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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-01-28

Mary Clemmer serves up some keen
criticism OF people in Washington in one
of her recent letters. Speaking of Mrs.
Grant she offers her the comforting assur-
ance that she grows better looking as she
grows older AS Mrs Lincoln's asperities
were softened to outward seeming by the
atmosphere of the White House, so in it
Mrs Grant has rounded and ripened into
curves of person, manner and grace which
certainly were not hers when she arrived
there from ''Hardscrabble Still she
knows nothing of politics, nor will it re-
tard the tardy rise of American literature
that she knows precious little about it, as
to its authors, and cares less. AS for
Mrs Fred Grant, whom some of the cor
respondents have pronounced 'marvell
ously beautiful" and others '.bold and
ugly" she is neither She is sunny, genial
and natural-three graces which rarely
take up their abode together in one belle
or bride in the city OF Washington. She
is refreshing. Any addition to the house
OF Grant who can talk spontaneously,
brightly and well can by no possibility
tail to be refreshing. Then there is Mrs.
Williams, the wife Of the Attorney Gen
eral. She, it seems, has survived the storm
of personal paragraphs which beat about
her as the spouse of the possible Chief
Justice survived the building OF her house
through Washington summer, and, sur
Yived the malarial fever which was the
sequence of it, to reappear in personal
beauty undimmed. Beautiful she is, with
a sumptuous sultana beauty unsurpassable
of its type. And it will be many a day
before one line of all her lOveliness will
| fade
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-01-28
Management of House Plants in Win
ter.

Ladies always welcome plain, practical
directions for the management Of house
plants in Winter. The Practical Farmer
says: There are frequent failures within
doors in the Winter season, of obtaining
full and healthy blooms, owing to the neg
lect Of certain small though indispensable
details, and the most obvious of these, and
most frequent, is want of proper attention
to temperature and good ventilation. The
air Of sitting-room is often heated to
80 deg. and from fire going out and other
causes falls to 60 deg. and less. This is
untavorabe to plant life Then again the
air is often too dry. The leaves become
covered with dust, and cannot exhale the
moisture with which the soil is too often
drenched. Plants in houses suffer proba-
bly, as much from having an excess of
water as from having too little and good
plan is to keep the surface of the pots
covered with slight mulch A little
covering OF moss, refuse tea-leaves, finely
cut grass or hay, etc, will keep the soil
moist, and preserve it of an even temper
ature. Where, as is often the case, there
is a. small greenhouse attached to the par
lOr or double bowwindow fronting the
South, vessel OF water may be kept in it
to the advantage of the plants. The
evaporation from this will do something
towards dispelling the fatal dry air of fur
mace heat, or excessively warm stove
rooms. When water is applied it should
be as near the temperature of the house as
possible Another point is, that at least
once a week pots should be turned around
so as to present different sides to the sun
On mild days windows should be opened
tor admission of fresh air. Swinging the
plants occasionally with the aid of some
thing like a Fountain Pump freshens them
up and washes off the dust, and is highly
useful Ammonia water applied once in
two weeks, or when watered, we have
known to give immediate vigor to all IN
healthy plant and throw others into a pro-
fusion OF bloom, not to bo obtained in any
other way. This is made by mixing about
a tablespoonful Of spirits of ANN onia of
the shops with gallon of water"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-01-28
NUMBER 80.
"kitty,n he said, ''and what else? ?"
1.kitty,n she answered, nor could he

"Kitty,n he said, "and what else ?"
'.kitty,n she answered, nor could he
find out any more.
"Whose Kitty are you?"
Your Kitty she said. For she hao
known her father but that one day, and
now she believed that Burton was he.
Burton sat up all night and stuffed wood
into his impotent little stove to keep the
baby from freezing to death. Never hay
ing anything to do with children, he firm
ly believed that Kitty, sleeping snugly un-
der blankets and buffalo robes would freeze
If he should let the fire subSide in the
least.
As the storm prevailed with unabated
fury the next day, and as he dared neither
to take Kitty out or leave her alone, he
stayed by her all day and stuffed the stove
with wood, and laughed at her droll baby
talk, and fed her on biscuit, fried bacon
and coffee
On the morning of the second day the
storm subsidized. 1t was forty degrees
cold, but knowing somebody must be
mourning Kitty for dead, he wrapped her
in skins, and with much difficulty reached
the nearest neighbor's house, suffering
only a frost bite on his nose by the way.
THAT child" said the woman to whose
house he had gone. lis Jones, | seed 'em
take her outcn the wagon day before yes
terdayo
Burton looked at Kitty moment in
perplexity, Then rolled her up again and
started out, travelling like mad," the
woman said as She watched him
When he reached Jones he touad Jones
and his wife sitting in utter wretchedness
by the fire They We're both sick from
grief, and unable to move out of the
house. Kitty they had given up for buried
under some snow mound.
They would find her when spring should
come and melt the snow cover off
When the exhausted Burton came in
with his bundle Of buffalo skins, they
looked at him in amaZement. But when
he opened it and let out little Kitty and
said
Here Jones, is this your pet kitten ?''
Mrs. Jones couldn't think Of anything bet
ter than to scream.
And Jones got up and took his old
partners hand and said, Burton, old
fellow and then choked up and sat
down, and cried helplessly.
And Burton said, Jones, old fellow,
you may have that forty acre patch. 1t
come mighty nigh maxim me the muir
derer OF that little kittys father"
No! you shall take it yourself,n cried
Jones, IF | have to go to law to make
YOU
And Jones actually decided his interest
in the forty acres to Burton. But Burton
transferred it all to Kitty.
This is why this part of Newton is
called ''kitty's Forty'
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-01-28
Rallied OFF.

One OF the most novel as well as excit.
ING ratfles that ever took place in Seymour
came Oft on Saturday evening last. Miss
Minnie Clarence made the novel PROPOSE
ton Of putting herself up to be rallied off
at fifty cents a chance At first the matter
was treated as a Joke, but when it became
known that the offer was q J02la .tide one,
chances Went rapidly, and in less than an
hour every chance was taken and heavy
premiums Were being paid by young men
anxious to win the beautiful and lovely
prize.
Miss Minnie is /, most bewlehing beauty
OF eighteen summers, an orphan, of re-
spectacle parentagc. and a member of Che
best society OF the State. She was decid-
and admired by all who ever became ac-
quainted with her, and probably envied
Just the least bit by the young ladies. She
is Il bright blonde, perfect in form, fair
complexion, and has most ra> ishinsh
beautiful eyes Ever since she came to
Seymour she has been the center OF at
traction and the admiration OF the men. In
Justice to Miss Minnie, we should state
that She gave the winner the privilege OF
accepting or refusing her, and reserved
the same privilege for herself. There may
have been several in the crowd whom she
would have refused, but there We're none,
we venture to say, who would have refused
her. How could they?
The hour set tor the r;.l1lc came, and
found all ready to try their luck Miss
Minnie was there in person, dressed in the
height OF fashion. to lend a charm to the
occasion. She stood leaning gracefully
against u showcase, never speaking a
word nor betraying the least emotion, ol
showing the slightest preference for any
Of the contestants, excepting there was
perceptihle twinkle in her beautiful eye
when some young and handsome ''lovier'
would shake the dice.
Name after name was called, and eacl
one III turn would shake the box with ner
vOus hand, until all but three had thrown
and nothing higher than thirtyeight hat
| been thrown. Then came Lynn Falkcon
er's turn Lynn is blonde himself, an,
a clever, hard working young man, ant
perhaps the twinkle Of her eyes nerved hin
! TO the work. At any rate he tossed til
| ivory with steady hand and the score
called torty-SiX. The other two throw
were made amid too lanch excitement Il
even be counted and the prize wa5 award
cd to Lynn Minnie came forward am
took Lynn's arm and the two went on
together amid the cheers of the crowd
She accompanied him to his fathers hotel
where she was presented to his relatives
who had not had the pleasure of her Il,
quaintance before, alter which She was es
corted home. We, OF course do not knov
certain, but as Lynn is Il good, cleyc
young man, and she would be an honor t
any household, we are inclined to thin
neither Of them will back out Seymou
(Ind J Star.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-01-28
Under the Snow.

All me, my garden lies under the snow,
The shrouding drifting snow;
Each flower that l reared has lowered its head !;
Its sweet bloom withered, its fragrance fled;
| SO loved them, living. and mourn them dead !!
Dead under this winter snow;
Lying beneath it, still and low,
Dead! and loved them SO!
But the sun by and by will melt the snow,
The glittering shroud of snow
And the beautiful bud and the stately tree
Will shed their fragrance again for me.
And my heart shall be glad when my eyes shall
NV treasures from under the snow
That my yearning love hath cherished so,
Rise fair in the summer glow!
Gods garden lies under the shrouding snow
The beautiful, sheltering snow;
And the buds that lie took from your hand and
mine,
Shall bid His sun on the garden shine,
And warm to life i'll its glow
The precious germs lying under the snow,
That He took when He loved them so!
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-01-28

The laws of Paris are so framed as to
constitute a strong persuasive to honesty
on the part OF tradesmen. Jewellers are
obliged to distinguish plated from genuine
ware by the word imitation placed
where the customers can not fail of seeing
it. If a grocer is detected selling adulter-
ated articles, he is heavily fined his name
and place of business is published at his
own expense in the official journal, and he
is compelled to expose in his store for a
specified time q placard stating that he
has been fined for selling adulterated
goods.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-01-28
BELFAST, MAINE THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1875.

waving wheat covered all traces of the
shanty. Where in our broad land were
the sad-eyed mother, the kind old Major,
and the generous Irish hearts, | could not
tell; but ] knew that Bob lay sleeping in
the little Catholic churchyard, with the
cross at his head, and that the diamond
would CLEAN brightly in the day when our
Lord shall make up his jewels. Woods
Household Magazine.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-01-28
The kind of whisky they have in Frisco

The kind Of whisky they have in frisco :
After that the cloth was took off. and the
liquors war bro't in. And wot liquors
they wuz, too! The whisky wus none o.
TINS yer kind that makes man feel like
sayln': \ kin lick any son of a gun in the
house, and make him smash things gin
orally. No, sir: 1t war the kind that list
makes man lift his glass up gintly, and
says: Joe, Old pard, I'm lookin' at YER +"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-01-28

Recently the local paper at Grass Valley
said: 1.-The prettest girl in Grass Valley
doesn't carry herself straight enough
when promenading." For a week after
all the Grass Valley girls stalked about
like so many ramrods; and every girl
said: That horrid paper! Ma, don't
walk straight?n
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-01-28

MI S. M. Wells. Of Wethersfield, Conn.
one of the leading onion growers of that
famous onion raising locality. writes to
the New York Tribune that the best fer
tilizer for this crop is the richest stable or
hog-pen manure ploughed in four inches
deep. The land, he says, should be sub
soiled. An application of forty bushels of
wood ashes per acre after the onions have
been once hoed. has an excellent effect.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-01-28

A correspondent of the Bangor Wing
affirms that scions should no: be cut in the
spring, as has been the custom from time
immemorial, but in the fall, after the trees
have shed their leaves; and when cut,
they should be buried where it is dry, about
six inches deep, and in the spring they
will come out all right.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-01-28

hreshing machines were invented as
long ago as 1882. The principle of the
early machine was similar to threshing
with fails The present form OF drum
with spikes revolving in concave having
similar spikes, wAs invented in l7S5, al
though previous to 1854. wooden rods
were used instead OF spikes
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-01-28

What comes to every body-death-
rich mans reliet from cares; the poor
mans friend, lifting him above poverty
The Cairo bulletin., 1875-04-23

volume of"Halnes' Township Organize.
ton, smother thst he threw BARCLAYS
Digest" and another that Connolly
threw volume Of the State statutes NJ
the statesman of Hardin. These differ
onees, the Jovcnai claims, discreiit the
history Of the disturbance; but, In
our opinion, thoy do not. The
essential fact is that the Radicals COM
menced the riot, and nearly ali the evi.
dence goes to prove that Mr.. Jones
opened the battle by throwing q boob at
Plster. He may have thrown "Iiaines'
Treaties" or Barclays Digest" or a
volume Of statutes but, whether the one
or the ether, he threw q book. Mr.. Con-
nelly did not throw any missile at the
Democrats, but a. soon as his ally, Mr..
Jones, had succeeded In breaking up the
sitting Of the House, he mounted desk
moved that Mr.. Jones bc declared Tenn.
porary Speaker and declared the motion
carried. Mr.. Jones then ATTEMPTED 10
take the chair. These are facts not dis
puted, and whatever the yosy~si may say
they prove that the Radicals made n rev.
olutionsry attempt 70 get control Of the
House. This is the Truth Of History.
The Cairo bulletin., 1875-04-23
AECRETARY nELAN0

The suspicious existing In regard to the
conduct Of Mr.. Delsno, Secretary OF thu
Inferior, and which have existed for some
years past. appear to have sufflcien, foun.
dation To be the cause OF President Grant
ina'nating 70 the secretary that his res
'gnstion Is In order. The sale of sone
pine lands in Minnesota q few year, AGO
Gut Of which relative OF Secretary Deia.
no appeared TO make . large sum Of
money, was hushed UP without expl.ns.
haaon, In manner not ut all satisfactory
70 people who read anything shout II.
Tor long time past, the contrscto, who
supplies beef 70 the Indian. has heen nm.
der suspicion as not dealing f.irlv
with the government. His ch,s,
clerk, who draws the comfortshl,
salary Of ten thousand do,
lArs year, isl son ofDelsno, and IN,
conclusion appears 10 be inevitable tina
the Dslans family have been making
very good thing Out OF their relation
with the government. It seems 10 b
settled that the secretary Is to step dow,
and out ana there Ia no doubt whs,eve
That he and his sons ere very well fired
IN b pecuniary point OF view.
The Cairo bulletin., 1875-04-23
CONTEXT On NO CONTEST,

That IL the question. But we do not
know how to answer Il. We arc sure q
eonteet would show that Mr.. Norris was
sirly elected Mayor, but we have been
mistaken many times in our life and
might be again. In the First ward, there
were, undoubtedly, many fraudulent
sotes cast, and this fac, can easily be
shovn. In the Third ward there we're
several Illegal votes cast tor Mr.. Winter,
and In rhe three other wards not few;
but whether Mr.. Morris will contest We
DO not know. There wss no legal regis.
tration ofvo'ers and no legal registers
used at either Of the polls. In tho rif,h
ward the precinc, register wss nsed ~
the ward judges.
The Cairo bulletin., 1875-04-23

An BLECYloy WA9Ha.

Herman kaufman, citizen of Quin.
~, In which large village there wss. on
Monday last, al election Of municipsl
officers, agreed with Nr. Simon Parish.
colored gentleman, that il Mr.. smith
we're elected Mayor, he. the ssid Kuufy.
dad. would wheel him, the said Parish
around the public square OF Quincy In
swheeioarrow. Smith was elected. and
kaufman stood BY his agreement. Or
Tuesday be wheeled Parish around tn,
square, headed BY Q negro brass band.
and surrounded By ell the population OF
Quincy shouting "whoop-ls." The fun
was fine, and we feel like enjoying some.
thing like 1t. II Mr.. Winter hss a large.
able-bodied negro, who 10 tired Of walk.
Ing, we might be induced n wheel him
sround the levee.
The Cairo bulletin., 1875-04-23
Heavy Damages for Dessms,io. -
WOmAn's Character.

CHICAGO, April 2l.--Thc jury In the
case OF Alice A. Early Of Rockford, Ill,
against Wilbur =. Storey, editor OF the
Chicago 7sme., for libel in the publico
aon OF story nearly year ago, il
which Miss Early's character was as
sailed, brought In Il sealed verdict las
night which was opened this morning
Il awards the plaintiff $25, 900 damages.
The article on which the case was based
was written under the belief that the
story was true, several letters, affirming
Its truth and signed by names OF promi,
nent citizens Of Rockford, having been
sent TO the Tmes. A retraction was sub
sequently published but proved INSULT.
cient to satisfy the injured party who re-
eorted to legal means OF redress with the
above result
The Cairo bulletin., 1875-04-23


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The Cairo bulletin., 1875-04-23

Of raiirosd conpanies. The Supreme
Court Of the State killed It, took from
the bill the inducement the State had held
out to localities to run iuto dcbt-ropu-
dated the contract between the State aud
certain town, cities and counties, aud now
says to them, in the language Of the Gov
ernor, "fou must stand by the contract.
10 permit You to collect and pay the in
terest upon these bonds, would be to i'm
pair the obligation Of the contract with
the bondholder."
The reason given by the Governor for
his veto Is weak one.
The Cairo bulletin., 1875-04-23
CuMMINas, ELL yv,oro

Tho General Assembly passed whs
was known As Cummings bill to pay In
terest upon.bonds Issued, under the .'ersl
law" by cities, towns end counties a
the place designated In said bonds, an,
providing that the local authorities might
In their discretion, levy tax for the pay
ment OF the interest thereon and to cstab
lish a sinking fund for the payment Of tn,
bonds at maturity. This bill Governor
Beveridge has vetoed on the ground tha
In his opinion II would, II allowed to be.
come an act. impair the obligation Of the
contract made between the lenders Of the
money invested Ia such bonds and the
ecveral cities, towns and counties that Oh.
tained the money. The Governor
claims that, to enhance the
value Of the bonds, tho local
authorities avsiled themselves Of
the provisions Of tho act Of February l3,
1853, and OF the act Of April 10, 1869.
The bonds we're registered, and the fact
OF registration noted thereon. By thus
accepting the provisions OF said acts, the
interest on said registered bonds became
payable at the same time and place as the
Interest on State bonds, and the State be.
came obligated TO levy and collect the tax
and pay the interest on said registered
bonds. The act Of registration changed
the terms and condition Of said bond. as 10
the time and place Of payment OF interest,
and the State assumed, by consent OF
the maker, TO levy, collect and pay the
interest. This modification OF the term.
and Undertaking on the part OF tho State
added value 10 the bonds sde them
marketsble-snd entered into the con.
tract between the maker end the pur.
chaser In fact the faith Of the State ii
pledged to the collection and symen, Of
the interest on said registered bonds, in
the manner specified in said acts "A;
anu having received the benefit OF
SAID acts. neither the State, county,
c.'y, town nor township, can a.
'ord 70 nnllify the provision thereof,
| ton.
Inc Governor is over-,.nsitive. The
agreement he hss referred To wss
made ss part OF IN agreement ths, h..
been nullided BY the Supreme Cour,
The grab Law promised tho cities, town.
and counties Of the State that, sfthey would
suoscrios To the capital stock Of railroad
companies. and P-rmi, the Stat. to col.
ieet the interest OF the bond. cub.
scnecd and pay |. TO the bondho,deys.
'ne STATE on iss part, would permit the
saaes, towns and counties thus subscrib.
Ing, 70 retain, for q certain number Of
years Tho State .Axss upon the increase Of
ths value OF property. This provision Of
tho lsv induced many towns, cities and
ooans~s ~ sub-cribe 20 tas capital v.eSl