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The Republican journal., 1876-09-07
Democratic Flag Raisings.

Many handsome flags, bearing the hon
ored names Of Tilden and Hendricks have
been raised in Maine the past week, ac-
companied by enthusiastic meetings. At
Burnham. q beautiful flag was raised, in
presence of quite an assemblage. Speeches
were made by DR.. Manson of Pittsfield,
and by Chas. Morgan of Burnham.
AT the suburb of RocklaLd, called The
Meadows" on Friday, a handsome flag
was hoisted. The crowd in attendance
was addressed by Atwood Layensaler,
Esq. There were sautes, music and fire
works
At Bath, on Friday, two new flags were
hoisted and saluted. Large meetings were
held, dwellings Illuminated, &c. Col j.
4. Fellows, Of New York, delivered an
address.
The Republican journal., 1876-09-07

ADMINISTRATORS, EXECUTORS and GUARDIANS
desiring their advertisements published in the jour
nal will please state to the Court.
The Republican journal., 1876-09-07

date on the colorcd slips attached the paper. II
is the only form Of receipt now used For instance
Is May 76 means that the subscription is paid to that
be changed to correspond, and SUBSCRIBERS ARE
REQUESTED TO SEE THAT THEIR DATES ARE
CORRECT. Subscribers in arrears requested to
forward the sums due
The Republican journal., 1876-09-07

The resolves Of the recent Republican
Convention in Lincoln county framed by
its leaders is conclusive evidence that as
politicians they are destitute of fairness,
truthfulness, Intelligence or even the com
men dpcencies Of life
The Republican journal., 1876-09-07

&y-tfEO. l.. HOWELL Il Co., 40 Park Row. New
York, will receive advertisements for this paper at
the lowest rates. Their orders will receive prompt
attention
Rs-HORACE DoDD, 12l Washington ST., Boston,
is an authorized Agent for the Journal
The Republican journal., 1876-09-07

The price Of coal experienced a tumble
last week, in consequence of the five great
transportation companie that control the
supply being obliged to sell their accumu-
latons at auction to raise money They
had loaded up heavier than they could
carry with u limited demand and fall
ing market. The receipts of the compa-
MES fell off, their stocks went down, and
a general collapse threatened. The ring
is broken and the people are glad. Hence
forth, it is hoped, the poor mans ton of
coal will cost him two dollars less.
The Republican journal., 1876-09-07

The talk about Democratic money is the
merest bosh. The whole circular is cum
| ming dodge to stir up the rural brethren
and make each one believe that the saliva
ton of the party and the country rests up
on his individual efforts. iIumbug plays
an important part in the radical game of
politics.
The Republican journal., 1876-09-07

Even the immaculate Hayes squrmed
q good deal about his income tax, it seems,
and forget everything about an inherit
ance Of $50, 900
The Republican journal., 1876-09-07

The account Of the naval surgeon who
poisoned himself in New York, which
we publish on the outside of to-day's pa
per, will he read with interest On Fri
day, his widow attempted her own life by
jumping from ferry boat in Portland
harbor, but was rescued and cared for.
She had been turned out of her boarding
house, because of unpaid bills.
We last week asked the Kennebec Jour-
nal whether Wheeler was right in calling
the church a pillar of the Republican
party-and if so what part Bob lngersoll
is playing? 1t declines to consider the
conundrum. We don't wonder.
The Republican journal., 1876-09-07

Somehow radical secrets and circulars
are lying around very loose this year
Here's another one which has Just got in
to print
The Republican journal., 1876-09-07

list of managers, but why should Samuel
j. Tilden have been omitted. We entreat
some decent man in the legislature to get
a test vote on the question whether or not
Mr. I'ilden shall be placed on the Board
of Managers
In viewing the work of the Legislature
the majority of its members as in league
with the Tweed gang OF swindlers, but
there were two or three dozen honest men,
"amcng them were Tilden. Prince Tobey
and others who deserved great credit for
the good they did and evil they frustrat-
ed What stronger evidence than this
that Mr.. Tilden was antagonistic to all the
Ring,
NOMINATION OF GOVERNOR
When first mentioned as candidate for
Governor, the Times. who cheered him in
his crusade of reform, said Should he
run for Governor we cannot positively
promise him our support. but this we will
say, that he is so far superior to the ord-
nary run of Democratic candidates that
we do not believe any Democratic conven-
ton can be got together to nominate him. y
After Mr.. Iilden's nomination the Times,
Oct. 5. 1874, said: The Democrats of N.
Y. State have SO seldom presented a can
didate of good personal character, that we
need not feel surprised at the parade which
they now take In presenting Mr. Iilden."
Immediately after his election, Nov. 4,
1874, the Times said: "For the sake OF
the country it is to be hoped that the
Democrats will use their victory in spirit
of moderation and prudent craftsmanship.
We doubtless see today, the Democratic
Presidential camdidate Of 1876, and if the
Republican partv is not conducted a0ith
greater aoisclon during the neat taco gears
than 1t has been during the last tho. Mr..
IIldcm Is the most probable successor OF
Gen. Grant,"
Jan. l, 1875, the Times said: The
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15
From MarseiIles.
WASHINGTON, d. c, April 3, 1876
. aeon DEMoCRATIC MEASURE.

M.RsEILLEs, April :, 1876.
News scarce this week.
Marseilles people don't want new jail.
This winter has been an unusually bad one
for colds and sickness.
At the election here next month the license
or no license question will be settled.
The roads are getting better. The corn,
butter and egg market has been taking a
rest, but will doubtless soon be sprouting.
The people may generally suppose from
the silence Of the past few weeks that your
correspondent was lying dormant That's
the editors fault not mine
As the roads are now getting good, and
work will soon be plenty, we may expect to
be invaded by an army Of ,ramps In view
of which il would be well To increase the po
lice force.
Miss Ada McCana Is lying seriously in
aud Is no, expected TO recover. The cause OF
her illness is from over exertion al dance
short time since. This should be warning
to all those who engage in that sport
The members of the Congregational churcl
held u sociable at the residence Of G. Z. Gran
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disgust; if we have got to hunt two hours tor
the fact, unless it be of great Importance, we
conclude 10 do without it, We relieve our
feelings by heaping anathcmas upon the
author, who maliciously thought to force US
to read his entire work, before we should
have our fact We look for another book.
All, how different! A copious and carefully
compiled indeX-by Its help sc unearth our
fact, in less time than we occupied in search.
ing for an index in the former one. Good
We dust it carefully and place it close 20
hand, and put the other away among the
rubbish AS action is the soul Of eloquence,
so an index is the soul of book of reference,
and we admire both large.Souled men and
large.souled books.
Books OF reference are necessity OF The
age In fact all books on scientific or tech.
meal subjects are books of reference, and
are more or less used as such, according to
their worth. Authors should not lose sight
of this tact 1t is not enough that the sub
ject should te ably handled; 1t should be so
arranged that any passage may be found
with the greatest facility When this last
essential requisite is added to merit in other
respects, it is well tempered, we'll sharpen
ed professional tool, which, If lost or de-
stroyed. is certain TO be replaced, to the profit
both of the one who manufactured and him
who uses 1t.
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Wherefore He Prays that Warrant May
Issue.
BY IRWIN RUSSELL.

Is you de Jestice ob de Peace? has a little
About little matter, sab, dat happened on de
It's muffin but niger, but Is feelin's all de
same:
An de way dat Massa Henry went an done me
is shame!
Las Spring found little chicken, runnin in de
road,
An took it to de quarters, sab, an kept it till it
growed;
neber stole ii, kase de law says eberythlng you
Belongs to you; an SO, oh co'se de chicken he
was mine.
A week ao d as, comm tuesday, was comm ''0n
An happened for to member was out OBJ meat
an meal
SO begins to study bout what Is a-gwine to do
An thinks, says |, Dat chickens gettin' big
enough to stew
So when reached de quarters, sah said unto
my wife:
Il wouldn't tell lie to you-no, not to sabe my
lfeD
Says to her, "Ole oman (you kin b'lieve me
sab, or not)
"Go catch that Dominica, quick, an put him in
de potH'
be good:
But how's gwine to cook Kim, when dare amt
a bit Of woodY'
Dat was the condensation, sab, gibs it, word for
word
Ar Chloe she kin testify dat dat was what oc-
Cured.
Says /, go kill dat chicken! Don't you tink
has no sense"
An went to massa's woodpile, in de corner oh
de fence;
] looked, and didn't see no one, nor hear nobody
speak,
And SO l toted off enough to do me for week.
| wasn't stealn when went an fetched de wood
away,
For cherry stick S'pected to return some oder
An il man KANT borry wood OATS layin' out OBJ
nights,
I'd like for you TO tell rue what's de use Oh swivel
rights.
Well, Chloe picked de chicken, I'M she soused
him in de pot,
De fire was burning lively, an De water gettin'
hot,
When sumfin went "bb.rum, b.rumm right in dc
An all de smoke an ashes come BLOWN in my
face.
| thought it was the debn, ana it skeered me
mos to def
De smoke it come a.punin' so couldn't draw my
brefr;
De wood, de pot, de chicken, dey was scattered
bout de floor.
An me an Chloe had important bizness at de
door.
De folks dey came a-runnin'; dere was Bob an
Pete an Bill,
An deere was Massa Henry, jes' alaughin' fit to
Kill.
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on Wednesday Of last week, which was aver.
ENJOYABLE affair Their pastor, Mr.. Ether
idge, has not moved here.
DIED-At Marseilles, on Monday, Apr
Sd, c. NJ Power, of consumption, after al
illness of many months. The funeral tool
place a, the Congregational church on Tues
day. Rev. E,heiidge preached the funera
sermon.
Galloway & Harley have on hand large
stock of plows and farming implements gener
ally.
Postmaster Highly, of Utica, and A. Adams
of Sandwich, took look at the mud in on
streets on Tuesday of this week.
Arrangements have been made by which
we are TO have meetings at the Universalls
church every Sunday. Rev. Laing preached
last Sunday, and another preacher name
unknown preached there Tuesday evening
A. Lowry, inventor of the Lowry windmill
has the first mill erected IN the rear of the
brick shop north of the depot. The mil is
said to work well The firm Of Lowry u
Brundage are going to manufacture them.
There will be an excursion to the Arkansas
Valley on Tuesday, April 18th. Round trip
tickets to Larned $23. c. w. Mars;on, OF
Marseilles, is agent in La Sale county for
lands and tickets on the AtchlsoD, Topeka Il
Santa Fee railroad
On last Saturday morning young son Of
Mrs NJ. Thurber got up out of bed, took
some matches and made fire out of his
mothers clothes. She politely interviewed
him, since which time he refuses to be con
soled, sitting only few minutes in any one
place. $1,000 will cover the loss.
NJ. c. Truman, of Normal Mclean county,
has been in town the past week pertecting al
engagements to have his fence post manufac
tured here The post in question is made OF
cast iron, and screws into the ground. 1t -
said to be highly approved OF by railroad
men, as 1t can not be burned down by fires
He is said to have sold the right Of the state
of California for $4,000.
Marseilles Is just now enjoying bit Of
gossip, which runs thusly: AT the last State
Fair one F. n. Still, crusty old wldower,
made the acquaintance OF a certain Mrs. Tan.
aer, of Morris He was struck with her per
sonal charms and fascinating eye, and re,
solved that he would lead u single life no
longer, providing he could laduce her to be.
come his, and his only She accepted and
shipped her goods here, where she was to
have been married three weeks ago. In the
meantime the old gentleman heard something
bad and pulled up stakes and suddenly dis.
appeared, leaving her to her fate.
DAN TUCKER.
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Remarkable Disappearance of Georgia Lakes
A third lake in Lowndes county has been
empticd of its waters by subterranean pass
ages during the last six months. What is
the matter: The Times has several times al
luded to the fact that Lowndes county had
within its borders numbers of lakes, from ten
to five hundred land several beyond thous
and) acres in size, and can it be that these
lakes are all connected with a grand under
ground water. course? 1t seems so. In Sep
TENDER last one dried up, or run OFT, and left
bushels upon bushels of fish about in holes
of water upon the bottom of the lake. In
January another, about i've miles from this,
did the same thing, and now Grassy Pond, a
lake covering about five hundred acres just
between the two above mentioned, has lett its
millions Of fish out OF water. About three
weeks ago it was reported that the waters of
this lake were sinking below low.water
mark, and every day or two We would hear
that it was still going down. Last Friday a
report spread all over the country like wild.
| fire that Grassy Pond was low enough to
rake the fish out with nets, and by shutdown
more than one hundred people had collected
at the place. Some had dip nets, some cast
nets, and there was one seine in the party.
The first haul with the seine caught enough
trout, jack, Dream and speckle perch to make
u AOoS Ioi SNCiJ ohS Pi'S'h'' 'A6 van
night all the water disappeared, and there
were millions of fish left dead upon dry land.
Saturday, next day, the planters hitched up
their wagons and hauled load after load and
scattered them IN their fields for manure,
and thousands were left at the mercy of buzz
yards, hogs and other creatures of prey.
such quantities Of fish and such destruction
has never been known in the history of
Lowndes county. No one ever dreamed that
there was half that quantity of fish in Grassy
Pond, though it was celebrated for its fine
fishing grounds in the spring of the year.
The other two lakes above mentioned did not
run thus completely dry, and the fish that
were not caught were saved by the water re-
turning in few days from IFS hidden retreat
in the bosom of the earth. We learn that
Grassy Pond is filling up again, but it is too
late to save the tinny tribe. These statements
are not at all exaggerated, and can be testi-
fed to by several hundred people living in
this county though it Is marvellous to all
Taidosta GA Times.
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would be n life with secret grief, but every
thing turns out SO commonplace with me-
"Dear, dear! who broke my favorite egg!
Cried Bddy Bantam to her daughter;
"Sone lazy cur, too proud to beg,
Has mashed it--and he hadn't oughtcr,"
The child gave one pathetic craw,
Her rueful tears began TO thicken,
She sobbei aloud, 81 broke it, ma
This little person is my chicken.
Some albumen and lime I'll buy
And make another one to match III
o ma! cannot tell a lie
did it with my little hatch it"
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CoSvERsATIoN.-Ac celebrated author says
"If were 10 choose the people with whom
would spend my hours If conversation, they
should be certainly such as labored no farth.
er than TO make themselves readily and clear.
ly apprehended, and would have patience and
curiosity to understand NE. To have good
sense, and ability TO express it, are the most
essential and necessary qualities in compan
ions. When thoughts rise in us fit 10 utter
among familiar friends, there needs but.littlt
care in clothing them"
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The Treasury girls are called the pretty pos.
abilities since The Cbrstiancy episode. And the
bachelor Senators Of Christiancy's age are called
old Philadelphia Bulletin.
The CoT,er-JOurHdl upholds women in sending
two-dollar bills to help pay the National debt.
II takes their minds from ffteen.dollar bonnets,
as il were.
The Joke is ON Jimmy Duncan, late mayor OF
La Sale. The Morris Herald relates that Jimmy
was al Morris last week, and in saloon met
come acGuaintances who invited him 10 par
take" Jimmy took cigar and soon after went
out. The saloon keeper said be was glad that
Young man took cigar, as il might have en-
uarrassed him had he asked for liquor, for lac
never sold liquor to minors
The Ksnkakee Gazette is responsible for the
following:
A young Law student In the town Of 81. Anne
having announced his intention oil hanging his
shingle," the debating society immediately an
nouDced the following topic for discussion; RI
.olted That the interests Of our GLORIOUS Repub
lie can be better subservec by hanging The law
yer instead OF the shinglen The debate was ney
er bad, as the young man left for Texas on Tho
ne1t train.
Here is . lady that ought 70 live in Brooklyn
and isn't your husband kind to your 80
yes too kind. ! did hope whes married thai
he might soon love some Que else, aud that mine
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Men show their character in nothing more
clearly than by what they think lauGhao!e.-
GO,ite.
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(IEURCM DIRECTORY.

FluST PHESBYTESIAN-Servicc on the 81
and 4th Sabbuths OF each month, morning
md evening" Rev. lIr. Lane, Pastor. sab
bath School every Sunday morning ut 0o'-
clock. B. Gilmore, Superintendent.
PoINT PLEASANT PRESDYrEniAN CHURCH;
w. Il. Hill, Pastor. Preaching list and
I'd Sabbaths, morning and night. Bible
Glass Mt the Parsonage on Wednesday ey-
ening Sabbath School, Sunday morning
M. II. Hale, Superintendent.
Protestant EPISCOPAL CnuRcm-keN. 4.
II. Lacy, Rector. Services as follows; Al
Christ Church, Point Pleasant, every, sun,
DAY morning at l0l o'clock, except the I'd
Sunday in each month, and every Sunday
evening, at ~ o'clock, except the 3t sum
day in each month. Sunday School ut y
o'clock. r. Stribling, Sup't. Nestry meet
ing on the evening oi the 2d Monday in cv-
erv month. Services at Bruce's Chapel on
the 2d Sunday at 10! \. NJ. Mason City
on the 81 Sunday at - ?, NJ West Col
umbia the Sd Sunday at " z. VI. /,
VI. +. CMuRCu-Serviccs on the ISL ana
ri SalJbaths of each month, NJ lo2 A. NJ,
and "a +. NJ, during Summer. Prayer
meeting every Wednesday evening. L., h.
Stewart, Pastor. Sabbath schoolevGry sun
day morning at o'clock. ID. 5. Snyder,
Superintendent.
ii. T.. UnuRCIT, SouTH-ServiccS on the
4th Sabbath Of each month. Rev. q. #.
Crooks, Pastor. Sabbath School every
sabbath morning at . o'clock. Robert .
Bickel, Superintendent.
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Purifying the Air.

One pound'of green copperas cost
ing seven cents, dissolved in one
quart of water, and poured down a
water closet, will eflectually conccn-
trate and destroy the foulcst smells.
On board ships andsteamboats, about
hotels and other public places, there
is nothing so nice to purify the air.
Simple green copperas, dissolved in
anything, will render q hospital or
other places of the sick free from un-
pleasant smells. In fish markets,
slaughter-housos, sinks and wherever
there are offensive gases, dissolve
copperas and sprinkle it about, and
in few days the smell will all pass
away. If a cat, rat or mouse dies
about the house and sends forth an
offensive gas, place some dissolved
copperas in an open vessel near the
place where the nuisance is, aud it
will purify the atmosphere. Then
keep all clean.
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An AneQdotesO 4. The 7 IeddyalO1e
- tlIlshAklonse. 2 w. =

d 81 l.. ~ =
Before tho eiection Of the light
house on the spot, man wee tlIies
goodIy vessels tbst struck and tound-
cred on tho dangerous EddystcIle7
rocks in the English Channel: The
present Lighthouse, mall itsstrength
sas-not the vcrkiOf 8 few months
And previous to its consbfucliOn two
othcvbnildipgs had risen on the reef
inwsid u dls the IxaSes Of
the ocean. Oac-of th6se 8 towers WAS
laid low 'by.aihd dandtidsFthe other
wasd destsOycdasg fra -as
II wasrdming thB erection d ibis
LAST that - ipcider oceprrsd Nliell,
ono of our greatest engineers hes
deemed it worthy of remembrance.
Says Smeaton in his "Narrative%
"Thcro being war at the time be-
tween England and France, a French
privateer took the opportunity ofo&o'
day seizing the men employed on thC
rock, and carrying them off prisoners
to France. But the capture coming
to the ears Of the King Gouis NV
he Immediately ordered that the prs.
oners should be released, and sent
back to their work with presentss de-
claring that though he was.at war
with England he was not at warwitk
mankind; and, moreover, that the
Eddystone lighthouse was SO sttustS
cd as to be of equal service to all ma
tions whose ships had occasion to
pass through the Channel that diyid-
ed England from Franco
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A young editor gushing over his
first, asks, "Did you ever watch a
dear little baby waking from its
morning nap?' N.not exactly, but
We have watched a dear little baby's
fond pa gliding up and down the
frelcss room trying to induce the
dear little baby to take morning
nap, and at 2:l5 AM. pressing offers
but no takers, which was about as
much fun as it can be to see the baby
wake. @
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COUNTY DIRECTORY.

Judge Circuit Court-IIoS. Jos. SMITH,
Residence RavenswoOd, Jackson County.
Clerk Circuit Court-c. Il. WAGGENEL
Deputy-JAMEs II. HOLLOWAY.
Clerk County Court-E. KlMBEnLISG.
Deputy-J0sEpm ii. HoLLowAY.
President County Court-B. j. REDMOND
Prosecuting AttOrncy-D. W. PolsLEY,
SherilI-COLuMBu SRlIoS.
Jailor-J. JEwETT.
Surveyor of Lands-GEn. W. PCLLIN.
Assessor Dist. No. l-JACuB RousH.
Deputy Assessor-D. :. NASMATRE-
Assessor Dist. No. 2-JOHS &. BUCKLEY
Sup't Public Schools-CmAs. l.. lloGG.
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Henry A. Wise.

1t is said that when the City of
Norfolk was dcsolatcd by yellow fc-
YER 90 years ago, and the people in
the ncighboring country refused all
intercourse with the inhabitants Mr.,
Wise invited the citizens sick and
we'll, to seek the fresh Oirof his plan
tation, lie was not protesting
Christian, yet he showed no fear of
death, saying it was not only a fear
full, but wonderful thing to stand
in the pregcnce Of the living God,-
"My life has been devoted to virtue
and integrity, and ! can say that !
never tried to rob - pennilcss man,
and what is easier, | never tried to
rob n rich one"
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George Eliot says that a young
mans eyes open to the world when
he is in love. This is not always so.
Usually it is when he has gone away
from home and had his washing sent
out for the first time, and finds among
it when it is returned an odd stock
ing with two red stripes about the
top and long enough to button around
his neck -
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ice insertedior less tllih 6ne dollar.
All advertising for shorter period than
three months b consiCleted transient.
Al'yearly advertisements payable half
yearly in advance. =,
Transient advertisements must be paid
toE'in alyahce..
Legal publications must be paid for, in
all eases, before the delivery Of the certif'
cate Of publication.
Personal communications, and those rec
onmending persons for office, will be eharg-
ed at regular advertising rates.
Marriage and Death notices, not over
five lines, published gratis; all over that
amount ut lialf advertising rates.