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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-11-17

The New York correspondent OF
the Legep' says that the late very i'm
portant news from the seat of the
Eastern war is attracting greatly in
creased interest. Evidences are
observed of renewed anxiety on the
part of the British Government,
which creates a belief thata new
crisis is approaching, the outgrowth
of which may be the involvement of
England in the war, notwithstand-
ing all the endeavors of the Liberal
party to keep out of it. Mr.. Disraeli,
tits believed, has never really sur
rendered his position as an advocate
of the interference policy, however
much he has been constrained to
caution by the force ofan apparently
overwhelming public opinion, and
these new successes of the Gar are
expected to afford him an opportu.
nifty for stirring up the country anew
on his ambitious designs, which the
Premier will fully improve at the
approaching Lord Mayors dinner,
Much of the conversation on, Change
has taken this direction. The ques-
ton, it is superfluous to say, is a
very practicable one there. The
prolongation of the war, or the in
volvment of other Powers in it means
an increased demand for our bread
stuffs and provisions, increased rail-
road business, higher freights. ect.
In fact, it is with us almost eXclu-
sively money and business ques.
ton, and whatever tends to solu-
ton oft, therefore, is watched with
pretty much the same interest that
we: study the quotations on the
"tape." Whatever of sentiment there
is in it, is confined to the rooms of
the Red Cross and the Crescent and
Cross Societies-and to an occasional
sermon at the Greek Chapel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-11-17
ORPHANS COURT.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The regular sessions of the County
Commissioners commence on the
first Monday in January; the first
Monday in April, being the appeal
and transfer term; the first Monday
in June, being the levy term; the first
Monday in July, the term for ap.
pointing judges of election, and the
first Monday in October.
President, III. Winterburg; Com.
missioners, j. E. Gnagey, and Isaiah
Boucher.
G. w. Merrill, Clerk.
Attorney to Board-J. w. Veitch,
A. Miller, collector of State
and county taxes for current year.
M. r. Hamill. County Surveyor.
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ROAD EXAMINERS NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given.

4NVUINO 10 IIOHNUJ bIVNIIJ
That the undersigned, appointed by the
County Commissioners of Garrett county, to
view the lands through which the said petit
toned road is to pass To locate q new road
from near Grantsville, through the lands OF
Widow Stanton, and others to the Pennsyl-
vania line, and examine whether the said
petioned road should be located, will meet on
the premises, onthe goth day OF November,
1877, for such purpose, and to determine
whether the public convenience requires the
said location of said petitioned road and II
so TO loca te the same, and perform their du-
ties in the premises.
ABRAHAM MAUST.
JACOB GNAGEY,
HENRY WAGNER.
oc2Uti Examiners.
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4 Mnrdernns Innnfic.

Quite a commotion was caused in the
vicinity Of the " Forge. Weston. Mass.
by the wild freaks OF an evidently as.
capped lunatic. His first appearance
was before Mr.. George Hull, who was
planting in a field near the roadside.
who, on looking up 10 see what the man
wanted, received a blow between the
eyes which nearly felled him: recovering
himself and starting for the man, who
was then on q run for the fence, the fell
low stopped and commenced stOuing
him, which caused q halt on Hull's part,
The man took 70 the highway, and next
came up benin Mr. B. Hull. and felled
him to the ground by blow in the back
OF the head from large stone He
mex. met a man coming toward him with
a hoe, and running up 10 him be snatch
ed the hoe from lIs hand and struck nj
ms head, but he caught the blow on his
arm and the handle was broken into two
pieces. BY this time the neighborhood
had become alarmed and an effort was
made 10 seize and confine the fellow.
but he somehow got a six foot fence
stake and went wildly for any and
all who approached him. One OF the
men finally went into house, borrowed
a pistol, and presented it at the man,
threatening 10 fire unless he gave him
self up, but the fellow would not Yield,
and continued his attack on all; he was
finally shot, the ball going through one
of his cheeks, yet he would not give mp,
and apparently did not mind the shot in
the least A boy getting behind. Init
him on the back Of the head, which
knocked him senseless, in which condi-
ton he lay for about an hour. During
the whole OF the melee it is said that he
did not speak one word, and being a
perfect stranger, he is supposed to have
been an escaped Innate from some
agylum
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4 Mysterious Affair,

4 Lady, closely yelled, hired, not long
ago, IN the suburbs Of Duna, q Russian
c.ty on the river Dunnberg, carriage,
ard dumping a box securely corded into
the vehicle, ordered the driver 10 stop at
a shop where, as she said, she had 10
make some purchases. The driver stop
ped aud waited, but the lady did not re-
turn. Then he asked the shopkeepcr 90
allow him TO leave the box Permission
was denied. but, ON consultation, the
box was opened by the two men, when
the body Of dead infant was exposed.
The driver did not know what to do. fear
ing tina. he would be arrested for muir
der. The shopkccper advised him to
put the box back in the carriage. drive
to the market place, and leave 1t unat-
tended while he ate dinner, in the ex-
pectati0n tnat some one would steal the
box. The driver took the hint. and the
box disappeared. Neither lady nor dead
body has since been heard Of.
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Why They Oflen Fail.

Young men often fail Ia get on in the
world because they neglect small oppor-
tuuities Not being faithful in little
things, they are no; promoted 70 the
charge Of greater things. \ young man
who gets subordinate situation some
times thinks il Is not necessary for him
"a give it much attention. He wall wait
till he gets.a place OF responsibility, and
then ne Will show people what he can
do. This Is very great mistake.
Whatever his situation may bc, he
should master it in all its details, aud
perform all It's duties faithfully. The
haoit Of doing his work thoroughly and
conscientiously Is what is most likely 70
enable a young man % make his way.
With this habit. person Of only ordi-
nary abilities viii outStrip one Of greater
talents who is in the habit Of sighting
subordinate matters. BUt after all the
mere adoption hy n young man of a
great essential rule Of success shows
him to be possessed Of superior abili-
ties
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Making Allowances.

We were struck the other day bv the
reply OF a musician % friend who had
asked hmm 20 play On piano which was
ont of tune. Some one was present who
had not before heard the pianist d" DO
play for Us, said the musicians friend,
" Mr.. Blank viii make allowances forth
condition Of the piano. Make allow
ancez - replied the pianist. Il have
heard that all nay life, and il newer was
and never viii br true Nobody makes
allowances. Ii pianist PLAYS on bad
piano, or % tenor sings when Lr has a
sore throat, or an orator gets ont ~ his
death-bei % make "a speech-tAe audi
eEce is disappointed because he does not
DO his best work, and 1t carries away au
impression Of the performance which Is
likely 70 last for q lifetime It's the
same in housekeeping. and dressing, and
business, and everything else People
expect the best under all circumstances.
There Is no such thing as making al
lowauCes. "
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4 Rich Man and wife at school.

4 lady engaged in teaching the rudi-
mental branches e. wealthy people 81
neglected education ia New York hns
been giving some ui her experience IN
series uf articles DO the New York I.ir-
gram. Among others taught hy her
were wealthy couple, oi whom the
writer SAWS
Bu; Il an the cas,rs 81 neglected eiu-
cat % which vrr" brought within the
rang, IL nav personal experience, per
har~ the MOST interesting O. me. and the
most touching, was that of % ulce and
mntrouly woman Who appeared at nay
rooms one day literally blazing with lIa-
muuds, with ID uity dollar bonnet uu her
head, and twenty hundred dollar
camrl's L.sr shawl ou her ample sAuul-
8yrs Though thus overloaded with
ornament the woman was not really yul-
sur. and after she had talked with me "a
while ! really liked her. She made
cuuhiaut at me az once ; she told me
her simple history and h.- strange posi-.
tiuu. Fourteen years ago she had
been chamhcrmald aud her hus-
band had been a private cnachman.
both I'm the service uf the same
family they had married. and her hus-
band had taken to his old trade Of car
pcutrr. and from carpenter lac became
a builder. and from builder million
uiIr Uo was now the fortunate owner of
one OF the finest houses on --- avenue,
in New York. and hls sons and daugh-
tcrs were being educated at the best
schools in the country. But up to this
date he had enjoyed no spare time to &c
quirr any knowledge save what was alb
solutoly necessary to his business, while
his wife had remained as ignorant as at
first. Now the loving and worthy couple
began without any false pride 10 procure
It. Without further ado. without the
slightes. prctcnsc ut reserve or mystery,
the worthy couple invited me to call
that very evening There | met In
private parlur two people waiting for
me, and only two-the wealthy builder
and his wife. found him rs frank and
as hearty as | had found her, and be
fore that evening closed ! had gwen my
Joint pupils their first lesson. They
were dociIc as babes. and there WAS
something dramatic IN the contrast be-
tween wealth and thcir ignorance, and
something pathetic IN the humility with
which those successful workings re-
ccivcF instruction. They studied rs
though they were in n country school
house under the eve of village pcda-
goguc. taught them English grammar
principally. / also corrected their pro-
uuuciation. aud, trust. improved their
spelling and their pcumonsmp. Above
all. | iatter myeclf that | won their
friendship. for | found them friends
worth having.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-06-14
Point D'Alencnn Lace.

1t IS estimated that there are 500, 900
lace makers IN Europe, Of whom nearly
one-iialt are employed in France. Almost
all OF the latter work at home. OF the
French laces, the most noted is the point
d'Alencon, which has had wide celeb
rIty for more than two centuries. and has
been styled the queen Of lace II is made
entirely by hand with fine needle on n
parchment pattern, in small pieces,
which are afterward united by invisible
seams. The firmness and sOlIdity Of the
texture are remarkable. Horsehair Is
often introduced along the edge 10 give
firnness. Although the workmanship
Of this lace has always been of great
beauty, the designs in the older spcci-
mems were seldom copied from nature.
This circumstance gave n marked ad-
vantage to the laces Of Brussels. which
represented flowers and other natural de-
signs with a high degree Of accuracy.
The defect, however, has disappeared in
the point d'Alencon Of recent manufac-
ture; at the Paris Exposition of 1867
were specimens containing admirable
copies Of natural flowers intermixed with
grasses and ferns. Owing TO its elabo-
rate construction, this lace is seldom
seen in large pieces. A dress made of
point d'Alencon, the production Of Bay
eUx, consisting Of two hounces and trim
mings, were exhibited mt the Exposition
Of 1867, the price Of which was IS, 600
francs. 1t required forty women seven
years 10 complete it.
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4 SomnambulIst's Escape,

One of the most remarkable among the
recnrd of incidents ot ma. " escapes oC'
CURED near Mansfield, ON the Atlantic
and Great Western road one night re
Gently, accordinE 20 the Dayton co.
Journal 4 gentleman and hts wife,
namcd Wakeman, wcre ON their way O.
Lawrence, Kansas They were accom-
panied hy their only son of sixteen On
arriving at Mansfield nothing could hv
found ut the boy, who had been seen hy
his mthcr to pass toward the end ut the
car few minutes previous There WAS
dumb ami yacau; AIR IN his manner at
the time. which has father had noticed
The vouug man had ou one ur two vCva-
slous previous been known to act mp and
walk about IN his sleep, and II Was CON
iccturci that he had IN TINS sunuamNU-
lstic condition walked or fallen from the
tram; il had been running at the rate of
thirty miles an hour, the night Was
dark, there are many deep fills along the
road, and certain death seemed newt
able under the circumstances. The
mother ut thc boy was overcome with
fear: his father, IN company With several
mon. started uut IA search Ot hlS SON =
remains. They passed along the track
Tor number uf miles uN certain they
were beyond the spot where he must
have lett the ear. Nothing WAS 10 hc
seen oi him, and the party were return
ing about daylight when they discovered
tho object of thrir search lylnE within "a
.ow feet Of the track. He was asleep,
his clothes covered with dirt and slightly
torn. and his face scratched IA several
places. but upon being awakened he
arose unhurt and walked back 10 Mans
field, a distance Of SIX miles.
The conjecture that he had walked OF
the tram when asleep proved correct.
The boy states that he has no rccollec-
uon oi leaving the car, but WAS aroused
by hearing the crow II u rooster from "a
neighhagmg farmhouse. He found h.m-
sell living alongside OF "a fence. and with
much ditliculty Clambered up the rail
roai filllug 90 the track. where, lt stall
being dark. ana feeling tired and stiH IN
the limbs, he laid down and slept HIS
escape is the more remarkable, as There
is a filling at this point with descent ut
fully dity feet 4 board fence Is az the
bottom, and he broke through IN strlk-
ing TINS. and WAS probably stunned 10y
the contact.
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The Tortoise as a Weather Prophet.

Tho tortoise is safe weather prophet
NJ Bouchard, IN paper read before the
French Academy of Science at it's recent
session, described the precautions taken
hy tortuises against cold weather. Their
instinct tells them in the mildcr seasons
when the thermometer ia likely to fall 30
freezing point. and, toward the end OF
autumn. warns them also Of the approach
Of winter. In both cascs they take pre-
cautions TO screen themselves from cold. q.
and by carefully observing them NJ.
B6uchard has for years been enabled 90
regulate his hothousc At tho end Of
autumn. when the winter thrcatcL- 10 be
severe, tortoisos creep deep into the
earth, 20 rs 20 conceal themselves com
plctcly from view. II, on the contrary,
the winter promiaes 10 he mild, they
scarcely go down an inch or two, just
enough to protect the openings of their
shells. Once when the thermometer
stood at fifty F., he saw the tortoises
creep into the ground, and that very
night the glass fell to twenty-eight Il.
Another time, the mercury being ut 40
i. in the sun. one Of the tortoises hid
himself. On the following morning there
was hoar frost.
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Reducing His Rent.

In passing over the New York Central
and Hudson River railroad few days
ago, q correspondent learned this fact,
creditahle in the highest degree 10 Mr..
William II. Vanderbilt, president Of the
company. At one of the eating g-houscs
owned by the company the lessee was
paying Sc, 600 a year rent. Mr.. Wander
bilt said 10 him: " II you VIII give up
your bar, cease the sale of Intoxicating
liquor. will reduce the rent 10 81 500. +"
The lessee at once accepted the liberal
offer Of Mr. Vanderbilt. This act Of the
president Of this great line Of travel and
traffic is evidence OF the faith that he has
in sober conductors and engineers, and
that he is disposed not 10 put tempta-
tion in their way. This is contribution
by Mr.. Vanderbilt Of 81, 500 year to
the cause of sobriety.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-06-14


The ingenious doctrine prupoundod by Dir.
Darwin, tho tirolrus iny,nlFatur ~ nature and
her laws, b. ~ applicable in determining ths
fate II medicines ~ iu that ~ the animal Hpc,
ri,n Iyrr, wear new remedies are brought be-
fufr tho public, aud Eru rnnu completely dis
cardrd az then sale rapidly decreases. orly
those Incidence NAigh Hro beet suited tp tht
p,uprs wants survive the nrst tvst II thvy
f" ar, tried and found wanting Ia the mcfiti
which they rIy claimed Gao pousear tao amount
90 advertising will make them popular. Of all
tho remedies ever introduced % the pubhc
MON, arc su popular aa IN rIcrcr'a family meli
eluca. Their rAlo hAH steadily Increased cAcl
year. aud vhuic-aiu dugFists asset that a.,
present demand fuf them ls greater than oNcI
before II ,uu would patIuulsr medicines
scientifically prepared uso br leTcoa family
m,dlyluys Golden Medical Discovery 10 allrfA
tive, a. blood cleansing, and an uncgnalyd
cough REMEDY Pleasant lailaiNo Pellets,
-tara,y larger than mustard sr,az, constitute
au AprssAbl, and reliable physio taEurito lro'
-gupuun. y remedy faf d,ilAted females
iAtra,t ~ NmaTtwrod, magical remedy fui
pain bowel complaints and An uaequAlod Aui'
uynt lot bUth human an1 horaefoth while hir
br SaEr.r tatAuh Remedy ir AuuNn the world
over the FToatost hpoCinc Tor catATfh and
q" cold u thr head ever given Ia the public
They are sold t} irugeis,H.
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The Wife

She who sleeps upon my heart
Was the first 20 whit;
She who dreams upon my breast
Ever rcigns within it.
She who kisses oft my lips
Wakes thcir warmost hlossius
She who rests within my arms
Feels the closest pressing.
Other days than these shall come,
Days that may be drosry
Other hours shall greet us vet
Hours Chat may be weary
Sull this heart shall be Thy throne
This hrcas, shall he thy pillow:
Stl these lips shall meet thy own,
As hllcw meeteth hIow.
Sleep, then. ON mine happy heart,
since thy love has won it,
Dream then, ON my loyal breast
None hut thou has done Il
And when ago our hloom shah change
With It's wintry weather
May We in the SELF same gyaV2
Sleep and dream together.
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attestcd. in which old Mouoyhags LETT 60 his
nephew only the money ho had already de
fraudod him Of-ss witness several forged
checks iuclosed with the WllL of course the
latter will would have set this aside, had Il been
genuine. That Il was not was proved 10y thc
abrupt flight 81 the Iromlpys, aud the coufvs-
sion ~ th,ir fellow conspirstor. who was
g., l....l
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Must either pass through 10 natural channels
uf exit the bowels, the Kidneys aud the puIus.
ur Iu default thereof. poison and disorder ut
h4.ds ~ tlo system Ia order o. effect thr
complete expulsion Il this dangerous fvfuse
The ufEans through which it passes IN nusi
Dec active and unUbutrucied. Fortunately there
ia a certain noaue ~ rendering them ahcu
they are uuI HustettcTs stomach lAtter
stlululal, o., action of tho eKcrctury organs,
aud ls d.nuslug genial warmth through th,
circulation. encourage moderate preparation.
d, ugs tflplr ,fvtg the eAudus ~ The f.ryAl Aud
other waste mAtlcrs are encouraged, Aud tic
systJm freed from peril IL would otherwise Ia,
cur The action ~ tie bowels which fulluNr
tlu use of tllis brnone,ut Alternative il easy and
uuagoompAniod by gripping, and lie stimulAilHe
eject upon tho urinary organs very conducive
% their local health
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-06-14

4 very dark picture is drawn by q
correspondent II the distress which has
been prevalent IL China iur the last few
months. He SAYS that IN the Chlhh and
Shantuug districts the distress has reach
ed such height that part Of the IN
habitants OF these large provinces are
literally dying Of hunger. Two Euro
peans who had the courage Il carry
some provisions II small village IN
Shantung returned horror struck with
what they had seen. The inhabitants
were putting an end u their sufferiugs
by suicide. and in one family the father
and mother. 10 avoid Witnessing the
death agony Of their starving children.
had buried them alive.
The famine has been caused by the
failure Of the harvest for two years run
nlug In districts which are generally
very fertile. Neither gram nor fruits
are 10 be had at any price, and the land
seems 70 have been scorched by burn
ing wind. The grass by the roadside
has been deyoure3 20 its very roots hy
the furnishing people, who have stripped
all the trees of their bark and foliage.
As the winter has been exceptionally
severe, many Of the sufferers have died
from cold as well as from hunger, and
the appearance Of the survivors is most
" ghastly. When fine weather returns.
these provinces, formerly SO populous
and hourishiug, viii have been convert
ell into deserts. and there viii be q lack
OF hands 20 tall the ground for next
years crop.
The functiona4ies, the BONES and the
missionaries. without distinction OF na-
tionality or creed, have joined their ef-
forts to those Of the government - ar
rest the famine; but charity, on however
large q scale Practiced, is insufficient 10
meet all the wants. 1. Is worthy of
note, however, that an anonymous dona-
ton, equivalent 70 $4,000, was sent
some time ago from Japan. and it has
since been ascertained that the donor is
o Japanese who Tor many years was q
domestic servant in China, but who by a
lucky marriage had become possessed OF
large fortune, part Of which he has
generously used in promoting good feel
ing between the two countries.
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Human Nature.

From our window, says the Danbury
Ne10s, we have just observed a man
cross the street in front of flying team.
Carefully measuring the distance with
his eye he saw that he could make it in
safety by hurrying, so he started on a
run and got across before the team
reached him. Then he stopped a mo-
ment to look after the team, and then
sauntered leisurely on his way.
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That because tlr hfAad Central Hotel is knuvt
as the lag.v-; zui D,st urst-JlAss hotel ia New
urh tlsaI .ts pFs-., are necessarily tic highest
BII TILE .s uH' Tie case, &c tAe last reduction 9,
a. 5l anI UU fgllu llt ODD price u siuJ pea
laF. usE,s 10 70 uucr the cheapest a. Il ls IA,
best. trsI-els-s hotel ia NrR Aork. And bs Tie
w4y. iAu Grand Central il doing the largest
hotel business ll New York.
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First tAo stomach don't work right, then
comes bad feeling after eating, hAtuleney, head
ache, daluo-s and melancholy, sometimes
nausea aud vomiting. The liver soon becomes
turpld. then h.Lulsurss constipation o. possibly
diAfrAeA fuloes. Then e9moa the kidney AZ
cttlous with pain ia tLe back and more or less
rheumatism uT neuralgia finally tie nervous
system becomes affected, aFFIayatlne all thcre
aud adding other -NmNtums, uuul lt is all sc4tt,
l-.us weakness. dullutss. iTsItallllty, bad tenn
Iyr aud S miserable feeling throughout A
simple pleasant AMI cheap remedy fur an THE
D. N.u Fu-aiFEs luNagrsnt. uuly 80 ceuts.
Druggist eel. Do Van B41lrk A Co. pTopre-
tors, ls Nrs,y ST. Nva loFA.
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A wealthy German banker, not having
been able TO find sufficiently uncommon
and expensive toy, presented his lttlc
grandson on his birthday with bank
note Of considerable value. Soon after
ward the little fellows mother was hor.
rified on entering the nursery TO find
him crying bitterly. what is the
matter, darling?' she asked. Has
not grandpa given you anything ?"
" Yes-yes," was the sobbing reply.
"Tell me what, my dear. Why he
gave me that ugly piece of paper that /
have Just thrown into The fire ~