodies 4 little
thought would constantly set all this
right.
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DisaPpeaFed o. Dead.

When q friend dies and is buried.
there's an cad 20 him. We miss him
for a space ont Of our daily existence:
we noun fer him by degrees that be-
come Incredibly less; we cling 10 the
blessed hope that We shall be reunited
in some more perfect sphere; but so
far as this is concerned, there's an
eud Of him. However near and
dear be was, the time arrives when
be does not form a part Of our daily
thought; be ceases to be even an
abstraction We 60 no more with
flowers and tears into the quiet Gem
etery; only the rain and snow fall
there: we leave it for the fingers Of
Spring to deck the neglected mound.
Bus when our friend ya7ishes IN
accountably in the midst Of a crowd
ed city, be gees of on a sea-voyage
and is never heard Of again, his mem-
ory has a singular tenaeity. He
nav be 70 all intents and purposes
dead to rs, bat we have not lost
him. The ring Of the dO0r-bell at
midnight may be bis ring; the ap-
proaching fo0tstep may be his foot
step; tde unexpected letter with
foreign postmarks may be from bis
hcad. lie haBnts rs as the dead
never can.
The woman whose husband died
last night may marry again with
lustre Of months. DO you suppose
a week passes when the woman
whose husband disappeared mysteri-
ousIy ten years ago does not think
Of him? There are mome1ts when
the opening or the door must startie
her
There Is 10 real absence but death
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Cremation oa a Grana scale

More than four years ago a young
Hiudoo prince, only p, who ruled
over one of the most extensive prov
lnces in India and was . strong ally
OF Great Britain stopping at one Of
the Florence hotels, on his way home
from London to his native country,
was taken sick and died after q short
illness. He was attended by a
numer0Us suite, who, to show their
grief for be loss Of their beloved
prince, O. .onished the Italians by
their mysterious Oriental funeral cere-
monies. On the night Of the lst Of
December, 1870, on the very spot
where his monument now stands,
they prepared the pile upon which
they performed the rite Of burning
the dead body of their ruler They
mixed with large quantities Of wood
immense compounds Of camphor and
odorous oiutments upon which, robed
in his splendid vestments and sur
rounded by his most precious and
personal ornaments, they laid the re-
mains Of the young rajah The
pile was lighted about midnight and
burned till near morning. The ven
cradle Br-tim directed the ceremony
and, mingIilg bis prayers with those
Of other faithful servants, made tho
groves Ics0und with their lau enta-
lions. At break ofday the ashes Of
the prince were collected into a gold
en vase, which now rests in the
sacred temple Of bis native India
In June 1874, the English govern
ment erected q splendid monument
to his memory on the spot where his
BODY was burned.
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Ee. nesausc the Odds were Grent.

4 son of the Fatherland went into
Barney Galligan's saloon the other
day and called for a drink. Barney
observed how blooming he was with
the rosy" already, and shook his
head, saying "You have had
enough" f" Enough Of whad, / guess,
asked the TeuLUu. Enough TO
drink" "Who is running my ma
chine, You or ?" "You are, and you
are running it into the ground"
II bade you $40 dat / am a liar, -
said he, slamming his hand upon the
bar.
"There is no bet there" " said Bar
ney, laughing.
Give usa drink"
mo, you are drunk now"
II bade you notn
"Well, I'll bet you $50 to 81 that
you are drunk" said Barney, while
quite a number gathered around to
see the fun.
Good enough, / babe you" said
he, pulling out fractional currency
enough to make up q dollar Now,
who will yCu leave it mid 2"
an leave it TO yourself Are you
not drunk ?"
eyes, by jingoes, an" said he
mournfully, "dake der tollar."
A friend Of his happened to be in
the crowd, and upbraided him for de-
Gliding against himself
"But it was der drudh.'
"Well, supposing it was, what did
YOU want to be foolish enough to bet
for then ?"
Il couldn't help it-der odds was
so pig" be replied, turning away
more in sorrow than in anger.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-05
Ihe Fest Field Beans.

The american Rural Home says
that in Western New York the Ne
diGm Marrow are most planted and
the White Kidney and Early Pea TO
q limited extent. The Medium is
considered the most reliable, as, from
its early ripeniDg it is less affected by
the yicissitudes Of the season. 1t
sells for less, however. than the 9TH
er varieties named. The Marrow IS
quite a popular variety, and On a
strong soil is very productive. il IS
quoted thirty-fye cents Q busEei high
er than Medium in the Rochester
market, now. and the same as hid
ney. The White Kidney has larger
stalks, requires Q longer season 10 be
matured in, and is more liable to oe
spoiled in ripening When every
thing, however, is favorable It viii
produce large crops. 1t viii, Of
course. make s difference in what
way the beans are planted as to the
quality Of seed required, but farmers
generally use about bushel Of the
Marrow and Mediums TO the acre,
rather more ofthe Kidneys, and about
half as much Of the Pea bean
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Too Much spelling

Give US now a dash Of etymoIogy.
syntax, or prosody. There has been
something too much Of this orthogra-
ply The spelling match has been
productive ofnO good save to peddlers
Of unabridged dictionaries. It has
filed the victor with vainglOry and
the vauquisbed with consuming en-
vy. There may have been in il fun
for the boys, but the fatality among
brags has been fearful People who
spelled along in blind confidence now
fear to spell at all lest they be caught
trapping. (By the way, are there
two p's in trappiDg2 The prOofreader
viii please decide,) What right, any
way, has Noah Webster to set him
self uP ea an authority for the spelling
Of words Why may not every man,
otherwise entitled 10 life, liberty, and
the pursuit ofhappiness, be permitted
to spell according to the dictates Of
his own conscience. We agree heart
lily with General Jackson, who hated
the spelling-book with an intensity
only equaled by Andrew Johnson's
love Of the constitution without a (.
Said the general Of a cOzeomb critic,
'If e-X-t-r-e-a-m doesn't spell extreme
what in HI does it spelly" 1t was
the general who originated the caba-
listic sign o. K, bis abbreviation
(are there two BIS in abbreviation p
of "oIl korrcct" We would be glad
to enter most cordially upon a defense
of the old man 8 peculiar orthOgraphy
if Randolph had not already done so,
even at the expense Of the scholarly
Said Randolph long ago:
IL is true Jackson cannot spell. The
reason is he was fighting the British
while Webster was making spelling
books. Jackson cannot write, be-
cause be was not taught. Nor can
Adams either write well The reason
is that be was not teachable Jack
son is ignorant, but he could have
got over it, if be had only had a
Adams had a chance but
be was O natural born fool and be
never could got over it, Chicago
Times
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ing as Joan Of are and as indepopd
eni as the president Of g woman
.onsFess And her whole appeor.
alIe Is thus altered bv pinain1 m
the ir2nt Of that hat. NoTt d,r,Ld
appears Ike q brigaad. Tho ~, 4;
haiteDed out and Der ewes 49,, - - =
riously from underneath as Fl wa,c5
ing an opportunity to order YOU 10
stand and deliver You see her
again, and the brim is turned up be-
hind, while it is very fat in front.
giving her an appearance Of female
Scion Single trying to find a Gus
toner for that 'bar'l Of apple sass.
Again, and it is pitched on the ex-
treme back Of the head, reminding
you of Toodles in his cups, when he
is assuring the sailor man that when
his father heard Of the sailor mans
death 'he went br0ken-hearted to bis
grave. and died tjeTc.' With all
these adyantae as it is no wonder that
the reigning bat is popular 1t is
comfortable to the head-sO they say
and it is an ornament or a disguise
as required It is demure, jaunty,
meek, saucy, bold, sly, obstinate.
conciliating, tender; whatever you
please-everything by turns and
nothing long IL is the hat Of the
period, cunning aud deceitiul, but
above al things desperately wick
ed "
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WHOLE NO. l243.
Do Not Worry About Yourse,r

To retain or recover health. persons
should be relieved from all anxiety
concerning diseases. The mind has
power over the body, for a person to
think be has G disease viii often pro-
duce that disease. This we see effect
ed when the mind is intensely con-
eentrated on the disease Of another
1t IS found in the hospitals that sur
geons and physicians who make a
specially of certain diseases are liable
to die OF them themselves and the
mental strain is 50 great that some
times people die Of diseases which
they have only in Imagination. We
have seen a person sea-sick in antici-
patton Of a voyage, ere reaching the
vessel. We have known persons to
die of an imaginary cancer in the
stomach, when they had no cancer or
any other mortal disease. A blind
folded man, slightly pricked ia the
arm, has tainted aud died from believ-
ing that be was bleeding to death.
Therefore, well persons, to remain
so, should be cheerful and happy, and
sick persons should have their atteu-
tion diverted as much possible from
themselves. 1t is by taeir faith that
men are saved, and it by their faith
they die As a man thiDketh so is
be. III be wills not to die he can CT
ten live in spite Of disease, aud if be
has little or no attachment to life he
will slip away as easily as child
will fall asleep. Men live by their
souls and not by their bodies. Their
bodies have no life Of themselves, they
are only receptacles Of life-tene-
melts for their souls. and the viii
has much to do in containing the
occupancy or giving it up.
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Taking the stitch in Time.

Two hard wood slaves from an old
barrel, screwed upon a block Of wood,
make a very fair pair Of clamps while
stitching The top ends should be
cu:, so that they will meet squarely,
and the block leyeled, so that the
pressure together at the top viii be
hard Do not attempt to nail the
slaves to the block, for they do not
hold as well as when screwed, and
are very liable to split the pieces BY
getting a shoemaker or harness-maker
to instruct in the making Of wax-ends
the farmer or farmers boy can keep
the harness in good rig at all times,
and the work may be done in good
shape, as the old stitches make a
guide. Use needles instead Of bris-
ties, and DO the work by the kitchen
stove, on rainy DAYS and evenings,
when there is no particular hurry
"A stitch in time saves nine, " applies
no where better than 70 the harness,
and if conveniences are such as not TO
enable one to do the repairing at
home, neglect follows and expenses
accumulate.
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a FIreleSs stove

A freless stove, as it is called, IS
now being tried by a street-car COM
p.pv in Columbus, Ohio. 1t is de-
scribed as a small iron box, placed
under the car seat. The box con-
sains the necessary pipes and valves,
and is filed with water. The heat
is supplied at the depot. \ small
upright boiler. not higher than a
man of ordinary stature, and con-
suming no more coal than a large
heating stove, supplies the steam.
Bv means of rubber hose, the steam
is introduced into the stove through
pipe which projects from the out
side Of the car. In short time the
condensed steam heats the water to
2l2 degrees, and the car is heated
and ready for travel In trip Of
one mile and return, occupying about
forty minutes. the stove only loses
about thirty degrees Of heat Then
another charge Of steam is given,
and the temperature Of the car Is
kept pleasant constantly.
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rapidly up and down, an elderly
lady, seated on the sofa, is talking 10
him.
Dear Herbert" SIZE is saying, Il
wish you would listen to reason.
What will Kat say?"
Kate, q cold-hearted girl, who
saw me brought dying, apparently,
to house within half mile o. her,
and never sent TO know if | surviv-
ed my fall? / was a fellow Great
ure, at least"
"But, my dear"
Mother" said Herbert, taking her
hand and seating himself besides her,
you do not know Minnie. She is no
course, uneducated rustic. Any lady
may be proud of her beauty and al
ents-and, mother, | firmly believe,
if it bad not been for her kind nurs-
ing, | should have died.
You did not send for me-" said
his mother.
"No, not until I was conscious,
they did not know where to send"
he replied. George came down by
former invitation, and | feared 10 tell
you, lest in spite Of your feeble health
you would insist upon coming to me-
Mother, you will consent to call Min
ME daughter!"
1t took more than one coayinr to
win her; but Herbert was her all in
all, and finally she cons euted.
my wife, my wife" whispered a
young man in a carriage driving
through London streets one evening,
and be drew his companion close to
bis heart. Here we are, darling,
and Iyw my poor tired bird can rest.
They had been on the continent,
and were coming home.
Welcome, my daughter" said an
elderly lady, pressing the traveller to
her heart. "Welcome home.D
Would your lordship ike any re-
freshments?" said a servant coming
in.
Lady Adair," said Herbert, gal
ly, "shall order refreshments"
Lady Aadiar, " said Minnie.
"Why, Herbert" cried his mother.
"have you never told her before?"
"Neverl Yes, refreshment imme-
diately," said Herbert, dismissing
the man. "Why, Minnie, you look
as terrified as if | had said | was
highwayman."
Minnie crept up close to him.
Lord Adair or Mr.. Grant" she
whispered, "you are my Herbert still"
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on THE DOORSTEP.

We were sitting on the door step
remember 1t so well;
She was half in shadows hidden
Save where the moonlight fell,
And the dear head resting
With its wavy, son brown hair,
Made more than ever lovely
The face l thought so fair.
know we talked but little,
and at last, beneath the stone,
We heard the cricket ehirping
Soelearly all alone,
Till my heart had mustered courage
To tell her then and there,
How for her sweet sake truly,
Iweul1 all things do and dare.
Then came the soft, shy answer,
As her shining eyes dropped low:
my heart IS mine no longer:
Twas yielded long ago.
And even as she doomed me
To MISERY and pain,
The soft cheeks filled with dinples,
Gathering o'er and DER again.
How well now remember
That, turning fast away,
would not heed the whisper
That softly bade me stay,
TIL, at the low gate turning,
Her face once more 70 see,
saw the tear drops shining
In the eyes that followed me.
All! then, with heart fast beating,
To her side 1 turned again,
''Oh, tell nc Madge, my darling,
Has my love been all in vain?
You do not love another?
Your words were only play?
Look up and answer truly
Madgo must 90 away"
Again the dimples gathered,
Zen while the moons pure light
Betrayed the tears still shining,
Like dew drops soft and bright,
MY heart was mine no longer;
have given It, It's true;
why could you not have waited?
Because--ah' Imeant your
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how many privates suffered in this
engagement More than dozen had
their wounds dressed in the village
by Drs. Minot and Cummings, and, Of
course, there were surgeons with the
expeditionary force. Many of the
troops were covered with blood as
they passed the houses on their re-
treat to the village, and were seen in
this condition from the windows.
The sudden fight of such veteran
soldiers showed that the fire of the
Americans must have been very Sc
vere.-From ''The Concord Fight, "
by FREDERIC HUDSON, in HQrper's
Magazine for Iay.
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The Hat ofthe season.

The Chicago Inter ocean hs5
treatise on women's hats, in when Z
SAWS you meet a remarkably mod
est and timid appearing young lady
of to-day, and you notice that her bat
has q meek and shrinking indentation
in the crown. It looks ssif it want
ed 10 shun the wicked world and
hang itself up in q nunneTv. To
morrow you meet the same lady, and
what 3 change. She appears as dar-
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Tss PriHsiHg once

The printing Office has indeed
nroved a better college TO many a
bow bas graduated more useful and
conspicuous members Of society, has
brought more intellect out and turn
ed it into practical, useful channels,
awakened more minds, generated
moe active and elevated thoughts.
than many Of the literary colleges q
the country. A boy who commences
ip such g school as the printing oulee'
sill have bis talents and IDEAS
brought out; and if be is a careful
observer, experience in bis profession
will contribute more toward al edn'
cation than can be obtained in almost
anr other manner.
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BOARD OF MANAGERS: !:

ROBERT G. MULLIN, FayeSte City, Fayette
County. Pa
J. o. MEYERS. BIeycTslale, Somerset c., Pa.
J. II. UHL. Somerset
]. n. SCHROYER, West Newton, Wostm'd Co,
Penn'a.
N. n. sTAUFFER, Mt Pleasant, wesiu'd Co
PenR'a.
H..BYERSKUHNS, GrecnsbGrS, Uestmd Co,
Penn'a.
ABEL N. EVANS AmweH Tp- Washington
Co. Peun'a.
JAMES W. nay, RiehhiH Tp., Green County,
Penna.
y. LAIDLT, Carm!ehaels, Green County, Pa.
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TAMES l. PUGH,
ArrnRNEY AT Jaw.

S5mc-so. Pa. Once, Mammoth Block mp stairs
Entrance Main Cross s.. COLLECTIONS made, es-
tates settled titles examined. and an legal ulsl-
ness attended 20 with pr1mptuc5s and haciiiy.
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