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The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

In supreme court, the other day, Albert
Pike "got in" very neatly on MIR, Pierre
pont The attorney general had impeach-
ed the evidence Of one OF Pixies witnesses
on the ground OF the extreme age OF the
man-72-and presumptive failure OF his
faculties. "Well, your honor" said Pike,
| don't altogether like that myself, for |
am 66 years old, and in little while
shall be 20, and even 13, and am some
what sensitive about old men with no
memories. | see on the bench before me
one justice hearing this case who is D?
wears old, another who is y, and | would
like to ask with what force the attorney
generals argument strikes them that a
man has no memory at their ages" MT.
Pierrepont saw the point CnriouSiy
enough, the client for whom rlke was
arguing g-Gov. Rector of Arkansas-once
fought duel with HIM
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

WINTER SHOES FOR LADIES. Twenty
years ago it was no uncommon thing to
see lady walking on snowy and wet
thinnest of soles. About that time a
lady, for now many years one of our fore
most fashion writers, determined to wear
AID write sensible shoes into fashion.
Gradually her example and her teachings
won disciples and imitators Now on
Broadway in the winter season cloth
shoes are never seen unless as badge of
poverty and rarely are they seen even
in the summer time. Thick soled kid,
morocco and pebble goat for street wear
have long been worn. Within year or
two an advance has been made even from
this, and now ladies are wearing on the
street boots of caltskin, lined with flannel
or kid, with broad Scotch soles and broad
low heels. If the skirts are worn long,
over even these shoes should be worn a
pair OF neatly fitting waterproof CATERS
to keep the ankles Tree from dampness.
Thus shod, rubbers, except in very wet
walking, are unnecessary. For carriage
wear very handsome and comfortable
shoes are made of quilted beaver. lined
with flannel, and edged with fur. In
very cold weather every body who can
afford them wear these articles. ANY in
genious woman can make a pair for her
self with little trouble. Let her cut a
pattern to fit over her shoe, and with this
as guide cut out the uppor from what
ever pieces of thick cloth she may have in
the house An old felt hat will furnish
material for the soles, and over the shoe
when 1t is done rubber sandals may be
nicely fitted and sewed. If these shoes
are made to button high up above the
ankle, they win prove a great protection
to the lower extremities in snowy wealth
er, and when their value is once known
will be considered indispensable. For
house wear slippers are not suitable from
September until June, unless one is con-
fined to the house all the time and re-
mains in a uniform temperature. Cloth
and kid boots may very properly be sub
stituted for calfskin and pebble goat
when one comes in from the street. II
the hand were kept as constantly and
thicklyl covered as the foot is, how sus-
ceptible it would be to every change Of
temperature The removal of a thick,
warm shoe and putting on thin slipper
| in its stead has often laid the foundation
of permanent and incurable disease.
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

Josiah Hopes says the Richland plum
has a skin SO tough as to be too much for
the curculio, and that it rarely fails to per-
feet a crop. The tree bears profnsely.
This plum originated in bucks County,
Pa the fruit is medium in size, reddish
purple, and fair in quality; its greatest
value being as culinary fruit, but pleas
ant as table sort
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

A correspondent of the n. Y. Tribune
says: When was in the old country, as
we cali it, we used to melt tar and pour
around rat-holes. The tar gets on their
coats, which they very much dislike, and
soon leave their quarters. Let any one
try this experiment, and he will find there
will be a general stampede OF rats.
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

A cockney tourist met a Scottish lassie
going barefoot toward Glasgow. Las
sie," said he, II should like to know if
all the people in these parts 60 barefoot
ed?" Part on 'em do, and part on 'em
mind their own business" was the rather
settling reply.
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

The starch factories of Aroostook coun-
ty, have proved generally successful as
business enterprise, and great benefit to
the county. There are now seven of them,
and two more are contemplated, one at
Monticello, and the other at Mapleton.
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

According to the estimates of the Sec
retary of the New Hampshire Board of
Agriculture, hawks, foxes and other birds
and beasts of prey destroy more than half
the chickens and turkeys hatched in the
State
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

The State Of Tennessee possesses more
dogs than men, the figures being 20, $50 to
AZ ,574 for thirty counties, the figures re-
presenting dogs, however, representing
only those taxed. The entire number Of
dogs taxed in the State is about 225 900,
and there must be an immense number
not taxed. What they consume would tat
ten pork worth about $4,000, 600. 1t is es-
timated that they kill fully $4,000 sheep
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

If you don't want your wife to bother
you every day with the remark, "Don't
forget that worsted," just mention to her
the pretty girl who tends the worsted
counter where YOU got the last
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

Some people will be over-polite. Don't
trouble Yourself. l can find the way my
self." Oh! nonsense. my dear; I'm very
pleased indeed, to show you out"
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

There are only one and halt as many sheep
as dogs in Kansas, and some dogs will hardly
get through the winter on that amount of NUT
ton if the season terminates with a cold snap.
[St. Louis Republican.
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

STEALING FROM FREIGHT TRAINS. Not
long since q bale of cotton was lost from
the night freight train between this city
| and Boston, on the Boston and Lowell
road All that is known about it is, that
| it was billed with others to Lowell, but
never reached here. A few nights later, a
train started out similarly trieghted,
and came on all right for some distance.
The night was so toegy that it was i'm
possible to see more than the length of a
car, but it was not so dark and foggy that,
when eight OF ten miles out, the engineer
did not feel that his train was light. Some
| brakemen on the rear train had also dis
left behind Finally the engineer ran
back to see what was the trouble, and he
discovered that the coupling-pin had been
pulled by somebody and the train purpose
ly divided He discovered more, viz
that at about the place where the severed
train was brought together two men in a
wagon drove away at Il smart rate of
speed and were directly lost in the dark
| ness.
Another discovery made was that the
heavy canvas covering of the carload of
cotton had been cut asunder, and two bales
of cotton rolled off, and the bales were also
found beside the track. The theory is
that thief concealed himself on the train
cut the canvas, pulled the pin and sepa.
rated the train, pushed off the two bales
Of cotton. and then got off himself to take
care of it. Under cover Of the intense
darkness the thieves probably intended to
get Oft with quite stock of cotton; but
the discovery OF the engineer frustrated
their plans. and they made off in the wag-
on. Probably the same fellows got the
bale lost a lew nights previous. Lowell
| VOX PODuli,
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

During leap year the girl who counts all
the gray horses she sees, until she has got
up to hundred, will be married within a
year, to the first gentleman with whom
she shakes hands after counting the hun
dredth horse. Every girl in the city car
ries memorandum book, that she may
be sure to keep correct record. One
has already twenty-six, another eleven,
and another, who only began yesterday,
has seven. If somebody would bring a
drove of hundred gray horses to-day
what shaking of hands would take place
tomorrow. [Jeff. City Tribune.
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

Poughkeepsie is the home of the woman
so cross-eyed that when she weeps tears
from her left eye they fall on her right
cheek
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

A giraffe was frozen to death in New York
last week. 1t was valued at $500
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

CoLoRING CHEESE. The preference for
colored cheese is one of the strangest com
mercial infatuations we are acquainted
with. These York shire people, shrewd as
foxes in things generally, have notion
that plain cheese is not genuine for some
reason OF other, that it is not so rich as the
other, whereas it is really the colored
cheese that is not genuine-that is actually
adulterated with annotto to produce the
deep tint which they unwisely prefer If
these good people We're to taste just a
teaspoonfu of annotto, such rs is used to
color cheese with, we venture to predict
they would eschew colored cheese Tor the
future. However. this fallacy is gradually
being extinguished. [London Agricutur-
al Gazette
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

American oysters are now consumed in Eng
land in enormous quantities.
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

BRITTLE FEET Some horses have such
brittle feet that it is difficult to keep their
shoes on. This is often caused by sudden
change from excessive and long-continued
Wetness to extreme dryness. The best
the feet, with a mixture composed OF the
following Tar, two parts; beet suet, two
parts; whale OIL four parts; beeswax and
honey, one part each; melt over slow
fire and mix well. Land and Water
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17

At meeting of the South Deerfield
(Mass.) Farmers Club, President G. Smith
related several experiments which he had
tried to ascertain the comparative profit
between fattening young stock in the barn
in summer and fattening in a hill pasture,
the result OF which was a large preponder-
ance of evidence in favor OF soiling from
the amount of manure saved and the
healthy, thrifty growth of the animals
heifer calves, kept at home til two years
Old, instead OF running in large pastures,
will be worth at least $40 more for a cow.
The Republican journal., 1876-02-17
Light VS.. Heavy Tools.

The New England Homestead makes a
matter plain which every farmer or man
ual worker will readily understand:
1.-The great end at which all improve
ments aim is the maximum power COM
bined with the minimum of material and
weight A man shoveling dirt with a
shovel one pound heavier than it should
be will lift 5000 pounds more in a day OF
ten hours than he would do with suitable
shovel. All this strength is wasted. The
same is true of machinery. So simple
thing as an unlubricated pulley is felt in
the furnace. and the cost of coal is aug
mented. Every useless pound in a truck
or carriage takes vitality from the horse
which draws it, and costs the owner many
an extra dollar for his keeping. The man
who pulls an oar in the great boat races at
Saratoga puts himself in training and re-
duces every ounce of supertluous flesh.
The racing horse carries not one extra
ounce of fat to burden him in the effort to
win. Yet working men will carry through
half their lives fifty pounds more flesh
than is needed for the best working condi-
tion-a burden which tells against their
efficiency and personal comfort through
many wears of their industrial life. These
may seem llItle tLllSS, Du1 "Ha0e'cl
wastes power increases expenses, and
whatever burdens the laborer is not lit
tie thing"
A CABBAGE FREAK. Two years ago
bought some Savoy cabbage seed, which
produced cabbages excellent, very large,
and solid, many of them filling a half bush
el measure; from some OF the finest of
which | raised seed. Near the same spot
l also planted some blood-red cabbages
for seed Each was carefully secured, bag
ged and labeled Last spring both kinds
were sown in separate beds to obtain
plants. All grew finely; but strange to re-
late, each bed of plants looked alike, and
not perfect red cabbage or Savoy was to
be found among the lot. The season being
late, however, the plants were selected
and set out the reddest plants in one
place and the whtest in another, and all
were fairly cultivated. Still not good
head OF either colored cabbage has result
ed, all being Of mongrel hue, between
red, or blue, green, and white. This in
stance shows that red and white cabbage
seed should never be grown near together.
Cor. n. Y. Tribune.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-28
NEVADA ITEMS.

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,ha ia,a sood wa. hronyh, in from m
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IL LIT ni,ht onsof his arms il bsdly
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,nraJ insin, ,hsretrom "a ,he Chimes
IT,, ,nsare,oJ ~. ..sLo,t two nonnds NJ
meat" Ths chance. for The podr fellow.
recovery are slim.
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-28
1lld.n Stand. shly.rlau on the Brink.

As time passes the probability Of an carly
perusal Of Tilden's letter OF acceptance TO
cedos further into the distance. A curious
abatement In the New York Hsraid Is q the
effect that he is waiting Ia see how things
come out. and that he may not write the
letter until the beginning VI October. We
SUPPOSE the Herald IL INDUCING In 0 little
sarcasm at the hesitation Of the Governor.
but IL IL tolerably evident that II he wants
10 know precisely how everything Ia going
10 turn out lac had better wait until the
election has been held. and then he Ia sure
10 know whether 10 IL worth while to write
tho letter Of all. II. however. he Is 10
much afraid Of committing himself. II will
occur to some people that It would be an
easy way out OF the difficulty to write . let
ter Of declination instead Of o Of accept
n II Ii said that he wishes to know
how the greenbsck policy progresses In
the West, and how Maine votes, and 20
forth, and DO On. II this IL the case II only
goes 10 show that Governor Tilden Ia an
insincere ~demagogue. and that he Ia wait
ing TO know upon which tack he shall set
out, 90 that he may shift his sails accord
ingiy No man Of firm convictions and
r~esolute integrity would hold back this
way and refuse TO show his hand for fear
that he might not have good cards. The
policy he 10 pursuing Is that OF o trickster'
and not Of an honorable man. and II pre-
sents . very unfavorable contrast TO the
prompt and candid and manly conduct OF
Hayes aud Wheeler Sne. Re""of-U a'o"'
yaIy "a.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-28
CARSON ITEMS,

The Carson ipp,ai Of this morning says
The Republican County Committee arc en-
ergetically ut work making preparations
and appointments for the grand mass
meeting here on the Gath Of next month.
IL will he the biggest gathering Of Repub-
licans and call together the strongest array
Of speakers ever seen In this State. This
will prove the centering point OF the cam
paign; for out from here will 60 the first
strong, effective effort and impulse Of con-
centrated party action. twill bc q council
OF war. q gathering OF the clans and q call
10 arms that can be heard throughout the
State.
Under the head line Of THE Capitol
Dome" tho Nsrada rdbass says: The
color Of the dome Is most exquisite: Il Is
q bright, lively plum color. and g~listcns In
the morning sun like \ huge maguum
bonum. All needed to mako II perfectly
beautiful 10 10 paint those ribs yellow. and
no one can dare 10 complain. We admire
the color Of that last coat OF paint, and
stand ready TO enter the list with any and
all who dare to burlesque IL.
Last evenings .N.rada TiciLsse has the
following: The engine, stamps. etc.. for
merly used in the Carson Acid Works were
purchased yesterday by Mr.. 7. ". W.
Davies. President OF the Washoc Sulphur
Company. and sold, on easy terms. 10
Pepiu 4 Bcssctte. owners Of the Montreal
mine, northwest Of town. Engineers have
been employed. and the work Of taking
down and setting up will commence imme-
diately.
W. i..rn that noc p.ntor al. v,ao-
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-28
CvLpABi.Y

The Virginia Ersaiag Caro.ias. the
self.coustituted organ Of the Democracy
Of storey county. in its issue la~t even
iug. gives an account OF the frat meet
inc ot the Hayes and Wheeler Club In
that city the previous evening. Ii a y
that the meeting was frequently inter
npted BY Democrats. who seemed de
ierminsa TO break IL mp. We are sorry
20 SEE that the Chroaiois has thus given
evidence Ia the idea that the Democrats
81 Virginia are simply hoodlums. aud
that Of the worst stripe. too. There
we're some ardent Coafsierates in the
meeting Of Wednesday night: they did
try to break up the asssubiase BY the
interjecticu Of slang terms during the
speaking. which fact 10 NOT very credit
able Ia the Democratic party. The Re-
pahlicsn papers. in . spirit Of charity.
forsl.ors To make any mention OF u. aud
We supposed that the chroaids would
follow our example. from policy. u not
from ANY better reason. The only way
ia which We can account for It's silly
publication Of last evening. is by rscali-
ing Ia mind that the responsible editor
Of the paper 10 absent from Virginia.
II he does not return soon. the organ
will not DO regarded with favor by even
the Democratic party. IL Is telling too
many 81 the hoodlnn ssfrrts OF the orga-
nizatioa In 10 valuable ~ . party OF
VAN.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-28
THE mrn.l.p.s ADVICE tn rrLpEN.

IL is always sal to contemplate the
fate Of = party divided against itself.
Especially is IL sal to see the organs OF
a party in this prsdicament, deliberately
rspudisting Its doctrines. The New
York H,rald worked hard for the nomina-
ton Of Tildsn at ST. Louis. Tildsn was
nominated. This pleased the Herdii;
but even that paper could not swallow
the double. faced platform 81 the convsn
ton. Tilisn is evidently in the same
fix. lie don't know what to write in his
letter OF acceptance. The Hsrild now
calls spop him to come out like al
honest man. rspudiate the platform alto
Rsther. stand firmly IN his oli-time
principles. aud secspt his defeat like u
hero. The Hecild is now taking a view
Of the political situation which is in ac-
corjanee With reason and common sense.
Il knows that q Democratic defeat Is in.
.utabls after the PRONUNCIATION OF tho
miserable irand OF a platform which was
coucoctsd in St. Louis. Therefore, to
save tbs honor Of the Empire State the
H,uli demands that Tildsn shall act like
an honest man and be defeated honestly.
Here Is what IL says to the ''reform"
Governor Of New York:
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-28
IsO>-T do IT, SAMMy.

The delay Of Tildsa in preparing his
letter d acceptance is iniaring the be-
lief in some psrsons that The old NAN
is resaining his faculties. ani has made
up his mind moi to accspt a nomination
gu n platform which ezprssses precisely
the opposite ideas to those upon which
his whole life has been moulded. We
sincerely hope that this 10 true. We
have always believed samuel J. Tilden
q 10 an honest man. and We should very
much dislike To learn that his fooliah
ambition had run asAy with his judg.
i.snt and induced him 10 give the lie to
his entire past life. Don't 10 u. sammy.
Preserve yonr ~self.respect. and save
soins Of your MONEY.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-28
rmE BOOMERANG COMING RACK.

The Democrats Of the House are still
engaged In the investigation business.
They are still spending the public money
in the vain attempt to show that the
Republican administration is corrupt;
10 tell to the world that the American
Republic is a nation Of thieves; and
thus make political capital out OF the
cosntry's disgrace. This is all right. or
would be all right. II the motives Of the
Democrats were honorable. II u
oeics.holdsrs are corrupt, il is well to
know IL: IL IL our imperative duty to
kick them out. But this is not the
motive which actuates Democracy: their
o object Is to make the people believe
that the Republicans are stealing. and
on the strength Of this to gain the pop
ular vote in November. and ride into
ONCE upon the support given them by a
nations shame. There is no honor in
thsir Investigations" indeed there Is
very little Of anything in them except
expense. Still they have done some
good. Il was through their agency that
we discovered that We bal one seoundrsl
in the Republican ranks. through their
agency that the crimes Of that eowardly
bastard. W. W. Belknap. were revealed.
II WAS through their agency that the
world discovered that the charges against
General Grant were totally false. as they
we're wickedly malicious. The Repub-
leans. therefore. have some reason to
bs grateful to the Democratic party for
their Investigations although tho
money spent in these efforts at reform"
will necessarily increase our taxation for
the next year.
But there Is more than this for which
We have to DO grateful. 1t may be I'M
Just to rejoice over the discontinue Of a
foe. bat il is perfectly natural to do NO.
aud il is extremely hard to rebel against
the dictates Of human nature. The
Democratic boomerang. which was
launched by the Investigating eem-
mi,tsss against Republicans. is just nov
bssiuning to return and punish the men
who threw il. The Investigating
COMMITTEES which has been auditing the
accounts Of the Alabama commission.
With q view to showing that the Repub-
lican members were thieves. have made
the remarkable discovery that Lattreli,
n Democrat from California, deliberately
stole $500 beyond his legitimate eK.
pensss. and that not q cent was taken
by the Republican members Of the com.
mittee. This will DO a bitter pill for
Democrats TO swallow. We have for
them that ~sympaths,ic feeling which
svsry human creature must feel for a
fellow wheeling in distress. Nevertheless.
We cannot help rejoicing that the boom
.rsng has returned. and wounded the
party which malic iorsly sent il on its
Grand Of destruction.