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How They Were Detected.


The New York merchants comrArae
So much OF letters being Stolen ANA -uH
of money lost in the mails that the post
office authorities, weary of the lmpulr-
tions put upon their clerks detailed l
special detective to look up Tie matter.
when he discovered that the merchant
errand boys were in the habit "i destroy
inc letters they were intrusted with nal..
ing, and using the postage stamps 90 hu
their lunches with Also that they rifrl
letters they supposed contained available
money The detective says that when At
first commenced operations in the lobby
of the post-otiice, no particular box Wa
watched, but every person who took let
ters from them, and who acted in amy WaN
suspiciously, was Immediately marked.
and rs soon as the opportunity offered,
was shadowed With but few exceptions
the thieves proved to be boys from seven
to sixteen years of age II was easy I"
pick out the guilty ones, for they would
invariably give themselves away by
holding the letters up to the light That
they might Judge Of their contents me
difficulty in every case was tn detect them
in the act of riiing the letters. 10 tell
YOU all the tricks that were resortcd to by
these bows to escape observation would
tax your patience. They were As cunning
as foxes. One boy would so to Il closet
in the building where he was employed.
aud to detect him it was necessary to gain
access to the adjoining closet, where,
hole having been bored by one of the de
tectives, he was enabled to watch his
operations The offender was caught in
the act and confessed that he had DESTROY
ed a large number of letters. Another
boy selected a retired place in hallway
and they ere obliged to watch his opef-
ations througha a sky-light Another went
on the root OF his store and sat on the
scuttle, where he was finally observe"
from behind the chimney Of IN opposite
building The scene of operations ol
more than one was in the Trinity church
graveyard, and number OF them opened
and destroyed letters in the street without
any attempt to elude observation
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Singular Adventures OF a Diver.

ABOUT there, [ heard OF the loss of the sch
roain. The first mate and three men got
; saved but the captain and his daughter,
ana tnree men got lost. slung round to
see If she could be raised. After we'd
spent best part OF week we sailed over
her and dropped anchor. Itwas a lovely
Sunday morning when we struc|, her
She lay in sixty feet of water on a bottom
as white at the moon. Looking down |
could see her leaning over on one side up-
on the coral reef When got down IL
her | saw she'd torn u great gap in the
reef when she ran against it. The maiu-
mast was gone and hung by the fore.
clambered up; saw whole shoals OF fish
playing in and out of the matches. First
went to look for the bodies, tor | never
like to work while there is anv Of them
about Finding the fo'castle empty.
went to the two little state cabins. 1t was
rather dark, and had to feel in the lower
hunks. There was nothing in the first,
and III the other the door was locked
prled it open and shot back the lock with
my adj 1t flew open, and out something
fell against me. felt at once it was the
woman's body. was not exactly fright
ened but it shook me rather, | slung il
| from me, and went out into the light a bit
| until got hold of myself Then turned
back and brought her out-poor thing
She'd been very pretty, and Us carried
her IN my arms, with her white face nest
! ling against my shoulder. she seemed aS
If she was only sleeping | made her fast
to the line, as carefully aS | could. to send
her up, and the fish played about her aS il
| they We're sorry she was going. At last
| gave the signal, and she went slowly up
| hai
| pillow OF golden sea-weed. That was the
only body | found there, and managed
after to raise pretty considerably OF TIE
| cargo
| One OF my expeditions was among the
| silver banks of the Antilles-thc loylic>t
| place | ever saw, where the white coral
| grows into curious tree-like shapes A. !
| stepped along the bottom it seemed as it !
| was in a frosted forest. Here and there
traiied long tringes of green and crimson
7ca-weed. Silver-bellied fish flashed about
among the deep brown and purple sc1-
| ferns which rose high as my head. Ear
as could see all round in the Transparent
water Were different colOrcd leaves, and
| on the floor piles Of shells SO bright in
| color that it seemed rs it | had stumbled
on place where they kept u stock oi br'-
| ken rainbowS. | could not work for FL ht
! and had a quarter determination to ejt
down a while and wait Tor u mermaid /
| guess if those sea girls hive anywhere.
| they select that spot. After walking I'm.
| inside ont OF halt au hour, thought ia'.
| better oct to work and blast for Treasure
| 4 little bit on from where | sat were t....
remains OF treasure ship. 1t " Is q l',.r-
| ishcr, | think, and corals hod formed 4.
| about her or rather about what Wu- .ll.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-07-22

;, PROBABLY the first of her sex to attain to the
dignity ofprofessor in an American college is
MISS Irlscllla Breslin of Nassar, who has just
oeen elected to the professorship of mathemat :
les in that institution.
The Snake Run Academy Is the name of an
Indiana School. The scholars must all be
adders.
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Step-M others.

Ii is often recommended to set several
hens at the same time and when the chick 5
are hatched, TO give them to one or more,
and reset the others. In such 4 season as
The present ii will frequently pay better to
use such hens rs step-lnotherS, q part of
them ut least. Some hens Wean their
chicks ut too early an age. at amy rate
vet after the weather becomes more mild
and settled, this trait is not so obectiona-
BILE But while the weather continues
cold and wet, early chicks should not be
left without Il hen to brood them, unless
they are otherwise we'll provided for. 10
teach hen to take u brood of chicks sew
eral weeks Old in the place Of those she
has lust hatchcd, first remove from the
nest box the most ui the nest, Us to at
afford more space, and then give her
the toster-chicks late in the evening. Put
them in with the hen and leave all TO-
gether until morning. Then remove both
hen and chicks to the same coop and the
same place the brood occupied before. IDe
night, lodging together Will usually cause
the hen to centre her maternal affections
in her adopted darlings, even should they
appear to have made a prodigious growth
in q very few hours and the location Of the
brood the next day, in their familiar quar-
ters. will reconcile them to the slight
change in their little home affairs. EX.
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very earnest student in logic and politica
economy, and while in college gave mucl
time to the speeches and works of the
best British statesmen. His themes also
We're noted tor their finish, and he achiev,
ed not little reputation in college as a
debater. Even then he was an ardent
| politician, and, SAYS my informant. 81
have seen young Pierce often laying down
the case before knot OF politicians at the
village postof1ice." A young man of fine
looks, pleasing address. and by instinct a
| gentleman, he was one of the most popu-
lar men at college-in fact general ia
vorlte with all While in college he taught
! school one winter in one of the rural dis
trlcts OF Maine, and found much favor
also in the eyes of all the country oirIs.
speaking of debating" says my IN
| formant, IL remember one evening as |
| passed through the college hall to nv
room. | heard some one speaking in an
| earnest tone The door OF the library was
open. The members of one of the col
lege societies We're engaged in debate.
The question was a political one. paused
and listened to this voice The longer
remained the more | seemed fastened to
| this place. At the close declared had
never listened to a more plausible or in
gemous argument. The Young man who
made it was Franklin Pierce
RECEPTION ~ GEN. LAFAYETTE.
Again, il is said, that he played prom
nent part in the following incident:
Lafayette, who was everywhere hailed
with Joy IN this country, was at that time
on a tour through the Eastern States. The
renowned patriot had cot as far east as
Portsmouth, when it became doubtful if
ne would proceed further 1t had, how
ever, been reported that he would pass
through Brunswick, and so it was prc-
posed by Pierce, CiIley and others, to give
Lafayette reception, Accordingly The
students hired carriages, secured can
non, and went ut the proper time out on
the Brunswick road to meet the General
and his staff. About nine O'Clock in the
evening there was seen coming up the
! road the procession of students all ablaze.
by 4 precOuccrtei arrangement it was an
noumced at the moment through all the
| town that Lafayette was near Tie peo-
pie rushed out of their houses, the ladies'
waved their handkerchiefS. and cheer rose
upon cheer. The General bowed in ac-
acknowledgements. and finally got down
ks several Of tTn t,r voume, aJins 'rbot ~
man vasnnt (,nn Iat,yetto hnt on, IaiNn ,I,,
Cleveland Of Nav Y6rz -, stmdont Who
had nnrsonatal thn rh,r,rta, to narlnct;on
The whole affair wounI nm With a simmer
a Good ioke-and 50 thc pconir Of Rims
wick meyer saw tha rnal hnrn
FEssEHpFN
qo., au., u....,, r......,. !,
f nu 'v''' '2','','1,l rSs'l,''rn 'iG :, peer
; 3"''l',' ,, w. ''io1 = ,''',''tc 81 n""
I =" hO:'"s ~
ne prove" hliiiSeH u S"ou schoIaf anu i
Professors found in him evidence If thai
same sterling inarpendonce which he ey-
hibitcd in late life In hi, college DAYS.
rs now. the town bows went under the
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-07-22

The average cost of wintering horses
in the New England States, as shown by
the returns of the Agricultural Depart
ment, is as follows: Maine, $37; New
Hampshire, $37 Vermont, S3S; Massa-
chusetts, $45; Rhode Island, $48; Con-
necticut, S45.
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toka ladies along. In a land where nights are
six months long, curtain lectures become mo-
notonous.
About three hundred summer tourists have
already arrived at Mt. Desert, and it is probable
that a larger number by several hundred will
visit there this season than in any previous year.
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CAIIFoRNIA FARM LIFE There are few
coZy, comfortable, middle-class houses
The house is either a magnificent country
residence, or a mean, implanted, redwood
shanty, though either can be occupied by
man immensely wealthy. Every thing
seems put there adventitious; nothing
grew out Of the soil. There are no ancient
trees, no shrubbles. no grass. Instead of
homely farmer meSses, You eat urban fare
Of betlsteak and hot biscuit made with
Boston yeast-powder. y on hope for pump
kin pie, and get 4 can of Baltimore oys-
ters. there are Oregon apples, Cincinnati
hams and stewed pruncs from Germany.
A man may be worth 500, 900 and have
no milk to whten his coffee The COW
runs on the range and comes home when
she lists. A boy may be dispatched for
her on his tough little shaggy cow-horse,
and man may be sent to bring the bny
home. The yard fences all look imported.
as they are; all things have contractor
like look, u little tawdry a little cheap.
Every thing is 50 naked and SO new. that
no one can hang a tradition on it. There
is no moss on the fences the newly sawed
boards and posts and the houses stand out
painfully ugly and prominent beneath the
lovely sky.
THANSlLANrING- PLANTS. The editor OF
the Germantown Telegraph says: There
is no mode that we ever tried so ef'cctual
IN transplanting tomato, cabbage, cante-
loupe, or any other tender plant from the
hot bed, or from one place to another, as
to prepare vessel filled with manure
water and rich soil, about the consistency
Of thin mush with which the roots of the
plant should be we'll coated, and set in a
hole made with Il round piece OF wood or
dibble. After being rather firmly planted,
moisten again with manure water. We
have never failed in any transplanting
when done in this way, and the trouble is
very slight.
PREVENTING DAMAGE BY CuRRANr
WORMS Dry ashes are recommended as
being a sure preventive against the ray
ages of the currant worm. When the
worms first appear, dust the bushes thoro'-
ly with dry ashes when the morning dew
is upon them. The application must be
repeated two or three times at intervals OF
q few days, as more worms will hatcn
from previously laid eggs.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-07-22

When Franklin Pierce entered Bowdoin
college in 1920 he was sixteen years OF
age. Four years later he graduated and
bade his friend Hawthorne, who was to
remain another year, good by Pierce, |
am told. did not do much during his first
two years in college. He seemed to look
upon the labors OF Greek or Latin lexi-
con as q kind of an nnsocial and unprofit-
able drudgery At the end of his second
year, however, he suddenly changed his
course. Prof Packard says young Pierce
afterward told him how it came about.
One day as he lay on his bed the thought
of his whole past course, with q remark
on the subject dropped by one of his class
mates, suddenly flashed upon him. He
resolved to do better. And he did. Prof.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-03-27

The GovERNoRsHIP.-- much has
been heard as to other Republican aspir.
ants. General w. w. Ketcham, mem.
Der of Congress elect from the Luzerne
district, has been strongly talked of,
but his election, even if he were the
strongest man, would result in the
choice of Democrat as his successor
for Congress, therefore he is not likely
to bepushed. General Charles Albright,
who has won such brilliant reputation
during his two years of Congressional
life, has been frequently mentioned as
very available candidate, but that
gentleman himself has given no intima-
ton that he desires or would accept tie
nomination. Hon. Benjamin II Brews.
ter, Hon. NJ. Hail Stanton, Henry Ar
mitt Brown, Esq, Hon, Morton Nc
Michael, of this city, and many others
have been talked of, Any of these gen
tleman would gracethe position If elect
ed and make very strong run Sun
day Press $40 .'' '
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photographic.

The United States Senate Wednesday
adjourned sine die. ...
At Lancaster, N. II. the theremome.
ger fell to 20 degrees below zero Tues,
day.
Three or four hundred colored people
have died in Washington during this
winter from cold and hunger.
Mile. Ventures, ten years ago IA
nous dancer, Is helpless and destitute
paralytic in Philadelphia.
While fifty persons and several teams
were on the ''iee bridge" at Quebec on
Saturday, II broke loose and iloated nm
the river withthe tide. All landed safe
Iy Monday morning. ...
A savage watch dog was set to guard
hen house In Hon er, N. Y. A six
year old gill in playing about the yard
followed some chickens to the house.
The dog feroclously alta cked the child,
mangling 1t so that death ensued.
Late advices report the Susauehanna
frozen tight. On the Delaware, above
Fort Deposit, another ilundation is Elk
pected with warmer weather, and peo-
pie are seeking safer quarters. The
MerriInac river is gorged, and trouble
is apprehenled.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, March ga
There Is no change in either this or the
Ransom gorge Anchor ice has ac.
eumulated at he northern and the lat
Ter, making II nearly twenty miles in
ltngth. At Tunkhannock the river is
open almost floml shore to shore, while
at Flttslon 1t is frozen so solid that
hundreds OF people crossed 1t to. day.
! he weather was intensely cold in
Northern New York Monday morning.
The thermometer Ik,d i4degrees b, =
low zero at Ithaca, aud 20 below at Et-
na. Along the Hudson the range was
from y TO II below. The roads are Ill
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The Hon. John Hickman died in
Chester, Pa, at noon Tuesday, aged So
years. Mr.. Hickman was of Quaker
parentage, and lawyer of successful
practice in West Chester. He was cleo
ted as Democrat to the Thirty fourth
Congress, and was Chairman of the
committee to investigate the Kansas
frauds. He reported against the Dor.
der rutflans, and had a lard fight to
gain a re- election. In the Thirty-fifth
congress he was associated with the
Hon. John B. llaskin of this State in
the fight against DuchananS Lecomp,
ton policy. Both these gentlemen were
Jeturned 10 the Thirty-siXth Congress
as Independent Democrats, elected in
opposition to the Democratic candidates.
In that Congress, in the memorable
struggle for Speaker, they voted for
John Sherman, and this resulted in the
compromise of Pennington, who was
elected by their votes. Mr.. Hickman
was made Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee. Subsequently, he was elec.
ted as Republican to the Thirty-sev-
enth Congress, and vigorously support
ed President Lincoln in putting down
the rebellion. After this he devoted
himself to law. In 1872 he was a dele
gate to the Cincinnati Convention. He
hrst supported Charles Francis adams.
subsequently, took up the name of Mrl
Greeley. This was his last public act
in politics. aa'.. III 80
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R 4. BABBITT's
Pure Concentrated Potash
OR LYE, "a

OF doubIe The strength OF any DINER
SAPONIFYING SUBSTANCE.
have recently perfected q new meth
cd Of packing my Potash, or Lye, and
am now packing 1t only In Balls, the
coating OF which will saponifyi and
does not injnre the Soap. II Is packed
containing "a and 48 lh. one lb. Balls,
and in no other way. Directions In
English and German for making hard
and soft soap with this Potash accom-
pauying each package.
b. T. BABBlTT,
old" cato 6s Washington sts,Y n.
Jan. IL, 1s7J.4nos. . Z rf1,fft
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The Civil Rights bill has come home
to the United States Senate In an un.
expected manner, says recent Wash
ington 6i-palch to the n. Y. Sun. AL
tached to the chamber for the use of
the members is frst.class barber shop,
the artists In which are paid ry the
Government and provided at its ex-
pense with an exquisite stock of toilet
articles. Bruce. the new colored Ser.
ate from Mississippi, who is a .uIl-
blooded negro, availed himself Of this
tonsorial .perquisit the second day after
he was sworn in, and has been since
thep an occupant OF one of the chairs
for at least an hour every day. AS soon
s's he arrives in the morning he has
his hair nicely curled by his colored
friends, and before he leaves in the af-
ternoop he gets fixed up again for din.
ner. Some of the more fastidious Sena.
tors who visited the place few morn
ings ago were astounded at the unusual
sight OF ''nigger" in the Senatorial
barber shop. The combs and brushes
With which they were accustomed to
be adorned we're deftly flying through
bis kinky hair and over his swarthy
face The res ult is they have given the
Senate barber shop wide berth, and
held several indignation meetings on
The subject.
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n. SaIe'
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Court of Carbon County, the following
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the EXCHANGE HOTEL,in In the BOR-
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West Bethel.

4 farmers club was organized, for the
drsI tune, at this place Oc. L., lS74. 4.
the residence Of l.. c. Wheeler. The
following officers were cio>ca. for one
year. +. g Wheeler. Pr sidenl; u. b,
Groves, Amos A. Grover, l. !. Mains,
Vice.Presilcuts; Amos X. Scribnel
Treasurer; y w. Grover, Secretary.
The object OF TIL, club Is The advance
men, OF the interest in AZ .iculture, and
lor social improvement. Tie club organ
lied with sixteen members; il now num-
bers over forty, and is i.ceiying new
accessions II every meelin :. thus sAow-
ing the increasing interest in these meet.
ings. Il meets regularly, once in two
weeks. Tuesday evenings, at The resi-.
dcucc OF some OF lis members
Meeting No. 3 was pleasantly and
prodtably employed in the discussion OF
the following ques ion: Resolved, That
corn is better paying crOl Tor the lar
mer, OF oxford county ~ cultivate than
potatoes.
+ ]. Mains, di-pu,ant, appointed on
the al claimed that corn Will not i'm
pover.,h Tue Land lac potatoes, and al
though potatoes might bria in stca,er
prof., in the year Of cultivation, yet the
falling oI in The succeeding crops, in
grass more especially--wo,!d more than
C0unterbalance the marSin Of The poIa
toes above The corn.
A W Grover appointed on the neg
CLAIMED that the potato ground would
show as good returns in the follow ing
crops provided IL has receivs Ell as liberal a
coat OF dressing AZ the time OF planting
~ did the corn grouud w aich is not un.
usually The ease with the most OF our
farmers; claimed ,hat profit Of TWEEN ~
per cent WAS in favor Of potatoes. Dis
cussion continued by Dea. l.. Grover and
others.
John Barker stated that he once raised
very large crop OF Seeding potatoes
upon a certain field, and that he had cut
but a light crop Of grass upon it since.
Al The close OF the discus sion. an ex-
preston Of the members present was
called which resulted in vote OF two to
one in favor OF potatoes.
A Grange OF Patrons oil Husbandry
was earnestly talked up at our last meet.
ing. and we hope soon 10 report the or
ganization of the same in our little vii.
lage.
Our club will meet at o. S. Nedham :,
Tuesday evening, Jan. 18Th. Topic
What is toe best kind Of stock, al
things considered. tor the farmers OF Ok.
iord county 10 raise ?" SEC.