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The Republican journal., 1875-03-04
Lost on the Prairie.
rom the greeley lColoradoI Ga11lt,

About noon on Wednesday last Andrew
Smith, 4 teamster, started trom Mark l..
Brunts ranch on the St Charles. ID 90 t.
the Ccdars, near the Bull Corral. tDr Il
load Of posts lie took with him Joseph
Green, about thirteen years Old. On their
arrival at the point designated they estab-
liShed a camp. made Il fire, and lett chem
bedding and extra clothing. They then
started with their team tOr the place
where the posts were lying, intending to
| load up aud return to the camp that night.
| They loaded up the wagon and had tray
| eled some distance toward their camp,
when some portion OF the wagon broke
down, and Smith, leaving the boy i'm
charge Of the team, started for camp to
get a rope with which to tie up the mules,
He arrived ut the camp, found the rope.
tied the mules, and he and the boy tried
to find their way to camp, following the
trail in the snow previously made by
Smith. They went short distance
toward camp, when the wind began to
blow with such power that the trail Wa
soon obliterated, and the two unfortunatc-
discovered TO their horror that they We're
lost on the prairie
After wandering for some time in the
darkness, it being intensely cold. and
Smith having left his coat at camp, they
| found their way into the cedars. Here
Smith gathered splinters and brush and
tried to make Il fire, but the wind blew
them out his benumbed hands being
powerless to defend the flames. Again
| they resumed their wanderings until the
boy, overcome by the extreme droWsiness
which always precedes death by freezing.
declared he would 90 no further Smith
IT, took him on his back and carried
him, he thinks, for about three hours,
when he found him to be dead The boy
was then laid under cedar tree, and the
place marked as we'll as possible. Thi-
was near daybreak on Thursday morning
Smith wandered about nearly all day on
Thursday, and when night came succeeded
in finding his way to the house of a Mex
lean, living on the Hueriano, where he
was kindly taken in. On Friday he
started to find his team and the body ot
young Green. After searching all day
both were found, the boys face bearing
evidences of an almost painless death, and
the mules nearly ready to die from SIaEHi-
ton and cold When the mules We're
| found they had almost eaten up the wood
rack of the wagon.
The Republican journal., 1875-03-04
Life IN Washington.

attended the other Sabbath the un-
noted funeral OF a woman who, lying there
alone and almost kinless in death, forced
on my thoughts the keenly contrasting
i light and shade of personal fortune in this
member from Vermont of the first Con-
gress held in Philadelphia He was a
grand gentleman of that day, who Went
and came followed and served by his
col0red body-servant Her grandmother
| (marred at tilteen) was q fine, helpless
lady, who did not dress or undress herself,
and whose husband did not allow her to
know what she was to have for her dinner
until She was ready to eat it, She lived
and died helpless, rich and honored. Her
son. the father OF the lovely dead woman,
was also member OF Congress. He
served long and brilliantly tor consecutive
terms in Washington. His children grew
up at the capitol surrounded by servants,
commanding luxury and all the pleasant
hoEcrs of official position. There was no
political gift in the keeping of his native
State that their father might not have
commanded had he not been hopelessly
overtaken at last with the curse Of the love
OF strong drink. He died poor. When his
| body was laid away in the Congressional
cemetery his family came back to find
themselves OH the populous plateau Of
'working people, From that hour be-
gan the life conservation of a sister to
brother That brother never rose to his
fathers OF grandtathcr's position. With
many of their gifts. he inherited the weak
ness of his father. He filled place of
trust amid the clerkships of the capitol;
but lie filed it and kept it only through
the uevcr-ceasing watchtulnesS and care
Of the sister who gave her life to him. He
was respected and honored for many per-
sonal virtues, but he only kept his official
position through the love and care Of his
sister. Two Years ago he died. leaving
the ministcring angel OF his llte-past
youth, poor and alone. In time place IN
the treasury was given to her-a place SO
poor that it subjected her to the most dis
| cordant surroundings, the most uncon-
genial associates while the stipend re-
ceived for her labor was barely sufficient
to pay for her food and shelter. This very
winter Senator Morrill, Of Vermont, was
able to procure her 4 more congenlaI posi-
ton, with increased pay, She had scarce
ly entered upon it, scarcely written to her
good friend Il note Of warm thanks for it,
when, alone III The night in boarding
house on Pennsy lvana avenue, the final
summons came She called q woman
| friend in the next room and in half an
| hour was dead Her coffin was covered
/ and hung close with the tlowcr-crosses and
| garlands brought by friends who honored
/ her; yet IN all the company who gathered
/ in that lonely lodging g-house there was not
| ore who really needed her or one to whom
The Republican journal., 1875-03-04
4 Tragic Suicide.

The details of the tragic suicide OF the
Young man who Jumped from the dome OF
the Capitol in Washington, on Wednes-
day, as briefly announced by telegraph,
make a terrible story. The galleries and
corridors We're unusually crowded with
people, who We're stupeed with horror
when they learned the cause ofthe excite
ment The name of the suicide was
Thomas McMahon a young mechanic who
resided in Washington. He lett his home
in the morning evidently depressed u
want Of work, and went to pawn shop
where he pawned q vest for seventy-tive
cents Thence he went to the Capitol and
asked for food and money, but being un-
successful he ascended the dome and de
scended to his death.
1t was u bold and swift leap into instant
death, and to those who were without the
eastern front of the Capitol or standing at
the windows Of the House Hall it appear
ed as if large lndia-rubber ball had been
pitched from the top of the dome and had
gone bounding and rolling down over the
curved iron ridges OF its surface, clearing
the second coIoanaded gallery in its de-
scent and falling 100 feet below to the
very edge OF the apex of the roof OF the
eastern front, where it was recognized as
the limb and mangled form OF a lifeless
man. Where his head struck, the copper
was indenled several inches. A large
crowd of people viewed the remains dur
ING the afternoon and witnessed their re-
moval, The face was unrecognizable, and
every bone in the body above the knees
appeared TO have been broken into spln-
tcrS.
The Republican journal., 1875-03-04

When he went down to the door steps
he was an engaged young man, how and
when he scarcely knew himself. And, as
fate would have it, the first parsonage
against whom he tumbled was Guy Barnes.
Hello :" said Guy. whats up?"
Don't speak so loud" said Ellersle,
passing his arm through that of his friend
She's engaged to be my wife"
who is ? the divine Fanny, the fairest
of her sex?''
''Of course, whom else should it be ~
'But thought you couldn't screw your
courage up to the proposing mark 2''
Il didn't propose"
Guy Barnes stared.
~ ou- didn't-propose Then how
could She have accepted you?"
That's just what | can't exactly COM
prehend myself, said the puzzled lover.
I'VE are engaged that is certain - but
| can't for the life of me remember when
or how | proposed"
''But of course you proposed" persisted
Guy. People always do get little fur
ried you know"
''Do they Well, | suppose that was
the case with me But | don't remem-
ber-n
"Oh, don't be such ninny' said Guy
Barnes, impatieptly
Il wish could remember Just what |
said, though" (" observed Nh Ellerslie
And even after he was duly married he
never could quite recall whether he pro-
posed or not But as long as dear little
Fanny was all his own what did it signify?
The Republican journal., 1875-03-04

The Cost OF LIVING. Valuable statis-
tics i'll regard to the comparative cost of
living in America and Europe are given in
the last Massachusetts labor report:
One dollar will buy 20 pounds OF flour
in Boston, one or two pounds more in sev-
eral European seaports, but the same or
a considerable less in u majority of the
places compared. In Boston one dollar
will buy 5.56 pounds of fresh beef, roast
ing piece. In no place in England will it
buy SO much by pound OF more. and in
Europe still less, Copenhagen being the
only place given where t will buy more.
Butter in Europe averages pound more
to the dollar than here, cheese less by
more than that except in a few spots; as
for potatoes, they are cheaper here than
in England, and dearer than in Ireland or
Germany. Seven or eight pounds of pork
for dollar are sold here, and not much
more than half as much can be obtained
for that sum in England or Europe, and
nowhere as much. In rice, milk and eggs
they have the advantage of u.s. Tea costs
less here than in England, but more than
on the continent. With coffee it is about
the same, though the difference is little
In sugar, the British are little better off,
the continentals good deal worse. Coal
is cheaper here than in Germany, and
dearer than in England Merrimac OF
common prints are cheaper here than in
England or Europe. Boots are about the
same here as there. There are but two
or three places in England or the Cont
nent where brown sheetlngs are cheaper
than here, while in brown shirtings the for
eigners are better off. Rent for toul
roomed tenements is from two to foul
| times cheaper in Great Britain and on the
continent, than in Boston; in Austria Il
| times cheaper. Board also is from once
and a half to twice as cheap in Europe
| and Great Britain as in Boston.
The Republican journal., 1875-03-04
What Of My Loved?
BY HELEN A. MANNILLE.

What of my Loved in the land of the Leal
Star of the midnight give answer to me.
Do they weep for the sorrows we earth-mortals
feel
And smile when our hearts are all burdened
with glee?
Are the sorrows forgot that o'erburdened them
here,
In the joy that the turmoil forever is DER?
Are the skies ever cloudless, the waves ever
clear,
That roll by the sands of the Beautiful Shore?
haye thought IN my dreams that I wandered
to them,
have felt the warm clasp Of their love-
thrilling hands,
As together we walked DER the sapphires that
gem
With lustre resplendent the gold-fretted sands.
The hearts were all loyal, the friends We're all
true,
That found by the mystical heavenly stream.
o, would that never wakened to rue
That my vision was only the sport OF dream.
am thirsting to taste of the waters of bliss;
The kiss of my loved ones Pm longing to feel;
when shall | walk from the shadows of this,
To the land of the faithful, the land of the
Ieal?
The Republican journal., 1875-03-04

The largest diamond in the United States
is among the glittering objects of interest
in the show window Of Col Andrews dli-
mond place on Montgomery street, 1t at
tracted Il great deal of attention, yeSter-
day. Its weight is 81 Is karats' IL was
found in Africa two years ago, ana was
taken to Amsterdam, where 1t was cut
and polished. twenty-five months We're
occupied in subiecting it to these pro
cesscs 1t is slightly off color, and con-
sequently its value is only placed at $780,
600. Col Andrews brother, residing in
London, secured the gem and forwarded
it to this city. The next largest diamond
in America is owned by Boss Tweed
and weighs II l-2 karats. The late jim
Fisk had one of Is karats' weight. The
most valuable diamond owned in San
Francisco up to this time is in the posses
sion OF Lloyd Tevis, and is said to be worth
Sl5, 100. San Francisco Chronicle.
The Republican journal., 1875-03-04

membered only his many uncouth acts OF
devotion, and the heroic manner of his
death, in a supposed effort to save her
from the flames.
"Who would have thought that he cared
much for me ." she said. ''Poor fellow
poor fellow -
"4es, dear Lu," her husband responded,
you see that even such as he may love so
that life is disregarded in trying to render
service to the object of that love. Poor
fellow, indeed; but his death shall not be
in vain, for | will learn from his example
to devote my life to you, as long as life
shall last, and it would indeed be to my
shame should my love pDye less unseltsh
than the love of tool,'
The Republican journal., 1875-03-04

"The little have seen of the world
teaches me to look upon the errors OF
others in sorrow, not in anger When |
take up the history of one heart that has
sinned and suffered, and represent to my
self the stuggle and8 eemptation it has
passed through-the briet pulsations Of
iov. the feverish inquietude of hope and
fear, the pressure OF want, the desertion
of iriends-I would fain leave the erring
soul of my fellow-man with Him from
whose hands it ame."-[ [Longfellow.
The Republican journal., 1875-03-04

There were two Of them. She, With
bent head and parted lips, was listening
intentlv. He, with face flushed and voice
vibrating, was saying, "ln all this wide
world, darling, there is no being 50 dear.
And then Mr.. Holcomb's clerk started
quarter of q ton of snow from the root,
and man looking like an allegory OF
winter, was dancing out in the. street,
shaking his fist upward, and screaming at
the top of his voice, Come down here,
you ugly viper, and I'll Kick your gol
darned head in, col darn you" Dan
bury News.
The Republican journal., 1875-03-04
The Man who Swore OF.

The Man who Swore OF.
He had been in the habit of taking three
OF four ''nips' per day for the last tifteer
years, but on New Years morning he
arose and said to his wife:
MARY Jane Sinner, here I've beer
squandering at least dollar per week fol
more than q dozen years."
but | thought you said glass now
and then aided your digestion,n she re.
piled,
"All fudge and nonsensem he contin-
ued, 'that was only an excuse to satisfy
\ INV own consciencen
And I've heard you say that it made
you sleep better-helped you to have a
clear head" she said.
''Nonsense-worst kind of bosh I've
drank up $500 in the last dozen wears,
and hasn't benefited me one cent"
"Well9"
"Well, I'm going to quit. I'm going
to commence now No more drinks for
Sinner alter this +"
''Good boy-noble husband" she said,
patting him on the chin; ''now you begin
to talk like Roman-now YOU arr going
to test your stamnat'
Sinner felt puffed up with pride for an
hour or two, and then he began to feel a
goneness along down his throat. He
drank water cold coffee, and milk. and
got through with the day although when
he went to bed he dreamed that he was a
flask Of brandy and that a member of Con-
gress was carrying him in his coat-tail
pocket. At midnight he awoke with his
thumb in his mouth, Just on the point Of
taking a ten cent drink, and at daylight
he inquired of his wife whether it was the
year 1875 or 1876.
That forenoon while he sat in his Office
a meek-looking stranger entered, took a
paper from his pocket and said that he
was soliciting aid for the Kansas grass
hopper sufferers.
"Grasshoppers be hanged!n exclaimed
Sinner. "The next fraud who comes in
here will get his neck broken y
His chief clerk spoke to him about Or
derng some goods. and he whirled around
and said he wouldn't order another dollars
worth of goods in ten years A young
man called to secure place, and Sinner
threw the coal stove shaker and hit him
on the ear.
When he went to dinner he hattered
=. -
I"2 hlS i!cliilatioi " uili,h' "Ho ms nc
P"tte,' MN Oh lhe Silou'oe' "i'" Wills
Poi9u
:, oallluei' sou 1laNc ~ more 9''''"l''''
th,th tle oZar ol hussia
polhS oown Town W, a2tln ne entered Il
3alooil aIlu ashe'' Ihe saioon Keeper IL NC
hoeStly thought tilsl = iliooqL'te 'iilouhC 3,n
ol ofalloy WooIa allecl the he't'tll' III me
Salo9n ;'33 Keeper was sure IL WouI"n /, ne
ooVtleS Iooheo eoou 70 ShI"eI' an" Vnele
was Piea'ailI siheil a7 ne if'theo over 'he
par ~.
men nc re?tiGu ~ ms ol1te ne hlcheo =
cN''lf over, hols'G'' tne sPi'l9oli across inc
ro@!n' an" sat n oo|n au" u"teu q lettfi
ec,.iha sometime, tor > na,v snndi,, an,,anI
An H. hristIad IN anI vaIlnd
eNo sir NOT q rna' Snndov schools
arc kjIlino tbe bus;ncss interests of his
countrv =,
After about an hoI,, hp want ont and
asked 4 doctor # Three drinks Of rin her,
dav would hurt any one The doctor
th9uoht NOT if they were lioht drinks
RetuTnino to the Office sinner hunted nm
m oIl h7trIe and sat and heId II / lonr
time. ahd wondered how they were made
and thnn thrn,v if into tha coal bov and
The Republican journal., 1875-03-04

EASY MODE OF SHARPENING EDGE
Tools. The simplest mode of sharpen
ing razor Oh other edge tool, is to place
the blade for about half an hour in water
containing one twentieth of its weight OF
sulphuric or muriatic acid. Upon taking
the razor out, wipe it off lightly on q piece
of soft rag, and in a few hours afterware
''set' it on a strop. The acid supplies the
place OF milestone, by corroding the
entire surface uniformly, so that nothing
but good polish is afterwards needed
This process never Injuries good razors,
while poor ones are improved by it.
The Republican journal., 1875-03-04

;. A party of men animatedly engaged in
discussing politics before country store
attracted the attention of an aged agricul-
turlst There's somethin' the matter
here, ne observed to his wife; and draw
ing IN his team, he lightly shouted to a
consumptive individual on the outskirts,
whats atoot ?" Twelve inches" was
the sardonic reply. The aged agricultur-
ist swore some and drove on.
The Republican journal., 1875-03-04
a Social Sensation.

The latest social sensation at Washing
ton, is that caused by the arrest of a young
man named St, Clair, otherwise known as
ISIS" Sinclair. This young man found
great enjoyment in attending the numer-
ous fashionable balls, parties and recep-
tions given here during the present Win
ter attired in the clothing Of a fashionable
belle of the season His get up7 was some
what remarkable, and strange to say he
PLAYED his difficult part so well that he was
not discovered until Wednesday evening
last, while in attendance at the sociable
given bv the Minnesota State Association
at Masonic Temple There he attended.
and attracted much attention. being, as
It We're, one Of the leading bellies OF the
evening. He was arrested soon after leav
ing the Temple. He claims to be but tif
teen years Old, but his father says he is
twenty. His dress was of the latest fash
ion, and he wore four-button white kid
gloves. His hair ornamentations were
procured at the same place where other
bellies procure them, and were decidedly
tasteful. He managed his train with ele-
gance and ease lie had u very feminine
appearance, and as q lady would be call
ed very good looking. In the pocket Of
the dress was found u note signed by q
southern and somewhat obscure member
Of congress, who has failed to be re-elect-
ed, requesting the door-keeper ofthe house
galleries ''to admit the bearer at all times
to the ladies' gallery" besides three letters
which he, as Miss Sinclair,n had received
from certain male admirers and a female
friend. The case was ''fiXed' at the Police
Court. and no prosecution followed,
though there were great many curious
persons there yesterday morning who
wanted to see the young fellow.
The Republican journal., 1875-03-04

A Canadian woodcutter recently discov-
cred a polished stone tomahawk imbedded
in the wood of an oak tree. 1t is supposed
to have been accidentally left in the side
of the oak when the latter was a sapling,
and the increasing fiber of the tree finally
covered the weapon. Judging from the
rings counted on the tree, the tomahawk
must have been stuck in its old position
more than hundred years ago.
The Republican journal., 1875-03-04

The Waterman of the American Express Com
pany at Utica, New York, was knocke l down
and gagged, the key of the vault taken from
him and several bags of valuables taken away
The robbers escaped.
, 1875-01-14
Gbriitopb bon s6mio's Suaenbs
HihfiDthpf.

@ebnnben In Bappbedel a Is Gents. Mit
VtuSltnsJtiiden a 90 Gents. @ana
Wt1slin 25 Gents.
8etnrib RON G~idbenfe's, Wte sr CUR GrtenntniB
0pttes fam.
Der NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. @ins Gr3dbIuns gum @eib.
nadts9el6ent fir &inoer.
Der OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Sobannisfdferden.
3iuel Gr3oblun9en.
Die Sfereter.
Die abppfenb. itben. Cine gesebenbeit aus BEN
Seben zines armen 0prf- S6ullebrers.
GuffddDiu8. Cine Gei1i6te Der driitliden gor,eit.
0as y nmensorbdcn Cine Gr5Gblun9 Dem Bill
benben Utter e%epiomet.
Noia BON Eannes5urs. Cine 0eibidte bes Ilter=
genpfepa. Cine Der fbbniten unb rlbreno{ten Ge.
i1lhten os Mltertbums.
pie Ndd)tfgan. Cine intereIante 0ei9i6te.
Hobert, Der asatfenfnabe, OOsr: 3as @nbenten
enetpis, Der Wusmanserer.
&ieben Gr3dblnnsen.
Sannetpn Mnb Mmalte.
Die Maiblumen.
emma BON ginfentein. Oo.r: @Ott maat auss
Bilbelm Zen. Gin sef9i@Niaes oemaIoe.
Das Der prene Ginc.
DaS SGubd)en, Das HaubibtpA.
s Sss Sais ssiS Sr,sh nnS Der b Sls,i nassst ha
Die Sratn Suitas OOer: ainoli1s 9isbs. 9reue
rno Gobn.
gottfries, Der iunse GtnGsslsr.
Der 0brtftbanm.
Die tletne &autenfpieIerin.
gas Sdtitiflc d. en-.
5ernanbo. asbensseiSiats zines iunsen Grafen uus
Spaniet.
Marsaretta SlImdben. Ole Waicfapeue. Das
bette @rbtbeil.
Die geuersbrnna. ssaEsrautb am Rbsin.
Der Siamautrins. Sas Marienbile.
, 1875-01-14

Sbue Elm Wort Der Grwieberun9 Be-
CAB fd Serr BON SOiscOrart, sefolsI
BON benz &ammsroiener, Der ieine &lei'
Der tras, in iein antleioe3immer.
5err @ulpins0 apelins i4icn aber be'
geidaitisuns, ieinem Sdreibsr ben
lesten 1beil Oes Serb0rs gu oiftiren,
gang ieinen Gnsetlasten gu oer9eiien.
Oa8 benuste Der alte Gnton.
vSerr," fhiiterte ct ieinem @ebictcr
ms Sbr, inbem er iid iteote, als belfe
ct inn nur beim Infleiben.
,WaS wialt Dup"
rSt, leiie - Das bintere 6eniter 1T
offen... les 1T nur 5pan5i9 SUB iber
benz 8ooen 6es @artenS. 80. Die @rbe
1T iueid. Sang in Der Nabe 1T Elm
&slerlo9 unb unten int Seller bas
Sbnen betannte 8erlted. Das Weer
1T III iinf Meilen pom bisr entfernt ;
i'd iueroe oieie Nadt nit einem suten
Bfer6e am ginsans oes Bartes bereit
iteben."
Gin biittersS 2ad)eln fog iber Serrn
bon Boi8coran's 2ippen.
ngllio aud Dr." iprad er, naud Du,
mein alter Greunb, bdltlt mid fir
idulbis ?"
sd beiawOre, 9ie, 9srr," beborrte
Gntou, lid nebme IQes auf mid. @s
linb nur 8wan3is SUP. = I'm Sbrer
Wutter tpiQen !"
Mber fat gu antuorten, wanbte Serr
BON 8oiScoran iid INT uno rief ben
Snltruftionsribter berbei.
nSeben sic bisleS Tenlter, mein
Serr," iprad er, ais Serr @alpin.
Daoeline iid naberte. sd babe @elo,
quite Pferoe uno bas Steer lit nur flint
Wfeilen entfernt 80. Gin Sguloiger
mare Jbnen entl1lupft; td) aber bin
unidulois unb bleibe."
Sn einem Punft weni9itens bate Serr
bon 8oiscoran mabr selprodcn: Ni9ts
mare ibm leidtcr seweien, ais gu ents
,ueiden, ben @arten un6 ie6r mabr>
i6eimlid audi bas Serited 3u sewinnen,
oas iein alter &ammerbiener linn in's
@ebadtniB bradte.
Mber mas nadber?
Wortieeung tolst.)
, 1875-01-14
SoGsgel6i6ten.
Mmerifaniide sSraen6= Bibliotbef.

Sn bubiAe Bappbedel nit Muslin.9tJder
gebunoen a IS Gents.
Weser une YSeiae, nor, Sran3 6pftnaun. - Der
treue I0adbter. 3ulalnnen in einem Banb.
Per Wiceripenffi9e, bon Sran3 bofmann.
aleines lit Die KBtese bes @rpRen, opn 5ran1
5otfinann. - Die 6isfabrt. 3ulammen in
einein 8anb,
Die Senfelcnfaten, bon Gran3 5offnann. - Der
&diffbrudD. 3uIanmen in einein Bano.
go feAe ctt id,on. bon Sulius 6ofimann.
Du font nidt ffeblen,
0rpRpaters &ieblina
Der fbmar3e Gam,
Der blinse ''ssiIbei,m, bon SuHao Rissoel.
Der beefpfennis. -1ret Ratbartnen. - aIns
per Se9entpdrt. Srei gr5dblun9en bon 3befla
bon 6umpsrt. Sn einem 8ano.
Mus Stad9t gum etdbt, BON Nidarb Baron.
SeIobmte 4reaee. upa gsI0'a @ Ss g0 aRifso,
NOR tn Mfrifa. 3uiammsn in einem gano.
Der Mnblarit 49, Der Sirfbpf. .s3wei Gr8ablun'
gen BON *. Stbber. 3ulammen III einem Banb.
sBas Der Dtenid, iGet, nas Mrs er aud ern.
ten, BON Ri6aro Barron.