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The Republican journal., 1876-10-05
The Explanation of Genius p"

Byron said that Sheridan had written
the best comedy, the best opera, the best
farce. and the best speech ever known.
lie appeared to his friends as Il brilliant
wit, and writer, producing bon mot
speech or play without effort. But when
Moore published his mahuscrlp pts after his
death, it was discovered that all was the
product of toll and elaboration. The wit
he had been coming over in the morning,
he would wait patiently to introduce in
such manner that it appeared an in
spration; and his speeches were elten
written several times over and committed
to memory Such sentence as the fol-
lowing would be written many times be-
fore he was satisfied with it: Ills Bona
parties are no ordinary notifications. His
martello towers are thrones; sceptres
tipped with crowns are the palisades of
his intrenchments, and kings are his senti-
nels." The dialogues in his plays are
elaborated in like manner
Moore spent nearly eighteen months
reading up Greek and Persian works for
"Lalla Rookh," and the result was that it
exhibited such fidelity to Oriental man
ners, customs and scenery that its popu-
larity even in the East was extraordinary
and people found it difficult to believe that
its scenes were not penned on the spot.
The circumstance of this poem, with its
gorgeous Oriental scenery and sentiment,
being written during the depth Of winter,
in Il secluded dwelling in Derbyshire, is i'll
itself a marvel Many OF Moore's songs
were also the product of much labor. On
one occasion he wrote to Power: ~ ou
will hardly believe that the two lines
which had, with many hours of thought
and glove-tearing, proposed to insert ir
the vacant places, displeased me so much
when read them yesterday, that | an
still at work for better Such is the easy
pastime of poetry" [Chambers' journal
The Republican journal., 1876-10-05

A rHrrt~ ~pHndcnt inquired what to do
1or- tpat strikes his knees when
..t.!luL u" was advised 10 first correct
.. uirll.Nug e hF changing the shoes Of
.e .uimH.. which can he done if care is
..r tu ascertain ihr pNart part OF the
.. That Iu,- lHe mischief When the
.unH- uui ward thc honls needs to he
t-j ~ tA me raSp. the margin of the
U.. ..i tll+ atl' Side aud back we'll reduced
..u rounded. he clip drawn up more to
inside tAu the middle Of the toe, the
.r iiird cln~r 10 the outside aud guar
.r N3i ihc inside, from the quarter to the
..-. should he more full than usual. OF
.l~c. II it j. found that the toe turns in
NaIi The precise reverse treatment must
adopted The shoes properly adjusted,
. soon prevent the interfering. When
.IS Is accomplished, they can be taken off
ald the auimai placed in Il loose boX-stall
treatment for any enlargement which
he striking ct the knees together may
a.tn ucca-jenrd The hair should be
lurd oii the enlargement and one
Hltll M au ounce .ot the following oint-
i we'll rubbed in with the hands once
1f ihrec weeks for as many months:
drachms ot iodine and two drachms
potassium. finely powdered, and mixed
"l ltl TWO ounces of palm oil.
lAe subject OF cracked heels came next.
'1 gained the recipe here given, with the
.-,uruce of Il cure, provided it be simply
r.nked heels that ails an animal: "Apply
4tHr hy means of a suitable brush an
Hunent composed of two drachms iodine
potassium, and four ounces OF glycer-
The Republican journal., 1876-10-05
Good Whitewash.

When oil paint cannot be afforded for
ienres aud outhouses. a good whitewash
N look well and be durable. The fol-
owing wash is excellent:
lake clean barrel that will hold wa
Tor Put into it half bushel Of quick
lmc and slake it by pouring over it boil
ug water sufficient to cover it four or five
aches deep and stirring il until slaked.
When quite slaked, dissolve it in water.
and add two pounds OF sulphate OF zinc,
which may bc had at any of the druggists,
and one of common salt, and which in a
lew days will cause the whitewash to
harden on the woodwork Add sufficient
water TO bring it to the consistency OF
thick whitewash.
To make the above wash of a pleasant
cream color, add lbs. yellow ochre.
For fawn color add 4 lbs. umber, l h.
Indian red, and H. lampblack
For gray or stone color, add lbs UNI
Der, and lbs. lampbiack.
The color may be put on with com :
mon whitewash brush, and will be found
much more durable than common white
wash.
The Republican journal., 1876-10-05
The Distance of n Star from the
karth.


rev many "2'H tii'N I'FN'"n P"||'''' '1-
lfohoh'eI': iioW iaf "Ii are ING stars IL
was hno" 'I'''' 'h',' '"N'"nt' WIS 2'''''
very great II was known ',l'l lhrS "'''
lhhtaNuraoIy iflh't OH IMAM ihe sun
thr m'"h' or amy "l lle planets bul IL Is
only III the present century 'ha' the ueS-
ton has been even parllaI y answered..
ol the countless tho"slhdS oi stars "l'i'h
stud the universe me distance "I perhaps
about twenty mas neeh determined. YIN
ers Whlch nave been liied nave de'''' 'he
powers pl Inc most SN!illI astronomer 1t
Is iihPosa'nie to eN tialh mere tne manner
III Willfh 1t Is '"hdlltleu; we hiu'l en-
ue"V"r I'the' |" fe"l'|t ''lt i'>"I' WI wi'l'''
mas loi"Weu 'He9e Nlc'rSsl''I Ilpol9- mere
IS "eau''lu' S'It III .''c So"'loin neIlii'-
phero' th' nll2hte'' III the r"n9ttI'''ll 10"
NelI'ui' one m "a t"e 'ii'St VI '''I'"' H''ta y,
inc heavens. inns was 'I'%eh'IS observed
ny 'he astronomer VINO ill'','Te'' ''le 20
serNatorN III 'he cape on ZOO" nope III the
years lo@- ana 1902 ne i"u'lo' "S We r.
suit OF ms labofS' lhat the distance "i 'h!7
Htaf-hipht Neht'url' as 1t IS ea'le"-'7
twenty 'fiilionS OF HllIeS.
1t requires 4 Ilttie e"hSi"er''l"h 10 eS''-
mate what the words twenty lrllllohS "i
illi,t9 I'"'lg "ltH"' "A "''i''t' w
million millions, and we shall endeavor
to convey an ldca OF TINS amount hy 'e"
simple illustrations. Supposing that our
great Iorelather, Auah, mac commenced
TO count as pulckIy us ne could ana ih"u
"heh ms NE was ehoeo MS son com
menced 10 count taxing up lfoil 'he
number "nich Ao'm icit o"' anu spent
ms "hoIe l'le, "ay aho hiSh!' counting is
last as ne couiu' ana supposlli9 'lat 1T nus
dealh hc chl"ihtu on ms heirs ;th eltr'il'N
OF counting ana lhat they had continued
oo!n9 80 up 10 'hG present moment ,he'r
The Republican journal., 1876-10-05
The Way of the World.

There are beautiful songs that we never sing
And names that are never spoken,
There are treasures guarded with jealous care
And kept rs Il sacred token.
There are faded flowers, and letters dim
With tears that have rained above them
For the tickle words and the taithess hearts
That taught us how to love them.
There are sighs that come in our JOYOUS hours
10 chasten our dreams of gladness,
And tears that spring to our aching eyes
In hours of thoughtless sadness.
For the blithest bird that sings in spring
Will fit the waning summer,
And lips that we kissed in fondest love
viii smile on the first new conner.
Over the breast where lilies rest
In white hands stiled forever
The roses of June will nod and blow,
Cnheeding the hearts that sever.
And lips that quiver in silent grief
All words of hope refusing,
While lightly turn to the feeting joys
That perish with the using.
summer blossoms and winter SHOWS,
Love and its sweet elysan;
Hope like siren dim and fair,
Quckenng our faintng vision;
Dropping spirit and failing pulse
Where untold memories hover,
Eyelids touched with the seal of death
And the titful dream is over.
The Republican journal., 1876-10-05

As the crew of Footdee fishing boat
were hauling in their nets on board at the
fishing ground, about thirty miles off
very large-sized whale-a finner"-made
a rush at heavily stocked net, and swal
lowed part of it. along with an immense
quantity of herrings which were sticking
in the meshes The somewhat indigesti
bic mouthful seemed to make the whale
rather uncomfortable. the monster look
ING as if it was about to choke but the
fishermen in the boat managed to tear off
bit of the net. and the whale soon dis
appeared with the rest.
The Republican journal., 1876-10-05

The followin- is the scale of points for
butter and cheese at the centennial show:
Butter-ilavor, 2J keeping, 20; solidity,
10; texture, IL; color, ID; make, -; 4;
total 100. Cheese-ilavor, %; keeping,
20; quality, l5 texture, l5 color. 10 !;
make, Is total 100. Flavor ANA keeping
together reckon 10 points.
The Republican journal., 1876-10-05

Our military manWuyreS. Irish drill ser
@eant to squad Of mitiamen-"pr's'nt'R 'RrmS ="
Astonishing result ''l!iy ms what Il 'pri>int' !
Just step out here now, an cook at yersiNcsn'
Punch.
The Republican journal., 1876-10-05

A Newport girl had Il fall last week, and
injured herself so severely that she was
carried home insensible Upon recover
ing, her first words. addressed to her sis
ter were: MARY, did have on my striped
stockngs?"
Frank Rooney of Bradford, Mass. was killed
Monday afternoon in getting on railroad train.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-05

REMEDY IN DIpHTHERIA.--Dr. Hopkins,
in the London Physiciar and Pharma-
cist, strongly urges the employment of
acid tarnate of iron as local remedy
for diphtheria. 1t may he prepared, he
says, by the addition of one ounce of
the muriated tincture of iron to one of
strong solution of tannin, and applied
by means of brush to the diseased
throat, or elsewhere, as the case may
be; or. what is perhaps better way,
apply the muriated tincture of iron
in full strength to the diseased part
with brush, wait for few moments,
then apply the solution of tannin in
the same way, thus forming union OF
the two at the point of the disease, hav-
ing at the same time the advantage oi
chemical action, if there be any. On
examination few hours after, the line
of demarcation will be seen distinctly
drawn by the discoloration of the dis
eased tissue, showing exactly the extent
of the disease, the very thing desired;
with tendency to reparation, which
will go on rapidly, if the system be pro-
perly treated with a nourishing diet
and tonic and stimulating remedies.
DR.. Hopkins regards this remedy as
"above and before all Others"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-05

\ HOUSE OF MANY WooDs.-The
Philadelphia Times says, " One of the
most interesting of the State buildings
is the Mississippi log cabin. Every
foot of timber used in its erection was
shipped from Mississippi, and carpen-
ters from that State came here to put it
up. With its walls of native wood fresh
from the forest, its rustic-framed win
dows, Gothic doorway and overhangins
caves fringed with moss; its balconies OF
naturally and curiously carved roots and
limbs, and it's numberless "reminiscences
of the untrodden forest, it forms one OF
the most interesting, if net the most in
structive, baildings on the grounds.
Taere are in the building sixty-eisht
different kinds of wood in the super
structure, not including the door pan
els, which are made of forty-eight diff
ferent varieties. The outside walls are
chiefly of hickory split logs with the
bark on, while the door and window
frames are made of many varieties OF
pine. The entire structure is rich with
ornaments found carved by nature in
Mississippi forests, while the inner walls
are of finely-polished specimens Of
every variety of pine. Some OF these
resemble bird's-eye maple in their
delicate vein tracings, while others.
from the heart of the tree, are al
most as dark and brilliant as mahog-
any. The porticos on both sides are
ornamented with moses, while from
the arched verandas are pendant beau
tiful hanging baskets.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-05
WHOLE NO. 826.
RAISING THE FAMILY.

On Pennsylvania Central Railroad
train entering the city the other day
were newly-n,arried couple, accom-
panied by the brides father, mothor.
two sisters and brother. The young
husband was very attentive to the whole
family, and his action seemed so SIM
gular under the circumstances that .
New Yorker seized tho opportunity to
inquire
"Just been married?"
"There's the female made happy
for life at seven O'Clock this morning.
was the reply, as the groom pointed to
his bride.
"And the whole family are with
your
every blamed one, and the dog
Towser is ahead in the baggage car"
Gail travelling ut your expense?'
call at my expense; and its just go.
ing to- make the ducats sick before we
get homer
"You are the most liberal husband !
ever saw" remarked the New Yorker,
as he settled back in bis seat.
"Hist! you don't see the pintr' whis-
pered the groom. Look at that ERE
family once! Why, the whole caboodIe
of 'em don't know enough to last mule
over night They never saw anything,
never travelled, got no education. They
have grubbed around all their days on
a side-hill farm, and can't be expected
to know anything. I loved that gal
and I've married her, I've got to go
down to her standard, or raise 'em up
to mine, and I'm on the raisel'
"What success?" was the query.
"First rate, so far. The two old uns
have got so they can peel off banana
hide and shuck peanuts beautifullya
The old man is little backward about
splitting out of the window, but Ill
fetch him to it afore we get home"
Tie boy came along with figs just
then and the groom went forward to
explain to the family that "fgs look
something like taters, but have more
elevated taste"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-05

MAxIMs FOR WHIsr.-There are q few
maxims for whist-playing which I com.
mend to those who are fond OF the
game. The moment you receive your
cards declare they are abominably bod;
thus, if you will, you can claim credit
for your play, no matter what your OPP
ponents say. Hold your cards that
they may not be seen by your adversary,
and take every opportunity Of looking
over the hands Of your enemies. Newer
lead from your strongest suit, you only
weaken you hand. First play out the
miserable little cards, which are simply
eyesores to you and ought never to have
been dealt to you, and then II you hap
pen to have any court cards or trumps
your adversaries will be completely
puzzled to know what has become 81
them. Always keep your aces and
kings and good trumps till the end, and
when your partner, a. astonished 81
your adversaries at seeing them I'll
come out with rush, says, What on
earth could have induced you mot to
play those cards before Z" give Lord
Bulleigh nod and say. Allow mo To-
play my own game; know what Tn
about" That will probably irritats
him, upon which you should remark.
blandly that you never lose your tsmpsr
at whist. Always claim honoes The
other side may forget and pocket any
stray cash lying on the table. With
that, these hints must end for The proe-
p - ~
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-05

SEVERAL GLASSES Too MUcH.
Mr.. Charles Popes management OF ,
Southern theatre, ono night when some
high-toned star was holding forth, ,
great sensation was produced by nau
tical-looking old gentleman, who, will
all dignity, produced spyglass. and
when the lorgnettes were directed a
the stage, with a report like young
pistol pulled the critter out to its full
proportions and levelled it at the per-
formers.
The novelty in the way of an opers
glass created so much diversion tha
word was sent to the offending old sailor
that he must put it up, which he would
not, as he said it was his style of glass
and he was going to use it.
Further remonstrance resulted in the
spyglass shutting up and the old gentle
man Indignantly waking out as the Cur.
rain fell on the first act.
Before it rose again in walked the
seafaring man in company with eight
others of the brand as himself.
Solemnly they were escorted to seats
all near together. The play proceeded
of a sudden crack, fizz, squeak went
nine spy-glasses, some of them a yard
long simultaneously the whole nine
were pulled out to their extremest
length, and the weather-beaten old
countenances brought to bear on the
end of them.
The audience howled, the players
struggled on, but the instant an exciting
passage was reached. ~ whang went the
nine spy-glasses, and the crowd yelled
with delight.
In this way the performance dragged
along, till, as actors and audience coulG
stand it no longer, the play was brought
to an untimely end; the eight old sea
dogs who had been summoned off the
Ievee to assist the original offender un
smilingly filed out behind him, fully
avenged for all interference, with tho
triumphant spy-glasses under theil
arms.-Stephen Fiske. IN the illustrated
Weekly.
sE George Eliot: There are mo-
ments when by strange impulse we con
tradict our past selves-fatal moments
when fit of passion, like lava stream
lays low the work of half our lives.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-05

4 GRL's CHANCES. Cincinnati girl
sends to the Enquirer, of that city, q
table that she has made up based upon
her own observation, showing a wom-
ans chances of marriage between the
ages of IA and GO. OF 1000 women,
taken without selection, it is found that
the number married at each age is be-
low; or if (by On arithmetical license)
We call q woman's chances of marriage
in the whole course of her life 1 900,
her chances in each two years will be
obour, m tho fabIo.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-05

A CHEAP PICKLE FOR HoME.-Take a
jar with close lid or bung, and half
I'll. it with the best and strongest vine
gar; then, as spare vegetables of any
description come to hand, such as
small beans, caulffiowers, radish pods,
young cucumbers, onions, &C., throw
them in, taking care, as the jar fills,
that there is sufficient vinegar 10 cover
the vegetables. When nearly full, add
mustard seeds, bruised ginger, sha lots,
whole pepper, &c., &c., to taste. Tie
down tightly and place the jar in a ves-
sci of water over the fire, or in slow
oven, until the articles are sufficiently
soft to suit the palate. In this manner
good, wholesome pickles can be made
at only the expense of the vinegar and
spice, and with the least possible
amount of trouble. OF course, if the
various kinds of vegetables are wished
to be kept distinct, such may be done.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-05

@ President Grant and his family
were treated to the pleasure of genuine
scare last week. A young gentleman
and his tutor, who had just returned
from Europe, arrived in this city and
put up at Wizards hotel. Having left
some of their baggage in the Custom
House in New York. they concluded to
draw up such an affidavit as they thought
necessary to get it released. They be-
gan: Washington, May %, 1876. I
(giving his name,) hereby swear that
the box continuing" When they got
this far they were unable to remember
exactly what was in the box, and so
gave up making the application. They
left the city for Baltimore, and left the
unfinished application lying on the table
ut the hotel. Some wag accidentally
got hold of it, and continued the writ
ing, adding the following to it.: "the
dynamite fixtures arranged for the pur-
pose of blowing up the present admin
istration was carefully deposited under
the White House on Sunday night, the
2Sth. 1t is so arranged that it will ex-
plode on the night of the 30th of May,
at l1:3O o'clock. Hoping that it will
peform its work successfully, I am
yours, etc. He then gave the paper
to u friend, who hurried around to the
White House with it. The scene that
followed there was n lively one. In
slant search was made inside and out
side of the house, and long time was
spent in moving every article under or
behind which the internal machine
might have been placed, but of course
without avail. The matter was then
placed 70 the hands of the detectives,
who traced the two gentlemen to Balti-
more, where they were going to arrest
them. The gentlemen, ignorant of
any wrong, were going to have the de-
tectives arrested, when another lively
scene took place. An explanation was
finally had, the discrepancy between
the two handwritings shown, and the
detectives left, looking as if they had
been sold.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-05

E A plan to make Mount Vesuvius
practically useful has been broached in
London. It is nothing else than to con-
vert the crater ibto receptacle for
dead bodies. A company will under
take to run mortuary trains from diff
ferent parts of Europe to Vesuvius and
up its sides to the summit. on reaching
which they will tilt their contents into
the abyss, leaving nature in its grandest
form to do the work Of canceling the re-
mains of humanity, and then take the
surviving mourners : short excursion "a
Naples and it, environs IN order 10 can
! eel the Last rsmains Of grief.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-05

How TO KEEP HOTEL IN New YoRK.-
A New York correspondent of the Boston
Journal says: Out Of hundred men who
have been engaged in the hotel business,
scarcely a doz IN attain prosperity. The
sudden closing of the New York Hotel
was surprise to our people. Men compe-
tent to judge pronounced it one of the best
paying hotels in the city. Yet Cranston
sank his fortune in the house, and Wrisley
has Jared no better. Men get into these
hotels put OH great show, live extraya-
gantly, and then depart without paying
their bills. Thi. WAS the bana Of Wrislsy.
He supported great many families that
belonged to other people. One Of his
boarders, notorious down town for paying
nothing, yet dressing in tip-top style, owed
a board bill at the New York Hotel whsn
it closed of $4,000. Clark, Of the Bre.
WORT, coined money every year he vas ia.
the house, Yet all his predecessors were
ruined by that establishment. If men did
not pay their board weekly, no matter Who.
they were, they had their walking papers.
Iu this way Clarke weeded out his house,
and got iirst-class paying custom. No
body imposes upon Darling of the Fifth Av-
enue Hotel, nor on Hawks of the St.
Nicholas. The Astor House Is, as restau-
rant, coming up. The Post Office has
drawn the lawyers, brokers and real estate
men into its immediate vicinity. For
business purposes, the hotel was never 10,
better trim. The intermediate hotels do
not amount to much The first class
houses between Twenty-ffth aud Forty.
second streets are successful because they
are occupied by families. Boarding or liv-
ing on fats with meals at restaurant h
the style just now. There is very little
economy in it. You can get good house
for 81 900. 1t costs from g, 600 TO S.
600 year for suit Of fashionable rooms
without furniture or table.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-05
GRAINS OF WISDOM.

The dead man is wise, but he is ST.
lent.
A hopeless person is one who deserts
himself.
Have not thy cloak to make when it
begins to rain.
Hope is the dawn of JOY, and memory
its twilight.
Prejudice squints when it looks, and
lies when it talks.
The slanderer and the assassin differ
but in their weapons.
He who is honest for reward is a
knave without reward.
The speculations of one generation
are the history of the next.
There is long and wearisome step
between admiration and imitation.
Youth is made to wish and dream,
and life to deny youths dreams and
wishes.
Be deaf to the quarrelsome, blind to
the scorner, and dumb to those who
are mischievously inquisitive.
Violent passions are formed in soli-
tude. In the hustle of the world no
object has time to make deep inn
preston.
God breaks the cistern to bring us to
the fountain. He withers our gourds,
that he himself may be our shade.
Charity, like the sun, brightens
every object on which it shines;a CEN
serious disposition casts every character
into the darkest shade it will bear.
Don't look too hard, except for some
thing agreeable. We can find all the
disagreeable things in the world be-
tween our own hats and boots.
Resist every false doctrine; but call
no mar hereto. The false doctrine
does not necessarily make the man a
hereto; but an evil heart can make any
doctrine heretical.
Nothing can he more injurious to
your peace of mind than to have too
many contidents. You live in abject
slavery every day, as you are constant
ly fearing that some of your numerous
confidants will reveal a secret you
would not have anybody know for all
the world,