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The Republican journal., 1876-03-09
He was the Man.

One evening last week when the winter blasts
moaned sadly around the street corners, and the
captains of the ferryboat Wore anxious looks,
seven or eight vessel owners and 'laid-up' lake
captains sat around cheerful base-burner in Il
saloon near the river. After the usual amount
of growing about the weather, one of them told
a story. There might have been an ounce of
truth about it, but the crowd felt certain that
the one ounce was offset by twenty-tour pounds
of the 'awfulest kind of lying. Therefore Il
second man told Il story to beat It, and then
third man beat the second. When the fourth
man started out he said:
"Gentlemen. | have also seen tough times.
When | was sailing the schooner Fortune, forty
wears ago, two of lis were swept overheard i'll a
storm on Lake Erie, one ack night. A hatch
cover went with us, and it so happened we
both clutched it. 1t was not large enough To
support two. was captain: he Il sailor. | had
Il family: he none. | shouted to him to quit hl>
hold, and when he would not, | reached over
clutched his throat and held ON till his fingers
loosened and he Went 10 the bottom Of the lake
1t was twenty miles OFF Point BetScy, and with
4 shrl, wild shrek, which yet fingers in my
ears the poor wretch went to his death. MAY
the Lord forgive me-"
With his chair tilted against the wall, lanky,
suntlowerish chap had been nodding his head
right and left, as if sleeping. AS the captains
narrative was concluded the stranger rose up
and solemnly said
Il am that man
he continued:
Il landed at Point Bet,ev next morning in
time for breakfast, and ! -worc Il solemn oath
that I'd lick yoH for choking me, if | had t.
live hundred years to do IT,
'Iou can't be the man. replied the captain,
looking suspiciously at the fellows biz fists;
''it was forty years ago"
Il know it was, and for forty years I've been
aching to kick you out of YOUR boots"
The captain had lied, but he didn't want to
own it, and lie said
That sailors name was Dick Rice"
'kereck :" bowed the stranger; chats my
name!"
But he was taller than YOU
being III the water So long that night
shrunk just footi' was the cool reioindcr.
"Well, | know that you can't be the man,
said the captain.
II am the man, and now I'm going to maui
YOU to pulp, No man can choke me and then
brag about it,"
He sailed in and upset the captain, but was
then set upon by the whole crowd. He got i'll
to the eye of the wind and hung there for long
time, but presently he paid off little, got the
wind on his quarter and went ut it 10 lick ten
times his weight in old liars. He Il very
ambitious man, and those who could get out of
doors got out, and those who couldn't offered
him gallon of whskeY to come to anchor. He
furled his sail on this understanding, and as he
set his glass down for the third drink, he wiped
his bleeding ear and remarked:
"When man tries to sacrifice me in order To
save himself, he don't know what he is tooling
with"
He WAS tle biggest liar of them all but he
made the most of it,
The Republican journal., 1876-03-09

A sweet young girl went into Il Cedar Rapids
music-store and asked the clerk, inquringly, if
he had "a Heart that Loves Me only?' "No,'
he said, .'but here's A Health to Thee, Mary"
That wouldn't do, but before she turned to 80
she asked. "Have you 'One Sweet Kiss Before
We Partg'" That Cedar Rapids clerk looked
up and down the store; the book-kecper was
out the boss was upstairs trying to sell Gran
ger wheezy old melodeon. and so he leaned
over the counter, and turned out about half IA
dozen Of the best and most artistically finished
articles that the astonished young lady had ever
seen offered in a job lot. She didn't say much
but she went out of the store in step snd II
half, and rubbed her cheeks thoughtfuly all the
way home.
The Republican journal., 1876-03-09
Two Graves.
BY MRS. u. NJ. JORDAN.

Fhcy have slept so long in their little graves
That the brers have tangled amid the Hover:
That bud and blossm DER the mounds.
Through all the beautiful summer hours.
My, boy with the shining curs of gold
And eyes as blue the skies of May;
My sinless lamb who was early called
Ere the tender feet had gone astray,
My brown haired Nelly with baby hands
Locked in eternal rest and prayer;
The perfect bud that | could not hold,
Blooms in a garden forever fair.
And still as the whirling years go by,
And the gold Of hope grows dim with rust,
As one by one of the smiling fruits
That reach to grasp have turned to dust.
| thank my God with a steady voice,
And lift my face with fearless eyes,
That sheltered safe from this cruel world,
My darlings are both in Paradise
The Republican journal., 1876-03-09
Jessie gave II little cry Of delight.
Rich, my own true Rich.

The dinner table was in readiness; dclic-
iously suggestive odors Of turtle soup and
eggplant came from the regions where
Jessie Wintringham's Incompatible cook
reigned supreme; and in the lace and
damasl draped bay window Mrs Win
trmgham waited for her husbands 5 coming
home. with her sweet face all sunny well
come. that made him think what a bonny
darling She was as he kissed her before
even he removed his seal skin cap.
And how have You got along, Jessie
Were YOU lonely last night p
She blushed IL little as she helped him
of with his overcoat.
No, not at all. Indeed, I'VE had an
unusually fine time
That's good Had any company y
Yes Flo and her lover We're to lunch
this noon. Rich, think Mr.. Addison is
just perfectly splendid
He frowned in pretended horror.
You think Flo's beau perfectly splendid
Very well Mrs Wintrngham, ifyou wish
me to be Jealous
If thM makes you jealous, what will
you say when tell YOU have had q let
ter from gentleman since you've been
gone-a haudsumer man than even Mr.
Addison
Jessie watched him closely, her eyes
beginning to hint of not far distant tears.
You did / dare say can see it?'
lie was smiling, very lttleas a distrust-
tul husband would do.
Jessie slipped q half sheet OF paper from
her pocket and gave it to him, her liz
trembling. vet half smiling.
lie opened it carelcsslv, then looked al
her in amazement.
Why, what on earth, Jessie. Why
wrote this letter
Yes, | know you did-oh, Rich =
She was almost crying now and hel
husband was looking so gravely at her
She pointed to a navy-blue water proof
and brown vail lying across Il chair
1T was |, Rich | knew it was awfully
wicked, but-but | wanted to know il il
was true. you know, and
Mr.. Wintringham knit his brows, irown
ingly. I'm not sure | understand yet
Jessie, did YOU send me that letter last
night Were you my lady admirer on the
train and at the st. JulianY
She laid her hands on his shoulder ant
looked in his eyes penitently
Don't scold, Rich 1t was |, and my
little escapade has made me very happy
Tor all | know | was very cruel to do sucl
a thing. You may punish me in any way
you please, Rich =
She said it meekly, but with such love
and pride in her eyes that he would have
been less than Rich Wintrngham to have
censured her.
SO he drew her head down to his breast
and kissed her, while she promised never
to be so foolish again
The Republican journal., 1876-03-09

During the performance of the oratorio OF
Esther at a country church near Oswego, re-
Gently, man in the audience fell down with Il
fit and caused panic. They do say it would
climbing out through the chancel window, the
"Queen" rushing for the door, and 'King Aha
suerus" shining up gallery-post with all the
agility of Il Brazilian ape
The Republican journal., 1876-03-09
Don't Chop with Poor Axe.

Chopping with poor axe is like NOW
ing grass. or like cradlng grain with 4
cradle that is not lit tor use. A great many
choppers will mack, hack, HACK, all day
with an old poor axe, using up sufficient
muscle to chop two cords OF wood, while
with that old ..stub,n not more than h1lt
a cord Will be chopped i is the worst
sort of policy to chop with such an old
and worn out tool, as a chopper with Il
good axe, during Il few days, will earn
more than enough to cancel the difference
between the prices OF a new axe and the
old one. Choppng is tatiguing labor,
even when chopper Is provided with Il
good axe If the steel at the edge OF an
axe has been in use so long that it will
not retain a satisfactory edge, OF il the
corners have been broken of or worn
away 50 that the edge is as circular rs 4
small wheel, better cast the axe away and
procure a new one In case there is Il sat
sfactory amount of steel at the edge, let
the part OF the tool near the cutting edge
be ground down to a proper thickness
But when grinding. beware Of reducing
the steel too thin Many good axe has
been spoiled simply 10y being ground too
thin near the cutting edge. The steel
close to the cutting edge must be left sut-
llciently thick to possess the necessary
strength required to resist the strain when
the edge is entering hard and gnarly tim
ber When the steel near the cutting
edge is ground 50 thin that it is no thicker
than 4 piece Of paper, no axe can be eX-
l.,.nted 70 retain n good cutting edge. Many
choppers suppose that the thinner the
steel is ground near the cutting edge, the
more rapidly they will be able to chop
But there never was a more grave mistake
IL nothing were required when chopping
but to cut off the grain Of the wood. Il
very thin axe wonld be the best. But the
point of the axe near the edge should be
OF such form as to heaYe out the chips
as the grain of the timber is severed. In
order to accomplish this point most rili-
GENTLY, the cutting edge from the front
corner to the inside corner should not be
circular more than one-tourth to one-halt
an inch i hen the steel should be bevelled
gradually towards each corner from Il
point about one inch back OF the middle
of The cutting edge, II ground in this
way, that peculiar form OF the axe will
heave out Il chip at almost every blow
TPractical Farmer
The Republican journal., 1876-03-09
l of remarkable enterprise, sagacity and

aDlHty.
4 few weeks had passed when his mistress
returned to Halifax, looking very haggard and
miserable. 1t was reported she had found
Sandy in New York, and had nul scd him
through a severe illness. 1t was also said that
during his illness he had repaid her devotion
and made amends for the past, 50 far as was
in his power by summoning a clergyman to his
bedside and having the marriage ceremony per-
formed. This, however, was never clearly es-
tablished. Had it been he would have been
guilty of bgamy less than year later when he
married in St. Louis. Mary said that Sandy
was soon to Join her in Halifax, and believe
he wrote to his brother that he should return,
and many believed that he would do so and fully
explain his hurried departure. But he never
came, and weary of waiting for her husband or
lover, Mary made an unsuccessful effort TO ter
inmate her existence by taking poison. About
this time She gave birth to twins, and not long
after disappeared, and her subsequent fate is
unknown to the writer.
The Hon. Alex. Keith died Il few years ago
at Halifax. leaving widow, Il son grown to
manhood, and three daughters, one of whom is
married. The father and mother of Thompson,
| believe. are also dead, but there are two
sisters and two brothers living in Halifax, one
of the latter being in the furniture business in
that city. The members of both families have
led honest and upright lives, and are much re-
SDecteu,
The Republican journal., 1876-03-09

If brooms are wet in boiling suds once
a week, they will become very tough, and
will not cut Il carpet, last much longer,
and always sweep like a new broom.
TO keep apples fresh Il year, use dry
sand and dry your barrel, put in n lay er OF
apples and Il layer Of sand until full. cover
tight and keep where they will not freeze
TO buy all the land one can is like a
merchant paying all MS money for build
The Republican journal., 1876-03-09

SIS this seat engaged sir?"
1t was low, sweet voice that address,
ed Mr.. Richmond Wintringham, as the
seven-thirty train steamed on alter calling
at the last station before reaching the Jer-
sey City terminus.
Mr.. Wintrlngham arose courteously,
glancing at the small, graceful figure in
navy blue waterproof and double vail
"Take the seat by the window, mad
am"
She glided in, and Nh Wintringham
sat down beside her, all unconscious of
the sidelong glance from pair of eager
eyes under vail.
.'lIow handsome he is. and he hasn t.
the least idea who | am "
For of course twas Jessie who had tax en-
the train at the same station with Rich,
but had waited until the last station had
been reached before she changed her seat
in the car. for the one she now occupied.
Il wonder ifhe does know me OF course
he doesn't, only he don't seem very eager
to say anything to me-
Then little fragrantly perfumed hand
kerchief tiuttered accidentally (?) to the
floor.
Jessie made deceittul little dive after
it displaying her daintily kidded hand, and
round, neatly cuffed wrist,
Rich quickly anticipated her. and hand
ed the handkerchief quietly to her.
ALLOW me, madam
oh thank you | am sorry to trouble
you so much. was very awkward
Jessie's cheeks were blushing furiously
under her double dark brown vail
i will give him chance any how she
thought.
But Mr. Wintringham only bowed grave
ly, and maintained a courteous silence
The train slowed up, and Jessie, with
persistent determination to draw him into
conversation, made feint of alarm that
amused herself as she peered out of the
window, then at her seat mate
The Republican journal., 1876-03-09
Accident to n Gymnast.

While the Harlan Brothers and Violet
ia, the wife Of one of them, was going
through trapeze performance at the
Park Theatre i'll brooklyn, an accident
occurred by which one Of the. brothers
was perhaps fatally injured All three
performers were upon a trapeZe formed of
two pendant ropes and three bars Nio-
letta was on the top bar, and her husband
the lighter Of the two brothers, on the
bar Immediately under her. The man on
the second bar dropped to the third bar
where his brother attempted to catch him
but failed, and both fell about fifteen feet
to the stage. The lighter man struck on
his head and shoulders and was made in
sensible. The other escaped without hurt.
The injured man was quickly carried from
the stage and taken to the City Hospital,
where it was found that his head and back
were seriously injured At last accounts
he was still unconscious, and it is thought
that he cannot survive. At the theatre
the first name of the performer could not
be learned, and it is believed that Harlan
was merely a "stage name" No net was
provided underneath the performers In
tense excitement prevailed among the au-
dience for Il time, but the GOODNESS of the
stage manager soon reassured them, and
the performance went on. The Harlans
are great favorites among the actors and
deep regret is felt among them.
my son." said Il stern parent to a seven
year-old hopeful. 81 must discipline you. Your
teacher SAYS you are the worst boy in the
school," "Well, papa" was the reply, ''only
yesterday she said was just like my father
If dogs tail be cut off entirely, would it in
terfere with his locomotion? 1t might not affect
his carriage, but 'twould stop his waggin'
The Republican journal., 1876-03-09

What are we stopping for? This isn't
a station-oh! is anything the matter 7?
Rich smiled-this little woman was such
an odd one.
There is no need of apprehension, mad
am We are entering the tunnel
The tunnel oh, dear, the tuane1n
But Rich didn't take at all He only
settled cozily back and slouched his seal
skin hat on his forehead, leaving his com
panion to fight the imaginary terrors Of
the tunnel as best she might.
The train had come to its final standstill
at the depot, and just rs Wintrngham
arose to leave the car, he felt the limid
touch Of fingers on his coat sleeve.
Please pardon me-but-but-there is
a terryboat to cross in-isn't there ? and il
you would be so kind as to tell me which
way it is to the St Julian hotel p
Rich buttoned up his oyercoat deliber-
ately while she spoke.
The st. Julian p am going there my
self, madam. If you are unaccompanied
| will see you there This way please
At last ? Jesse's cheeks We're as hot as
fire now, and her eyes as bright as stars
as she walked through the long depot and
ferry house beside her husband. In the
ladies cabin Rich gave her Il seat, then
left her to join a group OF gentlemen VINO
were conversing near the door, and at the
New York dock he escorted her to a St
Julian transfer coach, much rs if she had
been q child in his charge, whom he was
bound to do his duty by, and yet consider
ed somewhat of a nuisance AS it hap
pened the coach had other passengers, 50
that the hot color had time to die from
out JesSie's face, although She mentally
regarded him a darling provoking tel-
low =
The Republican journal., 1876-03-09

Some years ago, J. w. ScrviS. of Amsterdam.
and Dave Nanny, Of the NANNY House, in order
to play Il Joke on Steve Arnold, Of the Arnold
House, both OF that place, went to him and stat
ed that they had bet the drinks on certain
question in dispute and that they desired him
- act as referee, the drinks to be paid for when
the bet was decided. MI. Arnold accepted the
terms and drinks to the amount of $50 Were
disposed of. Mr.. Seryis said he had bet NANNY
the drinks for the entire party at Arnold's that
when the spire of the new Catholic Cathedral
fell it would fall to the west, while Nanny had
bet that it would fall to the east. OF course,
the laugh was upon Arnold. lie looked puz-
zled for moment; then, quietly producing Il
book, he carefully noted down the terms of the
bet. During the gale of last week the spire Of
that Cathedral fell. 1t fell to the east. Tidings
of the fact reached Arnold, who drew on his
Ulster as if he had been creased, drove up to
his house as rapidly as possible, produced the
book in which he had recorded the bet, and al
most before Mr.. Servis had heard of the fall Of
the spire he was presented with a bill for 81.
worth ofdrinkS with seven years interest added.
The Republican journal., 1876-03-09
The Dark Side of the Cuban Rebellion.
From Portland Argus, Goth.


The Machas Union publishes the fol-
lowing letter received by Miss Susan l.,
Brown of Nlachias, from her sister, Mrs
Julia NJ. Gracia. Mrs Gracia, nee Miss
Brown, formerly resided in this city,
where She married Mr.. Glacia The Gra-
cia plantation was situated about four
miles from Sagua. The insurgents made
a raid about the middle OF January, and
burnt one of the sugar houses, stole one
horse and departed. 1t was hoped that
they would not return, and Mr.. Gracia
with some seventeen hands, was busy
with his seasons work. having about
three hundred no sheads OF sugar nearly
ready for the market The story Of the
second raid is thus told.
The Republican journal., 1876-03-09

RATHER had HIM. A story is told of the
success Thad. Stevens once met with in trying
to pry into the secrets of Masonry. Mr.. Ste
vens had introduced resolution of inquiry
into the subject of Masonry, which the House
of Representatives of Pennsylvania passed and
made him the chairman, with full power to
compel the attendance of witnesses.
A number of prominent members of the Ma
sonic fraternity We're summoned, and Stevens
expected to unVeil the secrets of the order.
The committee-room was crowded, and there
was q dead silence when the master of a lodge
in Harrisburg was sworn Stevens then ask
ed "What are the initial proceedings con>e-
quent upon the meeting of Masonic LODGE
1.-The lodge" was the reply,'iS always opened
with PRAYER" ''Well," said Stevens, ''go on.
and state what follows when new member is
admitted 'The candidate is balloted for,'
answered the witness, ''and if no votes are cast
against him he is admitted Il member of the or
der"
"Well," said Stevens, 'go on. State how he
is admitted" MIR. Stevens replied the wit
ness, '.if when you We're Il Young man and ap-
piled for admission into the Harrisburg Lodge,
YOU had been found worthy, you would not
have been blackballed. You would then have
been initiated into all the mysteries of the or
der, and would have possessed a knowledge
that no man, unless he is Il member, will ever
obtain" Stevens was so staggered by having
this unpleasant reminiscence of his early life
presented, that he could not say a word, and
no other witness was called.
The Republican journal., 1876-03-09

If You please, SIT, an answer is wanted.
One OF the walters ut the St. Julian
handed Il tiny note to Mr. Rich Wintring-
ham Just after that gentleman had inspect
ed the arrangements Of his room and was
settled down for Il half hours eXamina-
ton of sundry papers in his memorandum
book
An answer "a letter for me-oh, yes
from Ned Hathaway, about the shares
His eyes opened widely as he carelessly
tore ii open, to find. not a business com
munication from Ned Hathaway, but 4
dainty little note, in q graceful flowing
back hand
TO THE GENTLEMAN IN THE SEAI-SklN CAP:
You have made me desire very much to you
again. Is there not time to attend the theatre?
YOUR LADY ApMIEEE.
Rich drew a long breath Of surprise.
so that's the little game, is it 2
Then he rapidly wrote an answer and
dispatched it by the man, who grinneoi
knowingly as he received a twenty-five
cent stamp from .iessies trembling fin
gers.
Now, then. Eve caught him this time
Suppose he consents
The ebbing color on her checks, the
qulvering OF her pretty mouth, was ample
evidence Of the state of her feelings; and
she opened the sealed envelope as one
does a telegram-tryng to assure ones
self nothing is amiss, and yet feeling it
necessary to be prepared for the worst.
Permit the gentleman in the seal-skin cap to
offer word of counsel TO the lady admirer-that in
future She learn to dis tingush between gentleman
and scamp aud, when she returns home, which
had better be at once she confess her imprudenct td
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09
News Items.

About q dozen milkmen in New York
city have been fined for selling adulter-
ated milk.
During the prevalence of last weeks
storm the thermometer went down be-
low zero 25 degrees in a number oil
districts in Michigan.
They had snow in the far western
country last week that stuck the rail-
road trains.
Thousands of people visit the Centen-
nial grounds daily during fair weather.
At Biddeford, Me-, on Monday a
week, a man who desired to lecture
against Catholicism was prevented from
doing SO by mob.
There is great revival spirit in
Philadelphia since the Moody and San
key meetings.
canada has another elopement case.
This time it is Doctors daughter with
an Irishman of one Of the old Irish
Aristocratic houses, poor but blooded
The couple came to New York city,
where the friends of the young lady are
hunting them. The case differs from
tie Mckenzie elopement in this, that
the man in it is q blooded aristoci at
and has family, and the woman is un-
unmarried.